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OBS Top Colts p4 OBS Top Fillies p5 HEADLINE OBS Stats p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2006 LUCK OF THE DRAW RECORDS BELONG TO OBS There were some long faces in the Godolphin camp With a flurry of activity just after the noon hour, yesterday after learning Electrocutionist (Red Ransom) highlighted by a bidding war between Buzz Chace and had drawn the inside for Saturday's G1 Dubai World representatives of Darley for a handsome son of Belong Cup at Nad Al Sheba. The operation=s to Me, several records fell by the wayside yesterday in Racing Manager, Simon Crisford, was an energized second and final not enthusiastic about the five-year- session of the Ocala Breeders= old's chances in the 10-furlong show- Sales Company=s March Sale of piece. "It's really bad--a shocking Two-Year-Olds in Training in draw," he said. "He's a European horse Ocala, Florida. When the dust and he's never experienced any severe settled, OBS saw its 24-year-old kickback, and he's certain to get that record broken for a horse sold at Electrocutionist on Saturday, so it=s the auction. Chace, bidding on behalf A Watkins/DRC worst possible draw. of New Jersey real estate devel- For a European horse oper Al Gold, etched his name you definitely need middle to high, es- into the record books when he pecially at Nad Al Sheba, and what was went to $1.8 million for hip 362 a difficult race anyway has become from the consignment of Ciaran Joseph DiOrio/Horsephotos much more so. I'm not saying that he is Dunne= s Wavertree Stables. The not going to win, as he is very honest Brass Hat Equi-Photo previous record at an OBS auction was established in and tough and has loads of class and 1982, when K D Princess, the dam of Conquistador will be trying his best, but it=s definitely reduced his Cielo, sold in foal to Timeless Moment for $1.725 mil- chance.@ The top-rated U.S. runner, Brass Hat (Prized), lion at the OBS Fall Mixed Sale. Warners, a colt by drew post seven. A[It=s] a good number,@ said trainer Dehere, held the OBS March record, set in 2001 on a William >Buff= Bradley. AIt does not matter to much to $1.05-million bid from Eugene Melnyk. OBS cont. p2-6 me number one to 11. It does not matter with the kickback as he=s come through everything before. He CORINTHIAN INJURED comes back dirty whenever he runs.@ Centennial Farms= Corinthian (Pulpit) has sustained a hairline fracture in his left hind pas- Saturday, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai tern and will be forced to miss the DUBAI WORLD CUP-G1, $6,000,000, 4yo/up, 2000m Triple Crown. The chestnut, who SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY was disqualified from first and 1 7 Brass Hat Prized Martinez placed third in the GII Fountain of 2 5 Chiquitin (Arg) Fitzcarraldo (Arg) Kinane Youth S. at Gulfstream Mar. 4, had Corinthian in FOY 3 4 Choctaw Nation Louis Quatorze Espinoza been training at Belmont in prepara- Horsephotos 4 1 Electrocutionist Red Ransom Dettori tion for the GI Wood Memorial S. 5 3 Kane Hekili (Jpn) Fuji Kiseki (Jpn) Take Apr. 8. AHe has a hairline fracture on the top and front 6 8 Magna Graduate Honor Grades Velazquez of his pastern bone in his left hind leg,@ explained Pat 7 6 Maraahel (Ire) Alzao Hills Lamberty, Centennial=s spokesman. AThe injury is fairly 8 2 Shakis (Ire) Machiavellian Supple minor and he will not have surgery. He=s not even going 9 10 Star King Man Kingmambo Peslier to the farm; he=s going to stay in [trainer] Jimmy 10 11 Super Frolic Pine Bluff Nakatani Jerkens=s barn at Belmont.@ The colt will be pointed for 11 9 Wilko Awesome Again Gomez a summer campaign, which could begin in the GII All carry 126 pounds. Dwyer S. July 4 if his recovery continues smoothly. www.hillndalefarms.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/23/06 • PAGE 2 of 8 Banner Sale for OBS... Good As Gold... With a record price tag for an OBS horse, and new On the phone with client Al Gold as hip 362 entered marks for gross ($31,044,000), average ($108,545) the ring, agent Buzz Chance dug in with determination and median ($75,000), the 2006 renewal of the March and beat worthy foe to the $1.8-million wire: Team Sale exceeded the expectations of sale officials. Still, Darley. Commenting on the price, Chace said, AI Director of Sales Tom Ventura admits to approaching thought he=d bring a lot of money. the sale with a healthy store of optimism. AI thought we He was one of the best working had put together a pretty good catalog, the best we=ve horses in the sale, and he did it so had for a March sale,@ he said. AThe consignors targeted easily.