The Tattersalls December Foal Sale got off to a spectacular start with turnover up 99% on last year's opening session, the average up 56% and the median also rising 76%. With a total of 216 foals sold, the turnover was 2,110,600 guineas, the average 9,771 guineas and the median 6,500 guineas while the top lot, a colt by SINGSPIEL who sold for 70,000 guineas broke the previous opening day record price. Four time Group 1 winner SINGSPIEL recorded victories in the Japan Cup and the Dubai World Cup for his owner Sheikh Mohammed before taking up stallion duties at Dalham Hall Stud outside Newmarket, and the son of IN THE WINGS has enjoyed another good year with Group 1 winners in Japan, Europe and North America. His success on the racecourse has been mirrored in the sale ring and his only offering on the opening day of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale topped proceeding's at 70,000 guineas to the bid of Penmarric Stud principal Michael English. Catalogued as lot 520, the colt out of the winning DANZIG mare KATINA was consigned from the Earl of Derby's Stanley House Stud. A further thirteen foals by SINGSPIEL are catalogued over the remaining three days of the foal sale. Another Darley stallion to hit the headlines on the opening day was the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes winner DUBAI DESTINATION. The son of KINGMAMBO has a total of twenty-nine of his first crop foals catalogued and the first of them was lot 553, a colt out of the GREEN DESERT mare GIORGIA RAE, herself an own sister to Listed winner and Group 3 Queen Mary Stakes second ROWAASI. Consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment, the colt was purchased by Lynn Lodge Stud's Eddie O'Leary for 60,000 guineas after he saw off the efforts of Rathbarry Stud's Liam Cashman and Rathmore Stud's Peter Molony. The progeny of the National Stud's stallion BAHAMIAN BOUNTY have been in great demand this year following the Group 1 wins of the own brothers PASTORAL PURSUITS and GOODRICKE and lot 542, out of the ABSALOM mare CHRISTMAS ROSE, continued the trend when selling for 50,000 guineas. The colt, who was consigned from David Redvers' Tweenhills Farm & Stud, was knocked down to David O'Callaghan, son of Yeomanstown Stud's Gay O'Callaghan after he outlasted locally-based bloodstock agent Margaret O'Toole, standing alongside Eddie O'Leary. The sale represented a good return for Redvers who purchased CHRISTMAS ROSE in foal to BAHAMIAN BOUNTY at the 2004 Tattersalls December Mare Sale for 33,000 guineas. An even better return from a mare purchased at the 2004 Tattersalls December Sale was that enjoyed by Tattersalls Director Martin Mitchell. Mitchell purchased the NORDANCE mare DANCE LAND for 8,000 guineas on behalf of a partnership and sent the mare to Paul and Sara Thorman's Trickledown Stud in Hampshire. DANCE LAND subsequently foaled a COMPTON PLACE colt who was offered as lot 563 and Mitchell and partners were left celebrating when the colt was purchased by Irish bloodstock agent Peter Doyle for 44,000 guineas on behalf of Irish pinhooker Ciaran 'Flash' Conroy. Underbidder on the colt was another Irish pinhooker Paddy Twomey.

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Douglas Whyte has an eight win advantage in the Jockey’s Ranking having recorded 32 winners, 32 second placings, 24 third placings, 22 fourth placings and 16 fifth placings from his 192 rides. Brett Prebble is in second position with 24 winners, 15 second placings, 12 third placings, 10 fourth placings and 9 fifth placings from 136 rides. Shane Dye is in fourth position with 14 wins, 11 second placings, 18 third placings, 8 fourth placings and 14 fifth placings from 150 rides. Corey Brown is in ninth position with 10 wins, 11 second placings, 9 third placings, 9 fourth placings and 143 fifth placings from 138 rides.

The Australian contingent continue to dominate at the top of the Trainer’s ranking with John Size in the lead having recorded 22 winners, 18 second placings, 18 third placings, 19 fourth placings and 11 fifth placings from 160 runners. John Moore is in second position with 17 winners, 14 second placings, 17 third placings, 8 fourth placings and 10 fifth placings from 122 runners.

All statistics current to 23 November 2005.

