TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. AUSTRALIA BANS ANABOLIC STEROIDS The Australian Racing Board has announced that it will ban the use of anabolic steroids both in and out of competition. The new rule, which will be introduced Nov. 1 and become effective May 1, 2014, will allow six months for treated horses to be free of steroids. The ban will apply to all horses above six months of age while racing, training or spelling. Under current rules, Australian Thoroughbreds must be steroid free on race-day, but the medications are allowed out of competition. "The Australian Racing Board has adopted a zero-tolerance policy to the use of anabolic steroids in competition, training, and spelling, and will institute heavy penalties for breaches of the ban," ARB Chief Executive Peter McGauran said. "The ban on anabolic steroids goes far beyond any other racing jurisdiction outside of Europe and was decided by the ARB Board after lengthy consideration of veterinary and scientific advice and consultation with trainers' and owners' associations. Foremost in the board's consideration was the need for absolute integrity and public confidence in racing. Although the use of steroids has greatly diminished over the years to the point where they are rarely relied upon by trainers, the ARB believes it is in the best interests of the industry that they no longer be available for purposes other than as a therapeutic treatment for young foals." Paul Bittar, Chief Executive of the British Horseracing Authority, welcomed the news, and told Racing Post, AThe Australian Racing Board's decision is very good news and represents a significant step towards our goal of seeing the use of anabolic steroids for racehorses banned across the globe. We will be submitting a paper outlining our position ahead of the IFHA conference in October and we look forward to the matter being discussed next month in Paris." Louis Romanet, Chairman of the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities, was also supportive, stating, AI welcome and applaud this announcement by the ARB stating a total ban on the use of anabolic steroids both in and out of competition. The ARB is to be commended for this historical decision. Additionally, I look forward to further discussion on this matter among all IFHA members countries to further two key objectives of the IFHA--to coordinate and harmonize the rules of the member countries regarding breeding, racing and wagering and to ensure the quality and fairness of racing in the interest of both breeding and the public.@ INTRIGUING FIELDS DRAWN FOR PARX STAKES Deep and contentious groups of sophomores will line up in Parx Racing=s pair of $1 million stakes Saturday. Among the eight set to square off in the GII Pennsylvania Derby are Willis Horton=s Will Take Charge (Unbridled=s Song) AND Southern Equine Stable=s Moreno (Ghostzapper), who were separated by a nose last out in Saratoga=s GI Travers S. Aug. 24. They will break from posts three and eight, respectively, and will be joined by Travers also rans Transparent (Bernardini) and Romansh (Bernardini), who will run as a coupled Godolphin entry. Charles Fipke=s GI Blue Grass S. winner Java= s War (War Pass), making his first start since being transferred from Ken McPeek to Barclay Tagg; and the GISP Jerry Hollendorfer trainee Fury Kapcori (Tiznow) will also make the trip to Bensalem. The GI Cotillion S. attracted 10 members of the fairer sex, among them Grade I-winning J “TDN Rising Stars” J Close Hatches (First Defence) and Sweet Lulu (Mr. Greeley). The former, a Juddmonte homebred, has not been out since a 7 1/2-length romp in Belmont=s GI Mother Goose S. June 22; while Steve Beneto=s Sweet Lulu annexed the GI Acorn S. over seven panels at Saratoga Aug. 24. Michael Dubb=s My Happy Face (Tiz Wonderful), third beaten a neck in the Test and second in the GI Coaching Club American Oaks July 20, will also contest the Cotillion. Fields p8 Will Take Charge Noses out Moreno Scott Palmer
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You can also pick up a copy of the TDNtoday at the Keeneland September
Yearling Sale.
AUSTRALIA BANS ANABOLIC STEROIDS The Australian Racing Board has announced that itwill ban the use of anabolic steroids both in and out ofcompetition. The new rule, which will be introducedNov. 1 and become effective May 1, 2014, will allowsix months for treated horses to be free of steroids.The ban will apply to all horses above six months ofage while racing, training or spelling. Under currentrules, Australian Thoroughbreds must be steroid free onrace-day, but the medications are allowed out ofcompetition. "The Australian Racing Board has adopteda zero-tolerance policy to the use of anabolic steroids incompetition, training, and spelling, and will instituteheavy penalties for breaches of the ban," ARB ChiefExecutive Peter McGauran said. "The ban on anabolicsteroids goes far beyond any other racing jurisdictionoutside of Europe and was decided by the ARB Boardafter lengthy consideration of veterinary and scientificadvice and consultation with trainers' and owners'associations. Foremost in the board's consideration wasthe need for absolute integrity and public confidence inracing. Although the use of steroids has greatlydiminished over the years to the point where they arerarely relied upon by trainers, the ARB believes it is inthe best interests of the industry that they no longer beavailable for purposes other than as a therapeutictreatment for young foals." Paul Bittar, Chief Executiveof the British Horseracing Authority, welcomed thenews, and told Racing Post, AThe Australian RacingBoard's decision is very good news and represents asignificant step towards our goal of seeing the use ofanabolic steroids for racehorses banned across theglobe. We will be submitting a paper outlining ourposition ahead of the IFHA conference in October andwe look forward to the matter being discussed nextmonth in Paris." Louis Romanet, Chairman of theInternational Federation of Horse Racing Authorities,was also supportive, stating, AI welcome and applaudthis announcement by the ARB stating a total ban onthe use of anabolic steroids both in and out ofcompetition. The ARB is to be commended for thishistorical decision. Additionally, I look forward tofurther discussion on this matter among all IFHAmembers countries to further two key objectives of theIFHA--to coordinate and harmonize the rules of themember countries regarding breeding, racing andwagering and to ensure the quality and fairness ofracing in the interest of both breeding and the public.@
INTRIGUING FIELDS DRAWN FOR PARX STAKES Deep and contentious groups of sophomores will lineup in Parx Racing=s pair of $1 million stakes Saturday.Among the eight set to square off in the GII Pennsylvania Derby areWillis Horton=s Will TakeCharge (Unbridled=s Song)AND Southern EquineStable=s Moreno(Ghostzapper), who wereseparated by a nose lastout in Saratoga=s GITravers S. Aug. 24. Theywill break from posts threeand eight, respectively,and will be joined by Travers also rans Transparent(Bernardini) and Romansh (Bernardini), who will run as acoupled Godolphin entry. Charles Fipke=s GI Blue GrassS. winner Java=s War (War Pass), making his first startsince being transferred from Ken McPeek to BarclayTagg; and the GISP Jerry Hollendorfer trainee FuryKapcori (Tiznow) will also make the trip to Bensalem. The GI Cotillion S. attracted 10 members of the fairersex, among them Grade I-winning J “TDN RisingStars” J Close Hatches (First Defence) and SweetLulu (Mr. Greeley). The former, a Juddmonte homebred,has not been out since a 7 1/2-length romp inBelmont=s GI Mother Goose S. June 22; while SteveBeneto=s Sweet Lulu annexed the GI Acorn S. overseven panels at Saratoga Aug. 24. Michael Dubb=s MyHappy Face (Tiz Wonderful), third beaten a neck in theTest and second in the GI Coaching Club AmericanOaks July 20, will also contest the Cotillion. Fields p8
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Stormy Atlantic Colt on Top at KEESEPJust two days after their newcomer My Conquestadory (Artie Schiller) beat the
boys in the GII Summer S. at Woodbine, Ernie Semersky and Dory Newell'sConquest Stables and trainer Mark Casse were back at it, scooping up a StormyAtlantic colt to top another strong day of trade at Keeneland September.
Coverage begins page 3
Bill Farish Q&AHaving already served as chairman of the Breeders’ Cup board of directors
from 2006 to 2011, Lane’s End’s Will Farish has returned to that post. Hediscussed the Breeders’ Cup’s challenges and innovations with Lucas Marquardt.
