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‘SHACK’ CONNECTIONS OPT FOR CLARK Mike Lauffer, Bill Cubbedge and Phillips RacingPartnership=s Shackleford (Forestry) will run in Friday=sGI Clark H. at Churchill Downs, trainer Dale Romans
confirmedMonday. TheGI PreaknessS. and GIMetropolitanH. winner wasalso underconsiderationfor Saturday=s GI Cigar MileH. atAqueduct.AWe=re justgoing to stayhome and runhere at our
home track where he=s training everyday and not ship,@explained Romans. AHe=s run well here.@ Shacklefordbroke his maiden under the Twin Spires almost exactlytwo years ago. He was fourth in the 2011 GI KentuckyDerby before winning the Preakness and finished up hissophomore campaign with a runner-up effort in the GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile at Churchill. The well-built chestnut annexed the GII ChurchillDowns S. this May before takingthe Met Mile, but is looking tobounce back from a seventh-placerun in this year=s Dirt Mile at SantaAnita Nov. 3. The earner of morethan $2.8 million to date isexpected to retire to stud at DarbyDan Farm after the Clark. AHe=s aspecial horse; he=s been a big partof the stable and we=re sure goingto miss him when he=s gone,@Romans, who has already talliedeight Grade I wins this year, said.AThis is a once-in-a-lifetime type ofhorse. He ranks right up there with the top horses I=veever trained. There are four or five in that elite group,and he=s one of them.@
TWO WRIGHT RUNNERS IN CITATION B.J. Wright=s Jeranimo (Congaree) will face sevenaccomplished foes as he looks to defend his title in Friday=s GII Citation H. at Betfair Hollywood Park. Animpressive winner of a key renewal of the GI Shoemaker Mile in June, the 6-year-old comes off asixth-place run in the GI Breeders= Cup Mile Nov. 3. TheCitation, which kicks off the track=s three-day turffestival, also features the return of Wright=s UltimateEagle (Mizzen Mast), who took the GI Hollywood Derbyduring last year=s Turf Festival. The 4-year-old has beenoff since a 10th-place finish in the GI Santa Anita H. inMarch. Stuart S. Janney III=s GI Maker=s 46 Mile winnerData Link (War Front) invades from the East Coast.
Friday, Betfair Hollywood Park, post time: 7:35 p.m. ESTCITATION H.-GII, $250,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Ultimate Eagle K Mizzen Mast Pedroza Pender 1192 Doubles Partner Rock Hard Ten Leparoux Pletcher 1193 Data Link War Front Gomez McGaughey III 120
4 Tle of a Chmpn K Tale of the Cat Bejarano Mulhall 1145 Calimonco Storm Cat Garcia Sadler 1156 Jeranimo Congaree Valdivia Jr. Pender 122
7 Temple's Door K Lrdsnimx (Brz) Baze Mullins 1148 Interaction (Arg) Easing Along Espinoza McAnally 117
Shackleford breezed four furlongs at ChurchillSaturday in :47.80 (2/57)
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Caulfield on Lea
TDN columnist Andrew Caulfield examines bothsides of the pedigree of Lea (First Samurai--Greenery, by Galileo {Ire}), who took the GIII Commonwealth Turf S. under the lights atChurchill Downs Saturday.
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Fast November Colt Tops Goffs Opener page 3-ATW
Returns Down at Arqana Autumn page 4-ATW
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Saturday, Churchill DownsCOMMONWEALTH TURF S.-GIII, $117,100, CDX,11-17, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:42 1/5, fm.1--#@LEA, 118, c, 3, by First Samurai
1st Dam: Greenery (MSP, $109,140), by Galileo (Ire)2nd Dam: High Savannah (GB), by Rousillon3rd Dam: Stinging Nettle (GB), by Sharpen Up (GB)
O-Claiborne Farm & Adele B Dilschneider (KY); T-Albert M Stall Jr; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr. $66,068. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-1, $200,728. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
When Sadler=s Wells clocked up the unique total of14 sires= championships in the years between 1992 and2004, it seemed highly unlikely that any modern-daystallion would ever come close to matching hisextraordinary achievements. There are already signs,though, that his son Galileo has his sights set on doingexactly that. At the age of 14, he is guaranteed to endthis year as Britain and Ireland=s champion sire by ahuge margin, in the process recording his fourthchampionship in the last five years.
