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MONASHEE going for her 12th in a row ATW, p. 5 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2007 ‘BROAD’ APPEAL AT KEENELAND NOVEMBER ‘WHIMSY’ LOOKS SERIOUS IN MRS. REVERE Epona Bloodstock landed the seven-year-old mare Bit of Whimsy (Distorted Humor) will be looking for Dhamma, a daughter of Broad Brush from a top family her third graded-stakes victory in just her seventh out- of the famed Niarchos breeding operation, for a ing today in the GII Mrs. Revere S. at Churchill. The big session-topping $520,000 yesterday at the Keeneland chestnut, who dead-heated with Rutherienne in the November sale in Lexington, Kentucky. Representatives GIII Sands Point S. at Belmont in June, ran second by of Epona, sitting just below 3/4 of a length to the ill-fated Alexander Tango (Ire) in the press box, did battle with the GI Garden City S. Sept. 8 Coolmore=s Paul Shanahan, before breaking through with who finally relented on the a 2 1/4-length triumph in the Lane=s End consignee. An GI Queen Elizabeth II Chal- agent from Epona who de- lenge Cup at Keeneland clined to be identified offered, Oct. 13 in her most recent AShe=s from a beautiful family, trip postward. Trainer Barclay and she=s really a gorgeous Tagg flirted with the idea of Mingun, mare. The agent said that capping off her season with covering sire of Friday’s topper @ www.lanesend.com Dhamma was for Denis the $500,000 GI Matriarch Brosnan, who owns Croom S. at Hollywood Nov. 25, but House Stud in County Limerick, Ireland, as well as a opted to keep his charge Bit of Whimsy Pat Lang photo new operation in Paris, Kentucky, Kilflynn Farm. with her peers for now. A[The Mrs. Revere is] the last Kilflynn is the name of the town in in Ireland where race of the year for straight three-year-olds,@ Tagg Brosnan grew up. The chairman of Kerry Group, Ire- explained. AThe Matriarch is only a mile, and I think she land=s leading food ingredients and consumer food is better suited for this distance [a mile and a six- processing company, he has bred 1994 G1 Haydock teenth]. It is less money, but it is still a Grade II, and I Park Sprint Cup heroine Lavinia Fontana (Ire) and the have another filly for the Matriarch in Dance Away 1989 G1 Grand Criterium winner Candy Glen (GB). Capote.@ The Mrs. Revere has attracted a full field of Brosnan has served two terms as the chairman of the 14, including last-out stakes winners Bel Air Beauty Horse Racing Ireland. Bred by the Niarchos=s Flaxman (Smart Strike) and Cat Charmer (Storm Cat). Holdings, Dhamma is a granddaughter of G1SW Mrs. Revere cont. p10 Aviance (Ire), who in turn produced highweight Chimes of Freedom, dam of Aldebaran, as well as MGISW Denon and Imperfect Circle, dam of GI Breeders= Cup Mile winner Spinning World. Dhamma, a half to MGSW Dietrich (Storm Cat), won at first asking at Hollywood in June of 2003, but raced just twice more. She was offered here carrying a foal from the second crop of Lane=s End stallion Mingun (A.P. Indy), a son of Miesque and a half-brother to Kingmambo. Cont. p2-9 KEENELAND NOVEMBER STATISTICS FRIDAY, NOV. 9, 2007 SESSION TOTALS 2007 2006 Catalogued 398 397 No. Offered 325 339 No. Sold 245 263 RNAs 80 76 % RNA 24.6% 22.4% No. Over $400K 5 1 High Price $520,000 $450,000 Gross $22,034,500 $22,575,500 Average (% change) $89,937 (+4.8%) $85,838 Median (% change) $65,000 (0%) $65,000 www.keeneland.com www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/10/07 • PAGE 2 of 13 111 BEYER i 0 RAGOZIN GONE WEST’S NEWEST STAR Pat Costello • 859.296.6455 • www.paramountsales.net KEENOV - FRIDAY’S TOP BROODMARES Hip Name Covering Sire Price ($) 1513 Dhamma Mingun 520,000 ISTAN (7, Broad Brush--Piquetnol, by Private Account) Gone West S MGSW Ronda Consigned by Lane=s End, agent Purchased by Epona Bloodstock 1632 Light from Above Bandini 485,000 (5, A.P. Indy--Very Special Life, by Majestic Light) Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent Purchased by Arch Bloodstock LLC 1653 Midris (Ire) Lemon Drop Kid 450,000 (4, Namid {GB}--Dolara {Ire}, by Dolphin Street {Fr}) Consigned by Lane=s End, agent Purchased by Oak Lodge 1449 Babe Hall B=mare prospect 400,000 (4, El Corredor--Storm Teal, by Storm Bird) Consigned by Hill >n= Dale Sales Agency, agent Purchased by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds 1682 Notable Career Giant’s Causeway 400,000 (9, Avenue of Flags--Excellent Lady, by Smarten) EquiSport Photos Consigned by Hill >n= Dale Sales Agency, agent