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GREEN TURNS TAKING STOCK: BRAZILIAN-OWNED BONNE CHANCE ESTABLISHING ITSELF BUSINESS SAVVY INTO by Sid Fernando When Brazilian billionaire Gilberto Sayao Da Silva purchased RACING SUCCESS Nat Rea’s Regis Farm (formerly part of Rick Trontz’s Hopewell Farm) on Pisgah Pike in Woodford County in 2015, his wife christened the 300-plus acre property Bonne Chance Farm. The name, which means “good luck” in French, has been prophetic. That same year, Gilberto Sayao also bought Canadian champion Sealy Hill (Point Given) for $750,000 from the Regis dispersal. The Medaglia d’Oro filly she was carrying, the first Bonne Chance-bred yearling sold at auction, made $1.25 million at Keeneland September in 2017, positioning the farm as a boutique commercial breeder for the moment. However, plans to race a stable of homebreds in the future are already underway. Cont. p12 (click here) IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Click here for an accompanying video feature on Len Green CLOTH OF STARS BRINGS PEDIGREE, CLASS by Christie DeBernardis When Len Green went to his first horse race in the 1980s and TO LOGIS watched his friend’s horse win, the CPA thought he had just Kelsey Riley speaks with Julian Ince of Haras du Logis about new stallion Cloth Of Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). Click or discovered the “easiest business in the world” and decided to tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. jump into the horse business himself. He quickly discovered that succeeding in the world of horse racing was anything but easy. However, once Green began to apply the business savvy and entrepreneurial spirit that had served him so well in his professional life to his latest endeavor, he turned his D. J. Stable into his latest success story, which now includes a Breeders’ Cup victory thanks to Jaywalk (Cross Traffic). “It’s been a very exciting ride,” Green said while seated in his conference room, which is covered in racing memorabilia. “The horse business has a great learning curve. Many businessmen believe because they’re successful somewhere else, they can just walk into the horse business and do it. The problem is, the horse business is not regulated, so, in many ways, you have to learns all the things you do and don’t do.” The Babson College lecturer continued, “Having the advantage of being a taxman, at least I knew the government was going to pay for 50% of any losses that I took care of, but that is no fun unless you win. So, we started winning in an interesting way. We got into claiming and ended up winning four different titles for owners at different tracks for most wins, but we were losing money every single year.” Cont. p3 PUBLISHER & CEO Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected]
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Green Turns Business Savvy Into Racing Success cont. from p1 Green decided to claim fast fillies with the goal of breeding them to sires who were distance runners. He accumulated 72 mares and sent their pedigrees to Ken McLean, manager of the mighty Storm Cat. Green’s wife, Lois, thought he was crazy, but sure enough McLean called and invited Green to meet him in Kentucky. “I was in heaven,” Green recalled. “Suddenly, I thought I really had made the transition from being a businessman to being successful in the horse business because Ken McLean was interested in breeding some of my mares to Storm Cat, who at the time was the number one horse.” McLean chose just two mares, but both matings produced top horses with Princess Alydar foaling MGISW November Snow and Kermis producing Senate Appointee, winner of 14 stakes. “After those two, he suddenly stood up and walked out the door,” Green said of his meeting with McLean. “I said, ‘Where are you going? I’ve got more mares.’ He said, ‘Where are they?’ I said, ‘New Jersey.’ He said, ‘No, where specifically?’ I said, ‘They are in different fields.’ He said, ‘Open the gates,’ which was a nice way of saying to me that they were worthless and to get rid of them. That was my first big shock in the business, but you learn over a period of time that this is a business, so you have to cut down the odds of failing to increase your odds of winning.”
Len Green & Joel Rosario | Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders’ Cup Over the years, with the help of his son Jon, Green has done just that. He has built a broodmare band whose foals are worthy of Books 1 and 2 in the yearling sales and put together a team of trainers, short listers and partners that have increased his stable’s success. The Greens have also been smart about letting go of horses when necessary and putting them in spots that give them their best chance of winning, even if that spot is in a claiming race or at a second-tier track. Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
“I think we are successful because, for one, we certainly know upended Belmont’s GI Frizette S. Oct. 7 with a front-running 5 the tax world better than anybody else,” said the Founder and 3/4-length score at odds of 10-1 (video). Chairman of The Green Group, an accounting and equine “Every once in a while, you get something like Jaywalk and advisory firm that has over 400 clients in the racing industry. that changes everything,” Green said. “It’s easy in hindsight to “Two, we associate ourselves say the game plan was followed. with very good trainers who we She kept on improving and can trust and who know the improving and we wouldn’t have game. We have consignors that gone to a Grade I [in the we know well. We also have Frizette] unless we felt we had partners who have the same an opportunity to win. We took philosophy we do. Aron Yagoda a shot at the Breeders’ Cup and has been a great help because we were the fourth favorite. The he knows an awful lot of people horse had a mind of her own in the business. Chuck Zacney and broke with [Joel Rosario] has been a great partner to have and never looked back. How far because we see eye-to-eye on can she go? We will find out, what to do and where to go, because now we have a ticket to etc.” go to what is the [female] Green has bred or owned the equivalent of the [GI] Kentucky likes of Songandaprayer, Do It Jaywalk winning the BC Juvenile Fillies | Horsephotos Derby, the [GI Kentucky] Oaks.” With Style, Rhum and This was the first Breeders’ Hoppertunity over the years, but he teamed with Zacney for a Cup victory for D. J. Stable and Green hopes it is just the first of career high just last month when winning the GI Breeders’ Cup many. Juvenile Fillies with Jaywalk (video). The John Servis trainee also Cont. p5 MACHO UNO Holy Bull - Primal Force, Proven Source of Classic Speed by Blushing Groom (FR) | Fee: $10,000 S&N
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“I saw first of many because I spoke to Peter Brant, who has won four Breeders’ Cup races,” Green said. “I asked him, ‘Which was the most exciting one?’ And he said, ‘The next one.’ I think that is great. It was very, very exciting to go down there and it was more even more exciting to go with my family, both my immediate family and my extended family [from racing], like Aron Yagoda. It was a very big thrill. ” With two Grade I wins, including the Breeders’ Cup, under her belt, Jaywalk also looks primed to become the operation’s first Eclipse winner at next month’s awards ceremony.
Len Green leading Jaywalk into the Churchill Downs winner’s circle accompanied by John Servis | Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders’ Cup
“She has proven herself to be the best in the business,” Green said. “The other horse that won the turf race [GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire})] is also a very good horse. Chad Brown is a much better known person. He is also a client. So, you never know how they are going to vote, but it certainly would be nice.” D. J. Stable and their partners have many other talented horses in the barn such as MSW & MGSP Diamond King (Quality Road), a full-brother to MGISW Bellafina; and comebacking Tap Rap Strike (Tapit), an $875,000 OBSMAR buy owned with Zacney’s Cash is King. However, it is another filly that holds some pretty high esteem in the Green household, two-time stakes winner and MGSP Sower (Flatter), who was named by Green’s wife. A decisive winner of Belmont’s Jersey Girl S. June 10 (video), the Linda Rice pupil completed the trifecta in both the July 8 GIII Victory Ride S. and Sept. 22 GIII Charles Town Oaks. The chestnut went wire-to-wire for an impressive 5 1/4-length success in Belmont’s Pumpkin Pie S. Oct. 28 (video) and was third last time in Aqueduct’s Garland of Roses S. Dec. 8. Cont. p6 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
“It’s exciting because Lois named her, same as Jon named Jaywalk, so there is a connection with those horses,” Green said. “The horse keeps getting better and better. Linda is very, very good in the sense that her training methods are different than John [Servis]’s or other trainers we’ve had. You never see any bullet works for Linda. She has her way of doing it every couple weeks, so it’s steady. She keeps gas in the tank.”
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With a stable full of talented runners, a possible Eclipse Award and a Breeders’ Cup winner with a bright sophomore campaign ahead of her, Green has plenty to look forward to, but he is taking it all in stride and trying to enjoy each moment. “I am taking it step by step and enjoying everything,” the New Jersey resident said. “Each of these things is a thrill as long as you enjoy the moment and I’m enjoying the moment. I think you enjoy things that you’re doing because you never know what tomorrow is going to bring. So, that is what I do. I get up at 4:00 in the morning and say, ‘Hey, Lord. Thank You.’ Then I work out and I can come [to my office] or fly up to Babson. I say to myself, ‘That’s wonderful, too,’ because I am influencing future generations.” The author continued, “Somebody asked me a long time ago, ‘What keeps you young?’ I said, ‘A good 2-year-old and teaching,’ because both of them can give you challenges. The horse business is a great game. I think the people in the game, if you get to know them, are very exciting. Even though we are competing against each other sometimes, you get to know the real person and it is a very, very exciting business.”
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$424M PIMLICO REBUILD AMBITIOUS IN SCOPE, BUT WHO’LL PAY FOR IT?
An artist’s rendering of the proposed Pimlico renovation by T.D. Thornton If the GI Preakness S. is to remain in Baltimore at a revitalized Pimlico Race Course, the recommended concept plan released Thursday by the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) calls for the complete razing and rebuilding of the 110-acre racetrack property at an estimated three-year construction cost of $424 million. The ambitious, sweeping plan envisions a new 15/16-mile dirt track (shortened from the existing mile oval), plus a seven-furlong turf track, grandstand and four-story clubhouse that would all be rotated 35 degrees clockwise from the current setup so as to better dovetail with the existing neighborhood. The expansive Dec. 13 proposal also provides for new shared land classifications in the neighborhood, including equestrian usage, green space, commercial and residential mixed-use, and a health care campus. The community’s roadways and other civic infrastructure would also undergo substantial upgrading and the new Pimlico infield could include public athletic fields or park-like areas. A focal point within the proposed racetrack footprint would be the construction of The Palio, a 300 by 500 foot public multi-use plaza designed to serve both as the once-annual saddling area for the Preakness while also hosting outdoor public concerts, performing arts and markets during the remainder of the year. The design inspiration comes from Il Palio, the historic public square in Siena, Italy, that hosts non-traditional horse racing festivals twice each year. In fact, much of what the MSA is proposing for Pimlico is built around the idea of providing basic on-track infrastructure for multi-purpose, year-round use that could be augmented for major events by incorporating “overlay” infrastructure such as infield tents and temporary buildings that would provide premium seating for an estimated 60% of Preakness attendees. Cont. p8 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
But the obvious--and thus far unanswered--question is how will this massive Pimlico project be funded and who, exactly, will pay for it? The MSA proposal stops short of stating any specific funding ideas, and it comes with the caveat that, “This analysis is preliminary in nature and does not constitute a comprehensive master plan of Pimlico Race Course ... this is a hypothetical, conceptual analysis of potential uses that could occur, not a feasibility study of what will occur.”
