FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here FIRE ON ICE DONE FOR YEAR Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Weekend J “TDN Rising Star” J Fire On Ice (Unbridled=s Brought to Song--Lost in the Storm, by Storm Cat), one of the you by likely favorites for Belmont=s GI Champagne S. Oct. 8, has suffered a non-displaced condylar fracture in his left hind leg and will miss the remainder of his 2-year-old North American Home of International Racing www.amwestentertainment.com season, trainer/co-owner John Kimmel revealed FAST GROUND MAY FORCE WORKFORCE OUT Thursday. The gray, out of Sir Michael Stoute suggested yesterday that fast an unraced half-sister to ground at Longchamp could mean that Khalid champion sprinter Squirtle Abdullah's Workforce (GB) (King's Best) would be Squirt (Marquetry), fired a denied the opportunity of becoming the first best-of-12 five-furlong bullet back-to-back winner of the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de in :59.94 at Belmont Park Triomphe since Alleged in 1978. With well-above Wednesday. AHe worked average temperatures across Europe and no rainfall Fire On Ice beautifully yesterday,@ expected ahead of Sunday's feature, the team behind Adam Coglianese Kimmel commented. AHe the 4-year-old are looking closely at underfoot wouldn=t have blown a match conditions, which have already led to the absence of out when he came back. We took the bandages off this his King George conqueror Nathaniel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) morning and [discovered the fracture].@ Frank Stronach and also threaten the participation purchased a controlling interest in the $160,000 of another leading candidate in FTKJUL graduate following an eye-catching 10 3/4- Reliable Man (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}). length debut win for owner Eli Gindi and Kimmel at "I am concerned about the ground Saratoga Aug. 27 (video). Dr. John Madison will and would have reservations about perform surgery on Fire On Ice at the Ocala Equine running, but I'd have to speak to Hospital Monday. AIt=s straightforward medicine and Teddy Grimthorpe and the Prince," surgery, and we=ll bring him back as a 3-year-old,@ Stoute said of the 2010 Epsom Kimmel added. Derby hero, who was scratched from the GI Breeders' Cup Turf last Here Comes Ben Retired ... p5 term due to ground fears. "I've been really happy with his preparation, but disappointed to Workforce hear about the weather forecast Horsephotos because he's a big, heavy horse and we do like good ground for him. We're a long way from it at the moment and someone's going to have a look at the track today and give us an update." Workforce, who was reportedly struck into by the ill-fated Rewilding (GB) (Tiger Hill {Ire}) during his last start when second in the July 23 Ascot feature, has otherwise pleased connections as he builds toward his second Arc. "It's difficult to win one, let alone two," Stoute added. "He's had a nice break after the King George, having been stiff behind for a week or 10 days afterward and his racecourse gallop at Sandown was a satisfactory workout which brought him on a little bit more. I've been very happy with his performances this year and, while we campaigned him over a mile and a quarter earlier on, we know this is his best distance. We're very happy with his condition and it looks a particularly strong renewal this year, so it's disappointing we're having this Indian summer in Paris." Cont. p2 (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/30/11 • PAGE 2 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Ground Fears for Arc Contenders (cont. from p1) Also on the Arc=s doubtful list with the ground riding unusually quick is the June 5 G1 Prix du Jockey Club GOFFS ORBY SALE and Sept. 11 G2 Prix Niel hero Reliable Man. Trainer Sept. 27-29, 2011 Alain de Royer-Dupre said, "Fast ground is a problem, as it was too firm [when third] in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris [at Longchamp July 14] and he doesn't like it. MEDIAN UP AT ORBY’S END Good-to-firm is not best for him and I am afraid of that. Goffs= Orby Sale wrapped up yesterday, with an If we have no rain, it could be that he won't run as he increase in the median of 3% offsetting the fall by the is entered in the G1 Champion S. [at Ascot Oct. 15]. same percentage of the average. Commenting on a He looks very well and only the ground worries me." As renewal that was more or less about maintaining the expected, there were three supplementary entries at status quo, Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, yesterday's stage at i100,000 apiece and they were ASteady without