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.
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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.@
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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.@
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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. AShe=s got a big family and she=s a beautiful This bay filly covered the ground in style during her mover,@ said Eddie Woods. breeze, when she was timed in :10 1/5. Purchased by agent Mike Ryan for $80,000 at Fasig-Tipton=s July Hip 182, filly, Empire Maker--Half A.P., by Pulpit sale, she is the third foal from her winning dam, who is Consigned by Murray Smith, Agent a half-sister to the ill-fated Canadian champion Knights Murray Smith thought enough of this sophisticated Templar (Exploit). Evangelizer=s first foal Worship the miss to fork over $435,000 at Fasig-Tipton=s Saratoga Moon (Malibu Moon) was third in the 2009 GII Matron Select Yearling sale last year. AI S., and her second, Evangelical (Speightstown), might look at a horse four or five graduated in a Belmont maiden special in September for times before I buy them, but I trainer Barclay Tagg. AShe=s been very popular,@ said went back [to Lane=s End Brennan. AShe=s a big, rangy filly, but she=s deceptively consigment] maybe 20 times to quick on the racetrack. She=s got great stretch to her.@ look at this filly at Saratoga,@ admitted Smith. AEvery time I 175, f, Johannesburg--Gabriellina Giof (GB), by Ashkalani (Ire) went back to take another look I Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent VI Horsephotos just thought to myself, >I just This chestnut was already a half- have got to have her. The bay is sister to a multiple Grade I winner in @ the first foal out of seven-year-old Half A.P. (Pulpit), Gabby=s Golden Gal (Medaglia d=Oro) when she went through the ring at daughter of the Deputy Minister mare Half Queen, who Keeneland in September, when she herself is responsible for GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile was secured by Bradley Thoroughbred Fillies heroine Halfbridled (Unbridled). During Monday=s Brokerage for $245,000. Since then, show, the filly zipped an eighth of a mile in :10 flat. AShe certainly has a presence to her,@ said Smith. AShe Horsephotos her sister Always a Princess (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) has added to has a star quality.@ the page with wins in the 2009 GII Indiana Oaks and All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, this year=s GII El Encino S. and GII La Canada S. unless otherwise indicated
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186, c, Empire Maker--Henderson Band, by Chimes Band Hip 232, colt, Bernardini--Miss Terrible (Arg), Consigned by Scanlon Training Center, agent by Numerous Empire Maker may have been sold to the Japan Consigned by Nick de Meric, Agent Bloodhorse Breeders= Association, but several of his Bernardini got off to a fast start at stud, producing representatives from his fifth crop have proven very the likes of Group 1/Grade I winners popular at Palm Meadows. This half-brother to GISW Biondetti and A Z Warrior, as well as Cash Included (Include), bred by Brereton Jones, was Classic contender To Honor and sold to Paul Pompa Jr. for $575,000 at Keeneland Serve. AAll the Bernardini yearlings September. The dark bay travelled in :10 2/5 during the I=ve seen have an athletic balance to under-tack show. AHe=s a classy horse with a nice them, and I think this horse certainly pedigree,@ said David Scanlon. AHe checks all the boxes.@ fits that mold,@ offered de Meric. This Apr. 2 foal turned more than a Horsephotos few heads Monday with a smart :10 2/5 move during the breeze show. AI think he handled it great,@ said de Meric of Monday=s breeze. AHe=s a little bit immature to be ready to dance this early in his two-year-old year. In the perfect world, we would have had another 60 or 80 days to get him ready,@ admitted de Meric. The colt is the first foal for Miss Terrible (Arg) (Numerous), Argentine champion filly at two and three. The winner of five Group 1 victories in her native country, the 12-year-old mare is a full-sister to Group 2 winner Miss Tita. AHe=s really stepped up well. He=s not a made horse, and I think anybody buying at this sale can see that. He=s not finished by a long shot. I think he=s going to keep improving, and I think he can do well at this sale.@
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Demi O’Byrne (left) making his rounds
Hip 49 attracting interest
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FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI SANTA ANITA H.
TWIRLING CANDY SWEETENS BIG ‘CAP FIELD Jenny Craig=s Twirling Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}) will look to take his game to the next level as the heavy 4-5 morning-line favorite in Saturday=s GI Santa Anita H. The four-year-old captured the seven-furlong GI Malibu S. in track-record time of 1:19 3/5 in his sophomore finale. He returned with a 4 1/2-length romp in the Feb. 5 GII Strub S. last time out. Trainer John Sadler, who has already won eight graded stakes at the Santa Anita meeting, will saddle the dark bay colt. AMy job is just to be a good steward and take good care of him because he=s a natural runner,@ Sadler explained after the Strub. AMy only concern is that I do a good job because I really feel this is the best horse in the country.@ Twirling Candy worked seven furlongs at Santa Anita Sunday in 1:25. Sadler also sends out GII San Antonio S. winner Gladding (Sarava) in Saturday=s 1 1/4-mile event. The four-year-old gelding is 6-1 on the morning line. Bob Baffert will saddle four runners Saturday. Heading the Baffert brigade is First Dude (Stephen Got Even) at 5-1 on the morning line. Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:30 p.m. EDT SANTA ANITA H.-GI, $750,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/4m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Soul Candy Birdonthewire Gomez Gallagher 114 2 Spurrier K Dixieland Band Quinonez Baffert 115 3 Gladding Sarava Bejarano Sadler 117 4 Pode Ir (Brz) Crimson Tide (Ire) Flores Avila 112 5 Twirling Candy Candy Ride (Arg) Rosario Sadler 122 6 Setsuko Pleasantly Perfect Espinoza Mandella 112 7 Quindici Man K Came Home Pedroza Lewis 115 8 First Dude Stephen Got Even Garcia Baffert 116 9 Tweebster K Tapit Smith Baffert 116 10 Aggie Engineer E Dubai Talamo Gallagher 118 11 Game On Dude K Awesome Again Velazquez Baffert 115
