A GROUP 1 SWEEP FOR HEADLINE BALLYDOYLE? ...p3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2002 ANOTHER DISTAFF VICTORY? YANKEE VICTOR COLT TOPS KEENELAND Owner G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. and trainer Rusty A weanling colt from the first crop by 2000 GI Met Arnold took back-to-back runnings of the GII Churchill Mile winner Yankee Victor (Saint Ballado) brought a Downs Distaff H., winning with Dream Scheme in 1998 final bid of $320,000 to top Friday’s session of the and Let in 1999. They will Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale in Lexington. go for a third score in the The dark bay, bred in Florida by Glen Ridge Farm, was race with Victory Ride consigned by Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent VIII, and (Seeking the Gold) in the purchased by Athens Woods LLC. Foaled Feb. 23, he is one-mile test this afternoon. a half-brother to stakes winner Secret Lover (Friendly The four-year-old filly suf- Lover), who was third in the GII Adirondack S. at fered a condylar fracture to Saratoga. Yankee Victor stood the 2002 breeding sea- her right front cannon bone son at Airdrie Stud for a fee of $15,000 live foal. at the end of last season, More on Keeneland November, p2 Victory Ride at Monmouth Equi-Photo but returned after undergo- ing surgery to win the Madi- KING OF KINGS TO JAPAN son S. at Keeneland in April. “She’s one of the best King of Kings (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells--Zummerudd {Ire}, fillies we’ve had over the last four or five years,” said by Habitat), winner of the 1998 English 2000 Guineas, Jack Bohannan, Arnold’s assistant. “She came through will stand the 2003 breeding season at East Stud on a really dangerous injury and came back to win a stake. the Japanese island of Hokkaido, according to Thor- Rusty did a great job with her to get her back to the oughbred Times. The seven-year-old Ashford stallion races.” Third in the May 18 GII Shuvee H. in her second will stand in Japan under a one-year lease arrangement start back, Victory Ride was given a break, returning to between Coolmore Stud and the Japanese breeders. take the Omnibus S. at Monmouth Park Sept. 1. The The deal was brokered by Japan Bloodstock. King of bay stretched out beyond a mile for the first time last Kings won five of seven starts, including the 1997 G1 time out and finished off the board for the first time in National S., and was the highweighted three-year-old in her career, tiring to sixth in the GI Overbrook Spinster Ireland from seven to 9 1/2 furlongs. From his first S. at Keeneland Oct. 6. “We’re just going to throw the North American crop to race, the Irish-bred stallion has last race out,” Bohannan said. “She’s trained very well sired G3 Prestige S. winner Geminiani (Ire). up to this race and seems to like the Churchill surface very much. We’re really looking for her to rebound and HONG KONG RULED OUT FOR THE “ROCK” come back and give us a good effort.” Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire) (Danehill), the runner-up in the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile last time out, may have run his Saturday, Churchill Downs, post time: 4:38 p.m. EST last race, as Aidan O’Brien yesterday ruled out a tilt at CHURCHILL DOWNS DISTAFF H.-GII, $200,000, the G1 Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin Dec. 15 for the colt. 3yo/up, f/m, 1m The three-year-old is featured on Coolmore’s list of PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT stallions for 2003, so it appears unlikely that the 1 Flaxen Flyer Muhtafal Hicks 110 record-setting miler will remain in training at four, al- 2 Bare Necessities Silver Deputy W Dollase 115 though the conditioner was keen to stress that no 3 Habibti Tabasco Cat Baffert 119 decision had yet been finalized. “Rock Of Gibraltar is 4 Red n’Gold Tabasco Cat Holthus 113 not going to run in Hong Kong, but other future plans 5 Victory Ride Seeking the Gold Arnold II 118 have yet to be decided,” he told Racing Post. 6 Trip Lord At War (Arg) McGaughey III 118 7 Adoration Honor Grades Hofmans 115 TDN TODAY 8 Softly Binalong Nafzger 114 Headline News .................... 