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Successful Appeal to stand for $25,000 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 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20, 2004 CRIMSON PALACE RETIRED REVERIE IN THE RESERVOIRS Godolphin Racing has announced that Crimson Palace Kirsten Rausing’s homebred Songerie (GB) (Hernando (SAf) (Elliodor {Fr}--Perfect Guest {SAf}, by Northern {Fr}) proved best in the G3 Prix des Reservoirs yester- Guest) will miss the GI Breed- day at Deauville, becoming ers’ Cup F/M Turf and will the first group-winning two- now be retired. The five-year- year-old for the Lanwades old had not raced since win- stallion. The bay belied her ning the GI Beverly D. S. at inexperience to win in a pro- Arlington Park Aug. 14. fessional manner on debut at “Crimson Palace wasn’t right Chepstow Sept. 20, but dis- after training at the weekend,” appointed when last of nine in said Racing Manager Simon the G3 C L Weld Park S. at Crisford. “Unfortunately, we www.france-galop.com The Curragh last time Oct. 2. Crimson Palace Horsephotos have run out of time with her Sent off the outsider in this and she will not run at the Breeders’ Cup meeting.” competitive field as a consequence, she caused the Breeding plans have not yet been decided. Produced by upset to write another chapter for the fruitful partner- the Group 1-placed Perfect Guest, the bay was a top- ship between trainer Sir Mark Prescott and jockey Jean- level performer in her native land, capturing the G1 Bernard Eyquem this term. Racing three-wide with the Cape of Good Hope Paddock S. in winning four of her early leaders firmly in sight, she responded to her rider’s six starts there. She was purchased by Team Valor and urgings to collar the long-time leader Soignee (Ger) sent to Dubai for two starts, winning a conditions race (Dashing Blade {GB}) inside the final 50 yards and and running a close fourth in the G1 Dubai Duty Free. asserted under a drive. She was acquired by Godolphin shortly before the Duty Click here for the Racing Post chart. Free and went to England afterwards, where she won the G3 Middleton S. In what would be her final career Tuesday, Deauville, France outing, Crimson Palace defeated an excellent field in the PRIX DES RESERVOIRS-G3, i73,000, Deauville, Beverly D. She heads to the paddocks with a record of France, 10-19, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:44.40, sf. seven wins in 11 starts and earnings of $663,278. 1--#@SONGERIE (GB), 121, f, 2, by Hernando (Fr) 1st Dam: Summer Night (GB), by Nashwan BWANA CHARLIE BLAZES AT LONE STAR 2nd Dam: Shimmering Sea (GB), by Slip Anchor (GB) GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint hopeful Bwana Charlie (Indian 3rd Dam: Sushila (Ire), by Petingo (GB) Charlie) ripped through a bullet five furlongs yesterday O/B-Kirsten Rausing; T-Sir Mark Prescott; J-Jean- at Lone Star Park in :59 2/5, easily the fastest the 14 Bernard Eyquem; i36,500. Lifetime Record: 3 starts, who worked at the distance and a full second faster 2 wins, 0 places, i40,850. than the number-two horse. The Steve Asmussen 2--Soignee (Ger), 121, f, 2, Dashing Blade (GB)--Suivez trainee, hero of the GII Amsterdam S. at Saratoga in (Fr), by Fioravanti. (i150,000 yrl ‘03 BBASEP). early August, galloped out in 1:12 1/5. “He worked O-Haras St Martin; B-Baron Georg von Ullmann; awesome,” said the three-year-old’s exercise rider, i14,600. Carlos Roses. “He was on the bit the whole way and he 3--Ysoldina (Fr), 121, f, 2, Kendor (Fr)--Rotina (Fr), by relaxed good. He galloped out very strong and, as I Crystal Glitters. O-Mme G Forien; B-M & Mme G crossed the wire, my skin was like chicken skin, he was Forien; i10,950. so impressive.” Bwana Charlie finished second in his Margins: HF, SHD, 2. Odds: 24.30, 1.40, 4.00. most recent, the Oct. 2 Alysheba Breeders’ Cup S. over Also Ran: Pretty Soon (Fr), Glazed Frost (Fr), Birthplace, the Lone Star surface. American Touch (Fr), La Reine Mambo, Green Girl (Fr). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/20/04 • PAGE 2 of 6 WEEKEND PEDIGREE The other weekend Group/Grade I winner from a lesser known branch of the Northern Dancer line was PERSPECTIVES Ticker Tape, who took the GI Queen Elizabeth II Chal- by Alan Porter lenge Cup S. With this triumph added to earlier wins in the China Doll S., Providencia S., GIII Pucker Up S. and QUEEN ELIZABETH II CHALLENGE CUP S.