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ZAVATA OUT OF CHAMPAGNE HEADLINE p. 3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2002 A MID’ PARK DREAM SADLER’S WELLS TOPPER AT HOUGHTON He did it the hard way, but 6-1 chance Oasis Dream Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's Shadwell Estates (GB) (Green Desert) had enough in the tank to beat outbid David Thompson to take home the 1.1-million Tomahawk (Seattle Slew) and Elusive City (Elusive guineas topper at last night’s finale of the Tattersalls Quality) and set a new track record in yesterday’s G1 Houghton Yearling Sale in Newmarket. The bidding Shadwell Stud Middle Park S. at Newmarket. “It was a battle between Angus Gold, very, very fast time and I’ve always liked him,” trainer Sheikh Hamdan's racing John Gosden said after the colt had grabbed the advan- manager, and Thompson, tage at the quarter-mile marker and powered away from owner of the Cheveley Park his rivals, finishing the six furlongs in 1:09.61. “And Stud in Newmarket was now he’s the fastest in Europe over a mile.” Having over lot 178, the Sadler's finished fifth in his debut in a Salisbury maiden Aug. Wells filly out of Group 3 14, Oasis Dream found the smart Rimrod 3 1/2 lengths winner Dazzling Park (Ire) too strong in a similar event at Sandown Aug. 30. He made no mistake next time when taking a Nottingham (Warning {GB}), consigned maiden in impressive style Sept. 20 and showed the by Seamus Burns’s Lodge Lot 178 Tattersalls photo same blistering speed to capture this prize. Although Park Stud. When Thompson Irrawaddy (Nureyev) provided a lead for the first three tried to gain the upper hand furlongs, Oasis Dream was perfectly positioned in sec- at 1,050,000 guineas, it was no surprise to see ond by Jimmy Fortune and struck as Tomahawk was Gold, with his employer standing close by, go the committed by Michael Kinane at halfway. Hitting the final distance. front with a quarter-mile remaining, his acceleration Houghton coverage continues p. 2 carried him clear of that rival and Elusive City, who stayed on well having raced keenly for Kieren Fallon in the early stages. “This is a very nice horse, and he won TATTERSALLS HOUGHTON in a canter at Nottingham and carried on improving,” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2002 Fortune said. “It’s very fast ground, which he needs, SESSION TOTALS 2002 2001 and they have a tailwind.” Gosden added, “He was very No. Offered 81 80 green first time out, and he was beaten over a stiff No. Sold 62 67 seven furlongs by a very good horse who went on to break the track record at Goodwood next time. I was RNAs 19 13 confident about him being quite hard to beat here, but % RNA (% change) 23% (+44%) 16% he’s a Green Desert, so he’s not guaranteed to stay a Gross (gns) 13,933,000 14,513,000 mile. He’ll go seven though, so he might be more one Average (gns) (% change) 224,725 (+4%) 216,611 for the G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains [French 2000 Median (gns) (% change) 160,000 (+14%) 140,000 Guineas at Longchamp] instead, as it’s an easier mile.” CUMULATIVE TOTALS 2002 2001 Trainer Gerard Butler said of Elusive City, “I am disap- No. Offered 164 176 pointed, but we’ll be back. He just didn’t flow down No. Sold 124 130 the hill and Kieren [Fallon] said he was keener than he RNAs 40 46 wanted him to be.” William Hill reacted by cutting Oasis % RNA (% change) 24% (-8%) 26% Dream to 16-1 from 33-1for the Newmarket Classic, Gross 28,220,000 28,563,000 while Elusive City was eased to 33-1 from 16-1. Average (% change) 227,580 219,715 Click here for the racingpost.com chart or the Median (% change) 160,000 155,000 brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. www.tattersalls.com (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/4/02 • PAGE 2 of 8 (Tattersalls Houghton coverage cont.) A Strong Sale Of the session-topping yearling, Gold said: “She is a Tattersalls felt vindicated in keeping the catalogue very well-bred filly out of a good mare and by the top small, with the gross for the entire sale down only one stallion around. We hope she will be a good racemare percent, 28,220,000 guineas as against 28,563,000 like her dam. You have to pay for this quality, though guineas in 2001. Both the median and the average were you never really know how much it will take. We never up, with the former standing at 160,000, up three really discussed a price. I thought about 750,000 but