The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~~~RE DM WEDNESDAY, N 0 VE MB ER 1 6, W•E•E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW KEENELAND BREEDING STOCK SALE Sunday, Hollywood Park: HOLLYWOOD DERBY-GI, $400,000, 3yo, 9fT CONCLUDES Keeneland's 10-day November New York-based jockey Mike Smith has been named Breeding Stock Sale ended Tuesday with substantial to ride Gainesborough Farm's Lahint (Woodman) for increases in both gross sales and average price. Sales trainer Bill Mott. Tabasco Cat (Storm Cat), runner-up totaled $121,088,500, an increase of 34.8 percent in the Breeders' Cup Classic in his last effort, worked from $89,810,500 last year. Six stallion shares a half-mile Tuesday morning over Santa Anita's fast brought an additional $26,200. The average price, main track in preparation for his grass debut. He was $48,591, jumped 12.1 percent from 1993's average clocked in :48 4/5 handily. Dare And Go (Alydar) and of $43,345. The higher average was achieved de­ Exalto (White Mischief) both drilled six furlongs over spite the fact that Keeneland sold 20 percent more Hollywood's firm turf course (dogs up) yesterday. horses--2,492 compared to 2,072 in 1993. It was Dare And Go went in 1: 18, while Exalto worked in a the highest average in November since 1989. Five bullet 1: 17 1 /5. Late nomination Marvin's Faith broodmares, the most since 1989, brought $1 million (Sharp Victor) covered a half-mile on the turf in : 50 or more. Top price was $2. 7 million paid by Osamu 2/5, while Mighty Forum (Presidium {GB}), working Yasuda for Maplejinsky (Nijinsky II). The dam of on the main track, breezed five furlongs in 1 :00 2/5 millionaire Sky Beauty, Maplejinsky is in foal to A.P. for trainer Mark Hennig. Indy. The highest price of Tuesday's final session was $50,000 paid by Anderson Acres for Demidoff, a CITATION H.-Gll, $250,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT four-year-old stallion prospect by Mr. Prospector-­ Trainer Derek Meredith said yesterday that Paulette Secrettame (Secretariat). Consigned to the sale by Thompson's Captain Cook (NZ) (Wham {AUST}) will Jane C. Hinkle, agent for Richard C. Colton Jr., be entered in the Citation. The six-year-old gelding Demidoff is a full brother to MGSW's Gone West and showed speed but faded to fifth behind Brazilian Lion Cavern. Keeneland sold 214 horses Tuesday for sensation Romarin in his U.S. debut at Oak Tree Oct. $1,235,000. The average was $5, 771. 19. The probable field also includes Beneficial {GB) (Top Ville {IRE}), Delahoussaye; Blues Traveller (IRE) KEENELAND'S JANUARY SALE TO INCLUDE (Bluebird), Stevens; Jeune Homme (Nureyev), no PAULSON REDUCTION More than 100 horses rider; Shandon Lake (IRE) (Darshaan {GB}), McCarron; owned by Allen Paulson will be among 1,275 cata­ Southern Wish (Lyphard's Wish {FR}), Nakatani; logued for Keeneland's January 9-12 Horses of All Square Cut (Assert {IRE}), no rider; and Wharf (Storm Ages Sale, sales officials announced yesterday. Bird), Day. Paulson, who established a successful racing and breeding operation in the early 1980's, will sell 65 broodmares and broodmare prospects and 42 soon-to­ be yearlings. Farm manager Ted Carr described the © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This sale of Paulson's horses as a "major reduction. We're newspaper may not be reproduced in any form trying to get the numbers under control." After the or by any means, electronic or mechanical, reduction, Paulson will retain approximately 100 without prior written permission of the copyright mares and 75 yearlings (of 1995), according to Carr. owner, MediaVista. Paulson, a record-setting aviator, owns several farms, Information as to the races, race results and including Brookside in Versailles, Kentucky. He has earnings was obtained from results charts pub­ owned many outstanding horses singly or in partner­ lished in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith ship, including Eclipse Award-winners Theatrical (IRE), with the permission of the copyright owner, Estrapade, Blushing John, Eliza and Arazi. Theatrical Daily Racing Form. will be represented in the reduction by several year­ lings and mares carrying his foals. News Continued, p. 2 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 11-16-94 News Continued. SIXTEEN TO CONTEST JAPAN CUP The field for the G1 Japan Cup, to be run Sunday, November NYRA PURSE DISTRIBUTION REVISED The 27 at Tokyo Racecourse includes six North American­ New York Racing Association's purse distribution based runners: Fraise (Strawberry Road {AUST}), schedule has been revised in order to