Group 3 double at Leopardstown for September Yearling Sale graduates

It
was a superb day at Leopardstown yesterday for September Yearling Sale
graduates with a Group 3 double. The
unbeaten ZIHBA
produced a smart performance to win the Group 3 Amethyst Stakes on only
his third outing, his first on grass and the only three-year-old to line up in
this company. Trainer Fozzy Stack confirmed after the race that the Irish 2,000
Guineas is now on the cards. 

WHO’S
STEPH, who was snapped by up by owner George Strawbridge after
winning the Priory Belle 1,000 Guineas Trial, produced another eye-catching
performance and confirmed herself as a very smart filly when winning the Group
3 Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial for trainer Ger Lyons who revealed after
her victory that she would now be supplemented for the Irish 1,000
Guineas.

ZIHBA, Trainer: Fozzy
Stack

Owner: Britton/Werrett
/McGuinness/ReidScott
Jockey: Chris Hayes
Breeder: Mark & Caroline Hanly
Sold: September Yearling Sale 2016
Vendor: Grange Hill Stud
Purchaser: de Burgh Equine
Price: €62,000

WHO’S STEPH, Trainer: Ger
Lyons

Owner: George
Strawbridge
Jockey: Colin Keane
Breeder: Patrick Headon
Sold: September Yearling Sale 2016
Vendor: Whitehall Stud
Purchaser: Ger Lyons
Price: €40,000

Inspections are well under way for this year’s September Yearling Sale
with a record number of applications