The TDN is delivered each morning by 5 a.m. Eastern. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. THOROUGHBRED Sunday, DAILY NEWS September 2, 2001 P INTERNATIONAL P GO EAST YOUNG MAN SWEET SEVENTEEN AT THE CURRAGH Offered three times at auction with no takers, Came A field of 17 two-year-olds will line up for the G1 Home (Gone West) maintained his unbeaten record with Moyglare Stud S. at The Curragh this afternoon. Having a stakes-record setting victory in the GI Hopeful S. at won the event last year with Sequoyah (Ire), trainer Saratoga yesterday afternoon. Bought back for Aidan O’Brien shows his intent to follow up by saddling $650,000 as a weanling at Keeneland November, four runners this time. The choice among them is $300,000 as a Keeneland September yearling and most Sophisticat (Storm Cat), who has been the runner-up to recently for $145,000 at Barretts March, the dark bay Queen’s Logic (Ire) twice, missing by a half length in colt debuted June 3 for breeders John Toffan and the G3 Queen Mary S. at Royal Ascot and by 1 1/4 Trudy McCaffery and romped home by eight lengths at lengths in the G2 Lowther S. Aug. 23 when receiving Hollywood. He handled the rise to stakes company with three pounds. In between those runs she was beaten a aplomb, shrugging off early challenges to win the GII length by Agnetha (Ire) in the Listed Silver Flash S. at Hollywood Juvenile Championship S. by four lengths Leopardstown July 18 after experiencing a luckless July 15. With fellow California sensation Officer head- passage. The doubt surrounding her will be the step up ing towards Wednesday’s GII Del Mar Futurity, Came to seven furlongs here, as she has shown such speed Home’s connections opted for this Grade I test 3,000 so far in her races. Stable companion Quarter Moon miles away instead. He broke well from post four, but (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) created a highly favourable impres- allowed California shipper Roman Dancer (Polish Num- sion when a fast-finishing head runner-up to Saranac bers) to show the way through a :22 2/5 quarter as Lake in the G3 Debutante S. here Aug. 19 on her de- Mayakovsky (Matty G) ranged up on his outside. Came but. The overseas challenge is spearheaded by David Home moved to the front turning for home and was Loder’s Seba (GB) (Alzao), not seen since retaining her unbeaten record in the Listed Chesham S. at Royal immediately challenged by Mayakovsky as they clicked Ascot June 20. She suffered through a troubled trip off 1:09 2/5 for three-quarters, but shook free and was that day, yet still overcame some talented opposition. drawing away at the finish while stopping the clock at Loder took this prize in 1996 with Bianca Nera (GB). 1:21 4/5. “I was a little bit worried at the eighth-pole, but when I saw Chris get after him, I told John [Toffan] Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland, post time: 4:20 p.m. that he left Mayakovsky,” said winning trainer Paco MOYGLARE STUD S.-G1, Ir £225,000, 2yo, f, 7fT Gonzalez. “He’s a little horse, but he puts his head SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER down and he’s got a nice, long stride.” The Hopeful 1 16 Alluring Park (Ire) Green Desert Bolger was the first race in the Bessemer Trust Two-Year-Old 2 15 Ardara (Ire) Sadler's Wells A O’Brien Challenge, and Came Home may stick around in New 3 4 Bright And Clear (GB) Danehill B Hills York for his next start. “We’re thinking very hard about 4 9 Colourfast (Ire) Spectrum (Ire) Bolger staying East,” Gonzalez continued. “The Champagne 5 14 Dress To Thrill (Ire) Danehill Weld [GI, Oct. 6, 8.5f] might be next.” Mayakovsky, who set 6 8 High Society (Ire) Key Of Luck Lynam a track record in winning his Saratoga debut, may also 7 6 Indy Rose A.P. Indy Loder go next in the Champagne. The next race in the Besse- 8 5 Mahsusie (Ire) Mukaddamah Ennis mer Trust Challenge is the GII Del Mar Futurity Sept. 5, 9 7 Miss Beabea (Ire) Catrail Prendergast followed by the GI Futurity Sept. 16. Hopeful chart, p2 10 11 Moon Safari Mr. Prospector A O’Brien 11 3 Quarter Moon (Ire) Sadler's Wells A O’Brien 12 2 Royal Ulay (Fr) Selkirk Stack DELAWARE’S FOREGO................................................p2 13 1 Seba (GB) Alzao Loder 14 10 Serene Princess Louis Quatorze Burns NEXT STOP FOR WORLD SERIES: GERMANY....p5 15 13 Sophisticat Storm Cat A O’Brien EL CORREDOR SEEKS REPEAT................................p6 16 12 Specious (Ire) Spectrum (Ire) Hanley 17 17 Sweet Deimos (GB) Green Desert Grassick