OBS Calder Catalogues Online HEADLINE ATW p. 1 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 THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2005 GHOSTZAPPER SPEARHEADS ECLIPSE NOMS Smarty’s Party Ghostzapper (Awesome Again), whose unbeaten Though Horse of the Year finalists were not revealed, four-race 2004 campaign was topped by a rousing the battle is expected to be be- victory in the GI Breeders’ Cup Clas- tween Ghostzapper and Smarty sic, was recognized as an Eclipse Jones (Elusive Quality), whose ex- Award finalist in both the Older Male ploits in the spring made him a me- and Sprinter categories. His connec- dia darling. His popular victories in tions also earned nods: Stronach Sta- the GI Kentucky Derby and GI bles as Owner, Adena Springs as Preakness S. ensured a record Breeder and Bobby Frankel as crowd at Belmont to witness his Smarty Jones Horsephotos Ghostzapper Trainer. Frankel, who won an unprec- Triple Crown attempt, in which the Horsephotos edented fifth Eclipse Award last sea- ches tnut came up second to fellow son, also trained Sightseek (Distant nominee Birdstone (Grindstone). A near-certain winner View), who is up against two-time titlist Azeri (Jade of the Three-Year-Old Male category, Smarty Jones Hunter) in the Older Female category. was retired during the summer. Ramseys Hope to Take Two... Owner nominees Kenneth and Sa- The bidding update for the rah Ramsey were represented by a pair of Eclipse-nominated performers: TSUNAMI DISASTER Kitten’s Joy (El Prado {Ire}), in the STALLION DONATION running for Male Turf Horse and Three-Year-Old Male; and Roses in RELIEF FUND Kitten’s Joy May (Devil His Due), a nominee for is at the end of the Headline News. Adam Coglianese Older Male. ECLIPSE AWARD FINALISTS 2-YEAR-OLD MALE - Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet), Declan’s Moon (Malibu Moon), Wilko (Awesome Again) 2-YEAR-OLD FEMALE - Balletto (UAE) (Timber Country), Runway Model (Petionville), Sweet Catomine (Storm Cat) 3-YEAR-OLD MALE - Birdstone (Grindstone), Kitten’s Joy (El Prado {Ire}), Smarty Jones (Elusive Quality) 3-YEAR-OLD FEMALE - Ashado (Saint Ballado), Ouija Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), Stellar Jayne (Wild Rush) OLDER MALE - Ghostzapper (Awesome Again), Pleasantly Perfect (Pleasant Colony), Roses in May (Devil His Due) OLDER FEMALE - Azeri (Jade Hunter), Sightseek (Distant View), Storm Flag Flying (Storm Cat) SPRINTER - Ghostzapper (Awesome Again), Pico Central (Brz) (Spend a Buck), Speightstown (Gone West) MALE TURF HORSE - Better Talk Now (Talkin Man), Kitten’s Joy (El Prado {Ire}), Singletary (Sultry Song) FEMALE TURF HORSE - Intercontinental (GB) (Danehill), Ouija Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), Ticker Tape (GB) (Royal Applause {GB}) STEEPLECHASER - Hirapour (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}), McDynamo (Dynaformer), Preemptive Strike (Roanoke) OWNER - Michael Gill, Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey, Stronach Stables BREEDER - Adena Springs/Stronach Entities, John Franks, Juddmonte Farms TRAINER - Steve Asmussen, Robert Frankel, Todd Pletcher JOCKEY - Rafael Bejarano, Edgar Prado, John Velazquez APPRENTICE JOCKEY - Pablo Fragoso, Brian Hernandez