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SPILL CLAIMS LIFE OF JOCKEY JUAN SAEZ
RECORDS CONTINUE TO TUMBLE AT TATTS
Apprentice jockey Juan Saez, the 17-year-old
younger brother of New York-based rider Luis Saez,
succumbed to injuries
sustained in a spill in
Tuesday=s eighth race at
Indiana Grand Racetrack late
last night.
Saez was aboard the Rick
Hiles-trained Montezuma
Express and clipped heels
with the horse in front of him,
Paddy=s Notes, causing his
mount to fall and throwing
the Panamanian jockey
heavily to the ground. A
trailing horse, Masaru, ridden
Juan Saez aboard Lady Zuzu by Ricardo Santana Jr., was
unable to avoid the fallen
after a victory last week
horse and also fell, unseating
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his jockey as well. As a result
of the contact, Masuru was euthanized. Santana Jr.
was not injured. In what is believed to be an unrelated
incident, one of the leading horses in the race,
Platitude, unseated jockey Marcelino Pedroza. Platitude
was euthanized and as a result of the accident, officials
at Indiana Grand canceled the day=s final race.
Saez was attended to by on-track EMS and was
airlifted from the scene by Life Flight to IU Health
Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he was
treated in the facility=s Level One trauma center, the
Indianapolis Star reported.
A graduate of the Laffit Pincay Jr. Jockey School in
Panama, Saez made a near-immediate impact in the
Midwest, and had won 89 of his 440 mounts with an
in-the-money record of 53% and purse earnings of
$2,053,219. He was easily the leading rider at this
year=s Ellis Park meeting with 51 wins, and had
partnered with two winners from 26 mounts at
Keeneland. In what must rank as one of the highlights
of his career, the junior Saez piloted the winner of one
of the Indiana-bred stakes earlier on the same program
as his older brother guided East Hall (Graeme Hall) to an
upset victory in the GII Indiana Derby Oct. 4. Juan
hailed from a racing family; along with brother Luis,
cousins Gabriel Saez and Angel Arroyo are also jockeys.
AJuan Saez possessed an immense gift for riding
horses and there is no telling how bright his future as a
jockey would have been," Alex Waldrop, president and
CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association
said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with
his family and friends, as well as the entire tight-knit
racing community that supports Indiana Grand.@
The record price for a Book 2 yearling was passed in
emphatic style on Wednesday evening when a first-crop
son of Darley=s Poet=s Voice (GB)
was hammered down to a
determined Angus Gold on
behalf of Shadwell for
525,000gns.
Following a blockbuster
Book 1 last week, it was in the
cards that Book 2 would be
similarly strong, but plenty of
vendors engaged at Tattersalls
this week have continued to
express a mixture of surprise and
delight at the market=s depth,
which has seen a rise in median
of 35% to 50,000gns and
average by 36% to 64,478gns.
Conducted over three days
instead of four, comparisons are
tricky, but 119 fewer yearlings
Lot 1270
offered have neverthless
Tattersalls
contributed to a growth in
aggregate of 17% to
42,555,500gns, illustrating the extraordinary level of
demand for yearlings in Newmarket this week.
Twenty-seven yearlings fetched 200,000gns or more in
Book 2 this year compared to nine in 2013 and the
clearance rate remained on a par at 87%. Cont. p4
Cont. p3
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TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 3 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Spill Claims Life of Jockey Juan Saez
(continued from p1)
Representatives of The Jockey's Guild also
remembered Saez fondly.
"There are no words to describe the devastation that
we are all feeling,@ said Terry Meyocks, National
Manager of the Guild. Added Guild Chairman John
Velazquez, AOur thought and prayers are with Juan=s
family during this tragic time. Juan was such a talented
and sweet kid, with a promising future. It is like losing a
member of the family. We are competing against one
another on the track, but off of the track, we are all
very close. Since his family was in transit, it gives some
comfort knowing that he was surrounded by his fellow
riders, his agent, Julio Espinoza, and close friends,
when he passed.@
Jon Schuster, Indiana Grand=s vice president and
general manager of racing, said, AOur hearts and
prayers are with Juan=s family and friends today. To
have an up-and-coming star in the sport of horse racing
taken from us so young is a tragedy. His passion for
horse racing was immense and only surpassed by his
good-natured outlook on life.@
Indiana Grand canceled live racing Wednesday in
remembrance of Saez. A public memorial mourning the
life and career of Saez will be held Thursday at Indiana
Grand.
Keeneland’s jockey colony took a moment of silence following
yesterday’s third race in remembrance of Juan Saez
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TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 4 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Tattersalls Coverage (cont. from p1)
AThe momentum from Book 1 of the Tattersalls
October Yearling Sale has well and truly been sustained
throughout Book 2,@ said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond
Mahony. ACompetition for quality yearlings has been
extraordinary from start to finish and record-breaking
turnover for the fourth consecutive year, despite
cataloguing 137 fewer yearlings than last year, is a
measure of the intense demand we have seen over the
past three days. As well as turnover second only to
Book 1 amongst European yearling sales, Book 2 of this
year=s October Yearling Sale has achieved wide-margin
increases in all the key indicators and, as ever, has paid
an enormous tribute to the outstanding quality of the
yearlings sent here from throughout Britain, Ireland and
further afield. Numerically, Book 2 of the Tattersalls
October Yearling Sale is the largest of its type in Europe
and the depth to the demand for yearlings this week
illustrates why the sale is the preferred option for so
many leading consignors.@
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TATTERSALLS OCTOBER BOOK 2
SESSION TOTALS
Catalogued
No. Offered
No. Sold
RNAs
% RNAs
High Price (gns)
Gross (gns)
Average (gns) (% change)
Median (gns) (% change)
2014
276
254
217
37
14.6%
525,000
13,730,500
63,274 (+23.9%)
48,000 (+20%)
2013
241
217
196
21
9.7%
320,000
10,009,000
51,066
40,000
CUMULATIVE
Catalogued
No. Offered
No. Sold
RNAs
% RNAs
High Price (gns)
Gross (gns)
Average (gns) (% change)
Median (gns) (% change)
2014
828
759
660
99
13%
525,000
42,555,500
64,478 (+35.7%)
50,000 (+35.1%)
2013
965
878
765
113
12.9%
320,000
36,359,500
47,529
37,000
Tiznow’s ONly Grade 1-winning
Two-Year-Old Colt
A Grade 1 Winner
out of a Grade 1 Winner
out of a Grade 1 Winner
who is out of a Grade 1 Winner
‘Saratoga’s most dominant 2YO of 2013.’
Broke his Maiden by 4 1/2 lengths over
Tapit’s millionaire son Tapiture with a 92 Beyer
Won the Historic Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes
by 9 3/4 lengths - the largest margin
in the race’s 111 year history
Placed in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
Weighted at 122 lbs on Exp. Free Hcp.,
3 lbs behind Champion Shared Belief
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 5 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Players= PleasedY
Consigned by Peter and Kathy Player=s Whatton
Manor Stud, the sale-topping colt (lot 1270) out of
Poppets Sweetlove
(GB) (Foxhound)--a
half-sister to crack
sprinter Overdose (GB)
(Starborough {GB})-was on a number of
the major buyers= lists,
with Gold having to
hold off an equally
stiff challenge from
underbidder Saleh Al
Lot 1270
Homaizi which saw
Tattersalls photo
the previous
420,000gns Book 2 record knocked into a cocked hat.
"It is beyond my wildest dreams," said Peter Player,
who runs the Nottinghamshire stud with his son, Ed,
and also sold a Teofilo (Ire) colt out of Poppets
Sweetlove, now a dual winner named Patentar (GB), for
220,000gns to Al Homaizi=s advisor Tony Nerses in the
same ring two years ago. "All the credit must go to Ed
now--I just get in the way. We were just hoping he
would make six figures but we never believed it would
be anything like this.@
Successful purchaser Angus Gold said: " Sheikh
Hamdan was very keen on the horse. He=s a gorgeous
horse, with plenty of scope.@
Having bought three by the sire during Book 2, he
added, APoet's Voice is a beautiful horse himself and
has a real chance of making it - he is getting some
lovely stock. When the vet went to see him earlier
today he told me that he thought the horse was his nap
of the sale--he is just so athletic.@
While John Ferguson ruled Book 1 with his 38
purchases on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed, it was
Sheikh Hamdan=s turn to take the lead during Book 2,
with his racing and bloodstock manager Angus Gold
signing for 35 yearlings for a total of 4,875,000gns.
Cherry on Top-- For a While...
Earlier in the session, a bidding war between Kieran
McManus and Alastair Donald came close to bringing
about a new record for Book 2 but as the hammer
came down on the Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) colt (lot
1186), who was the object of their desire, the
390,000gns vouched by McManus fell just short of the
target.
Son of prominent Irish jumps owner J P McManus,
the successful buyer also signed for a Sea The Stars
(Ire) half-sister to Derby winner Motivator (GB) for
500,000gns during Book 1. His Book 2 purchase was
offered by Ballylinch Stud on behalf of his breeder
Cherry Faeste of Tourgar House Stud. A half-brother to
dual Grade II winner Grandeur (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}), the
colt is out of Misskinta (Ire) (Desert Sun {GB}), one of
just two mares owned by Faeste and her Norwegian
husband Arild at their Co Waterford farm. cont. p6
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 6 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
AThis is the only yearling we=ve sold this year and I
can=t believe that price, but he was an exceptional
horse,@ said Faeste, who confirmed that Misskinta has a
Dubawi filly foal at foot.
