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Dan Briden Two-Year-Old Guide: Aidan O'Brien

By Dan Briden

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Mon June 03, 2024 · 6M ago

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ACAPULCO BAY (IRE)
22/2 b c Dubawi - Je Ne Regretterien (Galileo)
Owner: Westerberg/Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith Sales price: n/a

First foal of a Group 3-placed French 12-14f 3yo winner (96) who was a full sister to Australian 10f Group 1 winner Magic Wand (120), closely related to Irish Oaks winner/Prix de Diane runner-up Chicquita (117) and a half-sister to French 10.5f 3yo Group 3 winner/Prix de Diane runner-up Philomene (112).

APPEARED (USA)
1/2 b c Justify - Living The Life (Footstepsinthesand)
Owner: P M Brant & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith Sales price: $600,000 (Peter Brandt)

Full brother to 2023 Canadian 5.5f 2yo Listed winner Living Magic (92). Dam a US dual 6.5f Grade 2 winner (116); family of 5.5/6f 2yo Group 2 winner Kool Kompany (112).

BALLET SLIPPERS (IRE)
9/4 ch f Dubawi - Magical (Galileo)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

First foal of a six-time 10-12f Group 1 winner (125) who was a full sister to triple 8/10f Group 1 winner/1000 Guineas and Oaks runner-up Rhododendron (120; dam of 2023 Derby/Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Auguste Rodin (127)) out of Irish 1000 Guineas/Nassau Stakes winner Halfway To Heaven (118).

BARKLEY HENDRICKS (IRE)
11/5 b c Frankel - Quidura (Dubawi)
Owner: P M Brant & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith Sales price: n/a

Third foal of a Grade 1-placed US 8-9f winner (including at Grade 2/3 level; 118) who was a half-sister to Italian 10f Group 1 winner Querari (121), German 10f 3yo Group 3 winner Quasillo (115) and Group 2-placed 8-8.5f winner (including at Listed level) Sharja Bridge (117).

BEDTIME STORY (IRE)
5/5 b/gr f Frankel - Mecca’s Angel (Dark Angel)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Three-parts sister to 2023 Irish 7f 2yo Group 3 winner Content (106) and Irish 7f 2yo winner Hudson River (88; both by Galileo). Dam a dual Nunthorpe Stakes winner (129) who was a full sister to 6/7f Group 3 winner Markaz (121) out of a Listed-placed multiple 5-6f winner (104).

BERNARD SHAW (USA)
27/3 b/br c Into Mischief - Princess Haya (Street Cry)
Owner: D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & P M Brant Sales price: $1,800,000 (M V Magnier)

Half-brother to US 1m Listed winner Lady Kate (114), Grade 3-placed US 8-8.5f winner (including at stakes level) Princess Theorem (105) and Grade 2-placed US 8-12f winner Prince of Arabia (106). Dam a Canadian 1m 1f Grade 2 winner (112).

BOUNTY (IRE)
30/1 b c No Nay Never - Rosdhu Queen (Invincible Spirit)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to useful Irish 8-9.5f winner Turnberry Isle (106). Dam a Cheveley Park Stakes winner (107) who was the daughter of a French 1m 2yo Group 3 winner (106).

BUBBLING (IRE)
12/5 b f No Nay Never - Lumiere Noire (Dashing Blade)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier Sales price: 320,000gns (A C Elliott, Agent for M V Magnier)

Full sister to 7f Group 2/3 winner/2000 Guineas runner-up Wichita (124). Dam a German 6.5f Listed winner (102) who was a half-sister to US 10f Grade 1 winner Desert Blanc (116).

BUTTERFLY WINGS (USA)
11/4 b f Justify - Butterflies (Galileo)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Half-sister to useful Irish 2yo winners Carracci (7f; 105) and Yet (5f; 92). Dam a Group 3-placed Irish 1m 2yo winner (100) who was a half-sister to several winners, most notably six-time 7-10.5f Group 1 winner Giant’s Causeway (132) and 6f 2yo Group 2/3 winner and excellent broodmare You’resothrilling (117).

CAMILLE PISSARRO (IRE)
5/2 br c Wootton Bassett - Entreat (Pivotal)
Owner: M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & P M Brant Sales price: 1,250,000gns (M V Magnier & White Birch Farm)

Half-brother to Commonwealth Cup winner Golden Horde (121), 6f 3yo Listed winner Line of Departure (111) and 1m Listed winner Exhort (104). Dam a 9.5f 3yo winner (87) who was a half-sister to smart multiple 7f-1m winner (including at Group 2/3 level) Producer (117).

