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FEATURE PRESENTATION • GIII SHAM S.
WILL IT ALL ADD UP TO A MAIDEN WIN?
Richard C. Pell=s Calculator (In Summation), a late
scratch from the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile with a foot
ailment, headlines a field of eight slated for today=s
GIII Sham S. at Santa
Anita. The maiden of four
starts held his own with a
pair of second-place
finishes behind Eclipse
Award finalist American
Pharoah (Pioneerof the
Nile) in the GI Del Mar
Futurity Sept. 3 and
GI FrontRunner S.
Sept. 27, respectively.
Calculator
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Calculator had 1 1/2
lengths to spare over
third-place finisher and subsequent runaway Juvenile
hero Texas Red (Afleet Alex) in the FrontRunner, his
first attempt around two turns and on dirt. Trained by
Peter Miller, Calculator fired a best-of-32 six-furlong
bullet in 1:11 3/5 at Santa Anita Jan. 4. Cont. p3
TEAM DEDOMENICO LOOKING TO SHARE
SOME OF ITS ‘LUCK’ by Brian DiDonato
While powerhouse owner Dr. Mark Dedomenico is
certainly not getting out
of the Thoroughbred
business, his operation
will sell about a half
dozen mares at this
coming week=s
Keeneland January
Horses of All Ages Sale
in an effort to maintain
a focus on racing rather
than breeding. Among
the Dedomenico
Blind Luck
consignment, which is
NYRA/Coglianese
being handled by John
Sikura=s Hill >n= Dale Sales Agency, is 2010 champion
3-year-old filly Blind Luck (Pollard=s Vision), who sells
Monday as hip 207. Cont. p8
FASTNET FILLY GOLDEN DOWN UNDER
By Kelsey Riley
The sale of an A$1.05 million filly by champion sire
Fastnet Rock (Aus) to the China Horse Club late in the
session highlighted another strong day of trade during
the third session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast
Yearling Sale yesterday.
Key figures continued to climb on those posted
12 months ago. Over three days 451 yearlings have
changed hands for A$75,102,500 (US$60,695,959),
up from A$63,447,500 for 455 sold at this time last
year. The average climbed 19.4% to A$166,524
(US$134,580), while the median rose 12.5% to
A$135,000 (US$109,104). The buyback rate sits at
16.9% compared to 12% last year. Cont. p14
Friday’s session-topping lot 566
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Gulfstream, Za Approval (Ghostzapper) takes on
Mshawish (Medgalia d’Oro) in the GII Ft. Lauderdale S.
and Adele Dilshchneider and Claiborne Farm’s Lea
(First Samurai) makes his belated return since a recordbreaking GI Donn H. success in the GIII Hall’s Hope S.
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Sham S. cont. from p1
Hero Ten All (Rock Hard Ten), second behind
unbeaten GI Los Alamitos Futurity winner and J “TDN
Rising Star” J Dortmund (Big Brown) in his
6 1/2-furlong debut here Nov. 2, successfully stretched
to a mile for trainer Jeff Mullins with a come-frombehind victory at Los Al Dec. 7. Rockinatten (High
Cotton) blew the doors off at third asking for owner
Niall Brennan and trainer Ralph Nicks with an
8 3/4-length tally at Gulfstream West Oct. 26.
Purchased privately since, the bay stretches to two
turns in his first attempt for trainer Doug O=Neill.
A[O=Neill assistant] Steve Rothblum and a couple of our
owners made the connection for us,@ said Leandro
Mora, assistant to O=Neill, of the private purchase of
Rockinatten. AHopefully, we can put the horse in the
major leagues. The timing is right to try and see if we
have another I=ll Have Another (Flower Alley) or
Goldencents (Into Mischief).@ Unblunted (Sharp Humor)
failed to build off his smart maiden here Oct. 18 with a
disappointing fifth as the even-money favorite over
Golden Gate=s Tapeta in the Dec. 6 Gold Rush S. AHe
was wide into the first turn, wide up the backside and
things never panned out like we hoped,@ trainer Michael
McCarthy said. AWe=ll draw a line through it and start
again here Saturday.@ Donegal Racing=s Rock Shandy
(Lemon Drop Kid), a close third in the grassy GIII Cecil
B. DeMille S. at Del Mar Nov. 30, makes his first start
on dirt in this one. Field p4
Sham S.--Past Winners
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Midnight Hawk (Midnight Lute)
Goldencents (Into Mischief)
Out of Bounds (Discreet Cat)
Tapizar (Tapit)
Alphie’s Bet (Tribal Rule)
The Pamplemousse (Kafwain)
Colonel John (Tiznow)
Ravel (Fusaichi Pegasus)
Bob and John (Seeking the Gold)
Going Wild (Golden Missile)
Master David (Grand Slam)
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TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 4 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 6:00 p.m. EST
SHAM S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, 1m
PP HORSE
OWNER
BREEDER
1 St. Joe Bay
Altamire Racing & David Bernsen
Bonnie Heath Farm (FL)
(c, 3, Saint Andaan--Dream Ride, by Honor Glide)
2 Pioneerof the West
John Oxley
Faraway Fam (FL)
(c, 3, Pioneerof the Nile--Del Mar Cat, by Forestry)
3 Rockinatten
Bada Ben Racing, Besecker, Keh & Pasqual John B Penn (FL)
(g, 3, High Cotton--Suite Ten, by Rock Hard Ten)
4 Unblunted K
Slam Dunk Racing
Hustland Farm (KY)
(c, 3, Sharp Humor--Bright Orange, by Bright Launch)
5 Rock Shandy K
Donegal Racing
Mrs Emory Hamilton (KY)
(r, 3, Lemon Drop Kid-- Panthera, by Storm Cat)
6 Papacoolpapacool K Nilforushan & Snedegar
Chesapeake Farm & Gianca Stable (KY)
(g, 3, Temple City--Sainttwok, by Saint Ballado)
7 Calculator
Richard Pell
Ocala Stud (FL)
(c, 3, In Summation--Back to Basics, by Alphabet Soup)
8 Hero Ten All
E K Gaylord II
Gaillardia LLC (KY)
(c, 3, Rock Hard Ten--Silk Smooth, by Mr. Greeley)
All carry 118 pounds.
TRAINER/JOCKEY ML
Miller
8-1
Pedroza
Casse
12-1
Nakatani
O’Neill
7-2
Bejarano
McCarthy
6-1
Talamo
Miller
8-1
Espinoza
Mullins
8-1
Perez
Miller
8-5
Trujillo
Mullins
4-1
Baze
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HARD TO KNOCK SAN PASQUAL FAVE
Pegram, Watson and Weitman=s Hoppertunity (Any
Given Saturday) kicks off his 4-year-old campaign in
Saturday=s GII San Pasqual S. at Santa Anita. The halfbrother to MGISW Executiveprivilege (First Samurai), a
heart-breaking defection with a foot issue two days
before the GI Kentucky Derby, returned from the shelf
with a smart second-place finish in a seven-furlong
optional claimer here
Oct. 29, then secured a
very game decision in
Churchill=s GI Clark H.
last time Nov. 28. Last
term=s GII Rebel S.
winner and GI Santa
Anita Derby runner-up
worked six furlongs in
1:12 3/5 at Santa Anita
Jan. 4. Don Alberto
Stable=s Bronzo (Chi)
(Fusaichi Pegasus) held
Hoppertunity
his own with a decent
Sherackatthetrack
fourth while making his
U.S. debut for trainer Jorge Inda in the GI Breeders= Cup
Dirt Mile Oct. 31. The G1 Gran Premio Hipodromo Chile
hero makes his first start for Hall of Famer Neil
Drysdale, who also, of course, campaigned his
GI Kentucky Derby-winning sire. AHe ran very well in
the Breeders= Cup, I thought,@ Drysdale said. AThe track
was quite speed conducive. Goldencents set those
crazy fractions and kept on going. The distance should
help him. I think the further he goes, the better. He
probably wants a mile and quarter. He=s doing well, but
this might be a bit short for him.@ Flaxman Holdings=
Quadrivium (Henrythenavigator) has been perfect in
two stateside dirt attempts since joining the Graham
Motion barn and adding Lasix. The bay followed a
sloppy Keeneland allowance win Oct. 16 with an
optional claiming tally at Laurel Nov. 14. Majestic
Harbor (Rockport Harbor), upsetter of last June=s
GI Gold Cup at Santa Anita, looks to get back on track
after a trio of off-the-board finishes, including a
13th-place finish in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic last
time Nov. 1.
Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST
SAN PASQUAL S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m
PP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
HORSE
Quadrivium K
Hoppertunity K
Majestic Harbor K
Big Cazanova (Arg)
Baccelo (Brz)
Bronzo (Chi)
Salto Del Indio (Chi)
Mr. Commons
Blue Tone K
Appealing Tale K
Tonito M. K
SIRE
Henrythenavigator
Any Given Saturday
Rockport Harbor
Giant's Causeway
Northern Afleet
Fusaichi Pegasus
Happy Hunting
Artie Schiller
Birdstone
Tale of the Cat
Rock Hard Ten
JOCKEY
Smith
Garcia
Baze
Trujillo
Pereira
Stevens
Talamo
Blanc
Desormeaux
Espinoza
Bejarano
TRAINER
Motion
Baffert
McCarthy
Miller
Lobo
Drysdale
Puype
Shirreffs
Hess Jr
Miller
Hollendrfer
ML
6-1
9-5
9-2
5-1
30-1
8-1
20-1
10-1
12-1
10-1
10-1
‘ZA’ SEEKS NEW TRAINER’S ‘APPROVAL’
Previously trained by Christophe Clement, the now
7-year-old MGSW Za Approval (Ghostzapper) makes his
first start for new trainer Mark Casse today in the
GII Fort Lauderdale H., contested at 1 1/16 miles over
the Gulfstream Park turf
course. Fifth after a
troubled trip in
Woodbine=s GII Nijinsky
S. July 19, the Live Oak
Plantation homebred
returned to his winning
ways in Belmont=s Real
Courage S. Sept. 7 and
was a close second last
time in Del Mar=s
Za Approval
A Coglianese
GII Seabiscuit H. Nov.
28. Boasting a record of
6-3-2-0 over this turf course, the gray gelding has fired
a series of bullets in preparation for this seasonal debut,
most recently breezing a best-of-29 half-mile in
:49 flat over the Palm Meadows turf course Jan. 5.
Mshawish (Medaglia d=Oro) hopes to provide Al Shaqab
Racing with their first graded stakes victory on
American soil. Winner of the G2 Zabeel Mile last term,
the Todd Pletcher pupil was sixth in his U.S. debut in
Monmouth=s GIII Oceanport S. July 27 and crossed the
wire first next out in a Saratoga optional claimer
Aug. 30, but was disqualified and placed third for
interference. Cont. p6
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 6 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Fort Lauderdale cont.
Third next time in Belmont=s GIII Knickerbocker S.
Oct. 11, the dark bay scored the first U.S. black-type
win for his owners in this venue=s 7 1/2-panel El Prado
S. Dec. 13. Mshawish also displays a very speedy
worktab in Florida, most recently working a best-of-32
half-mile in :47 2/5 over the Palm Beach Downs main
track Jan. 4. AHe=s
always trained well; we
just kind of had to
fine-tune him a little bit in
terms of how he=s
ridden,@ Pletcher said.
AHe=s a European horse
that likes to be covered
up a bit. He can get a
little headstrong when he
Mshawish
Natalie Fawkes
doesn=t get covered up,
but we=re hoping for a
similar setup to what we got last time. I think Javier
has gotten to know him a little bit now, so hopefully
we can build off that.@ Also exiting the El Prado is sixthplace finisher Howe Great (Hat Trick {Jpn}) and
seventh-place finisher Fredericksburg (Speightstown).
