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FTBOA’s Robert Cole Named Finalist for Newcomer Award

Congratulations to Robert Cole, one of three finalists in the Newcomer Award category of the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards (TIEA), presented by Godolphin. Cole, an intern/co-op program student at Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association (FTBOA), retired after 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard and went back to an early love for Thoroughbreds as he was considering his next career, saying he wanted to be immersed “in anything that was Thoroughbred racing.” Cole was pursuing an equine exercise and physiology degree at the College of Central Florida when he landed the internship at FTBOA.

“He was born with the gene of the soul of horse racing,” said FTBOA’s associate vice president, Tammy Gantt. “He doesn’t want to tell you what the industry is, he wants you to feel it.”

Click for the video feature on Cole done by TIEA.

Other finalists for the Newcomer Award are Alexis Kolasa of Denali Stud and Aaron West of Bradley Thoroughbreds LLC, who will both be recognized on these pages in the coming days. The Newcomer Award is presented annually to an individual who has been in racing or breeding for under five years and has shown ambition to continue a career in some facet of the Thoroughbred industry while also improving his or her skills and knowledge.

A total of seven award categories will be honored by TIEA for 2020. Maria Cristina Silva of New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA) has already been announced as the winner of the Community Award, while the winners in the other categories will be announced live in a virtual ceremony hosted by Jill Byrne and streamed at the TDN homepage Thursday, Nov. 5, at 12:00 p.m. ET. All finalists will be spotlighted in TDN in the days leading up to the ceremony.

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Big Blue Kitten’s First Winner At Stud Comes At Churchill Downs

Grade 1 winner Big Blue Kitten was represented by his first winner at stud on Oct. 25, when Miss Adeline prevailed by a neck in a turf maiden special weight at Churchill Downs.

Miss Adeline was set up three-wide in the front pack early by jockey Edgar Morales, then moved up to challenge for the lead and held off the charge to prevail by a neck, stopping the clock in 1:48.42 in the 1 1/16-mile race over good turf. Adolfo Macias trains Miss Adeline for owner William Pribble.

Bred in Kentucky by Calumet Farm, Miss Adeline is out of the winning A.P. Indy mare Vuemont, who is herself a full-sister to two-time Canadian champion Marchfield and a half-sister to stakes winner Congor Bay.

Big Blue Kitten, a 12-year-old son of Kitten's Joy, stands at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Ky., for an advertised fee of $10,000.

He won 14 of 33 starts during his on-track career for earnings of $2,983,350, highlighted by victories in the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes, G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes, and two runnings of the G1 United Nations Stakes, along with triumphs in the G2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes, and G3 Fort Marcy Stakes. He earned the Eclipse Award as champion turf male of 2015.

Big Blue Kitten is out of the placed Unaccounted For mare Spent Gold, putting him in the family of champion Stevie Wonderboy, Grade 2 winner Fair Judgement, Grade 3 winner Mystical Mood, and Peruvian champion Juliana.

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Alcohol Free Half-Sister Anchors Tattersalls December Yearlings

The catalogue for the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale, featuring a Starspangledbanner (Aus) half-sister to Group 1 winner Alcohol Free (Ire) (No Nay Never), is now online. One of 173 yearlings set to sell at Park Paddocks on Nov. 23, the half-sister to the G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine and French listed winner Alexander James (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 119) will be offered by Knockatrina House. Overall, there are full- or half-siblings to 37 group and listed winners in the catalogue, among them five Group 1/Classic winners. There are 13 yearling that qualify for the £20,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus Scheme, an additional 12 yearlings are eligible for the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction S., as well as fillies eligible for the Great British Bonus Scheme and yearlings eligible for French Owners’ Premiums.

Lot 11 is a Gleneagles (Ire) half-brother to Angara (GB) (Alzao), winner of the GI Beverly D. S. Stateside from Annshoon Stud. The chestnut is also a half-brother to GSW Actrice (Ire) (Danehill), and SW & GSP Arlesienne (Ire) (Alzao). The last-named is already the dam of three black-type winners and the SP dam of G1 Prix du Moulin second Akatea (Ire) (Shamardal).

