JOHN NERUD to receive Eclipse Award HEADLINE of Merit...p.10 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 FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 MAGIC MILLIONS OFF TO A FAST START ON THE ROAD AGAIN The sale complex at Magic Millions has been the Downthedustyroad (Storm and a Half), whose career scene of frenetic activity in recent days, and that action has taken her from Central Arkansas to the glitter of translated into a robust first session bolstered by the Los Angeles, took her show on the spending spree of prominent South African trainer road yesterday and proved a star at- Charles Laird and under- traction in the Bluegrass, selling for pinned by a local buying $1.5 million to top the fourth session bench unfazed by the of the Keeneland January Horses of presence of leading inter- All Ages Sale in Lexington. Agent Tim national agents. If the sale McMurry signed the ticket in the began somewhat shakily name of his Fleetwood Bloodstock with the first yearling agency on behalf of an undisclosed offered--a Redoute=s female owner/breeder on the West Choice filly, passed in at Coast. AI don=t know what she=s go- A$340,000 on a reserve ing to do, whether she=s going to Downthedustyroad of A$400,000--it quickly race her,@ said McMurry, who had yet after the La Brea Lot 83 - A$1.5 million colt found its feet when trainer to speak in detail with his client. Benoit Photo Magic Millions photo Lee Freedman outstayed AThat was what we thought she=d several underbidders, in- bring. Hopefully, she=ll go back into training and do cluding agent Rob McAnulty, to secure the much-talked some more.@ Downthedustyroad was consigned by about star colt by Redoute=s Choice (Aus) offered by Eaton Sales. Cont. p2 Coolmore. Sold for A$1.5-million, Lot 83 is the first foal out of listed winner and group-placed Liberty Rose (Aus) (Royal Academy). AHe is the best Redoute=s Choice in the sale, very athletic. He should be an early Barbaro horse,@ said Freedman, saying he had bought for Aa group of guys.@ ARedoute=s Choice stands for A$275,000 now, so for a good one out of a group Update [placed] mare it has got to be market value.@ Selling for A$850,000 to trainer Graeme Rogerson was hip 30, a BARBARO IS STABLE AND ACCEPTABLY Redoute=s Choice colt from Group 1 winner Isolda (NZ) COMFORTABLE offered by Magic Millions principal Gerry Harvey=s by Gail Luciani, Director of UPenn Office of Communications Baramul Stud. Rogerson, who gave A$1,055,000 for KENNETT SQUARE, PA...Kentucky Derby winner three yearlings, trained Isolda for the late Sir Tristan Barbaro's management has been changed to include Antico, for whom she memorably defeated Octagonal sling support for several hours during the day, (NZ) in the G1 Champagne S. after he had beaten her in according to Dr. Dean W. Richardson, Chief of the G1 AJC Sires= Produce S. She went on to place in a Surgery. "He is getting up and down on his own and further three Group 1 races, including the G1 Australian continues to eat and have stable vital signs. Oaks. AI think he is a real good chance, this horse, and Radiographs (X-rays) taken yesterday revealed no hopefully one day, he might be a stallion,@ Rogerson additional complications in either hind leg. We are said. AI valued him at around A$700,000BA$800,000 considering several additional therapeutic options at and we got him for A$850,000, so it was $50,000 this time. He is stable and acceptably comfortable." [more] well-spent. I have not told Gerry [Harvey] yet, Barbaro remains in the Intensive Care Unit at Penn's but he is getting a share. He=ll be all finished, sold, by George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals. the end of the day.A Magic Millions coverage cont. p5 For more info on Barbaro, please see www.vet.upenn.edu. (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/12/07 • PAGE 2 of 10 Downthedustyroad Sells for $1.5 Million cont. KEENELAND JANUARY Tim McMurry suggested that it didn=t take a rocket THURSDAY’S TOP MARES scientist to figure out that the four-year-old was the Hip Name Status/Cov. Sire Price ($) goods. AThe obvious,@ he replied, when prompted on 1425 Downthedustyroad racing/b’mare prospect 1,500,000 what attracted him to the GI La Brea S. winner. AYou=re (4, Storm and a Half--Fair Majesty, by Crafty Prospector) buying a racehorse and you hope she runs out. With Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent that pedigree, I=m a little concerned, but this is a Purchased by Fleetwood Bloodstock performance-based business and she=s performed. 