The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~~~RE DM F RID A Y , JAN U A R Y 1 2, 1 9 9 6 K-E-E-N-E-L-A-N-D RESULTS TEAM CIGAR TOPS ECLIPSE AWARDS KEENELAND JANUARY ENDS \VITH HUGE Leaving no doubt as to who will be named Horse of the INCREASES IN GROSS, AVERAGE Keeneland's Year, Cigar (Palace Music) yesterday led his team to January Horses of All Ages Sale ended Thursday with four Eclipse Awards for their outstanding achievements huge increases in gross sales and average. Keeneland in 1995. Cigar, named the year's top Older Horse, was sold 996 horses during the four-day auction for a gross the only champion, equine or human, to receive every of $30,268,100, a 56.2 percent increase from last year single vote in his category; his trainer, Bill Mott, and and the second highest in the 40-year history of the jockey, Jerry Bailey, both earned their first Eclipse annual auction. In 1995, 1,032 horses were sold for a Awards in tighter races. "To have come close before gross of $19,383,600. This year's average was and not won makes it that much more special when you $30,390, up 61.8 percent from last year's $18,783. do," said Bailey, who had missed out to Pat Day in '91 Three stallion shares brought an additional $7,000. and Mike Smith in '93. "There is no absolute criteria or Contributing to the increases were two major dispersals. parameters for the voting, so you're never too sure if Howard B. Keck sold 16 horses for $ 5 ,907,000, an you've done what it takes. So you work a little harder; it average of $369,188. Robert Brennan's Due Process helps to have a horse like Cigar, and people like Allen Stable sold 19 horses for $5,176,000, an average of Paulson and Bill Mott in your corner." Cigar's owner, $272,421. Top price of the sale was $1.8 million paid Allen Paulson, champion breeder of 1993, picked up his by Hugo Lascelles, agent, for Lydara, a daughter of second Eclipse as top Owner of '95. There were no real Alydar in foal to Danzig. It was the fifth highest price in surprises in the rest of the categories; the 1995 Eclipse­ the history of the January Sale. Lydara was sold during winning horses are: Golden Attraction (Mr. Prospector), Tuesday's session as part of the Keck dispersal. During Two-Year-Old Filly; Maria's Mon (Wavering Monarch), Thursday's final session, Keeneland sold 219 horses for Two-Year-Old Colt/Gelding; Serena's Song (Rahy), $1,629,500, an average of $ 441. P.F. McCarthy, as Three-Year-Old Filly; Thunder Gulch (Gulch), Three-Year­ agent, paid the day's highest price of $162,000 for the Old Colt/Gelding; Inside Information (Private Account), six-year-old broodmare Alashir (Alysheba). A stakes­ Older Filly/Mare; Not Surprising (Medieval Man), Sprinter; winner in Peru, Alashir is in foal to Summer Squall. Possibly Perfect (Northern Baby), Turf Mare; Northern Spur (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), Turf Horse; and Lonesome KEENELAND THURSDAY-TOP THREE BROODMARES: Glory (Transworldl, Steeplechaser. Trainer Rick HIP# SIRE DAM PRICE Schosberg reported on the condition of his champion, ALASHIR (in foal to Summer Squall) Maria's Mon. "He is due to start walking in the next day 1086 Alysheba Lake Champlain (Ire) $162,000 or two," he said. "He will be X-rayed again today or Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent XLII. tomorrow, but based on the reports from Hart Farm, so Purchased by P.F. McCarthy, agent. far everything has been perfect. The post-operative X­ BANDED (in foal to Quiet American) rays were perfect; there was never any displacement. 1099 Hostage Sky Band $62.000 He should be back in light training by February. The Consigned by Dr. J.A. (R) Mohamed, Derby is out of the question unless a miracle occurs. He North Ridge Farm, agent. won't even get back to New York until April 1. It's more Purchased by Equine Resources. likely that we will have him ready for Belmont Day, and DELICATE MOMENT (not in foal) run him in the Riva Ridge at seven furlongs. That should 1154 Seattle Slew Fairly Regal $45.000 set him up for Saratoga and the Travers." Juddmonte Consigned by Curtis Allen Sampson. Farms, owned by Prince Khaiid Abdullah, earned its Purchased by D.W. Frazier. second Eclipse; this year's outstanding breeder was also named top owner of 1992. Juddmonte bred 22 stakes KEENELAND RESULTS ........ 1,2 winners last year, including six Grade I winners. Ramon L.U Perez was named champion Apprentice Jockey for '95. o NEWS CONTINUED ........ 