-GI, GI American Invitational Oaks, Ticker Tape has clearly $500,000, KEE, 10-16, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 1:51 1/5, gd. established herself as the top three-year-old turf filly in 1--TICKER TAPE (GB), 121, f, 3, by Royal Applause (GB) North America. 1st Dam: Argent du Bois, by Silver Hawk The English-bred distaffer is descends from El Gran 2nd Dam: Wiener Wald, by Woodman Senor's older brother Try My Best. The champion 3rd Dam: Chapel of Dreams, by Northern Dancer two-year-old of his generation, Try My Best was (100,000gns 2yo ‘03 TATAUT). O-Jim Ford Inc, Jim undefeated in three starts at two, when his wins in- Ford, Daron Pearson & Jack Sweesy; B-Car Colston cluded the G3 Larkspur S. and GI Dewhurst S. Al- Hall Stud (GB); T-James M Cassidy; J-K Desormeaux; though he won the G3 Vauxhall Trial S. first time out at $310,000. Lifetime Record: SP-Eng, 17-7-6-1, three, he was off the board in his only other start and $1,207,480. turned out to be only a moderately successful sire. He's Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com best known through his son Last Tycoon, a champion catalogue-style pedigree. For the RaceReplays.com freshman sire in Europe and a champion sire in Austra- video, click here. lia, but Ticker Tape descends not from Last Tycoon, but through another Try My Best son, Waajib. Less preco- cious than his sire, Waajib was a late-maturing miler There is nothing particularly surprising about the fact who captured the G3 Prix du Rond-Point at four, and that the Northern Dancer line accounted for five Group the G3 Diomed Stakes and G3 Queen Anne Stakes at or Grade I events around the world this weekend. Nor is five. From his European crops, Waajib sired just four it unusual that two of those events were taken by group winners. Best by far of his European runners was horses descending from Northern Dancer through Royal Applause. A half brother to the blisteringly fast Danzig, and another by a grandson of Storm Cat. How- filly Lyric Fantasy and the G1 Dewhurst S. victor In ever, two other Group/Grade I winners, represent far Command, Royal Applause was a much more preco- less familiar, albeit fast-emerging, branches of the cious and speedy individual than his sire. At two, Royal Northern Dancer sire line. Applause went four-for-four, winning the G3 Coventry In England, the G1 Champion S. was captured by S., G2 Gimcrack S. and G1 Middle Park S. He found Haafhd, a son of the surprising Alhaarth. A top-class things tougher the following year, but bounced back at two-year-old and a high-class performer up to a mile four when he added four more black-type events, in- and a quarter, Alhaarth is a son of the Northern Dancer cluding the G3 Duke of York S., G3 Cork and Orrery S. stallion Unfuwain, himself a very useful sire, but and G1 Haydock Park Sprint Cup. scarcely a horse considered a likely extender of his male line. Haafhd, who also won the G1 2000 Guineas ear- Alan Porter cont. p3 lier this year, is one of 13 stakes winners from the first two crops sired by Alhaarth. Others included the GI Watch Out for “TDN Rising Stars” Canadian International S. victor Phoenix Reach, the GII J J Mrs. Revere S. heroine Hoh Buzzard, and group winners Stars of tomorrow grabbing the spotlight today... Bandari, Dominica, Misterah and Maharib. War Chant Last week, his 13TH and 14TH starters won and placed in their career debuts. CHATTAHOOCHEE WAR gamely got up to win a Santa Anita maiden special and the filly KAREN'S CAPER overcame a slow break to be second against colts in England. www.threechimneys.com 14 Starters…2 stakes winners….9 winners…. (859) 873-7053 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/20/04 • PAGE 3 of 6 Alan Porter cont. There is also another clever connection here. Silver Hawk is out of a mare by the classy, if tempermental, The champion first season sire of 2001, Royal Ap- Amerigo. He was by Nearco out of mare by Precipita- plause has made a tremendous start to his stud career. tion. In the pedigree of Royal Applause's sire Waajib, His first crop has produced seven stakes winners, in- we find the top-class stayer Sheshoon, who is by Pre- cluding the G2 Diadem S. winner Acclamation and the cipitation out of a mare by Nearco, and thus is bred on G2 Richmond S. victor Mister Cosmi. The second crop a reverse cross to Amerigo. saw Royal Applause add two more stakes winners, and his third crop has already yielded Ticker Tape; the G2 N E W S T O D A Y July S.