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Half to State of Rest Debuts at Gowran

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Observations features a half-sister to GI Saratoga Derby hero State of Rest (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}).

6.05 Gowran Park, Mdn, €25,000, 2yo, 7fT
TRANQUIL LADY (IRE) (Australia {GB}) makes her debut for Teme Valley Racing and Joseph O'Brien, who combined to win Saturday's GI Saratoga Derby with her half-brother State of Rest (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). She will need to be smart to deal with some experienced rivals including Juddmonte's Galway third Golden Beach (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), a Dermot Weld-trained full-brother to the Group 1 performer Imaging (GB).

6.25 Kempton, Novice, £7,000, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT)
SILK ROMANCE (IRE) (Shamardal) is the fifth foal out of the G1 Fillies' Mile and G2 May Hills S. winner Lyric of Light (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}), whose sole black-type performer so far is the useful Bright Melody (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Like that 4-year-old trained by Charlie Appleby, Godolphin's May-foaled bay faces 11 on debut including Saif Ali and Saeed Al Tayer's fellow newcomer Amzaan (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a William Knight-trained daughter of the G2 Park Hill S. winner Meeznah (Dynaformer) who was disqualified having finished second in the 2010 G1 Epsom Oaks.

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Tattersalls October Book 1 Catalogue Features 14 Galileo Yearlings

The catalogue for the Tattersalls October Book 1 Yearling Sale, featuring 14 yearlings by the late 12-time European Champion Sire Galileo (Ire), is now online.

Slated for Oct. 5-7, the sale is also jam-packed with yearlings by fellow top sires Dubawi (Ire) (20), Frankel (GB) (24), Kingman (GB) (43), Lope de Vega (Ire) (43), and Sea The Stars (Ire) (34) just to name a few. Of the 502 yearlings-all eligible for the £20,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus–set to go through the ring at Park Paddocks, there are half- or full-siblings to 47 Classic and Group 1 winners and 248 Group/Listed winners. A total of 21 Group 1-winning mares are represented by yearlings.

Another 89 yearlings are divided between Dark Angel (Ire), the late Zoffany (Ire), Australia (GB), No Nay Never and Kodiac (GB). From farther afield, there are also yearlings by France-based sires Le Havre (Ire) (4) and Siyouni (Fr) (12), as well as American stallions American Pharoah (2), Candy Ride (Arg) (1), and Speightstown (1).

An even dozen first-season sires have their first yearlings, with Classic and Group 1 winners Cracksman (GB) (6), Expert Eye (GB) (4), Harry Angel (Ire) (3), Roaring Lion (10), Saxon Warrior (Jpn) (8), Sioux Nation (3), U S Navy Flag (1), and American freshman sires City of Light (1), Good Magic (1), Justify (5) and Mendelssohn (1) all featured. In addition, reverse shuttle sire and Australian standout Zoustar (Aus) (8) has his first crop of Northern Hemisphere-bred yearlings.

Galileo's chestnut daughter (lot 82) is one of the highlights on paper, as she is a full-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero Line of Duty (Ire). Other fillies of note include: a Dubawi (Ire) filly out of Waldlerche (GB) (Monsun {Ger}) (lot 336) and thus a half-sister to champion and G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}); a Lope de Vega half-sister (lot 305) to both 2021 G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud hero Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}) and his full-brother Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}), who scored in the G3 Tyros S. and is favoured for next year's G1 2000 Guineas and G1 Derby; Kingman (GB) half-sisters to G1 Prix de la Foret hero Aclaim (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) (lot 386) and French 1000 Guineas victress Beauty Parlour (GB) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) (lot 404); a half-sister to GI Belmont Derby Invitational winner Bolshoi Ballet (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (lot 369) by No Nay Never; G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine Cursory Glance (Distorted Humor)'s half-sister by Sea the Stars (Ire) (lot 318); a Zoustar (Aus) half-sister (lot 10) to Group 1-winning sprinter Golden Horde (Ire) (Lethal Force {Ire}); and a full-sister to French champion juvenile Shalaa (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 46).

There are just as many blue-blooded colts set to take part including: outstanding sprinter Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal)'s Frankel (GB) half-brother (lot 257); lot 39, a full-brother to three-time Group 1 winner Advertise (GB) (Showcasing {GB}); the recently retired champion sprinter Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire})'s full-brother (lot 379); a half-brother by Almanzor (Fr) to champion Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}) (lot 405); a Zoffany (Ire) half-brother to G1 Fillies' Mile heroine Pretty Gorgeous (Fr) (Lawman {Fr}) (lot 111); a full-brother to GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Aunt Pearl (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) (lot 142); Classic hero Sovereign (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})'s No Nay Never half-brother (lot 487); and lot 231, a Roarling Lion half-brother to Group 1 winner Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}).

