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HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS The Idea is Excellence. NEWS TEND is Dynaformer’s For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. 16th Stakes Winner of 2008 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2008 www.thoroughbreddailynews.com LOW-KEY TRADE AT DEAUVILLE DECEMBER TDN Feature Presentation Arqana=s December Breeding Stock Sale concluded yesterday in Deauville with a distinct lack of any fire- G1 CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG CUP works among the flat-orientated offerings. Providing the central focus was the filly Sakza (Ire) (Sakhee), from the draft of His Highness the Aga Khan, who sold for i57,000. Consigned as WORLD-CLASS GRADE 1 WINNER PLEASANTLY PERFECT hip 544 and out of the unraced FROM FIRST CROP: $100,000 SW PAMONA BALL, Zafonic mare Miss Sazanica (Fr), G3PL QUITE THE LADY, SPL INTO MY SOUL & RAPID REDUX the Listed-placed three-year-old 2009 STUD FEE: $15,000 STANDS & NURSES is a granddaughter of the 1995 G1 Prix Jacques le Marois win- BOLGER BIDS FOR ANOTHER CUP Royal Athenia arqana.com ner Miss Satamixa (Fr) and was Leading Irish trainer Jim Bolger believes his star filly knocked down to Ghislain Bozo=s Lush Lashes (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) can add a fourth Group Meridian International. What promised to be a highlight 1 to her tally this season with victory in the Cathay in the dispersal of Baron Thierry de Nyevelt=s blood- Pacific Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin Dec. 14. Bolger, who stock through Haras de Varaville proved a disappoint- landed his first ment and the prized lot, the 13-year-old Dame Edith (Fr) G1 Epsom Derby (Top Ville {Ire}), was led out unsold at i80,000. Out of with New Ap- Girl of France (GB) (Legend of France), who has pro- proach (Ire) last duced two stakes winners, Dame Edith is the dam of June, annexed the dual Group 1 winner Voix du Nord (Fr). Dame Edith the 2004 edition was bought back by trainer David Smaga on behalf of of the Hong Cup her owner-breeder, who had earlier sold hip 493, the Cup with Alexan- four-year-old Highest Height (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}) der Goldrun (Ire) for i35,000. It was Alain Decrion who snapped up the and he feels he listed-placed three-parts sister to the listed winner has the right filly Grandes Illusions (Fr) (Kendor {Fr}) in foal to Lando in Lush Lashes to (Ger). The highest price paid on the day was for the plunder the big Lush Lashes HKJC Photo Group 1-winning hurdler Royal Athenia (Fr) (Garde prize for Ireland Royale {Ire}), who went to trainer Robert Collet for again this year. AI love travelling to the Far East and i300,000. Consigned by Haras d=Etreham, the seven- bonding with our friends in Hong Kong,@ said Bolger. year-old mare is carrying her first foal, by Poliglote (GB). ALush Lashes falls into the same category as Alexander She sold as hip 675. At the end of the three days, Goldrun and it is time to win the Cathay Pacific Hong Arqana were feeling the pinch, with the average falling Kong Cup again. It is an ideal race and has been an by 22 percent to i26,029 and the median dropping by objective all season.@ The consistent and versatile three- 29 percent to i10,000. Selling of yearlings starts at year-old bagged three Group 1 victories this year, in- 11a.m. today. Catalogue and results can be found at cluding the Coronation S. at Ascot in June and the www.arqana.com. Arqana Stats/Hip Haps, p4 Matron S. at Leopardstown in September over 1600 metres. Sandwiched between those was a comfortable ARQANA DECEMBER YEARLINGS -- OUTS victory in the 2400-meter G1 Yorkshire Oaks at 771, 827, 836, 900, 904, 907, 949, 950, 992, 994. Newmarket in August. Cont. p2 www.juddmonte.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/9/08 • PAGE 2 of 7 Lush Lashes cont. Lush Lashes bids to add another over her optimum Cathay Pacific Hong trip at Sha Tin, but Bolger says the filly is lucky to have had the all-clear for Hong Kong. ALush Lashes was Kong Int’l Races badly struck into at the start of the [G1] Prix de l'Opera on Arc Day at the beginning of October,@ he explained. AHer cannon bone was severely cut--nasty enough to Douro Valley and Apache Cat Work... reveal the bone. It took her a month to get over it. In Most of the 35 international invaders for the Cathay the end, she did very well to finish second to Lady Pacific Hong Kong International races were out on the Marian at Longchamp that day. She is fine now and in Sha Tin track Monday good form. She has travelled well to Hong Kong, and I morning, but only Aus- hope she will settle in and there will be no hitches this tralian challengers week. I think we have a pound or two in hand of the Douro Valley (Aus) main opposition; last year's runner up Viva Pataca (GB) (Encosta de Lago and Eagle Mountain (GB).