CELTIC CHIEFTAIN (IRE)
17/1 b c No Nay Never - Southern Belle (Aqlaam)
Owner: M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & P M Brant Sales price: 450,000gns (M V Magnier & White Birch Farm)

Half-brother to useful Irish 7f-1m winner Janoobi (107). Dam a useful 5-6f winner (103) who was a half-sister to 1m 2yo Listed winner Go Angellica (98), US 6f 3yo stakes winner Bredenbury (108) and the dam of 5/6f Group 3 winner Twilight Jet (112).

COUNTY MAYO (IRE)
18/2 b c Wootton Bassett - Aspiring (Galileo)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

First foal of an unraced sister to Chester Vase winner Venice Beach (117), Irish 9.5f 3yo Listed winner Broadway (108) and Group 1-placed 2023 Irish 1m 1f 2yo winner Illinois (106p) and half-sister to Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe/King George winner Danedream (132).

DELACROIX (IRE)
2/4 b c Dubawi - Tepin (Bernstein)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Fourth foal of a six-time 8/8.5f Grade/Group 1 winner (including the Breeders’ Cup Mile and Queen Anne Stakes; 125) who was a full sister to Grade 2/3-placed US 6-8.5f winner Prime Cut (106) and a half-sister to US triple 8/8.5f Grade 2 winner Vyjack (119).

DRAMATIC (USA)
11/2 b/br f Medaglia d’Oro - Serena’s Cat (Storm Cat)
Owner: Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith & P M Brant Sales price: $1,500,000 (M V Magnier)

Half-sister to US 8/9f Grade 1 winner Honor Code (129), US 8.5f 3yo Grade 2 winner Noble Tune (114) and US 5f 2yo Listed winner Declarationofpeace (110). Dam a US 5.5f stakes winner who was a half-sister to dual 7f 3yo Group 3 winner Vocalised (114).

DUPONT CIRCLE (IRE)
3/4 b c No Nay Never - Spirit Queen (Invincible Spirit)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Closely related to US 5-5.5f winner Mendlejohn (by Mendelssohn). Dam a once-raced US 5f 3yo winner who was a three-parts sister to Listed-placed UK/Irish 7-8.5f winner Marshall Jennings (107).

EASY MOVER (IRE)
15/4 b f Wootton Bassett - Rain Goddess (Galileo)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Half-sister to 2023 Dee Stakes winner San Antonio (108p) and 2023 Irish 6f 2yo winner The Liffey (95p). Dam an Irish 1m 1f 3yo Group 3 winner/Irish Oaks runner-up (112) who was the granddaughter of 1000 Guineas winner Virginia Waters (116).

ECSTATIC (JPN)
25/1 b f Lord Kanaloa - Magic Wand (Galileo)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

First foal of an Australian 10f Group 1 winner (120) who was a close relation to Irish Oaks winner/Prix de Diane runner-up Chicquita (117) and a half-sister to French 10.5f 3yo Group 3 winner/Prix de Diane runner-up Philomene (112) and Group 3-placed 7-14f winner Enemy (117).

EDWARD HAMILTON (IRE)
31/3 b c Frankel - Blue Kimono (Invincible Spirit)
Owner: Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith & P M Brant Sales price: n/a

Full brother to useful UK/US 8-10f winner Poet of Life (103) and a three-parts brother to Listed-placed French/US 8-9.5f winner Yukata (97; by Galileo). Dam a French 10f 3yo winner (90) who was a half-sister to Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner Beauty Parlour (118).

ETERNAL SPIRIT (IRE)
20/3 b f Galileo - Anna Karenina (Green Desert)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Full sister to Irish 8/10f Group 2 winner Battle of Marengo (117), Group 2/3-placed Irish 7f 2yo winner Perhaps (104) and Listed-placed Irish triple 1m winner Precious Stone (98). Dam an Irish 9.5f Listed winner (109).

EVOLUTION (IRE)
13/2 b c Dubawi - Fifty Five (Get Stormy)
Owner: Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith & P M Brant Sales price: n/a

First foal of a US 8.5f 3yo Grade 3 winner (110) who was the daughter of a US triple 1m winning half-sister to US 8.5f 3yo stakes winner Love Co.

EXACTLY (IRE)
24/3 ch f Frankel - Heartache (Kyllachy)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Three-parts sister to 2023 Irish 1m 3yo Listed winner Salt Lake City (106; by Galileo). Dam a Queen Mary and Flying Childers winner (110) who was a half-sister to Group 3/Listed-placed 2023 5f 2yo winner Unbreak My Heart (97) and Listed-placed 5f 2yo winner Heartwarming (92) out of a 5f Listed winner (105).

