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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here QUIET NOW MAKES NOISE AT KEENELAND DROSSELMEYER DECISION DUE NEXT WEEK Seth Hancock of Claiborne Farm had to wait until Officials at WinStar Farm will make a decision on the nearly the end of Wednesday=s third session of the future of GI Breeders= Cup Classic hero Drosselmeyer Keeneland November sale, but he was finally able to (Distorted Humor) sometime next week, according to a purchase a mare release from the farm. The 4-year-old was originally set from the sought-after to retire to stud in New York in 2012, but those plans offerings of Ned have been rescinded, Evans=s Spring Hill owing to a clause in the Farm disperal. contract which allowed Hancock, sitting in for flexibility were the the second row of colt to win the Classic. the sales pavilion, AAll options are open for outlasted a Drosselmeyer, and we determined Greg expect to make a Goodman from Mt. decision by some time Brilliant Farm, sitting next week,@ said Elliott Drosselmeyer Horsephotos just across the aisle, Walden, WinStar with a final bid of President & CEO. AOur phone has been ringing off the $1.85 million to hook since Saturday's big win, including Mike Smith acquire Quiet Now lobbying to keep the horse in training. So we're (TiznowBQuiet weighing all of our options and will do what we feel is Dance, by Quiet best for Drosselmeyer and WinStar.@ With his victory at American) on behalf Churchill Downs, Drosselmeyer became his sire=s all- of Claiborne and time leading money winner and took his earnings to Quiet Now Keeneland photo Adele Dilschneider. $3,728,170. He joins A.P. Indy as the only horses to It was the session=s only seven-figure sale and the win a Belmont and the Classic and is one of just seven 12th offering from the Evans disperal to break the horses to win a Triple Crown and Breeders= Cup event, million-dollar plateau at the November sale. joining the likes of Unbridled, Sunday Silence and AI=ve wanted something from that family for a long Curlin. time,@ Hancock admitted. AAnd I tried, but Mr. [Ben] Leon got the ones on Monday, so I tried on [hip] 746 [Minishaft] and Ned=s brother Shel got me on that one. So this was the last gasp. Our backs were to the wall if we wanted something from the family.@ Quiet Now (hip 805) is a half-sister to Horse of the Year Saint Liam (Saint Ballado), as well as to graded stakes winners Congressionalhonor (Forestry) and Quiet Giant (Giant=s Causeway) and stakes winner Dance Quietly (A.P. Indy). Ben Leon=s Besilu Stables had a virtual monopoly on the family during Monday=s opening session of the sale; he acquired Quiet Dance for $800,000; Quiet Giant for $3 million, Quiet Dance=s weanling half-sister by Medaglia d=Oro for $2.6 million and her stakes-winning half-sister Dance Quietly (A.P. Indy) for $2 million. The 6-year-old Quiet Now sold yesterday in foal to City Zip. Her first foal, a colt by More Than Ready, sold to Shadwell for $325,000 at this year=s Keeneland September Yearling sale. Her weanling filly by Tale of the Cat followed her into the ring yesterday and attracted a final bid of $425,000 from Bluegrass Hall. KEENOV coverage cont. p2 click for video click for video TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/10/11 • PAGE 2 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Keeneland November cont. AI just loved the family, and she is a nice big mare and I loved the weanling,@ Hancock continued. AHer first foal was a More Than Ready that Shadwell bought that is going to have a good chance to do something.@ Of the final price, Hancock said, AIt was way too much money, but we wanted her.@ Hancock acknowledged he admired the breeding (718) 978-8200 www.mersant.com operation that Ned Evans had assembled. ANed Evans would do it like I Sponsors of the following stats for the: would like to try to do it,@ Hancock said. AHe kept his broodmare band culled down and he bred his mares KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALE to the right kind of stallions. He Monday, November 7 - Thursday, November 17 raced them and he loved them. I thought he was a lot like us and I CUMULATIVE: 2011 2010 am happy to have something from Catalogued 829 915 No. Offered 687 735 his best family.