being spectacular is probably the most Bjorn Nielsen's Sept. 10 G1 St Leger hero Masked apt phrase to describe the last three days= trade, Marvel (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}), the Rothschild family's although so many buyers have also commented that Grand Prix de Paris winner Meandre (Fr) (Slickly {Fr}) the good ones are as hard as ever to buy. Some and Gestut Burg Eberstein=s July 24 G1 Deutschland- significant buyers felt they were the most level Preis and Sept. 4 G1 Grosser Preis von Baden heroine collection of quality yearlings we have presented at Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}). There was only one Goffs for many years and they are testament to the withdrawal and that was Michael Tabor's Seville (Ger) faith placed in the Goffs service by our vendors.@ (Galileo {Ire}), leaving a maximum of 16 set to go to Beeby continued, AWe have welcomed increased post. numbers to Kildare Paddocks, with buyers from 20 countries following the focused work of the Goffs team Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Weekend alongside our partners at Irish Thoroughbred Marketing. presented by Our global work to promote the catalogue is clear evidence that Goffs is, indeed, the gateway to the world for Irish horses and it is heartening that more and more breeders heed our call for the best each year. That so many British trainers converged on Goffs also demonstrates the quality of the catalogue and the enduring appeal of the Irish horse together with recognition of the value and customer service for which North American Home of International Racing we are renowned.@ www.amwestentertainment.com A filly by New Approach (Ire) topped this year=s sale Racecard for Saturday, October 1 at Longchamp: when selling for i350,000 to Shadwell Estate during 8:00 a.m. Prix Horse Racing Abroad Wednesday=s second session of the auction. Beeby 9:08 a.m. Prix Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club acknowledged that top figure was a far cry from last 9:40 a.m. G2 Qatar Prix Chaudenay year=s i950,000 topper. 10:15 a.m. G2 Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein ATo some, a top price of i350,000 may seem a 10:50 a.m. G2 Qatar Prix de Royallieu disappointment after a high of i950,000 last year, and 11:25 a.m. G2 Qatar Prix Dollar it is clear that the average has slipped marginally for 11:55 a.m. Prix Barzan that reason. But it is noteworthy that the three-day All times are Eastern Standard Time median price has risen by 3.4%, illustrating the solidity Arc Weekend races will be telecast on HRTV and TVG of the market, whilst a clearance rate of 79% (up two CLICK HERE to download free AmWest points) is a real triumph in the current climate. The Past Performances for all Arc Weekend races. middle market between i50,000 and i200,000 was generally accepted to be the most competitive and that is borne out by the increased number surpassing the TDN TODAY i150,000 barrier (25 as opposed to 20 last year).@ Headline News..................... 9 pages Cont. p3 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/30/11 • PAGE 3 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Goffs Concludes (cont. from p2) Considering the current economic climate, Beeby professed himself satisfied with the sale=s results. ATo trade over i22.5 million of horses against the backdrop of the headlines we have all endured in the eurozone countries in recent months is a definite positive and we continue to defy the gloom and doom that seems to dominate so much of our lives at the moment,@ he commented. AIt is probably also noteworthy that we catalogued more fillies than last year and a greater number of yearlings following a huge demand for places. Those factors may have had some consequences for some of the statistics, but Goffs exists to serve the Irish breeder where possible and tinkering with the format of the sale unnecessarily is not going to help those that support us each year.@ Acclamation Filly Tops Orby Part 2... Yesterday=s more low-key session, which has been known in previous year=s as the AOpen@ and ASportsman=s@ Sale, was topped by hip 625, a daughter of Acclamation (GB). She sold to Paddy Twomey for i53,000. Her half-brother Ceremonial Jade (UAE) (Jade Robbery) is a listed-winning mainstay of the Marco Botti stable and was used as a pacemaker this term for Excelebration (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). The dam is a full-sister to the 2002 G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches runner-up and 2004 GII San Goronio S. third Firth of Lorne (Ire) (Danehill), who is now the dam of this year=s listed performer Etive (Elusive Quality).