FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here BLUE BLOOD TOPS DAY 3 AT KEENOV Book 2 at the Keeneland November sale, with a catalogue twice as big as the two Book 1 sessions which preceded it, concluded with an across-the-board drop in figures. The drop, which was not entirely unexpected, was due largely to a 2011 session bolstered by the $1.85-million sale of Quiet Now (Tiznow) from the Ned Evans Dispersal and the $700,000 sale of a weanling filly by Tapit. In contrast, yesterday=s session closed out with a high price of $540,000, realized for Hip 649, a Storm Cat half-sister to GSW and GISP Pulpit (A.P. Indy). Secured by Blandford Bloodstock, Tell It is out of Grade I winner Preach (Mr. Prospector). She was consigned by Claiborne Farm. AThat=s a collector=s family,@ said Keeneland=s Vice President of Sales Walt Robertson. AIt=s a good family throughout and people will pay for it.@ Once again excluding last season=s dispersal figures, gross was down from last year=s $23,362,000 to $22,278,500 this year. The average fell from $106,676 in 2011 to $95,207 this term, while the median dipped to $75,000 from $85,000 in 2011. The RNA rate increased from 26.51% to 30.36% in 2012. AI thought it was a pretty good sale,@ said Robertson. AThe babies sold well and there were also a few surprises on the high side. It was good trade all the way to the last mare.@ Despite figures falling from a year ago, Robertson was quick to point out a few positives from the session. AI like the fact that we had more end users in weanlings,@ said Robertson. ASeveral of them [five] brought over $200,000. I feel pretty good about the market.@ The Keeneland November sale continues today at 10 a.m. FRANKEL ARRIVES AT BANSTEAD MANOR British racing=s superstar Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}-- Kind {Ire}, by Danehill) has made the short journey across Newmarket back to Juddmonte=s Banstead Manor Stud as Sir Henry Cecil bid an emotional farewell to the ground-breaking 4-year-old. The unbeaten homebred returns to his birthplace in time for the 2013 breeding season, and his trainer paid him the ultimate tribute on his departure from Warren Place. AThere is no doubt Frankel has been a brilliant racehorse,@ he said. AI am pretty certain that there has never been a better or more talented Thoroughbred. He had the speed to be a champion sprinter and then, once he grew up and settled, he got a distance with a turn of foot that makes champions. Today is a sad day in some ways for us, as he has given us so much pleasure over the last three years. But I want to thank Frankel for so much--for being such a very special part of my training career. Thank you, Frankel.@ Banstead Manor=s General Manager Philip Mitchell added, AIn the foaling unit on Feb. 11, 2008, at 11:40 p.m., little did we realize that we were witnessing the birth of a phenomenal racehorse. The rest, as they say, is history and it is now extremely exciting that Frankel will be returning to the Stallion Unit at Banstead, some 500 yards from where he was born.@ Frankel T Jones photo KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALE CUMULATIVE 2012 2011 Catalogued 806 829 No. Offered 639 687 No. Sold 443 542 RNAs 196 145 % RNAs 30.7% 21.1% No. Over $1M 7 23 High Price $4,500,000 $8,500,000 Gross $83,783,500 $147,028,500 Average (% change) $189,128 (-30.3%) $271,270 Median (% change) $100,000 (-28.6%) $140,000 (718) 978-8200 www.mersant.com Sponsors of the following stats for the:
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BLUE BLOOD TOPS DAY 3 AT KEENOV Book 2 at the Keeneland November sale, with acatalogue twice as big as the two Book 1 sessionswhich preceded it, concluded with an across-the-boarddrop in figures. The drop, which was not entirelyunexpected, was due largely to a 2011 sessionbolstered by the $1.85-million sale of Quiet Now(Tiznow) from the Ned Evans Dispersal and the$700,000 sale of a weanling filly by Tapit. In contrast, yesterday=s session closed out with ahigh price of $540,000, realized for Hip 649, a StormCat half-sister to GSW and GISP Pulpit (A.P. Indy).Secured by Blandford Bloodstock, Tell It is out of GradeI winner Preach (Mr. Prospector). She was consignedby Claiborne Farm. AThat=s a collector=s family,@ said Keeneland=s VicePresident of Sales Walt Robertson. AIt=s a good familythroughout and people will pay for it.@ Once again excluding last season=s dispersal figures,gross was down from last year=s $23,362,000 to$22,278,500 this year. The average fell from $106,676in 2011 to $95,207 this term, while the median dippedto $75,000 from $85,000 in 2011. The RNA rateincreased from 26.51% to 30.36% in 2012. AI thought it was a pretty good sale,@ said Robertson.AThe babies sold well and there were also a fewsurprises on the high side. It was good trade all theway to the last mare.@ Despite figures falling from a year ago, Robertsonwas quick to point out a few positives from thesession. AI like the fact that we had more end users inweanlings,@ said Robertson. ASeveral of them [five]brought over $200,000. I feel pretty good about themarket.@ The Keeneland November sale continues today at 10 a.m.
FRANKEL ARRIVES AT BANSTEAD MANOR British racing=s superstar Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}--Kind {Ire}, by Danehill) has made the short journeyacross Newmarket back to Juddmonte=s BansteadManor Stud as Sir Henry Cecil bid an emotional farewellto the ground-breaking 4-year-old. The unbeaten
homebred returns to hisbirthplace in time for the 2013breeding season, and his trainerpaid him the ultimate tribute onhis departure from Warren Place.AThere is no doubt Frankel hasbeen a brilliant racehorse,@ hesaid. AI am pretty certain thatthere has never been a better ormore talented Thoroughbred. Hehad the speed to be a championsprinter and then, once he grew
up and settled, he got a distance with a turn of footthat makes champions. Today is a sad day in someways for us, as he has given us so much pleasure overthe last three years. But I want to thank Frankel for somuch--for being such a very special part of my trainingcareer. Thank you, Frankel.@ Banstead Manor=s GeneralManager Philip Mitchell added, AIn the foaling unit onFeb. 11, 2008, at 11:40 p.m., little did we realize thatwe were witnessing the birth of a phenomenalracehorse. The rest, as they say, is history and it isnow extremely exciting that Frankel will be returning tothe Stallion Unit at Banstead, some 500 yards fromwhere he was born.@
FrankelT Jones photo
KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALE CUMULATIVE 2012 2011 Catalogued 806 829 No. Offered 639 687 No. Sold 443 542 RNAs 196 145 % RNAs 30.7% 21.1% No. Over $1M 7 23 High Price $4,500,000 $8,500,000 Gross $83,783,500 $147,028,500 Average (% change) $189,128 (-30.3%) $271,270 Median (% change) $100,000 (-28.6%) $140,000
Barbara Banke was back in action Thursday at Keeneland,buying two mares including a half to Grade I winner Emcee(Unbridled’s Song). And she wasn’t alone. Also adding to theirbroodmare bands were Gary and Mary West and Dell Ridge.
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Tapizar to GaineswayThe GI Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner joins his
sire Tapit at the Lexington nursery next season. “We have been looking for the best son of Tapit tostand at Gainesway ever since it became apparentwhat an exceptional stallion he is,” reports GaineswayPresident Antony Beck.
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Breeders’ Cup Champs Parade atChurchillFive Breeders’ Cup champions will parade before the eighth race at ChurchillDowns Sunday.
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Bill OppenheimBill Oppenheim reflects on the Breeders’ Cup and analyzes results from Fasig-
Tipton November and Book 1 at Keeneland November.
