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TATTERSALLS COVERAGE ...p. 2-3 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2007 U.S. GRADED RACES ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Associa- GRADE 2 BAYAKOA H. tion=s American Graded Stakes Committee yesterday announced its list- ing of U.S. graded stakes for 2008. (859) 873. 7300 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.lanesend.com The committee, which conducted GULCH its annual grading session in Sire of 2yo COURT VISION, now 3 for 4 Lexington, Ken- WON GRADE 2 REMSEN S. Click here for video tucky on Tuesday, awarded three ROMANCE IS DIANE TRIES TO BUILD OFF WIN races new Grade I Senji Nishimura=s Romance is Diane (In Excess {Ire}) Kip Deville, who won the GII Maker’s Mark status: the Maker=s has had a rollercoaster year since winning the GI Holly- Mile--now a Grade I--last April before going Mark Mile S. and wood Starlet S. nearly 12 months ago as a 14-1 on to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile First Lady S. at longshot. After that big victory, she failed to make Pat Lang photo Keeneland, as well much of an impact in her next three, running near the as the Just a Game back of the pack in each, but began to turn things S. at Belmont Park. No current Grade I events were around over the summer. She ran third, beaten a half downgraded. Notably, the trio of races added to the length, in the Fleet Treat S. at Del Mar in July, then Breeders= Cup World Championships this year--the Filly was second in the Torrey Pines S. at that track in early & Mare Sprint, Juvenile Turf and Dirt Mile--were left September. It was her latest race, though, that signaled ungraded after Breeders= Cup Limited chairman Bill the Mike Mitchell-trained filly might be back to her old Farish, Jr., a guest at the grading session, asked the self. Sent off at 5-1 in the $150,000 Cal Cup Matron committee to table a previous request by Breeders= Cup H., Romance is Diane was put on the front for the first to award all three races Grade I status. The races could time since breaking her maiden and responded with a still receive a grade prior to next year=s Breeders= Cup at rousing 6 1/4-length tally at Santa Anita Nov. 3. The Santa Anita Park. Seven races were upgraded to Grade time of the race, 1:40 1/5, established a new track II status for 2008: the Rebel S. at Oaklawn Park, Fifth record for a 1 1/16 miles. Given plenty of time to re- Third Elkhorn S. at Keeneland, Indiana Oaks at Hoosier cover from that effort--which earned her a 101 BRIS Park, Lake George S. at Saratoga, Sands Point S. at figure--Romance is Diane has drawn the four hole in her Belmont Park, Providencia S. at Santa Anita and Old return to graded company. Hat S. at Gulfstream Park. Complete listing, p3-4 Saturday, Hollywood Park 2008 GRADED STAKES BAYAKOA H.-GII, $150,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m (AWT) # % Graded % Eligible % Change PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT Grade I 110 22.9% +3 1 Lavender Sky Mt. Livermore Solis 110 Grade II 155 32.2% -2 2 Sugar Shake Awesome Again Bejarano 120 3 Sohgol (Ire) Singspiel (Ire) Talamo 114 Grade III 216 44.9% +6 4 Romance Is Diane In Excess (Ire) M Baze 115 All Graded 481 67.0% 5 Tough Tiz's Sis Tiznow Gomez 120 Ungraded 237 33.0% 6 Fonce De (Fr) Smadoun T Baze 114 All Eligible Races 718 7 Grain of Truth (GB) Gulch Nakatani 113 www.hillndalefarms.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/29/07 • PAGE 2 of 5 Tattersalls December Sale Foal Sale STARCRAFT FILLY TOPS TATTERSALLS DAY 2 Yesterday=s low-key second session of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale in Newmarket, during which the figures and clearance rate dipped markedly from 2006, was topped by a 65,000gns filly from the first Northern Hemisphere crop of Group 1 winner Starcraft (NZ) (Soviet Star). Out of Proudfoot (Ire) (Shareef Dancer), the half-sister to Listed winner Lot 704 Tattersalls Head Over Heels (Ire) (Pursuit Of Love {GB}) was consigned by breeder Jim Mitchell from Beechgrove Stud. She was purchased by Starcraft=s owner Paul Makin through Badgers Bloodstock. AI=ve got plenty of Starcrafts my- self, but I saw her and thought she was just a very nice well-bred filly,@ said Makin. AI=m keen to support the breeders who have used Starcraft and it may be that I put the whole lot through as yearlings and buy some back; I just don=t know at the moment what I=ll do.