Respiratory Infection Knocks Paddington Out Of Breeders’ Cup Mile; Retired To Coolmore For 2024

The high-class miler Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}–Modern Eagle {Ger}, by Montjeu {Ire}), bound for Santa Anita's GI Breeders' Cup Mile, has instead been retired directly to Coolmore Stud for the 2024 breeding season due to an elevated temperature and a respiratory infection, the stud announced on Friday. A fee for the Aidan O'Brien trainee will be revealed later.

Bred by Dayton Investments, Ltd., the four-time Group 1 winner won his second start as a juvenile, and then proceeded to take his first six races at three, including the top-level Irish 2000 Guineas, St James's Palace S., Eclipse S. and the Sussex S. He was also third in York's G1 International S. A €420,000 Arqana October yearling, Paddington's record stands at 10-7-0-1 and $2,219,337 in earnings.

“To do what he did takes a very special horse,” said his trainer Aidan O'Brien. “In terms of his attitude and determination he was very similar to Giant's Causeway but Paddington was a much quicker horse. He had great tactical speed but could quicken off it. He's an unbelievable specimen who stands over an incredible amount of ground. He got physically stronger and heavier from race to race which is a very unusual thing in a thoroughbred.”

A half-brother to the multiple stakes-placed Masterpiece (Fr) (Mastercraftman {Ire}), Paddington is the fourth and last reported foal of his dam, the Listed Prix Belle de Nuit heroine Modern Eagle. Herself a half-sister to Listed Vintage Tipple S. heroine and G3 Loughbrown S. third Mighty Blue (Fr) (Authorized {Ire}), Modern Eagle is out of the G1 Prix de Diane runner-up Millionaia (Ire) (Peintre Celebre). Millionaia, in turn, is a half-sister to two black-type horses, anchored by G1 Dewhurst S. second Fencing Master (GB) (Oratorio {Ire}), while their dam is G1 Prix Saint-Alary heroine Moonlight Dance (Alysheba). This is also the family of G1 Melbourne Cup bridesmaid Heartbreak City (Fr) (Lando {Ger}). French champion and dual Classic winner Madelia (Fr) (Caro {Ire}) is Paddington's great great granddam.

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TDN Rising Star Set for Stakes Debut

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Insights features TDN Rising Star Elbaz (Fr) (Siyouni {Ire}) making his stakes debut.

14.07 Bordeaux-Le Bouscat, Listed, €60,000, 2yo, 8fT
Jean-Claude Rouget trainee ELBAZ (FR) (Siyouni {Ire}) attained 'TDN Rising Star' status at Deauville in July and lines up for this Listed Grand Criterium de Bordeaux coming back off a narrow defeat over this one-mile trip at Chantilly last month. The Aga Khan's March-foaled homebred, who is out of a stakes-placed half-sister to MG1SW G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Ervedya (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), is opposed by five in this black-type debut. Rivals include Alain and Gerard Wertheimer's Listed Criterium de l'Ouest runner-up Sans Voix (GB) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}).

 

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Johannes Brahms Takes Aim At Donny Sales Race

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Thursday's Observations features the return of a 'TDN Rising Star'.

14.25 Doncaster, Cond, £300,000, 2yo, 6f 111yT
JOHANNES BRAHMS (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) earned TDN Rising Star status on debut at Naas in May and has done nothing wrong in two subsequent starts, meeting one too good in the Listed Windsor Castle S. at Royal Ascot and in York's G2 Gimcrack S. Aidan O'Brien brings him to Doncaster for this Weatherbys Scientific £300,000 2-Y-O S., where Kennet Valley Syndicates' unbeaten Dragon Leader (Ire) (El Kabeir) lies in wait with 10 pounds less to carry than the Ballydoyle colt due to median price of their sires' yearlings sold last year. Johannes Brahms' rider Ryan Moore knows all about Dragon Leader, having ridden the Clive Cox-trained colt to an impressive success in York's Goffs UK Harry Beeby Premier Yearling S. last month.

 

17.25 Naas, Debutantes, €16,000, 2yo, 7fT
GALLANTLY (GB) (Frankel {GB}) debuts in the silks of his breeder Peter Brant, with the Ballydoyle newcomer owned in partnership with messrs Magnier, Tabor and Smith a son of the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Precieuse (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) who went on to add the GIII Honey Fox S. to her tally under the care of Chad Brown. Donnacha O'Brien saddles At Dawn (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the Westerberg colours and she is the first foal out of the G3 Killavullan S. winner Coral Beach (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}).

