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English King Wildcard for Tattersalls Autumn HIT Sale

English King (Fr) (Camelot {GB}), a listed winner and rated 118 by Timeform, has been entered in the Tattersalls Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale as a wildcard. Favoured in the G1 Investec Derby, the Bjorn Nielsen runner was fifth that day, and added a fourth in the G3 Gordon S. in July. Bred by Ecurie des Monceaux et al, English King was most recently sixth in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris at ParisLongchamp on Sept. 13. Consigned by Ed Walker Racing, he sells as lot 1153A.

“I genuinely believe English King is the best horse I have ever trained and I will be very sorry to see him sold,” said Walker. “He is an outstanding prospect for the future having only raced six times and has all the credentials to attract potential buyers from throughout the world. He is a horse who loves fast ground and like all top-class horses has the ability to quicken off a fast pace as demonstrated in the Derby where he had the fastest final three furlongs of all.”

Out of the winning Platonic (GB) (Zafonic), the €210,000 Arqana October yearling is a half-brother to GSW Pacifique (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) and to French Listed winner Prudenzia (Ire) (Dansili {GB}). The latter is the dam of Group 1 winner Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Irish highweight and G1 Irish Oaks heroine Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}). The sale begins at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 26 and lasts until Oct. 29.

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Grade 3-Placed Tour De Force Enters Stud At Workwize Stables In Alberta

The graded stakes placed runner Tour de Force will stand the 2021 season at Workwize Stables in Acme, Alberta.

The 7-year-old Tiznow stallion completed his racing career this August with total earnings of $213,360. His record includes two third-place finishes last season in the $100,000 Flat Out Stakes at Belmont Park and the $150,000 Grade 3 Excelsior Stakes at Aqueduct. Tour de Force also finished third in the $75,000 black type Challedon Stakes at Laurel Park in 2018.

Bred in Kentucky by Kinsman Farn, the freshman sire sold for $1.35 million at the 2014 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, consigned by Lane's End Farm.

The dam of Tour de Force, Dream Supreme, is a multiple grades stakes-winning Seeking the Gold mare who earned over $1 million in three seasons on the track. The impressive record for Dream Supreme included victories in the Grade 1 Ballerina Handicap and Test Stakes at Saratoga in addition to multiple wins in Grade 2 and Grade 3 stakes races.

Tour de Force is a half-brother to Grade 1 winner and sire Majestic Warrior, as well as Grade 3-placed stakes winner Evolutionist and stakes-winning stakes producer Crystal Current.

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TRF Blackburn 2020 Horse Show to be Livestreamed on Oct. 20

Building on the success of the 20th anniversary TRF Blackburn Horse Show hosted in 2019, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) and the Blackburn Correctional Complex (BCC) will host the TRF Blackburn 2020 Horse Show on Tuesday, Oct. 20. A global audience will tune in to experience a compelling demonstration of horse-handling skills, equine knowledge and the transformational impact of the TRF Second Chances Program.

Fasig-Tipton’s David Kyle Named Finalist for Dedication to Breeding Award

Congratulations to David Kyle, one of three finalists in the Dedication to Breeding Award category of the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards (TIEA), presented by Godolphin. Kyle was just out of high school when he moved to Lexington and began working for Fasig-Tipton in 1987. Now the plant manager at the Newtown Pike location, Kyle has 33 years under his belt overseeing the facility, preparing the grounds for the sales, and helping to make the sales process run smoothly for both consigners and horses.

“No day is too long, no task is too large or small,” said Andrea Greathouse of Paramount Sales, “and he approaches his job with a smile and kindness.”

Click for the video feature on Kyle done by TIEA.

Other finalists for the Dedication to Breeding Award are Steve Avery of Taylor Made Farm and Helen Otero of Coolmore America, who will be recognized on these pages tomorrow. The Dedication to Breeding Award is presented annually to an individual who has been in the Thoroughbred breeding industry for at least 10 years and is a pivotal part of his or her employer’s success.

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 Bryne 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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