A son of SADLER'S WELLS topped the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale as records for turnover, average and median were shattered on the opening day of the Tattersalls December Sale. In total, 167 lots sold for 4,314,600 guineas, a rise of 53% on last year's sale, whilst the average and median rose 29% and 4% to 25,836 guineas and 14,000 guineas respectively. A total of eight yearlings sold for 100,000 guineas or more compared with two at last year's sale. Early in the evening lot 217, the SADLER'S WELLS colt out of the Group 3 winning PURSUIT OF LOVE mare LOVE EVERLASTING topped proceeding's when he sold for 260,000 guineas to the bid of London-based bloodstock agent Charlie Gordon-Watson. Middleham trainer Mark Johnston, who trained LOVE EVERLASTING, was prominent early, but the battle to secure the colt soon developed into a head-to-head duel between Gordon-Watson and Kern/Lillingston Association's Luke Lillingston, standing alongside Newmarket trainer Michael Bell. The colt, consigned from Sonia Rogers' Airlie Stud was knocked down to Gordon-Watson after Lillingston failed to answer his bid of 260,000 guineas. Gordon-Watson had earlier purchased lot 136, the KING'S BEST half-brother to Group 2 winner IMPERIAL STRIDE and Group 3 winner HIGH PITCHED for 130,000 guineas. Consigned from Peter Stanley's New England Stud, the son of the Listed placed SADLER'S WELLS mare PLACE DE L'OPERA was purchased for a new client and will go into training with Ed Dunlop. The second highest price of the day was the 210,000 guineas paid for lot 128, a bay colt by FANTASTIC LIGHT out of the Listed winning and Group 2 Falmouth Stakes placed mare CROESO CARIAD. Consigned from Kevin and Sue Mercer's Usk Valley Stud in Wales, the easy moving colt boasted one of the best pedigrees in the catalogue, with CROESO CARIAD a half-sister to this year's multiple Group 1 placed MONA LISA from the family of the legendary REPROCOLOR. Newmarket based trainer William Muir, standing alongside Japanese owner Takashi Kurisaka made much of the early running, alongside locally-based bloodstock agent David McGreavy who was to end up the underbidder, but neither could withstand the efforts of Darley's John Ferguson who finally landed the colt for 210,000 guineas. Kurisaka did not, however, go home empty handed, with the Tokyo based businessman outlasting Belgian bloodstock agent Thierry Storme for lot 175, a bay colt from the first crop of four-time Group 1 winning juvenile JOHANNESBURG out of the Listed placed WOLFHOUND mare ROZEL. Consigned from Gay O'Callaghan's Yeomanstown Stud, the colt was knocked down for 105,000 guineas and Kurisaka indicated that the horse would join Lambourn based trainer William Muir, before heading to Japan. Middleham trainer Mark Johnston was very active throughout the day, purchasing eleven lots for a total of 482,000 guineas. The highest priced of these was the 160,000 guineas given for lot 174, a bay colt by sire-of-the-moment MONTJEU out of the Listed placed INDIAN RIDGE mare COYOTE, herself a daughter of the Group 2 Falmouth Stakes winner CARAMBA. Consigned from The Castlebridge Consignment, Johnston secured the colt after seeing off the determined efforts of London-based bloodstock agent Charlie Gordon-Watson and Chevington and Loughton Studs' Felipe Hinojosa. Johnston had earlier secured lot 62, a son of SELKIRK out of the Listed winning SADLER'S WELLS mare INCHIRI for 100,000 guineas. The colt, consigned from Woodcote Stud, was sold to Johnston with Hinojosa again unsuccessful. After another spectacular year it was no surprise to see a son of Cheveley Park Stud's top stallion PIVOTAL featuring prominently and lot 219, the colt out of the winning LE BALAFRE mare MOONBABY was the third highest priced lot of the day when selling to Irish bloodstock agent Peter Doyle for 165,000 guineas. Doyle, who saw off the efforts of another Irish-based bloodstock agent Bobby O'Ryan indicated that the son of PIVOTAL, consigned by European Sales Management, was purchased for a new client.

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1. Terfel (Lion Cavern-Montserat)

2. Mount Street (Kilamanjaro-Real Trier)

3. Light of Success (Military Plume-Scentessa)

The 2005 Cartier Awards have been announced at a ceremony in London. The progeny of Champion sire Danehill took out three of the awards presented on the night including both two-year-old titles. The award winners were:-

 

AWARD	WINNER
Horse of the Year	Hurricane Run (Montjeu-Hold On)
Older Horse of the Year	Azamour (Night Shift-Asmara)
Champion Stayer	Westerner (Danehill-Walensee)
Champion Sprinter	Avonbridge (Averti-Alessia)
Champion Three Year Old Colt	Hurricane Run (Montjeu-Hold On)
Champion Three Year Old Filly	Divine Proportions (Kingmambo-Myth to Reality)
Champion Two Year Old Colt	George Washington (Danehill-Bordighera)
Champion Two Year Old Filly	Rumplestilskin (Danehill-Monevassia)

