THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

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IN TDN EUROPE TODAYKODIAC DOMINANT AGAIN AT GOFFS Kodiac (GB) provided four of the top seven lots--and the only

two to make six figures--at Goffs on Wednesday as the clearance

rate for the November Foal Sale improved to 72%.

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TAPIT FILLY ON TOP AT KEENELAND

A total of $4,360,000 changed hands on 229 horses

Wednesday in Lexington as the marathon Keeneland November

Breeding Stock sale continued with the first of two Book 5

sessions. The average was $19,041 with a $11,500 median. The

buy-back rate was 27.4%. Last year=s corresponding ninth

session featured a number of expensive racing prospects,

making year-to-year comparisons difficult.

Cumulative trade through this point in the sale is remarkably

close to what it was last year, with 2,712 transactions yielding

gross receipts of $208,371,300 in 2016. The average of

$108,301 is up $16 from last year=s average of $108,205, while

the median remains unchanged at $45,000. The RNA rate is

27.7% vs. 25.7%.

The session=s top price was the $140,000 paid for Bamboozle

(Tapit) (hip 3201), an unraced 4-year-old half-sister to MGSW

and sire Tiz Wonderful (Tiznow). Carrying her first foal, by

Midshipman, the grey was consigned by Padraig Campion=s

Blandford Stud and was signed for by Big Kid.

Not far behind at $130,000 was 10-year-old Minishaft

(Mineshaft), who was offered as hip 3006 by Mr. & Mrs. T.

Wayne Sweezey=s Timber Town Farm on behalf of R. S. Evans.

Cont. p3

KY NOVEMBER SALE: THROUGH BOOK FOURby Bill Oppenheim

Through Tuesday there had been nine sessions of selling at the

Kentucky November sales, one >night of the stars= (though they

don=t call it that any more) at Fasig-Tipton, and eight sessions

through the first four (of seven) books at Keeneland. A total of

1,783 horses had sold (actually just 88, or 5% of the total, at

Fasig) for a combined gross of $258,163,000 (about

$54.1-million at Fasig, $204-million at Keeneland), an average of

$144,791. At the corresponding point in the sales last year,

there had been 1,807 horses sold, for a gross of $248,843,000,

and an average of $137,710. Aside from marvelling at how such

a massive number of transactions come out roughly the same--

the number sold is down 1%, the gross is up 4%, and the

average up 5%--it does suggest there is truth in the old adage

>class is a pyramid=, because there are only so many class horses

to go around, and not all of them end up in the sales. Cont. p4

176 MARES BRED IN 2016 – MORE THANCONSTITUTION (172), RACE DAY (155), & TONALIST (138)

Thursday, November 17, 2016

NAKATANI PLOTS RETURN TO THE SADDLE 7Jockey Corey Nakatani, away from competitive race riding sincethis past April at Oaklawn Park, will make a return to the saddle,his son Matt posted on Instagram. He will also represent hisfather in booking mounts. Nakatani, a 10-time Breeders’ Cup winner,last won a graded event in the 2015 GI Hollywood Derby.

NAYLOR, RAWNAQ EYEING HISTORIC FEAT RR 1Owner Irv Naylor has been confined to a wheelchair since anaccident in 1999, but the 81-year-old is still going strong asan owner of steeplechase. The current apple of Naylor’s eyeis Rawnaq (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}), who is set to take in thisweekend’s Colonial Cup in Camden, SC, en route to a possibletrip and a big payday at Cheltenham next March.

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Keeneland November cont.

Minishaft, in foal to Evans= >TDN Rising Star= and MGISW

Tonalist, was picked up by Davant Latham, agent. The daughter

of GSW Minidar (Alydar) is a half to GII Jim Dandy S. winner A

Little Warm (Stormin Fever), as well as the dam of Grade II

winner Mini Sermon (Pulpit). She was acquired here by Evans

out the blockbuster 2011 dispersal of his late brother Ned Evans=

estate.

A colt by Cairo Prince (hip 3339) led the way for weanlings,

commanding a winning bid of $120,000 by Steve Shahinian on

behalf of Harvey Clarke. Clarke was among the ownership group

that campaigned Cairo Price to wins in the 2013 GII Nashua S.

and 2014 GIII Holy Bull S. The grey colt was consigned by

Brereton Jones= Airdrie Stud, which bred hip 3339 and stands

Cairo Prince. He is out of a half-sister to GISW Request for Parole

(Judge T C). According to TDN sales statistics, Cairo Prince ranks

third among North American first-crop sires by weanling average

at $93,055.

Two-time GI Carter H. winner and stallion prospect Dads Caps

(Discreet Cat) (hip 3394) was bought back late in the day for

$190,000.

KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALEWednesday=s Top Lots

Hip Name Status Price ($)

3201 Bamboozle i/f Midshipman 140,000

(4, Tapit--Evil, by Hennessy)

Consigned by Blandford Stud (Padraig Campion), Agent

Purchased by Big Kid

3006 Minishaft i/f Tonalist 130,000

(10, Mineshaft--Minidar, by Alydar)

Consigned by Timber Town (Mr. & Mrs. T. Wayne Sweezey),

Agent for R. S. Evans

Purchased by Davant Latham, agent

Hip Sex Sire Dam Price ($)

3339 colt Cairo Prince Holiday Kiss 120,000

B-Brereton C. Jones (Ky)

Consigned by Brereton C. Jones/Airdrie Stud Inc., agent

Purchased by Steve Shahinian for Harvey Clarke

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War Front | Claiborne Farm A total of 34 (15 at Fasig, 19 at Keeneland) have

made $1-million or more, with four of those

selling for between $3-$4-million, and a total of

13 selling for $2-million or more.

Sectors: according to figures compiled by Dr.

Emily Plant from the two websites, there had

been 1,375 mares catalogued in foal through the

end of Book 4, of which 870 (63.2%) had sold for

a total of $149,537,400, an average of $171,882, and accounting

for roughly 60% of the November gross so far.

A total of 1,251 weanlings had been catalogued, of which 606

(48.4%) had sold, for a gross of $56,850,900, an average of

$93,813. That left a little under 300 other horses, mostly fillies

out of training and racehorses, which have grossed around

another $50-million. So the market for in-foal mares continues

to dominate the sales, and their clearance rate from the

catalogue (63.2%) was nearly one-third higher than the 48.4%

rate attained by weanlings.

As we=ve come to expect, the two top sires both by in-foal

mare average and weanling average were Tapit and War Front.

The Claiborne sire

actually averaged

more than Tapit for

in-foal mares, War

Front=s six averaging

$1,720,833, while 12

mares in foal to Tapit

averaged $1,610,417.

Among the weanlings,

Tapit had five sell from

10 catalogued, for an

average of $692,000,

while War Front had

eight sell, from 11

catalogued, for an

average of $640,750.

In both categories, as

at the yearling sales,

they were miles ahead

of the competition.

For whatever reasons, there has been a wicked withdrawal

rate of weanlings, such that the number three Kentucky

November sire (with more than one sold) by weanling average,

Medaglia d=Oro, had four foals average $437,500, but that was

from 13 catalogued. Pioneerof the Nile had four average

$337,500, from 10 catalogued. Cont. p5

KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALE

SESSION 2016 2015$ Catalogued 415 399$ No. Offered 317 305$ No. Sold 229 243$ RNAs 87 62$ % RNAs 27.4% 20.3%$ High Price $140,000 $550,000$ Gross $4,360,300 $6,844,900$ Average $19,041 $28,168$ Median $11,500 $15,000

CUMULATIVE 2016 2015$ Catalogued 3395 3369$ No. Offered 2712 2636$ No. Sold 1924 1958$ RNAs 752 678$ % RNAs 27.7% 25.7%$ Top Price $3,800,000 $6,000,000$ Gross $208,371,300 $212,021,900$ Average $108,301 $108,285$ Median $45,000 $45,000

Tapit - Baffled, by Distorted Humor2017 Fee: $25,000 S&N 859-873-1717 WinStarFarm.com

LEADING FRESHMANCOVERING SIRESby AVERAGE

CONSTITUTION $25,000 $508,142

American Pharoah $200,000 $440,000

Honor Code $40,000 $166,800

Liam’s Map $25,000 $156,133

Daredevil $12,500 $138,428

Tonalist $30,000 $123,886

Bred-On Fee Average

*TDN 11-16-16

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Cairo Prince | Airdrie Stud

Bill Oppenheim cont.

Besides siring the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 37

years from his second crop, he now has the pro-tem champion

2-year-old colt, GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile winner Classic Empire,

in his fourth crop, while

one of the best horses

from his first crop, Grade

II winner Cairo Prince, has

been a huge commercial

sensation among sires

with first weanlings, as we

shall see presently. After

Pioneerof the Nile in

fourth spot, Scat Daddy

ran fifth through Tuesday,

with 11 weanlings selling (of 24 catalogued) for an average of

$245,455. Other notable sires with six-figure weanling averages

through Book 4 included: Curlin had 12 sell from 12 offered (19

catalogued) for an average of $197,250; Uncle Mo had 28 sell

(of 48 catalogued) for an average of $143,464; Into Mischief had

14 weanlings sell for an average of $109,286; while the Leading

Freshman Sire, Union Rags, had 11 sell for an average of

$107,818.

Among the first-year weanling sires, Three Chimneys Farm=s

Will Take Charge (Unbridled=s Song), the champion 3-year-old

colt of 2013, figured to lead the pack and has, through Book 4,

with 18 foals (of 30 catalogued) averaging $128,444. Coolmore=s

GI Breeders= Cup Turf and G1 Irish 2000 Guineas winner

Magician (Galileo) is a somewhat surprising second, but with just

three sold (of seven catalogued), which averaged a very healthy

$96,667. But the commercial star, hands down, is Airdrie=s (and

Darley=s) Cairo Prince, the 2014 GII Holy Bull winner from

Pioneerof the Nile=s first crop. He had 16 foals average $95,938

off a stud fee of $10,000. We joked with Airdrie=s Bret Jones

that they=d deliberately set the stud fee too low, but even if he

had stood at the $15,000 price which he=s been since his first

season, his foals through Book 4 would have averaged over six

times his stud fee.

Three horses were clustered together around the $75,000

mark: Lane=s End=s Noble Mission, Frankel=s brother, had 10

average $77,800, of 22 catalogued. Coolmore Ashford=s

Verrazano (More Than Ready) had 21 sell (of 46 catalogued) for

an average of $75,810; while WinStar=s Fed Biz (Giant=s

Causeway) was also generating a lot of buzz, with an impressive

16 sold of 20 catalogued (80%), for an average of $75,688--over

six times his $12,500 fee. Like Cairo Prince, the individuals were

clearly impressing the judges. Cont. p6

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American Pharoah | Coolmore

Bill Oppenheim cont.

The clearance rate from the catalogue for in-foal mares, as

noted above, has been nearly 15% higher than that for yearlings.

A total of 11 sires had in-foal mare averages, through Tuesday,

over $400,000, and among them, over two-thirds of the mares

catalogued in foal to these 11 sires were

listed as sales. These included two

first-year sires: Ashford=s American

Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), of course--

11 mares in foal to him averaged

$435,000--but the leading first-year

covering sire was WinStar=s GI Florida

Derby and GI Donn H. winner Constitution

(Tapit), to whom Ithinkisawapudycat, a

daughter of Bluegrass Cat who is the dam

of the Grade I-winning 2-year-old filly

Sweet Loretta, sold in foal for $2.2-million. Constitution thus had

seven mares average $508,143 in foal, though besides the big

mare, the other six averaged $226,166.

