August 4 Saratoga Special by ST Publishing

The Year 10 • Issue 11

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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

First Shot A.P. Indy Colt Tops Sale at $1.2 Million Tod Marks

FULL SALES RESULTS INSIDE! Complete Sales Results • Wednesday Stakes Preview • Entries/Handicapping

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worth repeating

The Special quotes from Saratoga

“Cold showers. Advil. Then whiskey.” Steeplechase punter Richard Hutchinson’s advice on fatigue

“He’s got two loves, Dubai and horses. We’re lucky to have him around.” John Ferguson about Sheikh Mohammed

By The Numbers

Man taking a photo of the American flag outside the salesground at 5:33 Tuesday morning

License Plates

“A Tuesday edition? Exercise rider Nick Santagata when reading a bonus edition of The Special

“We found the buyer.” D.D. Matz when seeing her mother back at the barn after she bought Hip 4 Monday night

“Anybody who saw him knew he was the real deal.” WinStar’s Doug Cauthen about the Street Cry colt who topped Monday’s session

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Name of the Day Speed Dating, fifth race. West Point filly combines the intentions of sire Not For Love and dam Near And Dear.

Weather Today: High of 90 with isolated thunderstorms. 30 percent chance of precipitation. Tonight: Low of 69 with isolated thunderstorms. 30 percent chance of precipitation. Tomorrow: Highs in the upper 80s with scattered thunderstorms possible. Friday: Highs in the low 80s and partly cloudy.

“OK, I’ve got about 35 seconds. Go.”

Tough Day. This racing fan needed a break Tuesday morning.

Maggie Kimmitt

Trainer Todd Pletcher, clicking his stopwatch, to reporters at his barn following Quality Road’s workout.

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“Final Mesa is something very, very special. I think she’s the best I’ve ever trained and I’ve trained some nice horses.”

— Wesley Ward

Selling Hip# 354 • Fasig Tipton NY bred preferred, August 7, 2010 • Half-brother to undefeated 2YO multiple stakes winner FINAL MESA, out of multiple stakes-producing mare FINAL STYLE. By Andromeda’s Hero: • Son of Fusaichi Pegasus, sire of #1 second crop sire Roman Ruler and leading freshman sire Bandini • Won, or placed in 10 stakes races, including 4 Grade 1 • First foals are 2YO of 2010. 2YO sales average $75,000

catalogue update: final meSa - goes 3 for 3, winning her second stakes race, the $145,500 my dear Stakes at Woodbine by 73/4 lengths. — Rhapsody Farm/Hidden Lake Farm consignors

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The Special quotes from Saratoga

“You’ve got no shot.”

“Meet Jamie Spencer. He’d like to ride a jumper in the Smithwick.” Bloodstock agent David Loder, introducing British flat jockey Jamie Spencer

“I was 18 or 19, it was a lot of fun. They had wide-open gambling, if you had a date with somebody it didn’t cost them the Earth to take you out. People didn’t take it so seriously. I didn’t drink much, liked to go dancing, didn’t gamble a lot. We went to the track in the morning first thing, to the races, out to have dinner, so we would get three or four hours of sleep a night. We made a lot of friends and had a great time.” Helen Groves, about her first trip to Saratoga

Tom VanMeter to a gaggle of boys chasing a gaggle of girls at the sales Monday night

“She’s got that temperament. She likes things her own way, if you ask her to do things she’s not comforable with, she’ll let you know.”

“Ryan’s taller than me, he’s going to kick our butt next weekend.” Runner Adam Newman on seeing Ryan Clancy, who’s tuned up for the Fasig-Tipton 5K on Saturday

Trainer Jonathan Sheppard on champion Forever Together

“We’re a full-service company.” Fasig-Tipton employee about escorting an intoxicated woman out of the facility Monday night

“They ain’t shown me the money.” Owner/trainer Leon Blusiewicz about not selling debut winner Admiral Alex

“She was a really nice filly, I thought she would probably have gotten sold for that. For whatever reason, they didn’t go for her, but she’s a super nice filly.”

Just Sayin’ “He’s that type of horse. He makes everyone around him look a whole lot smarter than we are.” Trainer Al Stall, on Grade I winner Blame.

Taylor Made’s Frank Taylor about the Oasis Dream filly who did not reach her reserve Monday night

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DE LA ROSE STAKES PREVIEW

Round Two Attfield ships Miss Keller in for 1-mile turf stakes BY MIKE KANE A week after his fillies finished first and third in the Grade II Lake George, Canadian Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield is sending out a top contender for the $70,000 De La Rose Stakes, the feature race on this afternoon’s program. Miss Keller, runner-up in the Grade II Nassau at Woodbine June 5, is the lone Canadian in the field of 10 older fillies and mares who will go a mile on the inner turf. The 4-year-old Montjeu filly drew the outside post and is the 3-1 favorite on the morning line. “She’s doing very well, is training very well and is happy,” Attfield said. “This is the next step that we have in line for her. We’re very happy with our filly and I think she’ll run well. I wish she had a little bit better post position, but besides that I can’t complain at all.” Miss Keller started her career in Ireland with John Oxx and was moved into Attfield’s care last summer prior to a four in the Lake Placid Aug. 21. She has had only one bad outing in North America, a 13th in the Mrs. Revere last November at Churchill Downs. Attfield said his staff couldn’t find anything wrong and it just might have been a dull performance at the end of a long season. Attfield chuckled at a comment about Canadian invaders swooping in to capture stakes races at Saratoga. “I’ll keep coming with anything that makes any sense,” he said. “We look forward to that meet and hopefully we’re there most weeks.” Magdelana Racing’s My Baby Baby returns to a surface she prefers after running sixth of seven on the dirt in the Roxelana on July 2 at Churchill Downs. “She’s been hickory all her career and done nothing but run well for us,” trainer Kenny McPeek said. “I made a mistake trying to shorten her back to seven-eighths last time on the dirt. We thought that would be a good spot for her to get some more black type. She didn’t run very well on it. She was second in this race last year, just got beat a neck by Cocoa Beach and I hope she runs back to that race. If she does, she should be in the mix.” My Baby Baby raced in California during the winter, finishing second to St. Trinians in the Pasadena and third to St. Trinians and Life Is Sweet in the Santa Maria Handicap. Trainer Christophe Clement entered two, Claiborne Farm’s Doubledogdare See DE LA ROSE page 6

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Miss Keller (bottom) ships in for today’s De La Rose, while Be Fair is taking the blinkers off for her run.

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winner Haka and the German-bred Daveron, who was fourth in the New York Handicap in June. “They’re both nice fillies,” Clement said. “It’s a little bit ambitious. It’s a good race, very competitive on paper.” Clement said Daveron won’t like it if the course is softened by rain. The 5-year-old daughter of Black Sam Bellamy owned by Team Valor International is lightly raced, with only nine starts. “She’s a very anxious filly, but she can run,” Clement said. “The mile should be helping her. The more pace the better, so she can be settled.” Trainer Tom Proctor is off to a good start at the meet and will saddle Keertana, a consistent 4-year-old who has hit the board in 14 of 17 career starts. D. Wayne Lukas has Westrock Stable’s stakes-tested Be Fair, who is trying turf for the first time. Bill Mott is sending out Juddmonte Farms’ Dreamt. Silver Reunion and Miss Catalyst are making their first starts of the year. A daughter of Harlan’s Holiday owned by Brereton Jones, Silver Reunion won the Riskaverse for trainer Graham Motion last year, but struggled in the Valley View, run over a yielding course. “She’s a very tightly wound filly coming off a layoff,” Motion said. “She might be a work short of where See De LA ROSE page 8

Christophe Clement’s Daveron is looking for a dry course today in the De La Rose (Tuesday night’s rain won’t help).

