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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. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM S A T U RD A Y, D E C EM B E R 9, $2 Daily W•E•E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW Sunday, Hollywood Park PEAKS AND VALLEYS NAMED HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 12fT CANADIAN HORSE OF THE YEAR For the PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. first time since the inception of the Sovereign Awards in 1 f Shrewd Idea (GB) Bradshaw D'houssaye 126 1975, an American-bred has been honored as Canada's 2 Privity Frankel Antley 119 Horse of the Year. Peaks And Valleys (Mt. Livermore), 3 Royal Chariot Gregson Solis 126 a Kentucky-bred colt owned and bred by Josephine 4 Parme Sahadi Nakatani 126 Abercrombie' s Pin Oak Stud, captured both the Horse of 5f Suave Tern Hammond Black 126 the Year and champion three-year-old colt awards; 6 The Key Rainbow (Ire) Frankel No Rider 122 Abercrombie becomes the second American in the last 7 Tikkanen Clement Asmussen 1 26 three years to own the Canadian Horse of the Year. 8 Kiri's Clown Johnson Luzzi 1 26 Winner of the GI Molson Export Million and GI 9 Earl Of Barking (Ire) Cross Almeida 126 Meadowlands Cup, Peaks And Valleys finished off the 1 Oa Celtic Arms (Fr) Rash Toscano 126 board for the first time when sixth in the GI Breeders' 11 Party Season (GB) Drysdale Mccarron 1 26 Cup Classic October 28; he came out of the race with a 1 2 Hollywood Dream (Ger) Ostmann No Rider 123 severely bruised left front foot but is expected to race 13a Rifapour (Ire) Rash Stevens 122 again next year. Pin Oak was also the owner and 14 Talloires Mandella D'meaux 126 breeder of Canada's top male turf runner, Hasten To (f) - Part of the mutuel field. Add (Cozzene); completing the list of Sovereign Award Earl Of Barking (Ire) (Common Grounds {GB}), a winners are: Two-year-old Colt: Gomtuu (Hail The graded stakes winner at two, three, four and five, Ruckus); Two-year-old Filly: Silken Cat (Storm Cat); earned his first Grade I race taking the $500,000 Three-year-old Filly and Sprinter: Scotzanna (Silver Hollywood Turf H. over this course in May. The Deputy); Older Filly/Mare and Female Turf Horse: Bold millionaire, a disappointing 10th over a boggy course Ruritana (Bold Ruckus); Older Horse/Gelding: Basqueian in the Breeders' Cup Mile, bounced back when he (Bounding Basque); and Outstanding Broodmare: Sea returned to his home turf, running second in the Gii Regent (Vice Regent). Minshall Farm's Bold Ruritana Citation H. last time out. "He likes turf that's smooth took the first-ever Sovereign Award for the top fomale and fast, and that's how it always seems to be for his turf horse. In the human categories, Frank Stronach, races at Hollywood," said trainer Richard Cross. who campaigned fellow award winner Basqueian, was Trainer Neil Drysdale decided against entering Patio honored as Canada's top owner for the third year in a row, and King haven Farms earned its ninth award as de Naranjos (Chi) (Gallantsky), allowing all 14 Canada's top breeder. Daniel Vella picked up his entrants to make the race. second consecutive Sovereign Award as top trainer. Todd Kabel took home the award for top jockey for the Weekend Preview cont. p2 second time as a journeyman and the third overall; and © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper m_ay Dave Wilson was named top apprentice jockey for the not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electromc second straight year. or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. Information as to the races, CONCERN TO NORTHVIEW MGISW Conceirn race results and earnings was obtained from results charts (Broad Brush) has been retired and will go to stud in '96 published in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith with as property of a syndicate at Maryland's Northview the permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. Stallion Station. The four-year-old, winner of the 1994 Breeders' Cup Classic, ended his racing career with a WEEKEND PREVIEW . p1-2 record of seven wins, including four graded stakes, and u.i earnings of $3,079,350; he won his final start, ;:i Fc1ir Q NEWS CONTINUED . p2-4 Grounds allowance, Nov. 24. Owner Robert Meyerhoff will retain a substantial interest in the Maryland-bred; a V"J RACING REPORTS . p4-5 limited number of shares will also be sold. z TOTAL PAGES ................ 6 News cont. p2-4 - PAGE. 