Besides War Front, Tapit, and leading first-year covering sires

Constitution and American Pharoah, the other seven sires which

averaged over $400,000 were: Curlin (8 sold of 12 catalogued,

avg $834,375); Medaglia d=Oro (13/15, avg $697,308); Pioneerof

the Nile (16/19, avg $596,250); Into Mischief (16/23, $487,625);

Bernardini (8/13, $465,875); Uncle Mo (19/35, $441,316); and

Speightstown (7/10, $417,857). Among first-year covering sires,

after Constitution and American Pharoah, the remainder of the

top 10 (2+ sold) were: WinStar=s Daredevil (More Than Ready,

5/8, avg $184,800); Lane=s End=s Honor Code (A.P. Indy, 16/24,

$167,313); Liam=s Map (Unbridled=s Song,

14/26, $162,286); and Tonalist (Tapit, 13/21,

$123,846). Three Chimneys Farm=s Palace

Malice (Curlin) had 17/29 sell for an average

of $106,059, and also over $80,000 on

average were: Spendthrift=s Goldencents

(5/7, $98,000), the dual GI Breeders= Cup Dirt

Mile winner from Into Mischief=s first crop;

Claiborne=s Lea (First Samurai, 6/13,

$96,667); and WinStar=s Carpe Diem (Giant=s

Causeway), who averaged $80,818 for 11

mares selling in foal, from 27 catalogued. Contact Bill

Oppenheim at bopp@erb.com (cc suefinley@thetdn.com).

All horses in the TDN are bred inNorth America, unless otherwise indicated

WEEKLY SALES TICKER by Bill Oppenheim

“Through a combination of increase in gross at Fasig’s one-day sale and the enhancement to Keeneland Book 4 of the Conquest dispersal, the gross for the first nine days of selling at the November Sales is up by 4% ($10-million) and the average up by 5% over 2015. It’s very striking that the gross since 2013 has been pretty stable but the number sold has dropped by 14% during that time, the clearance rate from the catalogues has dropped by 11%, and the average is up by 13%: the same number are being offered but fewer are selling for more money.”

FT NOVEMBER SALES AND KEENELAND BOOKS 1-4 YEAR CAT RING SOLD % W/D % S/R % S/C GROSS AVE 2016 3,157 2,482 1,783 21.4% 71.8% 56.5% $ 258,163,000 $ 144,791 2015 3,170 2,471 1,807 22.1% 73.1% 57.0% $ 248,843,000 $ 137,711 2014 3,105 2,523 1,958 18.7% 77.6% 63.1% $ 261,425,400 $ 133,517 2013 3,061 2,455 2,066 19.8% 84.2% 67.5% $ 264,174,000 $ 127,867 2012 3,062 2,448 1,839 20.1% 75.1% 60.1% $ 197,408,800 $ 107,346 2011 3,038 2,495 1,983 17.9% 79.5% 65.3% $ 233,937,900 $ 117,972

TOTAL US AND EUROPEAN SALES AS OF NOV 16, 2016 YEAR CAT RING SOLD % W/D % S/R % S/C GROSS AVE 2016 26,553 21,532 16,281 18.9% 75.6% 61.3% $ 1,254,662,477 $ 77,063 2015 26,351 21,413 16,759 18.7% 78.3% 63.6% $ 1,273,170,555 $ 75,969 2014 26,343 21,668 17,139 17.7% 79.1% 65.1% $ 1,274,431,001 $ 74,359 2013 24,430 20,296 16,306 16.9% 80.3% 66.7% $ 1,187,967,659 $ 72,855 2012 23,792 19,750 15,424 17.0% 78.1% 64.8% $ 967,179,482 $ 62,706 2011 25,164 20,624 15,838 18.0% 76.8% 62.9% $ 925,716,101 $ 58,449

Data compiled by Brianne Stanley

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THIS WEEK=S TDN PODCAST WITH MIKE SMITH

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Corey Nakatani | Benoit

NAKATANI TO RETURN TO RIDING Veteran jockey Corey Nakatani, who has not ridden

competitively since this past April, will return to the saddle and

will be represented by his son Matt, who released the news on

his Instagram account Wednesday.

ANot only are we excited to

team together, we are excited

for what the future holds,@

Matt Nakatani wrote. AThe

amount of positive feedback

we have received this past

week has been very humbling

and we are very grateful for

the Trainers and Owners that

support our team. Since I can

remember, I have been his

biggest fan. I am so proud of

the career he has had to date.

Better yet, he still has many

more wins left in him. I am

extremely blessed to not only

call him my dad but to be able to represent a rider of his

capabilities is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.@ Cont. p8

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Warrior=s Club | Coady photography

Nakatani to Return cont.

Nakatani, who turned 46 Oct. 21, has booted home the

winners of 10 Breeders= Cup events, most recently accounting

for the GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile with Tapizar (Tapit). He rode a

career-best 300 winners in 1995, but has not approached that

level since and had ridden 27 winners from 158 mounts through

early April. His most recent graded stakes success came courtesy

of Chiropractor (Kitten=s Joy) in the 2015 GI Hollywood Derby.

In May, Nakatani told Daily Racing Form that he was mulling

over retirement, citing lack of opportunity with top barns.

WARRIOR=S CLUB WORKS AT CHURCHILL Churchill Downs Racing Club=s Warrior=s Club (Warrior=s

Reward), winner of the inaugural Spendthrift Stallion S. Oct. 30,

breezed a half-mile in :47.60 (2/22) at Churchill Downs

Wednesday morning and is possible to make his next

appearance in the $200,000 GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. beneath

the Twin Spires Nov. 26.

The dark bay colt was clocked in sectional times of :12.60 and

:24 before galloping out five-eighths of a mile in 1:01.80.

AThe work was really well,@ trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. AThe

time was a bit quicker than I had anticipated, but I found out

later that the track was fast and there were about five or six

:47-and-changes. I

was pleased with it.

We=re wanting to

keep him on edge

and he just

continues to

impress

everybody.@

The Hall of Fame

trainer added, AI

think that his best

races are probably

still in front of him.

He continues every week to get us a little bit higher on him. It=s

amazing to think that we bought different horses in the sale and

now the Racing Club horse is catching all the attention in the

barn but that=s great because we=re making a lot more people

happy than we had anticipated.@

21 starts,14 times in the money,

$3,924,648 in career earnings,a championship title, and a...

$350,000 first crop weanling,

with a Book 1 average of

$206,250

By Unbridled’s Song out of Broodmare of the Year Take Charge Lady859.873.7053

www.threechimneys.com

@ three_chimneys

LGB, LLC 2016 / Photo by: Z

Hip #74, consigned by Three Chimneys,

was purchased by Dennis O’Neill

Three Chimneys’ Will Take Charge leads sires with first foals of 2016 through the ring at

the Keeneland November breeding stock sale with 18...- Ron Mitchell, Blood Horse Daily

$30,000 S&N

GRADED STAKES ENTRIES

BESSARABIAN S.-GII, Woodbine

C$200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f (AWT) | Saturday, 4:40 p.m. ESTPP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT1 Regia Marina Medaglia d'Oro Godolphin Harty Contreras 1172 Calling Rhy Rhy City Zip Robert Harvey Attfield Campbell 1213 Southern Ring Speightstown Sam-Son Farm Pierce Da Silva 1194 River Maid Where's the Ring The Very Dry Stable Tiller Boulanger 1175 Minks Aprise K Northern Afleet KMN Racing LLC Dickinson Husbands 1176 Lilly's Goldie Milwaukee Brew R.M.C. Stable Gonzalez Wilson 1177 Top Decile K Congrats Stronach Stables Vella Garcia 1178 Midnight Miley K Midnight Lute Little Red Feather Racing Carey Hernandez 119

Breeders: 1-Darley, 2-Robert G. Harvey, 3-Sam-Son Farm, 4-Jay Cochlin, 5-Carlos Enrique Bruno, 6-RMC Stable, 7-Clarkland Farm, 8-MarkSecrest

$1,000,000 DELTA DOWNS JACKPOT S.-GIII, Delta Downs

$1,000,000, 2yo, 1 1/16m | Saturday, 5:45 p.m ESTPP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT1 Pat On the Back Congrats Harold Lerner LLC, AWC Stables & Nehoc Stables McPeek Albarado 1222 Line Judge K Spring At Last Butzow, Barry and Joni Sharp McMahon 1223 Thirstforlife K Stay Thirsty Barber, G., St. Elias Stables, LLC, Casse Geroux 117

Tabor, M., Magnier, M. and Smith, D.4 Our Stormin Norman K Blame Live Oak Plantation (Charlotte Weber) Casse Leparoux 1175 Dangerfield K Into Mischief W. C. Racing and Zayat Stables, LLC O'Neill Prat 1196 Gunnevera K Dialed In Peacock Racing Stables, LLC Sano Castellano 1227 Balandeen K Bernardini Joey Keith Davis Hartman Hill 1178 Hot Sean K Flatter Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram and Paul Weitman Baffert Pedroza 1179 J Boys Echo K Mineshaft Albaugh Family Stables LLC Romans Lanerie 11710 Tip Tap Tapizar K Tapizar Whispering Oaks Farm, LLC (Carrol Castille) Asmussen Melancon 119

Breeders: 1-Sugar Maple Farm, 2-Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Kaster, 3-Camas Park Stud, 4-Indian Creek, 5-Joe B. Murphy, 6-Brandywine F arm & StephenUpchurch, 7-Aaron & Marie Jones, 8-Brookfield Stud, 9-Betz/Blackburn/J. Betz/Ramsby/CNHHNK, 10-Summer Hill Farm LLC

$400,000 DELTA DOWNS PRINCESS S.-GIII, Delta Downs

$400,000, 2yo, f, 1m | Saturday, 5:15 p.m. ESTPP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT1 Golden Mischief Into Mischief Corrine and William Heiligbrodt Asmussen Melancon 1192 Jilly Lookin At Lucky Natalie J. Baffert Baffert Pedroza 1173 Caroline Test First Defence Seltzer, Edward A. and Anderson, Beverly S. Colebrook Leparoux 1174 Forest Circle K Arch Twin Creeks Racing Stables, LLC and Stidham Hernandez 117

Head of Plains Partners LLC5 Flatter Up K Flatter Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch Calhoun McMahon 1176 San Antonio Stroll Stroll Michele and Cliff Love Pish Gondron 1177 Chanel's Legacy Dominus Poindexter Thoroughbreds LLC (H Allen Poindexter) Chleborad Albarado 1198 Shane's Girlfriend Adios Charlie ERJ Racing, LLC, W. C. Racing and O'Neill, Dennis O'Neill Prat 1179 Cajun Delta Dawn Kantharos Curtis G. Mikkelsen Fawkes Leyva 11910 Dude Fantasy First Dude Donald R. Dizney LLC Nicks Gaffalione 119

Breeders: 1-Fredericka V. Caldwell, 2-Betz Thoroughbreds/Needham/Lamantia, 3-Edward A. Seltzer & Beverly Anderson, 4-Twin Creeks Farm, 5-MarjorieDye & Alex Venneri, 6-Cliff Love, 7-H. Allen Poindexter, 8-Ocala Stud, 9-Curtis Mikkelsen & Patricia Horth, 10-Donald R. Dizney, LLC

FRANK J. DE FRANCIS MEMORIAL DASH S.-GIII, Laurel Park

$250,000, 3yo/up, 6f | Saturday, 4:00 p.m. ESTPP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT1 Sonny Inspired Artie Schiller D Hatman Thoroughbreds Schoenthal Toledo 1182 Ivan Fallunovalot Valid Expectations Lewis E. Mathews, Jr. Howard Borel 1183 Pomeroy's Package Pomeroy Robert Reidy Serey, Jr. Caballero 1184 Weekend Hideaway Speightstown Red & Black Stable Serpe Lopez 1185 Life in Shambles K Broken Vow Paradise Farms Corp. Asmussen Santana, Jr. 1186 Final Prospect Jump Start Non Stop Stable Capuano Toledo 1187 Rockinn On Bye Rock Hard Ten Stephen R. Ferguson Casey Hole 1188 X Y Jet Kantharos Rockingham Ranch and Gelfenstein Farm Navarro Jaramillo 1189 Stallwalkin' Dude City Place David Jacobson & Head of Plains Partners LLC Jacobson Bravo 118

Breeders: 1-Mr. & Mrs. Charles McGinnes, 2-Eileen H. Hartis, 3-Patricia Generazio, 4-F lying Zee Stables, 5-C. Clement & Don M. Robinson, 6-Non StopStable, 7-Sycamore Hall Farm LLC, 8-Didier Plasencia, 9-Maria M. Haire