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Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 1:05 p.m. EST Today’s Graded Stakes AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE ROUND 3-G2, $300,000, brought to you by SH3yo+/NH4yo+, 2000m (AWT) PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Musir (Aus) Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Soumillon de Kock 2 Eavesdropper (GB) Singspiel (Ire) Barzalona Al Zarooni 3 Prince Bishop (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Dettori bin Suroor 4 Debussy (Ire) Diesis (GB) Buick Al Zarooni 5 Hot Six (Brz) Burooj (GB) Ffrench Martins 6 Rajsaman (Fr) Linamix (Fr) Fallon Head EST Race Click for TV 7 Etched Forestry Ajtebi Al Zarooni 11:20a Mahab Al Shimaal-G3, MEY (AmWest PPs) HR/TVG 8 Win For Sure (Ger) Stravinsky Benoist Nakkachdji 11:55a Burj Nahaar S.-G3, MEY (AmWest PPs) HR/TVG 9 Mufarrh (Ire) Marju (Ire) Hills Al Raihe 12:30p Dubai City of Gold S.-G2, MEY (AmWest PPs) HR/TVG 10 Haatheq Seeking the Gold O’Shea Al Raihe 1:05p Al Maktoum Challenge-G2, MEY (AmWest PPs) HR/TVG 11 Gitano Hernando (GB) Hernando (Fr) Murtagh Botti 1:45p Jebel Hatta-G2, MEY (AmWest PPs) HR/TVG 12 Richard’s Kid Lemon Drop Kid Mullen Seemar 13 Twice Over (GB) Observatory Cecil Queally Two new stakes winners for POMEROY, 14 Irish Flame (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Shea de Kock including G2 Hutcheson S. winner All carry 126 pounds. FLASHPOINT! Trainer Saeed bin Suroor has won this race eight Click here for more... times, including three horses who went on to World P P R E V I E W S P Cup glory. He saddles Prince Bishop, who makes his local debut after ending 2010 with a pair of French group wins last autumn. AAs you would expect, it is a Look for the K throughout the TDN graded stakes good race, but [Prince Bishop] has been pleasing us at entries, denoting Keeneland sales graduates. home,@ Bin Suroor commented. AHe has not raced on [the all-weather], but works well on it.@
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Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 12:30 p.m. EST Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 1:45 p.m. EST DUBAI CITY OF GOLD S.-G2, $250,000, SH3yo+/ JEBEL HATTA-G2, $250,000, NH4yo/up, SH3yo/up, NH4yo+, 2485mT 1800mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Tam Lin (GB) Selkirk Ziani bin Shafya 1 Presvis (GB) Sakhee Moore Cumani 2 Interaction (Arg) Easing Along Lemaire Bary 2 Ferneley (Ire) Ishiguru Buick B Cecil 3 Calvados Blues (Fr) Lando (Ger) Dettori Al Zarooni 3 Al Shemali (GB) Medicean (GB) Ffrench Al Raihe 4 Mr Brock (SAf) Fort Wood Shea de Kock 4 Shakespearean (Ire) Shamardal Durcan bin Suroor 5 Le Drakkar (Aus) Anabaa Lemaire bin Huzaim 5 Kasbah Bliss (Fr) Kahyasi (Ire) Mosse Doumen 6 Hearts of Fire (GB) Firebreak (GB) Fallon Al Malki 6 Yirga (GB) Cape Cross (Ire) Ffrench Al Raihe 7 Wigmore Hall (Ire) High Chaparral (Ire) Spencer Bell 7 Monterosso (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Barzalona Al Zarooni 8 Lancelot (Fr) Bahri Peslier de Mieulle 8 Marinous (Fr) Numerous Fallon Head 9 Steele Tango K Okawango Murtagh Teal 9 Topclas (Fr) Kutub (Ire) Cosgrave bin Shafya 10 Kavango (Ire) Cape Cross (Ire) Cosgrave bin Shafya 10 Simon de Montfort (Ire) King’s Best Ajtebi Al Zarooni 11 Trois Rois (Fr) Hernando (Fr) O’Shea Mohammed All carry 126 pounds, bar Monterosso and Simon de Montfort at 123. 12 Poet’s Voice (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Dettori bin Suroor Mahmoud Al Zarooni will saddle three of the 10 All carry 126 pounds. runners. The Godolphin trainer will give Ahmed Ajtebi a Defending Jebel Hatta champion Presvis returned to leg up on Simon de Montfort as the four-year-old bids Dubai in smashing fashion, winning the Jan. 27 G2 Al for a fourth straight win. After making only two starts Rashidiya by 4 3/4 lengths last time out. AThat was a last term, Simon de Montfort won his local debut in a very pleasing comeback, and he remains in good form,@ Jan. 20 handicap. Rounding out the trio is stablemate reported trainer Luca Cumani. AHe should go well.@ Al Calvados Blues, a handicap winner at Meydan Feb. 18, Shemali, winner of last year=s G1 Dubai Duty Free, and last year=s G2 King Edward VII S. winner returns to the turf after a fourth-place effort in the Monterosso. Feb. 3 G2 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 and sixth- place finish in a Feb. 18 handicap. Saeed bin Suroor saddles Shakespearean and Poet=s Voice. The four-year- J Watch Out for “TDN Rising Stars” J old Poet=s Voice captured last year=s G2 Celebration Stars of tomorrow grabbing the spotlight today... Mile and G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. and makes his first start since a ninth-place effort in the G1 Champion S.
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Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 11:20 a.m. EST MAHAB AL SHIMAAL-G3, $200,000, NH/SH3yo/up, 1200m (AWT) PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Green Beret (Ire) Fayruz (GB) Ffrench Al Raihe 2 Bank Merger Consolidator Barzalona bin Suroor 3 Alazeyab El Prado (Ire) R Hills Al Raihe 4 Indomito (Ger) Areion (Ger) Smith Vovcenko 5 Force Freeze K Forest Camp Fallon Watson 6 Bankable (Ire) Medicean (GB) Moore Brown 7 Silaah (GB) Mind Games (GB) A Nicholls D Nicholls 8 Conveyance K Indian Charlie Mullen Seemar 9 Iver Bridge Lad (GB) Avonbridge (GB) O’Connell Ryan 10 Barbecue Eddie K Stormy Atlantic O’Shea Watson 11 Rileyskeepingfaith (GB) Hunting Lion (Ire) Ajtebi Al Zarooni 12 Global City (Ire) Excd and Excl (Aus) Dettori bin Suroor Also Eligible 13 Jimmy Styles (GB) Inchinor (GB) No Rider Cox 14 As de Trebol Tapit No Rider Delcher 15 Dubawi Phantom (GB) Dubawi (Ire) No Rider Mohammed 16 Take Ten (GB) Bahmin Bounty (GB) No Rider Al Zarooni All carry 126 pounds. Zabeel Racing=s Conveyance, off since a well-beaten 15th-place finish behind Super Saver (Maria=s Mon) in the GI Kentucky Derby May 1, makes his much anticipated four-year-old debut. Under the tutelage of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, the J “TDN Rising Star” J reeled off wins in the GIII San Rafael S. at Santa Anita and the GIII Southwest S. at Oaklawn before placing second in the GIII Sunland Derby last March. The gray makes his first start for trainer Sateesh Seemar. Bank Meger, last year=s runner-up in the prestigious GI King=s Bishop S. at Saratoga, disappointed in his Meydan debut, reporting home 10th Saturday, Ellerslie, New Zealand behind Barbecue Eddie in a Feb. 18 handicap. TELECOM NEW ZEALAND DERBY-G1, NZ$2,200,000, 3yo, 2400mT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 11:55 a.m. EST 1 7 Jimmy Choux (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) Riddell J Bary BURJ NAHAAR S.