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Friday, Thoroughbred Daily News April 19, 2002 TDN For information, call (732) 747-8060. HEADLINE NEWS KING FOR A DAY MINARDI SET TO SHUTTLE Sir Michael Stoute was guarded in his optimism after Champion Minardi (Boundary--Yarn, by Mr. Prospec- King of Happiness (Spinning World) had booked his tor) will stand the Southern Hemishpere season at New place in the line-up for the G1 2000 Guineas May 4 Zealand’s Glenmorgan Farm for a fee of NZ$15,000. He with the trainer’s seventh success in the G3 Craven at entered stud this spring at Walmac Farm near Newmarket yesterday. “You had to be pleased with Lexington. A $1.65 that, as it was a nice, smooth performance,” said Keeneland September Stoute. “However, there will be a few tougher nuts to yearling purchase, crack on Guineas day. He loves this ground and he Minardi went on to cap- wouldn’t want it any softer than good as that would ture the G1 Heinz 57 count against him.” Della Francesca (Danzig) was sent Phoenix S. and the G1 to the front in the early stages, but as that colt was Middle Park S. and was passed by Silence and Rage (GB) (Green Desert), the named champion at two tempo quickened considerably. Kieren Fallon was able in both England and Ire- to stalk the pace astride King of Happiness before ask- land. “We are over the ing him to close on the outside inside the final three Minardi winning the Phoenix moon to have been able furlongs. The 220,000gns Houghton yearling struck the Courtesy: NZTM to secure Minardi for front with a quarter mile remaining and was pushed out New Zealand breeders,” said Brett Jenkins of Glenmor- a comfortable winner. “He’s a very good horse--he’s shown that in his work at home and we just hope now gan Farm. “Not only was he the champion European that we can get him in the same condition on the day two-year-old, but he is also a half brother to rising sire and keep him right,” the winning rider commented. star Tale of the Cat (Storm Cat) and his half sister is Coral Eurobet responded by cutting the winner to 5-1 the dam of superstar Johannesburg (Hennessy).” as second favourite for the mile Classic behind Della Francesca’s stable companion Hawk Wing at 6-4. KINANE SUSPENDED, COULD MISS DERBY Michael Kinane was yesterday hit with a seven-day MACAU JOCKEY CLUB CRAVEN S.-G3, £40,000, suspension at Newmarket which could rule him off of Newmarket, 4-18, 3yo, c/g, 1mT, 1:37.39, gd/fm. Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Eclipse Award winner Jo- 1--#@KING OF HAPPINESS, 121, c, 3, by Spinning World hannesburg in the GI Kentucky Derby at Churchill 1st Dam: Mystery Rays (MGSW-Fr, $130,978), by Nijinsky II Downs May 4. Having being judged guilty of irresponsi- 2nd Dam: Rare Mint, by Key to the Mint ble riding of a major nature on the disqualified winner 3rd Dam: Another Treat, by Cornish Prince Sahara Desert (GB) (Green Desert) in the final race on (220,000gns yrl ‘00 TATHOU). O-Saeed Suhail; yesterday’s card, Kinane was banned from Apr. 27 to B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd; T-Sir Michael Stoute; May 4 inclusive. Stipendiary steward Jeremy Ker said, J-Kieren Fallon; £23,200. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, “The jockey made a maneuver where it ought to have £27,782. *Fifth stakes winner and second group been obvious to him that by doing so he would cause winner for sophomore sire (by Nureyev). interference. Sahara Desert was placed fifth, directly 2--Della Francesca, 121, c, 3, Danzig--La Affirmed, by behind Tumbleweed Charm and Western Verse as they Affirmed. O-Michael Tabor, Susan Magnier & Betty were the horses he interfered with. He can appeal if he Maxwell Moran; B-Brushwood Stable; £8,800. wishes, just as any jockey can against a punishment 3--Sweet Band, 121, c, 3, Dixieland Band--Sweetheart, from the racecourse stewards.” Kinane has until Mon- by Mr. Prospector. ($190,000 yrl ‘00 KEESEP). day evening to formally launch an appeal. O-Abdulla Buhaleeba; B-Robert Newlin Clay; £4,400. Margins: 2, 1 1/4, 3HF. Odds: 9-4, 11-4, 7-1. Also ran: Compton Dragon, Flat Spin (GB), Silence and TATTERSALLS New records for gross, average, p2 Rage (GB). Keeneland’s Top Filly (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 $750,000 Pulpit--Aces 2YO www.claibornefarm.com Pulpit Purchased by John C. Oxley A.P. Indy -- Preach, by Mr. Prospector TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/19/02 • PAGE 2 of 4 P S A L E S N E W S P TATTERSALLS THURSDAY TOP FIVE LOTS NEW HEIGHTS AT TATTS An amazing two days of Hip# Sex Sire Dam Price (gns) the Tattersalls Breeze-Up Sales finished last night with 171 colt Desert King (Ire) Renzola (GB) 100,000 a record turnover, despite the smallest catalogue since (65,000gns wnlg ‘00 TATDEC) 1993, beating the 2000 record by two percent. The Consigned by Kingwood Stud median of 20,000gns equalled that year's record, but Purchased by Kern/Lillingston Association the average bettered the previous high by 35.6 percent. 