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STRONG START TO TATTERSALLS DECEMBER TOP SIX LOTS The Tattersalls December Sales was off to a strong TATTERSALLS DECEMBER YEARLINGS start in Newmarket yesterday as the one-day Yearlings Hip# Sex Sire Dam Price (gns) section realized a record average of 16,967 guineas. 141 c King of Kings (Ire) Honor To Her 105,000 The figure rose 15 percent from a year ago and 13 ($70,000 wnl ‘00 KEENOV) percent from the previous mark, set in 1998. The me- Consigned by Trickledown Stud dian was up even more sharply, rising 29 percent to Purchased by C. Gordon-Watson Bloodstock 9,000gns. The day’s top-selling lot was hip 141, a son 108 c Darshaan (GB) Calypso Run (GB) 100,000 of first-crop sire King Of Kings (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) out Consigned by Floors Stud of Honor To Her (), who was purchased for Purchased by Mr Keith Ottesen 105,000gns by C. Gordon-Watson Bloodstock. The 151 c In The Wings (GB) Shining Eyes 90,000 bay, from the Trickledown Stud consignment, is a half Consigned by Voute Sales, agent brother to French Group winner and U.S. stakes winner Savannah’s Honor and French Listed winner and Group- Purchased by John McCormack Bloodstock placed Anna’s Honor. A $70,000 Keeneland November 118 c (GB) Spit Curl 80,000 weanling, he was RNA’ed at $100,000 at Keeneland ($40,000 wnl ‘00 KEENOV) September. The colt, offered yesterday for an Consigned by Yeomanstown Stud American-based Irish syndicate, was purchased on Purchased by C. Gordon-Watson Bloodstock behalf of a new client of Newmarket trainer Ed 150 c Royal Applause (GB) Silent Indulgence 62,000 Dunlop’s Gainsborough Stables. “I like the sire--Ed has Consigned by The National Stud quite a few by King Of Kings--and it is also a good dam Purchased by Bloodhorse International Ltd. line,” Gordon-Watson said. “I thought we would have 170 f Grand Lodge Arethusa (GB) 54,000 to pay a bit more for him.” A French-bred colt by In The Consigned by Highclere Stud Wings (GB), who brought 90,000gns as the day’s third- Purchased by Anthony Stroud Bloodstock Ltd highest priced lot, will be resold during the Dec. 14 Piaget Hong Kong International Sale. Consigned by RECORD OFFERING FOR HONG KONG SALE Voute Sales, agent, he was bought by John A record total of 40 juvenile colts and geldings have McCormack, agent for the Hong Kong Jockey Club. “I been catalogued for the 2001 Piaget Hong Kong Inter- buy a few for the sale every year along with Adrian national Sale. The sale will be held Friday, Dec. 14 in Nicoll,” McCormack said. “He is by a proper sire and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, with has a bit of page to him.” The Tattersalls December bidding beginning at 5:30 p.m. Keeneland Association, Sales continue tomorrow with a four-day Foals section Inc., will once again conduct the sale. “The catalogue beginning at 3 p.m. includes 10 sons of the outstanding Coolmore stallion Danehill, along with the sons of such top sires Dynaformer, Quiet American, Desert King (Ire) and TATTERSALLS DECEMBER YEARLINGS Danasinga (Aus),” Keeneland Director of Sales MONDAY, NOV. 26, 2001 Geoffrey Russell said. “It is an absolutely splendid collection of two-year-olds and I fully believe the bid- SESSION TOTALS 2001 2000 ding for them will be very aggressive.” No. Sold 103 145 Gross 1,747,700gns 2,134,800gns You may also pick up a copy of today’s TDN at: Average 16,967gns 14,723gns Tattersalls December Sales Median 9,000gns 7,000gns

$15,000 Live Foal NTR-setting G1 winner of $1,386,302–G1 Met Mile in 1:33.2–G1 Carter in 1:21 Adena Springs Ky Inquiries to Jack Brothers WILD RUSH by Wild Again Toll Free 1-877-945-2020 Selected yearling colts brought $500,000-- $350,000–$170,000–$150,000 TDN WORLDWIDE Tuesday, November 27, 2001

HKJC DECRIES HILL’S HONG KONG ACTION GODOLPHIN SENDS THREE TO HONG KONG Despite condemnation from the Hong Kong Jockey Godolphin yesterday outlined its contenders for the Club, William Hill bookmakers announced a positive Hong Kong Invitational Series at Sha Tin Dec. 16. Multi- response to Sunday’s launching of a new fixed odds ple Group 1 winners Slickly (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}) and betting service on Hong Kong racing. David Hood, head Kutub (Ire) (In The Wings {GB}) will miss the meeting, of public relations at William Hill, commented: “With however, a three-pronged Godolphin attack will be led the globalisation of both horse racing and the betting by (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) in the G1 Hong Kong industry in recent years, an increasing demand has been Cup. The three-year-old was third in the G1 Epsom placed upon us to supply a greater range of interna- Derby and fourth in the G1 Eclipse S., before finishing tional products and Hong Kong racing sits nicely beside runner-up to Nayef (USA) in the Oct. 20 G1 Dubai the services for Dubai we established earlier