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Apex Ratings For November Sales HEADLINE ...p. 3-8 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 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2005 WILDCAT HEIR RETIRED WITH KNEE INJURY GIANT’S CAUSEWAY, MONTJEU FEES UPPED Grade I winner Wildcat Heir (Forest Wildcat--Penniless Coolmore Stud announced the stud fees for some of Heiress, by Pentelicus), who stumbled and fell just after its biggest names yesterday. Giant’s Causeway, based crossing the wire in 10th in Saturday's GI Breeders' at Coolmore’s Ashford division Cup Sprint, exited the race with a knee injury and has in Kentucky and the sire of been retired. The injury, which will GISW First Samurai and Euro- not require surgery, was described pean stars Footstepsinthesand in a release as a hairline fracture of (GB), Shamardal and Maids the accessory carpal bone--the bone Causeway (Ire), has had his at the back of the knee. Stud plans fee upped from $200,000 to for the five-year-old have yet to be $300,000. Coolmore also determined. "With Wildcat Heir's raised the fee for the Irish- value at stud, we decided the best based Montjeu (Ire), who had Sherackatthetrack photo thing to do was to retire him,” said Giant’s Causeway stallionregister.com a banner year in Europe this Eb Novak, who bred and owns Wild- season with three Classic cat Heir under the New Farm banner. Conditioned by winners--Motivator (GB), Hurricane Run (Ire), and Scor- Ben Perkins, Jr., Wildcat Heir secured his biggest career pion (Ire)--from his first crop. The son of Sadler’s Wells victory winning the 2004 renewal of the GI Frank J. De will stand for i125,000, or approximately $150,000, Francis Memorial Dash S. over Midas Eyes. He came for 2006, up from i45,000 last term. Coolmore an- into the Breeders’ Cup off a rousing 5 1/4-length tally in nounced that the fee for Fusaichi Pegasus, sire of 2005 the Aug. 7 Teddy Drone S. at Monmouth, a race that Grade I winners Bandini and Roman Ruler, would remain earned him a 117 Beyer figure. From the immediate at $125,000. family of GI Preakness S. winner Louis Quatorze, Wild- cat Heir is a full sibling to MGSW Forest Heiress and SW Forest Heir. He concludes his career with a record Oratorio Retired to Coolmore... of 12-6-4-0 and earnings of $424,460. In related news, three-time Group 1 winner Oratorio (Ire) (Danehill--Mahrah, by *Vaguely Noble) has been MASS MEDIA RETIRED TO HILL ‘N’ DALE retired and will take up stud duties at Coolmore Ireland. Named cham- Grade I winner Mass Media (Touch Gold--Sultry Al- lure, by Forty Niner) has been retired and will begin his pion two-year-old last year in France breeding career in 2006 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm in off his win in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lexington, Kentucky. The four-year-old will stand for Lagardere-Grand Criterium, Oratorio $7,500, live foal, as the property of Gary and Mary went on to beat Motivator twice West. “We have enjoyed considerable success with while also facing older horses in the Buddha at Hill ‘n’ Dale and therefore decided to stand G1 Coral Eclipse S. and G1 Irish Mass Media there, as well,” said Gary West. Produced Champion S. “Oratorio is an amaz- by a half sister to Grade I-winning millionaires Sultry ing horse,” said Aidan O’Brien, who