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$1 MILLION FILLY TOPS Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2017 July Yearling Sale FASIG-TIPTON YEARLING SALE Top Hips By Ron Mitchell Hip Sex, Sire—Dam Sale Price t 290 f, ylg, Medaglia d'Oro—Hung the Moon $1,000,000 @BH_RMitchell Buyer: OXO Equine Consignor: Bluewater Sales orse racing newcomer Larry Best struck again 194 c, ylg, Orb—Aurora Prospect $310,000 July 11, going to $1 million to acquire a Medaglia Buyer: Kenneth McPeek, agent for Fern Circle H Consignor: Gainesway d'Oro filly during the waning minutes of the Fasig-Tip- 235 c, ylg, Into Mischief—Diamond Fancy Free $300,000 ton July selected yearling sale in Lexington, highlight- Buyer: Hartley/De Renzo Consignor: Paramount Sales ing a strong one-day auction that kicked off the year- 248 c, ylg, Maclean's Music—El Bank Robber $270,000 ling sale season. Buyer: William K. Werner Best, the enigmatic former executive with Boston Consignor: Nardelli Sales 152 c, ylg, Cairo Prince—Turtle Beach $265,000 Scientific who buys under the OXO Equine banner, Buyer: WCI Investments made his first purchases at last year's Consignor: Stuart Morris, agent for Keeneland September yearling sale and was this year's 69 c, ylg, Tiznow—Passe $260,000 Buyer: Maverick Racing & China Horse Club leading buyer of 2-year-olds in training with four Consignor: Perrone Sales, agent for Apache Farm, et al. obtained for a total $4.75 million. 137 c, ylg, Cairo Prince—Tesoro de Amor $260,000 Best patiently waited Tuesday until Hip 290, a Feb. Buyer: Jay Em Ess Stable 25, 2016 foal consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent, Consignor: Brereton C. Jones 295 f, ylg, Maclean's Music—Inner Groove $260,000 entered the ring. It was obvious from the outset that Buyer: John C. Oxley the filly was going to top the sale, as bidding escalated Consignor: Gainesway quickly until Best, seated inside the sale pavilion, 168 f, ylg, Malibu Moon—Write When Ready $250,000 Buyer: Jerry Crawford, agent for Donegal Racing emerged on top. Consignor: Vinery Sales, agent for Kendall E. Hansen "I just try to review as many horses as I can, and 22 c, ylg, Shackleford—Lunargal $240,000 Buyer: Sagamore Farm when one strikes me as special, I consider it seriously," Consignor: Baccari Bloodstock Best said of his interest in the filly, the only horse he 178 c, ylg, Uncle Mo—Afleet Lass $240,000 Buyer: Northway Bloodstock Consignor: Gainesway 225 c, ylg, Strong Mandate—Comeon Dixie $240,000 Buyer: Steven W. Young, agent Consignor: Four Star Sales

bid on during the auction. "I just pick the horse I want to own; the market determines the value. It was the horse I was most interested in and it was high in the range of what I wanted to pay." Best, who now owns seven horses, said he has five horses in training with Jerry Hollendorfer and Chad Brown that will begin to represent him on the track soon. Bluewater's Meg Levy almost seemed stunned by the price, which was the highest at the sale since a Forestry colt was sold for $1.2 million in 2006 and was the co-highest ever for a filly at the auction (a Northern FASIG-TIPTON PHOTO FASIG-TIPTON Larry Best after buying hip 290, a Medaglia d’Oro filly who Dancer filly brought $1 million in 1982). topped the July yearling sale for $1 million (continued on page 3)

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$1 MILLION FILLY TOPS FASIG-TIPTON YEARLING SALE (continued from page 2) "My highest hopes were not even close to that price," Levy said. "We brought her in here thinking her sire power and precocious, athletic physical would make her a standout here. Being the first yearling sale of the year, I thought she might bring $600,000 or so if we had the right folks, but that (price) was beyond my wildest expectations for sure." The first foal out of the stakes- winning Malibu Moon mare Hung the Moon, the filly was bred in Kentucky FASIG-TIPTON PHOTO FASIG-TIPTON by Southern Equine Stables. Hung the The second-highest priced yearling, a son of Orb consigned by Gainesway, was Moon was purchased by Bluewater, as purchased by Kenny McPeek for Fern Circle Stables agent, for $280,000 while carrying the Medaglia d'Oro filly from the Elm Tree If you put good horses in front of quality buyers, Farm consignment to the 2015 Keeneland November anything can happen. I think it should give everyone breeding stock sale. in the marketplace some confidence for the upcoming Competitive bidding by a broad base comprised of yearling sales." end-users and pinhookers on a typically hot, humid Despite the seven-figure filly and the overall positive Kentucky summer day pushed overall numbers above results, Browning said the market remains selective. those of the 2016 venue. "There is still some selectivity in the marketplace From 300 cataloged, Fasig-Tipton reported 172 as we have seen in recent years," the executive said. yearlings sold for $16,107,000, an increase of 2.2% "So you had better have a pretty good feel of the over the $15,756,500 total for 183 in 2016. The $93,645 quality of horse you've got, you had better be realistic average represented a gain of 8.7% over the $86,101 in assessing its pedigree, its vetting, and its physical figure a year ago. The median improved from $60,000 conformation, and have a really good idea who's to $70,000. The 72 horses from the 242 through the involved on your horse." ring that did not sell represented an RNA rate of 29.8%. The sale's second-highest price was the $310,000 "Obviously it was a very, very good day," said an paid by trainer Kenny McPeek on behalf of Paul ebullient Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. Fireman's Fern Circle Stable for an Orb colt (Hip 194) "Average was up, gross was up, median was up, and from the consignment of Gainesway, agent. the RNA rate was down. Boom! You are always pleased The product of a solid Claiborne Farm female the statistics reflect positively on those trends, and family, the colt is out of an Arch mare who had five you're always thrilled to have a horse break out and get wins and earned $112,358 while racing in Canada. Bred through the glass ceiling like the filly did late today. in Kentucky by Heather M. Takahashi, the colt had "It just demonstrates the strength of the market. been purchased for $55,000 by Blue Sky Stables at this