EXAMPLE (USA)
7/2 b c Uncle Mo - Forever For Now (War Front)
Owner: M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & P M Brant Sales price: $1,350,000 (M V Magnier)

Second foal of an unraced half-sister to Group 3-placed Irish 1m 1f 2yo winner Carlisle Bay (99) out of a Group 2-placed Irish 6f 2yo winning (103) half-sister to Irish 9.5f 3yo Listed winner Alluringly (107; later dam of Irish 1m 1f 3yo Group 2 winner Lily Pond (107)).

EXPANDED (IRE)
8/3 b c Wootton Bassett - Jigsaw (Galileo)
Owner: Coolmore, Westerberg & Mrs A M O'Brien Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to 2023 Irish 7f 2yo Group 3 winner Henry Adams (105). Dam a maiden (71) sister to Royal Lodge Stakes winner Mohawk (116) out of an Irish 7f 3yo Group 3 winner (109).

FAIRY GODMOTHER (IRE)
5/3 ch f Night of Thunder - Scintilating (Siyouni)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier Sales price: 425,000gns (M V Magnier)

Half-sister to Listed-placed 2023 6f 2yo winner Sketch (94). Dam a 6f 2yo winner (90) who was a half-sister to Richmond Stakes winner Prolific (108) and US 1m stakes winner Deal Breaker (105) out of a 1m 3yo winning (76) half-sister to Royal Lodge Stakes winner Atlantis Prince (114).

FIRST WAVE (FR)
19/2 b c Wootton Bassett - White Satin Dancer (Oasis Dream)
Owner: P M Brant & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith Sales price: €720,000 (Michael Vincent Magnier/White Birch Farm)

Second foal of an Irish 1m 2yo winner (94p) who was a half-sister to Park Hill Stakes winner Wild Coco (118) and German triple 11/14f Listed winner Weltmacht (111; later dam of German 10f 3yo Group 3 winner/Preis der Diana runner-up Wagnis (110)).

GALVESTON
2/4 b c Frankel - Bizzarria (Lemon Drop Kid)
Owner: P M Brant & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith Sales price: 2,000,000gns (M V Magnier & White Birch Farm)

Half-brother to fairly useful 8-12f winner Bizarre Law (92). Dam a 1m 2yo winner (77p) who was a full sister to Canadian International winner Cannock Chase (125) and 10f 3yo Group 2/3 winner Pisco Sour (115) and a half-sister to Irish Oaks winner Star Catcher (119).

GENEALOGY
16/2 b c Wootton Bassett - Musical Art (Dutch Art)
Owner: M Tabor & Mrs J Magnier & D Smith & P M Brant Sales price: 400,000gns (M V Magnier & White Birch Farm)

Third foal of a 6f 2yo winner (91) who was the daughter of a Listed-placed 7f 3yo winning (93) half-sister to 1000 Guineas and Irish 1000 Guineas winner Finsceal Beo (123) and Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen winner Frozen Power (108).

GISELLE (IRE)
4/4 b f Frankel - Newspaperofrecord (Lope de Vega)
Owner: Brant, Magnier, Smith, Tabor, Westerberg Sales price: n/a

First foal of a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner (122) who was a half-sister to 6f Listed winner Classical Times (109) out of a 7f 3yo Group 3 winner/Cheveley Park Stakes runner-up (109).

GRAFTON STREET (IRE)
5/2 b c Wootton Bassett - Ennistymon (Galileo)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

First foal of an Irish 10f 3yo winner/Oaks runner-up (108) who was a full sister to Group 2/Listed-placed Irish 10.5f 3yo winner Lahinch Classics (110) and a three-parts sister to Irish 6f 3yo Group 3 winner Liscanna (105; later dam of Cheveley Park Stakes winner Brave Anna (112), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Hit It A Bomb (114) and 2023 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Opera Singer (114p)).

GUN CARRIAGE (USA)
20/2 ch c Gun Runner - Special Event (Arch)
Owner: M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & P M Brant Sales price: $1,250,000 (M V Magnier)

Second foal of a Grade 3-placed US 6.5-8.5f winner (109) who was a half-sister to US 1m 1f 3yo Grade 2 winner Chief Havoc (113) and Grade 2-placed US 8-8.5f winner Aurelius Maximus (114).

HAPPIEST (IRE)
9/5 b f Camelot - Missvinski (Stravinsky)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Half-sister to Irish 1000 Guineas winner/Prix de Diane third Peaceful (115) and Irish 9.5f 3yo Listed winner Easter (107). Dam a French 6/6.5f Listed winner (116).