@ Lush Lashes was unlucky {Aus}) (CXHK Vase) not to have added the G1 Nassau S. to her tally over and Apache Cat (Aus) 2000 metres at Goodwood in July. Her jockey, Kevin (Lion Cavern) (CXHK Manning, was repeatedly denied a clear run and then Sprint) put in serious lost his reins yards from the post as she finished fast to works in advance of be beaten only a head by the O'Brien-trained Halfway their respective week- to Heaven (Ire), who went on to win the G1 Sun Char- end engagements. iot S. at Newmarket. Bolger does not blame Manning, Apache Cat covered but hopes she has had her share of bad luck for one 800 meters in :50.5 on Apache Cat HKJC Photo season. AThese things happen in racing,@ Bolger added. the all-weather, zipping ANobody was to blame, but she should have won at home the last 400 meters in :22.5. AHe had a good Goodwood. I hope it doesn't happen at Sha Tin.@ gallop, which is what we wanted,@ said trainer Greg Eurell. AHe=s settled in so well here I think he was look- Thoroughbred Daily News is: ing forward to a bit of decent work.@ Eurell reported Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher that the six-year-old was 530 kg on landing last week, Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher but had put on condition in the past few days. AHe's Alycia Borer Director of Advertising 540 [kilograms] now, and that's around his optimum Jessica Martini Senior Editor Alan Carasso Associate Editor racing weight. It's a good indicator with him. He was Marie Kizenko Associate Editor 538 kilos when he last raced in Western Australia. He's Christina Bossinakis Associate Editor eating and drinking as you'd hope, and I would say he Lucas Marquardt Writer/Reporter has settled in very, very well." Douro Valley worked Steve Sherack Writer/Reporter Jon Forbes Writer/Reporter over 1200 meters in 1:15.8, with a rousing last 400 Vicki Forbes Director of Customer Services metres in :22.8. Lia Kusch Advertising Assistant Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Int=l Races cont. p3 Sarah K. Andrew Advertising Assistant Ralph Protano Advertising Assistant Robert Williams Director of IT/Webmaster TDN TODAY Gregg Casillo Database Analyst/Programming Specialist Bradley Weisbord Analyst Headline News..................... 7 pages TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/9/08 • PAGE 3 of 7 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Int=l Races cont. Singapore-based trainer Laurie Laxon was pleased with his sprinter Waikato (NZ) (Pins {Aus}), who stretched his legs in light exercise yesterday. AHe's thriving right now, he shipped well and he may have even put on a little weight according to the scales over here,@ Laxon said. AI think he's still on the upgrade, and he's maybe improved a bit since his fourth to Takeover Target (Aus) in the International Sprint in Singapore back in May.@ As for the five-year-old=s schedule, Laxon added, AHe'll have a bit of work on the turf later in the week.@ The U.S. challengers, Kip Deville (Kipling) (CXHK Mile) and Awesome Gem (Awesome Again) (CXHK Mile) and Out Of Control (Brz) (Vettori {Ire}) (CXHK Cup) also had routine can- ters on the all weather, and group winner Major Cadeaux (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) (CXHK Mile) was seen for the first time on the all-weather circuit. The Rich- ard Hannon-trained chesnut Major Cadeaux HKJC Photo appeared to have shipped well and has pleased his travelling lad Tony Gorman since their arrival in Hong Kong. AHe seems to have lost a bit of weight, but he is eating and drinking well, so I see no reason why he shouldn't recover his full racing weight by the week- end,@ said Gorman. CXHK Cup hope Linngari (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), a Group 1 winner in Germany and Italy, has pleased P S O H E M. R E S U L T S P trainer Sir Michael Stoute's travelling head lad James Savage, who is anticipating a big show for his charge=s Sunday, Taruma, Brazil final career start before taking up stud duties. AHe GRANDE PREMIO PARANA-G1, R49,500, Taruma, knows exactly where he is, and I can tell he is happy as 12-7, 3yo/up, 2400m, 2:36.02, ft. he is eating and drinking well, said Savage. Jockey @ A 1--s@#TANGO UNO (BRZ), 114, c, 3, by Redattore (Brz) Ryan Moore will be here to give him some serious work 1st Dam: Tina Lark (Brz), by Tumble Lark on Friday.@ Linngari, third to New Approach (GB) in 2nd Dam: Piazza Augusta (Arg), by Imbroglio (Arg) Newmarket's G1 Champion S.