SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here ARQANA BREEDING STOCK SALE BEGINS TODAY MCPEEK SEEKS STARLET DOUBLE Arqana will begin its final sale of the year today when Trainer Kenny McPeek seeks back-to-back it kicks off its December Breeding Stock Sale, set for GI Hollywood Starlet victories today as he sends out Dec. 7 to 10 in Deauville. The catalogue includes Landaluce Educe Stables colorbearer Rosalind (Broken 947 foals, broodmares, and fillies in and out of training, Vow) in the $500,000, 8 1/2-furlong contest for plus 10 wildcard entries. Amongst the stallions juvenile fillies. A debut winner over the Ellis Park turf represented by foals are Acclamation (GB), Dark Angel Aug. 2, the chestnut was (GB), Exceed and Excel (Aus), Lawman (Fr), third behind Untapable Mastercraftsman (Ire), Monsun (Ger), Oasis Dream (GB), (Tapit) on the Churchill Ravens Pass and Sea the Stars (Ire). Some of the Downs main track Sept. highlights on paper are lot 32, a filly from the last crop 7 in the GIII Pocahontas S. Second behind of Monsun out of Group 3 winner Peaceful Love (Ger) “TDN Rising Star” (Dashing Blade {GB}); lot 44, a Sea the Stars colt out of J My Conquestadory listed winner Reality (Fr) (Slickly {Fr}); lot 117, a Lope J (Artie Schiller) when de Vega (Fr) filly out of Grade III winner Buffalo Berry trying synthetics for the (Ire) (Sri Pekan), the dam of Grade III winner first time in Keeneland=s Chattahoochee War (War Chant) and lot 73, a colt by Oct. 4 GI Darley Dream Ahead from the family of Group 1 winners Gilt Alcibiades S., the Rosalind Sherackatthetrack Edge Girl (GB) (Monsieur Bond {Ire}) and Arcano (Ire) chestnut rallied from dead (Oasis Dream). The sale has also drawn a strong cast of last to finish just a half-length back of She=s a Tiger mares, including lot 61, Mintly Fresh (Rubiano), the (Tale of the Cat) and Ria Antonia (Rockport Harbor) in dam of multiple Group 1 winner Manighar (Fr) (Linamix the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita Nov. {Fr}) as well as the Group 3-winning Minatlya (Fr) 2. ARosalind=s a lot more accomplished at this stage in (Linamix {Fr}) and Group 1 placed Manndawi (Fr) her career,@ McPeek told the TDN when asked to (Dalakhani {Ire}), in foal to Makfi (GB); lot 76, Chocolat compare this year=s charge with last year=s winner Pure Chaud (Ire) (Excellent Art {GB}), a 4-year-old in foal to Fun (Pure Prize). AShe=s already been second twice and High Chaparral (Ire) who counts standout producer third once in three graded races, whereas Pure Fun Ballade (Herbager) as her second dam; lot 84, Ysper hadn=t even started in a graded race until this point. So (Fr), a full-sister to this year=s G1 Cheveley Park S. we feel pretty good about our chances this year as winner Vorda (Fr) (Orpen); lot 178, Well Spoken (Ire) compared to last.@ Cont. p4 (Sadler=s Wells), the dam of multiple Group 3-winner Chrysanthemum (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), in foal to Redoute=s Choice (Aus); lot 188, Sea Shells (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a full-sister to Group 1 winner Imperial Monarch (Ire) in foal to Fastnet Rock, and lot 193, Where (Ire), a daughter of Classic winner Virginia Waters (Kingmambo) in foal to Galileo. The 10 wildcards include lot 170, Merville (Fr) (Montjeu {Ire}), a winning half-sister to Group 1 winners Ectot (GB) (Hurricane Run {Ire}) and Most Improved (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) in foal to Lawman. This family has proven popular at Goffs and Tattersalls in recent weeks. Lot 170b is Purely Priceless (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a winning daughter of champion and multiple Group 1-winner Peeping Fawn (Danehill) from the highly influential Blush With Pride line, and listed winner Festoso (Ire) (Diesis) (lot 180b), a half-sister to Group 1 winner Olden Times (GB) is offered in foal to Galileo. The sale begins at 11 a.m. local time today, 10 a.m. tomorrow and 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday. For catalogues, results and live streaming, visit www.arqana.com. Hip Happenings p8 In This Issue 2014 Graded Stakes Announced 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's American Graded (732) 747-8060 Stakes Committee announced its list of U.S. graded and listed stakes races for (732) 747-8955 (fax) 2014 yesterday. Among the most noteworthy changes were the upgrading of www.thoroughbreddailynews.com Churchill’s La Troienne S. to Grade I status, while Saratoga’s Prioress S. and www.thetdn.com Calder’s Princess Rooney H. were downgraded to Grade IIs. Coverage begins page 3 CO-PUBLISHERS Barry Weisbord, President [email