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First Winner For Waldgeist

Given his profile, Ballylinch Stud's Waldgeist (GB) was never going to be producing early 2-year-old winners but the Arc-winning son of Galileo's time came fittingly at the start of September as his daughter Billiegee (Ire) got him off the mark in Wolverhampton's At The Races App Form Study Restricted Maiden Fillies' S. After an encouraging debut second over seven furlongs at Kempton in August, the James Ferguson-trained €21,000 Goffs Autumn Sale graduate was made the 11-8 favourite moving up more than 1 1/2 furlongs on the Tapeta here and enjoyed the perfect draft early under Daniel Muscutt. With stamina coming to the fore in the straight, there was only going to be one winner and after she had overhauled Really Darn Hot (Ger) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) with 150 yards remaining she proved tough to score by a head.

The dam Donau (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), whose son of Make Believe (GB) sells at the imminent Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale, is a daughter of the G2 German 1000 Guineas runner-up Dapprima (Ger) (Shareef Dancer). She was responsible for the trio of black-type winners Davidoff (Ger) (Montjeu {Ire}), Denaro (Ger) (Dashing Blade {GB}) and Duellant (Ire) (Dashing Blade {GB}) and also the listed-placed Dubai (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who in turn produced the Listed Prix Joubert winner and G3 Prix Andre Baboin third Alakhana (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}).

2nd-Wolverhampton, £6,600, Mdn, 9-1, 2yo, f, 8f 142y (AWT), 1:51.90, st.
BILLIEGEE (IRE) (f, 2, Waldgeist {GB}–Donau {Ire}, by High Chaparral {Ire}) Sales history: 25,000gns Wlg '21 TADEWE; €26,000 RNA Ylg '22 GOFOR; €21,000 Ylg '22 GOAUYR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $7,704.
O-Hasmonean Racing & Marnie Cleary; B-Donau Partnership & Waldeist Syndicate (IRE); T-James Ferguson.

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Lope De Vega To Remain At 125k At Ballylinch, As New Bay Increased to 75k

Roster stalwart Lope De Vega (Ire) enjoyed another excellent year with his progeny and will remain at a roster-topping €125,000 at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland. Now the sire of 103 black-type winners since reaching his centennial earlier this year, the chestnut also sired a 1.8 million guineas yearling during the Tattersalls October Yearling Sales. No less than 26 of his progeny have won stakes worldwide in 2022, led by dual Group 1 winner turned $2.7-million Keeneland November alum Dreamloper (Ire). He is also the sire of G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Sweet Lady (Fr), G1 Prix de l'Opera victress Place Du Carrousel (Ire) and Hypothetical (Ire), who won the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 in Dubai.

“Lope de Vega once again confirmed that he is a world leading sire with over 50 black-type horses including 4 Group 1 winners in 2022 alone,” said Ballylinch's John O'Connor. “He has achieved success at the highest level on four different continents and is one of those rare sires who can truly be called a global success. 2022 saw Lope de Vega become one of the youngest stallions in history to sire 100 individual stakes winners, reaching the milestone at the same age as Deep Impact (Jpn) and a year quicker than Sadler's Wells and Into Mischief. Ever popular at the sales, Lope de Vega's yearlings sold for up to 1.8 million guineas and averaged €285,000.”

New Bay (GB) sired an additional two new Group 1 winners in Bayside Boy (Ire) and Bay Bridge (GB), and his fee has almost doubled to €75,000. His dual Group 1 winner Saffron Beach (Ire), first in the G1 Prix Rothschild and G2 Duke Of Cambridge S. this term, is set to go through the ring at Tattersalls' Park Paddocks later this month. Successful in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S., Bayside Boy will stand his first season at stud for €15,000.

“New Bay has made an explosive start to his stallion career and confirmed himself as a top-level sire with the winners of the two feature Group 1 races on Champions Day at Ascot,” added O'Connor. “He is one of only six European stallions to sire at least 3 Group 1 winners in 2022. His statistics are impressive too, as only Frankel (GB) and Dubawi have a higher percentage of their runners rated over 100. New Bay's sale season reflected his results on track, with his yearlings averaging €96,000 and making up to 475,000gns.

“Bayside Boy is a very exciting new addition to the Ballylinch roster. He has all the attributes that we look for in a stallion prospect, a top-class 2-year-old and a Group 1 winning miler with an exceptional turn of foot. His sire New Bay is one of the very best stallion sons of Dubawi, and his stakes-winning and group-producing dam is from a high-quality family. He was an outstanding yearling and I'm sure that breeders will be very impressed with both his looks and his athletic walk.”

Arc hero Waldgeist (GB) sees his fee trimmed to €12,500 from €15,000. He is expecting his first runners in 2023. Make Believe (GB), the sire of the globetrotting Group 1 winner Mishriff (Ire), has been lowered to €10,000 from €17,500 in 2022.

“The highest rated horse by Galileo since the outstanding Frankel, Waldgeist has been given an excellent chance to succeed in his stallion career,” said O'Connor. “He is a Group 1 winning 2-year-old that went on to win a vintage Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Waldgeist's first crop was warmly received at the sales, with one in five making over €100,000 and averaging €66,000.

“Make Believe made an outstanding start to his stallion career by siring the exceptionally talented and versatile Mishriff in his first crop. Statistically he is very strong at 3.25% group winners. His yearlings realised up to 220,000gns and averaged over three times his stud fee.”

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Grade 1 Producer Quilita To Sell In Goffs Instant Online Sale

Quilita (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}) (lot 1), the dam of dual Grade 1 winner Quilixios (GB) (Maxios {GB}), will be offered for sale on the Goffs Instant Online platform on Aug. 9. Offered by Oghill House Stud as the property of Sean Martin, the 12-year-old mare is in foal to G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Waldgeist (GB). Bidding will open at 11 a.m. and last until 1 p.m. on the Goffs Online website.

Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, “Quilita is a proven Grade 1 producer and we are delighted to offer breeders this rare opportunity to purchase a blue-blooded National Hunt mare online with Goffs.

“We would like to extend our thanks to Quilita's owner Sean Martin for choosing Goffs Online and look forward to next week's sale.”

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Waldlied Brings 2.2 Million Guineas From Jill Lamb

Newsells Park Stud offered group winner Waldlied (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) (lot 1839), a half-sister to G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe scorer Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), and Jill Lamb shelled out 2.2 million guineas for the G3 Prix Penelope victress. The new Tattersalls December topper, who is also a half-sister to Group 3 winner Waldkonig (GB) (Kingman {GB}), is in foal to Kingman (GB). Her Kingman yearling colt brought 425,000gns from Mike Ryan at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale earlier this autumn.

 

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