John O=Connor, manager of Ballylinch Stud, added:
AWe felt this colt would stand out in Book 2--we had
the option of putting him in Book 1. Cherry Faeste is an
extremely successful breeder. She sends the yearlings
to us when they are ready to be prepped and we=ve
been selling for her for years. This horse was very
straightforward with a great constitution. We were
impressed with how professional he was when he came
up to the ring and plenty of people were very taken
with him.@
Faeste was congratulated by her brother, Philip
Myerscough of Baroda Stud, who on Tuesday sold a
filly by Mastercraftsman (lot 779) for 210,000gns with
David Cox from Colbinstown Stud.
ACherry asked me why I was crying,@ joked
Myerscough with tears in his eyes. AI told her it=s called
jealousy!@
The sale also provided an emotional moment for
young bloodstock agent Cathy Grassick, who operates
in the name of her late father as Brian Grassick
Bloodstock.
ACherry was the first person to ask me to buy a horse
when I was still working for my dad and Misskinta was
the first horse I bought her,@ said Grassick. AI=ve bought
two mares for Cherry and they=ve both produced two
stakes horses so I think I=ll stop there.@
In addition to Grandeur, Misskinta is the dam of
listed-placed Magnolia Beach (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand
{GB}) and three-time winner Magique (Ire) (Jeremy). Her
further family includes Sea The Stars= (Ire) first Group
winner My Titania (Ire).
Fresh from selling the top-priced filly at Goffs= Orby
Sale, Ballylinch Stud recorded some terrific results
during Book 2, selling nine yearlings for an average of
121,000gns. These included the leading lady on
Wednesday (lot 1063), a filly by Lawman (Ire) from one
of the stud=s longstanding families who was bought by
John Warren for 260,000gns.
O=Connor commented as the filly left the ring: "We
bred her dam, Kerry Gal (Ire), but ironically she never
raced as she was injured at the sales when we tried to
sell her as a yearling. Long-term that=s worked out to be
a benefit for us as she's produced an exceptional first
foal.@
Kerry Gal certainly has the bloodlines to be a
broodmare of note, as she is by Galileo out of G1 Prix
de Diane winner Caerlina (Ire) (Caerleon).
O=Connor added: AEverybody liked this filly--she has a
great temperament and the most extraordinary action,
she's an extremely fluent mover.@
TATTERSALLS OCTOBER BOOK TWO
WEDNESDAY’S TOP NINE LOTS
Hip Sex Sire
Dam
Price (gns)
1270 colt Poet’s Voice (GB)
Poppets Sweetlove (GB)
520,000
B-Whatton Manor Stud
Consigned by Whatton Manor Stud
Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company
1186 colt Hly Romn Emperor (Ire) Misskinta (Ire)
390,000
B-Mrs Cherry Faeste
Consigned by Ballylinch Stud
Purchased by K McManus
1062 colt Dutch Art (GB)
Kelowna (Ire)
340,000
B-The Lavington Stud
Consigned by Keith Harte, agent
Purchased by Al Mirqab Racing
1052 colt Kyllachy (GB)
Just Devine (Ire)
280,000
B-Carmel Stud
Consigned by Carmel Stud
Purchased by William Muir
1063 filly Lawman (Fr)
Kerry Gal (Ire)
260,000
B-Ballylinch Stud
Consigned by Ballylinch Stud
Purchased by J Warren Bloodstock
1279 colt Shamardal
Princess Danah (Ire)
220,000
B-Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar
Consigned by Voute Sales Ltd
Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company
1196 colt Fastnet Rock (Aus) Mount Klinovec (Ire)
220,000
B-Minch Bloodstock
Consigned by Castletown Stud
Purchased by Stephen Hillen Bloodstock
1086 filly Dream Ahead
Lady Livius (Ire)
210,000
B-Ballylinch Stud
Consigned by Ballylinch Stud
Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company
1111 colt Dark Angel (Ire)
Livadream (Ire)
200,000
(33,000gns wnlg ‘13 TATDEF)
B-Mrs Fiona McStay
Consigned by Ballyhimkin Stud
Purchased by Pan Sutong
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TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 7 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Poignant Moment for Lavington Stud...
Less than a week after the death of Captain John
Macdonald-Buchanan, a Dutch Art (GB) colt bred at his
Lavington Stud in Sussex (lot 1062) was the early star
of Wednesday=s final session of Book 2 at Tattersalls
when selling for 340,000gns to Al Mirqab Racing.
The second foal of Presque Isle Downs listed winner
Kelowna (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), the chestnut attracted the
attention of plenty of serious buyers, including Ross
Doyle, John Warren, Richard Brown and eventual
under-bidder Charlie Gordon-Watson.
The colt was consigned by Keith Harte, who said: "I
thought he'd definitely make at least 150,000gns but I
knew a lot of the big players were on him. I saw him in
the summer and have had him all the way through his
sales prep. Like all the Dutch Arts I've had, he had a
great temperament and his last show was as good as
his first.@
Family Ties that Bind for Muir...
Carmel Stud bought Just Devine (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire})
for 21,000gns as a yearling and though one placed
finish was the best she could manage on the
racecourse, the half-sister to Group 3 winner Airmail
Special (Ire) (Peintre Celebre) has repaid the investment
made by Kevin and Michelle Morgan by producing four
winners, including Qatar Racing=s listed-placed End Of
Line (GB) (Pastoral Pursuits {GB}). Her latest success
came in the sales ring on Wednesday morning when her
Kyllachy (GB) yearling colt (lot 1052) was sold to
William Muir for 280,000gns.
The trainer had three very good reasons to go right to
the top of his budget for the colt as he trains or has
trained three of this colt=s winning half-siblings--Magic
Secret (GB) (Trade Fair {GB}), Secret Weapon (GB)
(Choisir {Aus}) and current 2-year-old Code Red (GB)
(Bahamian Bounty {GB}), the eye-catching 4 1/2-length
winner of a six-furlong Nottingham maiden Oct. 8
(video).
AI train his half-brother, who bolted in the other day,
and from day one I thought he=d be top class,@ said
Muir. AI also trained Secret Weapon, who was sold to
race abroad. This was a lovely colt but I couldn=t have
gone any further for him! I don=t usually spend that sort
of money, but I=ve got a syndicate together to race him
and we thought >let=s just give it a go.=@
The trainer, who has signed for 10 yearlings in Book
2, has enjoyed success in the last few seasons with
another son of Kyllachy, the multiple stakes winner
Stepper Point (GB).
Fast and Expensive...
Joe Hernon=s Castletown Stud was the consignor of
another colt to pass the 200,000-guinea mark on
Wedensday when offering a son of Fastnet Rock (Aus)
(lot 1196) out of a half-sister to promising young sire
Fast Company (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). The
May-born colt was knocked down to Stephen Hillen at
220,000gns, while Japanese owner Pan Sutong,
buying through Australian agent Jeff Gordon, added a
Dark Angel (Ire) colt (lot 1111) to his purchases.
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 8 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Ballyhimikin Stud consigned the son of the unraced
Dalakhani (Ire) mare Livadream (Ire), who hails from the
family of dual Group 1 winner Linngari (Ire) (Indian
Ridge {GB}).
Fresh Princes...
Within a handful of lots there were some
eye-catching results for first-season sires on the final
day of Book 2.
Lot 1113, a beautifully prepared son of Lilbourne Lad
(Ire) gave Brendan Holland=s Grove Stud a decent return
on investment when improving his 65,000gns foal price
to 140,000gns. A grandson of GI Beverly D S. winner
Snow Polina (Ire) out of her unraced Peintre Celebre
daughter Lola Rossa (Ire), the colt was bought by Ross
Doyle, and was one of two six-figure colts for the sire
in the session after lot 1105, out of Linngari=s
half-sister Lilakiya (Ire) (Dr Fong), fetched 100,000gns.
Shadwell stood their ground for the offspring of two
freshmen, with Angus Gold signing for lot 1120, a
Glenvale Stud-consigned son of Roderic O=Connor out
of listed winner Lucky Pipit (GB) (Key Of Luck), at
170,000gns and lot 1125, a Poet=s Voice (GB)
half-brother to GII Goldikova S. winner Rhythm Of Light
(GB) (Beat Hollow {GB}), at 160,000gns--as well as
later going to 525,000gns for the top lot of the sale by
the same sire. By the end of Book 2, Poet=s Voice was
the leading sire with 26 sold for an average of
94,096gns.
Coolmore=s Cape Blanco (Ire) had three colts in Book
2, with Wednesday=s offering, a colt out of
listed-placed Keepers Hill (Ire) (Danehill) (lot 1061)
selling for 150,000gns to MV Magnier.
Extraordinary Trade...
Following the sale, Mahony could not help but gush
about the results. ATurnover in excess of 40 million gns
has exceeded expectations by a considerable margin, as
have the huge rises in average, median and the number
of lots sold for 100,000 guineas or more,@ he explained.