MILESTONES... Champion Sires his 50th STAKES WINNER VINERYLLC and was inducted into the CANADIAN RACING HALL OF FAME KENTUCKY Runaway Groom $20,000 Live Foal 859.455.9388 vinery.com THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS H EUROPEAN EDITION H Sunday, September 2, 2001 AGNETHA’S SISTER TOPS BADEN BADEN SALE Last Friday, Baden Baden sale graduate Agnetha (Ger) was handed a narrow defeat by Flying Dash BADEN BADEN TOP THREE LOTS: DAY 1 (Ger) in the G2 Maurice Lacroix Trophy, but her Hip# Sex Sire Dam Price (DM) bloodlines ruled supreme at this year’s sale when her 199 f Big Shuffle (USA) Aerleona (Ire) 820,000 full sister, a daughter of Aerleona (Ire) (Big Shuffle Consigned by Erika Huber {USA}), litup the pavilion as the bidding escalated to Purchased by Paul Collins an unprecedented level. At the fall of the gavel, it 192 c Lomitas (GB) Bandeira (Ger) 300,000 was Paul Collins who spent a sales record Consigned by Gestut Karishof DM820,000 to secure the flashy chestnut over Roger Purchased by German Int. Bloodstock Alles. Foreign interests were active at the top end of 154 f Unfuwain (USA) Durania (Ger) 280,000 the market, including Cheveley Park Stud, Newselles Consigned by Gestut Gorisdorf Park Stud and Ivan Allan, who purchased Flying Dash Purchased by I A Manfred Hofer here last year for DM35,000. A Lomitas (GB) colt out of the young mare Bandeira, purchased by Roger B R I T A I N Alle’s German Bloodstock, earned the distinction as H H the top-priced colt. At the end of the day, 28 lots sold for DM100,000 or more; however, the down- Yesterday’s Results: side of the day was that the middle of the market VARIETY CLUB SUNSHINE COACH ATALANTA S.- appeared somewhat weak and a high percentage of Listed, £23,800, Sandown, 9-1, 3yo/up, f/m, lots went through the ring unsold. Baden Baden Sales 1m 14ydsT, 1:43.56, gd. 1--#INTREPIDOUS (GB), 121, f, 3, Polar Falcon (USA)-- Manager Axel Donnerstag said, “The market at the Silver Braid (USA) (GSP-GB), by Miswaki (USA). top end was strong, but many vendors had their O/B-Wyck Hall Stud; T-Brian Meehan; J-Brett Doyle; expectations set too high and foreign buyers were £15,470. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, £21,054. very selective. Also, one should not compare this 2--Sayedah (Ire), 121, f, 3, Darshaan (GB)--Balaabel sale to the 2000 sale which was outstanding in every (USA), by Sadler’s Wells (USA). £4,760. respect, but rather to the sales in previous years.” Of 3--Peaceful Paradise (GB), 121, f, 3, Turtle Island (Ire)-- the 202 lots catalogued this year, 150 lots found Megdale (Ire), by Waajib (Ire). £2,380. new owners. The median price fell from DM54,000 Margins: HF, 1 1/4, 1. Odds: 12-1, 15-8, 25-1. last year to DM39,000 this time and average price Also ran: Candice (Ire), Coyote (GB), Foodbroker Fancy also dipped from DM72,022 to DM64,127. Total (Ire), Silver Bracelet (GB), Sateen (GB), Her Own Way aggregate for the sale reached DM9,619,000, a (USA), Hotelgenie Dot Com (GB). decrease from the DM11,955,000 spent one year Scratched: Sonatina (GB). ago. The two-day auction continues today. Intrepidous was the subject of a substantial pre-race gamble and gave profit to her large band of supporters. Her claims for victory were not obvious on paper, but BADEN BADEN YEARLING SALE those with inside knowledge benefited from jockey DAY 1, SAT. SEPTEMBER 1, Brett Doyle’s enterprising riding tactics. Doyle soon had his mount at the fore, where he dictated at his own 2001 pace over Sayedah in second. Intrepidous came under pressure at the two-furlong pole as Sayedah tried to SESSION TOTAL 2001 2000 mount a challenge, but the former kept pulling out more No. Sold 150 166 each time her jockey asked for extra. Sayedah kept on Gross DM9,619,000 DM11,955,000 gamely in the closing stages and was denied as Average DM64,127 DM72,022 Intrepidous held on gamely. Peaceful Paradise emerged Median DM54,000 DM39,000 from the pack late to take third. ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT FRENCH RACING AND BREEDING IS (in English) EVERY DAY ON: WWW.FROL.COM Fields, Live Results, News, Foreign Bred Winners In France, Statistics, Pedigrees, Photos.....and More. Fax: 33 3 44 57 20 21 TDN H EUROPEAN • 9/02/01 • PAGE 2 pressive six lengths. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, £3,900. O-D Samuel; B-Downfield Cottage Stud; T-Richard BET DIRECT ON CHANNEL 4 TELETEXT PAGE 613 Whitaker; J-Dean McKeown. HANDICAP S.-Listed, £32,880, Chester, 9-1, 3yo/up, 5.25 Sandown, And So To Bed Maiden Fillies’ S.