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • U-9-95 Sunday, Hong Kong News cont. HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL VASE, $645,000, TATTERSALLS WRAP-UP The final session of the 3yo/up, 12fT Tattersalls December Sales was held yesterday in PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. Newmarket, with the two-year-old filly Queen's Music 1 Sterling Town (NZ) Allan Legrix 126 (Dixieland Band) drawing the top bid of $58,920. 2 Tanino Create (Jpn) Mori Ebina 1 25 Consigned by Whatcombe Stables and sold as a horse in 3 Just Apollo (NZ) Rainford Ealden 1 23 training, the half-sister to group stakes winners Aim For 4 Needle Gun (Ire) Brittain Dettori 126 The Top (Irish River {Fr}) and Splendent (Shadeed) was 5 Smiling (Ire) Ng Lee 126 purchased by Brian Grassick Bloodstock. A total of 103 6 Lucky Clover (Ire) Ng Kinane 126 horses sold Friday for $964,714, up 26.3 percent from 7 Via Suez (Aus) Wood Grylls 126 last year's final session when 99 lots sold for 8 Priviledge (Ire) Allan Marcus 126 $763, 748. The average of $9,365 was up 21.4 9 Campaign Warrior (Aus) Hayes Clarke 126 percent from the '94 final session average of $7,714. 1 0 Partipral Lellouche Peslier 1 26 The 1995 Tattersalls December Sales showed marked 11 Tot Ou Tard (Ire) Foresi Saint-Martin 126 gains over 1 994. Through the 10 sessions, 1, 787 1 2 Commoner Hannon Hughes 1 25 horses brought in a total of $56,862, 716, an increase of 13 Royal Snack (Aus) Hanlon Payne 126 31 percent over 1994 when 1,528 horses sold for 14 Able Shot (Aus) Moore Cruz 1 26 $43,380,630. This year's average of $31,820 was up HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL BOWL-G2, $710,000, 12 percent, from $28,390 in 1994. Commented 3yo/up, 7fT Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony, "We have been PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. delighted by the buoyant trade here at Tattersalls 1 Quick Action (Ire) Allan Marcus 126 throughout the year. Prices have shown improvement 2 Young Ern (GB) Dow Quinn 126 at every sale at Park Paddocks, and to end on a high 3 Right Way (Ire) Kan Coetzee 126 note is especially pleasing. From the opening lots this 4 Ferragamo (Aus) Jones Treymayne 123 week there has been strong demand, with at times an 5 Mamzelle Pedrille Quinton Gauci 1 23 almost overwhelming number of buyers packing the 6 Matsqui (Aus) O'Sullivan O'Sullivan 126 ring. Buyers from every continent in the world have yet 7 Cool Jazz (GB) Brittain Kinane 126 again emphasized the global appeal of the December 8 Finder's Fortune Vienna Valenzuela 126 Sale and of European bloodstock." 9 Desert Style (Ire) Bolger Manning 125 10 Heavily Armed (Ire) Lane Holland 1 26 AFTERNOON DEELITES SIZZLES IN A.M. Three 11 Dojima Muteki (Jpn) Mori Shibata 126 year-old Afternoon Deelites (Private Terms) worked five 12 Branston Abby (Ire) Johnston Roberts 123 furlongs in an eye-catching : 58 3/5 Friday morning at 13 Monopolize (Aus) G M Begg Harris 1 26 Hollywood, and trainer Richard Mandella said the colt is 14 Winning Partners (NZ) N Begg Childs 126 possible for the GI Malibu S. at Santa Anita December 26. "He's making progress, but if he's not ready, then HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CUP-G2, $775,000, we'll find something else for him," said Mandella. "He's 3yo/up, 9fT beginning to act like he's ready, though." A winner of PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. five of seven career starts, Afternoon Deelites has not 1 Jade Age (HK) Oughton Kinane 126 raced since suffering a slight tendon tear when eighth in 2 Marconee (NZ) Lynds Cassidy 126 the Kentucky Derby. 3 Station Hand (Aus) Hayes Gauci 1 26 4 Shaanxi Lellouche Peslier 1 22 5 Marquise (NZ) Laxon Dittman 123 TRF SEEKS BREEDING SEASONS The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation is asking breeders 6 Fujiyama Kenzan (Jpn) Mori Ebina 126 to help the organization by donating breeding seasons to 7 Ventiquattrofogli (Ire) Dollase Atkinson 126 the 1996 TRF Stallion Season and Art Auction. The 8 Bogie's Pride (NZ) Chan Chan 126 auction will take place January 27, 1 996 at Herb and 9 Volochine (Ire) Collet Jarnet 126 Ellen Moelis' Candyland Farm in Middletown, Delaware; 10 Mr. Vitality (Aus) Allan Marcus 126 proceeds from the sale go to the TRF and to the New 11 Helene Star (NZ) Biancone Legrix 126 Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania. To 12 Grand Jury (NZ) Hock Clapperton 126 donate seasons, or to take part in the phone bidding 13 Triarius bin Suroor Dettori 126 from January 22-26 or the live bidding January 27, call State Taj (Aus) (True Statement), the winner of last (302) 378-7192. year's Cup, was injured and had to be withdrawn.