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NEWS 2005

 

THANK YOU and BEST WISHES 

Good health, luck and fortune for yourselves, your family and friends, from Jean-Pierre and Marie-Catherine DEROUBAIX, François CONTE, Aurélie DUVERGER: COMPETENCE and CONFIDENCE, FOR YOU, WITH YOU.

    Thank you and welcome to our new 2005 clients:

• Dubaï World Trade Centre. The President, Mr Ziad GALADARI asked Jean-Pierre DEROUBAIX for advice on organization of a future International Horse Sale at Dubaï.

Press release Dubaï, March 2005

• Moscow Hippodrome and Russian Ministry of Agriculture: We signed an agreement to advise them on the future organisation of horseracing in Russia.

 Moscow Racecourse

• Pyatigorsk Hippodrome, Russia to refurbish the existing racecourse (tribune, tracks, stables etc.).

 Pyatigorsk Racecourse

• Mr Alec WILDENSTEIN, for whom we purchased the top filly at Baden Baden Sales, Germany. She is from the last crop of former Champion Sire, Acatenango, out of a full-sister to Monsun, the current Champion Sire in Germany.

 Prix Daniel Wildenstein

• The Sultan of OMAN, for giving us the opportunity to sell them horses and to help organise the Camel and Horses Festival on the 1^st of January 2006. We sent them the Lucien GRUSS horse-show and the LORENZO horse-show, two of the best shows in the world.

 Oman  

• KAZHAKSTAN were we sold two stallions: RIVER BAY, the multiple Group-winning son of Irish River, already an established source of winners, and MASSI SERAF, a son of Deputy Minister out of Miss Alleged, the Gr.1 Breeders Cup Turf heroine.

   Massi Seraf

• Ile de La REUNION

Not far from Mauritius, Ile de La Réunion plans to start horse racing. This huge project includes the building of a new racecourse, as well as a breeding operation. FBA, working on behalf of  the local Breeders Association sold them the stallion EVENING WORLD, a stakes winner son of Bering. He  traveled to La Réunion together with eight mares and Gilles Deroubaix (the brother to Jean-Pierre) of Haras de Sou, who stayed a couple of days to advise and help the new local breeders.

 Evening World’s new home

• Thank you to PACEMAKER for a full page interview of Jean-Pierre DEROUBAIX

• Thoroughbred Business Guide2005, first page portrait.

+ Congratulations to our existing customers:

 

SPECIAL KALDOUN (purchased by FBA as a yearling), winner of the Gr.2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein, at Longchamp, on Arc de Triomphe day. Mr Alec Wildenstein, Mr Geaorges Chalhoub (owner), Mr David Smaga (trainer), Louis Romanet (France Galop), Jean-Pierre DEROUBAIX

 

• Baron Guy de ROTHSCHILD for the wonderful performances of his three-year-old PINSON, winner of the Gr.2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano and Gr.3 Prix Daphnis.
• Dr Robert BOUSQUET for being the leading owner in 2005 in France (wins/runners). His horse RUWI (purchased by FBA as a yearling) gave him a lot of fun!

 Ruwi - Gr.2 Prix Noailles

• Julia and Gregor BAUM for owning and breeding ANNA MONDA, the highest rated three-year-old filly in Europe. FBA purchased the dam of Anna Monda. Mr and Mrs BAUM have been our clients for more than 15 years now. Their stud farm, Gestüt Brümmerhof, was leading vendor at Baden Baden, selling 10 lots for €535,000, one head in front of Gestüt Fährhöf, another valuable FBA client.

 Mrs Julia Baum

• DARLEY and Mr Julian INCE (Haras du LOGIS) for their confidence in using our team to promote their stallions. We are delighted to learn that Champion Sprinter DIKTAT and top two-year-old COUNTRY REEL (Danzig) will join the roster of stallions already standing at Haras du Logis - SAGAMIX, unbeaten Gr.1 Arc de Triomphe winner, World Champion Miler SLICKLY, leading sire ZIETEN and other existing young horses, all of them Gr.1 winners.

