KEENOV MARCHES ON HEADLINE p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2005 KITTEN’S JOY TO STAND FOR $25K SHADEED DIES Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s reigning turf champion Kit- Classic-winning champion Shadeed (Nijinsky--Contin- ten’s Joy (El Prado--Kitten’s First, by Lear Fan) will ual, by Damascus) was euthanized Nov. 13 due to enter stud for a fee of $25,000 complications from an illness, according to a press at Ramsey Farm in Nicholasville, release. The 23-year-old stallion Ky. Kitten’s Joy enjoyed his best was buried at Gainsborough season as a sophomore, notch- Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, ing the GIII Virginia Derby, the GI where he had been standing at Secretariat S. and the GI Turf stud. Bred in Kentucky by the Classic Invitational. He closed partnership of Cherry Valley out his championship year with a Farm and Gamely Corp., the bay Kitten’s Joy second-place finish in the GI sold as a yearling for $800,000 Equi-Photo Breeders’ Cup Turf. The hand- www.gainsboroughfarm.com at Keeneland July and was sent some chestnut only faced the to England to race in the colors starter twice this season, taking the GII Firecracker of Sheikh Maktoum al Maktoum. Shadeed captured the Breeders’ Cup H. in his four-year-old bow and placing Houghton S. as a two-year-old for trainer Michael second in the GI Arlington Million. He retires with nine Stoute before developing into a star as a three-year-old wins from 14 starts and $2,075,791 in earnings. in 1985. Following his win in the G3 Craven S., he won the G1 2000 Guineas and the G2 Queen Elizabeth II S., ‘ATTILA’ STORMS HIS WAY INTO THE DASH and was the highweighted three-year-old miler in Eng- Attila’s Storm (Forest Wildcat), fourth in the GI Breed- land. Shadeed crossed the Atlantic for the GI Breeders’ ers’ Cup Sprint behind Silver Train, has drawn into the Cup Mile at Aqueduct for his final career start. He fin- GI Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash with the scratch ished fourth, but was placed third via disqualification, of Sensibly Chic (Distorted Humor). “He’s a pretty nice and retired with a record of 7-4-1-1 and earnings of colt,” trainer Rick Schosberg $292,545. He sired Italian champion Free Thinker in his commented. “He’d done all that first crop, and was represented by G1 1000 Guineas we’ve asked of him. He put in a winner and champion Shadayid in his second. Alydeed, good effort in the Breeders’ Cup hero of the Queen’s Plate and second in the G1 and came out of it in great Preakness S., came from his third crop. Shadeed later shape. We were hoping for a sired millionaire Sayyedati (GB), a Group 1 winner in better post [14] in the DeFrancis England, Ireland and France to complement her third- 2005 BC Sprint Dash. We’re confident that he place finish in the 1995 Breeders’ Cup Mile. From 17 Horsephotos belongs in the race.” Connec- crops to race, he sired 15 stakes winners, 10 of which tions of Sensibly Chic have scored at group/graded level. opted to keep their charge against her own sex and have entered her in the Stefanita S. on the Dash undercard. “At the end of the day this made the most RAMSEY FARM - 2006 FEES sense,” trainer Tim Tullock said. “I don’t think she was overmatched in the Dash, but she wasn’t a standout Stallion Sire Fee either and she is a standout in the Stefanita.” Badge of Silver Silver Deputy $12,500 Catienus Storm Cat $10,000 All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, Kitten’s Joy El Prado (Ire) $25,000 unless otherwise indicated www.ramseyfarm.com (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/18/05 • PAGE 2 of 2 P N E W S T O D A Y P P S A L E S N E W S P WILDCAT HEIR TO CLOVERLEAF FARM The UNBRIDLED’S SONG MARE TOPS KEENELAND Grade I-winning five-year-old Wildcat Heir (Forest The seven-year-old mare Unbridled Dream (Unbridled’s Wildcat--Penniless Heiress, by Pentelicus), retired after Song) brought a $92,000 final bid to top yesterday’s sustaining an injury in the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint penultimate session of Keeneland’s November Breeding Oct. 29, will enter stud at Cloverleaf Farm in Reddick, Stock Sale in Lexington. In foal to During, whose first Florida as part of a Taylor foals arrive next year, the bay is a daughter of Made/WinStar Farm venture. His Remington Park Oaks winner Dixie Fine (by L’Emigrant). stud fee will be $8,000 live foal. Consigned by Lakland LLC, The full brother to MGSW Forest agent, Hip 3957 was purchased Heiress and MSW Forest