ALast year=s record average of 47,529gns has soared to
more than 60,000gns, the median has jumped from
37,000gns to 50,000gns and the number of six-figure
lots has risen from 62 to more than 100. Similar to
Book 1, the influence of buyers from throughout the
Gulf region has been enormous and the global demand,
particularly from Hong Kong, has been hugely
significant.
However, the backbone to Book 2 of the Tattersalls
October Yearling Sale has always been the British and
Irish trainers and they have been out in force, all
contributing to a clearance rate of nearly 90%.
The first session of a two-day Book 3 sale begins
today at 9:30 a.m.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH CHAMPIONS
IN MIND by Emma Berry
On a morning organised to promote this Friday=s
Dubai Future Champions Day at Newmarket, there
could hardly be a bigger rabbit
to pull out of the hat than a
foal by Frankel (GB) who just
so happens to be a
half-brother to Dubawi (Ire). If
genes count for anything then
the bold bay colt, who was
foaled exactly seven months
before his first major photo
call, has the words future
champion imprinted in his
DNA.
Frankel colt
Frankel has done more to
Emma Berry photo
promote the sport of
horseracing and the town where he was trained and
now stands at stud than any multi-million dollar
advertising campaign could ever achieve. Though
proven on the track, he has it all to prove at stud.
The same cannot be said for Dubawi, whose swift
rise through the ranks of the world=s elite stallions has
offered gratification and solace to the man who bred
and raced both him and his sire Dubai Millennium, who
died at the age of just five, not long after Dubawi was
conceived.
AIt gives Sheikh Mohammed an unbelievable amount
of satisfaction to have seen Dubawi become so
successful at stud,@ says the Sheikh=s bloodstock
advisor John Ferguson. ADubai Millennium was a
homebred and he was a dream from the day that he
worked on the Limekilns and they decided to change
his name from Yaazer to Dubai Millennium to then
going on and winning the Dubai World Cup in the
millennium year and retiring to stud. The day he died
was awful, so when Dubawi came along it was almost
like him rising from the ashes. For Dubawi to go on and
be a great racehorse was one thing but then to become
such an extraordinary stallion has been wonderful to
see.@
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 9 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Treve=s tryst with Dubawi may have been delayed for
a year as she attempts to bag her third G1 Prix de l=Arc
de Triomphe, but the stallion will not want for elite
mares in his 2015 book.
Ferguson alone spent
5,775,000gns on seven Dubawi
yearlings during Book 1 of
Tattersalls October Sale last
week, boosting him to leading
sire by his average price of
654,500gns for 10 sold.
Ferguson continued: ADubawi
was knocked a bit when he first
went to stud because although
he=s an athletic horse, he=s a
quite short-coupled and butty
and some of his offspring didn=t
walk as well as he did--but they
ran.
Dubawi
He continued, AHis first crop,
Emma Berry photo
then second crop, just got
stronger and stronger and I think what=s happened is
that this year=s yearlings are from the first time the
bloodstock world decided there is no doubt, this horse
is special, and as a result he was sent some really
special mares.@
The man likely to be charged with training a number
of those expensive yearlings, as well as plenty of
Sheikh Mohammed=s homebreds, is Charlie Appleby,
who has recently completed his first year at the helm of
Moulton Paddocks, one of two large Godolphin training
establishments in Newmarket. Appleby=s colleague
Saeed Bin Suroor trains nearby at Lord Derby=s former
stable, Stanley House.
The circumstances surrounding Appleby=s promotion
to trainer following the eight-year ban handed out to his
former boss Mahmood Al Zarooni have been well
documented. Recent restructuring at Godolphin and a
new tighter liaison with its sister breeding empire,
Darley, have hinted that the operation is keen to pursue
a new direction, and in Appleby it appears to have the
ideal man to aid that aim. Though by no means a new
face at Godolphin--he has served 16 years with the
operation in Britain, France and Dubai--he brings a
refreshing brand of candor to his new role.
ATo get the Grade 1 winner out of the way at the end
of last season steadied the ship for the winter,@ he
says, referring to the
victory of Outstrip (GB)
(Exceed and Excel {Aus})
in the Breeders= Cup
Juvenile Turf. AHe took a
lot of pressure off the
whole team for this year.
We have 70% 2-year-olds
here, so at the moment
it=s all about building for
Outstrip
next year and beyond.
Emma Berry photo
You have to take your
time with some of these young horses and that=s what
we=ve done.@
Evidence of this strategy is the lack of Godolphin
entries in the major juvenile races this autumn but
Appleby will be represented by Oasis Dream (GB) colt
Charming Thought (GB) in tomorrow=s G1 Middle Park
S.
AWe supplemented Charming Thought for Future
Champions Day because we haven=t wanted to put the
pressure on by making entries in the big juvenile races.
We=re taking our time--we=re quite happy to go and win
some listed races and let these horses come to
themselves and be ready for the spring of next year.
We=re not under pressure to run them again this year.
We need to build up the older-horse team at Moulton
Paddocks.@
One sad postscript to the engaging morning spent
with the affable trainer on Godolphin=s private gallops at
Moulton Paddocks is the subsequent fatal training injury
to 2012 G1 St Leger winner Encke (Kingmambo), who,
along with Outstrip, French Navy (GB) (Shamardal) and
Cat O=Mountain (Street Cry {Ire}) was one of the elder
statesman of the team on parade with potential
big-race engagements ahead of the close of the Flat
turf season.
Appleby, who lives at Moulton Paddocks with his
Irish wife Aisling and three young daughters Emily, Erin
and Edith, will once again divide his time between
Newmarket and Dubai this winter, but another strategy
shift, which will see many of the potentially smart
Classic generation horses remain in the UK, means he
will have a smaller team at his disposal for the Dubai
International Racing Carnival. cont. p10
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AMost of the 2-year-olds are not going to Dubai, some
of the more backward ones may have a run in England
through the winter,@
says the trainer. AIf you
took those ones out to
Dubai the window
becomes very small for
them. It=s easier to give
them a run or two here
and put them away for
a month or two ahead
of the spring.
Moulton Paddocks
He added, AThere=s a
Emma Berry photo
possibility that a filly
like Yodelling, who is by Medgalia d=Oro (out of Echoes
in Eternity {Ire}), could go as she might enjoy the dirt
but we=d hope to bring her back in the spring too and
look towards the Guineas--but there=s a long way to go
with her yet.@
There=s no denying the desire of everyone within the
team to see Godolphin return to its former heyday,
when the likes of Daylami (Ire), Sulamani (Ire) and
Fantastic Light bore the royal blue silks with honour in
many of the world=s top races. And, despite a sensibly
gentle approach to his fledgling training career, it is,
unsurprisingly, at the top of Appleby=s list of
aspirations, too.
AI=ve been working for Godolphin for 16 years now so
I like to feel that I know it inside out,@ he says. AOf
course there=s pressure, but you have to look at it
sensibly and pinpoint the horses we want to focus on
and that=s what we=ve done this year.
AThis year has been about regrouping and looking to
2015. We=ve treated the 2-year-olds differently and are
mapping out their careers with future Group races in
mind. Our ultimate goal is to win Classics and Group 1
races and to produce stallions.@
Dubai Future Champions days might be just the place
to start.
OWNER CONFERENCE WRAPS AT KEE
By Lucas Marquardt
The inaugural Thoroughbred Owners Conference,
hosted by OwnerView, concluded a second day of
panel discussions
yesterday at Keeneland.
The focus of the
morning-only session
was horse welfare and
the future of the sport.
The Horse Racing
Radio Network=s Mike
Penna moderated a
panel entitled ACare for
Dinny Phipps
the Thoroughbred and
LM photo
Foundations@ that
outlined some of the problems that arise in horses in
training.
AThe crux of treating race horses is taking care of
their skeletons,@ said panelist Dr. Larry Bramlage.
AThe reason horses are so good is that their skeleton
is no bigger than it has to be, and horses manufacture
their skeletons while they=re training. All training is
overload and over-repair; do a little more than they=re
ready to do, and the body gets the message, >I need to
get better.= Eventually you get a racehorse.@
A video of one of Bramlage=s most famous patients,
the Hall of Famer Personal Ensign, winning the 1988
GI Breeders= Cup Distaff was shown, and Bramlage
explained why her win in that race was such a
milestone.
AThe fracture showed the coming of age of repair,
where we could not only save lives, but get them back
to training,@ he explained.
The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation=s Nancy Kelly
talked about the strides being made in Thoroughbred
aftercare.
AWe like to say it=s an owner=s responsibility and an
industry=s responsibility,@ she said. AThe network is
getting stronger. We=re not there yet, but we=re way
better than we used to be. We=ve set a good
foundation. We=ve never had an industry standard
where everyone who touches the horse, who benefits
from the horse, puts in to contribute to its welfare.@
The AGeneration Next@ panel, moderated by The
Jockey Club Tour on Fox=s Alyssa Ali, gathered some of
the industry=s most prominent young players. They
included Price Bell, Walker Hancock, Daisy Phipps
Pulito, Anna Seitz and Brad Weisbord.
