France
Haras d’Etreham announces Almanzor’s 2022 service fee
Cambridge Stud’s Almanzor (Fr) has been announced as standing for €30,000 (AU$46,000) in 2022, Haras d’Etreham announced on Saturday.
The stallion’s first Northern Hemisphere crop has yielded eight juvenile winners with two stakes performers thus far.
Almanzor’s fellow Cambridge Stud shuttler Hello Youmzain (Fr) will stay at €25,000 (AU$38,400) as breeders await his first foals in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. He was one of two first-crop sires for Haras d’Etreham this year with Persian King (Ire) staying at €30,000 (AU$46,000).
City Light (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) rounds out the roster with that young stallion staying at €7000 (AU$10,700) for his third season at stud.
Japan
Efforia wins Tenno Sho
Efforia (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) became the first 3-year-old to win the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) in 19 years, defying Contrail (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}).
The Yoichi Shikato-trained colt settled just off the pace and was brought with a well-timed run by Takeshi Yokoyama at the top of the straight to claim Gran Alegria (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Contrail had tracked him through and loomed as a challenger in the final 100 metres, but Efforia kicked away and held strong to the line.
A winner of the G1 Satsuki Sho earlier this year, Efforia becomes the first 3-year-old winner since Symbol Kris S. (Jpn) in 2002.
Great Britain
Zakouski strikes again in return
O’Giselle’s (Octagonal {NZ}) son Zakouski (GB) (Shamardal {USA}) hadn’t been seen since winning a Dubai Group 2 in February but he returned in a big way on Saturday with a second win in the Listed 888Sport What’s Your Thinking Ben Marshall S. at Newmarket.
The 1600-metre race saw Zakouski go straight to the front and make it look like he wasn’t returning from a 261-day break. Stormy Antarctic (GB) (Stormy Atlantic {USA}) was 3.5l back in second with Jadoomi (Fr) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) finishing third.
It was the fourth stakes victory for the son of O’Giselle, a full sister to Horse of the Year and Champion Sire Lonhro and three-time Group 1 winner Niello. Unraced herself, O’Giselle has also produced G3 Up And Coming S. winner Albrecht (Redoute’s Choice) and French Group 3 winner King’s Command (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).
O’Giselle returned to Australia in 2018 and had a colt named Selous by Shooting To Win the following year. After missing to Exceed And Excel last year, the mare had a Blue Point (Ire) filly in September.
Kawida improves Zaaki’s page in Montrose
While Zaaki (GB) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) continues to improve his page in Australia, Kawida (GB) (Sir Percy {GB}) did the same in England on Saturday with a win in the Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Montrose Fillies’ S. at Newmarket.
Racing over 1600 metres for the first time, the juvenile won her second straight race after breaking her maiden in August. It was the first stakes attempt for the Ed Walker-trained filly, who beat home Flash Betty (GB) (Gregorian {Ire}) by 0.5l with Frankel’s (GB) With the Moonlight (Ire) 1.25l back in third.
Kawida is the first foal out of a winning half-sister to Zaaki, one of six winners out of Kesara (GB) (Sadler’s Wells {USA}) with the mare also producing the stakes-placed Kirks Ryker (GB) (Selkirk {USA}).
United States
Essential Quality sister earns Rising Star status
One week before her half-brother contests the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic, Famed (USA) (Uncle Mo {USA}) earned Thoroughbred Daily News Rising Star honours with a Maiden Special Weight victory at Keeneland.
Racing over 1400 metres in her second start, the Godolphin homebred was an even bigger favourite than she had been in her September debut, and punters were rewarded. Racing in the slop, the filly had the lead early on and gave jockey Florent Geroux very little to do as she romped home by 7.75l.
Famed is a half-sister to last year’s US Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Essential Quality (USA) (Tapit {USA}), who is one of the favourites for next week’s G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic. The pair is out of a multiple stakes-placed half-sister to US champion Folklore (USA) (Tiznow {USA}) and stakes winner Divided Attention (USA) (A.P. Indy {USA}). Folklore is the grandam of another champion in Japanese champion two and 3-year-old colt and Triple Crown winner Contrail (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}).
