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First Foals Arrive For Ghaiyyath

• Ghaiyyath, the world champion and Horse of the Year by Dubawi, has had his first three foals hit the ground. They are:

• A “big, strong colt” out of Diantha (Ire) (Dansili {GB}). The mare is owned by John Heffernan and Elec Bloodstock and is a half-sister to G2 Dante S. winner Thunderous (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire});
• A half-brother to multiple stakes winner Global Giant (GB) (Shamardal) bred by Elysian Bloodstock;
• A half-sister to two stakes performers out of Marywell (GB) (Selkirk) bred by Castle Paddock Bloodstock.
• Ghaiyyath, a four-time Group 1 winner, stands for €25,000 at Kildangan Stud.

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Real World Returns A Winner At Meydan

Real World (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) enjoyed an unbeaten European summer campaign last year for Godolphin and trainer Saeed bin Suroor, and he made a seamless transition into his 4-year-old season on Friday with a comfortable win in Meydan's featured G2 Zabeel Mile.

A five-length debut winner at Chelmsford City at the back end of his 2-year-old season in 2020, Real World finished second in a Meydan conditions race just before the turn of the calendar before going on to run with credit at the carnival, finishing third at the handicap and listed levels before wrapping up that campaign with a fourth in a 2000-metre turf handicap.

Resurfacing at Royal Ascot, Real World won the one-mile Royal Hunt Cup and backed up four weeks later to take Newbury's Listed Steventon S. It was on to York for Real World after that to win the G3 Strensall S. over Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper), and the bay made it four on the bounce when beating Group 1 winner The Revenant (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein over very soft ground at ParisLongchamp.

With Danny Tudhope deputizing for the Covid-stricken Frankie Dettori, Real World was swiftly away on the fence and soon took up a stalking position about a length and a half off the pacesetting Ajwad (GB) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}). Real World appeared poised while in a pocket as they rounded the bend, but Ajwad soon peeled off the rail as he began to tire passing the quarter pole, leaving Real World room to roll up to the lead. At last put to a drive by Tudhope, Real World sprinted clear and hit the line 2 1/2-lengths the best as Alfareeq (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and One Ruler (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) put in mild rallies late.

Bin Suroor said post-race, “we'll keep the options open for the Group 1 races,” but that doesn't necessarily mean Real World will stay on the turf.

“He was about 90% ready,” the trainer added. “He ran well and finished his race well and we'll see how he goes in the future. He's entered in Saudi, Super Saturday and Dubai World Cup night between the dirt and turf. The reason we ran him on turf tonight was just to make him ready for the dirt races coming. It's unfair sometimes to run a horse who is not ready and run him on dirt and he gets beat and they say 'oh, he is not a dirt horse.' Sheikh Mohammed will decide [which race to go for].”

Pedigree Notes

Real World is the lone stakes winner thus far from 15 foals bred on the Dark Angel over Dubawi cross, which is also responsible for the G2 Norfolk S. third Silver Line (Ire). Real World is out of Nafura (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a dual-winning half-sister to the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and G1 Prix du Moulin- winning sire Librettist (Danzig); the G1 Queen Anne S.-winning sire Dubai Destination (Kingmambo) and the multiple group winner Secret Number (GB) (Raven's Pass). It is the further family of G1 Prix Jean Luc Lagardere winner Royal Marine (Ire) (Raven's Pass) and multiple Group 1-winning sprinter Agnes World (Danzig). The Godolphin homebred Nafura is also the dam of last year's Listed Cheshire Oaks winner Dubai Fountain (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), who was placed in the prior year's G2 May Hill S. and G3 Sweet Solera S. Nafura's 3-year-old is the Saeed bin Suroor-trained colt Home City (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}), who won last year and was second in a conditions race during last week's carnival card. Nafura's 2021 foal died.

