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FORESTRY’S A HIT HEADLINE AT SARATOGA... p2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2002 STORM CAT FILLY TOPS $1 MIL AT SARATOGA FASIG-TIPTON SARATOGA YEARLINGS It took until nearly the close of the second session, TOP FIVE FILLIES -- WEDNESDAY but Fasig-Tipton’s Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale got Hip# Sire Dam Price it’s first seven-figure purchase last night when Hip 143 Storm Cat Sacahuista $1,300,000 #143, a daughter of Storm Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent Cat, brought $1.3 million. Purchased by John Sikura Consigned by Eaton Sales, 140 Unbridled’s Song Rose Jade $525,000 agent, the chestnut was pur- Consigned by Lane’s End, agent chased by John Sikura. The Purchased by Padua Stables filly, from the family of Geri 123 Saint Ballado Pinafore Park $500,000 and Raging Fever, is the Consigned by Anderson Farms eighth foal from Sacahuista Purchased by Rod Ferguson (Raja Baba), who was the Hip 143, by Storm Cat Horsephotos champion three-year-old 133 Unbridled’s Song Rare Blend $330,000 distaffer of 1987 after taking the GI Breeders’ Cup Consigned by Lane’s End, agent Distaff. The 18-year-old mare has already produced Purchased by George Bolton MGSW Ekraar (Red Ransom). “She's from a fabulous 97 Arch Medicine Woman $310,000 female family and her dam is already proven as a pro- Consigned by Glencrest Farm LLC, ducer,” Sikura said. “I was surprised the bidding ended Four Star Sales, agent so quickly. I expected her to sell for double what she Purchased by Anthony Penfold did.” Asked why he opened the bidding at $1 million, he replied, “I wanted to try to push people aside as TOP SIX COLTS -- WEDNESDAY quickly as I could. I wanted to force them into a quick Hip# Sire Dam Price decision on whether to buy her or not. I didn't really 141 Honour and Glory Ruby Wedding $900,000 care who I was bidding against. All I worried about was Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LXXI what I was trying to accomplish.” The filly will be Purchased by Padua Stables trained in Canada by Josie Carroll. 125 Forestry President’s Girl $800,000 Consigned by Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent III FASIG-TIPTON SARATOGA Purchased by John C. Oxley 145 A. P. Indy Sapphire n’ Silk $550,000 SELECTED YEARLING SALE Consigned by Lane’s End, agent WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2002 Purchased by Buzz Chace, agent 144 Unbridled’s Song Salty Lady $425,000 SESSION TOTALS 2002 2001 No. Sold 44 50 Consigned by Kaizen Sales, agent Gross $11,820,000 $19,900,000 Purchased by Overbrook Farm Average $268,636 $398,000 114 Dixieland Band Numero Uno $360,000 Median $195,000 $250,000 ($180,000 wnl ‘01 KEENOV) CUMULATIVE TOTALS 2002 2001 Consigned by Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent IV No. Sold 90 108 Purchased by WinStar Farm Gross $22,932,000 $37,625,000 106 Silver Deputy My Sweet Country $350,000 Average $254,800 $348,380 ($120,000 wnl ‘01 KEENOV) Median $195,000 $220,000 Consigned by Dromoland/Hartwell, Agent I www.fasigtipton.com Purchased by Richard O’Gorman DEL MAR SHOW wins the GII Bernard Baruch H. July 26 at Saratoga Racecourse for leading sire John G. Sikura, President THEATRICAL PHONE: (859) 255-8290 Click here for a replay of the Bernard Baruch on broadband or modem : FAX: (859) 281-6148 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/8/02 • PAGE 2 of 3 Another Big Sale for Forestry... The Fasig-Tipton Assessment... A yearling from the first crop by Forestry (Storm Cat) Through the first two sessions, the figures for the caught the buyers attention yesterday. Hip #125, a Saratoga Selected Sale dropped, with the average off dark bay colt consigned by Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent 26.8 percent and the median down 11.3 percent. Fasig- III, was purchased by John Oxley for $800,000. Oxley Tipton Chairman D.G. Van Clief said, “Obviously we outlasted Wayne Lukas and Buzz Chace. “I thought he have seen declines in the average and the median and had a very nice pedigree with a combination of speed there could be a couple of reasons. I hate to make and stamina,” Oxley said. “This colt is very athletic, knee-jerk judgments, but there seems to be a general strong and well-made. He vetted out very well and we chill in the economic arena and it appears to be taking thought he looked the part. I also like Forestry. His its