HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, New SH for a Top Synthetic Sire call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008 POINT GIVEN MINORITY INTEREST IN CURLIN UNSOLD “SAOIRSE” STARS AT TATTERSALLS MONDAY A judge ruled Monday to reject the proposed bid for Trainer Jim Bolger's Saoirse Abu (Mr. Greeley), a dual the 20-percent interest in reigning Horse of the Year Group 1 winner last season, Curlin (Smart Strike), according to was the star turn at the first published reports. Curlin=s majority breeding stock session of the owner, Stonestreet Stable=s Jess Tattersalls December Sale in Jackson, had offered to buy out Newmarket last night when embattled co-owners Shirley selling for 1.95 million guineas Cunningham and William Gallion, to John Ferguson, acting for who race as Midnight Cry Stables, Sheikh Mohammed. The for $4 million. But Circuit Judge three-year-old went on to run Saoirse Abu www.tattersalls.com Roger Crittenden yesterday ruled third in this year's G1 1000 against the sale after lawyers rep- Guineas, and she stood out Monday. Ballylinch Stud's resenting Cunningham and Gallion John O'Connor, James Wigan and underbidder Peter Sarah K Andrew objected, saying the offer was too Doyle all went after the chestnut. AShe won't run again, low. The offer was based on an and we look forward to seeing her foals,@ said Fergu- assessment of Curlin=s value by bloodstock consultant son. AWe'd seen her at the races and she was a beauti- Ric Waldman, who estimated Curlin=s worth at $20 ful filly. To win both the [G1] Phoenix S. and [G1] million in light of the current economic turmoil. Follow- Moyglare S., you have to be an exceptional two-year- ing that assessment, it was announced that Curlin old. Sheikh Mohammed has been lucky with Balanchine would begin his stud career at Will Farish=s Lane=s End and West Wind (GB) from this family and, although we Farm in Versailles, Kentucky for a fee of $75,000. don't normally plan before buying a mare, the cross of Reached by phone yesterday, Farish said that the ruling a mare by (Mr. Greeley's sire) Gone West and Montjeu didn=t have any direct effect on Lane=s End=s agreement (Ire) produced Motivator (GB), so she could easily go to with Jackson to manage the horse. AWe=re just very Montjeu's best son Authorized (Ire)." Cont. p2 pleased to have the horse, and we=re only managing for the co-owners, whoever they may eventually be,@ said SPRINGSIDE UNDERGOES SURGERY Farish. AThat=s really our only role in it.@ Curlin, who GII Demoiselle S. winner Springside (Awesome was paraded at Churchill Downs Saturday, arrived at Again), who broke down after her 9 1/2-length victory Lane=s End Sunday morning and is getting on well in his at Aqueduct Saturday, shipped to the New Bolton new environs, Farish reported. AHe=s in great shape,@ he Equine Medical Center Sunday, and underwent surgery said. AHe=s a little bit chilly, like everyone right now, but yesterday. The two-year-old filly suffered a fractured he had a good trip over and is settling in fine.@ Farish right front pastern. AThey=re going to put screws in it,@ added that the newest addition to the Lane=s End roster trainer Josie Carroll said. AI=m waiting to hear the results has attracted plenty of interest from breeders. AHis of the surgery; we don=t have a prognosis at this point.@ book is filling up quickly--he=s a popular boy,@ said A $335,000 KEESEP purchase for James and Alice Farish. Curlin=s book will likely be capped around the Sapara, Springside broke her maiden in her third start, 120 to 130 mark, but, Farish said, AWe=ll let him tell us then tried two turns for the first time in a Woodbine as we get into the season.@ Yesterday=s ruling means allowance Oct. 2 and galloped to a 10-length victory. that, for the moment at least, both Cunningham and She was sent off at 5-1 in the Demoiselle, her first Gallion will remain partners in Curlin. The former attor- conventional dirt start, and came flying from the back neys were both disbarred after being found to have of the pack to win as much the best, but was injured defrauded clients in a class-action lawsuit involving the and had to be pulled up just strides after the wire. Her diet drug fen-phen. record stands at 5-3-0-0, with earnings of $190,163. www.juddmonte.