HEAD TO HEAD (IRE)
30/1 b f Wootton Bassett - Coolmore (Galileo)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Fourth foal of an Irish 7f 2yo Group 3 winner who was a full sister to 2000 Guineas winner Gleneagles (128), Irish 1000 Guineas winner Marvellous (116), Prix de Diane winner Joan of Arc (114), 7f/1m 2yo Group 1 winner/1000 Guineas third Happily (120), Australian dual 12f Group 2 winner The Taj Mahal (119) and Irish 1m 3yo Listed winner/Irish Oaks third Toy (109).

HENRI MATISSE (IRE)
21/3 b c Wootton Bassett - Immortal Verse (Pivotal)
Owner: Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith & Merriebelle Irish Farm Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to Cheveley Park Stakes/Prix Jean Prat winner Tenebrism (116) and Irish 6f 2yo Group 2 winner Statuette (105p). Dam a Coronation Stakes and Prix Jacques le Marois winner (126) who was the daughter of a French 1m 3yo Listed winner (103).

IDES OF MARCH (IRE)
27/4 b c Wootton Bassett - Nickname (Scat Daddy)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to 2023 Irish 10f 3yo winner Starry Eyed (84). Dam a US 1m 2yo Grade 1 winner (114) who was a half-sister to Listed-placed US 4.5f-1m winner Hey Mike (89) out of a Listed-placed US 4.5-6.5f winner (103).

IN THE SKY
4/2 ch f Sea The Stars - Waila (Notnowcato)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: 650,000gns (A C Elliott, Agent for M V Magnier)

Full sister to Group 3/Listed-placed 2023 10f 3yo winner Infinite Cosmos (102p) and a half-sister to useful 9.5-14f winner Traila (100). Dam a 12f 3yo Listed winner (110) who was a half-sister to 7f 2yo Listed winner Crystal Star (100; later dam of several smart performers including Prince of Wales’s Stakes winner Crystal Ocean (132; by Sea The Stars)).

INFUSION (IRE)
6/4 b f Dubawi - Forever Together (Galileo)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Second foal of an Oaks winner (117) who was a full sister to Fillies’ Mile winner Together Forever (110; dam of 2023 Dewhurst Stakes winner City of Troy (125p)) and a half-sister to Prix Jean Prat winner Lord Shanakill (121).

INTENSIFY (IRE)
12/2 b f Lope de Vega - Sunday Times (Holy Roman Emperor)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Full sister to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Newspaperofrecord (122) and a half-sister to 6f Listed winner Classical Times (109). Dam a 7f 3yo Group 3 winner/Cheveley Park Stakes runner-up (109) who was a half-sister to the dam of Irish Derby winner Latrobe (119) and Irish 10f 3yo Listed winner/Oaks runner-up Pink Dogwood (111).

ISAMBARD BRUNEL (USA)
4/2 b c Justify - Magical Dream (Galileo)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to 2023 Irish 1m 3yo winner Time To Boogie (88). Dam an Irish 7f 2yo Group 3 winner (109) who was a full sister to Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe/Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Found (129), Irish 12f 3yo Listed winner Best In The World (110; later dam of Oaks/Irish Oaks winner Snowfall (122)) and Irish 1m 2yo Group 3 winner/Irish Oaks runner-up/Oaks third Divinely (104).

ISLAND HOPPING (IRE)
23/1 b f Wootton Bassett - Heaven of Heavens (Galileo)
Owner: Westerberg/Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith Sales price: n/a

First foal of a twice-raced maiden (71p) sister to six-time 10-12f Group 1 winner Magical (125) and triple 8/10f Group 1 winner/1000 Guineas and Oaks runner-up Rhododendron (120; dam of 2023 Derby/Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Auguste Rodin (127)).

JANUARY (IRE)
10/4 b f Kingman - I Can Fly (Fastnet Rock)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Second foal of a Group 1-placed 7f-1m winner (including at Group 2/Listed level; 115) who was a half-sister to 7f Listed winner Viscount Barfield (109) out of a maiden (83) half-sister to Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner Landseer (125).

JOUSTING (USA)
26/2 gr/ro c Into Mischief - Special Me (Unbridled’s Song)
Owner: P M Brant & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith Sales price: $1,200,000 (M V Magnier)

Full brother to US 8/9f Grade 1 winner Gina Romantica (119) and a half-brother to US 10f Grade 1 winner Gift Box (123), US 6/7f Grade 2 winner Stonetastic (117) and Canadian 8.5f Grade 2 winner Special Forces (113). Dam a maiden half-sister to UAE 6f Group 1 winner Our New Recruit (123).

KINGOFTHEHIGHSEAS (FR)
20/2 b c Sottsass - Ayelet (Hat Trick)
Owner: P M Brant & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith Sales price: €380,000 (Oceanic Bloodstock Inc/MV Magnier/White Birch)

Half-brother to 2024 French 6.5-7f 3yo winner Agat (84). Dam an unraced daughter of a French 7f/1m 3yo Listed winning (106) half-sister to French Group 1 winners Call The Wind (2m 4f; 122), We Are (10f; 117) and With You (1m; 119).