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$1 MILLION FILLY TOPS "We were just waiting for this colt," said Randy FASIG-TIPTON YEARLING SALE Hartley. "We thought he was the best horse in the sale. For an Into Mischief, he was good size, really correct. (continued from page 3) He had the whole package for what we were looking year's Keeneland January mixed sale. for here. It's a lot of money. He has to do everything "It was more than I thought," McPeek said of right and if he does he will do well." the purchase price. "I really felt like he was around Although he and his partners had been mostly $200,000, but he was really an exceptionally well- outbid on the horses they wanted at Fasig-Tipton, made individual and a horse that had a lot of energy Hartley said he did not mind because a strong market and was very well-balanced." bodes well for the industry going forward. McPeek said he purchased yearlings in all price "You never want to buy in a bad market so you have ranges Tuesday and labeled the market "solid." to pay for a good horse," the horseman said. "We have Florida pinhookers Randy Hartley and Dean De done really well out of this sale. We are just trying to Renzo went to $300,000 for an Into Mischief colt buy really nice individuals. If they're good now they'll whose second dam produced grade 1 winner and sire be good down the road. First Samurai. Among first-crop sires, Airdrie Stud's Cairo Prince Consigned by Paramount Sales as Hip 235, the had eight yearlings sold from as many offered for an bay colt was bred in Kentucky by the partnership of average of $141,875. BH Gabriel Duignan, Bruce Pieratt, Patsy Pieratt, Patrick Costello, and Petaluma. s Share this story FASIG-TIPTON PHOTO FASIG-TIPTON Meg Levy of Bluewater said the sale-topper’s sire power and precocious, athletic physical made her a standout

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OFFSPRING OF APTLY NAMED DEEP IMPACT SHINE AT AUCTION By Ron Mitchell t @BH_RMitchell

hadai Stallion Station's Deep Impact lived up to his Sname July 10-11, as the leading Japanese sire pro- duced the top-priced individuals at the Japan Racing Horse Association's selected foal and yearling sale. The second-highest price in the 20-year history of JRHA's selected sale was established July 11 when Japanese owner Riichi Kondo went to ¥580 million (US$5.087 million) for a son of Deep Impact produced from French group 1 winner Elusive Wave. Consigned as Hip 362 by Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm, the bay colt foaled Jan. 27 of this year is out of an Elusive City mare who won the group 1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. The highest price in the sale's history is ¥600 million, paid by Globe Equine Management for a filly foal by King Kamehameha out of To the Victory at the 2006 JRHA sale. Kondo said part of his motivation in going as high as he did to secure the colt was to ensure that he remained in Japan, where he will be trained by Yasuo Tomomichi. "Both myself and my trainer are determined we have to buy this colt," Kondo said. "I visited Northern Farm for During Monday's yearling session, Satomi Hajime won four or five times to inspect foals and I have found this a protracted seven-minute bidding war to secure a colt colt has everything. He is very well-balanced, has a nice by Deep Impact produced from the Sadler's Wells group head, and I feel an aura around him. JRHA is international 1-winning mare Listen for ¥270 million (US$2.366 million). market and the buyers from foreign countries are active. I The sale's gross of ¥17,327,000,000 (US$151,807,000) don't want to let such treasure to flow out of Japan. I have for 406 horses sold was a two-day JRHA record, as was the prepared to pay this kind of money to buy him, after seeing average price of ¥42,677,340 (US$373,908), and 87.9% the market, which is very strong." clearance rate. "The market is very strong and I am very happy with the result," said Teruya Yoshida, acting chairman of JRHA. "Japanese breeders have spent a lot of money to buy mares with wonderful race records and beautiful pedigrees during the last decade, and I think the quality of Japanese-bred horses has improved significantly. And I think this year's catalog of JRHA sale is one of the best catalogs in the world. "And I am impressed to see new buyers are active at every price range, from the top to the bottom," Yoshida continued. "I understand we must keep working hard to improve the quality of horses we breed, but I would like to NAOJI INADA The second-highest price in the sale’s 20-year history was established enjoy the moments today after having such a good sale." BH when this Deep Impact colt brought ¥580 million (US$5.087 million) s Share this story

