Bloomsbury Foal Tops Tatts' Day Three Giant Oak Put up in Clark Nine Go Postward in Cigar Mile to Honor and Serve Heads Remsen
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2010 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. BLOOMSBURY FOAL TOPS TATTS’ DAY THREE NINE GO POSTWARD IN CIGAR MILE A son of Darley=s one-time flagship sire Singspiel (Ire), A contentious field of nine will go postward in to- who died in July, looks set to race for the Coolmore day=s GI Hill >n= Dale Cigar Mile H., the final New York team after selling for 320,000gns at yesterday=s penul- Grade I of the year. Todd Pletcher saddles Bribon (Fr) timate session of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale in (Mark of Esteem {Ire}), second in this race a year ago Newmarket. Offered in the dispersal from Henrietta, and coming off a 1 3/4-length win in the Oct. 30 Duchess of Bedford=s Bloomsbury Stud, the March GIII Bold Ruler H. AI think the Cigar Mile is always a very 12-foaled half-brother to dual listed winner Perfect difficult race to win,@ commented Pletcher, who has Stride (GB) (Oasis Dream won the race three times. AIt=s the last significant Grade {GB}) walked into a ring I on the East Coast, and always attracts the best sprint- packed full of admirers. ers, the best middle-distance horses, and horses back- Yeomanstown Stud=s David ing up as well. Given that, I think Bribon fits in very O=Callaghan threw in some well.@ Cont. p6 early bids before the likes of Paddy Twomey and Ted TO HONOR AND SERVE HEADS REMSEN Voute helped upped the price The much-touted To Honor and Serve (Bernardini) into six figures, at which looks for his second graded stakes victory in today=s point John Ferguson entered GII Remsen S. at the Big A. The handsome bay flew to Lot 979 tattersalls.com the fray. A classic Coolmore- an 8 3/4-length maiden win in a 1 1/16-mile off-the- Maktoum duel followed, as turfer at Belmont Oct. 2. He was never threatened Paul Shanahan took on--and ultimately outlasted--Fergu- when a front-running four-length victor of the Nov. 6 son, with M. V. Magnier signing the buyer=s docket. GII Nashua S. last time out, and came out of it in good AHe=s a lovely colt from a great family, and the plan at order, working a half in a sprightly :47 3/5 on the the moment is to bring him home and keep him to Belmont Park inner track Monday. AHe worked in com- race," said Magnier. Hip 979 descends from Blooms- pany with a maiden called Dream Man (Unbridled=s bury foundation mare Mrs. Moss (GB) (Reform {GB}), Song), and it was very easy for him,@ said Leana who cost just 2,100gns at auction 40 years ago, but Williford, assistant to trainer Bill Mott. AWe were just far exceeded expectations at stud, dropping 11 win- trying to sharpen him up a little, as he=s running right ners, including G1 Japan Cup winner Jupiter Island (GB) back.@ Cont. p5 (St Paddy {GB}) and SW and GSP Krayyan (GB) (Tower Walk {GB}). Cont. p9 GIANT OAK PUT UP IN CLARK He was winless in 14 starts since taking the Arlington Classic in May of 2009, but Giant Oak (Gi- ant=s Causeway) joined the ranks of Grade I winners with the help of the stew- ards, getting moved up to first in yesterday=s GI Clark H. at Churchill Downs. The unofficial winner, Successful Dan (Successful Appeal) bumped show horse Redding Colliery (Mineshaft) several times when trying to shift out for running room in the lane. He drove to the front Giant Oak (left) EquiSport and outgamed Giant Oak by a head, but was demoted to third. Fourth-place finisher Demarcation (Gulch) was also disqualified and placed 11th and last for veering in during the stretch run. Cont. p2 www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/27/10 • PAGE 2 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Friday, Churchill Downs CLARK H.-GI, $564,000, CDX, 11-26, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m, 1:50 4/5, ft. 1--@GIANT OAK, 115, c, 4, by Giant=s Causeway 1st Dam: Crafty Oak (GSW, $442,155), by Crafty Prospector 2nd Dam: Oak Blossom, by Tarleton Oak 3rd Dam: Dianthus, by Your Host O/B-Virginia H Tarra Trust (IL); T-Chris M Block; J-Shaun Bridgmohan; $328,700. Lifetime Record: 23-4-5-3, $956,677. *Full to Cause Apple Martini, MSW & GSP, $352,581. