Friday, Thoroughbred Daily News January 18, 2002 TDN For information, call (732) 747-8060. HEADLINE NEWS UNFUWAIN DEAD MONARCHOS RETURNS SATURDAY Unfuwain (Northern Dancer--Height Of Fashion {Fr}, Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos (Maria’s Mon) by Bustino {GB}), sire of champions Alhaarth (Ire) and will make his first start since finishing third in the Petrushka (Ire), died Wednesday of what was termed “a Belmont S. on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The four- serious neurological condition which developed sud- year-old colt will face four rivals in the day’s sixth denly at the end of last week,” according to a press race, a $40,000 allowance-optional claiming event at release issued by Shadwell Stud yesterday. A full au- a mile and a sixteenth. Monarchos, sidelined since topsy was ordered to determine the exact cause of June with a hairline fracture, is a perfect three-for- death. The 17-year-old stallion had suffered a series of three over the Gulfstream oval, including an impres- malignant growths in the past, most recently in Novem- sive victory in the GI Florida Derby last spring. He is ber, but had been given a clean bill of health and was expected to start next in the Feb. 9 GI Donn H. To scheduled to cover a full book of mares in Britain this date, the John Ward trainee has won four of nine year at Shadwell’s Nunnery Stud in Norfolk. A multiple starts and has earned $1,715,630. group winner who captured six of 10 career starts, Unfuwain went to stud in 1989, standing at the Nun- nery alongside his half brother, the English 2000 Guin- P P R E V I E W P eas and Epsom Derby winner Nashwan. From nine crops to race, Unfuwain sired 27 stakes winners and Friday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:45 p.m. EST six Group 1 winners. His top runners have included FIRST LADY H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f G1SW Alhaarth, who was named champion two-year- PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT old colt in Britain and highweight miler in Ireland at four 1 Vague Memory Ward Off Trouble Wolfendale 114 and is himself enjoying a successful stud career in 2 Miss Inquistive Kipper Kelly Passero 111 Ireland; and the brilliant Petrushka, who reeled off vic- 3 Cat Cay Pleasant Colony McGaughey 118 tories in the G1 Irish Oaks, G1 Yorkshire Oaks and G1 4 Elvi Gamble Prospectors Gamble Hughes 112 Prix de l’Opera and earned honors as champion three- 5 Mandy’s Gold Gilded Time Gorham 116 year-old filly in England and Ireland. The bay also sired 6a Raging Fever Storm Cat Hennig 118 star fillies such as 2000 G1 Sagitta 1000 Guineas win- 7a Gold Mover Gold Fever Hennig 117 ner Lahan (GB), 1999 G1 Nassau S. winner Zahrat 8 Curious Treasures Concorde’s Tune Hills 111 Dubai (GB), 1994 G1 Irish Oaks heroine Bolas (GB) and Lailani (GB), who won the G1 Irish Oaks, G1 Nassau S. Saturday, Santa Anita and GI Flower Bowl Invitational H. last season and is SANTA CATALINA S.-GII, $150,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m one of three finalists for the Eclipse Award as champion PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT turf mare. “Unfuwain was a most wonderful horse to 1 National Park (GB) Common Grounds (GB) Nakatani 113 deal with,” Shadwell Stud Director Richard Lancaster 2 Siphonic Siphon (Brz) Bailey 123 said. “He was much underrated throughout his stud 3 Major Storm Storm Cat Smith 113 career, but in the last few years he produced a number 4 Cottonwood Cowboy Meadowlake Solis 113 of performers who will ensure his memory lives on for 5 Kedington Seattle Proud McCarron 113 many years. He had immense courage and will be re- 6 Labamta Babe Skywalker Desormeaux 113 membered with great affection by all who had any dealings with him.” Ron Lott, who was Unfuwain’s Stallion Man throughout his stud career, added, “What TEMPERA MAY MAKE DERBY START p. 2 a thrill any Stallion Man would have had looking after him through all his troubles--no problem, pal. He started TDN TODAY slowly, but what an impact he has now had at stud...it Headline News .................... 2 pages was really 12 years of pure pleasure...” 