THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here ECLIPSE AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED The finalists for the 2014 Eclipse Awards, which will be held Saturday, Jan. 17 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, were announced by National FRESHMEN STAR ON THE GOLD COAST Racing Association, the Daily Racing By Kelsey Riley Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters The opening session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast yesterday. It came as no surprise that GI Breeders= Cup Yearling Sale was highlighted by a strong top end of the Classic hero Bayern (Offlee Wild), GI Kentucky Derby market and growth across most key indicators at the and GI Preakness S. winner California Chrome (Lucky Bundall complex in Queensland yesterday. A total of Pulpit) and GI Breeders= Cup Turf winner Main 140 horses (77.3%, down from 79.7% last year) Sequence (Aldebaran) were named as the top three changed hands for A$23,335,000, a figure that was up finalists for Horse of the Year. After failing to fire in the 20.3% from last year=s gross of A$19,400,000 from the Preakness, Kaleem Shah=s J “TDN Rising Star” J same session. The average was up 17.7% to Bayern dominated in Belmont=s GII Woody Stephens S. A$166,679, while the median remained steady at June 7 and proved those who doubted his ability to A$130,000. An A$850,000 (US$686,253) filly from the route wrong with a 7 1/4-length win in the 1 1/8-mile first crop of Sepoy (Aus) topped trade when hammered GI Haskell Invitational S. July 27. Turning in another down to Michael Wallace of the China Horse Club. head scratcher when 10th as the favorite in the AIt=s been sensational,@ Magic Millions Managing GI Travers S. Aug. 23, the bay romped once again in Director Vin Cox said. AEffectively you can say the the GII Pennsylvania Derby prior to his controversial market is up 20%, which is outstanding. In saying that, victory in the Classic. Dazzling in both the GII San there are horses here to be sold. Buyers should not be Felipe S. Mar. 8 and GI Santa Anita Derby Apr. 5, intimidated by the market, as there=s some really nice lots who were passed in who will turn out to be good California Chrome became the people s horse after = horses. There will be some great opportunities coming capturing the first two legs of the Triple Crown. Off the up during the next few days,@ he added. board in both the GI Belmont S. June 7 and the Cox suggested that the market had responded Pennsylvania Derby, the flashy chestnut rebounded positively to an outstanding line-up of yearlings by with a valiant third in the Classic and boosted his exciting first-season sires. chances for a championship with an easy win on the AYou wouldn=t have ever thought a first-season sire would turf in Del Mar=s GI Hollywood Derby Nov. 29. If Bayern be setting that higher level for a start but to be there or California Chrome win the highest honor, it will be topping the market is incredible,@ he offered. Cont. p9 the first time since Curlin=s win in 2007 that a sophomore was named Horse of the Year. The pair also join last year=s champion juvenile Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}), who beat older foes in both the GI Pacific Classic Aug. 24 and the GI Awesome Again S. Sept. 27, in the 3-year-old male category. Complete list of finalists p3

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2014 ECLIPSE AWARD FINALISTS - SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015 Gulfstream Park and Casino, Hallandale Beach, Florida Horse of the Year: Female Sprinter: Bayern (Offlee Wild), California Chrome (Lucky Artemis Agrotera (Roman Ruler), Judy the Beauty Pulpit), (Aldebaran) (Ghostzapper), Sweet Reason Older Male: Turf Male: Main Sequence, Palace Malice (Curlin), Wise Dan Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein), Main Sequence, Wise (Wiseman's Ferry) Dan Older Female: Turf Female: Close Hatches (First Defence), Dayatthespa (City Crown Queen (Smart Strike), Dayatthespa, Zip), Don't Tell Sophia (Congaree) Stephanie's Kitten (Kitten's Joy) 2yo Male: Owner: American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), Hootenanny Kaleem Shah Inc., Midwest , (Quality Road), Texas Red (Afleet Alex) Ken & Sarah Ramsey 2yo Female: Breeder: Condo Commando (Tiz Wonderful), Lady Eli (Divine Adena Springs, Ken & Sarah Ramsey, Winchell Park), Take Charge Brandi (Giant's Causeway) Thoroughbreds 3yo Male: Trainer: Bayern, California Chrome, Shared Belief (Candy Bob Baffert, Chad Brown, Todd Pletcher Ride {Arg}) Jockey: 3yo Female: Javier Castellano, Joel Rosario, John Velazquez Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Cat), Sweet Reason Apprentice Jockey: (Street Sense), Untapable (Tapit) Angel Cruz, Taylor Rice, Drayden Van Dyke Male Sprinter: Steeplechase Horse: Goldencents (Into Mischief), Private Zone (Macho Demonstrative (), Divine Fortune Uno), Work All Week (City Zip) (Royal Anthem), Makari (GB) (Makbul {Ire})

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Eclipse Awards Finalists Announced cont. from p1 Opening his account with four straight wins in England in 2012, Main Sequence did not see the winner=s circle again until this year when he was sent to U.S.-based conditioner Graham Motion. The strapping chestnut has lit up the turf on these shores with four consecutive Grade I victories in Monmouth Park=s GI United Nations S. July 6, Saratoga=s GI Sword Dancer Invitational S. Aug. 17, Belmont=s GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic S. Sept. 27 and the Breeders= Cup Turf at Santa Anita Main Sequence Nov. 1. The Flaxman Horsephotos Holdings homebred is also a finalist for older male and turf male. He is joined in the former by GI Met Mile winner Palace Malice (Curlin) and reigning two-time Horse of the Year and champion older male Wise Dan However, voters may still give consideration to (Wiseman=s Ferry). Wise Dan also defends his title undefeated GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner against Main Sequence in the turf male category and Lady Eli (Divine Park). GI Spinaway S. romper Condo they are joined by GI Breeders= Cup Mile upsetter Commando (Tiz Wonderful) rounds out the trifecta. The Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein). Topping the older female juvenile male category is a bit more wide open, with category is Close Hatches (First Defence), who kicked GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile upsetter Texas Red (Afleet off the season with wins in Oaklawn=s GII Azeri S. Alex) taking on dual Grade I winner American Pharoah Mar. 15 and GI Apple Blossom H. Apr. 11. The bay (Pioneerof the Nile) and GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf beat a field that included MGISW Princess of Sylmar hero Hootenanny (Quality Road). The top male sprinter (Majestic Warrior) and two-time champion Beholder category is also anybody=s game and includes two-time (Henny Hughes) in Belmont=s GI Ogden Phipps S. GI Breeders= Cup Mile victor Goldencents (Into June 7 and romped in Saratoga=s GI Personal Ensign S. Mischief), two-time GI Vosburgh S. and GI Cigar Mile Oct. 5. Don=t Tell Sophia (Congaree), who upset Close hero Private Zone (Macho Uno) and GI Breeders= Cup Hatches in the GI Juddmonte Spinster S. at Keeneland Sprint upsetter Work All Week (City Zip). GI Breeders= Oct. 5 and ran second in the GI Breeders= Cup Distaff Cup F/M Sprint victress Judy the Beauty (Ghostzapper) Oct. 31, and GI Breeders= Cup F/M Turf heroine headlines the female sprinter division. Fellow nominess Dayatthespa (City Zip) round out that category. Winner include Acorn and GI Test S. winner Sweet Reason of the GI First Lady S. Oct. 4, Dayatthespa headlines (Street Sense) and GI Ballerina S. heroine Artemis the turf female division, which also includes GI Queen Agrotera (Roman Ruler). In the human categories, Elizabeth II Challenge Cup heroine Crown Queen (Smart trainer Todd Pletcher seeks his seventh Eclipse award, Strike) and F/M Turf runner-up Stephanie=s Kitten while Hall of Famer Bob Baffert hopes to clinch his (Kitten=s Joy). Distaff, GI Kentucky Oaks and fourth and Chad Brown looks to win his first. Ken and GI Cotillion S. heroine Untapable (Tapit) is the heavy Sarah Ramsey look to repeat in both the owner and favorite for top 3-year-old filly honors and is joined by breeder categories. They are joined by Kaleem Shah and GI Acorn S. victress Sweet Reason (Street Sense) and Midwest Thoroughbreds in the owner category, and GI Alabama S. winner Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Adena Springs and Winchell Thoroughbreds in the Cat). GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies upsetter Take breeder category. Charge Brandi (Giant=s Causeway) more than likely sealed the deal on champion juvenile filly honors with subsequent wins in the GIII Delta Downs Princess S. All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, Nov. 22 and the GI Starlet S. Dec. 13. unless otherwise indicated Wesley Ward’s No Nay Never blitzed his rivals in the 6f. Prix Morny [G1], and the 5f. Norfolk Stakes [G2] at Royal Ascot in track record time. In October he won the 5½f. Woodford [G3] at Keeneland facing his elders for the first time off a long layoff before getting nabbed on the line in the 6½f. Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint [G1].

SCAT DADDY - CAT’S EYE WITNESS (ELUSIVE QUALITY)

2014 Leading Sires in North America [No Nay Never] offers European By number of GSW’s ❝ breeders access to the increasingly 1 Giant’s Causeway 14 influential Hennessy branch of the 2 SCAT DADDY 12 - Tapit 12 line, one particularly noted 4 ELUSIVE QUALITY 11 for producing 2-year-olds.❞ 5 Kitten’s Joy 9 Nancy Sexton, Thoroughbred Racing Commentary

