TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here AUSTRALIA BANS ANABOLIC STEROIDS INTRIGUING FIELDS DRAWN FOR PARX STAKES The Australian Racing Board has announced that it Deep and contentious groups of sophomores will line will ban the use of anabolic steroids both in and out of up in Parx Racing=s pair of $1 million stakes Saturday. competition. The new rule, which will be introduced Among the eight set to square off in the Nov. 1 and become effective May 1, 2014, will allow GII Pennsylvania Derby are six months for treated horses to be free of steroids. Willis Horton=s Will Take The ban will apply to all horses above six months of Charge (Unbridled=s Song) age while racing, training or spelling. Under current AND Southern Equine rules, Australian Thoroughbreds must be steroid free on Stable=s Moreno (Ghostzapper), who were race-day, but the medications are allowed out of separated by a nose last competition. "The Australian Racing Board has adopted out in Saratoga=s GI a zero-tolerance policy to the use of anabolic steroids in Travers S. Aug. 24. They Will Take Charge Noses out Moreno competition, training, and spelling, and will institute will break from posts three Scott Palmer heavy penalties for breaches of the ban," ARB Chief and eight, respectively, Executive Peter McGauran said. "The ban on anabolic and will be joined by Travers also rans Transparent steroids goes far beyond any other racing jurisdiction (Bernardini) and Romansh (Bernardini), who will run as a outside of Europe and was decided by the ARB Board coupled Godolphin entry. Charles Fipke=s GI Blue Grass after lengthy consideration of veterinary and scientific S. winner Java=s War (War Pass), making his first start advice and consultation with trainers' and owners' since being transferred from Ken McPeek to Barclay associations. Foremost in the board's consideration was Tagg; and the GISP Jerry Hollendorfer trainee Fury the need for absolute integrity and public confidence in Kapcori (Tiznow) will also make the trip to Bensalem. racing. Although the use of steroids has greatly The GI Cotillion S. attracted 10 members of the fairer diminished over the years to the point where they are sex, among them Grade I-winning J “TDN Rising rarely relied upon by trainers, the ARB believes it is in Stars” J Close Hatches (First Defence) and Sweet the best interests of the industry that they no longer be Lulu (Mr. Greeley). The former, a Juddmonte homebred, available for purposes other than as a therapeutic has not been out since a 7 1/2-length romp in treatment for young foals." Paul Bittar, Chief Executive Belmont=s GI Mother Goose S. June 22; while Steve Beneto=s Sweet Lulu annexed the GI Acorn S. over of the British Horseracing Authority, welcomed the seven panels at Saratoga Aug. 24. Michael Dubb=s My news, and told Racing Post, AThe Australian Racing Happy Face (Tiz Wonderful), third beaten a neck in the Board's decision is very good news and represents a Test and second in the GI Coaching Club American significant step towards our goal of seeing the use of Oaks July 20, will also contest the Cotillion. Fields p8 anabolic steroids for racehorses banned across the globe. We will be submitting a paper outlining our position ahead of the IFHA conference in October and we look forward to the matter being discussed next month in Paris." Louis Romanet, Chairman of the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities, was also supportive, stating, AI welcome and applaud this announcement by the ARB stating a total ban on the use of anabolic steroids both in and out of competition. The ARB is to be commended for this historical decision. Additionally, I look forward to further discussion on this matter among all IFHA members countries to further two key objectives of the IFHA--to coordinate and harmonize the rules of the member countries regarding breeding, racing and wagering and to ensure the quality and fairness of racing in the interest of both breeding and the public.@ You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Artie Schiller’s Artie Schiller’s MY CONQUESTADORY HOP THE SIX Impressive winner over boys in Gamely winner of the the Summer S. 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Information Technology Coverage begins page 3 Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming Bill Farish Q&A [email protected] Having already served as chairman of the Breeders’ Cup board of directors Business Development from 2006 to 2011, Lane’s End’s Will Farish has returned to that post. He Gary King, Director of Business Development discussed the Breeders’ Cup’s challenges and innovations with Lucas Marquardt. [email protected] Coverage begins page 9 TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Sean Cronin Caulfield on Leading Light Tom Frary Columnist Andrew Caulfield takes a closer look at the pedigree of Saturday’s G1 St. Leger S. winner Leading Light (Montjeu {Ire}), a product of the potent Montjeu/Mr. Prospector cross. Coverage begins page 17 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/17/13 • PAGE 3 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com KEENELAND The session RNA rate was a very healthy 19.6%; the SEPTEMBER cumulative RNA rate stands at 24.9%. Topping the session was hip 1949, a colt by Stormy Yearling Sale Atlantic--Swanky Bubbles (Ascot Knight) who sold to Sept. 9-12 ! 12 p.m. 14-21st 10 a.m. Conquest Stables for $330,000. Hill >n= Dale Agency ! consigned. The next-highest-price came for hip 1886, a filly by Afleet Alex--Rich Find (Exploit) who sold to Gainesway for $320,000. Upson Downs Farm HIGHEST SEPTEMBER GROSS SINCE 2008 consigned the filly. With five sessions remaining, the Keeneland Last year=s seventh session was topped by a September Yearling Sale has achieved its highest gross $280,000 Diva Style (Unbridled=s Song), who was the since 2008. The sale continued with a seventh session lone horse on the day to clear the $200,000 barrier. yesterday, and the momentum generated by Books 1 (Diva Style, a filly, is unraced but in training at Belmont and 2 carried into the Book 3 opener to help push gross Park.) In all, 19 horses in 2012 brought six figures. sales to $236,874,000, from 1,408 horses sold. Last By way of comparison, two horses sold for more than year, 2,516 horses sold for $219,723,000; in 2008, $300,000 yesterday, and another six made more than the year the Great Recession hit, the gross was $200,000. In all, a whopping 62 brought six figures-- $327,999,100. more than three times as many as last year. With several big-name end users still active-- Action resumes today at Keeneland and 10:00 a.m. Shadwell, Fox Hill Farms, the West stable=s Ben Glass For complete results, catalog and outs, visit and Stonestreet Stables all signed for horses--and www.keeneland.com. plenty of new faces buying, yesterday=s session average of $68,329 was up 52% from last year=s KEESEP cont. p4 corresponding session. The session median of $57,000 was up 54.1%. In 2012, the average was $44,963; the WHAT IS OPPENHEIM median was $37,000. ON ABOUT NOW? The cumulative average at September now stands at Whether it=s sales, racing or breeding...read $168,235. That=s up 33.5% from last year=s average of the latest musings from Bill Oppenheim! $125,998. The cumulative median of $115,000 is up You can find all of Oppenheim=s 43.8%.