I=m pleased to say that there are other ways in whichGalileo promises to follow the immaculate example setby his sire. We already know that he has made a greatstart as a sire of sires. Last week saw Teofilorepresented by the 11th stakes winner from his firsttwo crops, thanks to Paene Magnus, a colt who isintriguingly inbred 3x2 to Danehill. Teofilo=s stakeswinners feature six Group winners, headed by theGroup 1 juvenile scorers Parish Hall and Loch Garman.We have also seen New Approach take this year=sfreshman sires= title by a substantial margin, thankslargely to his unbeaten son Dawn Approach, who lookslikely to take the title of champion 2-year-old. Theowners of the 220 mares which made Galileo=s sonCape Blanco the busiest stallion in the U.S. earlier thisyear must be feeling pleased with themselves. Considering the scope of the achievements bySadler=s Wells=s sons, it is easy enough to overlook thetremendous work done by his broodmare daughters.Although he has been dislodged from top place on thebroodmare sires= list by Danehill this year, he had beenchampion sire in this division in each of the previousseven years. Cont. p4
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Caulfield cont.
It is still very early days to be judging Galileo in thisrole, as his eldest daughters are still only nine years old.Galileo mares have just over 200 foals of racing age inthe Northern Hemisphere, of which 90 are 2-year-olds,so many of them are still either unraced or lightly tried.Several of them have done sufficiently well, though, tosuggest that breeders should take a look at Galileo=sdaughters at the upcoming breeding stock sales. Theywill have plenty to choose from, as there are 11 scheduled to sell at Goffs later this week, includinga winning sister to Teofilo, in foal to Lawman, and anunraced sister to the Irish Derby winner Soldier ofFortune, in foal to Fastnet Rock. Then there are 26catalogued at Tattersalls, plus another three at Arqana. Galileo=s daughters increased their total ofGroup/Graded winners to six when the progressive Leacame out on top in the GIII Commonwealth Turf S.three days ago. Each of the six is by a different stallion.Not surprisingly, in view of Galileo=s huge success withDanehill mares, it has been Danehill=s stallion sonswhich have so far exerted the biggest influence.Danehill Dancer and Holy Roman Emperor have eachsired a Group 3 winner and it was Strategic Prince, ason of Dansili, who sired La Collina, the first Group 1winner out of a Galileo mare. The Group 2 winner HardDream is by Oasis Dream, another member of theDanzig male line. A grandson of Danehill also figuresamong the sires of the first two stakes winners out ofGalileo=s Australian daughters.
Before anyone leaps to the conclusion that this is theonly route to success for a Galileo mare, I should pointout that Danzig line stallions have many more foals outof Galileo mares than stallions from other lines. Forexample, the stallions with the largest representatives(in both hemispheres) are Danehill Dancer (with 11 foals), Invincible Spirit (10), Fastnet Rock (9), Dukeof Marmalade (8), Dylan Thomas (8), Oratorio (7), OasisDream (6) and Cape Cross (6). The only interloper isKingmambo=s son Dubai Destination, with seven. American breeders should note that Saamidd, thefirst Group winner out of a Galileo mare, is by StreetCry and that Solemn, a recent winner of the GeelongClassic in Australia, is by Bernardini. Over in England,Galileo mares had high-priced 2012 yearlings by ElusiveQuality=s son Raven=s Pass and by Dubawi, whichunderlines the fact that breeders needn=t follow onenarrow path. I find it interesting that Lea is by Giant=s Causeway=sson First Samurai. It was a daughter of Giant=sCauseway who recently provided Teofilo with hissecond Group 1 winner, when Loch Garman won theCriterium International. Jim Bolger, who has enjoyed alot of success with the progeny of Galileo and his sons,has been sending plenty of Galileo mares to Giant=sCauseway=s Dewhurst Stakes-winning son IntenseFocus. Shamardal, another Giant=s Causeway stallion,has several yearlings out of Galileo mares, so this is across that we could be hearing a good deal more ofover the next few years. Cont. p5
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First Samurai
Giant’s CausewayStorm Cat
Storm BirdTerlingua
Mariah’s StormRahy
Immense
Freddie FrissonDixieland Band Northern Dancer
Mississippi Mud
FrissonFappiano Mavera
Greenery MSP, $109,140
1 Fls, 1 GSW
Galileo (Ire)Sadler’s Wells Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
Urban SeaMiswaki
Allegretta (GB)
High Savannah (GB) Race Record
15 Fls, 8 Wnrs, 3 GSWs
RousillonRiverman
Belle DorineStinging Nettle (GB)
10 Fls, 1 SWSharpen Up (GB)Nettlebed (GB)
LEA, c, 2009
Caulfield cont.
