GOFFS TOPPERS p. 2 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2007 DYLAN THOMAS IN QUARANTINE LIMBO CHINEUR FILLY TOPS GOFFS TUESDAY Dylan Thomas (Ire) (Danehill), honored last week as Prices at Goffs= November Foal sale improved each Europe=s Cartier Horse of the Year, has not yet been day at last season=s fixture, and that trend was mirrored released from quarantine, and this time around as Book Two of this year=s catalogue will not start in Sunday=s opened at the Kill venue yesterday. The only lot to G1 Japan Cup, according to break the six-figure barrier was Ringfort Stud=s hip 793, published reports. The a bay filly from the first crop of the fast Chineur (Fr) G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe (Fasliyev). She was secured by Tally-Ho Stud, which hero arrived safely in Japan stands Chineur, for a sheet-topping i100,000. Her page received a major update when half-brother Redo- last Friday (Nov. 15) and was lent (Ire) (Redback {GB}) finished second in the G3 originally slated to be trans- Autumn S. at Ascot last month, and it was boosted ferred to Tokyo Racecourse even further when that juvenile returned to run third in Nov. 21, according to the the G1 Criterium International at Saint-Cloud Nov. 1. Japan Racing Association. Leading the way until the last hour of the session was The G1 Hong Kong Vase Dylan Thomas at Monmouth Steeple View Stud=s hip 736, who was knocked down Dec. 9 at Sha Tin could be a Sherackatthetrack to Gay O=Callaghan=s Yeomanstown Stud for i97,000. back-up plan for the cham- The February-foaled filly, by this term=s leading pion four-year-old. In a statement trainer Aidan O=Brien first-crop sire Acclamation (GB), is out of a winning said, ADylan Thomas was vaccinated for EVA at the sister to G1 Deutsches Derby third Acamani (Ger). AAs Breeders' Cup in a very good-looking filly by the sire of Dark Angel (Ire), Monmouth, New Jersey. who we are standing next year, we were keen to get This is a standard proce- her and she was the standout foal today,@ said dure for all stallions going Yeomanstown=s David O=Callaghan. AShe=s out of a to stud as it is in the best winning two-year-old from a good German family and interest of the stallion and will have a Spinning World two-year-old with Eddie mare owner. Many of our Lynam to run for her next year.@ Renowned pinhooking stallions in the past have operation Camas Park Stud secured the third high- JRA photo entered Japan with the est-priced lot of the day, another offering by Acclama- tion, when landing Carrigbeg Stud=s hip 666 for EVA vaccination before i90,000. Out of a winning half-sister to stakes-placed entering stud. The Hong Kong Jockey Club, aware of Thea River (Ire), she will return to the ring as a yearling. our problem, have extended an invitation to Dylan AShe=s just a very nice and very good mover by a sire Thomas to run in the G1 Vase at Sha Tin on Sunday, that did well with his first runners this year,@ com- Dec. 9.@ mented Tim Hyde Jr. AShe=ll be coming back for re-sale, and has an own-sister with Richard Hannon to run for her next year.@ A colt by last season=s record-breaking freshman sire Invincible Spirit (Ire) took joint-fourth REMINDER place on the lists when going to Awbeg Stud for Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, i70,000. Offered by The Castles Stud as hip 707, he the TDN office will be closed is the first foal of a half-sister to the dual listed scorer Thursday, November 22. Blue Corrig (Ire). That price was matched later when There will be an abbreviated Blandford Bloodstock signed for JK Thoroughbreds= newsletter for Friday, November hip 767, a Fasliyev filly out of an unraced daughter of 23. Have a happy Thanksgiving! G3 Cherry Hinton S. victress Nasseem (Fr). Cont. p2 www.taylormadestallions.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/21/07 • PAGE 2 of 6 Goffs cont. The clearance rate improved on the two days of Book One, but still fell short of last year=s 84 percent for the corresponding session. With 25 fewer lots than last year finding a new home, the session aggregate took a hit of just over 22 percent. Selling continues at 11 a.m. today. Full results may be viewed at www.goffs.com. Like a Rolling Stone... Rolling Stones member Ronnie Wood was on hand at Goffs to see his Elusive City filly, hip 572, sell for i24,000 to C. Losty. Produced by the winning Ela-Mana-Mou (Ire) mare Joleah (Ire), the bay was consigned by Hope Farm on Wood=s behalf. Wood was ac- companied by a Channel 4 cam- era crew as