The TDN is delivered each morning by 5 a.m. Eastern. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. THOROUGHBRED Wednesday, iT DAILY NEWS September 15, 1999 A INTERNATIONAL iV RED HOT: $3.9 MILLION COLT KEENELAND SEPTEMBER ADDS TO KEENELAND THUNDER TUESDAY'S TOP TEN COLTS Forget Floyd. The real storm is at Keeneland where Hip # Sire Dam Price the September Yearling Sale continues to streak into 503 Kris S. Mr. P's Princess $3,900,000 the record book. In the 55 years that Keeneland has Consigned by Dixiana Farm, Inc. (Bruce Kline), been selling yearlings in September, only 12 colts and agent for Harold Harrison five fillies have sold for seven figures, but buyers at this Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock year's auction are intent on blazing a new trail. With 578 Mr. Prospector Sheer Elegance $2,250,000 just two of 11 sessions in the history books, 15 colts Consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent and five fillies have already topped seven figures. Lead Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock ing the million-dollar hit parade Tuesday was hip num 651 Boundary Yarn $1,650,000 ber 503, a son of Kris S.—Mr. P's Princess (Mr. Pros Consigned by Indian Creek (Dave C. Parrish, Jr.), agent pector). After a protracted bidding war, the colt went Purchased by Demi O'Byrne to Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum for a sale's record 410 Mr. Prospector Embellished $1,600,000 $3.9 million. The figure obliterated the previous ($825,000 wnl '98 KEENOV) Keeneland September best set when Satish Sanan Consigned by Hartwell Farm, Agent II purchased a son of Mr. Prospector for $2.3 million in Purchased by Eugene Melnyk 1997 and is the highest price paid for a yearling in the 449 Storm Cat Highland Crystal $1,350,000 world so far this year. Coolmore's Demi O'Byrne was Consigned by Lakland LLC, agent the underbidder. The sale's topper was consigned by Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company Ltd Dixiana Farm, agent for Harold Harrison, and is a half 650 Mr. Prospector Words of War $1,350,000 brother to the top European two-year-old Fasllyev Consigned by Stone Farm, agent (Nureyev). "He is phenomenal," said John Ferguson Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock who signed the sale's ticket for Sheikh Mohammed. 331 Cryptoclearance Ball Babe $1,200,000 "He is a grand-looking athlete, There's a very, very Consigned by Lane's End Farm, good two-year-old in Ireland (Fasliyev), Menifee is in the agent for Parrish Hill Farm (Ben & Tom Roach) pedigree-the family is on fire and we are absolutely Purchased by Dave & Jill Heerensperger delighted to have him." 356 Storm Cat Catnip $1,150,000 Tuesday at Keeneland cont. p. 2 Consigned by Lane's End, agent Purchased by Ballydoyle Racing 442 Unbridled's Song Haveaheavenlytime $1,150,000 KEENELAND SEPTEMBER STATISTICS Consigned by Judy Klosterman, agent TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 Purchased by Robert and Beverly Lewis 414 Gone West Etheldreda $1,000,000 SESSION TOTALS 1999 1998 Consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent No. Sold 254 272 Purchased by The Thoroughbred (I)orp. Gross $69,727,000 $46,495,000 Average $274,516 $170,938 Top Five Fillies p. 2 Median $147,500 $100,000 All horses In the International TDN were bred in North CUMULATIVE TOTALS 1999 1998 America unless otherwise indicated. No. Sold 471 523 Gross $120,889,000 $90,016,000 Average $256,665 $172,115 TDN TODAY Median $150,000 $105,000 International 4 pages Our Sales Graduates Are Making the Grade! Since August 18: FORESTRY won the King's Bishop S.-Gl, CIRCLE OF LIFE won TAYLOR Saratoga's Spinaway S.-GI, HERITAGE OF GOLD won the Diana H.-G2, plus two- [jf ]1 I MADE year-olds FOREST CAMP remained undefeated with awin in the Del Mar Futurity-G2 \\J y . Phone: 606.885.3345 and MULL OF KINTYRE won the prestigious Gimcrack S.-G2 at York. Fax: 606.887.1754 Isn't It Time You Came To Taylor Made? TDN INTERNATIONAL * 9/15/99 * PAGE 2 Coolmore Buys Record Filly... TUESDAY^S TOP FIVE FILLIES The day wasn't a complete shut-out for the Coolmore Hip# Sire Dam Price contingent of John Magnler and Michael Tabor. They 536 Storm Cat Piquetnol $2,000,000 were the last bidders left standing when hip number Consigned by Lane's End, agent 536, a daughter of Storm Cat~Piquetnol (Private Ac Purchased by D. L. O'Byrne count) sauntered through the ring. With a final bid of 344 Seattle Slew Bubbles Dariene $1,650,000 $2 million, the yearling became the highest-priced filly Consigned by Damara Farm, LC in the sale's history, eclipsing the mark of $1.65 million Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company Ltd set earlier in the day by hip number 344. "She's a 416 Gone West Existentialist $1,100,000 lovely filly," said O'Byrne. "She's got a grand pedigree Consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent and she looks the part. The sale is very strong. If you Purchased by Robert B. & Beverly J. Lewis want one of the top horses, you have to pay." 662 Storm Cat Alleged Devotion $1,000,000 Consigned by Lakland LLC, agent Charismatic's Half Brother Sells for $l.2M Purchased by The Thoroughbred Corp. Another highlight of yesterday's session, was the 587 Danzig Sneaky Quiet $850,000 sale of hip number 331, a half brother by Consigned by Lane's End, agent Cryptoclearance to Kentucky Derby winner Charismatic Purchased by Fox Hill Farm (Summer Squall). Dave and Jill Heerensperger spent $1.2 million to bring home the dark bay yearling. "This is the first time we've played this high in the market," ☆ ☆ Jill Heerensperger said after outbidding Charismatic's NEWS TODAY trainer D. Wayne Lukas, among others. "We've been thinking about getting in and going after a big horse. AMERICAN ANTHEM Royal Anthem (Theatrical We really liked this horse. He looks like he has a chance {Ire}), the impressive eight-length winner of the Aug. to be a real runner and, if he can, he has a great chance 17 G1 Juddmonte International S. prior to his fifth- to be a stud. My husband is retired now and we've got place finish to Daylami (Ire) in the G1 Irish Champion S. to find him something else to do. This ought to keep this past Saturday, is being sent to the U.S., according him busy." The colt will be trained by David Hofmans. to published reports. He will be trained by Bill Mott. Although missing out on the half brother to his sopho Discussing long-term goals for the four-year-old, Dick more star, Lukas did purchase nine yearlings Tuesday Mulhall, racing manager for Prince Ahmed Salman's The for Charismatic's owners Bob and Beverly Lewis. "From Thoroughbred Corp, said, "We may think about the where I'm sitting, the sale is as strong, if not stronger Breeders' Cup Classic, as well as the Dubai World Cup than it's ever been," Lukas commented. "It seems like and the Japan Cup." Trained in England by Henry Cecil, everybody in the room is on the hips that we've se Royal Anthem won five races from nine starts and over lected. That makes it very, very difficult to buy. We're $1.3 million, including last year's Gl Canadian Interna getting some good horses." tional at Woodbine before finishing seventh as the favorite in the Breeders' Cup Turf. "He is a very, very By the Numbers... good horse who ranks amongst the best I've been lucky The 14 yearlings who sold for over $1 million last enough to train," Cecil told the Racing Post. "It's sad night represented 10 different sires. Three stallions, Mr. he's going, but we wish him all the very best in Amer Prospector, Storm Cat and Gone West, were repre ica," he added. sented by two or more millionaires. Figures for the sale continue to reach the stratosphere. Last night's average ThoroughbredDaily News is: was up a whopping 60.6 percent over the 1998 sale Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher and the median rose 47.5 percent. Over the first two Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher days of the sale, the average is up 49.1 percent and Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief the median is up 42 percent. "We are extremely Alycia Borer Director ofAdvertising happy," said W. B. Rogers Beasley, Keeneland's direc Jessica Martini Associate Editor tor of sales. "We thought (Monday)'s session was very Alan Carasso Assistant Editor good and that today would be about the same. We Marie Kizenko Assistant Editor never dreamed that it would be up 60 percent." The Howard Bass Editor-TDWEuro sale's third session begins today at 10 a.m. Vicki Forbes Director ofCustomer Services ooo ARROWFIELD ARROWFIELD John Messara Keeping pace with the world's best bloodlines Phone +61 2 9223 8277 Fax+61 2 9223 5795 E-MAIL: [email protected] TDN 1:^ INTERNATIONAL » 9/15/99 » PAGE 3 There were just six stallions with five or more cata logued in Book 1, and the reviews were generally good WR TERS UP for the other four, too-Afternoon Deelites, Grindstone, Honour and Glory, and Smart Strike. One or two of the Judges were quite complimentary about the Smart AT THE SALES ... with Bill Oppenheim Strikes especially. Not the Big Room at The Top at this sale for Sheikh Still quite a hefty buy-back rate; almost 30 percent Mohammed...he was out in the trenches with the rest Monday, though looked better Tuesday.