Pimlico’s The Palio would be built in the image of Siena, Italy’s Il Palio, seen here | Getty Images The Stronach Group (TSG) owns the Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) and its two active racetracks, Pimlico and Laurel Park. TSG has been on the record for several years as acknowledging the sub-optimal conditions at outmoded Pimlico, which raced only 12 dates during May in 2018 for an abbreviated meet surrounding the Preakness. At the same time, TSG has invested millions of dollars in upgrades at Laurel over the past several years. As recently as this past May, MJC officials were on record as saying that the company does not foresee putting any of its own funds into an overhaul of Pimlico, and it has been speculated that the Preakness--and possibly all MJC race dates--could be moved to the increasingly refurbished Laurel as early as 2020. Neither Tim Ritvo, the chief operating officer of TSG, nor Sal Sinatra, the MJC’s president, returned Thursday voicemail messages requesting comment prior to deadline for this story. Belinda Stronach, the chairman and president of TSG, addressed the issues of funding and the potential future home of the Preakness only obliquely in a press release issued by the company. “The final conclusions of the MSA report are in line with our assessment that in order to bring the facility up to par, it will require several hundreds of millions of dollars,” Stronach said, in part. Cont. p9 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
“TSG is investing heavily in racing and we are committed to the long-term sustainability of the Thoroughbred racing industry and to the communities in which we operate in Maryland,” she continued. “The MSA study began three years ago and from the outset we have expressed the need to address Pimlico, and by extension the Preakness Stakes, within the context of the broader racing ecosystem.”
Racing at Pimlico | Maryland Jockey Club So would a publicly funded Pimlico be feasible? The MSA report also left those specifics unaddressed, but did advise that, “A logical next step in the planning process is for key stakeholders including MJC/TSG, the City and the State to agree to execute a formal agreement to enter into future negotiations.” For comparison, consider the price tags of several other high-profile sports complexes that the state has built over the past several decades: In 1992, the MSA opened baseball’s Oriole Park at Camden Yards after constructing it for $110 million (not including land costs). In 1998, MSA opened the adjacent multi-use home of football’s Baltimore Ravens (now called M&T Bank Stadium) at a construction cost of $220 million. So even after adjusting for inflation, the MSA’s projected $424 million Pimlico rebuild would still dwarf the combined costs of the baseball and football parks. Tim Keefe, the president of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (MTHA), told TDN that while keeping the Preakness at Pimlico resonates from a historic standpoint, stakeholders have to maintain a long-term vision centered around what is best for the industry in its entirety. “I think we’ve all known for years the state of Pimlico and the hopes that something would happen,” Keefe said. “Whether or not what’s in the study happens, whether it’s rebuilding a new Pimlico, the horsemen all know the commitment that TSG has in building a mega-track or a super-track here at Laurel, which is kind of what their vision is. Cont. p10 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
Aerial view of Pimlico during the 2016 Preakness
“I think that whatever happens, the ultimate goal needs to be not just two or three weeks of racing at one racetrack, but the year-round vision for racing in Maryland as a whole,” Keefe continued. “And whether that’s having one track, or having the track at Laurel and also this new facility for [multi-use events] at Pimlico, that’s not for me to say. “That’s my personal opinion as a horseman here in Maryland. That’s not coming from the MTHA,” Keefe underscored. “I live here in Maryland, and I breed and race horses here in Maryland. My hope is that whatever decisions made, it’s for the Maryland racing industry as a whole, for year-round racing.” Asked if he thought that the important concept of solidifying year-round racing was more difficult for civic leaders to grasp than the threat of having the one-day Preakness move out of Baltimore, Keefe replied: “Oh yeah, sure. The city leaders of Baltimore certainly don’t want to have the second jewel of the Triple Crown lost on their watch. So they’re probably going to do everything they can--and they should--to keep it in their hometown. “But I think ultimately you have to look at what’s best for everybody,” Keefe summed up. “You have to look at the whole picture--not just what it does for Baltimore or for one specific area.”
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COLONIAL DOWNS GETS APPROVAL FOR 15 DATES IN 2019
Colonial Downs | Horsephotos by T.D. Thornton After six years of closure, Colonial Downs will race 15 dates in 2019, spanning Aug. 8-Sept. 7. The Virginia Racing Commission granted the dates approval Thursday. In addition, Colonial received permission to open its 600-unit historic horse racing operation at the track, with the machines and simulcasting anticipated to go live in mid-April. Purse levels and a stakes schedule are pending, but Colonial has already targeted Aug. 31 as the return date for its showcase race, the Virginia Derby, which was previously a Grade II stakes. Colonial’s 1,000-stall stable area opens July 25. “This is an exciting step for everyone impassioned by the rebirth of live racing in Virginia and for our team delivering on our promise to revitalize horse racing in the commonwealth,” said Colonial Downs Group senior vice-president and general manager John Marshall. “We are already making significant progress preparing Colonial Downs to evolve into one of the country’s premier race meets.” “It has been a long four years waiting for this day,” added Debbie Easter, president of the Virginia Equine Alliance. “Our owners, breeders, trainers, veterinarians and everyone else associated with horse racing in Virginia have much anticipated the return of live racing at Colonial Downs and the resurgence in our industry that we know will come with it.” Colonial’s calling card has always been its nine-furlong, 180-foot-wide jewel of a turf course, which in previous years handled close to 90% of the races carded at the track. In an October interview, Marshall told TDN that “for 2020, we’re looking at 30 live race dates. We have not projected beyond that ... We certainly need our horsemen and the racing commission to be on board, and we’re looking to cooperate with as many racetracks as possible.”
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Canadian Rea had been heavily invested in the Thoroughbred industry, he’d developed a relationship with Brazilian Goncalo Borges Torrealba who, with his family, had established controlling interest in Three Chimneys in 2013. When Three Bonne Chance Establishing Itself cont. from p1 Chimneys handled the Regis dispersal, Goncalo Torrealba, also “We are looking to strike the right balance,” said Brazilian the owner of Stud TNT in Brazil, advised Gilberto Sayao that Alberto Figueiredo, the general Rea’s Kentucky farm was for sale. manager of Bonne Chance. “This The sale was completed smoothly year, we retained an Empire with most of the Regis staff, Maker colt who didn’t make what including farm manager John we thought he should, and from Durr, staying on to work for the last year we have three fillies, now new owner. age two, including the Scat Daddy Along with the Borges filly Iva, who is trained by Torrealbas and the Chileans Wesley Ward.” Oussama Aboughazale and the The first Bonne Chance mother-son duo of Liliana Solari homebred to race, Iva is a winner Falabella and Carlos Heller Solari, of two of three starts and was Gilberto Sayao is the latest South second in the House Party S. at American to establish a significant Gulfstream last Saturday under foothold in the Bluegrass and the yellow and blue silks designed make an impression. Three by Gilberto Sayao’s wife. Click above to view our video from Bonne Chance Farm Chimneys was co-owner of Horse It’s no coincidence that Gilberto of the Year Gun Runner and Sayao bought Rea’s Regis Farm. In the two years that the stands the son of Candy Ride (Arg). Cont. p13 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 13 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
Aboughazale shuttles two-time Horse of the Year California GIII Berkeley H. winner at Golden Gate, Editore (Brz) (Redattore Chrome to his Haras Sumaya in Chile and bought what was {Brz}), a Group 1 winner in Brazil, was bred by Stud Rio Dois formerly R. D. Hubbard’s Crystal Springs Farm in Bourbon Irmaos and races for Bonne Chance and Stud RDI under trainer County a few years ago and renamed it Haras Sumaya US. And Paulo Lobo’s direction. Lobo also trained Pretty Girl (Arg) the Solaris, who raced Eclipse Award winner Unique Bella (Harlan’s Holiday) for Bonne Chance and Stud RDI. A Group 1 (Tapit), purchased Vinery in 2013 and renamed it Don Alberto winner in Argentina, she’d come to Lobo by way of France, Farm after their Haras Don Alberto in Chile. where she’d won a Listed race for the partners. Lobo trained Like Stud TNT, Haras Sumaya, and Haras Don Alberto, Gilberto Pretty Girl to second-place finishes in both the GII Santa Ana S. Sayao also races in South America, as Stud Rio Dois Irmaos (aka at Santa Anita and the GII Yellow Ribbon H. at Del Mar in 2017. Stud RDI). It’s a successful racing and breeding operation in She was bred to Union Rags this spring. Brazil and Argentina with tentacles in France, though it’s a The Richard Mandella-trained homebred Baruta (Brz) (Crimson relatively young venture that was established in 2008 with Tide {Ire}) was Stud Rio Dois Irmaos’s first graded stakes winner partner Paulo Fernando Carvalho De Oliveira--also a partner in in the US when she won the GIII Senator Ken Maddy S. at Santa Gilberto Sayao’s business, Vinci Partners. Anita in 2015. She’s now at Bonne Chance, and her first foal, a colt by Speightstown, was sold for $175,000 at Keeneland September this year. She has a Ghostzapper weanling and was bred to Quality Road for 2019.
Strong Sales The farm is patronizing some high-class commercial sires, but it’s also successfully dealt with some less expensive horses--in one case, a sire well off the beaten path--which means that it knows how to select breeding stock, raise a good horse, and is lucky. Cont. p14
Alberto Figueiredo | Sid Fernando
Stud RDI has been managed from the start by Alberto Figueiredo, who’s been in and out of Lexington the last few years overseeing Bonne Chance’s development, and before that, was a yearling buyer at Keeneland for Stud RDI. I met him at three sales this year. He’s usually accompanied by P.C. Peixoto de Castro, owner of the storied Brazilian stud farm Fazenda Mondesir, and on his most recent trip last month, Figueiredo said it was likely that he’d eventually relocate to Kentucky as the farm takes on greater significance for Gilberto Sayao. Why Kentucky? “I think that’s because of the challenge to compete against the best in the world,” Figueiredo said. “You also have access to the best. It’s to be in the right place, you know, here, where the Thoroughbred happens.” Figueiredo said that Gilberto Sayao’s Stud RDI partner Paulo Fernando is not involved in the ownership of Bonne Chance, but that the partners continue to breed and race together in South America and elsewhere. At the moment, they are represented by the promising homebred filly Hacksaw Ridge (Brz) (Dubai Dust), an Argentine Group 1 winner from two starts. The recent TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 14 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
The head scratcher was a 2-year-old filly by Exhi (Maria’s Mon) that Bonne Chance sold through Hidden Brook--Hidden Brook’s Sergio de Sousa is Figueiredo’s cousin--at the OBS Spring sale in April for $195,000. The filly had worked well and was a half-sister to GI Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Wavell Avenue (Harlington), but her sire is obscure and stood for only $3,000 in Alberta this year. Bonne Chance knew well enough to maximize her sales potential as a 2-year-old in training instead of as a yearling.
