NOVEMBER SALE TO TEST LONG-TERM MARKETS

drf.com/breeding
DAILY RACING FORM
Sunday, November 3, 2013
PAGE 13
NOVEMBER SALE TO TEST LONG-TERM MARKETS
The important 2012 Keeneland November breeding stock sale is the first major international mixed sale this season.
By Joe Nevills
The road to recovery for the North
American bloodstock market has featured
many small steps over the course of the
past few years.
Those steps have gotten larger in 2013,
with record-setting sales throughout
the 2-year-old and yearling sale seasons
and a return to a form not seen since the
market crash of the late 2000s in the industry’s bellwether auction, the Keeneland
September yearling sale.
Next, the industry’s long-term futures
market – broodmares and weanlings –
will be tested in the Keeneland November
breeding stock sale Nov. 5-14 in Lexington,
Ky. Each session of the 10-day sale begins
at 10 a.m. Eastern.
A total of 3,602 horses were cataloged for
this year’s sale, down 9 percent from 3,958
last year. Included in this year’s catalog,
before outs, are 1,739 broodmares and
broodmare prospects, 1,364 weanlings,
481 horses of racing age, 10 yearlings, and
eight stallions.
As the first major international mixed
sale this season, the Keeneland November sale will be a key measuring stick
for a segment of the market that often is
Keeneland photo
the slowest to react to change, both from
industry trends and from outside stimuli.
With that said, the breeding stock
sector will have ground to make up
once the headline-grabbing seven-figure
horses leave the ring and the rank-andfile of the middle market begins to take
shape, as buyers and sellers continue to
recover from the economic crash of 2008
and the auction market’s bottoming out
in 2010.
Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland’s director
of sales, said time has helped heal those
Continued on page 15
PRESENTING WEANLINGS FROM AN EXCEPTIONAL
FIRST CROP BY A CHAMPION
Brilliantly consistent, consistently brilliant.
Tale of the Cat – Chipeta Springs by Alydar
3 ECLIPSE AWARDS
7 Grade 1’s • 19 lifetime G1 starts,
14 times 1st or 2nd
29 lifetime starts, 22 times 1st or 2nd
The $6million horse
Check out weanlings at the upcoming
Breeding Stock Sales in Lexington
Fasig-Tipton November Sale
NOVEMBER 4TH
Keeneland November Sale
starting NOVEMBER 5TH
Inquiries to Stuart Fitzgibbon: 2469 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511 (859) 455-9222 Fax (859) 455-8892 www.castletonlyons.com
DRF_BrCup11.1.13.indd 1
10/25/13 2:36 PM
drf.com/breeding
Continued from page 13
wounds, and that another year of distance
should maintain the positive trajectory.
“The magic year of 2008 that we seem
to go back to had such a huge effect on
everybody, but it made people who are
into long-term investments [scarce]; they
didn’t want to own there for a while, so we
had a lot of mares that were sold,” Russell
said. “I think now that we’re getting
further away from 2008, we’re starting to
see people wanting to reinvest into broodmares and look to the long term. Having
successful yearling sales for the past few
years, it gets the confidence to come back
into the market for people who are into
long-term investments.”
A common thread at this year’s major
auctions has been a renewed willingness
among buyers to go after what they want,
especially for horses at the top end of the
market. This, in turn, has trickled down
to the middle and lower levels, as illustrated by the strong median figures at this
autumn’s yearling sales.
Russell said he expected buyer interest
to make the leap into the next segment
of the market at the Keeneland November sale. He also noted that the success
of weanling-to-yearling pinhooks in 2013
could motivate buyers of young horses to
return in force.
“It’s slightly different, but I think
the buying enthusiasm is strong at the
moment, so I think that will carry on,”
Russell said. “Yes, we’re going away from
the yearlings and into the production
area, and there’s a lot of people who don’t
buy mares and foals – they just want to
buy the offspring – but the enthusiasm of
the market is very good.”
An increased demand for breeding
stock would indeed be a positive indicator of the market’s recovery. However,
the relatively slow reflexes of the mixed
sector, compared with yearling and juvenile markets, where horses are closer to
reaching the racetrack, means that the
supply probably will need time to catch up
to that demand.
As the industry changed through the
lean years, numerous farms culled their
broodmare bands and elected to keep a
tight grip on the very best stock they had.
Reiley McDonald of Eaton Sales predicted
that this would put a premium on highquality broodmares during the November
sales.
“I’d have to expect that the broodmare
market’s going to be strong just because
it seems as if fewer and fewer really good
mares are coming to market anymore,”
McDonald said. “It seems as if this business has grown in the number of people
with large amounts of capital behind
them, and those people want to be in the
breeding business and don’t want to sell
their horses that have been good broodmares for them, or sell good racemares
that are potentially top broodmares.”
Even venturing into the middle and
lower markets, the clearance rates of this
year’s sales and the number of horses
attracting several bidders gave consignors hope that the momentum will carry
Keeneland November
breeding stock sale
When: Nov. 5-14, 10 a.m. Eastern
Where: Keeneland sales pavilion, 4201 Versailles Rd.,
Lexington, Ky. 40510
Phone: (859) 254-3412
Catalog: 3,602 horses, down 9 percent from 3,958 last year
Recent history: The 2012 sale posted overall declines while selling
2,414 horses for $143,025,600, an average price of $59,248, and a
median of $22,000. Gross decreased 30 percent, average was down
27 percent, and median declined 8 percent. Borges Torrealba Holdings bought multiple Grade 1 winner Pure Clan, consigned by Hill ‘n’
Dale Sales Agency, agent, for $4,500,000 to top the sale.
Internet: Live streaming at www.keeneland.com
DAILY RACING FORM
Sunday, November 3, 2013
PAGE 15
into the breeding stock portion of the sales
calendar.
“All the yearling sales were positive,
and I think it’ll have to transfer into
November on every level of the market,”
said Pat Costello of Paramount Sales. “The
middle market was strong in September,
so I think people will want to replenish
mares.”
The ever-looming factor leading up to
both Keeneland November and the FasigTipton Kentucky select fall mixed sale
that precedes it, is the impact that the
Breeders’ Cup will have on the catalog
updates.
The fallout from the marquee races will
be felt twofold when the focus shifts to the
auction ring. The first and most directly
affected group will be the horses who will
ship in after competing in a Breeders’ Cup
race. A win or strong effort on that stage
can greatly spike buyer enthusiasm on a
horse.
Among the horses entered in the Breeders’ Cup who are cataloged in the Keeneland November sale are champion Groupie
Doll (Filly and Mare Sprint), Lady of
Shamrock (Filly and Mare Turf), Renee’s
Titan (Filly and Mare Sprint), Street Girl
(Distaff), Worldly (Marathon), and Laugh
Track (Sprint).
“If you ever want to see what a Breeders’ Cup win can do, just look at Royal
Delta,” Russell said, referencing the twotime champion mare who sold to Ben Leon
at the 2011 November sale for $8.5 million
Continued on page 16
SALE RESULTS, 2003-2012
Year
Sold
Average
Median
Gross
2012................2,414................ $59,248 .................$22,000 ................ $143,025,600
2011............... 2,549.................. 80,632 ...................24,000 .................. 205,531,700
2010............... 2,929.................. 50,322 ................... 17,000 .................. 147,392,900
2009.............. 2,779...................57,477 ...................20,000 ...................159,727,800
2008.............. 3,019.................. 61,462 ...................20,000 .................. 185,552,300
2007............... 3,381................ 100,821 ...................35,000 .................. 340,877,200
2006...............3,146.................. 99,745 ...................35,000 .................. 313,798,800
2005.............. 2,816................ 102,842 ...................35,000 ..................289,602,900
2004.............. 2,873.................. 97,348 ...................32,000 .................. 279,680,200
2003.............. 2,614.................. 90,310 ...................32,000 .................. 236,070,900
PAGE 16
Sunday, November 3, 2013
DAILY RACING FORM
Continued from page 15
just days after winning the Ladies’ Classic. “She was going to be very expensive,
but I think the [price] was obviously based
on the fact that she won at the Breeders’
Cup the Friday beforehand.”
The second group subject to the ripple
effect of the Breeders’ Cup will be the
broodmares and weanlings who are
producers or siblings of Breeders’ Cup
runners. While the potential price swing
is perhaps not as dramatic as for the
horses who run in the races themselves,
a timely major update never hurts when
trying to sell a horse.
drf.com/breeding
Also of note, the November sale will
feature a horses-of-racing-age portion
Nov. 12, largely consisting of offerings
who competed for WinStar Farm, Stonestreet Stables, and Adena Springs. These
will be offered as racing or breeding prospects.
“WinStar started that a couple years
ago, and this year we have the Adena
Springs consignment in there, too, so the
horses-of-racing-age segment has shaped
up very well,” Russell said. “It’s really
gained momentum.”
Last year’s Keeneland November sale
finished behind the 2011 edition in average, median, and gross receipts, but it
lacked the benefit of two record-setting
dispersals that helped propel trade two
years ago: those of the late Edward P.
Evans’s Spring Hill Farm and the late
Prince Saud bin Khaled’s Palides Investments NV, which sold Royal Delta.