2,3,4 The Eclipse Awards will be presented, and the Horse of tJ) RACING REPORTS .... ...... 4,5 the Year will be announced, Friday, February 9 at the z Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. - TOTAL PAGES ................ 6 PAGE 2· THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS· 1-12-96 KEENELAND THURSDAY -TOP TWO YEARLINGS: JRA ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL RACES The HIP# SEX SIRE DAM PRICE Japan Racing Association yesterday released a list of 1088 f Geiger Counter Alma's Motel $40,000 seven Japanese races which will be open to foreign-bred Consigned by Cornerstone Stable. horses with foreign racing experience. The list includes, Purchased by Mike Sloan. for the first time, the G2 Mainichi Okano The Mainichi 1128 c Robin des Pins Come in Rhodesia $20,000 Okan, a nine furlong turf event for ages three and up, Consigned by Dan Mallory, agent. will be run October 6, 1996 and will be worth Purchased by Louis Ross, agent. $1,303,310. The international race list includes three group one races, three group two races and one non­ News Continued. group race. Two of the races are invitationals--the Nov. CHURCHILL UNVEILS '96 STAKES SCHEDULE 10 Fuji S., worth $421,478; and the Nov. 24 G1 Japan Headed by record purses for the Kentucky Derby and Cup, worth $3,415,319. The other four races are the Kentucky Oaks, Churchill Downs will offer the richest May 11 G2 Keio Hai Spring Cup, worth $1, 218,245; the stakes schedule in track history for its 1996 Spring and June 9 G1 Yasuda Kinen, worth $1,916,282, the Sept. Fall meets. A total of 26 stakes, worth a record $4.05 15 G2 Sankei-Sho All Comers, worth $1,303,310, and million and highlighted by 12 graded events, will be the December 15 G1 Sprinters S., worth $1,916,282. offered during the 48-day Spring Meet, April 27-June 30; an additional $1.5 million in stakes will be featured POSSIBLY PERFECT TO GONE WEST Possibly during the 30-day Fall Meet, October 27-November 30. Perfect (Northern Baby), who was yesterday named Increases have moved the GI Kentucky Derby to a $1 the 1995 Eclipse Award winner as Champion Turf million guaranteed gross purse, and the GI Kentucky Mare, will be bred to Gone West this year, according Oaks to $500,000 guaranteed, making it the richest to her owner Bob Witt. The six-year-old mare, who three-year-old filly race in the country. "From top to was retired in November after suffering a torn liga­ bottom, the 1996 stakes schedule ranks as one of the ment, won 11 of 18 career starts, including six Grade best in the country," said Vice President of Racing Don I events, and earned $1,377,273. Richardson. "Our stakes schedule serves as the corner­ stone for our entire racing program. The quality and Marking its earliest success of our stakes will carry through and ensure the OAKLAWN OPENS TODAY success of our overall racing." This year's Derby week opening ever, Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas will feature 12 events totaling $1,775,000, including opens its gates today for the 64-day, 1996 live racing the Early Times Classic, which has earned GI status for season. Oaklawn will start off with a four-day week­ the '96 running. Nine of the 11 stakes on the fall sched­ end, January 12-15, follow with three-days of racing ule are graded; the program is highlighted by the "Fall the next two weekends, Jan. 19-21 and Jan. 26-28, Meet Final Four," four stakes races held the last three then race five-day weeks from Jan. 31 to the close of days of the meet. The Final Four are the Gill $200,000 action April 13. Today's opening day card is high­ Falls City, November 28; Gill $200,000 Clark H., No­ lighted by the $50,000-added Dixie Belle S. for three­ vember 29; and Gill $150,000 Golden Rod and Gill year-old fillies at 5 Y2 -furlongs. "I am very pleased with $150,000 Brown & Williamson Kentucky Jockey Club the opening day card," said Pat Pope, Oaklawn's rac­ November 30. ing secretary. "The supporting feature is a $35,000 allowance race for fillies and mares. It drew a couple of stakes-winners, Morning Meadow (Meadowlakel CIGAR ON PAYSON WORK TAB Continuing to and Ruddy Eagle (Beau's Leader)." Highlighting the prepare for his seasonal debut in the GI Donn H. at track's stakes schedule are the $750,000 Oaklawn H. Gulfstream Park February 10, Cigar (Palace Music) worked five furlongs in 1 :03 115 at Payson Park yester­ for four-year-olds and up at 1 1 18-miles, to be run day.