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Divine Intervention... Yesterday=s session was well underway when Hip649 strode into the arena. Easily one of the bestofferings in the catalog, Tell It (Storm CatBPreach, byMr. Prospector) led the day=s proceedings when garnering a$540,000 final bid from Blandford Bloodstock. Out of GI Frizette S. winner Preach, the 15-year-oldmare is a half-sister to Grade II winner and Grade Iplaced Pulpit (A.P. Indy) and Convent (A.P Indy), thedam of stakes winner Nunnery (Forest Wildcat). Themare is already responsible for a stakes winner in theform of Dream Nettie (Dixie Union). She sold in foal toCandy Ride (Arg). AShe is a daughter of Preach, and we don=t sell verymany from that family,@ explained Bradley Purcell.APreach has had several daughters and their daughtershave had daughters as well, so we have plenty offemales from that family. She is 15, so it was either timeto sell her while we could get something for her, or livewith her. We got a couple of daughters out of her wereally liked, so we felt it was a good time to sell.@ Despite the top pedigree, Purcell admitted he washappily surprised with the final price. AWe thought she could bring a couple hundredthousand, but we never dreamed she would bring$540,000,@ admitted Purcell. AWe don=t sell out ofPreach, her daughters especially, so this is one of heronly daughters that have ever gone on the market. Youdon=t get too many opportunities to buy a half-sister toPulpit.@
Claiborne offers 25 at the November sale. Duringyesterday=s session, the farm sold seven of nine head. A[The market] has been very fair,@ Purcell said. AWhenwe bring horses to auction, we bring them to sell, sowe don=t hang huge reserves on them. We give themsomething to get the auctioneers started, and themarket fills out from there.@ As for some of the generous prices observed over theearly part of the week, Purcell added, ASomething thathas a little life to it and that somebody wants, there areplenty of people to buy. If a mare is exposed, thennobody wants it. If there is some use to them, there arepeople to buy them.@BC Bossinakis
KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALE SESSION TOTALS 2012 2011 Catalogued 405 399 No. Offered 336 336 No. Sold 234 257 RNAs 102 79 % RNAs 30.4% 23.5% No. Over $500K 2 4 High Price $540,000 $1,850,000 Gross $22,278,500 $32,347,000 Average (% change) $95,207 (-24.4%) $125,864 Median (% change) $75,000 (-16.7%) $90,000
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Stonestreet Lands Emcee Half for $525,000 Stonestreet Stable=s Barbara Banke was still on handat Keeneland November yesterday and was still makingher presence felt. She acquired two more mares,including a stakes-winning SmartStrike half-sister to this year=s GIForego S. hero Emcee(Unbridled=s Song) who went for$525,000. The 6-year-old mare,Spring Party, was sold by TaylorMade Sales as hip 620 and iscarrying her first foal, a three-parts sibling to Emcee byUnbridled=s Song. Her price wasthe second-highest paid for ahorse yesterday at the Novembersale. AShe=s a nice young mare, infoal to a good sire, and [SmartStrike] is such a good broodmaresire,@ said Banke=s bloodstockadvisor John Moynihan. AThere are a couple of thosesires that we=re looking for, like Arch and Smart Strikeand Unbridled=s Song. Daughters of those sires alwaysmake nice additions to your broodmare band.@ Spring Party was produced by Surf Club (OceanCrest), a half-sister to GISW Awesome Humor(Distorted Humor), and is herself a half to a pair ofstakes horses by Distorted Humor, Baffled and Surfer,in addition to the GI BC Dirt Mile favorite Emcee. SpringParty was claimed by Jerry Jamgotchian for $25,000 atKeeneland in 2010. In March of 2011, she proved thata wise investment when she won the Wintergreen S. atTurfway Park. She was retired last January and, afterbeing sold privately to an unnamed client of TaylorMade=s, was put in foal to Unbridled=s Song. AShe=s a beautiful mare from a really active family,and she=s in foal to the right horse,@ said Taylor Made=sMark Taylor. AHer dam has a Distorted Humor, a HardSpun and a Medaglia d=Oro in the pipeline, and the 2-year-old [White Waves, by Any Given Saturday] iswith Andre Fabre in France and placed twice inOctober.@ Stonestreet, of course, has another nice daughter ofSmart Strike who will eventually make it into theirbroodmare band: the brilliant champion My MissAurelia. That one lost her unbeaten record but none ofher good reputation after a game runner-upperformance in the GI Breeders= Cup Ladies= Classic lastweek. Moynihan confirmed the filly will race on at four.AShe came out of the race great,@ he said. -LucasMarquardt
Storm Watch... The excitement lasted until the very last hip throughthe ring Wednesday night at Keeneland as hip 806, byStorm Cat out of Profit Column (Private Account), drewa $475,000 final bid from agent Ben Glass. SecuringEyeofthehurricaneBin foal to Smart Strike--on behalf ofGary and Mary West, Glass indicated that the mare=syearling by Bernardini, purchased by Glass for$250,000 at Keeneland in September, was one of themain reasons for yesterday=s purchase. According toGlass, the Bernardini colt is currently with Jeff Kirk atthe Nelson Kirk Training Center in Ocala. AShe has a beautiful pedigree and we have theyearling, which we love,@ said Glass. AWe really likedeverything about her.@ Out of Profit Column, the Grade III winner is a full-sister to graded stakes winner and Grade I placed FinalRound. Profit Column, a $1.6-million KEENOV purchasein 2004, drew $1.25 at Fasig-Tipton November in2006. The 8-year-old Eyeofthehurricane, a $290,000FTKNOV purchase in 2008, is the granddaughter ofgroup winner Ballet de France (Northern Dancer), alsoresponsible for champion and multiple Group 1 winnerMuhtarram (Alleged). AWe don=t keep a lot of mares,@ said Glass. AWe=ll buyone or two mares, if we see a good one.@ As for the overall market at Keeneland over the pastthree days, Glass commented, AOn a couple, I thought Iwould have to go more and on a couple, I didn=t have togo that high. When the right one comes in, the moneyis good. But I think there were some bargains here.@
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Neck ‘N Neck’s Dam Brings $350,000 Trainer Ian Wilkes, still Afloating around@ after winningSaturday=s GI Breeders= Cup Classic with JanisWhitham=s homebred Fort Larned (E Dubai), was onhand at Keeneland yesterday representing the interestsof another client. Wilkes watched as A. Stevens Miles,Jr.=s homebred broodmare Bootery (Storm Boot), damof the up-and-coming sophomore Neck >N Neck (FlowerAlley), sold to Hunter Valley Farm for $350,000. Thatwas the fourth-highest price of the session. The 9-year-old mare, in foal to Warrior=s Reward, was consigned byThree Chimneys as hip 738. Wilkes, of course, trains Neck >N Neck, who in thelast few weeks has doubled up wins in the GII Indiana Derby Oct. 6 and GIII Ack Ack S. at Churchill Nov. 2.Both he and Miles have a long history with the family. Miles purchased Bootery=s second dam Magic Way(Runaway Groom) at the 1997 Keeneland SeptemberYearling Sale and raced her with Hall of Fame trainerCarl Nafzger, Wilkes=s longtime boss and mentor. MagicWay earned nearly $125,000 on the track, and whileshe didn=t win a stakes, she was beaten just a nosewhen third in the Audubon Oaks at Ellis Park in 1998. Wilkes had taken the reins from Nafzger by the timeBootery came around, and she proved similar in herability to her dam Magic Way, banking over $110,000before being retired and bred to Flower Alley. ASteve isn=t really into breeding and had wanted tosell the mare, but I said that it would be better to breedher and see if we can get her to produce somethingbefore selling,@ explained Wilkes. It was a strategy that worked to perfection when thatinitial mating produced Neck >N Neck, who has wonthree of his last five, including Churchill=s GIII MattWinn S. in May, and earned $676,856. Neck >N Neck=s appreciation of Churchill=s track hasto leave him as one of the favorites for the GI Clark H.Nov. 23, which according to Wilkes is his next target.AIf he=s able to win that, that mare will be worth everybit of that and then some,@ he said. Wilkes also provided an update on Fort Larned. Notsurprisingly, the Classic winner is going to get a break,but, as previously announced, will return to racing in2013. "He came out of the race well,@ said Wilkes.AHe'll go down to Florida at the end of the month. We'llgive him a break, I'll watch him and we'll see what wewant to do.@ -Lucas Marquardt
Dell Ridge Adds to Quality Roster... After picking up a couple of choice offerings atKeeneland Wednesday, Dell Ridge returned to addanother to its broodmare band when securing Hip 528,the 3-year-old filly Onza (Empire Maker) for $325,000.In foal to Arch, the unraced bay is out of SP Chili Cat(Storm Cat), a half-sister to the ill-fated GI Alabama S.and GI Gazelle S. heroine Pine Island (Arch) and GISWPoint of Entry (Dynaformer), runner-up in his latest startin the Nov. 3 GI Breeders= Cup Turf. Consigned byMiddlebrook Farm, the bay hails from the family of GI Breeders= Cup Distaff winner Pleasant Home(Seeking the Gold), MGSW Country Hideaway (Seekingthe Gold) and Triple Tiara victress Sky Beauty (BlushingGroom {Fr}). A[Onza] is obviously a very nice mare, by EmpireMaker and in foal to Arch--a really nice young dam,@said Dell Ridge=s Des Ryan. AThere=s plenty of activity inboth families, so there=s a chance of a lot happening.Plenty of activity. I like activity.@ Some of that activity was generated one day earlierby Burning Arch (Arch), a half-sister to Onza, whobrought $440,000. Del Ridge registered a pair of purchases duringWednesday=s final session of Book 1, including theoperation=s top-priced buy, Hip 317, a full-sister to lastweekend=s GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile winner Tapizarwho realized $440,000. In foal to Tiznow, Tamoboz isfrom the family of GISW Olympio (Naskra) and GSWand GISP Call Now (Wild Again). The 6-year-old wasconsigned by Elm Tree Farm LLC. Cont. p7
