SUBSCR ER IPT IN IO A N R S T COMPLIMENTS OF T !2!4/'! O L T IA H C E E 4HE S SP ARATOGA Year 7 • No. 12 SARATOGA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER ON THOROUGHBRED RACING Tuesday, August 7, 2007 One down. One to go. Hip 86 brings $1.05 million ❱ Nobiz Like Shobiz switches to turf and wins Monday stakes. – Page 8 ❱ Memory lane with Fasig-Tipton’s catalogues past. – Page 20 ❱ Hall of Fame ceremony a special time for racing. – Page 13 ❱ Trainers’ sons go to work in the barn as well. – Page 26 ❱ Monday racing recap and results. – Pages 31-34 Complete Sales Results from Night 1 Inside Tod Marks Chime Bell Farm Our facilities include 200 acres of shady paddocks and pastures, all with plank fencing, and a 1-1/2 mile European style turf gallop We pride ourselves on giving each horse individual attention in a relaxed atmosphere Specializing in: BREAKING YEARLINGS and FRESHENING OLDER HORSES www.chimebellfarm.com (803) 649-1746 • 136 Chime Bell Church Rd, Aiken, SC • Mr. & Mrs. W.C. Freeman 2 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 Here & There at Saratoga 71 Lincoln Avenue Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: (518) 490-1175 or (302) 545-7713 Fax: (518) 490-6520 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.saratogaspecial.com Published Wednesday through Sunday during the racing season. Every day of Sales Week Aug. 6-12. The Staff Editors/Publishers: Sean Clancy, Joe Clancy Copy Chief: Jamie Santo Writers/Contibutors: Alysse Jacobs, Karen Johnson, David Kosak, Brian Nadeau, Katherine Sarasohn, Rebecca Walton Art Director: Kevin Titter Racing Analysts: Pete Fornatale, Alan Mann Tod Marks Photographers: Dave Harmon ,Tod Marks, Returning Hall of Famers gathered for a group photo at the 2007 induction ceremony Monday (see list below). Barbara Livingston Distribution: Barry Watson Menial Tasks Division: Ryan Clancy, Jack Take A Number Worth Repeating Clancy, Nolan Clancy 2: Kayaks on the backstretch Monday morning “I knew you had it in you.” The Special’s Sean Clancy to his brother Joe Clancy when he 2 1/2: Standing ovations received by jockey Jose Santos at the Hall of came up with a sharp headline at 11:33 Sunday night. ST Publishing Inc. Home Ofiice Fame ceremony. 364 Fair Hill Drive, Suite F “I didn’t.” Elkton, MD 21921 17: Stop signs between home and the track for a Special writer The Special’s Kevin Titter (410) 398-5867 • Fax: (410) 392-1070 www.st-publishing.com 25: People standing under the crowded protection of the Morning Line “We’ve got a famous trainer. He’s got a whole racetrack named after him. Kitchen roof during a rainstorm Monday morning. Billmott Park” Dr. David Richardson’s then 7-year-old son, The Saratoga Special when mixing up Belmont for Bill Mott, many years ago The Special at Keeneland Weather Steeplechase/Eventing Times Today: Partly to mostly cloudy. Warm. High 89. Winds WNW at 5-10 mph “Ouch.” Thoroughbred Racing Calendar Trainer Steve Asmussen’s description of the Haskell, The Best of The Saratoga Special Tomorrow: A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the low 80s and lows where Preakness winner Curlin finished third Saratoga Days in the low 60s. American Steeplechasing yearbook “Next I need to thank all my agents, I went through a lot of them.” Thursday: Mix of sun and clouds. High in the mid 80s and low in the 60s. Jockey Jose Santos at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony National Steeplechase