Winner of last term=s GI Gulfstream Park Turf H.,
Crossed Sabres Farm=s Lochte (Medaglia d=Oro)
captured the course-and-distance The Vid S. Sept. 13
and was second in a Gulfstream Park West allowance
next out Oct. 12. The Marcus Vitali trainee was fourth
last time there in the turfy 1 1/8-mile GIII Tropical Turf
H. Nov. 22. AHe=s a horse for the course,@ Vitali said.
AHe loves Gulfstream. He loves firm courses. If he likes
the course, you=re going to see the real Lochte. If he
doesn=t like it, he won=t try.@ Kiaran McLaughlin saddles
another interesting contender in Shadwell Stable=s
Mutin (Fr) (Kentucky Dynamite). The bay opened his
account with four straight wins in France in 2012 and
2013, and failed to fire in his next four starts in France
and Meydan for trainers Jean-Claude Rouget and
Michael de Kock, respectively. The 5-year-old captured
his American debut for the McLaughlin barn last time in
a turfy 1 1/16-mile optional claimer at Aqueduct
Nov. 9.
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:01 p.m. EST
FT. LAUDERDALE S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mT
PPHORSE
SIRE
1 Silver Freak K
Badge of Silver
2 Lochte
Medaglia d'Oro
3 Mshawish K
Medaglia d'Oro
4 Howe Great
Hat Trick (Jpn)
5 Fredericksburg
Speightstown
6 Mosler K
War Front
7 Grand Tito K
Candy Ride (Arg)
8 Shiva Ryan K
Tapit
9 Mucho Mas Macho K Macho Uno
10 Tesseron
Tapit
11 Za Approval
Ghostzapper
12 Mutin (Fr)
Kentucky Dynamite
13 Golden Rifle
Ghostzapper
Entered for Main Track Only:
14 Protonico
Giant's Causeway
JOCKEY
Leparoux
Bocachica
Castellano
Lopez
Saez
Velazquez
Lezcano
Gomez
Jaen
Contreras
Rosario
Ortiz Jr
Bridgmohan
TRAINER ML
Lynch
15-1
Vitali
6-1
Pletcher 4-1
Bush
15-1
Matz
15-1
Mott
8-1
Delgado 15-1
Jehaludi 30-1
Collazo 20-1
Carroll
20-1
Casse
5-2
McLghlin 5-1
Wolfson 20-1
Bravo
Pletcher
2-1
LEA RETURNS TO DEFEND HAL’S HOPE TITLE
Adele Dilschneider and Claiborne Farm=s Lea (First
Samurai) resurfaces for the first time since a track
record-breaking win in last February=s GI Donn H. in
today=s GIII Hal=s Hope S. at Gulfstream. A Grade III
winner on the turf in 2012 for Al Stall, Jr. and twice
Grade II-placed the following season, the homebred
was transferred to Bill Mott for a
2014 campaign and kicked
things off promisingly with a
3 1/4-length success in this race.
The chestnut developed a fever
in April, however, and failed to
resurface for the rest of the
season after his auspicious Donn
performance. AIt kind of lingered
a little longer than we had
Lea
hoped, and just nothing went
A Coglianese
smoothly when we were coming
back,@ Mott said of Lea=s illness. AWe just decided to
give him extra time and sort of start all over. We could
have run him late last fall in New York and we just
opted not to do it and give him the time.@ The Hall of
Fame trainer added, AHe seems to be doing well, but
he=s coming off a long layoff and coming into a stakes
race. Obviously, it=ll be a competitive spot I=m sure.
We=re just looking to see how he does and hoping he
makes a good showing coming off a layoff.@ Cont. p7
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 7 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Hal=s Hope cont.
Crossed Sabres Farm=s Valid (Medaglia d=Oro)
matched the 111 Beyer Speed Figure Lea earned in the
Donn last out when falling just short of game J “TDN
Rising Star” J Liam=s Map (Unbridled=s Song) in this
venue=s 1 1/16-mile Harlan=s Holiday S. Dec. 13. The
Marcus Vitali pupil annexed the GII Monmouth Cup over
next-out GIII Ack Ack H. winner Bradester (Lion Heart)
in July before finishing third in the GIII Philip H. Iselin S.
in August. He took a track-and-trip allowance in the
slop Sept. 11, and added the Eight Miles West S. at
Gulfstream Park West a month later. AHe seemed to get
good and he=s stayed good, which is a rarity in this
business. They=re like flowers, you know?@ Vitali said.
AThis particular horse is a big, strong horse and he loves
to train. Every day he=s getting stronger and stronger. I
think he was late to develop and he=s finally come into
himself. I just see good things for Valid on the horizon
if he stays healthy.@ Robsham Stables homebred Golden
Lad (Medaglia d=Oro) capped a four-race win streak with
a 6 3/4-length romp in Oaklawn=s GIII Razorback H.
Mar. 15, but was fifth in a roughly run renewal of the
GII Oaklawn H. Apr. 12 and eighth in the GIII Pimlico
Special S. May 16. AHe just kind of flattened out in the
Pimlico Special and seemed a little jammed up coming
out of it, so we decided to stop on him and give him a
little break,@ explained trainer Todd Pletcher. AHe seems
to have come back really well. He=s proven on his day
he=s capable of running big races and we like the way
he=s training, so it looks like a good place to get his
season started.@
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 3:34 p.m. EST
HAL'S HOPE S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 1m
PP
1
2
3
4
5
6
HORSE
Lea
Golden Lad
Valid K
Slim Shadey (GB)
Prayer for Relief K
Confrontation K
SIRE
First Samurai
Medaglia d'Oro
Medaglia d'Oro
Val Royal (Fr)
Jump Start
War Pass
JOCKEY
Rosario
Velazquez
Bocachica
Saez
Castellano
Bravo
TRAINER ML
Mott
9-5
Pletcher
5-2
Vitali
2-1
Jacobson 15-1
Romans 12-1
Tagg
6-1
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:03 p.m. EST
MARSHUA'S RIVER S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT
PPHORSE
1 Skylander Girl
2 Why Katherine
3 Parranda
4 Strike Charmer
5 Candy Kitty K
6 Ready Signal K
7 Summer Moon (Fr)
8 Scampering K
9 Pappascat K
10 Alette
SIRE
Stroll
Whywhywhy
English Channel
Smart Strike
Lemon Drop Kid
More Than Ready
Elusive City
Afleet Alex
Scat Daddy
Lemon Drop Kid
JOCKEY
Contreras
Rosario
Velazquez
Landeros
Prado
Goncalves
Leparoux
Castellano
Lopez
Lezcano
TRAINER
Patykewich
Attard
Clement
Carroll
Pletcher
Tarrant
Brown
McGghy III
Simms
Block
ML
20-1
15-1
8-5
10-1
6-1
15-1
7-2
6-1
15-1
20-1
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TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 8 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Campaigned by Dedomenico, trainer Jerry
Hollendorfer, John Carver and Peter Abruzzo, Blind
Luck captured the GI Oak Leaf S. and GI Hollywood
Jan. 12 - 15
Starlet in 2009 before an Eclipse-earning campaign that
10 a.m.
featured hard-fought victories in the GI Las Virgenes S.,
GI Kentucky Oaks, GII Delaware Oaks and GI Alabama
Team Dedomenico cont. from p1
S. and a fast-finishing second in the GI Breeders= Cup
AIt's not a complete dispersal or anything, but we
Ladies= Classic. She added the GII La Troienne S.,
want to be on the racing
GI Vanity H. and defeated
end of it more than we do
familiar foe and eventual
on the breeding side,@
Horse of the Year Havre de
explained Mike Puhich,
Grace (Saint Liam) in the
trainer and director of horse
GII Delaware H. in 2011
operations at Dedomenico=s
before retiring with earnings
Pegasus Training and Equine
of $3,279,520 from an
Rehabilitation Center in
overall record of 22-12-7-2.
Redmond, WA. AIf you don't
Blind Luck was sent
start to turn things over,
through the ring at the
before you know it, you've
Keeneland November sale
got more broodmares than
soon after her retirement,
and Dedomenico bought out
you do racehorses. So we're
his partners for $2.5 million.
just kind of downsizing on
The chestnut=s first foal
the breeding end, but we're
was a Bernardini filly
not going to give [Blind
produced in 2013, and she
Luck] away by any means.
had a Giant=s Causeway colt
She's one that we would
probably keep if she doesn't Blind Luck brings $2.5 million at the 2011 Keeneland November Sale last year. Both have been
retained by Dedomenico,
bring enough money, but
Keeneland Photo
who currently owns
we'd prefer to go out and
92 racehorses and young racing prospects, either by
buy her babies rather than wait three years for them.@
himself or in partnerships. Cont. p9
K E E N E L A N D JANUARY
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KEEJAN cont.
AThe [Bernardini] filly is beautiful,@ said Puhich. AShe=s
breaking out really nice. The colt is just a [short
yearling], but he=s going to be quite a bit bigger than his
mother. We=re very excited about the Giant=s Causeway
colt--they=re both really nice, we like them both.@
Blind Luck, who was bred to Midnight Lute last year,
but lost the foal, was entered in
Fasig-Tipton=s recent November Sale,
but was withdrawn.
AShe wasn't in foal, and we just
kind of made a last-second decision,@
Puhich said of the reason behind the
scratch from Fasig November. AAnd
then we made another last-second
decision to go ahead and put her in
Mike Puhich
the Keeneland sale. We just thought
Pegasus Training Center
that she'd be more of a standout in
this winter sale and optimize our chances of getting
what we're hoping to get for her and then go from
there.@
Hill >n= Dale=s Sikura echoed the notion that selling
Blind Luck in a lower-key environment could prove
pivotal.
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"It's always an advantage to be one of the rare and
best offerings in a book because there's always plenty
of money at the sale,@ he offered. AWhen people say
>We wish there were more good horses' or >We wish
there were more that we could bid on' and you happen
to be one of them, then the money lands on those
specific, good horses. The fewer of those that there
are, the better it is for the
ones that make the
grade. Blind Luck is a
champion racemare, great
racemare, and we're
excited to have her in our
consignment."
One filly co-owned by
Dedomenico who won=t
be sent through a sales
ring just yet is Sam=s
Sister (Brother Derek),
who upended Santa
Anita=s GI La Brea S. Dec.
26 and will likely make
her 4-year-old debut in
either the GII La Canada
S. [for 4-year-old fillies
Sam’s Sister
over 1 1/16 miles Jan.
Benoit Photo
17] or GII Santa Monica
S. [for 4-year-olds and up going seven panels Jan. 19].
AI'm dying to see her go two turns,@ Puhich said.
AShe seems like she'll love that.@ Cont. p10
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KEEJAN cont.
Among the other standouts from the Hill >n= Dale
consignment is Elusive Jackpot (Elusive Quality), a
daughter of the great Silverbulletday (Silver Deputy),
making her a half to the dams of Grade I winner Shakin
It Up (Midnight Lute) and Grade III winner Govenor
Charlie (Midnight Lute). Elusive Jackpot, catalogued as
hip 267, sells in foal to Hill >n= Dale resident Midnight
Lute. She is owned by Mike Pegram, who campaigned
both Silverbulletday and Midnight Lute.
"Silverbulletday hasn't produced any offspring close
to her racing ability, but her daughters look like
important producers,@ Sikura said.
AShe's had several fillies--Mike has all of
them--and it's an opportunity to offer
one for sale and it's a great opportunity
for someone to buy a daughter of one
of the great racemares. Plus, the whole
family's active and producing--there's a
lot happening."
Of his overall market expectations,
Sikura added, AIt's a question that has
John Sikura
to be asked, but I think the answer's
always the same. There's lots of money
there for quality, but if you have to explain two blank
years or a June cover or why you're in foal to a very
quiet horse or if the mare is 16 or 17 instead of 10 or
11, then it's very tough sledding for many segments of
the market.@
FOCUSING ON EXPERIENCE, KEENELAND
READIES FOR BC By Lucas Marquardt
Let=s be honest. The announcement that Keeneland
would host the 2015 Breeders= Cup World
Championships was met with skepticism in some
quarters. The issue wasn=t the track itself. Keeneland,
after all, is widely regarded as one of the best, prettiest
tracks in the country. But one of its greatest attributes
was, in this case, a perceived hindrance: its size. The
largest crowd in its history came in 2012, when
40,617 packed in to see the GI Toyota Blue Grass.
That=s almost half the Breeders= Cup single-day
attendance record of 80,452, set at nearby Churchill
Downs in 1998. What=s more, most would agree that
days like that at Keeneland--with patrons
shoulder-to-shoulder--can be uncomfortable for those
not in love with their neighbors= elbows. Cont. p11
All horses in the TDN are bred in North America,
unless otherwise indicated
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 11 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Preparing for the Cup cont.
