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Wednesday 3rd December - Revised fees for SAKHEE and HAAFHD

In light of the market downturn that we saw at Tattersalls last week and the previous week at Goffs, Shadwell has decided to revise the fees of SAKHEE and HAAFHD for the 2009 season.  Both stallions will stand at £8,000 (SLF 1st Jan) and all those that have already signed contracts will be contacted in the near future to confirm their revised fee.

Stud Director, Richard Lancaster, commented, “ We are purely responding to the market down turn and feel it is only fair, in light of the prices at Tattersalls and Goffs, to revise our fees. We were the first to announce our fees for 2009 and obviously there has now been dramatic changes, both in the world financial market and the bloodstock market, since the beginning of October when we announced our fees.”

To discuss a nomination to the Shadwell stallions, please contact Richard Lancaster, Johnny Peter-Hoblyn or Louise Chandler on +441842 755913.

LADY MARIAN TOPS THIRD DAY OF TATTERSALLS DECEMBER SALE

The Group 1 Prix de l’Opera winner LADY MARIAN realised 1,800,000 guineas to top proceedings on the third day of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale.

The three-year-old filly LADY MARIAN created a tremendous impression when winning the Group 1 Prix de l’Opera at Longchamp on Arc Day by an easy length and a half, defeating a top class field in the process including the multiple Group 1 winner LUSH LASHES as well as KATIYRA, TREAT GENTLY, MOONSTONE and YOU’RESOTHRILLING. Consigned to the sale by German agent Ronald Rauscher, LADY MARIAN was knocked down to Sheikh Mohammed’s bloodstock advisor John Ferguson for 1,800,000 guineas after he saw off the efforts of Lodge Park Stud’s Seamus Burns and Californian trainer Paddy Gallagher. LADY MARIAN, who is out of the SHAREEF DANCER mare LA FELICITA, is a half-sister to the Listed winner LUCIDOR and has a ‘Timeform’ rating of 125. Ferguson indicated that the daughter of NAYEF would continue to race and join Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin Stable next year.

Sunday 30th November - Limited NAYEF nominations available on Chepstows

Shadwell will be offering 5 NAYEF nominations on the Thoroughbred online auction site, Chepstows.  The auctions start on 9th December with one nomination selling each day at 3pm from the 12th - 16th December. They will be sold on Special Live Foal terms with a payment date of 1st January 2009 and a reserve of £15,000. 

Details of how to register can be found on www.chepstows.com or call directly on 0207 117 0325. For further enquiries contact pete@chepstows.com or anne@chepstows.com.

Monday 13th October - 2 winners in 2 days for HAAFHD

ACT GREEN made all and was never troubled in winning the Dynes Maiden Fillies Stakes at Great Leigh yesterday.

Further individaul success for HAAFHD, sire of 10 winners of 14 races from his first crop.

Monday 7th October - NAYEF's Lady Marian denies Lush Lashes

THE German-trained LADY MARIAN swooped down in the closing stages to take the Group 1 Prix de l'Opera at Longchamp yesterday.

The 16-1 chance bore down on 2-1 favourite Lush Lashes, who had found a gap on the rail to take over from longtime leader Lady Gloria, to land a high-profile victory for trainer Werner Baltromi and jockey Dominique Boeuf.

The winner was matched at a pre-race high of 40 on Betfair, with the runner-up trading at 1.15 in running, while third placed Katiyra ran on from behind to claim third. The Aidan O'Brien-trained duo of You'resothrilling and Moonstone were well beaten.

 

Boeuf said: "She's a fighter and she won easily in Deauville. She's very strong, she's a fighter and she likes to race. "When the door opened she flew."

Racing Post 5th October 2008

Thursday 25th September - Stallion Fees for 2009

Shadwell are pleased to announce their stallion fees for 2009:

NAYEF	£15,000	(SLF 1st Jan)
SAKHEE	£12,000	(SLF 1st Jan)
HAAFHD	£12,000	(SLF 1st Jan)
ACT ONE	£6,000	(1st Oct)
GREEN DESERT	To be announced by Darley at a later date

 

Stud Director, Richard Lancaster said, “Breeders will all be aware that it is Shadwell’s policy to restrict the number of mares to our stallions. This policy was generally well received last year, but it does obviously mean that some breeders are disappointed by not getting a nomination.