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APEX BULLET POINTS

! APEX Ratings are assigned only to sires which had 10+ 3-year-olds of the last year covered (this year, that means 10+ foals of 2011). This has two effects: first, it eliminates those 'random' sires, GALILEO TOP APEX SIRE, TOO often in small jurisdictions which never compete in It=s been a hard road to the top of the APEX charts the 'big leagues'. Including those has the effect of for Coolmore=s Galileo, the consensus world number inflating earnings indexes so that average sires look one. It=s one thing to be the top sire in North America better than average because they are compared to and Europe by progeny 'minor league' sires. Second, restricting it to sires earnings on the TDN General with 3-year-olds means freshman sires, with their Sire List three straight years first 2-year-olds, are not rated; in our experience, their ratings are just too volatile. (2012-2014), while siring ! The indexes are calculated on a rolling seven-year 60-some black-type horses a basis; each year, the last year is added and the year, but it=s quite another eighth previous dropped off. These calculations to also be the top sire by cover the period 2008-2014. Therefore, they are indexes calculated using 'career' figures for all sires with first foals 2006 numbers of runners. The (2-year-olds of 2008) or later; Tapit, Speightstown, APEX A Runner Index is Medaglia D'Oro, Candy Ride, and King calculated using the Galileo Kamehameha, in Japan, all had their first foals in percentage of a sire=s Coolmore 2006. The seven-year cutoff means that once-great runners which achieve sires which are no longer as good are not rated on certain earnings thresholds, so for sires which have the their career figures, but on their results for the highest number of runners, it=s more difficult to sustain previous seven years. ! The figures are calculated on racing in seven different high percentages no matter how many good horses countries, representing five different 'jurisdictions' they have. At the end of 2013, for example, after and summarized in three regions. The five nearly a decade-long reign by A.P. Indy as the top jurisdictions are: US and Canada (North America); North American or European sire by A Runner Index, it Britain and Ireland; France; and Germany (these was Claiborne=s War Front, with fewer than a quarter of three combined as 'Europe'); and Japan. the number of year-starters as Galileo, who displaced ! There are 17 different APEX Ratings, of which the A.P. Indy as the leading sire of 2013 by APEX A most important is the Combined, or Total, A Runner Runner Index. Index. The calculations are made separately in each But Galileo has now scaled this pinnacle too. Since of the five jurisdictions and the results added the beginning of 2008, in the seven countries covered together to yield a Combined, or Total figure. by Northern Hemisphere APEX ratings, Galileo has 149 ! Sires are rated (via indexing) by their efficacy in siring A Runners from 1,822 year-starters (a horse is counted runners which achieve certain earnings thresholds in each jurisdiction. The calculations are made as one >runner=, or >year-starter=, each year it starts; according to the following breakdown: similarly one horse could in theory be an A Runner in ! A Runners: are the top 2% of earners/runners in a seven straight years, and would be counted as seven given jurisdiction in a year; runners and seven A Runners. That=s just the way you B Runners are the next 2%; have to do it when using annual earnings calculations). C Runners are the next 4%; That is the second-highest number of year-starters ABC Runners are the three categories combined, or among the top 50 NA/EU sires by 2008-2014 A Runner the top 8%. Index, behind only Coolmore=s Ashford branch=s Giant=s To try and put it as simply as possible, the top 2% of Causeway (2,099 runners). That equates to 8.18% earners in North America in 2014 earned $134,635. If a A Runners/Year-Starters, which divided by 2% (this sire had 100 runners in North America, and two of population=s average), yields a chart-topping 4.09 them had earnings of $134,635 or more, the sire's A Runner Index. War Front isn=t far behind, with a 4.02 2014 North American A Runner Index would be 1.00 (in A Runner Index (8.04% of year-starters). Galileo s 149 other words, his 2.00% divided by the population's = 2.00%). If a sire had 100 runners in the year and four A Runners 2008-2014 does put him in a league of his earned $134,635 or more, his index for that year would own in that regard; Giant=s Causeway is second by be 2.00 (his 4.00% divided by the population's number of 2008-2014 A Runners, with 114. Rounding 2.00%); if he had 100 runners but just one earned out the top five in that category are Juddmonte's $134,635 or more, his index would be 0.50 (his 1.00% Dansili (90), WinStar=s Speightstown (89), and Lane=s divided by 2.00%). End=s Smart Strike (89). Then we just do various calculations, including With his last crop of 3-year-olds in 2014, Lane=s creating ABC Age Indexes for a sire's proficiency at End=s A.P. Indy (3.68), in third by 2008-2014 A Runner siring 2-year-olds; 3-year-olds; 4-year-olds; and Index, makes his final appearance as an APEX sire. 5-year-olds and up. This provides insight into a sire's Speightstown (3.49) ranks fourth, while in fifth is one proclivities, for example Giant's Causeway's respective of three >slots states= sires in the top 20, the retired indexes are: 1.35 - 1.90 - 1.93 - 2.82. Generally, they New Mexico sire Desert God (3.38), a son of Fappiano get better with age. himself. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/8/15 • PAGE 6 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Bill Oppenheim cont.

These calculations are earnings-based, so state/provincial jurisdictions with successful slots programs do routinely find their way on these lists. The other two >slots state= (or, to be accurate, >slots province=) sires stood in Ontario: Niigon (3.15, ranks equal ninth), a son of who unfortunately died “When we look at the combined 2014 annual sales figures, the North American young in 2012; and Philanthropist (3.04, equal 12th), market accounts for about 55% of the number of horses sold and total revenues who now stands at South Africa=s Drakenstein Stud, in the combined NA/EU auction marketplace; Europe now accounts for 45% of alongside Trippi and Duke of Marmalade. the combined market. The averages for the total 23,168 horses sold were Keeping in mind the A Runner Index measures the strikingly similar: $71,988 in North America; $72,515 in Europe. The most frequency with which a sire gets runners which rank in significant difference was the 62.5% clearance rate from the catalogues in North America, vs. 69.1% in Europe.” – Bill Oppenheim the top 2% of earners, some more familiar names constitute the balance of the A Runner Index Top 20: in addition to Galileo, Europe supplies or supplied Monsun (3.26, dead); Dansili (3.15); Darley=s Dubawi (3.04); and (3.02, dead). Unusual Heat (3.20, ranks 8th) is still the king of California. The remaining 11 are Kentucky sires: besides War Front, A.P. Indy, and Speightstown (ranked 2-3-4), these include: Adena Springs= Ghostzapper (3.35); Darley=s Medaglia d=Oro (3.12) and Bernardini (2.75); Three Chimneys= Dynaformer (2.89, dead); Giant=s Causeway (2.72); Ramsey Farm=s Kitten=s Joy (2.71); Hill =n= Dale=s Midnight Lute (2.69); and Gainseway=s record-breaking 2014 leading sire Tapit (2.68). True, by the way: this list includes most of the leaders by progeny earnings, but does not mirror it. That=s the objective. More next week (Thursday, Jan. 15), but in the meantime we=ll let you know when all the numbers are up on the TDN TOTAL US ANNUAL SALES YEAR CAT RING SOLD %W/D %S/R %S/C GROSS AVG website. 2014 20,611 16,768 12,873 18.6% 76.8% 62.5% $926,700,700 $71,988 Bill Oppenheim may be contacted at [email protected] 2013 18,429 15,081 12,114 18.2% 80.3% 65.7% $905,041,450 $74,710 (please cc TDN management at 2012 18,558 15,171 11,725 18.3% 77.3% 63.2% $710,213,900 $60,573 [email protected]). Follow him on 2011 20,048 16,170 12,395 19.3% 76.7% 61.8% $714,701,250 $57,660 Twitter at www.twitter.com/billoppenheim. 2010 21,377 17,461 12,744 18.3% 73.0% 59.6% $602,345,150 $47,265 2009 22,914 17,761 12,999 22.5% 73.2% 56.7% $637,437,350 $49,037

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TOTAL EUROPEAN ANNUAL SALES YEAR CAT RING SOLD %W/D %S/R %S/C GROSS AVG 2014 14,890 12,531 10,295 15.8% 82.2% 69.1% €594,208,675 €57,718 2013 14,212 12,049 9,709 15.2% 80.6% 68.3% €546,544,279 €56,293 2012 13,837 11,674 9,212 15.6% 78.9% 66.6% €442,298,918 €48,013 2011 13,387 11,282 8,571 15.7% 76.0% 64.0% €391,678,954 €45,698 2010 14,653 12,304 8,856 16.0% 72.0% 60.4% €349,444,916 €39,459 A.P. Indy, who appears on the A Runner Index for the last time 2009 13,356 11,114 8,382 16.8% 75.4% 62.8% €414,571,942 €49,460 Horsephotos Data compiled by Brianne Stanley 2015 APEX RATINGS Top 50 by A Runner Index, 200+ Year-Starters 2008-2014 NA/EU Sires

SIRE YR HIS SIRE 1st Fls ST Rnrs A's A Index ABC's ABC Index

GALILEO 1998 SADLER'S WELLS 2003 IR 1822 149 4.09 348 2.39 WAR FRONT 2002 DANZIG 2008 KY 510 41 4.02 94 2.30 A.P. INDY 1989 1994 Retired 910 67 3.68 177 2.43 SPEIGHTSTOWN 1998 GONE WEST 2006 KY 1276 89 3.49 250 2.45 DESERT GOD 1991 FAPPIANO 1994 Retired 340 23 3.38 52 1.91 GHOSTZAPPER 2000 AWESOME AGAIN 2007 KY 671 45 3.35 133 2.48 MONSUN 1990 KONIGSSTUHL 1997 Dead 691 45 3.26 108 1.95 UNUSUAL HEAT 1990 NUREYEV 1999 CA 891 57 3.20 165 2.31 NIIGON 2001 UNBRIDLED 2008 Dead 222 14 3.15 48 2.70 DANSILI 1996 DANEHILL 2002 GB 1427 90 3.15 217 1.90 MEDAGLIA D'ORO 1999 EL PRADO 2006 KY 1250 78 3.12 208 2.08 PHILANTHROPIST 2001 KRIS S. 2008 SAf 263 16 3.04 46 2.19 DUBAWI 2002 DUBAI MILLENNIUM 2007 GB 872 53 3.04 144 2.06 MONTJEU 1996 SADLER'S WELLS 2002 Dead 1405 85 3.02 206 1.83 DYNAFORMER 1985 ROBERTO 1991 Dead 1109 64 2.89 176 1.98 BERNARDINI 2003 A.P. INDY 2008 KY 728 40 2.75 91 1.56 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY 1997 STORM CAT 2002 KY 2099 114 2.72 335 1.99 KITTEN'S JOY 2001 EL PRADO 2007 KY 1072 58 2.71 146 1.70 MIDNIGHT LUTE 2003 REAL QUIET 2010 KY 260 14 2.69 38 1.83 TAPIT 2001 PULPIT 2006 KY 1418 76 2.68 219 1.93 SELKIRK 1988 SHARPEN UP 1994 Dead 747 40 2.68 93 1.56 SMART STRIKE 1992 MR. PROSPECTOR 1998 KY 1703 89 2.61 242 1.78 LEMON DROP KID 1996 2002 KY 1328 69 2.60 212 2.00 OASIS DREAM 2000 GREEN DESERT 2005 GB 1513 78 2.58 240 1.98 UNBRIDLED'S SONG 1993 UNBRIDLED 1998 Dead 1315 67 2.55 183 1.74 ENGLISH CHANNEL 2002 SMART STRIKE 2009 KY 413 21 2.54 56 1.69 DARK ANGEL 2005 ACCLAMATION 2009 IR 401 20 2.49 60 1.87 CANDY RIDE 1999 RIDE THE RAILS 2006 KY 1107 55 2.48 167 1.89 TIZNOW 1997 CEE'S TIZZY 2003 KY 1393 69 2.48 179 1.61 SILENT NAME 2002 1900 ON 244 12 2.46 44 2.25 SHAMARDAL 2002 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY 2006 IR 958 47 2.45 147 1.92 TEOFILO 2004 GALILEO 2009 IR 575 28 2.43 77 1.67 GOOD JOURNEY 1996 NUREYEV 2004 CA 207 10 2.42 27 1.63 DANEHILL DANCER 1993 DANEHILL 1998 Retired 1670 78 2.34 231 1.73 MINESHAFT 1999 A.P. INDY 2005 KY 859 40 2.33 121 1.76 AWESOME AGAIN 1994 DEPUTY MINISTER 2000 KY 1102 51 2.31 166 1.88 SMARTY JONES 2001 ELUSIVE QUALITY 2006 PA 699 32 2.29 101 1.81 FIRST SAMURAI 2003 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY 2008 KY 533 24 2.25 68 1.59 DUTCH ART 2004 MEDICEAN 2009 GB 446 20 2.24 61 1.71 PULPIT 1994 A.P. INDY 1999 Dead 1173 52 2.22 169 1.80 FREUD 1998 STORM CAT 2003 NY 913 39 2.14 134 1.83 DISCREET CAT 2003 FORESTRY 2009 KY 490 21 2.14 50 1.28 INDIAN CHARLIE 1995 IN EXCESS 2000 Dead 1207 51 2.11 175 1.81 1993 FORTY NINER 2000 KY 1619 68 2.10 276 2.13 SKY MESA 2000 PULPIT 2005 KY 1047 44 2.10 152 1.81 JUMP START 1999 A.P. INDY 2004 PA 1015 42 2.07 136 1.67 OLD FORESTER 2001 FORESTRY 2008 ON 390 16 2.05 59 1.89 PIVOTAL 1993 POLAR FALCON 1998 GB 1447 59 2.04 223 1.93 SCAT DADDY 2004 JOHANNESBURG 2009 KY 491 20 2.04 58 1.48 CITY ZIP 1998 CARSON CITY 2003 KY 1400 56 2.00 202 1.80 STORMY ATLANTIC 1994 STORM CAT 2000 KY 1774 71 2.00 217 1.53 PYRUS 1998 MR. PROSPECTOR 2004 Spain 200 8 2.00 20 1.25 Top 25 by A Runner Index, Under 200 Year-Starters 2008-2014 NA/EU Sires

