UPDATES ON THE ARC HEADLINE ...p7 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 TUESDAY, SEPT. 28, 2004 KEENELAND REWRITES RECORD BOOKS P R E V I E W The 2004 Keeneland September Yearling Sale con- P P cluded yesterday after a 14-day run that resulted in Saturday, Belmont Park world-record receipts of $324,904,300. The gross, JOCKEY CLUB GOLD CUP-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 10f which eclipsed the mark of $317,666,000 set at Keeneland November in 1999, were far above Gary Stevens to Ride The Cliff’s Edge... Keeneland’s expectations. “This is beyond our wildest Jockey Gary Stevens will replace Shane Sellers dreams,” said Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell. “We aboard The Cliff’s Edge (Gulch) in Saturday’s GI Jockey never thought, going in, that we would become the Club Gold Cup S. at Belmont largest grossing sale ever in the world. But, from start Park. “When you’re switching to to finish, there was this great buzz. The sale had a Gary Stevens, you’re not experi- great feel to it. It is a dream come true.” Russell cred- menting, but this is a good time ited strength at the top and in the middle market with to make a switch,” trainer Nick the sale’s eye-catching stats. “We had worked it out Zito said. “Shane did a great job that Book 1 would be the top of the market, but we on ‘Cliff.’ If we don’t get any had no idea what to expect,” he said. “There was no improvement with Gary, I’m sure comparison, so we didn’t know where the prices were Shane will be back aboard the The Cliff’s Edge Horsephotos going to be. But the results were dramatic. The middle horse some day.” The three-year- market has broadened tremendously over the last two old has been second in his last three starts, most re- years, so we were pretty confident that it would be cently missing by 2 1/2 lengths behind Birdstone in the strong again and it was, all the way through.” He Aug. 28 GI Travers S. He worked five furlongs in 1:03 added, “We got the rotation of buyers we were looking over Saratoga’s Oklahoma training track Sunday. “It for, and people stayed on through the sale. We saw was a good work,” Zito said. “The track was real that a little bit last year, but this year, Mr. [B. Wayne] heavy, but that’s the training track. We believe in it and Hughes and Mr. [John] Oxley, who usually top the we’ve had a lot of success with it.” Zito, who took this buyers for Book 1, topped Book 2, and the buyers who race with Albert The Great in 2000, thinks The Cliff’s didn’t get a horse in Book 2 stayed for Book 3. There is Edge can compete in his first try against older horses. that rollover effect, and everybody knows they are “I think he’ll hold his own,” he said. going to go home with a horse. We have become the global marketplace that can fulfill everyone’s dreams.” Seattle Fitz Doubtful... Keeneland Wrap-Up cont. p2 Also working on the Belmont main track yesterday, GII Brooklyn H. hero Seattle Fitz (Arg) (Fitzcarraldo GREEN DESERT FILLY SPARKS ORBY SALE {Arg}) went five-eighths in 1:01 3/5. The excitement began just six lots into yesterday’s But trainer Kiaran McLaughlin was not opening session of the five-day Goffs Orby Sale in Co. satisfied with the move and had his Kildare, Ireland, as John Magnier secured the day’s doubts about running the five-year-old topper, a filly by Green Desert, for i650,000. Con- in Saturday’s 10-furlong test. “He signed by Camas Park Stud, the bay is out of the Mr. went OK, just not great for him,” Prospector mare Simaat, whose three winners to date McLaughlin said. “We’re going to look include G3 Queen Mary S. runner-up Al Ihsas (Ire). She him over. The way he worked, he prob- is also from the family of champion Rockhill Native. Dr. ably won’t run. The time was OK, but Demi O’Byrne, bidding on behalf of Magnier, described Seattle Fitz the way he did it just wasn’t himself. his latest acquisition as “a beautiful filly with a lovely Adam Coglianese We’ll know more [today].” pedigree.” Goffs Orby cont. p3-4 Gold Cup preview cont. p4 To submit your ask listings, please contact one of our members TODAY! Click here for the Equine Commerce member roster. (859) 422-4222 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/28/04 • PAGE 2 of 7 Keeneland Wrap-Up cont. Arch Colt Tops Finale... Looking Ahead... Hip 4824, a colt by Arch out of Time for Jazz (Ken- While Geoffrey Russell did plan to put his feet up this tucky Jazz), brought a final bid of $60,000 to top the afternoon and savor the success of September, he will 14th and final session of the Keeneland September not rest on his laurels for long. “We have to keep on Yearling Sale in Lexington yesterday. The dark bay, a working,” he said. “This is not a fait accompli. We are May 1 foal, was consigned by Forbush Farm, Agent VI, the marketing arm, that is our job, and we’ll be recruit- and purchased by Twin Spires LLC, agent. He is from ing new buyers and identifying new areas for develop- the family of Dramatic Gold, a Grade I winner of more ment. Our pet project is Mexico--over the last couple of than $2.5 million, as well as past Phipps family stars years, the growth there has been tremendous. We want such as The Liberal Member, Blitey and Comptroller. to find more emerging markets, such as Korea and the Russian Republics. We had buyers from those countries TOP SIX CONSIGNORS (5/more sold) this year, those markets are opening up, and we need to investigate them. A lot of those buyers are looking at (By Gross) the middle and lower-middle end horses, which helps Consignor Sold Avg. ($) Gross ($) the consignors and breeders--it helps everybody.” But Taylor Made Sales 377 129,705 48,899,000 not all marketing initiatives will be focused overseas. Lane's End 193 197,245 38,068,400 “We had buyers from all over the world this year--Aus- Eaton Sales 209 126,522 26,443,200 tralia and South Africa and Hong Kong and South Three Chimneys Sales 102 110,884 11,310,200 America--but North America is a big continent and there Paramount Sales 100 108,476 10,847,600 is work to be done here, too,” Russell said. Denali Stud 115 88,520 10,179,900 TOP SIX BUYERS (5/more bought) KEENELAND SEPTEMBER STATISTICS (By Gross) MONDAY, SEPT. 27, 2004 Buyer Bought Avg. ($) Gross ($) John Ferguson 54 628,333 33,930,000 SESSION TOTALS 2004 D.L. O'Byrne 13 1,155,000 15,015,000 No. Offered 173 Shadwell Estate Co 19 603,684 11,470,000 No. Sold 136 Fleetwood/N.W. Mgmt. 19 552,894 10,505,000 RNAs 37 % RNA 21.4% Mike Ryan, agent 34 191,176 6,500,000 Gross $1,160,500 Buzz Chace, agent 10 624,500 4,055,000 Average $8,533 Median $6,000 TOP SIX SIRES (5/more sold) CUMULATIVE 2004 (14 days) 2003 (12 days) (By Average) No. Offered 4,358 3,819 Buyer Sold Avg. ($) Gross ($) No. Sold 3,370 2,969 Storm Cat 13 1,615,384 21,000,000 RNAs 988 850 A.P. Indy 13 742,307 9,650,000 % RNA 22.7% 22.2% Danzig 7 716,428 5,015,000 Gross $324,904,300 $274,125,300 Kingmambo 22 560,636 12,334,000 Average (% change) $96,411 (+4.4%) $92,329 Seeking the Gold 13 456,538 5,935,000 Median (% change) $37,000 (+8.8%) $34,000 www.keeneland.com Unbridled’s Song 37 364,783 13,497,000 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/28/04 • PAGE 3 of 7 S A L E S N E W S GOFFS ORBY -- MONDAY’S TOP 12 YEARLINGS P P Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (i) 06 filly Green Desert Simaat 650,000 TOP COLT GOES TO GODOLPHIN There was a bit Consigned by Camas Park Stud of a lull between the Goffs session topper yesterday Purchased by John Magnier and the yearling that brought the second-highest bid, 35 colt Alhaarth (Ire) Castle Quest (Ire) 360,000 but John Ferguson stepped up the tempo when going (60,000gns wnlg ‘03 TATDEC) to i360,000 for hip 35, a son of Alhaarth (Ire) from Consigned by Croom House Stud the consignment of Croom House Stud. The bay is out Purchased by John Ferguson of listed winner Castle Quest (Ire) (Grand Lodge), from 92 colt Cape Cross (Ire) Ninth Wonder 260,000 the family of G1 Haydock Sprint Cup and G1 Prix (95,000gns wnlg ‘03 TATDEC) Maurice de Gheest winner Cherokee Rose and G1 Poule Consigned by Lynn Lodge Stud d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) third Bow- Purchased by J Howard Johnson man. “He is a very good individual by a very successful 78 filly Danehill Lughz 250,000 sire out a young stakes-winning mare,” Ferguson said, Consigned by Croom House Stud adding that the colt would join the Godolphin fold in Purchased by BBA (Ireland) Ltd/Barry Hills Newmarket.