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First Foal For Classic Winner Santiago

Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}), a G1 Irish Derby victor and winner of G2 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot, sired his first reported foal when Bestow (GB) produced a filly at Ballincurrig House Stud on Monday night.

“She's a gorgeous bay filly with quality, bone and size,” said owner Michael Moore. “We are delighted with her.”

Bestow is a daughter of Presenting (GB) and a half-sister to Operating (GB) (Milan {GB}), winner of the €100,000 Aon H. Novice Chase at Punchestown.

Santiago, who stands at Coolmore's Castlehyde Stud, is a Derby winner like his sire Authorized, grandsire Montjeu (Ire) and relatives Galileo (Ire) and Sea The Stars (Ire).

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12 Questions: James McHale

First job in the Thoroughbred industry?

Pupil Assistant to Ian Williams.

Biggest influence on your career?

I've been lucky to get guidance and advice from many great people, Ian gave me a great chance at the start. More recently Joe Osborne and David Redvers have been great influences in different ways and I have to mention my colleague Nick Craven at Weatherbys. My family has also been very supportive of me working in racing.

Favourite racehorse of all time, and why?

Sea The Stars really was a huge favourite of mine and I saw him race a lot. On a more personal level I loved the tenacity of a filly my father raced, Law Of The Range, and she has done well at stud, as well.

Who will be champion first-season sire in 2023?

Ten Sovereigns has a good profile for that accolade.

Greatest race in the world?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

If you could be someone else in the industry for a day who would it be, and why?

Aidan O'Brien, I wanted to be a trainer!

Emerging talent in the industry (human)?

James Read is doing a really good job at Selwood Bloodstock in Somerset.

Name a horse TDN should have made a Rising Star, and didn't?

I've checked the list and you aren't missing much. Hopefully Ifach who my father bred and won two from three as a 2-year-old in France last year.

Under-the-radar stallion?

Rajasinghe has had a very high winners to runners ratio from his small first crop of 2-year-olds. Being a son of Choisir, if some of his progeny can be competitive at stakes level he could quickly become more commercially recognised.

Friday night treat?

Good Chinese meal with my wife.

Guilty pleasure outside racing?

Watching an unhealthy amount of Test Match Cricket.

Race I wish I'd been there for…

Either of the Gold Cup wins of Dawn Run or Desert Orchid would have been pretty good I reckon.

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Burgarita First To Seven Figures At Arqana, As Godolphin Buys Dual Stakes Winner For 1.7m

The talented and well-related Burgarita (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) (lot 177) was the first seven-figure lot at Arqana on Saturday, making €1.7 million from Anthony Stroud. Bound for the Godolphin fold, the bay filly-in-training was offered by Baroda Stud. A dual listed winner, the half-sister to G3 Prix Allez France heroine Aquamarine (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was second three times at group level and ran third in the G1 Prix de Diane. Under the second dam is the GI Beverly D. S. and GI Diana S. heroine Angara (GB) (Alzao). She made 95,000gns as a Tattersalls December yearling.

Stroud told the TDN, “We thought she'd be a good candidate for Dubawi (Ire).”

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Book 1 Sale Topper Set For Kempton Unveiling

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features the 2021 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 topper.

17.15 Kempton, Nov, £6,800, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT)
Godolphin debutante RAINBOW SKY (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), who is a full-sister to G1 Prix Marcel Boussac third Star Terms (GB), topped the sheets at last year's Tattersalls October Book 1 fixture when sold for 1.5 million guineas and opens up for the Charlie Appleby nursery here. Her one dozen opponents include Flaxman Stables Ireland's once-raced Humankind (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), who is a Sir Michael Stoute-conditioned granddaughter of the storied Miesque (Nureyev).

17.30 Dundalk, Mdn, €15,000, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT)
Al Shira'aa Farms' hitherto unraced GULF PEARL (IRE) (No Nay Never) is a 925,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 half-sister to last term's GI Belmont Derby Invitational hero Bolshoi Ballet (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and MGSW G1 St Leger and G1 Irish St Leger third Southern France (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The Ger Lyons trainee faces a baker's dozen in this debut, including Juddmonte's Tide Pool (GB) Frankel {GB}), who is out of a full-sister to MG1SW distaffer Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), from the Dermot Weld stable.

17.45 Kempton, Nov, £6,800, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT)
George Strawbridge's hitherto unraced homebred INNER SPACE (FR) (Siyouni {Fr}), a John and Thady Gosden trainee, is out of G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares heroine Journey (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and encounters a pair of Qatar Racing representatives in this unveiling. They are Long Ago (GB) (Roaring Lion), who is a half-sister to G1 Criterium International runner-up South Seas (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), from the Sir Michael Stoute yard; and Vitani (GB) (Roaring Lion), a daughter of G1 Moyglare Stud S. and G1 Cheveley Park S. placegetter Kiyoshi (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), representing James Ferguson.

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