STORM FLAG FLYING Porter’s Pedigree HEADLINE Perspectives p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18, 2002 COMIC STRIP COLT TOPS KEENELAND DAY 8 ALL’S FAIR A colt from the first crop of MGSW Comic Strip (Red Fair Mix (Ire) (Linamix {Fr}) secured his first group Ransom) fetched a session-topping bid of $250,000 as victory with a cozy win at the expense of renowned the Keeneland September Yearling Sale marched into its international traveler Jim and Tonic (Fr) (Double Bed second week yesterday in Lexington, Kentucky. Hip {Fr}) in the G3 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Tuesday number 2762, consigned by Lane’s End, agent, was afternoon. Unraced as a juvenile, Fair Mix only made purchased by Jimmy Gladwell III. The bay is out of two starts as a sophomore, but one of those was a MGSW Chapel of Dreams (Northern Dancer), a half successful one at Saint-Cloud last December. This sister to Storm Cat, and he is a half brother to SP Seek- season has been his busiest to date, with two handicap ing the Dream (Seeking the Gold). Hip number 2637, a successes at Longchamp the platform for promotion to daughter of Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet (Quiet stakes company, where he has won the Listed Prix de American) out of Silver Chance (Silver Buck), a full Reux at Deauville Aug. 6 and finished third in the G2 sister to Derby winner Silver Charm, was the top-priced Grand Prix de Deauville Aug. 25. Fair Mix was settled in filly of the session. The dark bay yearling was con- a close second as Italian challenger Sunstrach (Ire) signed by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, and Aki (Polar Falcon) cut out the early running, but came under Kato, agent, made the final bid of $105,000. Through pressure approaching the final furlong. Jockey eight sessions, the average sale price is $98,291--down Stephane Pasquier sent the eventual winner into the 23 percent from the same period last year. The median lead at the eighth pole and Fair Mix was always holding remained steady at $50,000. The buy-back rate is 24 the vain bid of Jim and Tonic thereafter to score in percent, bettering last year’s figure of 28 percent. The comfortable fashion. “He will not run in the G1 Prix de sale continues today at 10 a.m. l’Arc de Triomphe as the race will be too good for him and I wouldn’t want to ask too much of the horse too KEENELAND SEPTEMBER STATISTICS early,” said winning trainer Marcel Rolland. “He will probably go for the G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris at TUESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2002 Longchamp Oct. 20, a track where he always runs well.” CUMULATIVE 2002 2001 Tuesday, Maisons-Laffitte, France No. Offered 2644 2611 LA COUPE DE MAISONS-LAFFITTE-G3, i66,000, No. Sold 2001 1877 Maisons-Laffitte, 9-17, 3/up, 1 1/4mT, 2:03.30, gd/fm. RNAs 643 734 1--@FAIR MIX (IRE) 123, c, 4, by Linamix (Fr) % RNA (% change) 24% (-14%) 28% 1st Dam: Fairlee Wild (MSW, $237,735), by Wild Again Gross $196,679,500 $241,117,700 2nd Dam: Raise Me, by Mr. Prospector Average (% change) $98,291 (-23%) $128,459 3rd Dam: Leave Me, by Never Bend Median (% change) $50,000 (0) $50,000 O-Ecurie Week-End; B-Jean-Luc Lagardere; T-Marcel www.keeneland.com Rolland; J-Stephane Pasquier; i33,000. Lifetime Record: 8 starts, 5 wins, 1 place, i121,417. 2--Jim and Tonic (Fr), 123, g, 8, Double Bed (Fr)-- Alan Porter examines the Jimka (Fr), by Jim French. O-J D Martin; B-Haras pedigree of GI Matron S. d’Ecouves; i13,200. winner Storm Flag Flying in 3--Cherbon (Fr), 123, g, 5, Kaldounevees (Fr)--Star this week’s Pedigree Perspec- System (Fr), by Northern Treat. O-M House; B-Mme Henri Devin; i9,900. tives on page 2. Margins: 2, HF, 3/4. Odds: 4.70, 1.30, 10.60. Storm Flag Flying Also ran: Sunstrach (Ire), Chronos (Ire), Poussin (Ire), Adam Coglianese Cazoulias (Fr). At 2, won the GI Hollywood Futurity Eclipse Champion over eventual Sprint Champion ARTAX REAL QUIET At 3, won the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. TAYLOR MADE At 4, won the GI Pimlico Special (859) 885-3345 and GI Hollywood Gold Cup fax (859) 885-1533 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/18/02 • PAGE 2 of 3 KEENELAND TUESDAY WEEKEND PEDIGREE TOP FOUR LOTS Hip# Sex Sire Dam Price PERSPECTIVES 2762 colt Comic Strip Chapel of Dreams $250,000 by Alan Porter Consigned by Lane’s End, agent Purchased by Jimmy Gladwell III Sunday, Belmont Park 2865 colt Souvenir Copy Hurricane Alert $110,000 MATRON S.