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DEAUVILLE RESULTS HEADLINE ...p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2006 BRIGHT ONE OUT OF TRAVERS CHAPTER AND VERSE Saturday=s GI Travers S. at Saratoga lost one of its Giant=s Causeway was the sole sophomore to have more intriguing starters after trainer Dale Romans indi- bested older horses in York=s G1 Juddmonte Interna- cated that Bright One (Dance tional S. since 1993 and it Brightly) would not be en- is up to Susan Magnier and tered. Bright One has won Michael Tabor=s Dylan his last three races by a com- Thomas (Ire) (Danehill) to bined 22 1/2 lengths and emulate that past was to get his first serious Ballydoyle great in today=s test in the Travers facing the renewal. Unlike the AIron likes of Bernardini (A.P. Indy) Horse,@ Dylan Thomas did and Bluegrass Cat (Storm not stamp his presence on Cat). The sophomore colt, the two-year-old scene and Bright One winning the owned by Carolyn Sue it was not until his em- West Virginia Derby Bruder and Delmar Daubs, is phatic G1 Irish Derby suc- mtrgaming.com three-for-four lifetime and cess that he advertised his was an impressive 5 3/4- considerable talent. Condi- length winner of the Aug. 6 GIII West Virginia Derby in tioner Aidan O=Brien is hop- his most recent. In other Travers news, John Oxley=s Dylan Thomas’s Irish Derby ing that he can make the grade against his elders. Minister=s Bid (Deputy Minister) breezed a strong five Getty Images Dylan Thomas in good panels over Saratoga=s main track yesterday morning. A form and he's had a break since the Irish Derby, he He stopped the clock in a bullet :59 4/5 in his final @ said. He seems in good shape and we have never serious work before the Mid-Summer Derby. Oxley has A thought a mile and a quarter would be any problem to three possible for the race, including Dr. Pleasure him, so hopefully he'll run well.@ Coverage cont. p4 (Thunder Gulch) and Strong Contender (Maria=s Mon). Trainer John Ward said yesterday that Strong Con- Tuesday, York, Britain, post time: 3:25 p.m. tender would start only if JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL S.-G1, ,500,000, one of the other two didn=t. 3yo/up, 10f 88ydsT If Strong Contender doesn=t SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER go in the Travers, he=ll be 1 8 Blue Monday (GB) Darshaan (GB) Charlton pointed toward the Sept. 23 2 1 Cherry Mix (Fr) Linamix (Fr) bin Suroor GII Super Derby at Louisiana 3 7 Enforcer (GB) Efisio (GB) Muir Downs. AWhy would we use 4 4 Laverock (Ire) Octagonal (NZ) Laffon-Parias all of our ammunition here 5 3 Maraahel (Ire) Alzao Stoute when we have another sce- Strong Contender 6 5 Notnowcato (GB) Inchinor (GB) Stoute nario with the Super Derby?@ Adam Coglianese 7 2 Dylan Thomas (Ire) Danehill A O'Brien Ward said. AIf we have all 8 6 Snoqualmie Boy (GB) Montjeu (Ire) Elsworth three run together on the same time schedule, we need All carry 131 pounds bar Dylan Thomas & Snoqualmie to start separating them. We need to split our colts up.@ Boy, 123. Smart Strike colt tops OBS August You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at Select Sale...ATW-P1 the OBS Open Sale of Yearlings. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/22/06 • PAGE 2 of 8 Numbers Up at Deauville... S A L E S N E W S P P A strong final day=s trade saw increases across the board over last year=s totals, with overall gross standing DEAUVILLE ENDS ON A HIGH Arqana=s Deauville at i29,772,000; average increasing by nearly 16 per- Yearling Sale continued its momentum until the close of cent at i81,344 and median up by over 21 percent at business Monday despite Normandy=s persistent rain, i57,000. The clearance rate, which has been an issue with major buyers remaining active during a successful at this sale in recent years, was markedly up and in fourth session. Topping the final day was Haras du general, the feeling was that confidence had returned Cadran=s hip 375, a Night Shift colt knocked down to to the French market. For the newly inaugurated sales agent Paul Nataf for i155,000. The bay hails from a company Arqana, the initial foray provided encouraging family developed over the years by Juddmonte Farms, results, with this sale=s three-year slump finally ar- whose second dam, Mariakova, is a full sister to rested. AWe could not be more pleased with the final Zaizafon, dam of