Oppenheim on Fasig Tipton July HEADLINE p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2004 INTERNATIONAL DATE FOR LIGHT BAILADOR TAKES DE VICHY The Weinstock Family’s North Light (Ire) (Danehill) will Bailador (Ire) (Alzao) earned his first group success drop back in trip for the G1 International S. at York Aug. with a victory in yesterday’s G3 Grand Prix de Vichy at 17, it was revealed yesterday. Vichy. Bailador got off the mark in stakes company The G1 Epsom Derby winner, when winning the Listed le Vase d’Argent at Toulouse who failed to complete the double Mar. 22, but had failed to build on that effort when 10th when runner-up in the Irish equiv- in the Listed Grand Prix Gaston Defferre at Marseille alent at The Curragh last time Apr. 17 and sixth in the G3 la Coupe at Longchamp last June 27, has recovered from the time June 1. Held up towards the rear throughout the lameness that caused him to miss early stages of this contest, he made smooth progress North Light winning the Saturday’s G1 King George VI at the top of the straight before quickening inside the Vodafone Derby and Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. final quarter. Grabbing the lead with 100 yards remain- Action Plus photo at Ascot. “When a horse has ing, he was driven out to assert from the game Demon problems, Sir Michael [Stoute] Dancer (Fr) (Kaldoun {Fr}) in the closing stages. gives them plenty of time to get over them, but the horse is absolutely fine, to the best of my knowledge,” Wednesday, Vichy, France Racing Manager Peter Reynolds told the Mirror. “It's a GRAND PRIX DE VICHY-G3, i73,000, Vichy, 7-21, challenge to bring him back from a mile and a half, but 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 2:08.64, vsf. he has won the [G2] Dante [May 12] over that trip at 1--@BAILADOR (IRE), 128, c, 4, by Alzao York. The last Derby winner we had, Troy, went to the 1st Dam: Alymatrice, by Alysheba race and he just beat a horse of Paul Cole's called Crim- 2nd Dam: Animatrice, by Alleged son Beau. I will speak to the great man on Saturday 3rd Dam: Alexandrie, by Val de l’Orne (Fr). morning and we will discuss final plans.” O-Baron Edouard de Rothschild; B-Ecurie de Meautry; T-Andre Fabre; J-Christophe Soumillon; i36,500. OPTIONS OPEN FOR BOARD Lifetime Record: Lifetime Record: 12 starts, 5 wins, Lord Derby’s Ouija Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), who 5 places, i125,100. completed the G1 English and Irish Oaks double at The 2--Demon Dancer (Fr), 128, g, 7, Kaldoun (Fr)-- Curragh on Sunday, looks likely to run in the G1 York- Habidancer (Ire), by Groom Dancer. (FF400,000 yrl shire Oaks Aug. 18, according to trainer Ed Dunlop. ‘98 DEAAUG). O-J Y Peres; B-Haras d’Etreham; “She's come out of the race well,” he said yesterday. i14,600. “It was a lot of pressure to see her win again and it 3--Mister Farmer (Fr), 118, c, 3, Trempolino--Planoise doesn’t come much better than that.” Dunlop revealed (Fr), by Pampabird (Ire). (i45,000 yrl ‘02 DEAOCT). that she will be asked to take on older fillies in the mile- O-N Branchu; B-Ecurie Maulepaire; i10,950. and-a-half contest rather than tackle the shorter trip of Margins: HF, 1, HD. Odds: 2.90, 6.20, 26.50. the G1 International S. at the same venue 24 hours Also ran: Pont d’Or (Ire), Mocham Glen (Fr), Samando earlier. “We’re almost certain to go for the Yorkshire (Fr), Jazz d’Allier (Fr). Also ran (not classified): Nooska Oaks rather than the Juddmonte [International], but Tivoli (Fr), Marshall (Fr), Seraphine (Ger), Prends Ton we’ll keep an eye on the race. We’ll give her a week off Temps (Fr), Last Empress (Fr). this week, then we’ll take it from there.” Looking fur- ther ahead, Dunlop revealed that “we haven’t ruled out Click for the France-galop.com chart. the Breeders’ Cup [Filly & Mare Turf Oct. 30]. He added, “There is a supplementary fee for the Breeders’ Cup, so we’re going to find out a bit more.” The G1 Prix TDN TODAY de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp Oct. 3 also remains Headline News .................... 4 pages a possibility for the filly. www.hillndalefarms.