Maggie Kimmit

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I normally would have a horse to run up here, but I think she is very talented and hopefully it’s a steppingstone to other things. She ran at Keeneland last fall and it was very soft. She didn’t handle it all. She’s a speed filly; kind of a free-running type. I think she’s pretty talented, if she keeps her mind straight.” Miss Catalyst is the only runner to win her last start, but that victory came 10 months ago in the Pebbles at Belmont Park. “This is her first start since the Pebbles,” trainer Todd Pletcher said. “She got some time off and went through a sale and changed ownership. She’s trained well. We had her in at Belmont the day they cancelled for the heat. So she’s been ready for a little while and we’re looking forward to getting her started again.”

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Felinefelon Abilio Tom Kitten Fiscal Stimulus Holiday Ballad Promovedor Glory Kid Kate Hit It Rich North Rodeo Bug Juice Bound By Humor Seek to Destroy Daily Star Witchy Meeting Speed Dating Custers Last Stand Renewed Hope Delta Thunder Convocation Saratoga Sinner Dutrow Entry McVictory Keertana Silver Reunion Tingaleo System Ready Silver Medallion

Tom Kitten Thunder Chief Barrel Of Love Holiday Ballad Fiscal Stimulus Promovedor Glory Kid Kate North Rodeo Hit It Rich Artie Luvsto Party Bug Juice Double Black Witchy Meeting Go Go Pink Sorority Sister Custers Last Stand Audies Champ Redwood Fever Convocation Dutrow entry Midnight Mischief Silver Reunion Keertana Miss Keller Silver Medallion Forum Nolangrant’skitten

Tom Kitten Barrel Of Love Thunder Chief Fiscal Stimulus Coach Billy G. Espirito Santo Kid Kate Hit It Rich North Rodeo Bug Juice Bound By Humor Double Black Go Go Pink Higher Incentive Witchy Meeting Custers Last Stand Renewed Hope Delta Thunder Convocation Masala Odds On Miss Keller Keertana McVictory Tingaleo Silver Medallion Sweet William

Abilio Barrel Of Love Tom Kitten Fiscal Stimulus Coach Billy G. Ender’s Universe Kid Kate North Rodeo Hit It Rich Bug Juice For Wes Bound By Humor Daily Star Go Go Pink Witchy Meeting Custers Last Stand Delta Thunder Renewed Hope Endymion Convocation Masala Keertana Miss Catalyst Miss Keller Tingaleo System Restore Nolangrant’skitten

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wednesday’s Saratoga entries Wednesday, August 4. Post Time 1 p.m. Entries with program number, post position, jockey, trainer, and morning-line odds. 1st (1:00) 1 Mile (Inner turf) ny bred 3&Up allow Purse: $43,000 1 1 Mr. Hooker.................Bridgmohan J V.... Payne Curtis...........20-1 2 2 Franklin Delano..........Lenclud F.............. Campo John P Jr....30-1 3 3 Gamblin Fever............Espinoza J L.......... Ortiz Paulino O.......10-1 4 4 Wishingonadream......Luzzi M J............... Disanto Glenn B.....15-1 5 5 Barrel of Love.............Samyn J L............. Hertler John O..........6-1 6 6 Speaking Out..............Garcia L A............. Londono Odin J......30-1 7 7 Tom Kitten..................Castellano J J........ Benzel Seth..............5-2 8 8 Joey’s Chance............Prado E S.............. Kelly Patrick J...........5-1 9 9 Thunder Chief.............Velazquez J R........ Gyarmati Leah..........6-1 10 10 Abilio..........................Hill C..................... Rice Linda................3-1 11 MTO Uncle Pat....................Hill C..................... Barbara Robert.........8-1 12 MTO One Turn Eddie...........Velasquez C........... Rodriguez R.............3-1 13 MTO Felinefelon..................Espinoza J L.......... Schettino Dominick..4-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (1-3), Daily Double 2nd (1:33) 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) 3&Up Maiden Purse: $50,000 1 1 Fiscal Stimulus...........Velazquez J R........ Brown Chad C .........7-5 2 2 Wild Hero...................Lezcano A............. Hayden Dan............15-1 3 3 Promovedor Glory (ARG). ..Leparoux J R......... McPeek Kenneth G...6-1 4 4 Coach Billy G..............Borel C H............... Baker James E..........5-1 5 5 Kidd (GER).................Maragh R.............. Maker Michael J.....12-1 6 6 Espirito Santo.............Mena M................. Guillot Eric................8-1 7 7 Ender’s Universe........Gomez G K............ Arnold George R .....4-1 8 8 Con the Cat................Prado E S.............. Kelly Patrick J.........15-1 9 MTO Holiday Ballad............Albarado R J......... Romans Dale............6-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (2-4) Pick 4 Races (2-5), Daily Double 3rd (2:06) 7 Furlongs F&M 3&Up Allow/Opt Clm ($50,000) Purse: $54,000 1 1 Color Me Up...............Borel C H............... Lukas D Wayne......12-1 2 2 North Rodeo...............Albarado R J......... Romans Dale............7-2 3 3 Kid Kate......................Lezcano J.............. Brown Chad C..........8-5 4 4 Proclaim.....................Velazquez J R........ Bond H James..........6-1 5 5 Dattt Echo..................Leparoux J R......... Hennig Mark...........12-1 6 6 Hit It Rich...................Maragh R.............. McGaughey III C R...5-2 Exacta, Trifecta, Pick 3 Races (3-5), Daily Double 4th (2:40) 6 Furlongs ny bred 2Y0 Maiden Purse: $40,000 1 1 Bug Juice...................Castellano J J........ Levine Bruce N.........5-2 2 2 Mr Ames....................Velazquez J R........ Schosberg Richard...8-1 3 3 For Wes......................Maragh R.............. Contessa Gary C.....10-1 4 4 Turn Up the Music......Leparoux J R......... Bond H James........10-1 5 5 Seek to Destroy..........Bridgmohan J V.... Baker Charlton..........6-1 6 6 Bound by Humor........Samyn J L............. Ubillo Rodrigo A.......3-1 7 7 Double Black..............Dominguez R A..... Gorham Michael E....5-1 8 8 Innthewest.................Hill C..................... Coffey Marialice......30-1 9 9 Artie Luvsto Party.......Lezcano J.............. Bush Thomas M.....10-1 Exacta, Quinella, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (4-6) Pick 6 Races (4-9), Daily Double 5th (3:14) 5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) F&M 3&Up Claiming ($20,000) Purse: $25,000 1 1 Witchy Meeting..........Leparoux J R......... Dutrow, Jr. R E.........5-2 2 2 Go Go Pink.................Velazquez J R........ Pletcher Todd A........3-1 3 3 Buddys Dream............Prado E S.............. Martin Frank...........30-1 4 4 Speed Dating..............Hill C..................... Hushion Michael E...6-1 5 5 Silvercup Baby...........Cohen D................ Jacobson David........4-1 6 6 Higher Incentive.........Dominguez R A..... Dutrow Sydney.........5-1 7 7 Sorority Sister............Lenclud F.............. Contessa Gary C.....12-1 8 8 Dana’s Bell..................Albarado R J......... Good John..............12-1 9 9 True Jazz....................Tunon J................. Londono Odin J ....30-1 10 MTO Daily Star....................Hill C..................... Terranova, II John....3-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (5-7), Grand Slam Races (5-8) Daily Double

