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Majors Cast Out of HK Mile HEADLINE p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005 SILENT WITNESS OFFICIALLY SCRATCHED BITTERSWEET END TO DEAUVILLE SALE Silent Witness (Aus) (El Moxie), the dual Hong Kong Deauville’s December Mixed Sale ended slightly up on Horse of the Year and two-time defending champion of 2004, with management reflecting on what might have the G1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint, will not get been. Despite the aggregate oustripping last year’s the chance to make it three in a row after connections equivalent and the average showing a marginal de- officially scratched the six-year-old from Sunday’s race. crease, l’Agence Francaise President Philippe Augier Undefeated at distances up to 1400 meters, the gelding was downcast about a sale that had started brightly. missed narrowly in a pair of one- “We can only regret that we did not have more quality mile events last spring, but re- lots to offer and especially good quality foals,” he said. turned this past October to take Heading the final session of the Mixed Sale was Haras the Sprinters S. at Nakayama de la Reboursiere et de Montaigu’s hip 559, the four- Racecourse Oct. 2. Silent Wit- year-old national hunt broodmare Lady Cadia (Fr) ness suffered a rare defeat in a (Cadoudal {Fr}), knocked down to Emerald Bloodstock Nov. 1 barrier trial back at Sha for i65,000. Accompanying the culmination of the Tin. He failed to impress in his Mixed auction was a yearling session, which was better morning trials thereafter and was received than 12 months ago as the clearance rate rose subsequently pulled from the markedly from 44 per cent to 74 percent. The highlight International Sprint Trial Nov. was hip 666, an Anabaa colt offered by Elevage de Silent Witness 20, still suffering from the linger- Tourgeville. Out of a half to two stakes winners, he www.jair.jrao.ne.jp ing effects of a virus. Silent Wit- was purchased by Agence Equus for i38,000. While ness turned in a poor fifth-place the gross of the 78 yearlings sold stood at i453,500, effort in a Nov. 29 barrier trial, after which he was which was up on last year, the average of i5,814 pronounced an unlikely starter in the Sprint, but owner dipped by six per cent on its 2004 equivalent. Finally, Archie da Silva was persuaded to allow trainer Tony 25 horses in training were sold in a separate session, Cruz to see how the horse progressed over the next grossing i316,000 and averaging i12,640, which week. The final decision was made after he galloped represented an increase of 46 percent from last year. unsatisfactorily yesterday morning over the Sha Tin all- Topping that auction was hip 788, the three-year-old weather surface with regular rider Felix Coetzee in the colt Vanishing Causeway (Ire) (Giant’s Causeway) con- saddle. A winner of 18 of his 20 career starts, Silent signed by trainer Nic Clement. The half to the dual Witness has earned in excess of $7.4 million. group one winner Vespone (Ire) and smart group scorer La Sylphide (Fr) is from the family of top-class racemares Vallee Enchantee (Ire) and Maids Causeway CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG (Ire) and was knocked down to the MAB Agency for INTERNATIONAL RACES i65,000. Full results can be found on Previous Winners www.deauville-sales.com. stats. p3 HONG KONG SPRINT (1000M) AGENCE FRANCAISE 2004 Silent Witness (Aus) (El Moxie) 2006 SALES DATES 2003 Silent Witness (Aus) (El Moxie) February Mixed Feb. 7 2002 All Thrills Too (NZ) (St Covet {Aus}) August Yearlings Aug. 18-21 2001 Falvelon (Aus) (Alannon {Aus}) October Yearlings Oct. 16-18 2000 Falvelon (Aus) (Alannon {Aus}) December Mixed Dec. 2-4 1999 Fairy King Prawn (Aus) (Danehill) www.deauville-sales.com [email protected] www.juddmonte.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/6/05 • PAGE 2 of 4 CATHAY PACIFIC P R E S U L T S P HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL Saturday, Nakayama, Japan MAJORS CAST OUT OF MILE The Hong Kong SPORTS NIPPON SHO STAYERS S.