this year.” Champion S. at Newmarket. He will be joined at Sha Tin by Ekraar (USA) (Red Ransom {USA}), who heads William Hill’s offering includes fixed odds for every race for the G1 Hong Kong Vase and China Visit (USA) (Red from Hong Kong this year, as well as putting up two or Ransom {USA}) who will race in the G1 Hong Kong Mile. three early price races each day. However, the HKJC yesterday reacted to the move as the latest in a series MUTAFAWEQ RETIRED Mutafaweq (USA) (Silver of “aggressive and well-funded attacks on Hong Kong Hawk {USA}--The Caretaker {Ire}, by Caerleon {USA}) betting revenues,” stating that they, “paint a clear has been retired from racing and will stand his first picture as to why Hong Kong must move quickly to season at stud at Wood Farm Stud in Shropshire, Eng- amend the existing Gambling Ordinance.” That ordi- land, according to Racing Post. The five-year-old stal- nance, which the HKJC says has “grey areas,” which, lion won the 1999 English St Leger, as well as the “are being exploited by these and other operators to the 2000 G1 Deutschland Preis and GI Canadian Interna- detriment of the Hong Kong community.” They are tional and 2001 G1 Coronation Cup. Mutafaweq will calling for the enactment of the Gambling (Amendment) stand for £2,500. “It’s very exciting to get such a Bill 2000 which will eradicate “unlimited, unregulated good-looking horse who will appeal to all types of and uncontrolled gambling,” and therefore discourage breeders,” Bill Bromley, owner of Wood Farm Stud, told “crime and social problems often associated with this the Racing Post. “There is a shortage of first-season form of gambling.” The statement went on: “Last year, sires around in Britain this year and I think we’ve set the Hong Kong Jockey Club contributed more than him at a very favourable price for breeders.” HK$1 billion to Hong Kong charities and good causes, and some 10 percent of all Hong Kong tax revenues. H F R A N C E H Illegal and unauthorised offshore bookmakers contrib- uted nothing to the community and they siphoned off Tuesday, Saint-Cloud, post time: 3:20 p.m. betting dollars that would have otherwise generated PRIX PETITE ETOILE-Listed, FF260,000, 3yo, f, 1 5/16mT valuable community assets through the regulated pool. SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT During a time of economic downturn, Hong Kong must 1 14 Shamdara (Ire) Dr Devious (Ire) de Royer-Dupre 128 do whatever is required to protect its community as- 2 12 Alta Lena (Fr) Alzao (USA) Lellouche 128 sets. The revenue generated by regulated gambling 3 5 Esyoueffcee (Ire) Alzao (USA) M Easterby 128 supports many charitable activities while helping to 4 7 Inchiri (GB) Sadler's Wells (USA) Butler 128 preserve Hong Kong's low tax rates. This resource is at 5 2 Reine Zao (Fr) Alzao (USA) de Roualle 128 6 10 Taraza (Ire) Darshaan (GB) Oxx 123 risk.” Hood responded: “At this time, we have no inten- 7 6 Mount Elbrus (GB) Barathea (Ire) Gosden 123 tion of offering Tote prices or the exotic bets and we 8 13 Blanchelande (Ire) Subotica (Fr) Bollack-Badel 123 have a maximum win limit of £100,000 per client/per 9 9 Maid Of Dawkins (Ire) Kendor (Fr) Gibson 123 day, so it is unlikely to impact upon the HKJC turnover. 10 8 Texalouna (Fr) Kaldoun (Fr) de Roualle 123 We are merely responding to the demands of some of 11 11 Only The Lonely (Fr) Bering (GB) Oxx 123 our European-based clients, who own horses in Hong 12 4 Head Office (Fr) Sanglamore (USA) Rob Collet 123 Kong but have no access to the pools and want a small 13 3 Memoire (Fr) Sadler's Wells (USA) Lellouche 123 interest in their runners.” 14 1 Sarabande (USA) (USA) Lellouche 123 TDN P WORLDWIDE • 11/27/01 • PAGE 2 of 3

(French report cont.) Yesterday’s Results: H B R I T A I N H 1.15 Maisons-Laffitte, Prix Cortland (Mdn), FF98,000, Yesterday’s Results: unraced 2yo, 7 1/2fT, 1:44.10, vhy. 2.10 Southwell, betdirect.co.uk Novice S. (Cond) Class +MARCHE DE PAIX (FR) (f, 2, Marchand De Sable D), £5,310, 2yo, 7f (AWT), 1:30.50, stn. {USA}--Here And Now {Fr}, by Exit To Nowhere LAPADAR (IRE) (f, 2, Woodborough {USA}--Indescent {USA}), a 9-2 chance, tracked the leaders in sixth as Blue {GB}, by Bluebird {USA}), a 10-1 chance, was Suffian (GB) (Marju {Ire}) led, but made progress with positioned in third as Denmark (Ire) (Danehill {Ire}) led two furlongs to go. She was ridden to the front ap- and still moved smoothly as the field turned for home. proaching the final eighth and kept on in good style to He was ridden into the lead at the two-furlong pole and safely hold Vassiana (Fr) (Anabaa {USA}) by a length. was driven out in the closing stages to safely account Lifetime Record: 1 start, 1 win, FF49,000. for Flaming Spirt (GB) (Blushing Flame {USA}) by two O/B-Ecurie Fabien Ouaki; T-Jean-Marie Beguigne; lengths. Lifetime Record: 9-2-1-2, £7,676. J-Olivier Placais. O-P Lonsdale; B-J Reid; T-John Weymes; J-K Dalgleish.

