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Seven-Figure Danehill Tops Magic Millions HEADLINE p. 3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, JAN. 12, 2004 FIRST FOR THE SECOND TIME WARMING UP FOR THE JANUARY SALE Harmony Lodge (Hennessy) proved best in last year’s The weather outside might be a little frightful, but GIII First Lady H. at Gulfstream and, coming off a three- buyers and sellers hope the equine pickings are delight- month vacation, successfully defended her title with a ful as Keeneland kicks off the New rousing effort yesterday. The chestnut was as solid as Year with its January Horses of All they come in 2003, winning five of eight, including the Ages Sale this morning in Lexington. GI Ballerina H. at the Spa and Belmont’s GII Gallant A total of 1,917 horses have been Bloom H. Oct. 5, her final start of the year. Feeling catalogued for the five-day auction, frisky off the respite, the Melnyk which includes 827 broodmares, colorbearer found herself in an ideal tracking spot as a pair of 191 broodmare prospects, 634 short longshots battled through a quar- yearlings and 152 horses offered as A.P. Indy ter in :21 4/5. Switched to the racing or broodmare prospects. The www.lanesend.com outside rounding the turn, Har- numbers roughly correspond to last mony Lodge lowered her head year’s January catalogue, which featured 1,907 lots. “I and settled the contest in a mat- think this is a typical January sale, Harmony Lodge Horsephotos ter of strides. House Party very similar to last year,” com- (French Deputy), who spotted mented Keeneland Director of Sales the field several lengths due to a poor start, staved off Geoffrey Russell. “With the middle fellow closer Mayo On the Side (French Deputy) for market being so strong for the last place honors. Click for the brisnet.com chart. year and a bit, and the success of Sunday, Gulfstream Park the September and November sale, I Tiznow FIRST LADY H.-GIII, $100,000, GPX, 1-11, 3yo/up, hope that will carry forward through www.winstarfarm.com f/m, 6f, 1:09 3/5, ft. the January sale.” Sires represented 1--HARMONY LODGE, 119, m, 6, by Hennessy by broodmares or their new yearlings include A.P. Indy, 1st Dam: Win Crafty Lady (GSW, $303,844), Cherokee Run, Deputy Minister, Distorted Humor, by Crafty Prospector Dynaformer, Forestry, Forest Wildcat, Gilded Time, 2nd Dam: Honeytab, by Al Hattab Grand Slam, Hennessy, Langfuhr, Mr. Greeley, Rahy, 3rd Dam: Get Up Honey, by Buckaneer Royal Academy, Tale of the Cat, Thunder Gulch, ($1,650,000 2yo 2000 FTFFEB). O-Eugene & Laura Tiznow and Unbridled’s Song. Melnyk; B-Sabine Stables (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-R Migliore; $60,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 19-10-1-4, $735,120. *1/2 to Graeme Hall (Dehere), Complete Keeneland Coverage, p4 MGSW & GISP, $1,147,441; and Win's Fair Lady (Dehere), MSW, $150,485. 2--House Party, 118, f, 4, French Deputy--Bill Back, by KEENELAND JANUARY OUTS Relaunch. O/B-J V Shields Jr (FL); $20,000. 3--Mayo On the Side, 115, m, 5, French Deputy-- MONDAY, JAN. 12, 2004 Slewveau, by Slew o' Gold. ($47,000 yrl '00 KEESEP). O-Lothenbach Stables Inc; B-Robert 2, 10, 17, 33, 49, 57, 60, 94, 97, 101, 118, 130, Lothenbach (KY); $11,000. 134, 137, 138, 141, 147, 156, 162, 172, 179, 186, Margins: 1 3/4, HF, 2. Odds: 1.60, 1.70, 33.20. 187, 188, 199, 201, 209, 210, 211, 241, 251, 252, Also Ran: Mille Feville, Belle Artiste, Cupid Season, 254, 259, 265, 267, 269, 277, 279, 282, 294, 295, Double Scoop, Follow Me Home, Holy Bubbette. 307, 308, 309, 310, 329, 356, 361, 362, 370, 372, Scratched: Big Cheque, Awesome Charm. 378, 381 His 36 first-crop yearlings averaged Sound, $168,722 indestructible CAT THIEF winning the (859) 273-1514 CAT THIEF Breeders’ Cup Fax (859) 273-0034 Storm Cat S Train Robbery, by Alydar Classic (G1). www.overbrookfarm.com 2004 Stud Fee: $35,000 live foal TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/12/04 • PAGE 2 of 7 P R E S U L T S P P N E W S T O D A Y P Sunday, Santa Anita GRADE I WINNER AVANZADO RETIRED Grade I SAN MIGUEL S.