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Stakes Winner Blueblood To Stand At Iowa State University In 2021

Blueblood, the fastest stakes winner to enter study duty in Iowa, will arrive this month at Iowa State University.

A lightning-fast son of leading U.S. sire City Zip, Blueblood raced five furlongs in a blazing :56 2/5 and six furlongs in 1:08 3/5. An undefeated 2-year-old stakes winner, Blueblood was also highly weighted on the Experimental Free Handicap of 2017.

“He was a very fast 2-year-old and a beautifully conformed horse,” said trainer Mark Casse.

A $300,000 sales yearling, Blueblood's athletic conformation is impeccable. At 16.1 hands, he strongly resembles his sire City Zip in overall quality.

The sire of 11 Grade 1 winners from six furlongs to 1 1/2 miles, City Zip has also sired four Eclipse Award champions. Two of those were voted champion sprinter of their year.

This year, his sons Improbable (Classic) and C Z Rocket (Sprint) top the fields for Breeders' Cup races on Nov. 6 and 7.

Iowa State University Equine Director Dr. Nikki Ferwerda stated, “Blueblood was a fast and precocious 2-year-old. Iowa breeders will be attracted to the City Zip son and the speed in his pedigree.”

Blueblood will enter stud at Iowa State University for an introductory fee of $1,500 live foal. Breeders may breed a second mare in 2021 for only $500. Best of all, a free lifetime breeding right will be awarded after three stud fees are paid.

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Fasig-Tipton Announces COVID-19 Protocols For California Fall Yearling Sale

In advance of its upcoming California Fall Yearlings Sale at Los Alamitos, Fasig-Tipton has announced the following COVID-19 protocols will be in place in accordance with California regulations:

Screening measures, including temperature checks and health screening questions, will be in place to gain admittance to the sales grounds for all staff, participants and attendees;
Cloth face coverings are required in accordance with U.S. CDC recommendations;
Participants will not be allowed to congregate. At least six feet of distance must be maintained between people;
No indoor food service will be available;
Valet parking will not be available;
Increased cleaning and disinfection procedures will be implemented with regular sanitation of high touch surfaces at least every two hours;
Frequent hand washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is recommended for all attendees;

The health and safety of sale participants is of paramount importance. These guidelines are intended as a supplement to assist with safe operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and are subject to change.

The California Fall Yearling Sale will be held on Monday, Oct. 19, at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, Calif.

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Kingman Colt Tops Book 2 Opener At Tattersalls October Sale

Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale got off to a strong start with five lots selling for 300,000 guineas (US$411,500) or more and a son of Kingman topping proceedings at 400,000 guineas (US$548,667).

The fireworks started early during the opening day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, with the Kingman colt out of the Rip Van Winkle mare Allez Y selling for 400,000 guineas (US$548,667) to Godolphin. The granddaughter of champion European 3-year-old filly l'Ancresse was bred by John Camilleri's Fairway Thoroughbreds and consigned to the sale by Harry McCalmont's Norelands Stud.

“He is a very nice horse, nice horses are easy to sell, and there is a strong market for nice horses,” admitted McCalmont. “The dam Allez Y is going to Australia, she belongs to John Camilleri, who bred Winx, and is in-foal to Lope De Vega on Southern Hemisphere time. I am delighted I have sold a good horse for him, very happy.”

The son of Kingman is one of seven yearlings on offer in Book 2 by the in-demand stallion and was knocked down to Anthony Stroud after he saw off the efforts of Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien.

“He is from Norelands who do a fantastic job, he is a well-balanced horse, moved well and we have had a lot of luck with Kingman – Palace Pier and Persian King. He will go to France to be trained by Andre Fabre,” reported Stroud.

Allez Y is a half-sister to the Group 3 winning Frankel colt Master of Reality, who is trained by Joseph O'Brien and is as short as 22/1 for this year's Melbourne Cup.

