Caravaggio, Churchill and Highland Reel to join Coolmore roster
Fastnet Rock advertised at €70,000
Caravaggio, Churchill and Highland Reel form a trio of top-class recruits to Coolmore Stud, as the farm released 2018 covering fees for its roster in Ireland.
All three have been trained by Aidan O’Brien to win elite races, with Caravaggio, who will stand at a fee of €35,000, winning the Phoenix Stakes at two and the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot this year.
As a son of Scat Daddy, Caravaggio represents a vital outcross for the Sadler’s Wells and Galileo mares on Coolmore’s books.
Fees for dual Guineas hero Churchill and prolific Group/Grade 1 winner Highland Reel have yet to be announced. They both hold entries at the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar this weekend, with Highland Reel vying for favouritism with Ulysses in the Turf.
Fastnet Rock, whose fee has been kept private in the northern hemisphere since 2012, will be offered to breeders at a fee of €70,000. The 16-year-old was last advertised publicly in Ireland at a fee of €30,000 in 2011.
Fastnet Rock supplied his first European Group 1 winner this year when Laganore landed the Premio Lydia Tesio at Rome on Sunday. She is one of 29 top-flight winners for the son of Danehill.
No Nay Never, a son of Scat Daddy whose first yearlings commanded prices of up to 850,000gns at Book 1 of Tattersalls this year, has had his fee raised from €17,500 to €25,000.
Zoffany has had his fee reduced by €10,000 to €25,000, while Camelot and War Command are the other sires whose prices have been cut. Perennial champion sire Galileo remains private.
“We are delighted to have three very exciting new prospects for the coming season and are very much looking forward to seeing Churchill and Highland Reel run at the Breeders’ Cup on Saturday,” said David O’Loughlin, director of sales.
“Mindful of the fact that breeders are keen to get on with their mating plans, we have set the fees for all of the others including Scat Daddy’s brilliantly fast son Caravaggio and we think they offer excellent value for money.”
Coolmore Ireland 2018 covering fees
| 2017 | 2018 | Difference | |
| Australia | €35,000 | €35,000 | - |
| Camelot | €35,000 | €30,000 | -€5,000 |
| Caravaggio | new | €35,000 | n/a |
| Churchill | new | tba | n/a |
| Excelebration | €10,000 | €8,000 | -€2,000 |
| Fastnet Rock | private | €70,000 | n/a |
| Footstepsinthesand | €10,000 | €10,000 | - |
| Galileo | private | private | - |
| Gleneagles | €40,000 | €40,000 | - |
| Highland Reel | new | tba | n/a |
| Holy Roman Emperor | €17,500 | €15,000 | -€2,500 |
| Ivawood | €7,500 | €6,000 | -€1,500 |
| Kingston Hill | €5,000 | €5,000 | - |
| Mastercraftsman | €25,000 | €25,000 | - |
| No Nay Never | €17,500 | €25,000 | +€7,500 |
| Pride Of Dubai | €15,000 | €15,000 | - |
| Requinto | €5,000 | €5,000 | - |
| Rock Of Gibraltar | €9,000 | €7,500 | -€1,500 |
| Ruler Of The World | €8,000 | €8,000 | - |
| Starspangledbanner | €15,000 | €15,000 | - |
| The Gurkha | €25,000 | €25,000 | - |
| War Command | €12,500 | €8,000 | -€4,500 |
| Zoffany | €35,000 | €25,000 | -€10,000 |
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fonte : RacingPost
#America: Venerdì 3 e sabato 4 la 2 giorni delle #BreedersCup. Ecco gli orari per l’Italia ed i campi partenti
A parziale correzione di quanto detto nel post della Breeders’ Cup di Del Mar del 3 e 4 Novembre, comunichiamo quelli che sono gli orari definitivi per vedere dalla California la due giorni del campionato mondiale del purosangue.
Ci siamo fatti trarre in inganno da orari diversi secondo un formato per la costa occidentale, mentre quelli definitivi sono quelli che vi comunichiamo di sotto.
Diciamo pure che l’Italia tratterà la materia americana con una serata da vivere intensamente i cui dettagli verranno resi noti quando ufficiale anche nel palinsesto. Comunque sembra che il programma sia il seguente con l’orario originale e quello invece disponibile in Italia. Per intenderci, la BC Classic, l’ultima corsa della 2 giorni che vedrà lo scontro tra Arrogate e Churchill, si disputerà alle 01:35 ora italiana. Altre notizie sparse sono quelle che riguardano Frankie Dettori che sarà in sella ad Ulysses (Galileo) per la Breeders’ Cup Turf. ma contemporaneamente il jockey italiano ha perso la sella di Lady Aurelia nello Sprint, rimpiazzato dal jockey americano John Velazquez. La trasmissione sarà a cura di Stefano Luciani ed Andrea Zanoboni. Ecco il programma: GOING DIRT: FAST, TURF: FIRM
20:00 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade 1) (2yo Fillies) (Dirt) (2yo) 1m110y
20:37 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) (3yo+) 5f ATR
21:14 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Dirt) (3yo+) 7f ATR
22:00 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Grade 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) (3yo+) 1m1f ATR
22:37 TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt) (3yo+) 6f ATR
23:19 Breeders’ Cup Mile (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) (3yo+) 1m ATR
23:58 Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade 1) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Dirt) (2yo) 1m110y
00:37 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) (3yo+) 1m4f ATR
01:35 Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt) (3yo+) 1m2f ATR
Italians: Doppietta per Umberto Rispoli ad Hong Kong. Daniele Porcu secondo in G3 ad Hannover
Domenica orientale con un italiano protagonista, stavolta ad Hong Kong dove Umberto Rispoli ha piazzato una bella doppietta portandosi così a 5 vittorie nella stagione nell’ex colonia britannica.
Umbertino ha vinto la prima corsa della giornata nella quarta del pomeriggio, nell’ Island Handicap (Class 4) sui 1200 metri da £52,413.79 al primo, in sella a Sharpmind (Swiss Ace) (VIDEO QUI) per Vincent Chan Wing Sing & Jason Chan Kam Kwan ed P F Yu al training.
La pronta replica è arrivata nel The Hong Kong Country Club Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (VIDEO QUI) stavolta sul miglio ma sempre dotato di £52,413.79, in sella a Mr Kool (O’Reilly) per i colori di Mr & Mrs Allen Shi Lop Tak & Kathleen Shi Pui Ka ed il training di F C Lor.
Da segnalare in Germania ad Hannover, il secondo posto di Daniele Porcu nel Grosser Preis der Mehl-Mulhens-Stiftung Gestut Rottgen G3 per femmine, in sella ad Agathonia (Street Cry) per i colori Godolphin ed il training di Henry Alex Pantall.