@ A French-bred half-sister to recent Listed winner Lady Deauville (Fr) (Fasliyev) was bought by the same owner as her sibling, Warwickshire-based Peter Hughes. He paid 60,000gns for the Zieten filly, out of Group 1 TOP THREE AT TATTERSALLS winner Mercalle (Fr) (Kaldoun {Fr}), who was offered by Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (gns) the Castlebridge Consignment. ALady Deauville has 704 filly Starcraft (NZ) Proudfoot (Ire) 65,000 been absolutely fantastic for us and, at some point, I B-J R Mitchell would like to breed from her, but I just thought that if Consigned by Beechgrove Stud there were any problems we would have a back up on Purchased by Badgers Bloodstock the bloodlines," said Hughes. The pinhooking partner- ship of David Redvers and Peter Molony paid 793 filly Zieten Mercalle (Fr) 60,000 60,000gns for a Compton Place (GB) colt out of B-n/a Listed-placed Millybaa (Anabaa). He will be re-offered Consigned by the Castlebridge Consignment by Molony=s Rathmore Stud next year. For the day, Purchased by P J Hughes (Developments) Ltd Tattersalls sold 155 yearlings for 2,431,000gns. The 819 colt Compton Place (GB) Millybaa 60,000 average of 15,684gns fell 17.4 percent from a year B-CJ Mills ago, while the median fell 33.3 percent to 10,000gns. Consigned by Trickledown Stud The sale continues today at 10 a.m. Purchased by Tweenhills/Rathmore Studs TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOALS TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOALS Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Wednesday, November 28, 2007 SESSION TOTALS 2007 2006 CUMULATIVE 2007 2006 No. Catalogued 285 229 No. Catalogued 563 446 No. Offered 240 201 No. Offered 483 368 No. Sold 155 173 No. Sold 286 297 Top Price 65,000gns 72,000gns Top Price 65,000gns 72,000gns RNAs 85 28 RNAs 197 71 % RNA 35.4% 13.9% % RNA 40.8% 19.3% Gross 2,431,000gns 3,286,100gns Gross 3,517,600gns 4,363,100gns Average 15,684gns (-17.4%) 18,995gns Average 12,299gns (-16.3%) 14,691gns Median 10,000gns (-33.3%) 15,000gns P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/29/07 • PAGE 3 of 5 2008 UPGRADED RACES Grade II to Grade I First Lady S. 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT Keeneland Just a Game S. 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT Belmont Maker=s Mark Mile S. 3yo/up, 1mT Keeneland Grade III to Grade II Craig & Holly Bandoroff / (859) 987-6212 / www.denalistud.com Fifth Third Elkhorn S. 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT Keeneland TATTERSALLS DECEMBER Indiana Oaks 3yo, f, 1 1/16m Hoosier 1013, c, Oasis Dream (GB)--Dominica (GB), Lake George S. 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT Saratoga by Alhaarth (Ire) Old Hat S. 3yo, f, 6 1/2f Gulfstream Consigned by Stowell Hill Stud Providencia S. 3yo, f, 1mT Santa Anita This speedily bred colt is out of the G2 King s Stand = Rebel S. 3yo, 1 1/16m Oaklawn S. winner Dominica. Other speedsters in the family include the Group 1-winning pair Ya Malak (GB) and Sands Point S. 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT Belmont Cadeaux Genereux (GB). Ungraded to Grade III 1022, c, Pivotal (GB)--Karliyna (Ire), by Rainbow Quest Appalachian S. 3yo, f, 1mT Keeneland Consigned by St Simon Stud This is the first foal of the Listed-placed Karliyna. She Bryan Station S. 3yo, 1mT Keeneland is a half-sister to G2 Doncaster Cup dead-heater Colonel E.R. Bradley H. 3yo/up, a1 1/16mT Fair Grounds Kasthari (Ire) and the imposing G1 Prix Marcel Boussac Commonwealth Turf S. 3yo, 1 1/16mT Churchill runner-up Karasta (Ire). Delta Princess S. 2yo, f, 1m Delta Downs 1062, c, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Lesgor, by Irish River (Fr) Endeavour S. 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT Tampa Bay Consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment Florida Oaks 3yo, f, 1 1/16m Tampa Bay This February-foaled colt is out of the G3 Prix de H.C. Ramser Sr. H. 3yo, f, 1mT Oak Tree Psyche placegetter Lesgor and is thus a half-brother to Honeybee S. 3yo, f, 1 1/16m Oaklawn the listed-placed Guilia. Second dam Let=s Sgor (NZ) La Habra S. 3yo, f, a6 1/2fT Santa Anita was named champion sophomore filly in her native New Zealand on the strength of wins in the G1 NZ Oaks and Miss Grillo S. 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT Belmont G1 Great Northern S. Pilgrim S. 2yo, 1 1/16mT Belmont Robert G. Dick Mem. BC H. 3yo/up, f/m, 1 3/8mT Delaware 1070, c, Motivator (GB)--Princess Manila, by Manila Southwest S. 3yo, 1m Oaklawn Consigned by Silfield Bloodstock From the first crop of G1 Epsom Derby hero Motiva- Tuzla H. 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT Santa Anita tor, this April-foaled bay is a half-brother to G1 Prix Virginia Oaks 3yo, f, 1 1/18mT Colonial Downs d=Ispahan hero Prince Kirk (Fr).