Classic winners and Group 1 producers Nightime (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Sky Lantern (Ire) (Red Clubs {Ire}) both have yearling colts by Kingman (GB) as lots 178-a half-brother to champion Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire})–and 274, who is a half-brother to recent G1 Falmouth S. winner Snow Lantern (GB) (Frankel {GB}), respectively. Other Classic-winning mares with yearlings catalogued are Attraction (GB) (Efisio), who has a colt by Dubawi (Ire) (lot 397); and Miss France (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), who produced a Galileo (Ire) filly in 2020 (lot 155). Kingman is the sire of G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {GB})'s bay filly (lot 475). Stellar racemares Persuasive (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) (lot 201), The Fugue (GB) (Dansili {GB}) (lot 313) and Vorda (Fr) (Orpen) (lot 333) have colts entered by Frankel (GB), Shamardal, and Siyouni (Fr), respectively.

Despite the difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of Book 1 grossed 82,385,000gns for 369 sold. The average was 223,266gns and the median was 130,000gns. Of the 10 yearlings to make 1 million guineas, the filly by Galileo out of Group 1 producer Shastye (Ire) (Danehill) took top honours at 3,400,000gns.

Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, “The catalogue for Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale looks another vintage edition with an impressive number of yearlings closely related to outstanding racehorses of recent years.

“October Book 1 purchases have enjoyed a remarkable 2021 on the racecourse with the world's highest rated horse, St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), leading the way alongside the world's highest rated miler Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}), the Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris winner Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) as well as Domestic Spending (GB) (Kingman {GB}), the highest rated turf horse in North America.

“All 502 yearlings are eligible for the enormously popular £20,000 October Book 1 Bonus which has paid out more than £6,000,000 in bonuses to the 243 winners over the past six years and will again ensure that buyers have the chance to win unprecedented prize money by purchasing at Europe's premier yearling sale.”

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Australia’s Point Lonsdale Takes The Tyros

It looked straightforward on paper for Ballydoyle's TDN Rising Star Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}) ahead of Thursday's G3 Japan Racing Association Tyros S. and that was the case as the full-brother to Broome (Ire) justified 1-8 favouritism in Leopardstown's juvenile pointer. Racing in second early after a slightly tardy start, the June 19 Listed Chesham S. winner took control two out and stayed on strongly to register a three-length verdict over Maritime Wings (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}). “He got a lead today, which was nice as in his last two races he had to be very forward,” commented Aidan O'Brien, who was registering an eighth consecutive success in this often-informative contest. “He was around a bend for the first time, he loved that ground, put his head down and quickened well. It will be the [G2] Futurity [at The Curragh Aug. 21] and, all being well, then the [G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien] National [at The Curragh Sept. 12]. He is very off-handed and straightforward and he has no problem over seven furlongs, so he won't be stepping up yet. He looks like he'll stay well, but has loads of speed. From the first day we worked him he was exciting–he was so forward and showing so much, which is why he's where he is today.”

Point Lonsdale, who had the third-placed Unconquerable (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) 5 1/2 lengths back on his impressive debut at The Curragh June 2 and 6 1/2 lengths behind in this race, is a more precocious sort than his full-sibling who was making his debut at around this time three years ago. Broome, who lines up in Saturday's G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco S., was runner-up in the G2 Champions Juvenile S. and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at two before winning the G3 Ballysax S. and G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial and finishing fourth in the G1 Epsom Derby the following season. Back better than ever this term, he has won the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, G2 Mooresbridge S. and G3 Alleged S. and been second in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup and G2 Hardwicke S.

The dam Sweepstake (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), who also has a yearling filly by Lope de Vega (Ire), was a speedy performer who was successful in the Listed National S. over five furlongs and was third in the G3 Princess Margaret S. over an extra furlong for the Richard Hannon stable. Later second in the GIII Appalachian S. at a mile for the David Carroll barn, she hails from the Hesmonds Stud family of the G3 Fred Darling S. winner Bulaxie (GB) (Bustino {GB}) and the G3 Prix de la Nonette scorer Dust Dancer (GB) (Suave Dancer). Under Bulaxie are the G2 Premio Lydia Tesio scorer Claxon (GB) (Caerleon) and the GIII Hillsborough S. winner and G1 Nassau S. runner-up Cassydora (GB) (Darshaan {GB}), with the latter responsible for the dual G3 Curragh Cup scorer Ernest Hemingway (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), his listed-winning full-sister South Sea Pearl (Ire) and the G3 Prix d'Aumale winner Toulifaut (Ire) (Frankel {GB}).

Dust Dancer produced Spotlight (GB) (Dr Fong), who took the GII Lake Placid H. before throwing the G3 Bengough S. winner Projection (GB), who shares Acclamation (GB) as a sire with Sweepstake. She is also the third dam of last yer's G1 St Leger runner-up Berkshire Rocco (Fr) (Sir Percy {GB}) and of Tyranny (GB) (Machiavellian) who was responsible for the G1 Phoenix S.-winning sire Zoffany (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), Rostropovich (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) who was second in the G1 Irish Derby and Wilshire Boulevard (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) who captured the G3 Anglesey S.

