Baffert Big Guns, Tiz the Law, Swiss Skydiver, Magical
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020 LIVELY TRADE AT DAY 3 OF OCTOBER SALE BAFFERT BIG GUNS, TIZ THE by Jessica Martini LAW, SWISS SKYDIVER, LEXINGTON, KY - During a session punctuated by several break-out horses and spirited trade seemingly throughout the MAGICAL HEAD BREEDERS= market, the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale produced strong results Wednesday. Bloodstock agent Donato CUP PRE-ENTRIES Lanni, bidding on behalf of Karl and Cathi Glassman, made the auction=s highest bid so far, going to $600,000 to acquire a colt by Uncle Mo from the Lane=s End consignment. AThe smart men and women who were out there looking at horses said today was a really, really strong group of horses, particularly the top end and that was accurate,@ said Fasig- Tipton President Boyd Browning. AIt=s always fun to sell some expensive, top-quality horses, and we were fortunate enough to have several in our catalogue today.@ During Wednesday=s session, 237 yearlings grossed $9,062,300 for an average of $38,238 and a median of $17,000. Cont. p15 IN TDN EUROPE TODAY ENGLISH KING LEADS AT TATTERSALLS Authentic & Tiz the Law heading to the English King (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) topped Wednesday’s session finish line in the Kentucky Derby | Coady of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale at 925,000gns. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Eclipse Award winner Maximum Security (New Year=s Day), GI Kentucky Derby hero Authentic (Into Mischief), GI Belmont S. victor Tiz the Law (Constitution), Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil), who beat the boys in the GI Preakness S., and European star mare Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) are among the over 200 horses pre-entered for the Breeders= Cup World Championships to be held at Keeneland Race Course Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7. Maximum Security makes his first appearance at the Breeders= Cup and is one of an imposing trio in the $6-million GI Breeders= Cup Classic for trainer Bob Baffert. Winner of the GI TVG Pacific Classic in August, the Gary and Mary West runner was second to stablemate and >TDN Rising Star= Improbable (City Zip) in the GI Awesome Again S. Authentic will try to become the first 3-year-old to win the featured event since the Baffert-trained Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song) in 2016 and makes his first appearance since finishing second to Swiss Skydiver at Old Hilltop Oct. 3. The latter was also entered for the Classic by trainer Ken McPeek, but has a first preference for the GI Longines Breeders= Cup Distaff. 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WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 27 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • OCTOBER 29, 2020 BC Pre-Entries cont. Monomoy Girl (Tapizar) looks to double up in the latter event, having defeated her elders two years ago to cap off her championship 3-year-old season. She faces a maximum field of 11, though Harvey=s Lil Goil (American Pharoah), last-out winner of the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup on the grass, has a first preference for the GI Maker=s Mark Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf. Magical | Racing Post Of the 11 pre-entered horses for the $4-million GI Longines Breeders= Cup Turf, six are from overseas, headed by Ballydoyle=s outstanding mare Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Trainer Aidan O=Brien is also set to be represented by G1 Grand Prix de Paris winner Mogul (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), while John Gosden also has a pair entered, including G1 Prince of Wales=s S. hero Lord North (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Mehdaayih (GB) (Frankel {GB}) holds an entry for the turf, but is cross-entered with a first preference against her peers in the Filly & Mare Turf. The GI FanDuel Breeders= Cup Mile also has significant European flair, with five overseas-based runners among the main body of 14 and another two among the four horses that were not selected into the field. European 3-year-old