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AHe=s the right horse and he has the pedigree,@ O=Shea added. MAGIC MILLIONS OFF AHe=s probably a bit sharper than Foxwedge and he has a pedigree to boot.@ TO A FAST START The bay is the second foal out of the stakes-winning Risk Aversion, herself a half-sister to stakes winners Shania Dane (Aus) (Danehill) and Scintillation (Aus) (Danehill). A plethora of stakes winners appear under the second dam, including last year=s dual group winner Man From Uncle (Aus) (Uncle Mo). The sale capped an excellent day for the Hutchins family=s Element Hill, which also sold a A$650,000 Redoute=s Choice (Aus) filly. The Hutchinses kept mares with Coolmore before purchasing their own property in 2010 (Click here for a pre-sale feature on that consignment). AThe Hutchinses have been such great clients for us and we thought this was the nicest horse in the sale,@ said Tom Magnier. AWe thought this horse looked very like Merchant Navy. The Hutchinses have bred a lovely horse, and to have this horse with John is exciting.@ O=Shea has recently re-opened a private stable after spending Tom Magnier (left) and John O=Shea, buyers of the day=s three years as private trainer for Godolphin. Godolphin, which is top-priced lot | Magic Millions typically not active as a buyer at the Australian yearling sales, By Kelsey Riley purchased a colt by Not A Single Doubt (Aus) (lot 122) for GOLD COAST, Australia--Coolmore will eventually add last A$200,000 on Wednesday. Cont. p2 year=s G1 Coolmore Stud S. winner Merchant Navy (Aus) to its stallion roster to stand alongside his champion sire Fastnet Rock (Aus), and the principals of that operation will have high hopes that those two will someday be joined by the session-topping colt (lot 239) at Wednesday=s opening session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale--another son of Fastnet Rock bought for A$1 million. With the knowledge that more breakout lots are expected later in the week, figures were largely up after the first day of trade for Australasia=s first yearling sale of the season. While there was just one seven-figure lot, 17 made at least half a million compared to 11 last year. The clearance rate was slightly down at 81% for 182 sold, compared to 85% for 187 sold last year, but the gross was up to A$39,170,000 (it was A$35,907,000 12 months ago). The average was up 12% to Lot 239, Fastnet Rock--Risk Aversion colt | Magic Millions A$215,220 and the median was similarly up 13.3% to A$170,000. IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Element Hill=s Fastnet Rock colt out of Risk Aversion has already been paid some hefty compliments in his young life, LANE’S END ALL ABOUT LEGACY with Coolmore=s Tom Magnier drawing comparisons between Chris McGrath chats with Lane’s End’s Bill Farish. Click or tap him and Merchant Navy, and John O=Shea saying, Ahe is the best here to go straight to TDN America. Fastnet Rock I=ve seen since Foxwedge@, who he trained to win the G1 William Reid S. DUBAI WORLD CUP 2018

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Magic Millions Day 1 Cont. from p1 Fastnet Rock ended the day as the sire of two of the top five lots. He had four crack a half-million, also including lot 215, a colt consigned by Segenhoe Stud and bought by Marie Yoshida=s Asian Bloodstock Services. The bay is the third foal out of the stakes-winning and producing Radharcnafarriage (Ire) (Distorted Humor). While proven sires generally dominated the top of the market on Wednesday, one first-season sire with a breakout horse was Newgate=s Deep Field (Aus) (Northern Meteor {Aus}). Lot 231 was also purchased by Asian interests, going the way of Hong Kong=s Orbis Bloodstock for A$675,000 with Justin Bahen conducting the bidding. Consigned by Kia Ora Stud, the bay is a half to the stakes-placed Unique Quality (Aus) (Elusive Quality) from an international family that includes a pair of standouts in Hong Kong: the Hong Kong Derby winner Super Satin (Aus) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and the dual Group 1 winner Blazing Speed (Aus) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}).

2018 GOLD COAST YEARLING SALE: DAY 1 52 Snitzel (Aus) Madame Andree (Aus) 900,000 SESSION TOTALS 2018 2017 B-Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd (NSW) $ Catalogued 252 240 Consigned by Arrowfield Stud $ No. Offered 225 218 Purchased by James Harron Bloodstock $ No. Sold 182 187 $ RNAs 43 31 231 Deep Field (Aus) Reggae (Ire) 675,000 $ % RNAs 19% 14.2% $ No. $500K+ 17 11 (walking video) $ High Price A$1,000,000 A$900,000 B-Kia Ora Stud Pty Ltd (NSW) $ Gross A$39,170,000 A$35,907,000 Consigned by Kia Ora Stud $ Average (% change) A$215,220 (+12%) A$192,016 Purchased by Orbis Bloodstock $ Median (% change) A$170,000 (+13.3%) A$150,000 215 Fastnet Rock (Aus) Radharcnafarraige (Ire) 650,000 (walking video) B-Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia Pty Ltd (NSW) SESSION TOPPERS Consigned by Segenhoe Stud Australia Pty Ltd Purchased by Asian Bloodstock Services Ltd

MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLINGS 137 Written Tycoon (Aus) Noondie (Aus) 600,000 B-Mr AG Freebairn & Mr W H A Rigg (SA) WEDNESDAY=S TOP 11 COLTS Consigned by Mill Park Stud Lot Sire Dam Price (A$) Purchased by Bruce Perry Bloodstock (BAFNZ) 239 Fastnet Rock (Aus) Risk Aversion (Aus) 1,000,000 (walking video) 142 Exceed And Excel (Aus) Oasis Rose (Aus) 600,000 B-Hutchins Thoroughbreds (Qld) B-Sir Patrick & Lady Hogan & Dr G W T (NZ) Consigned by Element Hill Consigned by Bhima Thoroughbreds Purchased by Tom Magnier/John O=Shea Purchased by James Harron Bloodstock TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

Magic Milllions Colt Toppers Cont. 200 Dissident (Aus) Prompt (Aus) 525,000 B-S F Bloodstock LLC (NSW) Consigned by Newgate Farm Purchased by George Moore Bloodstock

13 Written Tycoon (Aus) La Paris (Aus) 520,000 B-Woodside Park Stud Pty Ltd (Vic) Consigned by Woodside Park Stud Purchased by China Horse Club/Newgate/WinStar Vice President, International Operations 172 Fastnet Rock (Aus) Pear Tart (Aus) 500,000 Gary King (walking video) Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] B-Katom (NSW) + 1.732.320.0975 Consigned by Coolmore Stud Purchased by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing/Blue Sky International Editor Kelsey Riley 188 Fastnet Rock (Aus) Port Augusta (Aus) 500,000 Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN (walking video) [email protected] B-Katom (NSW) Consigned by Coolmore Stud European Editor Purchased by Asian Bloodstock Services Ltd Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry 223 I Am Invincible (Aus) Ready to Rule 500,000 [email protected] B-Daandine Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (Qld) Consigned by Daandine Stud Associate International Editor Purchased by Orbis Bloodstock Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN WEDNESDAY=S TOP 10 FILLIES Marketing Manager Lot Sire Dam Price (A$) Alayna Cullen 51 Redoute=s Choice (Aus) Madam Tracy (Aus) 650,000 Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] (walking video) B-Hutchins Thoroughbreds (Qld) Contributing Editor Consigned by Element Hill Alan Carasso Purchased by Peachester Lodge Twitter: @EquinealTDN 145 I Am Invincible (Aus) Octavia (Aus) 625,000 Cafe Racing (walking video) Sean Cronin B-Yarraman Park Stud Pty Ltd & H Cope (NSW) Tom Frary Consigned by Yarraman Park Stud [email protected] Purchased by Reg Inglis/Jon Kelly/Paul Frampton

Irish Correspondent 203 Pierro (Aus) Pure Purrfection (Aus) 550,000 Daithi Harvey B-Eureka Cambooya Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd & Fay & David Paynter (Qld) Regular Columnists Consigned by Eureka Stud Andrew Caulfield Purchased by Boomer Bloodstock P/L (FBAA) John Berry Kevin Blake 84 All Too Hard (Aus) Military Rose (Aus) 500,000 Tom Peacock B-Mr G Harvey (NSW) Consigned by Baramul Stud Purchased by Heinrich Bloodstock TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

Magic Milllions Fillies Toppers Cont.

164 Fastnet Rock (Aus) Paprika (Aus) 500,000 (walking video) B-Emmaroo Bloodstock Pty Ltd (NSW) Consigned by Coolmore Stud Purchased by Adam Brandwood

214 Snitzel (Aus) Racing Nadine (Aus) 500,000 B-G S A Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Vic) Consigned by Bhima Thoroughbreds Purchased by Paul Moroney Bstock/Go Bloodstock Australia

141 Sebring (Aus) Oakleigh Girl (Aus) 450,000 (walking video) Lot 82, Snitzel colt out of Madame Andree | Magic Millions B-Mr S Gillard (NSW) Consigned by Yarraman Park Stud Consigned by Arrowfield, the bay is out of the War Emblem Purchased by Jadeskye Racing/Brad Widdup Racing mare Madame Andree (Aus), who showed great promise while in training with Paul Messara but was ultimately unraced. It is an 206 I Am Invincible (Aus) Quack It (NZ) 450,000 international family that includes GI Met Mile winner Exciting B-Mr G P & Mrs J A Nolan (Qld) Story (Diablo) and G3 Regret S. winner Sweeping Paddy (Paddy Consigned by Rosari Farm O=Prado). Purchased by Reg Inglis/Jon Kelly/Paul Frampton Harron said he followed the colt=s progress at the sale closely after viewing him at Arrowfield during the Hunter Valley 85 Snitzel (Aus) Mimi Lebrock (Aus) 400,000 parades. (walking video) AI did see him at Arrowfield in the Hunter Valley and then I B-Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia Pty Ltd & Mr G Harvey (NSW) Consigned by Segenhoe Stud Australia Pty Ltd looked at him numerous times here and just watched his Purchased by Clarry Conners progression through the sale,@ the agent said. AHe=s a really exciting colt. To pay that kind of money you have to have 240 Exceed And Excel (Aus) River Dove (Aus) 400,000 confidence. You watch them go through the sale and handle (walking video) that pressure that=s put on them, because that pressure is only B-Cressfield Thoroughbreds (NSW) going to increase when they go into training. But he looks a nice, Consigned by Cressfield early running type of horse.@ Purchased by Peachester Lodge The colt is the third foal out of his dam, whose 3-year-old Madame Pauline (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}) is unbeaten in A Snitzel For Harron Syndicate... two starts since the catalogue was published. That filly and the James Harron=s record of selecting future stallions speaks for mare=s 2-year-old filly Nancy Grace (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice itself, the agent having been involved in the purchase of {Aus}) are both with Paul Messara. Vancouver (Aus) and Capitalist (Aus) at Magic Millions alone. AMadame Andree was a very talented mare I trained,@ said The latter Golden Slipper winner was one of the pioneers of Messara. AShe never made it to the track but she showed a Harron=s colts= syndicate of yearlings with sire potential, and lot massive amount of talent, one of the best horses I thought I=d 52, a son of Snitzel (Aus), will race in the same green silks with ever trained, on par with the likes of [Group 1 winner] Ortensia trainers Peter and Paul Snowden after Harron prevailed at on the track. She won a trial really well and just before her first A$900,000. race unfortunately she did a tendon.@ AHe=s a ripping colt,@ said Harron, who bought another young Because of the mare=s talent, Arrowfield took a gamble and sire son of Snitzel, Wandjina (Aus), as a yearling. ASnitzel=s just sent her to its top-flight sires for her first three coverings. doing an incredible job and he was one of my picks of the sale. AAs a result of having such a high opinion of the mare we sent He was a fantastic shape, a quality colt. He had a great size of her to stallions above her pedigree and what she had done,@ hip and is a really active and athletic type of horse, really walked Messara said. AWe sent her to Redoute=s twice and then to and looks every bit a racehorse.@ Snitzel.@ Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 5 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

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Messara said vet issues prevented Madame Pauline and Nancy Grace from being offered for sale. AUnfortunately both of those were unable to be sold due to x- ray issues,@ he said. AThe first one is Madame Pauline and she=s had two starts and two wins and is stakes class in the making. Nancy Grace is the 2-year-old. She=s yet to have a run but also looks promising.@ Harron=s session one haul also included a A$600,000 son of Exceed and Excel (Aus), the second foal out of the G1 NZ 2000 Guineas winner Oasis Rose (NZ) (Oasis Dream {GB}) (lot 142).

A Precious Element...

