The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. ·HOROUGHBREDTM TD•A•l•L•Y N•E•W•S FRI:t;)AY, JANUARY 10, 1997 K•E•E•N•E•L•A•N•D RESULTS TEAM CIGAR ADDS TO ECLIPSE KEENELAND FINAL DAY RESULTS The five­ year-old mare Forever Cherokee (Cherokee Colony) COLLECTION Superstar Cigar (Palace Music), brought a final bid of $170,000 from Walnut Green named the top older horse for the second consecutive Bloodstock to top yesterday's final session of year yesterday, once again led his team to a sweep of Keeneland's 1997 January Horses of All Ages Sale. the Eclipse Awards for champion owner, trainer and Consigned by Charles Woodson Ham II, agent, For­ jockey. Owner Allen Paulson, trainer Bill Mott and ever Cherokee is an earner of $110,386 and placed in jockey Jerry Bailey, Eclipse winners in 1995, repeated in the Gii Fantasy S. as a three-year-old. The final ses­ their respective divisions as well, and the team is hoping sion of the auction saw 227 horses sold for to take down a second Horse of the Year title. The only $2,306, 100, an average of $10, 159. In total, 1,003 horse considered to have any chance of usurping the horses were sold at the four-day sale for a sum of throne is 1996 three-year-old champion Skip Away (Skip Trial), who bested Cigar in the Jockey Club Gold $24,042,300, down 20.5 percent from the 1996 sale Cup to end his stellar season. But trainer Sonny Hine when 994 horses were sold for $30,256,400. The was realistic about his colt's chances, saying, "(Skip 1997 average of $23,970 was down 21.3 percent Away) beat everybody at least once, but Cigar had the from last year's average of $30,439. publicity--we didn't get a parade for our horse. Cigar was great for racing--even I was thrilled when he won TOP THREE BROODMARES -- THURSDAY the Cup in Dubai. If we finish second to him, which we probably will, I'll be thrilled to be that close." Skip Hip# Broodmare Covering Stallion Price Away, in training at Gulfstream, will make his four-year­ 1076 FOREVER CHEROKEE bmare prospect $170,000 old debut in the Donn H. February 8, and then could run (m, 5, Cherokee Colony--Never Bat, by Batonnier) in the Gulfstream Park H. March 1 or head to California Consigned by Charles Woodson Ham II, Agent for the first leg of MGM Grand Classic Crown series, the Purchased by Walnut Green Bloodstock Santa Anita H. March 2. "We've had him relaxed; he's 1052 DA YBYDA YBYDA Y rcing/bmare prospect $90 ,000 been working slow, but we'll turn the burners on Satur­ (m, 5, Shananie--Syrian Summer, by Damascus) day," said Hine. The closest vote came in the category Consigned by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency of male turf horse, with Canadian International winner Purchased by Andy Stronach and Breeders' Cup Turf runner-up Singspiel (Ire) (In The 1223 EASTERN CONNECTION bmare prospect $75,000 Wings {GB}) beating out Fastness (Ire) (Rousillon), 22.5 (f, 4, Danzig Connection--Seraglio, by Wavering Monarch) points to 1 5 points. The three voting blocks cast their Consigned by Sally Thomas, agent for Dan Masden ballots as follows: Daily Racing Form--Singspiel-30 Purchased by P F McCarthy votes, Fastness-25, Pilsudski (GB) (Polish Precedent)- 23; National Turf Writers Association--Fastness-34, TOP THREE YEARLINGS -- THURSDAY Singspiel-31 , Diplomatic Jet (Roman Diplomat)-30; Hip# Sex Sire Dam Price Thoroughbred Racing Associations--Singspiel and Diplo­ 1104 f American Chance Idle Affair $52,000 matic Jet-7 each, Mecke (Maudlin)-5. The other equine Consigned by Glennwood Farm, Inc. divisional winners were: two-year-old male--Boston Purchased by Prairie Star Racing Stable Harbor (Capote); two-year-old filly--Storm Song (Sum­ 1261 c Miner's Mark Tea Room $50,000 mer Squall); three-year-old filly--Yanks Music (Air Forbes Consigned by David and Ginger Mullins (Doninga), agent Won); older female--Jewel Princess (Key to the Mint); Purchased by Tom Reeves sprinter--Lit de Justice (El Gran Senor); female turf 1131 f American Chance Lady Allaire $42,000 horse--Wandesta (GB) (Nashwan); and steeplechaser-­ Consigned by Glennwood Farm, Inc. Correggio (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). Farnsworth Farms of Purchased by Hemstead Farm Ocala, Florida picked up their first Eclipse as the top 1229 f Strike the Gold She's Pleased $42,000 breeder, and Neil Poznansky was honored as top ap­ Consigned by Millford Farm (Mr&Mrs R West), Agent II prentice jockey. The 1996 Horse of the Year will be Purchased by Jaramar, Ltd. announced at the Eclipse Awards Dinner, Tuesday, February 4 at the Bal Harbour Beach Resort. News cont. p.2 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 1-10-97 CATALOG SET FOR OBS CALDER SALE The ATLANTIC CITY STAKES MAY MOVE Atlantic Ocala