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EADLINE H Quality Road to NEWS GII Amsterdam! For information about TDN, See page 5 call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009 TATTERSALLS JULY STARTS TODAY SPA BREEZE FOR RACHEL ALEXANDRA Tattersalls= mixed July Sale starts at 10 a.m. this Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d=Oro), who arrived at morning in Newmarket with the first-day emphasis on Saratoga Race Course a day after her tour-de-force proven and potential breedingstock, including drafts GI Mother Goose S. victory at from many of the top Belmont June 27, was sent out bloodstock operations. for her first official work at the Among the established upstate New York oval Monday mares is lot 174, Utmost morning. Under regular exercise (Ire) (Most Welcome), rider Dominic Terry, the sopho- who was bought by more negotiated the first quar- agent Grant Prit- ter mile in :25 and completed chard-Gordon for four furlongs in :50.67 over the 11,500gns at Tattersalls Oklahoma Training Track. Horsephotos in December, but is likely Owned by Jess Jackson, the Utmost Respect (GB) to show a healthy profit filly galloped out five panels in 1:05. AShe went in an www.sportinglife.com when reappearing for sale easy half mile to get her accustomed to her surround- through the Castlebridge ings and the track," said Scott Blasi, assistant to trainer Consignment. Covered by Oasis Dream (GB), the Steve Asmussen. AIt was a maintenance breeze. We 11-year-old has already produced Utmost Respect (GB) weren't out there to impress anyone today.@ Explaining (Danetime {Ire}), winner of this season=s G2 Duke Of the decision to ship the big filly right after her 19 1/4- York S. and G3 Greenlands S. There is a three-in-one length romp in the Mother Goose, Blasi added, AThat=s package with lot 158, who is offered by the executors why we brought her up here after that race so she of long-standing breeder Rex Mead. She is dual listed could have her full week galloping over it. It's pretty winner Ripples Maid (GB) (Dansili {GB}). The six-year- normal for her. I get nervous every time she walks out old mare, who is believed in foal to Compton Place of the barn. We want every thing to go right. We don't (GB), has a Bahamian Bounty (GB) filly foal at foot. want loose horses around her. We want to take care of Lot 99, Street Style (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}), is a her.@ Blasi indicated that the GI Preakness S. winner will winning three-parts sister to GI Garden City Breeders= likely work again next Monday. Cup S. winner Luas Line (Ire) (Danehill), who cost i280,000 as a yearling and is offered with a Moss Vale SUMMER BIRD WORKS FOR HASKELL (Ire) covering from Lady O=Reilly=s Castlemartin Stud. Summer Bird (Birdstone), who arrived at Monmouth Lot 163, Pivotting (GB) (Pivotal {GB})--an unraced Park July 3, had his first work over the Jersey Shore half-sister to G1 Moyglare Stud S. winner Necklace oval yesterday in preparation for his next start in the (GB) (Darshaan)--is consigned from Meon Valley Stud GI Haskell Invitational Aug. 2. Winner of the June 6 with an Oratorio (Ire) cover. Meanwhile, lot 456, Rivalry GI Belmont S. in his latest start, the chestnut, who was (GB) (Medicean {GB}), is an unraced three-year-old accompanied by exercise rider Leo Atempa, breezed half-sister to Britain=s top stallion Pivotal (GB) (Polar five furlongs in 1:04.40. AIt was fine, it was just what Falcon) offered by Cheveley Park Stud. Likely to be one we wanted,@ trainer Tim Ice told Daily Racing Form. AHe of the standout horses in training is lot 596, Jeanie stretched his legs and he galloped out very strong. We Johnston (Ire) (One Cool Cat). The filly, who broke her usually pull him up at the half-mile pole, but the rider maiden June 10, finished a close second in the June 27 couldn=t get him pulled up to the three-eighths. It was Listed Empress S. at Newmarket for trainer Karl Burke an easy maintenance work. We=ll get more into him as since the catalogue=s publication. Tattersalls cont. p2 we get closer to the race.@ www.juddmonte.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/7/09 • PAGE 2 of 9 TATTERSALLS TATTERSALLS H I P H A P P E N I N G S Last But Not Least... 