5 pages 9 Lotta Rhythm Rhythm Wiggins 112 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/09/02 • PAGE 2 of 5 P K E E N E L A N D P P H I P H A P P E N I N G S P KEENELAND NOVEMBER -- FRIDAY Hip 1588, Warren’s Whistle, racing/broodmare prospect. TOP FIVE WEANLINGS Warren’s Whistle (Wolf Power {SAf}), a four-year-old Hip# Sex Sire Dam Price racing or broodmare prospect, was the top-selling 1691 c Yankee Victor Far Away Kisses $320,000 mare at Friday’s session. Consigned by Mineola Farm, B-Glen Ridge Farm (Fl) agent, the gray was purchased for $285,000 by Wil- Consigned by Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent VIII liam A. Carl. The California-bred filly, a $27,000 year- Purchased by Athens Woods LLC ling purchase, has been a stakes winner at two, three 1602 f Mr. Greeley Yemanja $230,000 and four and was also third in the GII Santa Ynez S. B-Julia H. Sublett (Ky) and the GIII Rancho Bernardo H. last year and second Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CLXIX behind Kalookan Queen in the Rancho Bernardo this Purchased by Tracy Farmer season. Coming off a fourth-place finish in the Nov. 2 1394 f Our Emblem Lingquoit $200,000 B-Nursery Place & Keen Shackelford (Ky) Cal Cup Distaff, she has seven wins, three seconds Consigned by Nursery Place, agent and 10 thirds from her 41 starts for earnings of Purchased by Venture One Partnership $606,058. 1567 c Forest Wildcat Ten Out of Ten $180,000 B-Dr & Mrs A L Pineau & Forest Wildcat Syndicate (Ky) Hip 1602, Mr. Greeley--Yemanja (Alleged) filly. Consigned by Fred Seitz/Brookdale Farm, The second-highest selling weanling yesterday, the agent for Three Pines Farm bay is out of a daughter of Korveya, who is the all- Purchased by Chestnut Valley Farm time top-selling mare at Keeneland November. Con- 1656 f Touch Gold Craftimae $160,000 signed by Claiborne Farm, agent, Korveya was pur- B-Franklin Farms (Ky) chased for $7 million by Reynold Bell, Jr., agent, in Consigned by Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent XXI 1998; she is the dam of champions Bosra Sham and Purchased by W. Schettine Hector Protector and Classic winner Shanghai. TOP FIVE BROODMARES Hip# Name Covering Sire Price KEENELAND NOVEMBER STATISTICS 1588 Warren’s Whistle Racing/B’mare Prospect $285,000 (4, Wolf Power {SAf}--Velveteen, by Pirateer) FRIDAY, NOV. 8, 2002 Consigned by Mineola Farm, agent Purchased by William A. Carl SESSION TOTALS 2002 2001 1671 Do Nice Horse Chestnut (SAf) $200,000 No. Offered 336 324 (4, Unbridled--Dream Launch, by Relaunch) No. Sold 270 260 Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CXXIII RNAs 66 64 Purchased by Pin Oak Stud % RNA (% change) 20% (no change) 20% 1632 Betty’s Pet Woodman $190,000 Gross $11,997,500 $11,646,700 (4, Dehere--Liturgism, by Native Charger) Average (% change) $44,435 (-.8%) $44,795 Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Median (% change) $32,000 (-9%) $35,000 agent for Roger Devenport CUMULATIVE 2002 2001 Purchased by W. Schettine No. Offered 1452 1455 1461 Personal Spending Elusive Quality $150,000 No. Sold 1136 1047 (4, French Deputy--Foolish Beauty, by Foolish Pleasure) RNAs 316 408 Consigned by Three Chimneys Sales, agent % RNA (% change) 22% (-21%) 28% Purchased by Ken Ellenberg Gross $162,934,200 $154,067,300 1506 Sandra’s Song Racing/B’mare Prospect $150,000 (4, A.P. Indy--Waterside, by Topsider) Average (% change) $143,428 (-3%) $147,151 Consigned by Darby Dan Farm, Agent XI Median (% change) $61,000 (-2%) $62,000 Purchased by Paragon Farms LLC www.keeneland.com www.darleyatjonabell.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/09/02 • PAGE 3 of 5 Saturday, Woodbine, post time: 4:27 p.m. EST P P R E V I E W P WOODBINE SLOTS CUP H.-GIII, C$150,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m Saturday, Saint-Cloud, France, post time: 3:15 p.m. PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT CRITERIUM DE SAINT-CLOUD-G1, i150,000, 2yo, c/f, 1 Lil Personalitee Personal Flag Cardella 118 1 1/4mT 2 Grand End Sweep End Sweep Wright 108 SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER 3 Lucky Molar Wheatly Hall Wright Jr. 114 1 2 Graikos (GB) Rainbow Quest Fabre 4 Captain Wallstreet With Approval Wright Jr. 111 2 4 Our Teddy (Ire) Grand Lodge Margarson 5 Attest Affirmed Richards 113 3 3 Rios (Fr) Lost World (Ire) Brillet 6 Parose Parlay Me McPherson 117 4 8 Marshall (Fr) Anabaa Laffon-Parias 7 Devil Valentine Devil Begone MacLean 110 5 7 Nelson Creek (Fr) Brier Creek van de Poele 8 Dream Launcher Bright Launch Cappuccitti 120 6 6 Alberto Giacometti (Ire) Sadler's Wells A O'Brien 9 B.D. Victor Vying Victor Katryan 111 7 5 The Great Gatsby (Ire) Sadler's Wells A O'Brien 10 Divine Luck Lucky North Giliforte 109 8 1 Cougar (Ire) Sadler's Wells A O'Brien 9 10 Delacroix Gulch A O'Brien Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 4:05 p.m.