CARDINAL H.-GIII, Churchill Downs

$100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT | Saturday, 5:30 p.m. ESTPP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT1 Real Smart Smart Strike Bjorn E. Nielsen Motion Landeros 1182 Annulment Broken Vow G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. Oliver Lanerie 1163 Complete St. St Averil Harlan Crossman Boucher Rocco, Jr. 1154 Lady Fog Horn Zavata The Elkstone Group, LLC (Stuart Grant) Granitz Jimenez 1175 Kitten's Roar K Kitten's Joy Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Maker Court 1196 The Tea Cups K Hard Spun Kendel D. Standlee Englehart Castanon 1147 Belle de Nuit (Arg) Galileo (Ire) Dixiana Farms, LLC (William Shively) Casse Lezcano 1158 Christie's Ready More Than Ready Rock Ridge Racing, LLC (Codee S. Guffey) Pitts Osorio 1149 Heath Pulpit Claiborne Farm (Seth W. Hancock) Mott Johnson 115

and Adele B. Dilschneider10 Salama K Desert Party Maria Santa Stable (Thessa Dyer) LoPresti Hernandez, Jr. 11411 Lots o' Lex Kitalpha Lisa Lex Aschinger Perez 11712 Cash Control Pioneerof the Nile Richard Klein and Bertram Klein Cox Bridgmohan 11913 Bitty Kitty K Kitten's Joy Patricia L. Moseley Walsh Cannon 115

Breeders: 1-Bjorn Nielsen, 2-G. Watts Humphrey Jr., Susie Keller,Vicki Oliver & G. Watts Humphrey III, 3-Mede Cahaba Stable & Stud LLC, 4-The ElkstoneGroup LLC, 5-Dapple Bloodstock, 6-William Parsons Jr. & David S. Howe, 7-El Chanar, 8-Elisabeth Alexander, 9-Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider,10-Frankfort Park Farm, 11-Kitalpha LLC & Paradise Productions, LLC, 12-Bert Klein, Elaine Klein & Richard Klein, 13-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K.Ramsey

BOB HOPE S.-GIII, Del Mar

$100,000, 2yo, 7f | Saturday, 5:30 p.m. ESTPP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT1 Ann Arbor Eddie Square Eddie Reddam Racing, LLC O'Neill Gutierrez 1182 Bernin Sensation K Bernardini Hubbard, Hubbard or Black Gold Racing Baffert Garcia 1183 Mastery K Candy Ride (Arg) Cheyenne Stable, LLC Baffert Smith 1184 Oopper Wallah K Congrats Sareen Family Trust Chew Stevens 1185 California Diamond Harbor the Gold Rockingham Ranch Miller Arroyo, Jr. 124

Breeders: 1-Reddam Racing LLC, 2-Diamond A Racing Corp., 3-Stone Farm, 4-Normandy Farm, LLC, 5-Stormy B. Hull

Jeff Gural

Meadowlands Racetrack

Naylor with Ruby Walsh | Sarah K. Andrew

GURAL TO BE HONORED WITH GALBREATH

AWARD Jeff Gural, a long-time New York real estate magnate,

Standardbred breeder and owner, and, more recently, harness

track owner and operator in New Jersey and New York, has

been selected as the recipient of the John W. Galbreath Award,

given each year since 1990 to a person or persons who have led

successful equine enterprises, the University of Louisville Equine

Industry Program announced

Wednesday. Gural operates

the Meadowlands, Vernon

Downs and Tioga Raceway,

and owns two farms of his

own.

AThe Galbreath Award

recognizes people who have

built successful enterprises

that serve the industry and

act in a positive way to build

marketing initiatives that encourage participation in the horse

industry by others,@ said Tim Capps, the director of the Equine

Industry Program. AJeff Gural's love of horses and of the game of

harness racing has driven his desire to sustain the sport and

make it a better place, first for fans, then for participants. He's a

believer in the sport, and has invested a lot of his money and

time into making it more vibrant and more deserving of peoples=

attention.@

Gural, a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a

degree in Civil Engineering, became interested in horse racing as

a young adult and maintained interest in the game throughout

his successful career in the real estate business, in which he

heads Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. Taking a more active role

in the Standardbred industry later in life, Gural is the leader of

American Racing and Entertainment LLC, which operates

Vernon, Tioga and the Meadowlands. While he is credited with

drastically improving the outlook for harness racing in upstate

New York, Gural is best known for his work at the

Meadowlands--where he built a new, state-of-the-art

grandstand and has made significant efforts to improve the

integrity of the racing product.

AWe have to change in order to survive,@ Gural said. AHaving

said that, I continue to believe that change--positive change--is a

possibility, and a necessity.@

The Galbreath Award will be presented at the Speed Art

Museum on the campus of the University of Louisville Thursday

evening. For more coverage of the event, please read Saturday=s

edition of the TDN.

NAYLOR, RAWNAQ EYEING HISTORICAL

FEAT AT CHELTENHAM By Bill Finley

Owner Irv Naylor likes to tell people he has had a magical life,

and it=s an admirable outlook considering he was paralyzed in a

riding accident in 1999. But Naylor, 81, prefers to stay focused

on the positive aspects of his life, like the fact that he owns a

very good steeplechase horse named Rawnaq (Ire) (Azamour

{Ire}).

Rawnaq, clearly the

best steeplechase

horse in the U.S., will

be heading to the

prestigious

Cheltenham Festival in

March, where he will

look to become the

first American-trained

horse to ever win a

race at the festival. A

win would not only make history but would lead to a $500,000

bonus given to any horse that wins the May 15 GI Iroquois in the

U.S. and the March 16 G1 World Hurdle at Cheltenham within a

12-month period.

Rawnaq, like most of Naylor=s horses, began his career in

Europe before being privately purchased midway through last

year. Turned over to Naylor=s primary trainer, Cyril Murphy, he

finished third in last year=s G1 Grand National and second in the

G1 Colonial Cup. This year, he has been unbeatable, winning the

G3 Temple Gwathmey, the Iroquois and the Grand National at

Far Hills, New Jersey. His next start will be Saturday=s Colonial

Cup.

AA lot of Rawnaq=s success is due to Cyril Murphy,@ Naylor said.

ACyril is an excellent trainer who understands what it takes to

win in Europe and what it takes to win here in the U.S. He

applies his knowledge and horses thrive in his program. We are

very happy to have him as the primary trainer of my horses.@

A win at Cheltenham would certainly be the best day of

Naylor=s life when it comes to his participation in steeplechase

racing. The worst occurred on April 19, 1999. Riding at age 63 as

an amateur in the Grand National Timber Steeplechase at

Butler, Maryland, his mount fell at the 16th of 18 fences. As a

result, Naylor broke the C5 vertebrae in his neck and has not

walked since.

AThere were many people who told me I was too old and I

should retire,@ said Naylor, who owns Snow Time Inc, which

operates ski resorts. AMany others encouraged me to keep

riding because they said I set such a good example for others,

people who wanted to continue riding later in life.@

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Rawnaq wins the American Grand National

Sarah K. Andrew

Since the accident, Naylor has been a leading force in the

effort to cure paralysis and believes that stem cell research and

treatments are the answer.

AUnfortunately, I don=t think there will be a cure in my

lifetime,@ he said. AMaybe within the next 50 years.@

He says the worst aspect of

being paralyzed is that he can no

longer ride.

AVery sadly, I have not been on

a horse in 16 years, since I fell at

the Grand National,@ Naylor said.

AI don=t expect to be able to ride

a horse ever again, and that=s

because I have no sense of

balance. I would fall to the left or

fall to the right. I could get on

the horse with a hoyer lift and be

placed in the saddle but I would

need someone on each side of

me to make sure I don=t fall off

the horse.@

But nothing that happened

that day in Maryland has affected his enthusiasm for the sport.

Naylor has built the most powerful stable in American

steeplechasing. He has all but clinched all of the 2016 owner

titles, meaning he will have led the sport in wins eight straight

years and in money earned in six of the last eight.

He has had many top horses, but Rawnaq has a chance to

eclipse the rest, especially if he performs well at Cheltenham.

In order to promote international racing, the National

Steeplechase Association and Cheltenham officials announced

jointly on Nov. 15, 2015 the creation of the Brown Advisory

Iroquois Cheltenham Challenge, a $500,000 bonus given to any

horse that won the two races. Both races are run at three miles.

Eyeing the $500,000 bonus, top Irish trainer Willie Mullins sent

over two horses for the Iroquois, multiple stakes winner Nichols

Canyon (GB) (Authorized {Ire}) and Shaneshill (Ire) (King=s

Theatre {Ire}). But Rawnaq prevailed, winning by a neck over

Shaneshill.

A[The Mullins horses] specifically targeted the Iroquois for that

very reason, the bonus,@ Murphy said. AThey were already

contemplating having a go in the World Hurdle. I wouldn=t say

they thought it was a formality that one of the two would win it,

but I=m sure they thought the Iroquois was the easier half of the

challenge.@

Rawnaq never distinguished himself when racing in Europe,

winning 8 of 46 starts, though he did finish third in a handicap

event at the Cheltenham Festival in 2015. Has his recent run of

success been a product of his improvement or is it that the

competition is much softer in the U.S.?

AHis form was solid when we went looking for a horse over

there,@ Murphy said. AHe fit our criteria. The more consistent

ground over here certainly has been a benefit to him. He likes

the drier ground. He definitely appreciates the drier conditions

and he seems to be a relentless galloper.@

After the Colonial Cup, Rawnaq

will stay in the U.S. until sometime in

January, Murphy said. He will then

ship over to England and will likely

have a prep there for the World

Hurdle. His regular rider Jack Doyle

was injured in a Sept. 22 spill at

Belmont, but Murphy believes he

will be ready to ride again by the

time of the World Hurdle.

There=s no doubt that European

steeplechasing is much tougher than

American jump racing. A few

American horses have gone over

there to win, including Grand

National winners Ben Nevis (1980)

and Jay Trump (1965). But none has

ever won at the Cheltenham Festival, a race meet so tough it

even tripped up Flatterer, arguably the greatest American

jumper of modern times. He finished second in the 1987

Champion Hurdle. In ante-post betting, Rawnaq is 33-1 to win

the World Hurdle, perhaps a bit generous considering that the

two European horses he beat at Iroquois are much lower in the

odds. Nichols Canyon is 10-1 and Shaneshill is 16-1.

AI think that price on our horse is realistic,@ Murphy said. AI

would be delighted if we were to finish in the first four or five.

But with any race on any given day, you can have some racing

luck, so there=s no reason to think he can=t improve on that

position.@

AWe certainly hope he is up to task and we will do all we can to

have him up to the task,@ Naylor said. AI have great confidence in

our trainer and I believe he will have him up for the challenge. I

also think we have a very good horse.@

It may take some magic for Rawnaq to win at Cheltenham, but

he is owned by someone who believes in such things. A tragic

accident never stopped Naylor from achieving many of his goals

in life. Perhaps he has found a horse that is every bit as

courageous.

A + will indicate first-time starters, an (S) will be used for

state-bred races, a (C) will be used for maiden-claiming races

and an (R) will be used for other restricted races.

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Saturday, Camden, post time: 2:10 p.m. ESTCOLONIAL CUP S., $150,000, 4yo/up, 2 3/4mTPP HORSE SIRE TRAINER JOCKEY WT1 Jamarjo (Ire) Marju (Ire) Young Young 1562 Diplomat Kitten's Joy Dalton Dalton 1563 Tempt Me Alex Afleet Alex Voss McCarthy 1564 Martini Brother A.P. Indy Sheppard Nagle 1565 Charminster (Ire) Broadway Flyer Murphy Sloan 1566 Parker's Project Parker's Storm Cat Sheppard Galligan 1567 Days of Heaven (Fr) Saint des Saints (Fr) Henderson Norris 1568 Portrade (Ire) Trade Fair (GB) Voss Dahl 1569 Rawnaq (Ire) Azamour (Ire) Murphy McDermott 15610 Top Striker Van Nistelrooy Kingsley Jr Geraghty 156Breeders: 1-Frank Dunne, 2-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 3-RobertA. Kinsley, 4-My Meadowview Farms LLC, 5-Raymond Cahalane, 6-JonathanSheppard, 7-Mme Guilhaine Le Borgne, 8-Keene Bloodstock, 9-JimMonaghan, 10-Sycamore Hall Farm, LLC

Wednesday=s Results:

8th-AQU, $78,000, Alw (C), Opt. Clm ($100,000), 11-16, 3yo/up,

1mT, 1:37.15, sf.