SIRE YR HIS SIRE 1st Fls ST Rnrs A's A Index ABC's ABC Index

INTO MISCHIEF 2005 HARLAN'S HOLIDAY 2010 KY 133 12 4.51 25 2.35 PIONEEROF THE NILE 2006 EMPIRE MAKER 2011 KY 118 10 4.24 18 1.91 HEAR NO EVIL 2000 CARSON CITY 2007 FL 123 9 3.66 15 1.52 KENDARGENT 2003 KENDOR 2009 FR 111 8 3.60 21 2.36 STRUT THE STAGE 1998 THEATRICAL 2008 ON 108 7 3.24 14 1.62 GIANT GIZMO 2004 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY 2011 ON 68 4 2.94 8 1.47 QUINTON'S GOLD 1997 CARSON CITY 2006 NM 154 9 2.92 22 1.79 SQUARE EDDIE 2006 SMART STRIKE 2011 CA 52 3 2.88 8 1.92 ATTILA'S STORM 2002 FOREST WILDCAT 2009 NM 124 7 2.82 14 1.41 FROST GIANT 2003 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY 2010 NY 93 5 2.69 19 2.55 ARAKAN 2000 NUREYEV 2007 IR 164 8 2.44 12 0.91 WAR PASS 2005 CHEROKEE RUN 2010 Dead 129 6 2.33 18 1.74 TWO STEP SALSA 2005 PETIONVILLE 2011 FL 65 3 2.31 7 1.35 SEA THE STARS 2006 CAPE CROSS 2011 IR 152 7 2.30 17 1.40 DAI JIN 2000 PEINTRE CELEBRE 2004 Turkey 140 6 2.14 16 1.43 SOLDIER HOLLOW 2000 IN THE WINGS 2009 GE 165 7 2.12 23 1.74 RUN AWAY AND HIDE 2006 CITY ZIP 2010 KY 142 6 2.11 17 1.50 LUCKY PULPIT 2001 PULPIT 2008 CA 194 8 2.06 19 1.22 LE HAVRE 2006 NOVERRE 2011 FR 123 5 2.03 14 1.42 HAT TRICK 2001 SUNDAY SILENCE 2009 KY 198 8 2.02 21 1.33 STREET HERO 2006 STREET CRY 2010 CA 99 4 2.02 8 1.01 CINDAGO 2003 INDIAN CHARLIE 2008 Dead 100 4 2.00 11 1.38 NORSE DANCER 2000 HALLING 2008 GB 75 3 2.00 8 1.33 LITERATO 2004 KENDOR 2010 FR 75 3 2.00 6 1.00 HORSE GREELEY 2004 MR. GREELEY 2010 KY 102 4 1.96 11 1.35 ARCHIPENKO 2004 KINGMAMBO 2011 GB 51 2 1.96 5 1.23

2015 APEX RATINGS Top Japanese Sires by A Runner Index, 200+ Year-Starters 2008-2014

ABC SIRE YR HIS SIRE 1st Fls Rnrs A's A Index ABC's Index

DEEP IMPACT 2002 SUNDAY SILENCE 2008 1416 132 4.66 364 3.21 KING KAMEHAMEHA 2001 KINGMAMBO 2006 2572 155 3.01 447 2.17 HEART'S CRY 2001 SUNDAY SILENCE 2008 1005 49 2.44 157 1.95 EMPIRE MAKER 2000 UNBRIDLED 2005 1202 53 2.20 176 1.83 MANHATTAN CAFE 1998 SUNDAY SILENCE 2004 2226 95 2.13 270 1.52 DAIWA MAJOR 2001 SUNDAY SILENCE 2009 969 38 1.96 150 1.93

APEX EARNINGS THRESHOLDS 2008-2014 (US$)

A RUNNERS top 2%

NA GB/IR FR GER JPN 2014 134,655 98,055 91,375 65,259 325,293 2013 131,410 85,511 92,160 61,617 348,782 2012 121,200 76,204 88,961 58,096 425,698 2011 113,114 74,070 91,784 61,095 424,320 2010 105,458 76,283 90,413 52,730 398,758 2009 107,370 87,814 98,113 58,465 506,275 2008 111,303 96,887 98,810 64,348 455,511

B RUNNERS next 2%

NA GB/IR FR GER JPN 2014 92,290 57,337 68,833 39,845 210,376 2013 90,760 50,997 65,405 41,680 224,614 2012 87,750 43,663 64,593 33,775 264,781 2011 78,578 40,998 65,450 35,712 274,450 2010 74,103 43,106 61,877 30,950 256,982 2009 76,728 48,816 67,102 34,162 336,355 2008 79,300 52,610 71,736 35,547 324,139

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NA GB/IR FR GER JPN 2014 63,525 31,916 47,385 23,307 124,053 2013 62,256 27,684 46,386 21,246 129,200 2012 59,420 23,459 44,582 19,104 159,750 2011 53,400 22,250 44,914 19,986 161,191 2010 51,070 23,868 43,266 17,421 149,815 2009 51,880 26,424 46,396 20,039 215,288 2008 53,492 30,067 48,126 20,854 192,817 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/8/15 • PAGE 7 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

ALL CALM ON THE CALDER >FENCEGATE= substantial vehicle traffic. Broome said he hoped CDI FRONT--FOR NOW would relent and re-open the main path to the track. By T.D. Thornton AGive us a chance so nobody gets hurt,@ Broome said. More temporary stalls in tents are going up while the AAs we explained to the horsemen, it=s not ideal,@ threats of eviction appear to be quieting down at Calder Stirling said. ABut for 90 days, just suck it up and let=s Race Course & Casino. try to get through this thing. When people start to Churchill Downs Incorporated, which owns the track move north, we can move other outfits into the other but leases a portion of the backstretch property to 460 [permanent] stalls or go over to Gulfstream [where Gulfstream Park for year-round training and a 40-day stabling is currently at capacity]. As miserable as autumn race meet, has been closing down the former Churchill Downs has made life, I think the horsemen main stable area of 60 barns since Dec. 1 in preparation have been very resilient.@ for an unspecified future construction project. Stirling said it is Abizarre@ how some 660 temporary Over the past five weeks, horsemen have been stalls have to be built alongside 60 perfectly good scrambling to find new homes for 600 Thoroughbreds unused permanent barns--especially considering how that had been ordered to move out by Jan. 1. lucrative Gulfstream=s alleged offer was to lease the In addition to 460 permanent stalls Gulfstream leases barn area from CDI. for the horsemen in a separate part of the backstretch, AEven though they were offered $900,000 for the horses remaining on the property have already been three months for those 500 or 600 stalls, [CDI] turned relocated to 160 temporary stalls in tents in a parking it down,@ Stirling said. AThat=s like found money. I lot. Scores of others have been transferred off the would think they would have jumped at that.@ property to private stabling. Trainer Edwin Broome still has a string of 14 horses stabled in the fenced-off area, which he estimated BLACK-TYPE PREVIEWS holds about 150 other horses awaiting transfer. ARight now, I=ve got to give Churchill Downs [Incorporated] a little bit of credit,@ Broome said. Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:01 p.m. EST AChurchill hasn=t imposed any more restrictions on us. FT. LAUDERDALE S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT They=re leaving us alone, they=re letting us train. No 1 Silver Freak K Badge of Silver Leparoux Lynch 119 more threats. That is what we want, for them to leave 2 Lochte Medaglia d'Oro Bocachica Vitali 123 us be until the first of April. I don t know if they re = = 3 Mshawish K Medaglia d'Oro Castellano Pletcher 123 going to keep doing it, but right now they=re letting us 4 Howe Great Hat Trick (Jpn) Lopez Bush 123 be.@ 5 Fredericksburg Speightstown Saez Matz 119 Kent Stirling, executive director of the Florida 6 Mosler K War Front Velazquez Mott 119 Horsemen=s Benevolent and Protective Association, 7 Grand Tito K Candy Ride (Arg) Lezcano Delgado 123 agreed that the tense situation is in a lull for the time 8 Shiva Ryan K Tapit Gomez Jehaludi 117 being. But he said the current peace comes only after 9 Mucho Mas Macho K Macho Uno Jaen Collazo 123 more Ascare tactics@ last weekend from CDI. 10 Tesseron Tapit Contreras Carroll 119 According to Stirling, for the second time in as many 11 Za Approval Ghostzapper Rosario Casse 123 weeks, CDI demanded the tearing down of temporary 12 Mutin (Fr) Kentucky Dynamite Ortiz Jr McLaughlin 121 tents after the FHBPA and Gulfstream thought CDI had 13 Golden Rifle Ghostzapper Bridgmohan Wolfson 119 granted permission for them to go up. The first 14 Protonico Giant's Causeway Bravo Pletcher 123 disassembling was ordered in late December after electric and plumbing lines had already been connected Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST to tents in an employee parking lot. The most recent SAN PASQUAL S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m tear-down order came for 200 stalls in tents alongside a PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT backstretch pathway to the racetrack. 1 Quadrivium K Henrythenavigator Smith Motion 118 AEveryone=s saying, >Well, hold on, we=re doing 2 Hoppertunity K Any Given Saturday Garcia Baffert 123 everything we can to move, and you guys are doing 3 Majestic Harbor K Rockport Harbor Baze McCarthy 120 everything you can to make life miserable,=@ Stirling 4 Big Cazanova (Arg) Giant's Causeway Trujillo Miller 118 said. 5 Baccelo (Brz) Northern Afleet Pereira Lobo 118 6 Bronzo (Chi) Fusaichi Pegasus Stevens Drysdale 120 The new plan, allegedly with CDI=s blessing, calls for 7 Salto Del Indio (Chi) Happy Hunting Talamo Puype 118 500 temporary stalls in tents that are being erected 8 Mr. Commons Artie Schiller Blanc Shirreffs 118 along the outside perimeter of the backstretch 9 Blue Tone K Birdstone Desormeaux Hess Jr 118 straightway where vans and heavy equipment used to 10 Appealing Tale K Tale of the Cat Espinoza Miller 118 be parked, Stirling said. 11 Tonito M. K Rock Hard Ten Bejarano Hollendrfer 120 AWe=d much rather stay where we=re at,@ said Broome. Broome said his only concern about remaining behind the fence is that to get horses to the racetrack, they Click here to access TDN Sales PPs have to be hand-walked through an opening that has TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/8/15 • PAGE 8 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Black-Type Previews cont. Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 3:34 p.m. EST HAL'S HOPE S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 1m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Lea First Samurai Rosario Mott 123 2 Golden Lad Medaglia d'Oro Velazquez Pletcher 123 3 Valid K Medaglia d'Oro Bocachica Vitali 123 4 Slim Shadey (GB) Val Royal (Fr) Saez Jacobson 123 Jeffry Morris: 5 Prayer for Relief K Jump Start Castellano Romans 123 So the Hall of Fame executive committee continues 6 Confrontation K War Pass Bravo Tagg 119 its negligence, along with every other board room in the Thoroughbred industry, with its passive persecution of Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:03 p.m. EST Steve Asmussen. Instead of assuming a proactive, MARSHUA'S RIVER S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT pro-industry stance, the commitee s spinelessness PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT = 1 Skylander Girl Stroll Contreras Patykewich 119 perpetuates groundless accusations which impugn us 2 Why Katherine Whywhywhy Rosario Attard 117 all. For 10 months, Aalleged,@ ethical abuses have been, 3 Parranda English Channel Velazquez Clement 123 Aunder investigation,@ by various, Acommissions.@ 4 Strike Charmer Smart Strike Landeros Carroll 123 Possibly the mythical, Ainvestigations@ are at a loss to 5 Candy Kitty K Lemon Drop Kid Prado Pletcher 121 define Aethical abuse.@ 6 Ready Signal K More Than Ready Goncalves Tarrant 121 Always reactive, never proactive, this admittedly ugly 7 Summer Moon (Fr) Elusive City Leparoux Brown 119 episode should have been pressed to resolution via 8 Scampering K Afleet Alex Castellano McGghy III 119 punishment or absolution long ago. Apparently 9 Pappascat K Scat Daddy Lopez Simms 119 boardroom leadership chooses not to acknowledge the 10 Alette Lemon Drop Kid Lezcano Block 121 consequence which these groundless, unproven Aallegations@ have on the industry, let alone the FEATURE PRESENTATION • GIII SHAM S. accused. Better to ignore problems in hope that they evaporate than face down the baseless threats from PETA. Sadly the Asmussen circumstance is just another failure of intransigent, myopic leadership. Brings to mind, I think George Patton--ALead, follow, or get out of the way.@ Jeffry Morris