Element Hill=s Josh Hutchins admitted earlier this week that his Linda Huddy | Magic Millions family keeps the family members of its foundation broodmare Tracy=s Element close to its chest, and as such it shouldn=t have Tracy=s Element is best known as the dam of Australian Horse come as a surprise that an elegant and athletic granddaughter of of the Year Typhoon Tracy (Aus) (Red Ransom), and she also that South African champion, by three-time champion sire and produced the stakes winner and sire Red Element and is the emerging broodmare sire Redoute=s Choice (Aus), would be dam and second dam of a plethora of stakes horses, including popular at Magic Millions. Lot 51 eventually went the way of G2 Silver Slipper S. winner and sire Shaft (Aus) (Flying Spur Linda Huddy, best known for racing the 2010 G1 Australian {Aus}). The Redoute=s Choice filly=s dam is the winning Encosta Derby winner and overall five-time Group 1 winner Shoot Out de Lago (Aus) mare Madam Tracy (Aus), and that cross has (Aus) (High Chaparral {Ire}), for A$650,000. Huddy was visibly produced the Group 1 winners Musir (Aus) and Peeping (Aus). thrilled to secure a filly from such a coveted family, saying, Tracy=s Element is the namesake of the Hutchins family=s AWe=ll take her home and give her some time out in the paddock Element Hill, which on Thursday offers an I Am Invincible (Aus) because this is pretty hard on them here at the sales. We=ll colt out of another daughter of Tracy=s Element (lot 399). break her in and go from there.@ Element Hill sold a daughter of Redoute=s Choice=s son Not A Huddy says she has been 15 and 20 broodmares and 20 horses Single Doubt (Aus) (lot 114) later in the session for A$370,000. in work. That one was bought for A$240,000 as a weanling. Not A Single AWe=re not big but it=s a nice size for us to handle,@ she said. Doubt sits fourth to his paternal half-brother Snitzel (Aus) on AShe=s a great asset to us, I just loved her.@ Australia=s general sire table midway through the racing season, with High Chaparral (Ire) and Fastnet Rock (Aus) splitting them.

Kelly Back For More Magic... Californian Jon Kelly has been an avid supporter of Australian racing, and the man who bought the sale-topping colt here five years ago was back in action at the top of the market on Wednesday when securing a filly by popular young sire I Am Invincible (Aus) (lot 145) for A$625,000. The filly was consigned by Yarraman Park Stud, which stands the sire. Kelly had dispersed four fillies he had previously bought at this sale at last June=s National Broodmare Sale, and he explained he did so because he prefers to focus on racing rather than breeding. AWe do breed but we=re more into racing than we are breeding,@ Kelly explained. AWe still have several mares but we=re not planning on breeding down here, we=re planning on racing. The enthusiasm of the Australian public for racing is Lot 51, Redoute=s Choice filly out of Madam Tracy | Magic Millions captivating. It=s quite different than the rest of the world.@ Cont. p6 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 6 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

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AThe only place that halfway compares is Ireland. America doesn=t do it at all. It=s fun, and the other thing for me is there=s no Lasix. I don=t like drugs in animals. Global Glamour won two Grade Is in seven days. That can=t be done in America because the Lasix dehydrates the horse. I really don=t like that so I=m very fond of Australian racing and the rules. They have people that do things they shouldn=t do as well, the whole world does, and we don=t like it, but it=s part of life.@ Kelly=s wife, Sarah, is a part-owner in the aforementioned Global Glamour (Aus) (Star Witness {Aus}) as part of the It=s All About The Girls syndicate. Global Glamour was a A$65,000 purchase at this sale and runs in Saturday=s Magic Millions Plate. Bruce Perry (left) | Magic Millions She was narrowly beaten in last year=s Magic Millions 3YO Guineas. Sarah Kelly owns another piece of a horse in a ladies= Written Tycoon, among Australia=s leading sires and the sire of syndicate with trainer Gai Waterhouse, but Kelly said the I Am champion Capitalist, proved popular on day one of the sale. His Invincible filly will be his first horse in training in Australia since highlights also included a colt bought by China Horse Club in he sold his four fillies last year. She also goes into training with partnership with Newgate and WinStar Farm for A$520,000 (lot Waterhouse. 13). AShe=s a beautiful young lady,@ Kelly said. AShe=ll be trained by the right person, Gai Waterhouse, and we look forward to Deep Crop Of First-Season Sires... having a good time with her.@ In addition to his A$675,000 top price, Deep Field had a pair After its success with its inaugural horse, Global Glamour, It=s sell for A$300,000 and four more sell for in excess of A$200,000. All About The Girls last fall expanded to Ireland and purchased Supporters of Deep Field will be encouraged by the promising two yearling fillies at Goffs to be trained by Jessica Harrington. start made by another son of Northern Meteor, Zoustar (Aus), Kelly said he has charged the syndicate=s Legs Lawlor and Anna with his first 2-year-olds this year. Seitz with finding a filly to race in Southern California. Deep Field=s Newgate barnmate, the five-time Group 1 winner AWe=re going to try to emulate it in Southern California,@ he and Horse of the Year Dissident (Aus) (Sebring {Aus}), had a colt said. AI just asked the two ladies to help me put together a sell for A$525,000. Lot 200 was consigned by Newgate and ladies= syndicate in Southern California but there=s no trainer as purchased by George Moore Bloodstock on behalf of the Hong good as Gai, so they=re going to have to hire a man for the first Kong investment company CLSA. He will go into training with time. He may have to wear a dress!@ Moore=s father, Hong Kong champion trainer John Moore, who said, AHe=s a good sort and he fit our criteria. Everything out of Tycoon In Demand... the mare has done the job and George loved him as much as I South Australia=s Mill Park Stud regularly brings a select but did. He=s off to Hong Kong and he=ll be sold to a syndicate that=s quality draft of yearlings to the Magic Millions Gold Coast headed up by the vice president of CLSA. We=re delighted, that=s Yearling Sale, and in lot 137 it offered a colt from a proven their first purchase.@ cross--a full-brother to the G2 Thousand Guineas Prelude winner The colt is out of Prompt (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), who Booker (Aus) (Written Tycoon {Aus}). New Zealand-based agent has produced the stakes winners Prompt Response (Aus) Bruce Perry went to A$600,000 for the third foal out of Noondie (Beneteau {Aus}) and Prompt Return (Aus) (Beneteau {Aus}) and (Aus) (Flying Spur {Aus}), and he will now look to find owners for the stakes-placed Diamond Glow (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}) as well the horse and said it is undecided whether the colt will remain in as Mr. Right (Aus) (Statue of Liberty {Aus}), a winner in Hong Australia or go to New Zealand. Kong. AI loved the horse, he had great balance and is by a great sire,@ Moore said the Dissidents as a group appealed to him, but that Perry said. AThe mare is already doing the job and he ticked all lot 200 was selected first on type. our boxes. We thought he was one of the nicest colts in the sale AWe go through the sale and I=ve always educated George to and we=re very happy to get him. Hopefully she=ll make it two come up with athlete first then look at the pedigree,@ he said. for two. He was the one we wanted so we=re delighted.@ AFrom that point of view this horse is the right type.@ TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 7 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

DUBAI WORLD CUP CARNIVAL B Major Races (All races at Meydan Racecourse unless otherwise noted)

Date Race Distance Jan. 11 Maktoum Challenge-R1-G2 1600m Singspiel S.-G3 1800mT Jan. 18 Dubawi S.-G3 1200m Jan. 25 Cape Verdi S.-G2 1600mT Jan. 26 Jebel Ali Mile-G3 (Jebel Ali) 1600m Feb. 1 Al Fahidi Fort S.-G2 1400mT Al Rashidiya S.-G2 1800mT Feb. 8 Maktoum Challenge-R2-G2 1900m UAE 1000 Guineas-Listed 1600m Feb. 15 UAE 2000 Guineas-G3 1600m Feb. 17 Balanchine S.-G2 1800mT Lot 200 | Magic Millions Firebreak S.-G3 1600m Feb. 22 Dubai Millennium S.-G3 2000mT Magic Millions Day 1 Cont. Meydan Sprint S.-G2 1000mT Zabeel Mile-G2 1600mT Dissident=s day one prices also included yearlings sold for Mar. 1 Curlin H.-Listed 2000m A$460,000, A$300,000, A$270,000 and A$260,000. Meydan Classic S.-Listed 1600mT Newgate=s third first-season sire, Wandjina (Aus) (Snitzel Nad Al Sheba Trophy-G3 2810mT {Aus}), had a top price of A$250,000 and had six sell for six UAE Oaks-G3 1900m figures. Mar. 10 Al Bastakiya S.-Listed 1900m Also making a good impression on day one was Rubick (Aus) Burj Nahaar S.-G3 1600m (Encosta de Lago {Aus}). His haul was headed by a A$470,000 Dubai City of Gold S.-G2 2410mT colt bought by Damion Flower of Jadeskye Racing, which Jebel Hatta S.-G1 1800mT campaigned the dual group-winning sprinter Rubick in Mahab al Shimaal S.-G3 1200m partnership. He also had a colt sold for A$350,000 to Hong Maktoum Challenge-R3-G1 2000m Kong=s Orbis Bloodstock. Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint (Cond.) 1200m Arrowfield=s Olympic Glory had yearlings sell for A$160,000 Mar. 17 Abu Dhabi Championship-G3 (Abu Dhabi) 2200mT and A$180,000 on day one. Darley first-season sire Hallowed Crown (Aus) (Street Sense) DUBAI WORLD CUP NIGHT B Saturday, Mar. 31 had a six-figure price on day one, a colt sold for A$120,000 to Al Quoz Sprint-G1 1200mT Triple Crown Syndications, owner of last year=s The Everest Dubai Gold Cup-G2 3200mT winner Redzel (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}). Hallowed Crown=s barnmate Dubai Golden Shaheen-G1 1200m Shooting To Win, a G1 Caulfield Guineas-winning full-brother to Longines Dubai Sheema Classic-G1 2410mT Deep Field, had three sell for six figures on the day including a Dubai Turf-G1 1800mT A$200,000 filly. Dubai World Cup-G1 2000m Godolphin Mile-G2 1600m UAE Derby-G2 1900m

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The TDN=s Alayna Cullen checks in with Cathal Beale, six also a graduate of the Godolphin Flying Start Program. How do months after his appointment as CEO of the Irish National Stud. you think those two courses have helped you in your new role?

AC: Cathal, you've been in your role now as the new CEO of the CB: Well massively, certainly from the education point and the Irish National Stud for six months. How has it been going for output that's given at the Irish National Stud, it's been a huge you? help. To be a graduate of the course, but also as a client in my former job for seven years, you see the foaling unit and many of CB: Excellent, it's been a whirlwind. It's been a very busy six- the stallions and then to come back as an employee before I month period. Luckily, we've been able to acquire two new took over as the CEO, it's been a big help to know the business stallions, which was probably job number one. And then we also and know the people and know where everything is in the place. launched our mare syndicate this year as well, so it's been a Godolphin Flying Start, obviously, was a fantastic opportunity for busy, hectic period for the first six months. me to travel and to work with some of the best stud farm managers in the world, with placements at Pin Oak Stud and in AC: I'm going to get to those two new stallions and the mare New Zealand as well. It opened up so many doors as it does for venture in a bit, but first of all, you know the Irish National everyone. Those two courses are fantastic groundings for Stud quite well, you're a graduate of the program here. You're anyone with a future in the industry. Cont. p9

Decorated Knight (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) (left) winning the Group 1 QIPCO Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown. | racingfotos.com TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 9 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

