Champs Elysees (GB)

21 Entries Confirmed for Coral Gold Cup Sale by Goffs

A final catalogue of 21 select, high-end pointers will be offered Saturday, Dec. 2 after racing concludes at Newbury racecourse through the Coral Gold Cup Sale by Goffs. Located in the winners' enclosure following the meeting, inspections will commence Friday, Dec. 1 immediately opposite the racecourse stables. There were 10 additional entries taken over the weekend including several recent winners like My Forever Annie (Ire) (Champs Elysees {GB}) and Mulinas (GB) (Malinas {Ger}), as well as prospects who made good showings. The full catalogue can be viewed here.

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Champs Elysees Filly Tops Tattersalls Ireland August NH Sale

A 3-year-old filly by the late Champs Elysees (GB) brought a sale-topping €50,000 from Jeremiah McGrath during Thursday's Tattersalls Ireland August NH Sale. Nina Carberry's Broad Meadow Stables consigned lot 519, who hails from the family of Australian champion Jeune (GB) (Kalaglow {Ire}). "This is a well-bred filly," said McGrath. "She has been bought for trainer Lucy Wadham. She trains the Fame And Glory half-sister Game On For Glory, who finished second in a bumper at the Cheltenham April meeting, they think a lot of her. This is a cracking...

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Way To Paris and Yafta Have Their First Mares In Foal

Group 1 winner Way To Paris (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) has his first mares scanned in foal, Coolagown Stud announced on Monday. The winner of the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud covered Cliff Avenue (Ire) (Canford Cliffs {Ire}), herself out of G3 Prix de Lutece victress Street Shaana (Fr) (Darshaan {GB}); Greatest Dancer (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), a half-sister to stakes-placed Perfect Casting (Diesis {GB}); and MSW Trip To Glory (Fr) (Where Or When {Ire})'s daughter Wadacre (GB) (Camelot {GB}), with the trio carrying to the charismatic grey. "Way To Paris...

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Billesdon Brook to Visit Dubawi

Classic heroine and MG1SW Billesdon Brook (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}-Coplow {GB}, by Manduro {Ger}) will visit Darley stallion Dubawi (Ire), Racing Post reported on Sunday. Retired after her eighth-place finish in defense of her G1 Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot S. in October, the Richard Hannon trainee was named an English highweight at seven to 9 ½ furlongs in 2019. "Billesdon Brook is going to Dubawi, I know it's expensive but I think she deserves it, so I'm just waiting for her to be ready to go off to Newmarket,"...

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Way To Paris 'a Real Coup for Irish Breders'

The evergreen Way To Paris (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}-Grey Way, by Cozzene), who has proved better than ever this year, is finally to relinquish the service of his venerable owner Paolo Ferrario on the racetrack for a fresh start at Coolagown Stud in 2021. The popular grey, who has one last assignment in the G1 Japan Cup later this month, made a deserved Group 1 breakthrough this summer in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, having failed by just a head to run down subsequent Arc winner Sottsass (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr})...

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