 Country Reel

• Mrs Beatrix KLEMM-MULHENS, for managing Gestüt ROTTGEN, Germany, achieving great success for many years, breeding group-winning horses year after year with a very small band of mares. Our team, at FBA, decided to name her "Best European Stud Farm Manager".
• Mr and Mrs Gilbert GALLOT. We purchased, on their behalf, the mare CRYSTALZA. She has produced 11 foals, all winners, for a total price money of 1.4 Million Euros. She is the dam of ROYAL ATHENIA, who won the 2005 Grande Course de Haies des 4 ans at Auteuil. Other products include Sylver D'Argent, Ytalsa Royale, Crylza Royal, Royal Atalza, all Classic winners over hurdles and Steeple-Chase.
• Mr and Mrs Henri DEVIN for breeding and racing horses as good as TERRE A TERRE (Gr.1 Dubaï Duty Free) and ANGE GABRIEL (Gr.1 Grand Prix de Saint Cloud, twice) and to Mr Eric LIBAUD for training them.

Familly DEVIN

• Mr Noël FORGEARD (chairman of EADS, Airbus industry) for keeping XIMB in training. A multiple winner in 2005, the son of Septieme Ciel was 3^rd in the Gr.1 Prix Jean Luc Lagardère at Longchamp at two but was out of training in 2004 due to an accident.
• Dr Fernand KRIEF, Mr Gerard SAMAMA & Haras de BERNESQ, for staying, year after year, among the best owners/breeders in France and for their confidence in us.
• Mr Robert GIRAUDON for being such a racing fan. Breeding and racing for many years, he is a regular customer of FBA.

Robert Giraudon

• Mr and Mrs Louis SAYER, Haras de la HUDERIE, for the huge popularity of their young stallion SAGACITY. The son of Highest Honor won the Gr.1 Criterium de Saint Cloud at two and finished third in the Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Sagacity

• Mrs Janet LEVE-OSTERMANN for the incredible success of her stallion LANDO, who stands at Haras d’Etreham, on the recommendation of FBA. Again in 2005, Lando produced Group horses all around the world. His best representatives are TOUCH OF LAND, GONBARDA, PAOLINI, INTENDANT, EPALO, etc. LANDO is the winner of 7 Gr.1 races including the Japan Cup, the German Derby and the Grosse Preis von Baden Baden.

• Mr Manfred OSTERMANN for being elected President of the German Owners/Breeders Association and for announcing the major project of a new racecourse at Dortmund, in Germany

 

At Tattersalls, Jean-Pierre with Mr Manfred Ostermann and Sebastian Weiss

• Dr Akihiro OHARA (Japan) for breeding HIGHEST RIDGE, the winner of 6 races and a half-bother to KENDOR DINE (bred by Eurl ESKADE), a Group winner in both 2005 and 2006.
• Mr Alban de MIEULLE for winning the Gr.2 Istanbul International Race, on behalf of HH Sheikh Abdullah AL-THANI, Prime Minister of Qatar.

 
Mr Umur Tamer, President of the Turkish Jockey Club, Alban de Mieulle and Patricia receiving the trophy

• QATAR Equestrian and Racing Club for investing in the new facilities (racecourse, training centre, equestrian complex and farm). Jean-Pierre DEROUBAIX has been their adviser for 2 years, and the new racetrack is a wonderful facility. Thank you to the local owners - they came to France for the public sales, investing in top class Arabian and English thoroughbred horses, including Hockney (260,000 Euros) and Spectrofolle (320,000 Euros) etc.

 
Sami AL BOENAIN, Director of Racing in Doha (Qatar), Colonel Abdul Razak Al Shawarzi (Oman)

 Doha's grandstand at the new racecourse

• BBAG (Baden Baden sales company) for their best sale's result ever. Jean-Pierre DEROUBAIX being their representative in France and Turkey, is proud to be a part of their success, purchasing the top-price filly on behalf of Mr Daniel WILDENSTEIN and convincing investors such as leading French trainer Jean-Claude ROUGET to visit Baden Baden. Jean-Claude purchased a beautifully-bred son of Galileo, as well as two other yearlings. Haras de Quiéteville paid €170,000 for a Montjeu colt and MAB went up to €100,000 to secure a Lomitas filly. French buyers were the main foreign investors, spending 760,000 Euros on16 yearlings.

• The TURKISH JOCKEY Club for improving the facilities all around the country the last 10 years (Jean-Pierre DEROUBAIX working as their consultant) and investing in top-class stallions from different blood lines and different parts of the world to improve the local breeding stock. The results are visible, for example, in the Gr.1 Gazi Derby the winner was by EAGLE EYED (own brother to Danehill), the second by ALWAYS A CLASSIC, the third by BIN AJWAAD. All three sires (and 12 others) sold by the FBA to the Turkish Jockey Club over the past few years.

