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American Stallions Represented Among Nine Wildcards In Arqana Breeze-Up Catalogue

Nine more juveniles have been catalogued for Arqana's upcoming Breeze-Up Sale on May 13.

Among them is a granddaughter of group winner Sea Of Heartbreak (Ire) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) by Sea The Stars (Ire) (lot 186); lot 187, a colt by Mehmas (Ire) from the family of Classic winner Resless Kara (Fr) (Akarad {Fr}); Too Darn Hot (GB)'s lot 191, a colt out of a sister to Group 1 winner Cityscape (GB) (Selkirk); and a colt out of Grade I winner Lady Speightspeare (Speightstown) by Calyx (GB) (lot 194).

Several American-based stallions have progeny set to sell as well, including a Tapit half-brother to Group 1-placed Big City Bob (Shanghai Bobby) (lot 188); the first foal out of GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint heroine Belvoir Bay (GB) (Equiano {Fr}) by Medaglia d'Oro (lot 189); and a colt by Not This Time (lot 195) from the family of Grade I winners Al Mamoon (Believe It), La Gueriere (Lord At War {Arg}), and Icon Project (Empire Maker).

The breezes will take place on the grass at Deauville -La Touques Racecourse on Thursday, May 11, with the sale beginning on Saturday, May 13, beginning at 11 a.m.

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Cold Case Solves Commonwealth Cup Trial Riddle At Ascot

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum's 3-year-old colt Cold Case (GB) (Showcasing {GB}–Killermont Street {Ire}, by Dream Ahead) closed his six-race juvenile campaign with victories in Doncaster's £300,000 Weatherbys 2-Year-Old S. and Redcar's Listed Two-Year-Old Trophy and came back off a 214-day break to register a game success in Wednesday's G3 British Racing School 40th Anniversary Commonwealth Cup Trial S. at Ascot. The 5-1 chance was in the squat position as the gates flew open and recovered to race on the front end after the initial strides. Scrubbed along when headed by G2 Coventry S.-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Bradsell (GB) (Tasleet {GB}) approaching the quarter-mile marker, he rallied gamely under a drive to subdue that rival inside the final 100 yards and claimed an ultimately comfortable 1 1/2-length tally from 125-1 outsider The X O (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), who nailed Bradsell by a short-head on the line for second.

“I thought, as he hadn't run for a while, he might need it, but he picked up really well,” said winning rider Clifford Lee. “He's a good galloper, he's very consistent and he has a bit of boot as well. I will be more confident wherever he goes next time.”

Pedigree Notes
Cold Case, full to a yearling colt, is the second of three foals and lone scorer produced by a multiple-winning half-sister to G3 Cornwallis S. victrix Ponty Acclaim (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}). The January-foaled bay shares his second dam Leopard Creek (GB) (Weldnaas) with MGSP Listed Prix Francois Mathet winner Talk Or Listen (Ire) and three-time stakes placegetter Roussel (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). His second dam Leopard Creek (GB) (Weldnaas) is a full-sister to MGSP three-time stakes winner Astonished (GB) and a half to G3 Prix du Petit Couvert victor Bishops Court (GB) (Clantime {GB}).

Wednesday, Ascot, Britain
BRITISH RACING SCHOOL 40TH ANNIVERSARY COMMONWEALTH CUP TRIAL S.-G3, £80,000, Ascot, 5-3, 3yo, 6fT, 1:14.55, gd.
1–COLD CASE (GB), 129, c, 3, by Showcasing (GB)
1st Dam: Killermont Street (Ire), by Dream Ahead
2nd Dam: Leopard Creek (GB), by Weldnaas
3rd Dam: Indigo (GB), by Primo Dominie (GB)
1ST GROUP WIN. (100,000gns Wlg '20 TATFOA; 160,000gns Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB); T-Karl Burke; J-Clifford Lee. £45,368. Lifetime Record: 7-4-2-1, $373,722. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–The X O (Ire), 129, c, 3, Zoffany (Ire)–Pivotal Era (GB), by Pivotal (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (110,000gns 2yo '22 TATBRG). O-G Smith-Bernal & Anthony Verrier; B-Mrs Noreen Clibborn (IRE); T-John Ryan. £17,200.
3–Bradsell (GB), 129, c, 3, Tasleet (GB)–Russian Punch (GB), by Archipenko. (12,000gns Ylg '21 TATSOM; £47,000 2yo '22 GOFTY). O-Victorious Racing; B-Mrs D O'Brien (GB); T-Archie Watson. £8,608.
Margins: 1HF, NO, 1 3/4. Odds: 5.00, 125.00, 1.63.
Also Ran: Marbaan (GB), Rousing Encore (Ire), Magical Sunset (Ire), Desert Cop (GB), Mischief Magic (Ire), Trillium (GB).

