THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here BELMONT IN BLOOM SPURIOUS PRECISION EUTHANIZED Saturday=s GII Gallant Bloom H.--a AWin and You=re In@ Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence=s Spurious race for the Nov. 2 GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Precision (High Cotton--Scarlet Combo, by Scarlet Ibis), at Santa Anita--has drawn a strong, 10-horse field winner of the GII Saratoga Special S. Aug. 12, was including Turbulent Descent (Congrats), who was euthanized Tuesday after suffering a fractured left knee installed the 9-5 morning-line during a workout at favorite. Victorious in her first Aqueduct Monday. The 2- start for team Coolmore in year-old had been sent to Saratoga=s GI Ballerina S. the Hogan Equine Clinic in Aug. 24, her connections Cream Ridge, New Jersey considered training her up to for surgery, but additional the Breeders= Cup, but opted X-rays showed the damage to give her one more go was more extensive than before her sojourn west. AWe initially thought. AHe went a Spurious Precision Turbulent Descent felt like she came out of the A Coglianese Benoit Photo mile Monday and he looked Ballerina well and we still super,@ trainer Rick Violette Jr. said. ABut [exercise rider have six weekends from now Rodney Payne] felt his stride change as they finished until the Breeders= Cup,@ said Pletcher. AI think she may the work, and he pulled him up right away. The horse need another race to be really spot-on for the Breeders= ambulance brought him back to the barn, and after Cup. She=s in good form and doing well. It was nice looking at the initial X-rays, there was some hope that winning the Ballerina with her, and it=s pretty rare surgery was an option. We sent him down to Dr. seeing a horse who can win Grade I=s at two, three, Patricia Hogan, but the comprehensive set of X-rays and four. It s a special accomplishment. Cont. p4 = @ taken at the clinic showed that, in addition to a slab fracture, he had significant damage that could not be NUMBERS UP AGAIN ON DAY 9 AT KEESEP repaired.@ Hogan added, ASpurious Precision sustained a With gross, average and median continuing their severely comminuted fracture of his left knee. ascent during the ninth session of the Keeneland Unfortunately, he shattered the two major weight- September sale, California trainer James Kasparoff bearing bones of his knee, as well as incurring several walked away with the top prize Wednesday=s when other smaller fractures of the lesser-supporting bones, going to $220,000 for a son of Yes It=s True. A thus rendering the knee unstable and unable to support member of agent Bill Reightler=s consignment, hip 2809 his frame. Heroic surgical measures were considered, is out of the Wadena (Saint Ballado), a daughter of but humane euthanasia was ultimately the only Grade III winner Ammy Hills (Bounding Basque). appropriate option for this type of injury. Spurious Although declining to indentify the colt=s new owner, @ Kasparoff indicated the bay was secured on behalf of Precision, a $105,000 OBS April purchase by Klaravich one of his current West Coast patrons. AWe went a Stables, graduated first-time out at Saratoga July 21 little higher than we intended, but with these types of before his five-length victory in the Saratoga Special. horses, you have to,@ revealed Kasparoff. AI was really He was being aimed at the Oct. 6 GI Champagne S. impressed by his size and he had really strong bone. He=s a very impressive looking horse and he looks like he will be an early type.@ Kasparoff, who conditioned 2008 GI Malibu S. hero Bob Black Jack (Stormy Jack), indicated that yesterday=s purchase was exceptionally appealing. AHe definitely was the standout of the day,@ stated Kasparoff. AAll week, he had been showing himself very well and he simply stood out today. I had Over $1 million in purses and bid on a few earlier, but this is the one we really awards for Maryland-sired horses. wanted.@ According to Kasparoff, the Feb. 23-foaled For Condition Books go online to www.marylandmillion.com colt is expected to be sent to California within the or contact Laurel Park Racing Office at 800.638.1859 upcoming week and will eventually join his Santa Anita or Maryland Million Ltd. office at 410.252.2100. string. The conclusion of Day 9 brought an 18% increase in gross, a 23% rise in average and a 33% PRE-ENTRY DEADLINE: jump in median. Complete statistics cont. p3 THURSDAY, September 27 In This Issue KeeSep Continues Ascent in Session 9 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Competitive bidding on Day 9 drove double-digit increases in gross, (732) 747-8060 average and median for the third consecutive session at Keeneland’s (732) 747-8955 (fax) September Yearling Sale. On www.thoroughbreddailynews.com