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 6:00 p.m. EST SHAM S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, 1m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT IN OTHER NEWS... 1 St. Joe Bay Saint Anddan Pedroza Miller 118 A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Other Media 2 Pioneerof the West Pioneerof the Nile Nakatani Casse 118 3 Rockinatten High Cotton Bejarano O'Neill 118 4 Unblunted K Sharp Humor Talamo McCarthy 118 Thoroughbred Fans Offered Slice of Ownership 5 Rock Shandy K Lemon Drop Kid Espinoza Miller 118 “An Oceanport stable is giving racing fans an opportunity to get in on the 6 Papacoolpapacool K Temple City Perez Mullins 118 action of horse ownership without the hefty costs of purchasing a horse 7 Calculator In Summation Trujillo Miller 118 or the consistent expenses associated with it.” Kenny Walter, The 8 Hero Ten All Rock Hard Ten Baze Mullins 118 Atlanticville

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AShe=s a filly with an exceptional pedigree,@ Wallace remarked. AShe has great similarities between her sire and her mother. She=s an outstanding first foal from some of the best breeders in Australia in Mill Park, so she has plenty going for her. That was probably a little more than we expected to pay, but diamonds don=t come cheap.@ Wallace added, AWe always knew there was going to Magic Millions cont. from p1 be intense competition for a filly like that. She ticked all the boxes for a lot Hit Out of the Park... of people, so there The South Australian-based Mill Park Stud sent three was always going of its seven-strong draft through the ring yesterday, to be plenty of and it was apparent the 25-hour cross-country trek had interest.@ little effect on the horses, which each brought prices in Sepoy=s six excess of A$300,000. The first through the ring was yearlings sold on lot 13, a colt from the last crop of the ill-fated the day averaged champion 2012/13 first-season sire Northern Meteor A$367,500. (Aus), who fetched A$300,000 from Scone The Redoute=s Thoroughbred Services. He was followed by the Choice colt, who is session-topping Sepoy filly, lot 143, and lot 185, a colt the second foal by Redoute=s Choice (Aus), brought up the trio when from the G2 Villiers sold to David Raphael for A$575,000 late in the S. winner Dances Michael Wallace, right, signs the ticket on session. (Click here for a TDN feature on Mill Park on Waves (Aus) lot 143 Stud). Cont. p9 (Anabaa), marked Magic Millions AThe results were well beyond what we were hoping, the fourth purchase especially starting off with the Northern Meteor colt for of the day for David Raphael, who was acting on behalf $300,000--that was just a fantastic result,@ said Mill of his own Stallion Racing and Damien Flower=s Park Stud=s Chris Watson. AIt was good to see him get Jadeskye Racing. The colt will be trained by Gerald off to a fast start for the Ryan. last of the Northern AGerald [Ryan] knows the mare so well and when you Meteors. The Sepoy filly, are buying Redoute=s, you are buying at the top end, that was an amazing and that is what we are trying to do,@ Raphael said. AIt result. It=s exciting, she=s is hard to compete against the big boys--they have got going to a really good good money and the Australian currency is down, so judge in Michael Wallace. the international buyers can step in and really buy some It=s a really good home cracking horses.@ and she=s obviously On behalf of Stallion Racing and Jadeskye, among staying in Australia for a others, Raphael purchased J “TDN Rising Star” J while, so that=s great to Rubick (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) for A$460,000 see. And the Redoute=s at the 2013 Gold Coast sale. Turned over to Ryan, Choice colt is going to a Rubick won the colts and geldings division of the really good trainer in G3 Blue Diamond Prelude S. in just his second start last Chris Watson Sportpix.com.au Gerald Ryan, so we February and added a first-up victory in the G2 Schillaci couldn=t be happier. It=s S. this past October. been a fantastic day for us.@ Of his newest acquisition, Raphael added, AWe all Lot 143 was the leading light in an exceptional looked at him separately. When I first saw him when he opening session for Darley=s first-season sire Sepoy walked out of the box, I thought, >He has got it.= He is (Aus) (Elusive Quality), who was Australia=s champion expensive and there will probably be other horses by 2- and 3-year-old after wins in the G1 Blue Diamond Redoute=s from the Easter Yearling Sale that will be as and G1 Golden Slipper S. as a juvenile, and the good, but you have to put them on the line at some G1 Manikato S. and G1 Coolmore Stud S. as a stage and buy the one you want.@ Cont. p10 sophomore, all in 2011. The chestnut is the first foal out of the dual listed winner Celebrity Girl (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}), and she was hammered down to Wallace after a prolonged bidding war that included Peter Devitt, seated alongside trainer David Hayes, and Californian Jon Kelly, standing near the front of the ring. Wallace noted the September foal would remain in Australia to race, and that a trainer had not yet been identified.