This year in order to help us work out who will get a nomination to the stallion of their choice, we will be having a closing date of 31st October for NAYEF and 15th November for SAKHEE and HAAFHD. It is our intention that we will be able to inform people as soon as possible after the closing date whether they have been successful with their application. We hope that in this way breeders who have not been successful will be able to make alternative arrangements.”

Those who wish to apply for a nomination, or to nominate a mare for a previously registered interest, are required to submit a fully completed nomination application form by the closing date. Forms can be printed from the Shadwell website or requested by contacting a member of nominations on 01842 755913 or nominations@shadwellstud.co.uk

Tuesday 23rd September - Shadwell Stallions to parade at Newmarket Racecourse

THERE will be an added bonus for race-goers at Newmarket’s NatWest Rowley Mile racecourse on Shadwell Day, Friday October 3 as four of Europe’s top stallions will be paraded ahead of racing.

At midday, premier breeding operation Shadwell will showcase Haafhd, Nayef, Sakhee and Act One, all of whom stand at Nunnery Stud, just outside Thetford.

It will give racing enthusiasts another opportunity to see these former stars of the track, who are now successful in their secondary career.

Newmarket regulars will be particularly familiar with Haafhd, a 2000 Guineas and Emirates Airline Champion Stakes hero, and Nayef, who took the 2001 renewal of the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes in his glittering career.

Sakhee was a brilliant winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe among other big-race successes, while Act One was a champion two-year-old in France.

Michael Prosser, Newmarket’s Director of Racing, said: “Shadwell Day is a hugely important day in Newmarket’s calendar with four Group races - including two Group 1s - and having four leading stallions parade before racing will make it extra special.

"I am sure the racing public will be delighted to once again have the chance to see such top-class performers as HAAFHD, NAYEF, SAKHEE & ACT ONE."

Monday 25th August - Another Group 3 win for NAYEF's daughter, LADY MARIAN

NAYEF's German-bred daughter LADY MARIAN is proving herself as one of the top middle distance fillies of her generation, adding a second Gr.3 victory to her record in the Prix de la Nonette at Deauville yesterday. LADY MARIAN, who was a close 2nd last time out in the Gr.1 Preis der Diana, made steady headway in the final 300m to score by half a length from runner up Treat Gently.

NAYEF has 2 yearlings catalogued in Goffs' Millions Sale, 1 in Baden Baden and Tattersalls (Ireland) and 9 at Tattersalls October Sales.

Friday 22nd August - TAMAYUZ propels NAYEF to the top

TAMAYUZ's victory i the Gr.1 Prix Jacques Le Marois helped his sire NAYEF to the top of the European Leading Second Crop Sires in order of prize money. NAYEF's progeny have earned a total of £951,792 just over £95,000 clear of the second-placed Dalakhani on £855,896.

(Courtesy of EBN)

Monday 18th August - Superb Group 1 win for NAYEF's TAMAYUZ

TAMAYUZ added his name to a distinguished list of winners, with a comfortable two and a half length victory over NATAGORA in the Prix Jacques le Marois (Group 1) at Deauville yesterday.

 

 

Head said:

"He's just pure class and improving all the time. We planned the race well and Olivier also deserves great credit for the way he rode Racinger."

Bonilla has been on four of Head's Group 1 winners this season and he added:

"He is a real crack horse and we discussed tactics beforehand... I never had the slightest worry throughout the race and it's wonderful to have so many top class horses in the stable. Tamayuz has improved both mentally and physically all season and is now at a peak."

British racegoers are likely to see Tamayuz next as Sheikh Hamdan's racing manager Angus Gold said:

"It was lovely to see him win like this and he confirmed his form at Chantilly in the Jean Prat. Sheikh Hamdan likes Ascot so he could next run in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot and we would also think about the Breeders' Cup Mile. What gives us added satisfaction is that he is from the first crop of Nayef and a homebred which is very exciting. Olivier was brilliant and had his horse in the right place at the right time."

