Fun in the Sun World Cup Preview at Meydan
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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. FUN IN THE SUN WORLD CUP PREVIEW AT MEYDAN The juvenile sales season kicks off this morning with Today=s Super Thursday card at Meydan begins the Fasig-Tipton=s Florida Sale, which will be held at its new countdown to the Mar. 26 Dubai World Cup program venue, the Palm Meadows Training Center in Boynton with five group races, highlighted by the G2 Al Beach. Buyers and consignors have been most Maktoum Challenge, Round 3. The Al Maktoum enthusiastic about the track=s surface and barn area, Challenge has attracted a field of 14 hoping to solidify and the auction house is hopeful that the sale will meet their chances in the $10-million expectations. G1 Dubai World Cup. Zabeel Racing=s AWe had a great breeze show, and there=s been great Richard=s Kid (Lemon Drop Kid), activity after that,@ Boyd previously trained by Bob Baffert, Browning Jr., Fasig-Tipton=s makes his first start for Satish Seemar. president, commented yesterday The six-year-old won back-to-back morning. AAll of the indications are renewals of the GI Pacific Classic, and that it will be a very well-attended Twice Over is making his first start since winning and well-shopped horse sale. I Horsephotos the GI Goodwood S. last October. think we=ve got a lot of nice Juddmonte homebred Twice Over (GB) horses here. It will be a very good (Observatory) makes his first start since winning a indication of the market, and I feel second renewal of the G1 Champion S. in October. encouraged about the economy, Trainer Henry Cecil admitted the 13 post was a too. It was very busy at the barns concern, but today=s 2000-meter event was a [Tuesday], and people are making necessary first step as his charge looks to improve on a Browning their shortlists and going back for 10th-place effort in last year=s World Cup. AThe draw is Horsephotos second looks.@ poor, but we feel he is in better shape than he was last Many of the East Coast=s top year when we did not give him a prep race,@ Cecil trainers are based at Palm Meadows over the winter, reported. AGiven that the first three home in the World and have had plenty of opportunity to watch the Cup had been in Dubai all year, we have decided to youngsters since their arrival on the training center=s come earlier this time. He should improve for the run grounds two weeks ago. but the race will give us a better idea.@ AWe did want to make it easier to find buyers for the Full fields beginning p8 horses,@ Browning pointed out. AIt is a new location for the sale, and we=d like for it to get it off to a good start.@ He added with a smile, AOf course, we=d love to see a Triple Crown winner come out of this sale.@ Last year=s sale, which had a trimmer catalogue than in 2009, saw a 9.3% increase in average to $257,473, while the median spiked up 33.3% to $200,000 from the $150,000 achieved 12 months earlier. Browning believes things are headed in the right direction. AI=d like to see the marketplace start off this year in a positive manner, because all of the sales are related,@ he explained. AIf the first 2-year-old sale goes well, then that=s a positive sign for the rest of the 2-year-old sales, which has got to help the yearling sales. That in turn helps the mixed sales in November, so it=s really, really critical that we get this started the right way, and I=m confident that we can do it.@ Selling starts at 11 a.m. Catalogue updates and videos from the breeze show are available on www.fasigtipton.com. Cont. p2 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/3/11 • PAGE 2 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FASIG-TIPTON FLORIDA 26, colt, Street Sense--Richbabe, by Richman Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent IV Bred by Heiligbrodt Racing Stable, this dark bay has attracted plenty of attention throughout his life to date, despite a June 2 birthday. The half-brother to GSW Richwoman (Successful Appeal) sold as a weanling for $340,000 to Trade Wind Horsephotos Farm, and RNA=d for $650,000 when offered last summer at Fasig-Tipton=s Saratoga sale. He strode out smoothly during Monday=s under-tack show and stopped the clock in :10 1/5. AHe=s a smashing colt-- exceptional,@ said Niall Brennan. AYou=d never think he was a June foal. His breeze was just spectacular.