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AShe is a young mare, she=d already had a foal and Ijust thought she was a good buy,@ offered Ryan. AIt=s anice package, it=s a good family and the mare had a lotof quality about her. There is plenty of activity in thefemale family, so there is more chance of blacktype inthere.@ Also on Day 2, Dell Ridge went to $200,000 forDaring Reality (Include) (hip 385). Out of SW and GSPMiz Emmalou (Well Decorated), the 4-year-old racing orbroodmare prospect was a member of the ParamountSales consignment. Over the course of two days at Keeneland, DellRidge=s three purchases averaged $308,333. Whenasked about the farm=s buying strategy, Ryanexplained, AWe usually just buy at this sale, picking up acouple mares every year for Dell Ridge. We buy in the$300,000-$500,000 price range, because you don=thave far to fall. You=re always going to maybe lose a bitor break even, so it=s kind of a safe way to go.@ Ryan added, ASo we race about seven or eight, andwe have a nice broodmare band. We sell for thecommercial market, then if we like something, we=llkeep it as well. So, we split it up a little bit, but DellRidge only has about 15 of our own mares, and weboard for Gary and Mary West and other clients aswell.@ Dell Ridge carried plenty momentum into this year=sNovember sale off an auspicious weekend. LastSaturday, the operation was represented by homebredGSW Noble Tune (Unbridled=s SongBSerena=s Cat, byStorm Cat), runner-up in the GI BC Juvenile Turf;Brushed by a Star (Eddington--Brush Hour, by BroadBrush), victorious in the GII Chilukki S.; and Violence(Medaglia d=Oro--Violent Beauty, by Gone West), whotook Sunday=s GII Nashua S. Serena=s Cat, a granddaughter of champion Serena=sSong (Rahy), was purchased for $1.4 million as aweanling at Keeneland November in 2003. Noble Tuneis the first foal for the stakes-winning mare. Accordingto Ryan, Del Ridge sold her A.P. Indy yearling coltprivately. Additionally, Storming Beauty (Storm Cat),the dam of Violent Beauty, was a $1.2-million purchasefor Dell Ridge in 1999. AThose types of mares you can=t buy again,@ he said.AWhat=s that mare worth? Some of those really strongfamilies are coming back now. It might have skipped ageneration, but they=re coming back. They=re paying offfor us now.@ Dell Ridge also campaigns homebred Kid Kate (LemonDrop Kid--Run Kate Run, by Cherokee Run), a multiplestakes winner that won her latest in the Classy MirageS. at Belmont Oct. 14. Kid Kate was scheduled to runin Thursday=s Pentelis S. at Aqueduct, but missed theengagement after the race was cancelled because of astorm passing along the Eastern seaboard.BC Bossinakis
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Abraham Scores With Bernardini Colt Breeder Mike Abraham purchased the mare MiningMy Business (Mining) for $100,000 at KeenelandNovember last year, and yesterday resold the foal shewas carrying, a colt by Bernardini, for $295,000. BrianGraves saw off WinStar=s Elliott Walden for thehandsome youngster, who sold from Taylor Made aship 503. AHe was a beautiful colt,@ saidAbraham. AWe couldn=t havehope for anything better as faras conformation, and he had agreat walk. He=s good-minded,had great scope and x-raysperfectly. We wouldn=t havebeen afraid to take him back andsell him as a yearling.Somebody=ll make some moneyif they=re pinhooking him.@ Graves said he will indeedsend the colt back through thering as a yearling, and admittedthe price was a little higher thanhe wanted to go. ABut I've onlybought one other one,@ Graves said, referring to theUnbridled=s Song--Miss Abita filly he landed Wednesdayfor $190,000 (hip 251). AAll the ones I like are bringingmore than I'm willing to pay. I've chased 10 up [intothe ring] and bought two, so it's been strong.@ The Las Vegas-based Abraham has a 22-memberbroodmare band, which he keeps at Jacob Nance=s IRBloodstock in Midway, Kentucky. He says he primarilybreeds for the market. Abraham is also heavily involvedin breeding and racing Quarter Horses and has a farm inBosque, New Mexico. Outside of racing, Abraham hashad success in real estate and oil and gas exploration,and also owns a cab company in New Mexico. The Bernardini colt=s 19-year-old dam Mining MyBusiness is a half-sister to dual Classic winner andchampion Real Quiet (Quiet American), and hasproduced five winners, including GII Fair Grounds Oakswinner and GI Kentucky Oaks third Real Cozzy(Cozzene). Abraham said the decision to sell wasmotivated by a set of films. AWhen we x-rayed him, everything was perfect,@ heexplained. AA lot of times, when you x-ray them as ayearling, they have this or that, so I figured, withBernardini being hot, that we=d bring him in and see. Iwas hoping for maybe a little more, but that was fine.@ Mining My Business is currently in foal to anotherDarley sire, the Danzig stallion Hard Spun. AShe=s a nicemare who doesn=t show her age, and she raises a goodbaby, as you saw,@ said Abraham. AWe=re real excitedto see what she=s going to have next year.@ -LucasMarquardt
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A $420,000 Daily Double For Tucker Giles Tucker, managing director of the assetmanagement firm Blue Edge Capital, had a breedingoperation of exactly two horses coming into Thursday=sthird session at Keeneland November. Bythe end of the day, it was down to zero,and while that may sound kind of sad onthe surface, the trip to an empty barnwas a lucrative one for Tucker. In thespan of five minutes, the Richmond,Virginia-based moneyman sold the lonemare he owned, Crescent Moon (Seekingthe Gold--Wandering Star, by RedRansom), to Eclipse ThoroughbredPartners for $150,000, then watched asthe mare=s latest foal, a weanling filly by Arch, elicited abid of $270,000 from Stonestreet ThoroughbredHoldings. The $420,000-grossing pair sold as hip 767and hip 768, respectively, and were consigned by JohnMayer=s Nursery Place. Tucker has been involved in Thoroughbred breedingonly for a few years, but it=s been a profitable run. Hehad taken part in a few racing partnerships with BillFarish and Ben Haggin=s Woodford Thoroughbreds, andin 2007 he asked Haggin, a longtime friend, aboutbuying a mare or two. Haggin secured Crescent Moon,in foal to War Front, for a sensible $60,000 atKeeneland November.
It didn=t take long for Tucker to get out on his initialoutlay. The foal Crescent Moon was carrying, MarstonMoor, sold for $77,000 as a yearling at KEESEP 2009.The following year, a Langfuhr colt out of the mare, theSP Lake Victor, sold for $155,000. But the big prizecame yesterday. AThat was fantastic,@ said Haggin afterward from theback walking ring. AWe came in thinking maybe$150,000, so we=re very excited for that.@ Haggin added, AI=ve known Giles since we were 12years old--we were boarding school roommates. Hiswife Tracy is from Wade, Pennsylvania, and they=re biginto hunter/jumpers. They have a farm west ofRichmond, and so they kind of had the bug. I guesshe=s out of the breeding business for the time being,but we sure wish he gets back involved.@ Given yesterday=s effect on the balance sheet, that=sa wish that might be granted. -Lucas Marquardt
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Margaux on the Move The managing partners of Margaux Farm in Kentuckyhave been busy this year. In early August, a partinterest in the farm was sold to Canadian-basedThoroughbred owners Jim andSusan Hill, with original ownersSteve and Shelley Johnson andJoseph and Lynn Fowler continuingtheir involvement. Around thesame time, construction began ona one-mile synthetic gallop,allowing the WoodfordCounty-based nursery to expandits training operations. Last month,Margaux hired 24-year-old IrishmanMichael Hardy as its new farm manager, and yesterday,during the third session of Keeneland November, theyrecorded a significant double when selling twosix-figure broodmares for longtime client Gary Barber. First through the ring was hip 530, Oui Say Oui (Ire)(Royal Applause--Mohican Princess {GB}, by ShirleyHeights {GB}). Group 2-placed as a juvenile in hernative Ireland before embarking on a Stateside career,the now 6-year-old mare was knocked down to theIrish-based Epona Bloodstock for $350,000 carrying herfirst foal, by Scat Daddy. ATo be honest, it was a lot more than we expected,@Hardy admitted. AWe knew she=d sell well, as she=dbeen pulled out over 100 times showing at the barn,but we didn=t know she=d sell that well.@
Hardy noted that it was no surprise, however, thatOui Say Oui should return to her country of birth. AAs a Royal Applause mare with a European pedigree,she was always destined to go back to Europe,@ Hardyexplained. AShe is a very good-looking mare, and shehas a pedigree that would attract the European buyers.Being in foal to Scat Daddy on an early cover also madeher quite popular, with the success he=s had here and inEurope. All the European buyers were very interested inher at the ringside.@ Barber and the team at Margaux didn=t have long torecover from the thrill of Oui Say Oui=s sale before theysent hip 627, the 3-year-old Stayclassysandiego(Rockport Harbor--Latin Lynx, by Forest Wildcat)through the ring. The stakes-placed half-sister to lastyear=s GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. winner Sean Avery(Cherokee Run), who Barber owned in partnership withTommy Town Thoroughbreds, was picked up for$120,000 by Nancy Shuford, also carrying her first foalby Scat Daddy. AGary Barber is a very good client of the farm,@ Hardysaid. AHe has some nice pedigreed horses, and he=sreally happy with his day=s work. He made almost$500,000 in an afternoon.@ Margaux has also been busy on the buyer=s end thisweek, signing the tickets for two weanling fillies onbehalf of a Pennsylvania-based client. Margaux securedhip 41, a filly by Giant=s Causeway for $100,000 duringTuesday=s opening session, and yesterday picked up aCity Zip filly, hip 587, for $27,000. Cont. p11
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Hardy noted that the new owner of the two fillieswishes to raise them to race with the ultimate goal ofbuilding a broodmare band, a vision that is aligned withthe philosophies of Margaux. AThey selected Margaux as the perfect fit because wehave both breeding and training operations, so we=reable to give them everything they need under one roof,@Hardy explained. AIt=s a great service to be able to offerthat our clients don=t have to go anywhere else. We canfoal the mare and get the foal ready to go to the track,and our clients really like that.@ Hardy, who took up his position at Margaux just fourweeks ago after graduating Darley Flying Start in July,noted that the farm=s revamped training facilities havebeen thus far popular with clients. AWe=ve been very, very busy,@ he noted. AThe demandis exceeding our capacity right now, so we=re happywith the response.@ As a graduate of the Equine Science program at theUniversity of Limerick in Ireland and the Irish NationalStud course in addition to Darley Flying Start, Hardy iscertain to contribute to Margaux=s growing range ofservices. AI=ve drawn a lot on what I learned in the Flying Startand before that in college and the Irish National Stud,@Hardy said. AThings from horsemanship right through tomarketing or client relations.@ How has Kentucky=s newest farm manager adaptedto his role?
