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IN TDN AMERICA TODAYFRANK STRONACH TO RECEIVE ECLIPSE OF MERIT Frank Stronach will receive the Eclipse Award of Merit in
recognition of his outstanding success in racing, breeding,
racetrack ownership and support of retired racehorse programs.
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BREED SHAPERS, LIFECHANGERS AT MAGICS
By Kelsey Riley
The Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale has been on a
steady upward trend over the last five years and Australasia=s
season-opening yearling sale, set for Jan. 10 to 16, is set to stay
true to its mantra Abreed shapers and life changers.@ The gross
for Book 1 of the sale hit A$135,188,500 in 2017, up from
A$67,984,500 in 2013. While the numbers catalogued have also
risen so too has the quality, with the average reaching
A$205,142 last year, having been A$134,092 five years ago.
Perhaps the most significant figure is the sale=s clearance rate: it
has been at least 85% the last five years and last year was 88%.
It is well-documented that this healthy market is not singular
to this sale alone in Australia, or even to Magic Millions; the
racing and bloodstock industries are booming Down Under, and
this is likely due to a myriad of factors, like a healthy prizemoney
structure across all levels of racing, the popularity of syndicates
that help fill out all levels of the market at the sales, and a heavily
commercial breeding industry that sees many of the best yearlings
offered for sale. A number of the truly top stallions over the
last 20 years--the likes of Snippets (Aus), Snitzel (Aus), Not a
Single Doubt (Aus), General Nediym (Aus), Testa Rossa (Aus),
Savabeel (Aus), Written Tycoon (Aus) and Sebring (Aus)--have
come out of the Gold Coast sale, and the fact that those kinds of
multi-million dollar stallion prospects are available for purchase
at all levels of the market has seen overseas buyers flock to
Australia in recent years for a chance to get in on the action.
It is also a rather unique feature of the Australian bloodstock
market that its horses have a strong resale value to Asian
markets, so even those that don=t hit the top tier still have a
chance to pay for themselves.
Barbara Banke=s Stonestreet Stable has been both a buyer and
a seller at the top of the market at Magic Millions in recent
years, and in a promotional video produced by Aushorse,
Stonestreet representative John Moynihan said, Aso many of the
horses that the Australian breeders as a group raise come to the
marketplace. You get a shot at buying what is considered the
best down there and that was very appealing to us. They sell
such a good product and they have so many offshoots for their
product. People can buy that product and race it in Australia.
They can go to Hong Kong and Singapore and be top-tier horses
there.@
Cont. p2
Magic Millions graduate and successful young sire Pierro | Getty
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Sheikh Fahad=s Qatar Racing has become increasingly active
Down Under with the first crop of its young sire Zoustar (Aus)
now on the track, and his racing and bloodstock manager David
Redvers said, AThe really exciting thing about the sales is you=re
going to get a large number of the best-bred horses in Australia
there. The majority of the breeders are commercial so they send
their best stock to the market, whereas it=s very difficult for
example in the UK to buy the best Dubawi or the best Galileo,
because those are almost all in private hands.@
WinStar Farm has made a big splash in Australia, mainly in
partnerships with China Horse Club, and it was rewarded earlier
this year when Gold Coast graduate Invader (Aus) (Snitzel Aus})
stamped himself a serious stallion prospect with a win in the G1
Sires= Produce S. WinStar=s Elliott Walden explained the
investment to Aushorse, saying, Aone of my first entries into
Australia was going down to try to buy Pierro, and I found it
extremely difficult, extremely competitive and extremely
expensive. All three of those things led me to think it=s a good
place to try to get some stallions.@
Results in the Ring and On The Track... Fast-forward to the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling
Sale, and some serious stallion prospects--Pierro (Aus),
Vancouver (Aus), Capitalist (Aus) and Dissident (Aus) also came
out of this sale--and some genuinely great racehorses--think
Winx (Aus), who cost A$230,000 here, and Redzel (Aus), a
A$120,000 graduate--will once again be on offer for those savvy
enough to find them. The catalogue is up in numbers for the
third straight year, with 1,062 youngsters set to be offered in
Books 1 and 2 through Jan. 14.
A>Breed shapers and life changers= is our line this year, and the
breed shapers is what we=re about, to be able to sell these
colts,@ said Magic Millions Bloodstock Manager and soon-to-be
Managing Director Barry Bowditch. AYou have so many of these
guys--the Henry Field syndicate, James Harron, Guy Mulcaster,
Michael Wallace--stepping into the market to buy a racehorse
that can potentially become a stallion. It must make them feel
good about what they=re doing when they see so many stallions
coming out of this sale. And it=s been from the start, starting
with Snippets and then Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt, Written
Tycoon--the list goes on. Now we have your Vancouvers, your
Pierros, your Capitalists, Dissidents. To be able to sell horses for
good money but then they go on to be successful on the racetrack
and end up being sold for enormous money or stand for great
money, it=s quite fulfilling what we=re doing. It makes us feel like
we=re doing a great job selecting a catalogue and the vendors
are supporting us with their very best stock, which is probably
the biggest token of our appreciation to them.@ Cont. p3
Magic Millions grad, sire prospect Invader | Bronwen Healy
ATo be able to sell horses for good money but then theygo on to be successful on the racetrack and end upbeing sold for enormous money or stand for great
money, it=s quite fulfilling what we=re doing.@
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The turning heads from all around the world no doubt help,
too.
AYou have the WinStars, John Moynihans and Jon Kellys from
America and in Europe you have Shadwell, and a lot of those
good agents like Johnny McKeever and John Warren stepping
down to have a look at what we=re doing and participate in our
market,@ Bowditch said. AFrom where the sale was to what it has
become is due to the fact that we are selling good horses, but all
the best buyers in the world are turning up here now. It=s a great
look for us and we want to keep building on that.@
The catalogue includes plenty of pages that will be familiar to
buyers from around the globe, including a Fastnet Rock (Aus)
colt from the family of Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) (lot 188); a
first-crop Deep Field (Aus) filly out of a daughter of the great
producer Monsoon Wedding (Aus) (Danehill), a full-sister to
three-time champion sire Redoute=s Choice (Aus) (lot 196); an
Exceed and Excel (Aus) colt from the family of Fastnet Rock (lot
225); colts out of three-quarter-sisters Ashley=s Kitty (Tale of the
Cat) (by Deep Field, lot 514) and Heart Ashley (Lion Heart) (by
Snitzel, lot 795), both stakes-winning sisters to this year=s GI
Gold Cup winner Cupid (Tapit); a Medaglia d=Oro colt from the
prosperous Niarchos family of champions Spinning World,
Pathfork and Aldebaran (lot 760); a Snitzel (Aus) half-sister to
world champion sprinter and effective dual hemisphere sire
Starspangledbanner (Aus) (Choisir {Aus}) (lot 767) and a Fastnet
Rock granddaughter of Angelic Song (Halo), a Grade I-producing
half-sister to the great producer Glorious Song (lot 776).
