Friday, Thoroughbred Daily News April 5, 2002 TDN For information, call (732) 747-8060. HEADLINE NEWS JOHANNESBURG TO RUN IN GLADNESS CAME HOME, MAYAKOVSKY--TAKE TWO Johannesburg (Hennessy) will run in Sunday’s seven- When last they met in upstate New York for a ‘Toga furlong G3 Gladness S. at The Curragh, it was revealed Party last September, West Coast invader Came Home yesterday. Although a cross-channel excursion for (Gone West), already a Grade 3 winner, got the better Lingfield’s Foster’s International Trial S. on Saturday of track-record setter Mayakovsky (Matty G) in the had been considered, trainer Aidan O’Brien told the seven-furlong GI Hopeful S.. The two talented sopho- Sporting Life website that improved weather would mores have taken different paths since then, but those keep the colt at home. Castle Gandolfo (Gone West), roads converge tomorrow at the foot of the San Gabriel winner of the G3 Beresford mountains for the GI Santa Anita Derby. A proven S. at The Curragh last year, commodity racing around one bend, Came Home si- will act as a substitute for lenced at least some of his critics with a solid victory in Johannesburg in Lingfield’s the GII San Rafael S. five weeks ago, rating kindly one-mile event on the before accelerating clear to win by daylight in his two polytrack surface tomorrow. turn bow. Still, some feel that he needs to answer the “The plan is for him [Johan- nine-furlong question being asked of him this time nesburg] to go to the around. His rider for Saturday’s race, Chris McCarron, Curragh for the Gladness,” addressed those pedigree naysayers during yesterday’s O’Brien told PA Sport yes- post position draw. “There are so many exceptions terday, “and Castle when it comes to Johannesburg, shown here at Gandolfo will probably go to heredity and genetics Lingfield, will race Sunday at Lingfield on Saturday. The with horses that I The Curragh Arena Leisure PLC weather was so bad here would much prefer to that we were afraid that the go with a horse ground was going to be terrible at The Curragh. But the that’s got class and weather has really picked up here in the last few days sheer talent, rather and the forecast is good for the weekend so we are than dwell on how hoping we get nice ground on Sunday, and also we get well-bred they are to keep him at home.” and what their partic- ular breeding might Came Home galloping at Santa Anita DEMI SWOOPS FOR RECORD FILLY dictate.” Mayakovsky Benoit Photo Representatives of Coolmore, Darley, Eduardo shipped to the East Cojuangco’s Gooree and agents representing Hong Coast to annex the GIII Gotham S. Mar. 17, his first Kong purchasers pushed the 2002 Inglis Easter Yearling start since the Hopeful. The attractive dark bay was Sale skywards during Thursday’s final session. clear early, set a fast pace and won convincingly, de- Coolmore’s Demi O’Byrne typically defeated all comers spite drifting out late. Plans called for the Michael Tabor with one swift bid to secure a Danehill filly for a colorbearer to return to Aqueduct for the GI Wood Newmarket record A$1.5 million. “The market’s been a Memorial Apr. 13, but trainer Patrick Biancone, in con- bit soft here," said O'Byrne, "but you've seen what can junction with Tabor, decided to stay at home. “There happen when a filly like her walks in. She's outstand- were many factors,” the conditioner told Daily Racing ing, with a great pedigree." He defeated underbidders Form about staying in California. “One factor is that including Cambridge Stud, Darley Australia and finally Michael Tabor has Nokoma for the Wood. Why not stay Gooree Stud for the half sister to Group 1 winners here and save a trip? He can just walk down the road Assertive Lass (Aus) (Zeditave {Aus}) and Assertive Lad for the race here. He will have four weeks to the Ken- (Aus) (Zeditave {Aus}), the latter champion two-year- tucky Derby, in case he handles the extra furlong this old and champion three-year-old miler. (Inglis cont p2) week.” (Santa Anita Derby field p3) Record-Setting G1 SW 1st 2YO Sold for $660,000 (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 Arch Kris S. S Aurora, by Danzig www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/5/02 • PAGE 2 of 4 Inglis Easter Sale cont. Heavenly Sunday The sales-topping filly exceeded the previous best Although Danehill accounted for the top-priced colt price of A$1.25 million paid in 1989 for Joie de Vivre and filly, Sunday Silence again toppled him from the and was offered by Brian and Judy Marheine’s sire average table with five offered and five sold for an Stratheden Stud near Tamworth in central western average of $820,000. Reg Inglis, on the telephone to a NSW. “She was such an awesome filly,” said