Date With Destiny's Daughter Makes 350,000 Guineas

Newsells Park Stud were celebrating when their daughter of first season sire Churchill out of George Washington's only foal Date With Destiny sold for 350,000 guineas (US$480,209). The three-parts sister to the Group 3 winner Beautiful Morming, who realized 1.4 million guineas (US$1,920,806) at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale in 2018, was knocked down to Stroud Coleman's Anthony Stroud after he saw off AMO Racing's Kia Joorabchian stood alongside Robson Aguiar.

Julian Dollar of Newsells said: “When we bought Date With Destiny some people asked us if it was because of that rarity value, but it really wasn't. We'd had some luck with the family before, and Flawly was one of the first mares we bought and she produced Best Name – she was one of the best mares we had early on in terms of sales and as a producer. We were very fond of the family so when the opportunity came to buy a bit more of it, we came in with her.

“We mated her to Galileo and she produced a lovely filly in Beautiful Morning, so we went to the son. The Churchill was an interesting mating, going back to something familiar but to put in a bit more speed and precocity, the mare herself was quite precocious.”

Newsells Park Stud purchased Date With Destiny at the 2011 Tattersalls December Mare Sale for 185,000 guineas via agent John Warren.

Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continues at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

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Tattersalls December Foal Sale Catalog Now Online

The catalog for the Tattersalls December Foal Sale is online now at www.tattersalls.com and will be available from Tattersalls and Tattersalls representatives on Oct. 23. Numbering 934 lots, the December Foal Sale will take place Wednesday, Nov. 25 to Saturday, Nov. 28.

Europe's premier foal sale boasts an outstanding catalog, with 135 foals by the current top 20 active British and Irish sires including Camelot, Dark Angel, Dubawi, Exceed and Excel, Fastnet Rock, Frankel, Kingman, Kodiac, Invincible Spirit, Lope de Vega, Pivotal, Sea the Stars, Teofilo, and Zoffany.

The catalog also features own and half brothers and sisters to 121 group and listed winners headed by the Dubawi half-brother to champion Irish 2-year-old filly Skitter Scatter and siblings to an array of this year's star juveniles, including Alkumait, Minzaal, Nando Parrado, Pretty Gorgeous, and The Lir Jet. There are 86 foals out of group and listed winning mares cataloged including a colt out of the dual Group 1 winner La Collina by champion Australian sire Zoustar, who will be represented by 23 foals from his first Northern Hemisphere crop.

As ever, first-crop sires feature prominently with a total of 26 represented including classic and Group 1 winners Cracksman, Expert Eye, Harry Angel, Havana Grey, Hawkbill, Jungle Cat, Lightning Spear, Poet's Word, Roaring Lion, Saxon Warrior, Sioux Nation, US Navy Flag, and Unfortunately.

French-based sires also feature prominently with leading stallions Kendargent, Le Havre, Siyouni, and the recently relocated Wootton Bassett well represented alongside Group 1 winning first-crop sires Mekhtaal and Recoletos and a sole representative of the multiple Grade 1 winning U.S. based sire Oscar Performance.

The largest consignment is the team of 32 foals coming from Richard Kent's Mickley Stud, closely followed by the 29 to come from The Castlebridge Consignment and 27 from Norelands Stud. Tweenhills Farm and Stud which topped the 2019 December Foal Sale with the Frankel colt first foal out of the outstanding classic winner Simple Verse, has a team of 23 foals.

Commenting on the 2020 Tattersalls December Foal Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said;

“The Tattersalls December Foal Sale is the premier fixture of its kind in Europe, consistently attracting the cream of the British and Irish foal crop and this year's catalog has the quality and diversity to appeal to pinhookers and owners from throughout the world. Graduates of the sale continue to fly the flag globally with Dream of Dreams, Barney Roy, and Matterhorn all successful at the highest level. The December Foal Sale has also been the source of many of this season's most exciting juveniles with the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes winner Alkumait, the Group 2 Coventry Stakes winner Nando Parrado, the Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes winner Minzaal and the exciting Group 3 winning Japanese 2-year-old Shock Action all graduates of the 2018 renewal.”

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