Twelve sires who got their progeny from use in the Hunter Valley were represented by two-year-old winners in New Zealand in the 2004-05 racing year. In order of most money these sires are Danehill (seventh), Fusaichi Pegasus, More Than Ready, King of Kings, General Nediym, Orpen, High Yield, Quest for Fame, Xaar. Grand Lodge, Fasliyev and Catbird. In addition Made of Gold, a resident at the Eldon Park Stud in Victoria, had a winner from his only New Zealand two-year-old starter. Danehill had the biggest representation of these sires, supplying five competitors for three winners. At the head of the New Zealand juvenile list for the year was Almutawakel, a Machiavellian shuttle sire who won the Dubai World Cup, with three winners and NZ$398,875. The next two by earnings were Howbaddouwantit (by the Blushing Groom sire Rahy) with four winners and NZ$300,849 and then Cape Cross, a Green Desert champion older European miler who had two winners and NZ$211,370. A top young European sire, Cape Cross is at Darley in the Hunter Valley this year. The two most successful sires on the general New Zealand sires list by earnings who got their runners from use in Australia were Canny Lad (Woodlands Stud, Hunter Valley) with one winner from three starters and NZ$312,615 and the deceased Danehill. The now deceased former super sire from his use at Coolmore in the Hunter Valley had eight winners from 13 runners and a collect of NZ$190,145. Four sires who sired their runners in New Zealand but who are standing 2005 in Australia were higher up the money list. They are Danasinga (by Danehill ), fifth most successful with 47 winners and NZ$724,103; Cape Cross, tenth with 30 winners - oldest three-year-olds - and NZ$593,457; Rhythm (USA) (by Mr Prospector), 11 winners, NZ$460,800; and Desert Sun (GB) (by Green Desert), 16 winners, NZ$376,200. Danasinga and Rhythmn are both available at Paul Higgins' Baerami Thoroughbreds at Baerami Creek, Hunter Valley and Desert Sun, the sire of Sunline, is at Lee Fleming's Eliza Park Stud, Kerrie, Victoria, Desert Sun's sire, the big Danzig influence Green Desert, also provided New Zealand's champion sire of 2004-05 in the ever consistent Volksraad. Based at the Windsor Park Stud at Cambridge, he finished with 71 winners of 109 races and NZ$1,489,916. His nearest rival was Sir Tristram's great sire son Zabeel (Patrick Hogan's Cambridge Stud) with 30 winners of 52 races and NZ$1,256,642. However, Zabeel had far more runners in Australia where he was runner up on the sires list to Danehill with $10,309,100.
(This article courtesy of Brian’s Russell’s Racing & Breeding News)

A PIVOTAL half-sister to the Group 1 Prix Morny winner SILCA'S SISTER looks set to be one of the highlights of Part 1 of the forthcoming Tattersalls October Yearling Sale following her impressive victory in the Deauville showpiece for trainer Mick Channon under the guidance of Ted Durcan. The daughter of INCHINOR defeated Ballydoyle's Group 2 July Stakes winner IVAN DENISOVICH and the Group 2 Richmond Stakes winner ALWAYS HOPEFUL for her owner/breeder Eddie Aldridge. The yearling half-sister to SILCA'S SISTER by PIVOTAL out of the HALLGATE mare SILCA-CISA is catalogued as lot 588 and will be consigned to Europe's premier yearling sale by Fiona Marner's Kingwood Stud on behalf of Aldridge Racing. The filly is one of thirty yearlings on offer by PIVOTAL and one of five yearlings to be consigned from Kingwood Stud. The Listed-placed SILCA-CISA is the dam of six winners from her seven runners including the dual Group 2 winner GOLDEN SILCA and the Listed-placed colts SILCA LEGEND and MUSO CORTO. Part 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale takes place on October 4th - 7th and catalogues are available online now at www.tattersalls.com and from Tattersalls and Tattersalls representatives from August 25th.

(Tattersalls Media Release)

1. Silca’s Sister (GB) (Inchinor (GB)-Silca-Cisa (GB))

2. Ivan Denisovich (IRE) (Danehill (USA)-Hollywood Wildcat (USA))

3. Always Hopeful (GB) (Mind Games (GB)-Expectation (IRE))

1. La Cucaracha (GB) (Piccolo (GB)-Peggy Spencer (GB))

2. The Tatling (IRE) (Perugino (USA)-Aunty Eileen (IRE))

3. Majestic Missile (IRE) (Royal Applause (GB)-Tshusick (GB))

The New Zealand 2005 Mercedes Thoroughbred Racing Awards were announced at a function on 12 August 2005. The Horse of the Year Award went to Xcellent (the winner of the Group 1 NZ Derby and the Group 1 Darley Stakes) who was also named Champion Three-Year-Old for the season. The award winners on the night were:

