Profitable (Ire)

Springing a surprise in the G2 Temple S. at Haydock on Saturday, John Connolly and Alan Spence's Kerdos (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}) became the latest from the never-ending Clive Cox manufacturing line to garner one of Britain's big sprints. Boasting just one black-type success so far in his career, having mastered the Listed Bullet Sprint S. in September, the 4-year-old had caught the eye when staying on into fifth in Newmarket's G3 Palace House S. three weeks ago but still had a jump to make to get to this level. Using...

Billy Webster (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}) (lot 275A), a winner of three of his four starts, has been added to the Tattersalls February Sale, which takes place on Feb. 1-2. Offered by George Scott's Eve Lodge Stables, the dark bay wildcard is owned by H E Redha Munfaredi and is rated 97 by Timeform off a dominant 1000-metre win at Southwell on Jan. 6. A son of the Nayef mare Some Site (Ire), he is her lone winner. His second dam is GIII Matchmaker S. winner Horatia (Ire) (Machiavellian), who foaled...

Lord Protector (Ger) (Pastorius {Ger}) (lot 58), who is rated 105, is one of 89 lots catalogued for the Tattersalls Online September Sale on Sept. 13-14. A five-time winner on the Flat from a mile to 10 furlongs, the bay won at Sandown in July. From a varied catalogue featuring 72 horses in- and out-of-training on both the Flat and in the National Hunt sphere, there are also eight yearlings, five broodmares, three stores and a breeding right in Group 1 sire Profitable (Ire) (lot 90). Among the other 64...

NEWMARKET, UK--Nobody prospecting breeze-up horses here on Thursday will have needed reminding that there is "many a slip twixt cup and lip." For one thing, the perils of the horse trade had been tragically amplified by the shocking accident that had meanwhile claimed the colt who set a sale record at Doncaster the previous week. The highest price recorded in the opening Horses-in-Training session here, meanwhile, actually represented only a quarter of the sum for which the same horse had been knocked down in the same ring last October. Nonetheless...

   In this new series, the TDN takes a look at the success of European-based sires in North America, on a semi-weekly basis. This week's column (Feb. 18-Feb. 25) is highlighted by the victory of Godolphin homebred Lake Lucerne (Dubawi {Ire}) in the Albert M. Stall Memorial S. at Fair Grounds on Feb. 18. A worldwide influence for class, Dubawi celebrated his 250th stakes winner with Lake Lucerne's two-length victory for Brendan Walsh and Tyler Gaffalione in a 1 1/16-mile turf stakes in New Orleans eight days previously. The 6-year-old...

Two breeding rights sold during the Goffs Online Sale Of Stallion Breeding Rights on Friday. A breeding right in young Castlefield Stud sire Alkumait (GB) (lot 3) went for €16,000 to Broompark House Stud. The son of Showcasing (GB) won the G2 Mill Reef S. and is a half-brother to G1 Dewhurst S. hero Chaldean (GB) (Frankel {GB}). He stands for €5,000 this year, the same year his first foals arrive. Also selling, was lot 4, a breeding right in Mirage Dancer (GB), who also stands at Castlefield. Venice Consulting...

Breeding rights in young stallions Profitable (Ire) and Cloth Of Stars (Ire) will go under the hammer at Goffs Online during their February Sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. Standing at Kildangan Stud for €9,000, Profitable, winner of the G1 King's Stand S. at Royal Ascot, is the only stallion with multiple sprinting group winners from his 3-year-old crop. After siring the G2 Queen Mary S. winner in his freshman year, he covered 116 mares last season. With a stud fee of €7,000 at Haras...

Mohammed Al Shahi's 2-year-old filly Wed (Fr) (Profitable {Ire}--Eaton Street {GB}, by Discreet Cat) snagged two of three prior outings and continued on an upward trajectory with a decisive success in Saturday's G2 Prix du Calvados at Deauville. The Maurizio Guarnieri trainee debuted with a June 17 win at La Teste de Buch before running second over the same seven-furlong strip back there the following month and lined up for her first black-type start returning off an impressive 4 1/2-length tally at Dax last week. The 13-2 chance was handily...

A 1/50th share in French Champion Sire Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) (lot 36), alongside several Royal Ascot runners, anchors the Tattersalls Online June Sale catalogue. Bidding will open at 10 a.m. local time on Friday, June 10 and close beginning at noon that same day. The bay has 62 group/listed winners to his credit, including Classic winners St Mark's Basilica (Fr), Sottsass (Fr), Ervedya (Fr), Laurens (Fr), and Dream And Do (Ire). He stands for €140,000 at the Aga Khan's Haras de Bonneval in 2022. Listed winner Logo Hunter (Ire)...

Stroud Coleman Bloodstock shelled out 50,000gns for Farne (Ire) (Stowaway {GB}) (lot 12), the highest price at the Tattersalls Online May 5th Sale. The National Hunt mare was twice placed at listed level in a bumper and in a mares' novices' chase. She was consigned by trainer Noel Williams. The Godolphin-consigned Teodolina (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) (lot 2) was sold for 40,000gns to Clara Stud to sit a joint-second on the table. The 4-year-old filly, who is a dual winner, was fourth in the Listed Montrose S. at Newmarket and is...

A total of 13 lots have been catalogued for the Tattersalls Only May Sale led by a breeding right in young stallion Profitable (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 13). Bidding begins at 10 a.m. local time on May 5. There are also a selection of Flat and National Hunt racing and breeding prospects set to go under the hammer. Currently the sire of 36 winners, the Darley stallion celebrated a new black-type winner when Miramar (GB) won the G3 Prix Sigy at Chantilly. His group/listed winning progeny also include G2...

Off the board in two prior starts at black-type level, Carlos and Yann Lerner trainee Miramar (GB) (Profitable {Ire}) lined out for Wednesday's 5 1/2-furlong G3 Prix Sigy at Chantilly coming back off an Apr. 4 conditions second over the track's six-furlong strip on seasonal return and she swooped late to snag a career high in ultimately snug fashion. Last term's Listed Prix Zeddaan fourth raced off the tempo in rear through halfway. Scrubbed along to close passing the quarter-mile pole, the 67-5 chance came under sterner urging thereafter and...