Lea=s sire First Samurai will be available next year at afee of only $10,000. Bearing in mind that he started hiscareer with two years at $40,000 followed by two at$30,000, he clearly hasn=t fulfilled the high hopesoriginally held of him. However, the current season hasseen him represented by his first Grade I winner in thattough filly Executiveprivilege, an earner of more than$1.3 million. Executiveprivilege, together with the dualstakes winner Get Happy Mister and the GSPSonofasamurai, come from a crop of only 43 2-year-olds by the Claiborne stallion. Indeed, FirstSamurai has had only 120 runners this year, whichplaces him at a serious numerical disadvantage againstmany of the leading stallions. Coincidentally, thestallion with the most runners is none other thanGiant=s Causeway, with 324. First Samurai is one of three stallion sons of Giant=sCauseway to have enjoyed success at the highest levelthis year, the others being the Irish-based horsesFootstepsinthesand and Shamardal (who has three2012 Group 1 winners). By the way, another of Giant=sCauseway=s stallion sons, the New York-based FrostGiant, has been having a rewarding time with hisfirst-crop 2-year-olds. From 30 juveniles, he has hadnine winners, including two stakes winners, and ranksfifth among the first-crop sires. Heatseeker, anotherfirst-crop son, also has a stakes winner among his firstrunners. To get back to Lea, his second dam High Savannahhas enjoyed a very fruitful broodmare career, thanks tovarious sons of Sadler=s Wells. Starting out at thecheaper end of the market, she visited the unracedKylian to produce Lady In Waiting, winner of the G2 Sun Chariot S. Lady In Waiting=s exploits saw HighSavannah move upmarket and she produced the Group 3-winning stayer Savannah Bay to In The Wings,the stakes-placed Greenery (dam of Lea) to Galileo andthe American Grade II turf winner Grassy to El Prado.
Cont. p6
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Is Little Mike a Superstar? “The son of Spanish Steps is remarkablyconsistent, loves to race forward, either on the lead or just off the pace,can accelerate away if the pace is slow or maintain a level cruising speedif the pace is stronger. Having proved his ability to rate given theopportunity to settle into his own, manageable rhythm, Little Mike mightbe very difficult to beat going forward.” Pat Cummings, America’s Best Racing
An Unorthodox Jockey and Predictable Winner “It is easy to pick outRamon Dominguez in a crowded field. To the untrained eye, most jockeyslook the same in the saddle, but not Dominguez. Taller than your averagerider, at 5 feet 6, he sits high in the saddle, stretches his hands onto thereins in an unorthodox manner and flashes his whip in an almostexaggerated half-windmill arc. There is an easier way to spot him, too --look for who is in front at the finish.” Ryan Goldberg, New York Times
Breeder Lori Ferguson Confident Ontario Horse Racing Industry WillSurvive “As Ontario’s horse racing industry collapses and animals arebeing euthanized and slaughtered, standardbred breeder Lori Fergusonis making babies for the sport. The woman who, with former husbandMike Wade, bred, trained, raced and owned an international trottinglegend -- million-dollar winner Billyjojimbob -- is gambling the financiallygutted business will rebound and require young horses.” Mary Ormsby, TheStar.com
Caulfield cont.
Greenery was bred by the partnership of ClaiborneFarm and Adele Dilschneider. Claiborne had enjoyedprevious success with this family. The farm paid210,000gns in 1996 for High Savannah=s speedyhalf-sister Maid For Walking and this mare repaid herbuyers by producing Stroll, winner of the GI TurfClassic. An interesting fact regarding the further reaches ofGreenery=s pedigree is that this daughter of Galileo hasSamovar as her fifth dam, as does Juddmonte=sRainbow Lake. Of course, it was Rainbow Lake=sdaughter Kind who visited Galileo to produce themagnificent Frankel.
OMISSION: The result of Sunday=s G1 MileChampionship omitted sales information for the top twofinishers. Sadamu Patek (Jpn) (Fuji Kiseki), who wonthe race, was a -12,000,000 yrl >09 JRHA; and runner-up Grand Prix Boss (Jpn) (Sakura Bakushin-Oh {Jpn})was a -27,000,000 wnlg >08 JRHA. In addition, AdmireTaishi (Jpn) (Singspiel {Ire}), second in the G3 Fukushima Kinen, was a -43,000,000 wnlg >07JRHA. We regret the omissions.