12.40 Southwell, Hire A Private Box At Southwell H H O N G K O N G H Maiden S. (Class D) (Div 1), £4,180, 3yo/up, 1 1/2m EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS: (AWT), 2:43.90, stn. Precision (Fr), c, 3, Anabaa (USA)--Stop Fiddling (Ire), SHOWPIECE (GB) (c, 3, {USA}--Hawayah {Ire}, by Welsh Term (Ire). Sha Tin, 11-25, handicap, by Shareef Dancer {USA}), the 10-11 favourite, was 1400mT. B-Mme Henri Devin. *Formerly Anabar. reserved off the front rank as Port Natal (Ire) (Selkirk **FF750,000 yrl ‘99 DEAAUG. {USA}) but took closer order just after halfway. He was Energetic Prince (GB), c, 4, Pursuit of Love (USA)--Song ridden to the front at the quarter-mile marker, wandered slightly under pressure approaching the final furlong but of Years (Ire) (SP-Eng), by Shareef Dancer (USA). Sha kept on well to win by an easy nine lengths. Lifetime Tin, 11-25, handicap, 1400mT. B-Sentinal Bloodstock Record: 5-1-1-0, £4,181. & Wong Chung Mat. *Formerly Lover’s Song. O-Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd; B-Miss M E Fat Choy Together (GB), g, 8, Groom Dancer (USA)-- Gibbon; T-William Haggas; J-Martin Dwyer. Chiefs Quest (USA), by Chief’s Crown (USA). Sha Tin, 11-25, handicap, 2000mT. B-Floors Farming. 1.40 Southwell, Hire A Private Box At Southwell Maiden S. (Class D) (Div 2), £4,180, 3yo/up, 1 1/2m H U N I T E D A R A B E M I R A T E S (AWT), 2:38.90, stn. BAHAMIAN RHAPSODY (IRE) (f, 3, Fairy King {USA}-- Lupescu {GB} {SW & GSP-Eng}, by Dixieland Band EUROPEAN-BRED WINNER: {USA}), the 13-8 second choice, raced third in the early Steve’s Hot (GB), g, 5, (GB)--Flammable (Ire), stages as Miss Devious (Ire) (Dr Devious {Ire}) led but by Prince Rupert (Fr). Abu Dhabi, 11-25, handicap, upped the tempo when sent to the front at halfway. 2200mT. O-Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed al Mualla; She was ridden along from the quarter-mile marker, B-Walter Grubmuller; T-A Smith; J-W Smith. was clear at the distance and was eased close home to beat Force Four (USA) (Gulch {USA}) by a decisive TDN Worldwide Today ...... 3 pages eight lengths. Lifetime Record: 11-1-3-1, £7,290. O/B-Lucayan Stud; T-Sean Woods; J-George Duffield. TDN P WORLDWIDE • 11/27/01 • PAGE 3 of 3

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EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS IN JAPAN: +Marche De Paix (Fr), f, 2, Marchand De Sable (USA)-- Taiki Magnum (Ire), c, 4, Namaqualand (USA)--Almond Here And Now (Fr), by Exit To Nowhere (USA). Flower (Ire) (SP-Ire), by Alzao (USA). Kyoto, 11-24, Maisons-Laffitte, France, 11-26, Prix Cortland (Mdn), Plate Race, 7fT. Lifetime Record: 16-3-1-1, unraced 2yo, 7 1/2fT, FF49,000 to winner. B-Ecurie $334,113. O-Taiki Farm; B-Mrs S O'Riordan; Fabien Ouaki. T-Takayuki Yasuda. *Ir34,000gns yrl ‘98 GOFOCT. Bahamian Rhapsody (Ire), f, 3, Fairy King (USA)-- Proudwings (Ger), m, 5, Dashing Blade (GB)--Peraja (Fr), Lupescu (GB) (SW & GSP-Eng), by Dixieland Band by Kaiseradler (Ger). Tokyo, 11-25, Capital S., 8f. (USA). Southwell, Britain, 11-26, Hire A Private Box Lifetime Record: 20-10-4-2, $392,177. O- At Southwell Maiden S. (Class D) (Div 2), 3yo/up, Breeding; B-Dr R Wilhelms; T-Ralf Suerland. *Hwt. 1 1/2m (AWT), £2,926 to winner. B-Lucayan Stud. Older Mare at 7.5-9f-Ger & Ity, GSW-Ity, Fr, Eng, Showpiece (GB), c, 3, Selkirk (USA)--Hawayah (Ire), by GSP-Ger. Shareef Dancer (USA). Southwell, Britain, 11-26, Hire A Private Box At Southwell Maiden S. (Class D) (Div 1), 3yo/up, 1 1/2m (AWT), £2,926 to winner. B-Miss H U.S. P R E M I E R E S H M E Gibbon. *25,000gns wnlg ‘98 TATDEC; FF500,000 yrl ‘99 DEAAUG. Yesterday at Hollywood Park: 5th Race, Matriarch S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT LETHALS LADY (GB) (f, 3, Rudimentary--Madiyla {Ire}, 2001 EMIRATES WORLD SERIES RANKINGS by Darshaan {GB}) raced with the pace from the start Through the Nov. 25 Japan Cup and held onto the runner-up spot in a driving finish at odds of 20-1. HORSE Pts O-Ecurie Vallin; B-Bloomsburry Stud; T-R Collet. (USA) 30 Galileo (Ire) 19 BALDWINA (FR) (f, 3, Pistolet Bleu {Ire}--Balioka {Fr}, Sakhee (USA) 18 by Tourangeau {Fr}) broke slowly and trailed the field Silvano (Ger) 15 early. She never made an impact and ran 10th. Captain Steve (USA) 12 O-Gary Tanaka; B/T-Francois