10 Line Up for final HEADLINE British Classic...p5 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2002 HENNESSY COLT TOPS THURSDAY KEENELAND SEPTEMBER - THURSDAY An attractive son of Hennessy--Altair (Alydar) topped TOP SEVEN COLTS Thursday’s session of the Keeneland September Year- Hip# Sire Dam Price ling Sale at $1.1 million. He was purchased by 1150 Hennessy Altair $1,100,000 Coolmore with Paul Shanahan, on the phone with Demi Consigned by FitzGerald/Keogh, Agent XIX O’Byrne, doing the bidding. Purchased by D.L. O’Byrne “He’s an absolutely beautiful 1039 Theatrical (Ire) Rihan $300,000 horse--absolutely gorgeous,” said ($75,000 ‘wnl ‘01 KEENOV) Coolmore’s Aisling Cross. “We Consigned by Warrendale Sales, Agent XVII had a fight on our hands to get Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock him.” Consignor Jim FitzGerald 1357 Kingmambo Miss Caroline (Ire) $300,000 of FitzGerald/Keogh was thrilled Consigned by Lane’s End, agent with the result. “He’s the best Purchased by Omaha Equine Inc Hip 1150 Horsephotos Hennessy I’ve ever seen,” he 1249 Silver Charm Fatal Distraction $280,000 enthused. “We had everyone on Consigned by Upson Downs Farm, agent him from pinhookers to racing people. The horse had Purchased by Robert & Beverly Lewis been vetted more times than I’ve ever had a horse 1154 Cherokee Run Angel In My Heart (Fr) $250,000 vetted. He’s such a free-flowing horse--he has been out Consigned by Lane’s End, agent 60 times a day since he arrived and he has never turned Purchased by Jay Em Ess Stable a hair. He’s a wonderful athlete and that is what they 1207 Awesome Again Crystal Shard $250,000 are buying these days--a big, physical athlete. I thought Consigned by Lane’s End, agent I was getting silly ideas at maybe a half-million, but Purchased John C. Oxley when two guys hook up and they want something...it’s 1372 Elusive Quality Mystery of Faith $250,000 like fine art, they have to have it. We are over the ($60,000 wnl ‘01 KEENOV) moon--delighted.” From the family of Cannonade and Consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent Halo, the bay colt will head to Ballydoyle for his racing Purchased by Fleetwood Bloodstock career. Late on Thursday, a pair of fillies by young sires hit the $450,000 mark to share the honors as the day’s TOP FIVE FILLIES highest-priced fillies. Hip 1342, from the first crop of Hip# Sire Dam Price MGISW Menifee (Harlan) and consigned by Nursery 1342 Menifee Madeira M’dear $450,000 Place as agent, attracted the attention of Mr. and Mrs. Consigned by Nursery Place, agent Jerome Moss. Her dam, the Black Tie Affair (Ire) mare Purchased Mr & Mrs J S Moss Madeira M’dear, is a half-sister to Moment of Hope. 1368 Real Quiet Morris Code $450,000 One of the last hips through the ring was a daughter of Consigned by Viking Stud, Agent XX champion Real Quiet, another first-year sire; the bay Purchased S. David Plummer filly was purchased by S. David Plummer. Viking Stud 1157 Saint Ballado Arrested Dreams $290,000 consigned the filly out of MSW Morris Code (Lost Consigned by Lane’s End, agent Code). Overall, the day’s median was up against last Purchased by Live Oaks Plantation year’s number, with $72,000 achieved this year to 1341 Stormin Fever Madam Bear $275,000 $65,000 reached in 2001. After a day off today, the Consigned by Brereton C Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent September Yearling Sale will resume Saturday morning Purchased by Mr & Mrs J S Moss at 10 a.m. 1363 Deputy Minister Misty Hour $220,000 Consigned by Lane’s End, agent More on Keeneland, p2 Purchased by Fox Hill Farm (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/13/02 • PAGE 2 of 6 What They’re Saying At The Sales... P R E S U L T S P Bill Farish, Lane’s End: Thursday, Longchamp, France “I think overall things are going very well, although PRIX D'AUMALE-G3, i66,000, Longchamp, 9-12, 2yo, it’s kind of down 30 percent across the board. Con- f, 1mT, 1:39.20, gd. sidering that, I think that everyone has readjusted 1--@LOVING PRIDE, 121, f, 2, by Quiet American their sights accordingly. If you haven’t adjusted your 1st Dam: Yafill, by Nureyev reserves, then things are going to be rough. We have 2nd Dam: Taras Charmer, by Majestic Light definitely had some surprises, on the upside and 3rd Dam: French Charmer, by *Le Fabuleux downside too. But you adjust