HEADLINE NEWS • 10/10/06 • PAGE 2 of 5

HEADLINE NEWS • 10/10/06 • PAGE 2 of 5

SKIP CODE takes Grey BC HEADLINE p. 3 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, OCTOBER 10, 2006 GAME ON AT TATTERSALLS SOVIET SONG RETIRED After a three-day break, selling resumes at Tattersalls The Elite Racing Club yesterday announced the retire- for Part 2 of the October Yearling Sale with a marathon ment of its six-year-old mare Soviet Song (Ire) (Marju week in prospect. Action gets underway at 9:30 a.m. {Ire}). After a lackluster workout over the weekend, the The 1,209-lot catalogue is 39 percent larger than its decision was made to end the career of the five-time 2005 equivalent and buyers will have no shortage of Group 1 winner, whose total prize money reached choice. The sale is graded through the week, with the ,1,168,370 while under trainer James Fanshawe=s best lots on offer today and tomorrow. Among the care. AWe thought she might run in the Champion S., standouts on paper is Lot 1123, a Cape Cross (Ire) but she was a bit disappointing in a piece of work on half-sister to this season's G1 Falmouth S. winner Saturday and, after speaking to our managing director Rajeem (GB) (Diktat {GB}). She looks sure to show a here this morning, we have made the decision to retire good advance on the 20,000gns she cost vendor Keith her now,@ the syndicate=s racing manager Matthew Harte as a foal. Lot 779 has had an important recent Budden said yesterday. AShe has been fantastic, a pedigree update. The Killeen Castle Stud offering is a dream come true for all the members of the club and full-brother to the recent G1 Cheveley Park S. there have been so many highs. heroine Indian Ink (Ire) (Indian Ridge). Lot 1116 is a We=ve had some fantastic times Fraam (GB) (Lead On Time) half-brother to last season's with her over the years, it=s unbe- lievable really. Soviet Song was G2 Lowther S. winner Flashy Wings (GB) (Zafonic) @ unbeaten at two and annexed the consigned from Norman Court Stud. Among the dearer G1 Fillies= Mile at Ascot before pinhooked lots is Lot 713, a UAE-bred Selkirk filly returning to finish runner-up in the who cost 80,000gns as a foal and is offered from Peter following year=s G1 Coronation S. Stanley's New England Stud. Lot 791, a Diesis (GB) Getty Imagesat that track. At four, she cap- colt out of Mill Guineas (Salse), was bought for tured the G1 Falmouth S. at Newmarket, G1 Sussex S. $140,000 at Keeneland in January and reappears from at Goodwood and G1 Matron S. at Leopardstown be- Timmy Hyde's Camas Park Stud. "Everyone agrees it's fore returning the next year to record a second straight a good catalogue," said Tattersalls marketing director Falmouth success. With just one win to her tally in Jimmy George yesterday. "It is bigger than last year's 2006, which came at Royal Ascot in the June 21 G2 and there is sure to be value for money for buyers at all Windsor Forest S., retirement had been discussed by levels of the market. The G1 Epsom Derby winner Sir connections and was confirmed after her latest nine- Percy (GB) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}) was bought out of length defeat in last Saturday=s G1 Sun Chariot S. at this sale for 16,000gns two years ago and top Newmarket. AShe is obviously six years old now and two-year-old Strategic Prince (GB) (Dansili {GB}) also we=ve come to the end of the season,@ Budden added. came from this sale, so the quality is there for all to AShe hadn=t really sparkled in her work this year and she see." The sale runs today through Saturday, beginning was really quite flat on Saturday. James [Fanshawe] at 9:30 a.m. each day. On Thursday and Friday there just really felt that the time was right to retire her and are also post-racing sessions starting at 5:30 p.m. that=s why the decision has been made--I think it would have been very bold to keep her in training at seven.@ Tattersalls Hip Happenings p2 Soviet Song, who was bred by Elite, will become a feature of its select broodmare band now. AThe horses You can also pick up a are all owned by the club itself, so she could join our breeding program,@ Budden said. AWe have seven mares copy of the TDN today at the moment, and of course we bred Soviet Song as on the Keeneland well, so she=ll be joining our broodmare band and hope- backstretch courtesy of fully we=ll have an awful lot more to look forward to with her in the future.