FIRE AWAY (c, 4, War Front--Salute {MGSP, $103,838}, by

Unbridled) concluded his sophomore season with a pair of

grassy optional claiming victories going long at Belmont Oct. 23

and Aqueduct Nov. 13. He only made one start since, a close

second-place finish in a Keeneland allowance Apr. 10.

Cutting back to a mile in his first start off the bench here, the 3-1

chance chased favored Bay of Plenty (Medaglia d=Oro) from

second through an opening half-mile in :48.50. He challenged

the pacesetter in the stretch and fought his way past that game

rival just in time for a nose success. Fire Away, a grandson of

legendary Hall of Famer Personal Ensign, is a half-brother to Mr.

Speaker (Pulpit), GISW, $1,247,544. Salute has also produced an

unplaced 2-year-old colt named Snap Decision (Hard Spun); and

a weanling colt by Malbu Moon. She was bred back to Medaglia

d=Oro. Lifetime Record: 11-4-2-1, $223,757. Click for the

Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O/B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III.

NYTB to Administer NY Stallion Stakes Series Noms:

The New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. reminds stallion

owners that, beginning with the 2017 breeding season, all

nomination forms should be directed to the NYTB and not to the

New York Racing Association, as in the past. The administration

of the NY Stallion Stakes Series was transferred from NYRA to

NYTB earlier this year.

In order for the progeny of a stallion to be eligible for the

series, consisting of 10 stakes races worth over $1 million, the

stallion must be fully nominated in the year of the foal=s

conception. For the upcoming breeding season, stallion owners

should complete the NYSS Series Nomination Form for Series

2020 (Foals of 2018) and send the nomination fee to NYTB at 57

Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866. A stallion=s nomination

fee is $2,500, or advertised stud fee (whichever is higher). Fifty

percent of the nomination fee is due February 15; the remaining

50% is due July 1.

For the convenience of stallion owners, breeders, owners and

trainers, the NYTB website (www.nytbreeders.org) will maintain

a NYSS webpage with forms and other pertinent info.

Wednesday=s Results:

8th-GPW, $30,000, Msw, 11-16, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:40.75, fm.

BLAME IT ON DIXIE (f, 2, Blame--Julie From Dixie, by Dixie

Union), a $385,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, reported home

fifth in her six-furlong Gulfstream West unveiling in the slop Oct.

16. Making her turf debut this time, the 2-1 favorite raced in

fifth through fractions of :24.38 and :49.93, challenged for

command while three deep off the turn for home and kicked

clear in the stretch to graduate by a length. My Life (Quality

Road) completed the Todd Pletcher-trained exacta. The winner=s

dam has an Orb yearling colt and a Trappe Shot weanling colt.

She was bred back to Flatter. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $18,300.

Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-

Tipton.

O-Starlight Racing; B-E. H. Beau Lane (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.

Blame It On Dixie (Blame) switches to turf andgraduates at second asking for Todd Pletcher.

Bred, Raised & Sold by BEAU LANE BLOODSTOCK/WOODLINE

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Wednesday=s Results:

5th-CD, $69,394, Alw, 11-16, 3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :57.57, fm.

CLAIRENATION (f, 4, Bernstein--Bobby's Babe, by Smart Strike),

third in her debut in a turf sprint at Fair Grounds in late

February, hasn=t tasted defeat since. She earned her diploma

there the following month and followed with consecutive

allowance victories at Churchill June 24 and Keeneland Oct. 22.

Favored at 5-2 to keep the streak alive here, Clairenation chased

the early leaders from third, ranged up to take command while

three deep in the stretch and held off a late rally from

Melaleuca (Half Ours) to come out on top by a half length. The

winner=s dam has an unraced 2-year-old filly named May Lily

(Broken Vow); and a weanling colt by Sky Mesa. She was bred

back to Ghostzapper. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-1, $142,370.

Click Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O/B-Lloyd Madison Farms IV LLC (KY); T-Gregory D. Foley.

9th-CD, $60,000, Alw, 11-16, (NW2L), 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:38.02, fm.

LIKE A HURRICANE (f, 2, Street Boss--Social Vindication, by

Vindication), a sharp wire-to-wire debut winner at Churchill in

June, never factored in three subsequent attempts, including a

distant sixth going two turns in a Keeneland allowance Oct. 19.

Giving turf a try this time, the 32-1 shot led >em every step of

the way to pull off the upset. It was 1 3/4 lengths back to

Princess Lu Lu (Harlan=s Holiday) in second. Gale Force (Giant=s

Causeway), a debut winner of Woodbine=s GIII Mazarine S. Oct.

8, was seventh as the 8-5 chalk. Sales history: $82,000 Ylg '15

FTKJUL. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-0, $66,365. Click for the

Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Rigney Racing LLC; B-Mineola Farm II LLC (KY); T-Philip A.

Bauer.

3rd-CD, $59,156, Alw, 11-16, (NW1X), 3/up, f/m, 1m, 1:36.01, ft.

MINER'S CAT (f, 3, Mineshaft--Pure Symmetry, by Storm Cat),

third over the Ellis main track Aug. 7, switched to the lawn at

Kentucky Downs with a maiden score going a mile Sept. 15. She

could do no better than ninth in a grassy allowance at

Keeneland Oct. 15 and was back on the dirt here. Off at 9-2, the

chestnut trailed the field of six after bobbling at the start.

Miner=s Cat began to roll on the far turn, hit the front in the

stretch and took off down the lane to score by 5 1/4 lengths.

Scatnap (Scat Daddy) was second. Miner=s Cat=s second dam is

the great Serena=s Song (Rahy). Sales history: $27,000 RNA Ylg

'14 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-1, $121,043. Click for the

Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O/B-The Robert & Beverly Lewis Trust (KY); T-Charles LoPresti.

8th-CD, $58,142, Msw, 11-16, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:11.52, ft.

NAPLES PRINCESS (f, 2, Distorted Humor--Lady Diplomat {MSP,

$116,000}, by Silver Deputy), second at 34-1 behind subsequent

GIII Tempted S. third Eloquent Riddle (Harlan=s Holiday) at

Belmont Sept. 18, tired to fourth with first-time Lasix when

stretched to a mile at Churchill Oct. 30. Ninth, but not out of

touch through an opening quarter in :22.05, the 9-5 favorite

made a bold, sweeping move on the far turn and came charging

down the center of the track to score by 1 3/4 lengths. First-time

starter Pinch Hit (Harlan=s Holiday) was second. The victress is a

full-sister to Banker=s Buy, SW, $279,958; and a half to City

Dweller (Carson City), SW, $144,925; and Glacken=s Gal (Smoke

Glacken), SW. Lady Diplomat had a colt by Lookin At Lucky this

year and was bred back to Street Sense. Sales history: $145,000

RNA Ylg '15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-0, $53,530. Click for

the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Edward A. Cox Jr.; B-Edward A. Cox (KY); T-William I. Mott.

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INDUSTRY INFO

Ransom flanked by Team Valor=s

Barry Irwin (right) and Jeff Lowe

© Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News.

This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any

means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission

of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the

American races, race results and earnings was obtained from

results charts published by The Jockey Club Information Services

and utilized here with their permission.

Ransom Wins Bergstein Award:

Margaret Ransom, who penned a story for the off-shore

betting website USRacing.com that revealed dire conditions for

over three dozen horses on a Kentucky farm that ultimately led

to charges against trainer Maria Borell and her father Chuck

Borell, has won the Stan

Bergstein Writing Award

and a $25,000 first

prize.

"Margaret exposed a

problem and led to

action, which is what

this award is all about,

so she deserves credit

and recognition for her

work,@ commented

Barry Irwin, the CEO of Team Valor, who sponsors the award.

As a result of the Ransom story, outside horsemen and equine

retirement groups came to the aid of the horses, while an

investigation from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, led

to charges against the Borells. Chuck Borell pleaded guilty to

charges in September. Maria Borell, who oversaw most of the

training in 2015 of champion Runhappy (Super Saver), was also

charged with 43 counts of animal cruelty. The horses were

seized and volunteers and retirement farms stepped up to the

plate. Cont. p5

Stories are submitted over the course of the year to Team

Valor and a panel of judges, including Trevor Denman, Hall of

Fame jockey Chris McCarron and turf writers Neil Milbert,

Maryjean Wall and Michael Veitch were this year=s judges.

AThe initial reaction of many following the firing of Maria

Borell was to come to her defense,@ offered Wall, herself a

Pulitzer Prize nominee and three-time Media Eclipse Award

winner for the Lexington Herald-Leader. AHowever, Margaret

Ransom=s thorough research revealed there was much, much

more to this story than the popular press initially reported. The

article took a trending news item and went after the

unanswered questions. While all entries did a good job taking

readers beyond the obvious, this one dealt with a topic of

intense emotional interest to an audience exceeding the bounds

of racing insiders, and did so in a reader-friendly way.@

The TDN=s Lucas Marquardt was the recipient of the 2014

Bergstein Award for his piece entitled AIs This the Death of

Synthetic Racing? And If So, Why?@

First-crop starters to watch: Thursday, November 17Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/

BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)

AMERICAIN (Dynaformer), Calumet Farm, $20K, 40/1/0

5-DMR, Msw 1mT, Prize Ticket, $45K RNA BAR SEL yrl, 20-1

BODEMEISTER (Empire Maker), WinStar Farm, $30K, 131/9/1

6-GPW, Msw 7f, +Alum, $140K FTK JUL yrl, 5-2

BONAVENTO (Speightstown), 5/0/0

3-CT, Msw 7f, +Ought to B Grand, 15-1

CALIBRACHOA (Southern Image), Red River Farms, $2K, 15/1/0

7-GG, Msw 5fT, Uncle Hal, $22K EAS MAY 2yo, 3-1

COIL (Point Given), Magali Farms, $5K, 59/6/0

5-DMR, Msw 1mT, Another Girl Alma, 10-1

CROSSBOW (Bernardini), Valor Farm, $1.5K, 14/2/0

1-DED, Msw 7f, Magic Bow, 10-1

GEMOLOGIST (Tiznow), WinStar Farm, $15K, 117/12/2

6-GPW, Msw 7f, Golden Diamond, $97K RNA FTF MAR 2yo, 8-1

6-GPW, Msw 7f, Gemologister, $20K KEE SEP yrl, 6-1

MACLEAN=S MUSIC (Distorted Humor), Hill 'N' Dale Farms, $6.5K,

79/17/2

3-DED, Msw 5f, Elizabeth's Music, 15-1

MISSION IMPAZIBLE (Unbridled's Song), Sequel Stallions New York,

$7.5K, 50/5/1

7-AQU, Aoc 1mT, Paz the Bourbon, $150K OBS MAR 2yo, 3-1

REDEEMED (Include), Northview Stallion Station, $3K, 38/2/0

5-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, +Voici l'Orage, 15-1

SIMMARD (Dixieland Band), Mill Creek Farm, $2.5K, 35/0/0

3-CT, Msw 7f, Airport Road, 10-1

SOARING EMPIRE (Empire Maker), Rockridge Stud, $2.5K, 24/2/0

3-CT, Msw 7f, King of Clouds, $4K EAS OCT yrl, 10-1

STAR GUITAR (Quiet American), Clear Creek Stud, $4K, 41/2/0

9-CD, Alw 1 1/16mT, Senor Guitar, 6-1

3-DED, Msw 5f, +Bermuda Star, $20K EQL 2YO 2yo, 8-1

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BREEDERS’ EDITION

UPCOMING MAJOR

NORTH AMERICAN STAKES

Date Race Track

11/19 GII Bessarabian S. WO

GIII Delta Downs Jackpot S. DED

GIII Delta Downs Princess S. DED

GIII Cardinal H. CD

GIII Bob Hope S. DMR

GIII Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash LRL

11/20 GII Kennedy Road S. WO

11/24 GII Falls City H. CD

GIII Fall Highweight H. AQU

GIII River City H. CD

GIII Red Carpet S. DMR

11/25 GI Clark H. CD

GII Mrs. Revere S. CD

GII Hollywood Turf Cup DMR

11/26 GI Cigar Mile H. AQU

GII Demoiselle S. AQU

GII Remsen S. AQU

GII Golden Rod S. CD

GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. CD

GII Seabiscuit H. DMR

GIII Comely S. AQU

IN BRITAIN:

Leshlaa, c, 2, Street Cry (Ire). See ABritain.@

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:

7th-AQU, $67,000, 11-16, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10.80, gd.