form is represented by G1 Irish 2000 Guineas hero Siskin (First Defence) as well as Kameko (Kitten=s Joy), victorious in the G1 English 2000 Guineas in his first start of the season in June and a latest winner of the G2 Shadwell Joel S. over a mile Sept. 25. The home team is headed by defending champion Uni (GB) (More Than Ready), one of three entered by trainer Chad Brown, who will also send out Digital Age (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and Raging Bull (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}), both Grade I winners this season. Championship Saturday kicks off with the GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Sprint for which >TDN Rising Star= Gamine (Into Mischief) figures to go favored cutting back to one turn. Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 27 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • OCTOBER 29, 2020 BC Pre-Entries cont. Frank=s Rockette | Sarah Andrew Top 3-year-old filly sprinter Frank=s Rockette (Into Mischief) is likely to pass the Filly & Mare Sprint in favor of a start against the boys in the six-furlong GI Breeders= Cup Sprint. There she will likely face GI Runhappy Met Mile victor Vekoma (Candy Ride {Arg}), who also has a second preference in the GI Dirt Mile. The >Future Stars Friday= program features five championship events restricted to juveniles. Undefeated MGISW Jackie=s Warrior (Maclean=s Music) will start a warm favorite in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile, while the 2-year-old filly counterpart feels a more wide-open affair, with the unbeaten Dayoutoftheoffice (Into Mischief) opposing GI Darley Alcibiades S. winner Simply Ravishing (Laoban) and the undefeated, West Coast-based >TDN Rising Star= Princess Noor (Not This Time). Full fields are anticipated for the GI Juvenile Turf, GI Juvenile Fillies Turf and GII Juvenile Turf Sprint. Saturday, Nov. 7, Keeneland, post time: 5:13 p.m. EST BREEDERS= CUP CLASSIC-GI, $6,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m HORSE SIRE TRAINER Authentic K Into Mischief Baffert By My Standards Goldencents Calhoun Global Campaign K Curlin Hough Higher Power K Medaglia d=Oro Sadler Improbable K City Zip Baffert Maximum Security New Year=s Day Baffert Swiss Skydiver (f) K Daredevil McPeek Tacitus Tapit Mott Title Ready More Than Ready Stewart Tiz the Law Constitution Tagg Tom=s d=Etat K Smart Strike Stall Jr. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 27 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • OCTOBER 29, 2020 Saturday, Nov. 7, Keeneland, post time: 4:33 p.m. EST Horologist Gemologist Mott LONGINES BREEDERS= CUP TURF-GI, $4,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT Lady Kate K Bernardini Kenneally HORSE SIRE TRAINER Monomoy Girl K Tapizar Cox Arklow K Arch Cox Ollie=s Candy K Candy Ride (Arg) Sadler Channel Maker K English Channel Mott Point of Honor K Curlin Weaver Donjah (Ger) (f) Teofilo (Ire) Grewe Swiss Skydiver K Daredevil McPeek Lord North (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Gosden Valiance Tapit Pletcher Magical (Ire) (f) Galileo (Ire) O=Brien Mean Mary (f) Scat Daddy Motion Mehdaayih (Ire) (f) Frankel (GB) Gosden Mogul (GB) Galileo (Ire) O=Brien Red King English Channel d=Amato Tarnawa (Ire) (f) Shamardal Weld United K Giant=s Causeway Mandella Saturday, Nov. 7, Keeneland, post time: 3:54 p.m. EST LONGINES BREEDERS= CUP DISTAFF-GI, $2,000,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m HORSE SIRE TRAINER Ce Ce Elusive Quality McCarthy Dunbar Road K Quality Road Brown Harvest Moon Uncle Mo Callaghan Swiss Skydiver (R) bests Authentic in the Preakness | Horsephotos Harvey=s Lil Goil American Pharoah Mott TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 27 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • OCTOBER 29, 2020 Saturday, Nov. 7, Keeneland, post time: 3:15 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 7, Keeneland, post time: 2:36 p.m. EST FANDUEL BREEDERS= CUP MILE PRESENTED BY PDJF-GI, BREEDERS= CUP SPRINT-GI, $2,000,000, 3yo/up, 6f $2,000,000, 3yo/up, 1mT HORSE SIRE TRAINER HORSE SIRE TRAINER C Z Rocket City Zip Miller Beau Recall (Ire) (f) K Sir Prancealot (Ire) Cox Collusion Illusion K Twirling