This was a popular topic of conversation at the sales
this year, the AWill theyY?@ ACan theyY?@ etc. Tellingly,
however, these conversations more often than not
concluded with one participant shrugging his or her
shoulders and offering something along the lines of, AI
dunno, but if anyone can do it, Keeneland can.@
A more accurate statement, perhaps, is AKeeneland is
doing it.@
Keeneland management and personnel are already in
high gear in anticipation of the 2015 Breeders= Cup, to
be held on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, and over
the coming months, the TDN will regularly spotlight the
behind-the-scenes work being done. This month, we=re
starting with the basics: crowd size.
Wisely, Keeneland and the Breeders= Cup aren=t
attempting the
obvious-shoehorning as
many people as
possible into the
grandstand in an
effort to maximize
attendance.
Instead, Keeneland
and the Breeders=
Cup are
Inside one of the luxury chalets
emphasizing fan
Keeneland photo
experience.
AWe=re not
viewing this as a challenge, but as an opportunity,@
explained Keeneland Chief Operating Officer Vince
Gabbert. AOpportunities on how we handle the grounds.
On how we handle patron concerns. On how we
provide the level of experience we want to provide. We
are focusing on the experience.@
Wise Dan (widest) and a luxury chalet this fall
Matt Goins photo
Cont. p11
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 12 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Preparing for the Cup cont.
To that end, Keeneland is limiting on-track attendance
to approximately 45,000, with 28,000 guests within
the Keeneland grandstand, 7,500 in trackside and
paddock luxury chalets, and about 7,500
accommodated in such venues as The Keene Barn, The
Hill and the Meadow. That will ensure a sellout crowd,
the smallest in Breeders= Cup history for a Saturday,
and mean there will be no walk-up sales on the day of
the Breeders= Cup. But it should also ensure those on
hand have plenty of room to move around and enjoy
themselves.
View from chalet balcony
Keeneland photo
ARegardless of where the seat is, it will be much
easier to access food, wagering and restroom facilities
than people experience on a busy Saturday,@ said
Gabbert.
As mentioned, Keeneland isn=t just relieving pressure
by limiting admission at existing facilities. It also is
adding myriad
seating and
entertainment
options, so that
the immediate
track area will
boast several
distinct
destinations for
fans to gather.
On a typical
raceday,
The Bourbon Lounge
Keeneland photo
Keeneland has
about 8,000 seats
combined in its grandstand, luxury boxes and dining
rooms. Augmenting these facilities will be two rows of
elevated, temporary boxes off the front of the current
grandstand, as well as a number of multi-story chalets
in the clubhouse parking lot, the Louisville lot, and
adjacent to the paddock. There will also be expanded
seating capacity in grandstand areas that are not
usually ticketed areas, such as the Mezzanine Bar. In
addition, the Breeders= Cup will offer 10,000 general
admission tickets. Cont. p13
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 13 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Preparing for the Cup cont.
As for pricing, Gabbert said the reduced number of
tickets won=t mean exorbitant prices. AIt will be
different than a normal Keeneland pricing, but all of our
pricing will be at or below what other venues charge
now for Breeders= Cup,@ he said. AFor instance, a box
seat here will be less than a box seat at Santa Anita
last year. We wanted to be in line with the market and
give everyone an opportunity to experience this.@
Fans at Keeneland this fall may have already noticed
some of the temporary infrastructure going into place,
including the trackside chalets located in upper stretch.
The Breeders= Cup chalets have their own food and
wagering services inside of glassed-in,
climate-controlled venues. Tiered balconies on the
second floor provide views of the races, and each
chalet includes rail access, so that fans inside can freely
venture out to cheer home their horse.
AThe chalets will create a little village among
themselves,@ said Gabbert. AThey=ll be very high-end in
terms of how we finish them out, and even getting to
and from them will be part of the experience.@
Farther up, located diagonally from the quarter pole,
will be the Bourbon Lounge, a massive trackside tent
that will hold approximately 3,000 people. AThis will be
a high-demand ticket,@ said Gabbert. ATickets will be
reasonable, there will be a phenomenal food and
beverage experience, and fans will have the ability to
come out and watch the races on the rail. The
atmosphere will be fantastic.@
Those looking for a much more exclusive experience
can aim for the Saddling Paddock Luxury Chalet, which
will sit opposite the grandstand on the far side of the
paddock and allow patrons an up-close-and-personal
view of Breeders= Cup participants, both human and
equine. Guests here will be treated to gourmet meals,
and will also have trackside access to watch races.
If Keeneland is getting inventive to increase viewing
areas around the immediate track area, it is taking
advantage of one thing most other racecourses lack: a
sprawling campus with attractive open areas.
Keeneland sits on 1,100 acres of rolling Kentucky hills.
Red maples and cherry trees dot the property, and in
the fall, the changing colors add to the pastoral setting.
Keeneland hopes to host an additional 7,500 on various
parts of its campus on each
of the Breeders= Cup days,
including on The Hill, a
broad lot located above the
track designated for
tailgaters. The Hill currently
is open on Fridays and
Saturdays during meets and
features food trucks, live
music, and a jumbo
television screen, among
other amenities.
AA great number of fans
just stay up there all day
and tailgate, and we
anticipate it will be very
popular over Breeders= Cup
weekend,@ said Gabbert.
Keeneland will also sell
tickets for seating at the
Keeneland Entertainment
Center, giving fans other
dining and viewing options,
while the Thoroughbred
Club, situated just off the
Keeneland grounds, will
offer both lounge and dining
options.
To be sure, Breeders= Cup
tickets will be in high demand. But Gabbert said there
will be the opportunity for the average race fan to buy
a ticket when they officially go on sale Mar. 1.
ALike a Super Bowl or a World Series, not everyone
will have a ticket who wants one,@ admitted Gabbert.
AAnd, as with every Breeders= Cup, the Breeders= Cup
will work through a priority list over the winter,
between nominators and horsemen and participants. On
Mar. 1, over half the tickets will be available to the
public.@
Keeneland=s plans to develop the fan experience for
the 2015 Breeders= Cup will be the topic of future
features in the TDN, including how the track and the
city of Lexington are working together to host the
World Championships.
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 14 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Right Response...
While Thursday=s second session was all about
Redoute=s Choice (Aus) and his son Snitzel (Aus), the
torch passed to another champion sire son of Danehill
yesterday in Fastnet Rock (Aus) when a filly by the
Coolmore resident sparked fireworks late in the day,
hammering to Michael Wallace of the China Horse Club
for A$1.05 million. Lot 566, the first foal out of the
G1 Robert Sangster S. and G1 Sir Rupert Clarke S.
heroine Response
(Aus) (Charge
Forward {Aus}),
becomes the most
expensive horse
sold this week and
surpasses last
year=s A$1-million
sales-topping son of
Redoute=s Choice
(Aus)--Hades (Aus)
Lot 566
(Encosta de Lago
Kelsey Riley
{Aus}).
Bidding on the phone just outside the pavilion exit to
the left of the auctioneer=s stand, Wallace had to fend
off fierce competition from Spendthrift Farm--as well as
some phone difficulties--to secure the gem.
AIt cut out at about A$750,000 and I was trying to
push redial and we went a little bit further and then I
got him back on the phone so it all ended well,@ said
Wallace. He added, AShe is a filly we have all been
waiting for, a champion sire and Group 1-winning mare
and she was a real runner. She has a good depth of
pedigree and is a lovely type. Fastnet fillies are doing
really well.@
Wallace continued, AShe has been bought for China
Horse Club, so it carries on their worldwide investment
in bloodstock, and Australia is an important part of the
long term strategic plans and a key element of that.
She was bought for Australia and she will stay in
Australia.@
Wallace noted the Club has about 20 horses in
training in Australia, and that haul includes this
season=s G1 Flight S. winner First Seal (Aus) (Fastnet
Rock {Aus}).
It was Wallace=s second session topper this week; he
also purchased Wednesday=s A$850,000 Sepoy filly on
behalf of the China Horse Club, which now owns the
top two lots of the sale.
The early-September foal was bred by SF Bloodstock
and born at Henry Field=s Newgate Farm in the Hunter
Valley, which also consigned her. Newgate=s Director of
Sales Bruce Slade likened the filly to royalty.
AShe=s an absolute queen,@ he said. AShe=s a terrific
first foal, beautifully put together, a wonderful mover
and she has a great attitude--she=s a typical Fastnet
filly.@
SF Bloodstock purchased Response carrying this filly
for A$840,000 at the 2012 Inglis Easter Broodmare
Sale. She was a A$50,000 yearling at the Inglis Easter
yearling sale in 2008.
AThe mare=s been bred up,@ Slade noted. AShe=s in foal
to Snitzel and has an Exceed and Excel colt at foot, so
she=s been looked after. She was hot property today.@
Slade said the Newgate team expected their charge
to be amongst the sale toppers.
AWe knew she=d be right up there,@ he said. AIt=s one
of those things where you just need a couple of the
right people on her, and obviously a lot of people saw
real value in her and her long-term prospects. We
certainly knew she=d be at the top end of the sale, and
it=s terrific to get that kind of money. I=m sure she=ll go
on to be a really nice racehorse based on her physicality
and her disposition, and hopefully $1.05 million looks
pretty cheap in a couple year=s time.@
Newgate=s other strong results through the first three
sessions have included a A$450,000 Redoute's Choice
colt sold to Gary Mudgway; a A$300,000 colt by its
resident first-season sire Foxwedge (Aus) hammered down
to James Harron Bloodstock and Snowden Racing and a
A$280,000 Smart Missile (Aus) colt to the same
connections. Cont. p15
L to R: Newgate Farm’s Leanna Packard and Bruce Slade; SF
Bloodstock’s Tom Ryan and the China Horse Club’s Michael Wallace
Sharon Chapman/Fast Track Photography
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 15 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Right Response cont.
AIt=s been great--it=s very strong,@ Slade said of the
market. AThere=s people there for every level of horse,
and we=ve had a good sale.@
It=s has been a fruitful week for SF Bloodstock across
the globe; the operation also bred Shook Up (Tapit),
who earned J “TDN Rising Star” J status when
graduating at the Fair Grounds last Saturday, and is
also the breeder of Fox Hill Farm=s Broadway Show
(Unbridled=s Song), an impressive debut winner in New
Orleans Thursday afternoon.
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MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLINGS
CUM ULATIVE
Catalogued
No. Offered
No. Sold
RNAs
% RNAs
No. A$500K+
High Price
Gross
Average (% change)
Median (% change)
2015
600
543
451
92
16.9%
13
A$1,050,000
A$75,102,500
A$166,524
A$135,000
2014
570
517
455
62
12%
3
A$1,000,000
A$63,447,000
A$139,445
A$120,000
MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLINGS
FRIDAY’S TOP EIGHT LOTS
Hip Sex Sire
Dam
Price (A$)
566 filly Fastnet Rock (Aus)
Response (Aus)
1,050,000
(Sirecam.com video)
(A$840,000 in utero ‘12 INGEAS)
B-SF Bloodstock LLC
Consigned by Newgate Farm
Purchased by China Horse Club
485 colt Smart Missile (Aus) Negotiate (Aus)
700,000
(Sirecam.com video)
B-Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd & Planette Thoroughbred, Belford Productions
Consigned by Arrowfield Stud
Purchased by Hawkes Racing
452 colt Sepoy (Aus)
Miss Mooney Mooney (Aus) 575,000
(Magic Millions walking video)
B-Strawberry Hill Stud
Consigned by Strawberry Hill Stud
Purchased by McEvoy Mitchell Racing P/L
451 filly Fastnet Rock (Aus)
Miss Judgement (Aus)
500,000
(Sirecam.com video)
B-Cressfield
Consigned by Cressfield
Purchased by Robbie Laing
484 filly Fastnet Rock (Aus)
Necessary Evil
460,000
(Sirecam.com video)
B-Caradale Pty Ltd, Arkle Bloodstock Ltd, Kieran Cotter
Consigned by Coolmore Stud
Purchased by B2B Bloodstock/Jadeskye Racing
Cont. p16
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TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 16 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Toppers cont.
