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Royal Ascot - Zoffany Great Value For Australian Breeders

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The Australian racing debut of the first progeny by Coolmore shuttler Zoffany will be eagerly anticipated following the impact his first crop runners have made at Royal Ascot this week.

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Zoffany Picture: Racing and Sports

Illuminate (Zoffany x Queen Of Stars by Green Desert) won the G3 Albany Stakes on the fourth day to becoming the fourth first crop stakes winner by Zoffany and his third winner of the week at Royal Ascot.

The son of Dansili has served three seasons in Australia and will have his first locally-bred products racing next season. He is returning for his fourth season this spring on a fee of $8800, a sum breeders will view as a bargain in view of the success he is enjoying with his northern hemisphere two-year-olds.

The Richard Hannon-trained Illuminate, winer of her only previous start, joined Washington DC (Listed Windsor Castle Stakes) and Waterloo Bridge (G2 Norfolk Stakes) as Zoffany’s third Royal Ascot winner.

Zoffany has had five winners in the UK this week, Illuminate’s stablemate Spongy (Zoffany x Eminence Gift, by Cadeaux Genereux) winning at Leicester and the Kevin Ryan-trained Bint Aldar ( Zoffany x Maggie Lou, by Red Ransom) scoring at Hamilton.

Illuminate was bred by Epona Bloodstock and is expected to have her next start in the G2 Cherry Hinton Stakes at Newmarket next month.

Hannon and Aidan O’Brien, who trains Washington DC and Waterloo Bridge, are great admirers of Zoffany, himself a G1 winner of the Phoenix Stakes as a 2YO.

“He’s obviously going to be a very good stallion,” Hannon said. “The only thing is I’m not sure we’re going to be able to afford them next year!”

Illuminate was purchased by Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock at last year’s DBS Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale for £95,000.

Her unraced dam Queen Of Stars, a half-sister to the G3 winner Lady Catherine, has also produced the winners Rhal and Queen Of Haruka.


Racing and Sports

Ascot

Friday, 19th June 2015

1
14:30
(local)

Albany Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) (G3)

Age: 2yo Sex: F WT: 126lbs Type: OPEN
GBP £70,000
6f TURF GOOD FIRM
1
14:30
(local)
GBP £70,000
6f GOOD FIRM

Albany Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) (G3)

Age: 2yo Sex: F WT: 126lbs Type: OPEN
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 9. ILLUMINATE (IRE) 2yo F
ZOFFANY (IRE) - QUEEN OF STARS (USA)
RICHARD HUGHES
RICHARD HANNON JR
$5
126lbs
DENFORD STUD

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2nd 1. ASHADIHAN (GB) 2yo F
KYLLACHY (GB) - MISS DELILA (USA)
JAMIE SPENCER
K A RYAN
$13
126lbs
MR T A RAHMAN

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3rd 4. ELEGANT SUPERMODEL (GER) 2yo F
LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - ELEGANT AS WELL (IRE)
A HAMELIN
JP PERRUCHOT
$21
126lbs
MRS T MARNANE
4th 5. FIREGLOW (GB) 2yo F
TEOFILO (IRE) - FADING LIGHT (GB)
WILLIAM BUICK
M JOHNSTON
$21
126lbs

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5th 8. GLENROWAN ROSE (IRE) 2yo F
BUSHRANGER (IRE) - CHOICE HOUSE (USA)
PHILLIP MAKIN
K DALGLEISH
$51
126lbs

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6th 16. SPANISH ROMANCE (IRE) 2yo F
RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) - UTR (USA)
CRISTIAN DEMURO
EOGHAN J. O'NEILL
$6
126lbs

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7th 18. TUTU NGURU (USA) 2yo F
BLAME (USA) - HAKA GIRL (USA)
PAT COSGRAVE
WILLIAM HAGGAS
$11
126lbs
8th 7. FRENCH (GB) 2yo F
MONSIEUR BOND (IRE) - GUADALOUP (GB)
GRAHAM LEE
ANTONY BRITTAIN
$51
126lbs

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9th 3. BACK AT THE RANCH (USA) 2yo F
ARTIE SCHILLER (USA) - MAJOR ALLIE (USA)
JOEL ROSARIO
W A WARD
$9
126lbs

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10th 15. PALENVILLE (IRE) 2yo F
RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) - FAITHFUL DUCHESS (IRE)
PAT DOBBS
RICHARD HANNON JR
$29
126lbs

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11th 14. OUR JOY (IRE) 2yo F
KODIAC (GB) - GREAT JOY (IRE)
OISIN MURPHY
C G COX
$10
126lbs
12th 10. JERSEY BREEZE (IRE) 2yo F
DARK ANGEL (IRE) - SIXFIELDS FLYER (IRE)
CHARLES BISHOP
M R CHANNON
$13
126lbs

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13th 13. MISS MONEYPENNY (IRE) 2yo F
KODIAC (GB) - PEARLY BROOKS (GB)
RICHARD KINGSCOTE
R M BECKETT
$26
126lbs

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14th 19. VALLANCE ROAD (GB) 2yo F
KHELEYF (USA) - LAST ROMANCE (IRE)
JOHN EGAN
NICOLAS LITTMODEN
$51
126lbs

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15th 11. LAXFIELD ROAD (USA) 2yo F
QUALITY ROAD (USA) - KATORI (USA)
LANFRANCO DETTORI
W A WARD
$7
126lbs

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16th 17. STRANDS OF SILK (IRE) 2yo F
KODIAC (GB) - SALDENAERA (GER)
TOM EAVES
J G GIVEN
$101
126lbs

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17th 6. FIRST PARTY (GB) 2yo F
ROYAL APPLAUSE (GB) - THIRD PARTY (GB)
JOE FANNING
M JOHNSTON
$34
126lbs

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18th 2. AZHAR (GB) 2yo F
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - NITYA (FR)
JAMES DOYLE
SAEED BIN SUROOR
$17
126lbs

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