WILL DID IT (c, 4, Medaglia d=Oro--Bonnie Blue Flag {SW &

MGISP, $259,270}, by Mineshaft) Lifetime Record: 23-3-3-4,

$170,084. O-Final Turn Racing Stables LLC & David Jacobson;

B-Aaron U. & Marie D. Jones (KY); T-David Jacobson. *$700,000

Ylg '13 KEESEP.

3rd-AQU, $57,000, (S), 11-16, (NW1$X), 3/up, 1m, 1:38.41, gd.

DEUCES HIGH (c, 3, Noble Causeway--Three Deuces, by Two

Punch) Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $88,282. O/B-My Meadowview

LLC (NY); T-Richard A. Violette Jr.

7th-MNR, $23,343, 11-15, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.82, ft.

CHELLA (m, 5, Where's the Ring--Always Loving, by Hennessy)

Lifetime Record: 33-20-2-3, $244,029. O/T-Elliot Sullivan;

B-Brian J. Cullen (ON).

8th-MNR, $23,343, 11-15, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.33, ft.

HELP A BROTHER (g, 7, Windsor Castle--Kom Kim Lass, by

Seacliff) Lifetime Record: 34-11-9-5, $277,492. O/B/T-Lewis E.

Craig Jr. (WV).

3rd-HAW, $20,700, (S), 11-16, (C), 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m,

1:47.81, ft.

IMA LITTLE KITTEN (f, 3, Like Minded--Innocent Kitten, by

Kitten's Joy) Lifetime Record: 13-3-3-0, $71,640. O/B-Nathan

Bernstein (IL); T-Ricky Lindsay.

5th-MNR, $19,872, 11-15, (NW4LX), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m 70y,

1:46.25, ft.

BELLINA LADY (f, 4, English Channel--Preservation Hall, by

Dixieland Band) Lifetime Record: 14-4-4-1, $54,515. O-MM

Bloodstock LLC; B-Bluegrass Hall LLC (KY); T-Hernan Parra.

*$10,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP; $15,000 RNA 2yo '14 OBSOPN.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

+Underpressure, c, 2, Birdstone--Charming Colleen (SW & GISP,

$126,153), by Charismatic. CD, 11-16, (C), 6f, 1:10.86. B-James

McIngvale (LA).

Rimanisempreforte, f, 2, Eskendereya--Connie and Michael

(GISP, $136,860), by Roman Ruler. AQU, 11-16, (C), 1m (off

turf), 1:39.63. B-Brooklyn Boyz Stable (KY). *Won by 11 1/2

lengths.

Little Heart, f, 2, Uncle Mo--Salem Heart, by Touch Gold. GPW,

11-16, (C), 1mT, 1:41.62. B-Morris B. Floyd & Dave Alban (KY).

*$10,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP; $20,000 2yo '16 OBSAPR. **1/2 to

Hearts On Fire (Lion Heart), GSP, $151,755.

THURSDAY, 17 NOVEMBER, 2016

IN TDN AMERICA TODAYKENTUCKY NOVEMBER SALES: THROUGH BOOK 4 Columnist Bill Oppenheim analyzes the performance of the

Fasig-Tipton November Sale and the Keeneland November

Breeding Stock Sale through Book 4. Click or tap here to go

straight to TDN America.

CLEARANCE RATE RISES;KODIAC DOMINANT AGAIN

By Emma Berry

There was a sense of deja vu on Wednesday as Kodiac (GB)

once again ruled the roost at Goffs, accounting for four of the

top seven lots and the only two foals to bring six-figure sums in

the session.

Heading the list was lot 907, Linacre House Stud's colt out of

the juvenile winner Spinaminnie (Ire) (Moss Vale {Ire}), a

half-sister to six black-type performers including the

G3 Chartwell Fillies' S. winner San Sicharia (Ire) (Daggers Drawn).

Ruairi O'Coileain of Ennistown Stud came out best of the

interested parties, his i150,000 bid securing the first foal.

"He's as nice a horse as I've seen here all week," he said.

"Sometimes you have to give a bit extra. We'll see how smart

we've been next year when we bring him back. Linacre House

have done a great job with him but hopefully there's a bit more

to come.@

Franny and Niamh Woods didn't have to go quite so far to buy

lot 887, but i110,000 was the final sum as the hammer came

down on the Kodiac colt, one of just two foals offered this week

by John and Clodagh McStay's Oaklawn Stud. Out of a sister to

the dual Group 3 winner and multiple Group 1-placed Norse

Dancer (Ire) (Halling), the late April colt is a half-brother to three

winners.

Cont. p2

NZB READY TO RUN SETS RECORD The first session of the two-day New Zealand Bloodstock

Ready to Run Sale of 2-Year-Olds closed with encouraging gains

across most categories at Karaka Wednesday, including a new

record price of NZ$650,000 for Lot 280, a colt by Sebring (Aus).

A total of 144 horses sold out of 280 catalogued, grossing

NZ$14,610,500, with a clearance rate of 56.69%. The average

increased by 11.45% to NZ$101,462, while the median rose by

7.69% to NZ$70,000.

The very last lot through the ring Wednesday, Lot 280 by G1

Golden Slipper hero Sebring (Aus) and consigned by Lyndhurst

Farm, was knocked down to Toby Koenig, bidding for Ultra

Thoroughbreds. He is a half-brother to three listed winners and

his dam Joleur (Aus) (Bite the Bullet) is a full-sister Group 3

winner Mica=s Pride (Aus) (Bite the Bullet), herself the dam of

MG1SW Criterion (NZ) (Sebring {Aus}).

Cont. in Worldwide News p9

Lot 907, session-topping Kodiac colt | Peter Mooney

®

Cartier Horse of the Year 2014

Cartier 3YO Colt 2014

The highest rated European trained racehorse of 2014(Timeform 134)

Classic winning miler of four Gr.1 races

First foals 2016(click below to view)

Applications being taken for 2017. Contact Shane Horan, Sabine Bouard or Claire Curry

+44 (0)1638 731115nominations@juddmonte.co.ukwww.juddmonte.com

KINGMAN2011 bh Invincible Spirit - Zenda (Zamindar)2017 Fee £55,000 SLF

Contact: Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Tel: 353-52-6131298. Fax: 353-52-6131382. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne,Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh. Tom Gaffney, David Magnier, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156.

E-mail: sales@coolmore.ie Web site: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF.

European Champion 2YO & European Champion 3YO by MONTJEU

“I love this filly and I love this stallion. Hewas the best looking yearling I ever saw andhe’s stamping them. They’re all quality. Thisone has a lot of Camelot to her ­ a lovelyhead, a lovely colour, a great walk.”Demi O’Byrne on the €320,000 filly ex. Rumored

“Camelot yearlings creating a buzz” Irish Field, 10 Sep 2016

First crop yearlings in 2016 sold for €465,000 €380,000 €360,000 €350,000 €320,000 €320,000 €320,000 €315,000 €300,000 €260,000 €240,000 €240,000 €230,000 €230,000 €200,000 €200,000 €200,000 €200,000

Fee €35,000

Come and viewour stallions.

Courtesy bus fromthe sales daily.

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Clearance Rate Rises; Kodiac Dominant Again Cont. from p1 Commenting on his purchase, Franny Woods said, "I fell in lovewith him from the moment I saw him. He's by a top-class sireand he's a classy individual. He's a late foal so we'll take our timewith him but he will be re-offered next year." The clearance rate has improved steadily throughout the weekand reached 72% on Wednesday when 163 of the foals offeredwere marked as sold. It still hasn't been enough to lift the sale tothe level of last year, with the session's turnover of i4,825,200being down by 22%, while the average dropped 18% toi29,602. The median didn't dip quite so much, with the figure

of i26,000 being a decline of7%. Adding to the Kodiac goldrush was another pair ofcolts, one of which, lot 972, isheading to Normandy afterselling to Hubert Honore ofHaras d'Ommeel fori85,000. Out of theArgentinean seven-time

winner Bailonguera (Arg) (Southern Halo), who posted her bestperformance when striking in the G2 Clasico Marcos Levalle, thecolt's pedigree was of major appeal to the buyer, especially hisclose relationship to Baghadur (Ire) (Zanzibari), a stakes winnerin both France and Hong Kong. Honore commented, "He's been bought for a syndicate andwill come back to my farm to be sold next year. Baghadur hasbeen very well received in Hong Kong. The mare is a bit old buthe's from a good family and I hope he can improve a bit--it'sMrs. Fabre's family." Lot 941, Ballyreddin Stud's Kodiac half-brother to treble U.S.

winner Moon Over Cuzco (Malibu Moon), completed the leadingquartet when sold to Mark Dwyer of Oaks Farm for i82,000. Hisunraced dam Wonderful Town (Bernstein) is herself a half-sisterto G3 Prix Miesque winner Magic America (High Yield). Of course the offspring of other stallions were also availableand one of those breaking the stranglehold of the Tally-Ho Studresident was another name who remains hugely popular at acommercial level, Dark Angel (Ire). Jacqueline Norris of JockeyHall Stud offered both his most expensive foal of the sale so farand the day's dearest filly in lot 898, who brought the hammerdown at i90,000. Underlining the international aspect of the bloodstockbusiness, the second foal of the young dual winner Sindjara(Include) was bought by an Australian for a Chinese syndicate,but will stay in Europe to race and will most likely eventually gointo training in France with Mikel Delzangles. Robert Roulston, the Chief Executive Officer of theChina-based Rifa Mustang operation, said, "She was a really nicefilly and we had to pay a decent price for her. Rifa Mustang has50 horses and she will stayhere in Europe. It's my firsttime here at Goffs and I'mpretty impressed with thewhole set-up." A son of first-crop sire andG1 Investec Derby winnerRuler Of The World (Ire)caused a stir as the last lotthrough the ring (lot 1011)when selling to GlenvaleBloodstock for i96,000. The bay, offered by Middlelane Farm, isthe third produce of the winning Crystal Morning (Ire) (CapeCross {Ire}), a half-sister to G3 Prix Messidor S. winner Graphic(Ire) (Excellent Art {GB}). Showcasing (GB) has been the subject of rave reviews sinceretiring to stud, but his half-brother Camacho (GB) was wellahead of him as a proven sire and took his turn in the spotlighton Wednesday via his son out of the Hawk Wing (Ire) mareSonning Rose (Ire). Cont. p3

Ruairi O=Coileain | Peter MooneyLot 1011, Ruler of the World

colt | Peter Mooney

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Clearance Rate Rises; Kodiac Dominant Again Cont. She won at two and chased home Zaidan (Street Cry {Ire})when second in the Listed Chesham S. at Royal Ascot in 2010.Yeomanstown Stud stands Camacho and the O'Callaghan clanstepped in to buy this colt (lot 906) from the Stanley Lodge draftfor i85,000. The Yeomanstown Stud team also took a punt on a filly fromthe first crop of Haras de Bouquetot stallion Olympic Glory (Ire),who has had three foals sold at Goffs so far for an average priceof i42,666. Top of these was lot 988, the filly consigned byBarnane Stud for the Broadway Partnership, who sold fori80,000. She is the first foal of the listed-placed winnerBroadway Duchess (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), who was coveredthis year by another first-season sire, Night Of Thunder (Ire). Among a sizeable number of freshman sires represented atGoffs this week, Charm Spirit (Ire)'s first foal to take to the ringwas bought for i68,000 by Abbey Farm. Lot 855, offered byBaroda & Colbinstown Studs, is out of the 79-rated Nickels AndDimes (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), a half-sister to prolific winner KalahariGold (Ire) (Trans Island {GB}) and to the dam of dual listedwinner Easton Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). Cheveley Park Stud's Garswood (GB) also has first foals onoffer and the four to sell through the first four days are led bylot 933, the first foal of 2-year-old winner Valen (Ire)(Acclamation {GB}), who was offered by breeder Cloneymore

Farm and sold for i58,000 to Ger Morrin of Pier House Stud. The final day of the November Foal Sale kicks off today at 11a.m. and much of the excitement will be reserved until late inthe session when 17 foals from the Wildenstein StablesDispersal take to the ring. The final foal to be offered will be lot1201, a Dansili (GB) filly out Beauty Parlour (GB) (Deep Impact{Jpn}). Her Classic-winning dam will be sold tomorrow as lot1431 during the first session of the Breeding Stock Sale.