AIt=s been fantastic,@ Hardy noted. AIt=s a great placeto work, I really enjoy it. Steve Johnson has been greatto me, and we have a very great staff. It=s a really goodgroup of people working at the farm and it=s made itmuch easier for me to come here. They=re very willingand want to embrace me into the role, so it=s beengreat.@
Walker Hancock (right), son of Claiborne's Seth Hancock, signs for his firsthorse on behalf of the farm. Hancock was sitting alongside Claiborne's
Bernie Sams when he purchased Rapid Racer for $235,000. Keeneland photo
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Dell Ridge=s Des Ryan on the weanling market: AYou can find a really nice filly foal, keep it and raceit, and if you get lucky and it wins a stake or a Grade IIor Grade III, and you can put it back through the ring,as you=ve seen with these other mares. AI think in Book 1 [at Keeneland] has some really nicemares and Fasig-Tipton [November] had a hell of a sale.But I think good mares have generally been boughtprivately, have gone overseas, or else people areholding on to them, because they=re few and farbetween. I think like you saw here, there=s probably acouple dozen really top mares, but apart from that,you=re coming down to the middle market mares.There=s not as many good mares as there was before.Good mares are expensive. You=ve got a lot of thesepeople from Qatar, the Middle East and Japan buyingmares. I think good stuff is hard to find, and if youbreed or get it, hold onto it.@ AI like going back to when we bought thoseexpensive foals years ago. I was watching a couplefoals [in Book 1] that I was trying to bid on. If they wina stakes they=re worth a couple million, but maybe youcould buy them here now for $750,000 or $500,000as foals.
KEENELAND NOVEMBER - THURSDAYHip Name Status Price ($)427 Going to Kukaro Racing/B’mare Prospect 190,000
(4, Speightstown–Jeanne’s Honor, by Honour and Glory)Consigned by Allied Bloodstock, Agent VIII
Purchased by Coteau Grove Farm Going to Kukaro, a $27,000 Keeneland September yearling, neverfinished off the board in seven career starts for trainer Anthony Dutrow,and earned black-type with a nose success in Belmont’s GenuineDevotion S. in May. The Florida-bred’s bankroll stands at $162,898, andshe rewarded her owners investment here.
431 Gran Lioness i/f Congrats 170,000(4, Lion Heart--Gran Dama, by Rahy)
Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent ILPurchased by Redmon Farm LLC
Gran Lioness brought just $17,000 from the bid of Wayne Sandersand Larry Hirsch at the 2009 KEESEP sale, but she rewarded herowners’ astute eyes on the track with earnings of $263,984, annexingtwo stakes and hitting the board in a pair of Grade IIIs for trainer W. BretCalhoun. Put in foal to Congrats, who commanded a fee of $35,000 in2012, Gran Lioness was hammered down this time for 10 times whatshe was the first time she went through the Keeneland sales ring.
Michael T. Levy • (859) 253-1114 • www.muirfieldinsurance.com
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(Nothing but nets cont.)
452 Ithinkisawapudycat B’mare Prospect 240,000(3, Bluegrass Cat–Unbridled Run, by Unbridled)
Consigned by Mark Toothaker, Agent XVIIIPurchased by Ashview Farm
This $90,000 KEESEP yearling was stakes-placed with earnings of$45,538 on the track, but she saw her value increase significantly whenher 2-year-old half-sister Spring in the Air (Spring At Last) grabbed theGI Darley Alcibiades S. here a month ago.
541 wnl, c, Blame--Pieria 160,000B-Machmer Hall & Milan Kosanovich (KY)
Consigned by Select Sales, AgentPurchased by McMahon & Hill Bloodstock LLC, Agent
Carrie and Craig Brogden and Sandy Willwerth’s Machmer Hallpartnered with Broken Back Farm to secure Pieria for $45,000–just$10,000 more than the fee GI Breeders’ Cup Classic hero Blame stoodfor in his first season at stud last year–at this sale in 2011. The resultingcolt brought significantly more than his dam here.
685 Wild About Marie B’mare Prospect 165,000(5, Wildcat Heir–Joyful Wager, by Valid Wager)
Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LIPurchased by Brittlyn Stables
Wild About Marie was a $40,000 OBSAUG yearling buy for Ike andDawn Thrash, but she’d prove a much more valuable commodity. Thetalented and versatile four-time stakes-winning sprinter racked up$328,629 in career earnings, and provided her owners with one moresolid score here.
TAPIZAR TO GAINESWAY Tapizar (Tapit--Winning Call, by Deputy Minister),winner of Saturday=s GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile, hasbeen retired and will enter stud in 2013 at GaineswayFarm. In addition to his Breeders= Cup victory, the 4-year-old also won the 2011 GIII Sham S. and the2012 GII San Fernando S. while racing for his breederWinchell Thoroughbreds. On the board in eight of 14starts, Tapizar won six times and earned $972,632. Hewill be standing alongside his sire Tapit at Gainesway. AWe have been looking for the best son of Tapit tostand at Gainesway ever since it became apparent whatan exceptional stallion he is,@ commented GaineswayPresident Antony Beck. ATapizar certainly fits the bill.He=s the third stallion that we are standing for my goodfriend Ron Winchell.@ Tapizar is from the family of Grade I winners PaddyO=Prado, Olympio and Pyro, each of whom was bredand or raced by the Winchell family. AWe have always felt Tapizar was an elite racehorse,@commented Ron Winchell. AI am very proud that he wasable to deservingly fulfill his destiny on the racetrack. Iam also very pleased he will be standing at stud next toTapit at a truly premier farm.@ Tapizar will begin his stud career for $15,000 andwill be available for inspection beginning Nov. 9.
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TU ENDIE WEI RETIRED Brereton Jones= homebred Tu Endie Wei (Johar--Ms.Cornstalk, by Indian Charlie), Canada=s champion 2-year-old filly of 2011, has been retired from racing andwill join the broodmare band at Jones= Airdrie Farm.AShe had been battling a little bit, and she had an issuewe were hoping she=d come through, but she took aturn for the worse and [trainer] Reade Bakerrecommended that it was time she become abroodmare,@ commented Airdrie=s Bret Jones. Jones said a stallion had not yet been picked out forthe 3-year-old. AThis has come on very quickly, so wehaven=t got to that part yet, but right now I can=t thinkof a better candidate for her than our new stallion,Creative Cause.@ Tabbed a J “TDN Rising Star” J while debutingwith a 4 3/4-length victory in the My Dear S., Tu EndieWei won this year=s GIII Seaway S. On the board inseven of 12 starts, she won five times and earned$528,005. She is a half-sister to Canadian Horse of theYear Biofuel (Stormin Fever). AIt was unbelievable for our family to breed and racea horse like her,@ Jones added. AReade Baker did afantastic job with her. He was ambitious with her, andshe won a stake first out and won like a champ, and itturned out she was a champion. Her dam Ms. Cornstalkis only eight years old, so to have a young mare withtwo champions already is very exciting. And herMajesticperfection foal looks great."
1st Dam: Shirley (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ)2nd Dam: Merlene (Aus), by Danehill3rd Dam: Bold Promise (Aus), by Luskin Star (Aus)
(A$130,000 yrl >11 MMCGYS). O-Strawberry Hill Stud Syndicate; B-Strawberry Hill Stud; T-Clarry Conners; J-Jim Cassidy; A$600,000. Lifetime Record: 15-4-3-3, A$1,125,900. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*.2--Zydeco (Aus), 122, f, 3, Zabeel (NZ)--All Time High (Aus), by Flying Spur (Aus). O-Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Darley; T-Anthony Freedman; A$180,000.3--Summerbliss (Aus), 122, f, 3, Danehill Dancer (Ire)-- Distinctly (Ire), by Sadler=s Wells. (A$190,000 yrl >11 INGEAS). O-Gilgai Farm Synd; B-Linley Investments & Chelsaus (Ireland); T-Michael Kent; A$90,000.Margins: 1 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 4-1, 6-4, 8-1.Also Ran: Maraatib (Aus), Alazora (Aus), Transonic (Aus), Gondokoro (NZ),Ten Black (Aus), Zuccotto (Aus), Tyanna (Aus), La Zuma (Aus), Kate (NZ),Ireland’s Teardrop (Aus), Mama’s Choice (Aus), Finnegan Beginegan.Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.comcatalogue-style pedigree. Click for a video replay.
After knocking at the door at the highest level forseveral months, Dear Demi finally pushed through withan impressive win in the Crown Oaks at Flemington.Runner-up to Pierro (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) in the G1 Champagne S. in April, the John Singleton runnerwas third in the G1 Flight S. Oct. 6 and runner-up toCommanding Jewel (Aus) (Commands {Aus}) in the G1
Schweppes 1000Guineas Oct. 17. Shewas backing up on justfive days= rest off afourth to Zydeco in theG2 Wakeful S. lastSaturday, but was ableto turn the tables onthat favored rival withsome authority here.Switched off nicelywith just two behind
her as the field raced essentially in eight pairs for mostof the journey, Dear Demi began to work her way intothe race and was well in hand as they swung for home.Zydeco, ground-saving from inside of the fifth pair formost of the opening 10 furlongs, bulled her way intorunning room and was in the clear six off the inside atthe head of the lane. She had Dear Demi just to heroutside and matched strides into the final furlongbefore giving way to the winner in the final 50 yards.
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Thursday, Toulouse, FrancePRIX FILLE DE L=AIR-G3, i80,000, Toulouse, 11-8,3yo/up, f/m, 1 5/16mT, 2:15.60, sf.1B@CASACA (GB), 123, m, 6, by Medicean (GB)
1st Dam: Priena (Ire) (MSP-Eng), by Priolo2nd Dam: Isabena (Ire), by Star Appeal (Ire)3rd Dam: Irish Isle (GB), by Realm (GB)
O-Mme Africa Cuadra-Lores; B-Almagro de Actividades Comerci; T-Juan-Miguel Osorio; J-Jeremy Crocquevieille; i40,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. Grass Mare-Spa, MSW-Spa, 21 starts, 7 wins, 8 places, i188,863. *1/2 to Entre Copas (GB) (Sakhee), Horse of the Year-Spa, 2x Ch. Stayer-Spa, Ch. Older Horse & Ch. Grass Horse-Spa, MSW-Spa. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.2--Baino Rock (Fr), 120, f, 3, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)-- Baino Ridge (Fr), by Highest Honor (Fr). (i50,000 yrl >10 ARQAUG). O-Ecurie I M Fares; B-Haras de Manneville; T-Jean-Claude Rouget; i16,000.3--Brasileira (GB), 123, f, 4, Dubai Destination--Shifting Sands (Fr), by Hernando (Fr). (i85,000 yrl >09 ARQOCT). O-Ecurie Serval & Comte Herve de Talhouet Roy; B-Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd; T-Jean-Marie Beguigne; i12,000.Margins: 1 3/4, NK, 2HF. Odds: 16.40, 2.20, 5.40.Also Ran: Jetfire (GB), Salona (Ger), Clunia (Ire),Bassamba (Fr), Un Jour (Fr), Gloomy Sunday (Fr), NightSerenade (Ire), Monicker (GB).Click for the Racing Post chart. Click for Equidia video.