The panelists went through some of their favorite
racing moments. A highlight was a cell-phone video of
Seitz reacting to a graded victory by a filly she owns in
partnership, I=m Already Sexy. Seitz herself was redfaced from the footage, which showed her jumping up
and down as her filly streaked down Arlington=s turf
course, but the crowd loved it and gave her a rousing
hand.
After the panel went through its top races, Weisbord
said, AWe=re showing moments that people in the sport
so rarely get to experience--winning Grade I=s, Grade
II=s--but you can get just as excited winning a $10,000
claiming race,@ he said. AYou should get that excited. If
you=re just getting started, just strive to win that first
race. That will get the bug going.@ cont. p11
THOROUGHBRED OWNER CONFERENCE PHOTO ALBUM
Tom Durkin & his racetrack hat
photos by Lucas Marquardt
Anna Seitz
Alyssa Ali
Stacie Clark & Erin Crady
Dr. Larry Bramlage & Dr. Jeff Blea
Brad Weisbord & Daisy Phipps Pulito
Walker Hancock & Price Bell
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 11 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Owner conference cont.
Seitz spoke of her duty as a young leader in racing.
AThe greatest way I can help the industry is to make the
sport easy to understand [for new owners and fans],
making it fun, bringing people to the track in the
morning and watching the horses train,@ she said. AWe
want to make it accessible and easy and
understandable.@
In their panel, the Thoroughbred Owners and
Breeders Association=s Dan Metzger and The Jockey
Club=s Gary Falter explained the various resources
available to prospective owners. The Jockey Club=s
Ogden Mills ADinny@ Phipps then closed out the
conference with a address that offered a few bits of
advice to those new to the sport.
AAs an owner, you are paying the bills,@ Phipps said.
AYou have rights. Use them. Communicate clearly and
often with your trainer. Make decisions together. Ask
questions, and use modern tools to stay informed.@
Conference attendees headed over to the grandstand
for lunch in the Phoenix dining room and a day at the
races. Today, they=ll visit some of the top stallion farms
in the region, vet clinics, the Kentucky Horse Park and
the Bourbon Trail.
OwnerView is an information resource developed by
The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and
Breeders Association. The Owners Conference was
sponsored by Del Mar, Keeneland, the New York Racing
Association, and The Stronach Group. For more, visit
www.ownerview.com.
CELEBRITY POKER TOURNAMENT
SCHEDULED FOR BREEDERS= CUP WEEK
The Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) will
host its first-ever
Hollywood & Horses Hold
>Em Invitational
Wednesday, Oct. 29 at
the Peninsula Beverly
Hills in Beverly Hills, CA
in celebration of the 31st
Breeders= Cup World
Championships, which
will be held at Santa
Anita Oct. 31 and
Nov. 1. Proceeds from
the event, which is cochaired by prominent
racehorse owners Gary
Barber, Chairman & CEO A meet-and-greet with Derek Jeter
of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
will be among the prizes up for
Inc.; and Kevin Tsujihara, grabs at the Hollywood & Horses
Chairman & CEO of
Hold ‘Em Invitational
Warner Bros., will benefit
Andrew Kazmierski, 123rf.com
the MPTF and the
Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund (PDJF).
AThe Breeders' Cup is more than just a great world
championship horse racing event--it's a world-class
entertainment experience,@ said Drew Sheinman, Chief
Marketing and Revenue Officer for the Breeders= Cup.
AWith that, we've historically had a good connection
to Hollywood. The first-ever Breeders' Cup was at
Hollywood Park and Elizabeth Taylor presented the
first-ever Breeders' Cup trophy. It's very important to
reconnect ourselves in a very high-level way with
Hollywood. That led us to the association with the
MPTF, which is probably the preeminent charity
organization in Hollywood. Its members include George
Clooney, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Gary Barber, Kevin
Tsujihara--many leading executives and celebrities in
and around the world of Hollywood. We thought it was
a great cause and a great relationship for us to
collaborate with them on this first-ever celebrity poker
event and to celebrate the Breeders' Cup while also
raising funds for the MPTF and the PDJF.@
With the untimely passing of jockey Juan Saez
Tuesday, Sheinman reaffirmed the Breeders= Cup=s
commitment to the PDJF.
AIt's a cause that's very important to the industry and
something that we believe in and are very supportive
of, as are our two co-chairmen,@ he said. AThey along
with us felt very strongly that if we just did a
Hollywood event, it really wouldn't serve the dual
purpose of integrating the convergence of Hollywood
and the Breeders' Cup. So, the charitable connection
with the PDJF was very important to all of us.@
The buy-in for the tournament is $5,000 with a
maximum of 50 seats available. cont. p12
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 12 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Celebrity Poker Tournament cont.
Confirmed celebrity participants include actors Jason
Alexander, Tony Goldwyn, Camryn Manheim and
Jennifer Tilly; professional poker players Daniel
Negreanu and Phil Laak; and Hall of Fame jockey and
actor Gary Stevens. Hollywood executives and
producers expected to participate include Avi Lerner,
Toby Emmerich (New Line Cinema) and Leslie Moonves
(CBS).
Players will have the opportunity to compete for a
number of exclusive prizes, including:
- A meet and greet with recently retired New York
Yankees star shortstop Derek Jeter
- 2 tickets to New York City fashion week, including a
private dinner with celebrity chef Daniel Boulud
- Four tickets (including a meet-and-greet with talent,
photos and limousine transportation) to the Los Angeles
premier of The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies,
courtesy Warner Bros.
AWe tried to come up with things that aren't available
to the general public--very exclusive, very proprietary
types of things that incorporate everything the
Breeders' Cup represents: sports entertainment,
culinary entertainment and things that we felt would be
of interest to the players,@ noted Sheinman.
A VIP cocktail reception with drinks and hors
d=oeuvres provided by the Peninsula begins at 5:30
p.m. Cards will go in the air at 6:30 p.m. Semi-private
poker lessons from Negreanu will take place before the
tournament. There will also be a silent auction, luxury
gift bags for all players and a Lovo Cigar Lounge.
AIt's an opportunity to play in a fun event with really
cool prizes you can't win any place else and to do it for
a great cause,@ Sheinman concluded. AIt's certainly very
much in alignment with what the Breeders' Cup is all
about.@
Click here for more information. To reserve a spot,
contact Abel Martinez at (818) 876-1974 or
abel.martinez@mptf.com.
- VIP backstage access at the World Series of Poker
All horses in TDN Headline News and TDN American edition
are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated
Click here to access TDN Sales PPs
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 13 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
NEWS
COLONIAL DOWNS TO SHUT DOWN NOV. 1
Colonial Downs will close Nov. 1, owner Jeffrey P.
Jacobs announced to the Virginia Racing Commission
yesterday. Colonial Downs surrendered the state=s only
operating license to the Virginia Racing Commission at
the meeting, after the VRC was unwilling to let Colonial
Downs sign a new contract with the Old Dominion
Thoroughbred Horsemen=s Association. Off- track
betting sites in the state will also be forced to close
their doors. Wednesday=s announcement brings an end
to a year-long dispute between Colonial Downs and the
Virginia Racing Commission, which forced the track to
cancel racing in 2014.
AI am very proud of all of the Colonial Downs=
associates and proud of what they have accomplished,@
Jacobs said to the commission yesterday. AI am sorry
that we have come to this day. Virginia horseracing
must change and the change must be dramatic, with all
the disruption that dramatic change brings. Colonial
Downs, however, cannot affect the change alone and it
cannot afford to continue to operate in an environment
that offers no possibility for improvement. Candidly the
horsemen do not have enough purse money to pay their
bills, race a healthy summer meet and grow a high-end
nationally recognized boutique meet. The pari-mutuel
wagering system in Virginia does not generate enough
purse money to the horsemen to satisfy the objectives
of maintaining summer racing and building a high-end
nationally recognized thoroughbred racing brand. It is a
shame that we are where we are. If Virginia=s statewide
elected officials who created the pari-mutuel system in
the first place could come up with a way for the
horsemen to increase their annual purse money, from
the current $6 million a year to $15 or $20 million a
year, all of the industry objectives could be met. More
importantly, Virginia thoroughbred racing would then
reach its potential of serving as an important
agribusiness outlet while driving hundreds of millions of
dollars of growth into Virginia=s agribusiness economy.@
For the full statement from Jacobs, click here.
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RACETRACK ROUND-UP
NEW DATES FOR >THE CHAMPIONSHIPS=
>The Championships,= at A$20 million the richest race
series in the Southern Hemisphere, will take place one
week earlier in 2015 to fit in with the Inglis Easter
Yearling Sale, allowing visitors from all over the world
to attend some of the most important races on offer in
Australia. The series consists of 10 races at Sydney=s
Royal Randwich Racecourse, eight of which are major
Group 1 events, including the A$4-million Queen
Elizabeth S. (Apr. 11)--the world=s richest turf race over
2000 meters-- the A$3-million Doncaster Mile (Apr. 4)
and the A$3-million G1 T. J. Smith S. (Apr. 4).
In its debut season in 2014, >The Championships=
proved an unqualified success, with record turnover
and high attendance with an exceptionally high-quality
level of racing. Visiting horses such as Gordon Lord
Byron (Ire) (Byron {GB}) and Hana=s Goal (Jpn) (Orewa
Matteruze {Jpn}) proved victorious in Group 1 events.