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CATCHING UP WITH RICHARD nervous and something you're learning." MIGLIORE BH: You just stepped away from NYRA and a By Alicia Wincze Hughes lot of people were sad to see you go. What went into that decision for you and what might be next t @BH_AHughes professionally? he July 8 card at BloodHorse's Alicia Wincze RM: "The biggest reason was I commuted 100 THughes about what might be next on the horizon. miles each way (from Millbrook, N.Y.). So I was BH: You've been freelancing for Fasig-Tipton for a spending 4 1/2 hours a day, sometimes five hours a bit now. What is the biggest challenge of being on the day in the car. I was able to do it well for a long time sales podium compared to live TV? but recently, traffic has gotten worse and I started RM: "Racing is second nature to me, because I've feeling like I wasn't living in Millbrook anymore, I been immersed in the racing side of it. Even though was sleeping in Millbrook. I really felt out of balance. I'm aware of and familiar with pedigrees. ... the So I just made a decision. I was talking with my wife challenge for me is when I look at a pedigree page, I and I said, 'I can put my head down and get through need to get to the same place I am when I look at a the summer, but it's going to be a long summer.' And Racing Form and I can break down a race. It's not she said, 'You only have so many summers.' That just second nature to me yet, and I find that I get nervous put it in focus and I went in that Wednesday and gave doing this, which is funny because I can do live my notice. In a perfect world, I find a situation where television and I don't ever get nervous. I think it's I can still do television and broadcasting but without because everything is so new, but I feel like I've been the commute. I already have a lot of offers and I'm making strides and today I felt fairly comfortable. very interested in one in particular and can see myself I've been in the game 40 years now and it's fun to doing that. Nothing is set in stone quite yet but, I see have the challenge and something that will make you something that makes sense. I'm pretty close to a deal." BH: You've been a mainstay on the New York circuit your whole career. What will you miss the most about being part of that? RM: "I love New York racing. It's home. I have a great relationship with the fans in New York so I'll miss that daily interaction. But I'm not going to be far away from it. When I gave my notice, I felt like a weight had been lifted off of me and I felt very comfortable with it, unlike when my riding career ended, because that was kind of snatched from me. I feel like it's time to move on and see what else is out there on my own terms." BH

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pendthrift Farm's multiple grade 1 winner Lord SNelson is making progress in his battle with lami- nitis in both front feet, which caused the son of Pulpit to miss the 2017 breeding season. Spendthrift general manager Ned Toffey said July 11 Lord Nelson is showing some positive hoof growth, particularly on his left foot. While Toffey cautions a long road is still ahead for the colt—an Eclipse Award finalist for champion male sprinter in 2016— improvement has been notable the last several weeks. "You are never out of the woods with these things and the challenge is, there is always another corner. And it could always turn back around and go the other way," Toffey said. "But lately it's been really good. The one foot is already halfway grown down and is well on its way to being where we want it. The other one is just

slower. It's coming along, but it's taking a long time." BENOIT PHOTO Lord Nelson developed laminitis after a cut in Lord Nelson and Flavien Prat after the Pulpit colt’s final win, the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes his right foreleg became infected, causing him to be scratched from the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint saw him go unbeaten in four starts including victories (G1) in November. Prior to that setback, the 5-year- in the Triple Bend Stakes (G1), Bing Crosby Stakes old former Bob Baffert trainee was slated to stand his (G1), and Santa Anita Sprint Championship (G1). BH initial season at stud following a 2016 campaign that s Share this story

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BLOODHORSE DAILY Download the FREE WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 PAGE 8 OF 17 smartphone app CONNECT RETIRED BECAUSE that's been put together will give him every chance for OF SOFT TISSUE INJURY success." By BloodHorse Staff Added Brown, "His return to the races this year showed just how good he is and how competitive he onnect, winner of the 2016 Cigar Mile Handicap would have been in the toughest division in racing. C(G1), has been retired because of a soft tissue inju- He's an outstanding physical, with speed by a top sire. ry and will enter stud at Lane's End Farm for 2018, it He's a very promising prospect." was announced July 11. Connect is out of the Holy Bull mare Bullville Belle, Owned by Paul Pompa Jr. and trained by Eclipse from the immediate family of Pompa's own grade 1 Award winner Chad Brown, Connect won six of his winner Backseat Rhythm. He retires with $1,370,000 eight starts, hitting his peak last year in the second half in earnings. of his 3-year-old season. The son of Curlin rebounded "He's by a top-class sire that's one of the most from a sixth-place run in the Travers Stakes (G1) commercially sought after stallions in the market," said last August to capture the Pennsylvania Derby (G2), Will Farish of Lane's End. "He will cross beautifully with besting a field that included eventual grade 1 winners A.P. Indy line mares, with which Curlin has had so much Gun Runner and Cupid as well as classic victors success with. He's an outstanding physical, very much Nyquist and Exaggerator. akin to the successful stallions on our roster today. Connect closed out his sophomore campaign by "Paul Pompa has had a major racing stable for many defeating older horses in the Cigar Mile Nov. 26. years and I'm very happy he's entrusted us with the Despite a more than six-month layoff, the dark bay colt stallion career of Connect." BH romped during his seasonal bow May 6 when he won s Share this story the Westchester Stakes (G3) by 4 3/4 lengths. He was prepping for a start in the June 10 Mohegan Sun (G1) when he suffered his injury. "I've said it before, but of all the very good horses I've been fortunate to own, Connect is in another league," Pompa said. "Of course we're all very disappointed that he won't be able to run again, but I'm also looking forward to the next stage of his career. Lane's End has an exceptional record and I'm confident that the COGLIANESE PHOTOS/CHELSEA DURAND COGLIANESE PHOTOS/CHELSEA outstanding syndicate Connect (outside) edges Divining Rod to win the Cigar Mile at Aqueduct Racetrack