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Editor=s Note: We continue to received feedback on RobWhiteley=s final TDN Op/Ed, Safari Imepasua, published inthe Nov. 5, 2012 TDN. The most recent appears below.
Dear Sir, Thank you for your candid and fresh input on whatU.S. racing should do. As a European "looking" in on the U.S., Iwholeheartedly agree with the way you summarize thegroupings within racing. I would like to say that we have the same problemhere in Europe. I live in France, but also have aperspective in that I have worked in England andIreland, and was born with horses on a farm in Sweden,which was my starting point. As an observer, I have noted that now racing/salesare more or less ruled by agents, or as Maurice Zilberused to call them, "parasites." Whenever I think back towhat Zilber observed, he predicted where we are todayvery clearly when saying that racing is slowly dyingbecause of the "innate greed" that rules man, withoutany thought of what comes next.
You touch on several points that are pertinent toEurope as well. For me, as a small breeder, one is thesize of stallion books. Some larger breeders have takencurbing measures, but if the industry is not willing todiscuss this issue and take appropriate measures, weare slowly going to sink. The most flagrant issue, in my view, is the wide-ranging differences in medication that are prevalent indifferent states within the U.S. This is a problem that ismost urgent to address with the view of ending up in azero tolerance to any from of medication. In the long run, this will preserve the breed forsoundness. I will endeavor to have your final say translated andpublished in the "Jour de Galop," the sister publicationof the TDN here in France. I would like to say thank you for your input and wishyou a long life as an "observer" of the sport that usedto be the sport of kings.
Best Regards,Gunnar Nordavist
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NAICSC IMPLEMENTS BLACK-TYPEREQUIREMENTS The North American International CatalogueStandards Committee has announced a series of qualitycontrol requirements for non-listed black-type races inNorth America to come into effect January 1, 2014.The new requirements, which are compliant withguidelines required by the Society of InternationalThoroughbred auctioneers, will encompass non-listedblack-type stakes with a purse between $50,000 and$74,999, and all stakes races with a purse of $50,000or more that have a restrictions allowed by theNAICSC. The quality control measures include anAnnual Race Quality Score system for age and sexdivisions, whereby four types of speed figures will beused to produce a rating for each race. A Black-TypeRace Quality Score will be produced by taking theaverage Annual Race Quality Score over three years,and if that figure does not meet the requirement forthat age/sex category, it will lose black-type status. Arace that is not contested for two consecutive yearswill lose black-type status, and a race that has lostblack-type status must be contested two consecutiveyears while upholding the previously described scoresbefore it is eligible to regain it. Beginning in 2014,newly created races will be examined by theInternational Catalogue Standards Committee prior tothe inaugural running to determine if black-type statuswill be rewarded.
Those races must have a minimum purse of $75,000and appear in the track=s published stakes book. Newraces with purses less than $75,000 must be run twiceand achieve a satisfactory Race Quality Score. To be eligible for black-type status beginning in 2014,all stakes races in North America must meet thefollowing criteria:
$ Have a minimum purse value of $50,000distributed on the day of the race.$ Close at least 72 hours in advance of its running, have a fee paid by the owner of theentrant, and have a total purse value distributedon the day of at least $50,000. $ Have all entries by eligible for purse monies.$ Not have restrictions other than state-bred,non-winners of a sweepstakes, sales graduatesor stallions= progeny.$ Not contain a preference clause based oncriteria unrelated to the quality of the horse thatcould exclude any horse of superior quality fromcompeting.
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Thanksgiving Food Giveaway at Churchill Today:Edited Press Release Employees of Churchill Downs Racetrack and parentcompany Churchill Downs Incorporated will joinvolunteers from The Lord=s Kitchen today to distributeholiday dinners to needy residents of the community inthe annual Thanksgiving Food Box Giveaway. Nearly600 families were served by the Thanksgiving Food BoxGiveaway in 2011. As many as 650 families areexpected to receive frozen turkeys and boxes packedwith holiday food and trimmings this year. The Lord=sKitchen Thanksgiving Food Box Giveaway is scheduledfor 10 a.m. in the enclosed area of the first floorGrandstand near the Gate 1 entrance at ChurchillDowns. Only those pre-registered to participate in theThanksgiving Family Food Box Giveaway will beprovided with a turkey and food box on Tuesday. There is no walk-up distribution. Information on TheLord=s Kitchen is available online atwww.theLordsKitchen.com.