A total of 2,414 horses sold last year for
revenue of $143,025,600, down 30 percent
from the 2011 sale. The average sale price
of $59,248 represented a 27 percent decline,
while the median fell 8 percent to $22,000.
The sale was topped by Pure Clan, a
multiple Grade 1-winning Pure Prize
mare who sold to Borges Torrealba Holdings for $4.5 million. She went through the
ring in foal to Bernardini.
First-year sires of weanlings at 2013 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky mixed
November breeding stock sales
and Keeneland
Stallion
YOB, Pedigree
2013 location
no.
no.
2013
2012
cat.
cat.
stud fee stud fee FT Ky. Kee Nov.
American Lion........ 2007, Tiznow—Storm Tide, by Storm Cat.................................. Darby Dan Farm (Ky.)................................................... $5,000 ...... $5,000 . ....... 0................. 16
Archarcharch.......... 2008, Arch—Woodman’s Dancer, by Woodman....................... Spendthrift Farm (Ky.).................................................. 10,000 ...... 10,000 . ....... 0................. 27
Big Drama............... 2006, Montbrook—Riveting Drama, by Notebook.................... Hallmarc Stallions at Stonewall Farm Ocala (Fla.)..... 10,000 ...... 10,000 . ....... 0................... 1
Cape Blanco........... 2007, Galileo—Laurel Delight, by Presidium............................. Ashford Stud (Ky.)........................................................ 17,500 ....... 17,500 . ....... 1................. 21
Courageous Cat..... 2006, Storm Cat—Tranquility Lake, by Rahy............................. Questroyal North (N.Y.).................................................. 6,000 ...... 10,000 . ....... 0................... 1
Court Vision........... 2005, Gulch—Weekend Storm, by Storm Bird.......................... Park Stud (Ont.).............................................................. 9,930 ...... 10,035 . ....... 0................... 5
D’ Funnybone......... 2007, D’wildcat—Elbow, by Woodman...................................... Vinery New York at Sugar Maple (N.Y.)........................ 3,500 ........ 3,500 . ....... 0................... 3
Drosselmeyer......... 2007, Distorted Humor—Golden Ballet, by Moscow Ballet...... WinStar Farm (Ky.)....................................................... 17,500 ....... 17,500 . ....... 1.................29
First Dude............... 2007, Stephen Got Even—Run Sarah Run, by Smart Strike..... Double Diamond Farm (Fla.)......................................... 7,500 ......... 7,500 . ....... 2................... 1
Friesan Fire............. 2006, A.P. Indy—Bollinger, by Dehere....................................... Merryland Farm (Md.)................................................... 4,000 ........ 4,000 . ....... 0................... 2
General Quarters.... 2006, Sky Mesa—Ecology, by Unbridled’s Song..................... Hallmarc Stallions at Stonewall Farm Ocala (Fla.)....... 7,500 ........ 8,500 . ....... 0................... 1
Giant Oak................ 2006, Giant’s Causeway—Crafty Oak, by Crafty Prospector.... Millennium Farms (Ky.).................................................. 7,500 ......... 7,500 . ....... 0................... 3
Gio Ponti................. 2005, Tale of the Cat—Chipeta Springs, by Alydar................... Castleton Lyons (Ky.)................................................... 20,000 ...... 20,000 . ....... 3................. 16
Girolamo................. 2006, A.P. Indy—Get Lucky, by Mr. Prospector........................ Sequel Stallions New York (N.Y.)................................ 15,000 ...... 15,000 . ....... 0................. 11
Haynesfield............. 2006, Speightstown—Nothing Special, by Tejabo................... Airdrie Stud (Ky.).......................................................... 10,000 ...... 10,000 . ....... 1.................20
Here Comes Ben.... 2006, Street Cry—Chasetheragingwind, by Dayjur.................. McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds (N.Y.).............. 7,500 ......... 7,500 . ....... 0................... 2
J P’s Gusto.............. 2008, Successful Appeal—Call Her Magic, by Caller I. D....... Journeyman Stud (Fla.)................................................. 2,000 ........ 3,500 . ....... 0................... 1
Misremembered..... 2006, Candy Ride—Beyond Perfection, by Quack................... Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms (Ky.).................................................. 5,000 ......... 7,500 . ....... 0................... 3
Paddy O’Prado....... 2007, El Prado—Fun House, by Prized...................................... Spendthrift Farm (Ky.).................................................. 15,000 ...... 15,000 . ....... 0................. 19
Regal Ransom........ 2006, Distorted Humor—Kelli’s Ransom, by Red Ransom...... Darley (Ky.)..................................................................... 7,500 ......... 7,500 . ....... 1................... 8
Sidney’s Candy...... 2007, Candy Ride—Fair Exchange, by Storm Cat..................... WinStar Farm (Ky.)....................................................... 15,000 ...... 15,000 . ....... 1.................22
Tizway..................... 2005, Tiznow—Bethany, by Dayjur............................................ Spendthrift Farm (Ky.).................................................. 25,000 ...... 25,000 . ....... 0................. 12
Trappe Shot............ 2007, Tapit—Shopping, by Private Account.............................. Claiborne Farm (Ky.).................................................... 10,000 ...... 10,000 . ....... 0................. 24
Twirling Candy....... 2007, Candy Ride—House of Danzing, by Chester House....... Lane’s End (Ky.)............................................................ 12,500 ...... 15,000 . ....... 1................. 19
Uncle Mo................ 2008, Indian Charlie—Playa Maya, by Arch.............................. Ashford Stud (Ky.)........................................................ 35,000 ...... 35,000 . ....... 3.................26
Wilburn................... 2008, Bernardini—Moonlight Sonata, by Carson City............. Spendthrift Farm (Ky.).................................................... 6,500 ........ 6,500 . ....... 0.................23
drf.com/breeding
DAILY RACING FORM
Sunday, November 3, 2013
PAGE 17
Dispersals among Keeneland highlights
By Nicole Russo
A star-studded catalog for the Keeneland November breeding stock sale got a
bit of added sparkle with the dispersals
of two prominent breeding operations
responsible for some of the standout fillies
and mares of the past five years – E. Paul
Robsham Stables and the estate of the late
Eric Kronfeld.
The Robsham family has been involved
in racing for three decades, and Joyce
Robsham continued to operate the stable
following the death of her husband, Paul,
in 2004. She has now elected to disperse
her breeding stock; the group of 24 horses
cataloged, with Lane’s End as agent,
includes Grade 1 winner Awesome Maria.
“It’s a terrific group of horses,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Walt Robertson said. “The percentage of mares that
have either won or produced major stakes
horses is just fantastic. It tells you that over
the years, they only kept what worked.
They have a strict culling process.”
Kronfeld, best known for breeding 2010
Horse of the Year Zenyatta, died in May at
age 71 following a battle with cancer. His
family has elected to disperse his breeding
and young racing stock, including Eblouissante, a winning half-sister to Zenyatta.
Eight horses are cataloged and will be
consigned by Don Robinson’s Winter
Quarter Farm near Lexington, Ky., which
boarded Kronfeld’s stock and foaled and
raised Zenyatta.
“I think it’s a huge opportunity for the
Thoroughbred industry and breeders,”
Robinson said. “It’s pretty exciting to
offer under other circumstances, but [had
Kronfeld not died], Eblouissante would
have retired [to Winter Quarter], and we
would have had a number of foals from
her. It’s kind of like selling the farm –
that’s what’s very sad. You’re not selling
the crop – you’re selling the farm.”
Paul Robsham was a prominent real
estate developer and philanthropist, and
he and Joyce became involved in Thoroughbred racing in 1983. The couple
bred and raced the Private Account
mare Pretty Discreet, the winner of the
Alabama Stakes in 1995. She became
their foundation mare, producing Grade
1 winners and young sires Discreet
Cat and Discreetly Mine, as well as the
unraced Discreetly Awesome, the dam of
Awesome Maria. That mare, by Maria’s
Mon, earned $1,114,875 while capturing
seven graded stakes, including the Grade
Barbara D. Livingston
Eblouissante, a half-sister of Zenyatta, will be sold at Keeneland this month.
1 Ogden Phipps Handicap.
Discreetly Awesome, in foal to Malibu
Moon, and Awesome Maria, in foal
to Giant’s Causeway, are part of the
dispersal. Also included are Discreetly
Awesome’s 2-year-old filly by Street Cry,
her yearling Bernardini colt, and her
weanling Smart Strike filly.
Other Robsham dispersal horses
include Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes winner
R Heat Lightning, in foal to Bernardini,
and her weanling Medaglia d’Oro filly.
The Robshams also campaigned last
year’s Kentucky Oaks runner-up, Broadway’s Alibi, who will be offered in foal to
Smart Strike.
Kronfeld, the owner of a New York-based
investment company, became involved
in the racing industry in 1975 with the
purchase of two horses in England. Among
his early successes was Mrs. Penny, a dual
champion in England.
Kronfeld’s association with Robinson began in the 1980s, when the owner
sent mares to board at Winter Quarter –
including the winning Forli mare For the
Flag. The stakes-producing mare foaled
the Kris S. filly Vertigineux toward the
end of her broodmare career, and the
latter went on to produce three standout
runners in succession. After producing stakes winner Where’s Bailey and
multiple Grade 1 winner and millionaire
Balance, Vertigineux produced Zenyatta,
a champion three seasons in succession
while winning 19 of 20 starts for Jerry and
Ann Moss.
