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DEAUVILLE DAY 2 HEADLINE ...p4 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, DEC. 8, 2003 “STAR” OUTSHINES ADORATION IN BAYAKOA CANADIAN HORSE OF THE YEAR TO WANDO She was sent off a 12-1 outsider, but Star Parade Gustav Schickedanz’s homebred Wando (Langfuhr-- (Arg) (Parade Marshal) wasn’t watching the tote board. Kathie’s Colleen, by Woodman) was named champion The South American import, who cut out all the running three-year-old male and Horse of in yesterday’s GII Bayakoa H. at Hollywood, was threat- the Year at the 29th annual Sover- ened by GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff heroine Adoration eign Awards gala in Toronto Satur- (Honor Grades) as they raced down the stretch, but day night, which honors the best in turned back that challenge and pulled away to win by a Canadian Thoroughbred racing. Fol- decisive 3 1/4 lengths. A maiden winner in her native lowing rousing victories in the country, the dark bay filly kicked off her U.S. campaign Queen’s Plate S. and the Prince of with a win over optional-claiming company at Del Mar Wales S., Wando became the sev- July 27. Second in her next outing, she added a front- enth horse to capture Canada’s Tri- running Santa Anita allowance score Oct. 3. The Argen- ple Crown with a determined 1 1/2- tine miss was rank when taken back into second in a length tally in the Breeders’ S. in Wando M Burns photo Hollywood turf allowance Nov. 13, then tired to be front of an adoring Woodbine fourth. Allowed to go to the front by new jockey Victor crowd. The robust chestnut began his sophomore cam- Espinoza through solid splits yesterday, Star Parade had paign with a second in the Achievement S. at Wood- more than enough left down the lane to earn her first bine in late March, then went on to notch consecutive stakes triumph. “I just let her run today,” Espinoza said. victories in the Woodstock S. and the GIII Marine S. “I didn’t even take a hold. I felt Adoration coming a before endearing himself to racing fans with his Triple little bit, then I hit my horse just a little to keep her Crown heroics. “It’s a blessing for any rider to get on a focused and we opened up...this really is a very, very horse like him,” gushed jockey Patrick Husbands after good filly.” Bayakoa H. cont. p2 riding Wando to victory in the Breeders’ S. “He’ll do anything you want him to do.” Finishing a game fourth Sunday, Hollywood Park in the GI Atto Mile in his first test against elders in mid- BAYAKOA H.-GII, $150,000, HOL, 12-7, 3yo/up, f/m, September, Wando was given a well-deserved rest by 1 1/16m, 1:41, ft. trainer Mike Keogh off a third-place effort in the GIII 1--@#STAR PARADE (ARG), 112, f, 4, by Parade Marshal Indiana Derby. The last horse to win Canada’s Triple 1st Dam: Clerical Etoile (Arg) (SW-Arg), by The Watcher Crown was Peteski in 1993. Other stars of the evening 2nd Dam: Clerical Silk, by Crozier included Soaring Free (Smart 3rd Dam: *Ninon II, by Never Say Die Strike--Dancing with Wings, O-J D McClure; B-Firmamento (ARG); T-D Vienna; J-V by Danzig), the Sam-Son Espinoza; $90,000. Lifetime Record: 12-4-3-1, $176,112. Farms homebred who was 2--Adoration, 121, f, 4, Honor Grades--Sewing Lady, by named champion sprinter off Key to the Mint. ($40,000 yrl '00 KEESEP). a campaign that saw him win O-Amerman Racing Stables Llc; B-Lucy G Bassett five of eight starts; and Per- (KY); $30,000. Perfect Soul Horsephotos fect Soul (Ire) (Sadler's Wells-- 3--Bare Necessities, 119, f, 4, Silver Deputy--Shrewd Ball Chairman, by Secretariat), who garnered champion Vixen, by Spectacular Bid. O/B-Iron County Farms Inc male turf horse honors. The five-year-old Perfect Soul, (KY); $18,000. owned and bred by Charles Fipke, won the GII King Margins: 3 1/4, 4, 3. Odds: 12.20, 1.40, 0.90. Edward Breeders’ Cup H. and placed second in the GII Also Ran: Angel Gift, Keys to the Heart, Sparkling Ava. Chinese Cultural Centre S. at Woodbine, then traveled Scratched: Summer Wind Dancer, Southern Oasis. south of the border to win the GI Shadwell Turf Mile S. Click for the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree at Keeneland in October. For a complete list of Sovereign or for the brisnet.com chart. Award winners, see p.2 EDITOR’S NOTE Forty Niner S Beware of the Cat, by Caveat $3,500 live foal Sire of Dual GSW LEAD STORY (859) 273-1514 P Fax (859) 273-0034 1st Falls City H. (G2) on 11/27 by 6 1/2 lengths www.overbrookfarm.com 1st Churchill Downs Distaff H. (G2) on 11/8 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/8/03 • PAGE 2 of 4 Bayakoa H. cont. No Love for Adoration... 