SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here CLOUD MEETS SKY AT SHA TIN ANOTHER STAR FOR THE BAFFERT BARN Two of the top females in Europe--one perhaps Hill 'n' Dale Equine and Edward McGhee=s Streaming bidding farewell to the races and the other in the (Smart Strike)--a granddaughter process of cementing her reputation--will meet for the of Broodmare of the Year Better first and maybe only time in a captivating renewal of Than Honour (Deputy Minister)-- the G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin went from maiden winner to Racecourse. George Strawbridge=s Moonlight Cloud Grade I winner after posting an (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) will in all likelihood be upset victory in yesterday=s making the final start of her storied career and will look Hollywood Starlet S. A debut to close out a perfect 5-year-old campaign as the likely victress at 1-2 over nine rivals favorite with the betting public. Conservatively going six furlongs Nov. 15, she managed this term, the homebred took out the G3 Prix was given a 10-1 chance to de la Porte Maillot on seasonal debut July 6 before handle her first test at two posting a third consecutive win in the G1 Prix Maurice turns and at the highest level. de Gheest Aug. 4. If that weren=t enough, she was Glued to the flank of J “TDN brought back on a week=s rest for Deauville=s one-mile Rising Star” J Taste Like G1 Prix Jacques le Marois Aug. 11, and she was just Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}) Streaming able to hold off a late challenge from the good 3-year- through fractions of :23.83 and Benoit Photo old mile Olympic Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}). Her most :47.85 after taking a sound recent run was the stuff of legends, as she seemed to bump at the start, Streaming poked a head in front at have plenty to do in the final 400 meters of the G1 Prix the top of the stretch, gained command shortly de la Foret on Arc day Oct. 6, but produced an thereafter, and had 1 1/2 lengths over her pacesetting impossible turn of foot over testing ground to streak rival on the wire. "We've really been high on this filly,@ home a three-length winner from Gordon Lord Byron Hall of Famer Bob Baffert revealed. AIt was too late to (Ire) (Byron {GB}). Cont. p3 get a race into her to run in the Breeders' Cup. I wasn't sure if I was going to run her in here because I didn't DARYSINA TOPS ARQANA OPENER nominate her. When I saw her up there at 14-1 [in the By Kelsey Riley early wagering], I told [owner] John [Sikura] that when Dr. Philip Brown, the founder of the biomedical and you supplement [$10,000 plus an additional $10,000 healthcare publishing company PJB publications, has to start], you're supposed to be 8-5. She's really been dabbling in racing and breeding stock since buying special. I think we saw something special today." Cont. his first racehorse in 2006, but with admittedly little p12 luck. After making the decision to redevelop his action plan, Brown and agent Johnny McKeever have returned to the breeding stock sales scene this fall with an eye to buying quality mares to fuel a commercial operation. Brown found just the mare to fit that profile in The Aga Khan=s Darysina (Smart Strike) lot 137, and after a fierce bidding battle, he secured her for i800,000 to top the first session of the Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale. The blue-blooded mare helped to fuel a strong day of trade in Deauville, which saw the average rise 24% from this session last year to i114,796, and the aggregate increase 31% to i18,202,500. The median climbed from i42,000 to i50,000. The day saw 80.2% of horses through the ring find new homes, which was up from 76% sold last year. Fifty-five horses sold for i100,000 or more, compared to 37 this session 12 months ago. AThe first day followed the market trend,@ said Eric Hoyeau, Chief Executive Officer of Arqana. AThere was a lot of depth to this session, which proves when people bring a good mare to Deauville, there are buyers here, and the market responds. The day was very international, with buyers from Europe, the U.S., Australia and Japan.