SANDER CAMILLO RETURNS HEADLINE p12 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 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007 STYLING AT KEENELAND APRIL A filly from the first crop of Horse of the Year Mineshaft out of GISP Stylish Talent (Forty Niner) brought a final bid of $1.75 million to top the Keeneland April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale in Lexington yesterday. Consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, the bay was purchased by B. Wayne Pat Costello • 859.296.6455 • www.paramountsales.net Hughes. Randy Hartley and Dean DeRenzo went to $400,000 to get the March KEENELAND APRIL 2YOS IN TRAINING foal at the Keeneland Septem- TOP SEVEN FILLIES ber sale, and she rewarded Hip Sire Dam Price ($) their faith by breezing an 86 Mineshaft Stylish Talent 1,750,000 eighth in a record-equalling ($400,000 yrl >06 KEESEP) :09 3/5 at the first under-tack B-Formal Gold (Ky) show. AThat felt wonderful,@ Consigned by Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds said De Renzo. AShe per- Purchased by B Wayne Hughes formed like we talked about, 180 Pulpit Double Sixes 475,000 and there aren t many like her = ($140,000 yrl >06 KEEJAN) going through the ring. People B-Hickory Tree Farm (Ky) realize that. You won t see = Consigned by Stephens T=breds, agt. for Vision Sales LLC another one like her again for Purchased by David E Hager II, agent some time. As for the final @ 193 Mizzen Mast Flaming Satan 400,000 price, DeRenzo remarked, AWe Sales-topping hip 86 ($45,000 yrl >06 OBSAUG) didn t have a reserve on her, Horsephotos = B-George M Stryker (Ky) because we didn t think we = Consigned by Leprechaun Racing, agent needed one. We thought she d bring that much--she s = = Purchased by Chovanes & Brocklebank, agents just that good. And I m tickled to death that B. Wayne = 121 Lemon Drop Kid Altos de Chavon 350,000 Hughes got her--now she=ll go to Richard Mandella. B-Establo Madoca Corp (Ky) We=re really excited, and he is really excited to get her.@ Consigned by Sequel Bloodstock (Becky Thomas), agt. Seth Semkin, racing manager for Hughes, signed the Purchased by RBTS, agent ticket. AI don=t know if I=ve ever seen a better filly than that,@ said Semkin. AShe separated herself from the others during the first breeze show and that is very KEENELAND APRIL TWO-YEAR-OLDS difficult to do on the Polytrack. The talent that she TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2007 showed was a huge factor. She speaks for herself.@ Semkin was also pleased with the way the filly looked SESSION TOTALS 2007 2006 back at the barn. AShe=s such a striking individual,@ he Catalogued 227 223 said. AHer physical type is exceptional and we are very No. Offered 155 147 happy to have her.@ The sales topper=s dam was third in No. Sold 82 87 the 1998 GI Oak Leaf S., and her second dam is MGSW RNAs 73 60 Stylish Star. She will get a break before beginning her % RNA 47.1% 40.8% racing career. The price easily surpassed the previous Gross $16,637,000 $18,440,000 record of $1.25 million for a juvenile filly at Keeneland Average (% change) $202,890 (-4.3%) $211,954 set by Lochlin Slew (Seattle Slew) in 1999. She was Median (% change) $155,000 (+3.3%) $150,000 ironically also purchased by Hughes. www.keeneland.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/18/07 • PAGE 2 of 12 Keeneland April Top Fillies cont. Classic Aspirations... 212 Lemon Drop Kid High Heeled Hope 320,000 Centennial Farms has high hopes for hip 165. The ($75,000 yrl >06 KEESEP) son of Mr. Greeley, consigned by Kirkwood Stables, B-Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate (Ky) joins the Centennial string after attracting a final bid of Consigned by Kirkwood Stables, agent $600,000, and his new connections would love to hit Purchased by Stephen Hillen the Triple Crown trail with him next year. 98 Unbridled=s Song Touch Love 275,000 AWe felt he fit our criteria as a Classic-type conforma- B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds (Ky) tion,@ said Centennial President Don Little Jr. AOf Consigned by Randy Miles, agent course, he was very, very ath- Purchased by Ocala Horses LLC letic on the racetrack, and we 55 Came Home Rajmata 260,000 are very high on Mr. Greeley as B-Trudy McCaffery (Ky) a stallion. We came here to find Consigned by Leprechaun Racing, agent that special horse, and of all Purchased by D L O Byrne = those we looked at, we felt he was it. We were fortunate to get Wishful Thinking... him.