6th (3:48) 7 Furlongs 3&Up Claiming ($15,000) Purse: $20,000 1 1 Runweiser..................Gomez G K............ Duggan David P.......8-1 2 2 Seis de Mayo..............Mena M................. Toscano John T .....12-1 3 3 Custers Last Stand.....Leparoux J R......... Maker Michael J.......3-1 4 4 Redwood Fever..........Dominguez R A..... Contessa Gary C.......5-1 5 5 Rapide One.................Coa E M................ Ritvo Timothy.........10-1 6 6 Audies Champ............Richards G G......... Galluscio Dominic..20-1 7 7 Mind Boggling............Luzzi M J............... Ferraro James W....12-1 8 8 Bindle Stick................Lenclud F.............. Dunham Bob G.......20-1 9 9 Renewed Hope...........Espinoza J L.......... Rodriguez Rudy R....7-2 10 10 Delta Thunder.............Maragh R.............. Alexander Frank A....9-2 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (6-8), Pick 4 Races (6-9) Daily Double

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7th (4:22) 1 1/8 Miles 3&Up Allow/Opt Clm ($50,000) Purse: $55,000 1 4 Endymion...................Dominguez R A..... Dutrow, Jr. R E.........5-1 1A 7 Masala........................Dominguez R A..... Dutrow, Jr. R E.........5-1 2 1 Glenwood Canyon......Gomez G K............ Stall Albert M Jr.....15-1 3 2 Saratoga Sinner..........Lenclud F.............. Kenneally Eddie......12-1 4 3 Midnight Mischief......Desormeaux K J.... Mott William I...........8-1 5 5 In Studio....................Bridgmohan S X.... Dodgen James A....50-1 6 6 Retriever.....................Cohen D................ Badgett William Jr.. 20-1 7 8 Overbid.......................Mena M................. Guillot Eric..............20-1 8 9 Odds On (BRZ)...........Leparoux J R......... Lobo Paulo H.........10-1 9 10 Convocation...............Castellano J J........ Jerkens James A......3-5 A-Coupled: Endymion and Masala Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Pick 3 Races (7-9), Daily Double 8th (4:56) De La Rose S. 1 Mile (Inner turf) F&M 4&Up Purse: $70,000 1 6 Dreamt (GB)...............Desormeaux K J.... Mott William I.........10-1 1A MTO Solo Piano..................Leparoux J R......... Mott William I.........10-1 2 1 Coulee........................Prado E S.............. Hushion Michael....20-1 3 2 Silver Reunion............Dominguez R A..... Motion H Graham.....8-1 4 3 Keertana.....................Lezcano J.............. Proctor Thomas F.....7-2 5 4 Be Fair........................Borel C H............... Lukas D Wayne......15-1 6 5 Daveron (GER)...........Maragh R.............. Clement Christophe.. 6-1 7 7 My Baby Baby............Albarado R J......... McPeek Kenneth....10-1 8 8 Haka...........................Gomez G K............ Clement Christophe.12-1 9 9 Miss Catalyst..............Velazquez J R........ Pletcher Todd A........5-1 10 10 Miss Keller (IRE)........Castellano J J........ Attfield Roger L........3-1 11 AE Ivory Empress............Leparoux J R......... Wilkes Ian R...........12-1 12 MTO Gemswick Park..........Maragh R.............. Albertrani Thomas....6-1 13 MTO McVictory...................Maragh R.............. Pletcher Todd A........5-2 A-Coupled: Dreamt (GB) and Solo Piano Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10), Daily Double 9th (5:30) 1 1/16 Miles (Turf) 2YO Maiden Purse: $51,000 1 1 System Ready............Cohen D................ Pletcher Todd A........6-1 2 2 Nolangrant’skitten......Leparoux J R......... Maker Michael J.......5-1 3 3 Read the E Mail..........Maragh R.............. Contessa Gary C.....20-1 4 4 Forum.........................Castellano J J........ Weaver George.........8-1 5 5 War Winds.................Lezcano J.............. Fawkes David...........8-1 6 6 Argentine Talisman.....Dominguez R A..... Matz Michael R.........8-1 7 7 Love That Dude..........Gomez G K............ Ward Wesley A.........8-1 8 8 Johnny Two by Four...Garcia Alan............ Ryerson James T...20-1 9 9 Silver Medallion..........Velazquez J R........ Brown Chad C..........7-2 10 10 Sweet William............Coa E M................ Ward Wesley A.........4-1 11 MTO Lemon Ghost..............Mena M................. Lukas D Wayne .......6-1 12 MTO Gospel Lesson............Gomez G K............ Mott William I...........6-1 13 MTO Tingaleo.....................Solis A................... Ward Wesley A.........4-1 Exacta, Trifecta, Super (.10) Wagers

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Ramon Dominguez.

Top Jockeys Name Starts John R. Velazquez. . . . . . . . 56. . . . . . . Javier Castellano . . . . . . . . . 64. . . . . . . Ramon A. Dominguez . . . . . 50. . . . . . . Julien R. Leparoux. . . . . . . . 49. . . . . . . Alan Garcia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26. . . . . . . Edgar S. Prado. . . . . . . . . . . 34. . . . . . . Rajiv Maragh. . . . . . . . . . . . 57. . . . . . . Garrett K. Gomez. . . . . . . . . 37. . . . . . . Eibar Coa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24. . . . . . . Shaun Bridgmohan . . . . . . . 20. . . . . . . Kent J. Desormeaux. . . . . . . 29. . . . . . . David Cohen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34. . . . . . . Cornelio H. Velasquez . . . . . 42. . . . . . . Jose Lezcano. . . . . . . . . . . . 45. . . . . . . Robby Albarado. . . . . . . . . . 41. . . . . . . Jose L. Espinoza . . . . . . . . . 22. . . . . . . Miguel Mena . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. . . . . . . Frederic Lenclud . . . . . . . . . 18. . . . . . . Jaime Rodriguez . . . . . . . . . 16. . . . . . . Calvin H. Borel. . . . . . . . . . . 17. . . . . . .

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George Weaver.

Todd Pletcher and John Velazquez.