14% Stakes Horses Averages $1.9 Million a Crop (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com Sultry Song COX’S RIDGESSULTRY SUN $7,500 TDN WORLDWIDE Friday, January 18, 2002 OAKS WINNER BIREME DEAD Bireme (GB) GEORGE JOINS BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Grundy {Ire}), who won three of her four career starts, Jimmy George is to be appointed to the Tattersalls including the 1980 G1 Epsom Oaks, was euthanized Board of Directors, it was announced yesterday. last Thursday at age 25, the Racing Post reports. The George, who has been marketing manager for the British-bred gave her owner/breeder Dick Hollingsworth, Newmarket-based auctioneers since 1994, will take who passed away last year, his only Classic success, up his new role as marketing director later this but had to be retired after that race due to injury. “Bi- reme was a very, very good filly who never reached her month. Commenting on George’s appointment, full potential,” her trainer, Dick Hern, told Racing Post. Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said: “I am “She got slight tendon trouble in the Oaks and was on delighted that Jimmy is to join the Board at the ‘easy’ list and she got loose on the Downs. The lad Tattersalls. He is a valuable addition and brings expe- fell off, got winded and couldn’t get up in time to catch rience, enthusiasm and knowledge of our industry. her--because she stood looking at him. She then took His passion and commitment are second to none and off with her tail in the air and went for home as hard as he has made many friends not only in this country, she could leg it, right across the West Ilsley-East Ilsley but also on his extensive travels abroad for road before she crashed in the lane. She cut and Tattersalls. All of us on the Tattersalls Board are bruised herself so badly that she never ran again. It was looking forward to working with him in his new role.” quite a shame because she had bags of potential and nobody knows quite how good she could have gone on George joined the Tattersalls Bloodstock Department to be.” While at stud, the mare produced 12 foals, after leaving Exeter University in 1986, but moved including Yawl (GB), winner of the G3 Rockfel S. to Pacemaker Communications in 1989. Following four years as advertising manager of the “Thorough- bred Breeder” magazine, “The Directory of the Turf” B R I T A I N H H and “Pacemaker,” George became editor of “Pace- maker” before rejoining Tattersalls in August 1994 as Yesterday’s results: marketing manager. He said yesterday: “Ten of the 2.30 Southwell, Littlewoods Bet Direct On 0800 last 15 years of my life have been spent here at 329393 Median Auction Maiden S. (Class F), £3,250, 4-6yo, 7f (AWT), 1:31.10, slw. Tattersalls and I can honestly say that I have enjoyed LUMIERE DU SOLEIL (GB) (f, 4, Tragic Role {USA}-- every moment of them. I could not be more pleased Pounelta {GB}, by Tachypous {GB}), a 12-1 chance, at the prospect of joining the Tattersalls Board, broke smartly, was sent straight to the head of affairs where I will be working closely with people who I not in advance of Stormville (Ire) (Catrail {USA}) and ex- only like, but also for whom I have enormous re- tended her advantage approaching the home turn. She spect. Tattersalls is an international firm with an was pushed into a clear lead at the eighth pole and kept international outlook and reputation and I am im- on in determined style to easily hold the running-on mensely looking forward to many challenging years Young Tern (GB) (Young Ern {GB}) by two lengths. The ahead.” winner, a 10,500gns DONSEP yearling, is a 1/2 to Lots of Magic (GB) (Magic Ring {Ire}), GSW-GB. Lifetime Record: 13-1-0-2, £2,909. TDN Worldwide Today ............. 2 pages O-Tony Fawcett; B-D R Tucker; T-K Ryan; J-C Gannon. www.coolmore.com TDN P WORLDWIDE • 1/18/02 • PAGE 2 of 2 #Real Time (NZ), g, 5, Desert Sun (GB)--Desert Strike H I R E L A N D H (NZ), by Straight Strike (USA). Victoria Park (Adelaide), 1-12, New Years Gift H.-Listed, 3yo/up, NEW RECORDS FOR IRISH RACING 7f 55ydsT, A$26,800 to winner. B-Sixth Dimension Brian Kavanagh, chief executive of Horse Racing Syndicate; T-Russell Cameron. *GSP-Aus. Ireland, has expressed himself delighted with the final Versailles (Aus), g, 6, Danehill (USA)--Reine du Gazon figures for betting, attendance and prizemoney for Irish (Aus), by Kaoru Star (Aus). Caloundra (Queensland), racing in 2001, Irish Thoroughbred Marketing report. 1-13, Mick Mair Racing Stables H., 3yo/up, 7fT, Despite a drop in attendance by 4.3 percent, attributed A$4,550 to winner. B-Devon Park Stud; T-Mick Mair. to the effects of the seven-week shutdown in the spring and enforced rescheduling of the popular U N I T E D A R A B E M I R A T E S Fairyhouse and Punchestown Festivals due to the H H foot-and-mouth crisis, betting with the Tote and on-course bookmakers reached new heights.