Jr., Angel Quinones TSUNAMI DISASTER STALLION DONATION RELIEF FUND ASHFORD STUD - AMERICA Sire (Sire--Dam) 2005 Live Foal Fee Current High Bidder Bid BLACK MINNALOUSHE (Storm Cat - Coral Dance) $ 7,500 James Williamson, Ky $5,000 CHAPEL ROYAL (Montbrook - Cut Class Leanne) $10,000 Kuehne Racing, Tx $12,500 FUSAICHI PEGASUS (Mr. Prospector - Angel Fever) $150,000 Paul & Linda Shanahan, Ire $150,000 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (Storm Cat - Mariah's Storm) $150,000 Private Bid $150,000 GRAND SLAM (Gone West - Bright Candles) $85,000 Kathryn Nikkel, Ca $75,000 HENNESSY (Storm Cat - Island Kitty) $35,000 Glory Days Breeding Inc, Tx $40,000 HIGH YIELD (Storm Cat - Scoop The Gold) $15,000 Fernando Diaz, Ca $11,000 HOLD THAT TIGER (Storm Cat - Beware Of The Cat) $15,000 Barton Bloodstock, Ky $15,000 HONOUR AND GLORY (Relaunch - Fair To All) $15,000 Kuehne Racing, Tx $11,500 JOHANNESBURG (Hennessy - Myth) $30,000 Dr M V & Mrs O’Brien, Aus $40,000 LION HEART (Tale Of The Cat - Satin Sunrise) $30,000 Richard Giacopelli, NY $35,000 MONASHEE MOUNTAIN (Danzig - Prospector's Delite) $10,000 Dr Berkeley Chesen, Ky $10,000 ROYAL ACADEMY (Nijinsky - Crimson Saint) $17,500 Wertheimer & Frere, Fr $17,500 STRAVINSKY (Nureyev - Fire The Groom) $25,000 Sanford Robertson, Ca $30,000 TALE OF THE CAT (Storm Cat - Yarn) $65,000 Gaines-Gentry, Ky $55,000 THUNDER GULCH (Gulch - Line Of Thunder) $40,000 Windmill Manor Farms, NY $30,000 VAN NISTELROOY (Storm Cat - Halory) $ 7,500 Sunfire Farm LLC, Az $5,100 WOODMAN (Mr. Prospector - Playmate) $20,000 -- -- COOLMORE STUD - IRELAND Sire (Sire--Dam) 2005 Live Foal Fee Current High Bidder Bid DANEHILL DANCER (Danehill - Mira Adonde) i40,000 Sangster Family/Swettenham Stud i50,000 FASLIYEV (Nureyev - Mr. P's Princess) i25,000 Windflower Overseas Holding i26,000 GALILEO (Sadler's Wells - Urban Sea) i37,500 Michael O’Leary, Ire i40,000 GOLAN (Spectrum - Highland Gift) i10,000 Peter Reynolds, Ire i25,000 HAWK WING (Woodman - La Lorgnette) i25,000 David & Diane Nagle, Ire i30,000 HIGH CHAPARRAL (Sadler's Wells - Kasora) i30,000 Paget Bloodstock, Ire i30,000 MONTJEU (Sadler's Wells - Floripedes) i45,000 Lord & Lady Lloyd-Webber, UK i50,000 ONE COOL CAT (Storm Cat - Tacha) i17,500 Eddie O’Leary, Ire i20,000 PEINTRE CELEBRE (Nureyev - Peinture Bleue) i30,000 Private Bid i40,000 ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (Danehill - Offshore Boom) i55,000 Seamus Murphy, Balbriggan, Ire i60,000 SADLER'S WELLS (Northern Dancer - Fairy Bridge) Private Dayton Ltd, Fr i200,000 SPINNING WORLD (Nureyev - Imperfect Circle) i12,500 -- -- STATUE OF LIBERTY (Storm Cat - Charming Lassie) i10,000 Japan Bloodstock, Jpn i10,000 CASTLEHYDE STUD - IRELAND Sire (Sire--Dam) 2005 Live Foal Fee Current High Bidder Bid ALZAO (Lyphard - Lady Rebecca) i7,500 -- -- CATCHER IN THE RYE (Danehill -Truly A Dream) i4,000 -- -- CHOISIR (Danehill Dancer - Great Selection) i12,500 Joseph Joyce, Ire i12,500 KING CHARLEMAGNE (Nureyev - Race The Wild Wind) i 7,000 Mark Wallace & Grenane House, Ire i7,500 MULL OF KINTYRE (Danzig - Retrospective) i5,000 Jimmy Murphy, Ire i5,000 NIGHT SHIFT (Northern Dancer - Ciboulette) i17,500 -- -- ORPEN (Lure - Bonita Francita) i8,000 BBA Ireland, Ire i10,000 