Rohaut. Jungle Pocket (Jpn) 12 Morshdi (GB) 12 BOISMORAND (FR) (m, 5, Sheikh Albadou {GB}-- Mutamam (GB) 12 Coupoule {USA}, by Vaguely Noble {GB}) was well Northerly (USA) 12 back early and failed to menance, finishing eighth. Tiznow (USA) 12 O-M Clifford; B-M3 Elevage; T-Francois Mathet. Paolini (Ger) 9 Hap (USA) 8 7th Race, Hollywood Derby-GI, $500,000, 3yo, Hightori (Fr) 8 1 1/8mT Milan (USA) 8 HOMELAND (FR) (c, 3, Highest Honor {Fr}--Hint of Aquarelliste (Fr) 6 Silver {USA}, by Alysheba {USA}) chased the paceset- Boreal (Ger) 6 ters before tiring to 11th. T M Opera O (Jpn) 6 O-Gary Tanaka; B-Skymarc Farm; T-Francois Rohaut. To The Victory (Jpn) 6 Sunline (NZ) 6 DENON (USA) (c, 3, Pleasant Colony {USA}--Aviance {Ire}, by Northfields {USA}) saved ground, moved out NEXT RACE: Dec. 16 Hong Kong Cup for the stretch run and pulled off to a one-length tri- umph. O/B-Flaxman Holdings; T-Robert . TDN Worldwide Today ...... 3 pages

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AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN UAE: I E A S T I Ocean Ruler, g, 5, Mt. Livermore--Silken Ripples, by Roberto. Abu Dhabi, 11-25, handicap, 1600mT. Yesterday’s Results: O-Sheikh Saeed bin Mohammed al Maktoum; SOLO HAINA H., $34,010, CRC, 11-26, 3yo/up, f/m, B-Gainesway Ltd; T-N Robb. 1 1/8mT, 1:48, fm. *$375,000 yrl ‘97 FTSAUG. **1/2 to Smooth 1--VEIL OF AVALON, 118, f, 4, Thunder Gulch--Wind in Runner (Local Talent), GSW & GISP, $402,963; and Her Hair (Ire) (Hwt. Older Mare-Ger at 11-14f, Daiwa Ripples (Gone West), SP-Jpn, $369,068; full G1SW-Ger, MSW & MG1SP-GB, $311,770), by to Hidden Assets, GSW, $298,313. Alzao. ($356,800 yrl ‘98 TATHOU). O-Newsome John F; B-Orpendale & Barronstown Stud (KY); AMERICAN-BRED WINNERS IN JAPAN: T-Christophe Clement; J-R R Douglas; $20,406. Beneficial, c, 2, Forest Wildcat--Princess Cashtime, by Lifetime Record: MGSP-US, MSP-GB, 17-6-4-3, Superoyale. Chukyo, 11-25, Novice Race, 5f. Lifetime $226,468. Record: 2-1-0-0, $41,129. O-Koji Maeda; B-Connie 2--On the Horizon, 114, m, 5, Lord Avie--She'll Be Scherr; T-Yoshihito Dazai. *$130,000 yrl ‘00 Mine, by Fichte. $6,802. TEXAUG; $300,000 2yo ‘01 FTFFEB. **Broke from 3--Great Fever (Fr), 113, f, 4, Kaldoun (Fr)--My Great the inside, rated patiently down the backstretch, Hope (GB), by Simply Great (Fr). ($33,040 yrl ‘98 gained the lead with ease a furlong from home and DEAAUG). $3,742. went on to score by a neck. Margins: 1HF, NK, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.40, 16.60, 9.00. Machikane Otonikike, c, 2, Gulch--Surprising Fact Veil Of Avalon, who started her career in Britain, (GSW, $190,516), by Known Fact. Kyoto, 11-24, ended her cross-Atlantic campaign with back-to-back Maiden Race, 6f. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $48,387. second-place finishes in Listed company in September O-Masuo Hosokawa; B-G W Humphrey Jr & W S of 2000. Given a six-month break before starting off on Farish; T-Hidekazu Asami. *$40,000 yrl ‘00 KEESEP; her American expedition, the bay since has been on the $70,000 2yo ‘01 BESMAR. **Raced in third position board in five of her six stateside starts, winning an early, then rallied in deep stretch to post a two-length allowance race at Belmont in May and another at victory. Saratoga in August. She sandwiched a close-up third- Vingt Presto Swan, c, 2, Hennessy--Real Jenny (MSP), place finish in the June 9 GIII Just A Game Breeders’ by Valid Appeal. Kyoto, 11-24, Maiden Race, 7fT. Cup H. at Belmont between her allowance scores and, Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $48,387. O-Toyomitsu trying graded company again in her latest, was third in Hirai; B-J R Gaines Thoroughbreds & Tom Van Meter; the Oct. 5 GII WinStar Galaxy S. at Keeneland. Odds-on T-T Setoguchi. *1/2 to Doyouseewhatisee (Barachois), to get her first stakes win here, the Tattersalls sales MSW & GSP, $436,817; Ifyoucouldseemenow yearling was rated off a steady pace, closed while (Tunerup), MGSW & GISP, $475,572; saving ground on the far turn, switched to the outside NowI’veseenitall (Exuberant), SW & GSP, $147,736. to go after the leaders in the stretch and took over at **$190,000 wnlg ‘99 KEENOV; $270,000 yrl ‘00 the eighth pole before edging clear. KEESEP; $325,000 2yo ‘01 KEEAPR. Gaily Phantom, c, 2, --Gaily Sheena (Jpn), by Gallop Dyna (Jpn). Chukyo, 11-25, Tsuwabuki I F O R E I G N I Sho, 6fT. