Th^ TON is delivered each morning by 5 a.m. Eastern. For subscription information, please call (7321 747-8060. THOROUGHBRED Monday, nr DAILY NEWS- September 13, 1999 & INTERNATIONAL A KEENELAND SEPTEMBER KICK-OFF DARYABA TAKES PRIX VERMEILLE Duncan Taylor is on his toes. "It's been busy," said Once again belying her relative inexperience, Daryaba Taylor, who owns and operates Taylor Made Farm with (Ire) (Night Shift) proved her win in the G1 Prix de brothers Ben, Frank, Mark and father Joe. "There's Diane Hermes at Chantilly June 13 was no fluke by been a lot of people looking. But that's good. There's a putting up an even more impressive display to take her lot of horses to sell." A lot of lots. This morning, the second Group 1 in comfortable style. She was settled annual Keeneland September Yearling Sale will begin in in third as Godolphin's Etizaaz (Diesis {GB}) set a good Lexington. For 11 long days and nights, yearlings will pace. Daryaba, boxed in against the rail early, found the be offered. Going in, there have been 4,090 horses perfect split between Etizaaz and Mother Of Pearl (Ire) cataloged for the sale, which dates back to 1944. Com (Sadler's Wells) inside the final quarter and was soon ing out, the sale figures to threaten several records. on terms with Etizaaz, cruising by to lead in the last "The sales season started off very strong this year and 150 yards. Daryaba will now point to the G1 Prix de we had a very, very good July Selected Yearling Sale," I'Arc de Triomphe over course and distance Oct. 3. His said W.B. Rogers Beasiey, Keeneland's Director of Highness the Aga Khan said, "She was quite impressive Sales. "All the signs are that the September Yearling and I think that she should run in the Arc. We have to Sales are going to be strong, too. We've had tremen wait and see how she comes out of this race and we dous response for catalogs from both Europe and Asia. will discuss it with her trainer, but it seems obvious We've delivered them on the East Coast and the West that she should take her chance." Coast and nearly everywhere in between. I really feel like we're going to have a great September." It certainly Sunday, Longchamp, France: appears that Keeneland has the horsepower. There are PRIX VERMEILLE NORMANDY BARRIERE-G1, 14 colts and nine fillies by the grand A.P. Indy; five FF1,360,000, Longchamp, 9-12, 3yo, f, 1 1/2mT, colts and a filly by the ever-popular Danzig; nine colts 2:30.60, gd. and nine fillies by two-time leading sire Deputy Minis 1-DARYABA (IRE), 126, f, 3 by Night Shift ter; eight colts and nine fillies by Gone West, whose 1st Dam: Darata (Ire) (MGSP-Fr), by Vayrann (Ire) off-spring were most popular in the July Selected Year 2nd Dam: Darazina (Fr), by Labus (Fr) ling Sale. There is a filly by Forty Miner, who now 3rd Dam: Djebellina (Fr), by Charlotesvllle (GB) stands in Japan, and one by the standout young stallion 0-H H the Aga Khan; B-H H the Aga Khan's Studs Machiavellian. There are eight colts and nine fillies by SC; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; J-Gerald Mosse; Storm Cat, one of the hottest-selling stallions in the FF800,000. Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 3 wins, world. But the big bucks may be reserved for the six 1 place, FF2,326,000. colts and one filly that were sired by the late, great Mr. 2--Etizaaz, 126, f, 3, Diesis (GB)-A!amosa (GB), by Prospector. "When we added a Select portion to the Alydar. 0-Godolphin; B-lndian Creek (KY), Hugo sale, I think it moved the September Sale into one of Lascelles, Anthony Stroud, et al.; FF320,000. the world's most premier events. No longer was this 3-Cerulean Sky (Ire), 126, f, 3, Darshaan (GB)-Solo De considered a sale for the culls. It became a premier Lune (Ire), by Law Society. 0-Robert C Strauss; sales event," said Beasiey. "The sire power in this sale B-Kilfrush Stud Ltd; FF160,000. is really unbelievable. There's quality and quantity of Margins: 2HF, 1HF, 2HF. Odds: 0.60, 11.00, 18.00. horses in nearly every price range and I think that at Also ran; Fairy Queen (Ire), Edabiya (Ire), Juvenia, tracts buyers." It has attracted the consignors, too. Mother Of Pearl (Ire), Side Saddle (Ire), Sweet Opera Said Taylor, "We feel like there's a lot of good horses (Fr), Ares Vallis (Ire), La Sylphide (Swi). here and the right buyers are here, too. We put a lot of Stakes results cent. p. 2 emphasis on getting our horses ready and looking good TON TODAY and being here. Now, it's time to find out how good a International 6 pages job we've done." Bidding begins at 10 a.m. each day. Hip #2025 Mountain Cat - Ma Guerre Out of a multiple graded stakes-placed winning full sister to Mighty (winner at 2, 1999, $89,690, 2nd Sanford S.