Eblouissante was Vertigineux’s sixth
foal and the last owned by Kronfeld. He
privately sold the mare to Coolmore in
2008, when she was carrying the Bernardini filly, and negotiated a deal to keep the
foal. Eblouissante, trained by John Shirreffs, won her first two career starts, both in
California, before finishing last of six in
the Grade 3 Shuvee Handicap on July 20
at Saratoga after becoming unruly in the
gate. The filly, who has posted four works
since, is offered as a racing or broodmare
prospect.
“This particular filly, I think, is just
extraordinary,” Robinson said of Eblouissante. “She probably couldn’t be bought
if she were a stakes winner. She’s by the
right sire, she’s gorgeous, she’s big and
beautiful, and John Shirreffs will tell you
she has a ton of ability. It’s just a tricky
family to train, and she’s always been
with, I think, the best guy in the universe
to ever train that family.”
In addition to Eblouissante, the dispersal includes four young, unraced fillies
whom Kronfeld had planned to campaign.
This group includes 2-year-olds Pine and
Dandy (Lemon Drop Kid), who is from the
family of Horse of the Year Havre de Grace
and Grade 1 winner Riskaverse, and Lady
Catelyn (Malibu Moon), who is from the
family of Grade 1 winners Pleasant Home,
Point of Entry, and Pine Island.
“It’s just a terrific honor that they have
chosen us [to offer the consignment],”
Robertson said. “I just wish Eric was still
here. He left us in a hurry. He’s been a
friend of mine for a long time.”
For more on the breeding programs of
Robsham Stables and Eric Kronfeld, please
visit www.drf.com/breeding.
PAGE 18
Sunday, November 3, 2013
DAILY RACING FORM
drf.com/breeding
Weanlings from New sires Arrive
By Patrick Reed
A diverse group of young sires whose
first crops arrived this year will be represented at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky
November and Keeneland November
sales, a roster that includes three Eclipse
Award winners and a proven 1 1/4-mile to
1 1/2-mile classic dirt horse who each have
more than 18 weanlings cataloged.
Drosselmeyer, the upset winner of the
2010 Belmont Stakes and the 2011 Breeders’
Cup Classic, leads all first-crop weanling
sires at Keeneland with 29 foals cataloged
and also has one offered at Fasig-Tipton.
The 6-year-old Distorted Humor horse had
stamina to spare when racing for owner
WinStar Farm and reached his peak
form, aside from his Belmont win, at age 4.
Those attributes make Drosselmeyer, who
now stands at WinStar, a sire whose first
crop might be best perceived as long-term
investments by buyers with Triple Crown
and Breeders’ Cup aspirations.
The reverse would be true for Uncle Mo,
the champion 2-year-old male of 2010 who
now stands at Ashford Stud. The 5-yearold son of Indian Charlie was the textbook
definition of a ready-made racehorse in
2010, when he achieved two triple-digit
Beyer Speed Figures in his first three
starts and tallied two impressive Grade
1 wins in that span. He has 26 weanlings
cataloged at Keeneland and three at FasigTipton.
Tom Keyser
Drosselmeyer will be represented by 29 weanlings at Keeneland’s November sale.
Three-time Eclipse Award winner Gio
Ponti has 19 weanlings cataloged at the
November sales (16 at Keeneland, three at
Fasig-Tipton). Castleton Lyons’s 7-year-old
son of Tale of the Cat is one of two prominent turf horses whose first crop arrive
at the sales this fall, with the other being
Ashford’s Cape Blanco. That Irish-bred
5-year-old, 2011’s champion turf male, is
by the incredibly successful Galileo and
has 21 weanlings cataloged at Keeneland
along with one at Fasig-Tipton.
drf.com/breeding
DAILY RACING FORM
Sunday, November 3, 2013
PAGE 19
Fasig-Tipton offers premier stock
By Patrick Reed
Fasig-Tipton’s one-session November
sale, to begin on Monday at 4 p.m. Eastern at the company’s Newtown Paddocks
headquarters in Lexington, Ky., arrives
on the heels of North American horse
racing’s showcase event and heralds what
is always a hectic, eventful two weeks in
the auction sector.
The November sale habitually brings
to market several broodmare prospects
fresh off performances in the previous
weekend’s Breeders’ Cup races and is held
just prior to Keeneland’s lengthy November breeding stock sale. This year’s edition
will occur the night before the 10-day
Keeneland sale begins and contains a bevy
of accomplished racemares heading into
their second careers as well as a group of
weanlings, several from first-crop sires.
North American sales have enjoyed
their best year in recent history as they
recover from a deep and painful market
correction that affected the entire Thoroughbred industry in 2008-10. This
summer and fall’s yearling auctions have
posted encouraging results, to say the
least, and many within the industry expect
that momentum to carry on through the
breeding stock sales, as buyers begin to
take a long-term view toward the prospect
of an even stronger economic climate in
the years ahead.
The Jockey Club’s release of foal-crop
and mares-bred statistics for 2013 indicated that the decline in North American
breeding activity, though still evident, has
slowed. This offers added support to the
notion that equilibrium of sorts between
buyers and sellers is being reached, which
should continue to strengthen the market.
The Fasig-Tipton November sale is
unique due to its brevity and its concentration of top-class broodmares but still
should give an early indication of how the
breeding stock sales season will play out
(the first sizable mixed sale, held by the
Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. in mid-October,
posted healthy gains in nearly every category, albeit at a lower market level). The
general sense among consignors is one of
confidence in the North American bloodstock market’s recovery, tempered with a
realistic outlook about the larger economy
and its nagging problems.
“It was nice to see some new names
buying some of those seven-figure horses
[at the Keeneland September yearling
sale], but I think the most positive thing I
Barbara D. Livingston
In Lingerie, in foal to Frankel, will be sold at the Fasig-Tipton sale on Monday.
could see from it is that it looked to me like
the buyers of most of those type of horses
were going to stay in North America,”
said Guinness McFadden, sales director
at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Ky.
“That’s a definite shift from where we’ve
been the last few years. The stock markets
are at an all-time high, or close to it, but
it doesn’t feel to me like the economy is
rolling like it should, so I don’t think we’re
going to see massive gains. But I expect
[the November sales] to be really strong –
as strong as we’ve seen in the last five or
six years.”
Those sensational results at the recent
Keeneland September sale have created
a strong tailwind heading into both the
Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland November
auctions, especially for consignors with
elite horses to offer. That should help
maintain a high level of trade as buyers
seek to replenish their stables with both
young, well-bred foals and the mares who
can produce them, with an eye on next
year’s yearling sales.
“We’re excited,” said Meg Levy of Bluewater Sales. “I think the good stuff that’s
happened this summer and fall in the
Continued on page 20
PAGE 20
Sunday, November 3, 2013
DAILY RACING FORM
drf.com/breeding
Continued from page 19
yearling sales and hopefully the economy
looking a little more positive will take
us to the place where mares are more
commercial again. You need the factory.”
This issue went to press before the
Breeders’ Cup on Friday and Saturday,
but regardless of the results, Three Chimneys will be bringing a strong group of
fillies and mares to the Fasig-Tipton
November sale. Among other notables,
it is consigning Grade 2 winner Authenticity, a 6-year-old Quiet American mare
entered in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, and
Mizdirection, a 5-year-old daughter of
Mizzen Mast and the defending winner
of the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint,
who was entered in that race again. Both
are offered as racing or broodmare prospects.
A variety of additional stakes-winning
broodmares or broodmare prospects
are sprinkled throughout Fasig-Tipton’s
November catalog, and one Grade 1
winner who should vie for the sale’s top
price will be the Bluewater-consigned
In Lingerie, a $700,000 earner by classic winner and stamina-influence sire
Empire Maker. In Lingerie is offered in
foal to two-time European Horse of the
Year Frankel, who stood his first season
as a stallion this year and attracted a
star-studded book of mares from around
the world. Grade 1 winner Mi Sueno, by
Pulpit, will be offered in foal to Frankel by
Bluewater as Hip No. 195.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky
selected fall mixed sale
When: Nov. 4, 4 p.m. Eastern
Where: Newtown Paddocks, 2400 Newtown Pike,
Lexington, Ky. 40511
Phone: (859) 255-1555
Catalog: 220 horses, up 24 percent from 178 last year
Recent history: The 2012 sale posted overall positive
results while selling 87 horses for $60,220,000, an
average price of $692,184, and a median of $190,000.
Gross increased 84 percent, average rose by 67 percent, and median was down 5 percent. Whisper Hill
Farm bought 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace,
consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, for
$10 million to top the sale.
Internet: Live streaming at www.fasigtipton.com
Fasig-Tipton
Havre de Grace, the 2011 Horse of the Year, sold for $10 million last November.
Last year’s Fasig-Tipton November
auction, paced by a $10 million top price
for 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de
Grace, posted major gains in gross (up 84
percent) and average (up 67 percent) along
with a slight dip in median and a higher
buyback rate. Havre de Grace, bought by
Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm after
a protracted bidding process, set a world
record for a broodmare prospect.