Douglas Whyte has increased his lead in the Jockey’s Ranking and now has a 9 win advantage having recorded 30 winners, 28 second placings, 20 third placings, 19 fourth placings and 16 fifth placings from his 175 rides. Brett Prebble is in second position with 21 winners, 13 second placings, 11 third placings, 10 fourth placings and 8 fifth placings from 119 rides. Shane Dye is in fifth position with 11 wins, 10 second placings, 16 third placings, 7 fourth placings and 14 fifth placings from 137 rides. Corey Brown is in ninth position with 10 wins, 10 second placings, 9 third placings, 9 fourth placings and 13 fifth placings from 133 rides. Chris Munce is in tenth position with 9 wins, 6 second placings, 8 third placings, 6 fourth placings and 9 fifth placings from 113 rides.

The Australian contingent continue to dominate at the top of the Trainer’s ranking with John Size in the lead having recorded 21 winners, 15 second placings, 13 third placings, 16 fourth placings and 11 fifth placings from 145 runners. John Moore is in second position with 16 winners, 12 second placings, 16 third placings, 7 fourth placings and 10 fifth placings from 111 runners.

All statistics current to 16 November 2005.

  Major Race Result – New Zealand

The Group 1 2000 Guineas

1. Darci Brahma(NZ) (Danehill(USA)-Grand Echezeauz(NZ))

2. Captain Kurt(NZ) (Volksraad(GB)-O’Sequita(NZ))

3. Crusoe (NZ) (Volksraad(GB)-Caserio(NZ))

1. Sweep Tosho (End Sweep-Tabatha Tosho)

2. Osumi Haruka (Fusaichi Concorde-Hokko Oka)

3. Admire Groove (Sunday Silence-Air Groove)

1. Linda’s Lad (GB) (Sadler's Wells (USA)-Colza (USA))

2. Fauvelia (FR) (Polish Precedent (USA)-Marion (IRE))

3. Flashing Numbers (USA) (Polish Numbers (USA)-Tanwi (IRE))

Douglas Whyte holds a 6 win advantage in the Jockey’s Ranking having recorded 26 winners, 26 second placings, 18 third placings, 18 fourth placings and 16 fifth placings from his 158 rides. Brett Prebble is in second position with 20 winners, 11 second placings, 10 third placings, 9 fourth placings and 7 fifth placings from 105 rides. Corey Brown is in fifth position with 10 wins, 10 second placings, 9 third placings, 9 fourth placings and 11 fifth placings from 124 rides. Shane Dye is in sixth position with 10 wins, 9 second placings, 14 third placings, 7 fourth placings and 12 fifth placings from 121 rides. Chris Munce is in ninth position with 9 wins, 6 second placings, 8 third placings, 6 fourth placings and 9 fifth placings from 113 rides. Michael Rodd is in tenth position with 8 wins, 5 second placings, 7 third placings, 3 fourth placings and 7 fifth placings from 82 rides.

The Australian contingent continue their dominance at the top of the Trainer’s ranking with John Size in the lead having recorded 19 winners, 13 second placings, 12 third placings, 15 fourth placings and 11 fifth placings from 132 runners. John Moore is in second position with 15 winners, 11 second placings, 14 third placings, 5 fourth placings and 8 fifth placings from 100 runners.

All statistics current to 9 November 2005.

Representatives of two of the most powerful warriors ever seen at bloodstock sales, John Magnier (Coolmore) and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (Dubai), engaged in such a frenetic tussle over the one horse, the four-year-old filly Ashado, on 7 November 2005, the opening day of the huge November Breeding Stock Sale at Keeneland, Kentucky, the final price of US$9million was a new world record for a broodmare or broodmare prospect. The Maktoum camp won out on this occasion with their bid being nearly $2million above the previous world record for a mare, $7.1million, which was paid at the same sales in 2003 by Magnier for Cash Run, a Seeking the Gold Breeders' Cup Juvenile fillies winner. The new mare price set this year by Maktoum is the fourth highest ever for a bloodstock auction, being surpassed at earlier Kentucky sales by yearlings at $13.1million (1985, named Seattle Dancer), $10.2million (1983, Snaafi Dancer) and $9.6million (for a Storm Cat yearling colt offered in September). Retired this month after a third placing in the American Breeders' Cup Distaff, an event she won at three, Ashado has been successful in 12 races including seven Group1s, the others including the Kentucky Oaks and Coaching Club American Oaks. Her earnings of US$3,931,440 make her the second highest female earner in American racing history. The one in front of her is Azeri with $4,079,820, a long way behind that credited to the Australian queens Makybe Diva and Sunline. Azeri is by the Mr. Prospector sire Jade Hunter and from Zodiac Miss, an Ahonoora filly bred at the Arrowfield Stud in the Hunter Valley. The new record priced mare, Ashado, is by the deceased Halo sire Saint Ballado and from the Listed winner Goulash, a daughter of the Northern Dancer sire Mari's Book and the unplaced Blushing Groom mare Wise Bride. Ashado is the only Group 1 winner in the family for six generations.

