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Zarak’s Straight Powers To Union-Rennen Triumph, Mr Hollywood Second

Gestut Karlshof homebred Straight (Ger) (Zarak {Fr}–Seductive {Ger}, by Henrythenavigator) was back among familiar foe in Sunday's G2 Sparkasse KolnBonn-188th Union-Rennen, Germany's premier G1 Deutsches Derby trial, at Cologne and delivered a powerful performance to garner the 11-furlong feature by daylight.

Straight was steadied in rear from flagfall and was detached from his rivals through halfway. Tanking forward once into the home straight, the 46-5 chance quickened impressively to gain control entering the final furlong and powered clear of his rivals to hit the line with a five-length buffer back to G3 Bavarian Classic victor and 'TDN Rising Star' My Hollywood (Ire) (Iquitos {Ger}). Straight had opened up with a Dec. 3 debut tally going nine furlongs at Baden-Baden before running third upped to 10 back there for the May 20 G3 Derby Trial in his only other start last time.

The win was Andreas Wohler's fifth in the contest, his most recent being with subsequent G1 Deutsches Derby hero Laccario (Ger) (Scalo {GB}) in 2019. “He is still a big baby and has not really matured yet, but today's peformance was excellent,” the trainer said. “Eduardo Pedroza is riding in Italy today, Jozef [Bojko] had ridden him before and it was Bruno Faust's explicit wish that he was to ride the colt.” Bojko added, “I knew I was sitting on a good horse, and everything went really well for him today. He has kept improving all the time and his last fast work was really good, so I had a good feeling that he would run a good race.” Karlshof's Holger Faust continued, “We were really relaxed before the race and planned to give him as easy a race as possible by holding him up and making use of his speed. We now have a good feeling for [the G1 Deutsches Derby at] Hamburg, but the Derby is one hell of a mad race.”

Pedigree Notes
Straight is the eighth pattern-race winner for his sire (by Dubawi {Ire}). Produced by a daughter of G1 Premio Lydia Tesio victrix Sortilege (Ire) (Tiger Hill {Ire}), he is a half to the unraced 2-year-old colt Star Striker (Ger) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), a yearling colt by Brametot (Ire) and a weanling colt by Counterattack (Aus). His dam Seductive (Ger) (Henrythenavigator) is a winning half-sister to last year's G3 Premio Guido Berardelli victor Sirjan (Ger) (Zarak {Fr}). The March-foaled homebred bay's third dam Sahel (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) is a full-sister to the G1 Deutsches Derby-winning pair Samum (Ger) and Schiaparelli (Ger) and G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks) heroine and G1 Deutsches Derby second Salve Regina {Ger}). Sanwa (Ger), another full-sister, is the dam of G1 Deutsches Derby hero Sea The Moon (Ger) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) while her descendants include this year's G2 Derby Italiano winner Goldenas (Ire) (Golden Horn {GB}).

Sunday, Cologne, Germany
SPARKASSE KOLNBONN – 188TH UNION-RENNEN-G2, €70,000, Cologne, 6-11, 3yo, 11fT, 2:11.86, gd.
1–STRAIGHT (GER), 128, c, 3, by Zarak (Fr)
1st Dam: Seductive (Ger), by Henrythenavigator
2nd Dam: Sortilege (Ire), by Tiger Hill (Ire)
3rd Dam: Sahel (Ger), by Monsun (Ger)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€40,000 RNA Ylg '21 BBAGS). O/B-Gestut Karlshof (GER); T-Andreas Wohler; J-Jozef Bojko. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, €52,000. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Mr Hollywood (Ire), 128, c, 3, Iquitos (Ger)–Margie's Music (Fr), by Hurricane Run (Ire). (€15,000 Ylg '21 BBAGS). O-Wanja Soren Oberhof & Sebastian Weiss; B-Gestut Ammerland (GER); T-Henk Grewe. €15,500.
3–Nachtgeist (Ire), 128, c, 3, Highland Reel (Ire)–Neele (Ire), by Peintre Celebre. 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Stall Nizza; B-Ursula & Jurgen Imm (IRE); T-Waldemar Hickst. €8,000.
Margins: 5, 1 1/4, 3/4. Odds: 9.20, 1.90, 38.20.
Also Ran: Napolitano (Ire), Skylo (Ger), Aspirant (Ger), Weracruz (Ger), I Fight For Lips (Ger), Vintage Moon (Ger).

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BBAG August Online Sale Topped By German Derby Winner’s Half-Sister

Juvenile filly Salon Starlet (Ger) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) (lot 39), a half-sister to 2022 G1 German Derby hero Sammarco (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), brought a bid of €72,000 from Florent Fonteyne to top the BBAG August Online Sale. The pair are out of the stakes-placed Saloon Sold (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), herself out of a half-sister to three black-type winners.

ITC Bloodstock snapped up winning Swedish-trained mares Uchchaihshravas (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) (lot 12), from the family of G1 Racing Post Trophy runner-up Van Der Neer (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}), and Natasha Romanova (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}) (lot 9), a granddaughter of Listed Height Of Fashion S. heroine Cosmodrome (Bahri), for €65,000 and €60,000, respectively.

At the close of trade, 29 horses sold for a gross of €386,000. The average price was €13,310.

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German Derby Hero’s Half-Brother One Of The BBAG Sale Highlights

The catalogue for the BBAG Yearling Sale is now online. Featuring 224 yearlings–38 of which are full- or half-siblings to group winners–one of the most intriguing lots is an Areion (Ger) half-brother to this year's G1 Deutsches Derby hero Sammarco (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) as lot 157 from Gestut Park Wiedingen.

