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Group 1 Glory At Last For Australia’s Broome

Coming closest in five attempts at group 1 success on his latest in the May 23 G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup, Ballydoyle's Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}) finally made it count on Sunday leading with every step under Colin Keane in the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. Sporting the silks of Masaaki Matsushima, the 5-year-old who had been second to Wonderful Tonight (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) in the June 19 G2 Hardwicke S. at Royal Ascot since that narrow Curragh reversal was unperturbed by being asked to take up front-running duties. Stretching his rivals from the top of the straight, the 39-10 shot was typically game as he held Ebaiyra (Distorted Humor) by a length, with Gold Trip (Fr) (Outstrip {GB}) a nose away in third. “Speaking to Aidan beforehand, he said to keep it pretty simple and if nothing was happy to go, to make my own way,” the winning rider commented. “He's a very uncomplicated horse, very genuine and stays well. He pricked his ears and was taking me the whole way and galloped right to the line. He deserved that, as he's been very consistent this year.”

It was in this country that Broome first tried this level when runner-up in the 2018 G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and after impressive wins in the G3 Ballysax S. and G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial the following Spring was fourth and beaten only around half a length in the G1 Epsom Derby. Missing in action after finishing sixth in the G1 Irish Derby, the bay was out twice last term when fourth in the G1 Coronation Cup staged at Newmarket in June and when last of 13 in Ascot's two-mile G2 Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup in October. Kept in training despite those disappointments, he took the Listed Devoy S. at Naas Mar. 28, the Apr. 17 G3 Alleged S. and May 3 G2 Mooresbridge S. at The Curragh before succumbing to Helvic Dream (Ire) (Power {GB}) in a photo in the Tattersalls Gold Cup and finding a real ace in his way in the Hardwicke.

This was due reward for Broome's efforts at a lower level this term and general level of consistency and also a breakthrough for Masaaki Matsushima, whose representative Yasufumi Sawada said, “This is Mr Matsushima's first group 1 win–I just spoke to him on the phone and he is very happy. He is such a brave horse, last year he had problems but he's been in very good form this season and the plan is to go for the [Oct. 3 G1] Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe [at ParisLongchamp] if Aidan is happy.”

Alain de Royer-Dupre is looking at sending the G3 Prix Allez France and G2 Prix Corrida-winning Ebaiyra back down in trip again. “She has run her race and it was very satisfactory, but she does have a tendency to do too much early in her races over a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half so I'd like to see her run in a truly-run mile-and-a-quarter race,” he said. “There are plenty of options, such as the [G1] Nassau [at Goodwood July 29] or the [G1 Prix Jean] Romanet [at Deauville Aug. 22].”

Broome's breakthrough success was coming two weeks on from the Listed Chesham S. win of his highly promising 2-year-old full-brother Point Lonsdale (Ire) and it is not a longshot that the dam's tally of group 1 winners will be increased by this time next year. The mare in question is the Listed National S.-winning Sweepstake (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), who was also placed in the G3 Princess Margaret S. and GIII Appalachian S. and is a granddaughter of the Hesmonds Stud matriarch Galaxie Dust (Blushing Groom {Fr}).

Among her many descendants to make an impact are the G3 Prix de la Nonette winner Dust Dancer (GB), who in turn produced the GII Lake Placid H. scorer Spotlight (GB) (Dr Fong) herself responsible for the G3 Bengough S. winner Projection (GB) (Acclamation {GB}) and the dam of last year's G1 St Leger runner-up Berkshire Rocco (Fr) (Sir Percy {GB}). Dust Dancer is also the second dam of the G1 Phoenix S.-winning sire Zoffany (Ire) and his G2 Futurity S.-winning and G1 Irish Derby-placed half-brother Rostropovich (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), while also included in the dynasty is the G3 Fred Darling S. scorer Bulaxie (GB) (Bustino {GB}), dam of the G2 Premio Lydia Tesio winner Claxon (GB) (Caerleon) who in turn produced the GIII Hillsborough S. winner and G1 Nassau S. runner-up Cassydora (GB) (Darshaan {GB}). Sweepstake's yearling filly is by Lope de Vega (Ire).