SALES NEWS
GRADE I WINNER ADDED TO KEENOV
Last Full Measure (Empire Maker), winner of last
April=s GI Madison S., has been supplemented to the
Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and will sell
on day one, Tuesday, Nov. 4. The 6-year-old will be
offered in foal to War Front and will be consigned by
Lane=s End, agent as hip 208A. The $293,345 earner is
out of MGSIW Lady Slusan (Slewvescent).
FRANKEL FOALS DOT GOFFS NOVEMBER
The Goffs November Sale, to be held Nov. 17-20, will
feature no fewer than six foals from the first crop of
world champion and undefeated Frankel (GB) (Galileo
{Ire}), more than any other sale in the world. Among
the half-dozen are: a filly out of dual Classic winner
Finsceal Beo (Ire) (Mr. Greeley), a 3/4-sister to G2
Beresford S. hero and leading 2016 G1 Epsom Derby
chance Ol= Man River (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}); a colt out of
GI E. P. Taylor S. victress Lahaleeb (Ire) (Redback
{GB}); a filly out of Song (Ire), a full-sister to Classic
winner Yesterday (Ire) and champion juvenile Quarter
Moon (Ire); a half-brother to G1SP US Law (Fr)
(Lawman {Fr}) from the family of Galileo=s GI Breeders=
Cup Turf hero Red Rocks (Ire); a filly whose second
dam is champion Imagine (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells); and a
filly out of GSW Discreet Brief (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}).
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/14 • PAGE 14 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
AThat Goffs will offer the most Frankel foals for sale
anywhere in the world this year is a wonderful
endorsement from our vendors and underlines the
sustained success of our November Foal Sale in recent
years,@ commented Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby.
AIrish breeders have supported Goffs with a
mouthwatering selection of their best foals, resulting in
a catalogue of strength, depth and diversity that will
appeal to both pinhookers, who enjoyed such success
at the Orby Sale this year, as well as a broad range of
international purchasers looking to secure some of
Ireland=s best to race@.
BLACK-TYPE PREVIEWS
Thursday, Keeneland, post time: 4:42 p.m. EDT
SYCAMORE S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT
PP HORSE
SIRE
JOCKEY
1 St. Albans Boy
Giant's Causeway Serpa
2 Tricky Hat (Chi)
Hat Trick (Jpn)
Ortiz
3 Holiday Star
Harlan's Holiday
Napravnik
4 Red Rifle K
Giant's Causeway Velazquez
5 Villandry K
Mr. Greeley
Bridgmohan
6 Mister Marti Gras Belong to Me
Geroux
7 Cozy Kitten
Kitten's Joy
Hernandez
8 Aldous Snow
Theatrical (Ire)
Leparoux
9 Unitarian
Pulpit
Castellano
TRAINER
ML
Rubley
10-1
McGaughey 5-1
Motion
6-1
Pletcher
4-1
LoPresti
6-1
Block
8-1
Maker
20-1
Pierce
5-1
Pletcher
3-1
Friday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 4:00 p.m.
DUBAI DEWHURST S.-G1, £451,000, 2yo, c/f, 7fT
SC PP HORSE
1 6 Belardo (Ire)
2 3 Dutch Connection (GB)
3 7 Estidhkaar (Ire)
4 5 Kodi Bear (Ire)
5 1 Maftool K
6 4 Secret Brief (Ire)
7 2 Smuggler's Cove (Ire)
All carry 127 pounds.
SIRE
Lope de Vega (Ire)
Dutch Art (GB)
Dark Angel (Ire)
Kodiac (GB)
Hard Spun
Shamardal
Fastnet Rock (Aus)
JOCKEY
Atzeni
Buick
Hanagan
Kirby
Hughes
Fanning
J O'Brien
TRAINER
Varian
C Hills
Hannon
Cox
bin Suroor
Johnston
A O'Brien
Friday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 3:25 p.m.
DUBAI FILLIES’ MILE-G1, £235,000, 2yo, f, 8fT
SC PP HORSE
1 5 Agnes Stewart (Ire)
2 2 Forte (GB)
3 6 Good Place
4 3 Lucida (Ire)
5 4 Marsh Hawk (GB)
6 1 Together Forever (Ire)
7 7 Winters Moon (Ire)
All carry 126 pounds.
SIRE
Lawman (Fr)
New Approach (Ire)
Street Cry (Ire)
Shamardal
Invincible Spirit (Ire)
Galileo (Ire)
New Approach (Ire)
JOCKEY
W Lee
Kingscote
Moore
Manning
Hughes
J O'Brien
Doyle
TRAINER
Lynam
Beckett
bin Suroor
Bolger
Hannon
A O'Brien
bin Suroor
Friday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 2:55 p.m.
VISION.AE MIDDLE PARK S.-G1, £217,500, 2yo, c, 6fT
SC PP HORSE
1 4 Cappella Sansevero (GB)
2 2 Charming Thought (GB)
3 1 Ivawood (Ire)
4 7 Jungle Cat (Ire)
5 3 Kool Kompany (Ire)
6 5 Muhaarar (GB)
7 6 The Warrior (Ire)
All carry 126 pounds.
SIRE
Showcasing (GB)
Oasis Dream (GB)
Zebedee (GB)
Iffraaj (GB)
Jeremy
Oasis Dream (GB)
Excd and Excl (Aus)
JOCKEY
Atzeni
Buick
Hughes
Fanning
Moore
Hanagan
J O'Brien
TRAINER
Lyons
Appleby
Hannon
Johnston
Hannon
C Hills
A O'Brien
Saturday, Keeneland, post time: 5:13 p.m. EDT
LEXUS RAVEN RUN S.-GII, $250,000, 3yo, f, 7f
PP HORSE
SIRE
JOCKEY
1 Milam K
Street Sense Lanerie
2 Thank You Marylou K Birdstone
Garcia
3 Taketheodds
Street Sense Hernandez
4 Pirate's Trove K
Speightstown Geroux
5 Taris K
Flatter
Potts
6 Divided Attention
A.P. Indy
Leparoux
7 Shayjolie
Indian Charlie Graham
8 Cassatt K
Tapit
Clark
9 Courageous Julie
Pioneerof the Nile Lopez
10 La Madrina
Tapit
Castellano
11 Miss Behaviour
Jump Start
Russell
12 Sweet Whiskey
Old Fashioned Napravnik
13 Bajan
Speightstown Bravo
TRAINER WT
Kenneally 118
Maker
118
Wilkes
118
Stidham
118
Beattie
118
McLaughlin 118
Contessa 118
Jones
118
Lukas
118
McGaughey 118
Schoenthal 120
Pletcher
118
Callaghan 118
AROUND THE WORLD
OBS FALL MIXED SALE CONCLUDES
The Ocala Breeders= Sales Company=s Fall Mixed Sale
concluded Wednesday with an open session, followed
by the auction=s first horses of racing age section.
During the horses of racing age portion of the sale, 50
horses sold for $1,508,500. The average was $26,170
and the median was $11,750. The buy-back rate was
27.5%. A juvenile son of Tapit was one of two sixfigure lots during the horses of racing age sale, bringing
a final bid of $370,000 from Jerry Frankel.
Figures for the open session were down across the
board with 124 horses grossing $608,900, compared
to 155 selling for $1,508,100 in 2013. The average fell
49.5% to $4,910, while the median dropped 42.3% to
$3,000. The buy-back rate was 31.5%. After private
sales were included, the 2013 buy-back rate was
16.7%.
The top-priced lot during Wednesday=s open session
was Moored (Mr. Greeley), a 3-year-old mare in foal to
Crown of Thorns. Consigned by Woodford
Thoroughbreds as hip 323, the half-sister to graded
stakes winner Western Smoke (Smoke Glacken) was
purchased for $52,000 by Machmer Hall. Out of Echo
Harbor (Boston Harbor), her 2-year-old half-brother One
Lucky Dane (Lookin at Lucky) was a 9 1/2-length
maiden winner at Santa Anita Oct. 4.
Tapit Colt Tops OBS Horse of Racing Age Sale
A juvenile full-brother to champion Stardom Bound
(Tapit) brought top price of $370,000 when selling to
Jerry Frankel during Wednesday=s inaugural horses of
racing age section of the OBS Fall Mixed sale.
Consigned by Eddie Woods, the bay colt (hip 532)
worked three furlongs at the sale=s under tack show in
:33 3/5.
He is out of My White Corvette (Tarr Road), who was
purchased by Bobby Flay for $825,000 at the 2008
Keeneland November sale. Flay bred the juvenile, who
RNA=d for $375,000 at last year=s Keeneland
September sale before selling privately to Pete Bradley=s
Bradley Thoroughbreds pinhooking syndicate.
As a member of that partnership, Frankel was already
very familiar with the colt before he entered the OBS
sales ring Wednesday.
AI=ve been following this horse for months and was
just waiting for him to get all right,@ Frankel explained.
AHe had a couple of things that needed to be taken care
of and they did and he breezed and he breezed well.@
Frankel acknowledged the juvenile=s pedigree was
another major selling point.