SALE RESULTS, 2003-2012
Year
Offered
Sold
Not sold
Average Median
Gross
2012................. 134...................87.................. 47.............. $692,184...............$190,000.................$60,220,000
2011................. 109...................79.................. 30................ 414,494.................200,000................... 32,745,000
2010................. 133...................89.................. 44................ 314,567................. 130,000................... 27,996,500
2009..................111...................80.................. 31................ 361,313................. 170,000...................28,905,000
2008................. 150...................91.................. 59................772,297.................250,000...................70,279,000
2007................. 144.................107.................. 37................ 486,318................. 180,000...................52,036,000
2006................. 224.................170.................. 54................ 377,235................. 175,000....................64,130,000
2005................. 163.................112...................51................ 287,348................... 86,000................... 32,183,000
2004................. 239................ 201.................. 38................ 102,914....................27,000...................20,685,800
2003................... 83...................59...................24...................87,458................... 45,000......................5,160,000
drf.com/breeding
DAILY RACING FORM
Sunday, November 3, 2013
PAGE 21
Master of the turf
Courtesy of Coolmore Stud
Mastercraftsman, a dual Group 1 winner at age 2, has sired 24 winners, including four stakes winners, in his first crop.
JOHN P.
SPARKMAN
Sea The Stars, Europe’s Horse of the
Year in 2009, naturally dominated the hype
machine surrounding prospects for leading European freshman sire this year, and,
indeed, he has done well enough, with 10
winners through last Monday, including
Group 3 winner My Titania.
However, the standout among first-year
sires in Europe has been the horse who
came closest to beating Sea The Stars
during his undefeated 3-year-old season:
Mastercraftsman, who forced the champion into an all-out drive for his one-length
victory in the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes.
Mastercraftsman
almost
certainly
sealed freshman sire honors in Europe
for 2013 on Oct. 26, when his sons Kingston Hill and Craftsman won the Group 1
Racing Post Trophy and the Group 3 Killavullan Stakes, respectively.
By Danehill Dancer out of Starlight
Dreams, by Black Tie Affair, Mastercraftsman was bred in Ireland by Paul
Shanahan’s Lynch Bages and purchased
privately by the Coolmore partnership
of Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, and
Derrick Smith, for whom Shanahan
serves as racing manager. The precocious
Mastercraftsman won his first start at 2
at The Curragh in May 2008 and returned
to that course almost two months later to
capture the Group 2 Railway Stakes. Both
wins came over yielding ground that never
really suited him.
Mastercraftsman showed a much better
turn of foot on firm ground a month later,
running away with the Group 1 Phoenix
Stakes and beating Art Connoisseur by
4 1/2 lengths. In his next start, heavy going
bogged him down again in the Group 1
National Stakes at seven furlongs, and he
just held on to beat Shaweel by a nose.
That third hard race might have taken
too much out of him because he did not
show his true form three weeks later
at Longchamp, finishing fourth behind
winner Naaqoos in the Group 1 Prix JeanLuc Lagardere.
Despite that defeat, Mastercraftsman
was rated as Europe’s champion 2-year-old
male, but he did not have a prep race before
the 2000 Guineas the following spring. The
tall, leggy colt did not appear comfortable
coming down the hill into the Dip, and by
the time he began to rally up the final hill
at Newmarket, Sea The Stars was gone,
and Mastercraftsman finished fifth, beaten
4 1/4 lengths.
With Sea The Stars awaiting the Epsom
Derby, Mastercraftsman had a much easier
task in the Irish 2000 Guineas, and he duly
romped to a 4 1/2-length win over Rayeni.
Next, in the Group 1 St. James’s Palace
Stakes at Royal Ascot, Mastercraftsman
showed his Newmarket form was all wrong
by beating Delegator (who finished second
behind Sea The Stars in the English Guineas) by a neck.
Mastercraftsman’s
trainer,
Aidan
O’Brien, had been trying to beat Sea The
Stars all season, sending out Fame And
Glory to run second to the champion in
the Epsom Derby and Rip Van Winkle to
occupy the same position in the Group 1
Eclipse Stakes. Mastercraftsman made
Continued on page 22
PAGE 22
Sunday, November 3, 2013
DAILY RACING FORM
drf.com/breeding
Continued from page 21
Sea The Stars work harder than he had all
season in the Juddmonte International at
York at about 1 5/16 miles, as he followed
his pacesetters Georgebernardshaw and
Set Sail before taking the lead smoothly
two furlongs out, with Sea The Stars trailing. For almost a furlong, Sea The Stars
could make little impression on Mastercraftsman, but he finally wore him down
inside the last 100 yards to win by a length.
Mastercraftsman tried Sea The Stars
once more in the Irish Champion Stakes,
but on softer going was beaten five lengths
in third, with Fame And Glory second.
Mastercraftsman subsequently easily
handled Dundalk’s synthetic surface in the
Group 3 Diamond Stakes, which served as
a prep for the Breeders’ Cup, contested in
2009 over Santa Anita’s Pro-Ride track. In
the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile, Mastercraftsman broke slowly from his inside post and
never was able to find a way out. The colt
stuck his head inside pacesetter Midshipman at the eighth pole but then had to
check when the hole closed and finished
an unlucky fourth behind Furthest Land,
beaten 1 1/2 lengths.
Mastercraftsman retired to Coolmore
Stud’s Irish headquarters in 2010 with
the reputation as the best son of Danehill
Dancer, England’s leading sire in 2009.
Physically, though, he has little in common
with his compact, muscular sire. Standing about 2 1/2 inches taller than Danehill
Dancer, Mastercraftsman is a massive,
powerful individual, perhaps a touch
upright in his pasterns, and more closely
resembles some of the leggier high-class
stayers along his female line.
Shanahan purchased Mastercraftsman’s dam, Starlight Dreams, in foal to
Luhuk, for only $40,000 at the 2001 Keeneland November breeding stock sale, with
Kate Conroy signing the ticket. Her third
foal, Genuine Devotion, by Rock of Gibraltar, had already won the Grade 3 Locust
Grove Handicap at Churchill Downs by
the time Mastercraftsman came along, and
Mastercraftsman’s full sister Famous, a
$1.46 million Goffs yearling, later placed in
the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes.
Starlight Dreams’s half-brother Matahif, by Wassl, was a stakes winner in
England, and two of her half-sisters were
stakes producers, but the real attraction
for an ambitious breeder like Shanahan
was her more distant female family. Her
dam, Reves Celestes, by Lyphard, was a
half-sister to English highweighted stayer
Danehill 86
Danehill Dancer 93
Mira Adonde 86
Mastercraftsman 06
Black Tie Affair 86
Starlight Dreams 95
Reves Celestes 79
KINGSTON HILL
Gray or Roan Colt
Foaled Jan. 15, 2011
Blushing Groom 74
Rainbow Quest 81
I Will Follow 75
Audacieuse 97
Persian Bold 75
Sarah Georgina 87
Dance by Night 82
Celestial Storm, by Roberto, and to Group
2 Ribblesdale Stakes winner Thawakib, by
Sadler’s Wells, the dam of Prix de l’Arc de
Triomphe winner Sakhee, by Bahri.
Another half-sister, Le Vague a l’Ame,
by Vaguely Noble, was the dam of Grade 1
winner River Memories, by Riverman, and
the family traces back to foundation mare
Dangerous Dame, by Nasrullah, the ancestress of Broad Brush, Exceller, Capote, and
many others.
Mastercraftsman’s combination of race
record, conformation, and pedigree guaranteed a large and varied book at Coolmore, and his first Northern Hemisphere
crop of 131 2-year-olds already includes
24 winners through last Monday. Four of
them are stakes winners, headed by Kingston Hill, Craftsman, and Group 3 Prestige
Stakes winner Amazing Maria.
Bred in England by Ridgecourt Stud,
Kingston Hill is the fifth foal but only
the second winner out of Audacieuse, a
talented daughter of the great sire and
broodmare sire Rainbow Quest. Trained
in France by Elie Lellouche, Audacieuse
placed twice at 2 but came into her own
at 3, winning her maiden in her second
sophomore start. Subsequently unplaced
in a couple of Group 3 events, she returned
to winning form in the Prix de Liancourt
at Longchamp at about 1 1/4 miles in the
autumn, beating Slippering by five lengths.
Unplaced again behind Petrushka in the
Group 1 Prix de l’Opera, Audacieuse closed
out her career with another easy win going
Danzig 77
Razyana 81
Sharpen Up 69
Lettre d’Amour 79
Miswaki 78
Hat Tab Girl 79
Lyphard 69
Tobira Celeste 71
Red God 54
Runaway Bride 62
Herbager 56
Where You Lead 70
Bold Lad 64
Relkarunner 68
Northfields 68
Elvina 75
about 1 5/16 miles in the Group 3 Prix de
Flore at Saint-Cloud.
Audacieuse is a half-sister to Group 3
winner Waiter’s Dream, by Oasis Dream,
and multiple stakes winner Lord Jim, by
Kahyasi, and her dam, the winner Sarah
Georgina, by Persian Bold, is a half-sister
to French classic winner Danseuse du
Soir, by Thatching, and two other stakes
winners from a family tracing back to
the great Orby mare Orlass. Orlass is the
ancestress of innumerable top European
racehorses, including Hethersett, Providential, Narrator, Saraca, and American
standout Droll Role.
