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Horse of the Year? It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over By Ray Paulick Who is Horse of the Year for 2014? at Saratoga and Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational at . The field he defeated in the That’s an easy one. No one, at least not yet. The year isn’t Breeders’ Cup Turf was a good one and included Prix de over. l’Arc de Triomphe winner runner-up Flintshire.

While many of the divisional titles in Eclipse Awards There used to be a prejudice by voters competition unquestionably were sewn up as a result (members of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, of the two-day Breeders’ Cup championships at Santa Daily Racing Form and NTRA/Equibase) against horses Anita Park, there is no definitive answer about the biggest who were exclusively turf runners, but Wise Dan broke category of all. that mindset the last two years with his back-to-back Horse of the Year titles – aided in part by the absence of There is a new Horse of the Year contender in , a dominating dirt runner in the 3-year-old or older male who, whether you think should have been disqualified or categories. You have to go back to 1993 and Kotashaan not, was ultra-game in winning the Classic by a nose over to find the last turf horse named North American Horse Taste of New York, with just a neck of the Year. back in third and 3 1/2 lengths farther back in fourth after getting roughed up in the early going. continued on Page 5 The Classic was Bayern’s second Grade 1 victory of the year, the other coming against 3-year-olds in the Haskell Invitational. That’s the same number won by Shared Belief, who, along with Moreno, got the worst of the bumper- car action in the opening furlong of the Classic. Both of Shared Belief’s Grade 1 wins came against older horses (Pacific Classic and the ). Only three of the last 15 winners of Horse of the Year won as few as two Grade 1 events: in 2004; in 2000; and Charismatic in 1999. California Chrome, the other 3-year-old contender for Horse of the Year honors, has three Grade 1 victories in the , Derby and Preakness. How do you weigh that trio against Breeders’ Cup Turf winner , who rolled to his fourth con- secutive American Grade 1 victory for Maria Niarchos- Gouaze’s Flaxman Holdings since being imported from Europe and joining the Graham Motion barn. His wins came in the United Nations at Monmouth Park, ASK RAY

QUESTION: Did the stewards make the right call in the Classic?

ANSWER: In my experience watching races in Southern California, the stewards seldom disqualify horses for interference at the start, so their decision not to DQ Bayern was consistent. How’s that for dodging the ques- tion? www.PaulickReport.com Page 2 Stallion Spotlight By Frank Mitchell

A Grade 1 winner at 2 and 3, Union Rags possesses the Union Rags is the leading earner for his sire with nearly best credentials and opportunity of any son of $1.8 million, and the successes of Union Rags in the Cham- to continue this branch of , which comes pagne at 2 and at 3 earned him a spot at through his son . stud at Lane’s End, where his sire and grandsire stood.

One of those sons of Northern Dancer who was a good With a fee of $35,000 live foal, Union Rags has attracted racehorse but notably an even better sire, Dixieland Band sizable books in his first two covering seasons. His first was also fortunate to stand at Lane’s End, where good foals are now weanlings, and some are on offer at Keenel- mares were available to him on a and’s November sale. consistent basis. As a sire of stal- lions, Dixieland Band’s most effec- Among the 25 Union Rags wean- tive sons included Bowman’s Band, lings cataloged in ’s first the sire of champion ; three books, one of the most inter- Citidancer and Dixie Brass, the esting is Hip 314, a gray colt who sires of 65 stakes winners be- is a half-brother to stakes winner tween them; and Dixie Union, who Quindici Man (Came Home) and caught the fancy of the commer- to graded stakes-placed Spurrier cial market to a degree that none (Dixieland Band). Consigned by Mill of the other sons of Dixieland Band Ridge, this colt is a March 26 foal. managed to do. In addition, Union Rags is the cov- As a result, the death of Dixie Union ering sire for 22 mares in the first in 2010 at age 13 was a loss for three books at Keeneland Novem- the breed and for breeders. The ber. Among those are Hip 346, dark brown stallion has sired 48 Mini Chat, a daughter of champions stakes winners (6 percent from 10 crops of 829 foals), and Phone Chatter. She has produced two and 451 of his yearlings sold for a gross of slightly more stakes winners, including G1 Norfolk Stakes winner Dixie than $51 million. Chatter (Dixie Union).