percent on last year's 155,000. The average rose by Cheveley Park were persistent. Sheikh Hamdan fell in four percent to 227,580 guineas. Out of the 193 year- love with her.” Burns was understandably delighted at lings catalogued, 164 were offered and 124 sold. the outcome for the first foal of the mare. He said: “I Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said: “To have was told all week that she was the nicest filly in the exceeded last year’s figures would have been more sale. She has always been beautiful since she was than satisfactory under any circumstances, but in the born. The dam has a foal by Desert Prince and she is in prevailing economic climate we would have to be de- foal to Grand Lodge.” lighted with the outcome of the sale. It has not been an Busy Buyers easy year at this level of the market and we approached Demi O'Byrne, who signs for the Coolmore pur- this week with a measure of caution, but this year's chases, bought 16 overall for 8,205,000 guineas, with dual Derby winner High Chaparral has been a great three Maktoum family buyers next in line, Shadwell advertisement for the Houghton and we felt that the with 11 for 3,875,000 guineas, John Ferguson Blood- catalogue was a little bit special. The fillies in particular stock with 8 for 2,635,000 guineas and Gainsborough were a spectacular bunch and it was no surprise that with 8 for 2,070,000 guineas. Michael Goodbody, the sale topper was a filly for the first time since the managing director of Sheikh Maktoum al Maktoum's great Bosra Sham in 1994.” Last night's affair saw 94 Gainsborough Stud, signed the 590,000-guineas ticket catalogued, with 81 being offered and 62 selling for for lot 177, the Barathea (Sadler's Wells) filly out of 13,933,000 guineas, at an average of 224,725 guineas Dynata (Shirley Heights) who has already produced five and a median of 160,000 guineas. winners. Goodbody commented: “She has a fantastic pedigree and is out of a full sister to Darshaan (Shirley TATTERSALLS HOUGHTON -- THURSDAY Heights). It is a female line that we have always TOP SEVEN FILLIES wanted. She is a good individual and very athletic and I Hip# Sire Dam Price (gns) thought she might make 750,000 guineas.” 178 Sadler’s Wells Dazzling Park (Ire) 1,100,000 Consigned by Lodge Park Stud TOP SIX COLTS Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company Ltd Hip# Sire Dam Price (gns) 177 Barathea (Ire) Dayanata (GB) 590,000 179 Sadler’s Wells Dedicated Lady (Ire) 550,000 Consigned by Voute Sales, agent Consigned by Camas Park Stud Purchased by Gainsborough Stud Management Purchased by D O’Byrne 186 Machiavellian Fair of the Furze (GB) 560,000 147 Machiavellian Bella Colora (GB) 525,000 Consigned by Airlie Stud Consigned by Meon Valley Stud Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company Ltd Purchased by D O’Byrne 138 Sadler’s Wells Arutua 525,000 153 Machiavellian Brocatelle (GB) 480,000 Consigned by Kilboy Estate Consigned by Watership Down Stud Purchased by Gerard Butler Purchased by D O’Byrne 193 Sadler’s Wells Free at Last (GB) 450,000 128 Linamix (Fr) Zivania (Ire) 340,000 Consigned by Voute Sales, agent Consigned by Kildaragh Stud Purchased by D O’Byrne Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. 124 Machiavellian Wellspring (Ire) 420,000 168 Rainbow Quest Crepe Ginger (Ire) 340,000 Consigned by Loughbrown Stud & Martinstown Farm Consigned by Watership Down Stud Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. Purchased by Cheveley Park Stud Ltd. 166 Machiavellian Come on Rosi (GB) 420,000 169 Sadler’s Wells Dabiliya 340,000 Consigned by Watership Down Stud Consigned by Barronstown Stud Purchased by John Warren Bloodstock Purchased by Philip Newton SEVEN FOUR SEVEN Flies to Victory in the Autumn Leaves H. Taylor Made Sales Agency graduate SEVEN FOUR SEVEN wins TAYLOR the $77,300 Autumn Leaves H. Oct. 1. Congratulations to owners MADE Sam & Jo Pollock, Joe Taylor, Marshall Taylor & George Saufley, phone (859) 885-3345 breeder Hidden Lane Farms Inc. and trainer Bernard S. Flint. fax (859) 887-1754 Isn’t it time you came to Taylor Made? www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/4/02 • PAGE 3 of 8 Nayef (Gulch) will miss N E W S T O D A Y NAYEF TO CHAMPION P P Sunday’s G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp ZAVATA TO MISS CHAMPAGNE Michael Tabor’s and head for the G1 Emirates Airlines Champion S. at Zavata (Phone Trick), who raced to the top of the two- Newmarket Oct.