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Nine Wildcards Added To Guineas Sale

Nine wildcards-three breeze-up 2-year-olds and six horses-in-training-have been added to the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up and Horses In Training Sale on Apr. 30. Joining the breeze-up section are a Havana Gold (Ire) filly out of listed winner Maremmadiavola (Ire) (Kheleyf), who has produced one winner from two foals of racing age (lot 284); an Exceed and Excel (Aus) colt out of the G2 Queen Mary S.-placed Shyrl (GB) (Acclamation {GB}) (lot 285); and a Kodiac (GB) colt out of listed winner Village Fete (GB) who is a half-brother to dual Group 3 winner Kings Fete (GB) (King's Best) (lot 286).

Trainer John Butler entered Declaring Love (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the sale for owner Megan Evans after she won the Listed Lansdown S. at Bath last weekend, and Butler's Charnwood Stables also adds Evans's 2-year-old Equiano (GB) colt Muskateer Three (GB) (lot 38), who was fifth in the Brocklesby Conditions S. on Mar. 27 before placing at Bath and Brighton. He is joined by another juvenile in Charlie De Rio (GB) (Coach House {Ire}) (lot 43), who was second on debut at The Curragh last week.

Three-year-old filly Graceful Moment (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) (lot 40) has been placed on her only start this year and is from the family of G1 1000 Guineas winner Sky Lantern (Ire) (Red Clubs {Ire}) and her 'TDN Rising Star' half-sister Snow Lantern (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Babajan (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) (lot 39), a 3-year-old winner of two races, is offered with a Timeform rating of 79. The National Stud offers a pair of geldings: the once-raced 3-year-old Everett (Ire) (Kendargent {Fr}) (lot 41) and the Timeform 76+ rated Sycamore (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) (lot 42).

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Street Boss, Frosted Shuttling To Darley Australia For 2021 Southern Hemisphere Season

Fees have been announced for the 20 Grade/Group 1-winning Darley stallions who will stand in New South Wales and Victoria for the 2021 breeding season.

Heading this year's roster is the champion sire-son duo of Exceed And Excel and his world champion sprinter son Bivouac.

Following a stellar 24 months both on the racetrack and in the sales ring, where Exceed And Excel was responsible for a career-best $2.1 million colt earning him the title of leading sire by average at this month's Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, Exceed And Excel headlines the roster at a fee of AUS$132,000 inc GST. His electrifying triple Group 1-winning son Bivouac will stand his first season at Kelvinside at a fee of AUS$66,000 inc GST.

Relocating to Kelvinside this season is Street Boss (AUS$55,000 inc GST), on the back of his ever-increasing demand as an elite sire of 2-year-olds. As the sire of G1 ATC Sires' Produce Stakes winner Anamoe, as well as G1 Winterbottom Stakes winner Elite Street, Street Boss is one of only four Australian stallions to sire multiple G1 winners this season.

The roster includes a new trio of shuttle stallions made up of the best European juvenile in 25 years, Pinatubo (AUS$44,000 inc GST), who joins the Kelvinside roster in New South Wales, with Northwood Park's Victorian roster receiving a major boost with the additions of the world's highest-ranked racehorse of 2020, Ghaiyyath (AUS$27,500 inc GST), and the undefeated champion 2-year-old Earthlight (AUS$22,000 inc GST).

Standing their second seasons after support from some of the smartest minds in the breeding business are three other champions: Microphone (AUS$38,500 inc GST), crowned Australia's champion 2-year-old of 2019, Too Darn Hot (AUS$44,000 inc GST), the champion 2-year-old and 3-year-old of his year, and Blue Point (AUS$44,000 inc GST), Britain's champion sprinter and the only horse ever to win three Group 1 sprints at Royal Ascot.

“It's hard to think of a farm that's retired seven champions to stud in a two-year period,” said Darley Australia's Head of Sales, Andy Makiv.

“To have these horses standing in Australia gives us the potential to embark on a golden era.”

And it isn't only the stellar additions over the past two years who provide strength and depth to the roster.