@ www.juddmonte.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/10/06 • PAGE 2 of 5 H I P BREEDERS’ CUP H A P P E N I N G S BULLETIN Hip 758, c, Diesis (GB)--Kitza (Ire), by Danehill Lava Man Ships Today: Consigned by Britton House Stud Part of the dispersal of Roger Baines= operation, this Lava Man (Slew City Slew), unbeaten in seven 2006 sole yearling offering is one of the highlights of the starts after his win in Saturday=s GII Goodwood Breed- week. Out of the 1998 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and G1 ers= Cup H., is scheduled to leave Southern California Irish Oaks runner-up Kitza, this colt is a half to last for Kentucky today in advance of a tilt at the Nov. 4 GI year=s Listed Royal Windsor S. scorer Fort Dignity. Breeders= Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. AHe=ll go to Kitza=s Diesis colt offering was sold for 1-million guin- Keeneland, then we=ll figure out when we=ll send him eas here three years ago. over to Churchill,@ said trainer Doug O=Neill. AThe game plan is to train him at Keeneland as long as we can.@ Hip 779, c, Indian Ridge (Ire)--Maid of Killeen (Ire), Lava Man will be looking for his first win outside of by Darshaan (GB) California in the $5-million Classic. AI think we definitely Consigned by Killeen Castle Stud have something to prove,@ O=Neill admitted. AWe defi- This colt received a major update at the end of last nitely think we can do it. It=s not like we=re being bull- month when his sister Indian Ink (Ire) collected the headed and going about the Classic the exact same Watership Down Stud S. and G1 Cheveley Park S. in way we went about the [GI] Jockey Club Gold Cup last the space of a week. year [when a well-beaten seventh]. We=re going to do Hip 792, f, Oasis Dream (GB)--Millyant(GB), things different this year. He=ll be back in Kentucky in by Primo Dominie (GB) ample time and he seems like he=s as good as he=s Consigned by Trickledown Stud every been, too, so it seems like a good time to tackle Bred for speed, this half to the Listed placegetter that challenge of running out of state. We think he=s Millybaa is from the immediate family of Prince Sabo got a big, big, chance, obviously.@ (GB) and Abou Zouz. Question Marks for Horse Greeley: Hip 946, c, Compton Place (GB)--Amazed (GB), by Clantime (GB) Horse Greeley (Mr. Greeley)=s status for the GI Breed- Consigned by Whitsbury Manor Stud ers Cup Juvenile was called into question after his This colt is a half to the smart Listed-winning juvenile = troubled seventh-place effort in Sunday s GII Norfolk Dazed and Amazed (GB) out of a sister to the multiple- = stakes-winning speedster Bishops Court (GB) and half Breeders= Cup S. AHis ankles are a little jarred up,@ to Astonished (GB). trainer Richard Mandella reported yesterday. AI=m sure we=re going to x-ray him. It could be a minor thing, it Hip 953, c, Medicean (GB)--Aqualina (Ire), by King’s Theatre (Ire) could be more serious. We=ll have to see in the next Consigned by Jamie Railton, agent few days. Everything is up in the air.@ Medicean has grown in stature this term thanks to the exploits of Nannina (GB) and Dutch Art (GB) and MOVING ??? this son of a smart Listed scorer hails from a family For just a day or forever... which includes several top-class performers such as last Call us with your new fax number. year=s G2 Mill Reef S. winner Cool Creek (Ire) and G2 (732) 747-8060 Prix Eugene Adam winner Archange d=Or (Ire). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/10/06 • PAGE 3 of 5 Anthony R E S U L T S PERCY HEADS CHAMPION 15 P P Pakenham=s G1 Epsom Derby winner Sir Percy (GB) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}) yesterday headed a list of 15 Monday, Woodbine remaining in Saturday=s G1 Emirates Airline Champion GREY BREEDERS' CUP S.-GIII, $200,754, WOX, 10-9, S. at Newmarket. Trainer Marcus Tregoning issued an 2yo, 1 1/16m, 1:45 2/5, ft. upbeat bulletin on the June 3 Classic hero after an 1--@#SKIP CODE, 118, c, 2, by Skip Away impressive recent home gallop. AHe=s fine,@ Tregoning 1st Dam: Heavenly Note (SW, $110,061), by Sunny's Halo told the Racing Post. AHe took his work really well and 2nd Dam: Muted Music, by Golden Ruler we were delighted he went so well.

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