LAKE VICTORIA (IRE)
22/3 b f Frankel - Quiet Reflection (Showcasing)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier Sales price: n/a

Three-parts sister to Group 2-placed Irish 1m 2yo winner Bluegrass (107) and 2024 10f 3yo winner The Equator (90p; both by Galileo). Dam a dual 6f 3yo Group 1 winner (126).

LAMBOURN (IRE)
24/4 b c Australia - Gossamer Wings (Scat Daddy)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Second foal of an Irish 5f 2yo winner/Queen Mary Stakes runner-up (103) who was a full sister to US 8.5f 3yo stakes winner Lavender Chrissie (103) and a half-sister to US 6f 3yo Grade 3 winner Baby J (107).

LIGHT AS AIR (IRE)
31/3 b c Wootton Bassett - Fluff (Galileo)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to 2023 St Leger winner Continuous (125). Dam an Irish 1m 3yo winner (98) who was a full sister to Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Maybe (117p; later dam of RP Trophy/2000 Guineas winner Saxon Warrior (124)) and Irish 7f 2yo Listed winner Promise To Be True (109).

MAESTRO BERNSTEIN (IRE)
23/3 b c Wootton Bassett - Found (Galileo)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to 7f 2yo Group 2 winner Battleground (115). Dam a Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe/Breeders’ Cup Turf winner (129) who was a full sister to Irish 2yo Group 3 winners Divinely (1m; 104) and Magical Dream (7f; 109) and Irish 12f 3yo Listed winner Best In The World (110; later dam of Oaks/Irish Oaks winner Snowfall (122)).

MAGIC RING (IRE)
1/2 b f Dubawi - Minding (Galileo)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Full sister to 2023 National Stakes winner Henry Longfellow (120p). Dam a high-class multiple 6-12f winner (seven times at Group 1 level, including the 1000 Guineas and Oaks; 127) who was a full sister to Oaks/Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Tuesday (122) and Irish 1000 Guineas winner Empress Josephine (114).

MARIINSKY THEATRE (IRE)
5/4 b f Dubawi - Athena (Camelot)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Full sister to Irish dual 7f Group 3 winner Never Ending Story (108) and useful 2023 Irish 8.5f 2yo winner Navy Seal (100). Dam a US 10f Grade 1 winner (113) who was a full sister to Irish 1m 1f 3yo Group 3 winner Goddess (112) and a three-parts sister to Irish Oaks winner Bracelet (114) and 7f 2yo Group 2 winner Wading (116p).

MEDALLION (IRE)
13/5 b c Galileo - Amicus (Fastnet Rock)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Full brother to Group 2/3-placed 2023 Irish 1m 2yo winner Chief Little Rock (106) and Listed-placed 10.5f-2m winner Okita Soushi (115). Dam an Australian 1m Group 1 winner (115) who was the daughter of a Listed-placed Australian 5-6f winning half-sister to Golden Jubilee Stakes/July Cup winner Starspangledbanner (128).

MEDICI VENUS (USA)
23/4 b f Tiz The Law - Fully Living (Unbridled’s Song)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: $550,000 (M V Magnier)

Half-sister to 2023 US 10f Grade 3 winner Ballet Dancing (111) and Grade 3-placed US triple 1m 3yo winner Untreated (116). Dam a Listed-placed US 5-6f winner (99) who was a three-parts sister to 2023 Canadian Derby winner Abeliefinthislivin (94).

MINNIE HAUK (IRE)
13/4 b f Frankel - Multilingual (Dansili)
Owner: Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith & P M Brant Sales price: €1,850,000 (M V Magnier)

Half-sister to 1m Group 2/3 winner Tilsit (119). Dam a once-raced maiden (75p) sister to 10f 3yo Group 3 winner Remote (117) and half-sister to four-time 1m 3yo Group 1 winner Kingman (134) and Group 3-placed 7f-1m winner Sunray Major (116) out of Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner Zenda (115).

MINT CANDY (IRE)
18/2 b f Dubawi - Rushing Fall (More Than Ready)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

First foal of a six-time US 8-9f Grade 1 winner (including the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf; 122) who was a half-sister to US 6f 3yo stakes winner Milam (107).

MISSISSIPPI RIVER (IRE)
22/3 b c Lope de Vega - Cursory Glance (Distorted Humor)
Owner: P M Brant & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith Sales price: 850,000gns (M V Magnier & White Birch Farm)

Half-brother to 7f Listed winner Tinker Toy (110) and 2023 12f Listed winner Voodoo Queen (100). Dam a Moyglare Stud Stakes winner (116P) who was the daughter of a 10.5f 3yo winning (78) sister to French 12f 3yo Group 2 winner Time On (112).

