ARQANA DECEMBER ENDS p2 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2007 BLACKBERRY ROAD TO TAKE ‘EASY’ ROUTE TDN Feature Presentation Dogwood Stable=s Blackberry Road (Gone West), runner-up in the Nov. 24 GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. GRADE 1 HOLLYWOOD STARLET at Churchill Downs, will be pointed toward a winter campaign at Fair Grounds, Dogwood President Cot Campbell said yesterday. AWe=re looking forward to running him in the Jan. 12 [GIII] Lecomte S.,@ Campbell said. Next LANGFUHR in line for the $235,000 DANZIG - SWEET BRIAR TOO, BY BRIARCTIC $25,000 Keeneland September “...the mega-superstar value sire for 2008" Live Foal yearling would likely be - Bill Oppenheim, TDN 12/12/2007 the Feb. 9 GIII Risen Star A STAR RETURNS S. and the Mar. 8 GII Lou- A victory in a Grade I juvenile race usually lands the isiana Derby. AWe=ll see winner in the Breeders= Cup, but such was not the case how he does there, then, with Stonerside Stables= Country Star (Empire Maker). hopefully, head north, Blackberry Road @ The daughter of Rings a Chime (Metfield) made head- dogwoodstable.com Campbell added. As much lines on the opening week- as 14 lengths off the end of the Keeneland fall leaders in the Jockey Club S., Blackberry Road put in a meeting, taking the GI Darley strong late rally under Calvin Borel along the rail to get Alcibiades S. while still a up for second to Anak Nakal (Victory Gallop). I thought A maiden, but instead of putt- he ran a great race, said Campbell. I love Calvin, but I @ A ing herself in line for a year- thought he left him a little too much to do, and he said end championship, took a the same thing after the race. He s had a couple of = pass on Championship Day. races he could have won, and I thought that was one. Country Star EquiSport She would certainly earn a But Calvin is high on him, and we ll keep Calvin on = place on the Eclipse Award ballot and would garner him.@ Sporting an impressive pedigree, Blackberry Road some support were she to add this weekend=s GI Holly- is a half-brother to successful first-crop sire and cham- wood Starlet S. Those who raced against Country Star pion two-year-old colt Vindication. That gives you A in her Sept. 20 bow over the Belmont turf have re- some kind of confidence, said Campbell, who added @ turned to do great things themselves. Backseat Rhythm that, physically, they re not overly similar. He s not big = A = graduated that afternoon, and raced with credit to be and tall; he=s just at 15.3 [hands] now,@ he said. But third in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies. Behind he s a neat size. = @ Country Star in third was Mushka, another Empire Maker filly, who would go on to take the GII Demoiselle 8 Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. S. in promising style Nov. 24. Among the eight rivals who will line up to face the Bobby Frankel trainee are This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by Alcibiades third-place finisher Grace Anatomy any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior (Aldebaran) and the undefeated Spritely (Touch Gold). written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Initiation (Deputy Minister), fourth in the Alcibiades and Information as to the American races, race results and victorious in the Nov. 18 Glorious Song S. at Wood- earnings was obtained from results charts published in bine, was not entered. She was a little colicky on Daily Racing Form and utilized here with with the A permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. Sunday and we couldn=t breeze her,@ said Alice Clap- ham, assistant to trainer Graham Motion. Field p2 www.hillndalefarms.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 12/13/07 • PAGE 2 of 4 P S A L E S N E W S P ARQANA DECEMBER ENDS Arqana=s December sale wound to a close yesterday with a one-day year- ling session which featured the sale of a son of Barathea (Ire) for i42,000, topping the list of flat-bred purchases. Hip 1065 was consigned by Haras de Bois Carrouges and is out of the stakes-placed Western Bowl, herself a half to dual graded-stakes winner Pow- der Bowl. The colt, who is from the George Strawbridge family of the 1989 G1 Prix de l=Abbaye heroine Silver Fling, was secured by FIPS, who won the day on behalf of Spanish connections. Earlier, Pegasus Farms paid i40,000 for Haras de Grandcamp=s hip 947. By Gold Away (Ire) and out of Logjam (Ire), the colt is a half brother to this year=s G2 Prix d=Harcourt scorer and G1 Premio Roma third Boris de Deauville (Ire). A pair of