Mick Flanagan and David Myerscough at Goffs | Amy Lynam

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Richard FitzsimonsBBA Ireland

Each sales day, we ask one buyer to lookat the day=s results, and choose the horsehe or she thinks was the buy of the day.

Lot 843, c(Teofilo {Ire}--Midget {GB},

by Invincible Spirit {Ire})Buyer: Cannons Wood

Price: i64,000

ALot 843 was a very nice colt, well balanced and very

straightforward. He=s by a champion 2-year-old out of a 2-year-

old-winning mare.@

SESSION TOPPERS

GOFFS NOVEMBER FOAL SALE DAY FOURLot Sex Sire Dam Price (i)

907 c Kodiac (GB) Spinaminnie (Ire) 150,000

B-Linacres House Ltd

Consigned by Linacre House Stud

Ennistown Stud

Goffs November Foal Sale Day Five Outs

1019, 1023, 1027, 1039, 1040, 1044, 1045, 1050, 1060, 1062,

1069, 1081, 1093, 1116, 1124, 1128, 1134, 1135, 1146, 1153,

1157, 1160, 1165, 1182, 1184, 1191, 1202

GOFFS NOVEMBER FOAL SALE

SESSION TOTALS 2016 2015 • Catalogued 262 246 • No. Offered 226 214 • No. Sold 163 173 • RNAs 63 41 • % RNAs 27.9% 19.2% • High Price €150,000 €150,000 • Gross €4,825,200 €6,204,500 • Average (% change) €29,602 (-17.5%) €35,864 • Median (% change) €25,000 (-7.4%) €27,000

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Goffs Session Toppers Cont.

887 c Kodiac (GB) Romie=s Kastett (Ger) 110,000

B-Mrs Clodagh McStay

Consigned by Oaklawn Stud

Purchased by Abbeylands Farm

1011 c Ruler Of The World (Ire) Crystal Morning (Ire) 96,000

B-Jennifer & Evelyn Cullen

Consigned by Middlelane Farm

Purchased by Glenvale Bloodstock

898 f Dark Angel (Ire) Sindjara 90,000

B-Sindjara Partnership

Consigned by Jockey Hall Stud

Purchased by Rifa Mustang Pty Ltd

HARZAND SETTLING IN AT GILLTOWN In recent seasons, Galileo (Ire) has been joined at Coolmore by

his Derby-winning sons Australia (GB) and Ruler Of The World

(Ire), and now his half-brother Sea The Stars (Ire) has a

Derby-winning son of his own to keep him company following

the retirement of Harzand (Ire) to the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud.

Breeders visiting the Goffs November Sale this week have the

chance to hop in a courtesy car to visit Gilltown's new recruit, as

well as his sire and of course Sea The Stars's other half-brother

Born To Sea (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}).

Despite being just out of training, the remarkably laidback

Harzand, who received his first visitors Wednesday morning,

appears to have adapted well to his new life at stud, and

sauntered out of his box to adopt the perfect pose for

onlookers.

"He has a wonderful temperament and has been so easy to

deal with," said Gilltown's head stallion man Ray Moore as he

showed off his new charge.

On the way down from the stallion barn to retrieve Sea The

Stars from his paddock, Moore pointed out the contented figure

of Harzand's 2-year-old half-brother Haripour (Ire) (Shamardal)

enjoying his winter break at the Co. Kildare farm after finishing

runner-up on his sole start for Dermot Weld at Gowran Park on

Oct. 18. Their dam, Hazariya, was a feature of the Goffs

November Sale just two years ago when she sold for i480,000

to Newsells Park Stud. She will return to the sales ring, this time

at Tattersalls, where she will be offered as lot 1826 during the

December Mare Sale.

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SIYOUNI COLT TOPS ARQANA SESSION A son of Siyouni (Fr) fetched a bid of i90,000 from

Powerstown Stud to top a session of flat-bred yearlings on

Wednesday that marked the third and final day of the Arqana

Autumn Sale. The average for the session climbed marginally

(2.2%) to i7,968, while the median dipped 4.2% to i5,750.

With 19 more horses sold than on the comparable day last year,

the aggregate was up 18.2% to i1,115,500, while the buyback

rate dropped nine points to 18.1%.

Cumulatively, 445 horses--also including National Hunt-bred

yearlings and horses-in-training--were sold over the three-day

sale for a record aggregate of i8,608,000, which was up 3.9%

from last year. The buyback rate dropped three points to 21.9%,

the average was down 2.6% to i19,344, while the median

remained steady at i9,000.

Haras de l=Hotellerie presented the session-topping son of

Siyouni (lot 549), who is a half-brother to the stakes-winning

Coup De Theatre (Fr) (Gold Away {Fr}). Agent Marco Bozzi

conducted the bidding on behalf of Tom Whitehead=s

Powerstown Stud, and the agent said, ATom rang me up and

asked me to buy him a horse for the breeze ups. This one was

obvious to me, he has everything: a nice page, good

conformation and obviously Siyouni needs no introduction.@

It was a long gap to the next highest price, which was the

i40,000 paid by Alessandro Botti for lot 532, a son of Le Havre

(Ire) out of the stakes-placed Shining Sea (Fr) (Anabaa Blue {Fr})

from Coulonces Consignment.

The Autumn Sale included the final yearling offerings of the

year for Arqana, and its yearling sales grossed a record

i67-million, a 3% gain on 2015 and 60% higher than in 2011.

Arqana Chairman Eric Hoyeau said, AThis is a satisfactory

consolidation of the yearling market, with a record number of

horses sold for the third year running. These results pay tribute

to the hard work of our vendors, who have consistently

upgraded their stock and brought high-quality, well-prepped

individuals to the ring. I believe it also owes to the segmentation

of our sales, with each of the four catalogues assembling

consistent groups of horses courtesy of a graded format that our

buyers are now familiar with and find adapted to their

expectations, which is reflected in the clearance rate. I would

like to extend our thanks to our buyers from around the world

and wish them the best of success with their purchases.@

Harzand at Gilltown Stud on Wednesday | Emma Berry

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SIYOUNI, LE HAVRE SHARES TO BE SOLD A share each in Siyouni (Fr) and Le Havre (Ire) will be sold

separately on Arqana Online, with the auctions beginning

Nov. 21 and closing Nov. 22.

Bidding for the share in Siyouni will open at 3 p.m. on Nov. 21.

Siyouni, who stands at the Aga Khan=s Haras de Bonneval, is the

sire of three-time Group 1 winner Ervedya (Fr); G2 Prix de

Sandringham winner Volta (Fr); and a handful of Group 3

winners including Spectre (Fr), Siyoushake (Fr) and Finsbury

Square (Fr). He

covered 224 mares in

2016 and his progeny

sold for up to

i400,000 at auction

this year. He will

stand for i45,000 in

2017. Bidding on the

share--which entitles

the owner to one

nomination per year,

plus an extra nomination in 2017 and every other year

thereafter--will close at 3 p.m. on Nov. 22.

Bidding on the share in Le Havre, which gives the owner the

right to two nominations per year, opens Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. Le

Havre, France=s champion sire-elect, has produced two dual

Classic winners in Avenir Certain (Fr) and La Cressonniere (Fr), in

addition to group winners like Auvray (Fr), Suedois (Fr), Zghorta

Dance (Fr) and Queen Bee (Fr). Le Havre will stand at Haras de la

Cauviniere for i60,000 in 2017, and the bidding on his share

will close at 4 p.m. on Nov. 22.

Registration for the two sales is open at arqanaonline.com.

Wednesday=s Results:

BRITISH STALLION STUDS EBF HYDE S.-Listed, ,40,000, KEM,

11-16, 3yo/up, 8f (AWT), 1:36.45, st.

1--#ENNAADD (GB), 126, c, 3, King=s Best--Zayn Zen (GB) (SW &

GSP-Eng), by Singspiel (Ire). O-Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al

Maktoum; B-Darley (GB); T-Roger Varian; J-Jack Mitchell.

,22,684. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0, $64,409.

2--You=re Fired (Ire), 128, g, 5, Firebreak (GB)--My Sweet

Georgia (Ire), by Royal Applause (GB). (,14.000 Ylg >12

DNSPRM; ,225,000 RNA HRA >15 GOFLON). O-Market Avenue

Racing Club & Tim Dykes. ,8,600.

3--Sovereign Debt (Ire), 130, g, 7, Dark Angel (Ire)--Kelsey Rose

(GB), by Most Welcome (GB). (105,000gns Ylg >10 TATOCT;

145,000gns 5yo >14 TATFEB). O-Lady O=Reilly. ,4,304.

Margins: 2 3/4, 1, 3 1/4. Odds: 2.50, 16.00, 11.10.

Also Ran: Here Comes When (Ire), Havre De Paix (Fr), Dawaa

(GB), Calling Out (Fr).

Off the track since recording a brace of wins at Chelmsford

Feb. 25 and over this course and distance Apr. 2, Ennaadd

returned in rude health to brush aside his rivals for an

authoritative first black-type success. Anchored in fifth early

racing keenly, the bay loomed large on the front end passing the

quarter pole and, when shaken up by Jack Mitchell soon after,

rushed clear to win eased down. Zayn Zen, who took the Listed

Fleur de Lys S. on Lingfield=s Polytrack before finishing third in

the G3 Princess Elizabeth S., is a half to the dam of another who

took to artificial surfaces with aplomb in Aussie Reigns (Ire)

(Aussie Rules), winner of the Listed Wild Flower S. here and third

in the G3 Winter Derby. The second dam, Maratona (GB) (Be My

Guest), is a half-sister to the English Fillies=s Triple Crown

heroine Oh So Sharp (Ire) (Kris {GB}) and a half to the dual

G2 Nassau S. winner Roussalka (GB) (Habitat). Cont. p8

Siyouni | Aga Khan Studs

ARQANA AUTUMN SALE

SESSION TOTALS 2016 2015 • Catalogued 193 181 • No. Offered 171 167 • No. Sold 140 121 • RNAs 31 46 • % RNAs 18.1% 27.5% • High Price €90,000 €43,000 • Gross €1,115,500 €943,500 • Average (% change) €7,968 (+2.2%) €7,798 • Median (% change) €5,750 (-4.2%) €6,000

CUMULATIVE 2016 2015 • Catalogued 639 661 • No. Offered 570 558 • No. Sold 445 417 • RNAs 125 141 • % RNAs 21.9% 25.3% • High Price €295,000 €355,000 • Gross €8,608,000 €8,280,000 • Average (% change) €19,344 (-2.6%) €19,856 • Median (% change) €9,000 €9,000

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Listed Hyde S. Cont.

Bright lights from this family include the G1 St Leger-winning

sire Shantou and fellow Classic winner Ameerat (GB) (Mark of

Esteem {Ire}), who captured the G1 1000 Guineas in these silks,

as well as the G1 Irish St Leger, GI Canadian International and G1

Hong Kong Vase hero Collier Hill (GB) (Dr Devious {Ire}) and the

GI Yellow Ribbon S. and G1 Fillies= Mile winner Hibaayeb (GB)

(Singspiel {Ire}). The dam also has a 2-year-old filly by Poet=s

Voice (GB) named Hersigh (GB) and a filly foal by Iffraaj (GB).

Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by

Fasig-Tipton.

4th-KEM, ,5,000, Mdn, 11-16, 2yo, 7f (AWT), 1:26.91, st.

+CHESSMAN (IRE) (c, 2, Acclamation {GB}--Dulcian {Ire}, by

Shamardal), sent off the 9-4 second favourite, missed the break

and raced in rear early. Full of running as he picked off rivals

from the top of the straight, the bay surged by Esprit de Corps

(GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) at the furlong pole and was eased late to

record an impressive 2 1/4-length success from that rival. The

dam is a half to the listed winner Army of Angels (Ire) (King=s

Best) and G2 Lowther S. runner-up Seraphina (Ire) (Pips Pride

{GB}), as well as to the dam of the G1 Cheveley Park S. and GI

Nearctic S. heroine Serious Attitude (Ire) (Mtoto {GB}). Also from

the family of another Gosden luminary, the G1 Prix de la Foret-

winning sire Mount Abu (Ire), she has a filly foal to follow by

Dark Angel (Ire). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,028. Video,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Treasure Trove Partnership; B-Corduff Stud (IRE); T-John

Gosden.

3rd-KEM, ,5,000, Mdn, 11-16, 2yo, 7f (AWT), 1:26.97, st.

LESHLAA (c, 2, Street Cry {Ire}--Vine Street {Ire}, by Singspiel

{Ire}), runner-up on debut over this trip at Newmarket Oct. 28,

was rushed up to race in second throughout the early stages.

Shaken up to take over from the long-time leader Titi Makfi (GB)

(Makfi {GB}) with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining, the 4-11 favourite

drew away to beat that rival by five lengths. The dam is a full-

sister to the Ribblesdale S. winner Silkwood (GB) (Singspiel {Ire})

and a half to the G2 Cherry Hinton S. scorer Silent Honor (Ire)

(Sunday Silence). Descending from Massaraat (Nureyev), a MSP

sister to the great Miesque, she also has a yearling full-brother

to the winner and a filly foal by Heart=s Cry (Jpn). Lifetime

Record: 2-1-1-0, $5,668. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Godolphin; B-Darley (KY); T-Saeed bin Suroor.

5th-KEM, ,3,500, Mdn, 11-16, 2yo, 8f (AWT), 1:41.41, st.

QATAR MAN (IRE) (c, 2, Archarcharch--Dough On the Go, by

Bernardini), runner-up twice over seven furlongs in maidens at

Chelmsford Aug. 21 and Sept. 11, tanked his way to the lead

after the first furlong. Wound up in early straight, the 10-11

favourite stayed on to hold Shenanigans (Ire) (Arcano {Ire}) by a

half-length. The winner is the first foal out of a relative of the G1

Poule d=Essai des Pouliches heroine Valentine Waltz (Ire) (Be My

Guest) and the GI Matron S. winner Sense of Style (Thunder

Gulch) who descends from the formidable Mill Princess (Ire)

(Mill Reef), responsible for Last Tycoon (Ire) et al. She also has a

yearling filly by Hail (Ire). Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, $4,028.

Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O/B-Mubarak Al Naemi (IRE); T-Marco Botti.

Thursday, Fontainebleau, post time: 2.20 p.m.

PRIX CERES-Listed, i55,000, 3yo, f, 7fTSC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER

1 12 Grand Jete (GB) Dansili (GB) Cheminaud Smaga

2 4 Roshanara (Fr) Sea the Stars (Ire) Soumillon Royer-Dupre

3 8 Maisons (Fr) Le Havre (Ire) Lecoeuvre Lellouche

4 1 Squash (GB) Pastoral Pursuits (GB) Mendizabal McBride

5 10 Rien Que Pour Toi (Fr) Orpen Guyon Castanheira

6 2 Blonville (Fr) Le Havre (Ire) Maillot Rob Collet

7 3 Chanche the Life (Ire) Frozen Power (Ire) Hardouin Borgel

8 9 Blessed Silence (Fr) Siyouni (Fr) Peslier Beguigne

9 5 Narnia Dawn (Ire) Roderic O'Connor (Ire) Pasquier Graffard

10 13 Basilia (GB) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Boudot E Fabre

11 6 Pietrafiore (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Jarnet Pantall

12 7 Livinginafantasy (Fr) Monsun (Ger) Thulliez Wattel

13 11 Syrita (Fr) Siyouni (Fr) Badel M&S Nigge

All carry 128 pounds.

Wednesday=s Results:

4th-ANG, i50,000, Cond, 11-16, 3yo, 15fT, 3:25.63,

hy.

BLANCHE NEIGE (GB) (f, 3, Halling--White Star {Ire}, by

Darshaan {GB}) Lifetime Record: 7-2-3-0, i48,000. O-Godolphin

SNC; B-Darley (GB); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. *Full to Harland (GB),

GSW-Fr & SW-Eng, $270,597.

1st-ANG, i18,000, Cond, 11-16, 4yo/up, 6f 165yT, 1:25.21, hy.

ACES (IRE) (c, 4, Dark Angel {Ire}--Cute Ass {Ire} {MGSP-Eng}, by

Fath) Lifetime Record: GSP-Eng, 10-3-0-2, i39,944. O-Daniel

John Deer & Myriam Claire Carroll; B-Lady J Brookeborough

(IRE); T-John Hammond. *,55,000 Ylg >13 DNPRM; 100,000gns

2yo >14 TATBRE; ,185,000 RNA 3yo >15 GOJUN; 92,000gns 3yo

>15 TA15.

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WINNERS BY EUROPEAN SIRES

Lot 280 | Trish Dunell

French Report Cont.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Hexis (Ire), c, 2, Henrythenavigator--Hunza Dancer (Ire), by

Danehill Dancer (Ire). ANG, 11-16, 8fT, 1:42.51, B-Ecurie de

Meautry (IRE).

Wednesday=s Results:

GROSSER DRESDNER HERBSTPREIS-Listed, i25,000, DRE,

11-16, 3yo/up, 11fT, 2:29.10, sf/hy.

1--IRAKLION (GER), 128, c, 4, Areion (Ger)--Ircanda (Ger)

(SW-Ger), by Nebos (Ger). O-Wolfgang Frohlich; B-Gestut

Evershorst (GER); T-Christian Sprengel; J-Michael Cadeddu.

i14,000. Lifetime Record: SP-Fr & Swi, 19-3-2-3, i69,100. *Full

to Irini (Ger), Hwt. Older Mare-Ity at 9.5-11f & 11-14f,

GSW-Ity, SW-Ger, $218,216.

2--Dally Hit (Ire), 126, m, 5, Ad Valorem--Dame Rochelle (Ire), by

Danehill Dancer (Ire). (i1,500 Ylg >12 TATFLT). O-Hippolit Star

Pejskova. i6,500.

3--Wild Horse (Ger), 123, c, 3, Lord of England (Ger)--Wild

Queen (Ger), by Sternkonig (Ire). (i18,000 RNA Ylg > 14

BBAGS). O-Markus Schiebinger. i3,000.

Margins: 1 1/4, 4, 1. Odds: 5.30, 8.90, 8.40.

Also Ran: Tim Rocco (Ger), Cashman (Fr), Palang, Doinyo (Ger),

La Superba (Ire), Fosun (Ger), Apoleon (Ger), Buzzy (Ger).

Click for the Racing Post result.

1st-DRE, i5,100, Mdn, 11-16, 2yo, 9 1/2fT, 2:14.60, sf/hy.

EPAKO (IRE) (c, 2, Jukebox Jury {Ire}--Estefania {Ger} {SP-Ger},

by Acatenango {Ger}), a debut third going seven panels at this

track last time Oct. 22, raced in a handy third until improving

one spot on the home turn in this one. Shaken up to close at the

top of the straight, the 9-5 second choice joined issue with La

Swala (Ger) (Lando {Ger}) with 300 metres remaining and stayed

on well under whipless rousting in the closing stages to

comfortably account for that rival by two lengths, becoming the

11th winner for his freshman sire (by Montjeu {Ire}). The

homebred grey is the seventh scorer out of stakes-placed

Estefania (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}) and he is kin to a yearling filly

by Sea the Stars (Ire) and three black-type performers headed

by G1 Preis von Europa victor Empoli (Ger) (Halling). His unraced

third dam Elegie (Ger) (Teotepec {GB}), a half-sister to G1 Preis

von Europa-winning sire Ebano (GB) (Tanerko {Fr}), produced

MG1SW German and Italian highweight distaffer Elle Danzig

(Ger) (Roi Danzig), herself the dam of seven stakes performers

which include MGSW German highweight Elle Shadow (Ire)

(Shamardal). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, i3,600.

O/B-Gestut Ebbesloh (IRE); T-Peter Schiergen.

IN JAPAN:

Mayson Junior (Jpn), c, 2, Mayson (GB)--Ana Americana (Fr)

(SW & G1SP-Fr, $182,999), by American Post (GB). Fukushima,

11-13, Fukushima Nisai S., 6fT. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0,

$228,037. O-Kanayama Holdings; B-Northern Farm; T-Kunihiko

Watanabe. *€300,000 i/u >13 ARQDEC; ¥29,000,000 Wlg >15

JRHAJUL.

NZB Ready To Run Sets Record Cont. from p1

AWe knew we would need to dig into our pockets, and the

competition was strong with three bidders who made us work

for it, but he=s a stunning animal and the best in the sale for us,@

said Koenig. AWe are very, very happy with this result. We came

here to buy three to five horses and have come away with three

today, so it has been a good day for us.@

The day=s second-highest price belonged to Lot 263, which

briefly held the record-priced moniker before being displaced by

Lot 280. The Waikato

Stud Ltd.-consigned

colt by the late

O=Reilly (NZ) was

secured for

NZ$580,000 by a

partnership between

Ciaron Maher

Bloodstock, Bruce

Perry Bloodstock and

Waterford

Bloodstock. Out of

the Savabeel (Aus) mare Honolulu (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}), herself

a half-sister to New Zealand champion and MG1SW Alamosa

(NZ) (O=Reilly {NZ}), the brown colt also counts G1 ARC Diamond

S. hero Dal Cielo (NZ) (Per Incanto) in his extended family.

ALast year I made my first two purchases at this sale and they

are both going to be nice horses, so that=s why we=ve come

back,@ said trainer Ciaron Maher. AThis is the horse that I came

for, he=s a lovely moving horse and he=s got a big page. I also

place a lot of emphasis on temperament and he=s got a great

temperament.@

Cont. p10

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SESSION TOPPERSNZB Ready To Run Sets Record Cont.

David Ellis of Te Akau Racing led the buyers table, acquiring six

head for NZ$1,095,000, with the Prima Park-consigned Lot 41, a

bay colt by Savabeel (Aus) the most expensive at NZ$280,000.

Mark and Shelley Treweek=s Lyndhurst Farm topped the

vendor list by aggregate and average (three or more sold), with

11 2-year-olds grossing NZ$2,591,000, and averaging

NZ$235,545, including the record-setting Lot 280. They also sold

another son of Sebring, Lot 148 out of Group 3 victress Crafty

Irna (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}) for NZ$400,000 to Gary Chan of Hong

Kong.

Leading the way among first-season sires was two-time

Singapore Horse of the Year Super Easy (NZ) (Darci Brahma

{NZ}), who averaged NZ$145,000 for three juveniles, topped by

Lot 241, a colt consigned by Kiltannon Stables, Ltd., who is also

bound for Hong Kong after bringing NZ$200,000 from Mr. J.

Fung.

New Zealand Bloodstock=s Managing Director Andrew

Seabrook commented, AIt=s encouraging that the average and

median have increased significantly as it was always going to be

challenging offering 150 horses more than last year=s record-

breaking sale. The clearance rate is disappointing and that is

something we will be working hard to increase over the coming

day. Traditionally at this sale we have seen the second day

increase in strength and we hope to see that trend continue

tomorrow.@

For complete results, click www.nzb.co.nz. The second and

final session of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale

will commence at 10 a.m. local time at Karaka Thursday.