The Big Interview With Cathal Beale Cont. CB: It was very difficult. Every stud master will tell you there's a AC: You mentioned being a client of the Irish National Stud in very limited supply of the type of animals that you can attract your previous job as a stud manager. You worked with stud and the type of animals you want to attract. Obviously, if you master Dermot Cantillon. How do you think he helped you and look at the winners of Classic races throughout the year and all what were the biggest lessons you learned from him, having the big Group 1s, this year was especially difficult because a lot been involved with Forenaghts of fillies and a lot of geldings and Tinnakill? happened to win Group 1s, so there was an especially limited CB: I think the biggest thing is pool of stallion prospects out selection of bloodstock and there. Many of them are already mares and what's value and tied up as well by the bigger what's not. Pedigree, pedigree, players who have racing arms, pedigree was drilled into me for such as Darley and Coolmore. a long time. He's had so many It's very difficult competing at successful mare purchases down that level. We were very happy through the years and bred so to acquire two really top-class many good horses. That was the Click here for a video with Cathal Beale. prospects. fundamental thing I took from my time with Dermot. AC: Decorated Knight (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and National Defense (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) are very exciting. We'll speak about AC: So coming into the Irish National Stud, what do you think National Defense first, as he was the first stallion that you was the biggest challenge you faced? announced. What attracted you to him and how did he come onto your radar? CB: Well it's a huge role, and it's a public role, so it's very difficult to establish yourself and I suppose following on from someone like John Osborne who has been such a legend of the CB: Well, we've always followed him, since he won his maiden game, is a little hard. It obviously takes a little bit of time to bed by six lengths as a 2-year-old. He came back in his third start as a in, but we were very lucky in 2-year-old to win the [G1] that the same team were in Jean-Luc Lagardere by 4 1/2 place, the same board, the lengths and he was just so same structures, and the fact impressive that day. I think every that I had been here a little stallion master in the world while as well, I had seen it from would have been very keen on various different perspectives. I him at that time. It's a race that was very fortunate in that there has been won by some really top- was plenty of continuity. We class stallions over the last four didn't have to come in and years in Dabirsim (Fr), and of recreate the wheel or do course Gleneagles (Ire), who was anything overly complicated, subsequently demoted. It's an it's just a matter of keeping obvious place to start. We've things on track and business as always tried to find the next son usual. The first job and the of Invincible Spirit (Ire) that we biggest job and the biggest can get, so he just has such a National Defense | Scoop Dyga revenue driver for the business natural fit for everything we want is stallion acquisition. to do here: speed, precocity, ability, by Invincible Spirit and from a fast family. He ticked all the boxes and then when we went to AC: You've mentioned the stallion acquisition and the team see him, he was such a good physical as well. It was really and you along with that team have now acquired two new, important to get him and we were happy to have done so. very exciting stallions. For you though, how did you find the process of going out to source stallions? Cont. p10 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 10 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

The Big Interview With Cathal Beale Cont. Group 1 winner. I think unarguably, he probably has the best pedigree in the book. His dam cost i1.3 million carrying him. AC: New stallions obviously change a little bit physically, they He's a homebred for Blue Diamond which makes him a very let down a bit. He's been here the longer of the two. How has important horse for them and we're very aware of that. Going he done physically since he arrived? back to his pedigree, he comes from the family of Giant's Causeway, Gleneagles, Happily (Ire), Coolmore (Ire), so many CB: He arrived in good shape and he's put on plenty of condition Group 1 winners, including four Group 1 winners at two on the since. It takes a year, year and a half, for horses to properly let page, so he doesn't lack speed, he doesn't lack ability, and he down and become stallions, and he's only a 3-year-old, rising certainly doesn't lack pedigree. And when you come to see him, four. It'll take him a little bit of time, but I think he's been he's just a physically imposing, beautiful-moving horse. extremely well received and anyone who has seen him can look ahead to what he's going to become in a year's time and see AC: His racing career, he really stepped into the limelight this that he's just a very well balanced horse, very good mover and year for Blue Diamond and for trainer Roger Charlton, too. very good looking. How would you sum up his career as a whole?

AC: What do you think is the type of mare that would suit him CB: Well I think he progressed as he went along and he was if you were giving advice to breeders? extremely tough and durable. He started his season last year in February and continued to CB: Well I think he's very open, progress all year. There is only he's bred on the Mr. Prospector one other stallion in Europe that cross, which has been so won three Group 1s this successful with Invincible Spirit calendar year. I think that's a and out of a Kingmambo mare, fantastic achievement in itself. so it's the same cross as He danced every dance. Not Kingman (GB), Lawman (Fr), and only did he win his three Group many other Group 1 horses. I 1s, but he was second in the G1 think there's eight or nine Group Prince of Wales's S. as well this 1 winners bred on that same season. He's been ultra-tough, cross. Anything that breeds out ultra-consistent, and his race in of that cross will be very useful the G1 Irish Champion S. is what for him. I think he'll do well with really made us take note, when Danehill, he'll be inbreeding he came from the back with an Decorated Knight | Racing Post back into Danzig that way. I unbelievable run and huge think those are the type of crosses, but anything with a bit of acceleration to go from last to first in the space of two furlongs. speed and precocity and a bit of substance will suit him down to He just ticks all of the boxes and his race record, three Group 1 the ground. wins, it takes a bit of doing to do that.

AC: And your second stallion, Decorated Knight. I think he's AC: Blue Diamond has announced some very exciting mares probably got, arguably, one of the best pedigrees in the stud that are coming to visit him in 2018. How is his book shaping book today, how did the partnership with Blue Diamond come up? about to stand him here at the Irish National Stud? CB: It's filling fast, Blue Diamond have been extremely CB: Well they've been long-term clients. They've used Invincible supportive. They're sending 21 of their top mares, so it's very Spirit and they've kept a couple of mares here down through the exciting and people can read about those on our website. We're years. Like everybody else, we had a conversation with them going to send seven or eight of our own top mares as well. That and luckily we both liked what each other was saying and what puts us in a very good place to begin with and then nominations we wanted to do with the horse. He's such a huge horse for us and breeding rights have been coming in quickly over the last to get. By Galileo, who's undoubtedly the stallion of the few weeks. So far, it's a very exciting book of mares to send to a generation that I've been part of anyway, and he's a three-time very exciting horse. Cont. p11 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 11 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

The Big Interview With Cathal Beale Cont. before and fits well with our ethos and our brand here. We already offer a i2,000 racing club where people can come and AC: I don't think we'd be able to come to the Irish National lease two racehorses in training. I suppose we see this as the Stud and not speak about Invincible Spirit, who is the sire of natural step up from that, to actually acquire equity within a your new boy, National Defense. He's coming up to his 21st portfolio of mares. birthday, how's he doing? AC: Aside from new ventures, I'm going to bring you back to CB: He's in great shape. He's doing fantastically well and he had the Irish National Stud breeding course, which we spoke about another busy season. Last year he covered 120 mares. He shows with you already. What's your role going to be within the no signs of aging but that said, we have limited his book to 100 course? Will you be implementing new schemes going forward this year just to prolong his career for as long as we can. He's for that program? had another fantastic year, plenty of Group 1 horses, a Group 2- winning 2-year-old, and his sales results, especially in the CB: Well I suppose what isn't broken doesn't need to be fixed to backend were phenomenal. His sales average, for foals sold, was a degree. It's been a fabulous course, with over 1,000 graduates over i250,000, off of a i120,000 nomination. And the only over 45 years. If you go to any quarter of the globe, you'll find a mare carrying to him, at a sale, sold for i600,000. He continues graduate or somebody who knows a graduate of the Irish to just do it. He's been a phenomenal servant and we hope to National Stud course. This year alone, we had a fantastic couple get another few years out of of days at Royal Ascot where him, please God. Con and Amy Marnane, who are both graduates, had Different AC: You've hit the ground League (Fr) (Dabirsim {Fr}) win running in your role here and the G3 Albany S., as well as you mentioned earlier about graduates Luke Lillingston and the new breeding scheme that Sam Hoskins, from different you've launched here which generations, team up together TDN reported on in November. with the Hot to Trot Syndicate You've now bought the mares, [to] win the G2 Queen Mary how has it all gone for you so with Heartache (GB) (Kyllachy far? {GB}). That week encapsulated all that's good about the course, CB: Great. It was very difficult different generations coming sourcing the mares, as Invincible Spirit | Edward Whitaker together. everybody knows, it was a very There are so many other strong market so we just had to hang in there. We're delighted stories throughout the year of graduates going on to produce with the six mares that we've acquired. That information is now Group 1 winners, train Group 1 winners, and obviously myself on our website and it'll be available for everybody to have a look taking over here as well. It's been a great year for the course at. It's a first come, first serve scheme. It's been well subscribed and you always look to try and improve, diversify, make things a and I think it'll sell out pretty quickly. The six mares were little bit better and we do look at the course at this time of the purchased for just over i400,000. year just to see how we can tweak it and make things a little The way it works, as people have heard before, we're selling better if possible. We'll invite 27 students this year from every 25 shares. We'll retain 25 shares and put in three Invincible corner of the globe: China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Spirit nominations, two Decorated Knights, and a National Britain, Belgium, France, and of course Ireland. It continues to Defense for us to claim our equity in the project. The idea will be be oversubscribed every year and continues to be something to sell the foals every year and liquidate the entire thing at the that young people aspire to get on to. end of four years. It's just a great way for people to get involved in equity in top-class bloodstock that they otherwise wouldn't be AC: Finally Cathal, what does a job well done, as CEO of the able to get near. We'll have social events and all that sort of Irish National Stud, mean to you? stuff attached to it. I think it'll work very well and we're very excited about it really. It's not something that's been done Cont. p12 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 12 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

The Big Interview With Cathal Beale Cont.

CB: Survival. I think obviously the first thing was to acquire the new stallions. The second thing was to set up a few new ventures. The third thing was to sell our yearlings and to get to the end of the year without anything major going wrong. From here it's about getting out and meeting all of the breeders. It's about further diversifying our revenue profiles, increasing our tourism, increasing our education output and trying to acquire more stallions as we go on. I suppose the ultimate goal is to find some replacement for Invincible Spirit over the next few years, to develop the broodmare brand, to open things up to new people. There's a lot going on, and a lot that can be done and a lot being done. We look forward to 2018 in order to get some of A young participant at the ITBA Expo >18 launch those things over the line. party on Wednesday evening | ITBA

AC: Well Cathal, on behalf of TDN, thank you very much for Team ITBA was busy asking attendees to download the new your time and keep up the good work. ITBA app: ITBA Breeders App, which will be a main communication cell over the coming weeks. CB: Thank you. AYou can download the app from the app store now and basically it gives you news articles as well as updates on any events that ITBA will be holding for the upcoming year,@ said Issy Crosse, who has recently joined the ITBA. AThe app provides quick access to breeders for all the important dates and details from ITBA.@ During the launch Jane Davis, Equine Brand Manager, Connolly=s Red Mills presented some tips for exhibitors on promotional opportunities they should consider in the lead up to Expo =18 and stressed that a combined effort from all exhibitors ITBA EXPO LAUNCHED to promote the Expo, could mean an audience of over 500,000 people would be reached prior to the event. The Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association Expo 2018 was There was also a great atmosphere present at the launch with launched at ITBA headquarters on Wednesday evening with many of the exhibitors sharing great enthusiasm and over 60 people in attendance. Scheduled to be held in excitement for the Expo. partnership with Connolly=s Red Mills at the Goffs Sales Complex AWe=ve always supported the ITBA and you always get great on Jan. 26-27, the event is a trade fair for the Irish bloodstock results by being involved with them,@ said Robbie Byrne of industry and will feature over 85 exhibitors, who will have will Equisoft. AThe Expo gives us an outlet that we normally don=t have an ideal opportunity to showcase and sell their products. have to show off our portfolio of products and services. We will The Expo will also include an extensive program of events, have all of our software on show at the Expo and we are really including a Dragons= Den type business competition to recognise looking forward to the event.@ entrepreneurialism and talent in the equine industry. ITBA CEO Yoann Dulin of YKM Horse Solutions shared Byrne=s Shane O=Dwyer thanked Allied IrishBank who, was represented sentiments, AI think the Expo is a great opportunity for by Aislinn de Barra, Head of Business banking for Kildare, Laois companies to show off their products. It=s also a great way for us and Offaly for their sponsorship of this event. ITBA Next to showcase the industry not only for those involved in it but Generation will have a key involvement in the Expo by hosting a also for people who don=t know a lot about horse racing, maybe number of events including an intervarsity challenge and a those who just want to see what horse racing is about.@ seminar featuring key up and coming next generation Aoife Hanratty of PA Solutions, a company that specialises in trailblazers. On Friday evening, an interactive forum will take management systems tailored for the Thoroughbred industry, place looking at the current funding model, highlighting the plans to take part in the Dragon=s Den competition. Cont. p13 economic value of the industry and planning a vision for 2028. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 13 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

