THOROUGHBREf)The Thoroughbred Daily News Is delivered to your fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8( TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1998 $2 Daily TAYLOR MADE BUYSINTEREST IN TACTICAL N*e*w*S ADVANTAGE Taylor Made Farm has acquired an TODAY interest in the eight-year-old stallion Tactical Advantage (Forty Niner). A leading freshman of '98, Tactical Ad vantage has sired Prime Directive, who duplicated his father's feat with a win in the Gil Saratoga Special, and SHELL GINGER TOPS TATTERSALLS GISP Weekend Money. He has sired 11 winners from MONDAY Shell Ginger (Ire) (Woodman), a four- 38 named foals. "With a relatively small first foal crop, year-old filly in foal to Sadler's Wells, brought a final his numbers are outstanding and compare favorably bid of 775,000 guineas to become the most expen with sires who have significantly larger crops,' said sive mare in foal to sell at auction in Europe this Taylor Made's Ben Taylor. "With already in excess of decade at the first mare session of the Tattersalls 80 mares booked for 1999, Tactical Advantage will December Sale in Newmarket yesterday. Consigned have his best book by both quality and quantity. Tacti by Glenvale Stud, Ireland, agent, the Group winner cal Advantage will remain at Marablue Farm in Reddick, was purchased by Adrian Nicoll of the Irish arm of Florida for 1999, relocating to Kentucky in 2000. the British Bloodstock Agency, bringing the fourth- FASIG-TIPTON MIDLANTIC WRAP-UP The Fasig- highest price ever for a mare in foal selling in Europe. Tipton Midlantic December Mixed Sale concluded yes "This is the best mare in the sale by far," Nicoll said. terday in Timonium, Maryland with gains across the "I've bought her for an international partnership con board. At yesterday's second session, 183 horses sisting of four men from England, Ireland, Australia grossed $1,663,300 and averaged $9,089, represent and America. If she produces a nice looking Sadler's ing increases of 20 percent in aggregate and 28 percent Wells, most of the purchase price will be recouped. in average. The session topper was hip number478, a She will be bred to the best, probably Sadler's Wells weanling colt by Cryptoclearance—Cassette Tape (Talc). again. Her dam. Truly Bound (In Reality), has a cou Consigned by Springhouse Farm, the dark bay was ple of Sadler's Wells to race." The underbidder was purchased by Walter Reese for $72,000. During the two-day sale, 437 horses sold for $3,680,700 and an bloodstock agent Charlie Gordon-Watson. The best average of $8,423. Those figures represent gains of 37 price for a horse In training at Monday's session was percent in gross and 34 percent in average over 1997. the 650,000 guineas paid for the three-year-old Glorosia (Fr) (Bering {GB}), winner of the G1 Fillies' TOP FIVE MARKS-TATTERSALLS Mile at two and third in the G2 Prix de Malleret this Hip# Name Covering Sire Price season for earnings to date of $179,943. The filly, 1412 Shell Ginger (Ire) Sadler's Wells $1,352,418 consigned by trainer Luca Cumani's Bedford House (4yo, Woodman—Truly Bound{In Reality}) Stables, was purchased by agent Fiona Needham, Consigned by Glenvale Stud, Ireland, agent acting for German International Bloodstock. She had Purchased by BBA (Ireland) sold for $49,765 when bought by agent Hugo Las- 1502 Glorosia (Fr) Filly in Training $1,134,286 celles as a yearling at Deauville, France. The mares (3yo, Bering {GB}—Golden Sea {Fr} {Saint Cyrien (Fr)}) section of the Tattersalls December Sales resumes Consigned by Bedford House Stables today at 9:30 a.m. Purchased by German International Bloodstock 1382 Fanjica (Ire) Spinning World $575,868 (6yo, Law Soclety-Florie {Fr} {Gay Mecene}) TATTERSALLS DECEMBER MARES Consigned by Egerton Stud, agent Purchased by Shadai Farm MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1998 1495 Encens (GB) B'mare Prospect $532,242 iSyo, Common Grounds {GB}-ldyllic {Foolish Pleasure}) .SESSION TOTALS 1998 1997 Consigned by Course Investment Corp., France, agent No. Sold 213 215 Purchased by Demi O'Byrne Gross $17,338,873 $21,309,223 1492 Party Doll (GB) Machiavellian $523,517 $81,402 $99,112 (12yo, Be My Guest-Midnight Lady {Fr} {Mili Reef}) Average Consigned by Course Investment Corp., France, agent Median $34,901 $57,587 Purchased by Charlie Gordon-Watson Bloodstock PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 12-8-98 SPORTSNIPPON SHOW STAYERS S.