483 colt Northern Meteor (Aus) Nazzuca (Aus)
460,000
B-G Harvey
Consigned by Baramul Stud
Purchased by James Harron Bloodstock/Snowden Racing
553 filly Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Reactive (Aus)
400,000
B-G S A Bloodstock Pty Ltd
Consigned by Broadwater Thoroughbreds, agent
Purchased by Gai Waterhouse Racing
546 filly Smart Missile (Aus) Rain Melody (Aus)
400,000
B-D W Storey
Consigned by Amarina Farm, agent
Purchased by Debbie Kepitis
Hawkeses Fire For Smart Colt...
Arrowfield=s colt by its resident first-season sire
Smart Missile (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) was hyped as
one of the leading lights of the sale in the lead-up, and
thus it was no surprise to see the ring come alive when
the strapping bay (lot 485) stepped in. Upon the
conclusion of a prolonged bidding battle, it was the
training team of Hawkes Racing that secured the son of
Negotiate (Aus) (Red Ransom) for A$700,000.
Negotiate has produced three winners from three
foals to race, including the Group 3-placed Sweetener
(Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}). His
second dam is the
G1 Champagne S. winner
Euphoria (Aus)
(Marauding {NZ}) and it is
also the family of
Group 1 winners Tuesday
Joy (NZ), Sunday Joy
(Aus), Bentley Biscuit
(Aus) and Thorn Park
(Aus), as well as last
year=s G1 Dubai Golden
Shaheen winner Sterling
Lot 485
City (Aus) (Nadeem
Kelsey Riley
{Aus}). John Hawkes,
who trains in partnership
with his sons Michael and Wayne, noted that they
trained Negotiate=s 2008 filly, Chivvy (Aus) (Flying Spur
{Aus}), to her two wins.
AWe trained Chivvy a few years ago and we liked
her,@ Hawkes said. AThis one was just an athlete, and
Smart Missile was a very good horse--if he won the
Slipper we may have been paying more for him. We just
loved him and he was an athlete.@
Smart Missile handed Sepoy his lone defeat through
his first 11 starts when winning the G2 Todman S. as a
juvenile, and he finished second to Sepoy in the
G1 Golden Slipper. Hawkes said he was unfazed to
spend a bit more than he expected to have to on the
colt.
M AGIC M ILLIONS GOLD COAST
YEARLING SALE
DAY FIVE OUTS: 721, 737, 753, 774, 785, 795, 802, 804, 816, 838,
857, 876.
AI thought half a million or a bit more,@ he said. AWe
had to pay a bit more, but so be it. You=re better to
take home the one you loved than one that you=re
taking home just for
the sake of taking a
horse home, and he
was our pick of the
sale.@
The >Missiles=
continued firing late
into the session when
Debbie Kepitis, from
Australia=s famed
Ingham family, went
John Hawkes
Sportpix.com.au
to A$400,000 to
secure lot 546, a filly
from Amarina Farm out of Rain Melody (Aus) (Lonhro
{Aus}). Kepitis, whose father Bob Ingham raced Lonhro
and sold his famed Woodlands Stud and its bloodstock
to Darley in 2008, noted she would race the filly with
her children and husband under the name Whoppit
Bloodstock, and Peter Snowden would train.
AWe=ve been trying to get a filly for the whole sale,
and the one we really liked was the A$850,000 [sale
topper by Sepoy],@ Kepitis noted. AI wasn=t going that
high, but this one took my fancy. The guy I want to
give her to to train, Peter Snowden, loved her, so we
went for it. I=ll race her with my kids and my husband,
so we=ll have a lot of fun then we=ll breed from her.@
Smart Missile=s other strong sales yesterday included
a A$200,000 colt hammered down to trainer Peter
Moody.
A Sepoy Speedster For McEvoy...
The popularity of Darley=s first-season sire Sepoy has
been one of the recurring themes of this sale. The
2- and 3-year-old champion=s hot streak failed to wane
yesterday, and was highlighted by the sale of an
A$575,000 colt to trainer Tony McEvoy. Catalogued as
lot 452 from the draft of John Singleton=s Strawberry
Hill Stud, the bay is out of the listed-winning and
group-placed Miss Mooney Mooney (Aus) (Redoute=s
Choice {Aus}), a half-sister to Group 3 winner
Publishing (Aus) (Testa Rossa {Aus}) and to the dam of
multiple stakes winner Better Than Ready (Aus) (More
Than Ready).
AI=m glad that=s over,@ McEvoy quipped after signing
the ticket. McEvoy said he was buying the colt
specifically with next year=s Magic Millions 2YO Classic
in mind, which will be worth A$2.5 million as part of a
significant prize money boosted unveiled late last
month that will make the card worth A$10 million.
AHe=s a really exciting horse,@ the conditioner said. AI
want a runner in the race next year. There are a few
[Sepoy=s] on the grounds that look like they=ll make it
into the race, and I loved this horse=s temperament, his
rhythm and his athleticism. The stud farm said he=s
never turned a hair in anything they=ve ever done to
him. He has a cracking eye and a willingness that I
loved about him. It=s all there, I just hope I don=t stuff it
up now.@ Cont. p17
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 17 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Sepoy Speedster cont.
Reason To Dream...
McEvoy said Sepoy has passed his favorable attitude
onto his foals.
AThe great thing great horses have is temperament,@
he commented. ASepoy was unfazable in all the races I
saw him in. He just arrived, accepted, did the job and
went home. It=s a quality great horses have, and that=s
what [the Sepoy=s] have, all the ones I=ve seen. There=s
been a half-dozen Sepoys I probably could have bought,
but I settled on this fella. I think the stallion has a real
chance and I can=t remember a dominant [G1 Golden]
Slipper winner that=s failed [at stud].@
McEvoy revealed the colt would race for a group of
clients.
AI=ve got together a syndicate of guys. I don=t think
they were quite expecting to spend that much, but I=ve
got my business partner Wayne Mitchell ringing them
right now with the bad news,@ he laughed.
Phil Sly has already experienced the highest of highs
as a racehorse owner in Australia, having campaigned
the four-time Group 1-winning filly Mosheen (Aus)
(Fastnet Rock {Aus}) with trainer Robert Smerdon, and
that pair have another horse to dream about after
securing lot 496, a
chestnut son of Dream
Ahead (Diktat {GB}) from
Emirates Park Stud, for
A$380,000 yesterday.
AWe=ve seen nearly
every horse on the
ground, and we thought
he was as nice a colt as
we=ve seen,@ said
Dream Ahead
Smerdon. AI think we
emiratespark.com.au
would have gotten him
[cheaper] than that, but there was a lot of competition,
so you have to stick to your guns.@
Dream Ahead, Europe=s joint top-rated juvenile with
Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) in 2010 and a five-time
Group 1 winner at two and three, shuttles Southern
Hemisphere time to Emirates Park Stud in the Hunter
Valley, where he stands for A$27,500. He is
represented by his first Australian-bred yearlings this
year, and his other six-figure prices at the sale thus far
are a A$150,000 colt purchased by Singapore=s Cliff
Brown, and a A$110,000 colt secured by Magic
Millions as agent.
Necessary Buy For Surace...
A pair of consecutive lots through the ring caused a
stir early in the afternoon when each brought
A$460,000. The first to go under the hammer was lot
483, a colt from the last crop of Australia=s ill-fated
2012/13 champion first-season sire Northern Meteor
(Aus). The half-brother to G3 Blue Diamond Prelude
victor General Rippa (Aus) (General Nediym {Aus}) was
secured by agent James Harron on behalf of Peter and
Paul Snowden.
Moments later, Ricky Surace of B2B Bloodstock paid
the same sum for lot 484, a filly from Coolmore Stud
by Fastnet Rock (Aus) out of the GIII Hollywood
Juvenile Championship S. winner Necessary Evil
(Harlan=s Holiday). Carrying to Malibu Moon at the time,
Necessary Evil was a $340,000 Keeneland November
purchase by Demi O=Byrne in 2011, and Surace, who
was acting in partnership with Damien Flower=s
Jadeskye Racing, noted the American pedigree was of
great appeal.
AI like all horses out of running, American families,@ he
said. AThey=re fast and they=re proven to be very good
horses here in Australia. They just work really well.@
Emirates Park @EmiratesPark
Lot 496 Dream Ahead x Omniyah
colt sold for $380,000 nickname
'Barry' @AquanitaRacing
@matchemracing
Gai’s Great Run...
Trainer Gai Waterhouse embarked on a buying streak
late in the session when snapping up lots 530, 533,
536 and 553 for A$400,000, A$200,000, A$380,000
and A$400,000, respectively. The former, a bay colt
from Eliza Park International, is by Fastnet Rock (Aus)
out of the unraced Pretty Flamingo (Aus) (More Than
Ready), a daughter of G3 Tokyo City Cup winner and
dual Group 1-placed Milanova (Aus) (Danehill). His third
dam is L=On Vite (Secretariat), the dam of dual Group 1winning 2-year-old Holy Roman Emperor (Ire).
Lot 533 is a son of Snitzel (Aus) from Kitchwin Hills.
He is out of Push Fire (Aus) (Scenic {Ire}) and from the
family of G1 Thousand Guineas and G1 Sires= Produce
S. winner Shame (Aus) (Scenic {Ire}).
Lot 536, a bay colt by Exceed and Excel (Aus) from
the draft of Rosari Farm, was purchased by Waterhouse
and Dynamic Syndications. The October foal is the first
produce of Quack It (NZ) (Ustinov {Aus}), a half-sister
to a pair of stakes winners.
The latter is a regally bred filly by Redoute=s Choice
(Aus) out of the G1 Oakleigh Plate heroine Reactive
(Aus) (Geiger Counter).
The action will move across the street this afternoon
to the Gold Coast Turf Club, which will host the Magic
Millions Raceday featuring the A$2-million Magic
Millions 2YO Classic and the A$1-million Magic Millions
3YO Guineas. Today=s abbreviated evening sale session
with 92 horses catalogued kicks off at 6 p.m. local
time.
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 18 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa, post time: 9:40 a.m. EST
L’ORMARINS QUEEN’S PLATE-G1, R1,000,000 (US$85,560), 3yo/up,
1600mT
SC PP HORSE
SIRE
1 2 Legislate (SAf)
Dynasty (SAf)
2 4 Louis the King (SAf) Black Minnaloushe
3 9 Futura (SAf)
Dynasty (SAf)
4 7 Tellina (SAf)
Silvano (Ger)
5 3 Jet Explorer (SAf)
Jet Master (SAf)
6 6 Ashton Park (SAf)
Battersea Park (SAf)
7 1 Gold Onyx (SAf)
Black Minnaloushe
8 8 Paterfamilias (SAf)
Trippi
9 5 Kingvoldt (SAf)
Western Winter
All carry 132 pounds, bar Kingvoldt, 121.
JOCKEY
Fourie
Styrdom
Fayd’herbe
Lerena
Cormack
Domeyer
Behr
v Niekerk
Neisius
TRAINER
Snaith
Woodruff
Crawford
Woodruff
Snaith
Bass
Tarry
Bass
Ramsden
Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa, post time: 9:00 a.m. EST
MAINE CHANCE FARMS PADDOCK S.-G1, R1,000,000 (US$85,560),
3yo/up, f/m, 1800mT
SC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
PP
8
1
7
2
4
9
6
12
3
11
5
13
10
HORSE
Hammie’s Hooker (SAf)
Jet Aglow (SAf)
Jet Belle (SAf)
Jet Supreme (SAf)
Maybe Yes (SAf)
Athina (SAf)
Acrostar (Aus)
Ash Cloud (SAf)
Shingwedzi (SAf)
Pecan Nut (SAf)
Pine Princess (SAf)
Inara (SAf)
Grey Light (SAf)
SIRE
Trippi
Jet Master (SAf)
Jet Master (SAf)
Jet Master (SAf)
Tiger Ridge
Fort Wood
Dnhll Dncr (Ire)
Black Minnalshe
Trippi
Hrse Chstnut (SAf)
Captain Al (SAf)
Trippi
Tapit
JOCKEY
Fayd’hrbe
Cormack
Cheyne
Neisius
Orffer
Styrdom
Fourie
Khumalo
Domeyer
Lerena
Marwing
v Niekerk
Byleveld
TRAINER
Bass
Drier
Kotzen
Snaith
Crawford
Soma
Snaith
Snaith
Bass
Elley
de Kock
Bass
Ramsden
WT
132
132
132
132
131
131
131
131
131
131
119
119
119
De Kock Revises Carnival Plans...
