FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. HELLEBORINE BLOOMS AT LONGCHAMP PHIPPS STABLE TO OFFER MARES AT KEENOV Helleborine (GB) (Observatory), successful in a fillies- The Phipps Stable of Ogden Mills >Dinny= Phipps an- only newcomers' event at Maisons-Laffitte June 25, nounced yesterday that a few of its mares will be of- upgraded her portfolio with a stylish victory in the fered at the upcoming Keeneland November Breeding Listed Prix Six Perfections Stock Sale. Claiborne Farm, which boards the Phipps= at Deauville July 31, and bloodstock, will act as agent. AThe decision to sell some continued on an upward of our horses was made as part of the normal course of curve with an easy win in stable management,@ said Daisy Phipps Pulito, who Thursday=s G3 Prix assists her father with stable operations. AMy family d=Aumale at Longchamp. remains fully in- Settled last of the four vested in the Thor- www.paristurf.com runners, but within range, oughbred industry.@ from the outset, she Among the mares made smooth headway in the straight to lead approach- slated to go ing the final eighth and was pushed clear in the closing through the ring stages to earn a personal best in comfortable fashion. this fall are Just AWe knew Helleborine was good after she won her first Reward (Deputy Minister), in foal to two races so well, and she has taken this next step in Persistently, whose dam will sell at KEENOV, Malibu Moon; and her stride,@ said trainer Criquette Head-Maarek. AShe's a defeating Rachel Alexandra totally different filly than her full-sister African Rose as Resort (Pleasant Adam Coglianese photo she settles better and stays better. All being well, she Colony), in foal to will now return in the [Oct. 3 G1] Prix Marcel Boussac Tapit. Just Reward, a daughter of champion Heavenly Prize (Seeking the Gold), is the dam of recent GI Per- [over this course and distance].@ African Rose captured sonal Ensign H. winner Persistently (Smoke Glacken), the G1 Ladbrokes Sprint Cup at three in 2008, and while MGISP Resort has been represented by GSW & New Orchid produced another Observatory filly this GISP Sightseeing (Pulpit). Among the Eclipse Award past spring. Click for the Racing Post chart. winners campaigned by Dinny Phipps are Inside Infor- mation, Rhythm and Smuggler. His late father Ogden Thursday, Longchamp, France Phipps was the nation=s champion breeder in 1988, and PRIX D'AUMALE-G3, 76,000, Longchamp, 9-9, 2yo, i received an Eclipse Award of Merit in 2002. f, 1mT, 1:47.97, sf. 1--@HELLEBORINE (GB), 121, f, 2, by Observatory 1st Dam: New Orchid (GSP-Eng), by Quest for Fame (GB) 2nd Dam: Musicanti, by Nijinsky II 3rd Dam: Populi, by Star Envoy O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; T-Criquette Head-Maarek; J-Stephane Pasquier; i40,000. Life- time Record: 3 starts, 3 wins, i79,500. *Full to African Rose (GB), Hwt. 3yo-Fr at 5-7f, G1SW-Eng, SW & G1SP-Fr, $403,111. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Immortal Verse (Ire), 121, f, 2, Pivotal (GB)--Side of Paradise (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. (i460,000 yrl '09 ARQAUG). O-R C Strauss; B-Kilfrush Stud; T-Robert Collet; i16,000. 3--Nitza (Fr), 121, f, 2, Indygo Shiner--Realdad (Arg), by Victory Speech. (i55,000 yrl >09 ARQAUG). O-Louis-Serge Seenyen; B-SNC Regnier & San Gabriel Investments Inc; T-Criquette Head-Maarek; i12,000. Margins: 5, HF, 3/4. Odds: 0.40, 2.70, 7.20. Also Ran: Split Trois (Fr). Keeneland September preview...........p11-13 www.claibornefarm.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/10/10 • PAGE 2 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Thursday, Doncaster, Britain DFS PARK HILL S.-G2, ,100,000, Doncaster, 9-9, 3yo/up, f/m, 14f 132ydsT, 3:02.00, gd. 1--EASTERN ARIA (UAE), 130, f, 4, by Halling 1st Dam: Badraan, by Danzig 2nd Dam: Gold Sunrise, by Forty Niner 3rd Dam: Seattle Dawn, by Grey Dawn II (Fr) O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Darley; T-Mark Johnston; J-Frankie Dettori; ,56,770. Lifetime Record: SW-Fr, 23-10-4-1, ,258,009. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Rumoush, 118, f, 3, Rahy--Sarayir, by Mr. Prospec- tor. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Shadwell Farm LLC; T-Marcus Tregoning; ,21,520. 