Moyglare Buys 550k Frankel Filly At December Foal Sale

Lot 1063, a bay daughter of Frankel (GB)–Sunny Again (GB) (Shirocco {Ger}), caught the eye of Fiona Craig, who shelled out 550,000 gns on behalf of Moyglare Stud Farm at Tattersalls on Friday. The second-highest lot of the day so far, the Apr. 4 foal from the Mount Coote Stud draft, is a half-sister to Group 3 winner Elisa Again (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}), stakes winner and G1 St Leger runner-up Berkshire Rocco (Fr) (Sir Percy {GB}), and the G1 Moyglare Stud S. third Sunset Shiraz (Ire) (Time Test {GB}). Bred by Mount Coote Estates, she is from the same female family as the late G1 Phoenix S. hero and Group 1 sire Zoffany (Ire). Her Sea The Stars (Ire) half-brother brought 550,000gns during the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.

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Owner-Breeder Predicts Dreamloper To Bow Out With A Bang At Breeders’ Cup

Dreamloper's owner-breeder Olivia Hoare has admitted to being overcome with emotion ahead of a trip of a lifetime to the Breeders' Cup to see her dual Group 1-winning homebred bow out from racing on the biggest stage of all.

Trained by Ed Walker to win two top-flight races at ParisLongchamp this season, Dreamloper (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) is likely to race for the final time in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile given the 5-year-old is entered up in the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale next week.

The decision to allow Dreamloper to go under the hammer after Saturday's race, for which she is as short as 6-1 with most firms, was one of the most difficult ones Hoare has ever faced, according to the enthusiastic owner.

However, she will retain a major interest in the family and reports Dreamloper's dam Livia's Dream (Ire) to be in foal to Lope De Vega (Ire), meaning a full-sibling is expected on the ground in the spring.

Hoare, who is in her mid-70s, said, “I'm excited and terrified at the same time. I get very nervous when she races. We watched the draw for the Breeders' Cup Mile the other night and, as the outside stalls had been filled by the time her name was called out, I grew in confidence.”

She added, “It's been incredibly exciting following Dreamloper. The highlights were unquestionably the two races in Paris this summer. I was there with my step grandchildren and step granddaughter and the children could not believe that the adults were jumping up and down and screaming their heads off. They were greatly entertained. That was tremendously exciting.”

The Dreamloper story began in 2010 when Hoare purchased her dam, Livia's Dream, from Luke Lillingston's Mount Coote Stud at Book 1 at Tattersalls for 45,000gns.

Lillingston, who boards many of Hoare's mares and has acted as an agent on behalf of the Roscommon native for over a decade, was not present when she viewed the then diminutive yearling by Teofilo (Ire).

However, Hoare remembers how Lillingston's father provided her with some inspiration ahead of the sale, and she hasn't looked back since.

She recalled, “Dreamloper always had a remarkable walk. I'm not very good at judging foals but, when she was a yearling, I said, 'you've got your mother's walk and, if you have her gumption, you'll be fine.'

“I love Lope De Vega. I went with Luke, who looks after a lot of my mares, to see a few stallions and thought he was the business down at Ballylinch Stud. With her mother's determination and her father's talent, I expected things from her.”

Hoare added, “Luke is also my agent and I went out of politeness to see his horses at Tattersalls in 2010. He would never tell me anything about the offerings of Mount Coote Stud and is very professional with things like that.

“But when he was on his lunch break, I went to see the horses and, while Luke's father told me that Livia's Dream was very small, he also told me that she was the fastest of the yearlings. I thought, 'well, that's good enough for me.' I got a friend of mine to bid on her while I hid and we got her for 45,000gns.”

Livia's Dream was then sent to Ed Walker who, along with John Murphy in Ireland, trains the majority of Hoare's horses. The filly was talented, winning four times, including at listed level but Dreamloper has exceeded all expectations.

Hoare explained, “Livia's Dream was one of the first outside horses Ed trained. It was the first year he was training. Ed is a wonderful communicator and is an awfully nice young man.