MONKSTOWN (IRE)
6/4 b c No Nay Never - Lesson In Life (Duke of Marmalade)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: €300,000 (M V Magnier)

Full brother to Group 3-placed 2023 Irish 6f 2yo winner Samuel Colt (105p). Dam a maiden (61) close relation to 1m Listed winner Boastful (105) and half-sister to Irish 6f Group 3 winner Lesson In Humility (115; later dam of Irish 12f 3yo Group 3 winner/Irish Derby runner-up Tiger Moth (122)) and 7f 2yo Group 3 winner Poet’s Vanity (102).

MONUMENTAL (IRE)
24/2 b c Kingman - Riqa (Dubawi)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Full brother to French dual 1m 2yo winner Khayzaraan (106) and a half-brother to French triple 5/6f Group 3 winner Tantheem (120). Dam a Listed-placed French 7.5f-1m winner (102) who was a half-sister to French 10f Listed winner/Prix du Jockey Club third Motamarris (117).

MOUNT KILIMANJARO (FR)
15/4 b c Siyouni - Decorating (Galileo)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: €420,000 (Broadhurst Agency/MV Magnier)

Second foal of a Grade 3-placed US 1m 1f winner (108) who was a half-sister to US Grade 1 winners Coil (6/9f; 121) and Chiropractor (1m 1f; 114).

MYSTIC (IRE)
17/4 b f Wootton Bassett - Even Song (Mastercraftsman)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Half-sister to 2023 Irish 11.5f 3yo Listed winner Espionage (110). Dam a Ribblesdale Stakes winner (107) who was a half-sister to St Leger winner Simple Verse (119) and Group 2-placed 6-7f 2yo winner Maxentius (103).

OFFICER (IRE)
18/3 b c Dubawi - Hydrangea (Galileo)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Full brother to 2024 Irish 1m 3yo winner Wingspan (87p). Dam an 8/12f Group 1 winner/Irish 1000 Guineas third (119) who was a full sister to 1000 Guineas/Irish 1000 Guineas winner Hermosa (118) and Australian 10f Group 1 winner The United States (124).

PROPOSE (IRE)
19/3 b c Frankel - Prize Exhibit (Showcasing)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Three-parts brother to Irish 1m 3yo Group 3 winner History (104; by Galileo). Dam a US 6.5f/1m Grade 2 winner (112) who was a full sister to Sussex Stakes winner Mohaather (129).

ROCK OF CASHEL (IRE)
25/1 b c Wootton Bassett - Best In The World (Galileo)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to Oaks and Irish Oaks winner Snowfall (122) and Group 3-placed Irish 7f 2yo winner Alfred Munnings (107). Dam an Irish 12f 3yo Listed winner (110) who was a full sister to Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe/Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Found (129), Irish 1m 2yo Group 3 winner/Irish Oaks runner-up/Oaks third Divinely (104) and Irish 7f 2yo Group 3 winner Magical Dream (109).

ROOSEVELT
16/3 b c Frankel - Materialistic (Oasis Dream)
Owner: Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith & P M Brant Sales price: 950,000gns (M V Magnier & White Birch Farm)

Half-brother to 2023 9.5f 3yo winner Naaey (83p). Dam a Listed-placed 7f-1m winner (101) who was a half-sister to 10f 3yo Listed winner Pinzolo (116), Australian 8/10f Listed winner Dr Drill (104) and Listed-placed 1m 2yo winner Poplin (107) out of Lancashire Oaks winner Pongee (110).

SAINTS N SCHOLARS (IRE)
21/4 b c Quality Road - Wedding Vow (Galileo)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Full brother to Irish 7f 2yo winner Mohawk Chief (86p) and a half-brother to Group 2-placed 2023 Irish 1m 2yo winner Capulet (107). Dam an Irish 1m 1f 3yo Group 2 winner (113) who was a full sister to Derby winner Serpentine (122) and Irish 10f 3yo Group 3 winner/Oaks third Bye Bye Baby (107).

SARATOGA (IRE)
9/2 gr c Camelot - Dialafara (Anabaa)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to Irish Derby and St Leger winner Capri (124), 2024 UAE 2m Group 2 winner Tower of London (122), Irish 14f 3yo Group 3 winner/Irish Oaks third Passion (113), Irish 2m 3yo Group 3 winner Cypress Creek (118) and the dam of Fillies’ Mile winner Commissioning (112). Dam a French 12.5f 3yo winner.