Heir by M. Lyn Burleson. Heading captured last year’s GI Frank J. yesterday’s weanling offerings DeFrancis Memorial Dash for was Hip 3843, a filly by Trust N owner/breeder New Farm. “We Luck, who secured a $75,000 were looking for the right horse final bid from Vinery Stud. The Sherackatthetrack to stand in Florida, and Wildcat first foal out of the Capote mare Heir really fits the profile of highly successful Florida No Small Wonder, the chestnut Trust N Luck www.stallionregister.com stallions,” said Brent Fernung, Cloverleaf’s general was consigned by Long Branch manager. “He had a lot of speed, has a strong pedigree Farm LLC, agent. The final session begins today at that is well known to breeders in Florida and, most 10 a.m. Complete results are available on importantly, is a very good physical.” Those sentiments www.keeneland.com. were echoed by trainer Ben Perkins Jr. “My father and I have trained some very fast horses, and there is no KEENELAND NOVEMBER STATISTICS doubt in my mind that Wildcat Heir is by far the fastest horse that we have ever had anything to do with,” said THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2005 the conditioner. SESSION TOTALS 2005 2004 No. Offered 272 291 RECENT BIDS No. Sold 221 233 FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN RNAs 51 58 % RNA 18.8% 20% Year Derby/Preakness Winner Belmont Finish Gross $2,554,000 $2,755,700 2004 Smarty Jones 2nd Average (% change) $11,557 (-2.5%) $11,827 2003 Funny Cide 3rd Median (% change) $8,000 (n/c) $8,000 2002 War Emblem 8th 1999 Charismatic 3rd CUMULATIVE 2005 2004 1998 Real Quiet 2nd No. Offered 3439 3487 1997 Silver Charm 2nd No. Sold 2619 2,685 1989 Sunday Silence 2nd RNAs 678 802 1987 Alysheba 4th % RNA 19.7% 23% 1982 Pleasant Colony 3rd Gross $288,011,500 $278,379,800 1979 Spectacular Bid 3rd Average (% change) $109,970 (+6.1%) $103,680 Median (% change) $38,000 (+8.6%) $35,000 www.keeneland.com J Watch Out for “TDN Rising Stars” J TDN TODAY Stars of tomorrow grabbing the spotlight today... Headline News .................... 2 pages FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2005 PANEL MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO NYRA: CUT TAKEOUT; DEFER NTRA DUES by Tom Precious, courtesy of www.bloodhorse.com A state oversight panel is recommending the New SHACONAGE RETIRED Multiple graded stakes York Racing Association boost takeout, defer dues to winner Shaconage (El Prado {Ire}--Carita Tostada {Chi}, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, and get by Gallantsky) has been retired after sustaining a ten- a cash advance from its casino partner in order to cope don injury. The five-year-old had with NYRA's worsening fiscal picture. The oversight been scheduled to contest Satur- board estimates NYRA's operating expenses will exceed day’s GIII Cardinal H. at Chur- its revenues by up to $7 million by next April, which it chill Downs. “She was a good blamed on "the extraordinary costs related to NYRA's filly,” commented trainer Mitch legal difficulties and resultant fees and fines." In a Nov. Shirota. “She was a tough filly 17 letter to NYRA president Charles Hayward, Carole to train and was always tough Stone, head of the panel, said as a result, NYRA's fiscal on herself. I’d worry about her solutions should be done "without diminishing the value Shaconage Four Footed Fotos when she went out in the morn- of the franchise or shifting the burden of any solution ings, so it’s a little relief that to the state taxpayers or other elements of the indus- she’s retired.” Shirota added that Shaconage had been try.'' The state government oversight board, in Stone's sent to owner Andrena Van Doren’s farm near letter, made no mention of two of NYRA's current Georgetown, Kentucky, but that breeding plans were cash-raising plans--selling off 80 parcels of land in and undecided. A daughter of Chilean Group 1 winner around Aqueduct and auctioning 19 pieces of artwork. Carita Tostada, the grey is a half sister to multiple The board has already said it believes NYRA does not Grade I-placed Chile Chatte (Storm Cat) and GSW have the legal authority to sell the land or paintings Jadada (Jade Hunter). Shaconage earned her first without state approval. Stone said NYRA should sell or graded stakes victory in the 2004 GIII Argent Mortgage syndicate its interest in Equibase, with an option to re- S. and added another in the GIII Locust Grove H. She acquire the interest at a pre-established price at some won this year’s Ellis Park Breeders’ Cup Turf S.