“I own her outright now. I leased her to my son for a couple of years and that lease ran out last month. I share her with my sister but I am the major owner.

“The dam is in foal to Lope De Vega so I am hoping, please God, to have a full-sibling next year. It was a heartbreaking decision to offer Dreamloper for sale at Keeneland's November Breeding Stock Sale but there will potentially be a lot of money on offer and things can go wrong in this game.”

She added, “I've had my share of ups and downs with horses and risking not getting her in foal or missing a year is too much for me right now. She has become too valuable. I took this on as a hobby but it has turned into a business. My business brain tells me that now is a good time to get out and concentrate on the rest of the family. Livia's Dream is still quite young at 13 and I am hoping that she can deliver a few more for us.”

Before then, there is that trip of a lifetime to the Breeders' Cup negotiate, and Hoare is predicting her star filly to bow out with a bang.

“Ed is very positive. We are all very positive, I'm delighted to say. We were all on the phone together last night and we think stall three should be perfect for her. I think she's in with a good chance. Let's hope she can be bang there.”

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‘It’s All About Having Winners’ – Lillingston Relishing Red-Hot Run 

Purveyors of Twitter will have noticed that Luke Lillingston has made his way onto timelines on an almost daily basis in recent weeks but the Mount Coote Stud operator had his name pegged into lights on Saturday when dear old Sir Busker (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}), a horse he bought for just €25,000 in 2017, bagged the G2 Sky Bet York S. 

Whether it's buying or breeding winners, Lillingston has enjoyed a year to remember and, not only did he source Sir Busker on behalf of Kennet Valley, but he also bought Dual Identity (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) and Cabinet Maker (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), who won for the syndicate last week. 

Lillingston said, “It's been a great week for Kennet Valley. Dual Identity won at Sandown last Thursday while Cabinet Maker won for them at Chelmsford on Sunday. They were lucky enough to have three winners in four days, including Sir Busker on Saturday.”

If ever a horse deserved his big day in the sun, it was Sir Busker. He is quite simply an owner's dream and, after representing the syndicate in some of the biggest races across the world, bagged his first Group 2 at York on Saturday. 

Lillingston said, “We haven't been afraid to run him but a lot of the time we realised that, when we were running in the big races, he wasn't going to be a likely winner. William Buick and Jim Crowley suggested stepping him up to a mile-and-a-quarter and it seemed the time to do that. He only won by a whisker at York but he stayed the trip out fine so it was wonderful. 

“What was really nice about Saturday was that his previous win came in the Silver Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot in 2020, which sadly nobody could go and see because of Covid. Most of his owners were there on Saturday.”

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Sir Busker was recording the sixth win of his career on Saturday. He has taken his syndicate members to some of the biggest meetings in Britain and picked up a lot of prize-money in Dubai during the winter as well. All told, he has amassed over £450,000 in career earnings, despite costing just €25,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale in 2017. 

“It just shows that it can be done and hopefully it's one of those wins that gives lots of encouragement to people,” Lillingston said. “Every year, horses like this come along. They end up going from working class to aristocrats. They are out there, we just have to find them. 

“We've [Kennet Valley] had 12 winners this year and, considering there are only roughly the same number of horses in the syndicate, it's been going well. It's all about having winners.” 

The bottom line may be all about winning races but no syndicate member will allow themselves to believe that Sir Busker can snare the G1 Juddmonte International at York next month, where Baaeed (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) could feature among his big-race rivals. 

But that's not to say the enthusiastic bunch of owners behind Sir Busker will not enjoy the ride as a step back up in class is next on the hugely likeable 6-year-old's agenda. 

“He's entered in the Juddmonte and I think he'll take his chance. Why wouldn't you at this point? He's a very unlikely winner but he has run well at the course twice now. We now know that he stays the distance and some of these big races are cutting up. How wonderful would it be to have a runner in one of the highest-rated races in the world. It would be great for him to take a shot at that and I would think that Dubai could be on the agenda for him again.”

While Sir Busker has top-level targets to aim at, another basement buy of Lillingston's, Star Of Lady M (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}), looks set to tackle the Alice Keppel Fillies' S. at Goodwood on Wednesday. 