AHe=s a Tapit and a full-brother to a champion mare,@
he said. ATapit is, as far as I=m concerned, the prime
stallion right now. So I was glad to get one.@
Of the price tag, Frankel added, AIt was a little more
than I expected to pay, but I owned a little part of him,
so it made it a little easier to do it.@
The youngster, who was catalogued for the
Keeneland April sale before being withdrawn, will be
trained by Chad Brown.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
AI had my eye on him for a long time, so I=m happy to
get him,@ Frankel said. APete Bradley is happy. Chad
Brown is happy. My brother is a partner with him, too,
and he=s happy. Everybody is happy. What more can
you ask for?@
Frankel, Bradley and Brown have another venture to
look forward to. Bradley and Frankel are co-owners of
the Breeders= Cup-bound Dayatthespa (City Zip), who is
trained by Brown. The 5-year-old mare is catalogued as
hip 184 at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton November sale.
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Sponsors of the following stats for the:
OBS FALL MIXED SALE
SESSION TOTALS
Catalogued
No. Offered
No. Sold
RNAs
% RNAs
High Price
Gross
Average (% change)
Median (% change)
2014
231
181
124
57
31.5%
$52,000
$608,900
$4, 910 (-49.5%)
$3,000 (-42.3%)
2013
211
186
155
31
16.7%
$70,000
$1,508,100
$9,730
$5,200
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KY DATES DISPUTE RESOLVED
An agreement on September 2015 race dates has
been reached between Kentucky Downs and Churchill
Downs, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission
announced yesterday. The proposed 2015 schedule
involves three overlapping dates between Ellis Park,
Kentucky Downs and Churchill. Ellis Park will race
Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7 as it had requested; while Kentucky
Downs will race Sept. 5, 10, 12, 16 and 19; and
Churchill will race Sept. 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20,
24, 25, 26, 27. Kentucky Downs had requested seven
days of racing for 2015. Churchill, which will have one
fewer race day in September than it did in 2014, will
receive a larger percentage of simulcasting revenue by
being designated as the state=s host track from Sept. 8Sept. 30. Churchill had previously said that it would not
race in September if it had to overlap at all with
Kentucky Downs. The two tracks overlapped twice in
2014, but Kentucky Downs sought an additional
Saturday date next year. The proposed schedule is
expected to be approved by the full KHRC Oct. 21. For
the complete schedule, click here.
Empire Showcase Day at Belmont:
Belmont will host Empire Showcase Day Saturday,
featuring eight stakes races strictly for New York-breds
worth a total of $1.75 million in purses. The other three
races on the 11-race card are also restricted to New
York-breds. Taste NY will return to Belmont Saturday
and features food, spirits and crafts produced in the
state. The track will also offer hay rides, a corn maze
and a pumpkin carver.
"The New York-bred program is a vital segment of
the state's thoroughbred industry, which provides
approximately 17,000 jobs and annually contributes
more than $2 billion into New York State's growing
economy," stated Christopher Kay, New York Racing
Association Chief Executive Officer and President.
"Empire Showcase Day at Belmont Park is a celebration
of New York's important equine tradition, and will offer
our loyal racing fans an unparalleled day filled with the
best in New York-themed racing, cuisine and family
entertainment."
Condition Codes for Allowance Races
Code
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3M, 6M, 9M,
Y, Y+, L.................
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Yesterday=s Results:
7th-KEE, $58,980, Alw, NW2X, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 3/16m
(off turf), 1:57 3/5, ft.
HONEY LAKE (f, 4, Dynaformer--Kelly Pond, by Deputy
Minister), whose last victory came this time last year in
a sloppy off-the-turfer at Churchill, was third in an
optional claimer over the Louisville turf course June 27.
Fifth on the lawn at
Woodbine next out
July 12, she was a
non-factor eighth last
time in the Kentucy
Downs Ladies
Marathon contested
at 1 5/16 miles on the
sod Sept. 24. Bet
down from her 6-1
morning-line to evenmoney favoritism
when this test came
off the grass, the bay
Honey Lake
pressed from a close
Coady Photography
second early and
seized command at
the quarter pole. Honey Lake rolled clear in the lane to
win for fun by 8 3/4 lengths over Buttercup Bay
(Bluegrass Cat). Sales history: $20,000 2yo >12
KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 17-3-4-2, $171,762. Click
for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-G Watts Humphrey Jr. B-G Watts Humphrey Jr &
Louise Ireland Humphrey Revocable Trust (KY).
T-Victoria H Oliver.
Time Period (ex: NW2L = NW 2 races lifetime)
Other-than Condition (ex: NW3X = non-winners
of 3 races other than maiden, claiming, or
statebred)
C...........................
Yesterday=s Results:
4th-DEL, $35,000, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT,
1:45 3/5,.
WIGWAM BABY (f, 3, Langfuhr--Tepee Tot, by
Waquoit), fourth on debut going a mile and 70 yards
over this course Sept. 4, was off just a step slow and
took her time in a ground saving fifth off of moderate
early tempo. Splitting rivals while three wide in the
lane, the 5-2 second-choice fought her way past the
stubborn leaders and fended off a late charging Antrim
Colleen (Giant=s Causeway) to win by a nose. Lifetime
Record: 2-1-0-0, $24,300. Click for the brisnet.com
chart or VIDEO.
O-William L Pape. B-William L Pape & Jonathan E
Sheppard (PA). T-Jonathan E Sheppard.
Other Conditions Not Specified
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Kentucky Report cont.
6th-KEE, $57,968, Alw, NW1X, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m,
1:43 1/5, ft.
HAUNTED HEROINE (f, 3, Ghostzapper--Mona Mia, by
Monarchos) donned cap and gown at third asking at the
Fair Grounds Dec. 12 and was second next out behind
MSW & GSP Shanon Nicole (Majestic Warrior) in an
optional claimer there Jan. 10. Third last time in a
seven-panel Churchill allowance Sept. 5, the 3-1 shot
was away well from her rail draw and bided her time in
sixth early. Progressing up the fence, the gray stuck her
nose in front on the backstretch and assumed a clear
lead at the top of the lane. Continuing to kick clear,
Haunted Heroine was pursued by favored
Unbridledexplosion (Eddington), but she easily held that
one at bay by two lengths at the wire. Sales history:
$40,000 yrl '12 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-2,
$77,350. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch. B-Phoenix Rising
Farms (KY). T-W Bret Calhoun.
5th-KEE, $55,949, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f, 1:23 3/5, ft.
+I=M A CHATTERBOX (f, 2, Munnings--Chit Chatter
{MSP, $120,945}, by Lost Soldier), overlooked at 13-1
while running without Lasix, stalked the heavily favored
Tippany (Tapit) from second through an opening quarter
in :22.75 and a half in :46.04. The chestnut overtook
the tiring leader in the lane and held off a determined
Makin= Sense (Street Sense) to score a head victory and
become the 12th winner for her freshman sire (by
Speightstown. The favorite faded to fourth. Sales
history: $30,000 RNA yrl '13 KEESEP. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $33,600. Click for the brisnet.com chart or
VIDEO.
O-Grayson Farm. B-Fletcher & Carolyn Gray (KY). T-Ken
McPeek.
KEEP Launches Foundation:
Edited Press Release
The Kentucky Equine Education Project (KEEP)
Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization that
will provide funding grants for equine organizations
throughout the state. Newly elected officers for the
KEEP Foundation are Chairman Fred Sarver, owner of
Cornerstone Saddlebred Farm in Carlisle, KY and
proprietor of Sarver Equine, LLC in Paris, KY; Vice
Chairman David Blee, principle owner of Runnymede
Farm in Paris, KY; and Treasurer, Jim Mahan owner of
Mahan Farms in Lexington, KY.
The mission of KEEP is to promote and educate
Kentuckians about the importance of the equine
industry to the state, and to fund grants to non-profit
Kentucky equine groups. Since 2005, KEEP has
provided educational events, seminars and supported
4-H, FFA and youth groups in the state. The foundation
will work in tandem with KEEP to assist the
commonwealth with grants and funding for a wide
range of equine and grassroots programs.
AThe KEEP Foundation will work diligently to assist a
diverse number of programs and events that need
direct financial support,@ stated Bob Heleringer,
Executive Director of KEEP. AAs a KEEP member,
supporter and employee, I am excited for the
opportunity to seek out more supporters and sources of
funding for our much needed Grassroots Program.@
The Foundation, KEEP and The Kentucky Equine
Education Project's Grassroots Committee, supported
by Fasig-Tipton, are united in delivering the message
that "Horses Work for Kentucky."
TODAY’S INSIGHTS
9th-KEE, $56K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 5:13 p.m. ET
Patricias Hope LLC’s MEAN INTENTIONS (Munnings) looks to make
it 13 winners for his freshman sire (by Speightstown) in this debut. The
$60,000 KEESEP buy is a half-sibling to freakishly fast J “TDN
Rising Star” J Mean Season (Henny Hughes). The Larry Rivelli
trainee displays a series of speedy works over the Arlington Park
synthetic and fired a best-of-21 half-mile in his first work over the dirt
here in :47 Oct. 7. My Meadowview Farm homebred Pow Wow Pal
(Indian Charlie) looks to improve off a runner-up effort in his five-panel
Churchill unveiling Sept. 20. Conditioned by Wesley Ward, the bay was
produced by GISW Funny Moon (Malibu Moon), who was purchased by
My Meadowview for $2.3 million with this colt in utero at the 2011 FasigTipton November sale. Sam-Son Farm unveils another blue-blooded
homebred in Catch a Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}). A half-brother to stakes
winner Checkered Past (Smart Strike), the Neil Howard pupil’s second
dam is Canadian champion Catch the Ring (Seeking the Gold), who
produced fellow Sovereign Award winner Catch the Thrill (A.P. Indy).
