AGENCE FRANCAISE CONCLUDES WITH NUMBERS UP The Agence Francaise concluded it's October Yearling Sale in Deauville, France yesterday with figures up across the board. At Wednesday's session, 90 horses sold for a total of $1, 133,937--up BENNY THE DIP RETIRED This year's Epsom 33.4 percent from a year ago when 86 horses sold Derby winner Benny the Dip (Silver Hawk) has been for $849,987. The average price also rose 33.4 per­ retired from racing and will stand the 1 998 breeding cent, from $9,883 in 1996 to $13, 185 this year. The season at Claiborne Farm. The three-year-old colt will be session topper was hip number 341 . The colt by shipped to the Lexington, Kentucky farm in early No­ Saumarez was purchased by Winners for $57,534. vember. Since winning the Derby, Benny the Dip fin­ During the three-day sale, 264 yearlings sold for ished second behind Pilsudski in the G 1 Coral-Eclipse S., third behind Singspiel in the G 1 Juddmonte International $3,299,264, an increase of 28.2 percent from 1996 S. and, in his final race, sixth in Saturday's GI Dubai when 248 horses sold for $2,572,975. The average Champion S. He retires with earnings of $1,472,042. price of $13,250 marked a 27. 7-percent increase "Despite being completely sound, we felt it was in his over last year's figure of $10,375. best interest to retire now," said owner Landon Knight. "This horse had a tough three-year-old campaign--win­ STAR STANDARD INJURED AT KEENELAND ning the Epsom Derby and then facing top older Star Standard (Risen Star), attempting to make a horses." comeback to the races after a 17-month layoff, was vanned off the track after yesterday's eighth race at TOTALS UP AT BELMONT On-track attendance and Keeneland. The five-year-old horse, unraced since handle and total handle both increased at the recently winning the 1996 GI Pimlico Special H., was diag­ concluded 33-day Belmont Fall Meet. On-track atten­ nosed by state veterinarian Dr. George Mundy as dance reached 231,500, compared to the '96 total of having sustained a fractured left front ankle. The 225,633, an increase of 2.6 percent. On-track handle incident occurred around the far turn as Star Standard was up 2.3 percent, totaling $61, 146,503 as compared appeared to take an awkward step and was pulled up to last year's figure of $59,793,474. Handle from all immediately by jockey Pat Day. The horse was then commingled sources was up 4. 7 percent, adding up to taken to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in $301,538,744. The '96 total was $287,994,966. Daily Lexington, Ky for further evaluation. In addition to his average total handle rose 1.5 percent, from $8,999,843 win in the Pimlico Special, Star Standard took the to $9, 137,538. Daily average on-track attendance 1 St95 Gii Lexington S. and finished second in that edged down .5 percent to 7,015, while daily average year's Belmont and GI Woodward S. on-track handle was off .8 percent to $1,852,924. "There were a lot of positives at the meet," said NYRA BEAUCHAMP KING RETIRED Four-year-old colt President and COO Terry Meyocks. "The on-track num­ bers leveled off after sharp decreases in previous sea­ Be~auchamp King (GB) (Nishapour {Fr}), winner of the sons. Hopefully, we've stopped the bleeding and can G ·1 Racing Post Trophy in 1995 and the G3 Craven S. start to rebuild some of the on-track business." in 1996, has been retired and will now go to the sales in December. His only win this year came in a minor SILVER MAIDEN TO BREEDERS' CUP Unde­ conditions event at Doncaster in July. His feated two-year-old filly Silver Maiden (Silver Buck) will owner-breeder Erik Penser said: "His win in the Cra­ be supplemented to the November 8 Breeders' Cup ven S. and his fourth in the (G1) St James' Palace S. Juvonilo l=illioc vvhoro cho vvill b::ittlA fnr rli\/i<:::inn;:il hnnnr<::: at Roval Ascot last year have been the highlights of with Countess Diana (Deerhound). Owner Frank my time as an owner." Calabrese will have to pay $120,000 to supplement his filly to the race. In confirming the decision to run Silver Maiden, trainer Britt McGehee said, "We hope she'll run I.I.I TODAY'S NEWS ............. a big race in the Breeders' Cup. She's going to have to." RACING REPORTS . 