BLOODHORSE DAILY Download the FREE WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 PAGE 9 OF 17 smartphone app FROSTMOURNE TO STRETCH OUT Plan has competed in some top dirt races, earning a IN KENT STAKES third in this year's UAE Derby Sponsored by the Saeed By Frank Angst & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group (G2)—but the son of Twirling Candy has earned his stakes wins on turf in t @BH_FAngst the Stanton and on synthetic in the OBS Championship fter rallying to a clear victory in the $500,000 Stakes (colts and geldings division). APenn Mile Stakes (G2T) June 3 on the turf at Hol- Also coming out of the Stanton is that race's fourth- lywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, Frost- place finisher, Zinger, a half-brother to last year's mourne will stretch out to 1 1/8 miles for the first time Delaware Handicap (G1) winner I'm a Chatterbox. when he again faces other 3-year-olds on the turf in the Fletcher and Caolyn Gray's Zinger has finished fourth $200,000 Kent Stakes (G3T) July 15 at Delaware Park. in both of his stakes tries, but trainer Larry Jones While Green Lantern Stable's Frostmourne enters believes the son of The Factor is improving. off a mile win, and earned his first stakes win at that "We did not get the trip we would have liked to have distance in the Awad Stakes in October at Belmont had in our last, but I do not know how much difference Park, the son of Speightstown earned a score going that would have made in the outcome," Jones said. 1 1/16 miles in his career debut last year at Saratoga "It definitely looked like Master Plan had everything Race Course. measured, but we do hope to get a cleaner trip. He Awaiting Frostmourne will be Master Plan, who is I'm a Chatterbox's little brother. We just hope he enters off a victory in the June 10 Stanton Stakes, a continues to keep stepping his game up. He seems to 1 1/16-mile local prep for the Kent. Campaigned by a be improving all the time. He is training well right now, partnership that includes WinStar Farm, Al Shaqab so we are just hoping for good things." BH Racing, and China Horse Club International, Master s Share this story COGLIANESE PHOTOS/ANNETTE JASKO COGLIANESE PHOTOS/ANNETTE Green Lantern Stable’s Frostmourne will run 1 1/8 miles for the first time in the Kent Stakes

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pair of graded stakes races on turf saw the two A fastest Equibase Speed Figures this past week, as Dona Bruja earned a 119 in the Modesty Handicap (G3T) at Arlington International Race Course and Pee Wee Reese matched that number in the American Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.

A group 1 winner in Argentina, Dom Felipe's Dona BENOIT PHOTO Bruja picked up her second win in as many North Pee Wee Reese earned a career-best Equibase Speed Figure and took home his first graded stakes victory American starts after earning a 112 ESF in winning the Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap (G3T) June 10 at Cannon delivered a top ride, as the Argentine-bred Downs. 5-year-old daughter of Storm Embrujado rallied from Trainer Ignacio Correas said he's not sure of Dona fifth. Bruja's ceiling. He also noted that jockey Declan "I don't know what's the limit, but I have to Top 10 Equibase Speed Figures Since Jul. 4 recognize the perfect ride Declan gave this filly. It was a great ride," Correas said. "I don't know if we'll find Horse Finish Race, Track, Distance, Date (her) ceiling; hopefully we never find it." Nicholas Alexander's Pee Wee Reese earned a 119 Dona Bruja (ARG) 1 Modesty H. (G3T), AP, 9.5fT, 7/8 career-best ESF while improving to four wins and one 119 Pee Wee Reese 1 American S. (G3T), SA, 8fT, 7/4 second in five turf starts. 118 Ghost Hunter 1 Arlington H. (G3T), AP, 9.5fT, 7/8 "We always thought very highly of him, but I don't 117 Oak Brook 2 Arlington H. (G3T), AP, 9.5fT, 7/8 think we realized his true potential until we threw him 117 Prado's Sweet Ride 2 Modesty H. (G3T), AP, 9.5fT, 7/8 117 Kasaqui (ARG) 3 Arlington H. (G3T), AP, 9.5fT, 7/8 on the grass," trainer Phil D'Amato said. "When we 116 Postulation 1 Cape Henlopen S., DEL, 12fT, 7/8 put him on the grass, he was a totally different horse. 116 Om 2 American S. (G3T), SA, 8fT, 7/4 He's got such a high cruising speed, and has shown he 116 Manitoulin 4 Arlington H. (G3T), AP, 9.5fT, 7/8 can carry it around two turns." BH 115 Time and Motion 3 Modesty H. (G3T), AP, 9.5fT, 7/8 115 Taghleeb 5 Arlington H. (G3T), AP, 9.5fT, 7/8 s Share this story