Of those, no son stood higher in the estimation of racing Another mare of note is Hip 55, Decennial, a stakes-placed fans and breeders than Union Rags. A big horse at 16.3 daughter of Trippi and a half-sister to two stakes winners. hands and very strongly made, Union Rags makes a great Even more importantly, two half-sisters have produced G1 visual impression, and he backed up that eye appeal at the winners Musical Romance (Breeders’ Cup & Mare sales and on the racecourse. Sold as a yearling by breeder Sprint) and Rigoletta (Oak Leaf Stakes). PRS Phyllis Wyeth for $145,000, she bought Union Rags for $390,000 as a 2-year-old in training.

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www.PaulickReport.com Page 3 Honor Roll Crown Queen follows in ‘royal’ footsteps By Scott Jagow

Turf racing was the exclusive target for Crown Queen un- der the tutelage of ’s trainer, Bill Mott. After a pair of third-place finishes as a 2-year-old, Besilu’s Ben Leon decided Crown Queen needed more time to mature, and she was put on the shelf for eight months. She re- turned to the races in June, 2014 and hasn’t lost since from four starts.

“It’s worked out perfectly,” said Mott. “He made a good call and she’s undefeated this season and now she’s a Grade 1 stakes winner.”

Following a Maiden Special Weight victory over a mile in Coady Photo June, Crown Queen beat allowance company the follow- ing month at Saratoga. She then took the G2 Lake Placid (2011, Dark bay mare, Smart Strike–Dela Princess Stakes at 1 1/8 miles, and in October, shipped to Keene- by A.P. Indy. Consigned by Chanteclair Farm to 2011 land, where she won the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth Chal- Keeneland November Sale. Sold to Besilu Stables for lenge Cup at the same distance. $1.6 million) It’s not clear what’s next for Crown Queen, but Leon is con- When you’re a half-sister to two-time Breeders’ Cup cham- fident more good things on are the horizon. pion and Eclipse Award winner Royal Delta, naturally ex- pectations will be high from the very beginning. Despite “She’s answered absolutely every question we’ve asked,” something of a slow start as a juvenile, Crown Queen has he said. “I’m looking forward to her 4-year-old year. That proven in her 3-year-old season that she’s up to the task of should be an exceptional year, I think.” PRS meeting those expectations -- and more. The filly by Smart Strike out of the A.P. Indy mare, Delta Random FactS Princess, was foaled in February, 2011 by Palides Invest- ments just two weeks after the death of Prince Saud bin by Ray Paulick , the breeding venture’s founder. As a weanling, The 2013 Keeneland September Yearling Crown Queen sold that year in the Palides Keeneland No- Sale produced Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner vember dispersal for $1.6 million to Besilu Stables. At the Texas Red, 1-2 Juvenile finishers Take same sale, Besilu went to $8.5 million for her elder half- Charge Brandi and Top Decile, Juvenile sister, Royal Delta, registering one of the highest prices Turf winner Hootenanny, and Juvenile Fillies Turf 1-2 ever paid for a racing/broodmare prospect. finishers Lady Eli and Sunset Glow.

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Back Ring Getting to know trainer