fillies brought i20,000, including Haras du Petit Tellier=s hip 922, by King of Kings (Ire), whose extended family includes sires Poliglote (GB) and Indian Danehill (Ire). The second, by Numerous and out of Macotte (Fr), a half sister to Smadoun (Fr), was con- signed by Haras des Sablonnets as hip 955. Jean de Roualle purchased the former, while Winning Blood- stock Agency secured the latter. AThe success of the sale shows that the third yearling sale in Deauville serves a useful purpose,@ explained Arqana President Eric Hoyeau. ADespite the big increase in the number of yearlings on offer, the demand was constant and di- verse throughout the day enabling us to sell 168 year- lings in total, 65 percent of those offered. Over the P P R E V I E W P three yearling sales in August, October and December Arqana sold 100 more yearlings this year than in 2006, Saturday, Hollywood Park which is a satisfactory result.@ Full results are available on www.arqana.com. HOLLYWOOD STARLET S.-GI, $421,500, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m (AWT) DEAUVILLE DECEMBER YEARLING SALE PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12, 2007 1 Spritely Touch Gold Gomez 2 Grace Anatomy Aldebaran Smith 3 Foxy Danseur Mr. Greeley T Baze 2007 2006 4 Time Reveals All Pulpit Talamo No. Catalogued 272 158 5 Sunday Geisha Sunday Break (Jpn) Nakatani No. Offered 257 143 6 Country Star Empire Maker Bejarano No. Sold 168 91 7 The Golden Noodle D=wildcat Leparoux RNA 89 52 % RNA 34.6% 36.4% 8 Grace and Power More Than Ready M Baze Gross €1,423,000 €901,000 9 Set Play Van Nistelrooy Blanc Average (% change) €8,470 (-14.5%) €9,901 All carry 120 pounds. Median €6,000 €6,000 Weekend Stakes Previews cont. p3 *Total Private Sales: No. Sold 7 5 Gross €52,000 €13,500 TDN TODAY Total Gross €1,475,000 €914,500 Headline News..................... 4 pages www.arqana.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/13/07 • PAGE 3 of 4 Previews cont. Saturday, Calder Race Course P LETTERS TO THE EDITOR P LA PREVOYANTE H.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 12fT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT As a hardcore fan of Breeders' Cup, I look forward to 1 Oh Deanne O Dynaformer Castellano 111 the expansion in races on Friday to six. As an owner 2 My Rachel Horse Chestnut (SAf) Prado 115 and business person, I question the wisdom of the 3 Green Girl (Fr) Lord of Men (GB) Desormeaux 115 additional racing. The proliferation of racing days in this 4 Jive Dynaformer Nunez 112 country has Awatered down the sport@ to the extent 5 Dalvina (GB) Grand Lodge Velasquez 117 that media coverage during the week is non-existent 6 Redaspen Bianconi Castro 115 and the general public could care less. This move will 7 Eres Magica (Chi) Stuka Lezcano 116 further confuse the public as to what defines a cham- 8 Herboriste (GB) Hernando (Fr) Cruz 112 pion in our sport. Instead of focusing on a select group 9 Suaveness Suave Prospect Fuentes 112 of races, we are Acrowning@ champions in areas that 10 I'm in Love Zafonic Trujillo 115 seem to be more geared toward satisfying large egos 11 Sans Souci Island Chester House Wilson 115 rather than rekindling interest in the sport. These races 12 Indiansong Indian Charlie Nunez 112 will further induce owners to retire winners in a sport devoid of personalities that the general public can iden- Saturday, Calder Race Course tify and follow throughout a full career. As long as we W. L. MCKNIGHT H.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT cater to those already involved in the sport, we exclude PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT the new blood so desperately needed. In our case, less 1 Soldier's Dancer Lost Soldier Velasquez 116 is more. 2 Royal Challenger Touch Gold Castellano 117 3 Crown Point Honor Grades Douglas 115 Respectfully, Mark H. Lamberth 4 Golden Strategy Strategic Mission Garcia 114 5 Dreadnaught Lac Ouimet Prado 116 6 Revved Up Sultry Song Desormeaux 120 UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES 7 Dave Ends Well Bravo 116 Date Race Track 8 Presious Passion Royal Anthem Trujillo 116 Dec. 15 GI Hollywood Starlet S. Hollywood 9 Interpatation Langfuhr Nunez 115 GII La Prevoyante H. Calder 10 Bee Charmer (Ire) Anabaa Lezcano 115 GII W.L. McKnight H. Calder 11 Stream of Gold (Ire) Rainbow Quest Castro 118 GIII Fred W. Hooper H. Calder 12 Kiss the Kid Lemon Drop Kid Madrid 114 GIII Kenny Noe Jr. H. Calder AE Imawildandcrazyguy Wild Event Cruz 113 Dec. 16 GII Dahlia H. Hollywood AE Rehoboth Wagon Limit Prado 112 GIII Gravesend H.