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 12/2/08 • PAGE 2 of 10 Singing Her Praises... Tattersalls The rags-to-riches story of the day revolved around this season's G1 St Leger runner-up Unsung Heroine December Sale (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) (Lot 1801), who sold to Mare Sale agent Hubie de Burgh for 950,000 guineas. Having Tatts Result Pleases Bolger... drawn a successful Jim Bolger, who owned session-topping Saoirse Abu bid of only 5,000 in partnership with Ruairi O=Coileain of Ennistown Stud, guineas when pass- was satisfied with the near 2-million guineas return on ing through the a filly that cost $260,000 as a yearling at Keeneland in same auction ring as 2006. AI am happy with that,@ confirmed Bolger. AShe is a yearling in October a very good filly and it is just a pity she got injured--she 2006, the filly, out pulled muscles in her back. I was very happy with her of Thermopylae (GB) in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, she just went (Tenby {GB}), is ex- wrong afterwards and that was unfortunate. She has a pected to join David Unsung Heroine www.tattersalls.com great pedigree, there is a lot of quality on her page and Hayes in Australia. she is a really nice prospect as a broodmare. Her Michel Zerolo of Oceanic Bloodstock was underbidder mother is still quite young, and Darley have her, too." for the lightly raced three-year-old, for whom Grant O'Coileain added, "Maybe in 10 years' time I'll have a Pritchard-Gordon and Jamie McCalmont also showed an couple of Saoirse Abus out in the field, but for me she interest. AShe's for an established client and will proba- was too valuable to hold on to. I'm in the business of bly join David Hayes, and hopefully, go for the Mel- buying yearlings and will maybe invest in some after bourne Cup next year,@ said de Burgh. AShe will hope- this." The sale continues today at 9:30 a.m. fully be the new Makybe Diva (GB). She had all the attributes to suit Australia, she's a lovely rangy filly without many miles on the clock, she stays and looks TATTERSALLS DECEMBER MARES etc like she will improve physically. The Australian prize MONDAY, DEC. 1 2008 money is also outstanding." Successful in two of her four career starts, including the G3 Give Thanks S. at SESSION TOTALS 2008 2007 Cork in August, Unsung Heroine made rapid progress No. Catalogued 312 339 for trainer Tommy Stack. On only her third outing, the No. Offered 241 284 three-year-old chased home GI Breeders' Cup Turf No. Sold 168 199 victor Conduit (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) in the G1 St Leger RNAs 73 85 in September, and she rounded off her 2008 campaign % RNA 30.3% 29.9% when a head second to Crystal Capella (GB) (Cape No. Over 500K 3 6 Cross {Ire}) in the G2 Pride S. at Newmarket. Cont. p3 High Price 1,950,000 3,400,000gns Gross 11,469,500gns 24,722,000gns Average 68,271gns (-45%) 124,231gns TDN TODAY Median 16,750gns (-52.1%) 35,000gns Headline News.................... 10 pages www.tattersalls.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 12/2/08 • PAGE 3 of 10 Unlikely Heroine... Grange Studs= Andrew Magnier--a member of Adahessonsplusone Syndicate, which consists of Tadhg Collins, his sons Victor, Barry and Jack--bought back Unsung Heroine after she had been knocked down to Cormack McCormack for the paltry sum of 5,000 guin- eas a little over two years ago. Magnier=s father, David, bred the filly. AShe is a very good filly with loads of racing left in her, and I hope she is very lucky for her new owners,@ said Stack's son and assistant Fozzy. AShe still has loads of untapped ability and will win good races. I would love to have continued training her, so in that sense it could be little bit bittersweet, but we have had some great times with her and it is unbeliev- able when you look at how little she cost.@ Creme de la Creme... Classic-placed fillies dominated the day and 2007 G1 1000 Guineas runner-up Arch Swing (Arch) realised 600,000gns when selling to Hamdan Al Maktoum's rac- ing manager Angus Gold. Agent Hugo Merry was un- derbidder on the daughter of Gold Pattern (Slew O= Gold), who had been bought on behalf of owner Pat Garvey for $55,000 at Keeneland November as a foal. AShe was only just beaten in a Arch Swing www.tattersalls.com Classic and was a very at- Just Say Noe... tractive mare. Northern The second Breeding Capital investment partnership Dancer is also far enough back in her pedigree to give managed by Simon Marsh, who purchased Dress Uni- plenty of choice about who she could go to," said Gold.