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MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLINGS Waterhouse Ready and Willing... WEDNESDAY’S TOP NINE LOTS Trainer Gai Waterhouse knew it would take some Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (A$) pocket power to secure lot 153, a son of More Than 143 filly Sepoy (Aus) Celebrity Girl (Aus) 850,000 Ready from the draft of Segenhoe Stud, but with her B-Robertson Equine Investments Pty Ltd proven track record with the sire as a confidence Consigned by Mill Park, agent Purchased by China Horse Club booster, the Hall of Famer stayed strong to secure the 153 colt More Than Ready Chinchilla Rose (Aus) 600,000 flashy chestnut for (walking video) A$600,000 late in B-Fairway Thoroughbreds the session. The Consigned by Segenhoe Stud, agent for Fairway Thoroughbreds October foal is the Purchased by Gai Waterhouse Racing third produce of the 195 colt Fastnet Rock (Aus) Delta Girl (NZ) 600,000 multiple group (Sirecam.com video) winner Chinchilla B-Go Bloodstock Rose (Aus) (Lion Consigned by Coolmore Stud, agent Hunter {Aus}), Purchased by Chris Waller Racing P/L 185 colt Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Dances on Waves (Aus) 575,000 herself a full-sister B-Mill Park/Mills Thoroughbred Breeding Partnership to Leone Chiara (Aus), the dam of Gai Waterhouse Consigned by Mill Park, agent Magic Millions Purchased by Stallion Racing/Jadeskye Racing exciting young sire 43 colt Sepoy (Aus) Academy Idol (Aus) 460,000 Star Witness (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}) and Group 3 winner (Sirecam.com video) Nostradamus (Aus) (Medaglia d=Oro {Aus}). B-N Hodges & Darley Australia AI liked him a lot--from the moment I saw him, I fell in Consigned by Riverdale, agent love with him, and I=ve had such success, especially Purchased by David Raphael with the likes of Sebring, with this sire,@ Waterhouse 91 colt Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Awesome Planet (Aus) 450,000 reasoned. He s probably a little underrated with many (Sirecam.com video) A = B-A Olive people. I knew what the reserve was, and I thought, Consigned by Newgate Farm, agent >Why pussyfoot around?= I knew I had a chance to buy Purchased by Gary Mudgway Bloodstock him by forcing the market.@ 86 filly Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Augusta Proud (Aus) 450,000 Waterhouse conditioned the successful young sire B-Kerry O’Brien Thorougbreds P/L & G McConnal Sebring (Aus) (More Than Ready), himself an Consigned by Broadwater Thoroughbreds, agent A$130,000 Magic Millions graduate, to win the Purchased by Jon Kelly/Gai Waterhouse Racing G1 Golden Slipper. She confirmed this colt would be 104 colt Snitzel (Aus) Behind (Aus) 375,000 trained for a syndicate. (Walking video) AA group of people came together--Segenhoe has B-N J R Werrett taken an interest in him, so it=s really exciting,@ Consigned by Kitchwin Hills, agent Purchased by George Moore Bloodstock Waterhouse added. 163 filly Snitzel (Aus) Clean Sweep (NZ) 360,000 Agent Guy Mulcaster went to the same sum late in (Sirecam.com video) the session for lot 195, a son of Fastnet Rock (Aus) B-Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd & Jungle Pocket Pty Ltd from the draft of Coolmore Stud. Mulcaster noted the Consigned by Arrowfield Stud, agent son of Delta Girl (NZ) (General Nediym {Aus}) would be Purchased by Mulcaster Bloodstock trained by Chris Waller. Of the new owners, he remarked, AWe=ll be working on that tonight before we get back here tomorrow.@ Mulcaster added, AHe looked good on the farm and he (718) 978-8200 looked good when he got here. He=s a real good walker, www.mersant.com so hopefully he goes on to be a good racehorse.@ Sponsors of the following stats for the: Rookie Stars... MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLING SALE This year=s roster of first-crop yearling sires in SESSION TOTALS 2015 2014 Australia is one of the strongest in memory, and the Catalogued 243 190 early part of the session was dominated by the rookies, No. Offered 181 172 No. Sold 140 137 with a colt by Sepoy causing early fireworks when RNAs 41 35 selling for A$460,000 to David Raphael. Lot 43, from % RNAs 22.7% 20.3% the draft of Riversdale, is out of Academy Idol (Aus) No. $500K+ 4 0 (Made of Gold {Aus}), who has produced two stakes- High Price A$850,000 A$450,000 placed winners from three foals to race. Gross A$23,335,000 A$19,400,000 Average (% change) A$166,679 (+17.7%) A$141,606 Raphael predicted big things to come from Sepoy. Median (% change) A$130,000 (n/c) A$130,000 Cont. p11 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/8/15 • PAGE 11 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Magic Millions cont. So You Think (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}) was undoubtedly one of the best racehorses Australia has AHe was expensive--he wasn=t cheap, but I think by seen in recent years and he proved himself a worldwide the end of the year we=ll get through all the Sepoys, champion, winning 10 Group 1 races across the world. and the average His progeny are therefore under the microscope of the might even be most astute buyers and he passed the test early in the above that,@ session yesterday when trainer Anthony Cummings Raphael noted. AWe shelled out A$350,000 for a colt catalogued as lot 80 might even come from Coolmore Stud. through the end of AI thought at that price he was pretty good value,@ the year, through Cummings explained. AHe=s not going to be a huge Easter, and he horse, but he=s full of quality, really nicely built and an might be at market athlete.@ price.@ Cummings noted that his father, Australia=s legendary Of the roster of trainer Bart Cummings, trained So You Think, while he conditioned another first-season sire, Smart Missile first-season sires, L to R: Damien Flower, Gerald Ryan and (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). David Raphael Raphael said, AI I think they re going to be the pick of the first-season Sportpix.com.au A = think there=s some sires this season,@ he predicted. really nice first- Of the new ownership group, the conditioner season sires. It=s exciting to have Sepoy, Smart Missile, commented, AI have some stable clients taking half and So You Think, Foxwedge--they=re all really nice horses. I think the Coolmore boys are taking half.@ I=m normally conservative--I=d rather wait for a proven So You Think was purchased by Coolmore midway product, but I just think there=s some really nice first- through his 4-year-old campaign before relocating to season sires.@ Ballydoyle in Ireland, and he now stands dual The early-August foal was secured for Stallion hemisphere at Coolmore Ireland and Australia. His other Racing, Jadeskye and Teeley Assets, the same team six-figure prices yesterday included an A$325,000 colt that races Rubick (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) with hammered down to trainer Robbie Laing. Coolmore. The 3-year-old Rubick cost Raphael the same price here in 2013. Kelly=s Choice... AHe was the horse we all wanted, and it=s a bit American Jon Kelly made waves here a year ago spooky--he=s the same price as Rubick for the same when swooping for the A$1-million sale-topping team,@ Raphael said, noting that he expected to pay Redoute=s Choice colt during his first visit to the sale, between A$400,000 and A$500,000 for the colt. and the California businessman didn=t take long to get Of his stable star Rubick, Raphael said, AHe=s back [in into the action yesterday, signing for a Redoute=s training] and he looks great. He=s grown a bit, he=s a bit Choice filly for A$450,000 while sitting alongside Gai longer. He looks really good.@ Waterhouse. Lot 86 is out of the dual Group 3 winner Newgate Farm=s Foxwedge (Aus) (Fastnet Rock Augusta Proud (Aus) (More Than Ready), and she is {Aus}) finished second to Sepoy in the Coolmore Stud from the family of GI Florida Derby and S. and earned his Group 1 in the following year=s GI Hopeful S. winner Mercedes Won (Air Forbes Won). G1 William Reid S., and he made a statement early in AI found her very nice and the the session when a pair of colts that went through the price was right, so I bought her,@ ring consecutively fetched A$350,000 and A$150,000. Kelly remarked. AIt=s as simple as The former, lot 24, was secured by young trainer Bryce that. I have a lot of confidence in Heys, who worked with the G1 William Reid S. winner Gai, so we=ll see how well we do. Foxwedge during his six-year tenure with trainer John @ The early afternoon provided a O Shea. Heys, who secured his trainer s license in late = = fruitful spell for Redoute=s 2013 and trains from Ellerslie Lodge at Warwick Farm Choice. Three lots later, another in Sydney, said the resemblance of the colt to his sire filly by the three-time champion was Auncanny.@ sire fetched A$280,000 from AHe=s an outstanding colt and he has all the physical Corumbene Stud, and a further traits his father has,@ said Heys after bowing out of the two lots later agent Gary bidding on the second Foxwedge colt, who was Mudgway paid the same Jon Kelly hammered down to Gai Waterhouse. AI was fortunate A$450,000 sum for a Redoute=s Magic Millions enough to be involved with his father, and it=s uncanny Choice colt. Mudgway noted how his father can leave someone so similar, so here=s lot 91, a son of G3 Doomben Roses scorer Awesome hoping he=s just as fast.@ Planet (Aus) (Giant=s Causeway), would go into training Heys noted the colt was purchased for Aa bunch of with Leon Corstens, who conditions the colt=s Group 2- new clients.@ The strapping bay is out of Xaar=s Jewel placed three-quarter brother Awesome Rock (Aus) (Aus) (Xaar {GB}), and is a three-quarter sister to the (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), an A$575,000 yearling here two G2 Villiers S. winner Ninth Legion (Aus) (Fastnet Rock years ago from Newgate Farm. {Aus}). Cont. p12 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/8/15 • PAGE 12 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Magic Millions cont. ALeon rates the horse really highly, and this colt will be given time to develop out and I think he=ll make a lovely 3-year-old,@ Mudgway said. ARedoute=s Choice is obviously on fire. He has the fastest horse in Australia in Lankan Rupee, and young horses coming up like Panzer Division and Scissor Kick. We=re very hopeful and very happy to be buying off Newgate Farm.@ Henry Field of Newgate remarked, AHe=s a very nice horse, and he=s a brother to a very smart horse in Awesome Rock. He was the right horse with the right pedigree, so that was his mark.@ Newgate was founded five years ago by Field, and he MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLING noted the operation has grown considerably. SALE DAY THREE--FRIDAY AThe farm is going really well, it=s built up over the last five years to a situation now where we have 1000 451, f, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--Miss Judgement (Aus), acres of land, a beautiful band of broodmares and by Strategic (Aus) we=ve just bought [three-time Group 1 winner] Consigned by Cressfield Dissident, who will be our fifth stallion. It=s built up This early August foal is the fourth produce of the G3 How Now S. very well.@ winner Miss Judgement, herself a half-sister to the G1 Oakleigh Plate Newgate signaled its indication for further growth victress Mrs Onassis (Aus) (General Nediym {Aus}) and Group 3 recently when adding Bruce Slade to its roster of winners Fifth Avenue Lady (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) and Aussies personnel. Slade is the former racing manager to Gai Love Sport (Aus) (Redoute’s Choice {Aus}). Her third dam is the dual Waterhouse and founder of Round Table Racing. Group 1 winner Lady Jakeo (Aus) (Last Tycoon {GB}). AIt=s great to have Bruce Slade on board as our director of sales,@ Field noted. AHe=s one of the top 467, f, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--More Valour (Aus), by More Than Ready young guys in the industry, so it=s piecing together Consigned by Coolmore Stud (As Agent) really well. His role will be to help grow the operation, Another representative of the champion sire Fastnet Rock, this mid- manage and recruit stallions and manage the sales August foal is out of the winning More Than Ready mare More Valour, a consignments and stallion syndicates. He=s one of the half-sister to group winners Timbourina (Aus) (Timber Country) and top young guys in our industry, so it=s great to have Media (Aus) (Gilded Time). him on board.@ Commenting on the opening day s trade, Field added, 484, f, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--Necessary Evil, by Harlan’s Holiday = Consigned by Coolmore Stud (As Agent) AIt=s been a very good market. I think AusHorse have This bay filly could provide a trio of big sales for her sire. She is the done a great job bringing people into Australia. We=ve second foal from the GIII Hollywood Juvenile Championship S. winner had seven horses go through the ring, six have been Necessary Evil, who was a $340,000 Keeneland November purchase in sold and every one of them has sold in excess of their 2011 by Demi O’Byrne. reserve, which is a good sign of the depth of the market.@ 485, c, Smart Missile (Aus)--Negotiate (Aus), by Red Ransom Consigned by Arrowfield Stud (As Agent) A member of the first crop of Arrowfield’s G2 Todman S. winner Smart Missile--a son of Fastnet Rock--this bay is the fifth foal from the unraced MAGIC MILLIONS Red Ransom mare Negotiate, who has produced three winners from GOLD COAST YEARLING SALE three to race including the Group 3-placed Sweetener (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}). Negotiate is out of the G1 Champagne S. heroine Euphoria DAY THREE OUTS: 412, 448, 450, 468, 491, 506, (Aus) (Marauding {NZ}), from the family of Group 1 winners Tuesday 507, 518, 537, 549, 555, 568, 577, 589, 599 Joy (NZ) and Sunday Joy (Aus) and last year’s G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen victor Sterling City (Aus) (Nadeem {Aus}).