Sunday, Saint-Cloud, France
GRAND PRIX DE SAINT-CLOUD-G1, €400,000, Saint-Cloud, 7-4, 4yo/up, 12fT, 2:29.11, sf.
1–BROOME (IRE), 128, h, 5, by Australia (GB)
1st Dam: Sweepstake (Ire) (SW & GSP-Eng & US, $114,162), by Acclamation (GB)
2nd Dam: Dust Flicker (GB), by Suave Dancer
3rd Dam: Galaxie Dust, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (€120,000 RNA Ylg '17 GOFOR; 150,000gns Ylg '17 TATDEY). O-Masaaki Matsushima, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Colin Keane. €228,560. Lifetime Record: MGSW & G1SP-Ire, GSP-Eng, 17-7-4-0, €783,943. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Ebaiyra, 125, f, 4, Distorted Humor–Ebiyza (Ire), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan's Studs SC (KY); T-Alain de Royer-Dupre. €91,440.
3–Gold Trip (Fr), 128, c, 4, Outstrip (GB)–Sarvana (Fr), by Dubai Destination. (€60,000 Ylg '18 ARAUG). O-Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard; B-Michel Monfort (FR); T-Fabrice Chappet. €45,720.
Margins: 1, NO, 1 1/4. Odds: 3.90, 4.40, 6.40.
Also Ran: In Swoop (Ire), Baron Samedi (GB), Ambition (GB), Nagano Gold (GB), Kaspar (Ger). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Australia’s Point Lonsdale Takes The Chesham

'TDN Rising Star' Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}) entered Saturday's Listed Chesham S. with a substantial reputation from Ballydoyle and while it was hard work in Ascot's slow ground he duly delivered as the 10-11 favourite. Held on to this time unlike when successful by 5 1/2 lengths over this seven-furlong trip on yielding ground at The Curragh June 2, the full-brother to Broome (Ire) edged ahead with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and despite veering left denied The Queen's Reach For the Moon (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) by half a length in a thrilling finale. Amo Racing's Great Max (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) was third, 3 1/4 lengths away. “He's from a good family and is still green and learning,” Ryan Moore said. “They are very attritional conditions and he's doing this on pure class at the moment. He handles that ground, but he doesn't need it.”

This was a fascinating renewal with some well-regarded colts in attendance and with Reach For the Moon taken towards the far side along with Masekela (Ire) (El Kabeir), it was the Charlie Appleby trainee New Science (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) and the Archie Watson-trained Sweeping (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) who Moore opted to track on the favourite. Keen under restraint for the first time, the blaze-faced bay travelled into contention smoothly approaching the final two furlongs but the Royal runner was not stopping under Frankie Dettori and it was soon clear that Point Lonsdale would have to graft to subdue him. While Reach For the Moon lugged right, the winner was going the other way but he was notably game in the closing stages to cling on. This seven-furlong contest is unique, being restricted to sons and daughters of either a sire or dam who won over at least 10 furlongs, and Aidan O'Brien was keen to stress the uniqueness of the winner afterwards.

Of his previous five Chesham scorers, Churchill (Ire) was the most notable in 2016 and the master of Ballydoyle who was registering a 76th Royal winner is thinking of the same route for Point Lonsdale. “He can go back for races like the [G3] Tyros [at Leopardstown July 22], the [G2] Futurity [at The Curragh Aug. 21], the [G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien] National Stakes [at The Curragh Sept. 12] and the [G1] Dewhurst [at Newmarket Oct. 9] and all those sort of races like Churchill,” he said. “He's very brave and is full of that Galileo in that his head goes down and out. He didn't learn too much the first time and so it was nice he got a little bit of a lead today. The first and second pulled clear, so I'd day they are two good colts.”

“He's very smart and it's unusual for a horse bred to be a middle-distance horse to be out so early and be so forward,” O'Brien added. “For an Australia, he always had a lot of speed and was very natural from early on. He's still a bit of a baby, but everyone always thought a lot of him and he's really genuine. When you ask him, he digs very deep and we'd hope he'll be a classy horse, a Guineas and Derby-type horse. We were worried about the ground a little. Broome bends his knee a little bit, but this horse doesn't and is a low, slick mover. None of those horses in that race would have encountered ground like that before.”

Thady Gosden said of Reach For the Moon, who had a special audience on Saturday with his owner-breeder present. “It was a great run and we're really happy with him. That was only his second career run, he is still very inexperienced. I think Reach For the Moon and the winner Point Lonsdale got lonely in front, but they both ran on well and look two nice prospects. Obviously our lad handled the ground, but he would also prefer better ground in the future–he is one to look forward to.”