Derby, Oaks General Admission Tickets Available: General Admission tickets for the 2013 KentuckyOaks and Kentucky Derby days are now available onlineat a discounted rate at churchilldowns.com/tickets. Thediscounted advance price will be available until the daybefore each event. Tickets for the May 3 Oaks are $25and tickets for the May 4 Derby are $40. Purchases willbe subject to a $1 convenience fee. Tickets also remainavailable for the recently introduced Section 110 Derbyand Oaks hospitality venue, and can be purchased atthe same web address.
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Spring Hill Farm (Smart Strike), 4f, :49.70, 15/22PAYSON PARK
Cigar Street (Street Sense), 4f, :51.00, 11/11SANTA ANITA
Coil (Point Given), 4f, :48.20, 14/40Drill (Lawyer Ron), 5f, 1:00.40, 10/50Great Hot (Brz) (Orientate), 4f, :47.80, 5/40Justin Phillip (First Samurai), 4f, :50.80, 35/40So Brilliant (Medaglia d’Oro), 4f, :48.80, 19/40
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IN JAPAN:Apollo Sonic, c, 2, Big Brown--Purely Surprized (SP-Jpn), by Pure Prize. Tokyo, 11-17, Novice Race, 7f. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $60,976. O-Apollo Thoroughbred Club; B-IEAH Stables & Andrew Cohen; T-Masahiro Horii. *$70,000 yrl >11 FTKOCT. **12th winner for freshman sire (by Boundary).Tiz Tremendous, f, 2, Tiz Wonderful--Proof Positive, by Editor=s Note. Kyoto, 11-18, Novice Race, 7f. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-1, $85,366. O-Makio Okada; B-Morgan=s Ford Farm; T-Masaru Sayama. *$27,000 wnlg >10 KEENOV; $15,000 yrl >11 KEESEP. **10th winner for freshman sire (by Tiznow).Little Gerda, f, 3, Closing Argument--Bijoux Miss, by Buddha. Fukushima, 11-17, Kahoku Shimpo Hai, 6fT. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-1, $414,512. O-Yoshiko Kuriyama; B-Dapple Bloodstock; T-Ippo Sameshima. *$15,000 RNA yrl >10 FTKOCT.West Harbor, c, 4, Mr. Greeley--Harbor Springs (SW, $123,038), by Vice Regent. Fukushima, 11-17, Plate Race, 5.75f. Lifetime Record: 22-3-6-2, $508,170. O-Mamoru Kato; B-Overbrook Farm; T-Kazuya Nakatake. *1/2 to Boston Harbor (Capote), Ch. 2yo Colt, GISW, $1,934,605. **$160,000 yrl >09 KEESEP.A Shin Wezen, h, 5, Trippi--Xtra Emblem, by Our Emblem. Tokyo, 11-18, Shimotsuki Stakes, 7f. Lifetime Record: SP-Jpn, 23-6-6-2, $1,434,815. O-Eishindo Inc; B-Helen Y Painter; T-Kenji Nonaka. *$95,000 yrl >08 OBSAUG; $425,000 2yo >09 FTFFEB.
