AGAIN this year there are two Newmarket Breeze-Up Sales, first the well established auction held by Tattersalls during the Craven Meeting, then their Guineas Breeze-Up Sale two weeks later.
The catalogue for the Craven Breeze-Up is slightly larger than last year, containing 172 very well-bred candidates to be offered by Tattersalls at Park Paddocks on Tuesday and Wednesday, on April 17th and 18th, starting at 5.30pm each evening after racing at the Newmarket Craven Meeting.
All lots will breeze up only once, starting at 9.30am on the morning of Monday, April 16th. This sale has produced 10 Group 1 winners in recent years, including Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Rosdhu Queen, who cost only 65,000gns in 2012 and was resold for 2,100,000gns.
As usual, well over half of the two-year-olds will be travelling from Ireland, including the two largest drafts, coming from Bansha House Stables and Mocklershill.
Many of the top sires are represented this April, among them Dark Angel, Exceed And Excel, Invincible Spirit, Oasis Dream, Pivotal, Sea The Stars and Shamardal. Kodiac has the most entries with 15.
There are 40 two-year-olds sired by stallions standing in the USA, including Kitten’s Joy and Scat Daddy. Only 56 of the entries are fillies, but many of those have outstanding pedigrees, giving them special appeal as dual-purpose prospects.
SOME TOP VENDORS
BANSHA HOUSE STABLES
Lot 37 2yo b c by Kingman. Dam half-sister to Awesome Act (Grade 3 Gotham Stakes). Grandam own-sister to champions Machiavellian and Coup De Genie (dam of champion Denebola).
Lot 66 2yo gr/ro c by Scat Daddy. Half-brother to five winners, including A Shin Forward (Group 1 Mile Championship in Japan) and US stakes winner Wake Up In Malibu. Dam listed scorer at Saratoga.
Lot 157 2yo b c by Wootton Bassett. Half-brother to two winners, including Al Wathna (Group 2 Prix de Malleret). Dam half-sister to two listed scorers in France. Family of Group 1 star Lawman.
MALCOLM BASTARD
Lot 56 2yo b c by Camelot. Dam winning own-sister to Leo (Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes). Family of 2017 champion three-year-old colt Cracksman and Golden Horn.
Lot 105 2yo b c by Dansili. Half-brother to five winners, three listed-placed, and to dam of Ocovango (Group 2 Prix Greffulhe, third Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris). Dam Crystal Music won Group 1 Fillies Mile.
Lot 116 2yo ch f by Exceed And Excel. Half-sister to eight winners, including Gorella (Grade 1 Beverly D Stakes, Group 2 Prix de Sandringham) and Porto Santo (listed scorer in France and USA).
Lot 126 2yo b c by Scat Daddy. Dam winning half-sister to Red Giant (Group 1 Clement L Hirsch Memorial), Wyomia (Grade 3 Mazarine Stakes) and Saratoga stakes winner Carnera.
Lot 172 2yo b c by Slade Power. Half-brother to three winners, including Musical Art (group-placed two-year-old in 2017). Dam winning half-sister to champion Finsceal Beo (Group 1 1000 Guineas and Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas).
MOCKLERSHILL
Lot 123 2yo b c by Showcasing. Half-brother to three winners. Dam half-sister to three blacktype winners, including Forte Dei Marmi (Grade 1 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes, Grade 2 Sky Classic Stakes, twice).
Lot 152 2yo b c by Shamardal. Half-brother to two winners. Dam Lahaleeb won Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes in Canada, second Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas. Family of Virtual (Group 1 Lockinge Stakes).
Lot 155 2yo b c by Scat Daddy. Dam half-sister to Brave Tin Soldier (Grade 3 Cliff Hanger Stakes). Grandam own-sister to Fusaichi Pegasus (Grade 1 Kentucky Derby).
Lot 164 2yo b c by Kodiac. Half-brother to three winners. Dam own-sister to champion Soviet Song (Group 1 Sussex Stakes, Group 1 Falmouth Stakes, twice, Group 1 Matron Stakes).
QUALITY COLTS
Lot 12 2yo b c by Shamardal. From Houghton Bloodstock. Dam won two races. Grandam Indy Five Hundred won Grade 1 Garden City Handicap; own-sister to graded scorer Delta Princess (dam of champion Royal Delta).
Lot 22 2yo b c by Rip Van Winkle. From Church View Stables. Own-brother to Dick Whittington (Group 1 Phoenix Stakes), half-brother to four other winners. Dam half-sister to champion sprinter Owington.
Lot 39 2yo br c by Kodiac. From Athassel House Stud. Dam winning half-sister to San Sicharia (Group 3 Chartwell Stakes) and to three listed winners in Ireland, England and France.
Lot 62 2yo b c by Siyouni. From Knockanglass Stables. Half-brother to Verema (Group 2 Prix Kergorlay, Group 2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil). Grandam Vereva won Group 1 Prix de Diane.
Lot 82 2yo b c by Showcasing. From Kilminfoyle House Stud. Half-brother to two winners, including Magic Of Reality (listed placed twice). Dam half-sister to champion Six Perfections (Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile).
Lot 86 2yo b c by Invincible Spirit. From Church Farm & Horse Park Stud. Dam half-sister to Cassydora (Grade 3 Hillsborough Stakes in USA, dam of triple group winner Ernest Hemingway).