@ Trainer Wesley Ward was the center of attention But, as much as he liked the after saddling One Hot Wish (Bring the Heat) to a world bay, Little was at his limit when record-breaking debut victory at Keeneland Apr. 12. But the hammer fell. rather than field a thousand phone calls inquiring about AHe was right at the number the two-year-old filly, Ward put his head together with we figured, he said. That was Tom VanMeter of Eaton Sales and decided to send her @ A it for us, to be honest. through the ring at Keeneland April. @ Looking ahead, Little added, But what seemed like a solid plan didn=t quite pan out. The Cal-bred chestnut, co-owned by Ward and Don Little Jr. AHe=ll go our farm in Middleburg, Robert Tanklage, RNA=d at $300,000. centennialfarms.com Virgina, and get 30 to 60 days AWe didn=t sell her,@ VanMeter said. AWe certainly off. Then he will go into training thought we=d get a lot more than that. It was a really either with Michael Matz or Jimmy Jerkens.@ great idea, I thought, but it didn=t go the way we Out of MSW Crusie (Country Light), hip 165 is a 1/2 hoped.@ to SP Chuckie=s in Love (El Prado {Ire}). He was pur- One Hot Wish looked perfect during her 12 1/4-length chased for just $22,000 by Bobby Rankin as a KEENOV score, but according to VanMeter she=s not quite a 10 weanling, but worked a quarter in :21 flat at the first when she=s standing still. preview. AShe=s very fast, and everyone came to look at her, AObviously he developed great, but my friend Eric but she has one wheel that=s a little bit off in conforma- Reed got him ready, I just picked him up when I got [to tion and it was tough to get that past this market,@ he Kentucky],@ said Kirkwood=s Kip Elser. AWhatever he did explained. on the racetrack, that was Eric and the horse.@ As for what=s next, he added, AWe never had any Keeneland April Top Colts p3 offers, and I don=t think she=ll be on the market after this. I think they=ll want to go on and race her. They are happy to keep her. There=s nothing wrong with her, but TDN TODAY she=ll get a little time off now, after that huge perfor- Headline News................... 12 pages mance, and I think you=ll see her at Del Mar.@ 859.455.9388 vinery.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/18/07 • PAGE 3 of 12 Keeneland April coverage cont. KEENELAND APRIL TWO-YEAR-OLDS TOP 10 COLTS Hip Sire Dam Price ($) 165 Mr. Greeley Crusie 600,000 ($22,000 wnlg >05 KEENOV) “The 2007 two-year-old market would actually be dead level B-Spendthrift Farm, Robby Rankin & Mark Meeks (Ky) with 2006 except for the 16 million dollar horse The Green Consigned by Kirkwood Stables, agent Monkey; as it is, this year’s two-year-old sales are down 11% Purchased by Centennial Farm in gross. All other sales we’ve covered are up 9%, so overall 58 Hussonet Reina Victoriosa (Arg) 525,000 ($165,000 yrl >06 KEESEP) the sales totals for the two years are very close.” B-Grapestock (Ky) - Bill Oppenheim Consigned by Wavertree Stables Inc (C Dunne), agent Purchased by Jerry Frankel 218 Mineshaft Immerse 500,000 B-Chester & Mary R Broman (NY) Consigned by Sequel Bloodstock (Becky Thomas), agt. Purchased by Dennis O=Neill 164 Pulpit Critikola (Arg) 450,000 ($250,000 yrl >06 KEESEP) B-Farfellow Farms (Ky) Consigned by Jerry Bailey Sales Agency, agent Purchased by Southern Equine Stables 10 Elusive Quality Light of the Moon 440,000 US AND EUROPEAN 2YO SALES CUMLATIVE B-Mill Ridge Farm, Jamm & Dr John A Chandler (Ky) Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent (In US Dollars) Purchased by Al & Saundra Kirkwood YEAR SOLD GROSS AVG 45 Aldebaran Potrinner (Arg) 400,000 2007 1,065 $122,864,496 $115,366 B-Jayeff AB@ Stables & Reynolds Bell Jr (Ky) 2006 1,041 $137,308,754 $131,900 Consigned by Eddie Woods, agent 2005 1,049 $120,810,412 $115,167 Purchased by Katsumi Yoshida 2004 1,060 $106,061,046 $100,058 102 Yankee Gentleman Truly Something 400,000 ($165,000 wnlg >05 FTKNOV) B-Ledgelands (Ky) Consigned by Murray Smith Purchased by Zayat Stables LLC 104 Elusive Quality Up an Eighth 385,000 ($175,000 yrl >06 EASSEP) B-Eugene Melnyk (Ky) Consigned by O & H Bloodstock, agent Purchased by Chaiken Family Trust & Baja Racing Stb. 160 Vindication Clever Monique 300,000 ($125,000 yrl >06 FTKOCT) B-Ronald Carter Family Trust (Ky) Data compiled by Brianne Stanley Consigned by Randy Miles, agent Purchased by Gary S Broad Congratulations to the purchaser, 107 Empire Maker Venusberg (Arg) 280,000 Katsumi Yoshida on ($170,000 yrl >06 KEESEP) B-Cobra Farm (Ky) Hip #45 - c.