Three other lots are full- or half-siblings to Group 1 winners, with lot 58, a Gestut Fahrhof-consigned Frankel (GB) half-brother to Potemkin (Ger) (New Approach {Ire}); lot 134 is a full-brother to G1 German Oaks heroine Diamanta (Ger) (Maxios {GB}) from Gestut Brummerhof; and Gestut Karlshof will offer lot 177, a half-brother to the champion and G1 Preis von Europa victress Donjah (Ger) (Teofilo {Ire}). Sea The Stars (Ire) has sired the topper or joint-topper in three of the past four years (2018/19/20), and he is represented by lot 162, a half-brother to Virginia Joy (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) and Virginia Storm (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) from the draft of Gestut Auenquelle. While the aforementioned Diamanta's daughter (lot 178) is by Dubawi (Ire) and will be consigned by Gestut Brummerhof. Other lots of note include: lot 47, a colt by Lord Of England (Ger) who is a half-brother to GII Belmont Gold Cup hero Loft (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) from Gestut Hof Ittlingen; and Gestut Rottgen will consign Best Solution (Ire)'s son who is a half-brother to G2 Italian Derby winner Ardakan (GB) (Reliable Man {GB}) (lot 76).

The sale will begin at 10 a.m. local time on Sept. 2, and it is part of the Big Week in Baden-Baden, which features several days of top-quality racing.

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Adlerflug’s Torquator Tasso Nabs Hamburg Feature

Last term's G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}–Tijuana {Ger}, by Toylsome {GB}) could manage only sixth when contesting Baden-Baden's May 29 G2 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft on seasonal return last time and bounced back in style to claim a second straight edition of Saturday's G2 wettstar.de Grosser Hansa-Preis at Hamburg. The 13-10 favourite raced third passing the judge first time and remained in that slot for the most part. Sent forward on the turn to go second into the home straight, he drifted wide towards the stands' side rail to seize control approaching the final furlong and was ridden clear of overmatched rivals for a clear-cut success. Gestut Auenquelle's 5-year-old hit the line 3 1/2 lengths ahead of Northern Ruler (Ger) (Ruler Of The World {Ire}), with Auenquelle's homebred Virginia Storm (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) 1 3/4 lengths adrift in third.

“We agreed to completely forget his last run at Baden-Baden,” rider Rene Piechulek told GaloppOnline. “You can tell straight away when he's in a good mood and he gave me a much better feeling before the race today.” Trainer Marcel Weiss added, “That really was a huge relief. The start of the year was not so good, but that's his biorhythm and you just have to accept it. I'm very satisfied with today's run and everything is now back on track. We will discuss with the owners how to proceed in the coming days.” Gestut Auenquelle's Peter Michael Endres has a more definite plan in mind. “We're going to Ascot for the [G1] King George,” he said. “He'll then go to Baden-Baden [for the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden] and then to the [G1 Prix de l'] Arc [de Triomphe]. It is certain that he will become a stallion at Auenquelle next year.”

Torquator Tasso is the second of seven foals out of Tijuana (Ger) (Toylsome {GB}), herself a half-sister to three stakes performers headed by G2 Diana-Trial victrix Tusked Wings (Ire) (Adlerflug {Ger}). His stakes-placed third dam Turbaine (Trempolino) is a half-sister to G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-winning matriarch Urban Sea (Miswaki), whose progeny list is headed by MG1SW sires Galileo (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and Sea the Stars (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}). Urban Sea, of course, is a daughter of legendary blue hen Allegretta (GB) (Lombard {GB}), herself full to Adlerflug's second dam Alya (Ger), which means Allegretta's dual stakes-placed dam Anatevka (Ger) (Espresso {GB}) features 4×5 in Torquator Tasso's pedigree. Tijuana, who has also thrown G3 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen victor Tunnes (Ger) (Guiliani {Ire}), has the unraced 2-year-old filly Tiara Hilleshage (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), a yearling colt by Adlerflug (Ger) and a weanling filly by Guiliani (Ire) to come.

Saturday, Hamburg, Germany
WETTSTAR.DE – GROSSER HANSA-PREIS – 200 JAHRE DEUTSCHER GALOPP-G2, €70,000, Hamburg, 7-2, 3yo/up, 12fT, 2:40.43, g/s.
1–TORQUATOR TASSO (GER), 132, h, 5, by Adlerflug (Ger)
1st Dam: Tijuana (Ger), by Toylsome (GB)
2nd Dam: Tucana (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger)
3rd Dam: Turbaine, by Trempolino
(€24,000 Ylg '18 BBAGO). O-Gestut Auenquelle; B-Paul H Vandeberg (GER); T-Marcel Weiss; J-Rene Piechulek. €40,000. Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Horse-Eur at 11-14f, MGSW-Ger & G1SW-Fr, 13-6-3-1, €3,288,800. *1/2 to Tunnes (Ger) (Guiliani {Ire}), GSW-Ger. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Northern Ruler (Ger), 132, c, 4, Ruler Of The World (Ire)–North Sun (Ger), by Monsun (Ger). O-Gestut Schlenderhan; B-Stall Ullmann (GER); T-Andreas Wohler. €15,500.
3–Virginia Storm (Ger), 132, c, 4, Soldier Hollow (GB)–Virginia Sun (Ger), by Doyen (Ire). O/B-Gestut Auenquelle (GER); T-Henk Grewe. €8,000.
Margins: 3HF, 1 3/4, HF. Odds: 1.30, 10.00, 12.50.
Also Ran: Best Of Lips (Ire), Alter Adler (Ger), Nacido (Ger). free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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