BRIGHT SKY: Opera over Arc HEADLINE p. 3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 2003 KATIE CARRIES ON RECORDS FALL AT HOUGHTON Mohammed Rashid’s Carry on Katie (Fasliyev) wired The second and final evening session of the yesterday’s G1 Sky Bet Cheveley Park S. at Tattersalls Houghton Sale concluded in the same style Newmarket, showing determination to defy Majestic that Europe's top yearling auction had started: quite Desert (GB) (Fraam {GB}) by a short head in a pulsating spectacularly. Leading last night’s session was Lot 115, finish. Taken to post steadily by Frankie Dettori, the a filly by freshman sire Giant’s 13-8 favorite was eased to the front from the gate and Causeway who was knocked quickened to a decisive advantage inside the final quar- down to Coolmore principal ter as her rivals lined up behind. It was Kieren Fallon John Magnier for a robust who delivered the challenge on Majestic Desert, but 1,250,000gns. The chestnut, Carry on Katie pulled out extra to cling to her diminish- out of the unraced Shirley ing lead in the drive to the line. “Today she’s proved Heights (GB) mare Colorsnap herself the best two-year-old filly in training,” said (GB), was consigned to the conditioner Jeremy Noseda, enjoying his second re- sale by Meon Valley Stud. newal after the exploits of Wannabe Grand (Ire) in Thursday’s session saw 57 1998. “She’s tricky but she’s just exuberant and wants lots sold at an average of to get on with her work. She misses the middle gears-- Lot 115 Tattersalls 264,087gns, an increase of 18 there’s a first gear and a fifth but there isn’t much in percent over 2002's figures, between. It was a game effort and she’s done it the with a median of 160,000gns remaining unchanged hard way.” Click for the free brisnet.com catalogue- from last year. Houghton coverage cont. p2 style pedigree or the racingpost.co.uk race chart. A GIANT AT THE MEADOWLANDS? Thursday, Newmarket, Britain It would be fitting if New Jersey-bred Jersey Giant SKY BET CHEVELEY PARK S.-G1, £170,000, (Evening Kris) stepped up to win tonight’s GII Meadow- Newmarket, 10-2, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:13.03, gd/fm. lands Breeders’ Cup S. at the Meadowlands complex, which happens to be the home of football’s New York 1--sCARRY ON KATIE, 123, f, 2, by Fasliyev Giants. Second, beaten three-parts of a length, in the 1st Dam: Dinka Raja, by Woodman GIII Salvator Mile H. at Monmouth Park July 26, Jersey 2nd Dam: Miss Profile (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells Giant turned in a career-best effort when third, just a 3rd Dam: Katie May (GB), by Busted (GB) length behind the classy Tenpins, in the Aug. 23 GIII (i100,000 yrl ‘02 DEAAUG). O-Mohammed Rashid; Iselin Breeders’ Cup H. at Monmouth. The dark bay B-Swordlestown Stud; T-Jeremy Noseda; J-Frankie gelding was most recently the narrow winner of the Dettori; £98,600. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, Skip Trial S. at the Jersey Shore Sept. 13, but showed £152,304. no ill effects from an apparent tough effort, as he re- 2--Majestic Desert (GB), 123, f, 2, Fraam (GB)--Calcutta turned to work six furlongs in a spectacular 1:09 2/5 Queen (GB), by Night Shift. O-Jaber Abdullah; Sept. 26. Volponi (Cryptoclearance) attempts to punch B-Bloodhorse International Ltd; £37,400. his ticket to Santa Anita in the race he used as a spring- 3--Badminton (GB), 123, f, 2, Zieten--Badawi, by Diesis board to victory in last year’s Classic. Winless in six (GB). O-Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum; B-Darley; starts this campaign, the bay comes into this off a £18,700. third-place effort in the GII Belmont Breeders’ Cup H. on Margins: SHD, 1 3/4, 1. Odds: 13-8, 16-1, 12-1. the turf Sept. 13. He gets blinkers off tonight. GIII Lone Also ran: Ruby Rocket (Ire), Voile (Ire), China Eyes (Ire), Star Derby hero Dynever (Dynaformer) was a tough- Totally Yours (Ire), Indiana Blues (GB), Much Faster luck second to Soto in the GIII West Virginia Derby (Ire), Nyramba (GB). Scratched: Show Me The Roses. Aug. 9, but was a disappointing sixth in the slop in the Cheveley Park S. coverage cont. p3 Sept. 1 GIII Pennsylvania Derby in his latest effort. (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/3/03 • PAGE 2 of 9 TATTERSALLS HOUGHTON -- THURSDAY Houghton Coverage cont. TOP COLTS Small Catalog Yields Big Prices... Hip# Sire Dam Price (gns) Trade over the two days of the Houghton sale saw 132 Sadler’s Wells Dedicated Lady (Ire) 1,200,000 110 yearlings set a new record average and median of Consigned by Camas Park Stud 266,727gns and 