2nd 3rd Earnings 5. . . . . . . 7 . . . . . $1,115,175 5. . . . . . . 12 . . . . . $580,976 6. . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . $348,790 9. . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . $447,489 2. . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . $225,527 6. . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . $309,649 4. . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . $221,597 5. . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . $240,381 3. . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . $139,500 2. . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . $174,202 6. . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . $226,524 5. . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . $161,394 8. . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . $145,112 5. . . . . . . 13 . . . . . $216,360 4. . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . $177,344 2. . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . $83,782 1. . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . $83,672 1. . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . $90,835 0. . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . $42,252 2. . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . $141,403

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2nd 3rd Earnings 4. . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . $593,000 1. . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . $148,584 3. . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . $123,161 2. . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . $453,420 2. . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . $109,763 2. . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . $125,487 2. . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . $88,367 1. . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . $83,859 0. . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . $371,900 0. . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . $106,374 2. . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . $142,012 2. . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . $143,777 2. . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . $86,085 1. . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . $107,747 1. . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . $102,643 1. . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . $60,952 1. . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . $47,531 0. . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . $64,889 0. . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . $43,776 3. . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . $79,224

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Big Finish Select Sale closes with strong second night, $1.2 million topper by sean clancy The first night of the Fasig-Tipton Select Sale lacked electricity. Todd Pletcher put the jumper cables on the second night when he purchased the first horse through the ring, Hip 101, for $1.2 million. The sales-topper was in the books. Bidding from the back ring, Pletcher leaned against the wall, cupping his hand over his cell phone and relaying the bidding sequence to owner Ben Leon. He never hesitated, so Pletcher never hesitated. “He was pretty confident the whole way,” Pletcher said on his way to get a glass of champagne with his family. “I did not sense any weakness.” Fasig-Tipton sensed less weakness during the second session, selling 59 horses for $17.665 million, at an average of $299,407 and a median of $250,000. Twenty-five horses did not sell. “I described the first night as workmanlike. Tonight was workmanlike but with a little less sweat,” Fasig-Tipton’s Boyd Browning said. “Bidding was more consistent. It felt better tonight, it

wasn’t fireworks after fireworks but it was solid, it was better.” Pletcher lit the fuse. The four-time Eclipse Award winning trainer went to the sale with specific instructions from Leon, a new owner who purchased stakes filly With Flying Colors last year and has horses with Pletcher and his father, J.J. “My dad has been talking to him, we have a couple of 2-year-olds for him on the farm and he expressed some interest,” Pletcher said. “He said, ‘Let me know who you think is the best horse in the sale.’ We felt like this was the one. I called him and told him this one checks all the boxes; pedigree, champion mare, conformation, everything we want.” Fasig-Tipton’s Terence Collier described the colt in two words. “Breed shaping.” Consigned by Bluewater Sales, the colt is the first foal out of champion sprinter Maryfield. By Horse of the Year and leading sire A.P. Indy, he was bred by Mike Moreno’s Southern Equine who bought Maryfield for $1.25 million at FasigTipton Kentucky Fall sale in 2007 after

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Hip 101 – now worth $1.2 million – looks for his new owner in the crowd Tuesday night.

she had won the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. The bay colt attracted Pletcher immediately. “I liked him from the first time I saw him – everything to like, pedigree, conformation, class, everything, just one you had to like,” Pletcher said. “I didn’t get too nervous, my concern was I didn’t know where we were going to land. I projected him as a million-dollar horse, but it’s just how north of a million are you comfortable with.” Bluewater’s Meg Levy stood about 20 feet from Pletcher as the bidding progressed, she knew there was a chance he could be the sales-topper. “You never quite know who he’s going to go home with. All the right people were on him,” Levy said. “When I first saw the horse he was on Walmac Farm, they did a great job raising him, and I thought he was just magnificent. His nickname on the farm was Superman. I don’t think there’s anything else you can say. The possibility is always there (to top a sale) and you just hope that all the variables are going to sort themselves out.” The colt was the only seven-figure horse of the two-night sale. The second highest sale came late in the second session when Robert and Lawana Low purchased Hip 194, a daugh-

ter of Distorted Humor for $875,000. Tom McCrocklin did the bidding on the half-sister to champion Point Given, “She’s a beautiful horse, by the right sire, half-sister to a classic winner, a great horse,” said McCrocklin who breaks the Low’s horses in Ocala. “They’re trying to buy high-profile horses and she fit all the profiles we’re looking for. She was the first horse we looked at and we kept coming back to her.” Consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds, the filly’s page only goes to her second dam, that’s how much pedigree she brings to the Lows’ program. They’ve owned stellar females in the past including Test winner Capote Belle and Kentucky Oaks runner-up Real Cozzy. “When you come here and try to buy a filly like her, you have to expect to pay that kind of money. We actually stretched a little, we were topped out at 750, but if you’re willing to pay 750, why not a little more,” McCrocklin said. “Robert had given me a number and turned me loose and then I said, ‘You know I better get him on the phone,’ because I knew we were in that ballpark. The last bid there was a long hesitation and then he said go ahead, we were looking for the wire.” See sales page 15

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Leading buyer John Ferguson struck for the first time Tuesday night when securing Hip 119, a colt by Street Cry, who went for $650,000. Ferguson purchased two colts for $750,000. He recruited Hip 142, a half-brother to Haskell winner Lookin At Lucky and Jim Dandy winner Kensei, for $750,000. Gainesway consigned the son of Afleet Alex. Ferguson returned to draft Hip 178, a bay colt by Smart Strike, consigned by Denali Stud for Falls Creek Farm. For the two nights, a total of 117 yearlings were sold for over $32 million. The overall average was $277,051

and the median was at $250,000. Gross revenue declined 38.3 percent and the average price fell 15.6 percent. “We knew it was going to be tough. Truthfully, an increase wasn’t expected. We made some mistakes, but in the overall big picture I don’t think we made any dramatic mistakes,” Browning said. “I don’t think there are any significant changes that are necessary to build upon this sale and to continue in our efforts to make it the premier yearling sale in the world. It will be interesting to see how we stack up as we continue through the yearling market during the remainder of the year. In golf terms, I think we’ve posted a pretty low number in the clubhouse.” – additional reporting by Katie Bo Williams.

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Compared to Last Year Total Sale Number sold . . . . . . . . . . . . Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not Sold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2009 2010 160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 $52,549,500 . . . . . $32,415,000 $328,434. . . . . . . . . . $277,051 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 $250,000. . . . . . . . . . $250,000

Session 2 Number sold . . . . . . . . . . . . Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not Sold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2009 2010 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 $25,760,000 . . . . . $17,665,000 $343,467. . . . . . . . . . $299,407 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 $260,000. . . . . . . . . . $250,000

Session 1 Number sold . . . . . . . . . . . . Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not Sold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2009 2010 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 $26,789,500 . . . . . $14,750,000 $315,171. . . . . . . . . . $254,310 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 $230,000. . . . . . . . . . $227,500

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Just Like Dad? With an eye toward past heroes, trainers look at ’10 sales yearlings BY Joe clancy In 2007, all of Saratoga talked about Street Sense. The Kentucky Derby winner outgamed Grasshopper to win the Grade I Travers and electrify the old grandstand once again. Jim Tafel smiled. Carl Nafzger talked about it.