-G3, $200,000, NH4yo/up, 2 14 He’s Remarkable (NZ) Pentire (GB) Cameron James SH3yo/up, 1600m (AWT) 3 5 Icepin (NZ) Pins (Aus) Spratt Bridgman PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 4 8 Hidden Asset (NZ) High Chaparral (Ire) Colgan Ritchie 1 Our Giant (Aus) Giant’s Causeway Soumillon de Kock 5 12 On the Level (NZ) Align (Aus) Coleman M/B Baker 2 Banna Boirche (Ire) Lucky Owners (NZ) Murtagh Halford 6 13 Yourein (Aus) Reset (Aus) Allpress Sargent 3 Prince Shaun (Ire) Acclamation (GB) Dobbs Watson 7 3 Encosta Diablo (NZ) Encsta de Lgo (Aus) Bosson Bridgman 4 As de Trebol Tapit Peslier Delcher 8 17 Jetset Lad (NZ) Elusive City Galloway Wheeler 5 Famous Warrior (Ire) Alhaarth (Ire) O’Shea Watson 9 11 Nippin (NZ) Pins (Aus) Scriven Sharrock 6 Sangaree Awesome Again Barzalona bin Suroor 10 10 Yin Yng Mstr (NZ) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Du Plessis Sargent 7 Cat Junior K Storm Cat Buick Petersen 11 1 O’Reilly’s Prize (NZ) O’Reilly (NZ) Tinsley Hwrth/Dxn 8 Zafeen Speed (GB) Zafeen (Fr) Smith Al Muhairi 12 4 Historian (NZ) Choisir (Aus) Ormsby Pke/Dnghe 13 2 Raffles Knight (Aus) Encsta de Lgo (Aus) No Rider McKee 9 Mendip K Harlan’s Holiday Dettori bin Suroor 14 16 Sierra Nevada (NZ) High Chaparral (Ire) Byrne R/C Otto 10 Falcativ (GB) Falbrav (Ire) Murgia Mohammed 15 15 Wisecrack (NZ) High Chaparral (Ire) No Rider K/B Kelso 11 Crowded House (GB) Rainbow Quest Moore B Cecil 16 9 Between the Beats (NZ) Golan (Ire) No Rider Lynds 12 Snaafy Kingmambo R Hills al Muhairi 17 6 Banchee (NZ) Oratorio (Ire) McDonald Sargent 13 Verde-Mar (Brz) Gilded Time Mullen Martins All carry 123 pounds, bar Banchee, 120. 14 Kinky Afro (Ire) Modigliani Fallon Moore Also Eligible 15 Balierus (Ger) Singspiel (Ire) No Rider bin Shafya 8 Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. All carry 126 pounds, bar Verde-Mar, 120, and Kinky Afro, 121. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by Mendip began his career with three straight wins, any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior including the Listed Al Bastakiya at Meydan last March, written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. before concluding his sophomore season with a third- Information as to the American races, race results and place finish in the G2 UAE Derby Mar. 27. The dark bay earnings was obtained from results charts published in returned to the races in style with a visually impressive Daily Racing Form and utilized here with the permission 2 1/4-length score in the G3 Maktoum Challenge Round of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. 1 Jan. 13. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/3/11 • PAGE 11 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Saturday, Flemington, Australia AUSTRALIAN GUINEAS-G1, A$750,000, 3yo, 1600mT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 16 Anacheeva (Aus) Anabaa Nolen Moody 2 3 Playing God (Aus) Blackfriars (Aus) Prebble Parnham 3 17 Startsmeup (Aus) Danzero (Aus) Hammersley Hill 4 13 Mr Chard (Aus) Al Samer (Aus) Arnold Lawson 5 1 Run for Levi (Aus) Hussonet Newitt Thompson 6 4 Hollowlea (Aus) Hidden Dragon (Aus) Hall O’Sullivans 7 11 Bullbars (Aus) Elusive Quality McEvoy Snowden 8 2 Dusty Star (Aus) General Nediym (Aus) Gauci Morgan 9 14 Spirited Eagle (Aus) Nt a Sngl Dbt (Aus) Nikolic McD/Glys 10 6 Smokin’ Joey (Aus) Encsta de Lgo (Aus) Winks Freedman 11 10 Under the Eiffel (Aus) Mossman (Aus) Zahra Vasil 12 15 Eclair Surprise (Aus) Blackfriars (Aus) Melham Moody 13 7 Enjin Nmbr Nine (Aus) Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn) Oliver Zhra/Elrtn 14 9 Shamrocker (NZ) O’Reilly (NZ) Boss O’Brien 15 12 We Cn Sy It Nw (Aus) Starcraft (NZ) Williams M/B Baker 16 20 Southern Speed (Aus) Southern Image Lindop McD/Glys Also Eligible 17 18 Goldstone (Aus) Shamardal Rodd B Cmngs 18 19 Liveandletdie (Aus) Street Cry (Ire) No Rider Kavanagh 19 8 Road Train (Aus) Nt a Sngl Dbt (Aus) No Rider Vasil 20 5 Absltlyawsme (NZ) Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn) Boss Moroney All carry 122 pounds, bar Shamrocker, We Can Say It Now & Southern Speed, 118. Saturday, Warwick Farm, Australia ATC CHIPPING NORTON S.-G1, A$350,000, 3yo/up, 1600mT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 12 Theseo (Aus) Danewin (Aus) N Rawiller Waterhouse 2 11 Descarado (NZ) High Chaparral (Ire) Berry Waterhouse 3 8 Danleigh (Aus) Mujahid Bowman Waller 4 1 Zavite (NZ) Zabeel (NZ) Pengelly A Cmngs 5 3 Illustrious Blue (GB) Dansili (GB) Berry Payne 6 2 Centennial Park (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) Brown Payne 7 7 Maluckyday (NZ)` Zabeel (NZ) Cassidy M/J/W Hwks 8 4 Vision and Power (NZ) Carnegie (Ire) Bell Pride 9 5 Luen Yat Frver (Aus) Honours List (Ire) Mott Moody 10 10 Lorne Dancer (Aus) Danehill Dncr (Ire) Parr Waterhouse 11 13 Melito (Aus) Redte’s Chce (Aus) Avdulla Ryan 12 6 Sacred Choice (Aus) Choisir (Aus) Clark Pride 13 9 Once Wre Wld (Aus) Johannesburg Quinn Waterhouse All carry 130 pounds, bar Melito, Sacred Choice & Once Were Wild, 126. Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EDT FRANK E. KILROE MILE S.-GI, $300,000, 4yo/up, 1mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Liberian Freighter Bertrando Garcia Drysdale 118 2 Fluke (Brz) Wild Event Bejarano Ascanio 118 3 Acclamation Unusual Heat Sntigo Reyes Warren 120 4 Caracortado Cat Dreams Talamo Machowsky 118 5 Square Eddie K Smart Strike Rosario O'Neill 118 6 Sebastian Flyte (GB) Observatory Gomez Cecil 118 7 Lieve (Brz) Golden Voyager Nakatani Avila 118 8 Times Gone By K Giant's Causeway Espinoza Mandella 118 9 Jeranimo Congaree Flores Pender 118 10 Gallant Son K Malabar Gold Smith Lucarelli 118 Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 4:30 p.m. EDT SANTA ANITA OAKS-GI, $250,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 May Day Rose Rockport Harbor Garcia Baffert 122 2 Zazu K Tapit Rosario Sadler 122 3 Turbulent Descent Congrats Flores Puype 122 4 Kilograeme Graeme Hall Gomez Mitchell 122 5 A Z Warrior K Bernardini Bejarano Baffert 122 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/3/11 • PAGE 12 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 5:12 p.m. EDT Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:25 p.m. EDT GOTHAM S.