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Arrowfield shuttler Shalaa sires his first Group One winner
Three for New Bay
The Roger Varian-trained Bayside Boy (2 c ex Alava by Anabaa) won Saturday’s Champagne Stakes (Gr 2, 7f) at Doncaster becoming the third stakes winner for New Bay (Dubawi). Bred by Ballylinch Stud, Bayside Boy beat HM The Queen’s Reach For The Moon (Sea The Stars) by a head and has now won two of his three career starts. New Bay’s first stakes winners were New Mandate and Saffron Beach and the son of Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) has two crops of racing age.
BAYSIDE BOY wins the Gr.2 Champagne Stakes, the first Group race of the St Leger Day @DoncasterRaces, for @varianstable in a close finish!
— GBRI (@GBRI_UK) September 11, 2021
The 2yo colt was purchased by @richryanracing at the 2020 @Tattersalls1766 Book 2! pic.twitter.com/5Y2joBM1JD
First for Shalaa
No Speak Alexander (3 f ex Rapacity Alexander by Dandy Man) became the first Group One winner for Arrowfield shuttler Shalaa (Invincible Spirit) when she won the Matron Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) at Leopardstown on Saturday. The Jessie Harrington-trained filly scored by a neck from Pearls Galore (Invincible Spirit), with Mother Earth (Zoffany) third. Shalaa has sired two other stakes winners to date in Shaquero and Listed scorer King Shalaa. He has also sired five stakes performers in Legal Attack, Hunnam, Tayla’s Moment, Nice For What and Saeiqa.
Orby Group 1 winner
— Goffs (@Goffs1866) September 11, 2021
No Speak Alexander from the first crop of @AlShaqabRacing Shalaa won the Matron Stakes @IrishChampsWknd for @Jessica_Racing & owner-breeder Mount Armstrong Stud
She was offered at the 2019 Sale by her breeders
pic.twitter.com/oA6SvEGcP6
54 for Showcasing
The Ger Lyons-trained Panama Red (2 f ex Allegation by Lawman) handed former Haunui Farm shuttler Showcasing (Oasis Dream) with his 54th stakes winner when she won the Ingabelle Stakes (Listed, 7f) at Leopardstown. Panama Red kept on well in the closing stages to beat favourite, Limiti Di Greccio (Elzaam), by a half length. The Whitsbury Manor Stud-based sire has sired three Group One winners to date in Advertise, Quiet Reflection and Mohaather.
Listed success for @WhitsburyManor stallion SHOWCASING (GB) as 2yo PANAMA RED takes the Ingabelle Stakes to open the Irish Champions Weekend
— GBRI (@GBRI_UK) September 11, 2021
The chestnut filly is a graduate of the 2020 @Tattersalls1766 October Book 2 pic.twitter.com/gvebhg8x1b
Two for The Gurkha
The Team Valor-raced Invite (3 f ex Katiyra by Peintre Celebre) became the second stakes winner for The Gurkha (Galileo) when she won Saturday's Stand Cup Stakes (Listed, 1m4.5f) at Chester. The Gurkha stood at Coolmore Stud for a fee of €5,000 in 2021.
Invite's Listed Stand Cup Stakes win for @AndrewBalding2 & @TeamValor at @ChesterRaces provides a smart update for her Churchill ½-brother, who will be offered by @ManisterHouse as lot 93 at #TattsOctober Book 1 » https://t.co/S6Li4XNSYR https://t.co/WcCbBfX9yb
— Tattersalls (@Tattersalls1766) September 11, 2021
23 for Wootton Bassett
The stakes winners keep coming for Coolmore Australia shuttler Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) and, on Saturday, he sired his 23rd stakes winner when the Ger Lyons-trained Atomic Jones (2 c ex Loyale by Turtle Bowl) remained unbeaten in the Champions Juvenile Stakes (Gr 2, 1m) at Leopardstown. The colt took the lead in the closing stages and prevailed by a head from Stone Age (Galileo). Wootton Bassett has shuttled to Australia for the first time this year and has seven crops of racing age in Australia with his progeny including four Group One winners in Almanzor, Audarya, Wooded and Incarville.
Flawless start to @IrishChampsWknd for Ger Lyons & @ctkjockey!
— ITM (@IREthoroughbred) September 11, 2021
wins from races as ATOMIC JONES takes the G2 Champions Juvenile Stakes at @LeopardstownRC.
Another big talent by @coolmorestud Wootton Bassett. pic.twitter.com/66iCf0z77e
46 for Zoffany
In winning Saturday’s Paddy Power Stakes (Gr 3, 1m4f) at Leopardstown, Camorra (4 g ex Mauralakana by Muthathir), who was bred by Bob Scarborough, became the 46th stakes winner for Zoffany (Dansili). The gelding stayed on well to defeat stablemate Thunder Kiss (Night Of Thunder) by a neck. Coolmore Stud’s Zoffany died at the age of 13 earlier this year.
Congratulations to Ger Lyons who lands a treble on the card
— Leopardstown RC (@LeopardstownRC) September 11, 2021
Camorra wins the @paddypower Stakes in the hands of Gary Carroll pic.twitter.com/zGT0fci8RH