Association public relations consultants, “We’re just here in the rain and the mud, watching a handful of horses train, custom Tervis Tumbler glasses Hall of Fame Moments but they say it’s the place to be.” and lawn jockeys. • The embrace between retired jockeys Steve Cauthen and Jorge Velasquez, Owner Mike Balfe on a rainy Monday morning all these years after they competed so admirably in the Triple Crown aboard “Editorial excellence is not a goal to be Affirmed at Alydar. “We’re mastering one and faily miserably at the other.” Hall of Fame speaker Rick Pitino on his goals sought and one day acquired and then • The Boston accents cheering “Abby!” from the seats during Abigail Fuller- to ‘have fun’ and ‘get even’ at the racetrack retired to the trophy case. It is instead an Catalano’s acceptance of the plaque for Mom’s Command. ambition which must be pursued each “My life gets a whole lot easier about 5 o’clock.” day, never ending, never totally achieved. • The roster of returning Hall of Famers brought up front early in ther cer- Hall of Fame communications director Mike Kane, after That striving, that ambition is an essential emony. In attendance were (see photo): Bobby Frankel, Steve Cauthen, Dick the induction ceremony (which dominates his life early in the meet) part of our newspapers, a cornerstone Mandella, Ron Turcotte, Shug McGaughey, Nick Zito, Jonathan Sheppard, of what we have been, what we are, and Jerry Bailey, Pat Day, Erlie Fires, Kent Desormeaux, Gary Stevens, Tommy “Just keeping Tremont’s head in the feed tub was a hall of fame perfor- what we will be.” Kelly, Jorge Velasquez, Leroy Jolley and Bill Mott. mance.” Presenter Bill Nack, on the training feats of Frank McCabe, – Lee Hills, Pulitzer Prize winner • The ability for just regular folks to get up close and personal – for auto- who started 2-year-old Tremont (at the owners’ insistence) Knight Ridder chief executive, in 1974 graphs, photos, conversation with the honorees past and present. nine times in the month of June 1886 Backed by over 30 years in the ThoroughbredComing to New York: ANDROMEDA’S HERO Industry. Fusaichi Pegasus - Marozia, by Storm Bird • Bloodstock services Graded Stakes Winner of $836,961 & management Won or placed in 8 Graded Stakes, including: • First class boarding • G1 Belmont Stakes • G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup • Top stallion facilities • G1 Suburban Handicap • G1 Donn Handicap • Legal services • Full brother to juvenile G1 performing SW SUPERFLY • Equine insurance • Family of Champion SOLFORD, G1 SW WHYWHYWHY Contact:Questroyal Anya Stud, Sheckley standing at Metropolitan Stud Contact: Dutchess Views Farm 2008 Stud Fee = $6000 Limited number of shares available Anya Sheckley or Michael Lischin • Tel: 518-398-5666 or [email protected] Tuesday, August 7, 2007 3 Sales ResultsResults for the first night of yearling sales at Fasig-Tipton in Saratoga. Information includes hip number, breeding and pur- chase price on line 1, sex, consignor and buyer on line 2. Figure in parenthesis is the last-bid amount. 1 LION HEART/GAMBLING GIRL ........................ $70,000 F EATON SALES, AGENT MIKE RYAN, AGENT 2 MORE THAN READY/GARVIN’S GAL ...............NOT SOLD C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT LXXVII (190,000) 3 MEDAGLIA D’ORO/GAYLA ...........................NOT SOLD F WALNUT GREEN, AGENT (195,000) 4 MEDAGLIA D’ORO/GEORGIALINA .................... 