Bonne Chance’s Medaglia d’Oro--Sealy Hill filly selling at Keeneland September in 2017 | Keeneland “We look at each mare individually and choose the best stallion for her on pedigree and physical match. Yes, we are looking at At Keeneland September this year, Bonne Chance had another the commercial side, but we are also looking to breed stakes profitable year with its second crop of 12 yearlings, six of them winners and we are looking for horses for the stable, too. We catalogued in Book 1. The farm sold two Uncle Mos for have foals this year by horses like Macho Uno and Mizzen Mast, $625,000 and $410,000, a Medaglia d’Oro sister to the for example. Perhaps a horse like Mizzen Mast doesn’t get a lot $1.25 million sale filly from last year for $425,000, a Giant’s of attention, but he has shown he can get a very good horse.” Causeway for $450,000, and a Street Sense for $225,000, in The broodmare band numbers about 25-odd mares heading addition to the into 2019 and is comprised of well-bred Kentucky stock that $175,000 Speightstown from the Brazilian mare noted earlier. Figueiredo had purchased as yearlings for Stud RDI to race in its Those are formulaic commercial horses, but Bonne Chance early years, proven group or graded fillies that raced in South also sold a Stormy Atlantic--an aged stallion who stood for an America, new purchases for the farm since 2015 and some advertised price of $25,000 in 2016 when the mare was bred European imports from France, including three mares by Galileo but could have been had for less--for $190,000. (Ire). And then last month at Keeneland, the farm also sold two Clearly, this isn’t Figueiredo’s first rodeo. Before his weanlings, a Quality Road for $180,000 and a Frosted for involvement with Gilberto Sayao, he was the racing manager for $170,000. It was a strikingly strong and uniform second sales the legendary Brazilian owner-breeder Linneo Eduardo de Paula season for a nursery that had produced only seven foals in 2016, Machado’s Haras Sao Jose e Expedictus, which was founded in 12 in 2017, and 15 this year. Bonne Chance is expecting a crop 1906 in Rio Claro in the state of Sao Paulo and is deeply of 19 next year, which will include foals by such sires as Quality engraved in Brazilian racing lore. It made an impression in the Road, Speightstown, Union Rags, Distorted Humor, More Than U.S. in the 1990s as Rio Claro Thoroughbreds, racing such as Ready, Pioneerof the Nile, and Arrogate, as well as by such as Group 1 winners Siphon (Brz) (Itajara {Brz}) and Virginie (Brz) English Channel, Twirling Candy, Connect, Creative Cause, and (Legal Case {Ire}) and Group 2 winner Romarin (Brz) (Itajara Tapizar, among others. {Brz}) with Richard Mandella. “Every mare has a sire [that suits her best],” Figueiredo said. Cont. p15 FORT LARNED E Dubai - Arlucea, by Broad Brush Classic Mr. Prospector Speed Fee: $7,500 S&N
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Figueiredo’s frequent travel companion in Kentucky, P.C. Peixoto de Castro, is the owner of another famed Brazilian stud farm, Fazenda Mondesir, which was established in 1934 by his great-grandfather Antonio Joaquim Peixoto de Castro, Jr. in Sao Paulo, but is now located in Bage, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Fazenda Mondesir is perhaps best known here as the breeder of Group 1 winner Einstein (Brz) (Spend a Buck), who is from a mare by the Lyphard horse Ghadeer (Fr) out of a mare by Waldmeister (GB) (Wild Risk {Fr}). Both stallions stood at Fazenda Mondesir and Ghadeer was one of the most influential sires ever in Brazil, where he was a perennial leading sire and broodmare sire. The Ghadeer/Waldmeister combination, incidentally, was the catalyst that turned around the poor stud career of Spend a Buck. Fazenda Mondesir’s international influence with Ghadeer/Waldmeister was on display just last weekend in Japan with the Deep Impact 2-year-old filly Danon Fantasy (Jpn), who won the Group 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies. Danon Fantasy’s Group 1-winning dam Life For Sale (Arg) (Not For Sale {Arg}) was bred by P.C. Peixoto de Castro, and her the third dam, My Little Life (Brz), is a Fazenda Mondesir-bred daughter of Ghadeer. Danon Fantasy’s fifth dam is by Waldmeister and this is an old and deep Fazenda Mondesir foundation family. P.C. Peixoto de Castro is a longtime friend of Gilberto Sayao, boards Stud RDI’s broodmares at Fazenda Mondesir, and acts as his advisor. He got to know Alberto Figueiredo during the latter’s time with Sao Jose e Expedictus, and together they are a formidable resource for the Bonne Chance owner, who is well on the way to making a name for his farm in the U.S.
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KEENELAND ADDS 11 SUPPLEMENTAL ENTRIES TO JANUARY CATALOG Keeneland has added 11 supplemental entries to the catalog for its January Horses of All Ages Sale, to be held Jan. 7-10, 2019. With the additions, a total of 1,565 horses, headlined by champion Abel Tasman (Quality Road), have been cataloged to the auction, which offers broodmares and broodmare prospects, yearlings, horses of racing age and stallions. The Jan. 7 opening session includes seven supplements, five consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency and two consigned by Hunter Valley Farm. Of the four supplements cataloged to the Jan. 8 session, two are from the consignment of Lane’s End, with one apiece from consignor James M. Herbener Jr., agent for Fox Hill Farms, and consignor Mill Ridge Sales, agent for Juddmonte Farms. Cont. p16 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 16 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
On the first day, supplemental entries are the broodmare THOROUGHBRED VERSATILITY SHOWCASED Brunilda (Arg) (Mutakddim), a Grade III winner in foal to Mshawish; racing or broodmare prospects Miz Creed (Jimmy IN TAA-ACCREDITED ORGANIZATIONS Creed) and Egoli (Quality Road), both winners at two in 2018, There are now over 70 accredited aftercare organizations and White Mischief (Into Mischief); two yearlings--a colt by under the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance umbrella split Declaration of War out of a half-sister to impressive juvenile and between the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The TAA >TDN Rising Star= Coliseum (Tapit) and a filly by California has assisted more than 7,800 Thoroughbreds and helped them Chrome out of stakes winner Dame Ellen (Elusive Quality); and find a new life after the track or breeding shed, be it in four-star the Grade III-placed racing prospect Marzo (Medaglia d=Oro). events, as champion show hunters, barrel runners or therapy Supplemented to the sale=s second day are racing or companions just to name a few post-race occupations. Cont. p17 broodmare prospects Best Performance (Broken Vow), a multiple graded stakes-placed runner who was second in the 2017 GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, and Navajo (Union Rags), a winner at two; broodmare prospect Butterscotch (Tapit), a full sister to Grade I-placed Normandy Invasion; and racing prospect Allium (Malibu Moon). Keeneland continues to accept supplementary entries. The January Sale=s four sessions begins at 10 a.m. ET each day, and the sale will be streamed live on Keeneland.com.
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Just as the aftercare movement is growing, so are the initiatives catering to off-track Thoroughbreds, like the Retired DID YOU KNOW? Racehorse Project=s Thoroughbred Makeover, The Jockey Club Undefeated MGISW Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg}) Thoroughbred Incentive Program and an increase in was tabbed as a “TDN Rising Star” Thoroughbred-oriented shows across the country. Not all Thoroughbreds can immediately begin training for a Visit the TDN Rising Stars section on our website! new career and some require some rehabilitation. TAA- accredited organizations are leading the way in helping horses recover, recuperate, and start a new chapter. There are also © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. TAA-accredited sanctuary facilities for those Thoroughbreds This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any where adoption into a riding home isn=t an option. Through their means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission dedication, these facilities are taking their missions to a new of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the American races, race results and earnings was obtained from level and, in the process, reaffirming that these equines still results charts published by The Jockey Club Information Services have value, whether it be working with veterans, inmates, or and utilized here with their permission. individuals with special needs. IN OTHER NEWS... A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Non-Industry Media The Pimlico plan can be done The Maryland Stadium Authority has the right idea for preserving the Preakness in Baltimore. It recognizes that the century of tradition associated with holding the second leg of the Triple Crown in northwest Baltimore cannot be abandoned but that year-round racing there cannot be revived. Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, The Baltimore Sun
Without Amazon, Suffolk Downs may become a huge new neighborhood Suffolk Downs won=t be home to Amazon=s second headquarters. But it will, if plans pan out, grow into an enormous new neighborhood, with room for tens of thousands of residents on the edge of East Boston. The debate over what that neighborhood might look like, and who might get to live there, is heating up. Tim Logan, Boston Globe Saturday, Gulfstream, post time: 5:06 p.m. EST FT. LAUDERDALE S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Glorious Empire (Ire) Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) Matthew Schera Lawrence, II Prado 123 2 Quarteto de Cordas (Brz) Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Elite Performance Stable, Pte Ltd Wilkes Hernandez, Jr. 123 3 Projected (GB) Showcasing (GB) Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Brown Castellano 119 4 Qurbaan K Speightstown Shadwell Stable McLaughlin Bravo 123 5 Hi Happy (Arg) Pure Prize La Providencia, LLC Pletcher Saez 119 6 Blacktype (Fr) Dunkerque (Fr) Jump Sucker Stable Clement Gaffalione 123 7 Almanaar (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Shadwell Stable Brown Ortiz, Jr. 119 8 Oscar Nominated Kitten's Joy Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Maker Zayas 119 9 Mr Havercamp Court Vision Fitzhenry, Sean and Dorothy Day Phillips Velazquez 121 10 Divisidero K Kitten's Joy Gunpowder Farms LLC Rubley Toledo 123 11 Postulation Harlan's Holiday Runnymede Racing LLC Matz Jimenez 119 12 Zulu Alpha Street Cry (Ire) Michael M. Hui Maker Landeros 123 13 Doctor Mounty K Street Sense Pratt, Larry and Alden, Dave McGaughey III Boyce 123 14 Inspector Lynley Lemon Drop Kid Janney, III, Stuart S. and Phipps Stable McGaughey III Ortiz 121 Also Eligible: 15 Revved Up Candy Ride (Arg) Kingsport Farm Abreu Juarez 119 16 Zennor Medaglia d'Oro Godolphin Racing, LLC McLaughlin Bravo 119 Breeders: 1-Patrick Grogan, 2-Beverly Hills Stud, 3-Juddmonte Farms Ltd, 4-Justin Carthy, 5-La Providencia, 6-E.A.R.L. Haras Du Quesnay, 7-Shadwell Estate Company Limited, 8-Mrs. Jerry Amerman, 9-Sean Fitzhenry, 10-Hinkle Farms, 11-Juddmonte Farms Inc, 12-Calumet Farm, 13-G. Watts Humphrey Jr., Susan Keller,Vicki Oliver & G. Watts Humphrey III, 14-Stuart S. Janney, III LLC. & PhippsStable, 15-Phipps Stable, 16-Darley
Saturday, Gulfstream, post time: 2:01 p.m. EST HARLAN'S HOLIDAY S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Audible Into Mischief China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Starlight Racing, WinStar Farm Pletcher Castellano 118 2 Minute Madness Gone Astray Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. Walder Albarado 117 3 Sightforsoreeyes K Sightseeing Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. Quartarolo Jimenez 119 4 Village King (Arg) Campanologist Angels of Catalina, Inc. Pletcher Velazquez 121 5 Apostle Medaglia d'Oro Glassman, Karl and Glassman, Cathi Plesa, Jr. Zayas 114 6 Sir Anthony Mineshaft Richard Otto Stables, Inc. Mitchell Hernandez, Jr. 118 Breeders: 1-Oak Bluff Stables, LLC, 2-Circle S Ranch, 3-Richland Hills Stallions, LLC &Willow Lane Stable, 4-Santa Maria de Araras, 5-Ben P. Walden, Jr. & Larry Taylor, 6-R. Otto Stables, Inc.