Mike de Kock, the leading foreign trainer by total
number of wins at the Dubai World Cup Carnival, has
announced that he will thoroughly revise plans for his
2015 runners, following below-par performances from
all his seven starters on the new dirt track at the
opening meeting Jan 8.
De Kock, who also trained
Mushreq (Aus) (Flying Spur {Aus})
and Sanshaawes (SAf) (Ashaawes)
to run second and fourth,
respectively, in the Listed Singspiel
S. on turf, said on his website,
AAfter tonight, we can be certain
that there is a track bias, so now
we know exactly where we stand.
You can draw lines through all the
poor sand runs. We will revise our
initial Carnival strategies without
delay. Unless there are absolutely
Mike de Kock
no other options, we won=t have
Racing Post
another entry on dirt this season.@
He elaborated, ATo win on this track, you need
runners with good gate speed that can jump and lead or
sit up second or third. [Y] The kickback from just
behind the front rank is bad, the slower horses get it in
the face and sometimes it=s so severe that they battle
to breathe.@ De Kock however judged the new dirt
surface as Avery good@ and expressed confidence that it
would improve with rain and more racing.
Candy Boy, Cool Cowboy Accepted for DIRC...
Candy Boy (Candy Ride {Arg}), winner of the 2014
GII Robert B. Lewis S. and placed behind Eclipse Award
candidates in the
GI Santa Anita Derby,
GII Los Alamitos Derby
and GII Pennsylvania
Derby, has been
accepted to run at the
Dubai International
Racing Carnival. The
bay colt will continue
his career with trainer
Doug Watson,
according to a revised
list of Carnival
Candy Boy
Benoit photo
acceptors released
earlier this week by the Dubai Racing Club.
Bred and raced by Lee and Susan Searing, Candy Boy
was the longshot runner-up to Shared Belief (Candy
Ride {Arg}) in the 2013 GI CashCall Futurity before
besting Chitu (Henny Hughes) by a half-length in the
Lewis. Third to California Chrome in the Santa Anita
Derby, Candy Boy rounded out the exacta behind
Shared Belief in the inaugural Los Alamitos Derby and
closed good ground over a speed-favoring strip when
third to subsequent GI Breeders= Cup Classic hero and
J “TDN Rising Star” J Bayern (Offlee Wild) at Parx
Sept. 20. Possible goals for Candy Boy could include
the final round of the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge Mar. 7
as well as the G1 Dubai World Cup three weeks later.
Cool Cowboy (Kodiak Kowboy) will also be
conditioned by the former Kiaran McLaughlin assistant.
Formerly trained by Dale Bennett for Savoy Stable, Cool
Cowboy won Tampa=s Inaugural S. in December 2013
and was first or second in all five starts last year at
three, winning the Golden Circle S. at Prairie Meadows
and the Sophomore Sprint S. at Mountaineer Nov. 11.
While the ownership of the two 4-year-olds was not
specified, Watson=s existing clients include sons of
Sheikh Mohammed as well as former Chechen President
Ramzan Kadyrov.
CLARIFICATION: Feodora (Ger) (Lord of England {Ger})
was recently purchased by Teruya Yoshida in a deal
brokered in partnership by Jonas Grasser and Eugenio
Colombo of Colombo Bloodstock Agency LLC. The two
also teamed in the recent sale of Group 3-winning filly
Ovambo Queen (Ger) (Kalatos {Ger}) to Yoshida back in
2012.
WHAT IS OPPENHEIM
ON ABOUT NOW?
Whether it=s sales, racing or breeding...read
the latest musings from Bill Oppenheim!
You can find all of Oppenheim=s
columns in the TDN Archive.
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 19 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
vision for three codes (Thoroughbred, harness and
greyhounds) for Pay TV and 2800 betting outlets and
hotels and clubs. In the 2013-14 financial year Tabcorp
returned $714 million to the racing industry and it feeds
$250 million per year into the coffers of the respective
state governments of Victoria and NSW.
AUSTRALIA'S RACING MEDIA IN A RIGHT MESS
Anyone who has studied Australian history shouldn't
be surprised that the premier states of New South
Wales (NSW) and Victoria are at loggerheads over the
future of the media rights to Australia's racing vision.
For nearly 200 years, NSW and Victoria-particularly
their respective capital cities, Sydney and
Melbourne-have been bickering. This is the Hatfields
and McCoys without the buckshot.
Perhaps the best example of the obstinate attitude of
the states is the fact that until relatively recently, you
couldn't catch a train from Melbourne to Sydney
without changing locomotives at the border because
the boffins in charge, in their wisdom, set down
different rail gauges.
Even in horse racing terms the difference is profound.
In NSW, all its more than 100 racetracks are set for
clockwise racing, while 70 Victoria's racetracks "go the
correct way", left-handed. Life can be a muddle for
people living in twin cities, split by the Murray River,
each side of the border.
All of which sets the scene for what seemed to be
the inevitable when the Racing NSW broke away from
heavy negotiations over the value of the rights to racing
vision and set itself on a course to do its own thing. In
doing so, Racing NSW virtually has set the industry's
media unit, ThoroughVisioN (TVN), on a course of
destruction.
In simple terms, Racing NSW want to support its
close ally Tabcorp (Australia's major wagering agency),
which controls Sky Racing, whereas Victoria wants a
broader media platform.
To go further in this complex issue, the cast needs
some profile. Here are the players:
TVN (ThoroughVisioN): developed in 2005 by a
partnership between Victoria's three metropolitan and
66 country clubs (Country Racing Victoria) and the
Sydney two metropolitan clubs (since merged). The
idea was to put Thoroughbred racing's media,
especially the vision, under one banner as a bargaining
force. Started showing vision on pay TV from 2005,
separate from established Sky Racing. Eventually an
agreement was reached with Sky in May 2006 for the
Victorian and Sydney vision to return to Sky as well as
being shown on TVN. TVN owns extensive outside
broadcasting equipment as well as the printed weekly
publications Best Bets and Winning Post.
Tabcorp: Australia's pari-mutuel wagering arm and
major financier of Australian racing. Took control of Sky
Channel (now Sky Racing), which produced racing
Sky Racing: formerly Sky Channel. Wholly owned by
Tabcorp from 2004. Provides vision of 90,000 races
across all codes and feeds into Tabcorp's off-course
betting outlets as well as on pay TV on three channels.
Racing NSW: gained a place on the TVN board when
the NSW Government gave it the right of veto over
decisions made by NSW's race clubs. Has a wagering
agreement with Tabcorp.
Racing Victoria: has a stronger funding model behind it
than Racing NSW. Its aim is to develop an in-house
media arm that controls vision, data and general racing
coverage. Has a softer policy on bookmakers than
Racing NSW and a shorter and less binding agreement
with Tabcorp. RV doesn't have a place on the TVN
board, has influence as the umbrella body over its clubs
on the board.
Sky Racing has been clever in the past by splitting
the rights between all Australia's states and setting the
agreements to expire at different times, which didn't
allow Australian racing's jurisdictions to bargain as one
powerful voice.
The result was an almost farcical situation in which
racing was covered on pay TV by four channels-TVN
(which boasted a premier product showing pre-race
parades and pre- and post-race interviews of Victorian
and Sydney thoroughbred racing) and Sky's channels
sharing the coverage of all codes from all states and
overseas.
The crux of the current dispute stems from the fact
that two years ago, the NSW Government legislated
that Racing NSW has the right of veto over decisions
made by the ATC and the NSW country clubs. This
gave Racing NSW a place on the TVN board and
stymied attempts by the board to get Tabcorp to fork
out $40 million (a 25 per cent increase) for the rights to
the vision.
The fact that Racing NSW has signed a quite
incredible 100-year agreement with Tabcorp (there is
still 80 years to run) puts it firmly on the side of the
betting agency and against competition, especially
corporate betting agencies that have grown
significantly in the past 10 years to almost match the
$11 billion annual turnover of Tabcorp.
Racing Victoria (RV) has no such agreement and has
embraced corporate bookmakers as part of its funding
model, especially in the area of sponsorship. There is no
corporate bookmaker-based sponsorship of races or
race clubs in NSW.
RV is adamant that thoroughbred racing needs to
spread its base to combat the increasing world-wide
threat of sports betting which is sapping the growth
out of wagering on Thoroughbred racing. Cont. p20
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/10/15 • PAGE 20 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Op/Ed cont.
This was a battle in which neither side was going to
take a backward step. Supporters of the NSW decision
agree it is best not the cook the "golden goose"-Tabcorp--which has been racing's cash-cow since the
1960s, although racing is no longer is main source if
income after branching in sports betting and casinos.
Critics say that this is a goose that sits on its same
nest in the same pond and has no vision for the future,
and that the Victorian model, while not deserting
Tabcorp, will put it under pressure to innovate and at
the same time reach a wide market.
Racing NSW will negotiate its own agreement on
vision with Tabcorp, while Victoria is now in a position
to do likewise. However, RV and its race clubs are
seriously looking at the prospect of funding
TVN-reported to be about $20 million a year-to
continue a premier Victorian product on Pay TV and at
the same time to give it leverage for a better deal from
Tabcorp for the vision to be shown on Sky.
Racing NSW's chairman John Messara and chief
executive Peter V'Landys have stayed silent throughout
the dispute.
On the other hand, Racing Victoria's chairman Rob
Roulston and chief executive Bernard Saundry have
been hitting the airwaves and pumping out the press
releases-both men scathing at the breakaway of Racing
NSW and the resultant disaggregation of TVN.
It was a Boxing Day gift that RV and the Victorian
clubs were expecting, but didn't want to open. Saundry
was quickly on the front foot in the media.
"It is a great disappointment to RV that due to the
increasing misalignment between how Victoria wants to
grow our sport and the differing views of Racing NSW,
that there is no other option but to accept the proposal
to disaggregate our state's rights from TVN," he said.
"The long-term goal is to get vision to as many
punters as possible by utilizing multiple broadcasting
options. Our priority will be working with media
partners who will help us grow engagement in, and the
audience for, our sport; to maximize returns for
reinvestment back into our sport; and to fairly reward
all of our participants."
The wash-up? Anyone's guess.
TVN will survive only if Victoria settles some of its
debts (reported to be $20 million, but believed to be a
lot less) and supports it--Victoria is working hard at
crunching the numbers. However, the general opinion is
that the cost of running its own TV channel may be too
high and TVN's assets will be sold up.
Racing coverage of all states will return to Sky
Racing--individual agreements will be made-and it is
likely Sky will include in its package a designated
Thoroughbred channel offering a premium product
similar to what was offered on TVN.
Victoria is in the enviable bargaining position of
having the best racing product. Its overall racing scene
is strong and popular with punters from all states who
appreciate big fields and a strong and varied strength of
participants.
And its Spring Racing (Melbourne Cup) Carnival is the
envy of many racing fans around the world--particularly
those across the border.
Danny Power has been a journalist in the racing
industry for more than 40 years, including stints at The
Sporting Globe, The Herald, Herald Sun, Truth and The
Australian. He also has worked as a racing manager for
leading trainer Lee Freedman and a bloodstock
consultant. Danny has been with The Slattery Media
Group for eight years, during which time his credits
include the books The Modern Melbourne Cup (author),
Racing In Australia (editor) and The Story of the
Melbourne Cup (writer). He is a contributing editor and
writer for Inside Racing magazine, and editor of Inside
Breeding.
REGIONAL REPORT
FASIG-TIPTON WINTER SALE EXPANDED
Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 534 entries for its
Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, necessitating the sale=s
expansion to two days. Day one of the sale will be held
Sunday, Feb. 8, with hips 1-200 on offer starting at
3:00 p.m. The Monday, Feb. 9 session will begin at
10:00 a.m. and will feature hips 201-534 as well as the
supplemental catalogue. AThe success and growth of
the >February Sale= in recent years has once again
generated strong participation from our consignors,@
said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. ABuyers of
all budgets will find increased quality among the in-foal
mares, and racing and broodmare prospects. A large
contingent of newly turned yearlings should draw
significant interest as well.@ Supplemental entries for
the sale will be taken, on an approval basis, over the
next several weeks. The Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale
catalogue will be available both online and in print
Jan. 19. Visit fasigtipton.com for more information.