The catalogue includes 60 yearlings that are out of or siblings
to Group 1 winners, and those include a full-sister to Pasadena
Girl (Aus) (Savabeel {Aus}) (lot 132). Cont. p4
Vice President, International OperationsGary King
Twitter: @garykingTDN
+ 1.732.320.0975
International EditorKelsey Riley
Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN
European EditorEmma Berry
Twitter: @collingsberry
Associate International EditorHeather Anderson
Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN
Marketing ManagerAlayna Cullen
Twitter: @AlaynaCullen
Contributing EditorAlan Carasso
Twitter: @EquinealTDN
Cafe RacingSean Cronin
Tom Frary
Irish CorrespondentDaithi Harvey
Regular ColumnistsAndrew Caulfield
John Berry
Kevin Blake
Tom Peacock
Australia=s Gold Coast | Courtesy Magic Millions
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THE LAND OFOPPORTUNITY
A u s h o r s e . c o m . a u
C L I C K H E R Eto view our interactivebrochure and hear what
some of the world’s best horsemen are saying about the Australian
Thoroughbred market.
“The horses have tremendous boneand tremendous substance. I thinkthat’s a combination of the sire linesthat you see in Australia and theway the horses are raised there”
– NED TOFFEY
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There is also a Fastnet Rock (Aus) colt out of Pear Tart (Aus)
(Dehere) and therefore a full to Group 2-placed 2-year-old Italia
Bella (Aus) (lot 172); a full-brother to Single Gaze (Aus) (Not A
Single Doubt {Aus}) (lot 229); a Snitzel (Aus) filly out of the dual
Group 1 winner Response (Aus) (Charge Forward {Aus}) and
therefore a half-sister to the stakes-placed Alter Call (Aus)
(Fastnet Rock {Aus}) (lot 235); a full-sister to G2 Silver Slipper S.
winner Headwater (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) out of River
Dove (Aus), whose progeny have sold for up to A$4 million (lot
240); a Snitzel filly out of Samaready (Aus) (More Than Ready)
(lot 269); the first foal of
Shamal Wind (Aus) (Dubawi
{Ire}), a colt by Sea The Stars
who is the lone representative
of his sire in the sale (lot 292);
a Pierro filly out of four-time
Group 1 winner Streama (Aus)
(Stratum {Aus}) (lot 352); an I Am Invincible (Aus) half-brother to
Sepoy (Aus) (Elusive Quality) (lot 435); a full-brother to Sizzling
(Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) (lot 480); a half-brother to this year=s
Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign (Aus) (Manhattan Rain
{Aus}) by first-season sire Time For War (Aus) (lot 635); a Fastnet
Rock half-sister to Classic winner Fiveandahalfstar (Aus) (Hotel
Grand {Aus}) (lot 642); a half-sister to Caulfield Cup winner
Fawkner (Aus) (Reset {Aus}) by first-season sire Shooting To Win
(Aus) (lot 651) and a full-sister to Sweet Idea (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus})
and Showtime (Aus) (lot 733).
Bowditch said record numbers of buyers have been inspecting
the yearlings that reside in the Hunter Valley in recent weeks.
AWe had a lot of people in the Hunter Valley looking at yearlings
with us,@ he said. AI heard there were up to 80 people going
around the Valley looking at the 550 yearlings within the Valley,
so that=s record numbers. It just shows the interest in the sale
and the catalogue, and the reports coming back from most of
those guys is that they=re
happy with what they=ve seen;
they=ve seen horses they=d like
to try to buy. It=s a good
starting point.@
The fact that first-season
sires generate plenty of
interest and are sought after is a trend that transcends
continental borders, but it is perhaps nowhere more true than
at Magic Millions. Three years ago a Sepoy (Aus) colt topped the
Gold Coast sale at A$1.3 million, a record public auction price for
a first-season sire (before he himself bettered it at Easter three
months later). Cont. p5
AThere were up to 80 people going around the Valleylooking at the 550 yearlings within the Valley,
so that=s record numbers.@
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The following year Pierro (Aus) was responsible for a A$1.6
million colt and a A$1.4 million filly from his first crop. Last year
Dundeel (NZ) featured with a A$900,000 colt.
A total of 104 sires are represented this year, with the 23 first-
season sires making up 25% of
the catalogue. Newgate=s speedy
Group 2 winner Deep Field (Aus)
(Northern Meteor {Aus}) leads
all sires with 56 catalogued, and
also represented is his year-
younger G1 Caulfield Guineas-
winning full-brother Shooting To
Win (Aus) (31 yearlings), who
stands at Darley. It certainly
doesn=t hurt those two that the
first crop of Zoustar (Aus),
another son of Northern
Meteor, was popular at this sale
last year, and Zoustar=s first
winner, Sunlight (Aus), is the
third favourite for the A$2-million Magic Millions 2YO Classic on
Jan. 13.
Also expected to create a stir with his 44 first-crop yearlings is
Australian Horse of the Year and Gold Coast graduate Dissident
(Aus) (Sebring {Aus}), who also stands at Newgate. Newgate also
stands Wandjina (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}). Other first-season sires
include Darley=s speedy son of I Am Invincible, Brazen Beau
(Aus), with 27, and dual Group 1 winner Hallowed Crown (Aus)
(Street Sense) with 10. Haras de
Bouquetot shuttlers Olympic
Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) and
Toronado (Ire) (High Chaparral
{Ire}) have 19 and six,
respectively. Coolmore=s speedy
Rubick (Aus) (Encosta de Lago
{Aus}) sits sixth among all sires
with 38, and his barnmate,
Galileo=s G1 Cox Plate winner
Adelaide (Ire), has four.