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wo major questions arise when horses first Tretire from racing: where will they go, and who will fund the next chapter of their lives? horse, and get a tax deduction for that donation. For individuals not cut out for the breeding "Step 1 would be using the (c)(3) status of an shed, welcomed home to a private farm, or placed organization.... to be the vehicle that the money into a program to be purchased for a second career, goes through," Pittman explained. "So we would the future can be dicey, especially since these horses create an account and people would apply (to receive are no longer earning a paycheck. funds) based on standards—we might make it only While re-training an off-track Thoroughbred can 'vulnerable' horses, or only horses that need rehab, help ensure the horse will have value and a home or we might make it horses in the (Thoroughbred) later in life, finding the necessary funds to pay the Makeover or horses who haven't had any training. bills while the horse is being re-trained is equally as "(Applicants would) get pre-approved, and important. donors could contribute to the support of that horse. In Britain, the organization Retraining of Then the bills would get paid from that account. Racehorses (RoR) provides financial support The money would not go to Dodon Farm, but to the to a small handful of organizations that retrain expenses of the horse." Thoroughbreds for second careers. RoR has Pittman said the idea is similar to the American established an emergency safety net for horses Horse Trials Foundation, Inc., which is used to in need of immediate help, and along with the help high-level eventing riders pay for training and Racehorse Owners Association, created Emergency competitions, and is already happening unofficially Relief for Thoroughbreds to pay for transportation at RRP's Thoroughbred Makeover events. and care for horses who are "neglected, ill-treated, "Big-time riders get sponsors or sometimes or sick." owners to pay their bills," Pittman said. "In the While RoR's model may not be directly Makeover, we have a lot of not-so-big time riders, a applicable to the United States, the Retired lot of people who want to be involved and be on their Racehorse Project's Steuart Pittman said he could team, so they'll pitch in and help with expenses—and see an OTTB subsidy working in two different sometimes that includes the racing owners and their ways here. In its 2016 annual report, a horse-based connections." subsidy was one of the items listed in the future Another subsidy idea from RRP is more goals for the RRP. complicated. While all the details aren't worked out, One idea, which could likely be more easily Pittman said ideally a horse would be registered to implemented into the current racing/aftercare collect money throughout his or her racing career industry in the U.S., would be to use a tax-exempt and then have those funds available to use directly non-profit as a vehicle to provide funding to for that horse's care when the on-track career is over, individuals who are getting a horse off the track and like a 401k. retraining that horse. Then an individual donor or organization could donate to a specific rider or (continued on page 13)

BLOODHORSE DAILY Download the FREE WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 PAGE 12 OF 17 smartphone app THE FUTURE OF AFTERCARE "An organization that does work with a lot of horses, FUNDING: AN OTTB SUBSIDY they'll get the money—the money goes with the horse," he said. "(The subsidy is) for nonprofits, for-profits, (continued from page 12) (and) anybody who is paying the bills on those horses to "As that horse goes from owner to owner to owner transition them. (Nonprofits) might do better under this in its life, people might then kick in (to the fund) when model." it wins a race or when they feel a little bit concerned While Pittman admits that RRP does not have the about it getting claimed and moving down a level. A lot funding, status, or man-power yet to start the necessary of people will watch a horse, but they don't necessarily steps to initiate these ideas, the RRP comes up with the want to own that horse, so they contribute to that horse's ideas by working regularly with individuals who are account," he said, adding that a key would be to make retraining horses off the track and seeing what their these donations tax deductable. needs are. "The question is: what if that horse never needs it, "I throw these ideas out hoping that someone will where does the money go? And that money (would go) to take one and run with it," he said. "Every one of these other horses. Or a donor, like a racing partnership, could does take staff to manage it and it does take time.... and have an account for all of their horses." my personal view is that I don't care whether it's RRP or Pittman said the subsidy could also put money in the anyone else." BH pockets of aftercare organizations. s Share this story