As we have learned all too often, one crop
does not a sire make, but there is every
reason to think that Mastercraftsman’s
early success will continue. He has shuttled
each season to the Southern Hemisphere,
and it will be no surprise if his progeny find
comparable success Down Under, given the
almost complete dominance of the Danehill male line in the Antipodes.
Whether that will make Mastercraftsman a better sire than his more heralded
contemporary Sea The Stars is another
matter entirely. Mastercraftsman was a
dual Group 1 winner at 2, while Sea The
Stars was only a Group 2 winner as a juvenile, so the latter’s progeny are expected to
improve more with age.
Still, given Mastercraftsman’s head
start, Sea The Stars will have to be very
good to catch him, as he did in the Juddmonte International.
drf.com/breeding
stakes reports
DAILY RACING FORM
Sunday, November 3, 2013
PAGE 23
For all recent graded
stakes in North America
joshua tree (ire)
CANADIAN INT’L S. [CAN-G1], Woodbine, oct. 27
Michael Burns
CANADIAN INT’L S. [CAN-G1]
Woodbine, Oct. 27, $956,800 guaranteed, 3-year-olds and up,
1 1/2 miles turf, 2:35.45, yielding. (Course record: 2:25.60.)
JOSHUA TREE (IRE), 126, b. h. 6, Montjeu (Ire)—Madeira Mist
(Ire), by Grand Lodge. Owner, K. K. Al Nabooda and L. Albahou;
breeder, Castlemartin Stud and Skymarc Farm (Ireland); trainer,
Edward Dunlop; jockey, Ryan Moore....................... $574,080
Hyper, 126, b. h. 6, Victory Gallop—Raw Nerve, by Nureyev.
Owner, Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey................. $191,360
Seismos (Ire), 126, ch. g. 5, Dalakhani (Ire)—Sasuela (Ger), by
Dashing Blade (GB). Owner, Gestut Karlshof............ $95,680
Winning Beyer: 102
Margins: 3/4, 3/4, nk. Odds of winner: 7-1. Favorite: Slumber
(GB), 2-1.
Also ran: Now We Can (GB) 126 ($47,840), Temeraine 126
($19,136), Slumber (GB) 126 ($9,568), Forte Dei Marmi (GB)
126 ($9,568), Stormy Len 119 ($9,568), Lucayan (Fr) 126 ($383),
Perfect Timber 126 ($383).
RACING RECORD
AGE
2
3
4
5
6
Totals
STS
3
4
7
11
6
___
31
1st
(SW)
2nd
(SP)
3rd
(SP)
Earnings
2(1)
1(1)
1(1)
2(2)
1(1)
___
1
0
3(2)
2(2)
1(1)
___
0
1(1)
1(1)
1(1)
1(1)
___
$162,213
1,231,039
471,511
1,294,995
672,327
_________
7(6)
7(5)
4(4)
$3,832,085
At 4: 1st Qatar International Invitation Cup [Qat-G1]; 2nd Canadian International S. [Can-G1], His Highness The Emir’s Trophy
[Qat-G1]; 3rd Grosser Preis von Baden [Ger-G1].
At 5: 1st Canadian International S. [Can-G1], Prix Kergorlay [FrG2]; 2nd Princess of Wales’s Goldsmith’s S. [Eng-G2], Dubai Gold
Cup [UAE-G3]; 3rd Prix Foy [Fr-G2].
At 6: 1st Canadian International S. [Can-G1]; 2nd Prix Kergorlay
[Fr-G2]; 3rd Coronation Cup [Eng-G1].
JOSHUA TREE (IRE), b. h. 2007
Sadler’s Wells 81
MONTJEU (IRE) 96
Floripedes 85
Northern Dancer 61
Fairy Bridge 75
Top Ville (Ire) 76
Toute Cy (Fr) 79
Chief’s Crown 82
Grand Lodge 91
La Papagena (GB) 83
MADEIRA MIST (IRE) 99
Shirley Heights (GB) 75
Mountains of Mist (Ire) 92
Magic of Life 85
At 2: 1st Juddmonte Royal Lodge S. [Eng-G2].
At 3: 1st Canadian International S. [Can-G1]; 3rd Great Voltigeur
S. [Eng-G2].
When Montjeu (Ire) has crossed with Grand Lodge mares, it has
produced 10 foals of racing age, 4 winners (40%), 2 SWs (20%),
2 graded SWs (20%), $732,689 average earnings per runner.
Sire: MONTJEU (IRE) (deceased). Raced 3 years in England,
France, Ireland, Japan, North America, 16 starts, 11 wins.
Earned $3,178,177. Best Beyer: 102. Sire of 10 crops,
1,404 foals, 1,092 runners (78%), 707 winners (50%), 126
SWs (9%), including Nom Du Jeu (NZ), Scarface (Tur), Wall
Street (NZ), Fame And Glory (GB), Camelot (GB), Hurricane Fly
(Ire). Total progeny earnings $109,083,693, $99,893 average
per starter. Auction record, 1980 to present—601 yearlings
sold, $216,460 average. In 2012, 20 yearlings sold, $542,990
average.
1st dam: MADEIRA MIST (IRE). Bred by Dr. A. J. O’Reilly and
Skymarc Farm (Ire). Raced 4 years, 23 starts, 8 wins. Earned
$504,203. Best Beyer: 96. At 3, 1st Good Intentions S.; 2nd
Frances A. Genter S. [L]. At 4, 1st Dance Smartly H. [CanG3], George Rosenberger Memorial S.; 2nd Violet H. [G3],
Designated Dancer S. At 5, 1st Endeavour S. [L], Quill S.; 2nd
Athenia H. [G3], Hillsborough S. [G3]; 3rd Honey Fox H. [G3],
Jenny Wiley S. [G3].
06—Storm Mist (Ire), h., by Giant’s Causeway. Raced 1 year, 3
starts, no wins. $285,180 yearling 2007 GOF-ORB.
07—JOSHUA TREE (IRE) (See above). Best Beyer: 103.
$660,177 yearling 2008 TAT-OCT.
08—Madeira Sun (GB), m., by Galileo (Ire). Unraced.
09—Stencive (GB), c., by Dansili (GB). Raced 3 years, 9 starts, 1
win. Earned $135,943. $433,879 yearling 2010 TAT-OCT.
10—Monaco Mist (Ire), f., by Montjeu (Ire). Raced 1 year, 3
starts, no wins. Earned $3,383.
11—Shingan (Ire), c., by Invincible Spirit (Ire). Raced 1 year,
2 starts, no wins. Earned $31,684. $496,775 yearling 2012
TAT-OCT.
12—c., by Montjeu (Ire). $1,014,111 yearling 2013 TAT-OCT.
13—c., by Pour Moi (Ire).
PAGE 24
Sunday, November 3, 2013
E.P. TAYLOR S. [CAN-G1]
Woodbine, Oct. 27, $478,400 guaranteed, 3-year-olds and up,
fillies and mares, 1 1/4 miles turf, 2:07.13, yielding. (Course
record: 2:00.12.)
TANNERY (IRE), 124, b. f. 4, Dylan Thomas (Ire)—Danse Grecque
(Ire), by Sadler’s Wells. Owner, Richard Santulli; breeder, Grange
Stud (Ireland); trainer, Alan Goldberg; jockey, Joel Rosario........ ................................................................................. $287,040
Fitful Skies (Ire), 124, b. f. 4, Dubawi (Ire)—Wajd, by Northern
Dancer. Owner, Darley Stable.................................... $95,680
Moment In Time (Ire), 124, b. f. 4, Tiger Hill (Ire)—Horatia (Ire),
by Machiavellian. Owner, J.M. Annable.................... $47,840
Winning Beyer: 98
Margins: hd, 2, 1/2. Odds of winner (favorite): 2-1.
Also ran: Minakshi (Fr) 124 ($23,920), Samba Brazil (Ger) 124
($9,568), No Explaining (Ire) 124 ($4,784), Irish Mission 124
($5,741), Moment of Majesty 124 ($5,741), Colonial Flag 124
($383), Nancy O (Ire) 119 ($383).
RACING RECORD
AGE
2
3
4
Totals
STS
4
9
6
___
19
1st
(SW)
2nd
(SP)
3rd
(SP)
drf.com/breeding
DAILY RACING FORM
Earnings
0
4(3)
2(2)
___
2
1
1(1)
___
0
1(1)
0
___
$5,483
181,979
562,872
_________
6(5)
4(1)
1(1)
$750,334
At 3: 1st Kilboy Estate S. [Ire-G3], Martin Molony S., Irish Stallion
Farms E.B.F. Victor McCalmont Memorial S.; 3rd Garden City
S. [G1].
At 4: 1st E. P. Taylor S. [Can-G1], Sheepshead Bay S. [G2]; 2nd
Flower Bowl Invitational S. [G1].
04—Pheidias (Ire), g., by Spectrum (Ire). Raced 7 years, 43
starts, 3 wins. Earned $49,540.
05—Luminere (Ire), m., by Spectrum (Ire). Unraced.
06—Aborted foal
07—Dead foal
08—No report
09—TANNERY (IRE) (See above). Best Beyer: 98.