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $150,645. O-Tokyo Thoroughbred Bureau; B-Mitsuo Haga; AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN FRANCE: T-Akio Tsurudome. *Broke quickly and made all the Camerino, c, 3, Gone West--Chinese Empress (SW & running en route to a 2 1/2-length win. GSP, $163,814), by Nijinsky II. Maisons-Laffitte, American-bred Winners in Japan cont. p2 11-26, Prix des Alluets (Claiming), 3yo, 1 5/16mT, $8,051 to winner. O-Stall Weissenhof; B-Georgia E TDN TODAY Hofmann; T-Christian von der Recke. *$85,000 yrl American ...... 3 pages ‘99 KEEJUL. Keeneland’s January 7-10 Horses of All Ages Sale Whether you’re interested in racing or breeding, excellent opportunities abound at Keeneland in January. There is a superb selection of yearlings, two- year-olds, broodmares, broodmare prospects and horses in training. Make (800) 456-3412 www.keeneland.com plans now to attend. Sessions begin at 10:00 a.m daily. TDN P AMERICAN • 11/27/01 • PAGE 2 of 4

American-bred Winners in Japan cont. Survivor Call, h, 6, --Belonging (SW, Cronos City, c, 2, Phone Trick--Tasha Lanae, by Air $148,490), by Exclusive Native. Chukyo, 11-25, Forbes Won. Kyoto, 11-25, Novice Race, 6f. Lifetime Plate Race, 8.5f. Lifetime Record: 38-3-2-4, Record: 4-1-1-0, $63,468. O-Yushun Horse Club; $311,452 O-Yoshiya Iida; B-Joseph & William B-Curtis C Green; T-Shozo Sasaki. *1/2 to Sergeant Stavola Inc; T-Hidetaka Tadokoro. *1/2 to Belong To Stroh (Desert Wine), SW & GSP, $320,429; High Me (), MGSW, $261,166. **$325,000 yrl ‘96 Tech Friend (Incinderator), GSW, $291,865. **Sent KEEJUL; $460,000 2yo ‘97 FTFFEB. off the favorite, he raced in fourth early, challenged entering the stretch and showed grit late to win by a JAPANESE WINNERS BY AMERICAN-BASED SIRES: nose. “He is still green, but he has quite a bit of T M Harbor (Jpn), f, 2, Boston Harbor--Secrets Told, by scope,” said jockey Shoichi Kawahara. Alydar. Kyoto, 11-24, Novice Race, 6fT. Lifetime Ghost Suzuka, c, 2, Silver Ghost--Be Prepared, by Record: 4-1-0-0, $45,968. O-Masatsugu Takezono; Broad Brush. Tokyo, 11-25, Novice Race, 8f. Lifetime B-Saito Stud; T-Masaru Fukushima. *1/2 to Castelli Record: 3-1-2-0, $78,839. O-Keiji Nagai; B-Edward Secrets (Leo Castelli), SP, $305,404. P. Evans; T-Mitsuru Hashida. *$275,000 yrl ‘00 Bamboo Yukihime (Jpn), m, 5, Gulch--Somnifere, by FTSAUG. **Broke sharply and was quickly in front to Nijinsky II. Kyoto, 11-24, Maruyama Tokubetsy, 6f. establish the early pace, maintained his advantage Lifetime Record: 13-5-0-4, $415,484. O/B-Bamboo throughout and won by six lengths. “He is a horse Farm; T-Keiji Kato. with a lot of potential,” said jockey Yutaka Take. Wonder Walker, c, 3, Foxhound--Fate Intervened, by AMERICAN-BRED WINNERS IN HONG KONG: Raise a Native. Chukyo, 11-25, Korankei Tokubetsu, Electronic Unicorn, g, 5, Housebuster--Lilac Garden, by 8.5f. Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-0, $251,613. Roberto. Sha Tin, 11-25, handicap, 1600mT. O-Nobuyuki Yamamoto; B-Caper Hill Farm Inc; B-Foxfield. *1/2 to Blushing K.D. (Blushing John), T-Masazo Ryoke. *$12,500 wnlg ‘98 FTKNOV. GISW, $918,900. **MSP-HK. ***$200,000 yrl ‘97 **Broke from the inside and settled in fourth early. KEESEP. Had trouble with the kickback during the middle of Northern Flyer, h, 6, Theatrical (Ire)--Avie Jane (GSW, the race, but rallied gamely when switched to the $314,909), by Lord Avie. Sha Tin, 11-25, handicap, outside to get up for a 3/4-length score. 1600mT. B-Eaton, Gorsky & Lyons. *$155,000 yrl Toyo Washington, c, 3, Known Fact--Celtic Mist, by ‘96 KEESEP. Silent Screen. Tokyo, 11-24, Plate Race, 6f. Lifetime Record: 13-3-3-0, $277,419. O-Toyo Club; B-Robert F Proctor; T-Kiyoshi Hagiwara. *$115,000 yrl ‘99 I M I D W E S T I KEESEP; $525,000 2yo ‘00 BESMAR. **After breaking from the rail under jockey Olivier Peslier, he Yesterday’s Results: easily grabbed the lead and drew clear to a 2nd-FGX, $30,000, Msw, 2yo, c/g, 1m (off turf), 1:39 three-length victory. 