NICONERO TO DUBAI p.6 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008 PATINACK LEADS THE WAY AT INGLIS SO SHARP IN THE DAVONA DALE Nathan Tinkler=s newly established Patinack Farm, Bsharpsonata (Pulpit) stamped herself among the which made a big splash at Karaka as leading buyer, leaders of her division with her fourth consecutive continued the theme on the first day of the Inglis Pre- victory in Sunday=s GII Davona Dale S. at Gulfstream. mier Yearling Sale in One of only two graded stakes winners in the field--the Melbourne yesterday. other being 3-5 favorite Game Patinack picked up Face (Menifee)--Bsharpsonata 12 yearlings for was sent off the 5-2 second A$1,895,000, helping choice in the six-horse affair. In push the average up by no hurry when exiting the stalls 25 percent and the me- with regular pilot Eric Camacho dian by 40 percent. aboard, the Clover Leaf Farms II Among six fillies pur- homebred soon moved up to fourth. She was comfortably in chased by Patinack was Adam Coglianese sight of early leader Robbie=s Gal a much-admired daugh- (Straight Man), who rolled through opening splits of www.stallions.com.au ter of Encosta de Lago Hip 147 :22.81, :45.29 and 1:10.18. Ready to mount her chal- (Aus) out of MGSW lenge turning for home, Bsharpsonata was forced to Royal Sash (Aus) (Royal Academy). Offered by Three steady as a rubber-legged American County (Gibson Bridges Farm, she brought a co-session topping County) ran out of gas after pressing the pace, directly A$380,000. AWe saw her as an outstanding filly,@ said in the path of her oncoming rival. Swinging out around Tinkler=s agent, Roger Langley. AWe are keen to develop that tired filly, the Florida-bred zeroed in on the wilting a broodmare band from good quality black-type fami- Robbie=s Gal, passed that foe with ease and drew off lies, and this a lovely filly--a great walker with good with authority, scoring by two lengths over Game Face. residual. We think she is a cracking type.@ Langley AI was really worried all the way down the backside,@ added, AIf we assumed this filly said trainer Tim Salzman. AShe was shut off down was going to either Magic Mil- inside behind horses, but [Eric Camacho] was so patient lions or Easter, I think we have and rode just a tremendous race on her to wait until he bought particularly well on that got clear.@ According to Salzman, the filly will make her basis.@ Patinack also gave next start in Keeneland=s GI Ashland S. Apr. 5. cont. p2 A$230,000 for hip 27, a Flying Spur (Aus) filly from the Willow Park Stud consignment. AThis filly was also accepted for Easter, but we kept her in our Hip 27 www.inglis.com.au Premier draft because we sort of chose to be bigger fish in a smaller pond, and we are very happy with the result,@ said Willow Park=s Glenn Burrows. Tinkler, 31, a former electrician who recently sold his Queensland mining company, purchased Alanbridge Farm in the Hunter Valley and Riverslea Farm, near Darley Australia in the Segenhoe Valley. Patinack has also acquired four stallions for stud duty, including MG1SW Husson (Arg) (Hussonet) and G1SWs Teranaba (Aus) (Anabaa) and Wonderful World (Aus) (Agnes World). Report Cont. p2, Top Lots & stats cont. p3 Ten Meropa Takes the Baldwin.......................p5 Shediak Makes U.S. Debut in San Felipe....p7 Blackberry Road Readies for La. Derby.......p7 www.overbrookfarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/3/08 • PAGE 2 of 7 Davona Dale cont. Inglis Premier Sale cont. from p1 Sunday, Gulfstream Park Sting in This Tale... DAVONA DALE S.-GII, $150,000, GPX, 3-2, 3yo, f, First-time consignor Monterey Stud=s Matt Brown 1m, 1:37 4/5, ft. was in a celebratory mood after his Exceed and Excel 1--BSHARPSONATA, 119, f, 3, by Pulpit (Aus) colt was snapped up by trainer Gai Waterhouse 1st Dam: Apasionata Sonata (SW, $155,535), for co-session topping A$380,000 early in the day. by Affirmed AHe is a lovely loose colt with a lovely intelligent face 2nd Dam: Express Star, by Baldski and beautiful markings,@ Waterhouse said. AI saw him 3rd Dam: Faneuil Lady, by Diplomat Way and all of a sudden I thought, >there is the jewel.