champion Zafonic. Haras du Cadran=s results of our sale,@ Arqana=s Managing Director Eric Pierre Talvard was delighted with the result. AI don=t Hoyeau commented. AThe new format was unanimously think I=ve bred a horse with so much quality,@ Talvard praised and the variety of buyers, both new and commented. AHe had it all--conformation, pedigree and Deauville=s regulars. The depth of the market explains was a good walker. I=m not surprised that he sold so why we have been so successful. We are particularly well and am delighted that he was bought by Malcolm proud of the figures on the percentage of horses sold. Parrish. We sold Stormy River two years ago and his This will give French breeders and consigners real rea- half-sister [yesterday]. We have a name now and realize sons for hope.@ Deauville Coverage cont. p3 that if you have the right horse, it will sell. Until a few years ago, it looked like only the major consignors DEAUVILLE YEARLINGS would attract interest from buyers and sell well, but that is not the case anymore. I am delighted over the MONDAY, AUG. 21, 2006 four days [of the sale], and I think that a lot of breeders SESSION TOTALS 2006 2005 are, because it was a really good sale and the market at No. Offered 174 168 Deauville is improving every year.@ Alain Decrion later No. Sold 126 122 paid i130,000 to secure the top-priced filly of the RNA 48 46 session, Haras de Grandcamp=s hip 423. A daughter of % RNA 27.6% 27.4% 2001 G1 Prix du Jockey-Club (French Derby) winner Gross €4,917,000 €4,052,000 Anabaa Blue (GB), she is out of a half-sister to the top- Average (% change) €39,024 (+17.5%) €33,213 class Lune d=Or (Fr). Median (% change) €32,000 (+6.7%) €30,000 CUMULATIVE 2006 2005 TELL IT TO THE TDN... No. Offered 475 444 Want to send a “Letter to the Editor” of the No. Sold 366 325 RNAs 109 119 Thoroughbred Daily News? Our address is 27 % RNA 22.9% 26.8% Monmouth St., Red Bank, NJ, 07701; or send a Gross €29,772,000 €22,847,000 fax to: (732) 747-8955; or an e-mail to: Average (% change) €81,344 (+15.7%) €70,298 [email protected]. Median (% change) €57,000 (+21.3%) €47,000 www.deauville-sales.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/22/06 • PAGE 3 of 8 TOP THREE AT DEAUVILLE Martine Head, consignor, Haras du Quesnay: Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (i) AThe Deauville sale was excellent. We have seen a lot 375 c Night Shift Eye Witness (Ire) 155,000 of new clients, which is the consequence of the excel- Consigned by Haras du Cadran lent prospective job done by the Agence Francaise Purchased by Paul Nataf, Agent foreign correspondents, especially in Australia and also 407 c Kingsalsa Jazzie (Fr) 150,000 by members of the team of the French Racing and Consigned by Haras des Capucines Breeding Committee. The market is good and so is the Purchased by Jean-Claude Rouget new format. Beginning on Friday gives more time to 423 f Anabaa Blue (GB) Linamox (Fr) 130,000 inspect the horses earlier in the week when people are Consigned by Haras de Grandcamp relaxed. I just regret that the horses could not have Purchased by Alain Decrion arrived earlier than Wednesday [before the sale]. Some potential buyers turned out to inspect horses on the Tuesday and found nothing and it is slightly annoying. I What They’re Saying At The Sales... also regret that auctioneer Nick Nugent didn=t stay on through Monday. Overall, the catalogue was excellent Marc de Chambure, leading consignor and vendor, and conformations matched the pedigrees, which has Haras d=Etreham: not always been the case at Deauville. It is a great improvement. Together vendors and buyers have been AThe market is just excellent. It shows that there is still good money for good horses and the new format very positive and that certainly helped the sale.@ has been a great experience. It has permitted foreign buyers, mainly the English and Irish, to arrive earlier in UPCOMING EUROPEAN GROUP 1 RACES the week, have time to inspect the horses, and remain for at least the first three days of the sale. So there Date Race Track were plenty of buyers. Breeders have shown plenty of Aug. 22 International S. York support. The selection process has been well conducted Aug. 23 Yorkshire Oaks York and this leads to an improved catalogue. There is still Aug. 24 Nunthorpe S. York some work to be done, but definitely we are on the Aug. 27 Moyglare Stud S.