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Space Traveller Retired To Ballyhane Stud

Space Traveller (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}–Sky Crystal {Ger}, by Galileo {Ire}), successful in group events in England and Ireland and placed three times in Grade I company in North America, will enter stud in 2023 at Joe Foley's Ballyhane Stud, where he will serve mares at an introductory fee of €6,500.

Carrying the colours of Clipper Logistics and trained in Europe by Richard Fahey, Space Traveller was Group 3-placed as a juvenile before winning the G3 Jersey S. at Royal Ascot–defeating future multiple top-level scorer Space Blues (Ire)–and was a last-to-first winner of the G2 Boomerang Mile on Irish Champions weekend at Leopardstown as a three-year-old. Transferred to the American stable of Brendan Walsh in the summer of 2021, Space Traveller was a reliable performer at the top level between eight and nine furlongs, finishing runner-up in the GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile, an unlucky third in the GI Pegasus World Cup Turf in Florida and an equally luckless second in what became his final start in the GI F. E. Kilroe Mile at Santa Anita last March. He retires with five wins and seven minor placings from 25 starts for earnings approaching $750,000.

The highest rated son of Bated Breath, Space Traveller is out of a Galileo mare from the deep family of Crystal Music.

“We're delighted to welcome Space Traveller back to Ballyhane,” said Foley, who bought Space Traveller for 85,000gns at Tattersalls October in 2017. “He was a really good-looking yearling and has developed into a tremendously imposing individual. He gave us some great days on the racetrack and his Royal Ascot win was memorable as his acceleration that day was so impressive. By Bated Breath out of a Galileo mare who herself was out of a Kingmambo mare, he gives breeders some top class bloodlines to mate to.”

 

WATCH: Space Traveller defeats Space Blues in the 2019 Jersey S. at the Royal meeting

 

BALLYHANE STUD FEES — 2023

Dandy Man (Ire)–€15,000

Soldier's Call (GB)–€7,500

Space Traveller (GB)–€6,500

Sands of Mali (Fr)–€5,000

Elzaam (Aus)–€4,000

Prince of Lir (Ire)–€3,000

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‘The Pressure Is Now Officially Off’: Joe Foley Lauds Breakthrough Win For Branton Court Stud

The all-grey silks of Steve Parkin's Clipper Logistics have become an increasingly familiar feature at racecourses over the last two decades, and the prolific owner recently added another string to his bow in becoming a breeder. His Yorkshire-based Branton Court Stud notched a major milestone on Wednesday when Dramatised (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}) scorched home in the G2 Queen Mary S. to provide Parkin with a first homebred group winner.

“We started in racing 20 years ago and, through Joe Foley, I started a breeding operation,” said Parkin. “[Dramatised] has come from the farm and it is a huge thrill. We saw her as a baby, watched her develop on the farm, and to watch her come through like that is very special and very emotional.”

Emotions were also running high for Foley, who is better known as the doyen of Ballyhane Stud as well as for his roles on a number of Irish racing and breeding committees. He and Parkin had extra reason to celebrate as they are both involved in the third filly home, Maria Branwell (Ire) (James Garfield {Ire}), who runs for the Bronte Collection.

“Phew!” Foley said with a huge grin. “The pressure is off now. To win the Queen Mary is fantastic. Steve loves Royal Ascot. Soldier's Call (GB) was our first winner here, and then Space Traveller (GB) won, so this is our third winner. It's not all about early, fast horses though. We've had horses by Sea The Stars (Ire), Dubawi (Ire), Frankel (GB)–we'd like to come back and win the Coronation–but this filly is a very fast filly; she's out of a big, good-looking mare and we covered her by Showcasing and luckily she did it.”

That good-looking mare is Katie's Diamond (Fr), an early star performer for her late sire Turtle Bowl (Ire) who was bought by her trainer Karl Burke for just €18,000 as a yearling before going on to win the Listed Empress S. and finish third in the G3 Prix du Calvados. Burke also now trains her highly impressive juvenile daughter, while William Haggas has Katie's Diamond's 3-year-old filly Public Opinion (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), who recently broke her maiden at Lingfield.

Foley continued, “I went round the mare sale that year looking at all the good race fillies and I came to [Katie's Diamond] and she was such an outstanding-looking filly; I'd never really seen her before. But I remembered her running in the Marcel Boussac and she ran off going to the start, then they got her back to the stalls and she ran away in the race and she was in front 50 yards from the line and finished fifth, beaten about two lengths. I thought then that she must have been pretty good.