ITBA Expo >18 Launched Cont. AWe are a start-up company, established about 18 months, and really we are looking for mentoring as the company grows. The Dragons= Wednesday=s Results: Den competition at the Expo is specific to thoroughbred 6th-LIN, ,5,800, Mdn, 1-10, 3yo/up, f, 10f (AWT), 2:04.77, st. companies and we are going to give it everything we CALLIANDRA (IRE) (f, 3, Dubawi {Ire}--Calipatria {GB} have.@ {GSW-Ger, $117,292}, by Shamardal) was steadied to settle off Aislinn de Barra and Patrick Butterly of AIB were both in the tempo in fifth after breaking in the second rank in this first attendance and are delighted to be associated with go. Nudged closer with three furlongs remaining, the 4-1 second the Expo. AAIB have always wanted to be more associated with choice quickened smartly along the fence to lead approaching the Thoroughbred industry and when we heard this event was the final eighth and lengthened clear under whipless cajoling in going to take place we really wanted to offer our support,@ said the latter stages to comfortably best Aibell (Ire) (Holy Roman de Barra. ABacking bravery is our mantra and with the youth that Emperor {Ire}) by 3 1/4 lengths. The homebred chestnut, kin to a is in the industry we just want to support entrepreneurs and 2-year-old filly by Teofilo (Ire) and a yearling colt by Dubawi business owners.@ (Ire), becomes the first scorer produced by G3 Grosser Preis Butterly added, AThere are so many different sectors within Jungheinrich Gabelstapler victress Calipatria (GB) (Shamardal), the industry and horse racing has given Ireland a global herself the leading performer out of dual Group 2 winner and reputation.@ MG1SP German highweight juvenile filly Golden Silca (GB) Commenting on the Expo, ITBA Chairman Stephen Collins said, (Inchinor {GB}), who in turn is a full-sister to G1 Prix Morny AThe ITBA is overwhelmed by the level of interest and support heroine Silca=s Sister (GB). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,080. across all sectors of the industry for Expo =18. No stone will be Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. left unturned to make it a highly successful and memorable 1ST-TIME STARTER. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. event. We are very lucky to have such an iconic brand as Connolly=s Red Mills as our partners for Expo =18 and I have to CONDITIONS RESULTS: acknowledge their long term support of the ITBA. We are 5th-KEM, ,25,000, Cond, 1-10, 4yo/up, 6f (AWT), 1:12.53, st. also delighted to welcome AIB as our sponsor of Dragons= Den MYTHMAKER (GB) (g, 6, Major Cadeaux {GB}--Mythicism {GB}, which we have no doubt will capture the imagination. Our by Oasis Dream {GB}) Lifetime Record: MSP-Eng, 33-7-11-2, action packed programme is going to bring many challenges in $158,932. O-Crossfields Racing; B-Crossfields Bloodstock Ltd the weeks ahead but we are confident that together we will put (GB); T-Bryan Smart. *,8,000 Ylg >13 DNPRM. **1/2 to Tis on a top class event. Remember this is your industry and we ask Marvellous (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}), GSW-Fr, $113,607. all stakeholders and members of the public to attend and spread the word.@ 3rd-KEM, ,6,000, Cond, 1-10, 3yo, 8f (AWT), 1:40.24, st. SIR HAMILTON (IRE) (c, 3, Canford Cliffs {Ire}--Cawett {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $11,335. O-B Syversen; B-B Minde (IRE); T-Denis Quinn. *i57,000 Wlg >15 GOFNOV; i10,000 RNA Ylg >16 GOFORB; 14,000gns RNA 2yo >17 TATHIT.

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Sovereign Duke (Ger), c, 3, Jukebox Jury (Ire)--Shadow Queen (Ger), by Lando (Ger). KEM, 1-10, 8f (AWT), 1:39.80. B-Michael ITBA CEO Shane O=Dwyer, ITBA Chairman Stephen Collins & members Herrmann (GER). *50,000gns Ylg >16 TAOCT. **1/2 to Shadow of AIB Ireland, sponsors for Dragons= Den | ITBA Sadness (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), GSW-Ger & SP-Swi, $112,301; Survey (Ger) (Big Shuffle), GSW-Ger, $245,718. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 14 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

G3 Firebreak S., but was unplaced in his next two runs at EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS Meydan, including in the wake of North America (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) while defending his Firebreak title almost a year ago in February. IN AUSTRALIA: AWe have given him a nice break since Ascot when the ground Irish Optimism (Ire), g, 5, Approve (Ire)--Miznapp (GB), by was very soft and did not suit him,@ said bin Suroor to the Pennekamp. Canterbury, 1-10, Hcp. (,23k/i26k), 1900mT, Meydan notes team. AHe has been working well recently and we 1:58.31. B-Cathal Ennis. *i52,000 Wlg >13 GOFNOV; i47,000 are really looking forward to running him on Thursday. We know Ylg >14 GOFORB; 50,000gns HRA >16 TATHIT. he likes the Meydan surface, so that is not a concern and we are Mutarakem (GB), g, 5, Dubawi (Ire)--Shaarfa, by Dynaformer. very happy with him.@ Sandown, 1-10, Hcp. (,23k/i26k), 1800mT, 1:51.43. Heavy Metal (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) enjoyed his day in B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited. *40,000gns HRA >16 the sun on Super Saturday last March, running out a 6 1/2- TATHIT. length winner of the G3 Burj Nahaar going this distance and he warmed up for this with a victory over track and trip in the Listed Dubai Creek Mile on Dec. 21. Long River (A.P. Indy) finally snagged that elusive Group 1 in the 2017 G1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3, the same day Heavy Metal struck in the Burj Nahar for their trainer Salem bin Ghadayer. However, the newly turned 8-year-old ended his 2017 campaign with an 11th behind >SNOW= IN THE DESERT? champion Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song) in the G1 Dubai World Cup on Mar. 25 and has not graced the racecourse since.

BENBATL GOES FOR SINGSPIEL GLORY Godolphin fields a quartet of entries in the newly upgraded G3 Singspiel S. on opening day of the Dubai World Cup Carnival. Saeed bin Suroor will saddle G3 Hampton Court S. hero Benbatl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who has been off since a sixth-place run in the G3 32Red Mile in September, as well as GSP Carry On Deryck (GB) (Halling) in the 1800-metre test. Benbatl, who only has one year of racing under his belt, also rolled a pair of fifths on either side of his Hampton Court win, first in the Blue Riband at Epsom in early June and to Cartier Thunder Snow | Scoop Dyga Horse of the Year Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) in the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. at Ascot in July. Godolphin=s Thunder Snow (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}) aims to kick off Charlie Appleby=s Emotionless (Ire) (Shamardal) makes his first his 4-year-old season on the right hoof on Thursday, and the start since he ran third in the G2 Dubai City Of Gold S. on Super winner of the G1 Criterium International at two is the highest- Saturday last March. The freshly minted 5-year-old, who won rated horse in the $250,000 G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R1 at the G2 Champagne S. at two, is joined by Bay of Poets (Ire) 118, the second group race on the opening day card of the (Lope de Vega {Ire}), a French listed winner, whose most recent Dubai World Cup Carnival. piece of form is a forth in the G3 Prix du Prince d=Orange over 10 A two-time group winner over the Meydan dirt last term, the furlongs on Sept. 16. bay=s sophomore highlight was a victory in the G1 Prix Jean Prat Cape Byron (GB) (Shamardal) represents the Sheikh at Chantilly in July after an eventful non-effort in the GI Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum and Roger Varian axis and is Kentucky Derby, and, although running with credit to take third trying group company for the first time. Off the mark at in the G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois in August, Thunder Snow was Newmarket at second asking in October of 2016, the chestnut unplaced in his finale in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. on QIPCO returned on Sept. 8 and added a score going a mile at Ascot. He British Champions Day. He is joined by fellow Saeed bin Suroor ran third in the Listed Prix Le Fabuleux at Chantilly on Oct. 7 stablemate Confrontation (War Pass), who scooped the 2016 most recently. Cont. p15 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 15 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

The Golden Way was using this open test as a steppingstone to the restricted Hong Kong Classic Cup and will proceed to that 1800m test Feb. 18. Eagle Way, who provided Moore with a landmark Australian Group 1 win as an owner in the 2016 Queesland Derby, added a victory in the G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup H. last April. His build up to the International Races meeting was clouded by a lung infection and he could do no better than eighth to Highland Reel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase (2400m).

Pedigree Notes... One of nine winners for his dam, Eagle Way is out of a winning half-sister to GSP Big on Broadway (Aus) (Fusaichi Pegasus) and to SP La Viscomtessa (Aus) (Viscount {Aus}). His second dam is a Benbatl | Racing Post full-sister to 1991 G1 Racing Post Trophy winner Seattle Ryhme Benbatl Goes For Singspiel Glory Cont. (Seattle Dancer). A half-brother to the once-raced Wedgebrook AHe=s lightly raced, but he=s a horse we=ve always held in quite (Aus) (Hinchinbrook {Aus}), Eagle Way is also kin to a yearling high regard,@ trainer Roger Varian told the Meydan notes team. colt by Choisir (Aus) that sells through Segenhoe Stud as hip 437 AHe=s got to step up on the level of form he=s shown so far, but if during Thursday=s second session of the Magic Millions Gold he can do it, he will be a horse who could be good enough to still Coast Yearling Sale. Wedgetail Eagle foaled a full-sister to Eagle be here in March.@ Way last Nov. 5. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue- style pedigree.

CLASS PREVAILS IN JANUARY CUP by Alan Carasso Shouldering 133 pounds and giving weight all around as the highest-rated galloper in Wednesday=s G3 January Cup H., Siu Pak Kwan=s Eagle Way (More Than Ready) stormed down the center of the track and pegged back pacesetting The Golden Age (Fr) (My Risk {Fr}) to land the season=s lone pattern event at the city circuit. With Zac Purton at the controls for the first time, the blaze- faced chestnut settled in the latter third of the field with cover on the back of fellow Siu Pak Kwan colorbearer Dinozzo (Ire) (Lilbourne Lad {Ire}) as 4-year-old The Golden Way took them along at a decent gallop. Content to slipstream Dinozzo on the Eagle Way | HKJC photo second turn, Eagle Way switched out widest and tossed in a final 400m sectional in a sparkling :22.12 to win cozily in the end. The Wednesday, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Golden Way, last seen defeating Dinozzo over track and trip in JANUARY CUP H.-G3, HK$3,000,000 (,282,866/i318,488/ the International Jockeys= Championship night finale Dec. 6, just A$488,094/US$383,723), Happy Valley, 1-10, 3yo/up, 1800mT, held for second. It was the fourth win in six years in the race for 1:50.14, gd. trainer John Moore. 1--EAGLE WAY (AUS), 133, g, 5, by More Than Ready ACarrying top-weight in a Group 3 race in Hong Kong is 1st Dam: Wedgetail Eagle (Aus) (SW-Aus, A$204,480), extremely hard to do, so I had that in the back of my mind but by Lure he jumped well, we had a lovely run and he showed a really 2nd Dam: La Favorita, by Seattle Dancer good turn-of-foot,@ said Purton, who landed G1 Longines Hong 3rd Dam: Golden Rhyme (Ire), by Dom Racine (Fr) Kong Cup atop Martin Siu=s Time Warp (GB) (Archipenko). (A$200,000 Ylg >14 INGEAS). O-Siu Pak Kwan; B-Segenhoe TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 16 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 JANUARY 2018

G3 January Cup H. Cont. Thoroughbreds Australia Pty Ltd (NSW); T-John Moore; J-Zac Purton; HK$1,710,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Aus, G1SP-HK, 24-7-3-1, HK$10,793,410. *1/2 to Soaressa (Aus) (Twining), SW-Aus, A$204,480; Impressive Eagle (Aus) (Rubiton {Aus}), MSW & G1SP-Aus, A$305,675; and Assertive Eagle (Aus) (Danewin {Aus}), SW & MGSP-Aus, A$271,750. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. 2--The Golden Age (Fr), 118, g, 4, My Risk (Fr)--Sikkim (Fr), by Linamix (Fr). O-Mr & Mrs Xiao Tan Ping; B-Bruno Plainfosse; T-Tony Cruz; HK$660,000. 3--Dinozzo (Ire), 123, g, 5, Lilbourne Lad (Ire)--Nisriyna (Ire), by Intikhab. (i44,000 Wlg >13 GOFNOV; i75,000 Ylg >14 GOFORB). O-Siu Pak Kwan; B-Swordlestown Little; T-John Size; Embellish | Race Images HK$345,000. Margins: 3/4, HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 8.10, 2.80, 7.10. Bred by Waikato Stud Ltd., Embellish was snapped up by Te Also Ran: Marvel Hero (Ire), Pikachu (NZ), Citron Spirit (Ire), Akau principal David Ellis for NZ$775,000 out of the 2016 New Packing Dragon (NZ), Harbour Master, Doyeni, General Sherman Zealand Bloodstock Premier Sale for the Te Akau 2016 Breeding (Ire), Romantic Touch (Aus). Syndicate. He is also a full-brother to Kiwi Group 1 heroine Click for the HKJC.com chart, PPs and sectional timing. VIDEO. Diademe (NZ) and Australian SP Deadly Shadow (NZ), as well as a half to Roop All (NZ) (Pins {Aus}), who was also SP in Oz. Under the second dam is the champion New Zealand sprinter Sacred Star (Aus) (Flying Spur {Aus}). The brown colt, second at first EMBELLISH WILL STAND AT CAMBRIDGE asking at Ellerslie last April, won his next three starts, highlighted by the Nov. 11 NZ 2000 Guineas and has already Embellish (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}--Bling {NZ}, by O=Reilly {NZ}) earned $220,698, with a last out fourth in a 1400-metre 3-year- will stand at Cambridge Stud upon the completion of his racing old open race performance behind fellow Te Akau runner Age of career, Te Akau Racing announced on Wednesday morning. Fire (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). Eventually Embellish will join Brendan and Jo Lindsay, who will be taking over the reins at former Te Akau colourbearer Burgundy (NZ) (Redoute=s Choice Cambridge Stud from Sir Patrick and Lady Justine Hogan in April, {Aus}) at the historic nursery. purchased a 50% ownership share of the G1 New Zealand 2000 Added Ellis, AHe was purchased with the sole aim of Guineas hero. He will be raced in partnership with his current developing a Group 1-winning son of Savabeel to stand at stud ownership in the meantime and is currently favoured for the in New Zealand and he absolutely has the right credentials to be NZ$1-million Karaka 3YO Mile at Ellerslie on Jan. 27. the first. He is an exciting racehorse and is one of the best colts AHe is a magnificent colt and was an absolute stand-out from that Te Akau has ever trained. It is exciting to have this joint the day I first set eyes on him during my pre-Karaka inspections venture with Brendan and Jo Lindsay, who are already making a that year,@ said Ellis. AI was determined to buy him and at the massive contribution to our industry and will continue to do so time, he was the highest-priced lot ever sold by Waikato Stud. in the years ahead through their ownership of Cambridge Stud.@ That=s no surprise, as he was a magnificent individual that I could see evolving into a top-class racehorse, and he certainly has.@