-GIII, $250,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m HONEY FOX S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 The Fed Eased Montbrook Valdivia Jr Violette Jr 116 1 Justaroundmidnight (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Prado Biancone 121 2 Nacho Saint K Yes It's True Bravo Breen 116 2 Sweeter Still (Ire) K Rck of Gibrltr (Ire) Trujillo Trombetta 117 3 Starship Caesar Repent Da Silva Parboo 116 3 Unbridled Essence Essence of Dubai Lezcano Sacco 121 4 Toby's Corner Bellamy Road Castro Motion 120 4 Firey Red (Ire) Pivotal (GB) Maragh Clement 117 5 Stay Thirsty K Bernardini Dominguez Pletcher 116 5 Trip for A. J. Trippi Velazquez Wolfson 119 6 Isn't He Perfect Pleasantly Perfect Rodriguez Shivmangal 116 6 Cherokee Queen Cherokee Run Solis Wolfson 121 7 Preachintothedevil Pulpit Alvarado Contessa 116 7 Aviate (GB) Dansili (GB) Dsrmeux Mott 121 8 Norman Asbjornson Real Quiet Pimentel Grove 120 8 Never Retreat Smart Strike Leparoux Block 119 9 Dawly Awesome Again Velasquez Asmussen 116 9 Persuading K Broken Vow Castanon Romans 117 10 Sweetest Song K Unbridled's Song Wilson Nafzger 117 Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 2:52 p.m. EDT 11 Bay to Bay K Sligo Bay (Ire) Castellano Lynch 117 TOM FOOL H.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo/up, 6f 12 Ansong Mizzen Mast Marquez Jr. Trombetta 117 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 13 Miss Blakely Smart Strike Saez Orseno 119 1 Deputy Daney Officer Rose McMahon 115 14 Amazing Greatness Saez Wolfson 117 2 Fastus Cactus Cactus Ridge Espinoza Chatterpaul 112 UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES 3 Have You Ever Van Nistelrooy Santiago Pletcher 113 Date Race Track 4 Dahlgren Chapel Chapel Royal Cohen McLaughlin 114 Mar. 5 GI Santa Anita H. SA 5 Flat Bold Flatter Castro Albertrani 114 6 Calibrachoa Southern Image Dominguez Pletcher 119 GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile SA GI Santa Anita Oaks SA GIII Gotham S. AQU IT’S A BOY! OR A GIRL! GIII Tom Fool H. AQU Click here to submit your Foaling News GIII Honey Fox H. GP for Stakes Winning and/or Stakes Producing Mares for publication in the TDN. A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will Sarah K. Andrew photo indicate first-time graded stakes-winners.
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FRANKEL VIBES POSITIVE Jockey Tom Queally issued an early upbeat bulletin on Khalid Abdullah=s unbeaten J “TDN Rising Star” J Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) yesterday. Speaking on Racing UK Radio, Henry Cecil=s number one rider reported the joint-champion juvenile of 2010 to have Adone very well@ over the winter months. AThere=s a big year ahead for him,@ Queally said. AHe goes into his three-year-old campaign with a totally unblemished record. He=s top-rated along with Dream Ahead (Diktat {GB}) and he=s trained on nicely, we think. For the campaign ahead, you=d hope for a bit of luck and if he maintains anything like the record he=s had until now it looks like we=ll have a fun year.@ Frankel capped a perfect four-for-four season with a win in the G1 Dubai Dewhurst S. at Newmarket Oct. 16.
PRINTEMPS (CHI), 14, Hussonet--Wrist (Chi), by Worldwatch Foal born Feb. 15, a filly by English Channel. Owned by Bluegrass Hall LLC. Boarded at Hurricane Hall Farms. Accomplishments: Ch. 3yo Filly-Chi, MG1SW-Chi, GSW & MGISP-US, $563,165-US.
SCOTTISH BUBBLY, 13, Cherokee Run--British Bubbly, by Stop the Music Foal born Feb. 17, a colt by Freud. Will be bred back to Posse. Owned by Windhorse Thoroughbreds LLC. Boarded at Gallagher=s Stud. Accomplishments: SW of $154,380. Dam of Sentimental Lass (Freud), SW.
COY (IRE), 10, Danehill--Demure (GB), by Machiavellian Foal born Feb. 19, a colt by Pivotal (GB). Will be bred back to Pivotal (GB). Owned by and boarded at Cheveley Park Stud. Accomplishments: SW-Eng.
AROUND THE WORLD THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011
NORTH AMERICA
SANTA ANITA, GULFSTREAM LAUNCH TRAKUS SYSTEMS Santa Anita and Gulfstream will install the innovative Trakus wireless tracking system after jointly entering into an agreement with Trakus LLC, it was announced yesterday. The system tracks each horse during a race, enabling real-time, three- dimensional camera views to enhance the race-viewing experience. It also records statistical information into a database to provide detailed handicapping analysis. AIn our goal to continue to deliver the ultimate experience and information to our valued customers, Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park are excited to embrace this innovative technology,@ said Mike Rogers, vice president of operations at Gulfstream and Santa Anita. Bob McCarthy, president and chief executive officer of Trakus, added, AWe are thrilled to be partnering with these two premier racetracks to implement the Trakus system. Santa Anita Park and Gulfstream Park will join a select group of North American racetracks able to meet the demands of AI have quietly observed Mark and Jim for some time today=s wagering marketplace.@ The Trakus system is now, and their honesty and professionalism really stood expected to be in place at both tracks by the end of the out among the crowd,@ said Walden. AJim has had great year. success on the Eastern Seaboard, and Mark has worked very hard to cultivate good business in the Midwest. PAULS MILL SALES FORMED Ben Walden, Mark Combine that with Pauls Mill=s tremendous partners and Toothaker and Jim Perrone have joined forces to form we believe our consignments will have a strong impact Pauls Mill Sales, a full-service sales consignment right out of the gate.@ agency. Pauls Mill Sales will begin offering consignments at major yearling and mixed sales around the world, beginning with the Fasig-Tipton July Selected Yearling Sale. AWe are three guys who love selling horses and love this industry,@ said Toothaker. AI Gulfstream Announces Purse Increase: have been blessed with great clients who possess great Gulfstream Park has announced a 10-percent purse bloodstock, including Spendthrift Farm. When I looked increase, effective Mar. 4. AConsidering we started the at the opportunity to add to that existing clientele the meet with a 15-percent increase, we=ve new increased kind of quality bloodstock that Pauls Mill owns, it purses more than 25 percent over the last year,@ said became very exciting.@ Perrone, owner of Perrone Sales Tim Ritvo, Gulfstream=s vice president of racing. In Ltd. of North Carolina, added, AThis is the most exciting addition to the purse increase, all starters on Florida thing I=ve done in all my life. A consignor=s integrity is Derby day (excluding stakes races) will each receive an of the utmost importance, so that buyers and sellers additional $1,000. On-track handle at the Hallandale can have real trust. Right after that comes oval is up 15 percent from last year, while total handle professionalism, which includes presentation, on-track is up five percent. AOur increases are due to a showmanship, horsemanship and communication. With number of factors,@ Ritvo continued. AFrom our quality Ben and Mark as my partners, this team combines to hit racing to our Hall of Fame trainers and jockeys, to the it out of the park in every important aspect.@ Walden crowds we are getting for our Breakfast at Gulfstream and his wife Elaine currently stand four stallions at their and backstretch tours every Saturday morning to the Pauls Mill in Versailles. great customer service.@ TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 3/3/11 • PAGE 2 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