Bought by Lillingston for just 15,000gns at Tattersalls Book 3 last October on behalf of the Madden family, who are enjoying their first foray into racehorse ownership, the David O'Meara-trained Star Of Lady M has amassed four wins and a sack full of prize-money for her connections this term.

Lillingston said, “She has given me huge pleasure as an agent this season. The Maddens asked me to buy them their first racehorse last year and we focussed on Book 3 because it suited our budget. She only cost 15,000gns and is eligible for the British bonuses. Including bonuses, she's earned the best part of £70,000. We bought another filly at that sale and she's with Tim Easterby. Her name is Emerald Duchess (GB) and she is by Massaat (Ire). She should be fun for them. The Maddens are bringing new people into racing and any time new people come into this sport, we should be very happy.”

Nobody could accuse Lillingston of not doing his bit to provide new and prospective owners with the best experience possible. Along with success of Sir Busker and Star Of Lady M, Lillingston played an important role in MyRacehorse (owned with Philip Antonacci)'s first winner in Ireland, the Joseph O'Brien-trained Ma Belle Artiste (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), who won a Leopardstown maiden on debut last Thursday. 

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Lillingston is the joint-breeder of Ma Belle Artiste, who made a fine start to her career in the colours of MyRacehorse, a new ownership vehicle that promotes micro shares and one which is designed to provide prospective owners with a gateway into the sport. 

“This is what we need to encourage,” he said. “It's giving people the opportunity to own a small part of a racehorse. In England, we have Hot To Trot Racing, which is a racing club that Sam Hoskins and I run. Again, that's designed to get more people into racing and Ma Belle Artiste is on a potentially much bigger scale. She has the potential to be a very smart filly and a lot of people have the potential to be a part of her career which is fantastic.”

Sadly for Lillingston, Ma Belle Artiste's dam Toi Et Moi passed away recently and, while he has nothing left of the family, the Limerick-based operator is looking forward to following her career with O'Brien under the banner of MyRacehorse. 

He added, “Sadly Toi Et Moi (Ire) died, which is the worst part of the story. She was a beautiful stakes-winning mare by Galileo (Ire) and hadn't really done it up until this filly but Ma Belle Artiste was definitely the best foal that she had. 

“To think, MyRacehorse bought her for €170,000 at the Orby Sale last year and Newtown Anner Stud were the under-bidders. How lovely is that? Two people who we never sold a horse to in our lives wanted her so we're delighted she turned out to be quite smart.”

 

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Oaks Winner Talent Foals Too Darn Hot Colt

The stakes-producing Talent (GB) (New Approach {Ire}), winner of the 2013 G1 Investec Oaks, foaled a colt foal by Too Darn Hot (GB) at 5 a.m. on Saturday morning at Luke Lillingston's Mount Coote Stud in Co. Limerick, Ireland. Bred by Ashbrittle Stud and Mark Dixon, he is the first foal of the season at Mount Coote.

“He is very nice,” Lillingston told the TDN. “He looks like a strong foal. He was only born at 5 a.m. this morning but he's good-looking and strong, and I can say both of those things with a degree of confidence.”

Talent, who was also runner-up in the G1 St Leger and third in the G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S. during her Classic campaign, has got off to a strong start as a broodmare, her first foal being Ambition (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who won at pattern level each of the past three seasons. Ambition beat the future Group 1 winner Grand Glory (GB) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) when she won the G2 Prix Corrida in 2020 for trainer Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte, after which she was second in the G1 Prix Jean Romanet. Ambition won the G3 Prix Fille de l'Air on Nov. 11 in her final start, and she will be covered by Frankel (GB) this year.

Talent's newly turned 4-year-old Pretty Fair (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) won at second asking last year for Simon and Ed Crisford, while her 3-year-old colt Aerospace (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is in training with John and Thady Gosden for Godolphin. Talent produced a Lope De Vega (Ire) colt last year and will visit that Ballylinch sire again in 2022.

European champion 2- and 3-year-old Too Darn Hot's first crop are yearlings this year.

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