HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, EXCHANGE RATE and SKY MESA call 732-747-8060. are 2 of the Top 3 Juvenile Sires in ‘08 www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL AT KEENELAND TAMAYUZ HEADS FOR QEII Touched (Touch Gold) has been very, very good to Trainer Freddie Head indicated yesterday that the Mulholland family. The eight-year-old mare is the Tamayuz (GB) (Nayef) will run in next Saturday=s G1 dam of yesterday=s Keeneland September session top- Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid per, a colt by Indian Charlie Al Maktoum=s G1 Prix Jean Prat and G1 Prix Jacques le who was consigned by Marois hero was the subject of an upbeat bulletin as Mulholland Springs and pur- the sophomore prepares for the mile showpiece. AThe chased by Hoods Up Stable for horse is very well and he really couldn=t be better,@ $400,000. But the story does- Head told PA Sport. AI think he has even improved since n=t start there. Bred by John Deauville. He was very impressive that day and, hope- and Martha Jane Mulholland, fully, the QEII is the plan for him now. He is getting Touched was sold to B. Wayne better all the time, and while I would ideally like good Hughes as a $240,000 ground at Ascot, softer ground would not stop him.@ KEENOV weanling. The bay made only two starts, placing CURLIN READIES FOR GOLD CUP once, and found herself back in Curlin (Smart Strike), who is expected to make his the ring for the 2005 Keeneland next start in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup Sept. 27, Martha Jane Mulholland January Sale. The Mulhollands breezed five furlongs in 1:01.80 over a fast Oklahoma Lucas Marquardt bought her back for a mere training track at Saratoga Monday. Regular rider Carlos $27,000. AWe really loved the Rosas was aboard for the move. AAwesome,@ said family, we wanted to promote the family, and we were Steve Asmussen=s assistant Scott Blasi when asked tickled to death to get her back,@ Martha Jane about the performance. AHe=s had a race [GI Woodward Mulholland explained. ABut the best part of it is that we S. Aug. 30] and with four weeks in between, we=re gave the mare to our kids, our son John and our daugh- pretty much just trying to keep him happy.@ Curlin, who ter Laura. We were thrilled that the colt brought so worked alongside Hawaii Calls, covered the first three much, but we were even more thrilled that he brought furlongs in :37 4/5 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:14 so much for them.@ Laura Mulholland is 18; her brother 4/5. Curlin=s work was pushed back until after the first John, the Mulholland Springs farm manager, is 26. The renovation break in order to allow NYRA track mainte- Indian Charlie was the first foal out of Touched, and nance crews time to harrow the track, which had re- John Mulholland worked with the operation=s yearling ceived substantial rain on Sunday. According to Blasi, manager, Noel Gutierrez, to get him ready for the sale. the chestnut=s final work will take place Monday, Sept. AThey worked very hard,@ Martha Jane remarked. AHe=s 22, and will be shipped to Belmont the following day. a big, beautiful colt with an enormous walk and gor- geous conformation.@ Still, the hammer price came as KEENELAND SEPTEMBER STATISTICS something of a surprise. AHe was getting an awful lot of MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 2008 attention, as much as we had for any of our colts, and all the right people were looking,@ she said. AWe were CUMULATIVE 2008 2007 hoping he would sell well, but he exceeded our expecta- Catalogued 2515 2504 No. Offered 2254 2275 tions.@ The Mulhollands also own Touched=s dam and a No. Sold 1697 1697 sister. The mare did not produce a foal this year, but RNAs 557 578 she is currently in foal to Master Command. % RNA 24.7% 25.4% Gross $281,336,900 $324,091,200 Average (% change) $165,785 (-13.2%) $190,979 KEESEP coverage cont. p2 Median (% change) $100,000 (-16.7%) $120,000 www.juddmonte.