SCANDINAVIA (USA)
9/5 b/br c Justify - Fabulous (Galileo)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to French 10f 3yo Group 1 winner Above The Curve (116) and Group 3/Listed-placed Irish 6.5f 2yo winner Thinking of You (96). Dam an unraced half-sister to six-time 7-10.5f Group 1 winner Giant’s Causeway (132) and 6f 2yo Group 2/3 winner and excellent broodmare You’resothrilling (117).

SEATTLE (FR)
10/5 b c Siyouni - Hourglass (Galileo)
Owner: Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith & P M Brant Sales price: €2,200,000 (MV Magnier/White Birch Farm)

Half-brother to 2023 Irish 1m 3yo winner Just An Hour (89) and 2023 French 7f 2yo winner Lady Invincible (86p). Dam a twice-raced maiden (63p) half-sister to four-time 7-10.5f Group 1 winner (including the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and Prix du Jockey Club) Shamardal (129) and Irish 1m 2yo Group 2 winner Geoffrey Chaucer (111).

SECOND GUESS (IRE)
4/5 gr c Wootton Bassett - Spectacle (Dalakhani)
Owner: D Smith/Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/Westerberg Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to useful Irish 10f 3yo winner Grecian Slipper (99). Dam a twice-raced maiden (63) half-sister to Derby and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Workforce (132) and Australian 12f Group 3 winner/Melbourne Cup runner-up Emissary (115).

SERENGETI (FR)
7/1 b/br c Wootton Bassett - Holy Roman Empress (American Pharoah)
Owner: D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor & P Brant Sales price: €800,000 (MV Magnier/White Birch Farm)

First foal of an Irish 1m 1f 3yo winner (85) who was a half-sister to 5f 2yo Group 2/3 winner Requinto (110) and Group 3/Listed-placed 5-6f winner Independence Day (96) out of Phoenix Stakes winner Damson (113).

SMOOTH (IRE)
15/3 ch f Frankel - So Perfect (Scat Daddy)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Second foal of a Group 1-placed Irish 5-6f winner (including twice at Group 3 level; 116) who was the daughter of a US 4.5f 3yo winning half-sister to US 1m 1f 3yo Grade 2 winner Cowtown Cat (115).

STAY TRUE (IRE)
31/3 b c Galileo - Bounce (Bahamian Bounty)
Owner: Westerberg/M Tabor/Mrs J Magnier/D Smith Sales price: 400,000gns (McCalmont Bloodstock)

Third foal of a Listed-placed 6f 2yo winner (101) who was a half-sister to Listed-placed 7-10f winner Queen of Time (104).

SURPASS (IRE)
10/2 b c Saxon Warrior - Blending (Medicean)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: 240,000gns (Camas Park Stud)

Half-brother to 9.5f 3yo winner Zenga (92). Dam a 7f 2yo winner (90p) who was a half-sister to Listed-placed French dual 7f 3yo winner Spanish Intent (101) out of a 7f 3yo winning (94) sister to 10f 3yo Group 3 winner Remote (117) and half-sister to four-time 1m 3yo Group 1 winner/2000 Guineas runner-up Kingman (134).

SWEET CHARIOT (IRE)
22/3 b f Wootton Bassett - Clemmie (Galileo)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Third foal of a Cheveley Park Stakes winner (118P) who was a full sister to Dewhurst Stakes/2000 Guineas winner Churchill (126) and Irish 10.5f 3yo Group 3 winner Blenheim Palace (114) out of Irish 5f 2yo Listed winner/Queen Mary runner-up Meow (108).

TAKEMETOTHEMOON (IRE)
6/3 b f Uncle Mo - Together Forever (Galileo)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Half-sister to 2023 Dewhurst Stakes winner City of Troy (125p), Irish 7f 2yo Group 3 winner Military Style (106), Group 2-placed Irish 1m 2yo winner Absolute Ruler (99) and very useful 8-10f winner Bertinelli (117). Dam a Fillies’ Mile winner (110) who was a full sister to Oaks winner Forever Together (117) and a half-sister to Prix Jean Prat winner Lord Shanakill (121).

TEA ROSE (IRE)
11/4 b f Frankel - Marsha (Acclamation)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Second foal of a Prix de l’Abbaye/Nunthorpe Stakes winner (130) who was a half-sister to 5/6f Group 3 winner Judicial (116) out of a French 5f 2yo Listed winner (95).

THE LION IN WINTER (IRE)
31/1 b c Sea The Stars - What A Home (Lope de Vega)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier Sales price: €375,000 (M V Magnier)

Second foal of a Group 3/Listed-placed 12-12.5f 3yo winner (102) who was a half-sister to Irish dual 12f Group 3 winner/Irish Oaks runner-up Venus de Milo (119; dam of 2023 Australian 12.5f Group 2 winner Cleveland (115)).