Point Lonsdale's aforementioned full-brother was unable to provide the dam Sweepstake (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) with a black-type double in the G2 Hardwicke S., but he has done plenty for her already by winning four times in pattern company–including this year's G2 Mooresbridge S.–and finishing runner-up in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup. Sweepstake, who took the Listed National S. and was runner-up in the GIII Appalachian S., is a daughter of Dust Flicker (GB) (Suave Dancer) who is a full-sister to the G3 Prix de la Nonette winner Dust Dancer (GB). She is in turn the second dam of the G1 Phoenix S.-winning sire Zoffany (Ire) and the G3 Bengough S. winner Projection (GB), who shares Acclamation (GB) as a sire with Sweepstake.

Dust Flicker is also kin to the G3 Fred Darling S. winner Bulaxie (GB) (Bustino {GB}), dam of the G2 Premio Lydia Tesio winner Claxon (GB) (Caerleon) whose daughter Cassydora (GB) (Darshaan {GB}) took the GIII Hillsborough S. and was runner-up in the G1 Nassau S. Her three black-type winners include this stable's triple group 3 scorer Ernest Hemingway (Ire) by Australia's sire Galileo and the G3 Prix d'Aumale winner Toulifaut (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). Sweepstake also has a yearling filly by Lope de Vega (Ire).

Saturday, Royal Ascot, Britain
CHESHAM S.-Listed, £65,000, Ascot, 6-19, 2yo, 7fT, 1:30.46, sf.
1–POINT LONSDALE (IRE), 129, c, 2, by Australia (GB)
1st Dam: Sweepstake (Ire) (SW & GSP-Eng & US, $114,162), by Acclamation (GB)
2nd Dam: Dust Flicker (GB), by Suave Dancer
3rd Dam: Galaxie Dust, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
1ST BLACK-TYPE 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. £38,480. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $64,991. *Full to Broome (Ire), MGSW & G1SP-Ire, G1SP-Fr, $595,734.
2–Reach For The Moon (GB), 129, c, 2, Sea the Stars (Ire)–Golden Stream (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. O/B-The Queen (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden. £14,554.
3–Great Max (Ire), 129, c, 2, Wootton Bassett (GB)–Teeslemee (Fr), by Youmzain (Ire). (€72,000 Wlg '19 GOFNOV; 260,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Amo Racing Ltd; B-Ennistown Stud (IRE); T-Michael Bell. £7,274.
Margins: HF, 3 1/4, HD. Odds: 0.91, 11.00, 7.50.
Also Ran: Sweeping (GB), Masekela (Ire), Withering (GB), New Science (GB), Out In Yorkshire (GB), Radio Caroline (GB), Sharp Combo (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Broome’s Brother A New Rising Star At The Curragh

As Derby week heads towards the blue riband itself, Aidan O'Brien launched one who could conceivably be a headline act for the 2022 version in Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}) who proved enormously impressive at The Curragh. Sent off the 7-4 favourite for the card's opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden for colts and geldings over seven furlongs, the full-brother to the stable's multiple group winner Broome (Ire) who cost 575,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 was quick to dispute the lead with the experienced Barud (GB) (Kodiac {GB}). By the time they passed the two-furlong pole, it was clear that the March-foaled bay had that rival's measure and once given a smack with Seamie Heffernan's whip finished off powerfully to register a 5 1/2-length success in the maiden won by the future group 1 performer Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) two years ago. The Donnacha O'Brien-trained Unconquerable (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), who had the benefit of a run under his belt, was second half a length in front of the Fozzy-Stack-trained newcomer Mannix (Ire) (Australia {GB}).

Point Lonsdale's win continues the impressive strike-rate of Ballydoyle's juvenile class of 2021 so far, being the 10th individual winner from 15 starters at the time of his race and the third TDN Rising Star for the yard's 2-year-olds after the Caravaggio pair of fillies Tenebrism and Contarelli Chapel (Ire). He also becomes Australia's first TDN Rising Star and he looks an altogether faster type than his talented full-sibling and one of the sharper sorts by his sire so far. Aidan O'Brien has made a habit of taking one of his elite 2000 Guineas hopefuls to the Listed Chesham S. at Royal Ascot in recent years, with Unconquerable's sire Churchill successful in it in 2016 and Battleground (War Front) following up last term. This race's winner Lope Y Fernandez also went to the Chesham, but was undone by Pinatubo (Ire) (Shamardal) and it is that race that the master of Ballydoyle has in mind for Point Lonsdale.