Coverage begins page 9
Caulfield on Leading LightColumnist Andrew Caulfield takes a closer look at the pedigree of Saturday’s
G1 St. Leger S. winner Leading Light (Montjeu {Ire}), a product of the potentMontjeu/Mr. Prospector cross.
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KEENELANDSEPTEMBERYearling Sale
Sept. 9-12 ! 12 p.m.
14-21st ! 10 a.m.
HIGHEST SEPTEMBER GROSS SINCE 2008 With five sessions remaining, the KeenelandSeptember Yearling Sale has achieved its highest grosssince 2008. The sale continued with a seventh sessionyesterday, and the momentum generated by Books 1and 2 carried into the Book 3 opener to help push grosssales to $236,874,000, from 1,408 horses sold. Lastyear, 2,516 horses sold for $219,723,000; in 2008,the year the Great Recession hit, the gross was$327,999,100. With several big-name end users still active--Shadwell, Fox Hill Farms, the West stable=s Ben Glassand Stonestreet Stables all signed for horses--andplenty of new faces buying, yesterday=s sessionaverage of $68,329 was up 52% from last year=scorresponding session. The session median of $57,000was up 54.1%. In 2012, the average was $44,963; themedian was $37,000. The cumulative average at September now stands at$168,235. That=s up 33.5% from last year=s average of$125,998. The cumulative median of $115,000 is up43.8%.
The session RNA rate was a very healthy 19.6%; thecumulative RNA rate stands at 24.9%. Topping the session was hip 1949, a colt by StormyAtlantic--Swanky Bubbles (Ascot Knight) who sold toConquest Stables for $330,000. Hill >n= Dale Agencyconsigned. The next-highest-price came for hip 1886, afilly by Afleet Alex--Rich Find (Exploit) who sold toGainesway for $320,000. Upson Downs Farmconsigned the filly. Last year=s seventh session was topped by a$280,000 Diva Style (Unbridled=s Song), who was thelone horse on the day to clear the $200,000 barrier.(Diva Style, a filly, is unraced but in training at BelmontPark.) In all, 19 horses in 2012 brought six figures. By way of comparison, two horses sold for more than$300,000 yesterday, and another six made more than$200,000. In all, a whopping 62 brought six figures--more than three times as many as last year. Action resumes today at Keeneland and 10:00 a.m.For complete results, catalog and outs, visitwww.keeneland.com.
KEESEP cont. p4
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Conquest Comes Away with $330,000 Colt... Ernie Semersky and Dory Newell=s Conquest Stablesgot a big boost this weekend when the unraced 2-year-old filly My Conquestadory (Artie Schiller) beat the boysin the $205,000 GII TVG Summer S. at Woodbine, avictory that punched her AWin and You=re In@ ticket tothe GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita.The man that selected the filly and trains her, MarkCasse, was back to work yesterday for the upstartoperation, pegging down the session-topping StormyAtlantic colt for $330,000. The Ontario-bred colt is ahalf to Bubbles to the Top (Bold Executive) and is fromthe family of MGISW Schossberg. Hill >n= Dale Salesconsigned him as hip 1949. Buying for the first time in earnest this spring,Conquest was one of the leading buyers at the juvenile-in-training sales, and has continued to figureprominently on the sales sheets at the yearling sales.Conquest bought three horses for $820,000 at FTKJULand, after skipping FTSAUG and OBSAUG, haspurchased six thus far at KEESEP for a total of a$1,130,000. The Stormy Atlantic colt was Conquest=spriciest KEESEP purchase. Casse has done exceptionally well for Conquest thusfar. According to brisnet.com, Conquest has sixjuveniles to race this year. Three have already brokentheir maidens... in stakes company. In addition to MyConquestadory, Conquest Whiplash (Hear No Evil) wonthe $150,000 Victoria S. in her own debut in June,while Conquest Titan (Birdstone) graduated in hissecond career start when dominating the $125,000Swynford S. by 5 1/4 lengths Aug. 24. All three winscame at Woodbine. AKnock on wood, we=ve done well so far,@ said Casse.AI don=t think Ernie does anything slow, so he and Dorywent out and put their money up and bought somehorses, and luckily it=s worked out okay.@ Casse confirmed My Conquestadory will likely startnext in the GI Alcibiades S. here at Keeneland Oct. 4.Conquest Titan is targeting the GIII Grey S. a WoodbineOct. 6. Casse is hoping to make the Breeders= Cup withboth. He=s taking his time, meanwhile, with ConquestWhiplash, who tired as the favorite in her latest.
Session Topper for Josham... Yesterday=s $330,000 Stormy Atlantic topper, fromthe 11-year-old Ascot Knight mare Swanky Bubbles,was bred by Ted Burnett=s Josham Farms. TheCanadian-based businessman was on hand to watchthe colt sell. AHe=s very muscular,correct, and looked like he=dbe an early 2-year-old,@Burnett assessed. AHe vettedabsolutely clean, and hisscope was A+. Everythingabout him was attractive,and he was very classy.@ Burnett purchased damSwanky Bubbles as a yearlingfor about $68,000 at the2003 FTCSEP sale. Shedidn=t earn black-type forhim, but was a hard-knockingcheck-getter who bankednearly $75,000. Her true worth, though, has come inthe breeding shed. Burnett sold her first foal, Bubbles to the Top, forabout $70,000 at the 2009 ONTSEP sale, and she=sgone on to place in three stakes and earn over$275,000. Swanky Bubbles=s second foal sadly died ina training accident; this colt was her third. The marehas an Old Forester filly on the ground and is back infoal to Zensational. AAnd she=ll go back to StormyAtlantic next year,@ said Burnett. Cont. p6
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KEESEP SALE
CUMULATIVE 2013 2012 Catalogued 2122 2281 No. Offered 1875 2013 No. Sold 1408 1541 RNAs 467 472 % RNAs 24.9% 23.5% High Price $2,500,000 $1,650,000 Gross $236,874,000 $194,162,500 Average (% change) $168,234 (+33.5%) $125,998 Median (% change) $115,000 (+43.8%) $80,000
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Session Topper cont.
Burnett is the president of his family=s BurnacCorporation, a one-man trucking company 60 years agothat grew into massive Toronto-based corporationwhose interests include commercial real estate andfood distribution. A lawyer by education, Burnett maintains abroodmare band of about 20, generally split betweenJohn Sikura=s Hill >n= Dale operation in Kentucky andYvonne Schwabe=s Persley Den Farms in Canada.Schwabe, who was all smiles after yesterday=s sale,raised the Stormy Atlantic colt. Josham is primarily a commercial operation. AWe=llrace what we can=t sell,@ Burnett explained. AAnd we=llbuy the odd filly at the yearling sales and try to getsome black-type, and then put her in the broodmareband. We=re always culling and improving.@
For Upson Downs, Mare’s Been a Rich Find... Gainesway=s Antony Beck saw off a challenge frombloodstock agent Lincoln Collins to land the session=stop-priced filly, an Afleet Alex half-sister to the good 3-year-old filly BrokenSpell (Broken Vow), for$320,000. The filly wasproduced by the stakeswinner Rich Find(Exploit), a half-sister tothe dam of the brilliantbut ill-fated GI KentuckyDerby runner-up EightBelles (Unbridled=s Song).It=s the extended familyof Belong to Me (Danzig). The filly was consignedby the Rankin family=s Upson Downs Farms, based inGoshen, Kentucky. She sold as hip 1886. Upson Downs=s history with the mare goes back 11 years. Along with partner Joseph Fowler and a fewother minor partners, they purchased Rich Find for$52,000 as a KEESEP yearling. The partnership, racingunder the banner of Fowler=s Shadowfax Stable, sentthe filly to trainer Greg Foley and enjoyed somesuccess. Rich Find won five times and earned$145,000, with her victories including the Oliver S. atIndiana Downs in 2004.