Judy Japanese client, opened bidding at $200,000 for Lot Marheine, whose family purchased U.S. winning 499, a Sunday Silence--Tinaca (Manila) colt offered by Sommes Sound (Assert) for $90,000 at the Newhaven John Messara’s Arrowfield Stud, and conceded defeat Park dispersal sale in 1996. “I knew that Darley and 10 bids later when Rob McAnulty offered $1.1 million Gooree were interested but apparently it was Demi’s on behalf of a syndicate overseas and Australian cli- only bid and his final bid,” said Marheine. Ironically, the ents. “He’s the horse we came to buy, we waited three cattle-producing family purchased Stratheden six years days to get him and it was worth the wait; we’re pretty ago with a view to residential sub-division but such are happy. This is a horse a horse we can take on to the its recent successes with graduates including Group 2 international scene. I’m sure I got the best, just real winner Snowland (Aus) and Assertive Lad, that it is class.” Hong Kong purchaser Apollo Ng snared an Oc- very likely Stratheden’s 50 mares will roam in the prop- tagonal (NZ)--Twiglet (Aus) (Twig Moss {Fr}) half- erty’s paddocks for some time to come. Sommes brother to MG1SW Fairy King Prawn (Aus) (Danehill) Sound has a Danehill colt at foot and is back in foal to who will be sent to the latter’s trainer Ricky Yiu. Danehill. By The Numbers Cojuangco Doesn’t Leave Empty Handed The third session average was $168,892. "Amid all Gooree Stud’s Tic Tic Trinidad, underbidder on the the high prices and a strong international presence, it eventual topper, emerged beaming on the balcony after was wonderful to see two of our smaller vendors pro- outlasting four underbidders to secure Lot 529, a ducing the highest priced colt and filly of the sale,” said Danehill--Verocative (Aus) (Bletchingly {Aus}) colt for Reg Inglis. "The huge success of the Sunday Silence $1.4 million from the draft of Highgrove Stud. “We love horses has been a real highlight this year, with five him. We loved him straight away,” Trinidad said. “We achieving an amazing average of $820,000." The clear- only had two horses to bid on today and we missed out ance rate climbed slightly again today to close at 81 on the filly, but tried harder for the colt.” While show- percent. (Final stats p4) piece stud Gooree won’t ever stand a stallion, Trini- dad said Cojuangco’s INGLIS EASTER YEARLING SALE “main aim” was to buy TOP FIVE LOTS--THURSDAY and produce a top level Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (A$) colonial stallion. “It’s been 446 f Danehill Sommes Sound $1,500,000 a nice week,” he added, Consigned by Stratheden Stud referring to Don Eduardo’s Purchased by D L O'Byrne AJC Derby win last week- 529 c Danehill Verocative (Aus) $1,400,000 end. Added Highgrove Consigned by Highgrove Stud Danehill colt, lot 529 Inglis photo principal Ron Gilbert, “We Purchased by Gooree Stud bought Verocative for 499 c Sunday Silence Tinaca $1,100,000 $105,000 as an Easter yearling and had a hell of a lot Consigned by Arrowfield Stud, agent of fun with her, but we didn’t know it was only just Purchased by R McAnulty beginning.” Verocative has a Danehill filly at foot, is in 352 c Danehill Piccadilly Circus (Aus) $850,000 foal to Danehill sire son Flying Spur (Aus) and will likely Consigned by Coolmore, agent return to Danehill in 2002. The sale ensured Highgrove Purchased by D L O'Byrne topped the vendors list on average with three sold at an 515 c Octagonal (NZ) Twiglet (Aus) $600,000 aver- age of $690,000, with Stratheden second (three Consigned by Willow Park Stud, agent or more sold). Purchased by A Ng, HK Storm Cat’s undefeated Graded Stakes winning 2-year-old ! 1999 Winter Book Favorite for the Kentucky Derby ! First-crop TAYLOR MADE (859) 885-3345 weanlings averaged $154,000. fax (859) 885-1533 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/5/02 • PAGE 3 of 4 Saturday, Oaklawn Park P R E V I E W P P APPLE BOSSOM H.-GI, $500,000, 4yo/up, f/m, Saturday, Santa Anita 1 1/16m SANTA ANITA DERBY-GI, $750,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY 1 Azeri Jade Hunter Smith 117 1 Jack’s Silver Soft Gold (Brz) Espinoza 2 Verruma (Brz) Emmson (Ire) Gomez 113 2 Danthebluegrassman Pioneering Flores 3 Affluent Strawberry Road (Aus) Delahoussaye 118 3 Lusty Latin El Prado (Ire) Corbett 4 Miss Linda (Arg) Southern Halo Migliore 118 4 Came Home Gone West McCarron 5 Spain Thunder Gulch Day 117 5 U S S Tinosa Foxhound Desormeaux 6 Fleet Renee Seattle Slew Velazquez 117 6 Mayakovsky Matty G Valenzuela 7 Proud Citizen Gone West Solis Saturday, Santa Anita 8 Easy Grades Honor Grades Stevens SAN BERNARDINO H.-GII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m All carry 122 pounds.