Stakes-Winning Full Sister to Sadler's Wells
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T H U R S DAY, 0 C TO B E R 3, 1996 S-T-A-K-E-S PREVIEW RECORD SESSION FOR TATTERSALLS SALE Saturday, Belmont Park: Yesterday's second session of the Tattersalls Houghton JOCKEY CLUB GOLD CUP H.-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, Yearling Sale broke the record European single session 1 114m average. The 91 yearlings sold grossed $20,225,700, Cigar (Palace iVlusic) drilled a half-mile Wednesday averaging $222,260. This brought the two-day totals to morning at Belmont Park in :48.44, prompting trainer 148 yearlings sold for an aggregate of $31,721 ,250 Bill Mott to declare the reigning Horse of the Year to be and an average of $214,216. These figures represent a "every bit as good as he was last year" as he prepares 43 percent increase in gross over the first two days- to defend his Gold Cup title. "The work this morning already more than the entire gross of last year's sale seemed to be very good," Mott added. "It's what we with a quarter of the catalogue remaining--while the wanted to see. It was typical of him, and he came back average is up 61 percent. Wednesday's session topper to the barn feeling good, being sharp. I'm happy to have at $1,452,000 was a colt by Kingmambo out of Puppet him back on track and in the winner's circle. I was glad Dance, a stakes-winning full sister to Sadler's Wells. to find out (in the Woodward) he's not going the wrong Consigned by Camas Park Stud, the ticket was signed way and there's still fun to be had with him. He's a by Demi O'Byrne, who won a protracted bidding duel once in a lifetime horse and I want us all to appreciate with German International Bloodstock's Roger Alles. and enjoy him rather than worry ourselves over him." O'Byrne, who buys for Monaco-based businessman Mott believes the most intriguing part of Saturday's race Michael Tabor, has been the sale's leading buyer, his will be the presence of the nation's top three-year-olds. seven purchases thus far totaling $4,273,500. The sale "It will be interesting to see how the three-year-olds ends today. stack up," Mott said, referring to Grade I winners Edi tor's Note (Forty Niner), Louis Quatorze (Sovereign WITH APPROV AL MOVES TO BROOKDALE Dancer) and Skip Away (Skip Trial). "This is the first Canadian Horse of the Year With Approval (Caro {Ire}} real opportunity for them to run against older horses. will stand the 1997 breeding season at Brookdale Farm The wise thing for them, until this point, is to run near Versailles, Kentucky. The 10-year-old stallion, who against three-year-olds, which they have been doing." swept the Canadian Triple Crown in 1989 and who L'Carriere (Carr de Naskra), runner-up to Cigar in the owns the world record for 1 3/8 miles on the turf, is Woodward, returned from Tuesday's half-mile work in scheduled to arrive at Brookdale Oct. 1 2 from Live Oak :47.18 with heat in his left fore ankle and is question Stud in Ocala, Florida. Among With Approval's winners able for t,!e Gold Cup. "We're not sure if he's going to are Canadian juvenile champion Talkin Man and MGSW run," said Everardo Cam bray, assistant to trainer Jim OK By Me. With three crops now racing, his runners Bond. "It's not really bad, but when you're running have earned more than $1.6 million in 1996. He will against the best horses in the country--actually, the best stand for $7,500 live foal. horses in the world--you want him to be at his best." Skip Away, winner of the GI Woodbine Million in his last start Sept. 15, breezed an easy half-mile in :49 1/5 STAKES CLOSINGS over Keeneland's fast track Wednesday. Shane Sellers, TOOA y, THURSOA y, OCTOBER 3, ~.~ who will ride the three-year-old in Saturday's race, was 10-05 $200,000 Oak Leaf-GI, SA, 2ya, f, I ~I aboard for the work. Trainer Sonny Hine said the work 8.5f ($10,000s) out was, "a little something to open up the pipes. He's 10-06 $200,000 Norfolk-Gil, SA, 2ya, 8.5f ready to run. He's fit. We weren't looking for anything ($10,000s) special. I was worried he'd do too much right on top of TOMORROW, FRIDA y, OCTOBER 4: 10-06 $300,000 Oak Tree Turf Championship-GI, SA, the race." Skip Away, who has earned $2,187,360 to 3yolup, 10fT ($ 7500s) date, is scheduled to be flown to New York today. 