10—General Brook (Ire), g., by Westerner (GB). Raced 1 year, 5
starts, 1 win. Earned $13,104.
11—c., by Westerner (GB).
12—Not bred
13—f., by Mastercraftsman (Ire).
FAYETTE S. [G2]
Keeneland, Oct. 26, $200,000 guaranteed, 3-year-olds and up,
1 1/8 miles, 1:48.13, fast. (Track record: 1:46.63.)
NIKKI’S SANDCASTLE, 121, ch. g. 6, Castledale (Ire)—Sandtina,
by Sandpit (Brz). Owner-breeder, Richard Sherman (Ky.); trainer,
David Kassen; jockey, Leandro Goncalves............... $120,000
Winning Cause, 118, ch. c. 3, Giant’s Causeway—Raffishing
Look, by Kingmambo. Owner, Alto Racing................ $40,000
You Know I Know, 121, dk. b. or br. g. 4, Simon Pure—Magic
Show, by Notebook. Owner, Anthony J. Chacon and Paul M.
Mangini Jr................................................................ $20,000
Winning Beyer: 94
Margins: 1 1/4, 1 1/4, 1/2. Odds of winner: 12-1. Favorite:
Willcox Inn, 5-2.
Also ran: Finnegans Wake 121 ($10,000), Lea 121 ($6,000),
Villandry 121 ($1,000), Ol Army 121 ($1,000), Set the Sail 121
($1,000), Willcox Inn 121 ($1,000).
TANNERY (IRE), b. f. 2009
Danehill 86
DYLAN THOMAS (IRE) 03
Lagrion 89
Sadler’s Wells 81
DANSE GRECQUE (IRE) 98
Greektown 85
Danzig 77
Razyana 81
Diesis (GB) 80
Wrap It Up (Ire) 79
Northern Dancer 61
Fairy Bridge 75
Ela-Mana-Mou (Ire) 76
Edinburgh 74
When Dylan Thomas (Ire) has crossed with Sadler’s Wells mares,
it has produced 34 foals of racing age, 12 winners (35%), 1 SW
(3%), 1 graded SW (3%), $72,022 average earnings per runner.
Sire: DYLAN THOMAS (IRE). Raced 3 years in England, France,
Hong Kong, Ireland, North America, 20 starts, 10 wins. Earned
$6,620,852. Best Beyer: 96. Stands at Coolmore Stud in
Ireland for $13,359. Sire of 3 crops, 597 foals, 338 runners
(57%), 163 winners (27%), 9 SWs (2%), including Nymphea
(Ire), Glowing Cloud (GB), Goldoni (Ire). Total progeny earnings $7,357,512, $21,768 average per starter. Auction record,
1980 to present—319 yearlings sold, $50,596 average. In
2012, 67 yearlings sold, $31,871 average.
1st dam: Danse Grecque (Ire). Bred by Ballymacoll Stud Farm
(Ire). Unraced.
02—Grecian Groom (Ire), g., by Groom Dancer. Raced 3 years,
19 starts, 4 wins. Earned $27,341.
03—Foal died
RACING RECORD
AGE
3
4
5
6
Totals
STS
1st
(SW)
1
3
4(3)
1(1)
___
3
1
5(3)
0
___
1
1
1
1
___
$38,885
80,263
264,919
134,840
_________
35
9(4)
9(3)
4
$518,907
12
7
11
5
___
2nd
(SP)
3rd
(SP)
Earnings
At 5: 1st El Prado S. [L], Sea O Erin S., Claiming Crown Emerald
S.; 2nd Fayette S. [G2], Robert F. Carey Memorial H. [L], Edward
J. Debartolo Memorial H. [L].
At 6: 1st Hagyard Fayette S. [G2].
Sire: CASTLEDALE (IRE). Raced 3 years in Ireland, North
America, 17 starts, 5 wins. Earned $864,423. Best Beyer:
108. Stands at Te Runga Stud in New Zealand for $5,807. Sire
of 5 crops, 221 foals, 104 runners (47%), 59 winners (27%),
4 SWs (2%), including Madame Giry, Castlzeberg (NZ), Little
Emily. Total progeny earnings $3,429,876, $32,980 average per
starter. Auction record, 1980 to present—20 yearlings sold,
$12,136 average. In 2012, 3 yearlings sold, $9,014 average.
1st dam: SANDTINA. Bred by Clovertree Inc. (Ky.). Raced 2
years, 12 starts, 1 win. Earned $6,346. Best Beyer: 52.
07—NIKKI’S SANDCASTLE (See above). Best Beyer: 100.
08—Where’s the Baby, g., by Castledale (Ire). Raced 3 years, 26
starts, 3 wins. Earned $166,930. Best Beyer: 89.
09—No report.
10—Merilore, f., by Don’t Get Mad. Raced 2 years, 13 starts, 2
wins. Earned $40,193. Best Beyer: 72.
11—No report.
12—No report.
13—Big Nicky, c., by Line of David.
BOLD RULER H. [G3]
Belmont, Oct. 26, $200,000 guaranteed, 3-year-olds and up,
7 furlongs, 1:21.52, fast. (Track record: 1:20.17.)
CLEARLY NOW, 117, dk. b. or br. c. 3, Horse Greeley—Bend,
by Arch. Owner, Up Hill Stable; breeder, Claiborne Farm (Ky.);
trainer, Brian Lynch; jockey, Jose Lezcano............... $120,000
Forty Tales, 119, b. c. 3, Tale of the Cat—Forty Love, by Forty
Niner. Owner, Perretti Racing Stable......................... $40,000
Saturday’s Charm, 116, dk. b. or br. c. 4, Any Given Saturday—
Pout, by Deputy Minister. Owner, Mike McCarty....... $20,000
Winning Beyer: 108
Margins: 1 1/2, 4 3/4, nk. Odds of winner: 7-2. Favorite: Strapping Groom, 1-1.
Also ran: Strapping Groom 122 ($10,000), Big Screen 117
($6,000), Politicallycorrect 116 ($4,000).
RACING RECORD
AGE
2
3
Totals
STS
3
7
___
10
1st
(SW)
2nd
(SP)
3rd
(SP)
Earnings
2
2(2)
___
0
3(3)
___
1(1)
2(2)
___
423,638
_________
$84,598
4(2)
3(3)
3(3)
$508,236
At 2: 3rd Display S. [Can-L].
NIKKI’S SANDCASTLE, ch. g. 2007
Peintre Celebre 94
CASTLEDALE (IRE) 01
Louju 94
Nureyev 77
Sandpit (Brz) 89
SANDTINA 01
Festina 96
Baynoun (Ire) 81
Peinture Bleue 87
Silver Hawk 79
Secretarial Queen 77
At 3: 1st Swale S. [G3], Bold Ruler H. [G3]; 2nd Bay Shore S.
[G3], Gallant Bob S. [G3], Charlie Barley S.; 3rd Woody Stephens
S. [G2], Holy Bull S. [G3].
CLEARLY NOW, dk. b. or br. c. 2010
Mr. Greeley 92
HORSE GREELEY 04
Chile Chatte 93
Gone West 84
Arch 95
BEND 01
Stint 96
Kris S. 77
Long Legend 78
Storm Cat 83
Carita Tostada (Chi) 84
Sand Dancer (Fr) 79
Festin (Arg) 86
Delta Mary 81
When Castledale (Ire) has crossed with Sandpit (Brz) mares, it has
produced 2 foals of racing age, 2 winners (100%), 1 SW (50%), 1
graded SW (50%), $342,919 average earnings per runner.
Aurora 88
Wild Again 80
Hitch 89
drf.com/breeding
When Horse Greeley has crossed with Arch mares, it has
produced 1 foal of racing age, 1 winner (100%), 1 SW (100%), 1
graded SW (100%), $508,236 average earnings per runner.
Sire: HORSE GREELEY. Raced 2 years, 6 starts, 2 wins. Earned
$225,460. Best Beyer: 94. Stands at Claiborne Farm in Ky.
for $2,500. Sire of 2 crops, 86 foals, 45 runners (52%), 17
winners (20%), 3 SWs (3%), including Go Greeley, Really Mr
Greely. Total progeny earnings $1,597,805, $35,507 average
per starter. Auction record, 1980 to present—69 yearlings
sold, $24,138 average. In 2012, 16 yearlings sold, $44,294
average.
1st dam: Bend. Bred by Claiborne Farm (Ky.). Raced 4 years,
20 starts, 3 wins. Earned $144,946. Best Beyer: 90. At 4,
3rd E.B. Johnston S. At 5, 2nd Luther Burbank H. At 6, 3rd
Glendale H.
08—h., by Flatter. Unraced.
09—Salvar, f., by Eddington. Raced 3 years, 14 starts, 3 wins.
Earned $53,710. Best Beyer: 72. $6,000 yearling 2010
KEE-SEP.
10—CLEARLY NOW (See above). Best Beyer: 108. $30,000
yearling 2011 KEE-SEP.
11—Escapist, c., by Stroll. $31,000 yearling 2012 KEE-SEP.
12—c., by Stroll. $42,000 yearling 2013 KEE-SEP.
13—f., by Horse Greeley.