40, Absolute Precision, m, 9, Irish River (Fr)--Rougeur, Trainer Jim Bolger=s draft on Thursday night includes by Blushing Groom (Fr) lot 608, recent Limerick listed winner Ard Na Greine Consigned by the Castlebridge Consignment (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), and lot 607, the progressive Via Bill Dwan=s set-up offers this half-sister to the high- Galilei (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Lot 653, Group 1-placed class Juddmonte mare Flute (Seattle Slew) in foal to Medicine Path (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) has not run Oasis Dream (GB). Her page includes Eva Luna (Al- since being a beaten favourite in last season=s G2 San- leged), who is the dam of Brian Boru (GB) (Sadler=s down Mile. He is offered from Peter Chapple-Hyam=s Wells) and the smart fillies Moon Search (GB) (Rainbow stable. Also hailing from that operation is the improving Quest) and Kitty O=Shea (GB) (Sadler=s Wells). The latter Exceptional Art (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), who is of- is responsible for Ballydoyle=s promising debutante fered as lot 657. The three-year-old is part of the an- winner Kingdom of Munster (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). nual dispersal by owner Matthew Green. Lot 357, six-year-old Tamagin (Stravinsky), heads to the sale on 158, Ripples Maid (GB), m, 6, Dansili (GB)-- the back of a heritage handicap success--his 10th ca- Rivers Rhapsody (GB), by Dominion (GB) reer win--at Windsor June 27. Consigned by Trickledown Stud This year=s 732-horse catalogue is a day shorter and Paul Thorman offers this dual listed-winning sprinter, 183 lots smaller than the 2008 edition. AWe=ve got a who is also a half to the 2003 G3 Horris Hill S. scorer slightly smaller catalogue this year, but there=s no short- Peak to Creek (GB) (Royal Applause {GB}). She has a age of quality,@ said Tattersalls=s marketing director Bahamian Bounty (GB) filly foal at foot and is believed Jimmy George. AThere is plenty to appeal to buyers to be in foal to Compton Place (GB). from around the world as well as the domestic market, both flat and National Hunt. Some top-class horses 173, Doors to Manual, f, 4, Royal Academy--Mercantile have come out of recent July Sales and I=m sure that (Fr), by Kenmare (Fr) will be the case again this year." Selling begins at Consigned by the Castlebridge Consignment 10a.m. today, running all day, while there are sessions Another strong offering from Castlebridge, this unraced starting at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. tomorrow and Thursday. half-sister to recently deceased and highly successful sire Marchand de Sable (Theatrical {Ire}) is in foal to Nayef. TATTERSALLS JULY SALE DAY 1 OUTS 174, Utmost (Ire), m, 11, Most Welcome (GB)--Bint Alhabib (GB), by Nashwan 4, 25, 26, 28, 34, 36, 55, 62, 65, 67, 76, 82, 94, 96, Consigned by the Castlebridge Consignment 101, 103, 126, 130, 131, 132, 144, 153, 155, 180, Probably the highlight of the first session, this is the 181, 192, 198, 208, 217 dam of the high-class sprinter Utmost Respect (GB) (Danetime {Ire}), who has enhanced his reputation in TDN TODAY the first half of the 2009 season with wins in the G2 Duke of York S. and G3 Greenlands S. She is of- Headline News..................... 9 pages fered in foal to Oasis Dream (GB). P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/7/09 • PAGE 3 of 9 Q & A WITH THE BREEDERS’ CUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATES Why do you want the opportunity to serve on the 13-member Breeders= Cup Board of Directors? BOB MANFUSO I am running for election to the small board because, although all trustees who are up for election bring in- valuable experience to the table, I believe that I bring a regional perspective that is not otherwise represented. My experience as an owner/operator of a breeding/ training facility in Maryland allows me to share with the board regional perspectives on issues that often differ from those of commercial farms in Kentucky. In addition, as a former owner and executive of the racetracks in Maryland, I can share with our board the perspectives of our racetrack partners that not all own- ers and breeders understand. A priority going forward should be to convince racetracks world wide that Breed- ers= Cup Championship provides a unique opportunity to grow awareness of Thoroughbred racing in their local markets. DON M. ROBINSON Having been elected to complete B. Wayne Hughes= term only six months ago, I am clearly the Anew kid@ on the Board of Directors block. I believe I was chosen for the same reasons that nominators elected me as a Member and Trustee just last summer. I have demon- strated remarkable success at producing Breeders= Cup caliber horses for a small diverse clientele from a fourth-generation BIuegrass farm--results of much hard work and an abundance of wonderful L Marquardt photo luck. As a former chair of the Gluck Equine Research Foundation board, I was a catalyst for encour- aging aggressive interaction with the horse industry in some measure resulting in the University of Kentucky Equine Initiative and new relationships with equine practitioners.