“Lonhro (AUS$66,000 inc GST) still commands enormous respect among breeders, there is also Brazen Beau (AUS$49,500 inc GST), who has just had a breakthrough with his first G1 winner, Frosted (AUS$44,000 inc GST), who has had two stakes winners and another two stakes performers from his first nine runners in Australia, and Street Boss, whose G1-winning son Anamoe might just be the best 2-year-old in the country,” Makiv said.

Complementing the roster are sons of breed-shaping sires Medaglia d'Oro, whose highest-rated son Astern (AUS$16,500 inc GST) is already the sire of a first-crop five-length stakes winner, plus Kermadec (AUS$11,000 inc GST) who, at the same point in his career as his own sire Teofilo, is profiling well ahead having already produced the dual G1-winning filly Montefilia. Kermadec moves to Northwood Park giving Victorian breeders access to a G1 sire in a jurisdiction where his progeny has sold particularly well and where he has highly promising horses in the leading stables.

First-crop weanlings by world champion sprinter Harry Angel are regularly being described by stud masters as 'the best from their mare'. The son of one of Europe's leading sires, Dark Angel, returns to New South Wales at a fee of AUS$16,500 inc GST.

“We're constantly saying that the Darley stallions win, they sell and they get you to the big days, because ultimately that's what we're seeing, that's what our clients strive to achieve, and we believe our roster will provide every breeder, at all levels, those opportunities,” said Makiv.

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Secret Ambition Wires Godolphin Mile

Evergreen 8-year-old Secret Ambition (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) was hustled from the barriers by Tadhg O'Shea in Saturday's G2 Godolphin Mile and never looked back, lengthening in the lane to post a sparkling six length score over the Doug Watson-trained Golden Goal (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), with American shipper Avant Garde (Tonalist) grabbing third.

The first horse bought by Libyan owner Nasir Askar when plucked out of the 2016 Racing In Dubai Sale for AED150,000 (£29,612/€34,537) having formerly raced for Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Secret Ambition plied his trade successfully in the Meydan handicap ranks over the next two seasons, picking up three wins over seven furlongs to a mile for trainer Satish Seemar before finishing second in the G3 Burj Nahaar of 2018. He picked up his first black-type win the following season in the G3 Jebel Ali Mile and took the 2019 Listed Dubai Creek Mile before placing in the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R2, G3 Firebreak S., G3 Burj Nahaar and the latest edition of the Dubai Creek Mile in December. Secret Ambition was second in the Jebel Ali Mile on Jan. 22 prior to a 3 3/4 front-running score in the Firebreak, and he was returning to his favoured trip on Saturday after checking in fifth when trying 2000 metres in the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 on Super Saturday.

Driven to the lead by O'Shea from gate two, Secret Ambition had the Saudi-trained Urban Icon (GB) (Cityscape {GB}) and Salem bin Ghadayer's Chiefdom (The Factor) to keep him company on the outside down the backstretch while the favoured Midnight Sands (Speightstown) raced down the middle of the track in the second flight of runners. Turning into the straight, Secret Ambition promptly put away Urban Icon while Golden Goal battled away in behind, and while a wall of horses made late headway to fight out the minor placings there was only ever going to be one winner, with Secret Ambition sprinting clear to win with ease. The winning time of 1:35.36 was a swift one over the course.

“All week I've been saying that in this race there was no more experienced horse for this distance,” said Seemar. “At the post position draw, he was prominent in every race they would show him in the videos. He's the most deserving horse in this field and most experienced and it's perfect. With us they improve as they get older and this has worked out well. As planned, Tadhg did it by the book. This is what we live for here in our jobs. Nothing better than having a winner on this night.”

Doug Watson, trainer of the second-placed Golden Goal and the disappointing Midnight Sands, said, “Fantastic for Golden Goal and his owner. I thought he deserved to be here and obviously we're disappointed with the way Midnight Sands ran.

“It's great for [owner] Dale Brennan. Maybe just a bit quick back for Midnight Sands. We usually give them four to five weeks in between; we couldn't do that this year. He looked a little bit flat turning in. You could tell on the turn [Pat Dobbs] was after him and normally he's cantering. So I would have to guess that, it was coming back in three weeks. He did great at home and he has been fantastic but he's one of those horses you'd have to get four or five weeks in between races. We have next year hopefully.”

