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Epiphaneia Filly Lands Group 1 at Hanshin

Circle of Life (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) became the third Group 1 winner for her sire in the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at Hanshin on Sunday. A third-generation homebred for Masatake Iida of Chiyoda Farm, the bay was also the race's 4-1 number three pick and likely sewed up 2021 Japanese Champion Juvenile Filly honours.

Near the tail of the field as Dark Page (Jpn) (Dark Angel {Ire}) zipped through a solid half-mile in :46.40, she began to make up ground with 1000 metres remaining. Camped six deep as the field reached the stretch, she spun even wider out into the centre of the course for her bid, and overhauled the leaders in the final 25 metres for a half-length win. A trio of horses had briefly appeared to have the race at their mercy late, but Lovely Your Eyes (Jpn) (Logotype {Jpn}) settled for second, with G3 Fantasy S. victress Water Navillera (Jpn) (Silver State {Jpn}) third, the same margin back. Race favourite Namur (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) closed resolutely with a rails run, but could not master the top three and was a neck behind in fourth.

“She was great today, she had a good break, and we had a smooth trip,” said Mirco Demuro. “We went wide at the stretch, but the track was really good on the outside and the horses (in previous races of the day) seemed to stretch well along that path. My filly has closed well over the smooth track, so I trusted her to make it and indeed she exhibited strong finishing speed. I was certain in the last 200 meters that she would win. I've ridden her since her debut, and she really takes it in her stride in new surroundings and unfamiliar tracks so she has plenty of energy to use in the race. I'm sure she can further extend her distance in future races so I'm really looking forward that too.”

Third in a Niigata newcomers' race over 1800 metres when unveiled in August, the bay graduated cut back to 1600 metres at Nakayama on Sept. 20. She captured her first black-type race, the G3 Artemis S. at Tokyo on Oct. 30.

Pedigree Notes
Already one of five black-type winners (four group) for her 11-year-old sire, Circle of Life joins MG1SWs and Classic scorers Daring Tact (Jpn) (2020 Japanese Fillies Triple Crown Winner) and Efforia (Jpn) (2021 Japanese St. Leger Winner) as Group 1 progeny of the Shadai resident.

The fourth foal, fourth runner and third winner out of the triple winner Sea Breeze Life, Circle of Life has yearling and weanling Declaration of War half-siblings. After producing a colt in 2020 and a filly this term, the dam returned to Declaration of War this spring. Circle of Life's third dam, Star My Life (Storm Cat), was a half-sister to American Horse of the Year and MG1SW Lady's Secret (Secretariat). She was purchased for $350,000 out of the Keeneland July Sale in 1995 by Iida prior to winning one of six starts in her adopted country, a 1000-metre dirt maiden in 1997.

Sunday, Hanshin, Japan
HANSHIN JUVENILE FILLIES-G1, ¥125,140,000, Hanshin, 12-13, 2yo, f, 1600mT, 1:33.10, fm.
1–CIRCLE OF LIFE (JPN), 119, f, 2, by Epiphaneia (Jpn)
          1st Dam: Sea Breeze Life (Jpn), by Admire Japan (Jpn)
          2nd Dam: Precious Life (Jpn), by Taiki Shuttle
          3rd Dam: Star My Life, by Storm Cat
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Masatake Iida; B-Chiyoda Farm (Jpn);
T-Sakae Kunieda; J-Mirco Demuro. ¥66,288,000. Lifetime
Record: 4-3-0-1. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click
   for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Lovely Your Eyes (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Logotype (Jpn)
          1st Dam: Open Your Eyes (Jpn), by Victoire Pisa (Jpn)
          2nd Dam: Ave (GB), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
          3rd Dam: Anna Amalia (Ire), by In the Wings (GB)
1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (¥10,000,000 Wlg '19 JRHAJUL).
O-Yasuyuki Iuchi; B-Shadai Farm (Jpn); ¥26,368,000.
3–Water Navillera (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Silver State (Jpn)
          1st Dam: Shining Sayaka (Jpn), by King Halo (Jpn)
          2nd Dam: Shinsei Akari (Jpn), by Mayano Top Gun (Jpn)
          3rd Dam: Pink No Onepeace (Jpn), by Tosho Boy (Jpn)
1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Masato Yamaoka; B-Fushikida
Farm (Jpn); ¥16,184,000.
Margins: HF, HF, NK. Odds: 4.10, 50.20, 5.60.
Also Ran: Namur (Jpn), Namura Clair (Jpn), Belle Cresta (Jpn), Sternatia (Jpn), Statistics (Jpn), Anegohada (Jpn), Kimiwa Queen (Jpn), Saku (Jpn), Sea Cruise (Jpn), Toho la Vie En (Jpn), Dark Page (Jpn), Tana the Wing (Jpn), Personal High (Jpn), Namura Lycoris (Jpn), Hinokuni (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Derby Winner Aiming For New World Record