 

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Siyouni’s Tahiyra Too Good In The Matron

There were few surprise outcomes on Leopardstown's Irish Champions card on Saturday, merely simple rubber-stamping of the positions of the season's category leaders. Step forward The Aga Khan's G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and G1 Coronation S. heroine Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}–Tarana {Ire}, by Cape Cross {Ire}) in the G1 Coolmore America “Justify” Matron S., which has a history of upsets but which this time kept to script. If Dermot Weld, who had earlier opted to withdraw Homeless Songs (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), had concerns about the winner's readiness beforehand one look at the body language of Chris Hayes would have steadied the nerves.

Content to follow the leaders throughout the early stages in this berth for the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, the half-sister to the luminary Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) cruised to the fore soon into the straight and once committed took command a furlong out. Soon beyond reach, the 5-6 favourite had 1 1/4 lengths to spare over Rogue Millennium (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) at the line, with half a length back to Just Beautiful (GB) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}) in third.

“No matter how many Group 1s you're fortunate in life to win, that will always go down as a special one for us–all the pressure was on this filly and she keeps winning,” Weld said of the second of three successful TDN Rising Stars on the card. “Leopardstown has been very lucky for me and the way to ride it, like most tracks, is to just keep it simple and ride her with confidence. She's a very talented filly. She was eight to 10 kilos heavier today than when she won at Royal Ascot and I was just very happy when I saw Chris cruising there on the outside. Obviously the Breeders' Cup has to be a possibility and a decision will be made on whether she's kept in training for next year.”

 

Pedigree Notes

Tahiyra is the third foal out of the Listed Oyster S. and Listed Martin Malony S. winner and G3 Curragh Cup-placed Tarana (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), whose first was the aforementioned GI Breeders' Cup Turf, G1 Prix Vermeille and G1 Prix de l'Opera heroine Tarnawa who was also second in this card's feature and the Arc. The second dam Tarakala (Ire) (Dr Fong), who captured the Listed Galtres S. and was third in the G3 Noblesse S., is connected to the G1 Prix Royal-Oak hero and G1 Prix du Cadran runner-up Tiraaz (Lear Fan) and the G1 Phoenix S. heroine Damson (Ire) (Entrepreneur {GB}). Tarana's 2-year-old colt by Frankel (GB) is named Tarafi (Ire), while she also has a yearling filly by Lope De Vega (Ire).

 

Saturday, Leopardstown, Ireland
COOLMORE AMERICA JUSTIFY MATRON S.-G1, €400,000, Leopardstown, 9-9, 3yo/up, f/m, 8fT, 1:37.50, gd.
1–TAHIYRA (IRE), 128, f, 3, by Siyouni (Fr)
1st Dam: Tarana (Ire) (MSW & GSP-Ire, $141,525), by Cape Cross (Ire)
2nd Dam: Tarakala (Ire), by Dr Fong
3rd Dam: Tarakana, by Shahrastani
'TDN Rising Star'. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan's Studs SC (IRE); T-Dermot Weld; J-Chris Hayes. €240,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Eng, 6-5-1-0, $1,382,723. *1/2 to Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal), MG1SW-Fr, GISW-US, MGSW & G1SP-Ire, $4,508,464. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Rogue Millennium (Ire), 133, f, 4, Dubawi (Ire)–Hawaafez (GB) (GSW-Eng, $111,512), by Nayef. 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (35,000gns 2yo '21 TATMA). O-The Rogues Gallery; B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (IRE); T-Tom Clover. €80,000.
3–Just Beautiful (GB), 133, m, 5, Pride Of Dubai (Aus)–Astrelle (Ire) (GSP-Eng), by Makfi (GB). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (8,000gns Ylg '19 TAOCT; 625,000gns 3yo '21 TATMA). O-Moyglare Stud Farm; B-Essafinaat UK Ltd (GB); T-Paddy Twomey. €40,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 0.83, 12.00, 6.00.
Also Ran: Meditate (Ire), Jumbly (GB), Zarinsk (GB), Prosperous Voyage (Ire), Ocean Jewel (Ire), Olivia Maralda (Ire), Clever And Cool (Ire), Gozen (Ire), Cadeau Belle (Fr). Scratched: Homeless Songs (Ire).

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