What would you be doing if you didn’t become a horse board. Shoe came along and would stand on his toes and trainer? I’d already be buried. There could be no other not hold the horse back. I transformed that into how I rode thing for me to do because that’s all I ever thought about. in the morning. What was your first job? I was in the eighth grade, 1946, Who influenced right after the war, and I had to muck out two stalls. It was your training at the Pomona fairgrounds. I slept in the feed room. By the methods? I copied time of the Korean War I was free-lancing as an exercise R.H. McDaniel, the rider, getting on 30 horses every morning. I bought my first guy who jumped yearling in 1957 from Frank Childs, who won the Kentucky off the bridge. Derby with Tomy Lee in 1959. From him I learned to hit the gap and Who is the best horse you’ve ever seen? Different eras. start galloping. The first era was . The next era was Swaps. Then Simplicity to the and . racehorse is im- Who is the greatest jockey you’ve seen? No contest. Billy portant. I watched Shoemaker. He revolutionized riding with the forward pitch how Buster Mil- and the float. We were all taught to put our foot in the dash- lerick trained the day a horse would work: gallop, walk, then breeze them. About From Jim Maloney I learned to give horses an easy time the day before a work. Before his horses ever raced, Mesh Tenney gave them five works at every distance up to the For advertising inquiries please distance of a race, seven days apart, starting at a quarter mile. And Pie Man Johnson told me what Willy Molter did call Emily at 859.913.9633 with his horses in the days after a race. Ray Paulick - Publisher [email protected] Why do horses have fewer starts today? Cortisone injec- Emily Alberti - Director of Advertising [email protected] tions, breaking the synovial sac, shock waving and drug- Scott Jagow - Editor-in-Chief [email protected] store, bartender and baby photographer trainers. Mary Schweitzer - News Editor [email protected] How did you develop an interest in art? I’ve always like Natalie Voss - Features Editor [email protected] beautiful things … and my father was an artist in school. Emily White - Weekend Editor [email protected] Frank Mitchell - Contributing Writer What’s the last thing you Googled? Googled? I don’t know what that is. PRS Copyright © 2014, Blenheim Publishing LLC MIXED SALE 3rd Annual Sale HORSES OF ALL AGES Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 11:00 a.m. Entries must Consign Now! be received no later than 2829 South MacArthur Blvd. Nov. 15th Oklahoma City OK 73128 405.682.4551 www.heritageplace.com email: [email protected] www.PaulickReport.com Page 5

Breeders’ Cup Trivia By Ray Paulick

1) Work All Week, winner of the Sprint, became the sec- ond horse bred in Illinois to win a Breeders’ Cup race. Who was the other one?

2) Texas Red won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 6 1/2C lengths. What Juvenile winner has the largest winning marM- Have You Seen The Light? gin in this race? Y We will be at 3) Take Charge Brandi’s victory in the Juvenile Fillies gaveCM trainer D. Wayne Lukas his 20th Breeders’ Cup race win.MY Keeneland Sales What trainer has the second-highest number? CY all week. 4) Victories by Main Sequence (Turf) and Karakontie (Mile)CMY Please give us a call on gave the Niarchos family/Flaxman Holdings their sixth andK seventh Breeders’ Cup wins. Two other owners (includ- 859-270-7319 for more information. ing partnerships) have the same number. Can you name them? To Order: www.equilume.com Tel: 859-270-7319 / +353 45 579025 5) ’s Distaff win gave her sire his fifth Breeders’ Cup winner. Can you name the previous four? continued from Page 1 6) Who is the only sire with more than five Breeders’ Cup Speaking of Wise Dan, his 2014 campaign cut short by injury winners? looks pretty good on paper: four wins in four starts, three of them in Grade 1 events. He’ll get some Horse of the Year support, too. 7) Goldencents became the 18th horse to win at least It’s been six years since a “male dirt horse” won Horse of the two Breeders’ Cup races. How many of the others can you Year when won the second of his two golden statuettes for name? the late Jess Jackson in 2007-08. Before Wise Dan came three fillies and mares who won top honors: in 2009, 8) A $2 win mutuel on Take Charge Brandi in the Juvenile in 2010 and Havre de Grace in 2011. Fillies paid $125.40. Only four previous winners paid $100 or more on $2 win bets. Who were they? Some will build a case that 3-year-old filly Untapable should join that list, based on her four Grade 1 wins in 2014 and a record 9) Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith won his 21st Breeders’ of six wins from seven starts, culminating with an overpowering Cup race aboard in the Filly & Mare Sprint triumph in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff on Friday. But her one defeat to extend his margin as leading rider by wins. What active came in her lone try against colts, when she finished fifth, beaten jockey is second behind in number of winners? PRS nine lengths by Bayern, in the Haskell.

So this race may be far from over. ANSWERS 13 Velazquez, John 9)

The Clark Handicap, a Grade 1 race for 3-year-olds and upward 1984 Turf. 1984 going a mile and an eighth at on Nov. 28, would

in 2011 Mile; Spain, $113.80, in 2000 Distaff; Lashkari, $108.80, $108.80, Lashkari, Distaff; 2000 in $113.80, Spain, Mile; 2011 in be a great opportunity for Bayern, California Chrome and Shared

8) , $269.20 in 1993 Classic; Court Vision, $131.60 $131.60 Vision, Court Classic; 1993 in $269.20 Arcangues, 8) Belief to make one more run before Eclipse Awards ballots are Board, Royal Delta, Secret Circle, Tiznow, Wise Dan, Zenyatta Dan, Wise Tiznow, Circle, Secret Delta, Royal Board, High Chaparral, Lure, , Miesque, , Ouija Ouija Mizdirection, Miesque, Lute, Midnight Lure, Chaparral, High mailed.