124 colt Hector Protector Lucca (GB) 92,000 The individual record price was shattered on Wednes- (30,000gns yrl ‘01 TATOCT) day by a 180,000gns Selkirk colt, which easily eclipsed Consigned by Oaks Farm Stables the previous best of 125,000gns. Yesterday's session Purchased by Borje Ollsen was headed by Michael Bell, who trains just a few 113 colt Mukaddamah Sabonis 80,000 hundred yards from Tattersalls. On behalf of a (17,000gns yrl ‘01 DONSEP) six-person partnership, Bell paid 100,000gns for a Consigned by Malcolm Bastard Desert King (Ire) colt consigned by Fiona Marner's Purchased by Mead, Goodbody Ltd. Kingwood Stud, on her first breeze-up venture. Amanda 122 colt Danehill Dancer (Ire) Bebe Auction (Ire) 78,000 Skiffington was underbidder on the grey, who had Consigned by Bansha House Stables breezed well under conditional Dean Corby in the morn- Purchased by J S Company Ltd. ing. "He was the only horse I bid for," said Bell. "He 128 filly Silver Hawk Flowing 78,000 Consigned by Suirview Stables was the one we wanted and will race for an existing Purchased by Keith Ottesen Bloodstock owner." Berkshire-based Swede Mikael Magnusson, paid 92,000gns for a son of Hector Protector sold by Mark Dwyer's Oaks Farm Stables. The colt will be TATTERSALLS BREEZE-UP SALES trained at Magnusson's stable by David Arbuthnot, who also conditions last year's top lot Manorson (Ire). THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002 Edmond Mahony, chairman of Tattersalls, reflected on the results of the two-day sale. "There seems little point in understanding the success of the last two days SESSION TOTALS 2002 2001 here at Park Paddocks--we have just had a remarkable No. Sold 53 59 sale," he said. "We were confident that we had a cata- Gross 1,593,500gns 1,393,200gns logue with real international appeal, but could not have Average 30,066gns 23,613gns predicted the level of trade we have experienced. The Median 20,000gns 20,000gns obvious feature of the sale has been the huge impact of the strong Japanese contingent. Our Japanese repre- CUMULATIVE TOTALS 2002 2001 sentative Naohiro Goda has worked tirelessly to pro- No. Sold 116 110 mote the Breeze-Up in Japan and the steady flow of Gross 3,925,700gns 2,577,600gns Japanese buyers at this sale in recent years have all bought well and returned in greater numbers than ever. Average 33,842gns 23,342gns The Japanese buyers have without doubt dominated Median 20,000gns 17,000gns the top end of the market, but equally encouraging for www.tattersalls.com the long term has been the domestic and European demand, again often fuelled by the race course suc- cesses of previous Breeze-Up purchases, as well as significant interest from the Gulf region and Southeast CURRENCY CONVERSIONS Asia." Unit/US$ Unit/GB£ British pound 1.44750 1.00 Euro 0.890702 0.615329 All horses in TDN Headline News and TDN American edition are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated U.S. dollar 1.00 0.690848 Of the sons of Storm Cat currently standing at stud, only one was undefeated at 2. That horse is EXPLOIT. Look for TAYLOR MADE his outstanding yearlings (859) 885-3345 at the upcoming sales. fax (859) 885-1533 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/19/02 • PAGE 3 of 4 Prix d’Hedouville cont. P R E S U L T S P A consistent performer in stakes company last year, Califet’s best win came when he was a short head Thursday, Longchamp, France victor of the Listed Prix du Grand Camp at Lyon-Parilly PRIX D’HEDOUVILLE-G3, i66,000, Longchamp, 4-18, last November. The son of Freedom Cry (GB) put up his 4yo/up, 1 1/2mT, 2:30.80, gd. best career effort to date here with a solid display to 1--@CALIFET (FR), 121, c, 4, by Freedom Cry (GB) garner a first group race win. Jockey Davy Bonilla em- 1st Dam: Sally’s Room (Fr), by Kendor (Fr) ployed patient tactics in sixth place as Sagittarius (GB) 2nd Dam: Square Room, by Dewan Keys (Sadler’s Wells) led from Ange Gabriel. The eventual 3rd Dam: Stormy Love, by Promised Land winner moved sweetly into third as the field entered the O-Mme Enriquita Garcia-Gonzalez; B-D Milin; T-Guy home straight and made his bid at the quarter-mile Cherel; J-Davy Bonilla; i33,000.