TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. GULFSTREAM/CALDER OVERLAP AVOIDED THE FLORIDA SALE A potential overlap of race dates in 2011-12 between Palm Meadows Training Center Gulfstream Park and Calder Race Course was avoided Mar. 3, 2011 Monday when the tracks submitted their race date requests to the Florida Department of Pari-Mutuel Wag- BREEZY DAY AT PALM MEADOWS ering. Both South Florida ovals had originally said that Graced with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in they would seek nearly year-round racing, and efforts the low 80s, Fasig-Tipton launched the new juvenile to negotiate between Gulfstream=s parent company MI sales calendar with the first breeze show of the season Developments and CDI, Calder=s owner, fell through last at Palm Meadows yester- Friday. Calder=s final dates submission requests racing day. The single-session from July 1, 2011 through Dec. 2, 2011 and Apr. 9, preview was presented 2012 through Jun. 30, 2012, while Gulfstream hopes ahead of Thursday=s Florida to run from Dec. 3, 2011 through Apr. 8, 2012. This Sale, which will be staged will be the first time for Gulfstream to run in December. for the first time at the AWe=re excited to add December to Gulfstream=s exist- Boynton Beach training ing schedule,@ said Gulfstream Vice President of Racing center. Heading the pro- Tim Ritvo. AWe know this will enhance our stakes ceedings was hip 49, a schedule and the overall quality of our product. filly by More Than Ready Gulfstream has a history of developing champion who posted the fastest 3-year-olds who excel in the Triple Crown. Racing in eighth of a mile with a final Hip 49 Horsephotos/Photos by Z December will only add to the excitement of racing at time of :9 3/5. The daugh- Gulfstream Park. We also know it is in the best interest ter of Spring Unbridled (Unbridled=s Song) is a member of South Florida racing. We want to thank the horse- of the W.D. North Thoroughbreds/SGV consigment. A men for their continued support of our racing product.@ pair of juveniles tied for the fastest quarter mile Calder=s Vice President and General Manager John yesterday--hip 73, a filly by Stevie Wonderboy and hip Marshall said, AWe are planning a racing schedule for 112, a colt by Empire Maker. Both negotiated the dis- the upcoming season that will position Calder to con- tance in :21 3/5. The former is consigned by Kelynack tinue leading South Florida and the nation in the training Farm/Casse Sales and the latter is a member of the and development of juvenile racehorses as they begin Hoby and Layna Kight draft. Cont. p2 their careers while providing year-round stabling and training facilities for horsemen and horsewomen who call Florida home.@ He added, AMany have asked us about our views regarding both Calder and Gulfstream Park running year-round schedules. We are of the opin- ion that such an outcome at this time would mean the end of the South Florida racing circuit and deny local horsemen the chance to make a living as they currently do.@ TDN TODAY Headline News..................... 6 pages All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated IT’S A BOY! OR A GIRL! Click here to submit your Foaling News for Stakes Winning and/or Stakes Producing Mares for publication in the TDN. Sarah K. Andrew photo TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/1/11 • PAGE 2 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Fasig-Tipton Coverage cont. AIt is a very nice group of horses,@ confirmed Bolton. Without a traditional grandstand, it was a different AI think the pinhookers have had a chance to buy at a experience viewing the works at Palm Meadows higher level, with better pedigrees, since 2007. A AIt's not a racetrack, it's a training center, so you While a strong wind and high temperatures appeared don't have quite the height you would have at a race- to dry out and slow the surface slightly as the show track,@ explained Terence Collier. Collier held the an- progressed, the general consensus among Fasig-Tipton nouncing duties at yesterday=s breeze show. AIt offers a officials was that the event was a success. slightly different perspective, so we have made a cou- AIt's a beautiful day and the attendance has been ple of adjustments in the way we are monitoring the spectacular, so we couldn't be happier,@ concluded horses [for the videos] around the track.