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WEATHER FORCES BIG A CANCELLATION HEADLINE p. 3 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 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2006 FIELDS OF GOLD BUSY MORNING AT KEENELAND In an emotional finale to a remarkable career, Fields Five Breeders= Cup contenders worked over the of Omagh (Aus) (Rubiton {Aus}) demonstrated both Keeneland Polytrack Saturday, including GI Kentucky character and courage to deny El Segundo (NZ) (Pins Oaks victress Lemons Forever (Lemon Drop {Aus}) by a mere whisker in the Kid). The chestnut shipped from Churchill G1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Downs and breezed five furlongs in :59.80. Fields of Omagh was originally AThe track at Churchill was muddy and she conditioned by Peter Hayes, who likes the Polytrack,@ trainer Dallas Stewart was killed in a light plane crash commented. AShe went crisp and clean and just nine days after the gelding cooled out fine. We=re very happy with it.@ broke his maiden. His younger Lemons Forever heads to the GI Breeders= brother David saddled the nine- Cup Distaff off a fifth-place finish in the year-old to victory yesterday. Oct. 8 GI Juddmonte Spinster S. Prepping Fields of Omagh (outside) This is a very special win be- MVRC Photo A for the GI Breeders= Cup Sprint, Commenta- cause he was trained by my late tor (Distorted Humor) and Malibu Mint brother Peter and he is the only horse that he trained (Malibu Moon) each fired four-furlong moves in :47. that I still train,@ he said. AIt's very emotional for all of AWe couldn=t be more pleased,@ trainer Jim Chapman us. He's been part of the furniture at Lindsay Park for said of the GI Princess Rooney H. heroine. AActually, so many years. It won't be the same without him. the rider [Kyle Kaenel] said she was a little more What a great way for the old boy to go out!@ Cont. p2 agressive today than normal. He said he was never able to turn the bit loose at all. She wanted to do a lot Saturday, Moonee Valley, Australia more.@ Malibu Mint was last seen annexing the GIII TATTERSALL=S W S COX PLATE-G1, A$3,100,000, Thoroughbred Club of America S. at Keeneland Oct. 14, Moonee Valley, 10-28, 3yo/up, 10f 45ydsT, 2:06.89, gd. while Commentator looks to make amends for a 10th- 1--FIELDS OF OMAGH (AUS), 128, g, 9, by Rubiton (Aus) place finish in Saratoga=s GI Forego S. Sept. 2. Badge 1st Dam: Finneto (Aus), by Cerreto (Ire) of Silver (Silver Deputy) 2nd Dam: Fold (Aus), by Lupus (GB) turned in a six-furlong 3rd Dam: Shady Lea (Aus), by Meadow Mist (GB) bullet in 1:12.40 in prepa- O-No Big Deal Syndicate, M J O=Connor, et al; B-M ration of the GI Breeders= O=Connor; T-D Hayes; J-C Williams; A$1,820,000. Cup Mile. Exercise rider *1/2 to Timeless Grace (Aus) (Gay Habit {Aus}), SW Frederic Buscail was & GSP-Aus; King Brian (Aus) (Twig Moss {Fr}), GSW- pleased with the move. Aus; and Malcolm (Aus) (Snippets {Aus}), GSW-Aus. AHe felt very good,@ 2--El Segundo (NZ), 128, g, 5, Pins (Aus)--Palos Verdes Buscail said. AHe traveled (NZ), by Oak Ridge (Fr). O-D W Howell, I H Hickey, P good. I didn=t ask him. He Badge of Silver Murphy, et al; B-P H & C G Brown, D W Howell, I G did it all by himself pretty www.keeneland.com & W G Hickey & P Murphy; T-C Little; A$460,000. much.@ Badge of Silver has been on the shelf since 3--Pompeii Ruler (Aus), 128, g, 4, Genuine (Jpn)--West notching Santa Anita=s GII San Gabriel H. Jan. 1. With Night (NZ), by Pompeii Court. O-Bridsan B=stock Mauralakana (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}), second in the GI Syndicate; B-Bridsan B=stock; T-M Price; A$230,000. Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. last out Oct. 14, Margins: NO, LHD. Odds: 18-1, 3-1, 14-1. earned the bullet for five furlongs, stopping the clock at Also Ran: Aqua d=Amore (Aus), Our Smoking Joe (Aus), :58.80. The sophomore is cross-entered in the Mile and Miss Finland (Aus), Apache Cat (Aus), Casual Pass (Aus), GI Breeders= Cup F/M Turf. Lad Of The Manor (NZ), Red Dazzler (Aus), Racing To Win (Aus), Grey Swallow (Ire). Scratched: Honor In War. Breeders= Cup Notes cont. p11 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/29/06 • PAGE 2 of 11 Cox Plate cont. You Make the Call... Going Out in a Blaze of Glory... Co-owner