AThe first-season sires this year
are rather exciting,@ said
Bowditch. AI think it=s a stronger,
deeper crop of first-season sires
than we=ve ever had. From a
selling point of view first-season sires have done really well at
this sale.@ Cont. p6
Barry Bowditch (right) and Vin Cox | Magic Millions
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AThis year on the track Spirit of Boom, who is our leading first-
season sire, he=s done a phenomenal job,@ he said. AHe=s had
three stakes winners in five days and last weekend we had the
first Epaulette and the first Zoustar win, which is the third-
favourite for the Magic Millions, so the first-season sires are
doing the job on the track, which creates a good image going
forward for the ones who are going to sell this year.@
Building A Brand... After 12 years with Magic Millions, Bowditch will after this
year=s Gold Coast sale graduate to the position of managing
director, with Vin Cox headed to Godolphin. Looking back on the
evolution of the company=s flagship sale, Bowditch said much of
the credit can go down to its promotion as a brand.
AThe brand has changed so much,@ Bowditch said. AThe image
it=s created and the amount of people we can get to the sale--on
the Friday afternoon before the raceday we can=t keep up with
the catering. It just shows when you put a fair bit of effort into
something and build the brand what a sale can become. Due to
the fact we are selling the very best horses at the moment,
we=re having an outstanding run on the racetrack and it all
bodes well for this sale in particular but the brand itself.@
The Gold Coast sale is a carnival that the local community and
iconic Australian brands truly rally behind.
ATourism Events Queensland are fantastic to us,@ Bowditch
said. AWe=ve always got a great load of sponsors behind us, and
then we build an event. We have a polo day to get people in
town early. Then we go into the barrier draw on the beach,
which is an amazing spectacle, and then from there into the sale
and then the A$10-million raceday. I daresay the Gold Coast Turf
Club will be booked out; I don=t think you=ll be able to buy a
ticket for the raceday. This far out to have it at that level is
phenomenal.@
The Magic Millions raceday, which precedes an annually
electric evening of selling across the street on the Saturday of
the sale, celebrated its first A$10-million renewal last year,
when it became the country=s first-ever A$10-million raceday.
Bowditch said the interest in all this year=s races, not just the
A$2-million 2YO Classic and A$1-million 3YO Guineas, has been
unprecedented, with connections clamouring to get an entry for
their non Magic Millions grads in this past weekend=s four
Doomben wildcard races.
AWe=re another year on with A$10 million and the interest in
every race, not just the 2- and 3-year-old races, is outstanding,@
said Bowditch. AWe have the wildcard races for the horses that
aren=t Magic Millions [they must be Australian-bred and not sold
by another sales company]. There [were] plenty of people trying
to get horses in by winning these races on Saturday. It=s showing
that the raceday is pulling horses to it.@
With a whole carnival of events, and almost assuredly a
champion or a few, set to be at the Gold Coast the second week
of January, there is a reason for everyone to make a visit to the
sunny Gold Coast.
WEATHERBYS BOOSTS INSURANCE TEAM Insurance broker Weatherbys Hamilton has strengthened its
team with the addition of both Julian Taylor and Mark Egar as
Non-Executives to its board. Taylor has been a partner of Millers
Insurance Services LLP, a leading Lloyd=s insurance broker for
almost 30 years and brings with him a depth of industry
knowledge. He is also a committee member of Huntingdon
Racecourse and has horses in training with Venetia Williams and
Henry De Bromhead. Cont. p7
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Weatherbys Boosts Insurance Team Cont.
Mark Egar is a land agent with Savills (UK) Ltd and has been
the manager of the Whitbread family=s Southill Estate since
1981, as well as advising many other high-profile land owners in
the UK.
Weatherbys Hamilton specialises in the core areas of
bloodstock, private client and farm & estate insurance and chief
executive Charles Hamilton commented, AI have known both
Julian and Mark personally and professionally for many years
and could not be more delighted that they are joining us. Both
are widely known and respected in their different fields and will
be a perfect fit for our business with such relevant knowledge
and experience. They also identify with our ambition to grow
the Weatherbys Hamilton brand significantly and I have no
doubt that we will benefit hugely from their advice and strategic
vision.@
Tuesday=s Results:
5th-NC, ,6,400, Cond, 1-2, 3yo, 7f 14y (AWT), 1:28.68, st.
FIRST CONTACT (IRE) (g, 3, Dark Angel {Ire}--Vanishing Grey
{Ire} {SP-US}, by Verglas {Ire}) was well away to stalk the pace in
a prominent second from the outset of this debut. Nudged along
at the quarter-mile marker, the well-backed 5-6 favourite hit the
front entering the final eighth and was pushed out in the latter
stages to assert by 1 3/4 lengths from Daltrey (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}).
Kin to a yearling colt by Muhaarar (GB), the i300,000 GOFNOV
foal is the first scorer out of Listed Jazzy S. runner-up Vanishing
Grey (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}), herself a half to MG1SW British
highweight speedster Kingsgate Native (Ire) (Mujadil), from a
family which features G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Las
Meninas (Ire) (Glenstal). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, ,4,140.
Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
1ST-TIME STARTER. O-Godolphin; B-Peter McCutcheon &
Andrew Rosen (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby.
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
4th-NC, ,30,000, Cond, 1-2, 4yo/up, 5f (AWT), :57.90, st.
CASPIAN PRINCE (IRE) (g, 9, Dylan Thomas {Ire}--Crystal Gaze
{Ire}, by Rainbow Quest) Lifetime Record: GSW-Ire & GSP-UAE,
77-18-5-7, ,631,809. O-Stephen Louch; B-Ballygallon Stud Ltd
(IRE); T-Tony Coyle. *11,000gns Ylg >10 TATYEA; i20,000 HRA
>13 DEANOV. **1/2 to Spirit Quartz (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}),
Hwt. 3yo-Ity at 5-7f, GSW-Fr & Ity, MSW-Ire, G1SP-Eng,
$620,693.
VEGA MAGIC COMEBACK DELAYED Dual Group 1 winner Vega Magic (Aus) (Lope De Vega {Ire})
will miss the early part of the Sydney/Melbourne autumn season
as he continues to recover from a paddock incident that
required significant veterinary attention. The gelding took fright
during a storm and ran into a fence as co-trainer David Hayes
explained.