200,000gns, respectively, up 17 Purchased by John Magnier percent and 25 percent over last year's figures. With 102 Grand Lodge Bordighera 800,000 just 139 offered at the sale, it was the smallest Consigned by Trickledown Stud Tattersalls Houghton sale ever. "Small can sometimes Purchased by C Gordon-Watson Bloodstock be beautiful,” said Tattersalls chairman Edmond 089 Fasliyev Aunty Eileen (Ire) 600,000 Mahony. “In an ideal world, we would have preferred to (i160,000 wnlg ‘02 GOFNOV) have catalogued closer to 200 yearlings for this week, Consigned by Ashtown House Stud but the smallest Houghton catalogue ever has broken Purchased by Demi O’Byrne records for average price and median, and even man- 137 Darshaan (GB) Ezana (Ire) 600,000 aged to exceed last year's turnover, which was in ex- (170,000gns wnlg ‘02 TATDEC) cess of 28,000,000gns.” Consigned by Camas Park Stud Purchased by Gainsborough Stud Management 154 Sadler’s Wells Igreja (Arg) 500,000 Big Two Lock Horns Early... Consigned by Barronstown Stud The first clash on Thursday between the world's two Purchased by John Warren Bloodstock most powerful bloodstock interests happened over Lot 103 Danehill Born Beautiful 480,000 89, a Fasiliyev colt out of the unraced Aunty Eileen (Ire) Consigned by Lynn Lodge Stud, agent (Ahonoora {GB}). John Magnier of Coolmore, bidding Purchased by C Gordon-Watson Bloodstock himself as he usually does at this sale from high in the bidders' area, went to 600,000gns for the well-moving TOP FILLIES colt, who was consigned by Ashtown House Stud in Hip# Sire Dam Price (gns) Ireland. The underbidder was Sheikh Mohammed, the 115 Giant’s Causeway Colorsnap (GB) 1,250,000 driving force behind Godolphin, and it was this early Consigned by Meon Valley Stud impetus that drove the evening's proceedings forward. Purchased by John Magnier 114 Dubai Millennium (GB) Cloelia 1,200,000 Consigned by The Castleton Group TATTERSALLS HOUGHTON YEARLING SALE Purchased by C Gordon-Watson Bloodstock THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003 105 Sadler’s Wells Brigid 750,000 Consigned by Oaks Farm Stables SESSION TOTALS 2003 2002 Purchased by B B A Ireland Ltd No. Offered 71 81 162 Cadeaux Genereux (GB) Khubza (GB) 500,000 No. Sold 57 62 Consigned by Usk Valley Stud RNAs 14 19 Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company Ltd % RNA 19.7% 23.5% 140 Sadler’s Wells Filia Ardross (GB) 330,000 Gross 15,053,000gns 13,933,000gns Consigned by Irish National Stud, agent Average (% change) 264,088gns (+17.5) 224,725gns Purchased by B Olsson Median 160,000gns 160,000gns 141 Sadler’s Wells Fire the Groom 270,000 Consigned by Four Star Sales, agent CUMULATIVE 2003 2002 Purchased by Brian Grassick Bloodstock No. Offered 139 164 No. Sold 110 124 RNAs 29 40 MOVING ??? % RNA 20.9% 24.4% For just a day or forever... Gross 29,340,000gns 28,220,000gns Call us with your new fax number. Average (% change) 266,727gns (+17.2%) 227,580gns Median (% change) 200,000gns (25%) 160,000gns (732) 747-8060 www.tattersalls.com At the 2003 Keeneland January Sale, Taylor Made was the Leading Consignor by Average (of consignors who sold 15 or more horses). TAYLOR MADE Isn’t it time you came to Taylor Made? www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/3/03 • PAGE 3 of 9 Houghton Coverage cont. Cheveley Park S. cont. Grandera’s Brother to Gordon-Watson... Katie Keeps Perfect... Lot 102, a full brother to the Godolphin-campaigned Carry on Katie had not seen another rival in her two Grandera (Ire) (Grand Lodge), went not to Sheikh starts to date, in an Ascot maiden July 25 and in the Mohammed--who was uninvolved in the bidding--but G2 Lowther S. at York last time Aug. 21. On the latter instead to agent Charlie Gordon-Watson, who spent occasion she took off with Dettori on the way to the more money on a yearling than he had ever done be- start before comfortably beating Badminton (GB) fore: 800,000gns. Gordon-Watson was not content to (Zieten) by two lengths. “We had her down here 10 stop there, going to 1,200,000gns for Lot 114, the only remaining produce of Dubai Millennium left in the days ago to try and get her relaxed and schooled her, sale after one other was withdrawn. Bred by Dr. Tony and she jogged down to the start nicely,” Noseda ex- Ryan, Lot 114 is one of just 56 Dubai Millennium foals. plained. “Once in the race she’s actually an uncompli- "She had to be bought--she had rarity value with that cated ride and I said to Frankie not to take her back and pedigree and there aren't any more of them,” just to let her run her race.” Dettori added, “She gets a Gordon-Watson said.