2/5, ft. Stand On End, f, 4, End Sweep--Delaware Country, by BOB'S IMAGE (c, 2, Halo's Image--Gray Flannel P J's, Pancho Villa. Kyoto, 11-25, Kibune S., 7f. Lifetime by Darn That Alarm) started out his career with a pair Record: 20-6-1-2, $652,581. O-Kazuko Yoshida; B-H of uninspired fifth-place finishes, most recently at Chur- T Mangurian Jr; T-Hiroyuki Nagahama. *$60,000 yrl chill Downs Nov. 7 while contesting two turns for the ‘98 OBSAUG; $350,000 2yo ‘99 BESMAR. **Settled first time. The 2-1 second choice off that effort, he in mid-pack early, responded when asked in the broke sharply, hustled to take an uncontested early stretch and showed a good turn of foot to capture lead, held a comfortable four-length advantage a fur- the lead and hold on by a neck. long out and continued to widen the margin, scoring by Veracruz, c, 4, Salt Lake--C'Est Moi Cheri, by Don B. nine lengths. The $40,000 OBSAUG yearling and Chukyo, 11-24, Plate Race, 5f. Lifetime Record: $65,000 OBSFEB two-year-old purchase is the 10th 11-3-0-0, $175,000. O-Teruya Yoshida; B-James M winner for his freshman sire (by Halo). Lifetime Record: Herbener Jr; T-Noriaki Tsubo. *1/2 to C. Sam Maggio 3-1-0-0, $20,235. (Dimaggio), MSW & GSP, $464,360. **$100,000 O-West Point Thoroughbreds. B-Four Horsemen's Ranch wnlg ‘97 KEENOV. (FL). T-Dallas Stewart. TDN P AMERICAN • 11/27/01 • PAGE 3 of 4

Midwest Report cont. p3 22-6-4-3, $73,805. O-Adam Russo. B-Hermitage Farm Midwest Report cont. LLC (KY). T-Scott A Lake. 6th-FGX, $30,000, Msw, 2yo, c/g, 1m (off turf), 1:39 MAIDEN WINNERS: 3/5, ft. +Forty Nine Deeds, c, 2, Alydeed--Abrade, by Mr. +FORTY NINE DEEDS (c, 2, Alydeed--Abrade, by Mr. Prospector. FGX, 11-26, 1m (off turf), 1:39 3/5. Prospector), a $10,000 KEESEP yearling, was 4-1 mak- B-Claiborne Farm (Ky). *$10,000 yrl '00 KEESEP. ing his debut in this off-the-turf affair. The bay rallied Closing Derby, c, 2, Derby Wish--Gaining Ground, by from off the pace to take the lead at the top of the Mr. Leader. DED, 11-25, (S), 6 1/2f, 1:24 2/5. lane, driving past front-running Mystic Salse (GB) B-John Franks (La). (Salse) for a one-length tally. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, Bob's Image, c, 2, Halo's Image--Gray Flannel P J's, by $18,000. Darn That Alarm. FGX, 11-26, 1m (off turf), 1:39 2/5. O-K Asmussen. B-Claiborne Farm (KY). T-S Asmussen. B-Four Horsemen's Ranch (Fl). *$40,000 yrl '00 OBSAUG; $65,000 2yo 2001 OBSFEB. **10th win- ner for freshman sire (by Halo). B R E E D E R S’ Premierily, c, 2, Premiership--Lace Fan, by Lear Fan. MNR, 11-25, 6f, 1:14 2/5. B-Merideth D Bret (In). E D I T I O N *$7,500 2yo 2001 OBSAPR. Ruby Red Slippers, f, 2, Rubiano--' Dear Deby, by ALLOWANCE RESULTS: Kris S. FGX, 11-26, (C), 1 1/16m, 1:48 4/5. B-Mt 9th-FGX, $36,000, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10 3/5, ft. Brilliant Farm LLC (Ky). EXEMPLARY (c, 3, Tactical Advantage--Silver Nova, by Irish Magic, f, 2, Saratoga Six--Sterling Advice, by Silver Buck) Lifetime Record: 11-4-0-1, $47,410. Good O-Michele Rodriguez. B-Jeff Feins (FL). T-T Young. Counsel. HOO, 11-25, (S), 6f, 1:16 1/5. B-M Brunner (In). *Full to Tactical Move, SW, $103,518. Island Skipper, c, 2, Skip Trial--Island Maid, by Coastal. CRC, 11-26, (C), 7f, 1:26 3/5. B-Tom Niblet (Fl). 9th-PHA, $27,280, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:17 1/5, sy. *1/2 to Country Isle (Country Pine), MSW, HUNT GOLD (c, 3, Texas City--This Is Insane, by Our $226,430. Michael) Lifetime Record: SW, 16-4-3-4, $110,706. O-H Magical Cause, f, 3, Cause for Pause--Old Lady Magic, Casson. B-G Herzberger III & L Herzberger (PA). T-A Velazquez. by Blue Grass Magic. DED, 11-25, 5f, 1:01. B-Honore & Richard Tate (La). 10th-HOO, $23,000, (S), 11-25, 3/up, f/m, 6f, 1:14 4/5, gd. Queen De, f, 3, Foolish Macduff--Ivi De, by Jacques INDY MAGIC (f, 3, Chief Honcho--Cherry Lil, by Lil Who. SUF, 11-26, 6f, 1:15 2/5. B-Adel Salim (Ma). Tyler) Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $35,010. Alternate Route, c, 3, Jade Hunter--Rosa, by Straw- O/B/T-Shannon M Shepherd (IN). berry Road (Aus). FGX, 11-26, 1 1/16m (off turf), 1:46 7th-MNR, $22,700, 11-25, 2&3yo, 6f, 1:11 2/5, my. 2/5. B-Allen E Paulson (Ky). PENTHIUM (c, 3, Pentelicus--Trithenia, by Gold Merid- Card Sound, f, 3, Press Card--Ad Here, by Temperence ian) Lifetime Record: 16-2-3-4, $48,484. O-Penthium Hill. PHA, 11-26, (C), 6f, 1:13 1/5. B-J Robert Harris Syndicate. B-Scott & Diane Dudley (FL). T-M Pappada. Jr (Md). *$5,000 yrl '99 FTMOCT.

