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Tuesday, Thoroughbred Daily News March 5, 2002 TDN For information, call (732) 747-8060. HEADLINE NEWS SALES SPOTLIGHT MOVES TO BARRETTS Small But Select... The sales scene moves to California this afternoon for This year’s Barretts catalogue is slightly smaller than the one-day Barretts March Sale of Selected Two-Year- a year ago, but Kip Elser of Kirkwood Stables feels the Olds in Training Sale at the Hinds Pavilion in Pomona. quality of the horses being offered, not only here but in Consignors are expecting similar results to the first few sales of the year, is high. what they experienced at last week’s “The quality of the catalogues for the first Fasig-Tipton Calder sale. “The two-year- few sales is up,” Elser said. “There’s a old market has been very spotty,” Sequel better group of two-year-olds being sold. Bloodstock’s Becky Thomas said. “The There are less horses at Barretts this year, buy-back rate has been high, higher even but there aren’t less people coming than the result sheets indicate. If any sin- around, doing their homework. That leads gle thing is off, then you’re in trouble. to spectacular prices at the top--but it’s Everyone has been zeroing in on the right very hard on the horses that aren’t horse.” Thomas believes her 12-horse standouts.” He expects the Kirkwood con- consignment features juveniles with the signment to fare well today. “We have a right stuff. “I like our Tale of the Cat filly solid representative group and they [#162]; she breezed well yesterday trained well here,” Elser said. The group [:21.6, the fastest quarter-mile work of includes #99, a You and I filly who the day],” she said “I’m also high on the clocked a furlong in :10.1 Sunday. the Tabasco Cat filly [#74]. I really like “There’s more pressure now to have a her; she’s got a great family.” Thomas spectacular first breeze to get on people’s lists,” he said. “It used to be that they also tries to tailor her consignment to the could breeze OK the first time and better potential customers. Several of her the second time--that’s not the case any- Barretts juveniles have California connec- $750,000 Saint Ballado colt at more.” Elser sells #176, a Danzig filly, for tions. “We brought the Deputy Com- Barretts 2001 Horse-Photos Claiborne Farm, which does not breeze its mander colt [#103] here because [Deputy two-year-olds this early in the year. Will Commander] ran and won out here, and the Gone West her lack of a workout hurt her in the ring? “It didn’t colt [#46] is out of a half-sister to Bienamado, who was hurt us in Florida, and that was with a colt,” Elser said. a good runner out here,” she said. “I would certainly hope that a Danzig filly, especially a filly, wouldn’t have to blister down there.” Claiborne, Barretts Echoes Consignor Sentiment... with Kirkwood as agent, sold a Coronado’s Quest colt Mirroring consignor opinion, Barretts President Gerry at Calder for $100,000. Barretts Preview cont. p2 McMahon said, “This year appears to be a continuation of last year’s market. In terms of buyer selectivity at BARRETTS SELECTED 2YO IN TRAINING SALE the select two-year-old sales especially, buyers focus Under-tack preview--March 3, 2002 on relatively few horses. That seems to be the heart of 1/8-mile works the charge-back rates, which are historically high at Time Hip# Sex Sire Dam two-year-old sales.” As for what he expects today, :10.0 151 colt Bates Motel Chelly M. :10.1 087 filly Dayjur Ra’a McMahon said, “I don’t think that this sale will reach 099 filly You and I Slewbea last year’s average. The catalogue is a little smaller and 125 filly In Excess (Ire) Video Menu the average pinhook prices are considerably lower than 1/4-mile works in the past. What we’re really hoping for is a low Time Hip# Sex Sire Dam charge-back rate. I think, realistically, a 35-percent rate :21.6 162 filly Tale of the Cat Cup of Honey :21.7 066 filly End Sweep Musical March would be a good performance.” ADENA SPRINGS SOUTH 70 Two-Year-Olds on the block March 21 from the same Ocala, Florida (352) 620-2343 program that produced G1 Big Cap Winner & Millionaire (877) 945-2020 Toll Free (352) 237-2154 Catalogues www.adenastallions.com MILWAUKEE BREW-G1 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/5/02 • PAGE 2 of 4 Barretts Preview cont. Capitalizing on the Success of the Past... P T R I P L