Horses to Watch at Tattersalls HEADLINE p.3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2005 ALKAASED LANDS THE SPOILS IN JAPAN TATTERSALLS SHIFTS TO BREEDING STOCK British invader Alkaased (Kingmambo) showed the The Tattersalls December Sale continues at 9:30 this heart of a champion to deny the late-running Heart’s morning in Newmarket with the first of four days of Cry (Jpn) (Sunday Silence) in a thrilling finish to the 25th breeding stock on offer. The anticipated highlight of the running of the G1 Japan Cup sale, G1 Coronation S. heroine Maids Causeway (GB) at Tokyo Racecourse Sunday. (Giant's Causeway), was withdrawn after being bought One of six foreign contenders privately by Sheikh Mohammed and, although the event which included a pair of past may lack a couple of the high-profile lots it has seen in Breeders’ Cup champions-- the past, a healthy trade is anticipated with many of 2004 Turf winner Better Talk the world's top breeders consigning. A total of 1,383 Now (Talkin Man) and Filly and lots are catalogued. Lanwades Stud is offering a dis- Mare Turf heroine Ouija Board persal of the bloodstock interests of the Matthews (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire})-- Alkaased (outside) family, including Lot 1949, 11-year-old My Emma (GB) Alkaased had no small task in Tomoya Moriuchi (Marju {Ire}), winner of the G1 Yorkshire Oaks and the front of him, having to face a dam of two black-type performers. That duo includes strong domestic contingent headed by defending cham- Lot 1950, Moments of Joy (GB) (Darshaan {GB}), win- pion and favorite Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn) (Sunday Silence). ner of the 2003 Listed Gladness S. who is offered in For a video replay, click: broadband or modem. cont. p2 foal to Refuse to Bend (Ire). Four-year-old Shastye (Ire) (Danehill), on a Pivotal (GB) covering, is offered on Sunday, Tokyo, Japan behalf of Skara Glen Stables by Kiltinan Stud as Lot JAPAN CUP-G1, ¥481,520,000, Tokyo, 11-27, 3yo/up, 2116. The Listed-placed mare is a half sister to the 2400mT, 2:22.10 (NWR), fm. Group 1 winners Sagamix (Fr) and Sagacity (Fr). 1--ALKAASED, 125, h, 5, by Kingmambo Gabana (Ire) (Polish Precedent), Lot 1931, is a half 1st Dam: Chesa Plana (GB) (Hwt. Older Mare-Ger sister to this year's G1 Derby winner Motivator (GB) at 11-14f, SW & MG1SP-Ger, GSP-Fr), by Niniski consigned in foal to his sire, Montjeu (Ire). There are 2nd Dam: Top of the League (Ire), by High Top (Ire) two mares in foal to Sadler's Wells--Lot 1743, the 3rd Dam: Home and Away (Ire), by Home Guard ($325,000 yrl ‘01 KEESEP; 42,000gns HRA ‘03 unraced Kiftsgate Rose (Fr) (Nashwan) consigned TATAUT). O-Michael Charlton; B-Clovelly Farms (KY); through Voute Sales, and Lot 2380, Edetana (Diesis T-Luca Camani; J-Frankie Dettori; ¥253,864,000. {GB}), one of a small draft sent to Newmarket by the Lifetime Record: G1SW-Fr, GSW & G1SP-Eng, Aga Khan. There are some smart racecourse performers 16-6-7-0, ¥323,864,000. for sale, including Lot 2150, Guadalajara (Ger) (Acate- 2--Heart’s Cry (Jpn), 125, c, 4, Sunday Silence--Irish nango {Ger}), who carried Eric Puerari's colours when Dance (Jpn), by Tony Bin (Ire). O-Shadai Race H; third in last month's G2 Prix de Royallieu at Longchamp. B-Shadai Farm; T-Kojiro Hashiguchi. The half sister to G1 Italian Oaks winner Guadalupe 3--Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn), 125, h, 5, Sunday Silence-- (Ger) is offered by European Sales Management, as is Roamin Rachel, by Mining. O-K Osako; B-Shiraoi Lot 2145, Evensong (Ger) (Waky Nao {GB}), a Listed Farm; T-Kazuo Fujisawa. winner at Fontainebleau Thursday. Lot 2501, Summitville Margins: NO, 1 3/4, NO. Odds: 9.60, 6.20, 1.10. (GB) (Grand Lodge), was bought for 320,000gns at last Also Ran: Lincoln (Jpn), Ouija Board (GB), Sunrise Pega- year's December Sale and finished second in this year's sus (Jpn), Heavenly Romance (Jpn), Bago (Fr), Suzuka G1 Sun Chariot S., while Lot 2508, Rave Reviews (Ire) Mambo (Jpn), Tap Dance City, Admire Japan (Jpn), (Sadler's Wells), finished runner-up in the G1 Premio Better Talk Now, Warrsan (Ire), Cosmo Bulk (Jpn), My Lydia Tesio on her latest run. The sale continues Sole Sound (Jpn), King's Drama (Ire), Big Gold (Jpn), through Thursday with sessions beginning at 9:30 a.m. Stormy Cafe (Jpn). each day. Tatts Hip Happenings cont. p3 www.overbrookfarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/28/05 • PAGE 2 of 3 Rising Son... Back to Basics... Trained by Luca Cumani and partnered by Frankie Alkaased had always been a game and consistent Dettori, Alkaased was well-placed in mid-pack as an performer in Europe, running first or second in 12 of 15 eager Tap Dance City (Pleasant Tap) sprinted out to starts heading in to this event. His 2005 season in- lead the way. The latter, winner of the 2003 Japan cluded a victory in the May 1 G2 Jockey Club S. at Cup, entered the straight with a commanding lead, but Newmarket and, following a second to Yeats (Ire) in the the fast pace took its toll and Dettori sent Alkaased to G1 Coronation Cup in early June, he secured his most the fore 200 meters out. Turning back the challenge of important victory to date in the June 26 G1 Grand Prix a wide Zenno Rob Roy, Alkaased looked susceptible to de Saint-Cloud in France. His fourth start of the year at the hard-charging, rail-riding Heart’s Cry in the final 1 1/2 miles yielded a runner-up effort in the G2 Prix Foy strides, but refused to let that foe go by and won the Gray d'Albion Barriere at Longchamp Sept. 11, but a race in world-record time. “After crossing the wire, my minor infection to a superficial cut precluded a start in gut feeling was that I had won,” said Dettori. “But the the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He finished fifth in JRA, who’s always...quick to put the order on the his most recent start, the 1 1/4-mile G1 Champion S. at board, left me suffering and sweating for 20 minutes!” Newmarket Oct. 15. “We did everything back at home Cumani said of his jockey, “[Dettori] is extremely tal- so he was fit,” explained Luca Cumani, adding, “His ented and one of the best in the world. I’ve known him infection before the Arc was from really silly things. It for a long time and we’ve won countless Group 1s happened a week before the Arc during his afternoon together, and I hope this will continue for a long time to exercise, he clipped and made a tiny wound which we come.” Although considering a trip to Hong Kong next thought we had well covered, but two days before the month, the five-year-old’s connections have indicated race, it got infected. Once it was decided he was not that this will definitely be the dual Grade 1 winner’s going to race [in the Arc], we treated it more aggres- final season on the track. Click for the HKJC.com chart sively and the leg recovered well within 24 hours.” or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. On to Hong Kong for Ouija Board, Warrsan... The gallant G1 Japan Cup fifth-place finisher Ouija Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) and Warrsan (Ire) (Caerleon), 13th in Sunday’s race, are to rematch in the 2400-meter G1 Hong Kong Vase at the International Races meeting at Sha Tin Dec. 11. “Her primary target is for the mile-and-a-half race, but we’ll have a look and see if the races have changed much,” trainer Ed Dunlop told Racing Post. “She seems to have come out of [the Japan Cup] all right, but we’ll know more [today].” Two American-based runners failed to make an impact in the Japan Cup, with 2004 GI Breeders’ Cup Turf taylormadefarm.com hero Better Talk Now (Talkin Man) coming home 12th and King’s Drama (Ire) (King’s Theatre {Ire}) 16th. G1 JAPAN CUP Alkaased (Kingmambo) ekes out a narrow victory to take one for the foreign contingent. TDN TODAY Headline News .................... 3 pages TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/28/05 • PAGE 3 of 3 P H I P H A P P E N I N G S P P R E S U L T S P Hip 1614, Dream Valley (Ire), 4, Sadler’s Wells--Vallee Saturday, Turffontein, South Africa des Reves, by Kingmambo GOMMAGOMMA SUMMER CUP-G1, R2,500,000, Consigned by Marston Stud Turffontein, 11-26, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 2:03.11, sf. Although Maids Causeway (Ire) was withdrawn, this 1--sILHA DA VITORIA (BRZ), 123, m, 5, Candy Stripes half sister to that top-class filly should attract interest. 1st Dam: De Memoria (Arg) (SP-Brz), by Equalize She is in foal by One Cool Cat. 2nd Dam: Decisiva (Arg), by Propicio (Arg) 3rd Dam: Derepente (Arg), by *Samos II Hip 1687, Polish Descent (Ire), 12, Danehill--Nolnocan O-Mrs Mary Slack; B-Haras Old Friends; T-Mike de (GB), by Colum (GB) Kock; J-Weichong Marwing; R1,562,500. Lifetime Consigned by Pantycoed Stud Record: 22 starts, 8 wins, 12 places, R2,718,990.