Cover image courtesy of Woodside Park Stud
Written by Melissa Bauer-Herzog
The fourth day of the Goodwood Festival kicks off at 10.50pm AEST on Friday however we see our first Australian connection in Race 2 at 11.25pm AEST where a son of Swettenham Stud's Toronado (Ire) takes the line, while former shuttle stallion Cable Bay (Ire) is represented by two runners including the talented galloper Liberty Beach (GB) in the G2 King George Qatar S., at 12.25am AEST on Friday.
Duo represent Cable Bay in Qatar S.
Race 4, G2 King George Qatar S., 12.25am AEST, Friday
Cable Bay’s Liberty Beach takes on the males in the G2 King George Qatar S. over 1000 metres. The Group 2 winner also has multiple Group 1-placings to her name and is looking for her second win of the year here. Liberty Beach is joined by Dragon Symbol (GB) as Cable Bay runners. That 3-year-old colt was second in both the G1 July Cup and G1 Commonwealth Cup in his last two starts.
Stone Of Destiny (GB) (Acclamation {GB}) is out of a half-sister to Artful Whisper (USA) (Machiavellian {USA}), who produced the multiple Group 2-winning Australian Whispering Brook (Hinchinbrook). Retired in March of 2019, Whispering Brook foaled a Dundeel (NZ) colt last year and returned to that stallion. Artful Whisper’s youngest named foal is a 3-year-old Hinchinbrook gelding named Shame Shame Shame in training with Kym Healy. The mare also has a weanling Russian Revolution filly born last October.
Upfront sibling lines up in Thoroughbred S.
Race 2, G3 Bonhams Thoroughbred S., 11.25pm AEST, Thursday
Pioneerofthenile's (USA) G3 Bonhams Thoroughbred S. runner Khartoum (USA) is a half-brother to Upfront (USA) (War Front {USA}), who is the dam of the G2 Silver Slipper third Direct (Siyouni {Fr}), and to American Pharoah’s (USA) Group 1-placed Monarch Of Egypt (USA). Upfront was imported to Australia in early 2018 while carrying Direct and had a Russian Revolution colt the following season. After a barren year, the mare visited Yes Yes Yes last season.
The only filly in the field, Passionova (Ire) (Bated Breath {GB}) is out of a half-sister to the dam of Pear Tart (Dehere {USA}). The G1 Tattersall’s Tiara winner has gone on to be a stakes producer herself as the dam of Group 2-placed Italia Bella (Fastnet Rock) and stakes-placed Hey Mighty (Fastnet Rock). Pear Tart has a yearling full sister to Italia Bella and was bred to Yes Yes Yes for 2021. Italia Bella had a Better Than Ready colt last year.
Toronado is represented by The Queen’s Group 2 winner Tactical (GB) in this affair. He is the only named foal for multiple stakes-placed runner Make Fast (GB) (Makfi {GB}), who is one of three stakes producers for her Group 3-winning dam Raymi Coya (USA) (Van Nistelrooy {USA}).
Already a stakes winner, El Drama (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) is looking for a Group win in the G3 Bonhams Thoroughbred S. to open the stakes action at Goodwood on Friday. The 3-year-old is a half-brother to the G3 JRA Cup third Velox (GB) (Zamindar {USA}), who last raced in the care of Charles Cassar.
Akari relative among those in Glorious S.
Race 5, G2 Glorious S. 1.10am AEST, Friday
Euchen Glen (GB) (Authorized {Ire}) is out of a half-sister to multiple Group 1 producers with half-sister Asterix (Jpn) (Neo Universe {Jpn}) the dam of Snitzel’s stakes winner and $1.05 million yearling purchase Akari. Also the dam of Group 1 winner Aerolithe (Jpn) (Kurofune {USA}), Asterix was imported from Japan in 2015 and exported in 2018 with the mare having four foals in Australia with her youngest being Shobu, a 2-year-old full sister to Akari. Akari was retired in June and Shobu is currently spelling for Mark Newnham.
Dropping out of Group 1 company for the first time this year is two-time Group 1 winner Mogul (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), who is out of Shastye (Ire) (Danehill {USA}). The prolific dam has also seen sons Maurus (GB) (Medicean {GB}) and Sir Isaac Newton (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) earn black type in Australia after relocating to the country for the final phase of their careers.
