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Nathaniel’s Desert Crown Earns TDN Rising Star Tag At Nottingham

Saeed Suhail's hitherto untried 280,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 acquisition Desert Crown (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) was let go at 11-1 for division one of Wednesday's MansionBet Bet £10 Get £20 EBF Maiden S. at Nottingham and, while still a diamond in the rough, came home stylishly to earn 'TDN Rising Star' status on debut. The eventual winner accepted a tow in third after breaking on the front end in an extended one-mile heat won in 2019 by MG1SW globetrotter Mishriff (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) and in 2018 by MG1SW speedster Space Blues (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Looming large on the bridle approaching the quarter-mile marker, he quickened smartly to gain control passing the eighth pole and went through an impressive array of gears to go 5 1/2 lengths clear of Schmilsson (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}) in a matter of strides.

Desert Crown is the fifth foal and scorer produced by a winning granddaughter of stakes-winning G3 Prix de Psyche runner-up Binary (GB) (Rainbow Quest), whose descendants include MGISW distaffer Proviso (GB) (Dansili {GB}). Binary is also the ancestress of G1 Prince of Wales's S.-winning sire Byword (GB) (Peintre Celebre) and MG1SP G2 Prix Eugene Adam victor Finche (GB) (Frankel {GB}). The March-foaled bay is a half-brother to Hong Kong's G3 Premier Cup victor Flying Thunder (GB) (Archipenko), who raced in Europe as Archie McKellar (GB), a yearling filly by Al Kazeem (GB) and a weanling colt by Study of Man (Ire).

2nd-Nottingham, £9,500, Mdn, 11-3, 2yo, 8f 75yT, 1:47.26, sf.
DESERT CROWN (GB), c, 2, by Nathaniel (Ire)
1st Dam: Desert Berry (GB), by Green Desert
2nd Dam: Foreign Language, by Distant View
3rd Dam: Binary (GB), by Rainbow Quest
(280,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). 1ST-TIME STARTER. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $6,985. O-Saeed Suhail; B-Strawberry Fields Stud (GB); T-Sir Michael Stoute. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video

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German Derby Hero Laccario Retired to Haras d’Annebault

German champion Laccario (Ger) (Scalo {GB}–Laccata {GB}, by Lomitas {GB}) will retire to Haras d'Annebault as a dual-purpose stallion in 2022, Galopponline.de reported. A winner of the 2019 G1 Deutsches Derby for Manfred Ostermann who also bred the 5-year-old under his Gestut Hof Ittlingen banner, Laccario's fee will be €3,000. The deal was brokered by Richard Venn.

A winner at second asking at Cologne at three, the Andreas Wohler trainee took the Listed Aengevelt Derby-Trial in May of 2019 and followed up in the G2 Sparkasse Union-Rennen a month later. The colt ran out a 1 1/4-length winner of the German Derby that July and returned to take third in the Sept. 1 G1 Grosser Preis von Baden. Second in the G3 Preis der Deutschen Einheit at Hoppegarten that October, the bay was given almost a year on the sidelines. Unplaced in the 2020 G1 Preis von Europa, he traveled Stateside and ran second in the GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic S. that October and filled the same position in the GII Hollywood Turf Cup S. in his final start on Nov. 27. Originally transferred from Wohler to Graham Motion for another U.S. campaign, he returned to Germany in July for stallion duties after a tendon injury. His record stands at 10-4-4-1, and $634,228 in earnings.

Laccario, whose second dam was G2 German Oaks second La Donna (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}), will be available to view during the “Route des Etalons” in January. La Donna is a half-sister to German Derby winners Lando (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}) and Laroche (Ger) (Nebos {Ger}).

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Racing TV to Show All Breeders’ Cup Races

All 14 Breeders' Cup races will be shown on Racing TV on Nov. 5 and 6. A full multi-media user experience will be available for the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar, with live coverage beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday and 5:45 p.m. on Saturday. The Racing TV coverage will be hosted by Tom Stanley, Angus McNae and George Baker, while Nick Luck and Rishi Persad's on-course interviews will be relayed via the NBC and 'Players' Show' feeds from Del Mar. Sky 426, Virgin 536 (Britain) and 411 (Ireland), Apple TV and Vodafone (Ireland), racingtv.com and the Racing TV Apps will also show the Breeders' Cup coverage. The one-hour Breeders' Cup preview show The Knowledge will be hosted by McNae and Rachel Candelora at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, while on Sunday, Luck on Sunday will provide all the latest from the morning after which will be hosted by Tom Stanley and Jane Mangan.

Martin Stevenson, CEO of Racecourse Media Group, parent company of Racing TV, said, “Everyone at Racing TV is very excited to be bringing the Breeders' Cup, the World Championships of horse racing, to our viewers. We have built real momentum and excitement on the channel around the Breeders' Cup since June, harnessing our considerable marketing assets to promote this iconic event to British and Irish fans and we wish Breeders' Cup the very best of luck for what will be an outstanding weekend of sport.”

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Shadwell Heads Day 1 Action at Goffs Autumn

A quartet of homebred yearlings offered by Shadwell Estate's Derrinstown Stud led the way during the initial session of the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale in Kildare Paddocks Tuesday. Responsible for all four yearlings on Day 1 of the two-day sale to top the six-figure mark, Derrinstown's roster was led by Lot 370, a colt by Dark Angel (Ire), who realized a €180,000 online bid from Adam Driver. Bred by Shadwell Estate Co., the Jan. 25 foal is the first foal out of Moghamarah (GB) (Dawn Approach), who finished second or better in all three career starts at two, including an impressive win at Gowran Park. Out of 2008 Champion juvenile filly in Ireland Shimah (Storm Cat), a listed winner and Group 1 placed from only four career starts, Moghamarah, who is also represented by a filly foal by Blue Point (Ire) and is currently in foal to Tamayuz, will sell later this month at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale.

In addition to signing for the day's top priced offering, Driver went to €155,000 for lot 348, a filly by Dark Angel. Produced by GSW and MG1SP Maqaasid (GB) (Green Desert), the Shadwell-bred filly is from the family of G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Coronation winner Ghanaati (Giant's Causeway). Maqaasid is also slated to sell at Goffs November.

Leading the fillies Tuesday, Lot 208 realized a €170,000 final bid from John Kilbride's Kilbride Equine. Also offered on behalf of Shadwell, the daughter of Shamardal is out of Elshaadin (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}), who is also responsible for MGSP Khaloosy (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). A half-sister to European champion 3-year-old (at 9.5-11f) Nathaniel (Ire) and Playful Act (Ire), 2004 English champion 2-year-old filly in addition to Group 1 winner Great Heavens, Elshaadin will be offered in foal to Too Darn Hot at the Tattersalls December Mares sale.

Rounding out Tuesday's top yearlings, lot 437, a colt by Teofilo (Ire), sold to Kerr & Co for €140,000. The Shadwell-bred is out of Group 3 scorer Rawaaq (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), who is also scheduled to sell in foal to Awtaad at Goffs November. This represents the extended family of European champion miler and sire Bahri.

At the conclusion of Day 1, turnover rose significantly to €3,151,500 with 213 sold (clearance rate 91%), well over 2020 figures when 102 head sold for €688,100 (clearance rate 61%) after the sale was conducted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, average also rose to €14,796 from €6,746, while median increased to €8,000 from €4,200 in 2020.

The second and final session of the Goffs Autumn sale begins Wednesday at 10a.m. (local time).

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