Genesis Green Stud offers lot 16, a Pivotal (GB) colt out of a half-sister to G1 French 2000 Guineas hero Landseer (GB) (Danehill), who is also a half to SW and G1 Prince of Wales’s S. third Ikhtyar (Ire) (Unfuwain); and the dam of group winner and G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. bridesmaid I Can Fly (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). South African Grade 1 winner Queen Supreme (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus})’s Caravaggio half-sister sells as lot 27 from the draft of Monksland Stables.

A son of Bungle Inthejungle (Ire) hails from the draft of Rathasker Stud as lot 64. The bay counts GI Garden City S. heroine Alexander Tango (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) as his half-sister. Another lot to keep an eye on is the Sea the Stars (Ire) colt (lot 160) who is a half-brother to Group 2 winner and G1 Prix Jean Romanet runner-up Ambition (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) out of 2013 G1 Oaks victress Talent (GB) (New Approach {Ire}). Consigned by Ashbrittle Stud, he is also a half-brother to the stakes-placed duo of Skilful (GB) (Selkirk) and King Power (GB) (Frankel {GB}).

In 2019, 131 yearlings were marked as sold for an aggregate of 4,149,500gns. The average was 31,676gns and the median was 25,000gns.

“The Tattersalls December Yearling Sale is a consistent source of top-class performers with a well established reputation for combining quality and value for money,” said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony. “The catalogue for the 2020 renewal has consignments from many of Britain and Ireland’s most successful nurseries and as well as plenty of outstanding pedigrees, buyers will find a large number of yearlings eligible for valuable £20,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonuses and the ever–popular £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction S., as well as the well-received Great British Bonuses.”

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Tattersalls December Yearling Sale Catalog Now Online

The catalog for the 2020 Tattersalls December Yearling Sale is out now and can be viewed at www.tattersalls.com. Numbering 173 lots, the December Yearling Sale will take place Monday, Nov. 23.

The Starspangledbanner half-sister to recent Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes winner Alcohol Free and the Sea the Stars half-brother to Group 2 Prix Corrida winner Ambition, out of 2013 Oaks winner Talent, look to be amongst the highlights of the catalog which features own- or half-brothers and sisters to 37 group and listed winners including five Group 1/classic winners.

Buyers looking for yearlings eligible for the valuable Tattersalls bonus schemes and races will not be short of choice, with the catalog featuring 13 yearlings eligible for the lucrative £20,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus Scheme and a further 12 eligible for the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes. Fillies eligible for the Great British Bonus also look likely to attract attention and there is a sole lot qualified for French Owners' Premiums.

Seven of the current top 10 British and Irish sires have yearlings catalogued including Kingman, whose single offering is a colt out of Group 3 winner Lacarolina, Dark Angel, Kodiac, Lope de Vega, Pivotal, Sa the Stars, and Zoffany, who have a total of 22 yearlings cataloged between them.

Other proven Group 1 sires with progeny in the sale include Acclamation, Australia, Camelot, Dandy Man, Exceed and Excel, Farhh, Fastnet Rock, Mehmas, Nathaniel, New Approach, No Nay NEver, OAsis Dream, Sea The Moon, and Showcasing.

There are plenty of yearlings on offer from exciting young sires with either one or two crops of racing age including Belardo, Gleneagles, Golden Horn, Muharrar, Night of Thunder, Pride of Dubai, Territories, and Twilight Son, as well as Group 1 and classic-winning first crop yearling sires Aclaim, Caravaggio, Churchill, Decorated Knight, Galileo Gold, Highland Reel, Postponed, Profitable, Ribchester, and Zarak.

The largest consignment comes from The Castlebridge Consignment with 22 yearlings, followed by Baroda Stud with six and Culworth Grounds Farm, Jamie Railton, Meon Valley Stud and New England Stud, all of whom are consigning five yearlings.

Commenting on the catalogue for the 2020 Tattersalls December Yearling Sale, Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said;

“The Tattersalls December Yearling Sale is a consistent source of top-class performers with a well established reputation for combining quality and value for money. The catalog for the 2020 renewal has consignments from many of Britain and Ireland's most successful nurseries and as well as plenty of outstanding pedigrees, buyers will find a large number of yearlings eligible for valuable £20,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonuses and the ever – popular £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes, as well as the well-received Great British Bonuses.”

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