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Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 8:15 p.m. (11:15 a.m. EST/4:15 p.m. BST) SINGSPIEL S. PRESENTED BY LONGINES LADIES MASTER COLLECTION-G3, $175,000 (£129,371/€146,756), NH 4yo/up, SH 3yo/up, 1800mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Carry on Deryck (GB) Halling bin Suroor Mosse 125 2 Cape Byron (GB) Shamardal Varian Atzeni 124 3 Earnshaw Medaglia d’Oro bin Ghadayer Barzalona 125 4 Emotionless (Ire) Shamardal Appleby J Doyle 125 5 Benbatl (GB) Dubawi (Ire) bin Suroor Murphy 124 6 Opal Tiara (Ire) Thousand Words (Ire) Channon De Sousa 121 7 Tannaaf (Ire) High Chaparral (Ire) Bouresly B Doyle 125 8 Sanshaawes (SAf) Ashaawes de Kock O’Donoghue 125 9 Basateen (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) Watson Crowley 125 10 Good Trip (Ire) Dansili (GB) Al Rayhi O’Shea 125 11 Sharpalo (Fr) Shamardal bin Harmash Fresu 125 12 Linguistic (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) bin Ghadayer Ffrench 125 13 Bay of Poets (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) Appleby Buick 124 14 Farrier K Tapit Seemar Mullen 125 15 Light the Lights (SAf) Western Winter de Kock Soumillon 125

Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 8:50 p.m. (11:50 a.m. EST/4:50 p.m. BST) AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE R1 PRESENTED BY LONGINES GENTS MASTER COLLECTION-G2, $250,000 (£184,872/€209,716), NH 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, 1600m PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Long River A.P. Indy bin Ghadayer Ffrench 125 2 Heavy Metal (GB) Exceed And Excel (Aus) bin Ghadayer Barzalona 125 3 Confrontation K War Pass bin Suroor Cosgrave 125 4 Fitzgerald Elusive Quality bin Harmash De Sousa 125 5 Taamol (Ire) Helmet (Aus) Al Rayhi Crowley 125 6 Cosmo Charlie Stay Thirsty Watson Dobbs 125 7 Thunder Snow (Ire) Helmet (Aus) bin Suroor Soumillon 125 8 North America (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Seemar Mullen 125

Saturday, Trentham, New Zealand, post time: 4:16 p.m. (10:16 p.m. EST/3:16 a.m. BST) GRANT PLUMBING LEVIN CLASSIC-G1, NZ$225,000 (US$161,862/£119,738/€135,291), 3yo, 1600mT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 2 Age Of Fire (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Autridge & Richards Bosson 124 2 12 Hard Merchandize (NZ) Burgundy (NZ) Vile Lammas 124 3 4 Sensei (Aus) Dream Ahead M/M Pitman Johnson 124 4 8 Haussmann (NZ) Pour Moi (Ire) Pike Innes 124 5 5 The Great Southern (NZ) Jimmy Choux (NZ) Foote No Rider 124 6 3 All In Mana (NZ) Rip Van Winkle (Ire) Gray Myers 124 7 13 Maktoum (NZ) Makfi (GB) McKee S Collett 124 8 9 Rock On Wood (NZ) Redwood (GB) Elliot A Collett 124 9 10 Gothenburg (NZ) Rios (NZ) Guy Waddell 124 10 1 Belle Du Nord (NZ) Reliable Man (GB) E/D Browne Colgan 120 11 7 Savvy Coup (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) P/M Pitman McNab 120 12 11 Spring Heat (Aus) More Than Ready O’Sullivan & Scott Bayliss 120 13 6 O’Hara (NZ) Rip Van Winkle (Ire) Guy Coleman 120

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KEENELAND JANUARY MARCHES ON FROM A.P. INDY TO by Jessica Martini NED EVANS, LANE'S END LEXINGTON, Ky - A pair of offerings broached the six-figure mark as figures dipped during Wednesday=s third session of the ALL ABOUT LEGACY Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale even as the sale surpassed its 2017 gross. In all, 236 horses sold Wednesday for a total of $3,442,700. After a pair of sessions which produced double-digit increases, the third-session average of $14,588 was down 15.87% from the third session at last year=s five-day auction. Wednesday=s median decreased 8.82% to $7,750. Springhouse Farm purchased the day=s highest-priced offering when going to $145,000 to secure the broodmare prospect Runway Doll (Majestic Warrior) (hip 977) from the Elite consignment. Asked about the market, Elite=s Brad Weisbord said, AIt=s strong. There is a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of smiles around here. Buyers are smiling and sellers are smiling. And whenever that happens, you=re in a very good market.@ Cont. p10 (click here) IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Bill Farish | Keeneland photo MAGIC MILLIONS OFF TO A FAST START by Chris McGrath Coolmore went to A$1 million for a colt by their resident stallion Entering his 30th year, A.P. Indy resembles the old rancher Fastnet Rock (Aus) on the opening day of the Magic Millions Gold gazing benignly from the veranda as his grandsons install yet Coast Yearling Sale. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. another new well in the terrain where he first struck oil. The analogy will doubtless resonate with the owners of Lane's End, given their Texan antecedents. But nor has anyone started 2018 with a better sense than Bill Farish of the old horse's living legacy, as a historic, breed-shaping sire. For one thing, A.P. Indy is contributing significantly to an exciting rejuvenation in the Lane's End roster even as a current farm stalwart, Candy Ride (Arg) (Ride The Rails), is elevated to the status of 2017 leading active sire in North America. Not just with >TDN Rising Star= Honor Code (A.P. Indy), the star of his final crop, but also with Mr Speaker (Pulpit) and >TDN Rising Star= Tonalist (Tapit), respectively by a son and grandson. On the track, meanwhile, Farish has already this year been given grounds to wonder whether Mask (Tapit) might some day earn a role in the dynasty. It is still very early days, but the colt certainly laid down a plausible Classic marker at Gulfstream last weekend.

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"The one fault with Tapits sometimes is that they can be a little tough mentally," Farish says. "But this horse walks around the paddock like he's done it 30 times. That's really exciting to see, a horse with that kind of mind, and hopefully he has the ability to go with it. He has only run twice but I do think that mental aspect is huge." The Gainesway-bred colt was a yearling purchase, Lane's End evidently being among those farms that nowadays consider it prudent not to confine their search for stallions to the inflated market for runners on the Triple Crown trail. But one way or another, Farish and his father-farm founder William S. Farish have a great deal to anticipate in the year ahead. Honor Code, Tonalist and Mr Speaker will be joined by >TDN Rising Star= Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song) in presenting their first yearlings to market, while Frankel's brother Noble Mission (Galileo {Ire}) is to have his debut runners. And if any of these can get into the slipstream of Quality Road (Elusive Quality) and Union Rags (Dixie Union), two of the most glamorous young guns in Kentucky, then the changing of the guard on a roster headed by the sire of Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) will be complete.

Candy Ride | Lane=s End The emphasis of the program, as ever, remains old school: on the two-turn, equine aristocrat. But while his surname is synonymous with stewardship, with a civic responsibility towards the breed, Farish knows that playing the long game is not the same as playing a merely slow one. Lane's End has become such a stately Bluegrass brand that it is easy to forget how it is, essentially, a relatively modern foundation; and has, as such, had to box clever in riding out lurching cycles in the commercial environment.

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Farish is as bemused as everyone else that the markets, both stock and bloodstock, should be so indifferent to debt within the economy and instability across international politics. But the Lane's End way works equally well, whether the world beyond its gates is populated by bulls or bears. "You go through a period like '08, where the whole market kind of collapsed, sticking to those same principles," Farish observes, taking a break during the Keeneland January Sale to chat with TDN. "Syndicating stallions, and having support for them spread across a lot of breeders, has worked really well for us over the long haul. Of course, when you have a home run stallion and don't own him 100%, it's obviously not as good. But with the ones who don't make it, having that syndicate support in years two, three and four is so crucial. And that, along with selling our colts and keeping the better fillies, has always been dad's approach."

Christie DeBernardis photo Selling those colts, of course, similarly requires a sufficient breadth of market engagement even when you are first and foremost trying to produce an effective athlete. "It's a balancing act," Farish says. "You need to be aware of the commercial market, but at the same time you're trying to make your mare. You want the stud to produce good racehorses or obviously you're not going to last very long. I don't know that the market wants the wrong type of horse, it's just that sometimes it might not [suggest] the best way to breed a mare-- it might be a little short-sighted to breed that stallion to that mare. But ultimately the market wants good racehorses and people are going to figure out if you're breeding them or not. Buyers are pretty savvy these days, they keep track of where they've been buying from and where horses have been raised."

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Though his tones remain ever temperate, Farish exudes excitement about the young Lane's End sires striving towards the standards of their seniors. Some of us admittedly feel affronted, on behalf of Mineshaft (A.P. Indy) and Lemon Drop Kid (Kingmambo), to see them reduced to a sector of the market populated, at $25,000, by so many sires with zero track record. At the same time, however, the endeavours of Gun Runner mean that Candy Ride has earned a hike to a career-high $80,000 at the age of 18--contributing, in the process, to a trend favouring veteran sires in 2017. "It's bittersweet, in a way, because Gun Runner was Ned Evans breeding, through and through," Farish muses. "So had Ned been alive today, Gun Runner would probably be going to Lane's End. I just think he's such an exciting stallion prospect, it kills me we don't have him! We've had a lot of luck with the sons of our own stallions--you just need to think of that Dixieland Band-Dixie Union-Union Rags line--so having that son of Candy Ride would have been wonderful. But we'll breed to him anyway." As it was, Farish was not even able to bid for stock at the record-breaking Evans dispersal of 2011, having been appointed one of the estate's executors. He takes satisfaction, however, in the funds raised by Quality Road--now up to $70,000, thanks to Abel Tasman and friends--for the charitable foundation, majoring in medical research, set up by Evans.

Quality Road | Lane=s End "Quality Road had an unbelievable year," he says. "Though, again, it's a little bittersweet. Because it's what Ned was trying to do, his whole career in the breeding industry: to have a stallion like this, one that's probably going to [end up standing at] over $100,000, and he would have had 100% of him still.