@ Cont. p12 In This Issue The Fugue Headlines Vase 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Lord Lloyd-Webber's The Fugue (GB) (Dansili {GB}) figures a strong (732) 747-8060 favorite to provide European-based horses with a 12th consecutive victory in (732) 747-8955 (fax) the G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase, the longest event of the International www.thoroughbreddailynews.com races at 2400 meters. A troubled third in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly and www.thetdn.com Mare Turf in 2012, she improved one spot to validate favoritism in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks Aug. 22, then defeated a hardy performer in Al Kazeem CO-PUBLISHERS (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) to win the G1 Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown Sept. Barry Weisbord, President 7. [email protected] • @barryweisbord Sue Finley, Vice President Coverage begins page 8 [email protected] • @suefinley BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Marquardt in Hong Kong Gary King, Director of Business Development [email protected] “Well, we've finally arrived at International Day at Sha Tin, though by the time many of you read this, the races will have already been run. So I won't talk too much about the races themselves, though I did want to relate EDITORIAL [email protected] a great story Carlo Vaccarezza told me the other day.” Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Coverage begins page 9 Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. 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Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution Coverage begins page 3 (ATW) Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant CUSTOMER SERVICE [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Kelsey Riley, International Editor [email protected] EST Race Click for TV Sean Cronin, Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing 1:00a Longines HK Vase-G1, SHT (HKJC.com form) Tom Frary, Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing 1:40a Longines HK Sprint-G1, SHT (HKJC.com form) [email protected] 2:50a Longines HK Mile-G1, SHT (HKJC.com form) 3:30a Longines HK Cup-G1, SHT (HKJC.com form) TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/8/13 • PAGE 3 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 2:50 a.m. EST LONGINES HONG KONG MILE-G1, HK$22,000,000 (US$2,579,673), 3yo/up, 1mT SC PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY ODDS 1 13 Glorious Days (Aus) Tom Brown’s Syndicate Mr R Pietrykowski Size 13-1 (g, 6, Hussonet--San Century {NZ}, by Centaine {Aus}) Whyte 2 4 Gordon Lord Byrn (Ire) Morgan J Cahalan Roland H Alder Hogan 56-1 (g, 5, Byron {GB}--Boa Estrela {Ire}, by Intikhab) Buick 3 9 Packing Whiz (Ire) Lee Man Yan John Cullinan Fownes 8-1 (g, 5, Trade Fair {GB}--Swizzle {GB}, by Efisio {GB}) Prebble 4 7 Dan Excel (Ire) David Philip Boehm John Connaughton Moore 7-1 (g, 5, Shamardal--Love Excelling {Fr}, by Polish Precedent) Marwing 5 10 Gold-Fun (Ire) Pan Sutong Michael Downey & Roalso Ltd Gibson 8-5 (g, 4, Le Vie Dei Colori {GB}--Goodwood March {GB}, by Foxhound) Doleuze 6 5 Helene Spirit (Ire) Sir Po-shing, Lady Woo, W & J Woo Darpat Sl & C Laffon-Parias Fownes 10-1 (g, 6, Footstepsinthesand {GB}--Arazena, by Woodman) Mosse 7 1 Pure Champion (Ire) Mr & Mrs Eddie Wong & K Wong Dr D Harron Cruz 42-1 (h, 6, Footstepsinthesand {GB}--Castara Beach {Ire}, by Danehill) U Rispoli 8 12 Xtension (Ire) Mr & Mrs Steven Lo Paul McCartan Moore 13-2 (h, 6, Xaar {GB}--Great Joy {Ire}, by Grand Lodge) Purton 9 2 Real Specialist (NZ) Kenneth & Judy Lau Butler, Cunningham & Walker Size 21-1 (g, 6, Storming Home {GB}--There’s No Doubt {NZ}, by Pompeii Court) Angland 10 3 Linton (Aus) Estrela Energia, M B, P G & M P Talty Standard 2080 Ltd Sadler 59-1 (g, 7, Galileo {Ire}--Our Heather {NZ}, by Centaine {Aus}) Oliver 11 11 King Kreesa Gerald & Susan Kresa Horse Partners-NY Engelhart 59-1 (g, 4, King Cugat--Storm’s Advance, by Storm Creek) Smith 12 14 Shamalgan (Fr) Ardak Amirkulov M Daguzan-Garros & Rolling Hills Thms/Dmlte 62-1 (h, 6, Footstepsinthesand {GB}--Genevale {Fr}, by Unfuwain) Guyon 13 6 Moonlight Cloud (GB) George Strawbridge George Strawbridge F Head 4-1 (m, 5, Invincible Spirit {Ire}--Ventura {Ire}, by Spectrum {Ire}) Jarnet 14 8 Sky Lantern (Ire) Ben Keswick Tally-Ho Stud Hannon 11-1 (f, 3, Red Clubs {Ire}--Shawanni {GB}, by Shareef Dancer) Hughes TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/8/13 • PAGE 4 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI HONG KONG MILE Despite question marks about the trip and the travel to Hong Kong, Moonlight Cloud=s trainer Freddy Head is confident going into today=s race.