@ No. Sold 542 580 The Ned Evans dispersal has RNAs 145 155 now become the highest grossing % RNAs 21.1% 21.1% dispersal in Keeneland history. No. Over $1m 23 8 Seth Hancock Through the first three days of the High Price $8,500,000 $2,550,000 Keeneland photo November sale, 101 lots have sold Gross $147,028,500 $91,594,100 for $49,669,500 and an average Average (% change) $271,270 (+71.8%) $157,921 of $491,777. Adding in the 50 yearlings which were Median (% change) $140,000 (+40%) $100,000 sold at Keeneland in September, the dispersal has sold 151 lots for a gross of $56,196,500 and an average of All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, $372,162. -Jessica Martini unless otherwise indicated TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/10/11 • PAGE 3 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com KEENELAND NOVEMBER BREEDING STOCK SALE WEDNESDAY’S TOP EIGHT BROODMARES Hip Name Status Price ($) 805 Quiet Now i/f City Zip 1,850,000 (m, 6, Tiznow--Quiet Dance, by Quiet American) Consigned by Lane’s End, agent for the Complete Dispersal of the Estate of Edward P. Evans (Spring Hill Farm) Purchased by Claiborne Farm Bloodstock 746 Minishaft i/f Tale of the Cat 620,000 (m, 5, Mineshaft--Minidar, by Alydar) Consigned by Lane’s End, agent for the Complete Dispersal of the Estate of Edward P. Evans (Spring Hill Farm) Purchased by R.S. Evans 804 Quiet Flight i/f Quality Road 600,000 (f, 3, Quiet American--Misty Dancer, by Lyphard) Consigned by Lane’s End, agent for the Complete Dispersal of the Estate of Edward P. Evans (Spring Hill Farm) Purchased by Mt. Brilliant Broodmares 491 Tizahit i/f Indian Charlie 410,000 (f, 4, Tiznow--Never a No Hitter, by Kris S.) Consigned by Margaux Farm LLC, Agent II Purchased by Blue Devil Racing 785 Pinkarella i/f Blame 380,000 Inquiries to Kyle Wilson • [email protected] (m, 5, Malibu Moon--Stormy Monday, by Storm Cat) Consigned by Lane’s End, agent Purchased by I T C WEDNESDAY’S TOP SEVEN WEANLINGS 436 Seeking Atlantis i/f Quality Road 375,000 (m, 5, Seeking the Gold--Atlantic Ocean, by Stormy Atlantic) 783 f Tapit Piedras Negras 700,000 Consigned by Lane’s End Farm, agent for the Complete Dispersal of the B-John Antonelli (KY) Estate of Edward P. Evans (Spring Hill Farm) Consigned by Three Chimneys Sales, agent for Purchased by Sarah Jane Leigh John & Marsha Antonelli 454 Simply Spiteful i/f Candy Ride (Arg) 350,000 Purchased by Demi O’Byrne (f, 4, Speightstown--Deb’s Charm, by Silver Charm) 806 c Tale of the Cat Quiet Now 425,000 Consigned by Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent XLIV B-Estate of Edward P. Evans (VA) Purchased by Magic Millions as agent for Highgrove Stud Consigned by Lane’s End, agent for the Complete Dispersal of the 669 Greeley’s Rocket i/f Tiznow 330,000 Estate of Edward P. Evans (Spring Hill Farm) (f, 4, Mr. Greeley--Clay’s Rocket, by American Chance) Purchased by Bluegrass Hall Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LXX 597 c Bernardini Come Together 350,000 Purchased by Woodford Thoroughbreds B-Fred W. Hertrich III (KY) Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CXIII Purchased by BG Stables 779 c Malibu Moon Partyship 290,000 B-Matthew R. Herbener (KY) Consigned by James M. Herbener Jr., Agent IV Purchased by Snow Ridge Farm 803 f More Than Ready Queen’s Court 290,000 B-Patinack Farm (KY) Consigned by St. George Sales, Agent XV Purchased by Trail Ridge Farm 476 c Bernardini Sweet Arizona 280,000 B-Paragon Farms (KY) Consigned by Paragon Farms LLC, Agent II Purchased by Cheyenne Stables LLC P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/10/11 • PAGE 4 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Tapit Weanling Ignites Bidding War... The Tapit filly was consigned by Three Chimneys Ireland=s Team Coolmore outbid American bloodstock Sales, agent for John and Marsha Antonelli. -Pete Denk agent John Moynihan for the rights to a chestnut weanling filly by Tapit (hip 783) at Keeneland on Piedras Negras Rewards Antonelli Again... Wednesday. The $700,000 price was the highest for a John Antonelli and his wife Marsha, California-based weanling on the day. commercial breeders, picked up the mare Piedras Bred in Kentucky by John Antonelli, the Tapit filly is Negras (Unbridled), in foal to Johannesburg, for out of Piedras Negras (Unbridled). $95,000 out of the 2003 Keeneland Piedras Negras= first foal was the November sale. The mare=s in utero foal brilliant Johannesburg filly La Traviata, was La Traviata. whom Coolmore bought for $1.1 Though Marsha Antonelli passed million at the 2006 Fasig-Tipton Calder away in September, her husband was sale. able to enjoy the mare=s success La Traviata won her first three starts, yesterday. including the GIII Victory Ride S., and AI spoke with John and he is thrilled was the favorite in the 2007 Breeders= with the sale,@ said Three Chimneys= Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.