-GIII, $108,100, SAX, 1-11, 3yo, 6f, winner Avanzado (Arg) (Luhuk--Avian Eden, by Storm 1:09 1/5, ft. Bird), who recently suffered a splint bone injury, has 1--@#HOSCO, 118, c, 3, by Honour and Glory been retired after connections concluded that the 1st Dam: Cucina Cucina, by Carson City seven-year-old would be unable to make a return en- 2nd Dam: So Smug, by Nureyev gagement in the Mar. 27 G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen, 3rd Dam: Smuggly, by Caro (Ire) reports the Thoroughbred Times. Stud plans have not ($30,000 yrl '02 WASSEP). O-Lorraine & Rod been finalized. “He was going to be retired after Dubai Rodriguez; B-Northwest Farms (KY); T-Doug O'Neill; anyway, and now that he won’t make that race, we’ll J-T Baze; $64,860. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, just retire him now,” explained Michael Cooper, manag- $111,660. ing partner of Cees Stable. “He was really an incredible 2--Roi Charmant, 117, c, 3, Evansville Slew--Cantina, horse for us. We didn’t expect him to do as well as he by Seattle Dancer. O-Sens du Cheval Farm; did.” The chestnut was purchased privately by Cees B-Heatherway, Inc (KY); $21,620. Stable after a successful stint in Argentina that saw 3--Gethsemani, 116, c, 3, Saint Ballado--Bottle Top, by him capture the G3 Prix Irlanda S. in 2001 and finish Topsider. O/B-Arthur B Hancock III & Stonerside third in the G1 Prix Ciudad De Buenos Aires Interna- Stable Ltd (KY); $12,972. tional a year later. Making his stateside debut in August Margins: 1, 3, HD. Odds: 4.00, 4.40, 12.70. of 2002, he got his picture taken in his first three U.S. Also Ran: Last Minute Detail, Hot Weekend, The Herc, attempts, including a tally in the GII Forest Hills H. that Laditude. October. Shipped to Dubai to off a convincing 4 1/2- There’s no accounting for a horse that loathes his length victory in the GII Palos Verdes H., Avanzado ran competition, and Hosco has so far shown that he in- a game second to State City in the 2003 renewal of the tends to win every time he steps onto the track. The Golden Shaheen. The Argentine, bred by La Quebrada, dark bay Kentucky-bred, who found California by way became a Grade I winner when annexing the Ancient of the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders Association Title Breeders' Cup H. in October and most recently Summer Yearling Sale, opened his account with a wire- finished fifth in the Nov. 7 GIII Vernon O. Underwood to-wire two-length victory versus $80,000 maiden H. at Hollywood. Avanzado concludes his career with a claimers at Hollywood Dec. 4. Managing the stiff as- record of 27-10-5-2, with earnings of $886,188. cent into an $80,000 optional claiming event at Santa Anita Dec. 26, he led the way through sharp opening ACTION THIS DAY TO SKIP SANTA CATALINA fractions, but left enough in the tank to nose out the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile hero Action this Day (Kris S.), victory over the talented Bobby Frankel trainee Ice who was being considered for Saturday’s GII Santa Catalina S. at Santa Anita, will bypass the race and Wynnd Fire. Gunned from the inside post under a confi- instead take aim at the restricted Sham S. at Santa dent Tyler Baze, the sophomore carved out an opening Anita Feb. 8. “I’ve decided to change my schedule,” quarter in :21.03 and a half in :43.80 with a pair of trainer Richard Mandella explained. “I don’t think I’ve rivals shadowing his flank. Asserting well as his early got him quite [as] ready as I thought I did and I’m going challengers faded, he established a length advantage to wait until the next one. I’m just not confident I’ve over the game Roi Charmant leaving the quarter pole got him back to this level yet and I’m going to take a maintained that margin to the wire under spirited han- few more weeks doing it.” The Eclipse Award finalist as dling. “He doesn’t act like a horse that will go two top two-year-old colt or gelding worked over Santa turns,” admitted winning trainer Doug O’Neill, “but at Anita’s fast main track Sunday morning, getting five the same time he didn’t act like a horse that would win panels in :59 4/5 under David Flores. The move was three in a row. If you’ve got a three-year-old this early the 10th fastest of 74 at the distance. in the year, you always dream about trying to get them two turns. After a bit of champagne, he’ll be able to get You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at a mile and a quarter, after a few bottles.” Click for the the Keeneland January Sale. brisnet.com chart. EXPLOIT...THE OPPORTUNITY 1/11 - Exploit has his 17th winner, going 1 1/16 miles at Gulfstream 1/9 - Exploit has his 16th first-crop winner, going 1 1/16 miles at Gulfstream TAYLOR MADE 10 of Exploit’s winners have won at a mile or over.