    

                        Karacabey Stud                                                 David Franco, Frederic Sanchez

 

2005 Success

SENDAWAR sold to stand at Annshoon Stud, Ireland. Bred by HH Aga Khan, Sendawar triumphed in four Gr.1 races: Poule d’Essai des Poulains, St James Palace Stakes, Prix d’Ispahan, Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. A Champion Miler and a Champion First Crop sire in France.

VETTORI sold in a deal brokered by FBA and FTI, he is now the property of TNT (Brasil) and clients of Haras du THENNEY. A classic winner (Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains), proven sire of 13 Group horses including HIGHTORI (Gr.2 Prix Foy, 2^nd Gr.1 Prix d’Ispahan), REINE DE ROMANCE (Gr.2 San Clemente HCap), VATORI (Gr.3 Prix Thomas Bryon at 2), LADY VETTORI (Gr.3 Prix du Calvados at 2), KASHTARI (Gr.2 Doncaster Cup).

SPADOUN: The FBA also negociated the sale of French stallion SPADOUN (Kaldoun) to Ireland. The winner of the Gr.1 Criterium de Saint Cloud at two, a Listed winner at three at Longchamp, a winner over hurdles at four, at Auteuil, SPADOUN was standing at Haras d’Etreham. His first crop of two-year-olds include FABULEUX CONCEPT, a winner and Listed placed.

MESHASHEER, the own brother to KING CHARLEMAGNE, sold to Haras du PETIT TELLIER. Winner of 5 races from 2 to 5, the son of NUREYEV was a top European two-year-old, winning, among others, the Gr.3 July Stakes and 3^rd in the Gr.1 Prix Morny at 2.

ALKAASED won the Gr.1 JAPAN CUP - FBA sold his dam Chesa Plana (Champion mare in Germany), to USA.

FAUVELIA, a two-year-old filly by Polish Precedent out of Marion, finished a close second to champion juvenile filly LINDA'S LAD in the Gr.1 Criterium de Saint Cloud. FAUVELIA purchased by FBA, at Deauville 2004 yearling sales, for €75,000, on behalf of her owner, Mr Jean ZORBIBE.

FAILY RANSOM, the son of RED RANSOM is the winner of Gr.2 Del Mar Handicap, 2^nd Gr.1 Hollywood Derby, 3^rd Gr.2 Prix Greffulhe. Purchased by FBA, as a stallion prospect. He will stand in 2006 at Haras de L’Abbaye in France.

On September 24^th 2004, ANNA MONDA won the Gr.2 Oppenheim Grosse Europa Meile at Cologne by four lengths. She went later to win the Gr.1 Premio Vittorio de Capua in Italy and was already the winner of the Gr.2 German 1000 Guineas. ANNA MONDA is the highest rated three-year-old filly in Europe in 2005. FBA purchased his dam, ANNA OF KIEV.

SPECIAL KALDOUN won the Gr.2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein, his 7^th win in a Group race! The son of Alzao was purchased by FBA, on behalf of Ecurie CHALHOUB. Special Kaldoun had his best year in 2005 when winning the Gr.3 Prix Quincey, Gr.3 Prix Perth, and finishing second Gr.2 Prix Gontaut Biron, Gr.3 Prix Messidor, Gr.3 Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord and Gr.3 Prix Edmond Blanc.

 Special Kaldoun

RUWI winner of the Gr.2 Prix Noailles, second in the Gr.2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano, Gr.2 Prix Prince d’Orange and Gr.2 Prix Dollar. He was a €50,000 purchase by FBA, on behalf of Dr Robert BOUSQUET.

RUWI

ROYAL HIGHNESS won the Gr.2 Prix Malleret in France, FBA purchased his dam Reem Dubaï.

SIMONAS won Gr.2 Hansa Preis in Germany- FBA purchased his dam SISTADARI on behalf of the leading German stud Gestüt ROTTGEN.

FRACASSANT enjoyed a Kazakh welcome by winning the President Cup by four lengths at Almaty racecourse. The MAB Agency purchase will now be based as a sire in the Kazakhstan. FBA purchased his dam, Fragrant Hill.

RASHBAG enjoyed his first season at Haras des Granges. The winner of the Gr.3 Prix de Condé at two and placed second in the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris. He was purchased by FBA as a foal.

SRI PEKAN leading 2005 sire in Italy and again in the leading sires in Europe. Among others, in 2005, he sired Gr.1 winner AMORAMA (Gr.2 John C. Mabee HCap at Del Mar), winner Tropical Lady (Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh), etc. SRI PEKAN was sold by the FBA to the Turkish Jockey Stud where he stands at their National Stud.

 Sri Pekan

 

NEWS 2004