536, c, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--Quack It (NZ), by Ustinov (Aus) " " " Consigned by Rosari Farm By Darley’s champion sire Exceed and Excel, this October foal is the first foal out of the dual winner Quack It, a half to stakes winners Anatina (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and Pricked (Aus) (Thorn Park {Aus}). 60 Broad St. Suite 100 546, f, Smart Missile (Aus)--Rain Melody (Aus), by Lonhro (Aus) Red Bank, NJ 07701 Consigned by Amarina Farm Another representative of the first crop of Smart Missile, this late Fax (732) 747-8955 August foal is out of a four-time winning half-sister to the listed winner Phone (732) 747-8060 Walk Alone (Aus) (Honour and Glory). She is also a half to the dam of [email protected] multiple Group 2 winner Rain Affair (Aus) (Commands {Aus}). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/8/15 • PAGE 13 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Hip Happenings cont. Outstrip, his dam=s second produce, defeated The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) in the 553, f, Redoute’s Choice (Aus)--Reactive (Aus), by Geiger Counter 2013 G2 Champagne S. at Doncaster and kicked home Consigned by Broadwater Thoroughbreds to best Giovanni Boldini (War Front) at Santa Anita two By the three-time champion sire Redoute’s Choice, this late August starts later. He was winless in four runs last year at foal boasts high-class speed on both sides of her pedigree as a three, but ran with credit when a close third to daughter of the G1 Oakleigh Plate scorer Reactive, who is the dam of Kingman (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in the G1 St one winner from one foal to race, a full-brother to this filly. James=s Palace S. and when fourth to that top miler in the G1 Sussex S. 563, c, Street Cry (Ire)--Reggae (Ire), by Danehill AWe are really looking forward to running him,@ said Consigned by Kia-Ora Stud trainer Charlie Appleby. AHe is a real favourite in the A representative of the late Street Cry, this bay is out of an Irish-raced yard as he was my first Group 1 winner and he was full-sister to G1 Phoenix S. winner Spartacus and group winners Johan running with credit in good company last season. We Cruyff (GB) and Meteor Shower (GB). It is also the family of Hong Kong train on dirt and he handles it really well at home. He Group 1 winners Super Satin (NZ) and Blazing Speed (GB). should really like Meydan and the turns, so we are hoping for a big run. We just need to see how he copes 566, f, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--Response (Aus), with any kickback in a race situation.@ by Charge Forward (Aus) Zabeel Racing International s Surfer (Distorted Consigned by Newgate Farm (As Agent) = Humor), multiple Group 2-placed on the old Tapeta This early September foal is the first out of the G1 Robert Sangter S. and G1 Sir Rupert Clarke S. victress Response, who is herself a half- track, is bred top and bottom to excel on this surface, sister to the dam of Group 2 winner Returntosender (Aus) (Elusive but had not experimented with it until last time, when Quality). he registered a half-length victory over fellow American- bred Ennobled Friend (Malibu Moon) in the Listed Dubai Creek Mile over the track and distance Dec. 28. A >CARNIVAL= ATMOSPHERE IN DUBAI Emirates Flyer (GB) (Acclamation {GB}) was runner-up For the next eight Thursdays and a couple of in last year=s G3 UAE 2000 Guineas and was beaten Saturdays, the sprawling Meydan Racecourse plays less than four lengths when third to Toast of New York host to the Dubai International Racing Carnival, which (Thewayyouare) in the G2 UAE Derby in March. The kicks off this evening with the running of Round 1 of bay has one start since, a second-place effort over the the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge going the modified one- Wolverhampton all-weather in October, but he--like turn mile. many of his rivals--has surface questions to address. Despite a return to a conventional dirt surface for the Grand Salute (Brz) (Salute the Sarge), a three-time first time since Well Armed (Tiznow) won the 2009 stakes-winner in Uruguay before being sold to Sheikh G1 Dubai World Ahmed bin Rashid al Maktoum, will look to bounce Cup, a smattering back here off a somewhat disappointing sixth to Surfer of internationally in the Dubai Creek Mile last time out. and turf-flavored pedigrees line up for the quarter- Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 12:40 p.m. EST million dollar event, AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE-R1-G2, $250,000, NH4yo/up, SH3yo/up, including 1600m Godolphin=s PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Surfer Distorted Humor Mullen Seemar Outstrip (GB) 2 Zahee (NZ) Dylan Thomas (Ire) Soumillon de Kock (Exceed and Excel 3 Gold City (Ire) Pivotal (GB) Monaghan Seemar {Aus}). Best known 4 Ennobled Friend Malibu Moon De Sousa bin Harmash to the American 5 Mashaaref (GB) Cape Cross (Ire) Ffrench al Muhairi audience as the 6 Royal Ridge (SAf) Tiger Ridge Hanagan de Kock Outstrip Horsephotos 7 Outstrip (GB) Excd & Excl (Aus) Kirby Appleby winner of the 2013 8 Zambucca (SAf) Lundy’s Liability (Brz) Smith Seemar GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf, the homebred will be 9 Haatheq Seeking the Gold O’Neill al Raihe trying the main track for the first time, but has a license 10 Capital Attraction K Speightstown O’Shea al Ketbi to adapt to it. 11 Grand Salute (Brz) Salute the Sarge Murphy D Slvrtnam The gray colt is the first foal to race out of Asi 12 Emirates Flyer (GB) Acclamation (GB) Doyle bin Suroor 13 Frankyfourfingers (Fr) Sunday Break (Jpn) Barzalona bin Ghadayer Siempre (El Prado {Ire}), whose major career victory 14 Ocean Tempest (GB) Act One (GB) Dobbs Ryan came in the GI Juddmonte Spinster S. over the 15 Empire Storm (Ger) Storming Home (GB) Ennis Attwater Keeneland Polytrack, but who also crossed the line All carry 126 pounds. second in the 2006 GI Breeders= Cup Distaff and was runner-up in a pair of Grade II tests on the main. She was acquired by Sheikh Mohammed=s operation for $3 million at Fasig-Tipton in November 2007. Click here to access TDN Progeny PPs TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/8/15 • PAGE 14 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Sir Fever=s dam is Sirina (Arg) (Rainbow Corner {GB}), and through her, in a storybook twist, he shares his fifth dam Umbella (GB) (Umberto {GB}) with Invasor. When Appleby learned he was to be Sir Fever=s trainer, he took action to speed the colt=s transition to Northern Hemisphere racing by sending two of his stable lads to Uruguay to work with him. Based on his CATCHING THE >FEVER= IN DUBAI past experience, Appleby knew that since most South By Michele MacDonald American-based horses are not regularly trained under Perhaps the most intriguing story in international saddle, they can be Avery keen and a bit tricky to racing now is beginning to unfold in the Middle East adapt.@ with shades of one of the sport=s all-time great fictional AThe lads spent a month with [Sir Fever]--they did the tales, Walter Farley=s The Black Stallion, transformed by quarantine with him in Uruguay--so we=re already sort a real-life script involving modern Arabian royalty and of a month ahead of where we would be when we high stakes. receive a horse like this,@ Appleby explained. AThey=ve The big, blackish and undefeated South American done a fantastic job settling the horse in. He had a wonder horse Sir Fever (Uru) (Texas Fever) has begun month of being under tack and hacking around his own training at the secluded Godolphin Marmoom Stables in track in Uruguay. the Dubai desert following a journey across the Atlantic AThat was our plan--to get him into our routine as Ocean to seek greater glory. quickly as possible, so that when he arrived in Dubai, it The destiny of the colt with the relatively obscure wasn=t too much of a culture change for him,@ Appleby pedigree seems oriented to follow the path blazed by explained. his fellow Uruguayan In his 10 races, all winning efforts in Uruguay, Sir Triple Crown winner Fever has displayed ability to adapt, winning from 1000 Invasor (Arg) (Candy meters (about five furlongs) to 2500 meters (about Stripes), who went on to 1 9/16 miles) while coming from behind or sitting on victory in the world=s the pace. Since the Uruguayan Triple Crown is run on richest race, the dirt and because of Invasor=s precedent, he was a G1 Dubai World Cup. natural candidate for the Dubai World Cup Carnival, Godolphin trainer with Meydan=s previous all-weather track having been Charlie Appleby will guide converted to dirt. The training surface at Marmoon, Sir Fever in this chapter where Appleby conditions his horses for the Dubai Carnival races, also is dirt. Sir Fever of his racing life, and he said Jan. 7, the day As a Southern Hemisphere-bred 3-year-old, Sir Fever before the Dubai International Racing Carnival was set is eligible to race in either the $2-million G2 UAE Derby to kick off at Meydan, that he is delighted with the colt at 1900 meters or the $10-million G1 Dubai World Cup following his acquisition from Uruguay=s Stud Oro at 2000 meters on the $30-million World Cup program Negro. set for Mar. 28. Invasor--who was bought and raced in Dubai and AHe looks great and he shipped over well. At the moment, we re just going to let him settle into his the United States by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al = Maktoum and now stands at his Shadwell Farm in surroundings, which he is doing well--he s nice and = Lexington--suffered his only career defeat in the UAE relaxed. He s just having a very easy time of it. In a = Derby when beaten by Godolphin=s Discreet Cat couple of weeks, I=m going to start cantering him. Then (Forestry). I can probably say a bit more what we=re going to look Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, Invasor captured the to go towards [a specific race],@ Appleby said. 2007 Dubai World Cup the following year after AWe have plans, obviously, to run during the Carnival, collecting trophies from five Grade I American events to aim toward Super Saturday and World Cup night,@ he (Breeders= Cup Classic, Whitney H., Pimlico Special H., continued. AThose plans will be clearer in the next Suburban H. and Donn H.) and reigning as 2006 Horse couple of weeks after he=s settled in more and we=ve of the Year in the U.S. gotten to cantering him.@ For now, Appleby is not looking too far ahead with Representatives of Godolphin leader and Dubai Ruler Sir Fever. His only immediate goal is to ease the colt Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum sealed a deal into serious training and then see what targets appear to buy the paternal grandson of GI Belmont S. winner to be most suitable. That being said, Sir Fever has done Victory Gallop in November after he won the Gran nothing to disappoint his new trainer. Premio Nacional at Maronas to sweep the Uruguayan AHe=s a good-looking horse. He=s a natural athlete. Triple Crown. He=s a strong, good-bodied horse and light on his feet. The sale price has not been confirmed, but the He shipped well and he=s settled in well and he=s an previous owners had indicated they wanted at least exciting horse for the future,@ Appleby said. AIn two or $1- $1.5 million for the colt, whose sire won two of three weeks, I=ll have him up and cantering and we=ll 12 starts including the GIII Kentucky Cup Juvenile S. at know a bit more about where we are with respect to Turfway Park for breeder Stonerside Stable and trainer his fitness and how he=s adapting to the training here, Mike Stidham. but so far we couldn=t be any happier with him.@

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GENTILDONNA JRA HORSE OF THE YEAR Propelled by a season- and career-ending victory in the G1 Dec. 28, Sunday Racing Co. Ltd=s (Jpn) ( {Jpn}) easily outpointed G1 Dubai Duty Free S. hero Just a Way (Jpn) (Heart=s Cry {Jpn}) to earn Horse of the Year honors in Japan, it was announced Wednesday. The 5-year-old daughter of G1SW Donna Blini (GB) (Bertolini), the first two-time winner of the G1 , began 2014 with a smashing victory in the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic and was fourth in search of a third consecutive Japan Cup before storming down the Nakayama stretch to close her racing career in style in the Arima Kinen. Gentildonna was also a unanimous choice for best older filly or mare, winning that award for the second straight season. Just a Way did not leave empty-handed, as that 5-year-old was named best older colt or horse by a wide margin over 2014 Japan Cup hero (Jpn) (Symboli Kris S). In addition to his smashing success in the Duty Free S., Just a Way cut back to the 1600 meters for a last-jump success in Japan=s premier race at the distance, the G1 in June. In more hotly contested divisions, G1 (Japanese 2000 Guineas) and G2 Asahi Hai winner (Jpn) ( {Jpn}) was given the nod as top 3-year-old colt, ahead of G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) victor (Jpn) (Heart=s Cry {Jpn}), while (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), the G1 Oka Sho winner, defeated G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) victress Nuovo Record (Jpn) (Heart=s Cry {Jpn}) in the 3-year-old filly division. Ï Ò The juvenile divisions were won in unanimous fashion by top colt (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and filly Shonan Adela (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). 2014 JRA AWARDS