FASIG-TIPTON SALES Calvin Borel whooped it up. And then the bay colt headed to the breeding shed – a stallion prospect with a big upside joining the Thoroughbred pillars at Darley. Three short years later, Street Sense’s sons and daughters are in Saratoga – heading to the sales ring at Fasig-Tipton and causing buyers to compare the youngsters to their father. The same goes for progeny of Hard Spun, who won the King’s Bishop on the 2007 Travers undercard, 2006 Whitney winner Invasor, 2006 King’s Bishop winner Henny Hughes and so on. “Already, that’s the first thing I think,” said Kiaran McLaughlin, who trained Invasor and Henny Hughes. “You sure think about how fast it happens. It wasn’t that long ago Henny Hughes and Invasor were in our barn, running over there across the street.” “It doesn’t seem like it’s been long enough since he’s been retired to have babies at the sales,” Nafzger said of Street Sense. “As a young sire, he’s done everything he can up to now and they’ve done a great job with him – getting him good mares and things. Hey, it’s up to him now.” But that’s the Thoroughbred game. The horses run, then they move on – trying to duplicate themselves and improve a breed they helped bolster on the track. They dazzled with factual performance on the racetrack. Now they dazzle – or try to – with potential in the breeding shed and sales ring. Street Sense, Hard Spun and Invasor are represented by their first crops at the Fasig-Tipton sale. Henny Hughes’ first foals are 2-year-olds this year. The young horses and others like them are the future – all potential with little to go on other than appearance. See Sires page 18

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STREET SENSE The only horse ever to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and the Kentucky Derby (and how!). Street Cry’s best son, from the family of Danehill Dancer and Mr. Greeley.

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ANY GIVEN SATURDAY The finest son of Distorted Humor who trounced Hard Spun and Curlin by four lengths and more in the Haskell. A G2 juvenile who also won the Dwyer and Brooklyn.

HARD SPUN The King’s Bishop hero who was unbeaten at two and at distances up to a mile. Brilliant speed plus the stamina to be close in the Breeders’ Cup Classic and Kentucky Derby. The last great Danzig.

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Nafzger looks for – and sees – a little bit of Street Sense in each of the yearlings. The babies carry some of the same physical setup – “a little bit of his head, a little bit of his pasterns.” McLaughin said Henny Hughes, a racy sprinter, has “stamped” his foals with the same athletic appearance. But most horsemen will point to things they can’t see when they talk about yearlings. Street Sense possessed two traits that Nafzger hopes appear in the offspring. “His mind, number one, he had a great mind and that helped make him a good racehorse; two, he had a great burst of speed,” Nafzger said. “Right now, you can get an idea of their minds by how they’re handling the sales but you can’t tell about that burst. If he Street Sense (left) and Grasshopper battle in the 2007 Travers. gave them that, then he will be a great bies. So far, it looks like he’s covered the mind and sire.” McLaughlin hopes Invasor, whose lone horse in the conformation, but that’s all you can see at this the sale (a filly) sold Tuesday night, gave his sons and point.” And anybody who tells you differently is making daughters some hidden traits too. “Obviously he had a big heart, and desire to win, it up. Beautiful yearlings can turn out to be slow. Below I hope he gave them that,” McLaughlin said. “I felt like he wanted to win every time he went over there. average yearlings can grow into professional, polHe had a great, great heart. He didn’t ever get tired ished athletes who outrun their peers. “That burst of speed, boom, that’s what you rewhen he trained and ran. It will be very interesting to see if that translates – you can’t find that out until ally hope the babies have,” said Nafzger. “You can’t see that in a yearling. If people say they can see that, later but it was there in him.” Nafzger wrote a book called “Traits of a Winner,” they’re lying, but if they ever figure that out, the game is over.” and went to it while describing Street Sense. There’d be no mystery left, no more questions, no “He had all the traits – the class, the ability, the mind, the immune system, the soundness,” Nafzger more surprises. Nafzger and McLaughlin looked at yearlings this said. “That’s what made him an exceptional horse. That’s what we hope he can translate on to the ba- week and McLaughlin client Shadwell bought a Pul-

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pit colt and a Rock Hard Ten colt. Neither man will look to purposefully buy sons and daughters of their ex-horses, but . . . “I’m a looker and a buyer, but I doubt I’ve got enough money to buy,” Nafzger said. “They keep telling me the market’s depressed, but my fifty thousand’s not going very far. It’s not depressed enough for me yet.” McLaughlin tries not to compare the yearlings to their parents. “Every one is different and I try not to think about it too much when I’m looking at them,” he said. “You look to see if you see something you like conformation wise. I don’t put a lot of emphasis that I trained the sire but I like them, I like that they’re here. I want to see them and I want to see them do well.” The good traits sires can transfer to their progeny are obvious – speed, stamina, sense, health – but what about Tod Marks the bad? “Street Sense didn’t have a bad habit, but he had one attribute that you might not want and that was when he’d get to the lead he’d get there and say ‘oh well, I won, hey look at me,’ ” Nafzger said. “That comes as part of the good mind, he thought about things a little bit.” Nafzger singled out Hip 98, who sold Monday night for $230,000 to Sheikh Mohammed’s bloodstock advisor John Ferguson, as being the most like Street Sense. The bay colt is out of the Deputy Minister mare Madison’s Quest, making him a half-brother to Grade I turf winner Request For Parole. NOTES: Street Sense’s sire Street Cry topped the first session with an $800,000 colt and a $775,000 filly along with a $275,000 colt . . . Six sons and daughters of Street Sense sold Monday night at an average of more than $217,000.

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Results from the second night of yearling sales at Fasig-Tipton in Saratoga. Information includes hip number, sex, breeding and consignor on line 1; buyer and price on line 2. Figure in parenthesis is the last bid amount. 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 130 131