Saturday, Gulfstream, post time: 3:34 p.m. EST RAMPART S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Electric Forest Curlin Stonestreet Stables LLC Brown Ortiz 114 2 Tweeting Uncle Mo Imaginary Stables and Ellis, Glenn Navarro Jimenez 117 3 Tapa Tapa Tapa Tapit Beau Ravine LLC Hamm Castellano 119 4 Breaking Bread Quality Road Imaginary Stables and Ellis, Glenn Navarro Jaramillo 117 5 Tequilita Union Rags Dorothy Alexander Matz Matz Saez 119 6 Snirvana (Ire) Elusive Quality D P Racing LLC Biancone Maragh 117 7 Inspeightofyou K Speightstown Robert Slack Minott Panici 119
Breeders: 1-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 2-Glen Hill Farm, 3-Patricia Pavlish, 4-Justice Family Racing LLC, 5-Dorothy A. Matz, 6-Mr J. S. Kelly, 7-Peter Redekop BC Ltd. Saturday, Gulfstream, post time: 4:05 p.m. EST MY CHARMER S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Bellavais K Tapit Phillips Racing Partnership Pletcher Castellano 119 2 Kylla Instinct (GB) Kyllachy (GB) Attfield, Roger L. and Werner, William Attfield Hernandez, Jr. 117 3 Conquest Hardcandy K Candy Ride (Arg) Alfonso Cammarota Sano Zayas 117 4 Corps de Ballet K Speightstown Frederick J. Seitz Attfield Albarado 119 5 Valentine Wish K Lemon Drop Kid G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. Oliver Landeros 117 6 La Moneda Freud Patricia L. Moseley Morley Velazquez 121 7 Cherry Lodge K Bernardini Gainesway Stable Pletcher Ortiz 117 8 Capla Temptress (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) Team Valor International Mott Bravo 116 9 Special Event Arch Emory A. Hamilton McGaughey III Ortiz, Jr. 117 10 Artesian K Artie Schiller Equivine Farm McNeely Panici 119 11 Josdesanimaux Leroidesanimaux (Brz) Palm Beach Racing Arias Juarez 119 12 Pas de Soucis (Ire) Footstepsinthesand (GB) Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc., Sheep Pond Partners and Bradley Thoroughbreds Abreu Saez 117 13 Dixie Moon K Curlin Fitzhenry, Sean and Dorothy Day Phillips Wilson 118 14 I'm Betty G Into Mischief Three Diamonds Farm Maker Gaffalione 121 Also Eligible: 15 Lafta Kitten's Joy D P Racing LLC Biancone Maragh 121 16 Miss Deplorable Big Drama Six SandBaggers Stables Galvan Coa 114
Breeders: 1-Phillips Racing Partnership, 2-Whatton Manor Stud, 3-The New Hill Farm LLC, 4-Arnold Zetcher LLC, 5-Ridley Farm, 6-Patricia L. Moseley, 7-Mrs. William L. Currin, 8-Pier House Stud, 9-Emory A. Hamilton, 10-Gary Cook & Artie Schiller Syndicate, 11-Palm Beach Racing II, LLC, 12-Knocktoran & Ballantines Racing Stud Ltd, 13-Sean Fitzhenry & Dorothy Fitzhenry, 14-Carol Kaye & Boyce Stable, 15-Shadwell Farm, LLC, 16-Sorrento Oaks Farm Inc
Saturday, Gulfstream, post time: 4:36 p.m. EST SUGAR SWIRL S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Pacific Gale K Flat Out Tobey L. Morton Kimmel Velazquez 114 2 Awestruck K Tapit G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. Arnold, II Hernandez, Jr. 117 3 Bronx Beauty Liaison 2W Stables LLC Margotta, Jr. Saez 118 4 Stormy Embrace Circular Quay Matalona Thoroughbreds, LLC O'Connell Gaffalione 123 5 Proper Discretion Discreetly Mine Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. Quartarolo Jimenez 121 6 Money Or Love J Be K Anthony J. Russo Russo Bain 117 7 Dream Pauline Tapit Stonestreet Stables LLC McLaughlin Castellano 114 8 Surprise Wedding High Cotton William A. T. Rainbow Fawkes Ortiz 119
Breeders: 1-Bally Breeders, 2-Chester Prince & Anne Prince, 3-Blackstone Farm LLC, 4-Matalona Thoroughbreds, LLC, 5-Bruce Tallisman, 6-Darsan Inc., 7-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 8-Mr. & Mrs. William A. T. Rainbow SIRE LISTS Sponsored by
2018 Leading Ninth-Crop Sires for stallions standing in North America through Wednesday, Dec. 12 Earnings and Black-type represents worldwide figures & stud fees are for 2018 Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 War Front 19 34 9 23 4 10 204 96 952,096 8,773,835 (2002) by Danzig FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: Claiborne Farm KY Fee: $250,000 Homesman 2 Congrats 4 13 -- 2 -- -- 297 148 711,164 7,809,875 (2000) by A.P. Indy FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $12,500 Jupiter Gold (AUS) 3 Bernardini 4 12 2 4 -- 1 241 98 300,200 5,839,174 (2003) by A.P. Indy FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: Darley KY Fee: $50,000 Lewis Bay 4 Bellamy Road 5 13 1 2 1 1 169 85 1,190,000 4,548,389 (2002) by Concerto FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions NY Fee: $5,000 Diversify 5 First Samurai 3 7 2 4 -- -- 155 97 484,465 4,367,976 (2003) by Giant's Causeway FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: Claiborne Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Shivaji 6 Bluegrass Cat -- 3 -- 1 -- -- 160 87 181,530 3,520,138 (2003) by Storm Cat FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: Ballena Vista Farm CA Fee: $7,500 Chris and Dave 7 Lucky Pulpit 3 4 ------176 77 263,613 2,809,995 (2001) by Pulpit FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: Harris Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Pulpit Rider 8 Old Forester 3 8 1 3 -- -- 111 48 298,616 2,417,537 (2001) by Forestry FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: T. C. Westmeath Stud Far Inc. Can Fee: $4,000 Pink Lloyd 9 Too Much Bling 3 6 ------79 51 113,350 1,460,578 (2003) by Rubiano FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: Valor Farm TX Fee: $6,500 Direct Dial 10 Imperialism 1 1 1 1 1 1 41 16 767,500 1,111,516 (2001) by Langfuhr FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: Esquirol Farms AB Fee: 2,500 Imperial Hint 11 Rockport Harbor -- 2 ------67 33 87,888 1,100,906 (2002) by Unbridled's Song FYR: 2008 Crops: 7 Stands: USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Rockaroundthedock 12 Mass Media 1 2 ------63 32 139,325 981,255 (2001) by Touch Gold FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: Red River Farms LA Fee: $1,500 Yes Gorgeous 13 Silver Train ------64 29 127,770 942,060 (2002) by Old Trieste FYR: 2008 Crops: 7 Stands: Northview PA USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Devine Dental 14 Pass Rush -- 2 ------35 24 91,390 784,247 (1999) by Crown Ambassador FYR: 2008 Crops: 9 Stands: Swifty Farms IN Fee: $2,500 Rocky Rush 15 A. P. Warrior 1 1 ------44 19 94,547 734,465 (2003) by A.P. Indy FYR: 2008 Crops: 8 Stands: USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Dagney's Warrior
FOR ALL TDN SIRE LISTSBINCLUDING INDIVIDUAL CROP-YEAR REPORTS--VISIT WWW.THETDN.COM/TDN-SIRE-STATS/ by that sire in 2017. Sales history: $18,000 RNA Wlg '16 KEENOV; $160,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP; $250,000 2yo '18 FTFMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Bortolazzo Stable LLC; B-Montese LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. IN ORDER OF PURSE: SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations 2nd-Aqueduct, $75,301, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 12-13, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.38, ft. AJNADEEN (c, 4, Bernardini--Almoutezah, by Storm Cat), produced by a half-sister to millionaire Summer Colony 2nd-Los Alamitos, $40,000, Msw, 12-13, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, (Summer Squall), cleared his first allowance condition at 1:10.57, ft. Belmont Oct. 18, then was fourth while adding front wraps here WITHHOLDING INFO (f, 3, Midnight Lute--Executiveprivilege Nov. 21. Off as the 4-5 chalk in this five-horse affair, he forced {MGISW, $999,000}, by First Samurai) displayed a typical the issue from second, turned up the heat on the far turn and worktab for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert lined with bullets, headed took off in the stretch to win by 6 1/4 lengths. Angry Moon by a five-furlong breeze in :59 (1/9) over this track Dec. 8. Sent (Langfuhr) was along for second after stumbling at the break. off as the 9-5 second-choice, the dark bay chased on the outside Lifetime Record: 8-3-2-1, $180,103. Click for the Equibase.com in third as her favored stablemate A Little Unruly (Violence) chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. sped through an opening quarter in :21.92. She began to make O-Shadwell Stable; B-Shadwell Farm, LLC (KY); T-Kiaran P. her move while three wide on the far turn and came rolling McLaughlin. down the lane en route to a 1 3/4-length decision. Ria Munk (Paynter) just tagged the pacesetter for second. Withholding Info is the first foal out of $23,000 KEESEP yearling turned $650,000 OBSAPR juvenile Executiveprivilege, who captured a pair of Grade I races and also finished second in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies for these same connections in 2012. She is also represented by the unraced 2-year-old filly Amused (Midnight Lute), a yearling filly by Curlin and a weanling colt by IN ORDER OF PURSE: Candy Ride (Arg). Executiveprivilege was bred back to Quality 6th-Gulfstream, $40,500, Msw, 12-13, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:12.63, gd. Road. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for the JUST AIN'T RIGHT (f, 2, Yes It's True--Me and Miss Jones, by Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Smarty Jones) was given a 6-1 chance to debut a winner for the O/B-Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman (KY); Todd Pletcher barn. The bay, listed at 5-2 on the morning-line, T-Bob Baffert. was hustled from her inside draw and chased in third entering the far turn. She drew alongside the pacesetter at the top of the 8th-Fair Grounds, $38,000, Msw, 12-13, 2yo, 1 1/16m (off turf), lane, hit the front in midstretch and had enough left to hold off 1:48.10, sy. the late rally of favored Queen of Beas (Flatter) by a half-length. SWORDSMAN (c, 2, First Samurai--Saintly Sister, by Saint Liam) Me and Miss Jones, a daughter of MGSW Forest Heiress (Forest showed speed and tired in his first two attempts sprinting, Wildcat), was bred back to Wicked Strong after producing a colt including a well-beaten third-place finish in the slop here Nov. 25. Cont. p2 TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 5 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
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Making his two-turn debut in this off the turfer, the 5-1 chance hit the ground running, splashed his way through fractions of :24.94 and :49.18, and wasn=t for catching in the stretch. It was a length back to Sharp Prospect (Into Mischief) in second. The winner=s dam had a filly by Union Rags this year and was bred back to Lea. Sales history: $150,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $27,501. Click for the Equibase.com chart. O-Speedway Stable LLC; B-Stone Farm (KY); T-Michael Stidham.