Casaca was third in this event last year following 11straight tests in her Spanish homeland, and resumednormal service making four subsequent starts backacross the border. She lined up for this off a second atLa Zarzuela in Madrid Sept. 23, and a win in theprestigious Gran Premio Memorial Duque de Toledoback at that track last time Oct. 21. Casaca wassteadied in rear from the outset here. Rousted along toclose off the home turn, she made continued headwayin the short straight, swooping wide and late beforegearing down to comfortably assert for a first pattern-race score.
Saturday, Saint-Cloud, France, post time: 2:00 p.m.CRITERIUM DE SAINT-CLOUD-G1, €250,000, 2yo, c/f, 1 1/4mTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 6 Sempre Medici (Fr) Medicean (GB) Badel Bollack-Badel2 1 Wingate (GB) Zamindar Veron Pantall3 8 Princedargent (Fr) Kendargent (Fr) Peslier Pantall4 2 Willie the Whipper (GB) Whipper Spencer Duffield5 4 Morandi (Fr) Hly Rmn Emprr (Ire) Guyon Rouget6 3 Kapstadt (Fr) Country Reel Rispoli Doumen7 7 Cassiopee (Fr) Kentucky Dynamite Hamelin Barberot8 5 Miss You Too (GB) Montjeu (Ire) Mongan SimcockAll carry 126 pounds bar Cassiopee & Miss You Too, 122.
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Caroline Hopes to Stay Bizzy at Churchill Bizzy Caroline (Afleet Alex) will look to add to hertally of two graded stakes victories over the ChurchillDowns turf course in Saturday=s GIII Cardinal H. The 4-year-old has already won last year=s GIII Regret S. andthis year=s GIII Early Times Mint Julep H. over theLouisville lawn. AShe ran really well in her last race atChurchill and we know she likes the ground there,@trainer Ken McPeek explained. AShe=s been realconsistent at Churchill and it=s the main reason she=srunning.@ Bizzy Caroline is coming off a sixth-placeeffort over a yielding Belmont turf course in the Sept. 29 GI Flower Bowl Invitational H. AShe=s doingsuper and has been training at Keeneland,@ McPeeksaid. AShe=ll ship over to Churchill the morning of therace.@
BC CHAMPS TO PARADE AT CHURCHILL Five Breeders= Cup champions based in Kentucky willparade at Churchill Downs Sunday before the eighthrace. The group includes GI Breeders= Cup Classicwinner Fort Larned (E Dubai), GI F/M Sprint winnerGroupie Doll (Bowman=s Band), GI Mile winner WiseDan (Wiseman=s Ferry), GI Turf winner Little Mike(Spanish Steps) and GI Dirt Mile winner Tapizar (Tapit).AHe=s a good horse and I=m all for letting the fans seehim,@ trainer Ian Wilkes said of Fort Larned. AI=m all foranything to help racing.@ Buff Bradley, who trainsGroupie Doll, agreed, AI think it=s good for the publicand for the fans to be able to come out and see someBreeders= Cup winners,@ Bradley said. AI think a lot ofpeople back here in Kentucky felt like they=re a big partof it because so many of the horses were pulled fromhere. Of course, I would have liked the Breeders= Cup tohave been at Churchill Downs, but with so many of usgoing out there and doing well, it shows we=ve still gotgood horses out here in Kentucky and we need to try tokeep them here.@
A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ willindicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a s willdenote a first-time Grade/Group 1 winner, a + willindicate first-time starters, an (S) will be used for state-bred races.
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CLARK OR CIGAR MILE FOR SHACKLEFORD Last year=s GI Preakness S. winner Shackleford(Forestry) will take up stud duties at Darby Dan Farmnext season and will be available at the farm forinspection Friday through Sunday, but the 4-year-old isexpected to make one more start before he officiallyretires. The chestnut could be seen next in either theNov. 23 GI Clark H. at Churchill Downs or in the Nov. 24 GI Cigar Mile H. at Aqueduct. AWe=ll see howhe=s going into the race, but the plan right now is to gointo [the Clark] or the Cigar Mile,@ trainer Dale Romansconfirmed. AAs long as he trains well, he=ll have onemore race.@ Shackleford is coming off a seventh-placeeffort in the GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile.
TRINNIBERG GETS A REST GI Breeders= Cup Sprint winner Trinniberg(Teuflesberg) returned to his south Florida base atCalder Wednesday morning and has earned the rest ofthe year off, according to trainer Shivananda Parbhoo.Parbhoo had initially considered running the speedy coltin the Dec. 26 GI Malibu S. at Santa Anita. AHe reallyloves the track out there and that=s what made methink about the Malibu, but he=s done for the year,@Parbhoo said. AI=ll probably send him back to the farm. Iplan to run him as a 4-year-old, but because of whathappened to [Giant] Ryan [who broke down in the GIITrue North H. in June], I am going to be very carefulwith him.@
OBVIOUSLY DUE FOR A BREAK Anthony Fanticola and Joseph Scardino=s Obviously(Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), third to Wise Dan (Wiseman=sFerry) after setting a supersonic pace in last Saturday=sGI Breeders= Cup Mile, has emerged from the effortnone the worse for wear and remains at trainer Mike
Mitchell=s barn for the moment,though is scheduled for avacation. AWe=re going to give hima littleR >n R, then bring him back nextyear and try to do the samethingBshoot for the Breeders= CupMile,@ said assistant trainer Phild=Amato. "We're going to turn himout this weekend in a little opengrass paddock in Hemet for atleast a month or two,@ hecontinued. AHe lost his right frontshoe somewhere in that race andin a race like that, who knows if itcost him anything or not. Youneed four shoes on the turf in a
turn-of-foot kind of race, so we even thought more ofhim after the race.@ Obviously was undefeated in threetries going a mile entering the Breeders= Cup, with a DelMar allowance wins and scores in the GII Del Mar MileH. and GII Arroyo Seco Mile. He has won half of his 12career starts for earnings of $558,347.
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UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES
Date Race Track Nov. 10 GII Autumn S. WO
GIII Long Island H. AQUGIII Cardinal H. CD
Nov. 17 GII Mrs. Revere S. CDGIII Discovery H. AQUGIII Commonwealth Turf S. CDGIII Delta Jackpot S. DEDGIII Delta Princess S. DED
Nov. 22 GII Falls City H. CDGIII Fall Highweight H. AQUGIII My Charmer H. CRCGIII Hollywood Prevue S. HOL
Nov. 23 GI Clark H. CDGII Go for Wand H. AQUGII Citation H. HOL
Nov. 24 GI Cigar Mile AQUGI Gazelle S. AQUGII Demoiselle S. AQUGII Remsen S. AQUGII Golden Rod S. CDGII Kentucky Jockey Club S. CDGII W L McKnight H. CRCGIII Fred W Hooper H. CRCGIII Miesque S. HOLGIII Generous S. HOLGIII Bessarabian S. WO
GOFFS NOVEMBER YEARLING CATALOGUEONLINE The catalogue for the Goffs NovemberYearling Sale is online at the company=s websitewww.goffs.com. The sale features a total of 15 selectyearlings and was recently bolstered by the addition ofhip 886, a Lawman (Fr) half-sister to Soul City (Ire)(Elusive City), a Group 3 winner and third in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas in 2009. The sale is scheduledfor Thursday, Nov. 22, immediately following theconclusion of the November Foal Sale and ahead of theBreeding Stock Sale Friday, Nov. 23. Click here for theentire catalogue.