Saturday 9th August - Marvelous MAURALAKANA wins Beverly D

Given a perfect ride by Kent Desormeaux, MAURALAKANA by MUHTATHIR captures the grade I $750,000 Beverly D. by a decisive 1 ¼ lengths at Arlington Park.

She came into the Beverly D. having won a pair of grade II at Belmont Park. It was her fifth win in six starts this year, boosting her earnings to $1,449,512.

Thursday 7th August - Another 1st crop winner for HAAFHD

Already placed, CALAHONDA won the Norfolk Nelson Museum Maiden Auction Stakes at Yarmouth yesterday. Trained by Paul d'Arcy, she was always traveling well behind the leaders and, when hitting the front over a furlong out, soon asserted to win by an impressive 3 lengths.

Monday 4th August - Another Stakes winner for ACT ONE

SUZI'S DECISION won the Chalice Stakes (LR) at Newbury yesterday in great style over 12 furlongs. Already 4 times a winner, she has only once finished out of the first four in all her ten starts. The daughter of ACT ONE, SUZI'S DECISION is a half-sister to last week's valuable Ascot handicap winner Pippa Greene and is from the family of Almutawakel and White Muzzle.

Another Stakes winner for the sire of 4 time Group 1 winner DANCER'S DAUGHTER.

Monday 14th July - Superb Group 1 winner for NAYEF

Sheikh Hamdan's homebred colt TAMAYUZ became the fist Group 1 winner for his sire, NAYEF, with a decisive length and a half victory over RAVEN's PASS in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly yesterday.

 

 

"I rode the horse as if he would win, " said Jockey Bonilla. " I was very confident before the race, as he has improved and strengthened. I used the leader and sat in behind him. When he (the leader) started to tire, I kicked on and he kept on accelerating up the straight all the way to the line."

His next race is likely to be the GR.1 Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville on 17th August.

Friday 11 th July - Shadwell backs the EAAA with Second Major Donation

Shadwell Estate Company, based at Thetford, has continued its strong record of support for the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) with a further donation of £25,000.  This brings the total donated by Shadwell to the charity over the last two years to £50,000.

Mirza Alsayegh, Private Secretary to his Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Chairman of Shadwell Estate Company Ltd, [accompanied by Finance Director Chris Kennard] presented the cheque to the Earl of Iveagh, Trustee of the charity and Simon Gray, its Executive Director on Thursday 10 July 2008 at Elveden Hall.

 

Commenting on the donation, Mirza Alsayegh said:  “The East Anglian Air Ambulance provides a vital service to our region and particularly our industry, where accidents often occur in inaccessible places. With fuel costs rising, the charity’s team is having to work even harder than usual to raise the funds it needs to keep its two air ambulances flying.  We’re delighted to show our support with this second donation.”

Lord Iveagh added:  “The support we received from the Shadwell Estate company is magnificent and particularly helpful at this difficult time.  With the number of equestrian incidents we attend continuing to rise across the region, the leadership shown by Shadwell in supporting our work is greatly appreciated.”

The EAAA operates a 365 day life-saving service across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.  It receives no government or National Lottery funding and has to raise £3 million per year to keep its two air ambulances flying and to provide the advanced medical equipment they carry.  It is entirely dependent on fund-raising and donations.

For more information, please contact the East Anglian Air Ambulance on 0845 066 9999 or check out www.eaaa.org.uk.

Wednesday 9th July - Mare infoal to SAKHEE is top lot of Day 1 of July Sale

The top lot for the day was the the FANTASTIC LIGHT mare WELSH CAKE who was knocked down to Mike Caddy’s Horizon Bloodstock for 200,000 guineas. Consigned from Kevin & Sue Mercer’s Usk Valley Stud carrying a cover to Shadwell’s SAKHEE. The five-year-old winning mare is a half-sister to the Group 2 winner TRANS ISLAND and the Group 3 winning WELSH DIVA, all being out of the GREEN DESERT mare KHUBZA, herself a sister to the Group winners BARROW CREEK and LAST RESORT. Caddy, who withstood the efforts of locally based agent Richard Frisby to secure WELSH CAKE, who will head to his own Heatherwold Stud in Berkshire.