1. Punctilious (GB) (Danehill (USA)-Robertet (USA))

2. Dash To The Top (GB) (Montjeu (IRE)--Millennium Dash (GB))

3. Lune d'Or (FR) (Green Tune (USA)--Luth d'Or (FR))

1. Electrocutionist (USA) (Red Ransom(USA)-Elbaaha(GB))

2. Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) (Sunday Silence(USA)-Roamin Rachel(USA))

3. Maraahel (IRE) (Alzao(USA)-Nasanice (IRE))

1. Dubawi (IRE) (Dubai Millennium (GB)-Zomaradah (GB))

2. Whipper (USA) (Miesque's Son (USA)-Myth To Reality (FR))

3. Valixir (IRE) (Trempolino (USA)-Vadlamixa (FR))

1. Powerscourt (GB) (Sadler’s Wells(USA)-Rainbow Lake(GB))

2. Kitten’s Joy (El Prado-Kitten’s First)

3. Fourty Niners Son (Distorted Humor-Condazanno)

1. Darsalam (IRE) (Desert King (IRE)-Moonsilk (IRE))

2. Bandari (IRE) (Alhaarth (IRE)-Miss Audimar (USA))

3. Malinas (GER) (Lomitas (GB)-Majoritat (GER))

The catalogue for Part 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale can now be viewed online at www.tattersalls.com and will be published on Wednesday 24th August. The catalogue for Europe's premier yearling sale will number 687 lots catalogued alphabetically by dam's name from start to finish and will take place from Tuesday 4th - Friday 7th October. Since January 1st 2004 Tattersalls yearling purchases costing 75,000 guineas or less have won more than 175 Group/Listed races. They include MOTIVATOR (75,000 guineas), SHAMARDAL (50,000 guineas), and PASTORAL PURSUITS (24,000 guineas), and the 2005 catalogue gives every indication that buyers can expect the same combination of top quality at prices to suit all budgets. In total the catalogue features own or half brothers and sisters to no less than 46 Classic and Group 1 winners including the GRAND LODGE half brother to the new Ballydoyle superstar GEORGE WASHINGTON and own brother to Champion GRANDERA, the MONTJEU half sister to Group 1 Coronation Stakes winner MAIDS CAUSEWAY, the GALILEO half sister to the Classic/Group winning trio SLEEPYTIME, ALI - ROYAL and TAIPAN out of the great mare ALIDIVA, the MACHIAVELLIAN half brother to the four time Group 1 winner ALEXANDER GOLDRUN and the KINGMAMBO half brother to Group 1 winner WAY OF LIGHT out of the NIJINSKY half sister to Group 1 winners MACHIAVELLIAN, COUP DE GENIE and EXIT TO NOWHERE. Amongst the own and half brothers and sisters to 254 Group and Listed winners are yearlings by all of the current top 20 leading sires in Britain and Ireland including 19 from the final crop of DANEHILL, eight by GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, 18 by GREEN DESERT, 16 by INDIAN RIDGE, four by KINGMAMBO, 25 by KING'S BEST, seven from the last crop of MACHIAVELLIAN, 31 by MONTJEU, 30 by PIVOTAL, 24 by SELKIRK and 25 by SADLER'S WELLS. First crop sires are also well to the fore with fifteen represented including ACT ONE (9 yearlings), JOHANNESBURG (10), KYLLACHY (7), NOVERRE (9), STREET CRY (3) and leading the way numerically, ROCK OF GIBRALTAR who has 29 of his first crop catalogued. Commenting on the catalogue, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, "We have a world class catalogue with some truly outstanding individuals which will appeal to a wide cross section of buyers. It has been an outstanding year for Tattersalls yearlings on racecourses around the world with the likes of MOTIVATOR, SHAMARDAL, PROCLAMATION and GEORGE WASHINGTON leading the way, and with the combination of a superb catalogue and an unrivalled record as the number one source of European Classic and Group 1 winners we have the perfect ingredients for a successful yearling sale."

(Tattersalls Press Release)

2004 Tattersalls October Part 1 saletopper GEORGE WASHINGTON stamped himself as a colt with a massive future with an effortless eight length triumph in the first European two-year-old Group 1 contest of the year. Purchased by Demi O'Byrne on behalf of Coolmore supremo John Magnier for 1,150,000 guineas, the colt from the penultimate crop of the great DANEHILL earned quotes as low as 4 1 for next year's 2000 Guineas after his eight length demolition job in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes, and drew a glowing tribute from jockey Kieren Fallon who declared after the race, "I've never got a feel like that before, ever!" Out of the 13-year-old Listed placed ALYSHEBA mare BORDIGHERA, GEORGE WASHINGTON is the half-brother to Champion and multiple Group 1 winner GRANDERA, and was consigned to last year's Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Part 1 from Paul and Sarah Thorman's Trickledown Stud. The only seven figure yearling sold in Europe last year, GEORGE WASHINGTON is the fifth Tattersalls saletopper to win at Group/Listed level in 2005, following the Group 2 and 3 wins by IMPERIAL STRIDE and ALL TOO BEAUTIFUL respectively and the Listed wins by the Classic placed filly MONA LISA and the world record breaking filly MY TYPHOON. BORDIGHERA's GRAND LODGE yearling colt, an own-brother to GRANDERA and a half-brother to GEORGE WASHINGTON, looks set to be one of the highlights of Part 1 of this year's Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, where he will be consigned from Bobby Donworth and Honora Corridan's Round Hill Stud. The colt is one of 19 yearlings from the last crop of GRAND LODGE to be offered at Part 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale which takes place from Tuesday 4th - Friday 7th October.

