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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 NO SPECTATORS AT SIBLINGS OF DERBY & OAKS CONTENDERS ON OFFER AT SEPTEMBER SALES PREAKNESS 145 By Christie DeBernardis With the racing and sales calendars turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, buyers at the upcoming Keeneland September Sale and Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase will have a unique opportunity. Typically, the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Kentucky Oaks--as well as the rest of the Triple Crown trail for that matter--are long over by the time the major yearling auctions take place. But with those marquee sophomore races pushed back to the first weekend in September, buyers could have a chance to purchase a sibling to this year=s Derby or Oaks winner--or next month=s GI Preakness S. hero--just days after their victory as many of the top contenders have close relatives in either the Fasig or Keeneland catalogues. Cont. p3 MJC Photo IN TDN EUROPE TODAY The Stronach Group and the Maryland Jockey Club announced YEARLING VENDORS START COUNTING THE COST that Oct. 3 GI Preakness S. at Pimlico will proceed without fans The Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale concluded its two-day run in attendance. The 145th Preakness will air live on NBC from at Doncaster on Wednesday. Chris McGrath has the full report. 4:30-6:00 p.m. ET. The Preakness, like the other two Triple Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Crown races, are a Breeders= Cup >Win and You=re In= events for the GI Breeders= Cup Classic in November. AThe Stronach Group and the Maryland Jockey Club have been working closely in consultation with local and state health and governmental authorities for the past several months to thoughtfully and safely plan for Preakness 145,@ said Belinda Stronach, Chairman and President, The Stronach Group and 1/ST. AWhile we had hoped to be able to welcome fans as we have for the past 145 years, the health and safety of our guests, horsemen, riders, team members and the community at large is, and will always be, our top priority. Although Preakness 145 will look and feel much different from all those that have come before it, 1/ST RACING is committed to delivering a day of world-class Thoroughbred horse racing.@ The Stronach Group and 1/ST indicated only essential racing personnel and horsemen will be permitted on-site at Pimlico on race day. The Preakness will operate in full compliance with all state, county and local health department orders and will follow all current and recommended CDC precautions and safeguards to ensure the health and safety of the limited number of essential racing personnel and participants required. 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Information on ticket transfer or refund options is available at www.preakness.com, via email at [email protected] or by calling 1-877-206-8042, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET. For the first time since its inception, Preakness will represent the third jewel of the Triple Crown and will feature an all-stakes program with $3.35 million in purses, including the 96th running of the GII Black-Eyed Susan S. Cont. from p1 Siblings of Derby Contenders Tiz the Law | Sarah Andrew ! Mission Impazible Half-Brother to TIZ THE LAW (F-T Hip 73) Tiz the Law (Constitution) sits at the top of the Kentucky Derby leaderboard and will be heavily favored to take home the roses on the first Saturday in September. The flashy bay has been flawless this season with a quartet of graded successes, capped by ultra-impressive scores in the June 20 GI Belmont S. and Aug. 8 GI Runhappy Travers S. Tiz the Law=s yearling half-brother by Mission Impazible--out of GSW Tizfiz (Tiznow)--will be offered early in the Fasig-Tipton sale as part of the 164-hip New York-bred contingent. The gray is consigned by Sequel New York on behalf of breeder Twin Creeks Farm. VIVE LA FRANCE! 9-11 SEPTEMBER DEAUVILLE SELECT SALE The crème de la crème of European yearlings on offer in Deauville The highest prizemoney in Europe Iconic racecourses and training centres Races among the best in the world Don’t miss your chance to live the dream! © Z.Lupa - Ultimate Racing Photos © Z.Lupa - Ultimate REGISTER TO BID ONLINE www.arqanaonline.com CONTACT: TONY LACY [email protected] - (+1) 859 983 8000 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 27 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 Cont. ! Curlin Half-Sister to HONOR A. P. (F-T Hip 648) Honor A. P. captured the GI Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, which was run in June this year, and followed suit with a late- rallying second behind Thousand Words (Pioneerof the Nile) in the Shared Belief S. Aug. 1. He is number four on the Derby leaderboard. Immaculately bred by George Krikorian, Honor A. P. is out of MGISW and millionaire Hollywood Story (Wild Rush), who is also the dam of SW Miss Hollywood (Malibu Moon), MGSP Hollywood Star (Malibu Moon) and MSP Hoorayforhollywood (Storm Cat). The bay was an $850,000 purchase out of the Hill >n= Dale consignment at the 2018 renewal of this sale when held at its usual venue in Saratoga in August. John Sikura=s operation will offer Honor A. P.=s yearling half-sister by Curlin near the end of this year=s two-day sale. Thousand Words | Benoit ! Hard Spun Half-Brother to THOUSAND WORDS (Kee Hip 2727) The gritty Thousand Words (Pioneerof the Nile) has made his way to number seven in the Derby standings. Winner of the GIII Robert B. Lewis S. earlier this year, the $1-million KEESEP buy was fourth in the GII San Felipe S. and looked like he might be off the Derby trail after finishing 11th in the Oaklawn S. in April. Rebounding with a second in the GIII Los Alamitos Derby in July, he bested favored GISW Honor A. P. in the Shared Belief S. last time Aug. 1. Brookdale Sales consigns Thousand Words=s half-brother by Hard Spun at Keeneland. Bred in Florida by Hardacre Farm, the chestnut is out of MGSW Pomeroy=s Pistol (Pomeroy), who was purchased by Mike Ryan for $475,000 in foal to Arrogate at this year=s Keeneland January sale. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 27 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 ! American Pharoah Half-Brother to KING GUILLERMO ! Classic Empire Half-Sister to ATTACHMENT RATE (F-T Hip 99) (Kee Hip 395) The Dale Romans-trained Attachment Rate (Hard Spun) sits at King Guillermo (Uncle Mo), number five on the Derby number 15 in the current Derby rankings. Third in the leaderboard, blew up the tote when dominating the GIII Gotham S. back in March, the $200,000 KEESEP buy was GII Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby at odds of 49-1 back in most recently second to Art Collector (Bernardini) in the March. The bay was last seen finishing second to the recently Runhappy Ellis Park Derby Aug. 9. retired Nadal (Blame) in his division of the GI Arkansas Derby Machmer Hall Sales offers a yearling half-sister by Classic May 2. Out of Slow Sand (Dixieland Band), King Guillermo has a Empire during the postponed Fasig-Tipton Sale, typically held in yearling half-brother by American Pharoah in the Hunter Valley August in Saratoga. Fergus Galvin purchased their dam Aristra consignment at KEESEP.