Rich Find was just beginning her next career as abroodmare when, in 2008, her pedigree got a hugeboost when close relative Eight Belles won the GII Fantasy S. and ran second to Big Brown (Boundary)in the Derby (she suffered a fatal breakdown shortlyafter the wire). Rich Find proved she herself could get a Grade I-caliber horse in the form of her third foal, Broken Spell,who ran second in last year=s GI Darley Alcibiades S.and more recently ran second in the My Princess JessS. at Saratoga. Upson Downs sold Broken Spell for$85,000 as a KEESEP yearling in 2011; she laterbrought $175,000 as a juvenile-in-training. Upson Downs patriarch Alex Rankin said it=s been funwatching the family develop overthe past decade. AThat=s thebusiness we=re in,@ he said. AYouhope you can improve the family.@ Asked about the decision to breedto Afleet Alex--who stands atGainesway--Rankin explained, AWethought it was a good cross, and atthat time, he was a sire who wasgetting all kinds of runners atdifferent levels of the game. He=scooled off a little now, but he=s avery solid sire.@ Rankin said the filly was a standout on the salesgrounds. AShe=s got a big walk, great size and a greattemperament,@ he said. AShe=s very classy, and shelooks like she might be a two-turn horse that couldhave a chance at winning some really nice races. That=swhat the buyers really liked about her, that she mightbe a two-turn horse that could possibly get them to theClassic-type races.@ When Rankin=s son Hunter came over to inform himthat it was Antony Beck who signed the winning slip,Alex Rankin laughed and said, AHe=s in the same barn asus--so he kept seeing her come out! But listen, younever know when they=re going to break out like that,and that was really fun.@
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/17/13 • PAGE 7 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
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Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($)1791 c Afleet Express Kirsche 190,000
B-McDowell Farm (AR)Consigned by Baccari Bloodstock, Agent XIII
Purchased by Gainesway & Stonestreet Stables LLC Jumping Jack Stable purchased this colt for $38,000 last fall atOBSOCT in Florida. Yesterday, the Arkansas-bred youngster washammered down for $152,000 more.
1863 c Into Mischief Preludes of War 140,000B-Pine Tree Thoroughbreds (IN)
Consigned by Select Sales, agentPurchased by Purpoodock Bloodstock
Into Mischief has been good to Select Sales. Select sold eventualMGSW Vyjack, by the Spendthrift sire, as a yearling, and its principalswho own Machmer Hall still own the mare. In fact, it was the knowledgeof Vyjack, as well as the California-based Goldencents--another by IntoMischief--that convinced Machmer Hall to partner with Kingswood Farmto purchase this colt for just $9,000 last year at Keeneland November.That was exactly three days before Goldencents would get his firstgraded victory in the GIII Delta Jackpot and two months before Vyjacknotched his first graded win in the GII Jerome S. Select attempted thequick turnaround with this colt at FTKFEB, but bought him back for$32,000. They got the result they were looking for yesterday atSeptember.
1866 c Scat Daddy Princess Whinny 250,000B-Serendipity Farm (KY)
Consigned by Gainesway, Agent XIPurchased by Klaravich Stables
2000 c Malibu Moon Wonderful Town 200,000B-Bill & John Dwan & Marion Goodbody (KY)
Consigned by Gainesway, Agent VIIIPurchased by Santa Rosa Stables
Gainesway’s Brian Graves signed for hip 1866, a colt by Scat Daddy,for $85,000 at Keeneland January, and realized a near 300%appreciation in value when the dark bay was sent back through the ringyesterday. A little while later, Gainesway hit again with hip 200, a colt byMalibu Moon who was acquired by farm owner Antony Beck for $55,000at the 2012 Keeneland November Sale.
1938 c Old Fashioned Stormin Cat 200,000B-Mr & Mrs Bayne Welker, Jr (KY)
Consigned by Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent VPurchased by Big Red Farm
Canaan Creek Stables secured this colt for $55,000 at the FTKFEBsale just seven months ago, and grossed $145,000 on this return to thering. Since the catalog, this colt’s half-sister, the 3-year-old Rock HardCat (Rock Hard Ten), broke her maiden by daylight in a grassy ArlingtonPark special weight Aug. 10. That followed a quartet of placings forowner Jay Em Ess and trainer Paul McGee.
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6 My Happy Face K Tiz Wonderful Castellano Brown 117
7 Sweet Lulu K Mr. Greeley Leparoux Hollendorfer 117
8 Promise Me More K More Than Ready Ortiz Asmussen 1179 Close Hatches First Defence Smith Mott 12410 Street Girl Street Hero Castillo Azpurua 119
Saturday, Parx Racing, post time: 5:45 p.m. EDTPENNSYLVANIA DERBY-GII, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/8mPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Speak Logistics High Cotton Lopez Plesa Jr. 1172a Transparent Bernardini Ortiz Jr. McLaughlin 1173 Moreno Ghostzapper Ortiz Guillot 1224 Battier Tale of the Cat Castillo Pletcher 1175 Java's War War Pass Leparoux Tagg 124
6 Fury Kapcori K Tiznow Smith Hollendorfer 1177a Romansh Bernardini Maragh Albertrani 119
8 Will Take Charge K Unbridled's Song Saez Lukas 124
Saturday, Parx Racing, post time: 4:35 p.m. EDTGALLANT BOB S.-GIII, $300,000, 3yo, 6fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Res Judicata Smarty Jones Carmouche Servis 1152 Distinctiv Passion With Distinction Maldonado Bonde 1153 Black Hornet Pioneering TBA Parente 1194 Take It Like a Man Run Away and Hide Saez Gorder 1155 Salutos Amigos Salute the Sarge Leparoux Guillot 115
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Bill Farish is back at the Breeders’ Cup helmHorsephotos
BILL FARISH, BREEDERS' CUP BOARD CHAIRMAN Serving as the chairman of the Breeders' Cup boardof directors can be a tough, contentious, sometimesthankless job. No one knows this better than Lane'sEnd's Bill Farish, who spent fiveyears in the position between2006-11. Before stepping down,Farish oversaw some of the biggestchanges in Breeders' Cup history,including the shift to a two-dayformat in 2007. Farish wassucceeded by Tom Ludt, who heldthe chairmanship until this past April,when he was named senior vicepresident of the Stronach Group andannounced he wouldn't seekreappointment. In August, Farish, who hadremained as a Breeders' Cup director,was once again elected as chairman,and has begun a two-year term thatputs him back in one of the mostvisible positions in Thoroughbred racing.
It also puts him right in the middle of some ofracing's biggest battles, namely the fight between pro-and anti-Lasix advocates. The Breeders' Cup tookcriticism earlier this year when it announced that, in arollback from a plan to ban Lasix in all 2013 Breeders'Cup races, it would once again extend the ban only tojuvenile races--the policy in place in 2012. Oliver Tait,Darley's chief operating officer, resigned from theBreeders' Cup board in protest. The issue arose again in August when the Breeders'Cup, in response to heavy pressure from horsemen'sgroups, announced that all horses running in the
2014 Breeders' Cup races, to be heldfor the third-straight year at SantaAnita, will be allowed to run on theanti-bleeding medication. That wasafter California horsemen threatenedto withhold approval for thesimulcasting of the event. An op-edin the British newspaper TheGuardian called the decision"spineless." That Santa Anita will host theBreeders' Cup for three straightyears, and five times in seven years,has also drawn criticism, particularlyfrom East Coast-based owners andtrainers who fear it gives Californiahorsemen too much a home-field
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Farish Q&A cont.