An awful lot has changed in the world of Italian breeding since Nearco (Ity) was bred in 1935 by the legendary Federico Tesio. The Pharos (GB) colt's faultless 14-race career, which included victories in the Derby Italiano and Grand Prix de Paris, led to his sale, on the cusp of World War II, to stand in England at Beech House Stud, where a bomb shelter was constructed to ensure his safety.

It proved to be a precaution worth taking. As the sire of Nearctic and grandsire of Northern Dancer, Nearco's influence on the breed has been profound, even while the Thoroughbred heritage of his home country has sadly dwindled during that time. His breeder famously uttered the words to which fans of the world's most famous Classic cling in what sometimes feels like vain hope that its own significance will endure.

“The Thoroughbred exists because its selection has depended, not on experts, technicians or zoologists, but on a piece of wood: the winning post of the Epsom Derby,” decried Tesio.

He would then perhaps have appreciated the fact that Nearco's fifth-generation male-line descendant, the 2013 Derby winner Ruler Of The World (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), has recently arrived in Tuscany to continue his stud career at the Cipriani family's Allevamenti della Berardenga, also know as Scuderia Andy Cap.

The beautifully bred son of the Kingmambo mare Love Me True counts Duke of Marmalade (Ire) (Danehill) among his four black-type siblings, and sired the four-time Group/Grade 1 winner Iridessa (Ire) in his first crop. His 3-year-old daughter La Petite Coco (Ire) has also been something of a revelation this season, winning four of her six starts, including the G2 Blandford S. and G3 Give Thanks S.

If recent activity at the farm near Siena is anything to go by, Ruler Of The World may find himself pretty busy during the early part of 2022. He replaces his fellow Classic winner and son of Galileo, Magician (Ire), who set a new Italian record when covering 134 mares at the farm last year before returning to Ireland to stand at Meelin Stud.

Bloodstock agent Marco Bozzi will be managing the stallion along with his partners Guido Berardelli and Mattia Cadrobbi, all of whom were also involved with Magician. Cadrobbi was named president of the Association of Italian Breeders (ANAC) in March but is stepping down from that role following Saturday's election, though he remains on the board. Rome-based Bozzi and Berardelli have been in partnership for 28 years and set up the Italian Thoroughbred and Trotting Sales (ITS) which has recently ended its collaboration with fellow Italian sales company SGA.

Explaining the background to Ruler Of The World's transfer to Italy, Bozzi says, “In the past we have stood College Chapel (GB), Deportivo (GB), King Charlemagne (Ire), and then we had a gap for a long time. Coolmore wanted to relocate Requinto (Ire) so we took him, and he went very well. After Requinto was relocated to Saudi Arabia we had the opportunity to have Magician last year and he was very popular.”

He continues, “Magician was then requested to go back to Ireland and we needed some more horses. I have a good relationship with Haras de Bouquetot, and Benoit [Jeffroy] offered me Ruler Of The World. This is very good for Italy to have a Derby winner, and the sire of a Group 1 winner. He's a magnificent-looking horse with a wonderful pedigree and we have already had a lot of interest in nominations. La Petite Coco beat Love last time out and is staying in training.”

Ruler Of The World is not the only new arrival at Allevamenti della Berardenga for the 2022 season, as he will be joined later this week by Cappella Sansevero (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), who moves to Italy after six seasons in Ireland under Micheal Orlandi's Compas Stallions banner.

“Ruler Of The World is a stayer and we needed something with a bit of speed,” said Bozzi. “I didn't know Micheal Orlandi but he is of Italian origin and he offered us Cappella Sansevero, who has 70 foals this year. I think we can get him at least 50 or 60 mares. He's by Showcasing and is an outcross.”

Magician's book of mares in 2021 was not far off 25% of the entire broodmare population in Italy, which has dropped from around 1,700 only a decade ago. The stallion ranks have however also been boosted this year with the arrival of the Shadwell duo of Markaz (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and Adaay (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}).

