SENSE OF STYLE RETIRED HEADLINE ...p. 14 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 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2005 THE RIGHT CALL FASIG-TIPTON Rod and Lorraine Rodriguez breed to race. They had never before sent a horse through a sale, they had SARATOGA SELECTED YEARLINGS never before attended the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Se- lected Yearlings Sale. But TOP 11 LOTS - TUESDAY they were on hand last night Hip Sex Sire Dam Price as their first-ever foray into 47 f Fusaichi Pegasus Collect Call $2,000,000 the sales arena, a filly by B-Rod & Mrs. Lorraine Rodriguez (Ky) Fusaichi Pegasus out of the Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent LXXIV Rodriguez-raced Collect Call Purchased by Stonestreet Stables, LLC (Meadowlake), topped the opening session to the tune of 60 c Giant’s Causeway Exchange Place $1,100,000 B-Albert Fried, Jr (NY) Hip 47 - $2-million topper $2 million. What was Rod Horsephotos thinking when the bidding Consigned by Eaton Sales stopped? “Wow,” he said Purchased by Dr. Dermot O’Byrne with a grin. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, 73 c Mr. Greeley Hard Knocker $950,000 the bay, named Call Collect, was purchased by John ($440,000 wnlg ‘04 KEENOV) Moynihan, bidding on behalf of Jess Jackson. What B-Manganaro & Blackwater Investments (Ky) made the Rodriguez’s decide to throw their hats--and Consigned by Gainesway Farm, Agent for Eldon Farm Equine LLC their horse--into the ring? “We usually race our horses, Purchased by John Ferguson but we had the filly with Taylor Made and they sug- 25 c Giant’s Causeway Belterra $775,000 gested we put her in the sale,” said Rod. “They thought B-Robert T. Manfuso (Ky) she’d bring a nice price. We knew that, if she didn’t, Consigned by Chanceland Farm, agent we could always race her.“ Originally from upstate New Purchased by Fleetwood/N.W. Mgmt. York, Rod headed west at the age of 22, settling in 16 f Forest Wildcat Alizea $725,000 Northern California. Until five years ago, he ran a horse B-Summer Wind Farm (Ky) and cattle ranch in Cottonwood. Then Dr. Bill Gray, the ranch veterinarian, proposed a new business venture. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CCVI “At his suggestion, we got into the racing business, Purchased by John C. Oxley and we had success immediately,” Rod said. In their 29 c Gone West Biogio's Rose $575,000 five seasons in racing, the Rodriguez’s colors have been B-Alfred & Joseph Natasi (Ky) carried by stakes winners such as Roman Dancer and Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency, agent Bossanova, as well as Collect Call, who won the GIII Purchased by Robert Baker & William Mack Santa Ysabel S. and was third in both the GI Kentucky 59 c Include Excellentadventure $500,000 Oaks and GI Vanity H. She earned $434,000. Their ($150,000 wnlg ‘04 KEENOV) stable consists of 20 racehorses, including 10 two- B-Brererton C. Jones (Ky) year-olds, and 26 broodmares. Attending the Saratoga Consigned by Gainesway, Agent II sale for the first time yesterday, the Rodriguez’s were Shadwell Farm LLC settled in the back row as Moynihan did battle with Lee 10 f Dixieland Band With a Wink $400,000 Einstedler, who was sitting with trainer John Kimmel. B-John Hettinger (NY) The bidding stalled several times, with Einstedler shak- Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent ing his head in seeming defeat, only to toss out another bid just before the gavel fell. But, when the price hit $2 Purchased by Live Oak Plantation million, it was Moynihan who signed the ticket. “She’s beautiful, absolutely beautiful,” he said. “I definitely Toppers cont. p3 thought she was the top filly in the sale.” Cont. p2 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/10/05 • PAGE 2 of 14 Fasig-Tipton Coverage, cont. from p1 Stock Exchange... There are New York-breds, and then there are New Plans for the Future... York-breds. Selling for $1.1 million to Demi O’Byrne It has not yet been decided who will be training yes- was Hip 60, a chestnut colt by Giant’s Causeway born terday’s Saratoga session top- in the Empire State. The per, but her new connections youngster, bred by Albert have high hopes for her when Fried, Jr., was produced she reaches the track. “It looks by Exchange Place (Af- like she’ll be early, it looks like firmed), a full sister to the she’ll be fast and she’s from a multi-millionaire Affirmed great family,” Moynihan said. “I