SHARP SUSAN wires the GII Lake Placid p. 2 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2007 ALABAMA STILL RICH IN TALENT GALILEO COLT STEALS THE SHOW Rags to Riches may be sitting this one out, but to- Demi O'Byrne put the seal on a momentous opening day=s $600,000 GI Alabama S. at Saratoga has still session of Arqana's Deauville Yearling Sale when pay- attracted a quality field. Todd Pletcher, seeking his first ing i1.4 million for a colt by Galileo (Ire). Widely ex- Alabama trophy, will sad- pected to be the sale topper beforehand, hip 108 is a dle a pair of fillies coming half-brother to the accomplished duo of Turtle Bowl off Grade I wins at today=s (Ire) and Turtle Bow (Fr). It 10-furlong distance: Oc- was soon clear that the bay, tave (Unbridled=s Song), who was offered by Haras who bested Lear=s Princess d'Etreham on behalf of Berend (Lear Fan) and Folk (Quiet van Dalfsen, would comfort- American) in the GI CCA ably eclipse the i600,000 Oaks at Belmont July 21; paid for his half-sister by and Panty Raid (Include), Diesis (GB) at this sale 12 winner of the GI American months ago. O'Byrne got the Octave (center) CCA Oaks Oaks over Hollywood=s turf better of BBA Germany's Dirk Adam Coglianese course July 7. AThis is Eisele, who was representing probably the most competi- Norwegian interests, to secure Friday’s Deauville Topper - Hip 108 tive race of the meet,@ said Donald Lucarelli, co-owner the most expensive yearling at Scoop Dyga photo of Octave. AAny one of these horses could win. I think this auction since a daughter of Indian Ridge (Ire) we can run our race. Because it=s such a competitive fetched i2 million in 2002. Van Dalfsen was on hand field, I=m worried about all of them.@ Lady Joanne (Ori- to witness his colt create a bidding war. "He is a entate), second by a half-length to Octave in the GI great-looking individual who never had a problem from Mother Goose S. June 30, is also in the fray. Cont. p4 the day of his birth and he boasts a great pedigree," the owner of Turtle Bowl commented. "I am thrilled, but in GO WEST, YOUNG LADY sheer honesty I think that he went for the right price, Virginia Kraft Payson=s Rutherienne (Pulpit) could and this is what I had valued him at.@ Cont. p9-13 have stayed home at Saratoga to contest yesterday=s GII Lake Placid S., where she would have been a heavy RIVER=S PRAYER makes it five straight in GIII Rancho favorite. However, the multiple Bernardo H....p3 graded-stakes winner will put her four-race skein on the line 3,000 miles away this evening in the $400,000 GI Del Mar Oaks, and she faces a tough group of local fillies headed by Valbenny (Ire) (Val Royal {Fr}). Winner of three graded stakes, Rutherienne B Benson the bay was second by 3/4 of a length in the GI American Oaks July 7 at Hollywood, and has been freshened up for this contest. AThe time away from racing has been good for her,@ said trainer Paddy Gallagher. AShe=s ready to go now.@ Cont. p5 ADENA REDUCING IN NOVEMBER Adena Springs has announced that it will be offering over 300 in-foal mares in November at both Fasig- Tipton and Keeneland. In addition to the annual Adena Springs Broodmare Sale Nov. 8 at Fasig-Tipton, another 200 of the operation=s mares will be entered in the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, including Grade I winners Spun Sugar (Awesome Again) and Amorama (Fr) (Sri Pekan). Cont. p2 www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/18/07 • PAGE 2 of 14 P R E S U L T S P STEVIE WONDERBOY Friday, Saratoga LAKE PLACID S.-GII, $150,000, SAR, 8-17, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 1:46 3/5, fm. 1--SHARP SUSAN, 120, f, 3, by Touch Gold 1st Dam: Winter's Gone, by Dynaformer 2nd Dam: Stark Winter, by Graustark 3rd Dam: Winter Wren, by *Princequillo ($340,000 yrl '05 KEESEP). O-IEAH Stables, WinStar Farm; B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T-William I Mott; J-Kent J Desormeaux; $90,000. Lifetime Record: 11-4-2-1, $260,843. *1/2 to Sharp Lisa (Dixieland Band), GISW, $658,100; and Spring at Last (Silver Deputy), GSW-UAE & GISP-US, $795,650. 