All isn't gloom and doom, however. The Breeders'Cup drew near-universal praise when, in March, itdecided to award travel allowances to all participantsshipping from outside of California for this year'sBreeders' Cup World Championships at Santa AnitaNov. 1-2. Owners of horses shipping from outside ofNorth America to the Championships will receive a$40,000 travel allowance, and owners of domestichorses shipping to California will receive a $10,000 travel allowance. In addition, the Breeders'Cup reduced entry fees for its Championships racesfrom 3% to 2% of the purse. With all this on the table, Farish has a challenging jobahead of him. Earlier this week, he sat down with theTDN=s Lucas Marquardt to talk about those challenges,and said he's ready to roll up his sleeves and get towork.
TDN: Congratulations on being named chairman of theBreeders' Cup once again. The board has had atumultuous year, with several resignations, a delayedsite announcement and controversy over the Lasixreversal. Tell us why you decided to take on thisresponsibility again, at this particular time.
BF: When Tom [Ludt] took over two years ago, he said,>Bill! Why didn't you warn me about this?= And so I'mreally the crazy one going back in, knowing what I'mgetting myself into. But it's a very exciting time. We'rewell-positioned to do some very exciting things for thesport. Any time an organization takes on big issues,there are going to be differing opinions, and theBreeders' Cup is certainly an area that attracts differentviews. The key for us, for me, is to build consensus,and I think that's what I did best the first time around,and I hope I can do it again.
TDN: There have been a lot of changes to this year'sevent, but let's first talk about the similarities. We'reback at Santa Anita. Why was that decision reached?
BF: Obviously, it's drawn a fair amount of interest frompeople. Site selection is a big decision we have tomake, and there are a lot of things that go intothat--weather, amenities, hotel availability, competingevents locally and nationally, television windows, actualdate availability in that market, and the economicviability of the tracks in the markets we're looking at. One of the positives about Santa Anita is that therehave been a lot of capital improvements there; theycontinue to upgrade their facilities. Being in California,we can also have the [GI Breeders' Cup] Classic inprime time, and our network partner [NBC] is quitehappy to be running the Classic in prime time onnational television. There are a lot things that cametogether to make Santa Anita the obvious choice forthose years. But we'll continue to look at differentvenues in 2015 and beyond.
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Bill Farish at the KeenelandSeptember sale this week
Lucas Marquardt photo
Farish Q&A cont.
TDN: The Breeders' Cup has found itself a flashpoint ofcriticism due to its Lasix reversal, much of it comingfrom overseas. Looking back, would you do anythingdifferently? And what's your opinion on the decision?
BF: Right now there are some people thinkinglong-term, and some people thinking short-term. We need to get those two together, and it's a greattime for the Breeders' Cup totackle these issues. It's toobad we have them, but I thinkwe're in a unique position ofleadership in the industry toaddress them. We have anoutstanding managementteam and staff, and they'regoing to help lead us throughthat. We would like nothingmore than to achievemedication uniformity, bothnationally and internationally.Ideally, we would like to holdour event under the samerules as other majorinternational events, but in this country, horsemen'sorganizations have an effective veto, given by theInterstate Horseracing Act.
We were in a very difficult spot. Everyone likes to callit a reversal, but the writing was on the wall. There aresome things we can do by house rules, and others wecan't. It's easy for people to say we were 'spineless,'but you have to look at the facts. We've always takena leadership role in issues of safety and integrity, andwe will continue to advocate those view in the hopesof convincing horsemen of the long-term vision ofrunning medication-free.
TDN: Recently, Ireland announced it would join Britainin staging a fall Champions Day. International festivalsare growing in strength and number. How do you feelabout the Breeders' Cup's position in the marketplace,and what are you doing to make sure you remaincompetitive?
BF: I think the more opportunities for owners who havetop horses to run for big purses at big events thebetter, both internationally and in this country. We'rehappy there are more big events out there. We thinkwe're well-positioned with 14 races worth $27 millionin purses and awards this year. We think we have agood spot on the calendar, late in the year. But wehave to do things to compete with those events, andthat's why we have some new things in 2013.
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We have the across-the-board travel awards, andthat's something the people I've talked to, bothnationally and internationally, are very happy about.Having a $40,000 stipend to come from Europe and a$10,000 stipend to come from the U.S. is attractive. Ihaven't talked to anyone specifically who has said 'Iwon't come without it,' but I have talked to a numberof people who have said it sure makes the decisioneasier. We also have reduced entry fees this year; we cut33% off, from 3% to 2% of the purses. So those aretwo big steps I think are responses to the internationalcompetition, and I think it's good for horsemen allaround.
TDN: One of the things you seem to be focusing on is abetter owner experience. What is on tap for this year,and how will those aspects of enhanced experiencecontinue to grow?
BF: No question. It really is one of the things I wantedto address seven years ago. It wasn't a bad participantexperience, but we had issues like jockeys not getting aparking space--things that should be well down the listof 'taken care of.' Addressing the overall experience ofeverybody was a top priority. In 2010, we put togetherthe Enhanced Experience Committee. Roy Jackson,with his baseball experience, and [TDN publisher BarryWeisbord], with his experience and energy, led thateffort for us, and I think we've seen a lot of goodthings come from that. The Breakfast Marquee wasvery popular, and it will be back this year. The Taste ofthe World event has been popular. And the winner'senclosure afterwards is really drastically improved. Wewant the owners of all the horses, including thealso-rans, to feel like, 'Hey, we've got to get back therewith a horse. That's where we want to be.' And Ithink we're getting very close to that.
TDN: While all racing events like to focus on thecelebrities who attend them, the Breeders' Cup seemsto take it one step further, working to get thosecelebrities to help introduce the sport to the public in abroader fashion. Tell us about the AmbassadorProgram, which was launched last year.
BF: The Ambassador Program has really harnessed theexcitement you see from people in this sport. When youhave a celebrity that has a much greater reach than youor I do, and they have success in the way that BobbyFlay has, or Jim Rome has, it can be a great benefit. Idon't know how many people heard the show whereJim and Bobby talked about the thrill of winning aBreeders' Cup race, but it was just infectious. There'sno way it can't get people's attention. Or when JoeTorre won the Pacific Classic [as a co-owner of GameOn Dude]. His comments after the race werephenomenal. That's what we're trying to harness,those celebrities that already have the passion. Andthose guys seem very willing to do that, and have beena tremendous help so far. Cont. p13
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TDN: Do you expect Breeders' Cup sponsors toembrace a more integrated role in the event in thefuture?
BF: It's a key program our new chief marketing andrevenue officer Drew Sheinman is focusing on. It's notjust getting sponsors, but building a comprehensiveglobal marketing platform for the Breeders' Cup, whichincorporates, in addition to world class racing, highlydeveloped elements of broadcast, social media, fashion,luxury and lifestyle, which enhance our event into acaptivating international brand. In regards to sponsors,specifically, we want to engage 'best in class' sponsorsthat will really help with our overall mission, andleveraging their marketing expertise with our sport,choosing partners based on quality over quantity. Wewant partners who will not only be there the week ofthe event, but year-round to help promote the sport aswell as their product. We think Drew, and his team, aredoing a great job of executing this plan, we are excitedabout our future.
TDN: At The Round Table this summer, The JockeyClub announced the Fox Sports initiative to get moreracing on TV. What are your plans to deliver thoseviewers through those fall preps and into the Breeders'Cup programming?
BF: The Jockey Club has done a lot of great work tryingto promote the sport in the last few years, and we'reworking with them all the time. We'll continue to dothat and try to get more racing on television. We've gotsome news that will come out in the next couple weeksthat we're excited about that will continue that. Wecertainly want to get as many Breeders' Cup preps ontelevision as possible. We've seen how effective the'Win and You're In' program is--it's exciting-- andpromoting that through television and through digitalmedia is definitely something we'll continue.