TURNBACK THE ALARM H. [G3]
Belmont, Oct. 26, $200,000 guaranteed, 3-year-olds and up,
fillies and mares, 1 1/16 miles, 1:42.62, fast. (Track record:
1:39.38.)
STANWYCK, 117, b. f. 4, Empire Maker—Set Them Free, by Stop
the Music. Owner-breeder, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome S. Moss (Ky.);
trainer, John Shirreffs; jockey, Alex Solis................. $120,000
Centring, 117, b. m. 5, A.P. Indy—Composure, by Touch Gold.
Owner, Darley Stable................................................. $40,000
Fantasy of Flight, 116, b. m. 5, Tiznow—Positive Energy, by
Rubiano. Owner, Sanford H. Robbins........................ $20,000
Winning Beyer: 92
Margins: hd, 4 1/4, 1/2. Odds of winner: 21-1. Favorite:
Centring, 1-1.
Also ran: Royal Lahaina 116 ($10,000), Lady Cohiba 116
($6,000), Moon Philly 117 ($1,334), Street Secret 116 ($1,334),
Roman Invader 117 ($1,332).
RACING RECORD
AGE
3
4
Totals
STS
6
4
___
10
1st
(SW)
2nd
(SP)
3rd
(SP)
Earnings
2
1(1)
___
1
0
___
3
0
___
127,090
_________
$95,560
3(1)
1
3
$222,650
At 4: 1st Turnback the Alarm H. [G3].
STANWYCK, b. f. 2009
Unbridled 87
EMPIRE MAKER 00
Toussaud 89
Fappiano 77
Stop the Music 70
SET THEM FREE 90
Valseuse (Fr) 73
Hail to Reason 58
Gana Facil 81
DAILY RACING FORM
When Empire Maker has crossed with Stop the Music mares,
it has produced 1 foal of racing age, 1 winner (100%), 1 SW
(100%), 1 graded SW (100%), $222,650 average earnings per
runner.
Sire: EMPIRE MAKER. Raced 2 years, 8 starts, 4 wins. Earned
$1,985,800. Best Beyer: 111. Stands at JBBA Shizunai Stallion Station in Japan. Sire of 7 crops, 653 foals, 439 runners
(67%), 287 winners (44%), 43 SWs (7%), including Royal
Delta, It’s So You, Federalist (Jpn), Pioneerof the Nile, Grace
Hall. Total progeny earnings $45,503,829, $103,653 average
per starter. Auction record, 1980 to present—221 yearlings
sold, $229,711 average. In 2012, 9 yearlings sold, $159,178
average.
1st dam: SET THEM FREE. Bred by Racetime Inc. (Ky.). Raced 4
years, 12 starts, 5 wins. Earned $173,275. Best Beyer: 101.
At 2, 1st Debutante Breeders’ Cup S. [L], Pasadena S. [L]. At 4,
1st Eloquent H. [L], Very Subtle H.
97—Scoville, h., by Sheikh Albadou (GB). Unraced.
98—Valedon, h., by Valiant Nature. Unraced.
99—Styler, m., by Holy Bull. Raced 1 year, 4 starts, 2 wins.
Earned $69,360. Best Beyer: 91.
00—Sea Jewel, m., by Sea Hero. Raced 3 years, 17 starts, 2
wins. Earned $196,825. Best Beyer: 89. At 2, 3rd Oak Leaf
S. [G2]. At 3, 2nd Santa Ysabel S. [G3]. At 4, 3rd Autumn
Leaves H.
01—Barren
02—GIACOMO, h., by Holy Bull. Raced 3 years, 16 starts,
3 wins. Earned $2,537,316. Best Beyer: 109. At 2, 2nd
Hollywood Futurity [G1]. At 3, 1st Kentucky Derby [G1]; 2nd
San Felipe S. [G2]; 3rd Preakness S. [G1], Sham S. [L]. At 4,
1st San Diego H. [G2]; 3rd Goodwood Breeders’ Cup H. [G2],
Strub S. [G2].
03—Falcon Scott, h., by Swain (Ire). Raced 2 years, 8 starts, 3
wins. Earned $68,905. Best Beyer: 89.
04—TIAGO, h., by Pleasant Tap. Raced 4 years, 20 starts, 5
wins. Earned $2,358,270. Best Beyer: 110. At 3, 1st Santa
Anita Derby [G1], Goodwood S. [G1], Swaps Breeders’ Cup
S. [G2]; 3rd Belmont S. [G1]. At 4, won Oaklawn H. [G2]; 2nd
Goodwood S. [G1], Strub S. [G2], Californian S. [G2]; 3rd
Breeders’ Cup Classic [G1], San Fernando S. [G2]. At 5, 3rd
San Antonio H. [G2].
05—Alonzo, h., by Pleasant Tap. Raced 3 years, 3 starts, 1 win.
Earned $17,600. Best Beyer: 70.
06—Galayo, h., by Giant’s Causeway. Raced 2 years, 3 starts, no
wins. Earned $7,300. Best Beyer: 71.
07—Paro, g., by Pulpit. Raced 1 year, 1 start, no wins. Earned
$9,000. Best Beyer: 77.
08—Barren
09—STANWYCK (See above). Best Beyer: 92.
10—Barren
11—Rutile, f., by Medaglia d’Oro.
12—Veneto, c., by Malibu Moon.
13—Barren
AUTUMN MISS S. [G3]
El Gran Senor 81
Santa Anita, Oct. 26, $100,000 guaranteed, 3-year-olds, fillies,
1 mile turf, 1:34.67, firm. (Course record: 1:31.78.)
Image of Reality 76
WISHING GATE, 122, b. f. 3, Indian Charlie—Rich in Spirit, by
Repriced. Owner-breeder, Glen Hill Farm (Fla.); trainer, Thomas
Proctor; jockey, Gary Stevens................................... $60,000
Journey On, 117, ch. f. 3, Good Journey—Miss Del Mar, by
American Chance. Owner, Neil Haymes and Robert Master........
............................................................................ $20,000
Charlie Em (GB), 122, b. f. 3, Kheleyf—Miss Meggy (GB), by
Pivotal (GB). Owner, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. $12,000
Winning Beyer: 87
Margins: 1 1/4, 1/2, hd. Odds of winner (favorite): 7-5.
Bebopper 62
Tyrant 66
Barbarossa (Fr) 68
PAGE 25
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Also ran: Need You Now (Ire) 117 ($6,000), Oscar Party 118
($2,000), Include the Aussie 117 ($250), Flashy Ways 117
($250), Wittgenstein (Ire) 117 ($250), Heir Kitty 117 ($250), Miss
Empire 118 ($250), Caraquista 118 ($250).
RACING RECORD
AGE
2
3
Totals
STS
4
6
___
10
1st
(SW)
2nd
(SP)
3rd
(SP)
Earnings
1
3(2)
___
1(1)
2(1)
___
0
0
___
241,344
_________
$64,000
4(2)
3(2)
0
$305,344
At 2: 2nd Surfer Girl S. [L].
At 3: 1st San Clemente H. [G2], Autumn Miss S. [G3]; 2nd Del
Mar Oaks [G1].
WISHING GATE, b. f. 2010
In Excess (Ire) 87
INDIAN CHARLIE 95
Soviet Sojourn 89
Siberian Express 81
Repriced 88
RICH IN SPIRIT 02
Qualatative 95
Roberto 69
Kantado 76
Leo Castelli 84
Political Parfait 84
Feature Price 81
Woodman 83
Hearts and Clouds 89
When Indian Charlie has crossed with Repriced mares, it has
produced 1 foal of racing age, 1 winner (100%), 1 SW (100%), 1
graded SW (100%), $305,344 average earnings per runner.
Sire: INDIAN CHARLIE (deceased). Raced 2 years, 5 starts, 4
wins. Earned $616,120. Best Beyer: 112. Sire of 12 crops,
898 foals, 670 runners (75%), 491 winners (55%), 78 SWs
(9%), including Uncle Mo, Indiano, Indian Blessing, Pampered
Princess, Liaison, My Pal Charlie. Total progeny earnings
$54,852,711, $81,870 average per starter. Auction record,
1980 to present—547 yearlings sold, $108,491 average. In
2012, 50 yearlings sold, $220,506 average.
1st dam: RICH IN SPIRIT. Bred by Glen Hill Farm (Fla.). Raced
4 years, 26 starts, 7 wins. Earned $606,066. Best Beyer: 96.
At 2, 1st John Franks Juvenile Fillies Turf S. At 3, 1st Regret
S. [G3]; 2nd Dayton Andrews Dodge Sophomore Turf S. [L],
Edgewood S. [L]; 3rd Virginia Oaks [L]. At 4, 1st Locust Grove
H. [G3]; 2nd Mint Julep H. [G3], Indian Maid Breeders’ Cup
H. [L]. At 5, 3rd Modesty H. [G3], Ellis Park Breeders’ Cup
Turf S. [L].
09—Lavish Outlook, f., by Smarty Jones. Unraced.
10—WISHING GATE (See above). Best Beyer: 92.
11—c., by Tiznow.
12—Nothing to Wear, f., by Malibu Moon.
13—f., by Candy Ride (Arg).
Weekend Stakes Replays:
Catch up on all the hottest
stakes action with fresh replays
every week at drf.com/video.