Breeders' Sales Company has catalogued 21 2 City Racecourse is in the process of revamping its juveniles, headed by a large consignment from 1 996 stakes schedule. In order to maintain a competitive Eclipse Award-winning breeder Farnsworth Farms, for purse structure for its summer meet, the New Jersey its Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, to be track is tentatively planning to move two of its three held at Calder Race Course in Miami Feb. 11, 1997. The major stakes to Monmouth Park. According to Atlantic year's first sale of juveniles annually produces a high City General Manager James Murphy, the Gii Match­ percentage of major stakes-winners. With newly maker and the Giii Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup will crowned champions Skip Away (Skip Trial) and Jewel probably be moving to the Oceanport oval this summer. Princess (Key to the Mint) leading the way, OBS-Calder Also facing an uncertain future is the Atlantic City half graduates accounted for 25 graded stakes-victories in of the Caesars Turf Bonus, the GI Caesars International 1996. Skip Away and Jewel Princess join Cherokee Run H. run in conjunction with the Gil Caesars Palace Turf (Runaway Groom) and Gilded Time (Timeless Moment) Championship at Hollywood Park. "It's possible that the as the most recent Calder graduates to win Eclipse Caesars's race could be run at Monmouth and then one Awards. All Chatter (Phone Trick), Just a Cat (Storm of the other two might come back to Atlantic City--we Cat) and Traitor (Cryptoclearance) came out of the 1996 have until the end of the month to finalize the stakes Calder sale to win graded stakes as two-year-olds, schedule," Murphy said. joining previous Calder graduates Chaposa Springs (Baldski), Forest Wildcat (Storm Cat), lsitingood (Cru­ RACING CANCELLED AT LAUREL Yesterday's sader Sword), Little Miss Fast (Premiership), Marcie's live card at Maryland's Laurel Park was called off due to Ensign (Blue Ensign) and Notagoldbrick (Fortunate Pros­ the snowstorm which hit the East Coast. The track is pect) as 1996 graded stakes-winners. In all, 22 Calder expected to be back in action this afternoon, with first graduates won 45 North American stakes races valued post at 12:35 p.m. at $40,000 or more in 1 996. NYRA APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED New York PREVIEW Racing Association President Terry Meyocks announced • • Thursday that Alec Ingle, currently the company's Chief Saturday, Santa Anita: Financial Officer, will also assume the duties of Assis­ SAN FERNANDO BREEDERS' CUP H.-Gll, $300,000a, tant to the President. "Alec, with his vast experience at 4yo, 1 1/8m Santa Anita, as well as his financial background, will be The field, in post position order, is as follows, Don't of great assistance to me and I am happy he agreed to Blame Rio (Rio's Lark), 116 pounds; Dr. Caton (Seattle accept the position," said Meyocks. Ingle will delegate Slew), 116; Jirhan (Lear Fan), 116; Hesabull (Dispersal), some of his current responsibilities, such as those duties 116; King of the Heap (Allen's Prospect), 120; pertaining to the accounting department and tracking Zanferrier (Lyphard), 116; Ready to Order (Order), 116; various forms of income and disbursements, to John Ambivalent (Rhodes), 116; Victory Speech (Deputy Giombarrese, NYRA's Controller. Rich Giancola, in addi­ Minister), 122; Northern Afleet (Afleet), 116. tion to his duties as head of the Internal Audit Depart­ ment, will now assume the Risk Management responsi­ A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will indicate bilities. In addition, Mary Jean Coscia has been ap­ first-time graded stakes-winners, a + will denote winners who pointed Director of Purchasing, and Susan Padgett will are first-time starters, an (5) will be used for state-bred races now head the Horsemen's Relations department. and an (R) will be used for other restricted races. FIRST FOAL FOR MYSTERY STORM The first foal © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. by Mystery Storm (Storm Bird) was born at Hart Farm in This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or Morriston, Florida Jan. 6. Five-year-old Mystery Storm, by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior who stands at Hart Farm for a 1997 fee of $5,000 live written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. foal, won the Giii Rebel S. and Giii Southwest S. at Information as to the races, race results and earnings three and earned $325,580. His first foal, a filly out of was obtained from results charts published in Daily Runnin's Fun (Quack), is a half-sister to the multiple Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission stakes-placed Dance A Go Go (El Raggaas).