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Exceed And Excel, 2000 , 1986 12s, SW, $917,883 Razyana THUNDER SNOW ADDS TO HELMET, 1,928 f, 136 SW, 1.50 Patrona, 1994 ch, 2008 AEI Gladiolus SHUTTLE SUCCESS FOR HELMET , 1992 Accessories, 2003 By Alan Porter Unraced 7 f, 4 r, 4 w, 4 SW Anna Matrushka, 1984 t THUNDER SNOW(Ire) Anna Paola @pedigreeconsult b, c March 24, 2014 , 1990 Mr. Prospector , 1999 8s, SW, $380,359 mericans—especially those who backed him 1,076 f, 32 SW, 0.94 AEI Mysterial, 1994 Alleged Mysteries as a live long-shot—are most likely to remem- , 1977 A EASTERN JOY, Special ber Thunder Snow for his rodeo display where he b, 2006 Red Slippers, 1989 Morning Devotion, 1982 pulled up after bucking a few strides out of the gate Morning Has Broken in the Presented by Yum! Brands (G1). That aside, Godolpin's colt has proven to be an winners, both grade 3 from two Australian crops. admirably consistent and versatile performer, and Helmet's fellow reverse shuttler, Sepoy—from the he earned a second group 1 win July 9 by taking the same crop and out of a Danehill mare—has also (G1). done much better in Europe than Australia, and one The Prix Jean Prat was Thunder Snow's sixth wonders if that's not a function of Europe having outing of the year, and those starts have come in five a smaller population of mares descending from different countries. He took the UAE Two Thousand Danehill, who has been such a dominant influence Guineas Sponsored By District One Mohammed "down-under." Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City (G3) and UAE Thunder Snow follows Ihtimal (Shamardal), Derby Sponsored By The Saeed & Mohammed Al Always Smile (Cape Cross), and First Victory Naboodah Group (G2) at Meydan Racecourse prior (Teofilo) as the the fourth stakes winner, three to his trip to Kentucky. On his return, he claimed of them at group level, for his dam, the Dubai second in the Tattersalls Irish Two Thousand Destination mare Eastern Joy. Eastern Joy is a half- Guineas (G1) and third in the St. James's Palace sister to the Hermes-French Oaks Stakes (G1) at Royal Ascot. He was also kept busy (G1) victress West Wind. Their dam, the group 2 at 2 when he won two of six outings, one coming in winning Nureyev daughter Red Slippers, is a half- the Criterium International (G1) on his final start of sister to , who completed a rare double the campaign, and he earned seconds in two group with victories in the Energizer Epsom Oaks (G1) 2 events. and Budweiser Irish Derby (G1). The fourth dam, Thunder Snow is from the first European crop Morning Has Broken, is half-sister to champion sired by Helmet, a son of the outstanding Danehill 2-year-old filly It's In the Air. stallion . A four-time graded One feature of the stud career of Exceed and winner in his native Australia, Helmet took the Excel has been his affinity for mares carrying Inglis Sires' Produce Stakes (G1) and Moet & stallions from the Rough Shod II family, and he has Chandon Champagne Stakes (G1) at 2, and The no less than 40 stakes winners out of mares carrying Age Caulfield Guineas (G1) at 3. So far, Helmet either Sadler's Wells, his brother Fairy King, or the has five stakes winners in that first reverse shuttle closely related Nureyev. Helmet and Thunder Snow crop, Thunder Snow being joined as a group winner follow on from that pattern, as Helmet is out of a by Anda Muchacho, who took the Italian Two mare by a grandson of Sadler's Wells, and Thunder Thousand Guineas equivalent, the Premio Parioli Snow's dam is inbred 4x2 to Nureyev. BH (G3). By way of contrast, Helmet has just two stakes s Share this story

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O–THE END-R-WAYS PARTNERSHIP & PART- Sale History: 2013 KEESEP, $12,000. STAKES RESULTS NERS, B–The Lavington Stud (GB), T–MORRI- Margin: 2¼, 11 starters. View Equibase Chart SON HUGHIE, J–WINSTON ROBERT Sale History: 2014 TATOC2, $66,801. WEATHERBYS GENERAL STUD Margins: neck, 1½, ½. Others: HOME CUMMINS (IRE), MAIDEN RESULTS BOOK ONLINE PIPALONG STAKES PERMISSION, COILLTE CAILIN (IRE), SUMMER ICON. Pontefract, 7/11, £39,348, 4yo/up, f, 8f, 1:46.75, gd-s. Parx Racing, Race 7, MSW 1–Lincoln Rocks (GB), 126, b f, 4...... £22,684 7/11, $46,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f (dirt), 1:11.71, track fast. Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)–Redskin Dancer (IRE), ALLOWANCE RESULTS 1–Day by Day, 119, ch f, 3, Awesome of Course–Dobra, by by Namid (GB) Smoke Glacken, $27,600, O–Mr. Amore Stable LLC, B–Mr O–PETER SMITH, P C COACHES LTD, Amore Stables (FL), T–Kelly J. Breen, J–Paco Lopez B–JAMES ORTEGA BLOODSTOCK (GB), Parx Racing, Race 8, ALW T–O'MEARA DAVID, J–TUDHOPE DANIEL 7/11, $42,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 8f (dirt), 1:40.31, track fast. Margin: 3¾, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart Sale History: 2014 DONNOV, $20,004, 2014 1–Extrasexyexotkminx, 120, ch f, 4, Silver Train–Extra DONPRE, $33,144. Sexy Psychic, by Freud, $25,200, O–Kirwan Equine Group, Presque Isle Downs, Race 1, MSW Inc. and Hipps, Ed, B–Toni M. Kirwan & Edward Hipps (PA), 2–Dawn of Hope (IRE), 126, ch f, 4...... £8,600 7/11, $27,000, 3yo/up, 8f (all-weather), 1:38.28, track T–Marcos Zulueta, J–Jomar Garcia Mastercraftsman (IRE)–Sweet Firebird (IRE), fast. Margin: head, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart by Sadler's Wells 1–Boyd Crowder, 118, dk b/br c, 3, Not For Love–Softly O–SALEH AL HOMAIZI & IMAD AL SAGAR, Lit, by Latent Heat, $21,060, O–Black Duck Racing, B– B–GERRARDSTOWN STUD (IRE), T–VARIAN Parx Racing, Race 9, ALW Blackstone Farm LLC (PA), T–Brendan P. Walsh, J–Ronald ROGER, J–ATZENI ANDREA 7/11, $47,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f (dirt), 1:10.91, track fast. Dale Allen, Jr. Sale History: 2014 GOFORB, $279,092. 1–Polite Pearl, 114, b m, 5, Congrats–String of Pearls, by Sale History: 2015 FTKJUL, $70,000. 3–Pirouette (GB), 126, ch f, 4...... £4,304 Storm Cat, $28,200, O–Ten Strike Racing, B–John C. Oxley Margin: 1¼, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart Pivotal (GB)–Passiflora (GB), by Night Shift (KY), T–Juan Carlos Guerrero, J–Jorge M. Perez