toll. There is also a lack of the extremely high-priced pedigree is outstanding and I think he'll be a good stal- horses and a lack of energy at the top of the market.” lion. I thought it was a fair price for him.” Added President Walt Robertson, “This is not easy. Some of our nice horses did sell well, but others did Storm Cat Colt Stirs The Crowd... not. Certainly one of the players at the top level [Prince The final lot through the ring last night, Hip #152, a Ahmed Salman] is no longer with us. The players who son of Storm Cat out of Shared Interest (Pleasant Col- had confidence in this market a year ago at the mil- ony), looked to be taking over the role of sales topper lion-dollar level are now not comfortable at the half- when bidding hit $3.8 million, but it turned out that the million dollar mark. The right people are here, it's just reserve for the chestnut, consigned by Taylor Made been a little thin at the top, it appears to me.” Sales Agency, was $3.9 million. Owner Robert Evans will hold on to the colt. Evans bred and sold the colt’s What They’re Saying At The Sales... full brother, GISW and promising sire Forestry; and half- sister, GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies heroine Cash Run (Seeking the Gold). “There was definitely a lot of Tom Van Meter, Eaton Sales: interest in the colt, but we knew that there was an “We had a tough opening night and we sort of knew outside chance that he wouldn't sell,” Duncan Taylor that we would based on our pre-sale vet work. If people said. “He is a later foal [Apr. 28]...maybe if he’d had don't want to pay $150 to have these horses vetted, those extra couple of months, people might have had a then they are certainly not going to want to pay better feeling for how he'd be in the future. Personally I $150,000 for the horses themselves. It's not entirely doom and gloom, but there just doesn't seem to be a am a little disappointed, but in the end, the owner gets lot of vigor or excitement out there. The market just to make the final call and that's what he did.” seemed kind of flat. It should get better as the sale Padua Takes Top Colt... goes on.” Satish Sanan’s Padua Stables outbid former trainer D. Buzz Chace, bloodstock agent: Wayne Lukas to buy the top colt last night, going to “I thought the opening session was good for the $900,000 for Hip #141, a son of Honour and Glory out horse flesh that went through the ring. The stock was of stakes-placed Ruby Wedding (Rubiano). The bay’s good, just not high end. [Wednesday] is going to be second dam is GISW Share The Fantasy (Exclusive better. There are better horses and the prices should be Native). “I thought he was the best colt in the sale,” better accordingly. When a good horse goes through, Sanan said. “We paid a lot more money for him than the people are going to be there to bid on it. Overall, I we thought we would, but that's what happens when think there is a sense of well being, although I am not two people hook up. Logic goes out the window and overly optimistic. At the same time, I don't think there you just try to buy the horse. That's what happens is a lot of negativity either.” with all the good ones.” Lukas, on the cell phone with John Moynihan, took his time between each bid, but CORRECTION: Hip #75, a full brother to MGSP Shop- Sanan was very quick--a discrete tap of the foot and ping For Love (Not For Love) that brought $190,000 at the ball was back in Lukas’ court. Asked if that was Tuesday’s opening session of Fasig-Tipton’s Saratoga part of the plan, Sanan replied, “It was. We know who Selected Yearling Sale, was consigned by Derry Meet- they are and we just wanted them to know that we ing Farm, agent, but was prepared for the sale by Edi- were very serious.” tion Farm in Hyde Park, New York. LEADING SIRE GULCH LISTEN HERE takes the Grade 2 Amsterdam S. by 2 1/2 lengths. On the board in 7 of 10 starts, $287,480. BOX 626, VERSAILLES, KY 40383 (859) 873-7300 FAX (859) 873-3746 (Click here to watch the race on broadband or modem). E-MAIL: [email protected] Click here for more on Gulch WEB SITE: lanesend.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/8/02 • PAGE 3 of 3 The Linder breeding program is also represented this RINGSIDE... afternoon across Union Avenue at the track. New York-bred Sultress of Swing (Dixie Brass), owned by with Alan Carasso David Cassidy and Debbie Avellino, is the morning line favorite with Jerry Bailey in the seventh race.