Horse of the Year and Best Older Filly/Mare GENTILDONNA (JPN) (Deep Impact {Jpn})

Best Older Colt or Horse JUST A WAY (JPN) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn})

Best Sprinter SNOW DRAGON (JPN) (Admire Cozzene {Jpn})

Best Dirt Horse HOKKO TARUMAE (JPN) (King Kamehameha {Jpn})

Best 3-Year-Old Colt ISLA BONITA (JPN) (Fuji Kiseki {Jpn})

Best 3-Year-Old Filly Gentildonna (4) Horsephotos HARP STAR (JPN) (Deep Impact {Jpn})

IT’S A BOY! OR A GIRL! Best 2-Year-Old Colt DANON PLATINA (JPN) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) Click here to submit your Foaling News for Stakes Winning and/or Stakes Producing Mares for publication in the TDN. Best 2-Year-Old Filly Sarah K. Andrew photo SHONAN ADELA (JPN) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) REGIONAL REPORT THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015

Improvements Slated for NYRA Tracks: Laurel Park Modifies Winter Schedule: The New York Racing Association=s Re-organization The Maryland Jockey Club and Maryland Board of Directors recently approved a 2015 budget of Thoroughbred Horsemen=s Association have changed $36 million for improvements at Belmont, Saratoga and Laurel Park=s winter racing schedule. Laurel will race Aqueduct. These improvements include new security Friday through Sunday in February instead of Thursday systems, technological upgrades to customer service, through Saturday, and will run Thursday through simulcast, television and on-line platforms. Sunday in March. AWe are trying to get people back to "Continuing the progress reflected by two years of the race track,@ Maryland Jockey Club General Manager targeted, long-term capital investments, we are Sal Sinatra said. AWe are running on holiday Mondays continuing to transform the New York Racing when people are off, so why not run on Sundays when Association for future growth and success," stated people are off? We are going to have brunch, which Christopher Kay, CEO and President of NYRA. "These works well during the spring meet. The goal is to build investments will support our collective efforts to the fan base, to get families to come out and enjoy a provide an enhanced guest experience, while further day at the races.@ improving the quality of racing at our three championship Thoroughbred tracks." A new barn will be built at Belmont and several other barns will be expanded for a total of 200 new stalls to be installed before the track=s May opening. Another Yesterday=s Results: 50 stalls are expected to be added by the fall. MIAMI SHORES H., $60,000, GPX, 1-7, 4yo/up, f/m, "Our added stalls are a huge plus," said Glen Kozak, 7f, 1:22, ft. Vice President of Facilities and Racing Surfaces. "The 1--WEDDING TOAST, 118, m, 5, Street Sense--Golden New York Racing Association bears a twinremendous Sheba, by Coronado's Quest. O-Godolphin Racing cost to keep three tracks open for training, and we are LLC; B-Darley (KY); T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; J-Jose fully confident we will be able to take on the increased Lezcano. $36,456. Lifetime Record: GSW, 7-5-2-0, capacity of horses at Belmont and Saratoga." $467,656. The new stalls will help accomodate horses displaced 2--Best Behavior, 120, m, 5, Into Mischief--Queenship, from Aqueduct in May, when training will be limited to by Line in the Sand. ($10,000 yrl '11 KEESEP). Belmont and Saratoga through mid-October. They will O-Miller Racing LLC. $11,760. also give trainers with large strings an opportunity to Registered Ontario-Bred consolidate their horses in to one barn. 3--Ol Donyo, 117, m, 5, Curlin--Royal Tigress, by Storm "From a racing surface standpoint, Belmont is more Cat. ($60,000 wlng '10 KEENOV; $85,000 RNA yrl than equipped to handle the influx of horses," said '11 KEESEP; $195,000 2yo >12 OBSAPR). Martin Panza, Senior Vice President of Racing O-Newtown Anner Stud. $5,880. Operations. "Between the 1 1/2-mile main track, the Sallusto and Albina 2yo Purchase one-mile training track and the pony track, we can LANE’S END Sales Graduate certainly accommodate the additional horses. Obviously, stall space will be at a premium when racing Margins: 1 1/4, 2 1/4, 4 1/4. Odds: 1.10, 2.60, 2.80. transitions from Aqueduct to Belmont, and we hope After a debut second at Belmont in June 2013, that will encourage trainers to participate in our Wedding toast went on a four-race winning streak, enhanced Aqueduct spring meet [Apr. 1-26]." including tallies in the Belle Cherie S. and GIII Comely S. The 2015 budget also includes fund for a new that season. She made dormitory for backstretch workers with 47 double- only one start last year, finishing second behind occupancy rooms, each with their own restroom, set to Princess of Sylmar be completed in October. (Majestic Warrior) in Aqueduct=s Cat Cay S. in Wednesday Cancellations April. Well-supported for her return to the races, the AQUEDUCT J “TDN Rising Star” J was away well and shared CHARLES TOWN Wedding Toast Lauren King pacesetting duites with Best Behavior through an opening half of :45.18. Those two continued to battle down the stretch, but Wedding Toast was able to edge clear in the final furlong for the win. cont. p2 TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 1/8/15 • PAGE 2 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Miami Shores H. result cont. Wolfson continued. AShe has a great disposition.@ The AShe didn=t need surgery,@ winning trainer Kiaran winner is a half to A Little Gem (Yonaguska), SW, McLaughlin explained of Wedding Toast=s year off. $136,825. Sales history: $270,000 2yo >13 OBSMAR. AShe was just a little bit rough-kneed, so we stopped Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for the on her. We all thought she=d done enough, but we were brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. hopeful to get her back. She=s come back better than O-Stonestreet Stables LLC & Marin Cherry. B-Martin L ever. [The win was] great, because when we sent her Cherry (KY). T-Martin D Wolfson. home, we were afraid they might breed her because she=s a graded stakes winner. What more can we do with her? We were happy she showed back up and ran 7th-GPX, $36,000, Msw, (S), 3yo, 6f, 1:10 3/5, ft. COOL MAN WALKIN (c, 3, Cool Coal Man-- like this, so hopefully, we can keep her all year racing Walkinforkisses, by Kissin Kris) completed the exacta at instead of sending her to be bred. Now we hope we=re first asking here Dec. 19. Sent off as the 3-1 second going to continue on. She ran great.@ Click for the choice, the chestnut broke on top and set the pace brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. through an opening quarter in :23.00. When pressured on the turn, Cool Man Walkin found another gear to 7th-TAM, $21,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($32,000), NW2X, stay in front and had enough in the tank to hold off 4yo/up, 1mT, 1:35 1/5, fm. Abounding Legacy (Flashstorm) by a half-length. Cool CAPTAIN'S AFFAIR (IRE) (c, 4, Captain Rio {GB}--Hugs Man Walkin was running without Lasix. Sales history: 'n Kisses {Ire}, by Noverre) was third in the 2013 $15,000 yrl '13 OBSAUG; $42,000 2yo >14 OBSAPR. GIII Pilgrim S. and spent nearly a year on the bench Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $24,660. Click for the after that effort, returning with a fourth in an optional brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. claimer at Delaware Aug. 30 while under the care of O-Saffie Joseph & East End Partners. B-Dorothy Raffa Rick Mettee. Captain=s Affair was then transferred to (FL). T-Saffie A Joseph Jr. the Arnaud Delacour stable and was second and third in Laurel allowance races Oct. 9 and Nov. 13, respectively, before taking an allowance over this course Dec. 5. The 5-2 second choice rated toward the back of the pack through the opening half and moved up to the outside of the field on the turn. He put in a late charge down the lane to take control by mistretch and win by two lengths. Stormy Pacific (Stormy Atlantic) completed the exacta. Sales history: 18,000i TAKE CHARGE INDY (A.P. Indy--Take Charge Lady, by RNA yrl '12 GOFFEB. Lifetime Record: GSP, 9-3-1-2, Dehere), GISW of $1,103,496, stands at WinStar Farm, $81,413. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. KY ($20,000). O-Team Valor International. B-Highfort Stud (IRE). ! Dark bay or brown filly was born at Royal T-Arnaud Delacour. Thoroughbreds in Freedom, NY, Jan. 5. ! Bred by Danzel Brendemuehl and Sandra Lombardo, 3rd-GPX, $40,000, Msw, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:09 1/5, ft. she is out of the Elusive Quality mare Spring Elusion. +WIND RACER (f, 4, Curlin--Dignified Diva, by Meadowlake), the 3-5 favorite for her debut, stalked ! AShe is an attractive filly, very correct with a deep the dueling leaders early. The chestnut shifted out to girth, and weighing in at 120 pounds,@ Brendemuehl the two path on the turn to challenge Frank=s Star said. AWe are delighted with her.@ (Smoke Glacken) and opened up down the FLAT OUT (Flatter--Cresta Lil, by Cresta Rider), MGISW lane to win by an of $3,645,383, stands at Spendthrift Farm, KY easy five lengths. ($10,000). AShe got into a little trouble on the ! Dark bay or brown filly was born at Six Gables Farm backside, but she=s in Tottenham, Ontario, Jan. 2. got a great mind so ! Bred by Susay Y. Foreman, she is out of the Cowboy she just relaxed off Cal mare Birthday Cake. Wind Racer the pace,@ said Lauren King winning trainer Marty Wolfson. AShe looked • ON THE WORKTAB • good. I=ve entered her four or five times and races PALM MEADOWS haven=t gone, going back to November. She was ready. Main Sequence (Aldebaran), 4fT, :49.00, 1/25 Todd [Pletcher] had her as a baby and she showed up Ring Weekend (Tapit), 4fT, :49.00, 1/25 at Saratoga, so I knew she had to be something good. SANTA ANITA She bucked her shins. I=ve had her five or six months Kaigun (Northern Afleet), 5f, 1:00.40, 5/29 Lexie Lou (Sligo Bay {Ire}), 5f, 1:00.20, 3/29 and she=s done everything right.@ AShe doesn=t do anything wrong, that type of horse,@ TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 1/8/15 • PAGE 3 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Reed Ringler was named owner and buyer relations INDUSTRY INFO manager. His tasks will include buyer recruitment, identifying new clients and furthering relationships with TAA Accreditation Now Available: current customers. Edited Press Release Anna Seitz was promoted to client development and Equine aftercare organizations can apply for public relations manager. She will be tasked with accreditation with the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance developing new relationships with buyers and sellers, from now through Apr. 15, 2015. Once they have been and promoting Fasig-Tipton within the Thoroughbred accredited, such organizations are eligible to receive industry and the community as a whole. funding grants from the TAA to go toward the care and AMax, Evan, Reed and Anna are invaluable rehabilitation of Thoroughbreds in their care. contributors to Fasig-Tipton, and their promotions not According to the TAA Code of Standards, only reflect our confidence in their abilities, but also our accreditation status is determined after a complete high expectations for them moving forward,@ said review of five areas: operations, education, horse Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning. AAll four are health care management, facility standards and young, dedicated, hard working, and innovative, and services, and adoption policies and protocols. their enhanced roles at Fasig-Tipton will help better At minimum, organizations applying for accreditation position our company for many years.@ must fulfill the following six requirements: 1. Organization must have a current status as a 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt organization with Internal ROOKIES Revenue Service or be a registered charity in Canada. 2. Organization must have been operational for a First/second-crop starters to watch: Thursday, January 8 minimum of three years. Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2010 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ 3. Organization must house a minimum of 50% BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) and/or a minimum of five Thoroughbreds. AFLEET EXPRESS (Afleet Alex), Gainesway, $5K, 49/5/0 4. Organization must have an official euthanasia 6-FG, Msw, 6f, Flick of an Eye, $70K RNA OBS APR 2yo, 7-2 policy consistent with the AAEP. BLAME (Arch), Claiborne, $30K, 152/8/0 5. Principals of the organization have never been 7-LRL, Msw, 6f, +Rachel Wall, $85K KEE SEP yrl, 10-1 convicted of killing, abandoning, mistreating, MAJESTICPERFECTION (Harlan's Holiday), Airdrie Stud, $10K, 124/20/1 neglecting, abusing or otherwise committing an 3-FG, Aoc, 1mT, Paternal Pride, 6-1 act of cruelty to a horse. 6-FG, Msw, 6f, +Chanteline, $130K KEE NOV wnl, 5-2 PLAN (Storm Cat), Adena Springs, $4K, 42/0/0 6. Currently there are no legal proceedings 7-LRL, Msw, 6f, Inka Rose, 8-1 pending against the organization, or a principal QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality), Lane's End, $25K, 178/18/2 of the organization and related to the 4-GP, Msw, 1m, +Heliodoro, $150K KEE SEP yrl, 12-1 organization. 4-GP, Msw, 1m, +Jambles, $250K EAS SEP yrl, 4-1 Upon submission of the application for accreditation, SMOOTH AIR (Smooth Jazz), Gulf Coast Equine, $3K, 33/1/0 aftercare organizations may also be subject to a site 1-FG, Msw, 1mT, Turbine, 12-1 inspection. AA great deal of the TAA=s initial success can be attributed to the very high and thorough code of B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N standards,@ said Jimmy Bell, president of the TAA. AThese transparent requirements and attention to detail AMERICA provide great comfort and confidence to so many TAA supporters.@ ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 8th-TAM, $20,900, Opt. Clm. ($16,000), NW1X, Fasig-Tipton Promotes Four Staff Members: 4yo/up, f/m, 1m40y, 1:41 1/5, ft. Fasig-Tipton has promoted Max Hodge, Evan Ferraro, KIMBERLY JEAN (m, 5, More Than Ready--Grey Song, Reed Ringler and Anna Seitz and all will begin their new by Unbridled's Song) Lifetime Record: 17-2-5-2, roles effective immediately, it was announced $115,341. O-Ed Glasscock, et al. B-Dixiana Farms LLC yesterday. (KY). T-Ian R Wilkes. *$240,000 yrl '11 KEESEP; Max Hodge was promoted to vice president of client $95,000 HRA >14 FTKFEB. services and will oversee all aspects of customer service, as well as spearhead new innovations and ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: technological advancements in the auction sales +Arella Princess, f, 3, Limehouse--Coastal Flag, by process. He will also remain active as a select sales Boston Harbor. GPX, 1-7, (C), 6f, 1:12. B-Robin & inspector and in horse recruitment. Sean Ryan (KY). *$7,500 yrl '13 KEESEP; $20,000 Evan Ferraro was promoted to recruiting manager and RNA 2yo >14 OBSJUN. account executive. His responsibilites will include Extravagant Affair, f, 4, With Distinction--Cat Be Quick, management of the tracking and recruitment of quality by Tactical Cat. GPX, 1-7, (C), 1mT, 1:36 4/5. horses, client management and marketing support. B-Calder Farms (FL). TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 1/8/15 • PAGE 4 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Punched away from the stalls by Douglas Whyte, Pleasure Gains was taken hold of and dropped over into third as Sunny Ying (GB) (Haafhd {GB}) led from G1 Hong Kong Vase third Khaya. The pacesetter enjoyed a Thursday, Meydan, post time: 12:05 p.m. EST reasonable time of it on the engine, but Pleasure Gains SINGSPIEL S.-Listed, $150,000, NH 4yo/up, SH 3yo/up, 1800mT pulled out and needed most of the stretch, but ground PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT his way to the front in the dying strides for a first 1 Meandre (Fr) Slickly (Fr) Dobbs Watson 126 black-type success. Khaya stayed on for second from 2 True Story (GB) Manduro (Ger) Doyle bin Suroor 125 3 Mushreq (Aus) Flying Spur (Aus) Hanagan de Kock 126 favored Harbour Master, who raced midfield, but failed 4 Samurai Sword (GB) Motivator (GB) de Vries bin Harmash 126 to reproduce the same finishing kick which saw him 5 Be Ready (Ire) New Approach (Ire) O’Neill bin Suroor 125 land back-to-back races at the Valley prior to this 6 Izaaj Giant’s Causeway de Sousa bin Harmash 126 stakes debut. AThe horse is as honest as the day is long 7 Warbird (GB) Royal Applause (GB) Hardie bin Ghadyer 125 and I don=t think he=s run a bad race in his life,@ said 8 Sanshaawes (SAf) Ashaawes Soumillon de Kock 126 9 Pilote (Ire) Pivotal (GB) Barzalona bin Ghadyer 126 Whyte. AI started him off, funnily enough. I was the Click for AmWest Entertainment PPs. first one to ride track work on him, but I got suspended after I rode him in his second race and didn=t get the ride on him again until tonight, so it=s been a long time coming but it=s a nice reward in the end.@ Click for the HKJC.com chart and HKJC.com PPs. VIDEO.