SPARTACUS (Danehill -Teslemi) i5,000 -- -- COOLMORE AUSTRALIA SIRE (Sire – Dam) 2005 Live Foal Fee Current High Bidder Bid ENCOSTA DE LAGO (Fairy King – Shoal Creek) A$132,000 Stuart Ramsey, Aus A$132,000 NATIONAL HUNT - IRELAND SIRE (Sire – Dam) 2005 Live Foal Fee Current High Bidder Bid BACH (Caerleon - Producer) i2,500 Grenane House Stud, Ire i4,000 BRIAN BORU (Sadler's Wells - Eva Luna) New For 2005 Walter Connors, Ire i4,000 DR. MASSINI (Sadler's Wells - Argon Laser) i2,000 Dan O’Regan, Ire i2,000 FLEMENSFIRTH (Alleged - Etheldreda) i4,000 Tony Mullins, Ire i6,000 IMPERIAL BALLET (Sadler's Wells - Amaranda) New for 2005 David Wachman, Ire i5,000 MILAN (Sadler's Wells - Kithanga) i3,500 Eddie Hales, Ire i6,000 OSCAR (Sadler's Wells - Snow Day) i5,000 Frank O’Malley, Ire i6,000 SADDLERS' HALL (Sadler's Wells - Sunny Valley) i4,500 Charlie Swan, Ire i5,000 SNURGE (Ela-Mana-Mou - Finlandia) i2,500 Pat Keogh, Castletroy, Ire i3,000 TURTLE ISLAND (Fairy King - Sisania) i3,000 -- -- THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2005 3rd-AQU, $43,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW1X, 3yo, 6f, 1:12 3/5, my. MADDY'S LION (c, 3, Lion Hearted--Maddy's Terms, by Private Terms) graduated second time out with a two- OBS CALDER CATALOGS ON-LINE Catalogs for length tally at Belmont Oct. 11 and had been off since the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s Calder Sale are running third against fellow Maryland-breds in the Oct. currently available on the OBS web site at 30 Rollicking S. at Pimlico. The bay colt, bumped at the www.obssales.com. A total of 207 juveniles have been start, recovered to sit just off the early pace. The 2-1 cataloged for the auction, which is scheduled to begin shot moved up three-wide into the lane and drew clear at noon on Feb. 8 at Calder Race Course in Miami, to a two-length victory over Late Night Lover (Not for Florida. Under tack shows are set for Jan. 31 and Feb. Love). Lifetime Record: SP, 4-2-0-1, $61,179. 6, starting both mornings at 10:30 a.m. Video of all O/B-Dennis J Federico (MD). T-John S Pregman Jr. workouts will be available at the sales grounds. Recent 5th-AQU, $42,000, Msw, (S), 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, graduates of the sale include MGSWs Chapel Royal 1:50 1/5, my. (Montbrook) and Runway Model (Petionville). SHE'STENONTOP (f, 3, Pyramid Peak--Runnin' Numbers {MSP, $119,078}, by Polish Numbers) was well beaten N E W Y O R K against state-bred company in a pair of six-furlong H H special weights, most recently running seventh over the inner track Dec. 2. Making her two-turn bow, the bay Yesterday’s Results: filly stepped out the early lead, carried a seven-length 8th-AQU, $46,000, Alw, NW2X, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, advantage into the lane and was ridden to the wire to 1:40 2/5, my. PROVINCIAL (m, 5, Pulpit--Colonial Review {MSP}, by best 60-1 outsider Island Treasure (Tank’s Number) by Pleasant Colony) drew off to a five-length win in an two lengths at 5-2. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $26,548. Oct. 20 off-the-turfer at Belmont and returned two O-Sal Capelli. B-Herb McCauley (NY). T-James T Ryerson. months later to be second over this track Dec.