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Coa Undergoing Rehabilitation: TODAY’S INSIGHTS Eibar Coa, who suffered a broken C4 vertebrae in a spill Feb. 18 at Gulfstream Park, remains at Memorial 4:23p 8th-GPX, $50k, Alw/Opt. Clm., 3yo, 1mT Regional Hospital where he has started therapy and HRTV POWHATAN COUNTY (Fusaichi Pegasus) put together a rehabilitation for his injuries. The jockey underwent a nice record on turf last season, breaking his maiden in his second surgery Wednesday on his broken wrist. He first start on the green stuff before being placed third in the continues to have movement in his hands and feet, Continental Mile S. at Monmouth Aug. 14. He was favored according to his agent Tito Fuentes. against the likes of Soldat (War Front) in the GIII With Anticipation S. at Saratoga Sept. 3, but was bumped at the Yesterday=s Results: start and couldn’t quite get to Soldat late. Team Valor’s 7th-GPX, $38,500, Msw, 4yo/up, f/m, 7 1/2fT, Animal Kingdom (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) debuted with a 1:31 4/5, fm. runner-up effort to Willcox Inn (Harlan’s Holiday) over the +DIXIE RHYTHM (f, 4, Candy Ride {Arg}--Marine Arlington Poly Sept. 18, then turned in a good-looking Band, by Dehere) cost representatives of Donver Stable maiden win at Keeneland Oct. 23. He makes his first start $20,000 as a KEESEP yearling in 2008, but breezed a for trainer Graham Motion. brisnet.com pps strong eighth of a mile in :10 flat (video) for the OBSMAR sale the following spring and was resold for 5:33p 4th-SAX, $54k, Msw, 4yo/up, 6f $185,000. She was making her delayed debut here, HRTV Hal and Patti Earnhardt’s RANCHERO (Closing and was sent off at 26-1 despite top turf connections. Argument) was the most expensive of his sire’s 25 first- Dixie Rhythm actually won the break, but was eased crop juveniles to be offered in 2009, selling for $240,000 at back off the pace to save ground while never far from OBSMAR. The bay made a favorable impression in his the front. Still right in the thick of it turning for home, belated racetrack debut Feb. 4, closing from the second half she responded when asked by Alex Solis and flashed of the field to finish runner-up in a highly rated affair. Britt’s home four off the inside to nail Broadway Ghost Brother (Medaglia d’Oro) gets his career started for Mike (Ghostzapper) for a head victory. Favored Alpha Moreno’s Southern Equine Stable LLC. The grey, who Centauri (Dynaformer) never had a clear run and worked five furlongs from the gate in :58 3/5 Feb. 25, is a finished fifth, beaten 1 1/4 lengths. Ten of the 11 half to MSW & MGSP Britt’s Jules (Jules), MSW Probation runners were covered by 2 1/2 lengths at the wire. Ready (More Than Ready) and GISP Social Probation Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $23,100. Click for the (Jules). brisnet.com pps brisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. O-Augustin Stable. B-Scott Francois (KY). T-Jonathan E 4th-GPX, $38,500, Msw, (S), 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10, ft. Sheppard. HOLIDAY FLARE (f, 3, Harlan=s Holiday--Burn Brightly An EQB, Inc. purchase at OBS 2YO sale - www.eqb.com {SW, $147,407}, by American Chance) drew widest of 10 for her five-furlong off-turf debut at Calder Nov. 25, and was forwardly placed before being photoed out of the place spot. Dropping into restricted company for A Leading this second try, the bay filly set a contested pace along First-Crop Sire in 2010 the inside as even-money Heir to Dare (Wildcat Heir) hounded from the outside. The duo pulled well clear of # 1 by Number of Winners with 25 the remainder, and it was Holiday Flare who was doing slightly better at the finish, scoring by 3/4 of a length # 2 by Number of as the 5-2 second choice. It was another 7 1/4 lengths Stakes Horses with 10 back to firster Natalie Victoria (Indian Ocean) in this. MSW at 2; Champion 2YO in NY # 2 by Number of Holiday Flare, a $400,000 OBSFEB graduate, is a half- Stakes Winners with 3 sister to Dream of Angels (Trippi), MSW, $227,090. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $25,800. Click for the www.winstarfarm.com 2011 Fee: $7,500 LFSN brisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. O-Let's Go Stable & Starlight Partners. B-Ocala Stud (FL). T-Todd A Pletcher. 7th-GPX (Msw) Dixie Rhythm (Candy Ride {Arg}) makes the most of her belated debut. 4th-GPX (Msw) Holiday Flare (Harlan=s Holiday) drops Who: Jockey Victor Lebron into restricted company and graduates. Career Victory When: Wednesday, March 2 Where: 6th race, Gulfstream Park All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, #1,000 With: Peach Bottom (Kela) unless otherwise indicated TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 3/3/11 • PAGE 3 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com NEW YORK CENTRAL
Samyn Sidelined: Ohio Derby Tops Thistledown Stakes Schedule: Veteran rider Jean-Luc Samyn will be sidelined about The 77th running of the GIII Ohio Derby highlights a a month after losing two fingers and breaking a third in 17-race 2011 stakes schedule at Thistledown. The a snowblower accident. The Frenchman still maintained $100,000 race will be run June 4 this year. The 2011 his sense of humor after the accident. AThis actually season also features the Oct. 15 Best of Ohio series of good for my career, because I=m now lighter,@ Samyn five stakes races worth $350,000. With the exception joked. AIf trainers want a light jockey, then can ride of the Ohio Derby, all stakes are restricted to accredited me.@ Samyn has won 2,611 races in 36 years in the or registered Ohio-breds. The Thistledown season saddle. begins Apr. 23 and closes Nov. 5. Racing will be conducted Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday through August, with Thursday racing beginning EAST Sept. 7. First post time is 1:50 p.m.
