CAULFIELD ON Lucifer’s Stone HEADLINE p. 8 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, MAR. 2, 2004 BRINGING IT ON AT BARRETTS Deja Vue for Atlantic Ocean.. With the juvenile sales season already in full swing, Looking to improve on her first trip through the ring Barretts takes center stage today with the March Sale at Barretts is Atlantic Ocean (Stormy Atlantic), who of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training at the Hinds realized a sale-topping $1.9 million during the 2002 Pavilion at Fairplex in Pomona, California. Barretts’ renewal of the sale. The four-year-old filly is one of predecessors on this year’s two-year-old scene, OBS three GSWs included in The and Fasig-Tipton, realized across-the-board increases in Thoroughbred Corp. dispersal. gross revenue, average and median, and Barretts hopes Trainer Kristin Mulhall will be the that the tide of abundance will continue to flow. “I acting agent for the consign- would think that the market will continue to be strong ment. As for the how the dis- and it appears likely that things would remain con- persal will impact Barretts, stant,” commented Barretts President and General McMahon said, “The Thorough- Manager Gerald McMahon. Atlantic Ocean bred Corp. horses have already Barretts 2002 Graduate helped us attract a large number Onward and Upward... Benoit photo of buyers who wouldn’t ordi- After enduring five years of decreasing aggregate, narily be here. That dispersal has Barretts enjoyed a rise in gross figures in 2002 and already helped the overall sale. Many buyers who have requested videos and catalogs have expressed interest 2003, and hopes to make it three straight with a boun- in both the two-year-olds and The Thoroughbred Corp. teous catalog this year. Inflated by a 54-head dispersal horses. The influence has definitely carried over.” from The Thoroughbred Corporation, Barretts has cata- logued a full cast of 228 horses for the 2004 edition. “This year’s catalog is fairly solid. I think our basic core P T R I P L E T H R E A T S P of horses is better, overall, than last year’s catalog,” said McMahon, adding, “This year’s catalog is a little Temperature Might KO Tiger Hunt from Rebel bit smaller in numbers than last year, which was done Kentucky Derby contender Tiger Hunt (Kris S.) came intentionally. We wanted to emphasize quality. We tried down with a temperature over the weekend, which to find individuals with a balance of pedigree and con- could knock him out of the Mar. 20 GIII Rebel S. at formation.” And, according to McMahon, that attempt Oaklawn. Tiger Hunt, who is unraced since finishing appears to be showing signs that it will payoff for fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, had a temperature Barretts. “A number of people have said that they have of 103 3/5 Saturday and an elevated white blood cell seen some very nice horses on our backstretch,” said count, said Barry Irwin, the president of the Team Valor McMahon. “We have a very good international interest syndicate that owns the colt. Irwin said it is 50-50 that in this book, and I think that goes for both The Thor- Tiger Hunt makes the Rebel. He was unsure where the oughbred Corp. and two-year-old buyers. We have also horse would start if missing the race. "Who the heck had contact with a number of people who are new on knows," he said. "It's sort of depressing. But what can the scene and have expressed interest.” With bidding we do? The horse has never been sick before." beginning at 2 p.m. PST, the sale starts off with The Thoroughbred Corp. consignment, followed by 174 BARRETTS MARCH SELECTED 2YO OUTS juveniles. Barretts Coverage cont. p2 TUESDAY, MAR. 2, 2004 You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at 38 54 56 62 72 74 76 93 100 101 104 106 the Barretts March Sale of Selected Two-Year- 111 116 119 122 129 130 138 146 155 157 160 Olds in Training. 176 177 181 184 188 191 192 195 202 212 214 224 225 228 Seasons to Aldebaran # Behrens # Broad Brush # Orientate # Mr. Greeley, etc... Just a few of the select offerings available until 4 p.m. Wednesday. Click here for the complete listings (859) 422-4222 of seasons, broodmares, racehorses, etc. www.equinecommerce.