Pedigree Notes

Out of the placed Singspiel (Ire) mare Inner Secret, Secret Ambition is a half-brother to G1 Jean-Luc Lagardere victor Royal Marine (Ire) (Raven's Pass), who was seventh in the next race on the card, the G2 Dubai Gold Cup. The mare has also produced Crystal River (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a listed winner in France. Inner Secret is a half-sister to the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and G1 Prix du Moulin victor and sire Librettist (Danzig), as well as the globetrotting group-race winner Secret Number (GB) (Raven's Pass) and the G1 Queen Anne S. winner and sire Dubai Destination (Kingmambo). The dual Group 1-winning sprinter Agnes World (Danzig) appears under the third dam.

Saturday, Meydan, Dubai
GODOLPHIN MILE SPONSORED BY MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM CITY – DISTRICT ONE-G2, $750,000, Meydan, 3-27, 3yo/up, 8f, 1:35.36, fs.
1–SECRET AMBITION (GB), 126, h, 8, by Exceed and Excel (Aus)
                1st Dam: Inner Secret, by Singspiel (Ire)
                2nd Dam: Mysterial, by Alleged
                3rd Dam: Mysteries, by Seattle Slew
(AED150,000 HRA '16 ERAAPR) O-Nasir Askar; B-Darley (GB);
T-Satish Seemar; J-Tadhg O'Shea. $435,000. Lifetime Record:
42-11-11-2, $1,172,393. *1/2 to Crystal River (GB) (Dubawi
{Ire}), SW-Fr; and Royal Marine (Ire) (Raven's Pass), G1SW-Fr.
Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the
   eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Golden Goal (Ire), 126, g, 7, Dark Angel (Ire)–Golden Rosie
(Ire), by Exceed and Excel (Aus). (£240,000 Ylg '15 DBSPRM).
O-Dale Brennan; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE); T-Doug Watson.
$150,000.
3–Avant Garde, 126, g, 4, Tonalist–Dancing Afleet, by Afleet
Alex. ($7,500 Ylg '18 EASOCT). O-Gelfenstein Farm; B-Jar
Stables (KY); T-Gustavo Delgado. $75,000.
Margins: 6, NK, SHD.
Also Ran: Snapper Sinclair, Urban Icon (GB), Parsimony, Chiefdom, Midnight Sands, Roman Rosso (Arg), Tuz, Ambassadorial, Blown By Wind (GB), Dieu du Vin (Jpn), Dubai Mirage (Ire), Rodaini.
Click for the Racing Post result. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO.

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Osarus Breeze Up Catalogue Online

Osarus has unveiled the catalogue for its Breeze Up Sale at La Teste Racecourse on Apr. 27. The breeze will take place the day prior from 2:30 p.m., and will be broadcast live on France Sire TV with individual videos available after on the Osarus website.

There are 65 2-year-olds catalogued for the sale, including a Siyouni (Fr) colt out of the two-time winner Letthemusictakeus (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) (lot 17), a half-sister to the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and G1 Coronation S. winner Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}). It is also the family of the Group 1-winning Galileo (Ire) sisters Hydrangea (Ire) and Hermosa (Ire).

Lot 52 is a colt by last year's standout first-season sire Mehmas (Ire) who is a half-brother to the G2 Norfolk S. third Silver Line (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}); lot 8 is an Iffraaj (GB) colt out of the Group 3-placed Golden Stunner (Ire) (Dream Ahead) from the family of Classic winner Canford Cliffs (Ire) and triple group winner Triple Threat (Fr); and lot 12 is a half-brother to four-time Grade III winner Elysea's World (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) by Exceed and Excel (Aus). Territories (Ire) has four from his second crop catalogued including a filly out of a half-sister to G3 Autumn S. winner and G1 Racing Post Trophy second Fantastic View (Distant View) (lot 36) and a filly out of a half-sister to G3 Earl Of Sefton S. winner and the multiple Group 1-placed Phoenix Tower (Chester House) (lot 53). First-season sires represented include Almanzor (Fr), Cotai Glory (GB), Ectot (GB) and Recorder (GB).

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