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/16/08 • PAGE 2 of 10 Claim to Fame... John Gunther might have felt a little unlucky after claiming Senorita Dehere (Dehere) for $50,000 in De- cember of 2002. The chestnut was fifth that afternoon, and never raced again. But she is proving to be a fine addition Pat Costello • 859.296.6455 • www.paramountsales.net to the broodmare band at Gun- ther=s Glennwood Farm. The KEENELAND SEPTEMBER mare=s yearling colt by Indian MONDAY’S TOP LOTS Charlie went to Arch Bloodstock LLC, agent for Avalon Farm, Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($) for $275,000 at Keeneland 2248 colt Indian Charlie Touched 400,000 yesterday. AHe=s a very nice John Gunther Horsephotos B-John H Mulholland & Laura L Mulholland (Ky) colt, and we thought he=d bring a bit of money, but we Consigned by Mulholland Springs didn=t think he=d bring that much,@ said Glennwood Purchased by Hoods Up Stable Farm Manager Barry Robinette. AHe sold very well.@ 2439 colt Southern Image Hasty Appeal 290,000 Recalling Senorita Dehere=s acquisition, Robinette re- B-Luis de Hechavarria (Fl) marked, AShe was running down in New Orleans, and Consigned by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara John claimed her along with a partner, Don Winton. Vanlangendonck), Agent VIII They were going to run her back, but she had a fracture Purchased by Third Street Stable and they had to stop on her. We eventually brought her 2194 colt Indian Charlie Senorita Dehere 275,000 back to the farm and bred her to Hold That Tiger.@ The B-John Gunther & Don Winton (Ky) former claimer produced her first foal in 2005. Carrying Consigned by Glennwood Farm Inc, Agent II Winton=s colors, that filly, Bella Roja made her debut at Purchased by Arch Bloodstock, agent for Avalon Farm Churchill last November and, after a bad break, finished 2388 colt Indian Charlie Emptythetill 240,000 second by a neck to subsequent J “TDN Rising B-Gulf Coast Farms (Ky) Star” J and MGSP Keep the Peace (Touch Gold). Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent XLVI Bella Roja came back to graduate at Santa Anita in Purchased by Legends Racing March, beating Million Dollar Run (Tejano Run) by a 2241 colt Cuvee Tempo Di Bolero 230,000 neck. That rival came back to break her maiden in the GIII ($85,000 wnl >07 KEENOV) Railbird S. in May. AShe=s a very good filly,@ Robinette B-Kidder, Cole & Robenalt (Ky) said of Bella Roja. AShe=s had some shin problems, but Consigned by Woods Edge Farm (Pete O=Callaghan), agent she is back in training with Wally Dollase, and we=re Purchased by Nick de Meric, agent hoping she comes back as good as ever.@ Gunther and 2261 colt Petionville Untangled 220,000 Winton also have a two-year-old son of Alphabet Soup-- B-Everest Stables (Ky) Senorita Dehere with Dollase, but they opted to send Consigned by Pope McLean (Crestwood Farm), agent the 2008 Indian Charlie yearling to the sales. It was Purchased by Jim & Susan Hill A just time to sell something, Robinette explained. The 2438 colt Tapit Harve de Grace 220,000 @ mare has a weanling colt by Eye of the Tiger (American B-Lee McMillin & Ed Rudley (Ky) Consigned by Gainesway, Agent XLIII Chance), a multiple graded stakes winner campaigned by Purchased by Coleton Stables Gunther who ran fifth in the 2003 GI Kentucky Derby. She is currently in foal to Consolidator (Storm Cat). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/16/08 • PAGE 3 of 10 Keeneland cont. A Cuvee First for de Meric... Well known on the juvenile scene, Nick de Meric played the role of agent yesterday, purchasing a colt by Cuvee (Carson City) for $230,000 on behalf of a racing partnership during Keeneland=s seventh session. AI was buying for a partnership out of the Northeast,@ said de Meric. AHe's currently identified as a racing prospect, not for pinhooking. We always keep our options open, but for now, that would be Plan A.@ Offered as hip 2241, the bay is out of 11-year-old Tempo Di Bolero (Sultry Song), who is from the family of graded stakes winner Lakota Brave and group placed Silverdale. Of- fered by Peter O=Callaghan=s Woods Edge Farm, the Kentucky-bred is by freshman sire Cuvee, whose big- gest scores came in the GI Futurity S. and GII Saratoga Special S. at two. AHe looked like a man among boys,@ said de Meric, explaining the yearling=s allure. AHe's a big, strong, well-balanced colt with a wonderful walk.@ Concerning the sire, de Meric added, AThis is the first [Cuvee] I've bought. The jury is still out on Cuvee, but if he keeps siring horses like this, I think he has a pretty bright future.@ When asked whether the price was what he expected to pay, the British horseman remarked, AI knew I'd have to step up to get him. We didn't think we'd be able to steal him, but we were happy to get him for that.@ Only a day after the Gulf coast of Texas was slammed by Hurricane Ike, Kentucky had to face the remnants of that storm as it plowed through the area.