THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here FILLIES STAR, NUMBERS DIP AT KEESEP AThese people can afford to race,@ he said. AThey're Despite the sale of a pair of well-pedigreed fillies for not the typical commercial breeders. If they don't get seven figures, yesterday=s third day of action at what they want, they're happy to race. The first week Keeneland September saw tends to have more RNAs than the weekend and declines in average and median. second week, where the commercial breeders have to A total of 104 horses sold sell. At the top end, there's a second use for these yesterday for $29,615,000, good horses for the breeders.@ for an average of $284,760. Topping Wednesday=s session was a Lane=s End- While stronger than Monday=s consigned Dubawi (Ire) filly from the 2003 G1 Epsom opening-day average ($276,375), Oaks winner Casual Look (Red Ransom) who sold for Wednesday=s average was down $1.45 million. Representatives of the Niarchos family=s from Tuesday=s session-two Flaxman Stables Ireland signed the winning slip for average ($312,298). It was also Hip 508. down--8.2%--from last year=s For the second day in a row, meanwhile, a filly bred corresponding session three, by Bobby Flay and offered through Stone Farm brought when 135 horses sold for an seven figures. That after a Tiznow filly from Flay=s GSP average of $310,296. The Countess Lemonade (Storm Cat) was hammered down Hip 508 session median of $200,000 took to the Berglar family=s Stonereath Stud for $1.1 million. Keeneland a bigger hit. It was down 16.7% Arthur Hancock=s Stone Farm consigned the filly as Hip 549. On Tuesday, Flay s Tapit--Super Espresso from a year ago, when the = (Medaglia d Oro) filly sold to Chiefswood Stable for session three average was $240,000. = $1 million. The session RNA rate came in high at 32%, with AIt=s good to be Bobby Flay,@ said Russell. ATwo some 49 horses failing to sell. During the first three million-dollar yearlings; pretty good going. Arthur days, a total of 140 horses were listed as not sold, a Hancock did a wonderful job and presented them well, rate of 28.9%. Keeneland Director of Sales Geoffrey obviously, and they sold very, very well. [Tuesday=s] Russell wasn=t overly concerned, however, noting that filly was very nice, and [yesterday]>s filly was it=s typical to find Book 1 breeders being aggressive spectacular.@ with their reserves. The fourth and final session of Book 1 begins today at noon. After a dark day Friday, the sale resumes Saturday at 10 a.m. For more, visit www.keeneland.com. (718) 978-8200 www.mersant.com Sponsors of the following stats for the: KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLINGS SESSION TOTALS 2014 2013 Catalogued 190 218 No. Offered 153 182 No. Sold 104 135 RNAs 49 47 % RNAs 32 25.8 No. $500K+ 14 19 High Price $1,450,000 $2,200,000 Gross $29,615,000 $41,890,000 Average (% change) $284,760 (-8.23) $310,296 Median (% change) $200,000 (-16.67) $240,000 CUMULATIVE 2014 2013 Catalogued 571 656 No. Offered 485 556 No. Sold 345 404 RNAs 140 152 % RNAs 28.9 27.3 No. $500K+ 46 43 High Price $1,600,000 $2,200,000 Gross $100,568,000 $111,511,000 Average (% change) $291,501 (+5.61) $276,017 Median (% change) $250,000 (+25) $200,000 IN THIS ISSUE CO-PUBLISHERS President: Barry Weisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Vice President: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ‘Approval’ Seeks Director of Business Development: Gary King [email protected] Redemption EDITORIAL G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & [email protected] Mares S. winner Seal of Approval (GB) Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini (Authorized {Ire}) seeks redemption in today’s Managing Editor: Alan Carasso G2 Park Hill S. after she clipped heels and fell in Racing Editor: Steve Sherack Seal of Approval Racing Analyst/Social Media Director: Brian DiDonato Racing Post last year’s renewal. 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WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor: Kelsey Riley Tiggy Wiggy [email protected] Racing Post Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin Page 19 Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 • Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com EST Race Click for TV 9:10a JRA Sceptre S.-G3, DON Brisnet.com pps --------- 9:40a DFS Park Hill S.