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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here TATTS YEARLING TRADE ENDS ON A HIGH NYSGC APPROVES NEW DRUG RULES by Emma Berry The New York State Gaming Commission Lope De Vega (Ire) is leading all European freshmen unanimously approved an extensive set of medication sires on the track, and a member of his second crop rules which establish threshold limits for 24 therapeutic headed the final session of yearlings to go through the medications and restrict the use of three corticosteroids ring at Tattersalls in 2014 when selling for 325,000gns in racehorses during a meeting Monday. The rules, (US$535,941), the highest price at the December modeled on uniform medication Yearling Sale since 2006. rules developed by the Though nowhere near as prominent as the behemoth Association of Racing that is the October Yearling Sale, this end-of-year Commissioners International, are auction has nevertheless been responsible for a decent expected to take effect Jan. 1. number of high-class They were first introduced to the graduates, including commission last November and this year=s G1 Haydock bring New York regulations into Sprint Cup winner line with other states which have Christopher Kay G Force (Ire) (Tamayuz implemented the MidAtlantic {GB}) and Blazing Uniform Medication Program. Speed (GB) (Dylan Officials from the New York Racing Association were Thomas {Ire}), who quick to applaud the new measures. added the G2 Jockey AThese new rules are in the best interest of the health Lot 175, session-topping Club Cup to his and welfare of the racehorses, the safety of all Lope De Vega colt domestic participants and further promote the integrity of Tattersalls G1 Champions & Thoroughbred horse racing,@ said New York Racing Chater Cup win at Sha Association Chief Executive Officer and President Tin Sunday. Christopher Kay. AThe adoption of these regulations by Figures for this year's renewal were every bit as the Gaming Commission is another step forward in the buoyant, relatively, as its larger predecessor, with ongoing efforts of Thoroughbred racing regulators in turnover of 4,573,700gns representing the many states and other participants to adopt uniform second-highest aggregate for the sale and an increase and effective equine medication rules across the of 28% on 2013. The average and median were also country.@ For a list of the drugs and thresholds from the up, by 15% and 20%, at 28,408gns and 18,000gns, New York State Gaming Commissions, click here. respectively, while the clearance rate climbed one point to 79% for 161 yearlings sold from 203 offered. (718) 978-8200 www.mersant.com Sponsors of the following stats for the: TATTERSALLS DECEMBER YEARLING SALE CUMULATIVE 2014 2013 Catalogued 247 226 No. Offered 203 185 No. Sold 161 145 RNAs 42 40 % RNAs 20.6% 21.6% High Price 325,000gns 200,000gns Gross 4,573,700gns 3,570,000gns Average (% change) 28,408gns (+15%) 24,621gns Median (% change) 18,000gns (+20%) 15,000gns TDN TODAY Headline News.. 9 pages Rank (by Avg. price) ‘15 Fee ‘14 Sold ‘14 Avg ‘14 Top Colt ‘14 Top Filly ’13 sold ‘13 Avg 1 TAPIT $300,000 40 $611,125 $2,200,000 $1,150,000 46 $400,000 2 WAR FRONT $150,000 19 $591,353 $2,200,000 $1,523,705 48 $362,996 3 MEDAGLIA D’ORO $125,000 30 $337,500 $675,000 $1,500,000 34 $366,882 4 BERNARDINI $85,000 30 $337,400 $925,000 $1,200,000 24 $258,949 5 DISTORTED HUMOR $100,000 33 $267,966 $625,000 $500,000 33 $352,273 6 MALIBU MOON $95,000 51 $239,098 $550,000 $675,000 79 $205,671 7 TIZNOW $75,000 38 $237,956 $1,350,000 $1,100,000 52 $282,038 8 SMART STRIKE $100,000 33 $208,702 $500,000 $700,000 35 $279,429 9 KITTEN’S JOY $100,000 59 $197,689 $675,000 $500,000 37 $119,865 10 SPEIGHTSTOWN $80,000 42 $182,988 $500,000 $600,000 40 $176,875 11 GIANT’S CAUSEWAY $85,000 56 $169,148 $500,000 $522,535 63 $185,308 12 MORE THAN READY $50,000 21 $168,667 $485,000 $500,000 52 $121,517 *TDN Insta-tistics, three or more sold Joined WAR FRONT & TAPIT as the only stallions to sire both a million-dollar colt and filly at North American yearling sales in 2014. IN THIS ISSUE Loco for Lope Bloodstock agent Charlie Gordon-Watson found plenty to like in Monday’s Tattersalls session topper by hot young sire Lope de Vega (Ire). CO-PUBLISHERS President: Barry Weisbord Charlie Gordon-Watson [email protected] @barryweisbord Tattersalls Vice President: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley Page 3 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Stars Aligning at Tatts Director of Business Development: Gary King [email protected] Luke Lillingston kept busy at Tattersalls Monday, signing for a Sea the Stars (Ire) filly on behalf of Lord Derby before switching EDITORIAL hats to sell another daughter of the champion. [email protected] Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini Luke Managing Editor: Alan Carasso Lillingston Racing Editor: Steve Sherack Racing Analyst/Social Media Director: Brian DiDonato Racing Post Associate Editor: Justina Severni Assistant Editor: Christie DeBernardis Page 4 Assistant Editor: Heather Likins Assistant Editor: Ben Massam Trading Leather on Go for Cup ADVERTISING [email protected] Connections pronounced last year’s G1 Irish Director of Advertising: Alycia Borer Derby winner Trading Leather (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) Art Director: Lia Kusch in fine shape ahead of a tilt at Sunday’s G1 Japan Sr. Ad Coordinator/Dir. of Distribution: Sarah K. Andrew Advertising Designer: Amanda Crelin Cup in Tokyo. Advertising Assistant: Amanda Foster Social Media Strategist: Nichola Henry CUSTOMER SERVICE Trading Leather [email protected] Racing Post Director of Customer Service: Vicki Forbes Page 6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Caulfield on Ocho Ocho Ocho Director of IT: Robert Williams [email protected] Pedigree analyst Andrew Caulfield reflects on the WORLDWIDE INFORMATION remarkable broodmare career of the brilliant Personal Ensign. The champion is the third dam of Saturday’s GIII Delta International Editor: Kelsey Riley Jackpot S. winner Ocho Ocho Ocho (Street Sense). [email protected] Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Tom Frary [email protected] Ocho Ocho Ocho 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 • Red Bank, NJ 07701 Coady Photography 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com Page 7 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/25/14 • PAGE 3 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com His dam, the dual winner Angels Story (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), is a half-sister to Dan Excel (Ire), who shares his sire with this colt and has won group races in Ireland, Singapore and Hong Kong, including the G1 Champions Going Loco For Lope... Mile at Sha Tin. Another The day's topper, lot 175, a Lope De Vega (Ire) generation back, the family three-quarter brother to consistent Australian group boasts Classic winners Love performer Puissance De Lune (Ire) (Shamardal), will race Divine (GB) (Diesis {GB}) for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid and be trained by Luca and Sixties Icon (GB) Cumani, who has come agonizingly close to scooping (Galileo {Ire}). the G1 Melbourne Cup on two occasions. "He's been bought for an "Who knows, maybe the Australians will want to buy English client and will go him down the line," said agent Charles Gordon-Watson into training with Luca after signing the docket for the Roundhill Stud offering. Cumani," said Will Douglass Charlie Gordon-Watson It is a family that has been good to stud owners of Charles Gordon-Watson Tattersalls Bobby Donworth and Honora Corrigan of late. A Bloodstock. "Shamardal has half-sister to this colt's dam, Princess Serena worked with the family (Unbridled's Song), produced dual Group 1 winner before and he's a rock-solid sire. This colt looked very Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), while the dynasty can also straightforward, and he'll have phenomenal resale claim champion race filly and top-class broodmare value, if all goes to plan." Serena's Song (Rahy). Gordon-Watson added, AThe sire is doing so well and there's plenty going on in the family." A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will The agent was also in play for John Connaughton's indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a s will Shamardal colt (lot 125), who was led out of the ring denote a first-time Grade/Group 1 winner, a + will unsold, but quickly found a buyer through a private sale indicate first-time starters, an (S) will be used for state- and ended the day as one of the most expensive lots at bred races, a (C) will be used for maiden-claiming races 140,000gns. and an (R) will be used for other restricted races. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/25/14 • PAGE 4 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Derby Dreams... "Epsom awaits him," was the call from auctioneer John O'Kelly as Ballygallon Stud's colt by High Chaparral (Ire) paraded before potential buyers. Offered through Jamie Railton as lot 212, the son of Walkamia (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}), who has already produced a black-type horse, War Is War (Ire), by another Derby winner in Galileo (Ire), was eventually knocked down to an outfit that knows all about both stallions and, indeed, Epsom. Demi O'Byrne's signature appeared on the sheet, along with the sum of 240,000gns for the half-brother to five winners and relative of G1 Ascot Gold Cup winner Westerner (GB) (Danehill). O'Byrne confirmed that the March-born colt is to join the Coolmore ranks at Ballydoyle.