S·A•L•E•S RESULTS CAERLEON DEAD Caerleon (Nijinsky Ill, one of RECORDS FALLAT OBS-CALDER A colt by Pros­ the top sires in the world, died from a suspected heart pectors Gamble--Society Gal (Linkage) brought a final attack at Coolmore Stud in Co. Tipperary, Ireland bid of $430 ,000 to establish a new sales record at Monday night. During his racing career, Caerleon was the Ocala Sale's Company's Sale of Selected Two­ named champion three-year-old colt of 1983 in France Year-Olds in Training at Calder Race Course Tuesday. after winning that year's G1 Prix du Jockey Club. Selling as hip number 125, the chestnut two-year-old, Caerleon quickly established himself as a top stallion, consigned by Wavertree Stables, Agent I and pur­ producing 1991 Epsom and Irish Derby winner Gener­ ous (Ire), 1994 G 1 St. Leger and G 1 Prix Royal-Oak chased by The Thoroughbred Corp., eclipsed the old winner Moonax (Ire}, 1993 G1 Yorkshire Oaks winner mark of $360,000. The colt, a full brother to MGSP Only Royale (Ire) and 1996 G 1 Vodafone Oaks winner Jigadee, posted the fastest quarter mile of Sunday's Lady Carla (GB). The 18-year-old sired Japanese Under Tack Show, working the distance in :22 2/5. champions Shinko [ovely (Ire), l-Way Win (Ire) and He worked an eighth of a mile in : 1 0 2/5 in Tuesday's Biwa Heidi {Jpn) and Japanese Derby winner Fusaichi preview. Hip number 161, Winewomenandsong (Sul­ Concorde (Jpn). Caerleon's American graded stakes try Song--Wine Taster (Nodouble) recorded the fastest winners include Kostroma (Ire), Auriette (Ire), Mission­ quarter mile in the preview (:21 4/5), and brought the ary Ridge (GB), Pinfloron (Fr) and Overbury (Ire). From second highest price of the sale. The bay colt, con­ 11 crops to race, Caerleon's progeny has earned over $46 million and the stallion has been represented by signed by Donna M. Wormser, Inc., agent, was pur­ 74 stakes winners. His place at Coolmore will eventu­ chased for $375,000 by Aaron Jones. In all, 153 ally be taken by last year's Prix du Jockey-Club win­ two-year-olds sold for an aggregate of $1 2,564,000-­ ner Peintre Celebre (Nureyev}. up 20.5 percent from last year's figure of $10,428,000, grossed from the sale of the same FALL A:SrEN DIES Foll Aspen (Prntgm:a}, named number of horses. The average prica was a record Sroodmar<> of thQ Vaar in 1994, died at Creekview an increase of 20 percent from la:st year's Farm in Paris, Kentucky yesterday. The 22-year-oJd $82, 118, mare hemorrhaged after producing a colt by champion record $68, 157. The median prico of *G4-,000 Thunder Gulch Monday. The death was the second marked a 23-percent increase over last year's major loss for Coolmore Stud, after the farm's stallion $52,000. Thirty four horses sold of $100 ,000 or Caerleon died Monday in Ireland. John Magnier pur­ more during the session and 11 brought prices of chased the dam of 1994's Champion Two-Year-Old $200,000 or more. Timber Country (Woodman) at the 1994 Keeneland OBS results p. 2 November Breeding Stock Sale for $2.4 million. A Grade I winner during her racing career, Fall Aspen is also the dam of graded or group stakes winners STAKES CLOSINGS Northern Aspen (Northern Dancer), Elle Seule (Exclu­ sive Native), Mazzacano (GB) (Alleged}, Colorado TODAY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4: Dancer (Ire} (Shareef Dancer) and Harnas {Danzig). 2-14 $1001100,000 Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup H-G//, GP, 3yo/up Fall Aspen's last foal is doing well. ($200) , 2-14 $200,000 Santa Maria H.-GI, SA, 4yo/up, f/m, 8 'h.f ($200) STAKES PREVIEW . 3 2-15 $200,000 Las Virgenes-G/, SA, 3yo, f, Bf ($200) NEWS CONTINUED . 2-3 2-16 $200,000 San Luis Obispo H.-Gll, SA, 4yo/up 12fT ~20W ' OBS SALES RES UL TS . 1 ,2 TOTAL PAGES ................. 5 TOMORROW, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5: 2-7 $500,000 Strub S.-Gll SA, 4yo, 9f ($20,000s) -----~------------- PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 2-4-98 OBS SELECTED 2·YEAR·OLDS ·TOP FIVE COLTS (News cont.) HIP# SIRE DAM PRICE FLORIDA TRACKS HIT HARD BY STORM Three 125 Prospectors Gamble Society Gal $430,000 Florida tracks suffered damage when an intense storm ($65,000 yrl '97 KEESEPJ passed through the state, dumping from four to 1 o Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Agent I inches of rain and bringing winds up to 105 miles per Purchased by The Thoroughbred Corp. hour. Hialeah Race Track in Hialeah, Florida suffered Winewomenandsong major damage when a tornado ripped through South 161 Sultry Song Wine Taster $375,000 Florida Monday night between 7:30 and 8:00. The ($14,000 wnlg '96 KEENOV) storm left debris scattered on the track and forced the Consigned by Donna M. Wormser, Inc., agent suspension of training Tuesday morning. "I have to see Purchased by Aaron Jones how the clean-up goes before we decide whether we Deputy's Decree can open the track tomorrow (Wednesday); we'll defi­ 197 Silver Deputy Choose a Crown $290,000 nitely be open the next day," said the track's Vice Presi­ ($58,000 yrl '97 KEESEP) dent and General Manager Mike Mackey. No horses or Consigned by Cardinal Hill Farm (C & N Casse), agent people were injured in the storm and there was no seri­ Purchased by Narvick International ous damage to the building or stables, but trees were 081 Silver Ghost Mud Wrestling $250,000 uprooted from the driveway to the clubhouse and ($32,000 yrl '97 KEESEP) around the backstretch. Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Consigned by Tony Bowling and Bobby Dodd, agent Florida suffered water damage on the backside. Barns Purchased by Moreton Binn Racing one through 1 7, occupied by trainers Bill Mott, D. Stolen Appeal Wayne Lukas, Neil Howard and Shug McGaughey, were 135 Valid Appeal Stolen Skates $245,000 surrounded by water and trainers couldn't get their Consigned by Mark Casse, agent horses out of the stalls to walk them, let alone take Purchased by B. Oxenberg, E. Plesa, agent them to the track. Trainer Sonny Hine, hardest hit of all, had to empty his stalls of hay and couldn't replace it OBS SELECTED 2·YEAR·OLDS -TOP FIVE FILLIES be?ause the water kept sweeping in. "I was able to get Skip Away to the track to jog him, and he's walking up HIP# SIRE DAM PRICE and down in front of the shedrow just to keep him 204 El Prado (Ire) Cope's Light $210,000 busy," Hine said of his champion charge. At Calder Race ($25,000 wnlg '96 KEENOV; $50,000 yrl '97 OBSAUG) Course in Miami, track President Ken Dunn said the Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent V property suffered some tree dama1~e and one barn had Purchased by James C. Spence one-third of its roof ripped off. Blushing Deed 089 Alydeed Oh No It's You $200,000 K.O. PUNCH RETIRED K.O. Punch (Two Punch) I $42,000 yrl '97 KEESEPJ has been retired from racing and will stand the 1998 Consigned by Ricky Leppala, agent breeding season at Margaux Farm, in Midway, Ken­ Purchased by Moreton Binn Racing tucky for a stud fee of $5,000. The bay three-year­ 023 Phone Trick Golden Goldie $180,000 old colt captured last year's Giii Hollywood Juvenile ($26,000 wnlg '96 KEENOV) Championship and ran second behind champion Fa­ Consigned by Hartley/De Renzo, agent vorite Trick in the GI Hopeful. In his last race, K.O. Purchased by T. F. Van Meter 113 Aloha Prospector Salient Feature $175 000 Punch suffered a condylar fracture while running Consigned by Crystal Eclipse Stable ' second in the GI Futurity at Belmont September 21. Purchased by Mark Glyer, agent Never off the board in six starts, he retires with earn­ 075 Fortunate Prospect Miss Basque $155,000 ings of $212,870. Consigned by Farnsworth Farms News cont. p. 3 Purchased by Joe Calascibetta, agent for Bryan Cox CORRECTION ... Mike Lakow is racing secretary at Aque­ fl: # ""'.ill distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will indicate duct, Belmont and Saratoga. Howard Battle is first-~1me _graded stakes-winners, a + will denote winners who are first-time starters, an {S) will be used for state-bred races a ~eeneland' s racing secretary. This information was (C) will be used for maiden-claiming races and an (R) will be u'sed incorrectly reported in yesterday's TON. We regret the for other restricted races. error. DOES "BREED SHAPER" SUNDAY SILENCE HAVE A SON Australia's AT STUD OUTSIDE JAPAN? ARROWFIELD STUD John Messara Phone: +61 2 9223 8277 FU~.t~I!_':l~r~ (Jpn) ~ Fax: +61 2 9223 5795 E-MAIL: [email protected] HIS UNDEFEATED CHAMPION 2YO STANDS AT ARROWFIELD IN 1998. www.arrowfield.com.au PAGE 3 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 2-4-98 RECORD GROSS FOR TRF AUCTION Topped by a successful bid of $49,000 for a no-guarantee season to PREVIEW Wild Again and a record $8,000 bid for two antique oak • • chairs with cushions hand-embroidered by Mrs. Richard Today, Gulfstream Park: du Pont, the eighth annual Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Charity Stallion Season Auction at SHIRLEY JONES H.-Glll, $100,000, :3yo/up, f/m, 7f Candyland Farm in Middletown, Delaware, raised a PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS record of approximately $500,000 for the TRF and 1 Green Light Hennig Davis 1 5-1 Thoroughbred Charities of America.