“We sent her to Dark Angel and her first filly is a good one. She also has a very nice Night Of Thunder (Ire) yearling filly and a magnificent colt foal by Pinatubo (Ire) and now she is back in foal to Showcasing.”

There could yet be more cause for celebration for the Clipper Logistics team in Berkshire this week, as Parkin has another five runners in his own right, including recent Listed Marygate S. winner Pillow Talk (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), the only filly in the line-up for Thursday's G2 Norfolk S. One of their leading contenders, Romantic Proposal (Ire) (Raven's Pass), had been set for a bold dual Group 1 sprint bid but she was withdrawn from the list when found to be coughing. The Eddie Lynam-trained 6-year-old will now be prepared for the G1 Darley July Cup.

Meanwhile the Bronte Collection, a syndicate set up for Parkin and friends, remarkably has four juvenile runners in stakes races at the royal meeting. Two of the quartet were bought by Foley, including the €22,000 Goffs Autumn yearling Maria Branwell, while another, Thunder Moor (Ire) (Dandy Man {GB}), was bred by his Ballyhane Stud and the last of the four, Cathy Come Home (GB) (Expert Eye {GB}), was bred by Branton Court Stud. As suggested by the syndicate name, the horses' names are inspired by the famous literary Bronte family of Yorkshire. Maria Branwell was the name of the mother of Emily, Charlotte and Anne Bronte, and their brother Branwell.

Foley said, “It's a fun syndicate. There are 13 guys in it with Steve and to have a runner placed in the Queen Mary is just magic for them. They are all here and they are having a ball. To have the winner and then for Maria Branwell to be placed is just fairytale stuff really. The pressure is now officially off.”

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Queen Mary Glory For Showcasing’s Dramatised

Making it two-for-two for the TDN Rising Stars in Royal Ascot's juvenile prizes, Clipper Logistics' Dramatised (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}–Katie's Diamond {Fr}, by Turtle Bowl {Ire}) put up an impressive display in a fast time in Wednesday's G2 Queen Mary S. under an in-form Danny Tudhope. Handed the monicker after her dynamic four-length debut win at Newmarket Apr. 29, the filly that Karl Burke regards as the fastest he has had through his hands was backed into 5-2 favouritism and raced near the front line towards the stand's side early. Committed passing two out by Tudhope, who had won the last two races on Tuesday's card, the bay was green and possibly idling in the clear as her rider lost his whip but stayed in command to the line. She had 1 3/4 lengths to spare over Maylandsea (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) there, with Maria Branwell (Ire) (James Garfield {Ire}) 1 1/4 lengths away in third. “It's job done,” her trainer stated. “She has a lot of natural speed. She lengthens and she keeps going. She's a diva, but was very good today and is definitely a group 1 filly.”

Dramatised, who beat the dual subsequent winner Malrescia (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) hollow on her racecourse bow at the Guineas meeting, could be asked to carry her considerable speed over an extra furlong now according to Burke. “We'll certainly consider the [G1] Prix Morny,” he said. “There's still more to come from her. I think she was just green at Newmarket, where she was jamming on the brakes and still clocked a fast time. I think she will stay six. We trained her dam and she was good enough to be a Guineas filly. We could be looking at the Cheveley Park at the end of the year, but I'm not sure she'd be a Guineas filly, that might be a stretch.”

Clipper Logistics' Steve Parkin added, “We started in racing 20 years ago and, through a guy called Joe Foley, I started a breeding operation and this is our first big winner in terms of something we have bred. She has come from the farm and it is a huge thrill. We saw her as a baby, watched her develop on the farm and to watch her come through like that is very special and very emotional. This is a five-to-ten-year plan, and to come here and have a homebred winner so early in the stud's life is a massive thrill. It is the biggest thrill in my life, apart from having my children.”

Foley, who acts as Parkin's bloodstock advisor, added, “Karl told me last night it was only a matter of how far today! Trainers usually get scared coming into a run, but I had to tell him to stop talking. Her dam Katie's Diamond ran away going to the start in the Boussac, she ran away in the race, and was still in front 50 yards from the line. She was a highly-talented mare, but a bit crazy. She is a beautiful-looking mare. She has a belting yearling filly by Night of Thunder, a beautiful colt foal by Pinatubo, he is gorgeous, and she is in-foal to Showcasing.”

Michael Bell said of Maylandsea, who was further advertising the prowess of first-season sire sensation Havana Grey, “That was an excellent run. She's a filly with a big future, hopefully. I think the winner is very highly-regarded and beat us fair and square today, but this is a very nice filly going forward.” Jockey Kieran Shoemark said of Maria Branwell, “She travelled nicely, but actually when I let her down, the ground was quick enough for her really. She'll get six furlongs and is an exciting filly for the rest of the year.”