AIt was a nasty cut that required 40 stitches,@ Hayes told
Racing And Sports. AThere were no problems with tendons or
anything. Infection was the risk, so we've taken no chances with
him.@ Cont. p8
Mark Egar | Weatherbys Hamilton
Vega Magic | Racing And Sports
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AUSTRALIAN GROUP 1 RACES B 2017/2018
Date Race Track
Feb. 10 C. F. Orr S. Caulfield
Feb. 17 Lightning S. Flemington
Feb. 24 Blue Diamond S. Caulfield
Futurity S. Caulfield
Oakleigh Plate Caulfield
Mar. 3 Chipping Norton S. Warwick Farm
Surround S. Warwick Farm
Australian Guineas Flemington
Mar. 10 Randwick Guineas Randwick
Canterbury S. Randwick
Australian Cup Flemington
Newmarket H. Flemington
Mar. 17 Coolmore Classic Rosehill
Mar. 23 William Reid S. Moonee Valley
Mar. 24 Golden Slipper S. Rosehill
George Ryder S. Rosehill
Ranvet S. Rosehill
The Galaxy Rosehill
Rosehill Guineas Rosehill
Mar. 31 The BMW Rosehill
Vinery Stud S. Rosehill
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Apr. 7 Doncaster H. Randwick
T J Smith S. Randwick
ATC Australian Derby Randwick
ATC Sires= Produce S. Randwick
Apr. 14 Queen Elizabeth S. Randwick
Vega Magic Comeback Delayed Cont.
Vega Magic began 2017 in fine style when he bagged the
G1 Darley Goodwood at Morphettville in May on his first start
for the Lindsay Park team of David and Ben Hayes and Tom
Dabernig. The 5-year-old doubled his top-level tally when he
won the G1 New Zealand Bloodstock Memsie S. at Caulfield in
September before running second to Redzel (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus})
in the inaugural running of The Everest in October. He signed off
the year with a below par effort in the G1 Darley Classic and
connections will now have to be patient before seeing Vega
Magic back in competitive action in 2018.
"He'll probably be back to defend his Goodwood win in May,@
said Hayes. AHe won't run in the Newmarket [in March], we
haven't got time."
>CLAPPER= GEARING UP FOR AUTUMN Happy Clapper (Aus) (Teofilo {Ire}) was a model of consistency
throughout 2017 when he racked up three wins and five
seconds from 10 starts. One of those wins was gained in the G1
TAB Epsom H. at Randwick in September and Patrick Webster=s
gelding will again have Randwick on his agenda as his trainer
begins to focus on Autumn targets. Unlike last year, Happy
Clapper will be more selectively campaigned with just two major
races on his agenda.
AI really only want to give him a short campaign and focus on
the George Ryder and the Doncaster,@ Webster told Racing And
Sports.
Making his seasonal debut in the G1 George Ryder S. at
Rosehill on Mar. 24 could see the 7-year-old take on Winx (Aus)
(Street Cry {Ire}). That prospect is nothing new to Happy Clapper
as he came out the wrong side of that argument with the
brilliant mare on three occasions last year, though he did get to
within 1 1/4 lengths of her when second in the G1 Colgate Optic
White S. at Randwick in September. While Happy Clapper is
likely to take in a couple of barrier trials before the George
Ryder, Winx is set to resume racing next month with her trainer
Chris Waller suggesting her performance in the George Ryder
will determine whether she then embarks on an international
campaign or remains in Australia.
Happy Clapper | Racing And Sports
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018
Frank Stronach leads Shaman Ghost into winner=s circle | Benoit
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STRONACH TO RECEIVEECLIPSE OF MERIT
Frank Stronach will receive the Eclipse Award of Merit in
recognition of his outstanding success in racing, breeding,
racetrack ownership and support of retired racehorse programs,
the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Daily Racing
Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters announced
Tuesday.
AI am flattered and touched to be recognized with the
prestigious Eclipse Award of Merit,@ Stronach said. AHorses and
racing have been my passion, my labor of love, since I was a boy.
It=s been an honor to be part of this great sport and help in
creating world-class races, facilities and training centers with our
friends, partners and co-workers. What=s most important,
however, has been working and being around the incredible
horses. I want to share this award with all of those who have
contributed to all our success.@
Stronach, a native of Austria, emigrated to Canada in the
1950s and built a one-man tool and die shop in a rented garage
into Magna International, one of the world's largest and most
diversified suppliers of automotive components with annual
sales of more than $30 billion and over 120,000 employees in
close to 30 countries.
He purchased his first Thoroughbred in 1962 and by 1989 he
established Adena Springs near Versailles, Kentucky. The farm
has locations in Kentucky, Florida and Canada, and last year
Stronach announced plans to expand to California. Cont. p3
NEW NYTHA PRESIDENT TARGETS
WORKMEN=S COMP, ADDING NEW OWNERSby Bill Finley
With some of the best purses in the world and perhaps the
sport=s most iconic racetrack in Saratoga, New York racing be
should be a place everyone wants to race, but that=s not always
the case. Joe Appelbaum, appointed last month as the new head
of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen=s Association,
understands that there are impediments that keep some owners
and trainers away from New York. He wants to change that.
Appelbaum is one of two principals in Off The Hook, a
breeding, racing and sales company with offices in New York
and Ocala and says he=s been following New York racing for 30
plus years. Previously a member of the NYTHA Board of
Directors, he expressed a desire to take over when prior
president Rick Violette, Jr. decided not to seek reelection. He did
not want to be one of the people sitting on the sidelines
complaining. (Click to continue to p4)
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018
ROMANS SOPHOMORES GEARING UP 7Trainer Dale Romans, who sends the promising Dak Attack (Ghostzapper) out for his sophomore debut Saturday at Gulfstream Park, has a talented bunch of 3-year-old runners gearing up for the Derby trail in South Florida.
ORTIZ, BROWN & JUDDMONTE LEAD ‘17 LISTS 8Jockey Jose Ortiz and Juddmonte Farm were the leadingmoney earners in their respective divisions for the first timein 2017, while Chad Brown was the leading earning trainerfor the second consecutive year.
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TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 10 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 3, 2018
Belinda and Frank Stronach | Horsephotos
Stronach to Receive Eclipse of Merit (cont. from p1)
Stronach has captured the outstanding breeder Eclipse Award
a record eight times (2000, 2004-2008; 2010-2011) and has
been honored as the outstanding owner on four occasions
(1998-2000, 2008).
Stronach-campaigned horses have
won five Eclipse Awards: Glorious
Song, 1980 older female; Macho
Uno, 2000 champion 2-year-old
male; Ghostzapper, the 2004 Horse
of the Year and champion older
male; and Ginger Punch, 2007
champion older female. He has won
five Breeders= Cup races, including
the Classic twice with Awesome
Again and Ghostzapper. Stronach
also won the 2002 GI Preakness S.
with Red Bullet.
Adena Springs was also the
leading money-earning breeder in North America for 11
consecutive years (2003-2013), and was second in 2016.
Stronach was the leading North American owner in earnings in
2000, 2002 and 2007.