“He was working very smart and we wanted to get him out, as we felt he was a horse for the Chesham,” he said. “That's what we think of him–we've always loved him. He relaxes and quickens and is a good-natured horse who is very intelligent and very straightforward. Seamie knew he'd get the trip well and if it fell easily to him he was happy to go forward. He got down and stretched the last furlong, so it will have been good for him–he really lowered his head the further he went and flattened out through the line lovely. He shows everything at home–all the right stuff.”

Broome had the precocity to be runner-up in both the G2 Champions Juvenile S. and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, but it was not until he stepped up to a mile and a quarter that he truly shone when winning the G3 Ballysax S. and G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial. One of this season's early success stories, the 5-year-old who is also versatile regarding ground conditions has added the G2 Mooresbridge S. and G3 Alleged S. to his tally and was narrowly denied in last month's G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup so any upgrade on that kind of form will see his brother scale the heights.

The dam Sweepstake (Ire), who also has a yearling filly by Lope de Vega (Ire) in the wings, is by speed influence Acclamation (GB) and stayed true to that profile herself. Successful in the Listed National S. over five furlongs and third in the G3 Princess Margaret S. over an extra furlong for Richard Hannon, she joined David Carroll and ended up second in the GIII Appalachian S. at a mile. Predominantly, she hails from a middle-distance family although three Hesmonds Stud representatives Bulaxie (GB) (Bustino {GB}), Spotlight (GB) (Dr Fong) and Cassydora (GB) (Darshaan {GB}) managed to win the seven-furlong G3 Fred Darling S. and nine-furlong GII Lake Placid H. and GIII Hillsborough S. respectively. Spotlight was responsible for Acclamation's Projection (GB), who took the G3 Bengough S. over six while the family also includes another notable Hesmonds-bred mare in Tyranny (GB) (Machiavellian).

She produced one of this stable's luminaries in Zoffany (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), who had the pace to win the G1 Phoenix S. as a juvenile and who gave Frankel (GB) such a scare in the following year's G1 St James's Palace S. before becoming such an influential sire. Tyranny also threw Rostropovich (Ire) by Frankel himself, a stronger stayer who went close to winning the G1 Irish Derby, and Wilshire Boulevard (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) who was fast and captured the G3 Anglesey S. Point Lonsdale looks to have drawn more from the speedier elements of his esteemed dynasty on this evidence, which despite coming at an early stage of the season stamped him as a Guineas horse through-and-through. There is obviously also a more than average chance that he will stay at least a mile and a quarter and he rates as one of Ballydoyle's most exciting 2-year-old prospects in recent years.

1st-Curragh, €16,500, Mdn, 6-2, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:27.65, yl.
POINT LONSDALE (IRE), 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)
Sales history: 575,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $12,092. O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Westerberg; B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. *Full to Broome (Ire), MGSW & G1SP-Ire, G1SP-Fr, $595,734. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO.

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Brother to Broome Unveiled at The Curragh

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 full-brother to MGSW Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}).

4.30 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
POINT LONSDALE (IRE) (Australia {GB}) is a full-brother to the current Ballydoyle stalwart Broome (Ire) who cost 575,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1. Described as a sharper type than that multiple group winner by Aidan O'Brien, the March-foaled bay is introduced in the maiden won by Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) two years ago.
5.00 Curragh, Cond, €22,000, 2yo, 6fT
ELLIPTIC (IRE) (Caravaggio) impressed when beating the subsequent Group 3-placed Quick Suzy (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}) on her debut at Tipperary in April and gets the chance to cement her claims for Royal Ascot having missed the Listed First Flier S. here last month. Donnacha O'Brien saddles his mother's homebred, who due to her five-pound penalty races on the same terms as the unraced colts Rapidus (Ire) (Caravaggio), Ballydoyle's half-brother to the G2 Richmond S.-winning sire Harbour Watch (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), and Dr Zempf (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), the Peter Brant-Ger Lyons project who is a 420,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 graduate and son of the G3 Prix Eclipse winner Souvenir Delondres (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}).
7.40 Curragh, Mdn, €12,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 12fT
ESPANIA (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the €3-million Goffs Orby topper who debuts for Ballydoyle in the Westerberg silks. An April foal, the bay is a full-sister to the G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Forever Together (Ire) and the G1 Fillies' Mile winner Together Forever (Ire) and a half to the G1 Prix Jean Prat-winning sire Lord Shanakill (Speightstown).

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