Rags to Riches Bro to Belmont Stakes? ...p. 9 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008 WORD ON THE STREET About two hours into yesterday=s Fasig-Tipton Calder Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, held in Miami, Terence Collier paused as hip 55 entered ring, allow- ing the crowd to settle in before introducing the son Pat Costello • 859.296.6455 • www.paramountsales.net of Street Cry (Ire) from the Scanlon Training Center FASIG-TIPTON CALDER - TOP 9 COLTS consignment. The auction- Hip Sire Dam Price ($) eer=s apparent confidence 055 Street Cry (Ire) Sage Cat 2,100,000 was supported by the ($425,000 yrl >07 KEESEP) colt=s workout video, B-David Smith & Steven Sinatra (Ky) which played during Col- Consigned by Scanlon Training Center, agent lier=s introduction: the son Purchased by John Ferguson of Sage Cat (Tabasco Cat) 254 Speightstown La Comete 1,700,000 covered the ground ($150,000 yrl >07 FTSAUG) effortlessy while recording B-Dan Tayloe & Glencrest Farm (Ky) Consigned by Leprechaun Racing, agent $2.1-million Street Cry :10 2/5 at Friday=s breeze Purchased by Dr Dermot O Byrne Horsephotos show (video). As bidding = 184 Storm Cat Country Romance 1,500,000 got underway, the price ($300,000 yrl >07 KEESEP) on the board quickly passed the $1-million mark. And B-Overbrook Farm (Ky) while trainer Steve Klesaris gave it a gallant effort, it Consigned by Ricky Leppala, Inc., agent was Darley rep John Ferguson who wound up signing Purchased by Dr Dermot O=Byrne the ticket at a sale-topping $2.1 million. Cont. p2 073 Fusaichi Pegasus Silver Tornado 1,000,000 ($435,000 yrl >07 FTSAUG) F-T CALDER EXPERIENCES SLIGHT DECLINE B-March Thoroughbreds (Ky) Following breakout years in 2006, when The Green Consigned by Hoby & Layna Kight, agent Monkey sold for a record $16 million, and last year, Purchased by Eric Guillot which saw a world-record median of $250,000, the Top Colts cont. p2 / Top Fillies p3 Fasig-Tipton Calder Sale failed to build on that heady history. Figures were down across the board, including gross, which decreased to $35,100,000 from $43,622,000 in 2007. Average, meanwhile, dipped from last term=s $351,790 to $344,118 this year. Median fell eight percent to $230,000 in 2008. Cont. p2 F-T CALDER SELECT 2YO SALE Session Totals 2008 2007 Catalogued 270 301 No. Offered 171 209 No. Sold 102 124 RNAs 69 85 No. Over $500k 22 27 No. Over $1m 4 7 High Price $2,100,000 $2,500,000 % RNAs 40.4% 40.7% Gross $35,100,000 $43,622,000 Average $344,118 (-2.2%) $351,790 Median $230,000 (-8%) $250,000 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/08 • PAGE 2 of 15 Slight Declines at Fasig cont. Boyd Browning, chief operating officer and executive vice president of Fasig-Tipton, took the slide in stride. AI think we=ve seen a change in buying philosophy at the top end of the marketplace," he said. AThere is more rationality and less emotion. It=s a natural progres- sion when a market has risen dramatically for a pretty long period of time.@ With 102 head sold at yesterday=s session and 124 sold in 2007, the buyback rate re- mained almost constant in 2008 at 40.4 percent. The buyback rate was 40.7 percent last term. AOnce again, like last year, we didn't have Darley and Coolmore hook up in any significant bidding skirmish," Browning said. "You've also seen a little adjustment in the bidding levels where certain players who used to be over $1 million are now more comfortable spending $500,000 or $750,000." Browning concluded, AWhen you sell as many $600,000 or $700,000 horses as we did here, it=s a healthy game.@ Cry for More... Being by Darley=s leading young sire Street Cry (Ire), the $2.1 million topper figured to appeal to Sheikh Mo- hammed=s team. But the colt=s progression from his yearling to two-year-old years equated to plenty of interest from outside the opera- tion, as well. ASince he=s been down here, he=s trained very well,@ Ferguson confirmed imme- diately after signing the ticket. Ferguson added of the colt=s ap- Top Colts cont. peal, AHe moved beautifully on the racetrack. His half-sister Hip Sire Dam Price ($) [Elliecat, by Crafty Prospector] is 143 Sky Mesa Bashful Charmer 800,000 now a stakes winner, and Street ($250,000 yrl ‘07 FTSAUG; $130,000 wnlg ‘06 KEENOV) Cry has worked well with North- B-Peter Van Andel (Ky) ern Dancer-line mares.