NEHBPA Vote Yes on Purse Contract: Fasig-Tipton Catalogues 167 for Texas Sale: After making one revision, the New England A total of 167 horses have been catalogued for Fasig- Horsemen=s Benevolent and Protective Association Tipton=s Texas Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The voted unanimously Thursday to accept the 2011 purse under tack show for the sale will take place Apr. 3 contract offered by Suffolk Downs. The contract calls beginning at 10 a.m., while the one-day auction will be for 80 live racing days this year, a provision predicated held Apr. 5 beginning at 10 a.m. We have a solid on the approval of an amendment to current state A legislation that requires the track hold 100 days of group of sires represented and the continuing strength racing annually. The NEHBPA, however, refused to sign of state racing programs, particularly in Louisiana, looks off on a clause that would have prevented its horsemen sure to attract buyers to Lone Star,@ remarked Fasig- from opposing the dates reduction. The purse fund will Tipton=s Texas Director of Sales Tim Boyce. To view total $8.25 million, and revenue from simulcasting will the catalogue, visit www.fasig-tipton.com. be split 50-50 between the track and purses. The revised contract now needs to be approved by Suffolk AMERICAN-BRED WINNERS Downs.
Researcher Back on Flat, Eying Charles Town Classic: IN BRITAIN: Researcher (Two Smart) was expected to embark on Gulf of Aqaba, g, 5, Mr. Greeley--Ocean Jewel, by a new career over fences after his second straight win Alleged. Wolverhampton, 3-2, Hcp, 4yo/up, in the Charles Town Classic S. last April. But his 13f 194yds (AWT). B-Nancy Cole & Bruce Kline. steeplechase career never took off and the seven-year- *$57,000 RNA yrl >07 KEESEP. **1/2 to Dixie old is back in training and could be headed for a tilt at a Splash (Dixieland Band), GSP-US, $173,275; Ocean third straight Charles Town Classic victory. Researcher, Sea (Bering {GB}), SW-Ger, $127,300. owned by Zohar Ben-Dov=s Kinross Corporation, worked four furlongs at Laurel Feb. 24 in a bullet :48.00. AThe IN FRANCE: goal is to get him there,@ Ben-Dov said of the Apr. 16 Monda, f, 4, Cozzene--Briviesca (GB) (MSW & $1-million GIII Charles Town Classic. AWe hope to run MGSP-US & SW-Fr, $253,438), by Peintre Celebre. him once in a prep race before then and bring him back Toulouse, 3-2, Hcp, 4yo, 1 5/16mT. B-Darpat SL. in April.@ Researcher has been in training with Kinross= steeplechase trainer Neil Morris. AWe have an all- weather track here, similar to the one in Kentucky,@ Ben-Dov said. AHe=s been doing well here and we sent BLACK-TYPE STAKES CLOSINGS him to Laurel for his first work.@ Kinross purchased TODAY, THURSDAY, MARCH 3: Researcher in the week before the 2010 Charles Town 03-12 $250,000 San Felipe-II, SA, 3yo, 8.5f Classic. (375)
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J Watch Out for “TDN Rising Stars” J 03-12 $125,000 Razorback H.-III, OP, 4yo/up, 8.5f (0) Stars of tomorrow grabbing the spotlight today... 03-12 $125,000 Honeybee-III, OP, 3yo, f, 8.5f (0) www.stakesdigestweekly.com TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 3/3/11 • PAGE 4 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FRANCE
Yesterday=s Results: Lyon la Soie, 13.30, Mdn, i14,000, 3yo, c/g, 2150m First-crop starters to watch: Thursday, March 3 (AWT), 2:17.79, stn. Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2008 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ CENON (IRE) (c, 3, Montjeu {Ire}--Krissante {MSP-Fr}, BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) by Kris {GB}), a i140,000 ARQAUG yearling, was third when last seen in a Cagnes-sur-Mer maiden BERNARDINI (A.P. Indy), Darley, $100K, 219/19/4 4-AQU, Msw, 1 1/16m, Iscar, 9-5 Jan. 31. Carried right exiting the stalls, the 6-4 favorite BLUEGRASS CAT (Storm Cat), Winstar Farm LLC, $50K, 207/26/2 was forced to race wide in mid-division early but 4-AQU, Msw, 1 1/16m, Acadian Blues, $195K OBS FEB 2yo, 5-1 quickened down the outer to wear down War Shandar BORREGO (El Prado {Ire}), Wintergreen Stallion Station, $20K, 107/13/0 (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}) in the final 100 yards to assert for 7-GP, Aoc, 5fT, Nina Fever, $32K KEE SEP yrl, 3-1 a neck success. The victor is a half-brother to GIACOMO (Holy Bull), Adena Springs Kentucky, $13K, 151/11/1 Okawango (Kingmambo), Hwt. 2yo Colt-Fr, G1SW-Fr, 2-OP, Aoc, 6f, Lady Giacamo, $8K TEX AUG yrl $293,267. Lifetime Record: 3 starts, 1 win, 1 place, SILVER TRAIN (Old Trieste), Vinery, $25K, 203/32/2 i10,000. 3-TAM, Aoc, 5 1/2f, Deal in the Lot, $41K OBS APR 2yo, 4-1 O-Gerard-Augustin Normand; B-Smythson; T-Jean-Claude Rouget.
EUROPE Toulouse, 17.10, Mdn, i14,000, 3yo, 1 5/16mT, 2:21.22, vsf. AMOK (IRE) (c, 3, Shirocco {Ger}--Alharmina {GB}, by TATTERSALLS RELEASES CRAVEN Linamix {Fr}), a i120,000 ARQAUG yearling, had been CATALOGUE The catalogue for the Tattersalls seventh on both starts at Bordeaux-le-Bouscat in Craven Breeze Up Sale, featuring 196 lots including September and Marseilles-Borely in October and stalked siblings to 58 group/listed performances, can now be the early pace here. Seizing the advantage with 100 viewed online at www.tattersalls.com. The two-day yards remaining, the 29-10 second choice drew away auction is slated for Apr. 13-14. The catalogue includes to best Beat the Wind (Ire) (Beat Hollow {GB}) by juveniles by top sires Bernardini, Cape Cross (Ire), 1 1/2 lengths. Lifetime Record: 3 starts, 1 win, Danehill Dancer (Ire), Distorted Humor, Giant=s 0 places, i7,000. Causeway, Medaglia d=Oro, Oasis Dream (GB) and O-Daniel-Yves Treves; B-E Puerari & Oceanic Shamardal. The Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale has A Bloodstock; T-Jean-Claude Rouget. over the last few years stamped itself as Europe=s premier breeze up sale and the statistics certainly bear this out,@ Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said. GERMANY ADuring the last three years Craven Breeze Up graduates have won more group/ listed races than all other Great SCALO HORSE OF THE YEAR Britain/Ireland breeze up sales combined, including five Group 1 winners. The catalogue for this year is full of Gestut Ittlingen=s homebred colt Scalo (Ger) (Lando quality and with almost 200 lots, looks certain to {Ger}) has been voted Germany=s Horse of the Year for appeal to buyers from throughout the world and at all 2010. With 43 percent of the votes, the G1 Preis von levels of the market.@ The breeze show will be held at Europa and G2 Prix Guillaume d=Ornano winner edged Newmarket's Rowley Mile Racecourse beginning at out Stall Salzburg=s Night Magic (Ger) (Sholokhov {Ire}), 9:00 a.m. Tuesday Apr. 12. who achieved a 40-percent share. Scalo had beaten that G1 Grosser Preis von Baden heroine in the Preis von Europa and remains in training as a four-year-old TELL IT TO THE TDN... for the Andreas Wohler stable in 2011. He also Want to send a “Letter to the Editor” of the emulates his sire Lando, who captured this title in 1994 Thoroughbred Daily News? Our address is 27 and 1995. Ittlingen=s owner Manfred Osterman said, Monmouth St., Red Bank, NJ, 07701; or send a fax AThis is a great achievement which makes me very to: (732) 747-8955; an e-mail to: happy and proud. Scalo=s options for 2011 are very [email protected]; or post in our versatile, as he can run over distances of 2000 meters new Forum section at up to 2400 meters and we will choose carefully where http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/members/fo to run him. Our inclination is to open up at the Spring rum/. Meeting at Baden-Baden, however.@ TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 3/3/11 • PAGE 5 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com MIDDLE EAST AUSTRALASIA