Click for Brisnet.com PPs.
INDUSTRY INFO
HRTV to Telecast BC Pre-Entries:
HRTV will air a Breeders= Cup Pre-Entry Show Oct. 22
at 11 am. The program, which will also be streamed
live at www.breederscup.com, will reveal the preentered fields for the Breeders= Cup races. The program
will be one-hour long and will be hosted by Laffit Pincay
III, Christina Blacker and Scott Hazelton.
IN BRITAIN:
Evening Rain, f, 2, Raven=s Pass. See ABritain.@
Did You Know?...
Goldencents (Into Mischief)
was tabbed as a
J “TDN Rising Star” J
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website!
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First-crop starters to watch: Thursday, October 16
Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2011 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/
BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
BULLSBAY (Tiznow), Northview, $3K, 23/2/1
7-DEL, Msw, 5 1/2f, No Bull Addiction, 15-1
CONCORD POINT (Tapit), Hill N Dale, $8K, 46/7/1
7-RP, Msw, 1m, Point At Z Baby, 8-1
DESERT PARTY (Street Cry {Ire}), Sequel, $8K, 82/8/2
9-BEL, Msw, 6f, +Partytime Chill, $50K EAS MAY 2yo, 3-1
GRUFF (Good and Tough), Brent Davidson, $500, 3/0/0
6-RP, Msw, 6f, Cowboy Orange, 10-1
HOLD ME BACK (Giant's Causeway), Winstar, $6K, 78/7/1
7-RP, Msw, 1m, Tiz a Lady Now, 30-1
MIDSHIPMAN (Unbridled's Song), Darley, $8K, 67/10/1
9-KEE, Msw, 6f, +Whoop Ti Do, $42K KEE SEP yrl, 15-1
MUNNINGS (Speightstown), Ashford Stud, $10K, 104/12/0
9-KEE, Msw, 6f, +Mean Intentions, $60K KEE SEP yrl, 9-2
QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality), Lane's End, $25K, 110/8/2
6-LRL, Msw, 6f, +Quality Wise, $32K EAS MAY 2yo, 12-1
STREET MAGICIAN (Street Cry {Ire}), Heritage Stallions, $3K, 38/2/0
7-LRL, Aoc, 1 1/16mT, Mr. Magician, 9-2
SUPER SAVER (Maria's Mon), Winstar, $18K, 116/8/4
7-DEL, Msw, 5 1/2f, Masons Dream, $38K OBS MAR 2yo, 10-1
TALE OF EKATI (Tale of the Cat), Darby Dan Farm, $15K, 68/6/0
4-BEL, Msw, 1 1/16m, Tale of Fancy, 15-1
3-DEL, Msw, 6f, Jane Says, 5-2
WARRIOR’S REWARD (Medaglia d'Oro), Spendthrift Farm, $13K, 104/10/1
4-BEL, Msw, 1 1/16m, Global Warrior, $125K KEE SEP yrl, 20-1
1-DED, Msw, 7 1/2f, Traiteuse, $85K FTK JUL yrl, 3-2
First/second-crop starters to watch: Thurs., October 16
Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2010 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/
BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
COWBOY CAL (Giant's Causeway), Pin Oak, $8K, 127/42/1
1-DED, Msw, 7 1/2f, +Pinot Noir, $30K BSC YRL yrl, 6-1
MR. NIGHTLINGER (Indian Charlie), JEH Stallion Station Oklahoma
Division, $2K, 74/11/1
6-RP, Msw, 6f, +Fast Chance, 4-1
PIONEEROF THE NILE (Empire Maker), WinStar, $15K, 159/45/6
9-KEE, Msw, 6f, +Explore Paradise, $85K KEE SEP yrl, 15-1
SAVE BIG MONEY (Storm Cat), Mighty Acres, $2K, 44/9/1
6-RP, Msw, 6f, +Ba Dump a Dump, 12-1
SQUARE EDDIE (Smart Strike), Vessels Stallion Farm, 62/19/1
5-SA, Msw, 6f, +Stipend, 8-1
PEDIGREE INSIGHTS...
Get pedigree expert Andrew Caulfield=s
take on racing=s newsmakers!
You can find all of Caulfield=s columns
in the TDN Archive.
Yesterday=s Results:
6th-LIN, ,20,000, Hcp, 3yo, 12f (AWT), 2:28.43, ft.
HIDDEN GOLD (IRE) (f, 3, Shamardal--Melikah {Ire}
{SW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Ire, $127,600}, by
Lammtarra), who took a decent 13-furlong handicap at
Musselburgh last time Sept. 28, was restrained to race
in last early. Still left with plenty to do at the top of the
stretch, the 4-1 second favorite found top gear down
the outer to inhale Arab Dawn (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire})
with 100 yards remaining and draw away to score by 1
1/2 lengths. The winner is a half-sister to Masterstroke
(Monsun {Ger}), GSW & G1SP-Fr $871,251. Lifetime
Record: 7-4-1-0, ,35,141. VIDEO, courtesy
attheraces.com.
O-Godolphin; B-Darley (IRE); T-Saeed bin Suroor.
4th-LIN, ,6,600, Hcp, 2yo, 6f (AWT), 1:10.93, ft.
EVENING RAIN (f, 2, Raven=s Pass--Danuta, by Sunday
Silence), second in a seven-furlong nursery at Epsom
last time Sept. 28, stalked the pace in second early.
Taking time to reel in the long-time leader Koptoon (GB)
(Rip Van Winkle {Ire}) in the straight, the 3-1 second
choice managed it in the final 50 yards en route to a
3/4-of-a-length success. The winner is a three-parts
sister to Devotee (Elusive Quality), SW-UAE & GISP-US,
$245,628. Lifetime Record: 5-1-3-0, ,12,180. VIDEO,
courtesy attheraces.com.
O-Godolphin. B-Darley. T-Saeed bin Suroor.
5th-NOT, ,7,500, Mdn, 3yo, 10f 50yT, 2:19.83, sf.
FLIGHT OFFICER (GB) (c, 3, New Approach {Ire}-Danuta, by Sunday Silence), absent since a debut
second at Newbury 12 months ago, was settled in fifth
early several lengths off the pace. Moving smoothly
into contention out wide in early stretch, the 5-6 chalk
rolled to the front passing the quarter pole and was
cajoled clear for a facile seven-length score from
Dalmatia (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}). Burning Desire (Ire)
(Galilleo {Ire}), the i800,000 half-brother to Lahaleeb
(Ire) (Redback {GB}), was slowly away and never
remotely a contender en route to a poor seventh. The
winner is a three-parts sister to Devotee (Elusive
Quality), SW-UAE & GISP-US, $245,628. Lifetime
Record: 2-1-1-0, ,6,007. VIDEO, courtesy Racing UK.
O-Godolphin. B-Darley (GB). T-Saeed bin Suroor.
1st-NOT, ,5,000, Mdn, 2yo, 8f 75yT, 1:55.43, sf.
+NOT SO SLEEPY (GB) (c, 2, Beat Hollow
{GB}--Papillon de Bronze {Ire}, by Marju {Ire}), sent off
at 7-1, missed the kick but recovered to track the early
pace. Looming to the long-time leader She Is No Lady
(GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) approaching the final furlong,
the homebred quickly subdued that rival soon after en
route to an easy 1 3/4-length success. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, ,3,235. VIDEO, courtesy Racing UK.
O-Lady Blyth. B-Lord Blyth (GB). T-Hughie Morrison.
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Britain Report cont.
2nd-LIN, ,4,500, Mdn, 2yo, 7f (AWT), 1:24.44, ft.
+PETERHOF (GB) (c, 2, Dansili {GB}--Spinning Queen
{GB} {G1SW-Eng & GSW-Ire, $396,739}, by Spinning
World), sent off at 6-1, was pushed along from the
break racing lazily but soon had a prime position in
fourth. Subjected only to hands and heels off the home
turn, the homebred inhaled Brutus (Fr) (Desert Style
{Ire}) with 100 yards remaining en route to a
comfortable half-length success from Brutus (Fr)
(Desert Style {Ire}). The winner is a half-brother to
Trade Commissioner (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), SW-Aus,
$217,479. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, ,2,911. VIDEO,
courtesy attheraces.com.
O-Lady Rothschild. B-Kincorth Investments Inc (GB). TSir Michael Stoute.
3rd-LIN, ,4,500, Mdn, 2yo, 7f (AWT), 1:24.67, ft.
CLASSIC COLLECTION (GB) (c, 2, Cape Cross {Ire}-Local Spirit {GSP-Eng}, by Lion Cavern), who was
runner-up over six furlongs on heavy ground on his
racecourse bow at Leicester May 27, broke awkwardly
and raced keenly in fourth throughout the early stages.