 

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A 31st TDN Rising Star For Kingman

Ascot's Naas Racecourse Royal Ascot Trials Day British EBF Fillies' S. offers the G1 Coronation S. hopefuls a chance to get acquainted with the track and Normandie Stud's Queen For You (Ire) (Kingman {GB}–Fallen For You {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) could be one for that contest after earning TDN Rising Star status on Wednesday. Debuting in the mile encounter, the John and Thady Gosden-trained daughter of the 2012 Coronation heroine whose half-siblings include the multiple group winner Glorious Journey (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and who is a full-sister to the listed scorer Love Is You (Ire) recovered from a tardy start to find cover behind the leaders in fifth after the initial stages.

Looming large on the stands' side at the quarter-mile marker, the 4-1 chance quickened smartly to lead approaching the final furlong and was ridden out by Robert Havlin in the closing stages to account for Copy Artist (GB) (No Nay Never) by two lengths. “This filly is still raw, but she has talent,” the rider said. “She quickened up well, she'll have learnt plenty and she can only come forward for the run.” Thady Gosden added, “She'd been going nicely at home and her mother won the Coronation Stakes, while Kingman was a champion miler. So yes, we would take a look at the Coronation Stakes. It's five weeks away, but another run would benefit her.”

 

Queen For You, amazingly the 31st TDN Rising Star for her sire, whose best in that category so far are Persian King (Ire) and Palace Pier (GB), is the sixth of eight foals and fourth scorer produced by Fallen For You, whose progeny include the multiple group winner Glorious Journey (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Kingman's Listed Radley S. scorer and G3 Nell Gwyn S. third Love Is You (Ire). A daughter of the Listed Silver Trophy scorer and multiple group-placed Fallen Star (GB) (Brief Truce), she is kin to the Listed Heron S. winner Fallen Idol (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and to the G2 Lancashire Oaks runner-up Fallen In Love (GB) (Galileo {Ire}).

Fallen In Love was in turn responsible for Kingman's Serve The King (GB), who took the GII Red Smith S. and was second in the GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, and also for the G3 Prix de Flore scorer Loving Things (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) who was third in the Lancashire Oaks. Also connected to the G1 Lockinge S.-winning sire Fly To The Stars (GB) (Bluebird) and the G2 Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen winner Peace At Last (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Fallen For You's 2-year-old filly Fight For You (Ire) is by Saxon Warrior (Jpn) while she also has a yearling colt by Lope De Vega (Ire).

3rd-Ascot, £40,000, Cond, 5-3, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:46.04, gd.
QUEEN FOR YOU (IRE), f, 3, by Kingman (GB)
     1st Dam: Fallen For You (GB) (G1SW-Eng, $286,833), by Dansili (GB)
     2nd Dam: Fallen Star (GB), by Brief Truce
     3rd Dam: Rise And Fall (GB), by Mill Reef
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $25,703. O/B-Normandie Stud Ltd (IRE); T-John & Thady Gosden. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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GP von Baden Doubles in Value to €400,000

The 153rd Grosser Preis von Baden, which has doubled in value to €400,000 for 2023, has drawn 46 entries at its early closing stage, including 10 from Godolphin and seven trained by Joseph O'Brien.

On the home front, defending champion Mendocino (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) takes top billing for trainer Sarah Steinberg, and his compatriots with entries include last year's Deutsches Derby winner Sammarco (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and Tunnes (Ger) (Giuliani {Ger}), the half-brother to 2021 Grosser Preis von Baden and Arc winner Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}).

Last year's G1 Preis von Europa winner Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who went on from Germany to land the GI Breeders' Cup Turf, heads the Godolphin list, with former Breeders' Cup Turf winner Yibir (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) also entered. 

Stephan Buchner, Managing Partner of Baden Galopp said, “We are already looking forward to September 3, when the 153rd Grosser Preis von Baden, one of the sporting highlights in European horse racing, will be held. Of course, we are a bit disappointed with the number of nominations but, as always, the accounts are only settled at the end. Maybe there will be one or two late entries.”

The Grosser Preis von Baden is the feature race of five days of racing at Baden-Baden throughout the week of August 26 to September 3, with five further days of action scheduled at the Iffezheim track during 2023 from May 18.

 

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