(Tattersalls Media Release)

FLYING SPUR ’S evergreen Northern Hemisphere bred son OSTERHASE put paid to a quality field of sprinters in Ireland on Sunday with a game win in the G3 Phoenix Sprint Stakes over 6f at the Curragh. Osterhase was posting the 9th win of his career and his 5th at stakes level to bring his earnings close to 300,000 pounds. OSTERHASE built his reputation at this venue last summer when breaking the five-furlong track record in the Listed Richard H Fraught Memorial Stakes. The admirably consistent Osterhase showed his usual blistering early speed in the Phoenix Sprint Stakes and refused to relinquish his lead despite the late threat of G1 winner Balmont. In fact, the field of 15 contained no less than three G1 winners as well as the highly talented 2 & 3YO Democratic Deficit who trailed in 13th. Fourth in the G1 Prix de L ’Abbaye last year, Osterhase could be Longchamp-bound again in October although a tilt at the G1 Nunthorpe Stakes will be considered. The G3 win of Osterhase came hot on the heels of Flying Spur’s extraordinary season in Australia in 2004/05 where he captured the Champion Sire by Winners title with an all time high of 127 winners, 16 more than second placed Zabeel and 20 more winners than Encosta De Lago when he took out the title with 107 winners last year (in the 2003/04 season). Flying Spur’s 127 winners in Australia won 212 races with a further 219 seconds and 191 thirds with his progeny registering a staggering 622 first three finishes for prizemoney of $5.68 million. Flying Spur’s tally of winners wasn’t just about quantity. Among his 127 winners there were 11 stakeswinners and a further 17 stakesplaced runners for a grand total of 28 stakes performers in 2004/05. Only Danehill (21), Zabeel (18) and Redoute ’s Choice (15) sired more stakeswinners in 2004/05. Flying Spur’s major winners in the season just gone included G2 winners Spuruson, Trezevant and Wager as well as the likes of Brannigan, Creative Plan and Amtrak. Overall, he had 5 stakeswinning colts and 6 stakeswinning fillies. Flying Spur finished 6th on the General Sires list in 2004/05 and he has got off to a flying start in the first week of the new racing season in Australia having already sired 6 individual winners including the John O ’Shea trained colt Primus who created a huge impression on debut at Canterbury last Wednesday. Flying Spur’s fee in 2005 is $33,000 incl GST

(Arrowfield Press Release)

1. George Washington (IRE) (Danehill (USA)-Bordighera (USA))

2. Amadeus Mozart (IRE) (Mozart (Ire)--Lindesberg (GB))

3. Red Clubs (IRE) (Red Ransom (USA)--Two Clubs (GB))

1. Whipper (USA) (Miesque's Son (USA)-Myth To Reality (FR))

2. Goodricke (GB) (Bahamian Bounty (GB)-Star (GB), by Most Welcome (GB))

3. Patavellian (IRE) (Machiavellian (USA)-Alessia (GB), by Caerleon (USA))

British Sales houses have enjoyed one of their best years on the tracks at home - and July's results continued that trend. To add to the earlier Group One successes of sales graduates like Motivator and Cape Of Good Hope, both Pastoral Pursuits (4h Bahamian Bounty), in the Darley July Cup, and Proclamation (3c Kings Best), in the Cantor Spreadfair Sussex Stakes, took G1 events in July. In total, seven of Britain's 18 G1 races so far this year have been won by horses to have gone through a British sale. That's good going. The British yearling sale season gets underway on September 6 with 520 Lots catalogued for Doncaster's four-day St Leger Sale. Both Cape Of Good Hope (25,000guineas) and Phoenix Reach (36,000gns) are G1-winning graduates this year of the sale. After that attention turns to Tattersalls where a selection of Europe's most finely bred youngsters go up for auction in their October Yearling Sale Part 1.

(British Horseracing Board)

Tattersalls have announced their 2006 Sales dates which are as follows:-

 

Sale	Date
February Sale	February 9th – 10th
Breeze Up Sale	April 18th - 20th
July Sale	July 11th - 14th
October Yearling Sale Part 1	October 3rd - 6th
October Yearling Sale Part 2	October 10th - 14th
Autumn Horses in Training Sale	October 23rd - 26th
October Yearling Sale Part 3	October 27th – 28th
December Sales Series Yearlings Foals Mares	November 20th - December 1st November 20th November 22nd – November 25th November 27th – December 1st

 
Please note that all dates are subject to alteration.

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