-G2-Jpn, ♦ Midwest ♦ $1,010,845, Nakayama Racecourse, Japan, 12-5, 3yo/up, 18fT, 3:58.8, yl. Yesterday's Results: 1-INTER FLAG (JPN), 126, h, 5, Northern Taste- lOth-FGX. $24,000, Msw, 2yo, f, 8.5f, 1:44 4/5, ft. National Flag (Jpn), by Dictus (Fr). 0-Masao BRUSHED HALORY (f, 2, Broad Brush-Halory, by Halo), Matsuoka; B-Shadai Farm; T-Yoshimi Kudo; J-Yukio a $440,000 KEESEP yearling and a 1/2 to Prory Okabe; $531,779. Lifetime Record: 22-6-1-5. (Procida), GSW, $430,250; and Halory Hunter (Jade Z-Alabanza (Ire), 126, h, 5, El Gran Senor-Kissagram, Hunter), GSW & GISP, $713,119, was coming off a by Alysheba. 0-Hideo Yokoyama; B-Barronstown runner-up performance at the Fair Grounds Nov. 26. Stud & Roncon Ltd.; $215,314. Trying two turns for the first time as the 2-1 choice, 3-Meiner Passport (Jpn), 126, h, 5, Tamamo Cross she closed to take the lead late and draw off to a three- (Jpn)-Howa Queen (Jpn), by Satingo (Ire). 0-K. length score. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $20,034. Thoroughbred Club Ruffian; B-Tadahiro Kyono; 0-J &A Sapara. B-Elmendorf Farm (Ky). T-J Carroll. $132,304. Margins: NO, 1/2, 1/2. Odds: 5.60, 2.50, 10.90. Ist-FGX, $24,000, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:11 3/5, ft. Inter Flag won the Oct. 17 Arashiyama S. before a TIME TO BLUFF (f, 2, Pine Bluff-Time for a Buck, by disappointing 13th-place showing in the Nov. 7 G2 Damascus), a $45,000 KEESEP yearling, had finished Copa Republica Argentina last time out. Trying to make third in three Kentucky starts, most recently Nov. 12 at amends for that lackluster performance, the chestnut Churchill. The 1-5 chalk settled into third early, moved settled near the back of the pack early, responded three wide turning for home and pulled clear to win by immediately to take the lead when a narrow path three lengths. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-3, $25,580. opened up at midstretch and battled home for a close O-Ozment K & L. B-Pope Amanda J (Ky). T-R Holthus. win. "I'd heard that this horse could handle the heavy going, so I let him run on the inside," explained winning ♦ Foreign ♦ rider Yukio Okabe. TOKAI TV HAI TOKAI WINTER S.-G2-Jpn, $917,351, Japanese Stakes Results: Chukyo Racecourse, Japan, 12-6, 3yo/up, 11.5f, HANSHIN SANSAI HIMBA S.-GI-Jpn, $835,524, 2:25.6, hy. Hanshin Racecourse, Japan, 12-6, 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:37, gd. 1-#@MACHIKANEWARAUKAD0 (JPN), 123, c, 4. 1-#(§>STINGER (JPN), 117, f, 2, Sunday Silence- Scan—Oshima Riana (Jpn), by Saint Crespin III (GB). Legacy of Strength, by Affirmed. 0-Teruya Yoshida; 0-M. Hosokawa; B-Oshima Bokujo; T-Takashi B-Shadai Farm; T-K Fujisawa; J-N Yokoyama; Takahashi; J-Mamoru Ishibashi; $483,174. Lifetime $443,477. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0. *1/2 to Legacy of Zelda (Jpn) (Buckaroo), MSP-Jpn, $1,049,598; Full Record: 22-6-1-5. to Silent Happiness (Jpn), MSW-Jpn, $1,870,725. 2-M. I. Blanc (Jpn), 123, h, 6, Brian's Time-Yukiguni, 2-Eishin Le Mars, 117, f, 2, Phone Trick-Impertinent by Caro (Ire). 0-Sadayasu Taniguchi; B-Hayata Farms; Lady, by Sham. ($130,000 2yo '98 FTFFEB). 0-T $190,864. Hirai; B-Mill Ridge Farm & Jamm Ltd. (Ky); $174,827. 3-Woody Nice (Jpn), 119, f, 4, Crystal Glitters-Money 3-God in Chief (Jpn), 117, f, 2, Commander in Chief Bundle (Jpn), by Mill George. 0-Yukio Mizukami; (GB)-Fager's Prospect, by Chief's Crown. 0-T. B-Kasamatsu Bokujo; $124,187. Nakahishi; B-Masashi Morinaga; $107,953. Margins: 1/2, 7, 1 1/4. Odds: 2.50, 2.30, 36.50. Margins: 2, 3, 1 1/4. Odds: 5.20, 47.10, 4.10. Machikanewaraukado was seeking his second Stinger, looking to remain undefeated in her graded- straight win after a victory in the Nov. 14 Shimotsuki stakes debut, was last early, but delivered a potent S. Rating in mid-pack for much of this race, the colt challenge at the top of the stretch and widened her lead battled M.I. Blanc down the stretch and began to inch to the wire. "The pace was very fast and all I did in the clear late. "The colt usually likes to be on the outside to first stage of the race was just rate her-l was content avoid getting mud in his face, so he wasn't very happy to be in the back of the field," explained rider Norihiro running on the inside today," commented Mamoru Yokoyama. Favored God in Chief, runner-up in the G3 Ishibashi after the winning ride. "I could tell he had Fantasy S. Nov. 7, lacked running room around the final plenty of run left in the stretch, so I was very confident turn, but was charging late to get up for third.