@ 64, filly, Tapit--Tempting Note, by Editor=s Note Consigned by Vision Racing & Sales LLC, Stephens Thoroughbreds, agent Murmurs went through the grandstand when this grey filly zipped through her drill in :9 4/5, which was the co-second-fastest time of the day. She=s barely stayed in her stall since. AIt=s not about going fast any more--you have to look good doing it,@ said Vision Racing=s John Stephens. The March foal is a full- sister to Tempted to Tapit, who was second and third, respectively, in the GII Risen Star S. and GIII Sunland Derby last spring. Vision acquired her Horsephotos for $67,000 at Keeneland September. AFrom the day we got her, she=s just gotten better and better,@ Stephens added. AEverything=s very easy for her.@ Hip Happenings cont. p3 2011 FASIG-TIPTON FLORIDA SALE - OUTS 1 9 14 20 21 24 27 30 31 48 51 56 62 80 81 87 88 92 96 100 102 105 108 110 113 118 122 126 127 145 148 153 157 159 162 169 179 183 184 196 197 215 216 227 228 231 237 238 www.fasigtipton.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/3/11 • PAGE 3 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Hip 67, colt, Hard Spun--Princess Patricia, by Aptitude Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent VI Among the horses that caused some buzz during Monday=s breeze show was this son of MSP Princess Patricia (Aptitude), who is a half- sister to champion grass mare and GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf heroine Forever Together (Belong to Me). The grey, who negotiated an eighth of a mile in :9 4/5, was one of only four juveniles to break the Horsephotos 10 second barrier Monday. AHe=s a horse we=ve been very excited about all winter,@ offered Dunne. AWe wanted to buy a Hard Spun last year, since he was such a phenomenal racehorse. To our minds, this is the best one we had seen all year. He=s been up at the farm since he was a yearling and he=s been good all winter long.@ Dunne also gave high marks on the physical attributes of his colt. AHe=s long and lean and he looks like he will go two turns,@ he said. AAnd that=s what it=s all about.@ Hip 93, filly, Indian Charlie--Wife Support, Inquiries to Kyle Wilson by Distorted Humor [email protected] Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent II The sharp final time of :10 2/5 recorded by the daughter of hot sire Indian Charlie during Monday=s breeze would usually be sure to please almost any consignor heading into a juvenile sale. Any consignor Hip 147, colt, Indian Charlie--Crypto=s Best, except the filly=s trainer Ciaran by Cryptoclearance Dunne, that is. AHonestly, we Consigned by Nick de Meric were a little disappointed in her Another member of the Nick de Meric consigment to breeze,@ admitted Dunne. AIt=s a post an eye-pleasing :10 2/5 terrible thing to say when a work Monday was a dark horse goes :10 2/5 and you=re bay son of SW and GSP disappointed. She trained so well Crypto=s Best. AHe=s just a at home and had been great all beautiful colt,@ said de Horsephotos week here. She had just been so Meric. AThis horse had a breathtaking in how she went very good work and the sire about eveything. When she got out there to breeze, as is on fire right now, so we soon as she broke off, the grandstand caught her eye Horsephotos couldn=t be happier with the and she swapped onto her left lead and was kind of way we=re coming into the trying to get away from the stands the whole way. The sale with him.@ The Virginia-bred is from the family of rider said he could never get her to drop her head and GIII Gotham S. winner Mayakovsky, who was second in let her run, because he was trying to hold her off. So the GI Hopeful S. According to de Meric, the son of when I say that we were disappointed, I mean that we Airdrie=s resident stallion Indian Charlie, who is already really thought she had a shot to be as fast as anything responsible for champions Indian Blessing, Fleet Indian that was here.@ and Uncle Mo, is typical of his sire. AHe=s a little plain in the head, but physically he has a body to die for,@ the You can also pick up a copy of the TDN Englishman stated. AHe=s an outstanding mover and just today at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale. a very attractive physical.@ TDN TODAY Headline News.. 13 pages TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/3/11 • PAGE 4 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com 165, f, Scat Daddy--Evangelizer, by Saint Ballado Hip 175 went about her business in :10 1/5 on Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent I Monday.