Yesterday=s Results: JANUARY CUP H., HK$2,750,000 (US$354,687), Happy Valley, 1-7, 3yo/up, 1800mT, 1:49.38, gd. 1--#PLEASURE GAINS (GB), 122, g, 6, Cape Cross (Ire)--Viola Da Braccio (Ire), by Vettori (Ire). (46,000gns wnlg >09 TATDEC; i155,000 yrl >10 ARQAUG; $283,871 HRA >12 HKIS). O-Mr & Mrs MUNCE TO RETIRE FROM SADDLE Michael C C Kao & Vivian Kao; B-Brook Stud Following the conclusion of Saturday=s races at the Bloodstock Ltd; T-Manfred Man; J-Douglas Whyte; Gold Coast, jockey Chris Munce will conclude his HK$1,567,500. Lifetime Record: 19-8-1-1, 30-year career as a jockey and will immediately take up HK$9,934,000. *1/2 to Sarinda (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), training, the 45-year-old announced Wednesday. SW-Ger. "I knew retirement was coming when I went to bed 2--Khaya (NZ), 120, g, 5, Librettist--Miss Cosimo (Aus), the night before a race meeting and didn't dream about by Giant=s Causeway. (NZ$90,000 yrl >11 NZBPRE). riding winners," Munce explained to Australian O-Benefit Syndicate. HK$605,000. Associated Press. 3--Harbour Master, 115, g, 5, Mizzen Mast-- Munce is one of the few jockeys in the history of the Geographic, by Empire Maker. O-Mr & Mrs Chow Kay Australian turf to ride Yui. HK$316,250. the winners of the so- Margins: HD, NK, NO. Odds: 9-1, 8-1, 1-1. called >Big 4' races-- Also Ran: Wayfoong Express (Ire), Sunny Ying (GB), the G1 Melbourne Cup Helene Super Star, Same World (GB), Rainbow Chic on Jezabeel (NZ); the (Ire), Endowing (Ire), Packing Whiz (Ire). G1 Cox Plate aboard Pleasure Gains, winner of five of his eight previous Savabeel (Aus); the starts around the tricky configuration at Happy Valley Caulfield Cup with Racecourse, took full advantage of that horse-for-the- Descarado (NZ) and course status to land the venue=s lone pattern event for two Golden Slippers-- the season. A longshot 10th in a Class 1 handicap Chris Munce Racing and Sports and counts 43 Group going 1400 meters at 1 victories, five Sha Tin Sept. 21, the jockeys= premierships in Brisbane and over 2,500 career bay gelding bounced scores overall. back with a half-length However, Munce=s was a checkered career from time success facing Class 2 to time, as he did a stint in jail following a rivals over this track 2007 conviction in Hong Kong for betting offenses and and distance Oct. 19. The 6-year-old scoped returned to Brisbane upon completion of his sentence. dirty following a well- His career stalled once more when he was diagnosed beaten ninth in a with throat cancer in 2012, but he told AAP he has Pleasure Gains sticks his neck out late Nov. 30 Class 1 at been given the all-clear. HKJC.com Sha Tin and was He will have plenty to ride for Saturday at the Gold exiting a 10th behind Coast when he pilots favored Wicked Intent (Aus) Designs on Rome (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) in (Wicked Style) in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic for his the G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup Dec. 14. father-in-law Barry Mitchell. cont. p5 TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 1/8/15 • PAGE 5 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Munce will begin his training career with a dozen ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: horses, but hopes to triple that number over time. +Molly Dolly (Ire), f, 3, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--Garra "It is not beyond the realms that I can be the first Molly (Ire), by Nayef. KMP, 1-7, 7f (AWT), 1:27.86. premiership winning jockey to also be the leading B-Timothy J Rooney (Ire). *38,000gns RNA yrl >13 trainer in Brisbane," Munce told AAP. TATOCT. Octoking (Fr), c, 3, Kingsalsa--Marie Octobre (Fr), by (Ire). MPV, 1-7, 10f (AWT), 2:08.51. B-Bertrand Gouin & Serge Francois (Fr). B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N Apparatchika (GB), f, 4, Archipenko--Kesara (GB), by Sadler=s Wells. LIN, 1-7, 10f (AWT), 2:05.77. EUROPE B-Kirsten Rausing (GB). CONDITIONS RESULTS: 7th-MPV, i17,000, 4yo, 10f (AWT), 2:09.29, ft. BUTTE MONTMARTRE (FR) (f, 4, Montmartre {Fr}-- Condition Codes for Allowance Races Dark Beauty {GB}, by Singspiel {Ire}) Lifetime Record: Code Description 13 starts, 4 wins, 9 places, i56,850. O/B-Antoine NW...... Non-Winner of... Capozzi (Fr). T-Patrick Khozian. 1-6...... Number of Races $...... Monetary Condition 6th-MPV, 17,000, 4yo, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:29.74, ft. i R...... Distance Condition FLAVAL (FR) (c, 4, --Dinaha {Fr}, by Octagonal {NZ}) Lifetime Record: 6 starts, 2 wins, 2 places, 3M, 6M, 9M, i21,400. O/B-Zafonic SL (Fr). T-Christophe Ferland. Y, Y+, L...... Time Period (ex: NW2L = NW 2 races lifetime) *1/2 to Zejel (GB) (Gold Away {Ire}), GSP-Fr, X...... Other-than Condition (ex: NW3X = non-winners $156,448; and Desilusion (Fr) (Dyhim Diamond {Ire}), of 3 races other than maiden, claiming, or SP-Spa, $132,704. statebred) C...... Other Conditions Not Specified