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/22/04 • PAGE 2 of 4 Basking in the Sun... FROM THE DESK OF... Singificantly, no doubt, four Florida stallions were among the 11, led by the top sprinter Trippi (End Bill Oppenheim Sweep), who averaged over $131,000 for his six sold. Exchange Rate (Danzig) and good two-year-old Flame BUOYANT TRADE Thrower (Saint Ballado) each averaged just at $108,000 Last year, the first without Keeneland July, Saratoga for three each sold, just inches ahead of G1 Fountain of and Keeneland September shot up, igniting consistent Youth winner Songandaprayer (Unbridled's Song), 20 to 30 percent gains over 2002 figures for the rest of whose five sold averaged $103,000. None of them 2003, and continuing through the January Sale and the stood for more than $10,000 in 2002, their first year at 2004 two-year-old sales. Because Fasig-Tipton July stud. actually showed slight declines from 2002 to 2003, we Though Point Given had just one sell, Claiborne's can't be absolutely certain whether their impressive 37- 2001 Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos (Maria's Mon) percent jump in gross and 23-percent rise in average (to and WinStar's dual Breeders' Cup Classic winner $114,260) this week is the barometer for further gains Tiznow (Cee’s Tizzy) each had four through the ring. in 2004, or whether Fasig July was actually just 'catch- Monarchos had three sell, averaging $185,000, while ing up' with the gains posted by the rest of the market Tiznow had all four, which averaged $152,500 (he'll be in the previous eleven months, beginning at Saratoga the big noise at Saratoga). The other two $20,000-plus last August. stallions, Aptitude (A.P. Indy) and El Corredor (Mr. We'll have a lot better idea of the answer to that Greeley), both sold fine, though several other $10,000- (actually very important) question three weeks from $15,000 sires had higher averages and multiple of stud now, but that didn't detract from what was, without fee. Nonetheless, El Corredor ranked sixth among any debate, one of those really good Fasig July sales, first-year sired with three-plus sold (seven sold from with plenty of action, rip-roaring trade and profit. Not nine through the ring, average $116,714, or 5.8x stud everything made money, of course--we don't live in that fee) and Aptitude ranked 10th (six of eight, average world any more, and, in fact, we never really did--but $96,333, just under 4x stud fee). In such a strong there were plenty of touches, beginning, of course, with market, there's no reason for their supporters to be the first-year sires featured in Monday's New Sire discouraged with those numbers. Showcase. Four other first-year Kentucky sires averaged more Tuesday's average was a third higher, but when you than seven times their original stud fees. Forest Camp look at some of the stud fee multiples the first-year (Deputy Minister), another speedball who won the 1999 sires averaged on Monday, there's no doubt it was a Del Mar Futurity (G2), has been a commercial standout good day to be a seller. No less than 11 first-year sires all along. He's one of a number of these stallions who averaged $95,000 or higher with at least three sold was trained by Bob Baffert (Point Given and Flame (during the entire sale); four of them stood for between Thrower are others), and Baffert bought the most ex- $20,000-$30,000 (Group price leader Point Given pensive of the Forest Camps, a $450,000 colt on Mon- (Thunder Gulch) had just one sell, for $475,000), while day (he also paid $475,000 for the Point Given). Over- the other seven stood for between $6,500-$15,000. all, Forest Camp had nine sell, of 11 through the ring, for an average of $128,778--more than 12x his original All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, $10,000 stud fee, and still more than eight times his unless otherwise indicated 2004 fee of $15,000. Cont. p. 3 (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/22/04 • PAGE 3 of 4 Oppenheim cont. As strongly as the first-year horses sold, the rest of With all of these, no doubt their averages will drop by the sale averaged about a third higher, and included all the end of the September Sale, but the New Sire Show- four of the colts who brought over $500,000; so there case is designed to show off some of the good ones, were a few impressive stud fee multiples among the and once again Fasig's secret weapon, Bill Graves, extensive not-first-year sire brigade, too. Coolmore has delivered the goods. been short on good news on the racetrack front this year, but they can take some comfort in the knowledge Royal Prospect..