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Stallion Shares, Breeding Rights to Sell at Arqana Online

Arqana announced six shares and breeding rights to top European stallions will be offered during an online auction at www.arqanaonline. Bidding is scheduled to commence Wednesday, Nov. 4 at noon (12:00p.m.) and conclude at 6:00 p.m. (local time).

The lots on offer are:

Lot 1: a share (1/50th) in Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) – The share gives right to one nomination every year, plus one extra nomination in 2022 and then every other year.

The Aga Khan Studs’ sire currently sits in second position on the European stallion rankings by earnings. His progeny include four Group 1 winners this season, including G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Sottsass (Fr), who previously landed the G1 Prix Ganay and G1 Prix du Jockey Club. Siyouni covered 176 mares in 2020 at a fee of €100,000 and his yearlings sold for up to €720,000 this season.

Lot 2: a share (1/50th) in Le Havre (Ire) (Noverre) – The share gives right to two nominations every year.

The Haras de Montfort et Preaux stallion is responsible for a dual Group 1-winner in 2020, Wonderful Tonight (Fr). Offered at €50,000 in 2020, Le Havre covered 149 mares and his yearlings sold for up to €340,000 this year.

Lot 3: a share (1/50th) in No Risk At All (Fr) (My Risk {Fr}) – No Risk At All’s stud fee for 2021 is €10,000 and the share gives right to one nomination every year. The Haras de Montaigu’s stallion was represented by Champion Hurdle winner Epatante (Fr). His offspring have commanded up to €410,000.
Lot 4: a breeding right to Mehmas (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) – The breeding right includes one annual nomination.

The Tally Ho Stud stallion, who sired 42 individual first crop winners, has produced Supremacy, winner of the G1 Middle Park S. Having been conceived at a €10,000 fee, his progeny sold for up to €365,000.

Lot 5: a breeding right to Showcasing (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) – The breeding right includes one annual nomination.

The Whitsbury Manor Stud resident has sired 10% black-type performers to runners to date, headed by Shadwell’s Mohaather (GB), victorious in the G1 Sussex S., and Group 1 winners Quiet Reflection (GB) and Advertise (GB). Showcasing’s yearlings commanded up to €330,000 this year.

Lot 6: a share (1/50th) in Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) – The share gives right to two nominations annually.

The European Champion 3-year-old covered 136 mares at Haras d’Etreham in 2020. His first foals sold for up to €180,000 in 2019 while his yearlings commanded €101,461 on average, almost three times their conception cost, with a top price of €280,000 this year.

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Owners Barred From French Tracks As Lockdown Begins

France Galop has confirmed that racing will be allowed to continue in the country during the new lockdown which came into force at midnight on Thursday.

The action will return to being staged behind closed doors with only key personnel allowed to attend. The trainer and one member of staff per runner will be permitted but owners and spectators are no longer allowed to be present at race meetings in France. The current restrictions are expected to be in place for at least a month.

A statement released by the sport’s governing body on Friday read, “All race meetings will take place without the public, within a strictly defined framework of racing behind closed doors that includes the application of a set of very rigorous specifications. Only racing professionals who are involved in the race meeting will be admitted to the racecourse.

“Since the beginning of the health crisis, racing industry stakeholders and horseracing organisations have demonstrated their ability and determination to implement all of the sanitary rules with extreme efficiency and thus will be able to reconcile the necessary continuance of the economic activity with the preservation of their health and that of their families and friends in this new period of lockdown.”

The final Group 1 races of the season in France took place at Saint-Cloud and ParisLongchamp over last weekend with limited spectators in attendance. The Flat turf season got off to a delayed start on May 12 following an initial two-month lockdown with no racing in France from mid-March.

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Almond Eye Seeks 8th Group 1 Win in Tenno Sho

Seven-time Group 1 winner Almond Eye (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) will attempt to add another top-level score to her already impressive record in Sunday’s 2,000-meter G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) at Tokyo. Winner of the filly Triple Crown in 2018 before scoring in the G1 Japan Cup, the 5-year-old mare added a pair of Group 1 wins in 2019 in the Dubai Turf and last fall’s Tenno Sho, beating Danon Premium (Jpn). A lack-luster ninth in the 2,500-meter G1 Arima Kinen in December, she made a belated start to the 2020 season following the cancellation of the Dubai World Cup Carnival in March, winning the May 17 G1 Victoria Mile over 1,600 meters. In her latest start, she finished second over slightly heavy going behind Gran Alegria (Jpn) in Tokyo’s G1 Yasuda Kinen June 7.

According to trainer Sakae Kunieda, Almond Eye has had the same schedule as she did last year, getting some down time over the summer at Northern Farm Tenei in Fukushima before returning to the training center Oct. 2.

“Last week she looked a bit heavy, but her breathing wasn’t bad. Her movement was the usual,” said Kunieda. “With this field, I expect the pace to be slow, so I’m hoping she’ll leave the gate relatively well and have a smooth trip.”

Almond Eye has finished in the top three in all her seven starts at Tokyo and won five times, four of those in Group 1s. Christophe Lemaire, who has ridden all but one of the mare’s 13 career outings, is slated to ride Sunday.

Facing the mighty mare Sunday is 4-year-old filly Chrono Genesis (Jpn) (Bago {Fr}), victorious over the re-opposing Kiseki (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) in the G1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin June 28. Last season’s G1 Shuka Sho hero kicked off 2020 with a win over the yielding turf in the 2,200-meter G2 Kyoto Kinen in February before finishing second in the G1 Osaka Hai in April.

Also looking to add a second straight victory is Fierement (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), who successfully defended his title in the G1 Tenno Sho (Spring) last May. The three-time Group 1 winner will receive the services of Yuichi Fukunaga in this return.

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MG1SW Apple’s Jade to be Offered at Goffs Dec NH Sale

Eleven-time Group 1-winning hurdler Apple’s Jade (Saddler Maker) will be among the 522 lots catalogued for the Goffs December National Hunt Sale, which takes place Dec. 9-10 at Kildare Paddocks. Comprised of foals, yearlings and breeding stock, the catalog is now available online.

Retired in March of this year, Apple’s Jade, who is in foal to Walk In The Park, will be offered by Gigginstown House Stud as Lot 515 Thursday, Dec. 10.

The winner of 15 career races, the 8-year-old became the first mare to achieve 11 top level victories, including the Mares Hurdle at Cheltenham in 2017, the 2019 Irish Champion Hurdle, and three consecutive wins in both the G1 Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse and G1 Frank Ward Memorial Hurdle at Leopardstown.

“Apple’s Jade is a very special mare,” said Gigginstown Racing Manager Eddie O’Leary. “She was the first mare ever to win eleven Group 1 races, a feat now matched only by the great Enable, and we hope that she can mirror what she achieved on the track through her broodmare career.”

“Gigginstown has never been about having a National Hunt breeding programme which is why she will be offered for sale at Goffs in December. Apple’s Jade could be ultimate blue hen for any serious National Hunt operation”.

Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby added: “It is an honour for Goffs to offer a mare of the calibre of Apple’s Jade. On behalf of all the Goffs team, I would like to thank Gigginstown House Stud for entrusting this exceptional mare to us, which is a wonderful endorsement of our December Sale.”

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