The Thoroughbred Daily News Is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. THOROUGHBRET^TM -L D*A*I*L*Y N*E*W*S SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1998 $2 Daily N-e-w-S W«e«e«k*e»n-D TODAY PREVIEW STRONG TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOALS Today, Hollywood Park: SALE CONCLUDES The largest-ever Tattersalls De BAYAKOA H.-GII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, cember Foal Sale, which ended yesterday in post time 1:33 p.m. PST Newmarket, England, registered figures second only to PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS last year's record-breaking event. "Even with a signifi 1 Manistique Shirreffs Stevens 4-5 cantly larger catalogue than last year, the Sale has 2 India Divina (Chi) Inda Gomez 7-2 recorded its second highest average and aggregate, and 3 Numero Uno Bradshaw Soils 6-1 the 500,000 guineas for West Blagdon Stud's Danehill 4 Victory Stripes (Arg) McAnally McCarron 2-1 colt out of Armorique (Ire) was also the second-highest Manistiqe (Unbridled) won her first three races, all priced foal ever to go through a European Sale Ring," over this strip, by a combined 31 lengths. She won said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony. "The aver the Gil Hollywood Oaks by 10 on July 12, but fin age price has broken the 20,000 guineas level for only ished third behind Banshee Breeze as the 1-2 favorite the second time, and it has again been encouraging to in the Aug. 22 Gl Alabama at Saratoga in her latest see sustained activity from overseas buyers, especially effort. She has recovered from a minor throat infec our loyal contingent of Turkish buyers; a record number tion and will be a short price to get back to her win of 29 six-figure transactions; and strong competition ning ways. Victory Stripes (Candy Stripes), second amongst the British and Irish pinhookers." Timmy Hyde last time in the Oct. 11 Gil Lady's Secret Breeders' of Ireland's Camas Park Stud purchased the session Cup H. at Santa Anita, rates the best upset chance. topper on the final day of the Foal Sale, going to India Divina (Roy), a Group winner in Chile, has been 430,000 guineas for a colt by Sadler's Wells out of second in three of her four U.S. starts, all on turf, Shilka (GB) {Soviet Star), a half-sister to two-time and bids for her first North American score here. The champion Pentire (GB) (Be My Guest). Bloodstock agent four-year-old missed by three-parts of a length in the John Ferguson, acting for Sheikh Mohammed, was the Nov. 9 Gill Hillsborough H. last out. underbidder. Consigned by Churchtown House Stud, Ireland, the weanling is a three-parts brother to GSW Spring (GB) (Sadler's Wells). The Tattersalls December Sale resumes tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. and runs through W TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOALS Friday, Dec. 11 with sessions offering broodmares, and III SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1998 fillies and colts in training. SESSION TOTALS 1998 1997 TOP FIVE WEANLINGS No. Sold 194 193 Hip# Sex Sire Dam Price Gross $9,960,167 $13,696,941 1225 colt Sadler's Wells Shilka (GB) $750,373 Average $51,340 $70,968 Consigned by Churchtown House Stud, Ireland Median $26,176 $27,048 Purchased by Timmy Hyde FINAL TOTALS 1998 1997 1224 filly Alzao Wannabe (GB) $575,868 No. Sold 762 753 Consigned by Churchtown House Stud, Ireland Gross $27,927,433 $29,481,057 Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock Average $36,650 $39,150 1116 filly Sadler's Wells Northern Script $506,066 Median $14,833 $20,068 Consigned by John R. Gaines Thoroughbreds, agent Purchased by Ted Voute 1196 colt Nureyev Utr $462,439 WEEKEND PREVIEW p1 Consigned by Kilcarn Park, Ireland 9 NEWSCONT p2 Purchased by Timmy Hyde 1140 colt Darshaan (GB) Alimana (Ire) $383,912 RACING REPORTS p2-5 Consigned by Hawthorn Villa Stud, Ireland Purchased byJohn Ferguson Bloodstock TOTAL PAGES 8 ,PAGEJ 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 12-6-98 News cent. 6th-AQU, $43,000, Alw, 3/up, f/m, 8.5f, 1:45 3/5, FASIG-TIPTON MIDLANTIC MIXED SALE ft. STARTS TODAY The two-day Fasig-Tipton Midlantic LIGHT BAIL (m, 5, In the Slammer-Dawn's AN Light, December Mixed Sale begins today at the Maryland by Ali Oop), winless since a head victory over the State Fairgrounds in Timonium. A total of 560 horses inner dirt Jan. 17, came off a 1 1/2-month layoff to have been catalogued, with broodmares, broodmare