protected] • @barryweisbord Sue Finley, Vice President Marquardt From Hong Kong [email protected] • @suefinley BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Lucas Marquardt checks in again from Hong Kong, and chronicles Friday Gary King, Director of Business Development night's Gala Dinner at the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre ahead of Sunday’s [email protected] International Races. EDITORIAL Coverage begins page 9 [email protected] Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. Justina Severni, Assistant Editor Christie DeBernardis, Assistant Editor StableLab On the Rise Heather Likins, Assistant Editor Kelsey Riley profiles Irish entrepreneur Heinrich Anhold and his product ADVERTISING StableLab, the first handheld blood test for equines. [email protected] Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising Coverage begins page 11 Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant CUSTOMER SERVICE [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Kelsey Riley, International Editor [email protected] EST Race Click for TV Sean Cronin, Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing 3:00p Tropical Turf H.-GIII, CRC (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV Tom Frary, Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing 3:30p Fred W. Hooper H.-GIII, CRC (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV [email protected] 4:00p My Charmer H.-GIII, CRC (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV 6:03p Hollywood Starlet S.-GI, BHP (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 7:05p Bayakoa H.-GII, BHP (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/7/13 • PAGE 3 of 12 • thoroughbreddailynews.com NEWS TODAY 2014 GRADED STAKES LIST RELEASED The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association=s American Graded Stakes Committee announced its list of U.S. graded and listed stakes races for 2014 yesterday. Out of 713 races reviewed, graded status was assigned to 455 of them, two fewer than last year, while listed status was given to 190 races. Five graded races were upgraded and three new Grade III races were named. There were also 30 non-listed black-type races upgraded to listed status. Three graded races and 25 listed races from 2013 were considered no longer eligible for grading in 2014. The La Troienne S. at Churchill Downs was upgraded to a Grade I, while Saratoga=s Prioress S. and Calder=s Princess Rooney H. were downgraded from Grade I to Grade II. Four races were upgraded to Grade II status: Oaklawn=s Azeri S., and Gulftream=s Sabin S., Holy Bull S., and Swale S. The Charles Town Oaks, Del Mar=s Torrey Pines S., and Santa Anita=s L.A. Woman S. Seven races were downgraded from Grade II to Grade III: Aqueducts=s Go For Wand S., Santa Anita=s Santa Barbara S., Belmont=s Vagrancy H. and Dwyer S., Saratoga=s Sanford S., Del Mar=s La Jolla S., and Gulfstream=s Hutcheson S. Santa Anita=s El Encino S. and San Luis Obispo S. and Betfair=s Jim Murray H. were not eligible for grading in 2014. Monmouth Park=s Upgraded Races Sapling S. and Thistledown=s Ohio Derby were downgraded from Grade III to listed. Race 2013 2014 There were 30 races upgraded to listed status for La Troienne S. GII GI 2014 and 16 races downgraded from listed to non- Azeri S. GIII GII listed black-type status. Sabin S. GIII GII Holy Bull S. GIII GII To view the full list of 2014 stakes races click here. Swale S. GIII GII Charles Town Oaks Listed GIII " " " Torrey Pine S. Listed GIII L.A. Woman S. Listed GIII Sharing Tools Now Available on Downgraded Races TDN Alerts & In Today’s TDN Read something you liked on the TDN homepage Race 2013 2014 and want to share it with your friends? Prioress S. GI GII Princess Rooney H. GI GII Sharing tools now enable you to do so easily. Go For Wand S. GII GIII Santa Barbara S. GII GIII Links to your facebook page, twitter feed, Vagrancy H. GII GIII Google +1, and Google + accounts now accompany Dwyer S. GII GIII each story on the homepage; and an Email a friend Sanford S. GII GIII button allows you to easily email stories as well La Jolla S. GII GIII Hutcheson S. GII GIII Sapling S. GIII Listed Ohio Derby GIII Listed TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/7/13 • PAGE 4 of 12 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Starlet cont. Perhaps the most intriguing runner in the field is Bad Boy Racing LLC and Whizway Farms=s Taste Like Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}), who garnered the J “TDN Rising Star” J distinction when she romped home a 6 1/2-length debut winner sprinting at Santa Anita Oct. 20, earning a field-best 85 Beyer Speed Figure.