First-crop starters to watch: Tuesday, Nov. 20Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2009 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)THE GREEN MONKEY (Forestry), Hartley DeRenzo, $5K, 24/4/06-PRX, Msw, 6f, Dazzle Me Darling, 10-1WEIGELIA (Safely's Mark), 15/3/06-PRX, Msw, 6f, Isabella Swift, $1,000 EAS SEP yrl, 20-1
First/Second-crop starters to watch: Tuesday, Nov. 20Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2008 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)POLITICAL FORCE (Unbridled's Song), Claiborne, $15K, 122/40/06-PRX, Msw, 6f, +Re Elected, $8K KEE SEP yrl, 8-1
FAST COMPANY COLT TOPS NOVEMBER OPENER Yesterday=s low-key start to the Goffs November FoalSale saw a son of first-crop sire Fast Company (Ire) sellhead the list when selling to Hursley Bloodstock fori42,000. Consigned by Newtownbarry House Stud onbehalf of Robert Norton, hip 22 is a February-foaled bayhalf-brother to last week=s Rome conditions scorerPepparone (Ire) (Stormy River {Ire}) whose dam is a halfto the multiple group and graded stakes-placed CougarBay (Ire) (Daylami {Ire}). Fast Company, whosetruncated career spanned just three starts, including awin in the G3 Acomb S. and runner-up finish in the G1 Dewhurst S., stands at Rathasker Stud and he wasone of a bunch of freshmen who proved in-demandyesterday. Another was the former Juddmonte sprinterShowcasing (GB), who stands at Whitsbury Manor Studand his offering from Fortbarrington Stud sold fori30,000. Hip 79, a February-foaled colt out of a half tothe listed-placed Tucker (GB) (Inchinor {GB}), wasknocked down to Yeomanstown Stud. Tally-Ho Stud=sfellow newblood Zebedee (GB) provided the top-pricedfilly from Cornagher House after Redpender Stud paidi24,000 for the well-connected chestnut consigned aship 23. She is a half-brother to the smart sprinthandicapper Hamza (Ire) (Amadeus Wolf {GB}) out of ahalf to Dandy Man (Ire). Completing the quartet of first-crop sires was the Irish National Stud=s Lord Shanakill,whose March-foaled colt from L S Bloodstock fetchedi22,000. From the family of 1996 G1 Prix de l=Abbayede Longchamp heroine Kistena (Fr) (Miswaki), Hip 171was secured by Headfield Stud for i22,000. Cont. p4
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GOFFS NOVEMBER FOAL SALEMONDAY, NOV. 19, 2012
2012 2011 Catalogued 182 261 No. Offered 161 230 No. Sold 83 147 RNAs 78 83 % RNA 48.4% 36.1% Gross €672,550 €1,604,900 Average (% change) €8,103 (-25.8%) €10,918 Median (% change) €5,500 (-38.9%) €9,000
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Goffs cont. At the end of the first session, the figures revealed aclearance rate of just 52% and while the average ofi8,103 and median of i5,500 were down by 26% and39% on last year=s opener, this renewal is spread overfour days instead of three so a direct comparison doesnot tell the entire story. Selling continues today at11a.m., where lots to note include Rathasker Stud=s hip256, a daughter of the first-crop sire Zebedee (GB)whose dam is the 1998 GI Las Virgenes S. third andstakes producer Occhi Verdi (Ire) (Mujtahid) from aClassic family; Ridge Manor Stud=s hip 270, aBushranger (Ire) half-sister to the 1999 G3 Prix Eclipsewinner Perugina (Fr) (Highest Honor [Fr}) and to thedam of last year=s G3 Prix Miesque scorer and thisyear=s G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches third Topeka (Ire)(Whipper) whose page has been further boosted by therecent G2 Premio Ribot success of King Air (Fr)(Kingsalsa) and Kilfeacle Stud=s hip 341, a son ofanother first-crop sire in Approve (Ire) whose half-brother Safari Sunset (Ire) (Fayruz {GB}) was third inthe 2004 G3 Molecomb S. Full details can be viewed atwww.goffs.com.
RETURNS DOWN AT ARQANA AUTUMN Arqana=s two-day Autumn Sale opened at the Elie deBrignac complex in Deauville with jumps prospectsdominating proceedings during yesterday=s first session.The top five transactions were all of a national huntbias, and the highest-priced Aflat@ transaction was thei130,000 paid by Marc-Antoine Berghracht=s MABAgency, acting on behalf of Australian interests, for the3-year-old gelding Path of Justice (Pleasant Tap).Offered by trainer Francois Rohaut as Hip 96, hegraduated at the nearby track for Ahmed Mouknass andPandora Stud last month--after the catalogue waspublished--and is a son of the 2000 GI Garden CityBreeders= Cup H. placegetter Millie=s Quest (Quest forFame {GB}). Second best of the flat contingent wasOlivier Carli=s three-time scorer Kapirovska (Fr)(Muhtathir {GB}), who went the way of Guy Petit fori110,000. Offered out of Jean-Luc Guillochon=s stableas Hip 117, the 4-year-old distaffer earned black-typeon stakes debut when third in September=s Listed GrandPrix de la Ville de Craon. Team terra firma=s bronze-medal position was secured by the juvenile geldingHighly Gentle (Fr) (Gentlewave {Ire}), who was knockeddown to Australian agent Robert Roulston fori100,000. Owner-trainer Joel Boisnard=s Hip 133 hasgarnered two of three freshman starts this term, andhis third dam is 1980 GI Hollywood Oaks and 1981 GI Santa Margarita Invitational victress PrincessKarenda (Gummo).
