Domeland snap up Urban Outlook and Humanity
After a frenetic spending spree early on Wednesday at Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale, southern hemisphere buyers kept up the pace well into the evening at Park Paddocks.
With the likes of Waterhouse, Bott, McEvoy and Australian Bloodstock dominating proceedings earlier in the afternoon, Australian operation Domeland made its presence felt by securing the improving Urban Outlook (Cityscape) for 280,000gns (approx. AU$563,700).
The Kingsclere Stud homebred changed hands with an official BHA rating of 92 having won three of his seven starts for Andrew Balding, who consigned the gelding through his Park House Stables draft. The son of Cityscape (Selkirk) won at Lingfield, Chester and Haydock, and was last seen finishing runner-up over a mile and six furlongs at York.
“We’ve bought him to race on in Australia,” said Sara Ryan, Domeland’s private trainer. “He wasn’t on the initial list but when we saw him he struck us; he just has a great presence. He has a nice record and I think there’s a lot of improvement in him. We’re looking for distance horses.”
Urban Outlook is out of Listed-placed mare Casual Glance (Sinndar), making him a brother to Hong Kong Group 1 scorer Ka Ying Star.
Later in the session Domeland’s managing director King Cheng went to 240,000gns (approx. AU$483,180) for Humanity, a dual winner by Roaring Lion (Kitten’s Joy) who was consigned by Jamie Railton on behalf of Qatar Racing. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, the three-year-old had doubled his tally since the catalogue was released, with last month’s six-length Kempton success given an official rating of 95.
“We’re looking for extremely sound horses that we can compete in the staying races in Australia,” said Cheng. “We’re a private stable but we’re looking to grow and compete with some of the bigger trainers. We’re all after the same horses so it’s been competitive, but we’re glad to have picked up a few.
“We think there’s a lot of improvement to come from the horses we bought so we expect them to be progressive. We have about 50 horses in training and a couple of mares too, but they’re mostly our own racemares who have retired.”
Out of Listed winner Cheriearch (Arch), Humanity is a half-brother to French Group 3 winner Welwal (Shalaa), who has been placed at stakes level in Australia.
Trainor hoping lightning can strike twice
Ziryab, a gelding by Kingman (Invincible Spirit), will continue his racing in Australia after Peter Trainor and Will Bourne, working on behalf of his boss Ciaron Maher, went to 240,000gns (approx. AU$483180) to buy the gelding, who was offered by his owner and breeders Juddmonte.
Previously trained by John and Thady Gosden, Ziryab did not run at two, but has now run six times, was successful on his third start and finished second on October 10 at Leicester. He is rated 88.
Trainor will be hoping for a repeat trick, having purchased last-start Bart Cummings (Gr 3, 2510m) winner Future History (Showcasing) from Juddmonte at last year’s edition of this sale. The five-year-old gelding is now a strong fancy for next month’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) and will look to enhance those claims when he runs in today’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup (Gr 2, 2500m).
“He goes to Ciaron Maher,” said Trainor. “Last year we bought Future History here from Juddmonte and this is the same type of horse, with the same profile. Hopefully, he will follow the same path and be a fun horse.”
“Ziryab is well bred, by Kingman, and we were quite taken with his last run. He is lightly raced and there are loads of upsides with him.”
Ziryab is out of the Australian-bred mare Reem (Galileo), who ran Down Under, but the bulk of her racing was in Dubai and her best performance was a victory at Listed level.
Busuttin and Young enter the market
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young entered the fray during Wednesday’s session of the sale, combining with First Light Racing to buy Cawdor (Invincible Spirit) for 150,000gns (approx. AU$302,000).
Another offered by Juddmonte, the three-year-old colt won once, on debut, in France for trainer Francis Graffard, but has not been successful in five subsequent starts, although he was placed at Group 3 level at Longchamp in June.
He is out of Group 3-placed mare Delivery (Rail Link), herself a half-sister to US Grade 2 scorer Projected (Showcasing) and Headman (Kingman), a winner of four races, two of which were at Group 2 level in France.
Freedman Racing, buying with Badgers Bloodstock, bought another from the Juddmonte draft when they went to 52,000gns (AU$105,000) for the Awtaad (Cape Cross) gelding Overactive. A dual winner for Ralph Beckett, he was sold with an official rating of 82.
More southern hemisphere buyers active
Blandford Bloodstock’s Stuart Boman, Annabel Neasham and Bennett Racing have been expanding their portfolio all week at Tattersalls and they added to those purchases on Wednesday, taking home Tajawal, a son of Frankel (Galileo), for 120,000gns (approx. AU$241,500).
Trained throughout his career by Simon and Ed Crisford, the gelding was offered by Godolphin. He tasted victory for the first and only time when scoring at over a mile at Ayr in June and was most recently seen finishing second at Newcastle. He went under the hammer with an official BHA rating of 89.
Australian Bloodstock and Ronald Rauscher have been another operation adding to their purchases throughout the week. After being busy early in the day at Park Paddocks on Wednesday, they kept up their powerful spending prowess, splashing out for another two purchases, taking their total number of new acquisitions on the third day to eight.
The most expensive of the evening duo was El Jasor (Le Havre), a dual winner for Charlie Fellowes, who fetched 85,000gns (approx. AU$171,100). The gelding’s first win came over one mile and a quarter at Redcar, while his most recent triumph was over a mile and a half at Newbury in August. He was offered with an official BHA rating of 89.
Inquiring Minds (Kingman) is another bound for Australia after Sam Haggas of Hurworth Bloodstock, who was working on behalf of Sydney-based trainer John O’Shea, forked out 65,000gns (approx. AU$130,800).
The colt won once in his five-start career for John and Thady Gosden, obtaining an official rating of 87.
Darby Racing, in partnership with De Burgh Equine, spent 60,000gns (AU$120,000) when purchasing Broadfield (Almanzor), a dual winner from the Juddmonte draft.
Albert Bosma’s Go Racing New Zealand snared another purchase when they purchased A Dublin Lad (Ulysses) for 28,000gns (approx AU$56,370). The three-year-old colt was last seen breaking his maiden at the third attempt over a mile and half a furlong at Wolverhampton last month and was awarded an official rating of 82 for that effort.