Purchased by B Walden, agent for Kelley Farms Racing ! Dominant 8 3/4-length winner of the recent GIII Ack Ack Stakes at Churchill. FRIDAY’S TOP WEANLINGS His 1:34 time for the mile earned him a Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($) 111 BEYER SPEED FIGURE and a 1401 colt Forest Danger Time to Decide 250,000 B-William Hovis & Taylor Brothers Properties (Ky) ZERO RAGOZIN, the 2nd zero of his Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LV career. Purchased by J W R Bloodstock 1468 colt Mr. Greeley Brush Hour 225,000 ! Multiple Graded Stakes Winning Miler by B-Frederick Hertrich III & John Fielding (Ky) Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CLXXXIII sire of sires Gone West. His dam was a Purchased by B & H Ranch Multiple Group Winner in Europe and 1598 filly Dixie Union Isabeau 170,000 GI placed in the U.S. From the direct B-Denny Andrews and Blackwater Farm (On) female family of the legendary Mill Reef. Consigned by Lane=s End, agent Purchased by Classic Oaks Farm ! A Top Class individual: good size, well 1503 colt Orientate Deaconess Bonnie 165,000 ($60,000 in utero >06 KEENOV) balanced and correct with a great head B-Sam Son Farms (Ky) and eye . the whole package. Consigned by Hill >n= Dale Sales Agency, agent Purchased by MPK 1392 filly Consolidator Tenacite 140,000 Think about it... B-Percy Harcourt (Ky) Consigned by Lane=s End, agent Purchased by Classic Oaks Farm 1432 colt Vindication Alarmada 140,000 B-Hertrich/McCarthy Livestock (Ky) Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CLXXXIII (859) 873-7270 Purchased by Dash Goff www.airdriestud.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/10/07 • PAGE 3 of 13 Keeneland November coverage cont. Striking Gold... Sierra Picks Up a Madre... The sale of Honour Colony represented a handy score Ed and Sharon Hudon had long been involved in for Scott Goldsher, who=d claimed her for $62,500 in racing and breeding Thoroughbreds in California, but it mid-June. At the time, Honour Colony was a six-time wasn=t until they moved to Kentucky about four years winner who had cleared her allowance conditions, but ago that they took their operation to the next level. The who had failed to add any black-type to her resume. Hudons purchased Chase Farm in Kentucky and, after That=s when John Hamilton, a member of Three Chim- renovating the property, built up a broodmare band ney Farm's bloodstock services team, noticed she was numbering around 30. Operating under the named entered in an optional claimer at Arlington Park. AMy Sierra Farm, the Hudons added another mare to their partner at Three Chimneys, Jason Litt, and I keep an stable yesterday with the purchase of hip 1586, the eye on all the claiming races across the country for stakes-winning Honour and Glory mare Honour Colony, fillies and mares running for, say, $30,000 and up,@ for $330,000. The five-year-old was consigned by Hamilton explained. AIt=s pretty rare that I see some- Three Chimneys Sales. Honour Colony banked thing that=s worth her claiming price as a broodmare, $209,268 on the track and raced as recently as but with this filly, I was like, >Wow, that=s a lot of Oct. 21, when she ran fourth in the Summer Prom S. at page.= So I called up Scott and said, >You=ve gotta go Hawthorne. She was catalogued as a racing or claim this filly--I don=t care what she looks like.=@ broodmare prospect, but Ed Hudon confirmed that Goldsher, a Chicago-area businessman who had dab- Honour Colony=s racing days are over, and that she=ll be bled in a few partnerships, wisely took the advice. A retired to the breeding shed. What made Honour Colony month later, both men looked pretty smart when, in her an exciting prospect? AI liked her pedigree, and her first start after the claim, Honour Colony won the second dam in particular,@ explained Hudon, referencing $100,000 Lady Canterbury Breeders= Cup S. AShe was Honour Colony=s grandmother Oceana (Northern a light, sort of flighty type of mare, and we shipped her Dancer). Oceana is a full-sister to Canadian champion up there to find a softer spot for her,@ said Hamilton. Northernette and to English and Irish champ Storm Bird. AThe trainer, Mack Robertson, really took his time with She is also the granddam of graded-winner Indian her and got her settled down.@ Honour Colony added a Ocean and of Honour Colony=s half-sister, the graded- pair of thirds in stakes events before being sent to winner Lindsay Jean (Saint Ballado). Talking about her Kentucky for this sale.