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IN UAE: Mears, g, 4, Street Cry (Ire)--Indy Five Hundred (GISW, $244,510), by A.P. Indy. Al Ain Racecourse, 12-13, Hcp. (AED70k), 2000m, 2:07.18, ft. Lifetime Record: 20-2-2-1, $57,582. O-Jumaa Mubarak Al Junaibi. B-Darley (KY). T-Ali Rashid Al Rayhi. *AED80,000 HRA >17 GODSEP. **1/2 to Ecliptic (Kingmambo), GSP-Eng.
FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: FRIDAY, DEC. 14 Atreides (Medaglia d'Oro), Hill 'n' Dale Farms, $6,500 54 foals of racing age/10 winners/2 black-type winners 8-Woodbine, Aoc 6f, TALLULAH DARLING, 10-1 $25,000 KEE SEP yrl; $35,000 OBS APR 2yo
" " " Bandbox (Tapit), Northview Stallion Station, $2,500 33 foals of racing age/3 winners/1 black-type winner 6-Laurel, Msw 5 1/2f, MARGIE'S BAND, 10-1
Cross Traffic (Unbridled's Song), Spendthrift Farm, $12,500 91 foals of racing age/15 winners/5 black-type winners 5-Remington, Msw 6f, CROSSING DIXIE, 20-1 Just Ain’t Right (Yes It’s True), a $250k FTFMAR graduate, gets it right at first asking at Gulfstream Park. $8,000 OKC YRL yrl
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Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno), Adena Springs, $15,000 SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: FRIDAY, DEC. 14 70 foals of racing age/8 winners/1 black-type winner I Want Revenge (Stephen Got Even), Millennium Farms, $5,000 5-Los Alamitos, Msw 1m, HURLEY, 5-1 61 foals of racing age/17 winners/0 black-type winners $110,000 KEE SEP yrl; $235,000 RNA OBS MAR 2yo 5-Delta Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, TRUMPS REVENGE, 10-1
Rookie Sensation (Unbridled's Song), Adena Springs North, Justin Phillip (First Samurai), Castleton Lyons, $5,000 $5,000 124 foals of racing age/38 winners/2 black-type winners 9 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners 5-Remington, Msw 6f, FETCHUM KETCHUM, 3-1 8-Woodbine, Aoc 6f, GLITTERING SNOW, 10-1
Strong Mandate (Tiznow), Three Chimneys Farm, $10,000 82 foals of racing age/7 winners/0 black-type winners 4-Aqueduct, Msw 1m, STONEWALKER, 4-1 $100,000 KEE SEP yrl 5-Los Alamitos, Msw 1m, SUPREMA, 15-1 $8,000 KEE SEP yrl ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 6-Laurel, Msw 5 1/2f, TWO SIXTEEN, 6-1 7th-Aqueduct, $67,120, (S), (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), $30,000 KEE JAN yrl; $30,000 FTK OCT yrl; $27,000 RNA EAS 12-13, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:41.24, ft. MAY 2yo PUFFERY (f, 3, Flatter--Celestial Sweep, by Eddington) Lifetime Record: 11-2-2-4, $129,553. O/B-William Parsons Jr. & David Super Ninety Nine (Pulpit), Country Life Farm, $4,000 Howe (NY); T-Mark A. Hennig. 31 foals of racing age/4 winners/0 black-type winners Hidden Brook Raised 4-Laurel, Aoc 5 1/2f, LITTLE MISS RAELYN, 12-1 $40,000 EAS OCT yrl; $135,000 OBS APR 2yo 6th-Woodbine, C$49,560, Opt. Clm ($29,872), 12-12, 3yo/up, Tritap (Tapit), Heritage Stallions, $2,500 f/m, 6f (AWT), 1:11.29, ft. 34 foals of racing age/10 winners/1 black-type winner WORLDS YOUR OYSTER (f, 3, Silent Name {Jpn}--Get It Straight, 4-Laurel, Aoc 5 1/2f, KNOCK OUT KID, 9-2 by Black Minnaloushe) Lifetime Record: 12-3-4-1, $100,803. $1,000 RNA EAS JAN yrl; $1,000 EAS OCT yrl O/B-Gail Wood & Dr. Ruth Barbour (ON); T-W. Phillip Gracey. *1/2 to Bangkok (Street Hero), GSW, $354,981. Will Take Charge (Unbridled's Song), Three Chimneys Farm, $30,000 7th-Fair Grounds, $47,000, Opt. Clm ($80,000), 12-13, 3yo/up, 109 foals of racing age/14 winners/1 black-type winner f/m, 6f, 1:10.86, sy. 4-Aqueduct, Msw 1m, JASMINESQUE, 8-1 DIVINE QUEEN (f, 3, Divine Park--Town Queen {SW, $241,964}, $150,000 KEE SEP yrl; $220,000 OBS APR 2yo by Williamstown) Lifetime Record: SW, 10-4-0-0, $146,823. O/B-Carl Hurst & William Bradley (KY); T-William B. Bradley. " " " *1/2 to Queen=s Award (Medaglia d=Oro), SW & GSP, $244,420.
5th-Fair Grounds, $45,000, (S), (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 12-13, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:12.59, sy. TENSAS THOUGHT (f, 4, Custom for Carlos--Tensas Idea, by Ide) Lifetime Record: 11-3-4-0, $107,620. O-Forge Ahead Stables LLC; B-Curt Leake (LA); T-Wayne M. Catalano. *$11,000 RNA Ylg '15 OBSAUG.
8th-Delta Downs, $42,000, (S), 12-12, (NW1X), 3/up, 7 1/2f, 1:34.24, ft. FINAL ARGUMENT (g, 3, Closing Argument--Figurative, by Broad Brush) Lifetime Record: 6-4-0-0, $60,180. O-Circle H Farms; B-Darrell C. & Jo Ann Comeaux (LA); T-Alan Klanfer. TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 4 OF 5 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
2nd-Delta Downs, $41,980, (NW3X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 12-12, 3yo/up, 5f, :58.33, ft. ZOOT SUIT (g, 5, High Cotton--Yes It's Valid, by Yes It's True) Lifetime Record: 19-4-3-2, $158,009. O-M and M Racing (Mike Sisk); B-Summerfield & Rustlewood Farm (FL); T-Karl Broberg. *$25,000 Ylg '14 OBSWIN; $38,000 Ylg '14 FTKOCT; $60,000 2yo '15 OBSOPN.
9th-Gulfstream, $40,400, (S), (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($16,000), 12-13, 3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :57.69, gd. SPEED STAR (f, 3, Wildcat Heir--Battingstar, by Grand Slam) Lifetime Record: 9-2-2-2, $83,380. O-Shivam Maharaj Racing LLC; B-Thomas Groves & Craig Wheeler (FL); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. *$50,000 2yo '17 OBSAPR.
6th-Penn National, $31,600, (S), 12-12, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09.53, ft. JUMP SHIFT (c, 3, Smarty Jones--Five Diamonds {SW, $208,060}, by Flatter) Lifetime Record: 6-2-2-0, $55,570. O-Tom Coulter; B-Arrowwood Farm (PA); T-Rodrigo Madrigal, Sr.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Runningwscissors, c, 2, Congaree--Celesta, by Bernstein. Los Alamitos, 12-13, (C), 5 1/2f, 1:03.65. B-DB Dojo LLC (NY). Molly's Game, f, 3, Justin Phillip--Shandilyn, by Aptitude. Lem Me Have It, f, 2, Frost Giant--Lisvernane (SP, $112,760), by Turfway, 12-12, 6f (AWT), 1:12.44. B-Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Arch. Aqueduct, 12-13, (S), 1m, 1:41.82. B-Empire Equines, LLC Estate (KY). (NY). *$9,000 RNA Ylg '17 OBSOCT; $50,000 2yo '18 EASMAY. Ready to Escape, g, 3, More Than Ready--Towering Escape (MSP, $184,225), by Giant's Causeway. Aqueduct, 12-13, (S), 6f, 1:10.55. B-Albert Fried, (NY). Johny's Bobby, c, 2, Hard Spun--Dream Empress (GISW, Enayat Alsalam, f, 3, Run Away and Hide--Yanquee Reign (SP), $763,154), by Bernstein. Fair Grounds, 12-13, 1 1/16m (off by Yankee Victor. Charles Town, 12-12, 7f, 1:26.91. B-S. D. turf), 1:49.05. B-Dreamkeepers LLC & Rigney Racing LLC (KY). Brilie, L.P. (KY). *$18,000 Ylg '16 KEEJAN; $140,000 2yo '17 *$15,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP. BARJUL. **1/2 to Melatonin (Kodiak Kowboy), MGISW, Hip 1231 - 1/2-sister sells at KeeJan with GAINESWAY $1,398,552.