@ Hip 362's work, a :21 flat some of their top horses for this sale, and going in we breeze during the Mar. 11 under- felt confident.@ That confidence received a further boost tack preview, earned him the bullet Tuesday when the opening session--widely regarded for the distance. In addition to his much weaker than Wednesday=s--concluded with solid obvious natural talent, added gains. A[Tuesday] was a very good session, with the Chace, the colt has a great temper- median up so high [50 percent] and the buyback rate at ament. AHe has been a perfect gen- a reasonable level [28 percent],@ Ventura explained. tleman around the barn,@ he said. AWe were confident knowing we had some stars for AHe has a great demeanor.@ Florida day two. Everything was in place for a very big day. Buzz Chace pinhooker Jimmy Gladwell, who, But did I expect it to be this good? No.@ Jim Firios photo along with his wife Martha is part of Darley=s two-year-old scouting OBS MARCH 2YO SALE team, was on the phone with John Ferguson in Dubai WEDNESDAY, MAR. 22, 2006 and was philosophical in defeat. AObviously, we had a tough competitor today in Buzz Chace,@ said Gladwell. SESSION TOTALS 2006 2005 AHe=s been buying these things for a long time and does No. Offered 198 227 a great job, and it=s nice to have competition like him No. Sold 145 135 around. It keeps us on our toes.@ RNAs 53 92 % RNA 26.7% 40.5% What They’re Saying At The Sales... Gross $18,404,000 $11,414,000 Average (% change) $126,924 (+50%) $84,548 Consignor Ciaran Dunne (Wavertree Stables), on the Median (% change) $75,000 (+21%) $62,000 $1.8-million Belong to Me colt: CUMULATIVE 2006 2005 APeople were talking about this horse from July of No. Offered 394 472 last year. Before the September sale started, [his own- No. Sold 286 323 ers] had me go look at him. They thought back then he RNAs 108 149 was a special horse. Physically, at 14 months old, he % RNA 27.4% 31.5% looked like you could put tack on him and bring him to Gross $31,044,000 $26,399,000 the track. It was a tremendous opportunity for us to get Average (% change) $108,545 (+32.8%) $81,731 him, and that a guy would put that much faith in you Median (% change) $75,000 (+36%) $55,000 on a horse he thinks that much of. It=s great that it www.obssales.com worked out for them.@ THE LEADING SECOND-CROP SIRE OF 2006 CITY ZIP Carson City S Baby Zip To date in 2006: 12 Winners 3 Stakes Horses Box 626, Versailles, KY 40383 (859) 873-7300 FAX (859) 873-3746 E-MAIL: [email protected] www.lanesend.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/23/06 • PAGE 3 of 9 Fortunate Decision... Career Score for Dunne... When the folks at Dapple Bloodstock, formed during “If this is what $2 million feels like, I’d hate to feel the 1990s by Mike Akers, put a handsome son of Be- $16 [million]. That would be beyond me.” That’s what long to Me through last year’s Keeneland September Ciaran Dunne deadpanned shortly after selling the top- Sale, they were testing the waters more than anything. per through his Wavertree Stables. “You know, being Cataloged deep into the sale as hip 3500, the yearling prejudiced or not, we thought he was the best horse probably wouldn’t draw the attention he deserved, they coming into the sale and thought, five, six, maybe reasoned, and when bidding ground to a halt at seven [hundred thousand],” added Dunne. $105,000, they were more than happy to buy the colt back. Seven months later, they are looking pretty smart. Yesterday, the bay, bred by Akers, Jeff Bowen and Randy Zeller, brought an OBS Mike Akers & Ciaran Dunne record of $1.8 Lucas Marquardt photo million. Even given the confidence he Saletopper with Team Wavertree Lucas Marquardt photo had in the youngster, Akers said the price was far more than he expected. “We thought $750,000 to a million,” “But cheers to Buzz Chace. Obviously, he thought as he said. “We were fortunate to have to the top players much of him as we did.” It was Dunne’s biggest score here on him, and they blew past our reserve, which as a consignor, but the Irishman wasn’t about to accept was in the $500,000 range.