HEADLINE NEWS • 11/27/07 • PAGE 2 of 6
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
CAULFIELD recaps holiday weekend p. 4-5 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2007 SADLER’S WELLS COLT TOPS TATTS OPENER TATTERSALLS FOALS SELL TODAY Yesterday=s Tattersalls December Yearling Sale was Following yesterday=s Yearling Sale, the five-day headed by a 170,000gns Sadler=s Wells colt who was Tattersalls December Foal Sale begins at 10 a.m. this consigned by John Troy and knocked down to Demi morning with a record 1,395 lots catalogued. There are O=Byrne, acting for the Coolmore partners. The colt was sure to be many highlights among the Sangster family=s previously purchased by Earle Mack=s Citywest Inc. for dispersal, which includes Lot 1361, a Montjeu (Ire) colt 280,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, who is a sibling to five black-type performers, including but was returned because he G1 Fillies= Mile heroine Playful Act (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells), was incorrectly catalogued at who made a record $10.5 million at Keeneland in No- that auction. "I was very vember. Lot 1270 is a Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire) filly who pleased to get him for that is a sibling to six Australian black-type performers, amount, and it=s more than including Group 2 winner Newquay (Aus). Cont. p2 likely that he=ll be going into training with Aidan MISS ANDRETTI NAMED HORSE OF THE YEAR [O=Brien]," said O=Byrne. The Miss Andretti (Aus) (Ihtarim {Ire}) was named Austra- session topper is out of lian >Racehorse of the Year,= as well as champion Zarawa (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}), a sprinter and >Most Popular Racehorse= trophy at the Lot 229 Tattersalls half-sister to group-placed Australian Racehorse of the Year and Hall of Fame gala Zarannda (Ire). A Montjeu dinner at Royal Randwick on Monday night. During (Ire) colt changed hands for 160,000gns, the day=s season 2006-07, Miss Andretti won four Group 1 second-highest price, when offered through Flash races: the Manikato S., Lightning S., Australia S. and Conroy=s Glenvale Stud. Agent Newmarket H. before scoring in the G2 King=s Stand S. John McCormack outbid Bland- at Royal Ascot in June. Miss Andretti, who flew out ford Bloodstock=s Tom Goff for Monday night ahead of her tilt in the G1 Hong Kong the three-parts brother to G1 International Sprint on Dec. 9, collected 75 of the votes Fillies= Mile second Dance to for most popular title, well clear of rivals Miss Finland the Top (GB) (Sadler=s Wells). (Aus) (16); Haradasun (Aus) and Takeover Target (Aus) "He=s been bought to race in (three); and Racing to Win (Aus) (two). Cont. p3 Hong Kong and is for the same owner for whom I bought Hong Kong Derby winner In- TATTERSALLS DECEMBER YEARLINGS dustrial Pioneer and Industrial- MONDAY, NOV. 26, 2007 ist," said McCormack. He s Lot 217 Tattersalls A = SESSION TOTALS 2007 2006 bred to be a good horse and, if No. Catalogued 281 293 you believe cream rises to the top, he=s going to have a good future.@ McCormack was earlier underbidder for No. Offered 217 229 an Indian Ridge (Ire) colt who had missed his date at No. Sold 143 183 the Goffs Million Sale. AHe=s a nice sort of horse with RNAs 74 46 scope, I like Indian Ridge as a stallion and there aren=t % RNA 34.1% 20.1% many more of them," said trainer John Gosden, who Highest Price 170,000gns 700,000gns paid 150,000gns for the colt, who is out of Scruple Gross 4,086,300gns 5,533,500gns (Ire) (Catrail). The five-day December Foal Sale starts today at 10 a.m. Average 28,576gns (-5.5%) 30,238gns Monday=s Top Lots p2 Median 15,000gns (+7.1%) 14,000gns www.juddmonte.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/27/07 • PAGE 2 of 6 TATTERSALLS DECEMBER YEARLINGS Tattersalls marketing director Jimmy George com- Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (gns) mented yesterday: "It=s the largest December Foal 229 colt Sadler=s Wells Zarawa (Ire) 170,000 catalogue we=ve ever had, but also one of the best (280,000gns yrl >07 TATOCT) we=ve put together in recent years. There=s a lot of Consigned by John Troy, agent strength in depth and a huge cross-section of sires and Purchased by Demi O=Byrne something to suit budgets at every level of the market." 