ATLANTIC CITY RACE COURSE TO CLOSE
Atlantic City Race Course will close permanently on
Jan. 16, track operator Greenwood ACRA, which also
owns and operates Parx Racing and Casino in
Pennsylvania, announced Friday. The New Jersey oval
had been awarded six 2015 race dates in April. AWe
regret to announce that we must close Atlantic City
Race Course immediately due to continuous business
decline in the industry, the current regional economic
climate and the absence of alternative revenue
opportunities,@ said Greenwood ACRA President Joe
Wilson. AMost importantly, we would like to thank our
dedicated employees and the supporters of Atlantic
City Race Course who have contributed to its proud
legacy in the racing industry over the years." The race
course was founded in 1946 as Atlantic City Race
Track, and its early shareholders included Frank Sinatra
and Bob Hope.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2015
GAMING LOCATION BOARD WILL CONSIDER
CUOMO=S PROPOSAL by Mike Kane
New York=s Gaming Facility Location Board said
Friday that it would consider Gov. Andrew Cuomo=s
proposal that it issue a new Request for Application for
a casino license in the state=s Southern Tier, a region
along the border with Pennsylvania.
The board is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Jan. 13, in
New York City.
The location board of the New York State Gaming
Commission announced Dec. 17 that it recommended
that three licenses be granted. By statute, it could have
selected a maximum of four proposals for destination
casinos that were promoted as vehicles to stimulate the
upstate economy. Cuomo wrote to the commission
Dec. 26 asking that it start a new process that could
result in a license for the Southern Tier, which has high
unemployment figures and is in need of economic
development.
The Southern Tier, which includes the city of
Binghamton and surrounding suburban towns, was part
of an odd L-shaped region that stretched north to the
shore of Lake Ontario. From that Southern Tier/Finger
Lakes region, the location board selected the
northern-most proposal, Lago, in Tyre, Seneca County.
Kevin S. Law, chairman of the location board, said it
would not open up the Catskills/Hudson Valley or
Capital regions to additional applications.
VIOLETTE RELEASES STATEMENT ON AQU
BREAKDOWNS
After two more breakdowns in Aqueduct=s second
race Friday--one fatal--and NYRA=s decision to cancel
the rest of the card due to blowing snow, New York
Thoroughbred Horsemen=s Association President Rick
Violette, Jr. released the following statement:
AThe horsemen are obviously deeply concerned about
the significant increase in equine fatalities at Aqueduct
this winter. [Saturday] morning, a group of trainers,
including myself and NYTHA Board members Linda Rice
and Rick Schosberg, will meet with a NYRA
management team including Senior Vice President of
Racing Operations Martin Panza, Vice President of
Facilities and Racing Surfaces Glen Kozak and Chief
Examing Veterinarian Dr. Anthony Verderosa. There
may not be one right answer, but we will use every
avenue possible and examine every angle to address
this situation. Everything will be on the table, from
finding an independent track surface expert to come in
and examine the inner track to a thorough
reexamination of every procedure and protocol in place
before a horse leaves the starting gate.@
See Sunday=s TDN for a report on this issue.
Friday Cancellation
Citing high winds and blowing
snow at Aqueduct, the New
York Racing Association
cancelled yesterday’s card
following the second race.
TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 1/10/15 • PAGE 2 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Yesterday=s Results:
8th-LRL, $42,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($40,000-$35,000),
NW1X, 3yo, 7f, 1:24 1/5, ft.
SAVVY STREET (c, 3, Street Sense--Marieval, by El
Prado {Ire}), a $92,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, was
a non-threatening sixth on debut over this same trip
and surface Sept. 27. Adding blinkers for a one mile
off-the-turf event here Oct. 11, he graduated with a
wire-to-wire score in the slop, defeating two next-out
winners. He was subsequently fifth in Parx=s restricted
Christopher Elser Memorial S. over 6 1/2 furlongs Nov.
16 and most recently missed by a neck as the heavy
favorite in a one mile optional claimer here Dec. 18. Bet
down to even-money favoritism once again for this try,
the grey tracked the early pace along the rail through a
half-mile in :47.87 and angled five wide turning for
home. Savvy Street gained control in mid-stretch and
drew off to register a four-length victory over
Pancakesandbatter (Henrythenavigator). Lifetime:
5-2-1-0, $58,610. Click for brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Barbara J Houck. B-Dr John R Cummins (KY).
T-Donald H Barr.
Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 1:23 p.m. EDT
BUSANDA S., $100,000, 3yo, f, 1m 70y
PP HORSE
SIRE
JOCKEY
1 Hopefaithjoy
Lookin at Lucky
J. Ortiz
2 Diannestillworks Scat Daddy
Franco
3 Sweet on Smokey Successful Appeal Bisono
4 Liberty Island
Harlem Rocker
Alvarado
5 North Eight Street Big Brown
Serpa
6 Bonnet Plume
Bernardini
Davis
TRAINER
Pletcher
Rodriguez
Sacco
Schettino
Schettino
Albertrani
ML
7-5
8-1
15-1
5-2
10-1
3-1
Click for the Brisnet.com PPs.
APPOINTMENTS
C. R. ‘CHIP’ MCGAUGHEY
$ Will join Keeneland Sales staff as an associate Feb. 1
$ McGaughey gained experience in racing through his
father, Hall of Fame trainer C.R. AShug@ McGaughey,
and while working as an inaugural Brand Ambassador
for America=s Best Racing, The Jockey Club=s initiative
to introduce young people to the sport. Recently,
McGaughey was an Account Planner at Cornett
Integrated Marketing Solutions in Lexington, where, in
addition to managing the Brand Ambassador Program,
he was responsible for marketing America=s Best Racing
and the Keeneland sales.
$ AWe are pleased to welcome Chip to Keeneland,@
Keeneland Vice President of Sales Walt Robertson said.
AHis marketing experience enhances his innate skill set.
His love of the horse and lifelong passion for racing and
sales will be valuable assets to the sales team.@
Number of Events Scheduled for Eclipse Week:
A number of events are scheduled in conjunction
with the 44th annual Eclipse Awards, which will be
held at Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino Jan. 17.
AThere are very few events on the racing calendar that
can rival Eclipse Awards Weekend,@ said Alex Waldrop,
President and CEO of the NTRA. AIt=s a celebration of
the best our sport has to offer and the entire schedule
of events reflects that.@ For the complete list of Eclipse
week events, click here. A limited number of Eclipse
Awards tickets are still available--contact
mravencraft@ntra.com or call 859-422-2657.
Second OwnerView Conference Set for Jan. >16:
Edited Press Release
OwnerView, the website and information resource
developed by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred
Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) to assist both
current and prospective Thoroughbred owners,
announced Friday that it will hold its second national
Thoroughbred Owners Conference in January 2016 at
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, FL.
The conference will be held during the week leading
up to the 45th Annual Eclipse Awards Dinner, which is
scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016.
AThe Stronach Group was extremely proud to be one
of the presenting sponsors of the inaugural National
Thoroughbred Owners Conference back in October and
we=re thrilled to showcase our Gulfstream Park facility
and the South Florida area by hosting this new and
important event in 2016,@ said Mike Rogers, president
of The Stronach Group=s Racing and Gaming Division.
The first conference featured panel discussions with
prominent industry participants and several
informational and educational networking events with
owners and industry representatives. It was held at the
Keeneland sales pavilion and attracted approximately
300 attendees. (A video replay of the conference is
available at ownerview.com.)
AWe were extremely honored to play host to the first
national Thoroughbred Owners Conference and our
staff looks forward to collaborating with OwnerView
and Gulfstream Park personnel to ensure a seamless
transition and another successful event,@ said Bill
Thomason, president and chief executive officer of
Keeneland Association.
AThe feedback from those who attended the first
conference has been universally positive and those
people, as well as others who did not attend, have been
asking about when and where the next owner
conference would take place,@ said Gary Falter, vice
president of operations for OwnerView. AWhile the
topics, speakers and sponsors will be finalized and
announced in the months ahead, we thought it would
be beneficial to at least announce the date and location
so prospective attendees can put it on their calendars.@
Cont. p3
TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 1/10/15 • PAGE 3 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
OwnerView Conference cont.
OwnerView is a joint effort spearheaded by The
Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and
Breeders Association to encourage ownership of
Thoroughbreds and provide accurate information on
trainers, public racing syndicates, the process of
purchasing and owning a Thoroughbred, racehorse
retirement, and owner licensing.
The need for a central resource to encourage
Thoroughbred ownership was identified in the
comprehensive economic study of the sport that was
commissioned by The Jockey Club and conducted by
McKinsey & Company in 2011. The OwnerView site
was launched in May 2012.
Additional information about OwnerView is available
at ownerview.com or by contacting Gary Falter at
gfalter@jockeyclub.com or (859) 224-2803.
Lambholm South to Sponsor Holy Bull:
Gulfstream Park has announced a multi-year
partnership for Roy Lerman=s Lambholm South to be the
title sponsor of the $400,000 GII Holy Bull S., which
will be run this year Saturday, Jan. 24. "We are pleased
and proud to partner with Gulfstream Park in becoming
title sponsor of the prestigious Lambholm South Holy
Bull," said Lerman, whose Fairfield, FL, farm was
formerly Jack Dreyfus=s Hobeau Farm. "Gulfstream is
one of the world's leaders in Thoroughbred racing, and
many of Lambholm South's graduates have raced and
enjoyed great success at Gulfstream Park." P.J. Campo,
Vice President of Racing for Gulfstream Park and The
Stronach Group, added, "We're delighted to partner
with Lambholm South and Mr. Lerman, who has been
involved in Thoroughbred racing for more than 35 years
and who believes like we do in the growth of the
Thoroughbred industry. We look forward to a great
partnership with Roy and Lambholm South."
Bill Filed to Allow EquiLottery in KY:
A proposed bill was filed in Kentucky Thursday that
would legalize the horse racing-related lottery game
EquiLottery, reports the Louisville Courier-Journal. Sen.
Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville filed Senate Bill 74,
which would create a new designation of lottery game
called a Ashared lottery game,@ which would allow for a
game to be Aconducted by the lottery corporation in
collaboration with an association licensed to conduct
horse racing, in which a portion of the money received@
would be Aused to purchase pari-mutuel tickets.A
EquiLottery President and CEO Brad Cummings said,
AWe are thrilled by this opportunity to bring EquiLottery
to Kentucky. Considering the cultural importance and
popularity of horse racing in the Bluegrass, Kentucky is
an ideal state for this new exciting take on the lottery
experience.@
TODAY’S INSIGHTS
3rd-GP, $50K, Opt. Clm. ($62.5K), 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:38 p.m. ET
GI Belmont S. runner-up COMMISSIONER (A.P. Indy) makes his first
start since that June 7 Classic--after which he had surgery to remove an
ankle chip--in this spot. The WinStar Farm homebred made a name for
himself with a gritty defeat of highly-regarded “TDN Rising Star” Top
Billing (Curlin) in an optional claimer here last year. Off the board in the
GII Fountain of Youth S. Feb. 22, the Todd Pletcher pupil was third in
the GIII Sunland Derby Mar. 23 and failed to fire again next out in the GI
Arkansas Derby Apr. 12. The bay was second to Tonalist (Tapit) in
Belmont’s GII Peter Pan S. May 10 prior to the Belmont. “We’ve been
very happy with the way he’s been training, and we were looking for a
race to get him back under way,” Pletcher said. “He was eligible to this
so it kind of made sense as a possible prep for races down the road
which could possibly include the Donn should he run well.” Click for
Brisnet.com PPs.