-G2, Cradle S.) Selling Saturday, September 18, Barn 17 Winning the world over ^ B W • M 606 299.0473 • 606 299.1259 Fax TDN ☆ INTERNATIONAL * 9/13/99 ' PAGE 2 Sunday, Belmont Park Sunday, Longchamp, France GARDEN CITY BREEDERS' CUP H.-GI, $185,500, BEL, PRIX NIEL MAJESTIC BARRIERE-G2, FF680,000, 9-12, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 1:49 2/5, sf. Longchamp, 9-12, 3yo, c/f, 1 1/2mT, 2:32.80, gd. 1"PERFECT STING, 120, f, 3, by Red Ransom 1 -MONTJEU (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Sadler's Wells 1st Dam: Valid Victress (SW), by Valid Appeal 1St Dam: Floripedes (Fr) (GSW &G1SP*Fr), byTop Ville (Ire) 2nd Dam: Grecian Victory, by Dr. Pager 2nd Dam: Toute Cy (Fr), by Tennyson (Fr) 3rd Dam: Greek Victress, by Victoria Park 3rd Dam: Adele Toumlgnon (Ire), by Zeddaan (GB) 0-Stronach Stable; B-Frank Stronach (KY); T-Joseph 0-Michael Tabor; B-Sir James Goldsmith; T-John Orseno; J-P Day; $129,900. Lifetime Record: Hammond; J-Michael Kinane; FF400,000. Lifetime Record: 7 starts, 6 wins, 1 place, FF7,069,354. 11-7-2-0, $405,042. *1/2 to Le Paillard (Ire) (Sanglamore), SW-Fr, GISP- 2--Nordican Inch (GB), 116, f, 3, Inchinor (GB)--Fee Des US, $184,638. Mers (GB), by Alzao. 0-Edouard de Rothschild; 2--Bienamado, 128, c, 3, Bien Bien-Nakterjal (GB), by B-Take Flash Ltd (GB); $23,300. Vitiges (Fr). 0-John Toffan, Trudy McCaffery & 3--Ronda (GB), 121, f, 3, Bluebird-Memory's Gold, by Robert Gangster; B-John Toffan & Trudy McCaffery Java Gold. (30,0009ns yrl '97 TAOCT). 0-Dario (KY); FF160,000. Hinojosa; B-Devonia Stud (GB); $12,815. 3--First Magnitude (Ire), 128, c, 3, Arazi-Crystal Cup, Margins; 2 1/4, NK, HF. Odds: 3.30, 34.00, 3.05. by Nijinsky II. 0-Daniel Wildenstein; B-Green Ireland Also Ran: Emanating, Confessional, Eze, Polaire (Ire), Properties Ltd; FF80,000. Nani Rose, River Fairy, Sweet Ludy (Ire), King's Mate, Margins: HD, 2, 3. Odds: 0.10, 11.00. llliquidity. Scratched: Tres Coronas. Also ran: Espionage (GB). Perfect Sting was a winner of her first three starts for A brilliant winner of both the French and Irish Der trainer Joe Orseno beginning with a head victory bies, Montjeu won his fourth group race of the cam against older over an off-turf course at this trip May 22. paign after a 10-week layoff, but only just, as Michael She was then a 1 1/2-length victoress of the GIN Sands Kinane got him to lead in the shadow of the post. Point H. June 6 and scored an impressive two-length Kinane settled Montjeu last of the four runners, six victory in Monmouth's Captive Miss S. on Independ lengths off the pace set by First Magnitude. Bienamado ence Day. Most recently, the homebred fell victim to followed in second, but Richard Hughes was not happy the front-running prowess of turf queen Nani Rose in with the sedate pace and sent Bienamado into the lead the Aug. 2 Gill Lake George at Saratoga, getting to that before halfway. As the field swung into the straight, one with every stride in the late going, but ultimately Bienamado was ridden and pinched a good advantage finishing second, Vi length short. Under a masterful ride on First Magnitude. It was at this point that Kinane brought Montjeu to the outside to make his challenge. from Pat Day, Perfect Sting took up a stalking position Running on strongly, he grabbed the lead in the last in midpack while saving all the ground early on as Con couple of strides for a cozier win than the head margin fessional (Holy Bull) set a moderate pace. Turning into might suggest. Winning trainer John Hammond said, the stretch. Day sent his mount wide and was joined by "These trials with only four horses are sometimes very British invader Ronda nearing the eighth pole, but was tricky. Everyone knows it is difficult to come from able to dispose of that threat and drew clear to the behind at Longchamp when the ground is good and victory. Nordican Inch closed well to be up for the place there is no outside rail, especially in a slowly run race. spot. "Once she kicked clear, she kind of loafed and Montjeu did it and that's what is important.