C A.P. Indy.......................Maryfield................... Bluewater Sales Llc Agent Xxiii Besilu Stables.................................................................................................... $1,200,000 F Medaglia d’Oro...............Melisma....................Lane’s End Agent Spendthrift Farm................................................................................................... $450,000 C El Prado (Ire).................Memory Of Margit (Fr)...Taylor Made Sales Agent Lxxx ...................................................................................................................................... Out C Medaglia d’Oro...............Merry Me In Spring.......Gainesway Agent V ...................................................................................................................................... Out C Awesome Again..............Milagra.....................Gainesway Agent V Zayat Stables......................................................................................................... $350,000 C Hard Spun.....................Miss Abita..................Dromoland Farm Inc. Agent Iv Wall Racing........................................................................................................... $350,000 C Pulpit..........................Missamerica Bertie.......Dromoland Farm Inc. Agent Vii Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($240,000) C Speightstown.................Miss Marni.................Four Star Sales Agent Joe Bucci.............................................................................................................. $130,000 F Unbridled’s Song.............Miss Norman..............Lane’s End Agent Gallagher Stud, E Colombo Agt............................................................................. $150,000 F Giant’s Causeway............Misty Mission.............Sam-Son Farm Lawley-Wakelin Bloodstock, Agt........................................................................... $375,000 F Afleet Alex....................Miz United States.........Four Star Sales Agt For Glencrest Seth W Hancock.................................................................................................... $150,000 F Mr. Greeley...................Monochrome..............Eaton Sales Agent Chester Stables Llc, Agent................................................................................... $100,000 C Gone West....................Mossflower................Bluegrass Thoroughbred Agent Dogwood Stable Inc................................................................................................ $90,000 F Speightstown.................Motel Lass.................Dromoland Farm Inc. Agent Iv Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($260,000) C Indian Charlie................Mrs. Coolidge.............Four Star Sales Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($135,000) C Medaglia d’Oro...............Murky Waters..............Dapple Stud Agent ..................................................................................................................................... Out C Dynaformer...................Must Be A Lady............Eaton Sales Agent Buzz Chace, Agt For West Point............................................................................ $340,000 C Street Cry (Ire)...............My Boston Gal.............Lane’s End Agent John Ferguson...................................................................................................... $650,000 C Pulpit..........................Mysterieuse Etoile........Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales Agency Agent Ben Glass, Agent................................................................................................... $200,000 C Smart Strike..................Mystic Rhythms...........Eaton Sales Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($280,000) C Indian Charlie................Never A No Hitter.........Glennwood Farm Inc. Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($300,000) C Discreet Cat...................Newmar....................Eaton Sales Agent Patrice Miller Eqb Inc, Agt.................................................................................... $200,000 F Tapit............................Not Enough Time..........Gainesway Agent Ii ...................................................................................................................................... Out F Henny Hughes................Our Seattle Star...........Eaton Sales Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................... ($75,000) F Awesome Again..............Our Wildirish Rose.......Taylor Made Sales Agent Lxxx Murray Smith..................................................................................................... $60,000 Ps C Bernardini.....................Owsley......................Stone Farm John Ferguson...................................................................................................... $200,000 C Street Sense..................Palaestra...................Three Chimneys Sales Agent Philip M Serpe, Agent........................................................................................... $125,000 C Tiznow.........................Papa To Kinzie............Taylor Made Sales Agent Lxxxiii ...................................................................................................................................... Out F Giant’s Causeway............Parchisi....................Darby Dan Farm Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($175,000)

Hip 142, an Afleet Alex colt, went for $750,000 to John Ferguson. 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151

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C Unbridled’s Song.............A Bit Of Pressure..........Nursery Place Agent Repole Stable, J J Crupi Agt.................................................................................. $150,000 F Hard Spun.....................Partyship...................Taylor Made Sales Agent Lxxvii Not Sold............................................................................................................... ($70,000) C Hard Spun.....................Pent.........................Eaton Sales Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($160,000) C Mr. Greeley...................Perfectly Stunning........Gainesway Agent Vii Marc Keller............................................................................................................ $260,000 F Smart Strike..................Perfect Secretary (Ire)...Darby Dan Farm Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($230,000) C Rock Hard Ten................Pleasant Emily............Dromoland Farm Inc. Agent Iv ...................................................................................................................................... Out C Arch............................Pomerol....................Maynard Farm/B. A. Man Inc. Not Sold............................................................................................................... ($45,000) F Distorted Humor.............Possibility..................Mill Ridge Sales Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($155,000) F First Samurai.................Pretty Meadow............Taylor Made Sales Agent Lxxi Clear Sky Farm...................................................................................................... $150,000 C Tiznow.........................Princess Wendy...........Warrendale Sales Agent Hidden Brook For Paul Pompa Jr......................................................................... $310,000 C Afleet Alex....................Private Feeling............Gainesway Agent Vi John Ferguson...................................................................................................... $750,000 F Dynaformer...................Queenie Belle.............Eaton Sales Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($490,000) C Harlan’s Holiday.............Quiet City...................Nardelli Sales Agent Cheyenne Stables Llc............................................................................................ $110,000 F Stormy Atlantic...............Quiet Down................Denali Stud Agent I Sagamore Farm, Bob Feld Agent........................................................................... $330,000 C Mr. Greeley...................Quiet Maggy...............Adena Springs Steven W Young, Agent........................................................................................ $220,000 C Giant’s Causeway............Quiet Reward..............Sam-Son Farm Dogwood Stable Inc.............................................................................................. $200,000 C Medaglia d’Oro...............Racing Heart...............Gainesway Agent Viii Blandford Bloodstock Ltd...................................................................................... $230,000 C Tale Of The Cat...............Regala Di Trieste.........Bluewater Sales Llc Agent Xii Live Oak Plantation............................................................................................... $300,000 C Unbridled’s Song.............Resplendency.............Taylor Made Sales Agent Li Zayat Stables......................................................................................................... $200,000 C Corinthian.....................Restored Hope............Bluegrass Thoroughbred Agent B R Brown Agt/Anthony McCarthy........................................................................ $110,000

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C Street Sense..................Richbabe...................Dromoland Farm Inc. Agent Iv Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($650,000) F Storm Cat.....................Richwoman................Taylor Made Sales Agent Lxxvii Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($220,000) F A.P. Indy.......................Ritzy Dame.................Gainesway Agent I Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($135,000) F Unbridled’s Song.............River’s Prayer.............Taylor Made Sales Agent Vision Sales 2010................................................................................................. $335,000 C Hard Spun.....................Robyns Tune...............Walnut Green Agt For Smart Angle ...................................................................................................................................... Out C Street Sense..................Rosemark..................Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales Agency Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($120,000) F Invasor (Arg)..................Ruby Summer.............Gainesway Agent Iii Shadwell Estate Co Ltd......................................................................................... $350,000 C Medaglia d’Oro...............Runaway Royalty.........Taylor Made Sales Agent Lxi Lawley-Wakelin Bloodstock, Agt........................................................................... $150,000 C Arch............................Run Withthe Spirit........Four Star Sales Agt For Glencrest Buzz Chace Agt For West Point............................................................................. $280,000 C A.P. Indy.......................Safari Queen (Arg)........Sweezey & Partners Agent John Ferguson...................................................................................................... $290,000 C Street Cry (Ire)...............Salty Farma................Gainesway Agent For Stonestreet Robert E & Lawana Low........................................................................................ $350,000 C First Samurai.................Samut (Ire).................Four Star Sales Agt For Glencrest ...................................................................................................................................... Out F Distorted Humor.............Sand Pebbles (Ire)........Lantern Hill Farm Llc Agent I Not Sold............................................................................................................... ($90,000) F Harlan’s Holiday.............Seattle Qui.................Castle Park Farm Llc Agent Seth W Hancock.................................................................................................... $300,000 C Arch............................Secret Heart (Saf)........Denali Stud Agent Iii Southern Equine Stables Llc................................................................................. $150,000 F Tapit............................See Jane...................Paramount Sales Agent Iii ...................................................................................................................................... Out C Langfuhr.......................Seek To Soar..............Darby Dan Farm Agent B R Brown Agt/Anthony McCarthy.......................................................................... $55,000 F Speightstown.................Seize The Wind...........Denali Stud Agent Ii Live Oak Plantation............................................................................................... $225,000 C Not For Love..................Senate Caucus............Bluegrass Thoroughbred Agent Mcmahon Bloodstock Llc, Agt............................................................................. $190,000 C Tiznow.........................Sensual Moment..........Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales Agency Agent Donato Lanni, Agent............................................................................................. $500,000 F Dynaformer...................Sharp Apple................Mill Ridge Sales Agent Not Sold............................................................................................................... ($90,000) C Malibu Moon.................Silent Siren................Warrendale Sales Agt, Spendthrift Ieah Inc................................................................................................................ $350,000