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THE TOP DOUBLES: 6 BRING $4M+ Never has the difficulty of comparing mixed salesfrom one year to another been so vividly illustrated aswhen trying to compare the November sales this yearto last year=s. In 2011 Book 1 of the KeenelandNovember Sale grossed $114.6 million, split almost halfand half--$57-million and change each--between thetwo dispersals of Ned Evans=s Spring Hill Farm andSaud bin Khaled=s Palides Investments; and the rest ofthe book. Keeneland wisely this year providedcomparisons both with and without the two dispersals,and the comparison without the dispersals makessense, as there were 209 horses sold in Book 1 thisyear, versus 202 non-dispersal Book 1 sales in 2011. This year, the 209-strong Keeneland Book 1 horsesgrossed $61,505,000 and averaged $294,282; lastyear, 202 non-dispersal horses grossed $57,184,000,and averaged $283,089. Using that comparison, thenumber of horses sold was up 3%, the gross was up8% and the average was up by 4%; so, to that extent,Keeneland Book 1 remained essentially stable. However, there=s been a lot more going on. Fasig-Tipton staged a spectacular sale Monday night, when87 horses sold for $60,220,000, with 15 horsesbringing $1 million or more, five bringing $3 million andup, and Havre de Grace becoming only the thirdbroodmare or broodmare prospect to sell at auction for$10 million or more. Fasig=s gross nearly doubled, from$32,745,000 last year to $60,220,000 this year. Threefillies or mares sold for more than $4-million: Havre deGrace to American Mandy Pope=s Whisper Hill Farm;Untouched Talent, the dam of Bodemeister, toCoolmore=s M.V. Magnier for $5 million; and Switch($4.3 m), a 5-year-old racemare by Quiet American whoplaced three times in the GI Breeders= Cup Filly andMare Sprint, to Ireland=s Moyglare Stud. Three more mares cracked the $4-million barrier inKeeneland=s Book 1: Pure Clan ($4.5 m) topped Book 1,to Brazilian Goncalo Torrealba, but presumably to stayin Kentucky; Plum Pretty ($4.2 m) to Mandy Popeagain; and Changing Skies ($4.2 m), one of sixseven-figure purchases by France=s MandoreInternational. Between the two sales, 12 fillies or mares brought$2-million or more, with another 10 between $1and $2million. Ten different buyers signed for seven-figurefillies or mares: two Yoshida interests from Japan (theleading buyers of top-class bloodstock since the 2008crash) bought seven; three European interests boughteight; and five American interests (including Brazil)signed for seven--so roughly a third of the seven-figurefillies or mares go to Japan, a third go to Europe, andjust a third stay in the U.S.Cont. p20
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SYNTHETIC SURFACES IN NORTH AMERICA
Track All-Weather SurfaceArlington Park PolytrackDel Mar PolytrackKeeneland PolytrackTurfway Park PolytrackWoodbine PolytrackHollywood Cushion TrackGolden Gate Tapeta FootingsPresque Isle Downs Tapeta FootingsOBS Training Center Safetrack
Another aspect of this year=s first three days of mixedsales has been Fasig-Tipton=s impressive performance.If you add up the first three days, including dispersals,over the last two years, there have been $269,151,500in sales, of which Fasig has sold $92,965,000, or34.5%. Yet this year, Fasig sold 49.5% of thethree-day gross ($121,725,000), including 15 of the 22fillies or mares to bring $1-million or more. But, however you divide it up, the overwhelmingimpression of this year=s sales is that the price oftop-class broodmares and broodmare prospects hasessentially doubled--a combination of increased demandat the uber-top level, and a scarcity of top prospectsbeing offered. However, it is not our impression thatthese price spikes are replicated in the rest of themarket; below the $500,000 level, the general feelingis that prices are about the same as last year. It=s reallyjust the real gems which are selling for double topdollar. The first three days of selling, at Fasig Monday andKeeneland Tuesday and Wednesday, also marked thesales debuts of the first foals of a group of promisingsires whose first foals were born this year. Fourstallions went to stud in North America in 2011 forstud fees of $30,000+, and all were among thosewhich had weanlings sell at Fasig or in Book 1. Lane=sEnd=s Quality Road had six average $173,333 (of eightoffered) in those first three days, narrowly leadingAshford=s Lookin at Lucky, who had four (from sixoffered) average $172,500. Claiborne=s Blame,conqueror of Zenyatta, had six sell from six offered,averaging $148,333; while Taylor Made=s Eskendereyahad one sell (of three offered) for $70,000. Airdrie=sMajesticperfection had one sell for $105,000. WinStar=s2010 GI Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver had threeaverage $60,667; Darley=s Desert Story, now bound forNew York, had two average $60,500; whileSpendthrift=s Dynaformer horse Temple City had onesell for $60,000. Ashford=s Munnings had three average$51,333, and WinStar=s Summer Bird rounded out thetop 10, with two averaging $42,000. Just about all ofthese have a lot more weanlings scheduled to sell overthe remaining books.
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Weekly Sales Ticker by Bill Oppenheim
“Fasig-Tipton’s November gross nearly doubled from last year’s, with 15 fillies or mares bringing $1m+, including five at $3m+. Keeneland’s gross shot up last year with the Ned Evans and Saud bin Khaled dispersals, but otherwise its Book 1 figures have been trending downwards as the catalogue has shrunk. Their non-dispersal Book 1 gross did rise, in single-digit increases, from last year, and they added 7 seven-figure sales, including another three at $4m+.”
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Breeders’ Cup Thoughts: Just a few notes on thisyear=s edition, which was judged by most of those backat the sale to have been a big success. The number ofpeople who say, after every time it=s held at SantaAnita, that it should be in California every year, doesjust keep growing.
There were some great performances: for me, WiseDan locked up Horse of the Year in the GI Breeders=Cup Mile; Royal Delta cemented her title as championolder female; and I=ll Have Another gets champion3-year-old from his new base in Japan. They will be thethree finalists for Horse of the Year, I would havethought. There were notable doubles for breedersMichel Zerolo and Eric Puerari, who with or withoutpartners bred GI Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Flotilla andGI Filly & Mare Turf winner Zagora; and for theJuddmonte sire Mizzen Mast, sire both of Flotilla and ofSaturday=s GI Breeders= Cup Turf Sprint winner, the fillyMizdirection. Another highlight of the weekend was seeing NinaKaiser=s Zenyatta statue, which was unveiled at SantaAnita a month or so ago. It is a truly sensational pieceof art--she=s captured Zenyatta=s trademark pawing atthe ground, and Nina=s painstaking detail has producedprobably the most impressive work of horse sculptureI=ve seen since John Skeaping=s. Needless to say, it=sworth the trip. Nina=s website iswww.equinesculpture.com.
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PERFECT SOUL TO DARBY DAN Perfect Soul (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells--Ball Chairman, bySecretariat) will relocate to Darby Dan Farm for the2013 breeding season. The 14-year-old stallion, whohad been standing at Norse Ridge Farms in Ontario,was Canada=s champion turf horse of 2003 while racingin the colors of Charles Fipke. He is the sire of lastyear=s GI Breeders= Cup F/M Turf winner Perfect Shirl,as well as stakes winners Perfect Shower, Check YourSoul and Soul of Nataka. AChuck Fipke has done atremendous job breeding and racing such top GradeI-winning colts as Tale of Ekati and Jersey Town, butPerfect Soul was his first masterpiece,@ said JohnPhillips, owner of Darby Dan. APerfect Soul's proven tobe a Grade I winner and Grade I sire, including siring aBreeders' Cup champion a year ago, and he=s the lastson of the breed-shaping sire Sadler's Wells standing inAmerica. We=re grateful to Mr. Fipke to have PerfectSoul join our expanding roster for 2013.@ Perfect Soul,who originally entered stud at Darby Dan in 2005, willstand for $7,500, stands and nurses.
TEUFLESBERG TO MCMAHON OF SARATOGA Teuflesberg (Johannesburg--St. Michele, by Devil=sBag) has been purchased by and will stand the 2013breeding season at Joe McMahon=s McMahon ofSaratoga Thoroughbreds in New York. The 8-year-oldstallion, winner of the 2007 GII Woody StephensBreeders= Cup S., is the sire of Saturday=s GI Breeders=Cup Sprint winner Trinniberg, as well as stakes winnerWizardry from two crops to race. AWe were fortunateto purchase this very desirable young stallion beforeTrinniberg=s big win in the Breeders= Cup Sprint,@commented McMahon. AThat is great added value.We've been trying to buy a horse like this for 30 years.He is undoubtedly the very best opportunity we've everbeen able to offer New York breeders.@ Teuflesberg willbe re-syndicated for stud duty in New York.
KENTUCKY TELETHON RAISES $500K FORRED CROSS A Wednesday telethon hosted by WKYT-TV, the Lexington, Kentucky, CBS affiliate, raised over$500,000, which will be donated to American RedCross relief efforts in the Northeast. University ofKentucky basketball coach John Calipari and several ofhis players were on hand to field phone calls withdonations. "Just get our team together and say let'sjust try to do something special," Coach Calipari said onthe TV station=s website. "What we are doing is tryingto say that people are hungry. They can't eat rightnow, and they can't move around. There isn't heat inhomes. Some of them don't have shelter to even stayin. That's what the American Red Cross will do."Calipari said that whatever was collected would bedoubled and delivered to the city of New York. "I meanit's crazy what this check is going to be when we go toNew York and hand this check to the American RedCross," said Coach Cal. The telethon aired on WKYT,WYMT and other stations across the Commonwealth.
Barbara Hunter Passes Away Long-time breeder and owner Barbara Hunter passedaway at her Brownwood Farm in Nicholasville,Kentucky, Thursday. She was 78. Hunter was raised inMontana and named many of her horses after locales orlandscapes from the state. One of her earliest runnerswas Kootenai, named for a Montana lake. The four-timestakes winner became a foundation mare forBrownwood Farm. Her descendents include 2012stakes winner Snow Top Mountain and Keertana.Hunter is survived by Rukin Jelks II, whose father wasmarried to her mother, and by three nephews and 10grand-nieces and nephews.
Friday, Aqueduct, post time: 1:18 p.m. ESTMR. NASTY S., $75,000, 3yo, 7fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Souper Speedy Indian Charlie Alvarado Albertrani 6-12 Our Entourage Street Cry (Ire) Velasquez Jacobson 8-13 Guyana Star Dweej Eddington J Ortiz Shivmangal 15-14 Sage Valley Discreet Cat Dominguez Rodriguez 5-25 Wild Target Kafwain Lezcano Kenneally 5-16 Raging Daoust Kafwain Santiago Ryerson 12-17 Overdriven Tale of the Cat Velazquez Pletcher 7-5Click for brisnet.com pps.
Yesterday=s Results:3rd-PEN, $39,440, Msw, 2yo, f, 1m, 1:40 1/5, ft.PRINCESS OF SYLMAR (f, 2, Majestic Warrior--StormDixie {SP}, by Catienus) closed to be fourth sprinting 51/2 furlongs versus state-bred foes at this oval in herOct. 12 debut. Stretched out for this second go, thechestnut filly was sent off the 4-5 favorite. Alwayswithin striking distance, Princess of Sylmar surged tothe lead after three-quarters in 1:14.57 and rompedhome by 19 lengths. She is the 20th winner for herfreshman sire (by A.P. Indy). Click for the brisnet.comchart or Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $26,820. O-King of Prussia Stable. B-E Stanco (PA). T-T Pletcher.