2--New Edition, 118, f, 3, Stormy Atlantic--Sashay Away, by Farma Way. O/B-Woodlynn Farm Inc (KY); T-J Larry Jones; $30,000. We at Airdrie are very grateful 3--Lady Attack, 117, f, 3, Mutakddim--She's a Slewpy, to have had a wonderful by Slewpy. ($30,000 yrl '05 KEESEP; $150,000 2yo relationship with Mr. Merv Griffin >06 FTFFEB). O-W S Farish; B-Oak Haven Farm (KY); T-Neil J Howard; $15,000. for as long as we had. Margins: 1HF, 3/4, 2. Odds: 2.65, 9.80, 2.45. We have lost a great friend. Also Ran: Christmas Kid, Communique, Clifton Bay, Christies Treasure, Limoncella. Bill Mott is comfortably atop the trainer standings at this meeting, but even he must have breathed a sigh of (859) 873-7270 relief when Christophe Clement decided to send www.airdriestud.com Rutherienne to Del Mar. Sharp Susan had opened 2007 with a pair of victories, including the GIII Herecomes- ADENA NOVEMBER REDUCTION (cont. from p1) thebride S. at Gulfstream Mar. 25, before chasing home The 11th annual Adena Springs Broodmare Sale at Rutherienne in each of her next three starts. Fourth to Fasig-Tipton Nov. 8 will feature over 100 mares carry- that filly in the GIII Sands Point S. June 2, the dark bay ing their first foals, with 2008 season options to Adena crossed the line third, but was put up to second in the Springs stallions. At Keeneland November, Hidden GIII Boiling Spring S. at Monmouth June 30. In her Brook Farm will act as agent for Adena most recent outing with blinkers off, Sharp Susan fin- Springs for the 200 mares slated to ished a half-length in third behind her nemesis in the sell. These include the five-year-old GIII Lake George S. over this sod July 27. IEAH Stables Spun Sugar (Awesome Again--Irish acquired an interest in the well-bred filly earlier this Cherry, by Irish Open), a multiple week, and she went postward here as the second Grade I winner in foal for the first time choice. Sharp Susan came away alertly from post seven to A.P. Indy; and six-year-old and went straight to the front, showing the way Amorama (Fr) (Sri Pekan--Tanzania through splits of :47.42 and 1:10.32. The others came {Ire}, by Alzao), a multiple Grade I after her in the lane, but jockey Kent Desormeaux kept winner carrying her first foal by the three-year-old busy and she made it to the wire Ghostzapper. AWith a large broodmare safely in front of New Edition, who was coming off a band, this reduction is a natural pro- close second to Dreaming of Anna in the July 21 Vir- gression for an operation of our size,@ ginia Oaks. AI=ve got to give Kent a lot of credit,@ Mott Frank Stronach explained. AStrong sup- Spun Sugar Coady Photography said. AHe=s got a good set of hands, and she rated well port of our stallion roster has been the for him. As I said before, I think he understands pace.@ primary goal of our program for the past decade, and Sharp Susan might be ready to take the next step. that strategy of accumulating young mares to breed to AWe=ll sit down and have a look at what we might want our stallions and immediately offering them in foal will to do,@ Mott said, mentioning the GI Garden City S. continue in the future. I'm very pleased to offer a di- Sept. 8 at Belmont or the GI Queen Elizabeth II Chal- verse group of predominantly young mares, many carry- lenge Cup Oct. 13 at Keeneland as possible targets. ing their first foals by very fashionable stallions.@ Adena Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com Springs has won three straight Eclipse Awards as the catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. nation=s top breeder. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/18/07 • PAGE 3 of 14 Friday, Del Mar RANCHO BERNARDO H.-GIII, $200,000, DMR, 8-17, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:17 4/5, ft. 1--RIVER'S PRAYER, 121, f, 4, by Devon Lane 1st Dam: Cozzy Flyer, by Cozzene 2nd Dam: Olympic Bronze, by *Tobin Bronze 3rd Dam: A Whirl, by Time Tested ($15,000 yrl '04 BESOCT). O-Bantry Farms, P Capestro & Martin Racing Stable; B-Vessels Stallion Farm LLC (CA); T-Paula S Capestro; J-C L Potts; $120,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 16-9-1-2, $921,957. 2--Strong Faith, 115, m, 6, Pioneering--Let's Eat Out, by Banquet Table. ($8,000 yrl '02 KEESEP). O-Mervyn & Jacqueline Sahud & Mark Saleby; B-Rose Hill Farm Inc (KY); T-Jeff Mullins; $40,000. 3--Lady Gamer, 116, f, 4, Game Plan--Mariah Reyna, by Far North. O/B-Clark A & Janine Rae Hansen (CA); T-John W Sadler; $24,000.