TDN: The Breeders' Cup is an event built on fees fromfoals and stallions. The foal crop is half of what it wasjust a few years ago, and there are fewer stallionscreating those foals. What does this mean to revenue?How do you replace those fees?
BF: It's a great question. It's had a tremendous effecton revenue. In 1995, we had close to $20 million installion and foal nominations, and we paid $10 millionout in purses. This year, we'll have roughly $12 millionin stallion and foal nominations, and we'll pay $27 million in purses. So from a nominator'sstandpoint, you're certainly getting more bang for thebuck. We continue to have 95% of stallions that standfor $5,000 or more nominate to the program. Foalnominations have stayed pretty constant--about 50% of foals in any given year are nominated. Wedropped the foal nomination to $400 if you nominateonline, which 85% of people do now. So really, they'repaying a little less, and we're performing a lot better interms of nominations fees to purses and awards.
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Farish Q&A cont.TDN: Under your last tenure, you took the Breeders'Cup from one to two days and from eight to 15 raceswith $25 million in purses. What do you want to try toaccomplish as chairman this time around, and do youhave any similarly bold ideas?
BF: I don't know if there's anything that bold in theworks [laughs]. That expansion was a response tocreating more opportunities for owners and breeders,and I think it's been successful. We think maybe weoverstepped with the 15 races, and we dropped backto 14 [eliminating the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint].It's a small change, but we don't want to cannibalizeour races. We'll continue to look at the races we have.We'll also continue to put more emphasis on marketingpartners, and on how we're putting the product out.Technology is still developing, and we'll continue tolook at how we can use it. We're very excited aboutbeing on prime time and network TV.
TDN: What is so special about this event?
BF: That's an easy one--it represents the best of thebest. The best breeding, the best racing, the bestcustomer experience. It can be tough to move aroundbecause of all the people, but if you take the time andgo around the racetrack at the Breeders' Cup, to seewhat is happening is pretty amazing. But there's alwaysroom for improvement, and we have some exciting newthings coming. We'll continue to try and make it thebest of the best.
TRIBUTES PAID TO SIR HENRY CECIL Many of the great and good of the flat racing scenewere in attendance at the memorial service to celebratethe life of Sir Henry Cecil at a packed Ely Cathedralyesterday afternoon. One of the late training legend=sfavorite pieces of architecture, the venue was chosenby his widow, Lady Jane,to host the public servicewhich followed theprivate family funeral heldat St Agnes Church inNewmarket in June.Among the riders to haveserved under the masterof Warren Place who paidtheir respects wereRichard Quinn, WillieRyan, Tony McGlone, Ted Durcan, John Lowe and TomQueally, while the training fraternity present includedSir Michael Stoute, John Gosden, John and Ed Dunlop,Marco Botti, James Fanshawe and Roger Varian as wellas former assistants Luca Cumani, William Jarvis andDavid Lanigan. Also there were racing heavyweightsMartin Pipe, Sir Robert Ogden, Lady Howard de Waldenand Maria Niarchos, British Horseracing Authority ChiefExecutive Paul Bittar, Simon Crisford and Clare Balding.Cont. p15
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Sir Henry Cecil Memorial cont. Heading the congregation of staff members werelongstanding stalwarts Frank Conlon and Paddy Rudkin,while Khalid Abdullah=s Racing Manager TeddyGrimthorpe paid his own tribute. AIf you were asked to paint a mural of the lifetime ofSir Henry Cecil, how on earth would you start thismasterpiece?@ Grimthorpe said. ATo know Henry, you=dhave to understand his closest friends were his horses.His maxim was >to feel our way, and let the horses tellus.= Perhaps Henry=s greatest friend was Frankel, withapologies to all the others. Like all great friendships,neither would be the same without the other. He was acompletely unique human being, whose legacy isrecognized by all those here and by the millions aroundthe world who loved him without even having had thegood fortune to meet him.@ Cecil=s son Jake spoke of the connection the publicfelt with his father. AEveryone was treated with the utmost respect bydad,@ he reflected. AHe would find the time to share hispersonality with whoever crossed his path. They stoodby him when he was knocked down and applauded himwhen he stood back up. They knew he was theembodiment of honesty.@ The hour-long service included hymns and recordingsof Cecil=s interviews and concluded with a ScotsGuards piper arranged by his step-brother ArthurBoyd-Rochfort. Two grandchildren, Olivia and JackMackenzie, also gave readings, with Olivia saying, AYounever gave up and that=s something we=ll never forgetabout you. You were the bravest person ever.@
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SIR HENRY CECIL REMEMBEREDBy Emma Berry After a bleak, wet weekend, the sun returned toNewmarket on Monday, rising from behind the hill atopwhich sits Warren Place, home to Sir Henry Cecil foralmost four decades until his death June 11. His
racehorses have continued theseason in fine form under theguidance of his wife, Lady JaneCecil, and as they filed out fromthe rear of Warren Place to thetraining grounds below, theriders would have been able tosee on the distant horizon ElyCathedral, where on Mondayafternoon some 900 members ofthe horse racing community
gathered to commemorate the extraordinary life of theirformer boss. Lord Grimthorpe, who, through his role as racingmanager for Khalid Abdullah, was a confidant of thetrainer, gave a moving eulogy, outlining Cecil'ssensitive approach to horsemanship which, over a44-year career, yielded 114 Group 1 winners, 36 Classics and 75 winners at his most belovedmeeting, Royal Ascot. Leading the service, Reverend Canon David Pritchardsaid, "We recall the high regard in which [Henry Cecil]was held as one of the greatest trainers in history. Weacknowledge his unique talent in getting the best fromthe horses in his care and his personal courage in theface of adversity." Personal recollections and readings were also givenby Cecil's sons Noel and Jake and grandchildren Oliviaand Jack Mackenzie, along with Alan Cooper, racingmanager for the Niarchos family, for whom Ceciltrained the 2007 Oaks winner Light Shift. A large number of Cecil's 80 fellow Newmarkettrainers paid their respects to the man whose absenceon Newmarket Heath is still keenly felt, while amongthose to have traveled from farther afield included hisold sparring partner John Dunlop, who retired only lastyear, and two of Cecil's former assistants, DavidLanigan and Harry Dunlop, both of whom now train inLambourn. Jockeys in attendance included Frankel'sregular partner Tom Queally, who is still stable jockeyat Warren Place, and his predecessors in that role, TedDurcan and Richard Quinn. Following a private funeral in June, Sir Henry Cecilwas laid to rest in Aberdeenshire at Crathes Castle, theancestral seat of his mother's family. His Scottish rootswere commemorated in poignant fashion at the close ofthe memorial service by the plaintive sound of a lonepiper passing through the vast, centuries-old cathedral.