29th ANNUAL SOVEREIGN AWARD Adoration, off at 7-5, chased the winner into the -WINNERS- stretch, but was no match. “Around the three-eighths pole, I had to start picking it up to get to [Star Parade],” --HORSE OF THE YEAR/CH. 3YO MALE-- jockey Pat Valenzuela said. “My filly picked it up very WANDO willingly, but we just couldn’t get to the winner. I (Langfuhr--Kathie’s Colleen, by Woodman) thought I might have had her measured...but coming out of the turn, I knew I was in trouble.” Bare Necessi- --CH. 2YO FILLY-- ties (Silver Deputy), the 9-10 chalk, ran evenly to be third. “I had my filly in contention,” jockey Rene MY VINTAGE PORT Douglas said. “I thought for sure the leaders were going (Porto Foricos--My Intended, by Bold Ruckus) to give it up in the end because they went from a slow ($8,500 yrl ‘02 FTCSEP) pace to a fast pace. I was right behind them, but they just took off again.” --CH. 2YO MALE-- JUDITHS WILD RUSH Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa (Wild Rush--Tie Talk, by Black Tie Affair {Ire}) CAPE FILLIES GUINEAS-G1, R230,620, Kenilworth, ($7,000 yrl ‘02 OBSAUG) 12-6, 1mT, 3yo, f, 1:41.60, gd. 1--#@sEMERALD BEAUTY (ARG), 126, f, 3, by Equalize --CH. 3YO FILLY-- 1st Dam: Emerald Girl (Arg), by Candy Stripes 2nd Dam: Evidente (Arg), by Liloy (Fr) TOO LATE NOW 3rd Dam: Evert (Arg), by El Gran Capitan (Arg) (Raj Waki--Half of Everything, by Ten Gold Pots) O-G L Blank, B G Burgess, A H Chandler, M Trakman & L J Westwood; B-Abolengo; T-Mike de Kock; --CH. OLDER FEMALE-- J-Kevin Shea; R140,625. Lifetime Record: 7 starts, ONE FOR ROSE 2 wins, 4 places, R231,905. (Tejano Run--Saucyladygaylord, by Lord Gaylord) 2--Ilha da Vitoria (Brz), 126, f, 3, Candy Stripes--De Memoria (Arg), by Equalize. O-Mrs M Slack; B-Haras --CH. OLDER MALE-- Old Friends; R48,375. PHANTOM LIGHT 3--Hello Margarita (SAf), 126, f, 3, Sportsworld--Hello Spain (SAf), by Cordoba. O-Mr & Mrs M D R Gouveia, (Alphabet Soup--Kirby Meadow, by Meadowlake) & D J Lehman; B-M D R Gouveia; R23,625. ($57,163 yrl ‘00 CBSOCT) Margins: 2, 2HF, HF. Odds: 21-10, 13-10, 14-1. --CH. FEMALE TURF HORSE-- INISH GLORA 29th ANNUAL SOVEREIGN AWARD (Regal Classic--Star Guest, by Assert {Ire}) -HORSEMEN WINNERS- --BREEDER-- --CH. MALE TURF HORSE-- SAM-SON FARM PERFECT SOUL --OWNER-- (Sadler’s Wells--Ball Chairman, by Secretariat) STRONACH STABLE --CH. SPRINTER-- --TRAINER-- SOARING FREE ROBERT TILLER (Smart Strike--Dancing with Wings, by Danzig) --JOCKEY-- TODD KABEL --BROODMARE-- --APPRENTICE JOCKEY-- RADIANT RING JULIO BRIMO (Halo--Gleaming Stone, by Gleaming) Taylor Made sales graduate Fleetstreet Dancer wins the G1 Japan Cup Dirt. Congratulations to breeder White Fox Farm on another great achievement. TAYLOR MADE www.taylormadefarm.com Isn’t it time you came to Taylor Made? (859) 885-3345 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/8/03 • PAGE 3 of 4 Sunday, Hanshin, Japan HANSHIN JUVENILE FILLIES-G1-JRA, ¥115,840,000, TOP 10 SELLING BROODMARES - U.S. Hanshin, 12-7, 2yo, f, 1600mT Price Mare Covering Sire Sale 1--#YAMANIN SUCRE (JPN), 119, f, 2, by Tokai Teio (Jpn) $7,100,000 Cash Run Storm Cat KeeNov03 1st Dam: Yamanin Jewely (Jpn), by Nijinsky II Seeking the Gold--Shared Interest, by Pleasant Colony 2nd Dam: Tiffany Lass, by Bold Forbes Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency 3rd Dam: Sally Stark, by Graustark O-H Doi; B-Yamanimben Bokujo (JPN); T-Hidekazu Purchased by John Magnier Asami; J-H Shii. ¥60,000,000. $7,000,000 Miss Oceana Northern Dancer NewNov85 2--Yamanin Alcyon (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Sunday Silence-- Alydar--Kittiwake, by *Sea-Bird Yamanin Paradise, by Danzig. O-H Doi; Consigned by Newstead Farm Trust B-Yamanimben Bokujo (JPN). Purchased by Foxfield 3--Concordia (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Fuji Kiseki (Jpn)-- $7,000,000 Korveya Woodman KeeNov98 Conclave (Jpn), by Amber Shadai (Jpn). O-Sunday Riverman--Konafa, by Damascus Racing Co Ltd; B-Northern Farm. Margins: NK, 3/4, NO. Winner’s Odds: 14.80. Consigned by Claiborne Farm, agent Also Ran: Royal Selangor (Jpn), Sweep Tosho (Jpn), Purchased by Reynolds Bell Jr, agent Azuma Sanders (Jpn), Yamanin Alabaster (Jpn), $6,100,000 Windsharp Gone West KeeNov03 Machikane Enjiro (Jpn), Angel Crew (Jpn), Maltese Lear Fan--Yes She’s Sharp, by Sharpen Up (GB) Heat, Makoto Kingin (Jpn), Fille de Reve (Jpn), Dantsu Consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent Irish (Jpn), Eishin Hebe (Jpn), Crystal Violet (Jpn), Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock Grand Prix Aurora (Jpn), Dear Chance (Jpn).