7) Goidikova (3); Bayakoa, , Conduit, Da Hoss, Groupie Doll, Doll, Groupie Hoss, Da Conduit, Beholder, Bayakoa, (3); Goidikova 7) If that race comes up too soon, then how about the Grade 1 6) Sadler’s Wells, 6 Wells, Sadler’s 6)

Turf; , 2011 Juvenile; Tapizar, 2012 Dirt Mile Dirt 2012 Tapizar, Juvenile; 2011 Hansen, Turf; on opening day of the winter-

5) , 2008 Juvenile Fillies; , 2009 Juvenile Fillies Fillies Juvenile 2009 Tapitsfly, Fillies; Juvenile 2008 Bound, Stardom 5) spring (and now into summer) meeting on Dec. 26?

ner of 2014 Juvenile Turf Juvenile 2014 of ner Run at seven furlongs and restricted to 3-year-olds, the Malibu

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Coolmore partners also owned 7 winners, including Hootenanny, win Hootenanny, including winners, 7 owned also partners Coolmore has been a Grade 1 event since 1995. It has grown in impor-

4) Eugene Klein owned 6 winners individually and one in partnership; partnership; in one and individually winners 6 owned Klein Eugene 4) tance in the minds of stallion owners and breeders over the

3) , 11 victories 11 Baffert, Bob 3) years, and it might just be the event that decides the 2014 race

2) , 2006 Sense, Street 2) for Horse of the Year. 1) Buck’s Boy, turf, 1998 turf, Boy, Buck’s 1) As Yogi Berra said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” PRS www.PaulickReport.com Page 6

Five to Watch A look at some of the sale’s top hips By Frank Mitchell

Hip 66 Egg Drop (2009 mare by x Re- Them Free, by Stop the Music): This young mare is a half- hocracy, by Adhocracy): One of the best prospects for sister to Giacomo and Santa Anita Derby winner Tiago, but outcrossing with a high-class race record, Egg Drop does herself is a G3 winner and was three times G1-placed. Her have an eensie Mr. Prospector cropping up in the fifth gen- classic-winning sire has proven one of the best sons of Un- eration. Otherwise she is free of the most common names bridled, and Set Them Free’s progeny fill the catalog page. in contemporary pedigrees, such as A.P. Indy, , Sadler’s Wells, etc. That absence did not hinder Egg Drop Hip 153 My Happy Face (2010 filly by Tiz Wonderful x from becoming a G1 winner and winning six of her 13 Summer Star, by Siberian Summer): My Happy Face was starts to earn $534,020. She is in foal to leading sire Tapit second in the G1 Frizette at 2, then carried that form on- on an April 13 cover. ward to be second in the G1 Coaching Club American Oaks at 3, along with third in the G1 Test. My Happy Face is one Hip 106 Iotapa (2010 mare by Alex x Concinnous, of the top runners by her sire, G2 winner Tiz Wonderful. She by El Corredor): One of two stakes winners out of the dam, is the first stakes winner of her dam, and is from the family Iotapa comes to the sale fresh from a gallant third in the of Carter Handicap winner Forest Danger. G1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff. The daughter of has been in the money for 13 of her 14 starts to earn more Hip 156 Naples Bay (2008 mare by Giant’s Causeway x than $1 million. Despite being claimed out of her 2-year- Cappucino Bay, by Bailjumper): A graded stakes winner by old debut for $50,000 at Hollywood Park, she became a one of the world’s leading sires, Naples Bay is a half-sister stakes winner at 3, and a G1 winner at 4. to top sire Medaglia d’Oro. They are out of stakes winner Cappucino Bay, and Naples Bay is in foal for the first time Hip 132 Stanwyck (2009 mare by x Set to . PRS

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