Stronach expanded his participation in the industry toracetrack ownership with the 1998 acquisition of Santa Anita.He acquired Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields thefollowing year and, in 2002, he added the Maryland Jockey Clubtracks of Laurel Park and Pimlico, as well as Lone Star Park. Through a reorganization in 2007, the tracks are now owned
under the name of The StronachGroup, with Frank Stronach as itsfounder and chairman. His daughter,Belinda, now serves as chairman andpresident of the company. One of Stronach=s most recenttrailblazing innovations is the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational.Worth $12 million for its inauguralrunning a year ago, starting berths inthe world=s richest race were sold for$1 million apiece to individualownership groups. The secondPegasus World Cup, which will be heldJan. 27, will now carry a record $16-million purse.
AYou=ve got to be innovative,@ Stronach said a few years ago.AIf you want to be number one, you need to make a biginvestment to attract people. You know, a turtle only makesprogress if he sticks his neck out a little.@ Cont. p4
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Stronach created the Adena Springs Retirement program in
2004, with locations in Florida and in Canada and he also
created aftercare and retirement programs at his racetracks.
These endeavors earned him the inaugural Earle I. Mack
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Champion Award,
honoring outstanding efforts and influence on Thoroughbred
welfare, safety and retirement.
AFrank Stronach has had an undeniable impact on the
Thoroughbred industry, accentuated by his tremendous
commitment to excellence in so many facets of our sport,@ Alex
Waldrop, NTRA President and CEO said. AThrough his
indomitable will, spirit and bold business ventures, Frank has
built a tower of tremendous accomplishments with The
Stronach Group, Adena Springs and now the world=s richest
horse race, the Pegasus World Cup. We salute him as a most
deserving Award of Merit recipient.@
The 47th Annual Eclipse Awards dinner and ceremony will be
held Jan. 25 in the Sport of Kings Theatre at Gulfstream Park.
New NYTHA President Targets Workmen=s
Comp, Adding New Owners (cont. from p1)
Appelbaum wanted to be part of the solution and understands
that perhaps nothing is more important for New York horsemen
than getting the workmen=s compensation situation under
control. The system is complex and it requires payments from
both owners and trainers to cover jockeys and backstretch help,
but there=s no doubt that because of what are likely the highest
workmen=s comp rates in the sport, there are people staying
away.
"There's no question people have second thoughts about
racing in New York because of the huge costs,@ Violette told the
Blood-Horse when still in office.
Appelbaum has already helped broker a deal with NYRA
whereby during the current winter meet, any owner and trainer
who has a horse finish fourth through last will receive a $300
credit toward the amount they must pay into various workmen=s
compensation pools. It=s both an incentive for people to race in
the winter in New York and a way to ease the burden on
horsemen.
ANYTHA and NYRA got together as a way to help incentivize
owners and trainers to race during the winter and both
organizations know how burdensome the workmen=s comp
situation is,@ Appelbaum said. AWhen people are racing for
slightly smaller purses in the winter, this is a small way we can
help keep guys in the game and get them through the winter
when we hit them with the workmen=s comp costs, which
usually come in January.@ Cont. p5
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TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 10 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 3, 2018
Joe Appelbaum | ThoroStride
But Appelbaum knows that more needs to be done to bringdown the costs and that, he said, is his number one mission. AWe think we have made some good progress by switching toa private insurer this year. We=re bringing down the premium alittle bit. It=s the first step of many,@ he said. AOne of the thingswe want to do as an organization is to lower the barriers toentry to competing in New York, and workmen=s compensationis a great example of this. And this is just one barrier. We wouldlike to make New York a morefavorable place to do business asa horse owner so we can do morebusiness here and trainers canhave more horses to work with--and NYRA can have more horsesto card races with.@ Though he said he understandsthat costs are high, he also notedthat some have lost sight of thebenefits of racing in New York.You may be paying more inoverhead to compete there, butyou=re also competing for hugepurses and the competition levelis not that tough in the winteronce some of the bigger stableshead to Florida. AClearly there are costs to doing business in New York,however there is not a state that rewards owners and trainerslike New York does,@ Appelbaum said. Al=m not just talking aboutSaratoga. Look at the purse structure at Aqueduct compared tothe purse structure in states with more favorable climates thistime of year and what it takes to win those races, what kind ofspeed figure you need to win, what kind of horse you need towin a race.@ Every track needs more horses than it has and NYRA is noexception. Appelbaum said he realizes that=s not just because ofworkmen=s comp issues. Instead, he believes that what he callsthe Amiddle class@ owners have been chased from the sport, andit is imperative that they be brought back.
AOne thing I=d really like to work on is recruiting more owners
to come to New York,@ he said. AIf you followed either the
auction markets or, quite frankly, the owner=s standings over
the last decade, what we=ve seen is a flight of the middle class
owners. Horses now can sell for any amount of money or they
tend to sell for nothing at all. Those small partnerships that were
buying horses in the $50,000 to $150,000 range, which can get
you a horse that can compete in New York, they have fled. The
bread-and-butter owners fled
after the last recession and
we=ve had a real problem
getting them back. That hurts
for a number of reasons
because if you have those guys,
a trainer that might have 20
horses would [instead] have
30. That=s a big difference.@
Appelbaum would like to see
NYTHA and NYRA work
together to recruit more
owners that fall into the
economic level he discusses.
AIt=s just old fashioned
marketing,@ he said. AShow
them the beauty of the game
and how much fun ownership can be.@
Appelbaum touched on a handful of other topics.
On winter racing, he believes a good balance has been struck
and would not want to see NYRA cut any more dates.
AWe have lost about 18 winter dates over the last three or four
years, so the pruning has been done,@ he said. AWe are in a spot
where any more cuts would make it difficult. Winter racing has
benefits seen throughout the year. Its interlocked very tightly
with the New York-bred program, which is important to our
racing eco system throughout the state.@
Cont. p6
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TWIRLING CANDY
#2 THIRD-CROP SIRE IN 2017
Stallion 2017 Earnings
UNCLE MO $8,110,743
TWIRLING CANDY $4,965,324
Graded stakes winners include
Finley’sluckycharm, Morticia, etc.
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TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 10 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 3, 2018
Winter racing at Aqueduct | A. Coglianese
On the possible consolidation of the two downstate tracks, he
says he has confidence that NYRA will come up with an effective
plan for all involved. As head of the horsemen=s group, he says a
main priority is that whatever
happens does not effect the
number of racing days.