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Treve OK... Trainer Criquette Head-Maarek yesterday provided apositive bulletin following the success of Treve (Fr)(Motivator {GB}) in Sunday=s G1 Prix Vermeille atLongchamp. Impressive when extending her unbeatenrecord in the 12-furlong contest, Sheikh Joaan binHamad Al Thani=s acquisition will now be supplementedfor the Oct. 6 G1 Qatar Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe. AShelooks perfectly fine, has eaten everything up and isperfect,@ she told PA Sport. AWe are now on the way tothe Arc with her.@ Reflecting on her performance, sheadded, AI am always very relaxed when she runs. I thinkTreve was probably more nervous than her trainer atLongchamp. She was fantastic and showed hertremendous turn of foot to everyone. We haveobviously got to watch the other horses very carefully.Orfevre looked wonderful in the Prix Foy, and the otherJapanese horse was also very good in his trial. We hadthe best time of all the races at Longchamp over thatdistance, though, so that might be very important. Shehas won on soft and on good ground, so I would not beconcerned about what it will be like on Arc day. Shewill have a few days of rest now and then it is back towork.@
1st Dam: Dance Parade (MGSW-US & Eng,$339,231), by Gone West
2nd Dam: River Jig, by Irish River (Fr)3rd Dam: Baranova, by Nijinsky II
(520,000 gns yrl >11 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Lynch-Bages Ltd; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Joseph O=Brien; ,340,260. Lifetime Record: GSW-Ire, 6-5-0-0, ,433,111. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.Click for the Racing Post result, the brisnet.com PPs, orthe free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO,courtesy attheraces.com. The European racing and breeding worlds receivedtwo reminders over the weekend--not that any wereneeded--regarding the severity of the body blow theysuffered with the death of Montjeu (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells)at the comparatively early age of 16 early last year. Wewere also amply reminded of the potency of theMontjeu/Mr. Prospector combination.
At Doncaster, his determined son Leading Lightimproved his record to five wins from six starts whenhe provided Montjeu with his third victory in the StLeger--the race which last year narrowly deniedMontjeu=s son Camelot of the most desirable ofachievements, the Triple Crown. Leading Light=s winhelps cement Montjeu=s reputation as one of the mosteffective Classic sires of the modern era. In the spaceof nine years, his tally in the British Classics has risento eight. In addition to Camelot=s successes in the2,000 Guineas and Derby, he has also enjoyed Derbysuccess with Motivator, Authorized and Pour Moi, whileLeading Light=s predecessors in the St Leger wereScorpion and Masked Marvel. Montjeu also gave us three winners of the IrishDerby, while another two sons won the Grand Prix deParis, arguably France=s nearest equivalent to theDerby, and two more landed the AJC Australian Derby.This year saw his quirky daughter Chicquita take theIrish Oaks. To put Montjeu=s British tally into context, theall-conquering Galileo has five English Classic victoriesto his name from eight crops of 3-year-olds (SixtiesIcon, New Approach, Frankel, Was and Ruler of theWorld). It is also worth remembering that Montjeu=scrops were often a good deal smaller than those by hispaternal half-brother. Cont. p18
PEDIGREE INSIGHTS B Y A N D R E W C A U L F I E L D
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Montjeu (Ire)
Sadler’s WellsNorthern Dancer
NearcticNatalma
Fairy BridgeBold Reason
Special
Floripedes (Fr)Top Ville (Ire)
High Top (Ire)Sega Ville (Fr)
Toute Cy (Fr)Tennyson (Fr)
Adele Toumignon (Fr)
Dance Parade MGSW-US & Eng,
$356,120 9 Fls, 6 Wnrs,
1 GSW
Gone WestMr. Prospector
Raise a NativeGold Digger
SecrettameSecretariatTamerett
River Jig SW & GSP-Ity 13 Fls, 2GSW
1 SW
Irish River (Fr)Riverman
Irish Star (Fr)Baronova
13 Fls, 2 SW, 2 GSPNijinsky IITsessebe
LEADING LIGHT (IRE), c, 2010
Caulfield cont.
Leading Light has something in common withMotivator in that both were sired by Montjeu fromdaughters of Gone West. It was Motivator=s turn toshine the day after the St Leger, when his excitingdaughter Treve did her Arc prospects no harm byadding the G1 Prix Vermeille to her unbeaten run. Glance down Montjeu=s long list of important winnersand you will see that many of them are out ofdaughters of major mile-and-a-half winners, such asDarshaan, Shirley Heights, Surumu, Saumarez and LawSociety. Clearly he didn=t need a speedily bred mare tostrike it rich, but in an industry where stamina is oftenseriously undervalued--indeed scorned--breeders werebound to try to inject an element of speed. The emergence of Motivator from Montjeu=s first cropinevitably planted the seed that Montjeu would benefitgreatly from mares by sons of Mr. Prospector. Andindeed he has. He has now sired five Group 1 winnersfrom mares by four sons of Mr. Prospector--Gone West(Motivator and Leading Light), Kingmambo (Camelot),Woodman and Distant View. He also has group winnersout of daughters of Forty Niner and Machiavellian, aswell as listed winners out of mares by Miswaki andSeeking The Gold. Pour Moi, another of his Derbywinners, has a Conquistador Cielo mare as his seconddam. It is also well worth highlighting Montjeu=s recordwith mares by Gone West=s outstanding 2,000 Guineaswinner Zafonic. He has 15 foals out of Zafonic=sdaughters, of which 11 have started and nine havewon. Three of them--the top-class Papal Bull and thefillies Maria Royal and Pacifique--all won at Group level.For good measure the Irish Oaks winner Chicquita has asecond dam by Zafonic. However, don=t be misled into thinking that these Mr.Prospector mares have succeeded in producing aspeedier type of Montjeu. Motivator stayed well enoughto win the Derby, as did Camelot, and Motivator=s verytalented brother Macarthur won the G2 Hardwicke S.over a mile and a half. The Group 1 winner with aWoodman dam was Frozen Fire, winner of the IrishDerby, while Distant View=s contribution was SpeedGifted, a Group 1 winner over 1 5/8 miles in Australia.
Other stakes winners from this Montjeu/Mr.Prospector alliance include Pacifique, whose groupsuccess came over 1 7/8 miles; Jump For You, a listedwinner over a similar distance; and Biographer, a listedwinner over 1 3/4 miles. This underlines the scale of Camelot=s achievement inwinning the 2,000 Guineas over a mile, before he tookthe Derby much more impressively. Camelot, of course,followed Motivator, Authorized and St Nicholas Abbeyas Montjeu=s fourth winner of the Racing Post Trophy--a record which acts as a vivid reminder that the abilityto stay pretty well at three can still go hand in handwith first-rate 2-year-old ability. Leading Light is an even more pronounced example ofthe way Montjeu=s stamina tends to dominate. AidanO=Brien wasn=t afraid to try this 520,000gns purchaseover two miles in the G3 Queen=s Vase in June andLeading Light justified the gamble by staying onstrongly to record his fourth successive victory. It willbe interesting to see how he fares when hisconnections try to prove that he also possesses enoughspeed to be equally effective at around a mile and ahalf. Leading Light ought to be able to drop successfullydown the distance scale. He is, after all, out of DanceParade, whose first notable triumph came in the QueenMary S., Britain=s first major test for fast andprecocious juvenile fillies. Her speed was again evidentwhen she landed the G3 Fred Darling S. at three andalso when she was transferred across the Atlantic. Twoof her American graded stakes victories (all gained onturf) included two over 6 1/2 furlongs and the GII Buena Vista H. over a mile. Dance Parade started her broodmare career in theU.S. before being transferred back to England, whereshe realised 320,000gns at Tattersalls= 2005 DecemberSales. A previous visit to Montjeu resulted in WarwickAvenue, a fairly useful performer over a mile and aquarter. Leading Light=s second dam River Jig is alsothe second dam of Toylsome, whose finest win came inthe G1 Prix de la Foret over seven furlongs. Leading Light=s family traces back to Monarchy, asister to the remarkable Round Table, so there can beno complaints about the quality of his female line. With St Nicholas Abbey, Chicquita and Leading Lightall scoring at the highest level this year, there willsurely be no shortage of interest in the sizeable team ofMontjeu yearlings which will shortly be coming underthe hammer at Goffs and Tattersalls. They include coltsout of the classic winners Attraction and Finsceal Beo. I will also be keeping a close eye on some of theMontjeu 2-year-olds which have recently recorded theirfirst victories, such as Andre Fabre=s Gallante, winner ofa usually hot newcomers= race at Longchamp; andAidan O=Brien=s Carlo Bugatti. Perhaps it=s not justcoincidence that these two are out of grand-daughtersof Mr. Prospector, with Gallante having a dam byMachiavellian and Carlo Bugatti a Kingmambo mare.