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Lane=s End cont. "Those are very lucky people who bought into him--very smart "Ned was a fascinating guy, with some very interesting people," Farish smiles. "Those eight [remaining] shares are the theories that didn't always go with the normal grain. To have foundation's only asset that isn't in stocks and bonds, so it's kind had the biggest dispersal of all time is pretty amazing, of fun that they have performed so well." considering how many great Evans used to tell Farish that breeders have dispersed breeding was so unpredictable that over the years--and if he'd the only solution was to play the had that same dispersal in numbers game. That is all very well, today's market, God knows but Lassie Dear (Buckpasser) was a what it would have brought. mare in a million. The bedrock of It wasn't the hottest market Lane's End produced Weekend he dispersed in. But no Surprise (Secretariat), dam of A.P. matter what the times are, Indy, and now her story opens a new people step up when there's chapter with the arrival at stud of real quality like that. To Honor Code. think, if it was all still Quite apart from his credentials as together, what it would be a track champion, you might almost likeY" charge $40,000 for his page alone: Initially the trustees of the not just with Lassie Dear and foundation decided it would Serena's Song sitting opposite each be prudent to sell half of Honor Code and Will Farish III | Sarah K. Andrew other, but with so many Quality Road, who was duly epoch-defining sires and broodmare syndicated in 40 shares. Twenty were sold, but tax rules mean sires that you go weak at the knees reading back. that subsequently the charity's stake in the sire had to be Cont. p7 reduced to 20%. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JANUARY 11, 2018

Lane=s End cont. "Time will tell but it wouldn't surprise me if he was the best of all," he says. "It's the same thing, we try to price them all at a "Honor Code's weanlings went unbelievably well," Farish level that's attractive to breeders, and that gives us an enthuses. "And he's been very, very popular all three years at opportunity to choose mares. We're in that third year with these stud so far. Because we owned him, and retired him, we were horses, and sometimes you have to be a bit aggressive: we have able to set his stud fee at a very effective level--and he's been to back up and give breeders a price they're happy with. We able to maintain it all the way through. He certainly could have don't view it as an embarrassment, or that we got it wrong. If started at a higher fee but we wanted to be able to pick the you breed to him in that third year, obviously it's riskier, so you mares." want to make it attractive. He's just got so much going for him: He makes a similar point regarding Liam's Map, who joins he won all his Grade Is in New York, he had 11 Beyer speed Arrogate (Unbridled's Song) in bidding to give their late father a figures over 100, and he certainly has the look of the type that posthumous surge as a sire or sires. will get you Classic horses." "He too has been very well There are more obvious odds received and, again, Vinnie against poor Mr Speaker, who Viola was very amenable to a missed last season when barred friendly starting fee," Farish from the U.S. because of a positive says. "He probably could test for piroplasmosis. Returned to have started higher but as a Chile, he has since made a full result he's been very popular recovery but must now reintroduce at $25,000 and been able to breeders to his appeal as a maintain that. We're very grandson of Personal Ensign bred excited about him: he's a very on the same cross as Tapit. different type of Unbridled's "It's very hard when you miss the Song, much more balanced, second year of a stallion's career and he had that miler speed and you try to restart him," Farish you love to see. Ironically he admits. "It's a challenge. He had a ran maybe his best race of all Honor Code beating Liam=s Map (right) and Tonalist very good book in his first year and against Honor Code in the in the 2015 GI Whitney S. | Sarah K Andrew photo hopefully that can carry him, but Whitney, so it's kind of fun to he's going to have zero coming in get them both out there together." behind, which is tough." In contrast, Tonalist has had his fee halved to $20,000 from an Noble Mission has also had early adversity to overcome, opening $40,000. Everything would appear to be in place: a having colicked in the middle of his second season. Belmont winner who also won over a mile at Grade I level, from "That left him with a very small book of mares after a very another very strong family; and Farish talks warmly of the stock strong first year," Farish reflects. "Luckily he recovered from he has been getting, too. One way or another, the ball is in the that and had a good year last year. So he's another we're very breeders' court now. Farish certainly thinks Tonalist can hold his excited about." own against the farm's other rookies. Cont. p8 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JANUARY 11, 2018

Lane=s End cont. While rightly impatient with lazy European prejudices against U.S. bloodstock, Farish and his father recently signed up to Noble Mission arrives as an unequivocal turf influence, WHOA in the hope of spurring medication reform. maintaining the strong Lane's End tradition--not least through "I think it's overstated from the European standpoint, I really Kingmambo--of keeping the transatlantic gene pools engaged do, way overstated," he says. "But to the extent that the and diversifying. Farish has perception exists, the more perceived a definite impetus we can address it, the better. towards grass in North America To me, it's as simple as: no over the past decade, and now other jurisdiction in the world hopes that the European market races on Lasix except for the may in turn respond to the success US, so you can't tell me it's of American raiders at Royal Ascot. atmospheric. None of that "There are so many sires here, rings true, there's always a like Quality Road, who would cross new excuse as to why we have well with that whole Sadler's Wells to have it, and I just don't buy sire-line," he says. "One of the any of it. So we're very reason we were so keen to get a hopeful we have a bill in good son of Galileo, like Noble Washington to press forward, Mission, is to try and have that and hopefully make it a lot cross-pollination. Because it's A.P. Indy at Lane=s End | Sarah K. Andrew easier to implement. It's just crucial to both markets. A lot of American breeders have been crazy that we have 30-some different jurisdictions, with going over there and bringing horses back, but it's getting 30-some different sets of rules. Even if Lasix is involved, we awfully tough to buy--so perhaps that can help [bring European need to have one set of standards, and practices, and testing." business over] too." Cont. p9

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This sense of duty to the wider sport is no less than the No less than in their various services to the sport, father and horsemen's community has come to expect. All his life he has son apply the same sense of legacy to their own farm. That's absorbed the imperative of trying to improve the industry's why they have such pride in a sire who has hauled back the Bold future, just listening to the nightly debates of men like his own Ruler line to front and center of American pedigrees. father, or his father-in-law Dinny "That's all down to dad," Farish Phipps, or their friend Watts stresses. "It is amazing to see the Humphrey. influence of A.P. Indy. Year after year in On the same basis, for instance, the Classics, there have been so many of Farish laments the impact of his sons or grandsons, and it just swollen book sizes on diversity. continues. He's doing really great, too, He understands that all farms just living his life: same stall, same need to market new stallions, not paddock, same number of fans coming least his own, but they are by to see him. It's neat to have him there contesting a shrinking market. All and it's going to be a big void when he's the more pressure, then, to get gone. things right. "Remember Seattle Slew really didn't "You're only ever as good as have that many other top sons, but he your last successful stallion, so Shug McGaughey, Dinny Phipps and Will Farish was able to be the one. We're very at Saratoga in 1989 | Tony Leonard collection you're always on the lookout," hopeful Honor Code will be the next. Farish says. "But the right opportunities don't always present There's a lot left to be told there, but hopefully he could be. And themselves. It just depends on what's available, and what fits yes, the whole bench is strong right now. We're very excited the criteria of pedigree, conformation. And you also have to be about what's coming along." able to attract those stallions because there's plenty of competition out there." TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JANUARY 11, 2018

Keeneland January cont. from p1 AThe market is strong for the right horse,@ Herbener said. AThe Hill >n= Dale Sales Agency=s John Sikura agreed the market for January sale is a little of everything and the prices sort of reflect the right individuals was competitive. that. For the ones they want, there is plenty of money.@ AI think the first-service mares and young mares who are halfs Eight of the top 10 prices Wednesday were brought by to stakes winners, they are bringing more than I want to pay for yearlings, as the market for foals and short yearlings remained them,@ Sikura said. AI thought I might buy half a dozen mares to strong, but polarized, according to Sikura. breed to some of our new AThe weanlings that are nice are well-sold,@ Sikura observed. horses and I thought they sold AThere is such professionalism now in the way they buy these for full value, plus. But when foals. The teams and the four or five guys who buy most of them the mare has had foals and are world-class horsemen and they only want what they want. she=s 12 or 13, she brings a lot When they land on that horse, it seems like everybody wants less than you thought. It=s just a the same horse and they keep bidding. If they are a little under reoccurrence of what happens that, there probably aren=t enough new racehorse owners or now in a consolidated-type breed-to-race people who buy them to race. I think there are market where everybody likes lots of opportunities under the A+ level, sort of the B physical, the same horses and you get who should make more money, but we need more people extra for the ones that are in shopping for those.@ foal to the right sire or are The Keeneland January sale concludes Thursday with a session really good individuals or there beginning at 10 a.m. Cont. p11 John Sikura | Keeneland photo is an update in the pedigree. For the others, it=s tough.@ A colt by Violence was the day=s top-priced short yearling, selling for $130,000 to Summers Street Stables from the James Herbener, Jr. consignment. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JANUARY 11, 2018

Wednesday=s Top Short Yearlings

Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($) 0904 colt Violence Ms Arch Stanton 130,000 B-V. Gail Ray (Ky) Consigned by James M. Herbener, Jr., Agent VI Purchased by Summers Street Stable Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale 0861 filly Palace Malice Kid Silver 85,000 Wednesday=s Top Broodmares ($110,000 RNA i/u >17 FTKFEB) B-B P Walden, Jr, Jettany Thoroughbred Corp Hip Name Status Price ($) & J.A.G. Racing (Ky) 0977 Runway Doll racing/b=mare prospect 145,000 Consigned by Perrone Sales Ltd., agent (4, Majestic Warrior--French Line, by Boundary) Purchased by Clear Ridge Stables Consigned by Elite 1070 filly Curlin Zapper Belle 75,000 Purchased by Springhouse Farm B-Robert & Lawana Low (Ky) 0824 Goodlookinwife i/f Verrazano 60,000 Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent XVIII (5, Include--A Classic Life, by Sky Classic) Purchased by Mersad Metanovic Bloodstock Consigned by Hill >n= Dale Sales Agency, agent 0884 colt Strong Mandate Magic Kitty 75,000 Purchased by Twin Hopes Farm/Helen Andrews ($16,000 i/u >16 KEENOV) 1067 Written Request i/f Cairo Prince 57,000 B-Mike Abraham (Ky) (4, Arch--Petition the Lady, by Petionville) Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LIII Consigned by Castle Park Farm LLC (Noel Murphy), Agent II Purchased by Northface Bloodstock Purchased by Gainesway $15,000 Stands and Nurses

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Runway Doll in the Spotlight Runway Doll (Majestic Warrior), tabbed a >TDN Rising Star= after romping to a 13 1/2-length debut win at Saratoga in 2016, brought $145,000 while selling as a racing/broodmare prospect to Gabriel Duignan=s Springhouse Farm. The 4-year-old was KEENELAND JANUARY SALE consigned by Elite Sales on behalf of Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt and Bobby Flay. Cont. p13 SESSION TOTALS 2018 2017 $ Catalogued 397 392 $ No. Offered 296 295 $ No. Sold 236 197 $ RNAs 60 98 $ % RNAs 20.27% 33.22% $ No. $100K+ 2 2 $ High Price $145,000 $135,000 $ Gross $3,442,700 $3,415,900 $ Average (% change) $14,588 (-15.87%) $17,340 $ Median (% change) $7,750 (-8.82%) $8,500

CUMULATIVE 2018 2017 $ Catalogued 1178 1173 $ No. Offered 910 875 $ No. Sold 651 581 $ RNAs 259 294 $ % RNAs 28.46% 33.60% $ Gross $31,744,700 $24,989,500 $ Average (% change) $48,763 (+13.37%) $43,011 Runway Doll | Keeneland photo $ Median (% change) $17,000 (-15.00%) $20,000 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 13 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JANUARY 11, 2018

Keeneland January cont. Violence Colt Top Yearling Wednesday AI bought into her privately for Bobby Flay after she broke her maiden and was a >TDN Rising Star= at Saratoga,@ Elite=s Brad Weisbord said. AI paid multiple of what she brought today, but she got hurt, chipped her knee, in the Spinaway and unfortunately never got to show her talent. So she was on our plate to get out.@ Runway Doll, a half-sister to stakes winner Song Warrior (Songandaprayer) and from the family of Grade I-placed Conquest Panthera, was sixth in the 2016 GI Spinaway S. and then was sidelined until a sixth-place effort in a Keeneland allowance last April. AShe was as popular as any horse that we=ve ever sold in terms of the action in the back ring and people coming to see her,@ Weisbord said. AI think the story from the >Rising Star= aspect and never having gotten the chance to show her talent helped carry her value today and her final price.@ Runway Doll worked four furlongs at Fair Grounds Dec. 31 in :51.00 for trainer Steve Asmussen. Violence colt, hip 904 | Keeneland photo ASteve Asmussen deserves a tremendous amount of credit-- she came in during a hail storm earlier in the week from the Fair A colt by Violence was first to reach six figures at Keeneland Grounds,@ Weisbord said. AHe and his team did all the prep Wednesday when selling for $130,000 to Summers Street work. So his operation sent her in looking like $145,000.@ Stable. The short yearling (hip 904) was consigned by James Runway Doll will be retired and be bred this spring, Duignan Herbener, Jr. on behalf of a partnership which had purchased confirmed. him privately. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 14 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JANUARY 11, 2018

Keeneland January cont. AHe was a very nice colt and obviously Violence was a major factor in what he brought,@ Herbener said. AHe was a big strong colt with a big walk and he looks like he still has a lot of room for improvement.@ The dark bay colt was bred by V. Gail Ray, who purchased his dam Ms Arch Stanton (Arch) for $6,000 at the Keeneland January sale in 2015.