FIGURES REMAIN UP AT INGLIS Colts by Fastnet U.A.E. Rock (Aus) and Redoute=s Choice (Aus) led the way at Wednesday=s session of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 10:05 a.m. EST Yearling Sale, bringing A$340,000 apiece. The Fastnet AL BASTAKIYA S.-Listed, $250,000, 3yo, 1 3/16m Rock yearling, out of G2 Edward Manifold S. heroine (AWT) Coupe (Aus) (Spinning World), was consigned on behalf PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT of Burnewang North Pastoral as hip 480. He was 1 Paulinho (Arg) Equal Stripes (Arg) Moore Brown 130 acquired by James Bester Bloodstock. The latter, 2 Ahlaain Bernstein Buick Simcock 119 consigned as hip 412 by Grange Thoroughbreds, was 3 Abjer (Fr) Singspiel (Ire) Fallon Mohammed 119 purchased by Paul Moroney Bloodstock. The full-brother 4 Bridgefield Speightstown Ajtebi Al Zarooni 119 to the stakes-winning and multiple group-placed sire 5 Air of Grace (Ire) Dalakhani (Ire) Murgia Mohammed 119 Sharkbite (Aus) is out of Back Pass (Quest for Fame 6 Sonoran Sands (Ire) Footstepsinthesand (GB) O’Shea Moore 119 7 Borug Kingmambo Durcan bin Suroor 119 {GB}). For the session, 141 yearlings realized 8 Amica (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Ffrench Kelleway 126 A$10,556,500 for an average of A$74,869. The three- 9 Reem (Aus) Galileo (Ire) Shea de Kock 126 day gross stands at A$30,295,500, up from A$28.8 10 Energia Carioca (Brz) Thignon Lafre (Brz) Mullen Martins 130 million in 2010. AIt=s always nice to have an improved Click for AmWest PPs. gross figure, but from the point of view of vendors and of greater importance in my opinion, is that the average and median are both up and I think the sale has ASIA achieved a fantastic result in this regard,@ Inglis Director Peter Heagney said. AThe median reflects the overall strength of the sale and to see it better last year=s mark is a wonderful result, particularly as other sales this JAPAN year have been down on those indicators.@ The sale concludes with a session beginning today at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Kawasaki, Japan EMPRESS HAI S.-Listed, -59,500,000, Kawasaki, 3-2, INGLIS MELBOURNE PREMIER YEARLING SALE 4yo/up, f, 2100m, 2:15.3, sy. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011 1--LA VERITA, 123, m, 5, by Unbridled=s Song 1st Dam: Go Classic (SP-NA), by Gone West 2nd Dam: Seattle Classic, by Seattle Slew SESSION TOTALS 2011 2010 3rd Dam: Classy=n Smart, by Smarten Catalogued 188 184 ($320,000 yrl >07 KEESEP). O-Koji Maeda; B-Dell No. Offered 173 164 Ridge Farm; T-Shigeki Matsumoto; J-Yutaka Take; No. Sold 141 129 -35,000,000. Lifetime Record: GSP-Jpn, 24-10-3-2, RNAs 32 35 -273,383,000 ($3,333,939). % RNA 18% 21% 2--Bravo Daisy (Jpn), 123, m, 6, Kurofune--Bravo High Price A$340,000 A$300,000 Sunrise (Jpn), by Sunday Silence. O-Takao Matsuoka; Gross A$10,556,500 A$8,589,500 B-Yanagawa Farm. Average (% change) A$74,869 (+12.4%) A$66,585 3--Miracle Legend (Jpn), 119, f, 4, Fuji Kiseki (Jpn)-- Median (% change) A$57,500 (+15%) A$50,000 Personal Legend, by Awesome Again. O-Teruya Yoshida; B-Shadai Farm. CUMULATIVE 2011 2010 Margins: HF, NK, HD. Odds: 0.80, 5.70, 1.00. Catalogued 568 554 No. Offered 513 504 No. Sold 421 406 Want your event listed on the RNAs 92 98 TDN Industry Calendar, % RNA 18% 19% found on our website? High Price A$340,000 A$400,000 Gross A$30,295,500 A$28,835,500 Click here Average (% change) A$71,961 (+1.3%) A$71,023 to email us with the details. Median (% change) A$58,000 (+5.4%) A$55,000 www.inglis.com.au TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 3/3/11 • PAGE 6 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Australasian Report cont. 3rd-AQU, $44,000, NW1X, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11 2/5, INGLIS MELBOURNE PREMIER YEARLING SALE ft. WEDNESDAY’S TOP LOTS TEAM PLAN (f, 4, Saarland--Common Objective {SW, Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (A$) $117,438}, by Missionary Ridge {GB}) Lifetime Record: 480 colt Fastnet Rock (Aus) Coupe (Aus) 340,000 14-2-2-2, $78,729. O-Joseph, Anne & John T Consigned by Burnewang North Pastoral McMahon. B-McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, Purchased by James Bester Bloodstock LLC (NY). T-Rodrigo A Ubillo. *$27,000 RNA yrl '08 412 colt Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Back Pass 340,000 FTNAUG. Consigned by Grange Thoroughbreds Purchased by Paul Moroney Bloodstock 8th-CTX, $31,100, 3-1, Opt. Clm. ($45,000), C, 473 colt Fastnet Rock (Aus) Classic Plume (NZ) 320,000 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:48, ft. Consigned by Makybe LUCKIFEE (g, 6, Menifee--Lucky Again (SW & GSP, Purchased by R Yiu NT, Hong Kong $139,545}, by Wild Again) Lifetime Record: MSP, 18-6-5-4, $161,231. O-Hillwood Stable LLC. B-Ivy Dell HORSES IN TRAINING SESSION ADDED TO NZB MAY Stud LLC (PA). T-Rodney Jenkins. *$40,000 yrl '06 A horses in training session has been added to KEEJAN; $120,000 yrl '06 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo >07 New Zealand Bloodstock's National Weanling, FTFFEB. **1/2 to Afleet Again (Afleet Alex), GSW, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale in May, it was $346,150. announced yesterday. AThis new session is being introduced in response to a number of requests for an 8th-LRL, $31,000, NW1X, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:12 2/5, auction sales opportunity for horses currently in ft. training, including from some leading New Zealand and ORATORIA (f, 4, Oratory--Hunch Punch, by Two Australian trainers,@ New Zealand Bloodstock's Punch) Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-2, $48,640. O-David B Co-Managing Director Petrea Vela commented. AThere Bloom. B-Lynn Tiffany (MD). T-Damon R Dilodovico. are horses everywhere from trial winners to young *$3,500 2yo >09 FTMMAY. broken in stock that do not move via the private sale market for various reasons, and for many the additional 9th-MNR, $20,200, 3-1, NW2L, 3yo, f, 4 1/2f, :54, gd. cost of going on to race or trial is prohibitive, so an COZY FIRE (f, 3, Forestry--Fivetwentyone {SP, opportunity exists for a viable alternative." For more $163,525}, by Metfield) Lifetime Record: 9-2-0-2, information, visit www.nzb.co.nz. $28,830. O/T-Janet Haymaker. B-W S Farish (ON).