Success. “I loved this horse since I saw him walk John Moynihan signing the think she’ll be heard from on the out of the barn in Febru- $2-million ticket racetrack, and she’s the kind we Hip 60 - $1.1 million Horsephotos are looking for to build a nice ary,” said consignor Reiley Giant’s Causeway broodmare band.” The Rodri- McDonald of Eaton Sales. Horsephotos guez’s were also impressed with “I thought maybe if he the yearling. “She brought more continued to mature that he could really be something. I than we expected, but she is spoke with Mr. Fried, who had intended to keep him, such a nice horse,” said Rod. that he might bring $750,000 if everything went right. Added Lorraine, “She has an He continued to mature and grow, and we got him attitude like her mother--she’s sold.” The handsome colt is the second foal from Ex- full of moxie.” Where were the change Place, a winner of five of her 10 career starts. Rodriguez’s planning to celebrate Her elder full brother Affirmed Success had his picture Horsephotos their great good fortune? “Are taken 17 times in 42 career starts, including wins in the friends will be taking us to dinner--and their will be GI Cigar Mile, GI Carter H. and GI Vosburgh S. while plenty of champagne,” Rod laughed. bankrolling over $2.2 million. But it was the top half of the pedigree that sealed the deal for O’Byrne. “It’s all about the sire,” stated the Irish veterinarian. “That FASIG-TIPTON SARATOGA YEARLINGS horse winning Sunday [First Samurai in a two-year-old allowance race at Saratoga] has me convinced.” Giant’s TUESDAY, AUG. 9, 2005 Causeway has sired a pair of Classic heroes from three Session Totals 2005 2004 Group 1 winners in his first crop, including No. Offered 68 65 Footstepsinthesand (GB), who was victorious in the G1 No. Sold 51 50 2000 Guineas for the Coolmore team. RNAs 17 15 % RNAs 25% 23.1% Sales Coverage cont. p3 Gross $16,525,000 $14,225,000 Average (% change) $324,020 (+13.9%) $284,500 Median (% change) $250,000 (+4.2%) $240,000 Fasig-Tipton Wednesday Outs *2004 was conducted in three sessions 77, 82, 87, 97, 145, 153 www.fasigtipton.com Second Crop Sires’ Stakes Winners from foals: War Chant 10% stakes winners / foals* Yes It’s True 9% stakes winners / foals Fusaichi Pegasus 8% stakes winners / foals Giant’s Causeway 3% stakes winners / foals www.threechimneys.com * First crop stakes winners from first crop foals, according to TBH MarketWatch (859) 873-7053 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/10/05 • PAGE 3 of 14 Fasig-Tipton Coverage cont. Saving One of the Best for Last... Beltin’ (the First) One Out of the Park... Just four hips from the end of the day’s offering, a Bidding sailed quickly past the $500,000 marker colt by Mr. Greeley out of Hard Knocker (Raja Baba) when hip 25, a sleek bay son of Giant’s Causeway, came close to breaking the seven-figure mark. The strolled into the ring. It was Tim bidding closed at $950,000 for hip 73, with John Fer- McMurray, bidding on behalf of guson signing the ticket for Sheikh Mohammed. The Stan Fulton, who wound up chestnut was consigned by Eldon Farm Equine, LLC, signing the ticket for $775,000 with Gainesway as agent. “He’s a rare individual and to acquire the youngster, the very athletic to boot,” Ferguson said. “We’re delighted first foal of the talented Belterra. to have him.” As Ferguson pointed out, the sire line has Belterra, a half sister to the worked with the mare in the past. Hard Knocker pro- MGSW sprinter Royal Haven, duced graded winner and Grade I-placed Chimichurri Hip 25 Horsephotos was one of the best two-year- from the Gone West stallion Elusive Quality. She is also old fillies of 2001, romping in the dam of German stakes winner Huambo (Green the GII Golden Rod S. at Churchill for trainer Carl Dancer) and stakes-placed Skin Poker (Skip Away). As Nafzger and owner/breeder Robert Manfuso. She later for what lies ahead for the yearling, Fergusaon said, went on to finish third in both the GI Ashland S. and “He could stay in the U.S., but Sheikh Mohammed the GII Bonnie Miss S. So what, besides the obvious always makes those decisions. We’ll have a look in pedigree appeal, made this colt stand out in the ring? September and decide then.” “Stan loved him,” McMurray said. “He’s bred right, [but] he’s a bit immature.” That didn’t keep the price down, McMurray was quick to point out. “He’s by the What They’re Saying At The Sales... big, hot horse,” he said. “It’s a sophisticated crowd.