Friday, Meydan, Dubai
ZABEEL MILE PRESENTED BY EMAAR BEACHFRONT-G2, $108,000, Meydan, 1-28, 3yo/up, 8fT, 1:35.36, gd.
1–REAL WORLD (IRE), 130, h, 5, by Dark Angel (Ire)
1st Dam: Nafura (GB), by Dubawi (Ire)
2nd Dam: Mysterial, by Alleged
3rd Dam: Mysteries, by Seattle Slew
O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Daniel Tudhope.
$108,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng & Fr, 10-6-1-2, $468,872.
*1/2 to Dubai Fountain (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), SW & MGSP-Eng,
$123,978. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Werk Nick Rating: A+.
2–Alfareeq (Ire), 126, g, 5, Dark Angel (Ire)–Urjuwaan (GB), by
Cape Cross (Ire). O-Shadwell; B-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd (IRE); T-
Musabbeh Al Mheiri. $36,000.
3–One Ruler (Ire), 126, g, 4, Dubawi (Ire)–Fintry (Ire), by
Shamardal. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. $18,000.
Margins: 2HF, HD, 3. Also Ran: Path Of Thunder (Ire), Moqtarreb (GB), Bless Him (Ire), King David (Den), Velorum (Ire), Ajwad (GB), Telemaque, Hakeem (GB), Nordic Lights (GB), Mailshot.
Click for the Emirates Racing chart. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO.

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Native Trail Tops 2YO Classification

Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Godolphin's Cartier champion 2-year-old colt, has earned further plaudit by topping the European 2-year-old classification, which was revealed on Wednesday. The unbeaten G1 National S. and G1 Dewhurst S. winner achieved a mark of 122, seven pounds clear of the next best juveniles.

Bred by Jose Delmotte's Haras d'Haspel, Native Trail passed through the sales ring three times before reaching the racecourse. A €50,000 Arqana December Foal when bought by Sam Sangster, he was pinhooked for 67,000gns at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale to Mags O'Toole and Norman Williamson's Oak Tree Farm. Godolphin purchased Native Trail out of the Oak Tree draft at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale last year for 210,000gns.

Native Trail broke his maiden at first asking for trainer Charlie Appleby and followed up a month later in the G2 Superlative S. He bested Point Lonsdale (Ire) (Australia {GB}) by 3 1/2 lengths in the National, and won the Dewhurst by two lengths. While Native Trail's highest-rated performance has come in the National S., he becomes the eighth consecutive Dewhurst winner to top the classification. Seven juveniles share joint-second with a rating of 115; only Pinatubo (Ire) has been more dominant on the 2-year-old ratings among his generation, he having been 10 pounds clear. Native Trail's rating of 122, however, is not a historically remarkable one, being just shy of this century's peak average of 123.

“Native Trail is a worthy champion, having been one of the star performers of an incredible year for his stable,” said BHA Handicapper Graeme Smith. “His performance in the National S. was very impressive and in following up with victory in the Dewhurst S., he confirmed himself a colt of high quality.

“That said, 2021 cannot be described as a vintage year for 2-year-olds in terms of performance ratings. A total of 42 horses have made this list and only once, when there were 40 in 2019, have there been fewer, so we can deduce that talent was quite thinly spread at the top end last year.”

The septet sitting second at 115 include the joint top-rated 2-year-old fillies of 2021: Cheveley Park Stud's homebred G1 Fillies' Mile winner and unbeaten Cartier champion 2-year-old filly Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}), and Westerberg, Coolmore and Merriebelle Stables's G1 Cheveley Park S. winner Tenebrism (Ire) (Caravaggio). Westerberg and the Coolmore partners are involved in the ownership of another 2-year-old to reach 115, the G2 Beresford S. and G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy scorer Luxembourg (Ire) (Camelot {GB}). Also reaching that mark were Marc Chan's G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and G1 Criterium International scorer Angel Bleu (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}); Godolphin's Coroebus (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who was an eye-catching second in the G2 Royal Lodge S. before winning the G3 Autumn S.; Dr. Ali Ridha's Dewhurst second Dubawi Legend (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}); and Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum's G1 Prix Morny, G1 Middle Park S. and G2 Norfolk S. scorer Perfect Power (Ire) (Ardad {Ire}).

Click here for the complete 2-year-old classifications.