2nd-PEN, $38,828, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:13 1/5, ft.+ERIN'S WILD WORLD (f, 3, Wildcat Heir--WorldlyBold, by World Appeal) sat behind pacesetter StormingRage (Stormy Atlantic) and wore down that rival in thestretch, hitting the wire a nose in front at odds of 6-1.The winner, who RNA=d for $17,000 RNA as anOBSJAN yearling, is a half-sister to Bold World(Fortunate Prospect, GSW, $376,710). Click for thebrisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by Taylor MadeSales. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,480. O/B-Dr Myron Wilson (PA). T-Clovis Crane.
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Yesterday=s Results:2nd-CDX, $48,510, Alw, NW2$X, 3yo/up, 5fT, :56 3/5, gd.1--GO BLUE OR GO HOME, 118, g, 3, Bluegrass Cat-- Go Baby Go (Ire) (SP), by Lion Cavern. ($90,000 wlng '09 KEENOV). O-Jim & Susan Hill; B-Morgan's Ford Farm & WinStar Farm LLC (VA); T-Reade Baker. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0, $99,624. *1/2 to Flibberjibit (Arch), GSP, $223,608; 3/4 to Huge (Stormy Atlantic), SW, $187,761.
2--In the Beat, 118, g, 3, Street Sense--Rhythmical Beat, by Fusaichi Pegasus. ($180,000 yrl '10 KEESEP).3--Lake Victor, 118, c, 3, Langfuhr--Crescent Moon, by Seeking the Gold. ($155,000 yrl '10 KEESEP; $210,000 2yo >11 KEEAPR).Margins: 4, 3/4, 3 3/4. Odds: 0.60, 7.50, 4.00. Go Blue or Go Home had previous scored in hisdebut, going seven panels on the Woodbine sod May 21, and in an allowance there Aug. 24. Mostrecently, he finished last of six in an off-the-turfoptional claimer there Oct. 19. Getting blinkers here,the chalk set the pace and shook free down the stretchto an easy win. Click for the brisnet.com chart orVideo, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.
6th-CDX, $51,963, Alw, NW2L, 2, f, 1mT, 1:37 2/5, gd.I'M ALREADY SEXY (f, 2, Ready=s Image--Klohho, byTrempolino) came back from a debut fourth over theArlington synthetic Aug. 23 with a victory over theKeeneland Polytrack Oct. 5. Stretching out and tryingturf here, the 5-1 chance stalked along in third downthe backstretch. He kicked down the lane to take thelead late and finished up well to remain 3/4 of a lengthahead of the rallying Always Kitten (Kitten=s Joy). Saleshistory: $20,000 yrl '11 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record:3-2-0-0, $59,400. Click for the brisnet.com chart orVideo, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.O-Hit The Board Stables. B-Equus Farm (KY). T-WayneM Catalano.
8th-CDX, $48,899, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:17 2/5, ft.FLASHY GRAY (f, 2, Flashy Bull--Pleasure Cat, by Cat'sCareer), a near-miss second in her lone start over theKeeneland Polytrack Oct. 5, was sent off as the 7-5favorite here. She broke on top, pressed from theoutside and took command in midstretch. The Morrisoncolorbearer powered clear down the straight to finish10 1/4 lengths clear of Princess Mariah (Giant=sCauseway). Sales history: $45,000 yrl '11 KEESEP.Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $40,000. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by Taylor MadeSales.O-D C Morrison. B-Brereton Jones (KY). T-Lon Wiggins.
Wednesday Night=s Results:1st-RPX, $28,000, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 1:12 2/5, ft.ONLINEPOKER (g, 2, Macho Uno--Changing Seasons,by Katowice) was a game second in his career bow inthe slop here Sept. 27. The even-money chalk wasunhurried on the outside and tipped in to a trackingposition. He angled out to split foes at the head of thelane, chased down Casper the Cat (Discreet Cat) andhit the wire a nose in front. The winner is a half toObjective (El Corredor), SW & GSP, $179,036. LifetimeRecord: 2-1-1-0, $22,094. Click for the brisnet.comchart or Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales. O/B-James McIngvale (KY). T-Chris Richard.
Wednesday Night=s Results:FROST KING S., $125,989, WOX, 11-7, (R), 2yo, 7f(AWT), 1:23 3/5, ft.1--#HONORABLE GUEST, 119, c, 2, Old Forester-- Whoda Guest, by Kinshasa. (C$20,000 RNA yrl '11 ONTSEP). O-G G Racing Stables; B-Nancy Guest (ON); T-Mark E Casse; J-Patrick Husbands. $75,593. Lifetime Record: SW, 7-2-4-0, $220,529.
2--Jade Dragon, 119, g, 2, Trajectory--Advanced Green, by Malibu Moon. O-F Di Giulio Jr & Peri J & A D'Onofrio. $25,198.3--Power Phil, 119, g, 2, Philanthropist--Pete's Heiress, by Peteski. (C$17,000 yrl '11 ONTSEP). O-Frank D Di Giulio Jr. $12,599.
Margins: 3/4, 2 1/4, 7 3/4. Odds: 0.80, 23.15, 11.70. After finishing runner-up in his first three starts,Honorable Guest graduated by 8 1/4 lengths at thistrack Aug. 11. He came back to finish second in theSimcoe S. Sept. 3 and once again completed the exactain the Bull Page S. Oct. 8. He sat a stalking trip andcame out on the bend to move into contention. Heshifted into gear at the top of the lane and cruisedhome to the win. Click for brisnet.com chart or Video, sponsoredby Taylor Made Sales.
2--Mr. Monty, 119, g, 3, Old Forester--Bold Stranger, by Bold Executive. (C$43,000 yrl '10 ONTSEP).3--Strangrthanfiction, 121, g, 6, Bold Executive--Classic Dance, by Regal Classic.Margins: NK, 3HF, NK. Odds: 2.45, 2.00, 54.00. Mey=s Rocket has yet to finish out of the money inhis career, most recently finishing third in the BuntyLawless S. Oct. 21. He broke from the outside here andpressed the early pace set by Mr. Monty. They dueleddown the stretch, but Mey=s Rocket gained a slightadvantage late and held on for the win. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.
3rd-WOX, $65,775, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m(AWT), 1:47, ft.CHEDINGTON (f, 3, Langfuhr--Emma Anne, by Honourand Glory) gained ground late to finish sixth in her off-the-turf debut at this track Oct. 19. The 6-1 chancehere was reserved early and moved up to the outside ofthe field late in the backstretch. She wore down Readyto Ramble (Giant=s Causeway) in midstretch and edgedclear to hit the wire 1 3/4 lengths ahead of that rival.Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $40,984. Click for the brisnet.comchart or Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.O/B-Edmund Odette (ON). T-Michael J Doyle.
Yesterday=s Results:3rd-BHP, $57,008, Alw, C, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:41 3/5, fm.1--KETTLE CORN, 124, h, 5, Candy Ride (Arg)-- Somethingbeautiful, by Lil E. Tee. O-C R K Stable; B-Jim Plemmons (KY); T-John W Sadler. Lifetime Record: GSW & GISP, 19-7-3-4, $364,111. 2--Akkadian, 120, g, 4, Tiznow--Papa Sids Girl, by Souvenir Copy. ($215,000 yrl '09 KEESEP; $270,000 2yo >10 KEEAPR).3--Oligarch, 118, r, 4, Congrats--For All Who Dream, by Eltish. ($60,000 yrl '09 OBSAUG; $140,000 2yo >10 OBSMAR).Margins: NK, HF, NK. Odds: 1.00, 3.10, 3.20. Kettle Corn has run in a slew of competitive gradedstakes this summer and completed the superfecta inSanta Anita=s GII Arroyo Seco Mile in his last start Oct. 6. The chalk broke from the inside in this one andstalked along the rail. He improved his position downthe backstretch, bid between rivals in the stretch andpowered to the lead. He dug in to hold off Akkadianand is ticketed for a defense of his title in the GIIINative Dancer H. Dec. 1. Click for the brisnet.com chartor Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.
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2nd- CD Alw Go Blue or Go Home (Bluegrass Cat) shakes free6th-CD Alw I’m Already Sexy (Ready’s Image) takes to the turf. 8th-CD Msw Flashy Gray (Flashy Bull) clears to a 10 1/4-length graduation.3rd-BHP Alw Kettle Corn (Candy Ride {Arg}) rallies in the stretch.
8th-BHP, $46,750, Msw, (S), 3/up, f/m, 6fT, 1:11, fm.+LUXURIANCE (f, 3, In Excess {Ire}--Allforyou, bySociety Max) prepped for her debut with a best-of-75five-furlong drill in :59 2/5 at Santa Anita Nov. 4 andwas sent off at 5-1. The bay filly raced eagerly in mid-pack, angled to the outside for running room at the topof the stretch and pounced to the lead to win goingaway by 2 1/4 lengths over Lady Now (Salt Lake). Clickfor the brisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by TaylorMade Sales. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,000. O/B-Kevin R Owens (AZ). T-R Kory Owens.