=@ O/B-Clover Leaf Farms II, Inc (FL); T-Timothy E Brown had previously consigned 12 yearlings through Salzman; J-Eric Camacho; $90,000. Lifetime Record: his uncle=s Kilora Farm, and that draft has yielded no 9-6-0-0, $373,410. Werk Nick Rating: A+. less than 10 winners, including five city winners and Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. two stakes performers. The consignor confessed he=d 2--Game Face, 119, f, 3, Menifee--Galleon of Gold, by had a sales-eve nightmare that he missed the auction Gone West. ($280,000 2yo >07 OBSMAR). O-Zabeel ring appearance of his star colt. The sales-day reality Racing International; B-Marilyn F Seltzer (KY); T-Todd was potenatially worse--the laid-back colt, uncharacter- A Pletcher; $30,000. istically aggressive during a pre-sales inspection less 3--Robbie's Gal, 119, f, 3, Straight Man--Flutterfree, by than an hour before he went into the ring, set about Prospect Bay. ($5,000 wlng '05 OBSOCT; $62,000 attacking trainer Lee Freedman. AThe horse had just 2yo >07 OBSJUN). O-Robbies and Emmas Racing been bitten by a wasp, and he was kicking and trying Stables, Inc; B-Catherine J Hudson (FL); T-Stephen L to bite Lee,@ Brown explained. AI thought, >there goes DiMauro; $15,000. Lee,= but I understand he was underbidder.@ He added, Margins: 2, HF, 12HF. Odds: 2.80, 0.70, 17.60. AAfter selling under my uncle=s banner, we decided this Also Ran: Informed Decision, J Z Warrior, American year, with six yearlings, to do it ourselves and stay in County. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com Melbourne, and they say fortune favours the brave.@ PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. The colt=s dam Oubladee (Aus) was Brown=s first mare Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. purchase, a A$35,000 buy Bsharpsonata, a seven-length winner in the one-mile Irish Sonnet S. over the dirt at Delaware last Septem- Perfect Timing... ber, failed to fire and finished fourth over a yielding turf Newcastle-based trainer Paul Perry went to in Monmouth=s Epitome BC S. Oct. 26. Back in the A$210,000 to secure an elegant grey filly by winner=s circle following a pair of stakes on the grass-- Swettenham Stud sire Dash For Cash (Aus) for the Nov. 24 Selima S. at Laurel and the Tropical Park A$210,000. The filly is a half-sibling to Saturday=s Oaks at Calder Jan. 1--she made it three straight with a Premier Race winner Carnero (Aus) (Carnegie). Anthony nose victory in a sloppy edition of the GII Forward Gal Mithen, from Rosemont Farm, said the filly had been S. going seven panels over the main track here Feb. 9. extremely popular even before Carnero=s success Satur- AI've been inside, outside and have had to split horses day. AShe is a lovely filly,@ Mithen said. AShe was out a with this filly; she can do anything,@ said winning rider lot, and then all of a sudden she became something Eric Camacho. ALast time she won, I said she could run extra special--they say timing is everything. She has a on anything: mud, turf, pavement. You can add rocks brilliant temperament, but she is a tired girl tonight. I to that now. Everyone said that her Beyers were low at don=t think anyone here at the sales has not asked to Delaware Park and no one respected her today. She see her and she has been sensational, she just hasn=t proved them wrong.@ put a foot wrong.@ P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 3/3/08 • PAGE 3 of 7 TOP EIGHT YEARLINGS H I P H A P P E N I N G S Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($A) P P 58 c Exceed And Excel (Aus) Oubladee (Aus) 380,000 Consigned by Monterey Stud 184, c, Commands (Aus)--Silver Jubilee (Aus), Purchased by G Waterhouse by Quest for Fame (GB) 147 f Encosta de Lago (Aus) Royal Sash (Aus) 380,000 Consigned by Yallambee Stud Consigned by Three Bridges Thoroughbreds Woodlands Stud stallion Commands is posting re- Purchased by Patinack Farm spectable results on the racetrack, with Group 1 winner 170 f Tale Of The Cat Settain (Aus) 340,000 Paratroopers (Aus) collecting the G2 Expressway S. a Consigned by Flinders Park Stud week ago to become Commands= seventh individual SW Purchased by B Fogarty this season. He is second only to Encosta de Lago 27 f Flying Spur (Aus) Miss Mocha (Aus) 230,000 (Aus) on that list. Commands, who covered 154 mares Consigned by Willow Park Stud off a fee of A$66,000 in 2007, is headed for a third Purchased by Patinack Farm straight top 10 finish on the general sires list this sea- 81 c Al Maher (Aus) Penn (Aus) 220,000 son, having finished seventh for the past two years Consigned by Woodlawn Park running. The son of Danehill averaged A$199,788 for Purchased by Mcdonald Racing 33 sold last season, off a fee of A$30,000.