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/2/04 • PAGE 2 of 9 Leprechaun’s Maiden Voyage... Leprechaun Cont. Although Mike Mulligan of Leprechaun Racing is no Optimistic about the future, Mulligan recognizes the stranger to the game, he is new on the scene at importance of the juvenile sales in the grander scheme Barretts. Fresh off a strong showing at last week’s of things. “I believe that a lot of the success of these Fasig-Tipton sale at Calder, where he sold a Forest sales has to do with the amount of success that your Wildcat half sister to Peace Rules for $630,000 after seeing from our horses,” he explained. “Most of the purchasing the filly for $120,000 two-year-old races last year were dominated by horses at last year’s Saratoga August sale, purchased at the two-year-old sales. And, in many of Mulligan brings a small but select the major preps for horses that are on the Derby trail, group to this venue. “I think we the winners have come out of these two-year-old have a good bunch here,” said Mul- sales.” Ready for bigger and better things in a market ligan, who runs Leprechaun with that is enjoying an all-time high, Mulligan stated, “Peo- his wife Britt. In its ninth year of ple are starting to take notice. They are starting to operation, Leprechaun has turned realize that, if you want to be successful on the track, out multiple stakes winner Fort you cannot ignore the two-year-old sales.” Following Britt and Mike Mulligan Ruby and Saga Novel, who broke the current blush of success, it is also likely that people leprechaunracing.com the track record and later bettered will take notice of Leprechaun. his own mark in Japan. Headlining the operation’s Barretts consignment is Hip 84, a son of The Need for Speed... Pulpit out of the Relaunch mare Set To Fly. The colt It is a well established fact that at the core of the looked strong in his initial breeze last week with a final two-year-old sales is speed and, in the weeks leading time of :10.4 for the eighth, but thrust himself among up to Barretts two-year-old sale, few topics received as the top horses yesterday when he blasted through the much attention as did that subject. Unrelenting rains hit distance in :10.1. With juveniles like the Los Angeles area in the days leading up to the initial that in the barn, Mulligan is hopeful preview show and, as a result, it yielded relatively that the luck of the Irish will continue sluggish times. For some, the need to achieve the to hover over Leprechaun Racing. “The swiftest time is crucial, the deciding factor in whether a Barretts folks have told us that they horse will sell well or not, but slowly the tide seems to have sent out more video tapes and be changing. Although speed inevitably helps the bot- catalogs than they ever had, which tom line, savvy buyers are looking to mine the diamond was the case at the other sales this in the rough that may have fallen through the cracks year, so I expect there to be a strong because of an average breeze during the previews. Here buying market here,” he said. “I think is what a few industry leaders had to say on the mat- Hip 84 Jim Firios that the sale will follow suit, as long as ter: the quality of horses follows suit with the earlier sales. I think the two-year-old sales have set the tone for the Becky Thomas, Sequel Bloodstock, Consignor rest of the year and they are going to be strong through “Our business is an island. The biggest component of the course of the year.” Cont. next column our two-year-olds are works. They are not going to sell well, no matter who they are by, if they don’t have a good work. It is really not an indicator of what a horse TDN TODAY is really worth, but it is an indicator of how well you Headline News .................... 9 pages are going to sell.” The Need for Speed cont. p3 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/2/04 • PAGE 3 of 9 The Need for Speed cont. Case in Point... Donna Wormser, Consignor The theory of speed will be tested tomorrow when “Unfortunately, the speed factor is one of the most Hip 97, a filly by Lord Carson, steps into the ring. While important things at these two-year-old sales. Luckily, the chestnut, consigned by B.C. Thoroughbreds, agent there are some people whoare doing more homework for Timberline, was impressive during the first breeze and looking at how the horses present themselves on session with a time of :10.1 over a confirmed heavy the track. Unfortunately, there are still many buyers track, she left spectators’ tongues on the floor with a who want the faster horses.” brilliant :9.7 move yesterday, a Barretts record.