8th-PHA, $20,880, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:46 2/5, sy. SKIP ON (c, 4, Skip Trial--With Gratitude {MSP, $166,839}, by Plugged Nickle) Lifetime Record: FRESHMAN FOCUS Kurofune, Left Bank, Yonaguska, Forest Secrets, Mountain Rage, Repent, Smok’n Frolic, Ubiquity . . . A graded stakes spree over Thanksgiving for these 8

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P EDIGREE INSIGHTS Nijinsky's Best bred the high-class turf horse Yagli, a winner of three Grade Is in ‘99, while Show Lady is the BY ANDREW CAULFIELD second dam of the Australian Group 1 winners Hurri- cane Sky and Umatilla. Blush With Pride, for her part, Sunday, Hollywood Park has produced three Group/Graded winners and the best HOLLYWOOD DERBY-GI, $500,000, HOL, 11-25, 3yo, may yet be to come in the shape of her two-year-old 1 1/8mT, 1:49 1/5, yl. Maryinsky. This Sadler's Wells filly raced like a future 1--sDENON, 122, c, 3, by Pleasant Colony Classic performer when second in the G1 Fillies' Mile in 1st Dam: Aviance (Ire) (G1SW-Ire), by Northfields September. Another member of this family went close 2nd Dam: Minnie Hauk, by Sir Ivor to winning another of Europe's Group 1 juvenile con- 3rd Dam: Best In Show, by Traffic Judge tests when Castle Gandolfo--a colt out of a sister to El Gran Senor--was second in the Criterium de O-Flaxman Holdings Ltd & Gann; B-Flaxman Holdings, Saint-Cloud. Ltd (KY); T-Robert Frankel; J-C J McCarron; However, the two daughters I'm focusing on here are $300,000. Lifetime Record: GSW & MG1SP-Fr, the sisters Monroe and Minnie Hauk. Monroe's greatest 7-3-1-2, $396,716. *1/2 to Chimes of Freedom achievement has to be her colt Xaar, who was (Private Account), G1SW-Eng & Ire, $503,431; Im- rated Europe's best juvenile by a margin of eight perfect Circle (Riverman), SW & G1SP-Eng, pounds in 1997, but she also numbers the French $117,448; and Piquetnol (Private Account), G1SP-Fr. Group 3 winner Diese among her three Group winners. Diese is keeping up the good work, her second foal As a racemare, Best In Show didn't quite live up to being the high-class Nureyev horse Senure, a dual her ambitious name, winning nothing more important Grade I winner on turf this year. Diese's third foal, the than the Comely S. in 27 appearances. Everyone, fast Danzig horse Speak In Passing, has also done well though, would agree that this daughter of Traffic Judge this year and would have landed Friday's GIII Holly- has thoroughly merited her title from the moment she wood Turf Express H. except for Swept Overboard's made her debut at stud in 1969. late lunge to victory. By 1982, Best In Show was being voted Broodmare Minnie Hauk has contributed to the family's fame by of the Year, thanks to her daughter Blush With Pride, producing two Group 1 winners to sons of Northern who won the Santa Susana S. and Kentucky Oaks to Dancer. To Sadler's Wells she produced Chief Con- become her dam's fourth individual Group/Graded win- tender, a good long-distance performer, and Aviance, a ner. Best In Show's award also no doubt reflected the Northfields filly who easily won the G1 Heinz “57” achievements of Best In Show's unraced first foal, the Phoenix S. in 1984. Predictably for this family, Aviance immediately made a big impact as a broodmare, her Buckpasser mare Sex Appeal, who had already been first three daughters being the Private Account filly represented by one champion, Try My Best, and was Chimes of Freedom, who won Group 1s at two and soon to be represented by another in El Gran Senor. three; the Riverman mare Imperfect Circle, runner-up in Move the story on nearly 20 years and Best In the G1 Cheveley Park S.; and Chimes of Freedom's Show's family looks even more exceptional, thanks to sister Piquetnol, second in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac. the broodmare exploits of six of her 11 daughters. In By a strange coincidence, the ex-European contend- addition to Sex Appeal and Blush With Pride, they in- ers for the GI Hollywood Derby included Denon, who cluded the fast Sir Ivor fillies Monroe and Minnie Hauk, had become the first son of Aviance to win a Group their unraced sister Show Lady and the unraced race when he took the G3 in Nijinsky filly Nijinsky's Best. April, and Chimes of Freedom's son Aldebaran. The pair TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/27/01 • PAGE 3 of 4 finished first and third, with Denon winning in the style by Valid Appeal. ($70,000 yrl ‘95 KEESEP; $280,000 of colt with a very bright future in America's top turf 2yo ‘96 BESMAR). O-Makota Kaneko. B-D C Kem. prizes. Margins: 3/4, 2, 4. Odds: 20.20, 4.90, 1.20. R E S U L T S Wednesday, Nov. 21, Monbetsu, Japan P P HOKKAIDO NISAI YUSHUN-G3-NAR, 2yo, 1800m, 1:56.8, gd. Saturday, Kyoto, Japan 1--FESTIVAL (JPN), 119, f, 2, by Assatis KEIHAN HAI-G3-JRA, ¥81,800,000, Kyoto, 11-24, 1st Dam: North Cape (Jpn), by Crowned Prince 3yo/up, 1800mT, 1:45.6, fm. 2nd Dam: E Grand (Jpn), by Venture VII (GB) 1--TENZAN SEIZA (JPN), 121, c, 3, by Tony Bin (Ire) 3rd Dam: Amaritude (GB), by Gratitude (GB) 1st Dam: Casey (GB), by Caerleon O/B-Grand Farm; T-K Ito; J-Jiro Ono; ¥30,000,000. 