155,000 C PARAMOUNT SALES AGENT IV ANTHONY BONOMO 5 FOREST CAMP/GLENARCY ............................ 280,000 Tod Marks C HILL ‘N’ DALE SALES AGENCY, AGT. DOGWOOD STABLE John Ferguson checks out a yearling at the sales grounds – he bought five yearlings at the first session Monday night. 25 AWESOME AGAIN/IMPOLITE.......................... 300,000 44 NOT FOR LOVE/LOVE AND HAPPINESS ............. 140,000 6 SPEIGHTSTOWN/GODMOTHER ...................... 300,000 C GAINESWAY, AGENT FOR TODD QUAST FOR C EATON SALES, AGENT NORTHSHORE BLOODSTOCK F DENALI STUD (CRAIG & HOLLY WINSTAR STONESTREET THBD HOLDINGS GOLDMARK FARM BANDOROFF), AGT FOR BRIDLEWOOD FARM 45 TALE OF THE CAT/LOVERS BEND .................... 250,000 26 MEDAGLIA D’ORO/IRISH CHERRY ................... 200,000 F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGT. XXIV GEORGE BOLTON 7 VINDICATION/GOLDEN BAND .......................NOT SOLD F HILL ’N’ DALE SALES AGENCY, CRUPI NEW F HILL ‘N’ DALE SALES AGENCY, AGENT (225,000) AGENT CASTLE FARM 46 AWESOME AGAIN/LUCETTE........................... 400,000 C TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGT. CXII TIM RITCHEY 8 NOT FOR LOVE/GOLDGORIAN’S ALDEN ............ 100,000 27 SMART STRIKE/JETTO ...................................57,000 F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, MIKE RYAN, F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, LANCASTER 47 UNBRIDLED’S SONG/MAKIN A STATEMENT ........ 240,000 AGT. FOR EQUINE SERVICES. AGENT AGT. FOR BARRY OSTRAGER HOUSE THBDS F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, RANCHO AGENT XIX SAN MIGUEL 9 INDIAN CHARLIE/GOLDMINESS ...................... 200,000 28 GIANT’S CAUSEWAY/JEWEL PRINCESS ............ 100,000 F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, DAVID F HILL ‘N’ DALE SALES AGENCY, AGT. LIBERATION FARM AGENT CVI SHIMMON 48 VINDICATION/MARITAL SPOOK ...................... 325,000 C LANE’S END, AGENT RBTS, AGENT 29 MARIA’S MON/JINGER FEATHERS ........................ OUT 10 GRAND SLAM/GOLD PRINCESS 80,000 C MILL RIDGE SALES, AGENT F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, CRUPI NEW 49 STRONG HOPE/MEGUILTY ..........................NOT SOLD C DROMOLAND FARM INC. AGENT III (170,000) AGT. FOR TRI-QUINN THBDS. CASTLE FARM 30 DISTORTED HUMOR/JUST A BIRD ................... 800,000 C DERRY MEETING FARM, AGENT JOHN FERGUSON 11 AWESOME AGAIN/GONE TO VENUS ..................... OUT 50 HENNESSY/MIGHTY LODE ..........................NOT SOLD C THREE CHIMNEYS SALES, AGENT C WOODS EDGE FARM (PETER O’CALLAGHAN), AGT. (225,000) 31 SONGANDAPRAYER/KIPPER QUILA ................. 275,000 C GAINESWAY AGENT III JOHN FERGUSON 12 HENNESSY/GONE WEST PRINCESS ................. 170,000 51 PULPIT/MINIMALIST .................................NOT SOLD F EATON SALES, AGENT M L BLOODSTOCK F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT LXVII (200,000) 32 JOHANNESBURG/KISSIE ............................NOT SOLD F TAYLOR MADE SALES AGENCY, AGENT XXX (130,000) 13 DIXIELAND BAND/GOOD MORNING SMILE .......NOT SOLD 52 STRONG HOPE/MINT LEAF .............................50,000 F EATON SALES, AGENT (90,000) F DROMOLAND FARM INC. AGENT VI OMAR TREVINO 33 LEMON DROP KID/KOOTENAI ..........................70,000 C BLUEWATER SALES AGENT V DOGWOOD STABLE 14 LION HEART/GOOD VIBES ............................. 330,000 53 CONGAREE/MISS MARCIA ............................ 300,000 C GAINESWAY AGENT V DR DERMOT O’BYRNE 34 MEDAGLIA D’ORO/KRIS’S INTENTION .............