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Mishriff’s Dam To Visit Dubawi

Prince Faisal's Contradict (GB) (Raven's Pass), whose first three foals are stakes horses including the multiple Group 1 winner Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}), will visit Dubawi (Ire) in 2022, Prince Faisal's Racing Advisor Ted Voute told the TDN. The resulting foal will therefore be bred similarly to Mishriff, he being by Dubawi's Classic-winning grandson Make Believe.

Contradict was bred by Prince Faisal's Nawara Stud and comes from a line of excellent producers that he cultivated. Contradict's third dam Eljazzi (Artaius) produced the G3 Blandford S. winner Chiang Mai (Ire) (Sadler's Wells)–herself the dam of G1 Pretty Polly S. winner Chinese White (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire})-as well as the G1 Prix de Diane victress Rafha (GB), who in addition to being the third dam of Mishriff is now best known as the dam of leading sires Invincible Spirit (Ire) and Kodiac (GB). Contradict's dam, Acts Of Grace (Bahri), was another black-type winner out of Rafha. Contradict was herself a winner at Salisbury for trainer Mick Channon, and her first foal was Orbaan (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), winner of the Listed Prix de Saint-Patrick. Her second was the G3 Supreme S. and G3 Craven S.-placed Momkin (Ire) (Bated Breath {GB}), while the G1 Prix du Jockey Club, G1 Dubai Sheema Classic, G1 Juddmonte International and Saudi Cup winner Mishriff–by Prince Faisal's G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and G1 Prix de la Foret scorer Make Believe–has proven her best yet. After three blank years, Contradict foaled a Frankel (GB) colt in 2021.

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Gosden Readying Mishriff For ‘Another Crack’ At Saudi Cup

Surprise winner of the $20 million Saudi Cup last February, the John and Thady Gosden-trained Mishriff is being readied for a repeat in 2022, according to racingpost.com. The 5-year-old son of Make Believe posted wins in last year's Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic and G1 Juddmonte International at York, finishing the season with a fourth-place finish in the G1 Champion Stakes at Ascot.

“Mishriff has done well over winter as you would expect as he's a 5-year-old and he's thickened out again,” Gosden told racingpost.com. “He's been back out cantering on Warren Hill for the past few days and we are slowly building him up for another crack at the Saudi Cup.”

The Saudi Cup will hold Group 1 status for the first time in 2022.

Joining Mishriff on the trip to Saudi Arabia may be his Group 1-winning stablemate Lord North, who could target the G3 Neom Cup on the turf. The 6-year-old Dubawi horse won the G1 Dubai Turf last March, but missed the rest of the season.

Ballylinch Stud’s Lope De Vega Remains At €125,000

Lope De Vega (Ire) will stand at €125,000 in 2022, that figure being unchanged from his 2021 fee at Ballylinch Stud, where he has stood throughout his 11 covering seasons in the Northern Hemisphere. His popularity transcends Europe, however, and the 14-year-old son of Shamardal is now the sire of 13 Group/Grade 1 winners in America, Australia, Britain, Ireland, France, and Dubai.

“This year Lope de Vega confirmed that he is one of the world's elite sires, with an exceptional 48 black-type horses in 2021 alone,” said Ballylinch Stud managing director John O'Connor. “He has achieved success at the highest level on four different continents and is one of those rare sires who can truly be called a global success. Ever popular at the sales, Lope De Vega was the leading sire at Tattersalls Book 1 by aggregate and his yearlings averaged over €220,000.”

Lope De Vega's stud-mate Make Believe (GB) has also had wide international representation via his leading son Mishriff (Ire), whose victories this year have come in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Britain, having become a Classic winner in France in 2020. Make Believe's fee has been put up for 2022, from €15,000 to €17,500.

“Make Believe has made an outstanding start to his stallion career by siring the exceptionally talented and versatile Mishriff in his first crop,” O'Connor added. “Mishriff was ably backed up by Group winners Noticeable Grace, Believe In Love, Ocean Fantasy and Rose of Kildare. His much stronger crops to come will see him establish himself as one of Europe's leading sires for the future. Breeders were again rewarded in the sales ring as his yearlings averaged over three times his stud fee.”

It has also been a breakthrough year for New Bay (GB), who was represented by his first Group 1 winner in the Jane Chapple-Hyam-trained Saffron Beach (Ire), as well as Classic prospect and G2 Champagne S. winner Bayside Boy (Ire). New Bay's fee has risen to €37,500 for 2022 from €20,000.

Completing the line-up at Ballylinch Stud is the 2019 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Waldgeist (GB). The son of Galileo (Ire), who has his first foals for sale this year, has had his fee reduced to €15,000 for his third season at stud.

“The best son of the much-lamented Galileo since the outstanding Frankel, he has been given a great chance to succeed in his stallion career,” said O'Connor. “Waldgeist was a high-class 2-year-old who went on to win a vintage Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and his first foals in the hands of top breeders are giving every indication that he could be just as successful at stud as on the racecourse. He has captured the imagination of breeders across Europe, and we expect to see him strongly supported again in 2022.”

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Mishriff To Miss Breeders’ Cup

Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}), the globetrotting winner of this year's G1 Juddmonte International, G1 Dubai Sheema Classic and Saudi Cup, will put a pause on his travels and miss the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar. Trainer John Gosden told Daily Racing Form that the world's joint highest-rated horse needed “a little bit of a rest” after finishing fourth in last weekend's G1 Champion S. at Ascot.

“You need to be 100% happy that you're doing the right thing,” Gosden told that publication. “He's been a pretty busy boy.”

The 4-year-old Mishriff races as a homebred for Prince Faisal. He also won last year's G1 Prix du Jockey Club. Ted Voute, Prince Faisal's racing manager, said that Mishriff is likely to stay in training for a 5-year-old campaign, with a repeat in the Saudi Cup the first key target.

“The Prince has said that unless a huge offer comes in for him to go to stud–and I think the likelihood of that is pretty slim at this stage of the year with all the marketing that's required–then he will be back next year. In fairness to John, up until he won the Juddmonte, he was always of the opinion that Del Mar might be a bit sharp for a big horse like him. He thinks we should follow the same route as last year by freshening him up after the Champion before heading back to the Saudi Cup; that's the target. Although he's had a bit of time between his races this season, he has been on the go since February. John said we'll aim for the same races in Europe again, although whether he ends up in the Champion S. or the Arc, we'll have to see.”

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