Charm Spirit on the Move to France

MG1SW Charm Spirit (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) will stand at Haras du Logis Saint-Germain in France next year, Jour de Galop reported on Tuesday. Previously a resident of Tweenhills Farm and Stud, his fee will be €7,000. Also a shuttle stallion to Windsor Park Stud in New Zealand, the 9-year-old has sired nine black-type winners, seven at the group level worldwide. He joins French Fifteen (Fr) (Turtle Bowl {Ire}) at the French nursery, who will command €5,000.

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On Track, Off Course Podcast Debuts

On Track, Off Course, a new weekly podcast series from Racing Welfare, features many big names from the racing industry, including Racing Broadcaster of the Year Lydia Hislop. Hislop speaks about the impact the recent death of her mother, Margaret, has had on her personal and professional life. Other speakers include George Baker, Francesca Cumani, and Ralph Beckett. The podcast will cover everything from grief and loneliness to addiction and social media. The first episode is available at www.soundcloud.com/ontrackoffcourse. The podcast can also be accessed on Spotify, Acast or on the Racing Welfare website at www.racingwelfare.co.uk/podcast.

“Grief, with its isolating and debilitating consequences, was the subject I discussed following the death of my mother earlier this year,” said Hislop. “However, it’s a feeling we all experience at some point in our lives and this conversation is perhaps more urgent than ever in the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. I urge you to tune in weekly for this timely and courageous initiative. You never know when what’s said will be of help to you or to someone whom you love.”

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Two More Wild Cards for Arqana Autumn Sale

Debut winner Hashtag Pretender (Fr) (Great Pretender {Ire}) (lot 462) has been added to the Arqana Autumn Sale. The 3-year-old jumper is joined by G2 Prix Chaudenay third Iskanderhon (Exchange Rate) as lot 420. The latter finished second in the Listed Prix du Grand Camp on Nov. 9. The Arqana Autumn Sale is slated for Nov. 16-18, with the National Hunt Breeding Stock Sale tacked on at the end, Nov. 19.

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Half-Sister to Midday Debuts at Kempton

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. Wednesday’s Insights features a half-sister to MG1SW Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}).

5.35 Kempton, Nov, £6,300, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT)
Khalid Abdullah’s MAYTAL (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) is kin to four black-type performers, headed by MG1SW distaffer Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), and faces one dozen rivals in this debut for the Sir Michael Stoute yard. They include George Bolton and Will Farish’s 850,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling Positano (GB) (War Front), who is a Roger Varian-trained half-sister to G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Qualify (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}).

6.35 Kempton, Nov, £6,300, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT)
The Queen’s COMPANIONSHIP (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), one of 12 declarations for this second division of a split novices’ heat, is an unraced daughter of G1 Galaxy H. heroine Sweet Idea (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) and opens up for William Haggas. Opposition features Lordship Stud’s homebred debutante Loving Dream (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), who is a John Gosden-trained half-sister to GI American Oaks placegetter Amandine (GB) (Shamardal) out of G1 Moyglare Stud S. third Kissable (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}).

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