(Courtesy of Tattersalls)

Saturday 5th July - Another Group winner for NAYEF

Another Group winner for NAYEF yesterday when his German-trained daughter LADY MARIAN ran out the three-length winner of the Gr.3 Fahrhofer Stutenpreis at Hamburg yesterday. The filly, who has previously raced in France, is owned by Rennstall Gestut Nachtsse and comes from the family of Lomitas and Lavirco.

Sunday 1st June – DOCTOR DINO wins at Chantilly

DOCTOR DINO by MUHTATHIR wins the Grand Prix de Chantilly (G2) on Sunday. It was his best win in France. The 6-year-old will now be aimed at Le Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1), in three weeks time. It is the second G2 win for his sire in 8 days.

Sunday 1st June - Listed victory for SAMUEL

SAKHEE registered yet another Stakes winner yesterday when SAMUEL broke his maiden in the Grand Cup (LR) at York over a mile.  The homebred son of Normandie Stud gradually wore down Tranquil Tiger (Selkirk) with REGAL FLUSH (also by SAKHEE) in 3rd place.

Saturday 24 May - MAURALAKANA wins the G2 Sheepshead Bay.

“This was a scintillating turn of foot and a lovely ride, too” winning jockey Kent Desormeaux said of MAURALAKANA by MUHTATHIR, who won by 3 lengths.

MAURALAKANA was purchased for $900,000 at the 2007 Keeneland November breeding stock sale and transferred to Christophe Clément for whom she won three of four starts this year.

The $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G1) on August 9 at Arlington Park might be her next race.

Sunday 25th May - Further Listed success for SAKHEE

Twice placed CHANGE THE WORLD won the Bouscat Derby du Midi-Casino Barriere de Bordeaux (LR) at Bordeaux Le Bouscat yesterday.

Further success for SAKHEE, superb sire of SAKHEE'S SECRET!

Thursday 22nd May - 1st two-year-old winner for HAAFHD

CRYSTAL MOMENTS was an impressive winner of the Panmure Gordon Small Companies EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Sandown yesterday, chalking up the first victory from the first crop of her sire, HAAFHD.

Monday 12th May - SPACIOUS to run in Coronation Stakes

James Fanshawe is likely to give his 1000 Guineas runner up SPACIOUS her next start in the Gr.1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot on 20th June.

NAYEF's daughter stayed on well when beaten just half a length by French trained Natagora, but looks set to miss a rematch in the Irish 1000 Guineas. Making her seasonal debut in the Guineas, SPACIOUS was unbeaten in 2 outings as a juvenile including the Gr.2 May Hill Stakes at Doncaster last September.

Trainer James Fanshawe said, "SPACIOUS has come out of the race in good shape and she is more than likely to run next in the Coronation Stakes." EBN

Sunday 11th May - 1st & 2nd past the post for SAKHEE

In a thrilling battle for the line, ZAAHID (SAKHEE) won the Totesport Victoria Cup at Ascot yesterday, with AL KHALEEJ (SAKHEE) in second.

Saturday 26th April - MAURALAKANA win inaugural Mairzy Doates Handicap

5-year-old French bred mare Mauralakana by MUHTATHIR takes the $300,000 Mairzy Doates Handicap on the inaugural Turf Million day at Calder April 26.

Mauralakana covered the 2200m distance over firm turf in 2:13.83 beating J’ray by ¾ length. It was 5 ¼ lengths back to Leap in the Sun in third place.

Trained by Christophe Clément she will probably run next in the Gr.2 Sheepshead Bay (Belmont Park on May 24).

Monday 21st April - Another Listed winner for SAKHEE

Group placed in 2007, PERMESSO won the Premio Botticelli at Capannelle yesterday. Owned by Allavemento La Nuova Sbarra srl and trained by F & L Camici, the three-year-old son of SAKHEE ran an impressive race to win by 2 and a half lengths.