Thornbury Hangs Up His Green Jacket Tom Thornbury, who has been a staple of the Keeneland sales team since being named associate director of sales in 2002, will transition into a part-time role with the company with the close of the January sale Thursday. The final day of the four-day auction is also the Kentucky native=s 67th birthday and he looks forward to traveling with his wife Barbara and spending time with his five grandchildren.

Tom Thornbury holding court at Keeneland | Keeneland photo AI just thought it was time to take some time on my own,@ Thornbury said. AI will still be involved, but I am not going to wear the green coat. I won=t be here in an administrative role. But I=ll still work with the yearling inspection crew--which I love doing. I inspect for sales in South America and I=ll still be doing that.@ Thornbury, who grew up on his father=s farm was involved in training and farm management, spent 10 years at Airdrie Stud, first as yearling manager and then general manager. AThe more I can look at horses the happier I am,@ Thornbury said. ASo during the September sale, maybe I=ll be out looking at horses for buyers. That=s the business I want to be in. That=s what I want to do. I couldn=t do that without a conflict of interest in my job, but now I can. And I=m really looking forward to it.@ Cont. p15 “The racing product they put on is second to none in the world: the quality of the horses, the quality of the facilities, the extravagance of the show. The whole country follows racing and Australia shows how great racing can be.”

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Keeneland January cont. Of his new role, Thornbury said, AIt will give me more time with my wife to travel. We have five grandkids and that=s a lot of fun. I felt like, I am older, but I=m young enough to enjoy it. If you can, why not do it.@ Thornbury said he is leaving the Keeneland sales team in capable hands. AWe have a couple of young guns in Chip McGaughey and WEANLINGS Jesse Ullery, both of whom are in the sales department and both Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($) are 10 times smarter than I am,@ he said with his ever-present 884 colt Strong Mandate Magic Kitty 75,000 smile. AThey are bright young guys and they need room to Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LIII express themselves. Administratively we have a super team. I Purchased by Northface Bloodstock love all of these people--all of the people behind the desk, the Breeder Mike Abraham was able to acquire Magic Kitty, with guys who run tickets, the bidspotters, the sale crew. Working this foal in utero, for $16,000 at the 2016 Keeneland November with [Director of Sales Operations] Geoffrey [Russell] is a gas. sale. Now 16, the mare was bred to Twirling Candy last spring. That part I=ll miss, but I will still be available if they need me for anything. I=m still green to the bone.@ @JessMartiniTDN PEGASUS CONTENDER LEAVEM IN MALIBU EUTHANIZED FOLLOWING INJURY Stellar Wind on Target for Pegasus Gary Barber and Conrad Farm=s GSW Leavem in Malibu Champion Stellar Wind (Curlin), who topped last year=s (Malibu Moon), a contender for the Jan. 27 GI Pegasus World Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale when selling for $6 Cup at Gulfstream Park, was euthanized after being injured million to during a workout Monday at Palm Meadows. The news was first Coolmore=s M.V. reported by the Daily Racing Form. According to the report, Magnier, remains Leavem in Malibu suffered an injury to a hind ankle while on target for the galloping out after a five-furlong workout completed in 1:00.40. Jan. 27 GI Pegasus A full-brother to the ill-fated GISP Danzig Moon, Leavem in World Cup Malibu competed in all three races in Canada=s 2016 Triple Invitational at Crown, placing second in the Prince of Wales S. and third in the Gulfstream Park, Breeders= S. He wrapped up his 4-year-old season in 2017 with a trainer Chad score in the GIII Valedictory S. at Woodbine Dec. 10. Monday=s Brown confirmed workout was the bay=s second workout since the race and his Wednesday. A six- first at Palm Meadows. Stellar Wind | Benoit photo time Grade I winner for Hronis Racing and trainer John Sadler, Stellar Wind worked five furlongs in 1:10.50 at Palm Meadows last Sunday. ASo far so good,@ Brown said. AShe seems to be training really well.@ IN OTHER NEWS... Stellar Wind will face a daunting task in the $16-million race, A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Non-Industry Media facing a competitive field that will include likely Horse of the Year Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}). Virginia horse racing officials look to legalize slots-like gaming AIt=s a very tough field,@ Brown admitted. AI think she=ll machines to secure buyer for Colonial Downs probably be the only filly in the field, so it=s a tall order. But she=s In the hopes of securing a buyer for the idle Colonial Downs track a champion and a very talented racehorse obviously. On her in New Kent County, Virginia horse racing officials want the state best day, I could see her being competitive.@ to legalize gaming machines that let gamblers bet on races that The Pegasus is scheduled to be Stellar Wind=s final career start. have already been run. She is expected to be bred to Triple Crown winner American Graham Moomaw, Richmond Times-Dispatch Pharaoh this spring. (Return to p1) Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:00 p.m. EST MARSHUA'S RIVER S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Inside Out K Colonel John Miller Racing LLC Wolfson Ortiz 119 2 Kylla Instinct (GB) Kyllachy (GB) Attfield, Roger L. and Werner, William Attfield Zayas 117 3 Vendita K Smart Strike D P Racing Biancone Luzzi 117 4 Abbreviate Harlan's Holiday Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Brown Rosario 117 5 Gianna's Dream K Twirling Candy Jordan V. Wycoff Maker Gaffalione 121 6 King's Ghost K Ghostzapper Miller Racing LLC Wolfson Saez 121 7 Ultra Brat Uncle Mo Alex G. Campbell, Jr. Motion Juarez 119 8 Dream Dancing Tapit John C. Oxley Casse Ortiz, Jr. 123

Breeders: 1-Colonel John Champions Series I, LLC,Emerald Q Partners, Inc. & TCR Ranch, 2-Whatton Manor Stud, 3-Clearsky Farms, 4-Juddmonte Farms Inc, 5-Center Hills Farm & Randy Blair, 6-Adena Springs, 7-Alex G. Campbell, Jr. Thoroughbreds, LLC, 8-John C. Oxley

Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:00 p.m. EST FT. LAUDERDALE S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Summer Causeway K Giant's Causeway Thoroughbred Champions Training Center LLC Mejia Ulloa 117 2 One Go All Go K Fairbanks Rodney Paden Dickey Landeros 117 3 Heart to Heart English Channel Terry Hamilton Lynch Ortiz, Jr. 123 4 Diamond Bachelor K War Front Diamond 100 Racing Club, LLC, Trussell, Robert Biancone Luzzi 119 and Patrick L. Biancone, LLC 5 Shining Copper Aragorn (Ire) Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Maker Ortiz 123 6 All Included Include Wertheimer and Frere Pletcher Saez 119 7 Team Colors Street Cry (Ire) Joseph Allen LLC Sweezey Rosario 117 8 Shakhimat K Lonhro (Aus) Gale, Dan, Attfield, Roger L. and Werner, William K. Attfield Zayas 123 9 Beneficiary Wildcat Heir Nancy Mastronardi Mastronardi, Jr. Prado 117

Breeders: 1-Clearsky Farms, 2-Albert P. Coppola, 3-Red Hawk Ranch, 4-Jamm, Ltd., 5-International Equities Holding Inc., 6-Wertheimer Et Frere, 7-Joseph Allen, 8-Adena Springs, 9-Stella Thayer

Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 6:03 p.m. EST LECOMTE S.-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, 1m 70y PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Lone Sailor K Majestic Warrior G M B Racing Amoss Mena 116 2 Snapper Sinclair K City Zip Bloom Racing Stable LLC Asmussen Beschizza 122 3 Wonder Gadot K Medaglia d'Oro Gary Barber Casse Velazquez 117 4 Analyze This Jet K Overanalyze Evans, Johnny B. & Eoff, Terry Eoff Risenhoover 122 5 Kowboy Karma Kodiak Kowboy Jones, Larry and Cindy & Pressley, Michael Jones Hernandez, Jr. 120 6 Believe in Royalty K Tapit Mack, William, Baker, Robert C. & Jones, Brereton Jones Albarado 118 7 Night Strike K Liaison Erich G. Brehm Calhoun Borel 122 8 Zing Zang K Tapit Jackpot Ranch Asmussen Bridgmohan 116 9 Zeke K Gio Ponti Bossci Stable Stidham Bravo 118 10 Instilled Regard K Arch OXO Equine LLC Hollendorfer Castellano 116 11 Ciaran K Malibu Moon Donegal Racing Morley Garcia 116 12 Principe Guilherme Tapit Three Chimneys Farm Asmussen Geroux 120 13 Prince Lucky Corinthian Daniel McConnell Jones Leparoux 122 14 Ebben K Trappe Shot Craig Aguiar Margolis Lanerie 122 Also Eligible: 15 Trigger Warning K Candy Ride (Arg) Brinley Enterprises LLC Lejzerowicz Doyle 116

Breeders: 1-Alexander - Groves - Matz, LLC., 2-K & G Stables, 3-Anderson Farms Ont. Inc., 4-Jay Goodwin, Al Adams & Chip Montgomery, 5-Larry Jones & Cindy Jones, 6-Brereton C. Jones, 7-Cowboy Stables, LLC, 8-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 9-Ashleigh Stud & White Diamond Inc., 10-KatieRich Farms, 11-Castleton Lyons, Runnymede Farm, Inc. &Catesby W. Clay Investment 2, LLC, 12-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC, 13-Daniel W. McConnell Sr., 14-Hinkle Farms, 15-WinStar Farm, LLC

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST LA CANADA S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 La Force (Ger) Power (GB) Williford, Roberta, Williford, Ward and Winner, Gallagher Van Dyke 120 Charles N. 2 Majestic Heat Unusual Heat M. Auerbach LLC, Bardy Farm and McCauley, Ron Mandella Smith 124 3 Mended K Broken Vow Onorato, Troy and Onorato, Maritza Martin Gonzalez 120 4 Mopotism K Uncle Mo Reddam Racing LLC O'Neill Gutierrez 120 5 Union Strike K Union Rags Ruis Racing LLC Ruis Nakatani 120 6 Resky Business K Eskendereya Gulliver Racing LLC, Ferrara, Nick and Nentwig, Morey Roman 120 Michael 7 Shenandoah Queen Henny Hughes Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Prat 120 8 Sandy's Surprise K Drosselmeyer STD Racing Stable, Fuller, John and Haymes, Neil O'Neill Bejarano 120

Breeders: 1-Gestut Karlshof, 2-Madeline Auerbach & Barry Abrams, 3-Sheltowee Farm, Mariah ThoroughbredsLLC & Pin Oak Stud LLC, 4-Frank T Batten, 5-Pollock Farms, Brian Kahn, TaylorBrothers Property, et al., 6-Calumet Farm, 7-Emerald Q Partners Inc., Richard S.Reed & Tiffany A. Zammit, 8-WinStar Farm, LLC

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Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 Into Mischief 13 22 3 8 1 1 132 94 $1,056,000 $7,107,340 (2005) by Harlan's Holiday Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $100,000 Practical Joke 2 Tapit 13 18 8 11 3 3 84 52 $1,165,000 $6,973,874 (2001) by Pulpit Stands: Gainesway Farm KY Fee: $300,000 Tapwrit 3 War Front 11 16 5 11 1 3 65 35 $843,061 $4,208,532 (2002) by Danzig Stands: Claiborne Farm KY Fee: $250,000 Lancaster Bomber 4 Quality Road 9 14 6 10 2 3 77 45 $1,747,200 $5,033,818 (2006) by Elusive Quality Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $70,000 Abel Tasman 5 Harlan's Holiday 5 13 1 4 -- 1 128 76 $720,500 $4,784,442 (1999) by Harlan Stands: USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Good Samaritan 6 Hard Spun 4 13 2 8 -- -- 81 44 $283,000 $3,556,292 (2004) by Danzig Stands: Jonabell Farm KY Fee: $40,000 Timeline 7 Scat Daddy 6 12 3 4 3 3 78 44 $777,040 $3,971,226 (2004) by Johannesburg Stands: Ashford Stud USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Daddys Lil Darling 8 Uncle Mo 6 11 2 5 1 4 68 38 $508,900 $3,234,225 (2008) by Indian Charlie Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: $125,000 Conquest Mo Money 9 Ghostzapper 6 10 4 7 -- 2 66 39 $770,593 $4,043,950 (2000) by Awesome Again Stands: Adena Springs KY Fee: $85,000 Holy Helena 10 Tiznow 5 10 3 4 -- 1 59 27 $1,600,000 $4,013,157 (1997) by Cee's Tizzy Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $50,000 Irap 11 More Than Ready 3 10 3 4 -- 1 67 34 $476,134 $2,445,476 (1997) by Southern Halo Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $60,000 Uni (GB) 12 Malibu Moon 5 9 2 5 1 1 106 61 $790,000 $4,034,625 (1997) by A.P. Indy Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $75,000 Gormley 13 Speightstown 5 9 2 5 -- 2 75 39 $443,000 $3,744,530 (1998) by Gone West Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $100,000 Frostmourne 14 Medaglia d'Oro 6 9 3 5 2 2 70 35 $834,325 $3,596,858 (1999) by El Prado (Ire) Stands: Jonabell Farm KY Fee: $250,000 Elate 15 Dialed In 6 9 1 3 -- 1 67 43 $856,200 $3,012,344 (2008) by Mineshaft Stands: Darby Dan Farm KY Fee: $25,000 Gunnevera

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EHV-1 POSITIVE REPORTED AT BELMONT Officials at the New York Racing Association and New York State Gaming Commission have received confirmation that one horse has tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus-1 in Barn 44 at Belmont Park, it was announced Wednesday. The horse, an unnamed, unraced 3-year-old male, was sent to the Cornell Ruffian Equine Hospital near Belmont Park after developing a fever and a mild respiratory issue. On Tuesday afternoon, he tested positive for EHV-1. The horse, trained by Linda Rice, has shown no neurological symptoms of the virus. The affected horse remains at the Ruffian Center for observation and is scheduled to return to Belmont in the coming days, where he will be put into quarantine in an isolated barn as a precautionary measure. Plans call for the horse to be closely monitored and retested. Additionally, in conjunction with the New York State Veterinarian and New York State Gaming Commission officials, NYRA will move all horsesA horse in Barn 44 to quarantine, where they will be monitored daily for fever and other signs of illness. All horses exposed to the affected horse are afebrile and asymptomatic, but the horses will not be permitted to run or enter races and will have isolated training hours.