Curlin Creek, g, 3, Curlin--Creeker's Surprise, by Victory Gallop. Aqueduct, 12-13, (C), 5 1/2f, 1:05.58. B-Phil & Judy Needham I Know Nothing, f, 4, Windsor Castle--Oratoria, by Oratory. & James Blackburn (KY). *$45,000 RNA Ylg '16 KEESEP; Charles Town, 12-12, (S), 4 1/2f, :52.98. B-James W. Casey $230,000 2yo '17 OBSMAR; $19,000 RNA 3yo '18 KEENOV. (WV). Mine My Time, g, 3, Discreetly Mine--My Chanel, by Gilded Time. Fair Grounds, 12-13, 5 1/2f (off turf), 1:05.40. B-Stone Farm (KY). *$27,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. **1/2 to Trend (Sligo Bay {Ire}), SW & MGSP, $388,662; Number Five (Point Given), SP, $173,632. FIND US ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews This is what $5,000 gets you:
Winner of the stallion-making Met Mile (G1) in 1:33.13
109 Beyer Speed — second-fastest by any horse at a mile in 2018
From the sire-producing family of A.P. Indy, Summer Squall, Lemon Drop Kid, etc.
Outstanding physical
www.DarbyDan.com Contact Ryan Norton: (859) 254-0424 JERSEY TOWN – BEES, BY RAHY | FEE: $5,000 S&N TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 5 OF 5 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2018
by Yankee Victor. MSW, 12-12, Charles Town SILENT NAME (JPN), Worlds Your Oyster, f, 3, o/o Get It Straight, by Black Minnaloushe. OCL, 12-12, Woodbine SMARTY JONES, Jump Shift, c, 3, o/o Five Diamonds, by Flatter. ALW, 12-12, Penn National WILDCAT HEIR, Speed Star, f, 3, o/o Battingstar, by Grand Slam. BERNARDINI, Ajnadeen, c, 4, o/o Almoutezah, by Storm Cat. AOC, 12-13, Gulfstream AOC, 12-13, Aqueduct WINDSOR CASTLE, I Know Nothing, f, 4, o/o Oratoria, by CLOSING ARGUMENT, Final Argument, g, 3, o/o Figurative, by Oratory. MSW, 12-12, Charles Town Broad Brush. ALW, 12-12, Delta Downs YES IT'S TRUE, Just Ain't Right, f, 2, o/o Me and Miss Jones, by CONGAREE, Runningwscissors, c, 2, o/o Celesta, by Bernstein. Smarty Jones. MSW, 12-13, Gulfstream MCL, 12-13, Los Alamitos Thoroughbred CURLIN, Curlin Creek, g, 3, o/o Creeker's Surprise, by Victory THIS DATE IN HISTORY... Gallop. MCL, 12-13, Aqueduct December 15, 1973...Sandy Hawley became the first jockey in CUSTOM FOR CARLOS, Tensas Thought, f, 4, o/o Tensas Idea, by history to win 500 races in a single year when he rode Charlie Jr. Ide. AOC, 12-13, Fair Grounds to victory in the third race at Laurel Racecourse. DISCREETLY MINE, Mine My Time, g, 3, o/o My Chanel, by Gilded Time. MSW, 12-13, Fair Grounds December 17, 1970...Canonero II, winless in a pair of starts at DIVINE PARK, Divine Queen, f, 3, o/o Town Queen, by Del Mar in the summer, returned to Venezuela to earn a Williamstown. AOC, 12-13, Fair Grounds one-length decision in a H. at Rinconada. The colt returned to FIRST SAMURAI, Swordsman, c, 2, o/o Saintly Sister, by Saint the United States the following spring to win the Kentucky Derby Liam. MSW, 12-13, Fair Grounds and Preakness S., en route to being named that year's champion FLATTER, Puffery, f, 3, o/o Celestial Sweep, by Eddington. AOC, three-year-old colt. 12-13, Aqueduct FROST GIANT, Lem Me Have It, f, 2, o/o Lisvernane, by Arch. MSW, 12-13, Aqueduct HARD SPUN, Johny's Bobby, c, 2, o/o Dream Empress, by Bernstein. MSW, 12-13, Fair Grounds HIGH COTTON, Zoot Suit, g, 5, o/o Yes It's Valid, by Yes It's True. AOC, 12-12, Delta Downs JUSTIN PHILLIP, Molly's Game, f, 3, o/o Shandilyn, by Aptitude. MSW, 12-12, Turfway MIDNIGHT LUTE, Withholding Info, f, 3, o/o Executiveprivilege, by First Samurai. MSW, 12-13, Los Alamitos Thoroughbred MORE THAN READY, Ready to Escape, g, 3, o/o Towering Escape, by Giant's Causeway. MSW, 12-13, Aqueduct RUN AWAY AND HIDE, Enayat Alsalam, f, 3, o/o Yanquee Reign,
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SCAT DADDY FILLY TAGGED A RISING STAR CLOTH OF STARS BRINGS Despite drifting from odds-on favouritism to odds-against, PEDIGREE, CLASS TO LOGIS Divine Image (Scat Daddy) nonetheless quelled any concerns with an impressive performance tackling one mile in her Chelmsford City unveiling. The chestnut recovered from a slightly awkward break to track the pace in third along the fence from flagfall. Angled into a clear path when shaken up off the home turn, the 6-5 pick received one flick of James Doyle=s enhancer once hitting the front approaching the final eighth and powered clear under mild coaxing in the closing stages to easily account for Stratification (Australia {GB}) by six lengths. AShe was a little slowly away from the gates, but we got a nice little pitch in behind the front two,@ explained Doyle. AShe was a little on and off the bridle and, like Charlie [Appleby] thought beforehand, might be better over a bit further. She did it well once she clicked into gear and got a bit of room in the straight. She=s a nice one to look forward to.@ Cont. p3 Cloth of Stars | racingfotos.com IN TDN AMERICA TODAY TAKING STOCK: BONNE CHANCE ESTABLISHING ITSELF By Kelsey Riley Brazilian-owned Bonne Chance Farm is making a name for itself Cloth of Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) is the second-highest in Kentucky as a boutique commercial breeder. Sid Fernando rated horse to retire to stud in France in the past 40 years. He speaks with farm manager Alberto Figueiredo in his latest Taking had just two brilliant filliesBEnable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) and Sea Stock. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. Of Class (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire})Bin front of him in two G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphes. He is from the prolific Niarchos family that includes G1 Prix de Diane winner Northern Trick, and more recently Group 1 winners Main Sequence (Aldebaran), Light Shift (Kingmambo) and Ulysses (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). That looks like a lot of value for i7,500. AEverybody will remember him for being the first colt home in the last two Arcs,@ said Julian Ince of Haras du Logis, which will stand Cloth of Stars at stud in 2019. ABut I think the one thing that people will appreciate is that he was an exceptional 2-year- old: he won the G3 Prix des Chenes and was second in the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud. He was a fabulous 2-year-old that went on to be a champion older horse.@ For all the talk of his runner-up effort in last year=s Arc and his third this year, a length behind those two special fillies Enable and Sea Of Class, Cloth of Stars did in fact collect a Group 1 win of his own last spring when besting Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G1 Prix Ganay. He was a six-time group winner from a mile to 10 furlongs, and had Group 1 form from two to five. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 14 DECEMBER 2018
Cloth Of Stars Cont. from p1 can handle that, that's great, and we'll open up the book His Arc second was rated high enough to win nine of the afterwards. But I think it's very important to give the horse a previous 10 runnings of the great race. chance, into his new career, by not overloading him from day AThat's what we look for in France [in a stallion],@ Ince said. one. AWe like good 2-year-olds that train on and last a long time. And AHe's very much in demand. Breeding rights were sold very, I think that's what people have appreciated, that in fact he was a very quickly because people realize to get a horse like this with top-class 2-year-old that trained on to the age of six. As his that high a rating, a top-class 2-year-old; he's a horse that trainer Mr. Fabre said to me, >he everybody wants and we're was a wonderful horse.= He was absolutely delighted by the a very determined racehorse but response of breeders.@ with a very, very kind nature.@ Cloth of Stars has been at Logis Ince said that Cloth of Stars, for about a month, and Ince said who was a 400,000gns yearling the response from breeders who purchase by Godolphin, will be have seen him in the flesh has limited to 120 mares from the been positive. start of the season, but more AHe's not an over big horse,@ spots may be made available if he said. ABut he's a very well- he takes to his new job well. He balanced horse. And the one said that within 24 hours of the thing we've noticed about him is announcement of the horse=s he's an exceptional mover, and retirement to Logis, breeding that's what breeders have really rights were sold out. appreciated. He's got a great colour, great skin, is a great- AI think with young horses, it=s always a prudent thing to do to moving horse; if the foals look like him, I think everybody will be not to overload the horse in the very beginning,@ Ince said. AIf he very happy.@ Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 14 DECEMBER 2018
Cloth Of Stars Cont.