AWe=re not naive and we
understand the current political
situation,@ he said. AFor us, what=s
important is that we maintain
opportunities to race in New York
for as many horsemen as we can.
We=re hopeful that the facilities
reflect that. It=s not my place to
comment on the specifics of the
facilities. What=s important to us is
we maintain the opportunities to
race and maintain the quality of the
racing facilities.@
He says a personal pet peeve is
how people in racing seem to be stuck in the past, longing for
the Agood old days.@
AI think it=s really important for horsemen, racetrack owners,
everyone in our game, to understand we have to modernize our
thinking,@ Appelbaum said. ABy that, I mean there are a lot of
people who pine for this idyllic time in racing. I=m not exactly
sure when they=re talking about, maybe the mid-seventies. I
started going to the track in >84.
Even then, everyone was
complaining. It is important for us
to have a modern approach and
to evaluate where we are today in
2018 and what we can do with
technology, modern management
techniques, all the things we=ve
learned in business over the last
30 years and apply that to the
sport we love instead of
complaining there was a better
time. It might have been better, it
might not have. Who knows? It
doesn=t really matter. We are
here today and we need to start
thinking about what the next 30
years of horse racing should look like as opposed to what it used
to look like.@ (Click to return to p1)
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TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 10 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 3, 2018
Free Drop Billy winning Claiborne Breeders= Futurity | Coady
ROMANS QUARTET TUNING UP FOR
SOPHOMORE BOWS by Joe Bianca
Dale Romans holds a potentially loaded hand heading into the
prep season for the GI Kentucky Derby, one that includes four
stakes winners or stakes placed
runners, all readying to make
their sophomore bows in the next
month or so.
The first of the foursome to run
in 2018 will be Albaugh Family
Stable and Brereton C. Jones=s
Dak Attack (Ghostzapper), who
went two-for-two last summer
before being shelved for the rest
of his juvenile campaign with a
sore shin. The bay, a $625,000
Keeneland September purchase
who broke his maiden June 15 at
Churchill and captured the Ellis
Park Juvenile S. Aug. 20, returns in the Mucho Macho Man S.
Saturday at Gulfstream. He completed preparations for that
engagement with a five-furlong bullet breeze in :59.06 (1/37)
over the Hallandale strip Dec. 30.
AHe=s doing well,@ Romans said. AHe worked really goodSaturday. We won=t know [where he=ll run after Saturday], it=svery fluid with 3-year-olds on where we go.@ Also on the Gulfstream worktab Saturday was Frank L. Jones,Jr.=s Tiz Mischief (Into Mischief), who covered the same distance
as his stablemate in 1:00.01 (2/37). The$55,000 KEESEP acquisition, a third-outgraduate Oct. 7 at Keeneland, justmissed when second by a head in theGII Kentucky Jockey Club S. Nov. 25 at Churchill. AHe=s doing great,@ Romans said. AHe=spointing towards [the GII Holy Bull S.]Feb. 3.@ In addition to Dak Attack, Romans hastwo other Derby hopefuls for theAlbaughs, including his mostaccomplished sophomore, GI ClaiborneBreeders= Futurity hero Free Drop Billy(Union Rags). The chestnut, a $200,000
KEESEP pickup, has yet to resurface after finishing ninth in the GISentient Jet Breeders= Cup Juvenile Nov. 4 at Del Mar. AHe=ll start working this week,@ Romans said. AWe=ll stay downsouth with him for now and figure out what races to go [in] withhim later.@ Cont. p8
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TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 10 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 3, 2018
Chad Brown | Keeneland photo
Romans also added that the Albaughs= >TDN Rising Star=
Hollywood Star (Malibu Moon) will join Free Drop Billy in
returning to the worktab this week. The $550,000 KEESEP buy,
sixth in the Juvenile, was previously runner-up in both the
GII Saratoga Special S. and GIII Iroquois S.
ORTIZ, BROWN, JUDDMONTE >17 LEADERS Jose Ortiz and Juddmonte Farms
finished 2017 as the leading rider and
owner, respectively, by earnings for the
first time and Chad Brown repeated as
the top-earning trainer, according to
final statistics released Tuesday by
Equibase Company LLC. Ortiz reached
the winner=s circle 270 times from 1,408
mounts and ended the year with
earnings of $27,318,875. Finishing
second after being the leading rider by
earnings for the past four years was
Javier Castellano with 223 wins from
1,270 mounts and earnings of
$25,099,317. Brown, who led all trainers
in earnings for the second consecutive year, sent out the
winners of 213 races from 270 starters with 820 starts for
earnings of $26,202,164 in 2017. When including earnings from
the Dubai World Cup, Bob Baffert finished atop the standings
with 84 wins from 115 starters with 315 starts and earnings of
$27,312,912. Todd Pletcher, who has led the list 10 times,
finished second for the second year in a row by North American
earnings in 2017 with his horses having won 253 races from 327
starters with 1,053 starts for earnings of $22,444,161.
Juddmonte Farms won 30
races from 147 starts and earned
$10,841,155 in North America in
2017 to lead all owners after
finishing as the runner-up in
2016. Juddmonte=s statistics
were 31 wins from 148 starts
and earnings of $16,841,155
when including the G1 Dubai
World Cup results. Juddmonte=s
colors were carried by the year=s
leading money earner Arrogate
(Unbridled=s Song), who won the
GI Pegasus World Cup, as well as
the Dubai World Cup.
Cont. p9
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TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 10 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 3, 2018
Completing the list of top 10 owners by North American
earnings in 2017 were Godolphin Racing LLC, $7,090,867 (54
wins/292 starts); Calumet Farm, $5,670,838 (75/556); Klaravich
Stables Inc. and William Lawrence, $5,646,508 (60/216);
Reddam Racing LLC, $4,981,387 (39/286); Winchell
Thoroughbreds LLC and Three Chimneys Farm, $4,950,700 (5/5);
Stronach Stables, $4,931,860 (35/251); Ken and Sarah Ramsey,
$4,783,871 (97/439); Live Oak Plantation, $4,520,283 (45/225);
and Gary and Mary West, $3,950,031 (51/187).
Arrogate led all Thoroughbreds in North American earnings
with $7,338,000. When including the results from his victory in
the Dubai World Cup, Arrogate=s total earnings for the year were
$13,338,000. Gun Runner, who finished second in the Dubai
World Cup before reeling off four consecutive Grade I wins,
including the Breeders= Cup Classic, finished second in earnings
with $4,950,700 ($6,950,700 including Dubai).