Delivered wide on the home turn, the 4-9 pick was
driven to the lead approaching the furlong pole en route
to a six-length score from Free One (Ire) (Fast Company
{Ire}). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, ,4,259. VIDEO,
courtesy attheraces.com.
O-Godolphin. B-Darley (GB). T-Saeed bin Suroor.
1st-LIN, ,4,000, Mdn, 2yo, 8f (AWT), 1:38.47, ft.
SARSTED (GB) (c, 2, Paco Boy {Ire}--Red Blooded
Woman, by Red Ransom), third on debut in a decent
seven-furlong Newbury maiden which has already
thrown up winners Sept. 20, broke well to lead. Kicking
decisively off the final turn, the 14,000gns TATOCT
yearling was pushed out to secure a half-length verdict
over Twice Certain (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) and justify odds
of 3-10. Sarsted becomes the 22nd winner for his firstseason sire (by Desert Style {Ire}). Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-1, ,3,357. VIDEO, courtesy attheraces.com.
O-Annika Murjahn & Partners. B-Worksop Manor Stud
(GB). T-Hughie Morrison.
4th-NOT, ,4,000, Mdn, 2yo, f, 8f 75yT, 1:55.09, sf.
BANZARI (GB) (f, 2, Motivator {GB}--Bantu {GB}, by
Cape Cross {Ire}), who was far from disgraced when
fifth in the G2 May Hill S. over a mile at Doncaster last
time Sept. 12, started at 1-3 and traveled easily behind
the leaders throughout the opening exchanges. Cruising
to the lead passing the three-furlong pole, the
34,000gns TATOCT yearling drew away to register a
10-length success. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, ,6,588.
VIDEO, courtesy Racing UK.
O-BellBroughtonDetterdingHeadfortStafford. B-New
England Stud & Barton Stud (GB). T-Michael Bell.
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3rd-KMP, ,4,000, Mdn, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:12.17, ft.
APACHE STORM (GB) (f, 2, Pivotal {GB}--Best Side
{Ire} {SP-Ire}, by King=s Best), fourth over six furlongs
at Haydock last time Sept. 26, broke well and soon
held the early advantage. Drifting left across to the
stand=s rail soon after the home turn, the 15,000gns
TATOCT yearling was straightened against the fence
and asserted again to score by 3 1/2 lengths from
Dusty Blue (GB) (Medicean {GB}). Noblest (GB) (Pivotal
{GB}), the full-sister to Peeress (GB), jumped leaving
the stalls and lost ground but made it up steadily from
rear to be fifth. The winner is a half-sister to Azmeel
(GB) (Azamour {Ire}), MGSW-Eng, $116,955. Lifetime
Record: 3-1-0-0, ,3,045. VIDEO, courtesy Racing UK.
O-Ferrybank Properties Limited. B-Northmore Stud Farm
Ltd (GB). T-Michael Appleby.
4th-KMP, ,4,000, Mdn, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT), 1:26.24, ft.
MUSIC AND DANCE (GB) (f, 2, Galileo {Ire}-Jamboretta {Ire}, by Danehill), sixth over six furlongs at
Yarmouth last time Sept. 16, disputed the early lead
before gradually asserting with a quarter mile to race.
Tackled late by Wild Storm (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), the 8-1
shot held on to score by a neck. Jazzi Top (GB)
(Danehill Dancer {Ire}), the daughter of the 2003 G1
Prix de l=Opera heroine Zee Zee Top (GB) (Zafonic) and
half-sister to the 2012 G1 Pretty Polly S. and G1 Prix
Jean Romanet scorer Izzi Top (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), held
an ideal position throughout but was one paced at the
finish and was 1 1/2 lengths behind in third. Lifetime
Record: 3-1-0-0, ,2,588. VIDEO, courtesy Racing UK.
O/B-Cheveley Park Stud (GB). T-Sir Michael Stoute.
5th-KMP, ,4,000, Mdn, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT), 1:26.01, ft.
ZARI (GB) (f, 2, Azamour {Ire}--Epiphany {GB}, by
Zafonic), second on debut over this track and trip Sept.
22, broke smartly to lead. Kicking clear approaching the
quarter pole, the 9-4 joint favorite scored by two
lengths from Ershaadaat (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}).
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, ,3,454. VIDEO, courtesy
Racing UK.
O/B-Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar (GB). T-Roger
Varian.
STONEHATCH OPENS LONDON OPERATION
Edited Press Release
Stonehatch, an independent insurance broker
specializing in bloodstock and equine insurance has
announced the opening of its London operations.
Founded by Chris Williamson, Stonehatch will offer an
combination of price, coverage and service in delivering
bloodstock insurance solutions for a global client base.
Having previously worked for some of the world's
leading broking houses, the Stonehatch team have
extensive knowledge of the specialist bloodstock
insurance sector and particular expertise in designing
bespoke policies for larger schedules of animals or more
complex risks. Managing Director Williamson explained
that Stonehatch was born from a desire to do things
differently. Cont. p6
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Stonehatch Opens London Operation cont.
"We deliver everything you would expect of an
experienced insurance provider, except the jargon. We
provide an innovative, transparent and flexible approach
that reduces the time and complexity of insuring, and
our competitive pricing and breadth of coverage appeals
to a range of clients across the world." Located in
London, the company is able to utilize its strong
relationships across the London, U.S. and international
markets to provide tailored insurance solutions for each
of its clients. As an introductory offer until the end of
the year, Stonehatch is offering a free and no-obligation
review of any prospective client's current bloodstock
insurance program.
EXTRA SESSION ADDED TO ARQANA AUTUMN SALE
Officials at Arqana have announced that one day will
be added to its Autumn Sale at Deauville Nov. 17-19,
with the opening session devoted to National Hunt
yearlings followed by Thoroughbred yearlings on days
two and three. The Autumn Sale has produced
numerous Group winners such as G2 Prix du Cavaldos
winner Queen Bee (Fr) (Le Havre {Fr}); Siljan's Saga (Fr)
(Sagamix {Fr}), winner of the G2 Prix Corrida; and
Stillman (Fr) (Vespone {Ire}), third in the G2 MehlMuehlens-Rennen at Cologne. The catalogue for the
Autumn Sale will be available beginning Oct. 25 at
www.arqana.com.
B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N
AMERICA
6th-MNR, $20,000, 10-14, NW2L, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f,
1:14, ft.
MISTRESS MASTER (f, 3, Jump Start--Noon Win
{MSW, $129,461}, by Winthrop) Lifetime Record:
7-2-0-2, $27,150. O/B-Ronald DeWolf (PA). T-William N
Martin.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Bordini, c, 2, Bernardini--Border Dispute, by Boundary.
HAW, 10-15, 6f, 1:11. B-Besilu Stables LLC (KY).
*$45,000 2yo >14 OBSMAR. **1/2 Long Lashes
(Rock Hard Ten), GSW-Eng, SW-Ire & GSP-UAE,
$150,108.
• ON THE WORKTAB •
BELMONT
Artemis Agrotera (Roman Ruler), 5f, 1:00.10, 1/15
Bakken (Distorted Humor), 4f, :49.69, 30/60
Jess’s Dream (Curlin--Rachel Alexandra), 4f, :49.12, 18/60
Twilight Eclipse (Purim), 5f, 1:03.66, 12/15
FAIR HILL
Tokyo Time (Medaglia d’Oro), 3f, :37.60, 1/3
GULFSTREAM PARK WEST
Mr. Jordan (Kantharos), 4f, :48.40, 2/15
KEENELAND
War Dancer (War Front), 4f, :47.80, 4/16
SANTA ANITA
Chitu (Henny Hughes), 6f, 1:12, 2/17
Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday), 6f, 1:12, 2/17
One Lucky Dane (Lookin At Lucky), 4f, :48, 8/28
SARATOGA
Lea (First Samurai), 4f (tr), :49.50, 4/13
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
5th-HAW, $28,160, Opt. Clm. ($25,000), NW2$X,
3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:45 2/5, my.
AWOL ADAM (g, 4, Military--Runaway Emily A {SW,
$195,041}, by Runaway Groom) Lifetime Record:
17-5-2-2, $145,088. O-Timothy J Keeley. B-Barr Three
LLC & Timothy J Keeley (IL). T-Chris M Block. *1/2 to
Peyote Patty (Cactus Ridge), MSW, $538,343.
2nd-TDN, $27,700, NW1X, (S), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:13 4/5,
wf.
INDIELO (c, 4, Tropical Storm--Go In, by Conquistador
Cielo) Lifetime Record: 22-5-5-2, $57,144. O-Thomas J
Cinalli. B-Roger S Braugh Jr (OH). T-Robert Severin.
6th-ALB, $23,100, NW26M, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:22, ft.
BENCH BEAUTY (m, 6, Benchmark--Stark Beauty, by
Unbridled's Song) Lifetime Record: 35-5-5-6,
$122,693. O-Solitaire Stable & Lisa Dominguez. B-Pam
& Martin Wygod (KY). T-Henry Dominguez. *$15,000
RNA yrl '09 ARZOCT; $1,000 2yo 2010 BESJAN.
NYRA/Coglianese
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