The aforementioned Katie's Diamond captured the Listed Empress S. and was third in the G3 Prix du Calvados and, as Joe Foley recounted, finished fifth in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac on her penultimate start. A half to the dam of the GIII Jimmy Durante S.third Quattroelle (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), she hails from the family of the G3 Prix Miesque winner Aquatinta (Ger) (Samum {Ger}).

Wednesday, Ascot, Britain
QUEEN MARY S.-G2, £115,000, Ascot, 6-15, 2yo, f, 5fT, :59.34, g/f.
1–DRAMATISED (IRE), 128, f, 2, by Showcasing (GB)
1st Dam: Katie's Diamond (Fr) (SW-Eng & GSP-Fr), by Turtle Bowl (Ire)
2nd Dam: Aaliyah (Ger), by Anabaa
3rd Dam: Arpista (Ger), by Chief Singer (Ire)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Clipper Logistics; B-Branton Court Stud (IRE); T-Karl Burke; J-Daniel Tudhope. £68,080. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $91,722. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Maylandsea (GB), 128, f, 2, Havana Grey (GB)–Different (GB), by Bahamian Bounty (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (40,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT; 100,000gns 2yo '22 TATBRE). O-Middleham Park Racing LXXI & Partners; B-Denniff Farms Ltd (GB); T-Michael Bell. £25,749.
3–Maria Branwell (Ire), 128, f, 2, James Garfield (Ire)–Princess Pearl (Ire), by Teofilo (Ire). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€22,000 Ylg '21 GOAUTY). O-Bronte Collection 1; B-Barry Kennedy & Anna Murphy (IRE); T-David O'Meara. £12,869.
Margins: 1 3/4, 1 1/4, NO. Odds: 2.50, 28.00, 9.00.
Also Ran: Love Reigns (Ire), Miami Girl (Ire), Katey Kontent (GB), Olivia Maralda (Ire), Carmela (Ire), Funny Money Honey (Ire), Lady Tilbury (GB), Yahsat (Ire), Omniqueen (GB), The Platinum Queen (Ire), Manhattan Jungle (Ire), Primrose Ridge (GB), Queen of Deauville (Ire), Lady Beano (Ire), Grand Oak (Ire), Lost Angel (Ire), One More Olly (GB), All The Time (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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Showcasing’s Dramatised A New TDN Rising Star

Clipper Logistics' 2-year-old filly Dramatised (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}) went postward as the 9-4 favourite for Friday's My Odds Boost On Betfair British EBF Maiden Fillies' S. at Newmarket and dominated the five-furlong dash with an explosive performance to earn TDN Rising Stardom. The April-foaled bay tanked forward from the break to seize control after the initial strides. Last to come off the bridle inside the two pole, she was not for catching once shaken up at the foot of the hill and powered clear inside the final furlong to prevail by an impressive four lengths from Malrescia (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}).

“She's been showing plenty at home and the 2-year-olds have set off really well,” said trainer Karl Burke. “She'd be the head of the pile of the fillies that have been winning, so we knew we had a good horse and it was just a question of keeping a lid on her really. I actually thought that she'd jump a bit sharper than she did and she's very fast once she's into her stride. We trained her mother, who won the [Listed] Empress S., and she was the same in that she had a little bit of an edge to her, but a lot of talent. The obvious race to look at next is the [Listed] Marygate at York, but I'm not sure that's the right place for her on just her second run with the walk-across the open spaces there. We've probably got other fillies for that race, but we'll discuss it with the owners. I'd say the [G2] Queen Mary [at Royal Ascot] is the race for her. We've got some nice fillies.”

Dramatised, half-sister to a yearling filly by Night of Thunder (Ire) is the third of four foals and first scorer produced by stakes-winning G3 Prix du Calvados third Katie's Diamond (Fr) (Turtle Bowl {Ire}), herself a half-sister to the dam of stakes-winning GIII Jimmy Durante S. placegetter Quattroelle (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}).

1st-Newmarket, £15,000, Mdn, 4-29, 2yo, f, 5fT, 1:00.32, g/f.
DRAMATISED (IRE), f, 2, by Showcasing (GB)
1st Dam: Katie's Diamond (Fr) (SW-Eng & GSP-Fr), by Turtle Bowl (Ire)
2nd Dam: Aaliyah (Ger), by Anabaa
3rd Dam: Arpista (Ger), by Chief Singer (Ire)
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $10,092. O-Clipper Logistics; B-Branton Court Stud (IRE); T-Karl Burke. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO.

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