10-06 $100/75,000 Mazarine Breeders' Cup-GIC, Wo, Also working for the Gold Cup yesterday was Mahog 2ya, f, 8.5f ($3,500s) any Hall (Woodman), winner of the GI Whitney H. at 10-06 $200,000 Arlington-Washington FutU/:/ty-GII, AP, Saratoga Aug. 3. The five-year-old breezed three-eighths 2ya, 8f ($ 12500s) ," in :36 3/5 at Churchill Downs and galloped out the half 11-03 $600,000 Yellow Ribbon-GI, SA, 3yolup, flm, mile in :49 3/5. 10fT ($1000) Stakes Preview Continued, p. 2. PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 10-3-96 News Continued. Stakes Preview Continued. FASIG-TIPTON'S EASTERN FALL YEARLING Today, Newmarket, England: SALE SHOWS GAINS The open sessions of Fasig MIDDLE PARK STAKES-G1, $93,414a, 2yo, c, 6fT Tipton Midlantic's Eastern Fall Yearling Sale were held PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY Monday and Tuesday at the Timonium Sales Pavilion in 1 Muchea (GB) M R Chan non R Hughes Maryland. The sales topper was Speed Caller, a dark 2 Bahamian Bounty (GB) D R Loder L Dettori bay colt by Caller I.D.--Single Spot (Native Tactics). 3 Deep Finesse (GB) M A Jarvis Pat Eddery New Farm purchased the yearling, consigned by 4 Andreyev (Ire) R Hannon Dane O'Neill Charlton, agent, for $45,000. The open sessions saw 5 Rich Ground (GB) J D Bethell J Weaver 226 horses sell for a gross of $1 ,492,100 and an aver 6 Zaretski (GB) C E Brittain M Roberts age of $6,602, up 12.6 percent from last year's aver 7 Hurricane State Chapple-Hyam J Reid age of $5,861. There were 49 yearlings reported as not 8 In Command (Ire) B W Hills M Hills sold. 9 Fantastic Fellow C E Brittain 0 Peslier 10 Easycall (GB) B J Meehan M Tebbutt THIRTY SIX RED TO MARGAUX Margaux Farms 11 Indian Rocket (GB) J L Dunlop R Hills L.L.C. announced yesterday that Giles Brophy's Grade 1 12 Jhazi (GB) D R Loder W Swinburn winning millionaire Thirty Six Red (Slew 0' Gold) has A quality field lines up for this Group One test for arrived from Gainesway to stand the 1997 season at juvenile colts, which features five previous Group win the Midway, Kentucky nursery. His fee has not yet been ners: Bahamian Bounty (GBl (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) determined. Thirty Six Red won the GI Wood Memorial (G1 Prix Morny in France), Deep Finesse (GBl (Repri and the Gil Gotham S. and finished second in the '90 GI mand {GB}) (G3 Prix du Bois in France), Easycall (GBI Belmont S. A second crop sire of 1996, Thirty Six Red (Forzando {GB}) (G2 Richmond S. at Goodwoodl, Indian has been represented by the stakes-placed Sally the Rocket {GBl (Indian Ridge {Ire}) (G2 lVIill Reef S. at Mayor and Distinguida. Newbury) and Rich Ground (GBI (Common Grounds {GB}) (G3 July S. at Newmarket). GOLDEN LARCH SOLD TO SAUDI ARABIAN Likely favorite Bahamian Bounty has been purchased INTERESTS Trainer Mike Hushion announced yester to race in the colors of Sheikh Maktoum AI Maktoum. day that Golden Larch (Slew 0' Gold), third to Cigar in The chestnut colt, winner of two of his three starts, the GI Woodward S. in both 1995 and 1996, has been was successful last time out in the G 1 Prix Morny at sold by owners Eugene E. Hauman and Barry K. Deauville. His victims there included the highly-rated Schwartz to Saudi Arabian interests and will not com colt Zamindar (Gone West) and Tuesday's G1 Cheveley pete in Saturday's $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup. Park S. heroine Pas de Reponse (Danzig). Since that liThe transaction was completed this morning and he success, however, Bahamian Bounty, previously raced was brought over to Mohammed Moubarak's barn," said in the silks of Lucayan StUd, has been bought in a pri Hushion. "He will then be flown to Saudi Arabia on vate deal by Sheikh Maktoum. No details of the financial Saturday." The five-year-old horse, bred in Virginia by arrangements have so far been revealed. Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Firestone, won nine of 35 starts in North America for earnings of $455,493. Out of the Friday Night, The Meadowlands: Mr. Prospector mare Golden Petal, he is a half-brother to BUICK MEADOWLANDS CUP-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, MGSW Lotus Pool (Spectacular Bid) and stakes-winner 1 118m October Gold (Ogygian). The field, in post position order, is as follows, Novem ber Sunset (Runaway Groom), 110 pounds; Geri (Theat BLUE ENSIGN AND WAY WEST TO BONNIE rical {Ire};' 119; Run Softly (Deputy Minister), 110; Devil's Honor (Devil's Bag), 111; Eltish (Cox's Ridge), HEATH Bonnie Heath Farms announced the addition of 113; Formal Gold (Black Tie Affair {Ire}l, 108; Stepha two stallions to its roster.