HARMONIZE RETIRED TO BROOKDALE FARM Grade I winner Harmonize (Scat Daddy--Mesa Fresca, by Sky
Mesa) has been retired from racing to Brookdale Farm, owner
Larkin Armstrong announced via Twitter Monday. According to
Armstrong, the GI Del Mar Oaks winner has been booked to
More Than Ready for the 2018 season.
AShe has been a dream horse winning graded stakes at two,
three and four,@ Armstrong wrote.
Winner of the GIII J.P. Morgan Chase Jessamine S. at
Keeneland at two, the Bill Mott trainee rallied to capture the Del
Mar Oaks as a sophomore in 2016 and added a runner-up finish
in the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. later that year. She
made five starts as a 4-year-old in 2017, culminating with a neck
victory in Saratoga=s GIII Glens Falls S. Sept. 2. Bred in Kentucky
by Jack Swain III, Harmonize retires with a record of 5-4-1 from
16 career starts and earnings of $827,860.
Harmonize=s dam, Mesa Fresca, sold to Cheveley Park Stud for
$2 million in foal to War Front at the 2017 Fasig-Tipton
November Sale.
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TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 10 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 3, 2018
Dave Johnson | Horsephotos
At New Year=s time, we thought it appropriate to ask our racing
community for their resolutions. Each participant was asked for
one racing-related resolution, and one non-racing one.
Up today: Dave Johnson.
Dave Johnson, racecaller, host, Sirius/XM Radio=s Down the Stretch
2018 Professional Resolution:
My first affection for Thoroughbred racing was through the
eyes of my parents and grandparents. We loved the game at
Fairmount Park, across the river from St. Louis. My family was
not involved in racing, these were just outings that brought me
to see the beauty of the sport, the excitement and the animal,
while enjoying the company of my loved ones of all ages. Then I
got a job in racing. Then writing, broadcasting and gambling
became my main focus. Last year I had such fun writing for the
TDN about the people, the horses and the stories surrounding
the Royal Ascot meet that I want to get back and share the
heartbeat of this daily spectacle with as many as I can, in person,
in print and in my broadcasts on Sirius XM radio.
That is my New Year's resolution, which I hope to fulfill.
2018 Personal Resolution:
My pet peeve last year was how tracks trash their patrons (and
hurt their bottom line) by running a race at the exact same time
as another major track, sometimes at a venue owned by the
same corporation! I resolve not to gamble on any race carded,
scheduled or run at the same time as another race at a major
track. If all horseplayers would do that, a light bulb might go on
in the offices of those tracks guilty of this stupidity and
malfeasance.
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2017 Leading General Sires by Graded Stakes Winners for stallions standing in North America through Sunday, Dec. 31
Earnings and Black-type represents worldwide figures & stud fees are for 2017
Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings
1 Scat Daddy 28 45 16 25 6 7 305 163 $777,040 $13,170,161
(2004) by Johannesburg Stands: Ashford Stud USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Daddys Lil Darling
2 Kitten's Joy 16 33 13 22 3 11 355 176 $1,082,480 $14,096,817
(2001) by El Prado (Ire) Stands: Hill 'n' Dale Farm KY Fee: $60,000 Sadler's Joy
3 War Front 22 34 12 22 5 10 196 96 $843,061 $10,099,275
(2002) by Danzig Stands: Claiborne Farm KY Fee: $250,000 Lancaster Bomber
4 Medaglia d'Oro 17 29 11 18 7 9 212 104 $2,897,012 $15,309,804
(1999) by El Prado (Ire) Stands: Jonabell Farm KY Fee: $250,000 Talismanic (GB)
5 Tapit 19 33 11 20 4 4 297 152 $1,165,000 $14,136,162
(2001) by Pulpit Stands: Gainesway Farm KY Fee: $300,000 Tapwrit
6 Quality Road 16 28 11 19 3 5 207 115 $1,747,200 $11,071,284
(2006) by Elusive Quality Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $70,000 Abel Tasman
7 More Than Ready 12 30 9 15 2 5 268 123 $1,270,900 $10,558,731
(1997) by Southern Halo Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $60,000 Roy H
8 Ghostzapper 16 24 8 13 2 4 217 120 $2,520,000 $11,474,534
(2000) by Awesome Again Stands: Adena Springs KY Fee: $85,000 Shaman Ghost
9 Malibu Moon 15 33 8 17 4 6 327 173 $790,000 $11,454,914
(1997) by A.P. Indy Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $75,000 Gormley
10 Curlin 16 27 8 13 2 7 203 112 $1,216,600 $11,445,623
(2004) by Smart Strike Stands: Hill 'N' Dale Farms KY Fee: $150,000 Good Magic
11 Candy Ride (Arg) 17 30 7 20 3 7 250 128 $6,950,700 $15,432,953
(1999) by Ride the Rails Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $80,000 Gun Runner
12 Bernardini 12 22 6 12 1 2 261 101 $970,425 $6,753,279
(2003) by A.P. Indy Stands: Jonabell Farm KY Fee: $85,000 Imperative
13 Unbridled's Song 5 10 5 8 2 2 143 71 $13,338,000 $18,739,088
(1993) by Unbridled Stands: Taylor Made Stallions USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Arrogate
14 Hard Spun 8 20 5 13 -- 2 282 137 $283,000 $9,082,961
(2004) by Danzig Stands: Jonabell Farm KY Fee: $40,000 Timeline
15 Giant's Causeway 10 24 5 10 -- -- 265 117 $371,644 $8,716,559
(1997) by Storm Cat Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: $75,000 Chief Whip
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Long Island Sound to Pleasant Acres Stallions:
Irish group winner and U.S. Grade I placed Long Island Sound
(War Front--Treasure Trail, by Pulpit) will take up stud duties at
Joe and Helen Barbazon=s Pleasant Acres Stallions in Morriston
in 2018. Racing for Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor
and Joseph Allen, LLC, the 5-year-old stallion won the 2016
G3 Diamond S. and was second in the GI Secretariat S. for
trainer Aidan O=Brien. On the board in six of 10 starts, he won
four times and earned $149,981.
ALong Island Sound was absolutely brilliant winning his first
three starts,@ said Pleasant Acres= director of bloodstock
Michelle Hemingway. AHe is from the direct family of the
peerless Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}), who won 19 consecutive
races in her 20-race career. We believe he will be very attractive
to breeders in Florida.@
Long Island Sound, an $800,000 Keeneland November
weanling in 2013, is out of a half-sister to champion Zenyatta, as
well as to multiple Grade I winner Balance (Thunder Gulch).