and hopefully you get O-Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum; it right at some point, a few times anyway.” B-Gainsborough Farm LLC; T-Criquette Head-Maarek; J-Ronan Thomas; i33,000. Lifetime Record: Bloodstock agent Mike Ryan: 3 starts, 2 wins, 1 place, i60,100. *1/2 to Hula “I think the sale has gotten stronger as it has pro- Queen (Irish River {Fr}), GSW-US, $217,520. gressed. I made a few excellent buys on Monday that 2--Welcome Millenium (Fr), 121, f, 2, Kendor (Ire)-- I wouldn’t have been able to get on Wednesday. Tambura (Fr), by Kaldoun (Fr). (FF550,000 Monday we had no idea how the sale was going to yrl ‘01 DEAAUG). O-Jean-Louis Tepper; B-Gilles & go, but it is better than I expected. Sellers seem to Mme Forien; i13,200. be readjusting their expectations and there has been 3--High Praise, 121, f, 2, Quest for Fame (GB)-- great demand in the middle range--between Stellaria, by Roberto. O-Khalid Abdullah; $150,000 and $350,000. I am very encouraged. I B-Juddmonte Farms; i9,900. think the sale is healthy. We bought a few and we Margins: SHD, HF, 1. Odds: 23.60, 1.60, 2.30. have more to buy.” Also ran: Acago, Mystic Melody, The Wise Lady (Fr), Danse De Sable, Alba Verde (Fr). KEENELAND SEPTEMBER STATISTICS An impressive winner of the Listed Prix Yacowlef at Deauville Aug. 4, Loving Pride returned to the same THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 2002 track for the G3 Prix du Calvados Aug. 23 and finished a creditable fourth. She returned to winning ways here, SESSION TOTALS 2002 2001 at somewhat generous odds, to secure her first group No. Offered 349 345 race success in determined fashion and also provided No. Sold 244 252 jockey Ronan Thomas with his first group win. Thomas RNAs 105 93 settled his filly behind the front rank in fourth place as % RNA (% change) 37% (+37%) 27% High Praise made a vain attempt to lead from pillar to Gross $22,330,500 $23,445,500 post. Loving Pride came under pressure when asked to Average (% change) $91,518 (-2%) $93,038 challenge at the quarter-mile marker along with Wel- Median (% change) $72,000 (+11%) $65,000 come Millenium as High Praise found extra reserves from the front. The three fillies hooked up for a battle of classic proportions, but it was only in the final stride CUMULATIVE 2002 2001 that Loving Pride ousted the hitherto unbeaten Wel- No. Offered 1227 1,213 come Millenium for the victory. Winning trainer No. Sold 879 869 Criquette Head-Maarek said: “She didn't run her race RNAs 348 344 last time in the Calvados, but she showed her true % RNA (% change) 28% (0%) 28% quality here. I am also very happy because it is the first Gross $150,044,000 $196,960,000 group race win for her jockey Ronan Thomas. Now we Average (% change) $170,699 (-25%) $226,651 have no other choice but to go for the G1 Prix Marcel Median (% change) $105,000 (-16%) $125,000 Boussac at Longchamp Oct. 6.” www.keeneland.com Click here for the racingpost.com chart. www.fasigtipton.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/13/02 • PAGE 3 of 6 Results cont. Thursday, Doncaster, Britain Thursday, Doncaster, Britain GNER PARK S.-G3, £50,000, Doncaster, 9-12, 3yo/up, GNER DONCASTER CUP-G3, £100,000, Doncaster, 1mT, 1:37.49, gd. 9-12, 3yo/up, 2 1/4mT, 3:50.29 (NCR), gd. 1--@DUCK ROW, 126, g, 7, by Diesis (GB) 1--BOREAS (GB), 127, g, 7, by In the Wings (GB) 1st Dam: Sunny Moment, by Roberto 1st Dam: Reamur (GB), by Top Ville (Ire) 2nd Dam: Smile Even Though, by *Hawaii 2nd Dam: Brilliant Reay (GB), by Ribero 3rd Dam: Katira, by Correspondent 3rd Dam: Brilliant Stone (GB), by Borealis (GB) ($82,000 yrl ‘96 KEESEP). O-Duke Of Devonshire; O/B-Aston House Stud; T-Luca Cumani; J-Jamie B-Cambremont Limited Partnership; T-James Toller; Spencer; £60,000. Lifetime Record: 20-6-3-4, £256,310. J-Richard Hughes; £30,000. Lifetime Record: 2--Persian Punch (Ire), 127, g, 9, Persian Heights (GB)-- 34-6-6-6, £203,578. Rum Cay, by Our Native. O-J C Smith; B-Adstock 2--Desert Deer (GB), 126, c, 4, Cadeaux Genereux Manor Stud; £23,000. (GB)--Tuxford Hideaway (GB), by Cawston’s Clown 3--Darasim (Ire), 127, g, 4, Kahyasi (Ire)--Dararita (Ire), (GB). (85,000gns yrl ‘99 TATHOU). O-Jaber by Halo. O-Markus Graff; B-H H The Aga Khan's Abdullah; B-Branston Stud Ltd; £11,500. Studs SC; £11,500. 3--Tough Speed, 126, h, 5, Miswaki--Nature’s Magic, Margins: 1 1/4, 5, 3.