(This article courtesy of Brian’s Russell’s Racing & Breeding News)

1. Seachange(NZ) (Cape Cross(IRE)-Just Cruising(AUS))

2. Everswindell(NZ) (Align(AUS)-Hilarion Lady(NZ))

3. Tsarina Belle (NZ) (Stravinsky(USA)-Express Belle(NZ))

Coolmore have announced the following fees for their Ashford based Kentucky Stallions:

Douglas Whyte has increased his lead to 10 wins in the Jockey’s Ranking having recorded 25 winners, 23 second placings, 15 third placings, 14 fourth placings and 15 fifth placings from his 140 rides. Brett Prebble is in second position with 15 winners, 10 second placings, 10 third placings, 8 fourth placings and 6 fifth placings from 91 rides. Shane Dye is in fifth position with 10 wins, 8 second placings, 13 third placings, 5 fourth placings and 12 fifth placings from 108 rides. Corey Brown is in sixth position with 9 wins, 9 second placings, 7 third placings, 8 fourth placings and 10 fifth placings from 110 rides. Chris Munce is in eighth position with 9 wins, 6 second placings, 6 third placings, 4 fourth placings and 7 fifth placings from 98 rides. Michael Rodd is in tenth position with 8 wins, 4 second placings, 7 third placings, a fourth placing and 7 fifth placings from 76 rides.

The Australian contingent continue to dominate at the top of the Trainer’s ranking with John Size in the lead having recorded 17 winners, 10 second placings, 11 third placings, 13 fourth placings and 8 fifth placings from 116 runners. John Moore is in second position with 14 winners, 10 second placings, 12 third placings, 4 fourth placings and 8 fifth placings from 89 runners.

All statistics current to 1 November 2005.

