Dansili (GB) | Horse Racing Free Tips

Arc Winner Rail Link Passes At 19

Juddmonte homebred Rail Link (GB) (Dansili {GB}–Docklands, by Theatrical {Ire}), who won the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 2006, sustained a heart attack on Friday and died at Haras de Vains. He was 19.

“Rail Link died on Friday [of] a heart attack,” Adrien Delaroque of Haras de Vains told Jour de Gallop. “I bought him from Haras de Cercy two years ago. I was delighted to have him with me. He was an authentic champion.”

Raced exclusively at three, the Andre Fabre trainee broke his maiden in his third start in May of 2006, and never lost again. His winning thread began with the G3 Prix du Lys. Next were victories in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris that July and the G2 Prix Niel in his warm up for the Arc. He was retired with five wins from seven starts and earnings of $1,976,387.

Standing initially at Juddmonte's Banstead Manor Stud in 2008, he served there through the 2014 season and moved to France's Haras National de Cercy la Tour for 2015-2016. In 2017, he was transferred to Haras de Cercy and later on Haras de Vains. His dozen black-type winners are led by Group 1 scorers Epicuris (GB) and Spillway (GB), and he has seven other group winners among that bunch. A half-brother to group winners Crossharbour (GB) (Zamindar), Mainsail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and Chelsea Manor (GB) (Grand Lodge), his trio of black-type winners as a broodmare sire include two group winners–San Huberto (Ire) (Speightstown) and Alounak (Fr) (Camelot {GB}).

The post Arc Winner Rail Link Passes At 19 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

Half-Sister to G1SW Left Hand Set For Chantilly Debut

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. Tuesday's observations features a half-sister to Group 1 winner Left Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).

3.50 Chantilly, Mdn, €27,000, unraced 3yo, f, 8f (AWT)
Alain and Gerard Wertheimer's NOHAND (GB) (Dansili {GB}) is the eighth of nine foals produced by G2 Prix de Royallieu winner Balladeuse (Fr) (Singspiel {Ire}), herself a half-sister to G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud heroine and MG1SP G1 Prix de Diane third Plumania (GB) (Anabaa). The Andre Fabre trainee is thus full to G1 Prix Jean Romanet third Romanciere (Ire) and kin to G1 Prix Vermeille scorer Left Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Her eight rivals include Haras de la Perelle homebred Rispetta (GB) (No Nay Never), who is a Stephane Wattel-trained granddaughter of GI E.P. Taylor S. victrix Reggane (GB) (Red Ransom).

The post Half-Sister to G1SW Left Hand Set For Chantilly Debut appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post

Goffs Orby Topper Starts at Newbury

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. Sunday’s Insights features a €3.2-million Goffs Orby sale-topping full-sister to two Group 1 winners.

1.25 Chantilly, Cond, €28,000, 3yo, f, 10 1/2fT
BONNE IDEE (GB) (Frankel {GB}) created a big impression for the Andre Fabre stable when winning a Lyon-Parilly maiden last month and takes the next step towards grander targets here. Khalid Abdullah’s daughter of the smart Mirror Lake (GB) (Dubai Destination) and half to the Australian Group 2 winner Imaging (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) faces four rivals over the course and distance of next month’s G1 Prix de Diane, for which she holds an entry.

1.55 Leopardstown, Debutantes, €12,000, 3yo, f, 8fT
SATIN AND SILK (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is Coolmore’s John Gunther-bred 900,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase and she debuts in blinkers for Ballydoyle. A half-sister to the GI Florida Derby hero Materiality (Afleet Alex) and GII Gazelle S. winner My Miss Sophia (Unbridled’s Song), she faces 14 here.

2.30 Leopardstown, Debutantes, €12,000, 3yo, c/g, 8fT
NAPA VALLEY (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is one of two from Ballydoyle with Seamie Heffernan siding with this half-brother to the star sprinting juvenile Tiggy Wiggy (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) who holds an entry in Wednesday’s G3 Hampton Court S. He is joined by Ramesses the Great (Pioneerof The Nile), another bred by John Gunther this time in partnership with Winstar Farm and a $575,000 Keeneland September half-brother to last year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Classic hero Vino Rosso (Curlin).

3.15 Newmarket, £5,400, 3yo/up, f/m, 7fT
CRESSIDA (GB) (Dansili {GB}) is yet another John Gosden-trained 3-year-old filly to fascinate, being Juddmonte’s full-sister to the GI Beverly D. S. dead-heating runner-up Grand Jete (GB) from the family of the sires Showcasing (GB) and Camacho (GB). Not seen since a taking winning debut at Kempton in July, the homebred is joined by the stable’s unraced Spiritus Sanctus (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Lady Bamford’s 600,000gns Tattersalls December Foal purchase who is a full-sister to the high-class Ektihaam (Ire).

5.0 Newmarket, £6,400, 3yo/up, f/m, 12fT
DO YOU LOVE ME (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is the 2018 Goffs Orby topper at €3.2million who debuts for Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited and Karl Burke. The full-sister to the Group 1-winning duo Forever Together (Ire) and Together Forever (Ire) and half to fellow top-level scorer Lord Shanakill (Speightstown) meets Godolphin’s National Treasure (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), Charlie Appleby’s twice-raced relative of the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Wrote (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) who fetched €500,000 at the same ground-breaking auction.

The post Goffs Orby Topper Starts at Newbury appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

Source of original post