Automatic NYS Series Eligibility for 2015 Foals: New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. announcedyesterday that, starting with 2015 foal crop, all foalsby stallions nominated to the New York Stallion StakesSeries will automatically be eligible without paying anynomination fee. Stallions must still be nominated to theseries by mid-February for the stallion=s advertised studfee or $2,500 (whichever is higher). There will be nochange to the nomination process for any series alreadyin motion (through Series 2016/2014 foals). AThis is aterrific way to increase participation in the New YorkStallion Series races and everybody wins--stallionowners, breeders, owners and the racetrack operator,@said Jeffrey Cannizzo, Executive Director of the NewYork Breeders, Inc. AAll the progeny of a stallion willautomatically be eligible. Nobody falls through thecracks because a breeder or buyer forgot to nominate afoal, and there will be a bigger pool of horses to drawfrom when the races come up, which will make for abetter series." Cannizzo continued, ABreeders andowners should be aware of exactly when this changetakes place. Current horses of racing age, 2-year-olds,yearlings, weanlings and foals in utero are subject tothe former rules and must be nominated individually.The new system only takes effect beginning the foalsconceived during the 2014 breeding season.@
Yesterday=s Results:RICCI TAVI S., $50,375, DEL, 9-16, 3yo, 1m70y, 1:41 4/5, ft.1--VEGAS NO SHOW, 116, c, 3, by Hard Spun
1st Dam: The Hess Express (MSP, $154,993),by Lord Carson2nd Dam: Turcomedy, by Turkoman3rd Dam: Grecian Comedy, by Fast Hilarious
2--Smash and Grab, 122, g, 3, Sharp Humor--Laplumas, by Posse. ($10,000 yrl '11 FTKOCT). O-Kryskaly Horse Racing Inc, Ronald Cuneo & Exacta BS LLC. $10,000.3--Keep the Canoli, 116, g, 3, Imperialism--Sicilian Soul, by Sweetsouthernsaint. O-Red Oak Stable (Brunetti). $5,500.Margins: NK, 5, HF. Odds: 2.00, 2.30, 6.00.
Ricci Tavi S. cont.
A winner of the Dover S. here last October beforefinishing second to Violence (Medaglia d=Oro) inAqueduct=s GII Nashua S., Vegas No Show was lookingto end an eight-race winless drought. He had mostrecently checked in third in a Monmouth allowanceAug. 10, but was favored while stepping back intostakes company. Hard-sent for the lead, the bay washung three wide into the first turn and stalked Smashand Grab from third down the backside. Hard-ridden tokeep up with the pacesetter leaving the home bend,Vegas No Show kept at it to wear down his game foein the waning moments. Click for the brisnet.com chartor VIDEO.
2nd-PID, $40,950, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:05, ft.+SPRINGS R LOADED (g, 2, Not for Love--GrassySprings, by Vice Regent) pressed from three widethrough the opening stages here. The 5-2 secondchoice took command at the top of the lane and pulledclear down the stretch to finish two lengths ahead ofPolished Degree (Congrats) under light urging.Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,300. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or VIDEO.O-Alexander Levengood & Cal Lin Racing. B-Richard HBosshard Jr (PA). T-Gerald E Brooks.
Sunday Night=s Results:9th-EMD, $22,575, Alw, 2yo, 6f, 1:09 2/5, ft.PATCHES PAL (g, 2, El Corredor--Weekend Star, byConfide) was runner-up against $25,000 taggers hereAug. 31. Still a maiden, the 5-1 chance rated just offthe pace and was wide entering the lane. He driftedout, but rallied to get a head in front of Morning LineWiz (Henny Hughes) on the wire. Sales history: $8,000wlng '11 KEENOV; $20,000 yrl '12 WASSEP. Click forthe brisnet.com chart.Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $15,061. O-Patches PalStable. B-Richard Reed, Tiffany Zammit & Hill 'NDaleFarm (KY). T-Terry Gillihan.
AROUND THE WORLD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
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In Today’s TDN blog:The 2013 Arc de Triomphe: Is there determinism in racing and if so,
1st Dam: Humoriste (Fr), by Saint Cyrien (Fr)2nd Dam: Diamond Dove (Ire), by Bellypha (Ire)3rd Dam: Dovetail (Ire), by Brigadier Gerard (GB)
(i2,500 yrl >11 ARQNOV). O-Eric Palluat de Besset, Emmanuel Tassin & Mme Lovisa-Ulrika Delaunay; B-Mme Antoinette Ouvry; T-Jean-Pierre Gauvin; J-Pierre-Charles Boudot; i27,500. Lifetime Record: 9 starts, 4 wins, 3 places, i86,050.2--Childa (Ire), 127, f, 3, Duke of Marmalade (Ire)--Chill (Fr), by Verglas (Ire). (i25,000 yrl >11 ARQAUG). O-Ecurie La Vallee Martigny, Mme Mireille Fricker, Michel Turon & Rodolphe Grosset; B-Ecurie La Vallee Martigny & Bloodstock Amarvillas; T-Stephane Wattel; i11,000.3--Ebiyza (Ire), 123, f, 3, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)--Ebalista (Ire), by Selkirk. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan=s Studs SC; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; i8,250.Margins: SHD, NK, 1 3/4. Odds: 4.20, 10.00, 7.90.Also Ran: Perfect Queen (Fr), Oriental Wind (GB),Cushion (GB), Soccer Mom (Ger), Alta Stima (Ire),Tunkwa (Fr), Snow Pine (GB), Scarlet Sonnet (Ire), SeaClaria (Fr). Scratched: Louve Nationale (Ire). Click forthe Racing Post result. Click for Equidia VIDEO. Siljan=s Saga stepped off a June 30 Chantillyconditions score to garner the July 18 Listed PrixMadame Jean Couturie at Vichy, and was a last-outfifth in a competitive renewal of the Aug. 20 G2 Prix dela Nonette at Deauville. She was set a 1 1/2-kilogramimpost for the Vichy success and raced in a handy thirdfor most of this slog. Unflustered when relegated tofifth on the home turn, she remained on the inner asChilda poached a seemingly decisive advantage nearingthe final eighth and was resolute under a late drive tonail that rival on the line.
Arc Sale Catalogue Online The catalogue for Arqana=s Arc Sale, set for Oct. 5 atSaint-Cloud, is now available online. The sale willconsist of 60 horses in training, with nearly 70% of thecatalogue rated 95 or higher. Highlights amongst the 3-year-olds and older brigade include the Group 1-placedEmpoli (Ger) (Halling), most recently fourth behindNovellist in the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Baden Sept.1; Group 3 winner Adoya (Ger) (Doyen {Ire}); andBeatrice (GB) (Dr. Fong), recent winner of the G3 International Istanbul Trophy. Standouts from the 2-year-old selection include listed winner Make It Reel(Fr) (Country Reel); San Siro debut winner Lady Dutch(GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) and French Group 3 winner MyCatch (Ire) (Camacho {GB}). To view the catalogue,visit www.arqana.com.
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3.20 Maisons-Laffitte, Debutantes, €24,000, 2yo, f, 7fTVIVA VALARIA (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) starts out for Paul Fudge’sWaratah Thoroughbreds and the Andre Fabre stable, having cost themining magnate 260,000 guineas as a TATOCT yearling. The son of the1999 GI American Oaks heroine On a Soapbox (Mi Cielo) is also a half-brother to the 2006 G2 Princess of Wales’s S. winner Soapy Danger(GB) (Danzig) and meets another relative of a Group 1 winner in SheikhJoaan bin Hamad Al Thani’s Daidahana (GB) (Shamardal), aFrancis-Henri Graffard trainee whose half-sister Carry On Katie(Fasliyev) captured the 2003 G1 Cheveley Park S.