  Major Race Result – France

The Group 1 Criterium International

1. Carlotamix (FR) (Linamix (FR)-Carlitta (USA))

2. Stormy River (FR) (Verglas (IRE)-Miss Bio (FR))

3. Porto Santo (FR) (Kingsalsa (USA)-Exciting Times (FR))

  Major Race Results – United States

The Group 1 Breeders Cup Classic

1. Saint Liam (Saint Ballado-Quiet Dance)

2. Flower Alley (Distorted Humor-Princess Olivia)

3. Perfect Drift (Dynaformer-Nice Gal)

The Group 1 Breeders Cup Distaff

1. Pleasant Home (Seeking The Gold-Our Country Place)

2. Society Selection (Coronado's Quest-Love That Jazz)

3. Ashado (Saint Ballado-Goulash)

The Group 1 Breeders Cup Turf

1. Shirocco (Monsun-So Sedulous)

2. Ace (Danehill-Tea House)

3. Azamour (Night Shift-Asmara

The Group 1 Breeders Cup Juvenile Colts & Geldings

1. Stevie Wonderboy (Stephen Got Even-Heat Lightning

2. Henny Hughes (Hennessy-Meadow Flyer

3. First Samurai (Giant's Causeway-Freddie Frisson)

The Group 1 Breeders Cup Mile

1. Artie Schiller (El Prado-Hidden Light)

2. Leroidesanimaux (Candy Stripes-Dissemble)

3. Gorella (Grape Tree Road-Exciting Times)

The Group 1 Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf

1. Intercontinental (Danehill-Hasili)

2. Ouija Board (Cape Cross-Selection Board)

3. Film Maker (Dynaformer-Miss Du Bois

The Group 1 Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies

1. Folklore (Tiznow-Contrive)

2. Wild Fit (Wild Wonder-Grannies Feather)

3. Original Spin (Distorted Humor-We Love Granny)

The Group 1 Breeders Cup Sprint

1. Silver Train (Old Trieste-Ridden In Thestars)

2. Taste Of Paradise (Conquistador Cielo-Tastetheteardrops)

3. Lion Tamer (Will's Way-Tippecanoe Creek)

  Solid Trade at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Part 3

The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Part 3 concluded with 124 lots sold for 836,000 guineas, at an average of 6,741 guineas and a median of 5,000 guineas. The top price during the day was the 46,000 guineas given for Lot 1741, a bay colt by BAHAMIAN BOUNTY out of the EL GRAN SENOR mare SANGRA. The colt, consigned from Swallow Hole Farm on behalf of Mr David Forecast was the subject of a bidding duel between Newmarket trainer William Haggas and Blandford Bloodstock's Richard Brown. Brown, who was standing alongside another Newmarket trainer Neville Callaghan and his son Simon eventually proved triumphant when Haggas exited the ring, refusing to increase his bid of 45,000 guineas. The sale was yet another success for the National Stud's BAHAMIAN BOUNTY whose progeny were very well recieved at Parts 1 and 2 of the October Yearling Sale following 2005 Group 1 sprint victories for his sons PASTORAL PURSUITS and GOODRICKE. Late in the evening bloodstock agent Geoffrey Howson went to 31,000 guineas to secure a colt from the first crop of Darley stallion BEST OF THE BESTS. Consigned from Lavington Stud on behalf of Sunley Stud, the colt out of the winning WOLFHOUND mare SUNLEY SCENT went to Howson after he outbid locally based bloodstock agent Oliver Gaisford-St Lawrence of McKeever St Lawrence. The top price during the morning session was the 30,000 given for Lot 1597, a brown filly by TOMBA out of the POLAR FALCON mare CHERISH ME, herself an own sister to Listed Zetland Stakes third POLAR ECLIPSE. Consigned from Box Hedge Hall Stud, the filly was purchased by Yorkshire based bloodstock agent Gill Richardson who indicated that the filly would head to trainer Kevin Ryan's Hambleton Lodge stables in North Yorkshire. Ryan has enjoyed a spectacular year with his two-year-old's PALACE EPISODE and AMADEUS WOLF, winners of the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy and Group 1 Middle Park Stakes respectively, and both graduates of this year's Tattersalls Breeze Up Sale. At the conclusion of Part 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented: "October 2005 has been a month on which the British and Irish bloodstock industries can look back with considerable satisfaction, and it has concluded in an equally satisfactory manner today at Part 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. "Although today's Sale has been some way removed from the heights achieved at Parts 1 and 2, it has proved to be a good solid outlet for commercial yearlings, and given another ringing endorsement to the small format changes that we introduced to our yearling sales this year."

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The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale concluded with new records for turnover, average and median as 224 lots were sold on the fourth day for 2,941,400 guineas, at an average of 13,131 guineas and a median of 7,000 guineas. This took the four day total to 896 lots sold for 19,652,800 guineas, a rise of 6% on last year's record sale, with the average rising 1% to 21,933 guineas and the median remaining constant at 12,000 guineas. The top price on the final day was the 150,000 guineas paid for Dr Christoph Berglar's four-year-old gelding SWEET WAKE. The son of WAKY NAO was rated 113 by 'Timeform' following victory in the Group 2 Grosser Mercedes-Benz-Preis at Baden-Baden and a close-up fourth to SOLDIER HOLLOW in the Group 1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis at Munich. Consigned for Berglar by German agent Ronald Rauscher, SWEET WAKE was keenly sought after by Natioanl Hunt connections including agent Gerry Griffen, standing alongside Cumbrian trainer Nicky Richards, who purchased Aintree Grade 1 Novices' Hurdle winner FAASEL at this sale last year. However, Griffen was unable to better locally based bloodstock agent Margaret O'Toole who secured the gelding for 150,000 guineas. O'Toole said that SWEET WAKE was purchased on behalf of an existing owner and would join Champion Irish National Hunt trainer Noel Meade at his Co. Meath base. The winning two-year-old colt RIGHT AGAIN looked to be one of the outstanding lots on the final day, following his fourth in the Group 3 Weatherbys Superlative Stakes behind subsequent Group 1 winner and current second favourite for next year's 2000 Guineas HORATIO NELSON, and Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes winner and Breeders' Cup Juvenile prospect LEO. The battle to secure the the son of LUJAIN, consigned from Millrace Stables, came down to a head-to-head duel between the VIP Thoroughbreds duo Robert Harrison and Herman Brown and bloodstock agent Gordion Troeller, standing alongside Californian trainer Bob Hess Jnr. Harrison and Brown, buying for the Dubai Racing Carnival pushed the price past the six-figure barrier, but were unable to match Troeller and Hess who finally landed RIGHT AGAIN for 145,000 guineas.

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