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ONTARIO JOCKEY CLUB S. Woodbine, Friday, July 14, Race 6 6f (all-weather), $100,000, 3yo, 6:26 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Undulated Curlin 3/c Gary Boulanger 114 - M M G Stables 2 Lokinforpursemonee Silent Name (JPN) 3/c Luis Contreras 116 - J. R. Racing Stable Inc. 3 Mill Road Quality Road 3/g Patrick Husbands 114 - Anderson Farms Ontario, Inc. and Marette Farrell 4 Circle of Friends Midnight Lute 3/g Eurico Rosa Da Silva 114 - 3 Sons Racing Stable Ltd. 5 Katalox Old Forester 3/c David Moran 116 - Racing Canada, Inc. and Debmar Stables 6 Uncle B Zensational 3/c Emma-Jayne Wilson 114 - Lou Tucci and Martha K. Gonzalez 7 Marten River Silent Name (JPN) 3/g Jesse M. Campbell 114 - David R. Bell Breeders: 1–Nicholas J. Sibilio; 2–Hill 'N' Dale Farms; 3–Anderson Farms Ont. Inc. & Marette Farrell; 4–Ericka Rusnak; 5–Sherry Mclean; 6–Andy Reynolds; 7–Jennifer Leuty. Trainers: 1–Mark E. Casse; 2–John A. Ross; 3–Catherine Day Phillips; 4–Robert P. Tiller; 5–Ricky Griffith; 6–Nicholas Gonzalez; 7–David R. Bell. NORTHLANDS OAKS Northlands Park, Saturday, July 15, Race 7 8f (dirt), $50,000, 3yo f, 3:56 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 O' Maggi Paddy O'Prado 3/f Rigo Sarmiento 117 - Duane Antoine 2 Parcam Cowgirl Kodiak Kowboy 3/f Kyle Carter 116 - Crystal Meadows Farm 3 Beardini Boadini 3/f Shamaree Muir 114 - Empire Equestrian 4 Dumont Street Hero 3/f Dane Nelson 119 - Elevated Bloodstock Inc. and Raxon Cho 5 Anstrum Rosberg 3/f Keishan Balgobin 120 - Peter Redekop B.C., Ltd. 6 Saveitforarainyday Albertus Maximus 3/f Rico W. Walcott 117 - Riley Rycroft, Dale Stark and Lewis Mailer 7 Ruffenuff Dialed In 3/f Quincy Welch 121 - Don B. Danard and Curtis Landry Breeders: 1–Mike Freeny & Pat Freeny; 2–Stone Ranches; 3–Empire Equestrian; 4–Myung Kwon Cho; 5–Terry Clyde & Mike Anderson; 6–Stone Ranches Ltd; 7–Nicholas M. Lotz. Trainers: 1–Robbin Martens; 2–Dale L. Saunders; 3–Rick Hedge; 4–Tim Rycroft; 5–Monica Russell; 6–Tom Rycroft; 7–Greg Tracy. COUNT LATHUM H. Northlands Park, Saturday, July 15, Race 8 8.5f (dirt), $50,000, 3yo, 4:26 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Dublin Day Dublin 3/g Rey Williams 113 - Duane Antoine 2 Bar No Q Gayego 3/g Shannon Beauregard 117 - Barrie & Collin Quamme and Bar None Ranches Ltd. 3 Captain Will Wilko 3/g Damario Bynoe 116 - Byron & Rose Kluth 4 Wild Radar Gayego 3/g Shamaree Muir 115 - Barb Saunders 5 Trooper John Colonel John 3/g Keishan Balgobin 123 - Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd. 6 Double Bear Kentucky Bear 3/g Dane Nelson 116 - Sycamore Stables 7 Real Quality Divine Park 3/g Rico W. Walcott 119 - M & P Equipment Inc., Met Set Consulting Ltd. and Dale L. Saunders 8 Got Twenty Kissin Kris 3/g Andre Martin 112 - J & G Murphy Holdings Ltd. 9 Xtreme Lyra Eskendereya 3/g Kyle Carter 118 - Ted Graling 10 Fall At Last Spring At Last 3/g Quincy Welch 118 - Curtis Landry and Red Diamond Stable Breeders: 1–Calumet Farm; 2–Barrie Alvin Quamme & Collin Gregory Quamme; 3–Byron Kluth; 4–Barbara Saunders; 5–Smart Angle, LLP; 6–Bear Stables Inc.; 7–Brereton C. Jones; 8–Pierre Esquirol; 9–Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson); 10–James Heyward. Trainers: 1–Robbin Martens; 2–Ron Grieves; 3–George Ron Scott; 4–Dale L. Saunders; 5–Tim Rycroft; 6–Rodney J. Cone; 7–Dale L. Saunders; 8–Robert C. Kingston; 9–Robertino Diodoro; 10–Greg Tracy.