3--Meeznah, 118, f, 3, Dynaformer--String Quartet (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. ($120,000 yrl >08 KEEJAN; $175,000 yrl >08 KEESEP). O-Saif Ali & Saeed H Altayer; B-Swettenham Stud; T-David Lanigan; ,10,770. Margins: 1, 1 3/4, 3. Odds: 5-1, 15-2, 2-1. Also Ran: Polly's Mark (Ire), Ship's Biscuit (GB), Roses for the Lady (Ire), Warling (Ire), Brushing (GB), Snoqualmie Girl (Ire), Middle Club (GB), Shimmering Surf (Ire), Dyna Waltz (GB). Unraced as a juvenile, Eastern Aria bounded through her sophomore campaign, claiming seven victories, including Saint-Cloud's Listed Prix Joubert, and closed last term with a fourth in the GI E.P. Taylor S. at Wood- bine. She opened this semester with three off-the-board efforts before taking out the Listed Aphrodite S. at www.pinoakstud.com Newmarket July 17, and the G3 Lillie Langtry S., in course-record time, at Goodwood July 29. The bay KEENELAND NAMED OFFICIAL INDUSTRY lined up here off a fourth in the G2 Prix de Pomone at CHAMPION OF BREEDERS’ CUP The Keeneland Deauville Aug. 14, and bagged a career top in battling Association has been named an official industry cham- fashion. Positioned in fourth until making smooth head- pion of the Breeders= Cup World Championships as part way in the long straight to lead at the two pole, she of a multi-year agreement, it was announced yesterday. was headed by Rumoush approaching the final eighth, During telecasts of the championship but rallied gamely under a drive to deflate that rival, event, the auction company=s logo will with G1 Epsom Oaks runner-up Meeznah staying on appear on-screen next to its graduates well to hit the board. AShe's very tough and you know who are starters, and will also be fea- if something comes to challenge, you are going to find tured prominently in the past perfor- plenty when you're on a Mark Johnston [-trained] mances of the official track program. The horse,@ said jockey Frankie Dettori. AShe has kept her Breeders= Cup will be held Nov. 5-6 at form all year and was a good winner today. They went Churchill Downs. AWe are very excited plenty fast enough and I wanted to wait a bit longer about our new partnership with Greg Avioli rather than kicking on three [furlongs] out. She stayed Keeneland and the opportunity to work Reed Palmer photo on really well.@ Deirdre Johnston, wife of the victorious together to showcase the best horses in trainer, added, AShe broke the track record at Good- the world to the broadest possible audience of racing wood over much the same trip, so we knew she fans and prospective horse owners,@ said Breeders= Cup stayed. She's unbelievably tough and she will not give President and CEO Greg Avioli. Keeneland President and in.@ Meeznah's trainer was far from downcast with the CEO Nick Nicholson added, AThis partnership is a natu- performance of his star distaffer. "We were a little bit ral extension of the long-standing relationship between short of room and the winner had first run on us,@ Da- Keeneland and the Breeders= Cup. With 48 of our gradu- vid Lanigan told PA Sport. AMeeznah's run another ates having won Breeders= Cup races through the years, good race and we have a couple of engagements in our sales alumni have had an exceptional showing at France, but we will see how she is after this.@ Click for these championships. This partnership allows us to the Racing Post chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free showcase the outstanding horses that come through brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, courtesy our auction ring and go on to Breeders= Cup greatness.@ of Racing UK. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/10/10 • PAGE 3 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FEATURE PRESENTATION • G1 Vincent O'Brien National S. WALTER HAEFNER - THE MOYGLARE LEGACY A Word Apart (Ire) (Desert Style {Ire}) will carry the renowned red, black and white silks of Walter Haefner=s Moyglare Stud in Saturday=s G1 Vincent O=Brien Na- tional S. at the Curragh. The Dermot Weld-trained colt, a half-brother to the talented Casual Con- quest (Ire) (Hernando {Ire}), bids to add yet another chapter to the Moyglare legacy. Pro- found Beauty (Ire) (Danehill) will also go to post, for the same con- nections, in the G1 Irish Field St. Leger later that day. Victory for either horse would be a fitting tribute to Haefner, who celebrates his 100th A Word Apart breaking his maiden at birthday on Sept. 13. A Leopardstown Sept. 4 Healy Racing photo gifted entrepreneur and talented rider, Haefner developed a passion for Thoroughbred breeding, and set about acquiring a boutique broodmare band in 1962. The Swiss-native purchased Moyglare Stud in Ireland with the aim of breeding commercially however, the decision was made in 1980 to race all homebreds. This shift in emphasis was no doubt encouraged by his long-serving trainer Dermot Weld, a keen advocate of international racing. AWalter Haefner was always a man of great vision, and he gave me the confidence and encouragement to travel horses like Moyglare-breds Go and Go (GB) [1990 GI Belmont S.