pay back to fifth Grand Flotilla (Caro {IRE}), Johann Quatz (FR) place, it was announced yesterday by NYRA VP of (Sadler's Wells), Paradise Creek (Irish River {FR}), Racing Terry Meyocks. The new schedule, to take Raintrap (GB) (Rainbow Quest) and Sandpit (BRAZ) effect with the beginning of a five-day race week (Baynoun {IRE}). Europe will be represented by two Wednesday, December 7, is as follows: 1st place-- runners, Apple Tree (FR) (Bikala {IRE}) and Hernando 60%, 2nd place--20%, 3rd place--11 %, 4th place-- (FR) (Niniski), while Oceania will send three postward: 6%, 5th place--3%. "This schedule will help horse­ Jeune (GB) (Kalaglow {IRE}), Redding (NZ) (Nassipour) men with purse money paid to a greater number of and Rough Habit (NZ) (Roughcast). The field of 16 participants," said Meyocks. "We also hope that field will be rounded out by five Japanese-based horses: size will increase with more runners earning checks. Marvelous Crown (Miswaki), Matikanetannhauser It's a step we can take to help the horsemen and, (Northern Taste), Nice Nature (Nice Dancer), Royce hopefully, the fans as well." Previously, the shares and Royce (Tony Bin) and Sekitei Ryu 0 (Tosho Boy). for second and third were 22% and 12% respective­ Japan's Fujiyama Kenzan (lucky Cast) is listed as an ly. also eligible. The closing entry time for the race is Friday, November 25 at 10 a.m. JOCKEYS' GUILD REJECTS TRA OFFER The Jockeys' Guild officially rejected the latest proposal GODOLPHIN SETS SIGHTS ON U.S. Godolphin from the Thoroughbred Racing Associations yesterday Racing, the Dubai arm of the Maktoum empire, is during a meeting in Chicago. The proposal was aimed aiming to conquer America. The Maktoums, hugely at solving the ongoing dispute over the funding of successful in Britain this season with horses wintered insurance premiums for Guild members. The TRA in the Middle East, have launched a campaign to initially made the proposal at Churchill Downs Nov. 6 persuade U.S. authorities to change their rules con­ and, according to the TRA, it called for a 25% in­ cerning quarantine. American officials have already crease in accident benefits as well as other improve­ visited Dubai to assess facilities and prepare a report ments in the benefit packages. The Jockeys' Guild is on actiion to prevent the spread of equine diseases. seeking a new payment structure funded by 1/10th of Current regulations require a 60-day quarantine period one percent of the total nationwide racing handle. for animals travelling between the two countries. But The two sides are set to meet next either Nov. 21 or if the Maktoums' lobbying is successful, that will be 22 in Cincinnati. Churchill Downs President Tom changed and there will be a significant increase in the Meeker met with the Louisville media yesterday and number of Godolphin-owned horses being raced State­ made it clear that he and his fellow TRA members are side. Simon Crisford, manager of the Dubai opera­ not about to give in to pressure to settle the dispute. tion, said, "If the door is opened, we have many Meeker said that it would be impossible to make a horses here who would be suited by racing in the wholesale change in the takeout structure by Jan. 1 U.S., where there are good prizes to be won. The and that the tracks could not possibly deliver the Kentucky Derby would be the number one goal." Guild's demands. "If that's the deal-breaker, the jockeys can pack their tack and do individually what­ FASIG-TIPTON HORSES OF RACING AGE ever they want to do," said Meeker. When asked RESULTS Fasig-Tipton New York held its 1994 how a track should respond to a possible walkout, he Horses of Racing Age Sale at Belmont Park Monday. replied, "I'd find jockeys. I'd go to Panama if I had There were 1 03 horses sold for a gross of to." $1, 175,400 and an average of $11,412, down three percent from last year's average of $11, 766. The MEMO RETIRED TO STUD Stud Panter' s Memo two highest prices were paid for a pair of horses (CHI) (Mocito Guapo {ARG}), a seven-year-old horse consigned by Rokeby Stables. Scoop The Gold, a who owns the Hollywood Park track record for seven four-year-old filly by Forty Niner--Leap Lively (Nijinsky furlongs, has been retired to stud, trainer Dick II), was purchased by Michael Brown, agent, for Mandella said yesterday. "He's going home to Chile," $185,000. Scoop The Gold is a half-sister to Forest said Mandella. "He had bowed a tendon when he Flower (Green Forest), the Champion Two-Year-Old came here four years ago, and it's starting to bother Filly in England in 1986. Commanding the second him. We don't want to push our luck.