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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here >CAVIAR’ HALF SUFFERING FROM LAMINITIS TREVE PLANS OUTLINED A Redoute=s Choice (Aus) 2-year-old half-brother to Trainer Criquette Head-Maarek yesterday gave a undefeated champion Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit rough indication of the program for Sheikh Joaan Al {Aus}), purchased by BC3 Thoroughbreds for an Thani=s Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) following her Cartier Australian record A$5 million at the Inglis Easter Horse of the Year award on Tuesday night. Last year=s Yearling Sale this past April, was reportedly bitten by a brilliant G1 Prix de Diane, G1 Prix Vermeille and G1 Prix white tail spider two weeks ago and is being treated at de l=Arc de Triomphe heroine could start the season off the Werribee Veterinary Clinic. Craig Cameron, chief at Longchamp in April before heading to Royal Ascot. executive officer of BC3 told Sky Sports Radio in a live AShe will have a prep race in France, maybe the G1 Prix interview Thursday morning (Australian time) that vets Ganay, and then I=d like to go to Ascot during the Royal were called in after farm staff noticed swelling in his meeting,@ Head-Maarek said. AThe G1 Prince of Wales=s right foreleg. S. would be a good race for her and then we=ll run in He was the Vermeille and the Arc. We will decide where we go taken to after that, but it is difficult for a horse to go unbeaten Werribee, like that. It=s too far away to make a definite plan.@ and Cameron indicated KEENOV CONTINUES STRONG RESULTS that the bay The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale responded continued its run of strong results during its ninth well to initial session Wednesday in Lexington. During yesterday=s treatment, session, 271 horses grossed $3,998,100. The average but later of $14,753 was up 30%, while the median soared suffered a 50% to $10,500. The buy-back rate Wednesday was a Asevere sparkling 10.3%. Through nine of 10 sessions, 2,208 reaction to horses have sold for $194,313,100. The cumulative anti-biotics, Redoute’s Choice--Helsinge colt average is up 26% to $88,004 and the median is up lost weight bc3.com 33% to $40,000. The buy-back rate is 14.9%. The 5- and became year-old mare Surmount (Speightstown) (hip 2938) dehydrated.@ As a result, toxins traveled through the attracted Wednesday=s top price when selling for colt=s system and laminitis has developed. AIt=s a $92,000 to the bid of Dr. Oscar Benavides, as agent for tragedy,@ Cameron told Sky Sports Radio. AAnyone St. George Stables. Cont. p6 whose ever met the horse knows he=s a great personality and has a great nature. He=s in a fight for his life at the moment. If he has another setback from here, we have some serious issues.@ The son of Helsinge (Aus) (Desert Sun {GB}) became the third consecutive of his dam=s produce to top the Easter sale earlier this year. BC3 Thoroughbreds also owns a 3- year-old filly by Redoute=s Choice named Belle Couture (Aus), the A$2.6-million Easter topper in 2012, while the colt who came to be known as All Too Hard (Aus) (Casino Prince {Aus}), fetched A$1.025 million to top the 2011 Easter Sale. Cameron emphasized that the next 48 hours are critical, but remains optimistic that the colt can pull through. AHe=s a tough fella, he is eating well, and vets are keeping him comfortable standing in ice boots,@ Cameron told Sky Sports Radio. AHe had a good night [Wednesday night], but it=s important that he doesn=t have another setback. We hope to see improvement and no further deterioration.@ TDN TODAY Headline News.. 12 pages In This Issue 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Smith & Stevens to Tackle Hong Kong Red Bank, NJ 07701 (732) 747-8060 Veteran riders Mike Smith and Gary Stevens are among a (732) 747-8955 (fax) world-class cast of jockeys invited to participate in the www.thoroughbreddailynews.com Longines International Jockeys’ Championship in www.thetdn.com December. Page 3 Barry Weisbord, co-publisher [email protected] • @barryweisbord Sue Finley, co-publisher Mike Smith [email protected] • @suefinley Benoit EDITORIAL [email protected] Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor 14 Entered for Mrs. Revere Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor J “TDN Rising Star” J and graded stakes Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. 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Hall of Fame jockeys Mike Smith and Gary Stevens have both been invited to compete in the Longines International Jockeys= Championship to be held at Happy Valley Racecourse on Hong Kong Island Dec. 4. Smith, who is expected to pilot Priscilla Vaccarezza=s Little Mike (Spanish Steps) in the G1 Hong Kong Cup Dec. 8, is having an outstanding 2013 season, with a victory aboard Palace Malice (Curlin) in the GI Belmont S. and three victories during the Breeders= Cup meeting at Santa Anita, earning a second straight Bill Shoemaker Award for the championship=s leading rider. It will be Smith=s first trip to the IJC. Stevens has made a remarkable return to the saddle this season following a seven-year retirement. He teamed with trainer D. Wayne Lukas to upset the GI Preakness S. in May and completed a rare GI Breeders= Cup Distaff/GI Breeders= Cup Classic double with Beholder (Henny Hughes) and Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno, respectively. Stevens is scheduled to appear in the IJC for the second time, having finished seventh in 2001. Other world-class jockeys set to compete for a HK$500,000 (about US$65,000) first prize include Kerrin McEvoy (Australia); Christophe Soumillon (Belgium), dead-heat winner of the IJC in 2004; Maxime Guyon (France); Mirco Demuro (Italy); Suguru Hamanaka (Japan); Ryan Moore (United Kingdom), a two-time winner of the event; and perennial leading local rider Douglas Whyte, victorious three times in the IJC (2002, 2007, 2008). Joao Moreira was originally amongst the 12 invitees, but copped a three-raceday ban for careless riding Wednesday and will be forced to miss both the IJC and the International Races meeting Dec. 8. 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TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/14/13 • PAGE 4 of 12 • thoroughbreddailynews.com SALES NEWS BLACK-TYPE PREVIEWS Friday, Woodbine, post time: 4:26 p.m. GOLD COAST YEARLING CATALOG RELEASED AUTUMN S.-GII, $150,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m (AWT) Officials at Magic Millions have released the PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT catalogue for its 2014 Gold Coast Yearling Sale to be 1 Peyton K Tale of the Cat Contreras Doyle 117 conducted over five sessions Jan. 8 through Jan. 12. 2 Mezzano K Mizzen Mast Moreno Goldberg 117 The catalogue is available here and also for download 3 Alpha Bettor Alphabet Soup Stein Vella 123 on the Equineline Catalogue App for iPad. AWe're 4 Ultimate Destiny Dance to Destiny Da Silva Fehr 119 thrilled with the quality of yearlings in the catalogue 5 Perfect Afleet Perfect Soul (Ire) Pizarro Attfield 117 and we're looking forward to the sale from Jan. 8," 6 James Street El Prado (Ire) Husbands Carroll 121 Magic Millions Managing Director Vin Cox said. "Our 7 Awesome Overture Awesome Again Campbell Attard 117 8 Occasional View Silver Deputy Garcia McPeek 117 racetrack success over the past 12 months has been 9 Pender Harbour Philanthropist Sutherland De Paulo 117 quite phenomenal, and with the 2014 edition of the 10 Bowman's Causeway K Giant's Causeway Wilson Attfield 117 sale ahead, I think we'll go to another level." Some of the highlights among the 926 youngsters catalogued include an Exceed and Excel (Aus) half-brother to FEATURE PRESENTATION • GII MRS.