Arqana cont.
Despite an enlarged book, returns were down on aslightly-improved clearance rate. The average markerwas hardest hit, tumbling almost 27%. AThe horses intraining section of the sale posted most satisfactoryresults, with the percentage of horses sold approaching80%,@ commented Arqana Chairman Eric Hoyeau. AWeregret that the quality of flat horses on offer lackedconsistency in the face of a very real demand frominvestors from Europe and Australia. The national hunthorses were very much in demand by Irish and Britishbuyers.@ Selling for today=s yearling session begins at11 a.m., and the full catalogue and updates can beviewed at www.arqana.com.
Tuesday, Chantilly, post time: 12:15 p.m.PRIX ISONOMY-Listed, €55,000, 2yo, 1mTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 2 Onedargent (Fr) Kendargent (Fr) Jarnet Gallorini 1282 1 Kokaltash (Fr) Haafhd (GB) Guyon Delzangles 1233 4 Park Reel (Fr) Country Reel Benoist Lellouche 1234 3 Roxanne (Fr) Falco Hamelin Brandt 1205 5 Queen’s Daughter (Fr) American Post (GB) Thulliez Clement 120
CACIQUE BACK IN ACTION Cacique (Ire) (Danehill--Hasili {Ire}, by Kahyasi {Ire}) isset to return to covering duties at Banstead Manor Studin 2013 despite his problems of sub-fertility. From just35 foals in two crops, the full-brother to Dansili (GB)has produced nine black-type runners, including the2011 G1 Prix Jean Prat winner Mutual Trust (GB) andG3 Geoffrey Freer S. scorer Census (Ire). This year, hehas been responsible for the G2 Prix Chaudenay winnerCanticum (GB) and top-class Hong Kong performerDominant (Ire). He will be available at a fee of ,12,000,restricted to a book of 50 mares.
ARQANA AUTUMN SALE (DEAUVILLE)MONDAY, NOV. 19, 2012
SESSION 2012 2011 No. Catalogued 262 202 No. Offered 211 174 No. Sold 168 136 RNA 43 38 % RNA 20.4% 21.8% Gross €3,488,000 €3,861,000 Average (% change) €20,762 (-26.9%) €28,390 Median (% change) €8,000 (-20%) €10,000
*Total Private Sales: No. Sold 5 5 Gross €69,000 €116,000 Adjusted Gross €3,557,000 €3,977,000
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B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O NAMERICA
B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O NEUROPE
British Report cont.
Yesterday=s Results:Wolverhampton, 15.00, Mdn, ,3,500, 3yo/up, 7f32yds (AWT), 1:30.60, stn.WILLOW BECK (GB) (f, 3, Shamardal--Woodbeck {GB},by Terimon {GB}), a ,62,000 DONAUG yearling, wassixth on debut over this trip at Kempton Oct. 31 andraced in rear from the break before meeting trouble inthe early stages. Taking time to warm up in thestraight, the 5-4 second choice responded to reel inSrinagar Girl (GB) (Shamardal) in the final yards andscore by 3/4 of a length. The winner is a half to PolarBen (GB) (Polar Falcon), MGSW-GB, $248,644; andFranklins Gardens (GB) (Halling), MGSW-GB, $365,822.Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, ,2,264. Video, courtesy attheraces.com.O-H R H Princess Haya of Jordan; B-Worksop ManorStud; T-John Gosden.
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:8th-PRX, $60,280, NW1X, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:18 2/5, ft.VILLETTE (f, 3, Petionville--Untangled, by Unbridled)Lifetime Record: SP, 8-3-1-0, $116,590. O-Virginiana.B-Jon Marshall (PA). T-John C Servis. *Full to PoliticalWeb, SW, $210,291.
8th-FLX, $20,300, NW2BX, (S), 3yo/up, 5 1/2f, 1:05,ft.SAY MR. SANDMAN (g, 4, Say Florida Sandy--WatralsTwelvbelow {SP, $155,635}, by Dixie Brass) LifetimeRecord: 11-5-2-0, $87,844. O-R and K Racing. B-Amy& Jody Boll (NY). T-Chris J Englehart.
