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Breeding Right in Mehmas (Ire) Tops Arqana Online

During the Nov. 24 sale of breeding rights and stallion shares on Arqana Online, a breeding right in champion first-season sire elect Mehmas (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) (lot 2) brought €195,000 from Haras du Mont-dit-Mont. Already the sire of 48 winners, 10 black-type performers and four black-type winners led by G1 Middle Park S. hero Supremacy (Ire), the young stallion will command €25,000 at Tally-Ho Stud in 2021.

A breeding right to four-time Group 1 winner Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) (lot 3), whose oldest foals are three, went for €42,000 to Select Bloodstock. Also marked as sold were a breeding right in Due Diligence (War Front) (lot 5) to Haras Mont-dit-Mont for €6,000 and Blandford Bloodstock snapped up a breeding right to Group 1 winner Havana Grey (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire}) (lot 4) for €19,000.

The only lot that was unsold was a 1/50th share in champion Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) (lot 1)which RNA’d for €240,000.

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King’s Stand Target for Golden Pal

Breeders’ Cup hero Golden Pal (Uncle Mo) is targetting the G1 King’s Stand S. as his long term goal. Second on debut, the Ranlo Investments colourbearer filled that position again in the G2 Norfolk S. at this year’s Royal Meeting before returning Stateside to take the Skidmore S. at Saratoga in September. Brought back to Keeneland for the Breeders’ Cup, he turned in a solid effort to win the G2 BC Juvenile Turf Sprint on Nov. 6.

Another likely Royal Ascot contender is Stonestreet Stables’ G1SW Campanelle (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). Successful at first asking at Gulfstream Park in Florida, she saluted in the G2 Queen Mary S. at Royal Ascot in June before winning the G1 Darley Prix Morny by two lengths. Her last race was a fourth in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Keeneland on Nov. 6 racing beyond six furlongs for the first time. She will point to the G1 Commonwealth Cup, also at Royal Ascot.

“We’re really excited about bringing Golden Pal back to Royal Ascot,” said Ward. “It was a great day at Keeneland and we’re really looking forward to 2021. We’re working from the King’s Stand backwards. I think we’ll go for the Commonwealth Cup with Campanelle and let the colt run against the older horses in the five-furlong race.”

On the G2 Queen Mary S. heroine he added, “I think it was maybe the end of the long season for her. We got her back home early after Deauville and prepared for the race, but there was a lot of training involved.

“I don’t want to take anything away from the winner, because she ran great. We’re already looking forward to Royal Ascot next year with Campanelle, too.”

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From the Experts: Gwen Monneraye

On the back of the eagerly anticipated stallion fee announcements in Europe, Emma Berry spoke with a number of leading industry figures about value. Today we hear from Gwen Monneraye of La Motteraye Consignment.

EB: Who have you identified as a first-year stallion at an appealing opening fee?

GM: I really like Persian King (Ire). I know that at €30,000 he is not a bargain price, but he’s a Classic winner from a good family and [his sire] Kingman (GB) is so hot, so we decided to buy a share in him. During the Arc, it wasn’t really his type of race but he proved that he was tough and could stay beyond a mile. We are lucky to have some really good new stallions arriving in France. With Golden Horde (Ire) going to Montfort et Préaux, Wooded (Ire) at Haras de Bouquetot and Hello Youmzain (Fr) at Haras d’Etreham, we have three fast horses retiring to stud this year and I think that could suit our broodmare band by bringing a bit of speed, which we lack sometimes in France.

EB: Best value proven stallion, and why?

GM: I really like Sea The Moon (Ger). He has gone up to £22,500 but his statistics are amazing and I think the best is yet to come with this sire. I also think Mehmas (Ire) is good value, or he could prove to be good value in a few years’ time. For what he has achieved in his first year, I think €25,000 could be a no-brainer.

EB: Who would you consider to be an under the radar stallion?

GM: I think this happens maybe more in England than in France but the older stallions somehow get left aside. That has happened a little for Oasis Dream (GB), who is now £20,000. We used him last year for a maiden mare. I always like to send our young mares to a proven stallion and I don’t think you can go wrong at that price. He is also having some really good results as a broodmare sire now.

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Tattersalls Breeze Up Sales Schedule Confirmed

The 2021 breeze-up sales scheduled was announced by Tattersalls on Tuesday. The Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale (Apr. 12-14) and the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up and Horses in Training Sale (Apr. 29-30) will be conducted in Newmarket. Fairyhouse will host the Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze Up Sale from May 20-21. The Tattersalls Ascot Breeze Up Sale will not be held next year. Nominations for all three sales are now open and inspections will begin in January.

“It will be a huge relief for all concerned to have the Tattersalls Breeze Up Sales return to their traditional dates after this year’s COVID-related disruption,” said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony. “Obviously the possibility of further disruption in both Britain and Ireland still exists, but the recent news that we can expect limited crowds to be allowed back to racecourses in Britain in the very near future gives us all optimism as we look forward to next year.

“Between the three Tattersalls and Tattersalls Ireland Breeze Up Sales we will be aiming to accommodate very similar numbers to the total catalogued in 2020, but without staging the Ascot fixture which this year took place alongside the Craven Breeze Up owing to the calendar changes. Rationalizing the number of Breeze Up sales should alleviate the demands placed upon all participants in this important but congested sector of the bloodstock market and we are confident that the 2021 Tattersalls portfolio of breeze-up sales will allow us to accommodate the requirements of consignors and buyers better than ever.”

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