Wednesday, 302 horses sold for www.thetdn.com $8,228,000 an increase of 18.05 Barry Weisbord, co-publisher percent over 2011 when 315 horses [email protected] brought $6,969,900. Average price Sue Finley, co-publisher for the day of $27,245 rose 23.13 percent from last year’s session [email protected] average of $22,127. The median Editorial price of $20,000 was up 33.33 [email protected] percent from the $15,000 posted in Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief 2011. Statistics on page 3 Keeneland Photo Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Marie Kizenko, Senior Editor Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Lucas Marquardt, Features Editor Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. Group 1 Action Down Under Justina Severni, Assistant Editor Kelsey Riley, Assistant Editor Caulfield plays host to the G1 Underwood S., headlined by three-time Group 1 winner Manighar (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}) and Sincero (Aus) (Umatilla Advertising {NZ}), victorious in last season’s G1 George Main S. Also making his [email protected] Australian debut is Winchester ((Theatrical {Ire}), a four-time Grade I Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer winner in the U.S., including Saratoga’s 2011 Sword Dancer Invitational S. Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Coverage on page 5 Customer Service [email protected] Jay Em Ess Runners Retired Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT A pair of Jay Em Ess Stable; Boys at Tosconova (Officer--Little Bonnet, [email protected] by Coronado's Quest) and Redeemed (Include--Early Mass, by Pleasant Tap), Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming have been retired, Samantha Siegel confirmed Wednesday. Winner of the [email protected] 2010 GI Hopeful S., Boys at Tosconova was second behind champion Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie) in that year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Boys at Business Development Gary King, Director of Business Development Tosconova won five of nine starts and earned $688,960. Redeemed, winner of last year's GIII Discovery H., concludes his career with a three-race win [email protected] streak. The 4-year-old won the May 3 Milesius S., before adding the June 8 TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing GII Brooklyn H. [email protected] Sean Cronin Coverage page 1 (atw) Tom Frary TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/20/12 • PAGE 3 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com KEENELAND SEPTEMBER - WEDNESDAY Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($) 2809 colt Yes It’s True Wadena 220,000 B-T/C Stable (KY) Consigned by Bill Reightler, Agent I Purchased by James Kasparoff, agent 2887 colt First Defence Chanceisalady 200,000 ($2,200 in utero ‘10 KEENOV) B-Equus Farm (KY) Consigned by Equus Farm (Jerry Cummins/Paul Adams), Agent I Purchased by Juddmonte Farms 2891 filly Pioneerof the Nile Charming Toutsie 150,000 B-Reiley McDonald & J B McKathan (KY) Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent Purchased by Sagamore Farm LLC, Bob Feld, agent 3052 colt Private Vow Miss Atlantic City 140,000 B-Cantrel Family Partnership (LA) Consigned by Mulholland Farm, agent Purchased by Mayberry Farm 2842 colt Indygo Shiner Avalanche Lily 135,000 B-Lou Oppenheim (KY) Consigned by Denali Stud (Craig & Holly Bandoroff), Agent XIII Purchased by W D North Thoroughbreds (718) 978-8200 www.mersant.com Sponsors of the following stats for the: KEENELAND SEPTEMBER SALE SESSION TOTALS 2012 2011 Catalogued 385 417 No. Offered 334 365 No. Sold 302 315 RNAs 32 50 % RNAs 9.58% 13.70% No. $200K+ 2 0 High Price $220,000 $140,000 Gross $8,228,000 $6,969,900 Average (% change) $27,245 (+23.13%) $22,127 Median (% change) $20,000 (+33.3%) $15,000 CUMULATIVE 2012 2011 Catalogued 3,068 3,238 No. Offered 2,710 2,902 No. Sold 2,145 2,248 RNAs 565 654 % RNAs 20.8% 22.5% High Price $1,650,000 $1,400,000 Gross $214,039,000 $215,187,500 Average (% change) $99,785 (+4.24%) $95,724 Median (% change) $55,000 (+10%) $50,000 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/20/12 • PAGE 4 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Gallant Bloom Handicap Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:06 p.m. EDT GALLANT BLOOM H.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6.5f PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Roman Treasure K Roman Ruler Lezcano Hushion 115 2 Island Bound K Speightstown Prado Wilkes 116 Behind the Breakdowns 3 Dust And Diamonds Vindication Leparoux Asmussen 114 “Here’s a story about trying to get the story behind a rash of fatal 4 Judy The Beauty K Ghostzapper Rosario Ward 115 breakdowns at Churchill Downs this spring.