7th-FLX, $20,000, NW1BX, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f,1:05 2/5, ft.PRINCESS PHOEBE (f, 3, Defer--Nick's Honor, by JumpStart) Lifetime Record: 10-4-1-0, $67,791. O-SoaveStables, Lee Sacks, Entourage Stable. B-Jump StartPartnership (NY). T-Jeremiah C Englehart. *1/2 to KelliGot Frosty (Frost Giant), SW, $127,944.
IN JAPAN:Blue Bullet (Jpn), f, 2, First Defence--Angel Arch, by Smart Strike. Fukushima, 11-17, Novice Race, 8.5f. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-1, $90,244. O-Shunji Izumi; B-Okawa Farm; T-Keizo Ito. *Sixth winner for freshman sire (by Unbridled=s Song).Qismah (Jpn), c, 3, Discreet Cat--Hand of Fate, by Jade Robbery. Tokyo, 11-17, Saiko Tokubetsu, 7f. Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-0, $476,829. O-H R H Princess Haya; B-Darley Japan Farm; T-Toshiaki Shirai.
American-sired winners cont.
A Shin Memphis (Jpn), f, 4, Medaglia d=Oro--Tennessee Girl (MSW-Jpn, $1,631,197), by Pine Bluff. Kyoto, 11-17, Kinugasa Tokubetsu, 9f. Lifetime Record: 12-4-1-2, $472,317. O-Eishindo Inc.; B-Mishima Bokujo; T-Kenji Nonaka.
CONDITIONS RESULTS:FRANCE, Lyon-Parilly, 13.00, 11-18, i27,000, 2yo, 1 1/4mT, 2:24.50, vsf.CHILDA (IRE) (f, 2, Duke of Marmalade {Ire}--Chill {Fr}{SW & GSP-Fr, $133,202}, by Verglas {Ire}) LifetimeRecord: 5 starts, 2 wins, 2 places, i28,650. O-EcurieLa Vallee Martigny, Mme Mireille Fricker, Michel Turon& Rodolphe Grosset; B-Ecurie La Vallee Martigny &Bloodstock Amarvillas; T-Stephane Wattel. *i25,000yrl >11 ARQAUG.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Zarajewa (Ire), f, 2, Aussie Rules--Epoca (Ire), by Grand Lodge. Rome, Italy, 11-18, Mdn, 2yo, f, 1m (AWT). B-Tenuta Dorna di Montaltuzzo Srl.+Encyia (Fr), f, 2, Gold Away (Ire)--Eloisa (Ger), by Black Sam Bellamy (Ire). Le Mans, France, 11-18, Mdn, 2yo, 9f 165ydsT. B-Appapays Racing Club.+Princess Kaiulani (Ger), f, 2, King=s Best--Pivoline (Fr), by Pivotal (GB). Frankfurt, Germany, 11-18, Cond, 2yo, 1 1/4mT. B-Gestut Hachtsee.Pierino Danger (Ire), c, 2, Motivator (GB)--Sea Angel (GB), by Nashwan. Rome, Italy, 11-18, Mdn, 2yo, 1 1/16mT. B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited.
Chopin (Ger), c, 2, Santiago (Ger)--Caucasienne (Fr), by Galileo (Ire). Frankfurt, Germany, 11-18, Mdn, 2yo, 1mT. B-Gestut Graditz. *First winner for freshman sire (by Highest Honor {Fr}).Rabia (Ger), f, 3, Darsi (Fr)--Royal Fong (Ger), by Dr Fong. Frankfurt, Germany, 11-18, Mdn, 3yo, 1mT. B-Gestut Rietberg.Vaderana (Fr), f, 3, Monsun (Ger)--Vadawina (Ire) (G1SW-Fr, $267,175), by Unfuwain. Le Mans, France, 11-18, Cond, 3-4yo, 1 7/16mT. B-H H The Aga Khan=s Studs SC. *1/2 to Vadamar (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}), GSW-Fr, G1SP-Ity, $321,398.Inner Beauty (Fr), f, 3, Pivotal (GB)--Indian Maiden (Ire) (GSW-Fr, MSW & GSP-GB, SW-Ire, $467,660), by Indian Ridge (Ire). Le Mans, France, 11-18, Cond, 3-4yo, 7fT. B-Haras de Saint Pair.
WINNERS BY AMERICAN SIRES
F i r s t W i n n e r f o r F r e s h m a n S i r e
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