Song and Solar Splendor, the dark bay won two of conditioned the sophomore for Su- three starts at two before defeating older runners as a san Magnier and Michael Tabor. “He three-year-old in the 2004 GIII Sport Page H. for trainer has everything--speed, stamina and Bobby Frankel. Second in the GII San Fernando Breed- a big heart.” Oratorio, who went Oratorio ers’ Cup H. in January and third in the GII True North unplaced in his lone start on the dirt Horsephotos Breeders’ Cup H. in June, Mass Media rallied to take in last Saturday’s GI Breeders’ Cup the GI Forego H. at Saratoga Sept. 3. His record stands Classic, retires with a record of 15-6-3-1 and earnings at 16-6-1-2 with earnings of $396,420. of $1,919,669. www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/4/05 • PAGE 2 of 8 P R E S U L T S P P P R E V I E W P Thursday, Flemington, Australia VRC OAKS-G1, A$750,000, Flemington (Melbourne), Saturday, Aqueduct 11-3, 1 9/16mT, 3yo, f, 2:36.35, gd. LONG ISLAND H.-GII, $150,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT 1--sSERENADE ROSE (AUS), 122, f, 3, by Stravinsky PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1st Dam: Rose of Tralee (Aus), by Sadler’s Wells 1 Kate Winslet Signal Tap Velasquez 114 2nd Dam: Circus Ring (Ire), by High Top (Ire) 2 Latice (Ire) Inchinor (GB) Santos 121 3rd Dam: Bell Song (GB), by Tudor Melody (Ire) 3 Serendipitous Pleasant Tap Hill 110 O-T J & J A Hughes, K Biggs Enterprises Synd, Lord 4 Olaya Theatrical (Ire) Prado 112 Sam Vestey, M D Sullivan & A Gurney; B-Best 5 A Lulu Ofa Menifee Menifee Velazquez 115 Western Group Pty Ltd; T-Lee Freedman; J-Stephen 6 Spotlight (GB) Dr Fong Dominguez 116 King; A$450,000. 7 Little Buttercup Labeeb (GB) Luzzi 114 2--Flora Danica (Aus), 122, f, 3, Danehill--Peruzzi (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ). O/B-Mrs S E Suduk; T-Kris Lees; A$135,000. Saturday, Santa Anita 3--Empress Lily (Aus), 122, f, 3, Zabeel (NZ)--Tycoon Lil LAS PALMAS H.-GII, $150,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT (Aus), by Last Tycoon (Ire). O/B-K Yoshida; T-Lee PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT Freedman; A$67,500. 1 Pickle (GB) Piccolo (GB) Court 117 Margins: 2 3/4, HF. Odds: 6-4, 13-1, 13-2. 2 Mea Domina Dance Brightly Baze 118 The lightly built Serenade Rose continued trainer Lee 3 Bond Deal (Ire) Pivotal (GB) Valdivia Jr 113 Freedman’s phenomenal rampage through the Mel- 4a Aubonne (Ger) Monsun (Ger) Santiago 115 bourne Spring Carnival when she made him the first 5 Elusive Diva Elusive Quality Valenzuela 119 trainer since Lou Robertson in 1935 to send out the 6 Chasethegold Touch Gold Gomez 115 winners of the Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup, Victoria 7 Bright Abundance Quiet American Nakatani 116 Derby and Victoria Oaks. The mighty Makybe Diva 8 Dream's (Chi) Sam M. Solis 117 accounted for the former two, while Benicio (Aus) 9a Star Parade (Arg) Parade Marshal Pedroza 115 landed the Derby. Serenade Rose, a A$400,000 Inglis 10 Halo Ola (Arg) Southern Halo Douglas 116 Easter yearling purchase, announced her presence win- ning the G2 Edward Manifold S. over 1600 meters. She was widely considered unlucky when third in the G1 You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at Thousand Guineas Oct. 12, but entered this off an