Long Island Sound is property of a syndicate and will stand for
$5,000.
IN SOUTH KOREA:
Title Match, g, 2, Bellamy Road--Cat Out (SP), by Forest Wildcat.
Busan, 12-30, Hcp. ($52k), 1200m. B-Barak Farm (MD).
*$25,000 Ylg >16 FTMOCT; $60,000 2yo >17 FTMMAY.
Cubaui Yeoljeong, f, 2, Majestic Warrior--Liz Hunter, by Smart
Strike. Busan, 12-31, Hcp. ($71k), 1200m. B-Damara Farm (KY).
*$1,200 Ylg >16 KEESEP; $27,000 2yo >17 OBSJUN.
Blue Chipper, c, 2, Tiznow--Dixie City (GSW, $231,980), by Dixie
Union. Busan, 12-31, Hcp. ($71k), 1200m. B-Diamond A Racing
Corp (KY). *$95,000 RNA Ylg >16 KEESEP.
Ppudeut, c, 3, Tale of Ekati--Papier Mache, by Marquetry.
Busan, 12-30, Hcp. ($85k), 1800m. B-Gugru LLC & Hedberg Hall
Inc (KY). *7,000 Ylg >15 FTKOCT; $30,000 2yo >16 FTMMAY.
Doraonpogyeongseon, c, 4, Kantharos--Smartybegone, by
Smarty Jones. Busan, 12-30, Hcp. ($104k), 1200m. B-GoldMark
Farm LLC (FL). *SP-Kor. **1/2 to Oldfashioned Style (Old
Fashioned), GSP. ***$14,000 Ylg >14 OBSAUG; $50,000 2yo >15
OBSAPR.
IN PERU:
Bragado, c, 2, Bodemeister--Awesome Maneuver, by Awesome
Again. Monterrico, 12-30, Maiden, 1000m, :58.48. B-Fred W
Hertrich III & John D Fielding (KY). *1ST START WIN. **$47,000
Ylg >16 FTKOCT. VIDEO
Warrior=s Gold, h, 5, Warrior=s Reward--Gold Revenue, by
Touch Gold. Monterrico, 12-29, Hcp., 1000m, :57.77. B-
Bernardo Alvarez Calderon & Teneri Farm Inc (KY). *1/2 to
Birdie Gold (Birdstone), G1SW-Per. **$32,000 RNA Ylg >13
KEESEP. VIDEO
Second-crop starters to watch: Wednesday, Jan. 3Farm and fee represent current information
Fort Larned (E Dubai), Adena Springs, $15,000
96 foals of racing age/4 winners/1 black-type winner
7-GP, Msw 1 1/16m, SIR SAHIB, 9-2
Paynter (Awesome Again), WinStar Farm, $25,000
217 foals of racing age/13 winners/1 black-type winner
5-GP, Msw 1 1/16mT, EIGHT MINUTE ELLIE, 12-1
$40,000 KEE SEP yrl
Take Charge Indy (A.P. Indy), Kor, $20,000
200 foals of racing age/24 winners/2 black-type winners
5-GP, Msw 1 1/16mT, C. S. INCHARGE, 6-1
Tuesday Cancellations
PARX (extreme cold)
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TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 2 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 3, 2018
Take Charge Indy looks for his 25th winner in
Wednesday=s fifth race at Gulfstream | Louise Reinagel
BREEDERS’ EDITION
UPCOMING MAJOR
NORTH AMERICAN STAKES
Date Race Track
1/6 GII San Gabriel S. SA
GIII Sham S. SA
1/7 GII Santa Ynez SA
1/13 GII Fort Lauderdale S. GP
GIII Marshua’s River S. GP
GIII Skip Away S. GP
GIII Lecomte S. FG
GII La Canada S. SA
1/20 GIII Las Cienegas S. SA
1/27 GI Pegasus World Cup GP
GIII W.L. McKnight H. GP
GIII Hurricane Bertie S. GP
GIII Fred W. Hooper S. GP
GIII La Prevoyante S. GP
1/28 GIII Houston Ladies Classic HOU
GIII John B. Connally Turf Cup HOU
2/3 GII Holy Bull S. GP
GIII Dania Beach S. GP
GIII Forward Gal S. GP
GIII Swale S. GP
GIII Sweetest Chant S. GP
GII San Pasqual S. SA
GII San Marcos S. SA
GII Palos Verdes S. SA
GIII Robert B Lewis S. SA
GIII Withers S. AQU
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
9th-SA, $61,421, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 1-1, 4yo/up,
f/m, 1mT, 1:35.09, fm.
SHAZARA (m, 6, El Corredor--Sekmet, by Empire Maker)
Lifetime Record: 19-2-3-4, $145,715. O-Terry C. Lovingier & Tom
Mansor; B-Jerome S. Moss (KY); T-Gary Sherlock. *$70,000 Ylg
'13 KEESEP.
8th-GG, $33,696, 1-1, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT, 1:51.12,
gd.
PLEASE DO (f, 4, Comic Strip--Eclisse {Fr} {SW & GSP,
$164,987}, by Ski Chief) Lifetime Record: 19-4-3-1, $74,531.
O-Lester Hunsucker & Carrol Stubbs; B-William T. Gray (CA);
T-Victor M. Trujillo.
3rd-SUN, $29,600, (S), 1-2, (NW2L), 3yo, 6 1/2f, 1:17.00, ft.
WESTERN WARNING (g, 3, Weather Warning--Western Flair, by
Gone West) Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-0, $49,784. O-Pierre Jean &
Leslie A. Amestoy, Jr.; B-Mike Abraham (NM); T-Ross A.
Amestoy. *$13,000 Ylg '16 RUIAUG. **1/2 to Storm With Flair
(Tompest), SW, $102,953.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Kettle Chrome, g, 3, Kettle Corn--Jay Bird Street, by Honey Jay.
MVR, 1-2, (S), 6f, 1:13.43. B-Fair Winds Farm (OH). *$4,000 Ylg
'16 FTKOCT.
Big Ohio, g, 3, Mr. Big--Magnificent Miss, by Chester House.
MVR, 1-2, (S), 6f, 1:14.13. B-Steve M DeMaiolo (OH).
*1ST-TIME STARTER.
Congratulations to last week=s JockeyTalk360.com Jockey of
the Week, Mike Smith, who won the GI La Brea S. aboard
Unique Bella (Tapit) and the GI American Oaks aboard Daddys
Lil Darling (Scat Daddy).
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