@ Stakes- Consigned by Murray Smith, agent placed at the time of the cata- Purchased by Brushwood Stable Hip 55, the $2.1-million logue printing, Elliecat captured 228 Speightstown Holiday Runner 775,000 Street Cry colt the Chou Croute H. at Fair ($400,000 yrl >07 KEESEP) Marie Kizenko Grounds last out Feb. 16. Fergu- B-Gibraltar Group LP (Ky) son continued, AYou know, the Consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, agent great thing about buying horses at two-year-old sales is Purchased by Omar Trevino they=re that much further down the line. You get to see 114 Lion Heart V V S Flawless 750,000 how they act--how they perform--on the racetrack, and ($300,000 yrl >07 FTKJUL) this horse really, really performed well.@ Ferguson noted B-Green Willow Farms (Md) Street Cry=s auspicious start at stud, including last Consigned by Scanlon Training Center, agent year=s GI Kentucky Derby hero Street Sense. AYou=ve Purchased by Sir Robert Ogden really got a chance at big things with this horse,@ he 018 Malibu Moon National Pastime 700,000 said. While Ferguson considered buying the colt as a ($230,000 yrl >07 FTKJUL) yearling, he opted to pass in the end. AYou see so many B-Chain Bridge Stable (Pa) horses at yearling sales, and sometimes you=d want to Consigned by Scanlon Training Center, agent see them at a different stage. I=m delighted that he was Purchased by Dallas Stewart bought by Paul Pompa, delighted that he came to Cal- 244 Unbridled=s Song Joke 700,000 der, and delighted that we were able to buy him.@ While ($20,000 yrl >07 KEESEP) the colt would seem a natural for Darley=s U.S. opera- B-Claiborne Farm (Ky) tion, Ferguson said that the final decision would rest Consigned by Crupi=s New Castle Farm, agent with Sheikh Mohammed. Purchased by Zayat Stables TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/08 • PAGE 3 of 15 Streets of Glory... FASIG-TIPTON CALDER Established five years ago, Hidden Brook Farm made TOP SEVEN FILLIES a good score yesterday with the $2.1-million Street Cry colt. Hidden Brook purchased the bay for $425,000 at Hip Sire Dam Price ($) Keeneland September on behalf of Paul Pompa, Jr. The 240 Medaglia d=Oro Irish Cherry 900,000 team knew they might need to go deep on the colt. ($200,000 yrl >07 FTSAUG) AStreet Cry was a very hot horse having a tremendous B-Yvonne & Dagmar Schwabe (On) year as a stallion, explained Hidden Brook s Dan Hall @ = Consigned by Crupi=s New Castle Farm, agent and Jack Brothers. As far as Street Crys go, we were A Purchased by Lael Stable buying at the height of the market--we knew we might 102 Storm Cat Trail Robberty 875,000 have to stretch a bit. He was a really nice individual.@ ($450,000 yrl >07 KEESEP) The colt thrived in the Florida sunshine, and figured to B-Overbrook Farm (Ky) be one of the top-priced lots at the Calder sale. AWe were hopeful, but I don=t know if you can expect a Consigned by Hoby & Layna Kight, agent horse to bring that kind of price,@ said Hall. Brothers Purchased by Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC added, AIt looked like everything was falling into place 129 Elusive Quality Xtra Heat 750,000 for him. Besides all of his physical qualities, he had a ($425,000 yrl >07 KEESEP) great mind going for him. He showed very well here, B-West Hills Farms (Ky) and David Scanlon did a great job with him.@ Scanlon, Consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds, agent whose consignment proved popular in the sales ring, Purchased by Bluewater for Martin Schwartz said, AWe thought he was going to bring over seven 104 Mr. Greeley Tricky Laura 700,000 figures, between one and two million. He was the su- ($375,000 yrl >07 KEESEP) perstar of our group, and we have some really nice B-B Kline, N Strong, R Swanson & J Britton (Ky) horses here.@ He added, AThis horse is by the right sire, Consigned by M W Miller III, agent he has a great walk and has just a beautiful way of Purchased by Fox Hill Farms Inc moving. He jumped through every hoop and just an- 139 Seeking the Gold Angel Puss 575,000 swered every call. He showed himself well, and conse- B-Blue Domer Stable (Ky) quently brought good money.@ Consigned by Don R Graham Purchased by Zayat Stables You Can’t Always Get What You Want... 005 Mr. Greeley Maresha 550,000 Hip 113 had attracted plenty of attention at the ($145,000 yrl >07 FTKJUL) Scanlon barn, but the Monarchos half-brother to un- B-D.J. Stable (Ky) beaten champion War Pass was led out unsold at $1.5 Consigned by Cary Frommer, agent million.