NYRA ANNOUNCES BELMONT SPRING- SUMMER STAKES SCHEDULE The New York Racing Association has released its stakes schedule for the 2018 spring/summer meet at Belmont Park, Wednesday=s Results: featuring 62 stakes races worth $19.3 million throughout the 7th-TAM, $21,500, Alw (NW1X), Opt. Clm ($75,000), 1-10, 3yo, course of the 54-day meet. The meet, which begins Apr. 27, is f, 7f, 1:23.95, ft. anchored by the GI Belmont S. June 9 and a surrounding barrage BELLES ORB (f, 3, Orb--Sweet Belle {SW & GSP, $307,649}, by of graded stakes races deemed the Belmont Stakes Racing Deputy Commander), a debut winner going five furlongs at Ellis Festival. Eight additional graded stakes will be held on Belmont Park July 2, was a distant fifth behind >TDN Rising Star= Mia day. Tickets for the event can be found here. Mischief (Into Mischief) at Churchill Downs last time Nov. 25. Other highlights of the schedule include a five-stakes card May Adding blinkers for this, the 2-1 chance settled in a perfect spot 12, highlighted by the GI Man o= War S. with an enhanced purse in fifth through a sharp opening quarter of :22.40. She split of $700,000. July 7 features another card packed with graded horses on the far turn, shot through an inviting opening along stakes as the GI Belmont Derby Inv. and GI Belmont Oaks Inv. the rail at the top of the stretch and outboxed favored First highlight the Stars and Stripes Festival card, which falls on the Dudette (First Dude) to the wire to score by a neck. The winner Saturday after the Fourth of July. The complete graded stakes is a half-sister to >TDN Rising Star= Fact Finding (The Factor), SW, schedule can be found at NYRA.com. $148,570. Sweet Belle had a filly by Tonalist in 2017 and was bred back to Nyquist. Cont. p2 TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 5 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JANUARY 11, 2018

7th-TAM, cont. Sales history: $95,000 Wlg '15 FTKNOV; $80,000 Ylg '16 INDUSTRY INFO KEESEP; $120,000 2yo '17 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $37,860. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. T.I.P. Increases Shows and Offerings for 2018: O-Stan Burnstein; B-Nursery Place & Partners (KY); T-Eddie The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) will Kenneally. offer awards and classes at more than 1,200 shows in 42 states COBRA FARM GRADUATE and six Canadian provinces in 2018, it was announced Wednesday. Awards are available for multiple disciplines, including eventing, dressage, Western and English pleasure, hunter/jumper, endurance, Western performance, games, and polocrosse. Awards are also available at some events for Thoroughbreds within their first two years of showing or for Thoroughbreds within two years of their last start. A full Turfway Adds Races, Shifts Post Times: calendar of shows offering awards is available here. T.I.P. also After losing a number of races and race days due to winter announced its youth ambassadors for 2018--a complete list can weather, and in response to cold temperatures expected again be found here. this weekend, Turfway has announced that it will shift its first post time this coming Saturday from 6:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. It 60 Broad St. will also add two races to Friday cards beginning this Friday and Suite 100 until further notice, and will push post time an hour earlier to Red Bank, NJ 07701 5:15 p.m. AHow many races we=re able to recover will depend Fax (732) 747-8955 on how they fill,@ said Director of Racing Tyler Picklesimer. AWe Phone (732) 747-8060 want to be sure horsemen have the opportunity to run but we [email protected] also want to be sure we=re offering good fields to bettors.@

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AJosh works well and builds consensus with racing stakeholders and has high respect from those in the industry that he interacts with,@ Harper said. AHe works extremely hard and very well for Del Mar and he=s earned this promotion.@ Rubenstein Named Del Mar President: Rubinstein serves on the Equibase Management Committee, Josh Rubenstein, who has spent over two decades in an as a director and secretary of the Thoroughbred Racing executive capacity at the Del Association and as a board member of both the California Mar Thoroughbred Club, has Thoroughbred Horsemen=s Foundation and the Southern been named its president, California Off-Track Wagering Association. He is also a part of sliding into the role California=s Stabling & Vanning Committee and the previously occupied by Joe Thoroughbred Business League. Harper. Rubenstein had risen ADel Mar is a special place and I=m lucky to be a part of it,@ to the roles of executive vice Rubinstein said. AWe have a tremendously talented president and chief operating management team that works well together and puts on a officer and will continue in world-class racing product. I=m excited for Del Mar=s future.@ the latter role, representing DMTC within the industry while being involved in strategic planning and © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any overseeing daily operations means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission of the company. While of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the Josh Rubenstein | Benoit photo relinquishing his position as American races, race results and earnings was obtained from president, Harper will remain results charts published by The Jockey Club Information Services on as chief executive officer. and utilized here with their permission. TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 4 OF 5 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JANUARY 11, 2018

Denman (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}), Darley, $15,000 47 foals of racing age/4 winners/0 black-type winners 6-TP, Aoc 1m, ANGASTON, 10-1 $30,000 FTK JUL yrl Graydar (Unbridled's Song), Taylor Made Stallions, $15,000 192 foals of racing age/16 winners/0 black-type winners 1st-AQU, $60k, Msw, 3yo, 1 1/8m, post time: 12:20 p.m. ET 8-FG, Msw 1m, ABSOLUTE LOVE, 8-1 Godolphin homebred HOLLAND PARK (Tapit), favored at 4-5 $105,000 KEE SEP yrl on the morning-line, looks to earn his diploma at second asking. Liaison (Indian Charlie), Spendthrift Farm, $10,000 The 3-year-old gray, a debut second as the 3-5 chalk sprinting at 166 foals of racing age/11 winners/2 black-type winners the Big A Dec. 10, is out of 2006 GI Breeders= Cup Distaff heroine 7-TP, Msw 1m, DONTLAUGHIMPAIDFOR, 20-1 Round Pond (Awesome Again). Godolphin acquired the former $1,200 KEE SEP yrl Fox Hill representative for $5.75 million at the 2007 FTKNOV Morning Line (Tiznow), Lane's End Farm, $10,000 sale. Holland Park=s half-brother Long River (A.P. Indy) was third 132 foals of racing age/13 winners/1 black-type winner in the 2014 GI Jockey Club Gold Cup S. and won the 2017 G1 Al 8-FG, Msw 1m, CRACKLING BREAD, 8-1 Maktoum Challenge Round 3 at Meydan. He defends his title in $35,000 KEE SEP yrl that event Thursday. TJCIS PPs Oxbow (Awesome Again), Calumet Farm, $20,000 9th-GP, $51K, OC75k/N1X, 3yo, 1 1/16m, post time: 4:37 p.m. ET 167 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners A trio of promising sophomores line up in this two-turn test. 8-FG, Msw 1m, SWEET OATS, 5-1 NOBLE INDY (Take Charge Indy), favored at 7-5 on the Paynter (Awesome Again), WinStar Farm, $25,000 morning line, takes on winners for the first time off the heels of 217 foals of racing age/13 winners/1 black-type winner a runaway debut score going seven furlongs in Hallandale Dec. 7-TP, Msw 1m, DON'T TELL LYDIA, 10-1 3. Todd Pletcher trains for Repole Stable and WinStar Farm. $5,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl; $8,000 E '17 KEE JAN Mississippi (Pioneerof the Nile) graduated at second asking Raison d'Etat (A.P. Indy), Calumet Farm, $15,000 going a one-turn mile for trainer Mark Casse at Churchill Downs 56 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners last time Nov. 19. The $700,000 FTFMAR graduate is out of two- 5-SA, Msw 6f, PACIFIC KITTY, 20-1 time graded winner Katz Me If You Can (Storm Cat). Tap Rap Strike (Tapit), a debut winner going a mile at Parx in San Pablo (Jump Start), Phoenix Farm, $2,500 October, reported home fifth after stumbling badly at the start 32 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners in the GII Remsen S. at Aqueduct Dec. 2. The $875,000 OBSMAR 7-TP, Msw 1m, LADY MAUKETTE, 15-1 juvenile adds blinkers for trainer John Servis. TJCIS PPs Take Charge Indy (A.P. Indy), Kor, $20,000 201 foals of racing age/26 winners/2 black-type winners 9-GP, Aoc 1 1/16m, CHARGE CARD, 20-1 $3,000 KEE SEP yrl 9-GP, Aoc 1 1/16m, NOBLE INDY, 7-5 $45,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl Violence (Medaglia d'Oro), Hill 'N' Dale Farms, $15,000 248 foals of racing age/33 winners/5 black-type winners 5-SA, Msw 6f, MS DUPREE, 6-1 $80,000 KEE NOV wnl 6-TP, Aoc 1m, VIOLENT STRIKE, 5-2 First-crop starters to watch: Thursday, Jan. 11 $55,000 KEE NOV wnl; $100,000 OBS MAR 2yo Farm and fee represent current information Brethren (Distorted Humor), Pleasant Acres Stallions, $6,000 FIND US ON FACEBOOK 100 foals of racing age/6 winners/0 black-type winners www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews 9-GP, Aoc 1 1/16m, TIP SHEET, 15-1 $5,000 Stands and Nurses

Multiple Stakes Winner Atreides by Medaglia d’Oro out of Multiple Grade 1 Winner Dream Rush (G1)

one of only two horses in the history of Beyer Speed Figures to post triple digit numbers in their first three starts

“Atreides was the fastest three year old of 2014, by quite a bit. And his half sister, Dreaming Of Julia, ran the fastest Thoro-Graph figure ever.”

- Jerry Brown, Thoro-Graph

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BREEDERS’ EDITION

ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 9th-GP, $51,000, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 1-10, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f (off turf), 1:23.25, gd. MAGALIE (f, 4, Maltese Dog--Bernadette's Song, by Strong Hope) Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-0, $75,030. O-D P Racing LLC; B-Morgan Miller (FL); T-Patrick L. Biancone. *$10,000 2yo '16 OBSOPN. 2 y/o Purchase by Joe Brocklebank, Agent

4th-GP, $44,000, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 1-10, 3yo, f, 5f (off turf), :57.87, gd. RED DREAD (f, 3, Five Star Day--Levity, by El Corredor) Lifetime Record: 7-3-2-0, $84,430. O-Bernard G. Schaeffer; B-John J. Greely IV & Wilson Sisk (KY); T-William R. Connelly. *$7,000 Ylg '16 FTKOCT.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Onebrethatatime, f, 3, Brethren--Onemiracleatatime, by Gulch. GP, 1-10, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:04.57. B-Arindel (FL). *1/2 to Wonderlandbynight (Sky Mesa), GSW, $201,576. Kathar, g, 4, Johar--Daylight Katy, by Unusual Heat. MVR, 1-10, (S), 6f, 1:12.92. B-Eyes of a Child Stable (OH). *$9,000 RNA Ylg '15 FTKOCT.

Belles Orb (Orb) proves a game winner of a Tampa Bay allowance/optional claimer Wednesday.

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