Siena is better known for another form of horse racing as the historic home of the Palio, and for those sending their mares to the farm run by Melissa Cipriani, there are some unusual incentives. Located less than an hour from Florence and under two hours from Pisa and Rome, that stunning area of Tuscany is home not just to a number of breeders but also some star names.

Bozzi says, “There are lovely old villas and vineyards surrounding the stud. Sting and Leonard DiCaprio have villas nearby and it's a beautiful area. Some of the Palio jockeys are clients of mine and they have mares.”

He adds, “Many breeders bring their mares and then spend a long weekend locally. Siena never gets too cold–it has a micro-climate which is perfect for the mares. It's an area that includes a lot of breeders and that's why it is a great place to stand a stallion.”

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Ministers Harris, Heydon Visit the Curragh

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Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and Minister for State in Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon were interested observers at the Curragh last week as the racing industry's education and skills cohort showed off their wares.

The event was hosted by equuip, Horse Racing Ireland's education and training department, and brought together many elements of the learning community in the racing and breeding industry.

Minister Harris and Minster Heydon met students, apprentices and graduates from a host of industry learning centres such as equuip, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB), RACE-Racing Academy and Centre of Education, the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA), the Irish National Stud, the Farrier School, Together for Racing International (TFRI), Godolphin Flying Start Thoroughbred industry leadership programme, Agri Aware and Teagasc.

Harris said: “I was so delighted to visit The Curragh and hear from a range of stakeholders across the horse racing industry. We know how vital this industry is to Ireland and we need to showcase what we have here to the world.

“I was also so delighted to see Horse Racing Ireland partnering with our Further Education Sector to ensure that they have the skills they need in the industry. These industry collaborations are vital to ensuring apprenticeship can provide a real and substantive career pathway, with the ability to learn and earn, knowing that you will also receive a recognised qualification. Next year, we will launch a new Stud Farm Assistant apprenticeship programme.”

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Shattered Love Anchors Goffs December Day 3

Grade 1 winner Shattered Love (Ire) (Yeats {Ire}) (lot 723) brought a sale-topping €260,000 from MA Bloodstock during Thursday's final session of the Goffs December NH Sale. A winner of the G1 Neville Hotels Fort Leney Novice Chase, the 10-year-old is carrying to Walk in the Park (Ire) and was offered by Gigginstown House Stud.

Another daughter of Yeats from the Gigginstown House draft, Tintangle (Ire) (lot 726), was snapped up by Coolmara Stables in foal to Crystal Ocean (GB). Knocked down for €190,000, the 8-year-old won a listed bumper and was third in the G1 Paddy Power Future Champions Nov. Hurdle.

Gigginstown House also offered the third highest lot of the day-Surin (Fr) (Authorized {Ire}). Newtown Anner/Ballylinch bought the bay for €115,000. Lot 725, a Grade 3 winner over hurdles and Grade 1 placed, visited Poet's Word (Ire) this spring.

From the foal portion of the sale, 408 (68%) sold of 596 offered for a gross of €6,003,800. The average moved up two points to €14,715 and the median was €9,500 (-5%). The entire sale grossed €7,164,300 for 44 sold from 667 offered (66%). The median was unchanged at €10,000 and the average improved to €16,136 (+1%).

Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, “It's always good to break a record but there is special satisfaction in smashing the six-figure glass ceiling in relation to a NH Foal at Goffs. Indeed a top price of €100,000 sits very high on the scoreboard for the category and was another clear demonstration that Goffs December is now competing for market leading status.

“National Hunt Sales at Goffs have made a meteoric rise in recent years and we are so grateful to all those breeders who now choose Goffs as their first choice in increasing numbers. That so many of the best now come to Kildare Paddocks in June and December is testament to our NH team and expanding to a three-day sale this week was simply down to vendor demand which is quite something when one considers this was a one day, 200 lot sale just 10 years ago.

“As ever we are indebted to every vendor for the trust they place in us with each entry and simply delighted to have returned such a vibrant trade to vindicate that faith in the Goffs service. We wish every buyer the very best of luck and look forward to reoffering many of this week's stand outs back at the Goffs Land Rover and Doncaster Spring Sales in 2024.

“It was also very pleasing to round off the sale with another strong selection of classy broodmares and we are especially appreciative of the ongoing support of Michael and Eddie O'Leary who sold another mighty draft of mares under their Gigginstown banner.

“For now we wish all Goffs clients a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year when we hope that the dreaded pandemic will be fully defeated so that we can all focus on the many positives of the this wonderful bloodstock world.”

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