-G2, DON Brisnet.com pps --------- TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/11/14 • PAGE 3 of 19 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Dubawi Filly Heads Back to Europe... The yearling is the only representative of Dubawi in Wednesday=s third session of the Keeneland the September sale and that led to some of her appeal, September sale had its first seven-figure yearling when according to Lane=s End=s Bill Farish. Charlie Vaughan-Fowler, bidding on behalf of the ADubawi is obviously a phenomenal international sire,@ Niarchos family=s Flaxman Stables, went to $1.45 Farish commented. AWe thought she was so different million to secure a filly by Dubawi from anything else in this sale that she would sell well.@ (Ire) from the Lane=s End Of the yearling, Farish added, AShe has always been a consignment. The yearling really special filly physically. She was raised with two (hip 508) is out of G1 Epsom Oaks other Dubawis in the same field over in England at winner Casual Look (Red Ransom) Watership Down. The three of them were just three and was bred by Lane=s End=s Will exceptional individuals. It will be fun to see how she Farish. does on the racetrack, but she=s always been a really AIt was a big number, but she is correct filly with a great mind. This whole sales by Dubawi and there aren=t a lot experience, she just took it all with a grain of salt and of them on the market,@ never turned a hair. So it will be fun to see how she commented Vaughan-Fowler. AShe handles everything on the racetrack.@ is out of an Oaks winner, so we=re Asked if there had been any consideration to sending very pleased to get her. She is an the yearling to Europe to sell, Farish said with a smile, absolutely beautiful filly who AThere was a lot of thought about selling her in Charlie Vaughan-Fowler handled the sale very well.@ Europe.@ He added, ABut it is hard when you=re not Keeneland It was the second year in a row there. So dad wouldn=t have been able to be at that that Flaxman Stables made a sale and he knew that she was a special filly and he million-dollar purchase at Keeneland September. The wanted to have a better feel for her individually and for operation purchased a filly by Medaglia d=Oro--Flying the whole process, so it was easier for him to have her Passage (A.P. Indy) for $1.5 million in 2013. here.@ A homebred for Farish, Casual Look won the 2003 The yearling is the second seven-figure Keeneland G1 Epsom Oaks and was third in the G1 Irish Oaks. She September graduate for Casual Look. Savannah Bay was also third in that year=s GI Queen Elizabeth II (Mineshaft) brought $1.2 million at the 2007 Challenge Cup at Keeneland. She is the dam of stakes September sale. placed Casual Trick (Bernardini). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/11/14 • PAGE 4 of 19 • thoroughbreddailynews.com 542 colt Tapit Conchita 650,000 B-Peter E Blum Thoroughbreds (KY) Consigned by Dromoland Farm Inc (Gerry Dilger), Agent I Purchased by Northwest Stud/Giuseppe Iadisernia 460 colt Bernardini Ava Knowsthecode 575,000 B-Oakbrook Farm (KY) Consigned by Valkyre Stud, Agent for Oakbrook Farm KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLINGS Purchased by Crupi's New Castle IV/J.J. Crupi, agent WEDNESDAY’S TOP LOTS 498 colt Unbridled’s Song Bubbler 560,000 Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($) B-Clearsky Farms (KY) 508 filly Dubawi (Ire) Casual Look 1,450,000 Consigned by Clearsky Farms, Agent II B-W.S. Farish (GB) Consigned by Lane’s End, agent Purchased by Juddmonte Farms Purchased by Flaxman Stables Ireland Limited 549 filly Tiznow Countess Lemonade 1,100,000 B-B. Flay Thoroughbreds (KY) Bobby=s Berglar Palace... Consigned by Stone Farm, agent For the second time in as many days, Bobby Flay had Purchased by Stonereath Stud reason for a celebratory meal. Dam purchased for B. Flay by James DELAHOOKE A Tapit filly from the celebrity 413 ridgling Bernardini Yellow Heat 925,000 chef=s Super Espresso ($300,000 wnlg ‘13 KEENOV) (Medaglia d=Oro) brought $1 B-E Paul Robsham Stable (FL) million from Chiefswood Stable Consigned by Baccari Bloodstock, Agent VI Tuesday (story), and a Flay- Purchased by Teruo Ono bred daughter of Tiznow (hip 453 colt War Front Aristocratic Lady 700,000 549) commanded a winning bid B-Grapestock (KY) of $1.1 million from Dr.