SILENT NAME TO ADENA SPRINGS HEADLINE p9 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 SANDER QUANDARY SADLER’S DUO BREAK MILLION BARRIER With the rain clouds gathering above Newmarket, Goffs rounded off its flagship Million Sale in style connections of Europe’s top-rated filly Sander Camillo yesterday when two lots reached beyond the magic (Dixie Union) approach today’s G1 Cheveley Park S. in million-euro mark. Topping the session and the sale apprehensive mood. Highly impressive when winning overall at i2 million was hip 627, a sister to this year’s the G3 Albany S. and G2 G1 Epsom Derby runner-up Dragon Dancer (GB). De- Cherry Hinton S. on a sum- spite her obvious potential for the track, the May-foaled mer surface, Sir Robert daughter of Sadler’s Wells Ogden’s leading lady may consigned by Kirsten have to answer a different Rausing’s Staffordstown Stud question in this contest. has significant residual value “The filly is in great form, as a broodmare prospect. Her but we are in the lap of the third dam is the outstanding gods regarding the Alruccaba (Ire), who has es- Sander Camillo channel4.com weather,” commented tablished a dynasty of top- trainer Jeremy Noseda, who class performers in a short is looking for his third renewal following the exploits of space of time. Among her Wannabe Grand (GB) in 1998 and Carry on Katie three progeny is the 1996 G2 years ago. “We are keeping our fingers crossed that Lot 627 Goffs Nassau S. and G2 Sun Chariot that it is at least good ground. However, looking at the S. winner Last Second (Ire), who is the dam of this weather forecasts, it appears unlikely.” Field p5 year’s G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) winner Aussie Rules and the 2001 G3 GOING DUTCH Doncaster Cup scorer Alleluia (GB), who has produced Peter Chapple-Hyam had the weight of expectation the G2 Lancashire Oaks winner and G1 Yorkshire Oaks on his shoulders when saddling Rodrigo de Triano to third Allegretto (Ire). Others produced by Alruccaba are justify even-money favoritism in the G1 Middle Park S. Alouette (GB), the dam of the dual G1 Champion S. in 1991 and returns to Newmarket with another warm winner Alborada (GB) and last year’s three-time Group order today in Dutch Art (GB) 1 heroine Albanova (GB) and (Medicean {GB}). Paul and Su- Jude (GB), whose progeny san Roy’s colt takes an unblem- include Ballydoyle’s top-class ished record into today’s fillies Quarter Moon (Ire) and Shadwell-sponsored feature and Yesterday (Ire). It was Ba- the Aug. 20 G1 Prix Morny hero rouche Stud’s owner Barbara carries stable confidence de- Facchino who had the final spite recent rain. “He won’t let say on the sale topper after us down,” Chapple-Hyam said. outlasting John Magnier. “I Co-breeder Kirsten Rausing (left) peterchapplehyam.com “I don’t think the ground will think this was one of the and the sale topper matter to him. We are forecast rain, but it can’t be any picks of the catalogue from Goffs/Caroline Norris softer than it was when he won the Prix Morny in a family that Barbara was Deauville.” Field p4 keen to get into,” the stud’s manager Rory Matthews explained. “I hoped that I wouldn’t have to go that far, TDN TODAY but she is one of the nicest Sadler’s Wellses I have seen in a long time. She was bought for her pedigree, but Headline News .................... 9 pages hopefully she will do well on the track.” Goffs cont. p2 (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/29/06 • PAGE 2 of 9 Goffs Millions Yearlings cont. Kilcarn’s Legacy... Earlier in the afternoon, the ongoing influence of GOFFS MILLIONS YEARLINGS Sadler’s Wells was keenly felt when hip 591, a daugh- THURSDAY’S TOP EIGHT LOTS ter of Pat O’Kelly’s excellent producer Welsh Love (Ire) Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (i) was sold for i1.3 million. Kilcarn Stud is accustomed 627 filly Sadler’s Wells Alakananda (GB) 2,000,000 to realizing million-plus sums at the old-style Orby--this Consigned by Staffordstown filly’s half-brother Purchased by Barouche Stud Balestrini (Ire) reached 591 filly Sadler’s Wells Welsh Love (Ire) 1,300,000 Ir2.1-million guineas five Consigned by Kilcarn Stud years ago. Johnny Purchased by McKeever St Lawrence McKeever signed the 518 colt King’s Best Spirit of Tara (Ire) 600,000 docket for the three- Consigned by Kilcarn Stud parts sister to Ireland’s Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company champion juvenile of 634 colt Medicean (GB) Alpine Park (Ire) 600,000 1997 Second Empire (35,000gns in utero ‘04 TATDEC; (Ire), from the family of 105,000gns wnlg ‘05 TATDEC) Hip 591 Goffs Salsabil (GB), Sahm and Consigned by Croom House Stud Marju (Ire). McKeever Purchased by Dermot Weld revealed that the filly was heading back to Kilcarn. “She 631 filly Galileo (Ire) Alikhlas (GB) 550,000 has been bought for Miss O’Kelly,” he explained. “She Consigned by Abbeville & Meadow Court Studs was a foal-share with Coolmore and is a lovely filly, so Purchased by Bloodhorse International Ltd she wanted to buy out her partners and keep the fam- 457 filly Green Desert Sabaah 380,000 ily.” Kilcarn was also responsible for the same family’s Consigned by Irish National Stud hip 518, the joint-highest priced colt of the session Purchased by Frank O’Malley bought by Shadwell. By King’s Best, the half to this 546 filly Sadler’s Wells Tarascon (Ire) 355,000 year’s dual group scorer Echo of Light (GB), who also Consigned by Thomastown Castle topped the sale at i1.2-million three years ago, is out Purchased by Glenview House Stud of a sibling of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s 497 colt Danehill Dancer (Ire) Simaat 350,000 past luminaries Salsabil (GB) and Marju (Ire). Consigned by Ashtown House Stud Derrinstown Stud’s General Manager Stephen Collins Purchased by Charles Gordon-Watson paid i600,000 to ensure that the colt would race in the famed blue-and-white, as his close relatives Akarem © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. (GB) and Multazem have done. “We know the family This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by exceptionally well and this colt stood out,” Collins said. any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior “He has a lot of quality about him and we loved him.” written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the American races, race results and Goffs Millions cont. p3 earnings was obtained from results charts published in Daily Racing Form and utilized here with with the All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. unless otherwise indicated TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/29/06 • PAGE 3 of 9 Goffs Millions Yearlings cont. Other Notables... Early in the session, first-season trainer David A Relentless Pace... Myerscough went to i380,000 to secure hip 457, a During the frenetic period between the selling of the Green Desert close relative to the 1997 G1 Irish 2000 two toppers, Dermot Weld paid i600,000 for hip 634, Guineas and G1 Irish Derby winner and sire Desert King a son of Medicean (GB), who is the sire of Nannina (GB) (Ire). The Irish National Stud’s offering is also a half- and today’s G1 Middle Park S. hopeful Dutch Art (GB). sister to last year’s G3 Mooresbridge S. winner From Denis Brosnan’s Croom House Stud, the Cairdeas (Ire) from the family of the 1994 G1 Queen 105,000gns Tattersalls December weanling acquisition Elizabeth II S. winner Maroof. “I’ve bought her for Frank is out of a half to the group scorer Rum Charger (Ire) O’Malley, who has a nice two-year-old with me called and Pakhoes (Ire), two runners sent out from Weld’s Isola Star,” the trainer’s son Philip Myerscough com- Rosewell House base. That transaction came hot on mented. “She has a great pedigree and is an individual heels of bloodstock agent Gill Richardson’s i550,000 to match. She looks a strong filly and a two-year-old purchase of a filly by Galileo (Ire). As it was on the first type and hopefully she’ll be one for the Million.” An- two days, demand for the Coolmore stallion’s progeny other to grab a slice of the Sadler’s Wells action was was strong. Hip 631 is from the immediate family of Glenview House Stud, which paid i355,000 for a this year’s G2 Hardwicke S. winner Maraahel (Ire). daughter of the 1998 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner Consigned by Abbeville and Meadow Court Studs, she Tarascon (Ire). From the draft of Thomastown Castle, is also from the family of the talented Shadwell per- hip 546 is from the immediate family of the ill-fated formers Muhbubh, Sayedah (Ire) and Istintaj. 2004 G2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano winner Mister Monet (Ire) and Mala Mala (Ire), who was third in the G1 GOFFS MILLION STATISTICS Cheveley Park S. six years ago. Danehill Dancer (Ire) has produced healthy returns again. His colt consigned THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 2006 as hip 497 by Paul Shanahan’s Ashtown House Stud was knocked down to Charlie Gordon-Watson for i350,000.