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Half-Brother to St Leger Third Debuts at Dundalk

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. Friday's Observations features a half-brother to G1 St Leger third The Mediterranean (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

16.45 Dundalk, Mdn, €14,000, 2yo, c/g, 8f (AWT)
Atlantic Thoroughbreds' 140,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 graduate ATLANTIC BREEZE (IRE) (No Nay Never), a Donnacha O'Brien trainee, is a son of MG1SP G2 Queen Mary S. and G2 Lowther S. victrix Flashy Wings (GB) (Zafonic) and thus a half-brother to this year's G1 St Leger third The Mediterranean (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The May-foaled chestnut faces a baker's dozen and is one of just two newcomers in this fully subscribed heat.

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Classic Winner Santiago to Stand Under Coolmore NH Banner

Classic winner Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}–Wadyhatta {GB}, by Cape Cross {Ire}) will stand under the Coolmore National Hunt banner at Castlehyde Stud in 2022. A fee for the G1 Irish Derby hero will be announced later.

“Santiago is a Derby winner with a pedigree full of Derby winners and leading sires,” said Coolmore's Cathal Murphy. “He's a big, quality individual with a fantastic action, and I'm sure National Hunt breeders will be very impressed when they see him.”

Purchased for €275,000 in utero at the Arqana July Sale in 2016, the Lynch Bages Ltd.-bred is a half-brother to two-time Group 1-placed filly La Joconde (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). A winner in three starts at two for the Coolmore partners and trainer Aidan O'Brien, the bay improved markedly at three, taking Royal Ascot's G2 Queen's Vase in June of 2020 and the Irish Derby at The Curragh just eight days later. He also ran third in the G1 Goodwood Cup in July of that year and was runner-up in the 2021 G2 Yorkshire Cup S. He sports a record of 11-3-3-1 and earnings of $714,737.

Dual Group 1 winner and veteran sire Tamayuz (GB) (Nayef) is under his stakes-placed third dam, while GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf entrant and G3 Killavullan S. hero Glounthaune (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) is out of a Nayef half-sister to his winning dam Wadyhatta. Other Group 1 winners in the family include Eshaada (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) and Anabaa Blue (GB) (Anabaa). Santiago's fourth dam is a half-sister to breed-shaping bluehen and G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe victress Urban Sea (Miswaki).

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Godolphin Pair Top Tattersalls Ascot November Sale

Throne Hall (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and Strozzi (Ger) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), both consigned by Godolphin, brought identical bids of £50,000 to share joint-topper honours during Thursday's Tattersalls Ascot November Sale. Held at Ascot racecourse for the first time since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sale grossed a record £603,500 for 77 sold (83%). The average was £7,838 and the median was £4,600.

Blandford Bloodstock purchased lot 66, Throne Hall. A dual winner, the 4-year-old gelding is from the family of globetrotting Group 1 winner Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and European champion Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}). He will be sent to trainer Archie Watson.

Just one lot earlier, Richard Venn Bloodstock was in action for Strozzi (lot 65). A son of dual German listed-placed Soprana (Ger) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), the bay colt won at Chepstow over seven furlongs in June. He will continue his racing career in the Middle East.

Another Godolphin-consigned horse, the gelding Komachi (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) (lot 61) brought £42,000 from W. Clarken and D. Arnold. The winning 3-year-old gelding counts Irish champion Flagbird (Nureyev) as his third dam.

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Stallion Shares and Breeding Rights For Sale on Arqana Online

A selection of stallion shares and breeding rights, anchored by 1/50th of a share in top French sire Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) (lot 1), will be offered at the Arqana Online Sale on Nov. 23. Seven lots have been revealed so far, and His Highness The Aga Khan's bay continues to go from strength to strength this season after his son Sottsass (Fr)'s victory in the 2020 G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. In 2021, Siyouni is responsible for St Mark's Basilica (Fr), a dual Classic winner of four Group 1 races this term and five overall. He covered 139 mares at a fee of €140,000, and his yearlings made up to €1,500,000.

There is also a 1/50th share in young Aga Khan Studs' stallion and Group 1 winner Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 2) available. Already represented by 12 2-year-old winners in his first crop, the son of Arc heroine Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar) has sired the Group 1-placed duo of Times Square (Fr) and Purplepay (Fr).

Shares of 1/50th each are also available for other first-season sires Zelzal (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) (lot 3) and Al Wukair (Ire) (Dream Ahead) (lot 4), who both won at the highest level and stand at Al Shaqab's Haras de Bouquetot. The former has 10 2-year-old winners including listed winner Zelda (Fr), while the latter has 11 juvenile winners so far.

A breeding right in Darley stallion Territories (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 5) will also be offered for sale. Based at Dalham Hall Stud, the bay has seven stakes performers in his first crop and sired his first Group 1 winner in Rougir (Fr) in the 2021 G1 Prix de l'Opera. She runs in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf on Saturday.

Two other 1/50th shares are available to date, to National Hunt stallions Masked Marvel (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) (lot 6) and No Risk At All (Fr) (My Risk {Fr}) (lot 7).

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