Cloth of Stars apparently gained some accolades from his master trainer Andre Fabre, too. AA couple days after the horse arrived at the stud, Mr. Fabre phoned us and he was describing the horse and just said to me that he was a horse with wonderful conformation, he thought he had a lot of character and was a very determined racehorse but that he is an exceptionally kind horse as well, and that=s exactly what we've seen at the farm; he's got such a good Vice President, International Operations temperament. He's a very kind horse and you know you can do Gary King anything with him. We're very, very delighted to have the horse Twitter: @garykingTDN with us.@ [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975
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European Editor Emma Berry Divine Image Tagged Rising Star Cont. from p1 Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Divine Image is the first reported foal and scorer out of three- Associate International Editor time stakes-placed Sure Route (GB) (Ishiguru), herself the Heather Anderson leading representative produced by an unraced half-sister to a Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN quartet of black-type performers featuring GIII Iroquois S. victor Motor City (Street Sense). Sure Route, who has also produced a Marketing Manager yearling colt by Union Rags and a filly foal by Air Force Blue, was Alayna Cullen bred back to Air Force Blue this year. Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected]
Contributing Editor Alan Carasso 2nd-Chelmsford City, ,8,000, Cond, 12-13, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT), Twitter: @EquinealTDN 1:41.49, st. DIVINE IMAGE, f, 2, by Scat Daddy Cafe Racing 1st Dam: Sure Route (GB) (MSP-US, $201,163), Sean Cronin by Ishiguru Tom Frary 2nd Dam: Shore Light, by Gulch [email protected] 3rd Dam: Shawgatny, by Danzig Connection Irish Correspondent 1ST-TIME STARTER. Sales history: $195,000 RNA Ylg >17 KEESEP; Daithi Harvey $125,000 Ylg >17 FTKOCT; i360,000 2yo >18 ARQMAY. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $6,535. Click for the Racing Post result or the Regular Columnists free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, Andrew Caulfield sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. John Berry O-Godolphin; B-Peter Magnier (KY); T-Charlie Appleby. Kevin Blake Sold in Utero by Kingswood Farm Tom Peacock Want to list your job? Standard listing:$300 NEW Featured listing:$500 • One printed ad on this page (date of your choice) • Two printed ads on this page (two dates of your choice) • 30 day listing on our careers page:thetdn.com/careers • 30 day listing on our careers page:thetdn.com/careers • Job promoted through our social media channels • Job promoted through our social media channels
Contact the TDN Ad Staff: [email protected] > 42.4K >31.1K >22.5K for details or to post a job TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 14 DECEMBER 2018 GIMME FIVE with Simon Kerins
TDN: Favourite racing moment of the year?
SK: There were several, including Native River (Ire) (Indian River {Fr}) winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup. However my favourite moment is somewhat biased, but my cousin Patrick Prendergast training the G1 Moyglare Stud S. winner Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy) for the Rogers Family.
TDN: A horse that really stood out for you in 2018? Simon Kerins | Tattersalls Ireland TDN: Big hope for 2019? SK: Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}). SK: Skitter Scatter to win the 1000 Guineas and Madhmoon (Ire) TDN: An outstanding achievement by a breeder, owner or (Dawn Approach {Ire}) to win the 2000 Guineas. trainer? TDN: Your new year's resolution? SK: Along with Skitter Scatter winning the Moyglare, then Enable SK: Plan or organise myself better and the usual fitness returning to close to her best for Juddmonte and John Gosden aspirations that I set every year and never get close to achieving. despite an interrupted campaign.
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Olympic Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), Haras de Bouquetot FIRST-SEASON SIRES 119 foals of racing age/20 winners/1 black-type winner WITH RUNNERS 5-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, DANDY KING (GB) i125,000 RNA Arqana Deauville August Yearlings 2017 (FR); i95,000 RNA Arqana May 2yo Breeze Up Sale 2018 Friday, Dec. 14, 2018: 5-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, KIEV (Fr) 3-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, TOUR DE MAGIE (Ire) UNITED KINGDOM i56,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2017 Morpheus (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Tally-Ho Stud 108 foals of racing age/6 winners/0 black-type winners Sea The Moon (Ger) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Lanwades Stud 19:15-KEMPTON PARK, 6f, SHINING ARMOR (GB) 115 foals of racing age/15 winners/2 black-type winners 6,000gns RNA Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2016; ,6,000 3-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, BRIGHT CRESCENT (GB) Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale 2017; 16,000gns Tattersalls i32,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2017; i7,500 Guineas Breeze-Up & HIT Sale 2018; 8,000gns RNA Tattersalls Arqana Deauville Autumn Mixed Sale 2018 Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale 2018 Sommerabend (GB) (Shamardal), Haras de Saint Arnoult Olympic Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), Haras de Bouquetot 43 foals of racing age/5 winners/0 black-type winners 119 foals of racing age/20 winners/1 black-type winner 4-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, CRESSIDA (Fr) 17:45-KEMPTON PARK, 8f, GLORIOUS DANE (GB) War Command (War Front), Coolmore Stud 45,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2016; i85,000 Goffs 112 foals of racing age/24 winners/1 black-type winner Orby Yearling Sale 2017 3-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, ADELINE (Ire) FRANCE i100,000 RNA Arqana Deauville August Yearlings 2017 (FR) Alhebayeb (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Tara Stud IRELAND 128 foals of racing age/14 winners/0 black-type winners Australia (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), Coolmore Stud 3-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, TOSEN SHAUNA (Ire) 126 foals of racing age/16 winners/1 black-type winner i26,000 Goresbridge Flat Breeze-Up Sale 2018 1-DUNDALK, 8f, COMMODUS (Ire) American Devil (Fr) (American Post {GB}), Haras De Grandcamp 1-DUNDALK, 8f, SERENELY (Ire) 34 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners Cont. p6 4-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, BLACK NIZZY (Fr) 5-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, GOLD DEVIL (Fr) i15,000 RNA Osarus Sales La Teste Yearling Sale 2017 Anodin (Ire) (Anabaa), Haras du Quesnay 102 foals of racing age/18 winners/2 black-type winners 5-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, INCITATUS (Fr) i40,000 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2016 - English Version; i150,000 Arqana Deauville August Yearlings 2017 (FR) 5-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, VISIONARY DREAMER (Fr) i8,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2017; 8,572gns RNA Tattersalls Ireland Ascot 2yo Breeze Up Sale 2018; i8,500 Arqana Deauville Summer Mixed Sale 2018 TDN STAT OF THE DAY Bungle Inthejungle (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Rathasker Over the past 30 days, the TDN has Stud shown 163,000 video streams 95 foals of racing age/25 winners/2 black-type winners 2-DEAUVILLE, 1300m, REALITYHACKING (Fr) US: 116,000 Charm Spirit (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Tweenhills Stud EU: 34,000 105 foals of racing age/25 winners/1 black-type winner 5-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, NAVALMORAL (GB) Other: 23,000 i75,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2017 Visit www.vimeo.com/thetdn to watch! TDN EUROPE • PAGE 6 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 14 DECEMBER 2018
First-Season Sires With Runners Cont.
Bungle Inthejungle (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Rathasker Stud 95 foals of racing age/25 winners/2 black-type winners Thursday=s Results: 1-DUNDALK, 8f, PORTERINTHEJUNGLE (Ire) 2nd-Chantilly, i27,000, Mdn, 12-13, unraced 2yo, c/g, 7 1/2f i1,200 RNA Goffs Open Yearlings HIT Sale 2017 (AWT), 1:33.73, st. Gale Force Ten (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Irish National KANDERAS (GB) (c, 2, Rip Van Winkle {Ire}--Kheshvar {Ire}, by Stud Shamardal) settled fifth after an alert exit in this first go. Urged 98 foals of racing age/11 winners/0 black-type winners closer approaching the quarter-mile marker, the 54-5 chance 1-DUNDALK, 8f, MIDNIGHT GEISHA (Ire) kept on relentessly under a late drive to nail Emersion (Ire) i7,000 Goffs Sportsman's Yearling Sale 2017 (Kodiac {GB}) by a nose on the line. Kin to the yearling filly Kobra (Ger) (Farhh {GB}), he is the first living foal out produced by an Morpheus (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Tally-Ho Stud unraced half-sister to dual G2 Adelaide Cup second Kerdem (Ire) 108 foals of racing age/6 winners/0 black-type winners (Rainbow Quest) out of Listed Brownstown S. winner Kermiyana 3-DUNDALK, 7f, JOZA (Ire) (Ire) (Green desert), herself a daughter of G3 Anglesey S. i22,000 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale 2017 victress Keraka (Storm Bird). Sales history: i5,500 Ylg >17 No Nay Never (Scat Daddy), Coolmore Stud BBAGS; i15,000 2yo >18 BBAGM. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, 89 foals of racing age/30 winners/6 black-type winners i13,500. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 3-DUNDALK, 7f, RECOVERY ROAD (Ire) 1ST-TIME STARTER. O-Alexandre Pereira; B-Gestut Hachetal ,62,000 Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale 2017 (GB); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. War Command (War Front), Coolmore Stud 7th-Chantilly, i27,000, Mdn, 12-13, unraced 2yo, f, 7 1/2f 112 foals of racing age/24 winners/1 black-type winner (AWT), 1:35.93, st. 1-DUNDALK, 8f, LAFAYETTE HILL (Ire) ANN VAN KLEEF (GB) (f, 2, Siyouni {Fr}--How High The Sky {Ire}, i9,000 Goffs November Foals Sale 2016; i35,000 Tattersalls by Danehill Dancer {Ire}) was steadied to occupy a berth in mid Ireland September Yearlings 2017; 30,000gns RNA Tattersalls division for most of this unveiling. Making smooth headway into Craven Breeze-Up Sale 2018 contention in the straight, the 6-4 pick quickened smartly to gain control entering the final eighth and was pushed out to score by two lengths from Reine de Vitesse (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). She is the fourth scorer out of an unraced half to four black-type performers headed by MGSW sire High Rock (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) and G3 Prix Andre Baboin victor Homeland (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}). Her dam is also kin to the dam of G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains-winning sire Silver Frost (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}) and MGSW G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly hero Spiritjim (Fr) (Galileo {Ire}). Sales history: 100,000gns Ylg >17 TAOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i13,500. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 1ST-TIME STARTER. O-Jan Romel; B-Whatton Manor Stud & Robert Cornelius (GB); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. Hip 973 - Half-sis sells at KeeJan with DENALI