-G2-JRA (Listed), Jockey Club has pulled the plug on the participation in ¥123,180,000, 3yo/up, 3600mT, 3:47.70, fm. the G1 Hong Kong Mile of Majors Cast (Ire) (Victory 1--DELTA BLUES (JPN), 128, c, 4, by Dance in the Dark (Jpn) Note). The four-year-old, third to Starcraft (NZ) in the 1st Dam: Dixie Splash (GSP, $173,275), G1 Prix du Moulin two starts back, did not board a by Dixieland Band 2nd Dam: Ocean Jewel, by Alleged scheduled flight to Hong Kong over the weekend after 3rd Dam: Lady Offshore, by Sir Ivor pulling up lame following a workout Friday. Trainer O-Sunday Racing Co Ltd; B-Northern Farm; T-K Jeremy Noseda sought an additional day before making Sumii; J-O Peslier; ¥64,826,000. Lifetime Record: a decision. "We do not want horses in our international G1SP, 15-5-2-1. races who are just making up the numbers and have 2--Er Nova (Jpn), 121, m, 6, Sunday Silence--Shinko some unsoundness," Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Hermes (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells. O-Yoshimi Ichikawa; executive director of racing for the HKJC told South B-Shinkoh Farm; T-K Fujisawa; ¥26,236,000. China Morning Post. "Majors Cast has had his problem 3--Sakura Century (Jpn), 128, h, 5, Sakura Laurel for several days now, and if it was still not good (Jpn)--Sakura Hirameki (Jpn), by Northern Taste. enough to travel, it is better for our betting customers O-Sakura Commers; B-Tanioka Bokujo; T-S Sasaki; that we make the decision we did." Local galloper ¥16,118,000. Town of Fionn (Aus) (Snippets {Aus}), second to Silent Margins: HD, 1 1/2, NO. Odds: 1.80, 10.20, 4.40. Witness (Aus) in last season’s G2 Queen’s Silver Jubi- Delta Blues closed from the middle of the pack to lee Cup, takes his place in the field. earn his first victory in 14 months. The winner of the Japanese St Leger and third in the G1 Japan Cup last CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG season, the four-year-old was coming off a fifth-place INTERNATIONAL RACES finish in the Copa Republica Argentina in November. He Previous Winners was sent off the crowd’s choice in this marathon event. “I gave him his head three furlongs from home HONG KONG MILE and he moved up very strongly,” jockey Olivier Peslier 2004 Firebreak (GB) (Charnwood Forest {Ire}) said. “Still, I didn’t know I had it won until a few me- 2003 Lucky Owners (NZ) (Danehill) ters from the finish.” Delta Blues goes next in the Dec. 2002 Olympic Express (GB) (Bishop of Cashel {GB}) 25 G1 Grand Prix Arima, where he will face top Japa- 2001 Eishin Preston (Green Dancer) nese three-year-old Deep Impact (Jpn). 2000 Sunline (NZ) (Desert Sun {GB}) 1999 Docksider (Diesis {GB}) 1998 Jim and Tonic (Fr) (Double Bed {Fr}) MOVING ??? 1997 Catalan Opening (NZ) (Kaapstad {NZ}) 1996 Monopolize (Aus) (Rubiton {Aus}) For just a day or forever... 1995 Monopolize (Aus) (Rubiton {Aus}) Call us with your new fax number. *Run as Hong Kong Bowl over 1400m to 1998 (732) 747-8060 www.gainesway.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/6/05 • PAGE 3 of 4 P R E S U L T S CONT. P PEDIGREE INSIGHTS BY ANDREW CAULFIELD Sunday, Hanshin, Japan HANSHIN JUVENILE FILLIES S.-G1-JRA (Listed), TROPICAL TURF H.-GIII, $100,000, CRC, 12-3, 3yo/up, ¥115,860,000, Hanshin, 12-4, 2yo, f, 1600mT, 1 1/8mT, 1:46 1/5, fm. 1:37.30, fm. 1--SILVER TREE, 116, h, 5, by Hennessy 1--#T M PRECURE (JPN), 119, f, 2, by Paradise Creek 1st Dam: Blue Begum (MSP-Ger), by With Approval 1st Dam: Feriado (Jpn), by Stately Don 2nd Dam: Bogus, by Nijinsky II 2nd Dam: Yukiguni, by Caro (Ire) 3rd Dam: Chappaquiddick, by Relic 3rd Dam: Delicate Ice, by Icecapade O-Peter Vegso; B-Vegso Racing Stable (FL); T-William I Mott; J-J Bailey; $60,000. Lifetime Record: GISP, O-Masatsugu Takezono; B-Taniguchi Bokujo; T-T 23-7-5-4, $948,140. *Full to Orchard Park, MGSW, Igarashi; J-S Kumazawa; ¥61,302,000. Lifetime $669,535. Record: 3-3-0-0. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the Video, sponsored by 2--Secret Code (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Fusaichi Pegasus-- Taylor Made or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style Magic Code, by Lost Code. O-Shadai Race H.; pedigree. B-Shadai Farm; T-H Mori; ¥24,372,000. Cast your mind back, if you can, to the summer of 3--Fusaichi Pandora (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Sunday Silence-- 2000 and you may recall that the first-crop sire Lotta Lace, by Nureyev. O-Fusaro Sekiguchi; Hennessy was struggling to fulfil the very high hopes B-Northern Farm; T-T Shirai; ¥15,186,000. held of him. Margins: 1 1/2, 1/2, NK. Odds: 22.60, 25.30, 4.00. Those hopes, based on the considerable talent that T M Precure broke her maiden in her career opener in the precocious Hennessy had shown on his way to September and came back to take the Kaede Sho in victories in the Hollywood Juvenile Championship, October. Overlooked at 22-1 as she bid to take her Sapling S.