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Redding Colliery, 117, c, 4, Mineshaft--Joop, by Zilzal. ($170,000 yrl '07 KEESEP; 310,000gns 2yo >08 TATAPR). O-Mrs Fitriani Hay; B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd & 707 Stables (KY); T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; $106,032. *3--Successful Dan, 121, g, 4, Successful Appeal--Lisa Danielle, by Wolf Power (SAf). O/B-Morton Fink (KY); T-Charles Lopresti; $53,016. Margins: 4, HD, HD. Odds: 11.10, 4.30, 1.80. Also Ran: Win Willy, Duke of Mischief, Brass Hat, Apart, Regal Ransom, Stately Victor, Dubious Miss, **Demarcation. *Finished first, but was DQ=d and placed third. **Fin- ished fourth, but was DQ=d and placed last. Giant Oak closed out his 2009 campaign with a rally- ing fourth behind Blame (Arch) in the Clark. He came back to be third in the Feb. 20 GIII Mineshaft H. at Fair Grounds and, two starts later, filled the same spot in the Apr. 18 GIII Ben Ali S. at Keeneland. Off the board in his next three attempts, including another fourth to divisional leader Blame in the June 12 GI Stephen Fos- ter H. over this track, the chestnut came back after a summer break to finish second in the Sept. 4 GIII Wash- ington Park H. at Arlington. A 3/4-length runner-up to Redding Colliery in the Oct. 2 GIII Hawthorne Gold Cup, he finished fifth, but moved up to fourth, in the event- ful Nov. 5 GIII Breeders= Cup Marathon. Giant Oak was rated off the pace while on the outside and was clear of the traffic as he hit the lane. Successful Dan, rank early, had bulled his way through the traffic, soundly bumping Redding Colliery to make his way to an open lane. He drove to the front and held off Giant Oak to the wire, but the stewards took a look at the tape and demoted him to third. AHe slammed me pretty hard,@ said jockey Rosie Napravnik, aboard Redding Colliery. AHe knocked us completely off stride, and I don=t see how they couldn=t take him down.@ The winner will race again as a five-year-old. AOh yeah, he=s coming back next year,@ trainer Chris Block said. ANo doubt about it. He=s going to Ocala on Sunday for probably about 45 days rest, then probably back to Fair Grounds to get him ready for 2011. He=s the kind of horse we always thought he=d get better with age, and I think that=s what=ll happen with him.@ Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/27/10 • PAGE 3 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Black-Type Results cont. Matriarch cont. Friday, Hollywood Park Five-for-11 in her native country, Gypsy=s Warning MATRIARCH S.-GI, $250,000, HOL, 11-26, 3yo/up, captured the G1 South African Fillies= Classic and was f/m, 1mT, 1:34, fm. third in the G1 Woolavington 2000 S. in 2009. She had 1--GYPSY'S WARNING (SAF), 123, m, 5, by Mogok been off for 1st Dam: Gypsy Queen (SAf), by Royal Chalice (SAf) nearly a year 2nd Dam: Sara's Warning, by Caveat when she made 3rd Dam: Apsara, by Dancer's Image her U.S. bow in O-Team Valor International & Green Lantern Stables; the May 31 B-Rathmor Stud (SAF); T-H Graham Motion; J-Joel GIII Eatontown Rosario; $150,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-SAf, S. at Monmouth 16-7-0-7, $491,862. *1/2 to Surabi (SAf) (Wolf- Park, but was hound), GSW-SAf. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for firing on all cylin- the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. ders for her re- 2--Wasted Tears, 123, m, 5, Najran--Wishes and Roses, turn and scored by Greinton (GB). O/B/T-Bart B Evans (KY); $50,000. by a nose over 3--Go Forth North, 120, f, 3, North Light (Ire)--Witch Maram (Sahm). Tradition, by Holy Bull. O-L-Bo Racing, Monte Pyle & The mare was Benoit Photo Summer of Fun Racing LLC; B-Michael Schmeling & beaten just 1 1/2 Andy Stronach (KY); T-A C Avila; $30,000. lengths when fifth in the July 18 GII Dance Smartly S. Margins: 1 1/4, HF, HF. Odds: 3.90, 2.10, 12.10. at Woodbine, then finished third from off the pace in Also Ran: Westwood Pride, Camille C, Lilly Fa Pootz, the Aug. 21 GI Beverly D. S. and after leading early in Special Duty (GB). the Yellow Ribbon. As for the strategy in the Matriarch, Sent off a well-backed 7-2, Gypsy's Warning tipped Joel Rosario said, AI didn't really take her back, I just let out at the top of the stretch and roared past the leaders her relax and get comfortable. She seemed like she was to win going away. The bay ran third after setting the going to be a little rank, but she settled herself down.