the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale impressive victory in the G2 Wakeful S. Saturday. and Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Selected Fall Mixed Jockey Steven King settled the filly one off the rail in Sale. fourth position and angled out as the field rounded the final turn, easily collaring the leaders to win going away.” Freedman, winning his fourth renewal of this A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will race, was celebrating his big season. “She was the best indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a s will filly all spring and she should have won the 1000 Guin- denote a first-time Grade/Group 1 winner, a + will first- eas; she has won the Oaks in a canter,” he said. “This time starters, an (S) will be used for state-bred races, a is a fantastic thing, to win the Derby and the Oaks, in a (C) will be used for maiden-claiming races and an (R) year when I thought my three-year-olds were ordinary--I will be used for other restricted races. Purses for Cana- must be a fool!” Click for the brisnet.com pedigree. dian races are in Canadian dollars. Hip #27 - LEXINGTON GIRL By STORM CAT out of MGSW NANNERL in foal to ELUSIVE QUALITY Full sister to MAGICALMYSTERYCAT and Tsumujikaze, Stakes Placed since the catalogue! Selling at Keeneland on Monday, November 7 Three Chimneys Sales, Agent for Winchester Farm www.threechimneys.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/4/05 • PAGE 3 of 8 SIRES WITH MARES IN FOAL OR WEANLINGS CATALOGUED AT FASIG AND KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALES Sire Year 1st foals ST A Index ABC Index 2yo 3yo 4yo 5yo+ A.P. Indy 1989 1994 Ky 4.76 2.85 2.96 2.82 2.49 2.86 Acceptable 1994 2000 Ky 0.35 0.7 0 0.61 1.23 0 Aljabr 1996 2002 Ky 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alphabet Soup 1991 1999 Ky 2.4 2.06 0.65 2.18 1.71 2.45 American Chance 1989 1996 Dead 1.99 1.6 1.14 1.96 1.32 1.23 Arch 1995 2000 Ky 1.27 1.96 0.99 1.87 2.14 2.95 Artax 1995 2001 NY 1.06 1.26 0.39 1.62 0.92 0 Atticus 1992 1999 Ca 0.87 1.14 0.34 0.85 1.42 2.36 Awesome Again 1994 2000 Ky 3.43 2.45 2.19 2.08 2.28 3.94 Beau Genius 1985 1992 Ca 0.88 1.02 1.02 0.92 0.98 1.61 Behrens 1994 2002 Ky 0 0.46 0 0.61 0 0 Belong to Me 1989 1995 Ky 2.09 1.82 1.15 1.97 1.59 1.89 Benchmark 1991 2000 Ca 1.85 1.39 1.68 1.37 1 1.87 Bernstein 1997 2002 Ky 6.82 2.27 3.17 2.24 0 0 Best of Luck 1996 2002 Ky 0 0.2 0 0.33 0 0 Birdonthewire 1989 1996 Ca 1.03 1.18 1.25 1.16 1.16 1.26 Black Tie Affair 1986 1993 WV 0.72 1.03 0.58 0.7 0.94 1.85 Boundary 1990 1996 Ret 1.48 1.94 1.66 1.87 1.95 1.9 Bright Launch 1993 1998 Ky 0.94 1.24 0.85 1.14 1.07 1.69 Broad Brush 1983 1989 Ret 3.33 2.55 1.37 3.03 2.01 2.69 Cape Canaveral 1996 2002 Ky 3.95 1.48 3.6 0.79 0 0 Cape Town 1995 2000 Ky 1.72 1.53 2.59 1.3 1.28 0.91 Carson City 1987 1992 Dead 2.28 1.96 2.1 2.08 1.89 2.22 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/4/05 • PAGE 4 of 8 Sire Year 1st foals ST A Index ABC Index 2yo 3yo 4yo 5yo+ Cat Thief 1996 2002 Ky 0.76 0.76 0 1.25 0 0 Catienus 1994 2002 NY 1.2 0.9 0.99 1.08 0 0 Cee's Tizzy 1987 1992 Ca 2.07 1.44 1.32 1.22 1.5 1.93 Cherokee Run 1990 1997 Ky 1.53 1.45 1.62 1.61 1.28 0.93 Chief Seattle 1997 2002 Ky 0 0.83 0.85 0.91 0 0 Ciano Cat 1995 2001 ON 0 0.16 0 0.34 0 0 Comic Strip 1995 2001 Ca 0.44 0.44 0.96 0.2 0.6 0 Commendable