Thursday 17th April - HAAFHD filly tops Day 1 of Craven Breeze Up Sale

Half-sister to the Queen's Vase winner Cruzspiel from the first crop of HAAFHD was the star turn in the early exchanges of the Craven Breeze-Up Sale at Tattersalls in Newmarket on Wednesday night when changing hands for 380,000gns.

 

The filly, a 48,000gns buy back at last year's October Yearling Sale, had worked impressively on the Rowley Mile on Tuesday and her price rocketed as the result of a duel between her eventual buyer Luke Lillingston and underbidder Jamie McCalmont, taking instructions from Coolmore's Paul Shanahan, who was accompanied by Michael Tabor.

"She's been bought as a racing and breeding prospect for a new client and I don't know where she will be trained, I'm sure there will be a queue of people wanting her," said Lillingston. "She was one of the best fillies here and obviously we don't know about HAAFHD, but I have a great feeling about him as a sire."

(Ed Prosser, Racing Post)

Monday 14th April - Further Group success for NAYEF

The unbeaten TAMAYUZ showed determination to beat Murcielago (Spinning World) in the Group 3 Prix de Fontainebleau at Longchamp yesterday and become the second Group winner from the first crop of Shadwell's magnificent NAYEF.

 

Trained by Mr F Head, TAMAYUZ is a Shadwell homebred, from a family steeped in recent Classic glory. His dam, Al Ishq (Nureyev), is a half-sister to Anabaa Blue and is closely related to Galileo and King's Best.

 

In the forthcoming breeze-up sales, NAYEF has 2 juveniles catalogued in Tattersalls' Craven Sale and one in each of Tattersalls' Guineas sale and Arqana's Saint-Cloud sale.

Saturday 8th March - MAURALAKANA wins The Very One Handicap (Gr.3)

5-year-old MAURALAKANA made her first start for trainer Christophe Clément and owner Robert Scarborough a winning one as she edged Tejida by a neck in The Very One Handicap (Gr.3) on Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

MAURALAKANA  a daughter of MUHTATHIR out of the Double Bed mare Jimkana has earnings over $560,000.

“We will likely look at the Orchid Handicap (Gr.3), March 30” said her trainer.

Wednesday 6th February - Dream start for shuttle sire EKRAAR

Stoney Bridge’s Shadwell shuttle sire EKRAAR made a dream start to his southern hemisphere stud career when his first runner in Australasia – the Bruce Wallace-trained GIGINO – made a winning debut in the Equine Veterinary Services (1200m),  on Wednesday 6 Feb at the Avondale Jockey Club’s Waitangi.

In addition to being trained by Bruce Wallace, GIGINO is raced and was also bred by Wallace and Wellingtonian Tony Muollo.

The Listed Fairview Ford Slipper at Matamata on Feb 23rd may be looked at next for GIGINO, as a lead-up to the Group 1 Ford Diamond Stakes at Ellerslie on March 8th, which is his ultimate goal according to the Wallace team.

EKRAAR, who was in 2007 runner-up First Season Sire in Italy by number of individual winners and prizemoney, is a half-brother to multiple Champion Sire Hussonet.

Monday 28th January - ACT ONE's daughter collects second GROUP 1 win.

ACT ONE's four-year-old daughter DANCER'S DAUGHTER collected her second consecutive GROUP 1 on Saturday, when winning the Gr.1 Fancourt Majorca Stakes at Kenilworth.

Always prominently-places, she took the lead inside the last two furlongs and quickly asserted to win by a length and a quarter.

Bred at Catridge Farm Stud by Mrs Diana Joly, DANCER'S DAUGHTER was bought by Blandford Bloodstock for 52,000 gns at Tattersalls October Yearling Sales Part 1.

A half-sister to the Gr.3 Somerville Tattersall Stakes winner Diktatorial, her second dam's half-sister Icona was the Champion Stayer in South Africa in 1991.

DANCER'S DAUGHTER is now likely to be targeted at some of the major fillies races during the KwaZulu Natal winter season.

ACT ONE has produced 57% winners to runners from his first two crops and five stakes horses including a DUAL GROUP 1 winner.

To discuss a nomination to ACT ONE please contact London Thoroughbred Services on 01725 517711 or Shadwell on 01842 755913.