part of a program Caroline Norris/Goffs photo detailing his equine interests. GOFFS NOVEMBER FOAL SALE TUESDAY - TOP 5 LOTS Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (i) 793 f Chineur (Fr) Esterlina (Ire) 100,000 Consigned by Ringfort Stud Purchased by Tally-Ho Stud 736 f Acclamation (GB) Amistad (Ger) 97,000 Consigned by Steeple View Stud Purchased by Yeomanstown Stud 666 f Acclamation (GB) Rye (Ire) 90,000 Consigned by Carrigbeg Stud Purchased by Camas Park Stud Nothin’ But Net 707 c Invincible Spirit (Ire) The Castles (Ire) 70,000 Brought to you by Muirfield Insurance Consigned by The Castles Stud Purchased by Awbeg Stud Securing 767 f Fasliyev Casseem (Ire) 70,000 Consigned by JK Thoroughbreds the finest Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock (859) 253-1114 www.muirfieldinsurance.com GOFFS NOVEMBER FOAL SALE STATISTICS Hip Pedigree Price (i) TUESDAY, NOV. 20, 2007 622 c, Footstepsinthesand (GB)--Miss Moore (Ire) 60,000 B-John McCann SESSION TOTALS Consigned by Dollardstown 2007 2006 Purchased by Tally-Ho Stud No. Catalogued 263 247 Miss Moore, who sold for just 3,000gns as a juvenile No. Offered 236 222 at TATAUT, won at three and went to the paddocks as No. Sold 162 187 a four-year-old in 2003. For John McCann, she pro- RNAs 74 35 duced her first foal the following spring, a Mull of % RNA 31.4% 15.8% Kintyre colt who sold at this venue for i45,000 in High Price €100,000 €125,000 2004. Her 2006 Night Shift filly hasn=t visited the sales Gross €3,267,500 €4,197,000 ring yet, but this brown colt, from the first crop of Average (% Change) €20,170 (-10.1%) €22,444 G1 2000 Guineas hero Footstepsinthesand (by Giant=s www.goffs.com Causeway) produced another good result for McCann. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/21/07 • PAGE 3 of 6 P P R E V I E W P Thursday, Hollywood Park HOLLYWOOD PREVUE S.-GIII, $100,000, 2yo, 7f (AWT) PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1 Spinning Sound (Ire) Spinning World Valenzuela 118 2 D. Double You Lion Hearted Smith 118 3 Meal Penalty Tale of the Cat Bejarano 118 4 Massive Drama Kafwain Desormeaux 116 5 Sky Cape Najran Nakatani 116 6 Drewthegentleman Yankee Gentleman Solis 116 7 Into Mischief Harlan=s Holiday Espinoza 116 8 Courageous Son He=s Tops T Baze 118 9 Run Brother Ron Perfect Mandate Silva 120 10 Bob Black Jack Stormy Jack Flores 116 11 Larrys Revenge Vindication Garcia 118 12 Reel Prime Volponi Valdivia Jr 118 13 Red Hot Flame Malek (Chi) Blanc 116 Friday, Hollywood Park CITATION H.-GI, $400,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1 Palace Episode Machiavellian Valdivia Jr 114 2 Independent George Cozzene Nakatani 115 3 Lang Field Langfuhr Court 114 4 Visa Parade (Arg) Parade Marshal Rosario 114 5 Willow O Wisp Misnomer Garcia 116 6 Silent Name (Jpn) Sunday Silence Blanc 117 www.pinoakstud.com 7 Zann Dynaformer Gomez 115 8 Proudinsky (Ger) Silvano (Ger) Bejarano 114 Friday, Churchill Downs 9 Crested (GB) Fantastic Light M Baze 114 RIVER CITY H.-GIII, $200,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT Friday, Churchill Downs 1 Cosmonaut Lemon Drop Kid Prado 122 CLARK H.-GII, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m 2 Thorn Song Unbridled=s Song Desormeaux 115 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 3 Ascertain (Ire) Intikhab Melancon 118 1 Diamond Stripes Notebook Velasquez 120 4 Big Prairie Danzig Borel 115 2 Magna Graduate Honor Grades Velazquez 122 5 Yate's Black Cat Black Minnaloushe Albarado 114 3 Purim Dynaformer Theriot 117 6 Brego In Excess (Ire) Berry 114 4 A.P. Arrow A.P. Indy Dominguez 115 7 Ra Der Dean Rahy Hernandez Jr 111 5 Brass Hat Prized Martinez 118 8 Gun Salute Military Velasquez 115 6 Plug Me In Hold for Gold Hernandez Jr 114 9 Skipped Bail Skip Away Pizarro 113 7 Fairbanks Giant=s Causeway Prado 116 10 Barastraight (GB) Barathea (Ire) S Bridgmohan 113 8 Istan Gone West Desormeaux 118 9 Going Ballistic Lite the Fuse Berry 115 Friday, Hollywood Park Going Ballistic takes on older horses following victo- GENEROUS S.-GIII, $100,000, 2yo, 1mT ries in the GII Super Derby Sept. 22 and the Oklahoma PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT Derby Oct. 21. AWe=ve been very pleased with his past 1 Robscarvic (Ire) Statue of Liberty Blanc 117 two starts,@ trainer Donnie Von Hemel said. AWe had 2 Gone Grand Grand Slam Flores 117 the [GI] Hollywood Derby as one of the races we con- 3 Indian Sun Indian Charlie Solis 117 sidered because that=s about all that is left for straight 4 D.