2-4 Silver Maiden has racked up five victories in five starts 0 since beginning her career at Arlington International in - BREEDERS' EDITION . 4-6 July. She won the Gii Arlington-Washington Lassie TOTAL PAGES ................. 6 before taking Belmont Park's GI Frizette S. by seven lengths Sunday. - PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 10-23-97 ~ 7th-AQU, $33,000, Alw, 3yo/up, 6f, 1: 10 1 /5, ft. NEW YORK LUCAYAN PRINCE (c, 4, Fast Play--Now That's Funny, • • by Saratoga Six), winner of last year's G3 Jersey S. at Yesterday's Results: Ascot, ran ninth in the July 1 0 G 1 July Cup at DISCOVERY H.-Glill, $107,700, AQU, 10-22, 3yo, Newmarket last time out but won both his American 1 1 /Bm, 1 :49 2/5. ft. and dirt debut here. The 3-2 favorite raced just off the 1--@#MR. SINATHA, 116, c, 3, Mining--Midnight Stroll pace, checked on the inside on the far turn, and charged !MSP), by Private Account. ($15,000 yrl '95 KEEJAN; through along the rail to win going away by 2 3/4 $17,000 yrl '95 KEESEP). 0-Davis Barbara J; B-Lazy lengths. Lifetime Record: GSW & G1 SP-Eng, GSP-lre, Lane Stables, Inc (VA); T-Gasper S Moschera; J-M E 16-3-5-2, $190,463. Smith; $64,620. Lifetime Record: 12-6-1-1, 0-Lucayan Stud Ltd. B-Airdrie Partnership (KY). T-W Mott. $174,970. 4th-AQU, $29,000, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1: 10 4/5, ft. 2--Concerto, 121, c, 3, Chief's Crown--Undeniably, by LET'S TOAST (f, 4, Miswaki--Give a Toast {GSW, In Reality. 0-Kinsman Stable; B-Kinsman Farm (KY); $21,540. $222,766}, by Storm Bird} managed to finish fourth in a 3--Twin Spires, 116, c, 3, Storm Cat--My Ballerina, by June 1 2 Belmont maiden event off of a six-moth rest in her previous start but romped here by 7 1 /2 lengths. Sir Ivor. ($700,000 yrl '95 KEESEP). 0-Lewis Beverly Returning off of a four-month layoff here, the 9-5 sec­ J & Robert B; B-New Gate Stud Farm, Inc (KY); $11,847. ond choice sprinted clear in the early stages and drew away in the stretch. Lifetime Record: 6-1-2-0, $34,629. Margins: 2, HF, 14. Odds: 1.05, 0.95, 14.60. 0-Bohemia Stable. B-Dupont Richard C. Mrs. (MD). T-H Also Ran: Dubai Dust, Key Lory. Allen Jerkens. Scratched: Bahama Boy, Private Joe. Mr. Sinatra was claimed out of a winning effort for , ....• MID w Es T • a $75,000 tag at Saratoga Aug. 22. and came back I with Sept. 11 and Sept. 24 Belmont allowance victo­ ries. Trying stakes company for the first time, the Yesterday's Results: second choice rated along the inside, moved up 7th-KEE, $50,000, Alw, 2yo, 6f, 1: 10 3/5, ft. HITECH (c, Technology--Cherie's Hope, by Flying around the far turn and angled out for the stretch 2, Paster}, who came up short in stakes competition when drive to get the lead and draw clear late. "I just finishing fifth in the Aug. 13 Gii Saratoga Special and wanted to ease him back behind the pace and keep sixth in the Aug. 30 GI Hopeful S., ran third last time him off the rail," winning jockey Mike Smith said. out in an Oct. 1 0 Keeneland allowance race. The even­ "When I sent him to the outside on the turn he was money favorite pressed the early pace before taking full of run and I just had to remind him to run. He ran over at the furlong-pole to win by 1 1 /4-lengths. He is a a great race, and I'm looking forward to what's ahead 1 /2 to Silver Wizard (Silver Hawk), GSW-N.A., for him." Concerto, winner of the March 29 Gii Jim $494,472 and Ammy Hills (Bounding Basque), GSW, Beam S., set the pace and could not hold off the $163,800. Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-2, $64,085. winner in the stretch to finish second in his first start 0-J Mcingvale. B-Jones Brereton (KY). T-N P Zito. since finishing sixth in the May 17 GI Preakness S. 8th-KEE, $45,044, Alw, 3yo/up, 7f, 1 :22 4/5, ft. SHAKKA CON (h, 5, Current Hope--Diamond of Forever, 3rd-AQU, $35,000, Alw, 3yo/up, f /m, 1 3/BmT, 2: 15 by Diamond Prospect) won a Sept. 25 Louisiana Downs 3/5, fm. allowance event in his first start off of a five-month DIXIE GHOST (f, 3, Silver Ghost--Mississippi Dixie, by layoff in his previous start. The 1 3-1 longshot battled Dixieland Band} finished second in two New York for the early lead with ST AR ST ANDA RD (Risen Star) allowance events and then tired to run 10th last time when after just going a half-mile Star Standard pulled up out in the Oct.