FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here KEENELAND SEPTEMBER POWERS ON The 2012 total sale figure of seven million-dollar Keeneland September=s power-packed Book 1 yearlings was surpassed during Wednesday=s trading concluded yesterday with impressive increases and was obliterated Thursday when a further five compared to combined Book 1 and 2 results from yearlings brought seven figures. A total of 18 horses 2012. During four days of has past the million-dollar threshold so far. Thursday=s selling, 546 yearlings session was topped by a colt by War Front who grossed $153,385,000. brought a final bid of $2.5 million from Coolmore=s The average rose 38.5% to M.V. Magnier. The colt was consigned by Peter $280,925 and the median O Callaghan s Woods Edge Farm. O Callaghan had was up 38.3% to = = = $207,500. At this point in purchased the colt for $180,000 as a weanling last the 2012 auction, 655 November. The yearling was the second horse to pass head had sold for the $2-million mark at the auction. $132,853,000. The Amplifying the depth of the market, there were 15 average was $202,829 individual buying groups among the 18 seven-figure yearlings. That includes three horses Stonestreet Hip 712 and the median was Keeneland Photo $150,000. The cumulative bought in partnership--one each with Regis, Gainesway buy-back rate stands at and Spendthrift. Only M.V. Magnier purchased multiple 27%. It was 28.7% a year ago. seven-figure horses; the Coolmore partners have AWeek one was a great success,@ confirmed purchased four at that level. Keeneland=s Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell after the After a pause in the action Friday, the Keeneland close of business Thursday. AThe goal was to get as September resumes with Book 2 on Saturday at 10 many quality horses on the grounds and the consignors a.m. Keeneland=s Vice President of Sales Walt successfully helped us accomplish that. The cream of Robertson is optimistic the strong results will continue. North America s yearling crop was here and our goal is = People bid on a lot of horses today, but haven t to get as many buyers on the grounds to go through A = them. We accomplished that. The success of the new gotten a lot of money spent over the last week,@ format shows all the way through, with top-quality Robertson said. AThey=ll be here next week. You are horses everyday. There was live spirited bidding always anxious about the next step, but everything everyday on all the horses and the buyers stayed from bodes pretty well, we hope.@ Monday through Thursday and that is all we can ask. There was a huge, diverse buying bench, both domestically and internationally, there were new buyers, old buyers, pinhookers, end users. You name the criteria of a buyer and they were here. All our goals were accomplished.@ (718) 978-8200 www.mersant.com Sponsors of the following stats for the: KEESEP SALE CUMULATIVE 2013 2012 Catalogued 875 1047 No. Offered 748 918 No. Sold 546 655 RNAs 202 263 % RNAs 27% 28.7% No. $1m+ 18 7 No. $500K+ 60 42 High Price $2,500,000 $1,650,000 Gross $153,385,000 $132,853,000 Average (% change) $280,925 (+38.5%) $202,829 Median (% change) $207,500 (+38.3%) $150,000 In This Issue ‘Grace’ Kin Tops Fillies 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Bloodstock Agent Alex Solis admittedly had to go to the high end of his price (732) 747-8060 range to secure the session’s highest priced filly, a $1.7 million daughter of (732) 747-8955 (fax) Tiznow out of Easter Bunnette (Carson City)--and a half-sister to Havre de Grace. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com Find out what Solis and the filly’s breeder Nancy Dillman had to say about her www.thetdn.com Coverage begins page 4 Barry Weisbord, co-publisher [email protected] • @barryweisbord Tapit Colt Cracks the Code Sue Finley, co-publisher [email protected] • @suefinley A Tapit colt from the draft of Catherine Parke’s Valkyre Stud became the latest homerun sales yearling out of the popular producer Ava Knowsthecode Editorial (Cryptoclearance) when hammered down to Gainesway and Stonestreet Stable for [email protected] $1.2 million. The 19-year-old mare is already responsible for a quartet of graded Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief winners, including recent GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt S. winner Justin Phillip (First Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Samurai). Find out what both purchasing parties had to say about their Steve Sherack, Racing Editor acquisition. Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. Justina Severni, Assistant Editor Coverage begins page 7 Kelsey Riley, Assistant Editor Christie DeBernardis, Assistant Editor Advertising The Dish From Doncaster [email protected] Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer Perennial bridesmaid The Lark fulfilled her potential yesterday when earning Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution her first black-type victory in the G2 Park Hill S. As the Doncaster St. Leger Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant Festival marches on, check out the TDN for all today’s graded previews, as well as the scoop on Europe’s final classic of the year. Customer Service [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Coverage beings page 13 Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] Business Development Gary King, Director of Business Development [email protected] TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Sean Cronin Tom Frary EST Race Click for TV 8:40a Flying Childers S.-G2, DON (brisnet.com PPs) 9:40a Doncaster Cup-G2, DON (brisnet.com PPs) 10:15a May Hill S.-G2, DON (brisnet.com PPs) TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/13/13 • PAGE 3 of 19 • thoroughbreddailynews.com To the Front of the Class Coolmore=s M.V. Magnier had already signed for three seven-figure yearlings at the September sale when hip 712 strode into the Keeneland sales ring Thursday, but the striking son of War Front caused the biggest splash and, when the dust settled, Magnier was signing the ticket at a sales- topping $2.5 million. Shadwell was underbidder on the sales- topping colt. The dark bay colt, purchased for $180,000 as a Keeneland November weanling, is out of multiple stakes-placed Blading Gold Ring (During), a half-sister to Grade I stakes placed Emerald Gold (War Front) and from the family of Willa on the Move, Will=s Way and Lady Hip 712 Reiko (Ire). Keeneland Photo AHe=s a very nice horse, a good mover, and the lads liked him,@ Magnier commented. AWe weren=t expecting him to bring that much, but we=re happy we got him.@ The Coolmore operation currently has a pair of stars by hot sire War Front. Declaration of War has captured this term=s G1 Queen Anne S. and G1 Juddmonte International, while juvenile War Command won the G2 Coventry S. and G2 Futurity S. AWe=ve been lucky with War Front this year with Declaration of War winning two of the highest-profile races in Europe this year and War Command looks like he=ll be a top 2-year-old. He=s been a lovely horse for us and hopefully this lad will do something along the same.@ Magnier said the yearling would likely be heading for Ireland. The $2.5-million sale was a major pinhooking score for Peter O=Callaghan=s Woods Edge Farm. O=Callaghan, signing the ticket as Brittlynn Stables, purchased the colt for just $180,000 as a weanling at last year=s Keeneland November sale. The yearling was bred by Fred Hertrich, III and John D. Fielding. Hertich purchased Blading Gold Ring carrying this foal for $165,000 out of the 2011 Keeneland November sale. AHe was a very strong horse, very correct and a great mover,@ O=Callaghan recalled Thursday. Peter O’Callaghan AAnd I was a War Front believer Keeneland Photo right from the beginning. We paid, at the time, it was probably plenty of money for him--a lot of people would have thought it was too much money, but we bought him, we took a chance and we got lucky.@ Cont. p4 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/13/13 • PAGE 4 of 19 • thoroughbreddailynews.com To the Front of the Class cont. Solis Gets His Filly O=Callaghan admitted the yearling=s final price tag Alex Solis had missed out on a few high-profile fillies exceeded expectations. this week at Keeneland, but the bloodstock agent came AYou are always surprised at that kind of level; I out on top Thursday when would never have imagined that he=d bring that money, going to $1.7 million for a but we had a lot of interest. When you have Coolmore Tiznow half-sister to Horse and the Arab outfits, whether it be Sheikh Hamdan or Sheikh Mohammed or the Qatari outfits, really eager to of the Year Havre de Grace. buy your horse, you know anything is possible. Our The dark bay filly (hip 855), reserve was $350,000, but we knew he would make a out of Easter Bunnette lot of money. We always try to set the reserve sensibly (Carson City), was consigned because we have to sell them. It exceeded all by Mill Ridge Sales on behalf expectations for a great horse and we=re delighted that of her breeder Nancy he made such a price and we=re very grateful to all the Dillman.