E T H R E A T S P Barretts sold three Grade I winners in 2001--Came Home, Habibti and Officer. Will that success boost FLORIDA DERBY NOTES 2002 results? “We’ve been really promoting that, but Stephentown (Wild Again) worked five furlongs Mon- every year is now,” McMahon said. “This is a more day at Gulfstream Park in 1:02 2/5. “I’m very pleased regional catalogue, with more of a focus on California with the way he worked this morning,” said trainer breeding.” Becky Thomas will sell two juveniles eligible Anthony Reinstedler. “He had a strong workout and, for Cal-bred owners’ awards, #20 and #150. “We like more importantly, he finished up strong. His next start to buy in places that support their breeding programs, will be the [Mar. 16 GI] Florida Derby.” A $500,000 like California, New York and Canada,” she said. “We yearling purchase, Stephentown is coming off a sixth- bought [Cal-breds] Officer and Arabian Light at the Del place effort in the Feb. 16 GI Fountain of Youth. Mar sale.” Officer, a $175,000 yearling purchase, sold Also working for the Florida Derby, High Star (Private for $700,000 at last year’s Barretts March Sale, while Terms) went five furlongs in 1:00 4/5. It was the sec- Arabian Light, a $60,000 yearling, sold for the same ond fastest trial of 42 horses working that distance amount in 2000. yesterday at Gulfstream. The Nick Zito trainee was The 2002 Catalogue... third in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. last year. In 2002, he took a Jan. 26 Gulfstream allowance and was A total of 167 lots have been catalogued for the nosed out of a win in a Feb. 16 allowance. 2002 Barretts March Sale, down just a tick from 172 Florida Derby hopeful Personal Reward (Personal lots last year. Top sires represented include Capote, Cherokee Run, Danzig, End Sweep, Gilded Time, Gone Hope) worked a bullet five furlongs Sunday in 1:00... West, Mr. Prospector, Mt. Livermore, Pulpit, Saint Trainer Graham Motion plans to work Grey Beard (Unbri- Ballado, Siphon (Brz), Unbridled and Valid Expectations. dled’s Song) today at Gulfstream before deciding on a There are also two-year-olds by promising young sires Florida Derby start for the colt. Of Grey Beard’s such as Cape Town, Coronado’s Quest, Deputy Com- seventh-place finish in the Fountain of Youth, Motion mander, Elusive Quality, Grand Slam, Swain (Ire) and said, “I just don’t know what happend to him. But, he’s Tale of the Cat. The Pulpit colt, #100, from Jerry Bailey been doing so good and there really isn’t anything else Sales Agency, agent, brought the biggest price as a for him. The Florida Derby could be his last chance to yearling, selling for $450,000 at the 2001 Fasig-Tipton prove to us what kind of horse he is or isn’t.” Kentucky July Sale. His second dam is GISW Missippi Mud (Delta Judge), who produced MGSW Dixieland P R E S U L T S P Band. Bidding for today’s sale starts at 2 p.m. CORRECTION: In Monday’s TDN, the story about Seat- Sunday, Palermo, Argentina tle Slew’s recovery from surgery noted that he had GRAN PREMIO SATURINO J. UNZE-G1, $21,760, gotten 90 of his 2001 mares in foal. The sentence Palermo, 3-3, 2yo, 1200m, 1:10.96, ft. should have read 90 percent of his mares, prior to 1--sBEAU FETE (ARG), 121, f, 2, by Beau Sultan MRLS. We regret the error. Owner and syndicate man- 1st Dam: Fete Galante (GB), by Lomond ager Mickey Taylor added yesterday that the stallion 2nd Dam: Falling Star (Fr), by Mount Hagen (Fr) continues to progress in his recovery. “He’s nickering at 3rd Dam: Free French, by Northern Dancer [groom] Tom [Wade] for his lunch,” said Taylor. “He’s O-Pacifica; B-De La Pomme; T-R A Gonzalez; drinking water and everything. Neurologically, he’s J-J Lagos; Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $16,000. clearly better.” 2--Miss Terrible (Arg), 121, f, 2, Numerous--Teidi (Arg), by Farnesio (Arg). O/B-Firmamento. OUTS - MARCH SALE 3--Flager (Arg), 121, f, 2, Southern Halo--Fontina (Arg), by Salt Marsh. O/B-La Quebrada. 3 10 12 13 19 23 29 30 32 47 48 56 Margins: 1/2, 4, 1 1/2. Odds: 5.30, 1.65, 3.80. 59 63 78 80 81 82 86 88 90 91 92 94 Gran Premio Saturino J. Unze cont. p3 101 105 108 110 115 117 118 121 122 All horses in TDN Headline News and TDN American edition 130 137 139 140 141 156 157 166 are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated Fueguino, by Luhuk, wins Pearls of Dubai S., next G2 UAE Derby.