4th-GP, $45K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 2:07 p.m. ET
Kinsman Stable purchased XTRA SPICE (Quality Road), a daughter
of champion Xtra Heat (Dixieland Heat), for $240,000 at the 2013
Keeneland September sale.A half-sister to SW & GSP Southwestern
Heat (Gone West) and a 3/4-sister to SW & GSP Elusive Heat (Elusive
Quality), the Bill Mott pupil fired a series of bullets in preparation for this
debut, most recently breezing three furlongs in :36 2/5 at Payson Park
Jan. 5. Xtra Spice is also a 3/4-sister to Juddmonte Farms’ fleet-footed
Pimpernel (Elusive Quality). Darley homebred Wilson’s Creek
(Bernardini) makes her career bow here for trainer Tom Albertrani. The
bay’s dam, who was produced by Irish G1SW & French GSW Helen
Street (GB) (Troy {GB}), is a full-sister to recently deceased GISW sire
Street Cry (Ire), as well as the dam of European champion Shamardal
(Giant’s Causeway). Click for Brisnet.com PPs.
7th-LRL, $40K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 3:27 p.m. ET
Phil Schoenthal unveils a half-brother to his GSW stable star Miss
Behaviour (Jump Start) in ZAPATA (Ghostzapper), who, like his older
sister, is a Carl MacWilliam and Neil Teitelbaum homebred. Miss
Behaviour kicked off her career with three straight wins, including
Belmont’s 2013 GII Matron S., and since then has won the GIII Charles
Town Oaks and placed second in the GI Test S. and GI Prioress S.
Click for Brisnet.com PPs.
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PALM MEADOWS
Frosted (Tapit), 5f, 1:00.95, 1/6
SANTA ANITA
Chitu (Henny Huges), 5f, 1:01.40, 19/43
Conquest Typhoon (Stormy Atlantic), 5f, :59.80, 1/43
Diversy Harbor (Curlin), 4f, :48.80, 4/25
Three Hearts (Hat Trick {Jpn}), 6f, 1:15.80, 17/19
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INDUSTRY INFO
Sheinman Leaves Breeders= Cup:
Drew Sheinman, Senior Vice President and Chief
Marketing and Revenue Officer of Breeders= Cup Ltd.,
has left the company after two years to pursue other
business interests. "Breeders' Cup appreciates Drew=s
contributions to our sponsorship and business
development programs and wishes him well in his
future endeavors," said Craig Fravel, Breeders= Cup
President and CEO. AThese last two years I have had
the honor to serve the Breeders' Cup on a global basis
and have been fortunate to help advance the
extraordinary qualities of what makes the Breeders' Cup
and the sport of horse racing so compelling and
uniquely valuable within the world of sports and
entertainment,@ said Sheinman. AAs I pursue my next
chapter I look forward to observing the continued
growth of the Breeders' Cup and the industry.@
Yesterday=s Results:
7th-FGX, $37,830, Msw, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:11 2/5, ft.
JERALD (g, 4, Include--Nancy G., by Fusaichi Pegasus)
was an even third on debut in a 5 1/2-furlong off-theturfer here last February and followed with a tiring fifthplace finish in a one mile turf event Mar. 15. Put on the
shelf for the remainder of his sophomore year, the
chestnut added blinkers and was bet down to 7-5
favoritism for this return to the races. Away to an alert
start, the chestnut tracked the pace in second through
a quarter mile in :22.46 and engaged pace-setting
Chapter and Verse (Old Fashioned) on the far turn.
Jerald forged to the front in mid-stretch and notched a
3 1/4-length victory over that rival. Sales history:
$47,000 RNA yrl '12 FTKJUL. Lifetime Record:
3-1-0-1, $28,880. Click for the brisnet.com chart or
VIDEO.
O/B-Elizabeth Southam (KY). T-Grant T Forster.
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Yesterday=s Results:
5th-SAX, $57,250, Msw, 3yo, f, a6 1/2fT, 1:14, fm.
SHE'S A BIG WINNER (f, 3, Bellamy Road--I'm
Surprised, by Ghostzapper), 11th in her debut over the
Santa Anita main track Oct. 12, switched to Del Mar=s
Polytrack with a useful third Nov. 15. Making her turf
debut here, the 5-1 chance raced within striking
distance early, challenged for command as they
straightened for home and dug in gamely when headed
in the stretch to outbattle firster Entrechat (Giant=s
Causeway) by a neck. Sales history: $11,000 yrl '13
KEESEP; $80,000 2yo >14 FTMMAY; $42,000 RNA
wlng '12 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $40,570.
Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Sharon Alesia, Ciaglia Racing LLC, Rob Dyrdek &
Robin Christianson. B-Blackstone Farm LLC, Mr & Mrs
Doug A Black & Christian Hansen (PA). T-Peter Eurton.
3rd-SAX, $56,750, Msw, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:37 2/5,
fm.
DAKOTA KID (f, 4, Lemon Drop Kid--World of Gold, by
Spinning World) made up 10 lengths after a tardy
beginning to be third in her six-panel unveiling over the
Polytrack at Del Mar Nov. 22. Switched to the turf
while retaining the services of Hall of Fame rider Gary
Stevens, she was tabbed as the 6-5 choice for this
second try. The 4-year-old tracked the pace in mid-pack
behind a half-mile in :48.16 and shifted four wide
entering the stretch to engage Egyptian Empire
(Pioneerof the Nile). The two battled down the lane,
with Dakota Kid gaining control in the final yards to
prevail by a half length. The winner is a half-brother to
GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile winner Dakota Phone
(Zavata), GISW, $1,282,810. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1,
$40,320. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O/B-Dakota Stables II (KY). T-Thomas F Proctor.
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WHERE: Darley, Lexington, KY
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 12, to Thursday,
Jan. 15, between 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
• 14 stallions will be available for
viewing. The open house coincides with the dates of the
Keeneland January Sale. For additional information, call
859-255-8537.
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WHERE: Dutchess Views Farm, Pine Plains, NY
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 17, between 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• The farm’s three stallions, Big Brown, Heavy Breathing
and Marsh Side, will be available for viewing. For additional
information, call 518-398-5666.
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1st-SAX, $56,250, Msw, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:37 3/5,
ft.
INTERJECT (f, 4, Empire Maker--Introducing, by Deputy
Minister) began her career in Great Britain for her
breeder while under the care of Charles Hills. A dull
ninth and eighth in her initial two maiden tries, she
woke up with a third-place finish, beaten less than a
length, in a one-mile contest over the lawn at Ripon
July 7. Subsequently purchased for 32,000gns at the
Tattersalls July sale and brought to America, the dark
bay was off slowly, but rallied nicely to be third over
this same trip and surface Oct. 10--her first start for the
new connections. Hammered down to 4-5 favoritism
for this, Interject assumed position at the rear behind a
half mile in :47.06 and edged closer on the far turn.
The 4-year-old swung three wide turning for home and
spurted away from the field under a hand ride to score
by 6 1/4 lengths. Tiz Addictedtolove (Tiznow) was a
clear second. The winner=s dam is out of MGSW Interim
(GB) (Sadler=s Wells) and is a half-sister to GISW
Midships (Mizzen Mast). Lifetime Record: 5-1-0-2,
$41,145. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-David Heerensperger. B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY).
T-Neil D Drysdale.
IN SOUTH KOREA:
Lucky Gangja, g, 3, Lookin At Lucky--For the Memories,
by A.P. Indy. Busan, 1-9, Cond. ($37k), 1300m.
B-Bluegrass Hall LLC (KY). *Won by six lengths as
the 1-10 favorite to take his record to two wins from
three tries. **$50,000 RNA yrl >13 KEESEP; $30,000
2yo >14 OBSAPR.
Mauk Equine Brokerage selected for Mr. K T Nam
Speed Made, g, 4, Ready=s Image--Peaceful Journey, by
Behrens. Busan, 1-9, Hcp. ($69k), 1900m.
B-Springland Farm, La Ciega & Walmac Farm (KY).
*Won by seven lengths. **$6,500 wnlg >11
KEENOV; $47,000 wnlg >12 KEESEP; $32,000 RNA
2yo >13 OBSAPR; $10,000 2yo >13 OBSJUN.
ROOKIES
First/second-crop starters to watch: Saturday, January 10
Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2010 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/
BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
BLAME (Arch), Claiborne, $30K, 152/8/0
6-FG, Msw, 1 1/16mT, Blame Angel, 20-1
DISCREETLY MINE (Mineshaft), Lanes End, $10K, 181/19/0
2-DED, Stk, 7f, Control Stake, $85K OBS AUG yrl, 8-5
7-SA, Msw, 6 1/2f, Discreet Prince, $100K OBS APR 2yo, 12-1
ESKENDEREYA (Giant's Causeway), Taylor Made, $18K, 194/11/0
6-FG, Msw, 1 1/16mT, Escalate, $200K KEE SEP yrl, 6-1
GRASSHOPPER (Dixie Union), Lane's End Texas, $4K, 51/4/0
9-FG, Msw, 6f, Valid Pursuit, $35K OBS OPN 2yo, 6-1
HARLEM ROCKER (Macho Uno), McMahon of Saratoga NY, $4K, 10/3/0
3-AQU, Stk, 1m, Liberty Island, $135K EAS MAY 2yo, 5-2
HOLD ME BACK (Giant's Causeway), WinStar, $6K, 153/8/1
6-FG, Msw, 1 1/16mT, Don't Hold Me Back, $100K OBS APR 2yo, 8-1
LOOKIN AT LUCKY (Smart Strike), Ashford Stud, $15K, 175/31/3
2-DED, Stk, 7f, Lucky Stranger, $85K KEE SEP yrl, 5-2
3-AQU, Stk, 1m, Hopefaithjoy, $270K KEE SEP yrl, 7-5
11-GP, Msw, 5fT, +Asia, 12-1
6-FG, Msw, 1 1/16mT, Lu Rae's Lucky Sky, 12-1
MAJESTICPERFECTION (Harlan's Holiday), Airdrie Stud, $10K, 124/20/1
11-GP, Msw, 5fT, Magic Reider, $230K KEE SEP yrl, 12-1
MIDSHIPMAN (Unbridled's Song), Darley, $8K, 117/19/1
6-PRX, Msw, 6 1/2f, A Blossom Fell, 10-1
MUNNINGS (Speightstown), Ashford Stud, $10K, 165/27/3
4-GP, Msw, 6f, Zia, $75K FTF MAR 2yo, 15-1
NACIMIENTO (Gone West), 15/3/0
6-SUN, Msw, 5 1/2f, Bird Lady, 10-1
QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality), Lane's End, $25K, 178/18/2
2-DED, Stk, 7f, His World, $120K EAS SEP yrl, 15-1
7-LRL, Msw, 6f, +Squeegee, $30K KEE SEP yrl, 10-1
4-GP, Msw, 6f, +Xtra Spice, $240K KEE SEP yrl, 7-2
RIGHT RIGGER (Unbridled's Song), 6/1/0
6-SUN, Msw, 5 1/2f, Pink Power, 5-2
SUPER SAVER (Maria's Mon), WinStar, $20K, 203/16/4
7-LRL, Msw, 6f, Super Fund, $90K FTF MAR 2yo, 12-1
TEMPLE CITY (Dynaformer), Spendthrift Farm, $5K, 160/11/3
7-SA, Msw, 6 1/2f, Nakamoto, $77K OBS APR 2yo, 5-1
6-SA, Stk, 1m, Papacoolpapacool, $14K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 8-1
WARRIOR’S REWARD (Medaglia d'Oro), Spendthrift Farm, $13K, 173/13/1
2-SA, Msw, 6 1/2f, +Valentine's Reward, $6K FTK FEB yrl, 6-1
IN BRITAIN:
Red Touch, g, 3, Bluegrass Cat. See ABreeders= Edition
Europe.@
IN DUBAI:
Al Razi, g, 8, Distorted Humor--Sweet Serendipity, by
Salt Lake. Jebel Ali, 1-9, Cond., 1200m. B-Farfellow
Farms Ltd & Racehorse Management LLC. *$95,000
RNA yrl >08 KEESEP; 175,000gns 2yo >09 TATAPR.
Click here to access TDN Progeny PPs
SOLDAT (War Front--Le Relais, by Coronado=s Quest),
MGSW of $622,760, stands at Woodford
Thoroughbreds, FL ($5,000).
! The bay filly was born at Sierra Blanca Equine in
Ruidoso Downs, NM, Jan. 6. She is out of the mare
Magnificent Melody (Unbridled=s Song), who is a half
to Astronomer Royal (Danzig), G1SW-Ger,
$550,564.
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First Foals cont.