THE PARTHENON (IRE)
3/4 b c Kingman - Wonder of Wonders (Kingmambo)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

Full brother to Group 3-placed 2023 Irish 7f 2yo winner Buttons (96p) and a half-brother to several winners including Irish 1m 3yo Listed winner/Irish 1000 Guineas third So Wonderful (105). Dam a Cheshire Oaks winner/Oaks runner-up (116) who was a half-sister to the dam of Australian 10/12f Group 1 winner Sir Dragonet (123) and 2023 French 7f 2yo Group 2 winner Les Pavots (100).

TREASURE ISLE (IRE)
24/3 b c No Nay Never - Newton’s Night (Galileo)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to fairly useful UK/UAE dual 1m winner Kaatibb (93). Dam an Irish 1m 3yo winner (92) who was a full sister to US 12f Grade 3 winner Dress Rehearsal (102) and a half-sister to Irish 7.5f 3yo Listed winner Fairy of The Night (107; later dam of triple 5f Group 2 winner Muthmir (120) and Irish 7f 2yo Group 3 winner My Titania (109p)).

TRINITY COLLEGE (IRE)
30/3 b c Dubawi - Hermosa (Galileo)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Second foal of a 1000 Guineas/Irish 1000 Guineas winner (118) who was a full sister to 8/12f Group 1 winner/Irish 1000 Guineas third Hydrangea (119) and Australian 10f Group 1 winner The United States (124) and a half-sister to Group 1-placed Irish 5-6.5f winner (including three times at Group 3 level) Fire Lily (115).

TRULY ENCHANTING (IRE)
18/3 b f No Nay Never - Alluringly (Fastnet Rock)
Owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sales price: n/a

Half-sister to Irish 1m 1f 3yo Group 2 winner Lily Pond (107). Dam an Irish 9.5f 3yo Listed winner (107) who was a half-sister to Group 2-placed Irish 6f 2yo winner Toogoodtobetrue (103).

TUNBRIDGE WELLS (IRE)
17/3 ch c No Nay Never - Muirin (Born To Sea)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier Sales price: n/a

Full brother to Prix Morny/Middle Park Stakes winner Blackbeard (118) and once-raced 2024 7f 3yo winner Run Away (85p). Dam an Irish 7f 2yo winner (94) who was the daughter of an Irish 6f Group 3/Listed winner (108).

TWAIN (IRE)
12/5 b c Wootton Bassett - Wading (Montjeu)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier Sales price: n/a

Half-brother to five winners including 7f 2yo Group 2 winner Just Wonderful (117) and Group 3/Listed-placed Irish 5-6f winner Lost Treasure (118). Dam a 7f 2yo Group 2 winner (116p) who was a full sister to Irish Oaks winner Bracelet (114) and a three-parts sister to US 10f Grade 1 winner Athena (113) and Irish 1m 1f 3yo Group 3 winner Goddess (112).

TWO FOR JOY (IRE)
21/2 b f Wootton Bassett - Laburnum (Galileo)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier Sales price: n/a

First foal of an Irish 9.5f 3yo Listed winner (114) who was a full sister to Irish 2000 Guineas winner Roderic O’Connor (119) and Irish 10f 3yo Listed winner Dazzling (104) and a half-sister to Group 3-placed 6f 2yo winner Weatherstaff (104).

WHIRL (IRE)
9/2 b f Wootton Bassett - Salsa (Galileo)
Owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor Sales price: n/a

First foal of an Irish 1m 3yo winner (86) who was a full sister to 1000 Guineas/Irish 1000 Guineas winner Hermosa (118), 8/12f Group 1 winner/Irish 1000 Guineas third Hydrangea (119) and Australian 10f Group 1 winner The United States (124).

WHISTLEJACKET (IRE)
2/4 ch c No Nay Never - Adventure Seeker (Bering)
Owner: P M Brant & Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith Sales price: 500,000gns (M V Magnier & White Birch Farm)

Full brother to Phoenix Stakes winner Little Big Bear (122). Dam a French 10.5f 3yo Listed winner (115) who was a half-sister to Group 3-placed 6f 2yo winner Along Again (94).

WIN ME OVER (IRE)
31/5 b f Kingman - Beach Frolic (Nayef)
Owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier Sales price: n/a

Full sister to five-time 1m Group 1 winner Palace Pier (130) and a half-sister to 2023 13f 3yo Group 3 winner Castle Way (114). Dam an unraced half-sister to Group 2 winners Bonfire (10.5f; 117) and Joviality (1m; 116).

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