Thursday, Leopardstown, Ireland
JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION TYROS S.-G3, €56,000, Leopardstown, 7-22, 2yo, 7fT, 1:29.47, gd.
1–POINT LONSDALE (IRE), 131, c, 2, by Australia (GB)
1st Dam: Sweepstake (Ire) (SW & GSP-Eng, SW & GSP-US, $114,162), by Acclamation (GB)
2nd Dam: Dust Flicker (GB), by Suave Dancer
3rd Dam: Galaxie Dust, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
1ST GROUP WIN. (575,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Westerberg; B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €30,000. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 3-3-0-0, $100,376. *Full to Broome (Ire), G1SW-Fr, MGSW & G1SP-Ire, GSP-Eng, $914,346. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Maritime Wings (Ire), 131, c, 2, Gleneagles (Ire)–Celeste de La Mer (Ire), by Zoffany (Ire). (€82,000 Wlg '19 GOFNOV; £58,000 Ylg '20 GOFOR). O-Team Valor International LLC; B-Jer Hickey & Aaron Langan (IRE); T-Joseph O'Brien. €10,000.
3–Unconquerable (Ire), 131, c, 2, Churchill (Ire)–Rien Ne Vas Plus (Ire), by Oasis Dream (GB). (210,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Atlantic Thoroughbreds; B-Rien Ne Vas Plus Syndicate (IRE); T-Donnacha O'Brien. €5,000.
Margins: 3, 3HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.13, 8.00, 12.00.
Also Ran: Chicago Soldier (Ire), Gabbys Girl (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Order of Australia Dominates The Minstrel

Enjoying a step back to seven furlongs for the first time, Ballydoyle's GI Breeders' Cup Mile hero Order of Australia (Ire) (Australia {GB}) made all to get back on track in Sunday's G2 Romanised Minstrel S. at The Curragh. Eighth on his return in Royal Ascot's G1 Queen Anne S. June 15, the 2-1 favourite was always comfortable using his stride in front and Ryan Moore's body language told all as he easily held off Njord (Ire) (Roderic O'Connor {Ire}) to score by 1 1/4 lengths. “His first run this year at Ascot was just a bit of a mess, as they jumped out and they hacked. It was the first time we decided to sit him in, being his first run of the year,” Aidan O'Brien commented. “He has plenty of speed and he's able to quicken. He is very straightforward. He's made like a sprinter/miler and at halfway he really started to turn it on. He's a horse that takes his racing well, so we were thinking of coming here and then going for the [July 28 G1] Sussex Stakes [at Goodwood]. He's a horse to look forward to and can go to America later in the year and maybe races after that as well.”

Campaigned over middle distances until his visit to Keeneland, Order of Australia took a highly unusual path to the Breeders' Cup Mile having won conditions events over 10 1/2 furlongs and 12 furlongs on Dundalk's Polytrack and this venue respectively in September. Able to stretch out sufficiently to finish fourth in the G1 Irish Derby in June, the bay who was sixth in the G1 Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin in December has been something of an enigma as far as trip is concerned but has now found his metier and will shape a different proposition taking on Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and Poetic Flare (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}) in the Sussex.

Order of Australia's dam Senta's Dream (GB) (Danehill) is nothing short of a sensation, with two Breeders' Cup winners under her auspices including the Filly & Mare Turf heroine Iridessa (Ire) (Ruler of the World {Ire}) who also captured the G1 Fillies' Mile, G1 Pretty Polly S. and G1 Matron S. She may well have a third waiting in the wings, with last week's GI Belmont Oaks Invitational winner Santa Barbara (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) looking for all the world a viable candidate for the meeting this year. Senta's Dream is one of only two foals out of another Filly & Mare Turf heroine in Starine (Fr) (Mendocino), who also annexed the GI Matriarch S. and GII Diana H.

Sunday, Curragh, Ireland
ROMANISED MINSTREL S.-G2, €100,000, Curragh, 7-18, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:27.28, gd.
1–ORDER OF AUSTRALIA (IRE), 139, c, 4, by Australia (GB)
1st Dam: Senta's Dream (GB), by Danehill
2nd Dam: Starine (Fr), by Mendocino
3rd Dam: Grisonnante (Fr), by Kaldoun (Fr)
O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Mrs A M O'Brien; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €60,000. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 7-9.5f & GISW-US, 11-4-0-1, $1,232,016. *1/2 to Iridessa (Ire) (Ruler of the World {Ire}), MG1SW-Ire, G1SW-Eng & GISW-US, $1,988,198; and Santa Barbara (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), GISW-US & G1SP-Ire, $491,612. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Njord (Ire), 136, g, 5, Roderic O'Connor (Ire)–Rosalind Franklin (GB), by Intikhab. (€1,000 Wlg '16 GOFNOV; €14,000 Ylg '17 TIRSEP; €54,000 3yo '19 GOFHIT). O-Blessingndisguise Partnership; B-Mrs Eithne McDonnell (IRE); T-Jessica Harrington. €20,000.
3–Power Under Me (Ire), 129, g, 3, Mehmas (Ire)–Oonagh (Ire), by Arakan. (€28,000 Wlg '18 GOFNOV). O-Vincent Gaul; B-Ms Barbel Reiss (IRE); T-Ger Lyons. €10,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, 2HF, HF. Odds: 2.00, 7.50, 5.00.
Also Ran: Current Option (Ire), Ace Aussie (Ire), Thunder Beauty (Ire), Galtee Mist (Ire). Scratched: Military Style. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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