CURRENCY SWAP (High Cotton--Echo Bluff, by Pine
Bluff), GISW of $459,300, stands at Woodford
Thoroughbreds, FL ($3,500).
! The bay colt was born at Woodford Thoroughbreds
in Ocala, Jan. 8. The colt is the third foal out of Le
Mi Geaux (First Samurai), GSW, $171,390.
B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N
AMERICA
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
7th-SAX, $62,910, 1-8, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW2$X,
4yo/up, f/m, a6 1/2fT, 1:13 1/5, fm.
NOT TOO SHINY (m, 5, Modigliani--Shining Prospect
{GB}, by Lycius) Lifetime Record: 7-3-0-1, $97,520.
O-Kings River Ranch. B-Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate
(KY). T-J Eric Kruljac. *$5,000 yrl '11 FTKOCT. **1/2
to Duff (Ire) (Spinning World), GSW-Eng & MGSW-Ire,
$682,693.
7th-LRL, $42,000, NW1X, 4yo/up, f/m, a1 1/16m,
1:46 2/5, ft.
CORINTHIAN LUCK (f, 4, Corinthian--Racing Luck {SW,
$260,140}, by Out of Place) Lifetime Record: 9-4-0-1,
$74,650. O-Los Aguacates LLC. B-Farm III Enterprises
LLC (FL). T-Hector Garcia.
6th-FGX, $40,000, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW3X,
4yo/up, a1 1/16mT, 1:43 2/5, fm.
KNIGHTS NATION (g, 5, Indygo Shiner--Bronze Glow,
by Devil's Bag) Lifetime Record: 20-5-5-3, $181,423.
O-Brad Ray. B-John R Penn (KY). T-Dallas Stewart.
*$18,000 yrl '11 KEESEP. **1/2 to Der Meister (Out of
Place), SW, $135,320.
8th-DED, $39,000, 1-8, NW1X, (S), 4yo/up, 1m, 1:41,
ft.
AFTERNOON DRIFTER (g, 4, Afternoon Deelites-Kris'stalwart, by Stalwart) Lifetime Record: 15-3-2-2,
$60,890. O-Hardy Racing Stables LLC. B-Jarvis Fortier
& Doris Hebert (LA). T-Keith G Bourgeois.
8th-GPX, $38,000, Opt. Clm. ($12,500), NW1X, (S),
4yo/up, 6f, 1:09 3/5, ft.
POMEROY'S PACKAGE (g, 4, Pomeroy--Il Vino Bianco,
by Honour and Glory) Lifetime Record: 9-2-2-2,
$71,690. O/B-Patricia A Generazio (FL). T-Jane Cibelli.
9th-SUN, $35,985, 4yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:14 4/5, ft.
WATCH ME GO (h, 7, West Acre--Sabbath Song, by
Deputy Minister) Lifetime Record: GSW, 32-11-3-3,
$535,897. O-MCM Racing LLC. B-Gilbert G Campbell
(FL). T-Weston Martin.
4th-PEN, $30,680, 1-8, NW1X, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:11 4/5,
ft.
BET ON JACK (g, 6, With Distinction--Rokyjam, by
Petionville) Lifetime Record: 30-7-7-7, $169,540.
O-Joshua J Attard. B-Gilbert G Campbell (FL). T-Steven
Chircop.
8th-CTX, $27,000, 1-8, NW1X, 4yo/up, 7f, 1:24 4/5,
ft.
MISSILEWHILEUWORK (g, 6, Golden Missile--Carr
Queen, by Carr De Naskra) Lifetime Record: 36-5-6-3,
$92,084. O-Cindy Brashares. B-Milfer Farm Inc (NY).
T-Michael E Jones Jr. *$56,000 2yo >11 OBSAPR.
6th-SUN, $26,685, NW1$X, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10, ft.
CASSY SUE (m, 7, Bluegrass Cat--She's a Jewel
{MSW, $207,585}, by Successful Appeal) Lifetime
Record: 33-11-0-4, $110,858. O-Justin R Evans & Eric
Swords. B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY). T-Justin R Evans.
7th-CTX, $26,000, 1-8, NW2L, (S), 4yo/up, f/m,
4 1/2f, :52 1/5, ft.
BOP ALONG (m, 5, Bop--The Basket Weaver, by Ride
the Storm) Lifetime Record: 11-2-0-2, $33,367.
O/B-Richard P Harris Jr (WV). T-Michael G Atkins.
6th-TAM, $23,400, Opt. Clm. ($32,000), NW2X,
4yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:24 2/5, ft.
YOU BOUGHT HER (m, 5, Graeme Hall--Striking T, by
Smart Strike) Lifetime Record: 26-5-5-5, $163,678.
O-Richard Perkins & Hinsley Racing Stable. B-CL
Delaplane & RG Delaplane Trust UA 6/1/92 & Shade
Tree Thoroughbred (FL). T-David H Hinsley. *$18,000
2yo >12 OBSAPR.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Good Shot, f, 3, Discreet Cat--Shot Gun Favorite (MSW
& GSP, $202,126), by Eltish. AQU, 1-9, (S), (C),
1m70y, 1:45 2/5. B-Sugar Maple Farm (NY).
Josdesanimaux, f, 3, Leroidesanimaux (Brz)--Jost d'Oro,
by Medaglia d'Oro. GPX, 1-9, (C), 1 1/16mT,
1:41 4/5. B-Palm Beach Racing II LLC (FL).
Gallery, c, 3, Munnings--Little Theater, by Theatrical
(Ire). FGX, 1-9, (S), a1mT, 1:39 2/5. B-Time Will Tell
LLC (LA). *$44,000 yrl '13 ESLSEP; $30,000 2yo
>14 OBSAPR.
Noteworthy Peach, c, 3, Read the Footnotes--One
Green Peach, by In Case. LRL, 1-9, (C), 1m, 1:40
3/5. B-William M Steinbuch Jr (MD).
Taper This, f, 3, Sky Mesa--Wishful Splendor (SW &
GSP, $271,125), by Smart Strike. PEN, 1-8, 5 1/2f,
1:07 3/5. B-Padua Stables LLC (KY). *$70,000 wlng
'12 KEENOV. **1/2 to Juanita (Mineshaft), MGSW,
$509,005; and Sirocco Strike (Forestry), SW,
$236,136.
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Recall the CashCall (G1)?
I Want Revenge was a standout 2YO who made his Stakes debut in a Grade 1
coming off a maiden win. He lost in a photo finish to Pioneerof the Nile.
He ended his juvenile season weighted at 118lbs, just 2lbs below Pioneerof the Nile.
Know what Pioneerof the Nile is doing?
He’s a promising young sire and currently the Leading Second-Crop Sire of 2014.
Know what other promising young sire won the CashCall?
Into Mischief, the #1 ApEX Sire in the World and sire of a Multiple Breeders’ Cup Winner.
You get where we’re goin’ with this?
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Yesterday=s Result:
2nd-LIN, ,4,800, Mdn, 3yo/up, 7f 1y (AWT), 1:25.28,
ft.
+PHARMACEUTICAL (IRE) (c, 3, Invincible Spirit {Ire}-Pharmacist {Ire} {SW-Ire}, by Machiavellian) was
restrained in third from the outset and maintained a
watching brief for most of this first go. Nudged along
turning for home, the 6-4 favorite quickened in good
style to lead passing the eighth pole and was pushed
out late to comfortably best Double Heaven (GB) (Dutch
Art {GB}) by a length. The i100,000 GOFORB yearling
is a half to Red Rocks (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), MGISW-US,
GSW & G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Fr, $2,918,357; Medicinal
(Ire) (Linamix {Fr}), SW & MGSP-Ire, $105,122; and
Galvaun (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), SW & GSP-Fr, $155,524.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, ,3,105. VIDEO, courtesy
attheraces.com.
O-Mrs Fitri Hay. B-Ballylinch Stud (Ire). T-Charles Hills.
EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS
IN DUBAI:
Art Wave (Ire), c, 4, Art Connoisseur (Ire)--Musical
Review (UAE), by Jade Robbery. Jebel Ali, 1-9, Hcp.,
1400m. B-Sherbourne Lodge. *10,000gns yrl >12
TATOCT; 27,000gns 2yo >13 TATGNS.
Mushaakis (Ire), g, 5, Shamardal--Shamayel (GB), by
Pivotal (GB). Jebel Ali, 1-9, Hcp., 1400m. B-Shadwell
Estate Co Ltd.
Jayed Jidan (Ire), h, 5, Teofilo (Ire)--Cassandra Go (Ire)
(MGSW & G1SP-Eng, GSP-Ire, $349,964), by Indian
Ridge (Ire). Jebel Ali, 1-9, Cond., 1600m. B-T
Stewart. *i180,000 yrl >11 GOFSPT.
B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N
EUROPE
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
7th-MPV, i17,000, 1-8, 4yo/up, 13f (AWT), 2:47.03,
ft.
SHINNING (IRE) (c, 4, Falco--Gold Round {Ire}
{GSW-Fr}, by Caerleon) Lifetime Record: 10 starts,
3 wins, 7 places, i53,850. O-Joseph Troggi.
B-Wertheimer & Frere (Ire). T-Patrick Khozian. *1/2 to
Goldwaki (Ger) (Dalakhani {Ire}), GSW-Fr, $175,666;
and Spectaculaire (GB) (Spectrum {Ire}), SW-Fr,
$237,205.
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ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Red Touch, g, 3, Bluegrass Cat--Touchnow (SW,
$388,237), by Pleasant Tap. WOL, 1-9, 8f 141y
(AWT), 1:49.94. B-Dark Hollow Farm, Dorsey Brown
& Arnold Davidov (MD). *$40,000 yrl >13 KEESEP;
,20,000 2yo >14 DONAPR.
Celina Bere (Fr), f, 3, Della Francesca-Mysteryonthebounty, by Mystery Storm. MPV, 1-8,
7 1/2f (AWT), 1:32.59. B-SNC Regnier & San Gabriel
Inv Inc (Fr). *i11,000 yrl >13 ARQAUG.
Charlie Bear (GB), g, 3, Myboycharlie (Ire)--Millennium
Heiress (GB), by Singspiel (Ire). DUN, 1-9, 7f (AWT),
1:25.23. B-Lone Oak Stud Ltd (GB). *4,500gns yrl
>13 TATOCT; i25,000 RNA 2yo >14 GORMAY.
+Sgt Reckless (GB), g, 8, Imperial Dancer (GB)-Lakaam (GB), by Danzero (Aus). LIN, 1-9, 12f (AWT),
2:31.92. B-Bridget Coyle (GB).
Yesterday=s Results:
JEBEL ALI S.-Listed, Dhs500,000 (US$136,129), Jebel
Ali, 1-9, NH4yo/up, SH3yo/up, 1950m, 1:57.08, ft.
1--JUTLAND (GB), 126, g, 8, Halling--Dramatique (GB),
by Darshaan (GB). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed
al Maktoum; B-Darley; T-Doug Watson; J-Pat Dobbs;
Dhs300,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-UAE, 48-12-5-5.
2--Mawhub (GB), 126, g, 6, Singspiel (Ire)--Native Blue
(GB), by Seeking the Gold. O-Sheikh Saeed bin
Mohammed al Maktoum. Dhs100,000.
3--Silver Galaxy (GB), 123, c, 4, Galileo (Ire)--Silver
Pivotal (Ire), by Pivotal (GB). (13,000gns HRA >13
TATJUL). O-Fathi Esaed Mohammed Egizama.
Dhs50,000.
Margins: NK, 1, 2.
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UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES
Date
Race
Track
Jan. 10
GII Fort Lauderdale S.
GP
GII San Pasqual S.
SA
GII Sham S.
SA
GIII Hal’s Hope S.
GP
GIII Marshua’s River S.
GP
GIII Sham S.
SA
Jan. 17
GII La Canada S.
SA
GIII Col. E.R. Bradley H.
FG
GIII Lecomte S.
FG
Jan. 19
GII Santa Monica S.
SA
Jan. 24
GII Forward Gal S.
GP
GII Holy Bull S.
GP
GII Santa Monica S.
SA
GIII Tampa Bay S.
TAM
GIII Hutcheson S.
GP
GIII Connally Turf Cup
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