Lot 88 2yo b c by Farhh. From Tally-Ho Stud. Half-brother to two winners. Dam half-sister to champion Ancient World (Group 1 Premio Vittorio di Capua) and Jilbab (Grade 1 CCA Oaks).
Lot 120 2yo b c by New Approach. From Houghton Bloodstock. Half-brother to winner in 2017. Dam First City won Group 2 Cape Verdi Stakes in Dubai. Family of Grade 1 star Sheikhzayedroad.
Lot 146 2yo ch c by Exceed And Excel. From Church View Stables. Half-brother to eight winners, three blacktype-placed. Dam winning own-sister to Whitewater Affair (Group 2 Prix de Pomone, dam of champion Victoire Pisa).
Lot 159 2yo b c by Sea The Stars. From Powerstown Stud. Dam Lily’s Angel won 10 races, Group 3 Chartwell Stakes, second Group 1 Matron Stakes. Family of Group 1 stars We Are and Dominant.
BY FRESHMAN SIRES
Lot 21 2yo b f by Alhebayeb. From Rockview Stables. Half-sister to six winners, including dam of champion sprinter Slade Power (Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes, Group 1 July Cup).
Lot 50 2yo b c by Slade Power. From Charnwood Stables. Half-brother to four winners, including Heeraat (Group 3 Hackwood Stakes) and listed scorer Ambiance.
Lot 77 2yo ch c by Olympic Glory. From Church Farm & Horse Park Stud. Dam half-sister to Behkabad (Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris) and two listed scorers. Grandam Group 2 winner Behkara.
Lot 99 2yo b f by Kingman. From Athassel House Stud. Half-sister to two winners. Dam winning half-sister to champion Misty For Me (Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas, dam of champion U S Navy Flag and Roly Poly).
Lot 135 2yo b c by Australia. From The Bloodstock Connection. Dam winning half-sister to champion Lily Of The Valley (Group 1 Prix de l’Opera) and Mubtaahij (Grade 1 Awesome Again Stakes, Group 2 UAE Derby).
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
Lot 8 2yo b c by Street Sense. From Lynn Lodge Stud. Half-brother to champion Certify (Group 1 Fillies’ Mile, Group 2 Cape Verdi Stakes in Dubai) and Cry And Catch Me (Grade 1 Oak Leaf Stakes in USA).
Lot 11 2yo b/br c by Kitten’s Joy. From Church View Stables. Dam half-sister to champion Zenyatta (Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic, Grade 1 Vanity Handicap, three times) and triple Grade 1 star Balance.
Lot 33 2yo b f by More Than Ready. From Greenhills Farm. Half-sister to Second City (Grade 3 British Columbia Derby). Dam Sis City won Grade 1 Ashland Stakes, Grade 2 Demoiselle Stakes.
Lot 48 2yo ch c by Distorted Humor. From Tally-Ho Stud. Half-brother to three stakes-placed winners in USA. Dam winning own-sister to Tapizar (Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, Grade 2 San Fernando Stakes).
Lot 63 2yo b c by War Front. From Oak Tree Farm. Half-brother to five winners, including Pathfork (Group 1 National Stakes, Group 2 Galileo Futurity Stakes) and listed scorer Tacticus. Dam half-sister to Spinning World.
Lot 65 2yo b c by Bernardini. From Lynn Lodge Stud. Half-brother to five winners, including Dame Dorothy (Grade 1 Humana Distaff Stakes in USA) and Mrs Lindsay (Group 1 Prix Vermeille, Grade 1 E P Taylor Stakes).
Lot 83 2yo b/br f by Noble Mission. From Tally-Ho Stud. Dam half-sister to Good Ba Ba (Group 1 Hong Kong Mile, three times, Group 1 Champions’ Mile). Family of Miesque and Kingmambo.
Lot 94 2yo ch c by Giant’s Causeway. From Lynn Lodge Stud. Half-brother to two winners. Dam winning half-sister to Telescope (Group 2 Great Voltigeur Stakes). Grandam half-sister to Moon Ballad (Dubai World Cup).
Lot 158 2yo b c by Street Sense. From Gaybrook Lodge Stud. Dam half-sister to Nonna Mela (Grade 2 Adirondack Stakes at Saratoga). Grandam own-sister to Bluegrass Cat (Grade 1 Haskell Invitational).
Lot 166 2yo b c by War Front. From Grove Stud. Dam half-sister to Dutch Art (Group 1 Middle Park Stakes, Group 1 Prix Morny) and Up (Group 2 Blandford Stakes). Third dam champion Palacegate Episode.
FASCINATING FILLIES
Lot 6 2yo b f by Exceed And Excel. From Grove Stud. Dam Pale Mimosa won Group 2 Lonsdale Cup at York and three listed races, half-sister to Nearly Caught (Group 2 Prix Kergorlay).
Lot 43 2yo br f by Bated Breath. From Church View Stables. Half-sister to five winners. Dam winning half-sister to champion Goldikova (Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile, three times, Group 1 Prix Rothschild, four times).
Lot 117 2yo b f by Dark Angel. From Yeomanstown Stud. Own-sister to Dark Liberty (listed scorer in Germany as two-year-old in 2017). Dam winning half-sister to champion filly Entangle (20 wins).