Respected Horseman Penfold Dies

Anthony Penfold, the longtime racing and bloodstock manager for Prince Fahd Salman who also operated his own Bugley Stud and worked as a independent bloodstock agent, has died age 74.

Penfold's early ventures in the bloodstock industry included forming Goodwood Bloodstock Agency with former jump jockey John Woodman in 1972. Penfold began working for Prince Fahd in 1983 and was retained on a full-time basis in 1985, a role that he held until after Prince Fahd died in 2001. Prince Fahd was a son-in-law of Prince Khalid Abdullah of Juddmonte Farm, who introduced him to racing, and Prince Fahd, with Penfold as an advisor, set up studs in Dorset and Lexington. Prince Fahd's best horse was Generous (Ire) (Caerleon), purchased for him by Penfold as a yearling and trained by Paul Cole to win the G1 Dewhurst S., the G1 Derby and G1 Irish Derby and the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. During Penfold's tenure with Prince Fahd, the Prince raced eight European Classic winners and his horses won over 90 group and graded races in Europe and the U.S. In addition to Generous, those also included the Oaks, Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks victress Ramruma (Diesis {GB}), Irish Oaks winner Knight's Baroness (GB) (Rainbow Quest) and American champion turf mare Fiji (GB) (Rainbow Quest), who was sold to Brushwood Stable at Keeneland November after Prince Fahd's death in 2002 for $3.1-million in foal to Danehill. Ramruma was also sold after Prince Fahd's death for 2.1-million gns, which in 2003 set a record for a broodmare at a European auction. She was bought by John Magnier in foal to Machiavellian.

Penfold was in 2003 appointed as stud manager and bloodstock and racing adviser for Britton House Stud in Somerset, England, a role that he took on alongside running Bugley Stud in Dorset with his wife Mary-Ann. One of Bugley Stud's top graduates was Strategic Prince (GB) (Dansili {GB}), who was sold by Bugley for 150,000gns at Tattersalls October in 2005 and went on to win the G2 July S. and G2 Vintage S. and finish third in the G1 Dewhurst S. The Penfolds also bred last year's G2 Airlie Stud S. winner Velocidad (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), who is trained by Joseph O'Brien for the Coolmore partners and Westerberg. Penfold's daughter, Sophie, is married to Tom Magnier.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

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Gleneagles’s Velocidad Powers To Curragh Triumph

Joseph O'Brien trainee Velocidad (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) took the eye when making an impressive winning debut tackling six furlongs at Fairyhouse last month and doubled up in style to claim a first black-type score over the same trip in Sunday's G2 Airlie Stud S. at The Curragh. Racing a shade keenly in second after breaking third of the four runners, the 85-40 second choice loomed large on the bridle at the quarter-mile marker and kept on strongly once seizing control soon after to comfortably account for Coolmore and Westerberg's Yet (War Front) by 2 1/2 lengths. Even-money favourite and G2 Queen Mary S. placegetter Cheerupsleepyjean (Fr) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) was unable to land a telling blow and finished 1 3/4 lengths back in third.

“Declan [McDonogh] gave her a lovely ride, she's a good filly and won nicely,” said winning trainer Joseph O'Brien. “She's always shown a lot of speed at home, but she's from a staying family. Today she looked quick and she's a Group 2 winner now so whatever happens from here on in is a bonus. I suppose the [G1] Cheveley Park [S. at Newmarket] would be the longer term target. Gleneagles probably wasn't very fashionable last year, but he's a good stallion and trade is very fashion orientated.”

Velocidad, half-sister to a yearling filly by Adaay (Ire), becomes the sixth pattern-race winner for her sire and the first at group level for her dam. She is the fifth of six foals and one of two scorers produced by Astrantia (GB) (Dansili {GB}), who is a full-sister to MGSW sire Strategic Prince (GB) (Dansili {GB}). The February-foaled chestnut's granddam, MGSP Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial victrix Ausherra (Diesis {GB}), is a full-sister to MG1SW European champion Ramruma. Ausherra's descendants also include G1 Spring Champion S. heroine and G1 VRC Oaks placegetter Montefilia (Aus) (Kermadec {NZ}). Ausherra is a daughter of Princess of Man (Ire) (Green God {Ire}), who won the G3 Musidora S. and threw Listed Chester H. victor Royal Scimitar (Diesis {GB}). Princess of Man is also the second dam of G1 Caulfield Cup hero All The Good (Ire) (Diesis {GB}).

Sunday, Curragh, Ireland
AIRLIE STUD S. (BALANCHINE S.)-G2, €100,000, Curragh, 6-27, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:15.29, g/f.
1–VELOCIDAD (GB), 128, f, 2, by Gleneagles (Ire)
1st Dam: Astrantia (GB), by Dansili (GB)
2nd Dam: Ausherra, by Diesis (GB)
3rd Dam: Princess of Man (Ire), by Green God (Ire)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (25,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Mrs A M O'Brien; B-Bugley Stud & D B Clark (GB); T-Joseph O'Brien; J-Declan McDonogh. €60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $85,999. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Yet, 128, f, 2, War Front–Butterflies (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Westerberg; B-Orpendale, Wynatt & Chelston (KY); T-Aidan O'Brien. €20,000.
3–Cheerupsleepyjean (Fr), 128, f, 2, Starspangledbanner (Aus)–Time Will Tell (Fr), by Wootton Bassett (GB). (€35,000 Wlg '19 ARQDE; £35,000 Ylg '20 GOFFUK). O-Mrs Paul Shanahan, Mrs M V Magnier & Mrs T Stack; B-Xavier Malaviolle (FR); T-Fozzy Stack. €10,000.
Margins: 2 1/4, 1 3/4, 2 3/4. Odds: 2.13, 4.00, 1.00.
Also Ran: Missing Matron (Ire). Scratched: Eternal Gold (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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