PAGE 26
Sunday, November 3, 2013
DAILY RACING FORM
drf.com/breeding
LEADING BROODMARE SIRES
YEAR TO DATE THROUGH 10/27
RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
dams
RNRS
WNRS SWNRS SWINS
CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS
2013
EARNINGS
TOP RUNNER-BEYER
A.P. Indy (1989, Seattle Slew).....................................536...................510............... 225........... 22............ 29............Royal Delta-$987,275.............................$12,879,788 . ..............Moreno-107
Sadler’s Wells (1981, Northern Dancer)................... 1130...................897............... 344........... 36............ 51.............The Fugue-$971,368............................. $12,596,281 . ..............Forte Dei Marmi-98
Tannery-98
Darshaan (1981, Shirley Heights)...............................442...................355............... 140........... 21............ 35............Sajjhaa-$3,436,388................................$12,490,487 . ..............Dank-107
Storm Cat (1983, Storm Bird)......................................688...................651............... 305........... 25............ 36............Close Hatches-$1,007,300.................... $12,436,920 . ..............Sahara Sky-110
Danehill (1986, Danzig)............................................. 1194...................705............... 301........... 33............ 46............Intello-$2,168,515...................................$11,824,798 . ..............Salto-97
Seeking the Gold (1985, Mr. Prospector)...................478...................479............... 238........... 18............ 26............Up With the Birds-$948,953.................. $10,667,074 . ..............Point of Entry-109
Deputy Minister (1979, Vice Regent)..........................578...................477............... 210........... 21............ 28............Authenticity-$634,492.............................$9,937,441 . ..............Golden Ticket-105
Anabaa (1992, Danzig).................................................586...................267................ 98.............11............. 15.............Treve-$4,768,732......................................$8,674,997 . ..............Malibu Skyline-81
Dixieland Band (1980, Northern Dancer)...................663...................456............... 234........... 15............ 18.............Cyber Secret-$459,699............................$8,587,772 . ..............Cyber Secret-108
Acatenango (1982, Surumu).......................................291...................202................ 81............. 9............. 10.............Animal Kingdom-$6,060,000................. $8,253,015 . ..............Animal Kingdom-106
Unbridled (1987, Fappiano).........................................303...................287............... 139........... 10............ 13.............Orb-$2,557,566.........................................$8,249,617 . ..............Orb-106
Woodman (1983, Mr. Prospector)............................1000...................669............... 260........... 14............ 21............Tiz Miz Sue-$440,000..............................$8,211,497 . ..............Tiz Miz Sue-104
Gone West (1984, Mr. Prospector).............................590...................471............... 201........... 20............ 25............Leading Light-$673,595..........................$8,093,098 . ..............Souper Speedy-105
Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat)..........................554...................275............... 128........... 15............ 23............Verrazano-$1,556,300.............................$7,998,914 . ..............Verrazano-116
Royal Academy (1987, Nijinsky II)............................1264...................495............... 223........... 24............ 28............Summer Applause-$406,500..................$7,753,031 . ..............Strong Impact-101
Dehere (1991, Deputy Minister)..................................642...................255............... 123........... 12............ 18.............Will Take Charge-$1,733,200..................$7,269,241 . ..............Graydar-109
Take Charge Indy-109
Unbridled’s Song (1993, Unbridled)...........................545...................377............... 183............ 7.............. 8..............Super Ninety Nine-$322,800...................$7,216,666 . ..............Big Screen-110
Rahy (1985, Blushing Groom).....................................525...................405............... 189........... 14............ 19.............Declaration of War-$1,251,363................ $7,165,395 . ..............Occasional View-96
Rainbow Quest (1981, Blushing Groom)....................559...................380............... 154........... 18............ 21............Auroras Encore-$842,635.......................$7,063,211 . ..............Java’s War-96
Carson City (1987, Mr. Prospector)............................521...................330............... 175............11............. 12.............Bourbon Courage-$172,630....................$6,959,105 . ..............Bourbon Courage-104
Quiet American (1986, Fappiano)...............................426...................327............... 166........... 17............ 22............Flashy American-$270,346.................... $6,896,486 . ..............Off the Jak-104
Silver Deputy (1985, Deputy Minister)....................... 513...................345............... 185........... 13............ 19.............Strapping Groom-$483,000....................$6,574,378 . ..............Strapping Groom-104
Dynaformer (1985, Roberto)........................................560...................363............... 169............11............. 12.............Stormy Len-$228,747...............................$6,551,005 . ..............No Distinction-100
Touch Gold (1994, Deputy Minister)..........................349...................252............... 135............ 8............. 12.............Emollient-$852,100..................................$6,531,702 . ..............Centring-101
Edge of Reality-101
Pulpit (1994, A.P. Indy)................................................296...................212................113............ 8............. 12.............Departing-$1,380,100.............................. $6,414,170 . ..............Departing-104
Kingmambo (1990, Mr. Prospector)........................... 416...................394............... 159............ 9............. 13.............Ruler of The World-$1,552,569.............. $6,375,206 . ..............Sky Kingdom-104
Wild Again (1980, Icecapade).....................................476...................265............... 133............11............. 20............Power Broker-$623,012...........................$6,361,071 . ..............Joyful Victory-108
Thunder Gulch (1992, Gulch)......................................964...................397............... 195........... 16............ 21............Five Iron-$321,234..................................$6,208,003 . ..............Duke of Del Rey-97
Grand Slam (1995, Gone West)...................................542...................269............... 126........... 12............ 18.............Kitten’s Dumplings-$581,514..................$5,977,892 . ..............Bradester-96
Red Ransom (1987, Roberto).......................................889...................360............... 150............ 8............. 12.............War Command-$590,931........................$5,740,690 . ..............Saratoga Snacks-105
Saint Ballado (1989, Halo)...........................................364...................326............... 145............ 9............. 12.............Declan’s Warrior-$315,074......................$5,506,203 . ..............Coalport-98
Declan’s Warrior-98
Saint Aggie-98
Broad Brush (1983, Ack Ack)......................................343...................269............... 140............ 7.............. 9..............Fort Larned-$490,086............................. $5,468,471 . ..............Fort Larned-115
Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector)...........................394...................220............... 106........... 13............ 17.............Diavoletto-$155,808................................ $5,236,912 . ..............Bright Thought-105
El Prado (1989, Sadler’s Wells)...................................459...................266............... 128............ 8............. 11.............Original Script-$249,830......................... $5,203,487 . ..............Essence Hit Man-100
Distorted Humor (1993, Forty Niner)..........................402...................206............... 106............11............. 12.............Book Review-$290,000............................$5,133,235 . ..............Reneesgotzip-105
Mr. Greeley (1992, Gone West)...................................480...................276............... 127............ 6.............. 7..............Flashback-$330,000............................... $5,085,042 . ..............Flashback-103
Kris S. (1977, Roberto).................................................447...................264................110............ 7............. 15.............War Affair-$415,221................................ $5,076,525 . ..............Called to Serve-105
Theatrical (1982, Nureyev)..........................................525...................341............... 143............11............. 11.............Cakal Carlos-$422,471............................$5,057,293 . ..............Coil-103
Meadowlake (1983, Hold Your Peace).......................492...................266............... 127............ 3.............. 4..............Reynaldothewizard-$1,380,000............. $5,042,029 . ..............Majestic City-104
Peintre Celebre (1994, Nureyev).................................460...................186................ 78............. 8............. 13.............Red Cadeaux-$2,074,075........................ $4,991,463 . ..............Main Line-79
Gulch (1984, Mr. Prospector)...................................... 512...................364............... 172............ 8.............. 8..............Silasol-$395,229..................................... $4,920,722 . ..............Ghost Is Clear-97
Green Desert (1983, Danzig).......................................543...................418............... 145........... 16............ 19.............Lucky Nine-$407,425.............................. $4,871,564 . ..............No Jet Lag-105
Forest Wildcat (1991, Storm Cat)................................400...................256............... 137............ 8............. 10.............Looking Cool-$229,583...........................$4,869,919 . ..............Patriot’s Voyage-106
Honour and Glory (1993, Relaunch)...........................855...................262............... 140............ 7............. 10.............Cluster of Stars-$519,600....................... $4,842,282 . ..............Cluster of Stars-106
Linamix (1987, Mendez)...............................................440...................306............... 122........... 10............ 15.............Diakali-$314,628...................................... $4,841,096 . ..............Storm Clouds Ahead-84
Elusive Quality (1993, Gone West).............................507...................216............... 102............ 8............. 13.............Wedding Ring-$370,708......................... $4,798,997 . ..............Bond Vigilante-94
Retreive-94
Belong to Me (1989, Danzig).......................................639...................246............... 135............ 8............. 10.............Broadway Empire-$405,745....................$4,711,304 . ..............Broadway Empire-99
Indian Ridge (1985, Ahonoora)...................................468...................335............... 157........... 13............ 19.............Jwala-$329,584.......................................$4,680,560 . ..............Mull of Killough-90
Cozzene (1980, Caro)...................................................475...................321............... 156............ 8.............. 8..............Star Channel-$167,900............................$4,674,325 . ..............Rustler Hustler-96
Shrinking Violet-96