Bryan Martin, one of 31 members of the David Hayes was confident Fields of Omagh would No Big Deal syndicate, also serves as the Moonee be competitive in his swansong after enduring a trou- Vallee racecaller. He thought El Segundo had won until bled run when fourth to El Segundo in the Oct. 14 Fields of Omagh=s number was semaphored; then he Yalumba S., but the crowd sent the veteran off an 18-1 almost fainted. AI can't be- outsider. Settled one from the rear early, he charged lieve it, I still don't know down the outside to collar the leaders in the dying how he won,@ Martin said. AI yards of a thrilling finish. AHe just thrived on the atmo- felt at 800 meters we were a sphere,@ jockey Craig Williams said. AI didn=t have to pull chance, but I cannot remem- the stick until quite late.@ Fields of Omagh had to over- ber much of my call. Coming come more than one setback to end his career in a into the straight, I thought blaze of glory, suffering two potentially career-ending he was a chance to be in the ligament injuries. He was first injured after winning the finish. I was thinking it G3 Eclipse S. at Sandown in November of 2001. Back looked like El Segundo or on track nine months, he strained his offside suspen- Pompeii Ruler, and old Fields Fields of Omagh (far left) MVRC Photo sory nine starts later, but returned to be fifth in the might run a great half-length 2002 Cox Plate. He won the prestigious event in 2003, third.@ He added, AHe is the bravest horse ever to look was second in 2004 and third last year. AFields of through a bridle, to come through the suspensory inju- Omagh is a rule breaker,@ Lindsay Park Chief Veterinar- ries he has had and win not one Cox Plate, but two, ian Campbell Baker said. AThe amazing thing is that you and he has been the catalyst for Living Legends.@ Need- rarely see a horse get sounder as he gets older. Most less to say, Martin was excused from calling the re- go the other way, but he's had less niggles as he's got maining three races on the card. older.@ Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Living Legend... Fields of Omagh captured a total of seven stakes, including three Group 1 races. Also runner-up in the 2002 G1 Caulfield Cup, he will now be retired to the new Living Legend Retirement property for former TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY champion race horses at Greenvale, just outside of AT FASIG-TIPTON NOVEMBER SELLS Melbourne. The property will be home to Might and HIP #115 SW KARIS MAKAW Power (NZ), Doriemus (NZ), Saintly (Aus), Rogan Josh BROODMARE PROSPECT (Aus), Better Loosen Up (Aus), Paris Lane (Aus) and FROM THE FAMILY OF BC DISTAFF (G1) Sky Heights (NZ). In becoming the oldest winner of WINNER PLEASANT HOME & Australasia=s weight-for-age championship, the nine- 2006 BC DISTAFF (G1) ENTRANT PINE ISLAND year-old also became the 11th two-time winner of the 84-year-old Cox Plate, joining the likes of Phar Lap (NZ), (859) 885-3345 • www.taylormadesales.com Sunline (NZ) and Northerly (Aus). He moves to fourth on the list of Australasia=s all-time leading prizemoney earners. The A$1.82 million he earned on Saturday GIII Fayette S. Eccentric (GB) (Most Welcome {GB}) took his career earnings to A$6,456,240, placing him rallies up the rail to take his U.S. bow. behind only Makybe Diva (GB), Sunline and Northerly. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/29/06 • PAGE 3 of 11 Saturday, Keeneland Saturday, Bay Meadows FAYETTE S.-GIII, $150,000, KEE, 10-28, 3yo/up, BAY MEADOWS BREEDER'S CUP H.-GIII, $141,250, 1 1/8m, 1:49, ft. BMX, 10-28, 3yo/up, a1 1/8mT, 1:47 3/5, fm. 1--ECCENTRIC (GB), 121, g, 5, by Most Welcome (GB) 1--FLAMETHROWINTEXAN, 117, g, 5, by Way West (Fr) 1st Dam: Sure Care (GB), by Caerleon 1st Dam: Willalady, by Citidancer 2nd Dam: Sure Gold (GB), by Glint of Gold 2nd Dam: Lady Cameron, by Restless Native 3rd Dam: Carolside (GB), by Music Maestro (GB) 3rd Dam: Golden Jolie, by *Royal Serenade O-Gary A Tanaka; B-A S Reid (GB); T-Roger L ($11,000 wlng '01 OBSOCT). O-Paul J Heist; Attfield; J-Eddie Castro; $93,000. Lifetime Record: B-Moloney & Thompson (FL); T-Jim Penney; J-Ricky GSW-Eng, GSP-UAE, 32-10-5-2, $526,915. Frazier; $82,500. Lifetime Record: 25-15-4-2, 2--Ball Four, 123, g, 5, Grand Slam--Making Faces, by $799,812. Lyphard.