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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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Rockstown Native Brings 82K At Doncaster January Sale

Rathmore Stud's winning point-to-pointer Rockstown Native (Ire) (Califet {Fr}) brought £82,000 to top the Goffs UK January Sale which concluded on Wednesday.

Purchased by Stroud Coleman/Jonjo O'Neill as lot 295, he was one of 43 horses to sell on the day of 57 offered (75). The aggregate was £434,500 and the average and median both increased by double digits-£10,105 (+26%) and £5,500 (+16%), respectively.

At the close of trade over the two-day stand, 158 of 281 (56%) lots found new homes for a gross of £2,019,000. The average climbed 24% to £12,778, while the median declined by 7% to £6,500.

Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent said, “A £75,000 record price for a NH foal is a fantastic way to start the new sales year and we're delighted with the results that have been achieved at the top of end of the market including The Glancing Queen selling for £150,000 and Rockstown Native realising £82,000. These were the obvious highlights and they proved yet again that when we're given the best horses, we can achieve the best prices in any category, and we will continue to work with British Breeders to encourage them to offer their very best for sale in the UK.

“Having said all that, it would be remiss of us not to acknowledge the selective nature of the foal market which was very similar to that shown at the same sales in Ireland last year. The difference between the UK and Ireland was the greater number of Irish animals by stallions deemed to be 'in fashion' which can present a different picture to that shown in the UK. We will obviously work with the TBA and breeders to try and address a challenge which applies to us all rather than being specific to one side of the Irish Sea.”

For the full results, please visit the Goffs UK website.

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The Glancing Queen Reigns At Doncaster

Grade 2 winner The Glancing Queen (Ire) (Jeremy) (lot 210) topped the first day of the Goffs UK January Sale at Doncaster on Tuesday. Selling for £150,000 to Dahlbury, the Mill House Stud-consigned bay won the G2 Goffs Nickel Coin Bumper at Aintree's Grand National Festival.

Second on the buyers' sheets was Cap Soleil (Fr) (Kapgarde {Fr}) (lot 221), who is in foal to Crystal Ocean (GB) from Throckmorton Court Stud. Rathmore Stud snapped up the 9-year-old for £75,000.

A new record top price for a NH foal was set for the sale, when a Walk In The Park (Ire) half-brother (lot 25) to Grade 2 winner Nube Negra (Spa) (Dink {Fr}) made £75,000 to Gerry Aherne. The Alne Park Stud draftee is from the extended family of dual Australian group winner The Velvet King (Aus) (Universal Ruler {Aus}).

At the close of trade, 114 of 224 (51%) offered sold for a gross of £1,559,500. The average rose 22% to £13,680, but the median dropped slightly to £7,000 (-13%). The second and final session of the January Sale features horses-in-training and point-to-pointers and begins at 10 a.m. For more information, please visit the Goffs UK website.

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2023 Irish National Stud Course Begins With 27 Trainees

A total of 27 students arrived at the Irish National Stud to begin the 2023 Thoroughbred Breeding Management course earlier this week. The six-month course will participate in a wide variety of activities, practical training and lectures which will provide a solid foundation for their progression in the Thoroughbred industry.

Eight countries are represented, and the trainees are as follows: Sean Berns (Ireland), Ailish Sinnott (Ireland), Faustine Otero-Chinot (France), Orla Queally (Ireland), Annelie Rodde (Germany), Alice Jeffries (New Zealand), Georgina Macintyre (Australia), Morgan Wilks (New Zealand), Darcie Murray (Ireland), Emma Hunter (Ireland), Dayna Walsh (UK), Aoife Boland (Ireland), Hilda Ntlateng (South Africa), Julia Coenen (France), Maël Thilbault (France), Lachlan Bruce (Australia), Thomas Connolly (Ireland), Charles Shanahan (Ireland), William Macdonald (Australia), Scott Innes (Scotland), Jarrod Robinson (Australia), Gerrard Donworth (Ireland), Brian Banahan (USA), Ciaran Phelan (Ireland), Rory Woods (Ireland), Ciara Russell (Ireland), and Robert Acheson (Ireland).

Anne Channon, INS Education Manager, said, “We are delighted to have the global group of students join us at the Irish National Stud and I look forward to a long and productive season with them. I am confident that they will use this opportunity wisely to develop their knowledge and to further their careers in the industry.”

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