CONDITIONS RESULTS: Anodin is looking for his 19th winner in France on Friday. 6th-Chantilly, i28,000, Cond, 12-13, 3yo, 9 1/2f (AWT), Haras du Quesnay 1:56.47, st. CHECKPOINT CHARLIE (IRE) (c, 3, Foxwedge {Aus}--Guiletta {Ire}, by Dalakhani {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 13-3-3-3, i60,410. FIND US ON FACEBOOK O/T-Andrea Marcialis; B-Kellsgrange Stud & J Dwan (IRE). www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews *9,000gns Wlg >15 TATFOA. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 7 OF 7 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 14 DECEMBER 2018
4th-Toulouse, i12,000, Cond, 12-13, 3yo, 12fT, 2:44.80, vhy. Mrs. Anne Cowley, the grey colt won the Listed Flying Scotsman DALVINI (FR) (c, 3, Lawman {Fr}--Daltama {Ire}, by Indian Ridge S. last September and ran second in the G3 Tattersalls S. later {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-0, i22,800. O-Antoine Fontaine, that month before a pair of victories in Qatar, including the Feb. Alain de Royer-Dupre, Guy de Royer-Dupre, Olivier Chauchart du 24 Listed Al Biddah Mile (Qat-G2) to open his sophomore Mottay, Philippe du Chalard & Pierre-Yves Lefevre; B-H H The account prior to his miss in the Guineas. A solid fourth in Royal Aga Khan=s Studs SC (FR); T-Alain de Royer-Dupre. *i3,000 3yo Ascot=s G1 St James=s Palace S. in June, Tip Two Win was >18 ARQJUL. **1/2 to Dolniya (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}), Hwt. Older unplaced versus elders in the July 31 G2 Qatar Lennox S. Mare-UAE at 11-14f, G1SW-UAE, GSW & MG1SP-Fr, G1SP-Eng, ATip Two Win had a racecourse gallop at Kempton Park on $4,225,405; and Dolianova (Fr) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}), SP-Fr. Tuesday morning and put a big smile on my face,@ Teal said. AHe went so well that I=m starting to get nervous already ahead of 1st-Toulouse, i12,000, Cond, 12-13, 3yo, 7fT, 1:30.50, vhy. the Qatar Derby. David [Probert] rode him and he went one PALYA (FR) (f, 3, Panis--Skalya {Fr}, by Sagacity {Fr}) Lifetime circuit, which is a mile and a quarter, in the company of High Record: 38-5-1-5, i86,920. O-Anthony Couane; B-Ecurie Acclaim, who is a very good work horse. They went a nice strong Euroling (FR); T-Benjamin Legros. *i6,000 Ylg >16 OSLATE. pace all the way. David was delighted with him and thought that he had really strengthened up since he last ran back in July.@ 2nd-Toulouse, i12,000, Cond, 12-13, 3yo, 10fT, 2:15.30, vhy. Added Teal, AAl Rayyan is a nice level track and he will be able FANEUR (FR) (g, 3, Slickly {Fr}--Fair West, by Gone West) to bounce off the fast surface there so if he=s going to get a mile Lifetime Record: 12-3-2-0, i31,810. O-Christian Granel & and a quarter anywhere it will be in Doha. It=s great prize money Charles Gourdain; B-Jan Krauze, Stratfin SAS & Pierric Rouxel and they looked after us so well last year that we have to give it (FR); T-Charles Gourdain. *i4,000 Ylg >16 OSLATE. another go. His plane leaves in the early hours of Saturday morning and he=s a good traveller--nothing fazes him.@
>DIXIE= TOPS FINAL SESSION OF GOFFS NH Whistle Dixie (Ire) (Kayf Tara {GB}) (lot 530), a half-sister to Group 2 hurdler Kicking King (Ire) (Old Vic {GB}), topped the Wednesday=s Result: second and final day of the Goffs December National Hunt Sale Queen Sho-Listed, (Jpn-G3), ¥35,700,000 in Ireland on Thursday. Knocked down for €230,000 to The (US$314,361/£248,365/€276,530), Funabashi, 12-12, 3yo/up, f, Beeches Stud out of the Gigginstown House Stud draft, the 1800m, 1:52.70, sy. Grade 3-placed 8-year-old, who won on the flat and over 1--IRON TAILOR (JPN), 119, f, 4, Gold Allure (Jpn) hurdles, is carrying to Mount Nelson (GB). The priced was the 1st Dam: Autumn Breeze (Jpn), by Timber Country highest for a National Hunt mare in the past 10 years at any sale 2nd Dam: September Song (Jpn), by Real Shadai and the highest ever at Goffs. 3rd Dam: Dyna Fairy (Jpn), by Northern Taste After two days of selling, 319 sold (70.4%) of 453 offered. The 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Kpichi Nakanishi; B-Hashimoto Farm gross was €4,635,650, while the average increased 19.3% to (Jpn); T-Yuzo Iida; J-Suguru Hamanaka. ¥21,000,000. Lifetime €14,532 and the median rose to €9,000 (+12.5%). Record: 16-6-1-0. 2--Salsa Dione (Jpn), 119, f, 4, by Gold Allure (Jpn)--Salsa Queen (Jpn), by Lindo Shaver. O-Hirotaka Sugawara; B-Araya Farm (Jpn); -7,350,000. 3--Orchis Lien (Jpn), 112, m, 5, King Kamehameha (Jpn)-- Aquilegia (Jpn), by Forty Niner. O-Akira Yoshikawa; B-Takase GUINEAS SECOND AIMS FOR QATAR DERBY Farm (Jpn); -4,200,000. Tip Two Win (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), who ran second in the G1 Margins: 3, 3, 1. Odds: 1.50, 5.00, 19.40. QIPCO 2000 Guineas in the wake of Saxon Warrior (Jpn) (Deep Want to send a “LETTER TO THE EDITOR” Impact {Jpn}) in May, will contest the 1 1/4-mile $500,000 Qatar of the Thoroughbred Daily News? Derby over the Doha turf course during the Qatar International Derby Festival on Dec. 22. Trained by Robert Teal for breeder Send an e-mail to: [email protected]
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There are of course logistical challenges with such a big draft NEWGATE STEPS IT but Slade said Newgate is looking forward to the opportunity to showcase its ability to scale. UP FOR MAGICS "We'll learn a lot from this year. It=s the biggest draft we=ve ever taken there and logistically that comes with its own challenges. Whether we can execute and carry out as well as we normally do with the size of draft. I'm sure we=ll learn a lot," he said. "We are really happy with the way the yearlings are looking, the way they are prepared by the team. We've got a great group of people here that I'm sure can execute well on the numbers. But we'll wait and see. The proof will be in the pudding." Slade said Newgate has as much confidence in its staff as it does the star crop of yearlings it will present on the Gold Coast. "It=s going to be a great opportunity for a lot of our team to step up and take on extra responsibility and I'm very confident we=ll execute very well," he said. Part of the Newgate Farm property | Newgate Introducing Super One by Bren O'Brien The catalogue features the first crops of two Newgate Newgate will take a record number of yearlings to next stallions, Super One and Criterion (NZ). There are 16 Super month's Gold Coast Magic Millions Sale with general manager Ones catalogued with Newgate to present five of them and Bruce Slade admitting the logistics of managing a 61-horse draft Slade is excited about what they will bring into the sales ring. means it will be as much a test of its people as it will the quality "They are very similar to him in type and mould. He was very of its young horses. precocious and a champion 2-year old. They are the same. They Last January, Newgate sold 38 yearlings at the Gold Coast sale, are very much like dad. They've got big hips, they are nice the same as 2017, but a significant jump in its foal crop, plus a short-coupled horses, with really quality heads on them," he strong focus on Magic Millions, will see a 60% increase on those said. Cont. p2 numbers in 2019. "We've had growth in terms of our foal crop on the farm, but it=s also just a sale which suits our model," Slade told TDN AusNZ. "Number one, we are a young farm. We've got young stallions there, unproven stallions for the most part. And we just find that there's a lot more syndicators and trainers and those sort of people in the market. The sale suits the horses we are trying to breed and that we stand. Fast, early-maturing horses." Slade said the timing of the sale is also advantageous, as it not only allows vendors to get a return on their yearlings earlier, but it also gets horses into stables more quickly, suiting the buyers. "Our view is that the more we can get broken in early, it helps get them into training set-ups earlier, gets them into some trial programs and racing programs earlier and that should suit the profile of the races they have been set for," he said. Super One | Newgate TDN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND • PAGE 2 OF 2 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 14 DECEMBER 2018
Newgate Steps It Up for Magics Cont. from p1 Criterion's fertility issues have been well-documented and his Slade continued, "He comes into the marketplace off the back owner Sir Owen Glenn has decided to retire him from stud of his own father I Am Invincible, who has done such a great job duties after only one positive return in his third season. and is proving to be such an important stallion in Australia. "Sir Owen has supported him so well and sent a lot of mares "Not only does he look like his dad, he stood at the same fee his way and has done everything possible to get the horse off as his dad in his first season, which makes his progeny very the ground given his fertility issues but the horse seems to be buyable for the market. They should be easy enough horses to decreasing in terms of potency rather than increasing, so he's syndicate, because number one they will be in a lot of people's made the decision to pull the pin," Slade confirmed. hitting zone and number two, he's going to ride on the back of Newgate is offering one of two of his first crop catalogued at the his father's deeds and a lot of us can't afford the I Am Invincibles Gold Coast, a colt out of Excelience (Exceed and Excel) (lot 560). anymore." "He's going to be one of six yearlings that we know that are Newgate recently announced a A$250,000 bonus for the going to be offered by Criterion this season, so they are bit of a buyers of any of Super One's first crop which then go on to win rare opportunity," Slade said. "He's a big strong boy. His mother either the Magic Millions 2YO Classic or the Inglis Millennium in is from a great family and won in town and Criterion has added a 2020. bit of class and a bit of leg and a bit of scope into the mare too." Lot 886, a filly also offered by Newgate, also has a strong Super Colt Stands Out connection to Criterion, being out of his half sister Our Pride and Slade predicted the lone Super One colt they were offering at Joy (Canny Lad) and by the same sire in Sebring, making her a the Gold Coast, lot 831, would be very popular. three-quarter sister to the four-time Group 1 winner. "The mare (Moral Suasion (USA) (Pulpit {USA})) has done a "She's a filly with a lot of quality. A bright white star, really good job of just leaving good running stock. She's left bright-eyed, a kind nature and a free moving filly. She's a filly plenty of winners and this bloke has got a little bit more quality that looks like a Sires Produce, Champagne and Guineas type," and a little bit more physicality than her previous foals. I think Slade said. he=ll really catch the eye of all the good judges," he said. The filly out of Wild Soiree (USA) (Fusaichi Pegasus {USA}), lot Pair Tipped to Shine 292, was another one Slade was looking forward to seeing in the In terms of the other highlights of Newgate's big draft, Slade sales ring. feels lot 446, the colt by I Am Invincible out of stakes winner "She's got a huge girth and a huge action. She's got a great Champagne Cath (Street Sense {USA}) will make a big splash. way, a great demeanour about her," he said. "She's from the "He's an absolute gun colt. As good as you'd breed. Obviously family of Tulip and Musidora, which is a great family going back. the stallion can do no wrong and the mother was a high class She has a bit of depth behind her in terms of her pedigree." racemare for Chris Waller," he said. Lot 590, the daughter of Written Tycoon out of speedy Limited Editions for Criterion 2-year-old Fontiton (Turffontein) is another Slade has high hopes for. "We paid A$1.1 million for Fontiton, she went to Written Tycoon first season and she's given us a really beautiful filly with size and muscle tone and terrific angles. She=ll go down really well too. Obviously, her mother was freakishly fast and she looks just the same," he said. Click Here to read today=s edition of TDN AusNZ. Highlights Include: Cunningham Has High Hopes for Mountain Advisory Committee Established in NZ Prize Money Increase in Victoria
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