217 colt Montjeu (Ire) Aim for the Top 160,000 The sale runs today through Saturday, starting at Consigned by Glenvale Stud 10 a.m. each day. Purchased by John McCormack Bloodstock 210 colt Indian Ridge (Ire) Scruple (Ire) 150,000 Consigned by Tullamaine Castle Stud Purchased by John Gosden Racing LLP 125 filly Royal Applause (GB) Green Supreme (GB) 140,000 Consigned by Trickledown Stud Purchased by James Fanshawe 216 colt Sadler=s Wells Caladira (Ire) 140,000 Consigned by Glenvale Stud Purchased by Charles Gordon-Watson Bloodstock Craig & Holly Bandoroff / (859) 987-6212 / www.denalistud.com TATTS FOALS SELL TODAY (Cont. from p1) TATTERSALLS DECEMBER Lot 1468 is a Pivotal (GB) half-sister to G1 Gran Hip 512, c, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Sheik=n Swing (GB), Criterium. Lot 1311 is a Montjeu half-brother to G1 Prix by Celtic Swing (GB) du Jockey-Club winner Blue Canari (GB) (Acatenango) Consigned by Trickledown Stud consigned from Knocktoran Stud. Lot 1348 is a Pleas- By one of the sires of the moment, this April foal antly Perfect three-parts brother to European champion hails from the family of the champion Pebbles (GB) and David Junior. Bred by Bridlewood and Hill >n Dale the smart Japanese performers Millennium Bio (Jpn) Farms, he is offered by the Castlebridge Consignment. and Admire Touch (Jpn). Lot 1371 is a Montjeu half-brother to G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Sulk (Ire) and G1 Epsom Derby second Hip 523, f, Haafhd (GB)--Balwarah (Ire), by Soviet Star Eagle Mountain (GB). He is consigned from the Wigan Consigned by the Castlebridge Consignment family=s West Blagdon. Lot 1381 is a first-crop Motiva- Shadwell=s freshman has proved popular this fall and tor (GB) colt out of Group 3-placed Park Romance (Ire) this January foal is out of a half to the listed-placed (Dr Fong), bred by Seamus Burns=s Lodge Park Stud and Tahirah (GB) from the extended family of Rahy and consigned from Highclere Stud. Lot 1446 is a Green Singspiel (Ire). Desert three-parts sister to G1 Fillies= Mile and G1 Fal- mouth S. winner Simply Perfect (GB) (Danehill) bred by Hip 524, f, American Post (GB)--Fetish (GB), Derek and Jean Clee and offered from David Powell=s by Dancing Brave Catridge Farm Stud. Lot 1481 is a first-crop Consigned by the Castlebridge Consignment Footstepsinthesand (GB) filly offered from Tom Also from Bill Dwan=s operation, this is a March- Gaffney=s Churchtown House Stud is out of a sister to foaled half-sister to the 2002 G3 Boland S. winner Polar G1 Fillies= Mile winner Listen (Ire) and the 2.5-million Way (GB) and group-placed Front Bench (GB), whose guineas yearling that topped the October Sale. page includes the sire Rainbow Corner (GB). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/27/07 • PAGE 3 of 6 Miss Andretti Horse of the Year (cont. from p1) Creme de la Creme... Miss Andrett=s trainer, Lee Freedman, and jockey Eight racing identities were inducted into the Hall of Craig Newitt, were absent from the awards ceremony Fame: jockeys Darren Beadman and Arthur Ward; for- because Racing Victoria stewards advised the EI quar- mer Sydney Turf Club chairman Harry Tancred was antine would keep them away from the stables and the inducted as a Racing Hall of Fame Associate, champion races for two days afterwards. AShe deserves to win it, gallopers Flight (Aus), Grand Flaneur (Aus) and Super without a doubt,@ said Newitt, who travelled to the Impose (NZ) were inducted into the Racehorse cate- U.K. with the six-year-old for her Royal Ascot score. gory, while Fred Best and racing's first lady Gai Water- AShe's a multiple Group 1 winner and broke three track house became Hall of Fame trainers. Not surprisingly, records in the process." Miss Andretti has a record of immortal galloper and inaugural Hall of Fame member 19 wins from 28 starts and earnings of A$2,836,991. Phar Lap (Aus) was inducted as the first Tabcorp Rac- And The Winner Is... ing Hall of Fame Legend. David Hayes was named the The Gai Waterhouse-trained Meurice (Aus) (Strategic Champion Group 1 Trainer for 2006-07, while Craig {Aus}), who won the champion two-year-old colt title, Williams, with eight Group 1 wins, was named Cham- was transferred to Waterhouse after winning the Listed pion Group 1 Jockey. Debutants S. and placing in the G3 Maribyrnong Plate and L. Merson Cooper S. He won the G2 Todman S. AUSTRALIAN RACEHORSE OF THE YEAR Mar. 17 at Rosehill before a game third to Forensics Miss Andretti (Aus) (Ihtarim {Ire}) (Aus) in the G1 Golden Slipper S. Mar. 31 at the same track. Meurice concluded his juvenile season on a high CHAMPION SPRINTER with a win in the G1 Champagne S. Apr. 17. Miss Andretti (Aus) (Ihtarim {Ire}) Heading the three-year-old filly division was Miss MOST POPULAR RACEHORSE Finland (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}) following wins Miss Andretti (Aus) (Ihtarim {Ire}) in the G1 Crown Oaks, G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Aus- tralian Guineas against the opposite sex.