1362 A P Easy b=mare prospect 500,000 Hopefully, we can carry it on. The experts that know (4, A.P. Indy--Sheepscot, by Easy Goer) something say she should be able to go on.@ Consigned by Gainesway, Agent for Eldon Farm Equine Purchased by BBA Ireland From Rags to Riches... 1293 Summer Scent b=mare prospect 350,000 After struggling in a state-bred maiden at Oaklawn to (4, Kingmambo--Touch of Truth, by Storm Cat) begin her career last January, Downthedustyroad was Consigned by Grovendale LLC/J Keogh, Agent XLIII offered for a $25,000 tag Purchased by Hill >n= Dale Bloodstock and graduated at second 1158 Lady=s Mantle (Ire) Souvenir Copy 170,000 asking. She proceeded to (7, Sri Pekan--Belsay, by Belmez) win two of her next three Consigned by Brookdale Sales, outings, bookending a agent for Erik & Mary Jo Amlie, et al third in the Rainbow Miss Purchased by Margaret O=Toole S., and was purchased 1170 Lucky Livi Monarchos 170,000 privately by Egyptian en- (10, Mr. Greeley--Easy to Cope, by Copelan) trepreneur Ahmed Zayat. Consigned by Paramount Sales, Agent X Downthedustyroad Benoit Photo The stretchy bay made a Purchased by Joseph McMahon favorable impression in 1432 Elucidate Harlan=s Holiday 170,000 California for trainer Bob Baffert, finishing third in the (4, Theatrical {Ire}--Mint Leaf, by Capote) GII Hollywood Breeders= Cup Oaks before going down Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent by a neck when second in the Adoration H. at Del Mar. Purchased by Swordlestown Stud A game runner-up to Healthy Addiction in the GII Lady=s Secret Breeders= Cup H. before filling the same spot in the Pine Tree Lane S. Oct. 22, the Arkansas-bred KEENELAND SEPTEMBER STATISTICS punched her ticket to the January Sale with an authori- THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 2007 tative score in the GI La Brea S. at Santa Anita Dec. 30. Yesterday=s result wrapped up a successful maiden TOTALS Session Cumulative voyage to the sales for Team Zayat. AShe was well No. Offered 309 1,233 bought and well sold,@ commented Sobhy Sonbol, vice No. Sold 247 980 president of Zayat Stables. AThat was our plan the RNAs 62 253 whole time and the plan went through. She sold for a % RNA 20.1% 20.5% fair value for what we developed her into. All the credit Gross $9,203,500 $60,995,500 really goes Bob [Baffert]. We planned it out to get a Average $37,261 $62,240 good return on investment and he cemented the job. Median $16,000 $30,000 She=s a hell of a filly.@ www.keeneland.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/12/07 • PAGE 3 of 10 Easy Does It... A Moyglare Mare With Flair... Eamonn Reilly of the BBA Ireland went to $500,000 Hill >n= Dale Bloodstock was extended to $350,000 to acquire hip 1362, the four-year-old filly A P Easy for the four-year-old filly Summer Scent (Kingmambo) (A.P. Indy) from the consignment of Gainesway, agent during yesterday=s session. Consigned to the sale by for Eldon Farm Equine. The underbidder was Frankfort James B. Keogh=s Grovendale agency for Walter Park Farm. A daughter of Sheepscot (Easy Goer), the Haefner=s Moyglare Stud, the bay hails from the won- bay is a half-sister to Navesink River (Unbridled), who derfully deep homebred family of Grade/Group 1 win- established a Gulfstream track record in winning the GII ners Twilight Agenda, Refuse to Bend (Ire), Media Puz- Pan American H. in 2005. Her dam is a half-sister to zle (Ire) and Go and Go (Ire). AWe=re very happy. We Vicar, who scored his most important victory in the GI own the dam and Florida Derby. AWe=ve been trying all week to buy a much of the fam- mare and we finally got one,@ said Reilly. AShe=s got a lot going for her. She=s by the great A.P. Indy, and the ily,@ said mare has plenty of things happening with an Unbri- Moyglare=s Fiona dled=s Song and Fusaichi Pegasus yearling and foal to Craig. AWe=re very come along. Aidan O=Brien has the three-year-old,@ he strictly limited in added, referring to Newbury maiden winner Astronomer the number of Royal. Eldon Farm acquired A P Easy for $250,000 at mares we can the 2004 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale and she flashed keep, and this some talent at the track, breaking her maiden by 11 1/4 seems to be the lengths last August. She retired with earnings of right sale to put $44,131.