-GI, $200,000, BEL, 9-15, 2yo, f, 1m, Consigned by Lane’s End, agent 1:38 2/5, gd. Purchased by M&M Racing 1--#s@STORM FLAG FLYING, 119, f, 2, by Storm Cat 2637 filly Real Quiet Silver Chance $105,000 1st Dam: My Flag (MGISW, $1,557,057), by Easy Goer Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CXIX 2nd Dam: Personal Ensign, by Private Account Purchased by Aki Kato, agent 3rd Dam: Grecian Banner, by Hoist the Flag 2834 colt Grindstone Gin Rummy Judy $90,000 O-Ogden Mills Phipps; B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude Consigned by Equus Farm, Agent II McGaughey III; J-J R Velazquez; $120,000. Lifetime Purchased by Becky Thomas Record: 2-2-0-0, $147,000. The most recent weekend was a significant one for LEADING SIRES OF 2002 GRADE/GROUP ONE Storm Cat. Not only was he responsible for Grade I WINNERS (through Sept. 15) winner Storm Flag Flying and Grade II winner Pure Sire Location Winners Prize, but two of his freshman sire sons--Stormy Atlan- Danehill (Danzig) Ire 5 tic and Tale of the Cat--were represented by their first Sadler’s Wells (Northern Dancer) Ire 5 stakes winners. Storm Flag Flying and Pure Prize--both Mr. Greeley (Gone West) Ky 3 owned and bred by the Phippses and both trained by Storm Cat (Storm Bird) Ky 3 Shug McGaughey--are both first time stakes winners, Wild Again (Icecapade) Ky 3 taking Storm Cat's tally for the year to 15 (including Affirmed (Exclusive Native) dead 2 seven two-year-old stakes winners) and his lifetime Broad Brush (Ack Ack) Ky 2 total to 104, of which 66 have been graded. Kaldounevees (Kaldoun) Fr 2 Storm Flag Flying had acted up in the paddock and Lear Fan (Roberto) Ky 2 had run extremely greenly when winning a six-furlong Machiavellian (Mr. Prospector) GB 2 maiden at Saratoga on her debut. She still showed Monsun (Konigssthul) Ger 2 signs of inexperience in the Matron, but that didn't Mr. Prospector (Raise a Native) dead 2 prevent her drawing off to win by nearly 13 lengths. Pivotal (Polar Falcon) GB 2 This performance shot Storm Flag Flying to the leader- Robellino (Roberto) GB 2 ship of her division, a position she will attempt to con- Woodman (Mr. Prospector) Ky 2 solidate in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, with a Compiled by Werk Thoroughbred Consultants, specialists in possible shot at the GI Frizette S. en route. assisting breeders in their stallion selection and buyers in their Both of Storm Flag Flying's parents contested their auction purchases. For more information call (510) 490-1111. respective Breeders' Cup Juvenile events. Storm Cat was beaten inches in the Juvenile by Tasso, but Storm KEENELAND SEPTEMBER STATISTICS Flag Flying's dam My Flag captured the GI Juvenile TUESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2002 Fillies after finishing third in the GI Matron and second in the GI Frizette. My Flag added to her laurels at three SESSION TOTALS 2002 2001 with four more graded-stakes victories, including the GI No. Offered 354 356 Coaching Club American Oaks, GI Ashland S. and GI No. Sold 291 267 Gazelle H. RNAs 63 89 % RNA (% change) 18% (-28%) 25% Cont. p. 3 Gross $7,878,400 $6,990,200 Average (% change) $27,074 (+3%) $26,181 Median (% change) $20,000 (+11) $18,000 TDN TODAY Headline News .................... 3 pages www.keeneland.com Arrowfield The sire of four GI winners including a Classic winner, a Champion 2yo, Hong Kong GI winner Home to Firebolt, and Mister Links, recent winner of the G3 July Stakes (2yo) at Newmarket. Flying Spur (AUS) Contact: John Messara Tel:+612 9223 8277 Fax:+612 9223 5795 Danehill S Rolls [email protected] www.arrowfield.com.au TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/18/02 • PAGE 3 of 3 (Pedigree Perspectives cont. from p. 2) Personal Ensign has turned out to be every bit as My Flag's sire, the short-lived Easy Goer, started as important as a broodmare as she was a runner. Her first an odds-on favorite for the 1988 GI Breeders' Cup foal was the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup victor Miner's Juvenile, but failed to handle an off track and finished Mark (by Mr. Prospector). Her second foal, the late- second to Is It True. My Flag's dam Personal Ensign closing sprinter Our Emblem, produced his best effort might well have started favorite for the 1986 GI Breed- when a close second in the GI Carter H.; he is sire of ers' Cup Juvenile Fillies had she not fractured a hind this year's GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. pastern in a workout two weeks after capturing the GI winner War Emblem.