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In The Hot Seat: Denise Callanan

Next to face the questions is Denise Callanan, who manages her family's commercial breeding operation at Nanallac Stud.

What are your goals for 2024?

To produce good racehorses on the track and in the sales ring, make profits on our pinhooks and breed a black-type horse from our 2023 yearling draft.

Give us a horse to follow…

Phoenix of Spain (Ire). I think for a stallion whose progeny didn't look like two-year-old types, he still produced nearly 40% winners to runners in his first season, which is impressive, and I am interested to see what is in store for his progeny in 2024.

And a young person in the industry to keep an eye on…

Jack Jones in Newmarket looks to be a very talented young trainer.

Who do you think will be champion first-season sire in 2024?

I'd say Earthlight (Ire) but I wouldn't rule out Far Above (Ire) as they also look like runners.

And the best value stallion in Ireland, England, and France?

Havana Grey (GB). He produces class racehorses and very saleable types in the sales ring.

Your best buy/sale of 2023?

We sold a Blue Point (Ire) filly for €300,000 at the Goffs Orby Book 1 Sale. We also bought a lovely Blue Point filly for €82,000 at the Goffs November Foal Sale. Blue Point looks to be the real deal.

The best yearling/weanling you saw at the 2023 sales (that someone else bought)?

A filly by Palace Pier (GB) out of Quixotic (GB) at the Goffs November Foal Sale. She was bought for €145,000 by Elton Lodge Stud. She was way out of our budget though.

Who is or was the perfect Thoroughbred?

Dubawi (Ire). He is perfect physically, as a racehorse and as a stallion

Biggest thing you've learned in your career?

With horses you learn something new every day. No one is an expert.

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

Paul McCartan. I think he is very shrewd and is also the most down-to-earth person in the industry, and always stops for a chat.

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Half-Sister To La Petite Coco One Of The Highlights Of The Goffs February Sale

La Petite Sissi (Ire) (Ivawood {Ire}) (lot 385), a half-sister to G1 Pretty Polly S. heroine La Petite Coco (Ire) (Ruler Of The World {Ire}), is one of the leading lots catalogued for the Goffs February Sale on Feb. 7-8. A total of 431 lots are spread across the two days featuring both Flat and National Hunt horses of all ages, with each session beginning at 10 a.m.

Wednesday's session begins with 2-year-olds, horses-in-training and stores followed by a weanling section with a wide variety of sires represented. Foals kick off Thursday's session, that will end with breeding stock from both codes.

Some lots of note include White Caviar (Fr) (Australia {GB}) (lot 360), a sister to G1 St Leger winner Galileo Chrome (Ire) (Australia {GB}); the stakes-placed Pretty Rebel (Ire) (Gutaifan {Ire}) (lot 384); and Grade 3 chase winner Waitnsee (Ire) (Arctic Cosmos) (lot 392).

Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, “Following a phenomenal 2023 at Goffs–a year full of highlights which began with the February Sale reaffirming its market-leading status–we are delighted to present a catalogue of real quality and diversity under both codes for our first sale of the New Year.

“Goffs February is always very popular with breeders, pinhookers and end-users alike, and the Goffs team together with our friends at Irish Thoroughbred Marketing look forward to welcoming buyers from home and abroad to Kildare Paddocks to what we hope will be a strong start to our 2024 sales year.”

The print edition of the catalogue will be available next week.

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Blackbeard’s First Foal Is A Filly

The first reported foal for dual Group 1-winning 2-year-old Blackbeard (Ire) (No Nay Never) arrived on Tuesday, Coolmore Stud announced.

A bay, she is out of the Frank Hutchinson-owned Arabic Charm (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), who won two races.

“She's a very good first foal with plenty of strength and lots of quality,” said Coolmore's Eddie Fitzpatrick. “A great start for both the mare and the sire.”

The winner of the G1 Prix Morny, G1 Middle Park S., G2 Prix Robert Papin and G3 Marble Hill S., Blackbeard was also named Cartier Champion 2-Year-Old. He stands for €20,000 at Coolmore Stud in Ireland this year.

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Flameaway Colt Remains Perfect In UAE 2000 Guineas Trial

8th-Meydan, AED300,000, Cond., 1-5, NH & SH 3yo, 1400m, 1:25.08, ft.
MA YETAL (c, 3, Flameaway–Delightful Melody, by Tapit), already a 13 3/4-length winner of his debut at Jebel Ali on Dec. 16, continued to progress with an easier-than-it-looked three-quarters-of-a-length victory at Meydan on Friday. Stirred up once the gates flew, the blaze-faced bay raced in between horses as Million Doro (Bolt d'Oro) cut out fractions. The four-for-six Quartier (Uru) (Matterhorn) blew the break and raced several lengths behind the main body of the field. In a good rhythm under Ben Coen throughout the early stages, Ma Yetal gave every indication he was keen to go on, but soon encountered traffic trouble leaving the far turn. Boxed in between Rasas (World Of Trouble) and the rail directly behind the leader 400 metres from the wire, Ma Yetal withstood several brushes by that foe, but did not find racing room until Rasas was unable to keep pace with Million d'Oro, who set sail for the line just over 300 metres out. As soon as Ma Yetal saw daylight, his response was electric, as he bulled his way through, put Million Doro to the sword in a matter of strides and floated home to win easily. The luckless Quartier made eye-catching progress late on and also turned in a strong rally, but had to settle for second, although he was giving the winner nine pounds. “I knew I had the horse under me, but he didn't do much when he was in the lead and it can be quite a scary place when you're alone in front – he had a good look around,” said Coen. “He's a very straightforward horse and a pleasure to have in the stable,” added trainer Michael Costa. “He's got a lot of maturity for a horse his age and I think he'll improve for the step up to a mile.” The winner is a half-brother to GII Woodford S. and GIII Jacques Cartier S. hero Arzak (Not This Time). Delightful Melody's latest is a yearling full-brother to the winner, and she was covered by Girvin last spring. Ma Yetal's second dam is the three-time Grade II winner Bending Strings (American Chance), who was placed thrice at Grade I level in the States. Sales history: $150,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, AED223,200. Click for the ERA chart & video.
O-Sheikh Amed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. B-John C. Oxley (KY). T-Michael Costa.

 

 

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