BLOODHORSE DAILY Download the FREE WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 PAGE 16 OF 17 smartphone app 2017 NORTH AMERICAN LEADING SIRES Listed below is a comparison of statistics for only North American racing with all available statistics through July 10, 2017. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included..

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’17 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’17 Earnings 1 Unbridled's Song Unbridled, ’93 Died N/A Arrogate ($7,000,000) $9,273,611 2 Ghostzapper Awesome Again, ’00 $75,000 Adena Springs Kentucky, KY Shaman Ghost ($2,520,000) $6,678,536 3 Tapit Pulpit, ’01 $300,000 Gainesway, KY Tapwrit ($1,080,000) $6,197,520 4 Curlin Smart Strike, ’04 $150,000 Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY Irish War Cry ($896,660) $5,615,524 5 Harlan's Holiday Harlan, ’99 Died N/A Neolithic ($1,000,000) $5,405,562 6 Malibu Moon A.P. Indy, ’97 $75,000 Spendthrift Farm, KY Gormley ($784,000) $5,340,833 7 Kitten's Joy El Prado, ’01 $100,000 Ramsey Farm, Inc., KY Oscar Performance ($777,500) $5,138,083 8 Quality Road Elusive Quality, ’06 $35,000 Lane's End, KY Abel Tasman ($1,039,200) $5,135,092 9 Candy Ride (ARG) Ride the Rails, ’99 $60,000 Lane's End, KY Gun Runner ($600,700) $5,052,881 10 City Zip Carson City, ’98 $50,000 Lane's End, KY Finest City ($330,800) $4,625,387

2017 BROODMARE SIRES Listed below are the top 10 leading broodmare sires by 2017 Northern Hemisphere earnings through July 10, 2017. All stallions whose daughters are represented by at least one Northern Hemisphere runner in 2017 are included. Cumulative stakes winners includes lifetime worldwide statistics; all other statistics are 2017 Northern Hemi- sphere only. SWrs Cum. Rank Stallion Sire, YOB Dams Rnrs (% Rnrs) SWrs Chief Earner (Earnings) ’17 Earnings 1 Distorted Humor Forty Niner, ’93 221 343 8 (2.3%) 54 Arrogate ($13,000,000) $19,870,840 2 , ’86 499 972 13 (1.3%) 168 Red Falx ($453,148) $14,228,114 3 A.P. Indy Seattle Slew, ’89 297 461 16 (3.5%) 154 Cloud Computing ($1,071,000) $12,166,878 4 Storm Cat Storm Bird, ’83 314 488 13 (2.7%) 242 Irap ($1,000,000) $10,503,285 5 Unbridled's Song Unbridled, ’93 317 478 13 (2.7%) 109 Suave Richard ($512,506) $8,563,364 6 Giant's Causeway Storm Cat, ’97 307 455 3 (.7%) 49 Gun Runner ($2,600,700) $8,236,694 7 French Deputy Deputy Minister, ’92 244 442 6 (1.4%) 72 Gold Dream ($404,190) $7,434,031 8 Galileo (IRE) Sadler's Wells, ’98 283 379 13 (3.4%) 55 Chopin ($682,460) $6,439,049 9 Machiavellian Mr. Prospector, ’87 134 187 5 (2.7%) 99 Vivlos ($3,625,097) $6,100,857 10 Seeking the Gold Mr. Prospector, ’85 226 343 10 (2.9%) 144 Conquest Mo Money ($508,900) $5,971,092

2017 SIRES BY LIFETIME AEI Listed below are the top 10 leading sires by lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI) through July 10, 2017. Only active stallions in North America (excluding stallions that were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season) with at least 150 named foals of racing age are included. All statistics are Northern Hemisphere only. AEI indicates how much purse money the progeny of one sire has earned in relation to the average earnings of all runners in the same years; average earnings of all runners in any year is repre- sented by an index of 1.00. CI indicates the average earnings of progeny produced from mares bred to one sire, when these same mares were bred to other sires.

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’17 Stud Fee Farm Crops Foals AEI CI 1 Uncle Mo Indian Charlie, ’08 $150,000 Ashford Stud, KY 3 342 2.65 1.67 2 Pioneerof the Nile Empire Maker, ’06 $110,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY 5 401 2.63 1.88 3 Curlin Smart Strike, ’04 $150,000 Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY 6 517 2.45 2.17 4 Tapit Pulpit, ’01 $300,000 Gainesway, KY 10 1057 2.37 2.14 5 War Front Danzig, ’02 $250,000 Claiborne Farm, KY 8 544 2.32 2.27 6 Ghostzapper Awesome Again, ’00 $75,000 Adena Springs Kentucky, KY 9 687 2.23 2.02 7 Into Mischief Harlan's Holiday, ’05 $75,000 Spendthrift Farm, KY 6 419 2.10 1.55 8 Distorted Humor Forty Niner, ’93 $80,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY 16 1322 2.05 2.19 9 Medaglia d'Oro El Prado, ’99 $150,000 Darley, KY 10 1123 2.04 2.30 10 Speightstown Gone West, ’98 $100,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY 10 863 2.02 2.04

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