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Hip 178 sold for $750,000 late in the session. 174 C 175 C 176 C 178 C 179 C 180 F 181 F 182 F

Malibu Moon.................Silver Impulse.............Nursery Place Agent Twin Creeks Racing............................................................................................... $200,000 Corinthian.....................Silver Lace.................Dromoland Farm Inc. Agent V Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($275,000) Mr. Greeley ..................Silver Tornado ........... Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales Agent Hugo Merry Bloodstock ...................................................................................... $430,000 Smart Strike .................Sluice ......................Denali Stud Agent, Falls Creek John Ferguson ..................................................................................................... $750,000 Malibu Moon.................Spirited Away..............Legacy Bloodstock Agent Mark Casse, Agent................................................................................................ $250,000 Rahy...........................Staria.......................Three Chimneys Sales Agent ...................................................................................................................................... Out Discreet Cat...................Starlore.....................Stone Farm ...................................................................................................................................... Out Tiznow.........................St Ballado’s Image.......Denali Stud Agent I Not Sold............................................................................................................. ($145,000)

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An increase in the buy-back rate from 19.8 to 35 percent comprised part of the discouraging figures from Monday night’s opener at Fasig-Tipton; however, there was trade to be done with a well-placed and appropriately valued horse. It wasn’t all bad. Wayne Sweezey, consigning under his banner at Saratoga for the first time, sold one of the three well-received Rock Hard Ten yearlings. The colt, a half-brother to Grade I winning Vacare, commanded $325,000 from Shadwell early in the evening. Sweezey, who left his role as managing partner of Darby Dan in 2008, also sold a Corinthian colt for $110,000. “I’m delighted with how we sold,” Sweezey said. “Those two horses sold really well, I have two very happy clients. I’m delighted that I came here with those two horses because we picked the right spot for them, and we got them sold and it’s been very good for us.” Sweezey credited Fasig-Tipton for its hard work in recruiting buyers. “The visitation to the barn, the number of people that were looking, I’m really satisfied with what Fasig-Tipton has done,” Sweezey said. “The boys have really worked hard to

get people here, I’ve had plenty of looks, I don’t feel at all short on the people coming to look at my horses.” As pleased as Sweezey is with the prices his horses fetched, he emphasized that realistic expectations were the key to their success. “I do feel in this market today, there’s only a handful of people willing to spend from 250 up,” Sweezey said. “If you come in here with a horse that you over-appraised, you’re going to take him home. You have to know your horse, know the market, know the pedigree and know who’s on it before you put a big reserve on it.” He revealed that though the owners of the colt would have been comfortable with retaining and racing the colt, the reserve placed on the horse was much lower than the price he commanded. “We knew we had enough serious buyers on the colt that we felt confident that we would get over our reserve,” Sweezey said. Fasig-Tipton’s Walt Robertson also emphasized the importance of putting a realistic value on horses. See picky page 27

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“Last night, there were some nearmisses,” Robertson said. “It’s trying times and you better put the right numbers, or there’s a big risk of not getting your horse sold.” Sweezey recognized that though he is satisfied, many consignors are not. He drew attention to the relative flawlessness necessary in a marketable individual. “I hate the term ‘check all the boxes.’ If the horse fits all the criteria of the person buying it, then it sells well,” Sweezey said. “If you have a flaw of any sort, you’re going to take a cut in price.” Marshall Silverman has been selling a handful of horses at Saratoga for the past four years and sold an Elusive Quality colt for $385,000 Monday night, the highest price he has achieved since coming to the Spa. Though pleased with the commercial success of his horse, Silverman voiced similar concern with the high expectations of buyers. “Everybody is just being way too picky,” Silverman said. “Everybody wants to buy a perfect pretty show horse, and that’s what they end up being, just a perfect pretty show horse, not a racehorse. It’s getting ridiculous.” Eaton Sales’ Reiley McDonald also used the word “picky” to describe the buyer base. “We showed horses 30 percent more than we did last year, we had a lot of shows per horse. But everybody’s work-

ing harder. They’re looking two to three times,” McDonald said. “The fact that you had a third look doesn’t mean you made the short list. The fact that you got vetted doesn’t mean you made the short list. When demand is low, people are very picky. A lot of people looking, a lot of people doing their homework, that doesn’t translate into higher dollars per horse.” McDonald suggested that the high RNA rate spoke just as much to the stringent requirements of the existing buyer base as it did to the expectations of the sellers. “In Monday’s sale, if a horse jumped through all the hoops and made the short list, they sold well,” McDonald said. “If you didn’t make that short list, there was nobody there to bid on the horse, so you could put the reserve at 100, 70, or 40, and nobody’s going to bid on your horse.” Gainesway’s Brian Graves was alarmed by the “pickiness” of the market. He attributed the high RNA rate to owners that can afford to retain and race their yearling. These sellers, he suggested, are likely to have the wellbred individuals, which is a cause for concern. “It can be indicative that the market’s thin and there’s not enough buyers to absorb horses of that caliber,” Graves said. McDonald also cited owners that are not financially beholden to sell. “In the boutique market, it has been that way for years,” McDonald said. “However, this year, it’s a bit more acute.”

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Slam Dunk Trainers, jockeys battle on court for good cause by PHIL JANACK Call it a cause for fun. Horsemen gathered for a Racetrack Chaplaincy of American-organized charity basketball game July 28 to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys’ Fund, played at the new Saratoga Springs Recreation Center on Vanderbilt Avenue. The jockeys (aided by a couple of ringers) edged the trainers, 46-41, but the real winners were the causes for which they played, and the fans who had a chance to see some of Thoroughbred racing’s biggest names out of their comfort zone. “It was a good time for a good cause, and they were able to raise some money,” trainer Todd Pletcher said. “I liked playing. It was fun.” Pletcher, who coached last year’s jockeys in a matchup with a traveling youth all-star team out of Texas, took his turn on the court this year – until he fouled out. “I had a whopping three points, but I led the team in fouls,” he said. “I think they stopped counting at, like, 10.”

The trainers led at halftime but fell behind in the second half, a late rally falling short as the jockeys employed a suffocating pressure defense. “They’re quick, man,” Pletcher said. “A couple of those guys are like waterbugs. They’re everywhere.” Trainer Rick Schosberg said the biggest challenge was trying to box out a few of the “jockeys” for rebounds. “I think we did very well, considering they obviously changed the scale of weights, and heights,” he said. “Some of the jockeys were like 6-5, 6-6 and 6-7, and were in the process of playing NCAA college ball, I think. “You expect to see 5-foot-2, 120-pound (guys), and you’re looking at 6-7. I’m guarding a guy, and I come up to his chest. I expected that to be us.” Like Pletcher, Schosberg enjoyed the experience. “We had a good time. It’s a great organization,” he said. “The chaplaincy put it together, and they had a video at halftime that showed what they did on the backstretch. It was a good time and for charity, and a lot of fun.”