B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N 5th-TAM, $17,200, Opt. Clm. ($16,000), NW1X, 4yo/up, 5fT, :56 1/5, fm. AMERICA UPSELL (g, 5, Maria=s Mon--Katzen {SW, $246,721}, by Furiously) Lifetime Record: 10-4-2-0, $43,927. O-Dyedra Kademoglou. B-Hidden Brook LLC (KY). ALLOWANCE RESULTS: T-Dale Bennett. *$160,000 wlng '06 KEENOV. **1/2 9th-PRX, $50,000, Opt. Clm. ($40,000), NW3X, to Kabu (Buddha), G1SP-Per. 4yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:17 3/5, ft. Hidden Brook foaled, raised and sold ESCROW KID (g, 4, City Place--Free Strike, by Smart Strike) Lifetime Record: 17-4-2-3, $143,152. O-Donald C Wilson. B-Bathen Thoroughbreds LLC (FL). T-Carl Thoroughbred Daily News is: Doran. Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher • ON THE WORKTAB • Vicki Forbes Director of Customer Services Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief FAIR GROUNDS Alycia Borer Director of Advertising Willcox Inn (Harlan’s Holiday), 4f, :49.20, 10/35 Jessica Martini Senior Editor Alan Carasso Associate Editor PALM MEADOWS Marie Kizenko Associate Editor Capt. Candyman Can (Candy Ride {Arg}), 4f, :49.45, 14/18 Christina Bossinakis Associate Editor Lucas Marquardt Associate Editor PAYSON PARK Steve Sherack Writer/Reporter Ruthenia (Pulpit), 3f, :39.00, 4/7 Brian DiDonato Writer/Reporter Gary King Marketing Manager SANTA ANITA Lia Kusch Senior Advertising Designer Crown of Thorns (Harlan’s Holiday), 4f, :47.40, 7/41 Sarah K. Andrew Advertising Asst/Director of Distribution Euroears (Langfuhr), 6f, •1:10.60, 1/16 Tom Rosati Advertising Assistant Plum Pretty (Medaglia d’Oro), 5f, 1:00.60, 9/37 Robert Williams Director of IT/Webmaster Sinai (Rockport Harbor), 4f, :49.80, 33/41 Gregg Casillo Database Analyst/Programming Specialist P TDN AROUND THE WORLD • 3/3/11 • PAGE 7 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Breeders= Edition--America cont. ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N Ace Rich, c, 3, Forestry--Scarlett Cruise, by Pulpit. HAW, 3-2, 1 1/16m, 1:45 3/5. B-Cherokee EUROPE International, Bradley TB, Pomerol Pty LTD (KY). $8,000 RNA yrl '09 KEESEP; $45,000 2yo >10 CONDITIONS RESULTS: OBSAPR. FRANCE, Toulouse, 19.20, i24,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/4mT, Hot Lola, f, 3, Hot War--Universal Affair (SP), by Prince 2:15.60, vsf. Don B. SUN, 3-1, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:05. B-Jesse UCANDRI (IRE) (g, 4, Refuse To Bend {Ire}--Original Maldonado, Keith Cannon & Billie Crane (NM). {GB}, by Caerleon) Lifetime Record: MSP-Fr, 11 starts, Rockabye Bayzee, f, 3, Rock Slide--Trellis, by 5 wins, 5 places, i96,050. O-SARL Ecurie Tagada; Baederwood. CTX, 3-1, (S), 7f, 1:31 1/5. B-Maurice B-D, P & Mrs P Gibbons; T-C Ferland. *9,000gns wnlg F Casey DVM (WV). *1/2 to Touch of Class >07 TATDEC; i26,000 yrl >08 TATIRE; i18,000 RNA (Wiseman=s Ferry), MSP, $196,662. 2yo >09 ARQAPR; i102,000 HIT >09 ARQNOV. Warrior Waltz, f, 4, Pioneering--Silvery Waltz, by Silver Ending. CTX, 3-1, (S), 4 1/2f, :54. B-Jack L & Jane ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Anderson Harper (WV). Carrick A Rede (Ire), c, 3, Footstepsinthesand (GB)-- Channel, f, 4, Storm Cat--Colour Chart (MGSW-Fr, Intricate Design (GB), by Zafonic. Kempton Park, MGISP-US, $457,949), by Mr. Prospector. PRX, 3-2, Britain, 3-2, Mdn, 3yo/up, 1m (AWT). B-Anthony 6f, 1:11 3/5. B-Darley (KY). *1/2 to Equerry (St. Kirwan. *i18,000 yrl >09 GOFMIL; 27,000gns 2yo Jovite), MGSW-Fr, G1SP-Eng, $264,035; Tempera >10 TATAPR. (A. P. Indy), Ch. 2yo Filly, GISW, $670,240; Ecole Halo de Lune (GB), f, 3, Halling--Bright Halo (Ire), by d=Art (Theatrical {Ire}), SW-Fr; and Barbican (A. P. Bigstone (Ire). Lyon la Soie, France, 3-2, Mdn, 3yo, f, Indy), SP. 2150m (AWT). B-Usk Valley Stud. *72,000gns RNA yrl >09 TATOCT. Covert Decree (GB), f, 3, Proclamation (Ire)--Armada Grove (GB), by Fleetwood (Ire). Wolverhampton, Britain, 3-2, Mdn, 3yo/up, f/m, 9f 103yds (AWT). B-A M Tombs. TDN Fax-on-Demand Don’t wait one more minute to get a resend of your TDN. Call our Fax-On-Demand line, (732) 559-9595 and enter your 6-digit user id from either your fax machine or any phone line. Enter the fax number where you’d like the paper to be delivered, and it will be sent immediately. (Don’t know your user id? Give us a call at 732-747-8060 and we’ll tell you what it is.) TDN TODAY THIS COMPLIMENTARY SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO Around the World...... 7 pages EVERY SUBSCRIBER (FAX AND EMAIL).
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