@ Collier. Although the venue might be new to the sale, many of the faces on the scene were not. It took little time FASIG-TIPTON FLORIDA for the temporary grandstand erected near the finish TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING SALE line to fill to near capacity, including the likes of Todd Under-tack preview--Feb. 28 Pletcher, Steve Asmussen, Steve Young, John Fastest 1/8-mile works Moynihan and Sasha Sanan. A strong contingent of Time Hip# Sex Sire Dam serious players opted to observe the proceedings :9 3/5 49 f More Than Ready Spring Unbridled trackside. Among horsemen perched along the rail near :9 4/5 64 f Tapit Tempting Note the finish line were bloodstock agent Buzz Chace and :9 4/5 67 c Hard Spun Princess Patricia WinStar=s Elliott Walden, who put on an entertaining :9 4/5 (T) 128 c Medaglia d’Oro Bubbling Heights (Fr) two-man show for a small group that included West Fastest 1/4-mile works Point s Terry Finley. = :20 4/5 (T) 23 c English Channel Reach the Top Always a positive sign in advance of any sale was :21 3/5 73 f Stevie Wonderboy Tina Fleet the presence of Darley=s Jimmy Bell and David Loder, :21 3/5 112 c Empire Maker Angel Arch who were stationed near the sixteenth pole, while Team Coolmore=s main man Demi O=Byrne--flanked by a The complete list of works can be viewed here. Videos will be available small group including Patrick Biancone--assumed their online from Mar. 1 at 8 a.m. on www.fasigtipton.com. customary Florida sale spot at the eighth pole. AIt=s a huge turnout--it looks like all of the big buyers Keeping Them on Their Toes... are here,@ said owner George Bolton. AIt=s a newer facil- The first two sets at the under-tack show proceeded ity, and I think it=s just as convenient, since you=ve got without incident, but the third provided some interest- the airports right here. The track seems to be playing ing moments. Hip 140 briefly got loose while awaiting pretty fair--there=s a pretty serious wind, but it=s a his turn on the backstretch, prompting a bullhorn alert crosswind, so it=s not really affecting the horses. The from the clocker=s stand that caused some of the on- times all seem to be in the :9 4/5 to :11 1/5, which is lookers standing in front to jump to attention. The colt what you=d expect.@ in question, a chestnut by Tapit, went on to breeze an Also appreciative of the new venue was Terry Finley. eighth in :11 after his anxious beginning. AThe surroundings are fresh and everybody seems to A few minutes later, with hip 103 on deck, a white be rejuvenated, so I think the change was a positive bag blew onto the track near the finish line. The quick- one,@ offered Finley. AI'm sure next year they might thinking Ocala horseman George Seabo jumped out to make a few minor adjustments, but I don't see anything retrieve it, prompting announcer Terence Collier to quip, major right now. I think it's really a great change.@ AThat man could field for the Yankees!@ The quick-think- High marks were also given to the collection of juve- ing and fast-moving rider returned to his post amidst niles for this year=s sale. applause. --CB & MK P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 3/1/11 • PAGE 3 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com PEDIGREE INSIGHTS BY ANDREW CAULFIELD FASIG-TIPTON FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH S.-GII, $400,000, GPX, 2-26, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50 1/5, ft. 1--SOLDAT, 120, c, 3, by War Front 1st Dam: Le Relais, by Coronado's Quest 2nd Dam: Malbay, by Apalachee 3rd Dam: Sawmill Lady, by Marshua's Dancer ($180,000 yrl '09 KEESEP). O-Harvey A Clarke, W Craig Robertson III, Paul Braverman & Namcook Stable; B-Brookfield Stud LLC (KY); T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; J-Alan Garcia; $240,000. Lifetime Record: GSW, 7-3-4-0, $554,300. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. During its glorious history, Claiborne Farm has often stood several successive generations of the same male line, arguably the most successful being the fa- ther-and-son team of Nasrullah and Bold Ruler, which spawned Secretariat. Mr. Prospector also did sterling work, providing the Paris stallion station with Forty Niner, Seeking The Gold and Conquistador Cielo, plus Our Emblem, who was based at Claiborne when he sired War Emblem. Not all of the Hancocks= superstar stallions have managed to found a Claiborne dynasty, though. Nijinsky II blotted his copybook with Ferdinand, and for a long time it looked as though Danzig wasn=t going to make a lasting impact on the Claiborne stallion roster.