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‘Quality’ First Book of Mares

'TDN Rising Star' Essential Quality (Tapit–Delightful Quality, by Elusive Quality), a leading Eclipse Award finalist for champion 3-year-old colt, heads to the breeding shed with an impressive line-up of mares for his first season at stud at Darley's Jonabell Farm in Kentucky.

The 2020 champion 2-year-old colt and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner continued to add to his loaded resume at three, capturing the GI Belmont S. and GI Runhappy Travers S. He concluded his career with a third-place finish against his elders in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic.

The Godolphin homebred stands his first season at stud for $75,000.

“We are delighted with Essential Quality's first book,” said Darren Fox, Sales Manager, Darley Stallions. “He has amassed a very strong group of mares as you might expect from the highest-priced freshman of his year. This positions him extremely well for his second career and we hope he is equally adept as he was at his first career.”

Essential Quality's first book of approximately 160 mares includes standouts such as:

American Story (Ghostzapper), GSP; half-sister to MGISW Seventh Street (Street Cry {Ire}) and G1SW Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown); $2.2 million FTKNOV purchase in 2017; dam of MGISW American Gal (Concord Point) and SW & GSP Americanize (Concord Point).
Artemis Agrotera (Roman Ruler), MGISW; dam of SW and $2-million OBS March topper Chestertown (Tapit).
Baffled (Distorted Humor), GSP; half-sister to GISW Emcee (Unbridled's Song); $1.8 million FTKNOV purchase in 2019; dam of MGISW Constitution (Tapit), GSW Jacaranda (Congrats) and GSW Boynton (More Than Ready).
Bashful Bertie (Quiet American), full-sister to MGSW & GISP Allamerican Bertie and half-sister to MGSW & GISP Hurricane Bertie (Storm Boot); dam of MGISW Beach Patrol (Lemon Drop Kid).
Believe You Can (Proud Citizen), winner of the 2012 GI Kentucky Oaks; dam of SW & GSP Believe In Royalty (Tapit).
Candy Fortune (Candy Ride {Arg}), dam of GISW Hog Creek Hustle (Overanalyze) and GSW Majestic Dunhill (Majesticperfection).
Centre Court (Smart Strike), GISW; half-sister to GSW Ravel (Fusaichi Pegasus); dam of GSW Navratilova (Medaglia d'Oro).
Comedy (Theatrical {Ire}), $1.5 million KEENOV purchase in 2015; dam of GISW Taris (Flatter), SW & MGSP Theatre Star (War Front); and SW Stoweshoe (Flatter).
Concrete Rose (Twirling Candy), GISW; $1.95 million KEENOV purchase in 2020.
Crosswinds (Storm Cat), half-sister to GSW & MGISP Filimbi (Mizzen Mast); dam of GISW Weep No More (Mineshaft) and GSW Current (Curlin).
It Tiz (Tiznow), MSW; dam of GISW It Tiz Well (Arch).
Lady Shipman (Midshipman), GSW & GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint runner-up; dam of GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner and GII Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Golden Pal (Uncle Mo).
No Questions Asked (Awesome Again), $300,000 KEENOV purchase in 2021; full-sister to GISW Paynter and half-sister to GSW Tiz West (Gone West).
Panty Raid (Include), MGISW; $2.5 million FTKNOV purchase in 2008; full-sister to GSW & GISP St. John's River; dam of GSW & GISP Micheline (Bernardini) and MGSP Proxy (Tapit).
Red Lark (Ire) (Epaulette {Aus}), GISW; half-sister to GSP All Set To Go (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}).
Romantic Vision (Lemon Drop Kid), GISW; half-sister to SP Hard Attack (Hard Spun).
Seventh Street (Street Cry {Ire}), MGISW; $1 million Fasig-Tipton Florida 2-year-old purchase in 2007; half-sister to G1SW Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown) and GSP American Story (Ghostzapper); dam of GSW & GISP Lake Avenue (Tapit) and GISP Marking (Bernardini).
Wedding Toast (Street Sense), MGISW; dam of SW Ya Hayati (Dubawi {Ire}).

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