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“I just have the right horses for the right spots right now. Everything has fallen into place,” Brown said. “A lot of them ran second and third at Belmont the last meet, so they were sitting on wins. It’s just the timing of everything, I think.” Brown had 11 seconds and 11 thirds to go along with eight wins at Belmont Park’s spring-summer meet that preceded Saratoga. He worked as an assistant to Hall of Fame trainers Shug McGaughey and the late Bobby Frankel before going out on his own at the end of 2007. In 2008, Brown saddled six winners at Saratoga. Last summer, he had five. “We really aim for this meet,” he said. “As I’m doing this more, you learn as you go. I’m still young, and I’m learning how to maybe prepare a little bit better for this meet and what it really takes, what kind of horses win what races.” On sheer numbers, Brown will be hard-pressed to compete with Pletcher. For now, they remain on even terms. “I have ammunition,” Brown said. “I don’t know how long it will last, but I have more. We’ll see.”

Hopefully, we’ll stay lucky. They’ve just got to stay healthy.” A 4-year-old bay daughter of Cuvee, Rock Hall Honey went gate to wire under jockey Channing Hill, paying $12.20 as the 5-1 fifth choice in the field of seven claimers, running 6 furlongs in 1:11.02. “Channing rode her beautifully,” Terranova said. “There was a lot of speed in the race, and she’s very speedy. It was just what everybody else was going to do. Channing got her relaxed down inside, and even though she went to the lead she looked pretty com-

Quality Road tuned for Whitney

Terranova gets win for 2010 Nothing seemed to go right for trainer John Terranova II at Saratoga last summer. He headed back downstate after failing to register a win with 28 starters. There will be no duck for Terranova this year, thanks to Rock Hall Honey’s victory July 30. “I’m glad to get the first one home,” Terranova said. “I’ve got a lot of good ones to run up here still.

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fortable and relaxed the whole way. She’s a gutsy little thing on her day. She was able to punch home and put them away.” Terranova is coming off a Belmont meet where he won 11 races and $638,537 in purses from 43 starters. He was 11-for-38, earning $353,642 over the winer at Aqueduct. “I had a good Belmont and a good winter,” he said. “The horses ran well at Keeneland. I’ve had a great year so far, so I’m happy about that.”

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When it comes to the best older horse in training, Pletcher is taking no chances. Quality Road had a custom schooling session following training hours on the main track Monday morning, where the starting gate was hauled up from its usual spot in the 7-furlong chute to the finish line, where the field will break for Saturday’s Grade I Whitney Handicap, Quality Road’s next scheduled start. “It’s going to be a little different environment starting in front of the grandstand,” Pletcher said. “It was just a safety net. We wanted to make sure everything was on target.” Quality Road was fractious at the starting gate prior to last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, and was ultimately scratched. He is perfect in three starts this year, and has been training well for the Whitney, where he figures to be a heavy favorite. “Anytime you have horses like him, you worry about everything,” Pletcher said. “It’s just the nature of the beast. You worry about every single straw in his path between now and the end of his career. The way he’s training, you certainly have a lot of confidence that he’s coming up to the race in great shape. “I’ve never seen him any better than he is now. I think you can argue, watching him train, that he’s the best he’s ever been, and that’s kind of scary.”

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en cards in the books, 30 to go. The things we’ve learned so far . . . Quality Road has never been better. Ramon Dominguez works as many horses in the morning as he rides in the afternoon. Shaun Bridgmohan was one of the few jockeys at the track Tuesday morning. Rachel is still Rachel. I will not set up any more blind dates. Javier Castellano, Rajiv Maragh, Freddie Lenclud will change the guard. John Velazquez plans to be the guard for a while longer. Golfcarts need water in their batteries. Todd Pletcher is a better horse trainer than basketball player. Phil Gleaves is here, tuning up Mambo Meister, who’s now a dirt sprinter. People still yearn for the good old days. Eric Guillot fits right in at Saratoga. The jury’s still out around the sales grounds on whether Sheikh Mohammed’s presence helps or hurts the sale. Fasig-Tipton still has some bugs to work out – valet parking at the top of the list – there is no doubt they will. If half the trainers waited five minutes to get on the turf, it would be a lot safer.

Progress Report Winslow Homer is fragile. The Travers looked loaded one minute and light the next. Hosting a TV show is way harder than being the sidekick. Mark Casse has stalls in the stakes barn. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is going to be tight. The Friends of Sanford Stud Farm are making progress. The Shake Shack makes a mean burger. Tom Proctor and Bruce Levine are glad it’s 2010 and not 2009. Musket Man, stuck between 7 furlongs and 9 furlongs, looks awesome for Derek Ryan. Richard DePass can coach a jockey like John Wooden could coach a shooting guard. Anak Nakal has the best walk of any horse on the grounds, Quality Road has the best mane, Missinglisalewis has the best gallop and El Crespo has the best neck. The 2-year-old races are still confusing – experience or hype? The product has played out better than expected. Bill Mott and Todd Pletcher will turn every stone when it comes to handling high-strung horses, Mott ponied Unrivaled Belle (with a rider) to the paddock for the Ruffian while Pletcher simulated an afternoon gate experience for Quality Road. The Annex could still use some grass seed (come on Voss and Sheppard, spend some money). The turf has already taken a beating.

The Fruit Man switched to plastic bags, bad for the environment and for the mystique of eating peanuts on the backside. Don’t drop your shells anywhere near the Graham Motion barn. Rick Violette can’t get lucky at the gate. There’s a garden right out of Country Living at the house next to the horse path on Union Avenue. There’s a tomato-growing contest on the backside. Sergio Vasquez (not Santiago Vasquez as written here), who exercises horses for Barclay Tagg, won 3,604 races in Chile. He was Chile’s winningest jockey before Gustavo Barrera caught him in 2003. Bill Person is missed at the corner of Mott and Clement. Toadie is missed at every corner. The Cupcake factory, at 507 Broadway, has taken The Special’s marketshare from Spring Street Deli. They deliver from across the hall. Don’t let kids drive golfcarts. Chad Brown enters aggressively, he’s the dog at Pletcher’s heels. Bridgetown will win Thursday. There is never enough advertising. The game needs more characters like Leon Blusiewicz. He wins a 9-furlong maiden race with a first-time starter, touts him around like he’s running for mayor and then says he’s going to win the Travers with the horse. We should have bet out on Followmyfootsteps, Settle For Medal, Admiral Alex, Proviso, It’s Tea Time . . . so much to learn.

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The Aqua Pacer

A state-of-the-art facility founded in 2006, Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center houses the latest technological equipment designed to promote safe and rapid advancement for horses recovering from injury. We give your horse every chance to make a successful return to competition by providing a variety of physical therapy options. Our staff is thoroughly trained and knowledgeable, with a passion for horses and the desire to see your horse return well rested, fit and ready to perform. Situated within the innovative Fair Hill Training Center, we are within easy reach of all major veterinary clinics and racetracks in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and are just 10 minutes from I-95.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Contact us for a full list of our state-of-the-art services or visit www.fairhilletc.com for therapy demonstration videos.

Cold Saltwater Spa

Relax and Recover

Contact Bruce Jackson Phone: 610-496-5080 721 Training Center Drive Elkton, MD 21921