Yesterday=s Results:Listowel, 17.15, Hcp, i30,000, 2yo, 1mT, 1:47.32,yl/sf.MEKONG RIVER (IRE) (c, 2, Galileo {Ire}--Simply Perfect{GB} {MG1SW-Eng & MG1SP-Fr, $756,650}, byDanehill), who took a Killarney nursery over andextended mile last time Aug. 31, raced in the last pairafter a moderate break. Ridden along on the home turn,the 9-4 second choice seized a gap to hit the front with40 yards to spare and prevailed by a length fromHidden Oasis (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}). VIDEO, courtesyattheraces.com. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, i39,855.O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith;B-Roncon, Wynatt & Chelston; T-Aidan O=Brien.
Listowel, 15.45, Mdn, i14,500, 2yo, f, 6f 60ydsT,1:28.26, yl/sf.CHROUSSA (IRE) (f, 2, Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}--Violet Spring {Ire}, by Exactly Sharp), who was runner-up to J “TDN Rising Star” J Tapestry (Ire)(Galileo {Ire}) in a six-furlong Curragh maiden July 21,was disappointing when last of 10 in the G3 PrincessMargaret S. at Ascot six days later and was bustledfrom the gate to share the early lead here. Taking aclear lead inside the quarter pole, one backhander wassufficient for the 6-5 pick to win easily by 4 1/2 lengthsfrom Sophie=s World (Ire) (Captain Rio {GB}). Thewinner is a half to Carrizo Creek (Ire) (CharnwoodForest {Ire}), GSW-Eng, $169,339. VIDEO, courtesyattheraces.com. Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-0, i15,346.O-Charlotte Musgrave; B-James F Hanly; T-Jim Bolger.
Sunday=s Result:Dusseldorf, 16.55, Cond, i52,000, 2yo, 7fT, 1:29.90,sf.NORDICO (GER) (c, 2, Medicean {GB}--Norwegian Pride{Fr} {SW-Ger & SP-Swe}, by Diktat {GB}), sixth in asimilar event at Cologne on debut Aug. 7, broke well torace prominently here. Pushed along in third as the fieldturned for home, the 31-1 shot wore down Nadelwald(GB) (Shamardal) under a drive in the shadow of thepost to win by a neck. Sales history: i70,000 yrl >12BBAAUG. Lifetime Record: 2 starts, 1 win, 0 places,i27,000.O-Eckhard Sauren; B-Gestut Brummerhof; T-MarioHofer.
Sunday=s Result:Milan, 15.20, Cond, i22,500, 2yo, f, 7 1/2fT,1:36.30, gd/sf.OMBRAGE (FR) (f, 2, Orpen--Hideaway Heroine {Ire}{SP-Eng}, by Hernando {Fr}) won her maiden overcourse and distance on debut last time Sept. 7, and ledfrom the gate in this one. Shaken up at the quarterpole, the 13-5 favorite was ridden out to notch atwo-length score from Pretzhof (Ire) (Red Rocks {Ire}).The winner is a half to Cisneros (Ire) (Johannesburg),SW-Ity. Sales history: i12,000 RNA yrl >12 ARQAUG.Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, i17,425.O-Scuderia Diamante di Elisa Melendez; B-Edy SRL;T-Grizzetti Galoppo.
ITALY, Milan, 16.25, 9-15, i18,000, 3yo/up, 5fT,1:01.40, gd/sf.ART OF DREAMS (FR) (c, 4, Dutch Art {GB}--GiantDream {GB} {SP-Ity}, by Giant=s Causeway) LifetimeRecord: MSP-Ity, 23-6-8-1, i99,297. O/B-AllevamentoLa Nuova Sbarra SRL; T-Grizzetti Galoppo.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:+Improvized (GB), f, 2, Authorized (Ire)--Rhapsodize (GB), by Halling. Brighton, Britain, 9-16, Mdn, 2yo, 6f 209ydsT. B-Foursome Thoroughbreds. *13,000gns RNA yrl >12 TATOCT.La Rusee (Fr), f, 2, Falco--Red Vixen (Ire), by Agnes World. Mont-de-Marsan, France, 9-15, Mdn, 2yo, f, 7fT. B-SCEA Plessis.Guizzo Vincente (GB), c, 2, Footstepsinthesand (GB)-- New Design (Ire) (SP-Ire), by Bluebird. Rome, Italy, 9-15, Mdn, 2yo, c/g, 7 1/2fT. B-Lady Juliet Tadgell. *7,000gns yrl '12 TATOCT.Chorlton Manor (Ire), c, 2, Kheleyf--Pearl of the Sea (Ire), by Fusaichi Pegasus. Wolverhampton, Britain, 9-16, Mdn, 2yo, 5f 20yds (AWT). B-Sinead and Joe Bishop. *i8,000 wnlg >11 GOFNOV; i34,000 2yo >13 GORMAY.+Best Emotion (Ire), c, 2, King=s Best--Big Emotion (Fr), by Trempolino. Lyon-Parilly, France, 9-15, Mdn, 2yo, 1mT. B-Jean-Claude Seroul.
Balfour (Fr), c, 2, Myboycharlie (Ire)--Phone the Diva (SW-US, $174,746), by Phone Trick. Mont-de- Marsan, France, 9-15, Mdn, 2yo, c/g, 7fT. B-SF Bloodstock LLC. *i65,000 yrl >12 ARQOCT. *Eighth Northern Hemisphere winner for freshman sire (by Danetime {Ire})Mariele (Ire), f, 2, Shirocco (Ger)--Mureefa, by Bahri. Strasbourg, France, 9-15, Mdn, 2yo, 7fT. B-Amelie von Leithner. *i18,000 RNA yrl >12 ARQOCT; i34,000 2yo >13 BBAMAY. **1/2 to Habalwatan (Ire) (In the Wings {GB}), GSP-Eng. +Swingdream (Ger), f, 2, Soldier Hollow (GB)-- Smaranda (Ger), by Kornado (GB). Munich, Germany, 9-15, Mdn, 2yo, 1mT. B-Gestut Park Wiedingen. *i6,500 yrl >12 BBAOCT.Vareze (GB), f, 3, Duke of Marmalade (Ire)--Vadazing (Fr), by Spinning World. Munich, Germany, 9-15, Mdn, 3yo, 1mT. B-Ecurie des Monceaux & Skymarc Farm. *i30,000 RNA yrl >11 ARQOCT.Fulminata (Ire), f, 3, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)--Rain Dancer (Ire), by Sadler=s Wells. Listowel, Ireland, 9-16, Mdn, 3-4yo, f, 1mT. B-Ballylinch Stud. *,18,000 RNA yrl >11 DONAUG. **1/2 to Boca Dancer (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), SW-Ire.Lady Liberty (Ire), f, 3, Shirocco (Ger)--Love and Laughter (Ire), by Theatrical (Ire). Munich, Germany, 9-15, Mdn, 3yo, 1 1/4mT. B-Kevin & Meta Cullen. *80,000gns yrl >11 TATOCT. **1/2 to Wigmore Hall (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), Hwt. 3yo Colt-Eng at 9.5- 11f, MG1SW-Can, G1SP-US, GSW & G1SP-UAE, MGSP-Eng, $2,056,768.Major Hollow (Ger), g, 3, Soldier Hollow (GB)--Mazillera (Ger), by Anzillero (Ger). Dusseldorf, Germany, 9-15, Mdn, 3yo, 7fT. B-Gestut Erlenhof. *i4,500 yrl >11 BBAOCT.
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