IN BRITAIN:Muhdiq, c, 3, Hard Spun--Enfiraaj, by Kingmambo. Lingfield, 11-8, Hcp, 3yo/up, 6f (AWT). B-Shadwell Farm LLC. *16,000gns HIT >12 TATJUL.Layali Dubai, f, 3, Street Sense. See ABreeders= Edition, Europe.@
IN DUBAI:+Dubai Iconic, c, 4, Candy Ride (Arg)--Sun Luck (SW), by Conquistador Cielo. Meydan, 11-8, Maiden race, 1400m (AWT), 1:27.02. B-Hilary J Boone Jr & Caroline H Boone. *1/2 to Tahoe City (Fast Play), MSW, $185,170. **$21,000 wnlg >08 KEENOV; $50,000 yrl >09 FTKJUL; $265,000 2yo >10 FTFFEB.
Barbecue Eddie, g, 8, Stormy Atlantic--The Green Owl, by Carson City. Meydan, 11-8, Cond., 1600m (AWT), 1:38.90. B-Margaret Addis. *GISP-US. **1/2 to Slip and Drive (Artie Schiller), GISP, $209,100. ***$47,000 RNA yrl >05 KEESEP; $55,000 2yo >06 OBSMAR.
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1:00 1st-SAR, $80K, Msw, 2yo, f, 7fHR/TVG Repole Stable dropped $475,000 at OBSMAR for
UNLIMITED BUDGET (Street Sense), a half-sibling toGSW & GISP Jardin (Montbrook) and GSW Beacon Shine(Montbrook).The filly is installed as the the 7-2 morning-linesecond choice for her debut in this spot. She will faceBRILLIANT JEWEL (A.P. Indy), the even-money morningline favorite. The Flag Lake II Stable’s $400,000 KEESEPbuy was runner-up in her only start at Belmont Sept. 30. Sheis out of MGSW Sapphire ‘N Silk (Pleasant Tap) and is afull-sibling to graded winner Shaniko. LEMON BELLE(Lemon Drop Kid) is another well-bred filly making hersecond start .The $400,000 KEEAPR graduate was amediocre sixth in her career bow at Belmont Oct. 8. She isout of MGSW Lady Argyle (Don B.) and is a half-sister tochampion milionaire Unrivaled Belle (Unbridled’s Song).Brisnet.com PPs
TODAY’S INSIGHTS
Strong Showing for NTRA Candidates: Horse PAC, the political action committee of theNational Thoroughbred Association, has announced that41 of the 44 federal candidates it supported won theirelection races Tuesday. An additional result is subjectto a December runoff race. Horse PAC donated$416,500 to candidates during the 2011/2012 electionseason, with Kentucky-based candidates and PACsreceiving $85,000, followed by New York ($54,500),California ($30,000), Louisiana ($27,500) and Florida,Texas and Michigan ($25,000 each). AThe non-partisanHorse PAC is the only PAC that looks out specificallyfor the interests of the entire Thoroughbred industry,@said Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA. AItssize, as measured by donation totals, is considerable--even when compared to PACs of the largest sportsleagues and gaming organizations in the United States.By focusing on members of key committees and oncandidates who have significant horse racingconstituencies, Horse PAC is able to ensure that ourindustry=s interests are well represented inWashington.@
First-crop starters to watch: Friday, November 9Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2009 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)BROTHER DEREK (Benchmark), Airdrie, $10K, 42/2/08-CD, Msw, 6 1/2f, Much Stronger, $32K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 5-12-RP, Msw, 1m, Brother Day, $6K TEX APR 2yo, 8-1COWTOWN CAT (Distorted Humor), Journeyman, $8K, 43/11/010-CRC, Alw, 5 1/2f, Cat Five Hurricane, $48K OBS APR 2yo, 6-1FROST GIANT (Giant's Causeway), Empire Stud, $5K, 30/9/18-AQU, Alw, 7f, Sus Annmaries Gold, 2-1INTO MISCHIEF (Harlan's Holiday), Spendthrift, $13K, 42/6/08-RP, Stk, 7f, Holiday Mischief, $25K KEE SEP yrl, 10-18-RP, Stk, 7f, Detention, $15K KEE JAN yrl, 12-1LEWIS MICHAEL (Rahy), Three Chimneys, $13K, 33/6/15-DED, Msw, 6 1/2f, +Jilliandollarbaby, 20-1MAJESTIC WARRIOR (A.P. Indy), Ashford, $20K, 113/19/05-DED, Msw, 6 1/2f, Red Hot Tamale, $18K RNA FTK OCT yrl, 8-1NOBIZ LIKE SHOBIZ (Albert the Great), Crestwood, $8K, 62/4/06-AQU, Msw, 1m, Let Me Entertain U, 30-1STREET BOSS (Street Cry {Ire}), Darley, $25K, 106/13/15-BHP, Msw, 6 1/2f, +Embossing, 5-1STREET HERO (Street Cry {Ire}), Vinery, $5K, 49/7/18-RP, Stk, 7f, Backstreet Hero, $35K RNA KEE APR 2yo, 12-1
First/Second-crop starters to watch: Friday, Nov. 9Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2008 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)AWESOME GAMBLER (Coronado's Quest), Lovacres, $3K, 85/16/15-BHP, Msw, 6 1/2f, +Pay the Cutie, 15-1DISCREET CAT (Forestry), Darley, $30K, 216/75/33-AQU, Stk, 7f, Sage Valley, $47K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 5-2STREET SENSE (Street Cry {Ire}), Darley, $75K, 210/60/56-AQU, Msw, 1m, +Unlimited Budget, $475K OBS MAR 2yo, 7-2SUN KING (Charismatic), Darby Dan, $10K, 177/33/05-DED, Msw, 6 1/2f, +Natalia Soleil, 8-1
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6.00 Dundalk, Mdn, €12,500, 2yo, 6f (AWT)INTERIM (IRE) (Elusive City) makes her debut for owner Diane Naglea week after being scratched from a five-furlong maiden here. DavidWachman introduces the half-sister to last year's G1 Cheveley Park S.heroine Lightening Pearl (Ire) (Marju {Ire}) against a some other choicelybred juveniles, including Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’sPastiches (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}), a Mick Halford-trained daughter of2001 G1 Prix Saint-Alary heroine Nadia (GB) (Nashwan) who wasseventh on debut over seven furlongs at this track last month.
Yesterday=s Results:CRITERIUM DU LANGUEDOC-Listed, i55,000,Toulouse, 11-8, 2yo, 1mT, 1:40.58, sf.1B#SUSHI TUNA (GB), 120, f, 2, by Halling
1st Dam: Sleeping Storm (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)2nd Dam: Caribbean Escape (GB), by Pivotal (GB)3rd Dam: Soluce (Ire), by Junius
O-Haras de Saint Pair; B-Yeguada de Milagro SA; T-Francois Rohaut; J-Francois-Xavier Bertras; i27,500. Lifetime Record: 5 starts, 3 wins, 2 places, i61,400.2--Star Prince (Fr), 123, c, 2, Green Tune--Princess Love (Fr), by Verglas (Ire). (i34,000 yrl >11 OSASEP). O-Antonio Caro; B-Elevage de Tourgeville & Jacques-Eric Strauss; T-Jean-Claude Rouget; i11,000.3--Dance in the Park (Fr), 120, f, 2, Walk in the Park (Ire)--Danse d=Amour (GB), by Dansili (GB). O/B-Bernard Bargues; T-Didier Guillemin; i8,250.Margins: 3/4, HD, 1. Odds: 6.00, 1.80, 5.40.Also Ran: Pearlside (Fr), Sahawar (Fr), Peace at Last(Ire). Scratched: Silver Cream (Fr). Sushi Tuna opened up with a pair of thirds atChantilly July 27 and at Vichy Aug. 17 before garneringSept. 6 and Oct. 6 claimers at Longchamp in her twolatest starts. Racing at the back of a tightly bunchedfield after breaking slowest here, she came underpressure at the top of the straight and weaved a clearpassage under continued urging inside the final quartermile to prevail for a career high nearing the line. Clickfor Equidia video.
Yesterday=s Results:Lingfield, 15.40, Mdn, ,3,500, 3yo, 1m (AWT),1:38.28, stn/sl.+HANSEATIC (GB) (c, 3, Galileo {Ire}--Insinuate {SW-Eng}, by Mr. Prospector) was slowly away but soonrecovered to race prominently throughout the earlystages. Tackling the long-time leader Rockalong (Ire)(Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) with a quarter mile remaining,the 5-4 pick drew away to score by two lengths. Thehomebred is a half-brother to Stronghold (GB)(Danehill), GSW-Eng, $211,597; and 3/4-brother toTake the Hint (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}), SW-Eng, LifetimeRecord: 1-1-0-0, ,2,386. Video, courtesyattheraces.com.O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd; T-JohnGosden.
YORK ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT PLANS Officials at York racecourse have outlined a ,5-milliondevelopment plan set to be placed in front of the CityCouncil which involves an extension of the currentboundaries to house a new horse area. After unveilingthe scheme, which centers around the creation ofrepoisitioned saddling boxes, pre-parade ring, washdown area and weighing room building, Chief Executiveand Clerk of the Course William Derby said, AWonderfulthough it was to be able to welcome Frankel, the bestracehorse in the world, as well as the 30,000 peopleintent on seeing him, to York, it did reinforce to me thatwe can improve things. We have recently invested inthe track, the stables, the stands, facilities forracegoers and other areas of the racecourse so it feelsright to turn our intention to areas that last saw a majorchange over a hundred years ago.@
MOORE AND LEMAIRE GRANTED LICENCES Jockeys Ryan Moore and Christophe Lemaire will ridein Japan during the winter recess after the JapanRacing Authority issued short-term licences. Moore isset to ride mostly for owner Kazuko Yoshida and trainerNoriyuki Hori=s runners based at the JRA Miho trainingcentre, while Lemaire teams up with the owner-trainercombination of Teruya Yoshida and Kojiro Hashiguchi atthe JRA Ritto training centre.