be fourth last time going a mile at Aqueduct Nov. 20. prospects and stallions set to sell today and weanlings, The 12-1 shot took the early lead from the rail, yearlings and horses of racing age scheduled to go opened up on the far turn and just held for a 3/4- through the ring tomorrow. Highlights of the opening length win. Lifetime Record: 42-9-8-5, $154,470. session include mares in foal to top stallions such as 0-Demola Dorothy & Nunzio P. B-Cutler L H (FL). Cryptoclearance, Devil's Bag, Polish Numbers and Run T-Richard Demola. away Groom, and to promising young stallions Captain Bodgit, Concern, Maria's Mon, Peaks And Valleys and Smoke Slacken. Monday's session offers weanlings by 5th-AQU, $41,000, Alw, 3/up, 8.5f, 1:44 4/5, ft. Cryptoclearance, El Prado (Ire), Lear Fan, Maria's Mon, GET THE SAINT (c, 3, Black Tie Affair {lre}-Two Polish Numbers, Rubiano and Virginia Rapids. Bidding Per, by Olden Times) won for a $50,000 tag in his starts at 10 a.m. both days. most recent start at Aqueduct Nov. 13. The 4-1 front-running type broke on top as usual, set a pres sured pace, came six wide into the stretch and just ♦ NewYork ♦ held for a head win. He is a half-brother to Two Eyes Fer You (Hatchet Man), SP, $168,935. Lifetime Re Yesterday's Results: cord: 13-4-0-4, $86,660. GARLAND OF ROSES H. $65,640, AQU, 12-5, 3yo/up, 0-Double C Stables. B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton (KY). f/m, 6f, 1:10 1/5, ft. T-Nicholas P Zito. 1~#FOIL, 115, f, 3, Darn That Alarm-Glaive (SW), by Cutlass. 0/B-Joseph V Shields Jr (FL); T-H Allen 4th-AQU, $39,000, Msw, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:44 Jerkens; J-J L Samyn; $39,384. Lifetime Record: 1/5, fm. 12-7-1-3, $210,485. SAILING HOME (f, 2, River Special-Homeward An 2-Tate, 115, f, 4, Afleet-Half Secret, by Upper Nile. gel, by Lyphard) finished second in her turf debut last 0-Peace John H. $13,128. time at Belmont Oct. 18. Sent off the even-money 3-License Fee, 114, f, 3, Black Tie Affair (Ire)-Star favorite, the chestnut filly was rated off the pace Deputy, by Deputy Minister. ($50,000 wing '95 KEENOV). O-Roberts Bea & Robert H. $7,221. early, boxed in for a time, angled out late and closed Margins: HF, 1 1/4, HF. Odds: 1.25, 4.40, 15.70. gamely to draw off by 2 1 /4 lengths. Lifetime Re Foil came back from a brief layoff to win a Belmont cord: 3-1-1-1, $32,795. allowance Sept. 25, then finished a distant third in the 0-Hickory Tree Stable. B-Hickory Tree Farm (VA). Gill Gallant Bloom H. at Belmont Oct. 11. She regained T-William I Mott. her form by crushing a field of Aqueduct allowance foes Nov. 21 by SVi lengths. The favorite stalked the 3rd-AQU, $38,000, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11 3/5, pace in third for a half-mile, rallied five wide in the ft. stretch and closed gamely to win by a half-length. "This -I-MAUNDAYS BAY (f, 3, Forty Niner-Relasure {Ch. filly just continues to improve with age," said trainer Older Mare-lty, GSW-Fr, GISP-lty, GSP-NA, Allen Jerkens. "She'll get some time off and probably $189,143 in NA & Fr}, by Relaunch) was rated off run in a sprint some time in early February. She'll proba the pace in his debut, made a five-wide run on the bly run first in Florida and then in New York." turn and came home a 2 3/4-length winner at odds A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will of 3-1. The $190,000 KEESEP yearling is a half-sis indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a + will denote ter to Puerto Escondido (Polish Navy), GSP-lty, winners who are first-time starters, an (S) will be used for $207,428. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $22,800. state-bred races, a (C) will be used for maiden-claiming 0-Robert N Clay. B-lndian Creek & Claiborne Farm races and an (R) will be used for other restricted races. (KY). T-John C Kimmel. SALT LAKE Sire of FANTASY LAKE, Sovereign Award winner as the champion two-year-old filly in Canada for 1998. Winning the world over 606 299.0473 VMA!L.WiAC 606 299.1259 Fax PAGE 3 »THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 12-6-98 New York Report cont. So. Cal Workouts: NYRA to Expand New York Stallion Series; Premier Property (Out of Place), probable favorite The New York Racing Association, which has agreed for the Dec. 12 Gl Hollywood Futurity, worked a mile to take over the management of the New York Stallion Stakes Series from the New York Thoroughbred Breed in 1:37 at Santa Anita yesterday.