2nd Dam: Kiss (GB), by Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, ¥63,000,000. 3rd Dam: Miss Petard (GB), by Petingo (GB) 2--Principal River (Jpn), 121, c, 2, (GB)-- O-Saburo Hirano; B-Taihoku Stud Co Ltd; T-H Principal Margot (Jpn), by Hector Protector. O-Teruya Fujiwara; J-H Shii; ¥43,000,000. Lifetime Record: Yoshida; B-Shadai Farm. 11-3-1-1, ¥110,227,000. 3--Win Message (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Winning Ticket (Jpn)-- 2--Ramses Road (Jpn), 115, c, 3, Lammtarra-- Daiwa Lady (Jpn), by Northerly. O-Akihiko Marubutsu Megumi (Jpn), by Brian’s Time. O-T Yamaguchi; B-Nobuhiro Numashima. Osawa; B-Kenichi Matsuda; ¥17,000,000. Margins: NK, NK, 3. Odds: 1.30, 82.80, 18.00. 3--Ibuki Government (Jpn), 127, h, 5, Commander In Chief (GB)--Rosita (Jpn), by Mill George. O-Ibuki; Pedigree Insights cont. B-Takase Bokujo; ¥11,000,000. The Hollywood Derby isn't the only indication that Margins: NK, 1HF, NK. Odds: 4.50, 25.40, 3.20. this branch of the Best In Show family is still going Tenzan Seiza won the G2 Kyoto Shimbun Hai May 4, from strength to strength. Piquetnol's Storm Cat filly but went to the shelf following a sixth-place finish Dietrich, a $2,000,000 yearling purchase, has won two behind subsequent Japan Cup hero Jungle Pocket (Jpn) of Europe's leading five-furlong events this year and in the G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) May 27. The Imperfect Circle's son Spinning World is busily signal- chestnut returned to action with a ninth in the G2 Kobe ling that he is going to be every bit as effective as a Shimbun Hai Sept. 23 and was coming into this off a stallion as he was as a racehorse--and he was very ninth in the G1 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) over good indeed at around a mile. 3000 meters Oct. 21. Cutting back to a more suitable Spinning World, who shares the same sire, Nureyev, distance for this, he was sent off the third choice in the field of 18. Settled in midpack early, he advanced turn- as Senure, brought his career to a fitting climax when ing for home, took command in deep stretch and held he won the 1997 GI Breeders' Cup Mile. He promptly off Ramses Road for the victory. took up residence at Ashford Stud, siring a first crop of over 120 foals. Even allowing for the size of this crop, Friday, Kasamatsu, Japan he has made a very encouraging start, with 15 individ- ZENNIHON THOROUGHBRED CUP-G3-Jpn, Kasamatsu, ual winners headed by the Group-winning Quad's Mel- 11-23, 3yo/up, 1400m, 1:25 3/5, gd. ody, the Listed winner Chan Chan and the very talented 1--#@GOLD PROOF (JPN), 121, h, 6, by Gold Ret (Jpn) Tendulkar, who very nearly won the G1 Dewhurst S., 1st Dam: Sun Woman (Jpn), by Floribunda (GB) Spinning World's interesting prospects also include King 2nd Dam: Sun Venus (Jpn), by Sunproof (Fr) of Happiness, who won a lot of admirers when he 3rd Dam: Shinobue, by *King’s Abbey made a winning debut in England in August, and Spin- O-Masamichi Kondo; B-Norio Hara; T-Katsuyuki ning Tales, who handled the dirt very well when he Imazu. J-Hidetoshi Kawabata; ¥30,000,000. Lifetime scored recently at Aqueduct. Record: 39-14-7-6, ¥140,980,000. By Ashford's standards, Spinning World wasn't in 2--Mambo Twist, 123, h, 6, --Lotka, by huge demand early this year, after his return from a Danzig. ($525,000 yrl ‘96 KEEJUL). O-Genichiro season in Japan. His 84-mare book was less than half Tahara. B-Calumet Farm. the size of some of his stud companions' totals, but 3--Broad Appeal, 119, m, 7, Broad Brush--Valid Allure, you can be sure that he'll be extremely busy once again The highest Beyer in 2001 is 123. In 1997, Formal Gold ran three consecutive Beyers of 126, 124 & 125. Graham J. Beck, President Inquiries: Michael Hernon FORMAL GOLD 859-293-2676 Fax 859-299-9371 Eight 1st Crop yearlings sold for $100,000 to $300,000. 2002 Fee: $15,000 LF. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/27/01 • PAGE 4 of 4 now that he has been transferred to Coolmore in Ire- land. He is, after all, a top-class representative of one the world's best families.