NZB READY TO RUN SALE OF 2-YEAR-OLDS

WEDNESDAY TOPPERSLot Sex Sire Dam Prize(NZ$)

280 c Sebring (Aus) Joleur (Aus) 650,000

(A$210,000 Ylg >16 MMLJAN)

B-Mr. J. Flaherty (Aus)

Consigned by Lyndhurst Farm

Purchased by TK Racing

263 c O=Reilly (NZ) Honolulu (NZ) 580,000

B-Waikato Stud Ltd. (NZ)

Consigned by Waikato Stud

Purchased by Ciaron Maher Bloodstock/Bruce Perry

Bloodstock/Waterford Bloodstock

148 c Sebring (Aus) Crafty Irna (Aus) 400,000

(A$610,000 i/u >14 INGMAY; A$85,000 RNA Ylg >16 INGAPR)

B-Wallings Bloodstock Pty. Ltd. (Aus)

Consigned by Lyndhurst Farm

Purchased by Gary Chan

96 c I Am Invincible (Aus) Calemore (Aus) 380,000

(A$62,500 i/u >14 INGMAY; A$155,000 Ylg >16 MGMMAR)

B-Goldin Australia Pty. Ltd. (Aus)

Consigned by Lyndhurst Farm

Purchased by Michael Stedman Bloodstock

20 colt Starcraft (NZ) Vortex (Aus) 360,000

(A$130,000 Ylg >16 MMLJAN)

B-Arrowfield Pastoral Pty. Ltd. (Aus)

Consigned by Leanach Lodge

Purchased by Mr. R. Yiu

67 colt Snitzel (Aus) Aussie Christmas 340,000

(A$150,000 Ylg >16 INGMAR)

B-Arrowfield Pastoral Pty. Ltd. (Aus)

Consigned by Kilmore Farm

Purchased by Anton Koolman Bloodstock

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Kelsey Riley: International Editor

Emma Berry: European Editor

Alan Carasso: Contributing Editor

Heather Anderson: Contributing Editor

Daithi Harvey: Irish Correspondent

Sean Cronin & Tom Frary: Newmarket Bureau

Regular Columnists: Bill Oppenheim, Andrew Caulfield,

John Berry, Chris McGrath, Kevin Blake

www.thetdn.com

NZB Ready To Run Sale Of 2-Year-Olds

SESSION TOTALS 2016 2015 $ Catalogued 280 200 $ No. Offered 254 151 $ No. Sold 144 112 $ RNAs 110 39 $ % RNAs 43.31% 25.82% $ High Price NZ$650,000 NZ$340,000 $ Gross NZ$14,610,500 NZ$10,196,000 $ Average (% change) NZ$101,462 (+11.45%) NZ$91,036 $ Median (% change) NZ$70,000 (+7.69%) NZ$65,000

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VADAMOS TO SHUTTLE TO NEW ZEALAND Group 1-winning miler Vadamos (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}) will

shuttle to Rich Hill Stud in New Zealand after the stud, with the

support of a high-profile group of New Zealand breeders,

purchased a 50% share in the 5-year-old. Among those breeders

are Sir Peter Vela of Pencarrow Stud, Greg Tomlinson of Nearco

Stud and Kevin Hickman of Valachi Downs. John Camilleri of

Fairway

Thoroughbreds,

breeder of Winx

(Aus) (Street Cry

{Ire}) and Vancouver

(Aus) (Medaglia

d=Oro), and Andrea

Putsch of Haras de

Saint Pair in France,

raced Vadamos and

remain part of the

ownership, and will support him with mares.

"To get this son of Monsun is unbelievable," said Rich Hill=s

John Thompson. "He's from one of the Aga Khan's great families

and he's one of the best bred Group 1-winning stallions going to

stud anywhere in the world."

Vadamos retires to Ireland=s Tally-Ho Stud next year off a

campaign that saw him win Chantilly=s G1 Prix du Moulin over a

mile in addition to the G2 Prix du Muguet and G3 Prix Messidor

over the same distance. He was also second in the G1 Prix

Jacques le Marois. The Andre Fabre trainee traveled Down

Under to contest the G1 Cox Plate and G1 Emirates S., and

finished a creditable fourth on both occasions after racing too

keen early.

WALLER REVEALS WINX AUTUMN PLANS Australian Horse of the Year Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) looks

unlikely to race overseas next season, with trainer Chris Waller

telling Racing.com the 5-year-old mare=s autumn campaign will

look similar to this year=s, culminating in a run at The

Championships in April.

Winx, who ran her unbeaten streak to 13 and defended her

G1 Cox Plate title with a scarcely believable eight-length romp

when last seen Oct. 22, is currently enjoying a spell.

"She'll be back in [the stable] midway through December

gearing up for another very important preparation, which I think

will lead to four runs through the autumn starting off in the [G2]

Apollo, [G1] Chipping Norton, [G1] George Ryder and then the

[G1] Queen Elizabeth," Waller told Racing.com. "She never

really had a proper spell last time because she had an operation

and was confined to a stable for four weeks. After that, she had

a pretty strict rehab and recovery and so she's enjoying the

luxury of a nice grass paddock, the sun on her back and being a

lady of leisure."

That plan would

see Winx open her

campaign with the

same three races she

won last season en

route to a win in the

A$3-million G1

Doncaster Mile at

The Championships.

Next season=s plan

would see Winx wait

until the second weekend of The Championships and take in the

A$4-million Queen Elizabeth over 2000 metres.

Talks of an overseas campaign for the great mare were

bandied about by connections and the press alike after Winx=s

Cox Plate win, and Waller said on Wednesday, "Yeah, it would

be great to go with her to Hong Kong, it would be great to go to

Dubai, it would be great to go to Japan, it would be great to go

to England and France but you can't go everywhere and that

decision is made a lot easier when you have so many great races

in Australia. I guess you could say the Australian racing calendar

is doing a good job looking after its own because we've got

enough good racing that we've got nothing left at the end of a

long Spring Carnival. Perth's offering some good prizemoney and

the autumn comes around so quick so Australia's probably doing

a good job in looking after their own horses."

HUNTER BREEDERS CONTINUE MINE FIGHT The Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders will front a fourth

Planning Assessment Commission in search of protection from a

proposed coal mining site in the heart of the Thoroughbred

capital of Australia, and within a kilometre of both Coolmore

Australia and Darley=s Woodlands Stud.

AThe PAC=s decision on this one mine will determine our

future. We are not anti-mining, but we cannot stand by and let

the NSW Planning process destroy our industry,@ said Dr.

Cameron Collins, president of the Hunter Thoroughbred

Breeders Association. AA mine on the Drayton South site, less

than one kilometre from Australia=s and the world=s market

Thoroughbred leaders, should never be allowed.@

The HTB has stated approval of the mine would lead to the

loss of at least 640 jobs in the Thoroughbred breeding industry.

Cont. p12

Vadamos | Scoop Dyga

Winx winning the Cox Plate | Bronwen Healy

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Polar River winning the UAE Oaks

DRC/Andrew Watkins

Hunter Breeders Continue Mine Fight Cont.

AWhen he visited the studs in April 2015, Premier Baird said

that >mining cannot go everywhere,= and >co-existence is not

co-existence without boundaries,=@ Collins noted. AThis process

has dragged on for nearly six years now. Many promises for

protection have been made but none have been delivered. The

time has come for the Government to show some leadership. If

this fourth PAC rejects the Drayton South mine proposal, the

Government needs to act swiftly to prohibit mining on this site,

protect the Hunter=s Equine Critical Industry Cluster and end

uncertainty and land use conflict in the Hunter.@

Four previous PACs have concluded that international scale

Thoroughbred breeding and mining are incompatible land uses

in close proximity. Three previous Drayton South PAC=s have

recommended the highest protection be afforded to

Thoroughbred farms. The most recent Review PAC

recommended the NSW Government develop and enforce

appropriate buffers, exclusion zones or preservation measures

to protect the Thoroughbred industry.

Saturday, Ascot, Australia, post time: 5:00 p.m. (4:00 a.m. ET)

JAMES BOAG=S PREMIUM-RAILWAY S.-G1, A$1,000,000

(,600,450/i698,708/$747,945), 3yo/up, 1600mTSC HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT

1 Kawi (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Walker Sharrock 129

2 Disposition (Aus) Reset (Aus) Smith G/A Williams 123

3 Pornichet (Fr) Vespone (Ire) Noske Morton 123

4 He Or She (Aus) Kendel Star (Aus) Williams Hyeses/Dbernig 122

5 Good Project (Aus) Not A Single Dbt (Aus) Bowman Waller 121

6 Prfect Reflection (Aus) More Than Ready Pike G/A Williams 120

7 Mackintosh (NZ) Pins (Aus) Oliver Waller 119

8 Lite’N In My Veins (Aus) Henrythenavigator Parnham Kersley 118

9 Rageese (Aus) Street Cry (Ire) Lane Weir 118

10 Balmont Girl (Aus) Balmont O’Donnell Wagg 117

11 Heart Starter (Aus) Domesday (Aus) Parnham G/A Williams 117

12 Ideal Image (Aus) More Than Ready Azzopardi Durrant/Miller 117

13 Neverland (Aus) Big Brown Hall G/A Williams 117

14 Scales Of Justice (Aus) Not A Single Dbt (Aus) Whyte Smith 117

15 Tick Tick Bloom (Aus) Viscount (Aus) Brown Durrant/Miller 117

16 Tradesman (Aus) Trade Fair (GB) Turner R/T Harvey 117

Emergencies:

17 Zarantz (Aus) Choisir (Aus) Parnham Miller 117

18 Great Shot (Aus) Magnus (Aus) Staples Radford 117

19 Showy Chloe (Aus) Alfred Nobel (Ire) Carbery Pateman 117

POLAR RIVER BACK TO WORK IN DUBAIby Alan Carasso

>TDN Rising Star= Polar River (Congrats), unraced since a

narrow defeat at the hands of subsequent US Classic-placed Lani

(Tapit) in the G2 UAE Derby Mar. 26, makes a much-anticipated

return to the races in a 1600-metre rated conditions event

Thursday evening at Meydan Racecourse.

Accorded Rising Star status off a 13 1/2-length victory in near

track-record time on debut last December, Polar River won the

Listed UAE Oaks by 13

lengths and added a win in

the G3 UAE Oaks before

tasting defeat for the first

time on the World Cup

undercard. She was

rumored as a possibility for

races like the GI Kentucky

Oaks and GI Acorn S. last

spring, but connections

ultimately elected to ditch those plans in favor of a spell.

AShe is a lovely filly and was a real star last season,@ said

trainer Doug Watson. AHer work has been very good and she is,

basically, ready for a race. She has a lot of weight to carry but

her early season options are limited and this looked the ideal

start point. She is one we are really looking forward to this

season.@

Polar River, a $25,000 Keeneland September yearling turned

$40,000 OBS April juvenile, will jump from gate nine in a

10-horse field with post time set for 8:50 p.m local time (11:50

a.m. US East Coast time, 4:50 p.m. BST).

WORLD-CLASS JOCKS LINE UP FOR IJCby Alan Carasso

A dozen of the world=s top jockeys will vie for first prize money

of HK$500,000 in the Longines International Jockeys=

Championship, to be staged at iconic Happy Valley Racecourse

on Hong Kong Island Wednesday evening, Dec. 7.

Four locally based riders, including the record-setting Joao

Moreira, will square off against eight of their overseas

counterparts in the four-race series, in which the contestants

earn points for finishing in the top four on a 12-6-4-1 scale.

AThe Longines IJC is established as perhaps the world=s

toughest jockey challenge,@ commented Andrew Harding, the

Hong Kong Jockey Club=s Executive Director, Racing Authority. AIt

brings together some of the world=s very best riders and pitches

them into a thrilling contest around Happy Valley=s floodlit

arena, a track that is as stunning to behold as it is testing to ride

around.@ Cont. p13

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Joao Moreira will look to celebrate

a second win in the IJC | HKJC photo

AUSTRALIAN-BRED WINNERS

World-Class Jocks Line Up For IJC Cont.

Harding continued, AWe are delighted to have such a strong

line-up of jockeys once again. This year=s cast is about as good as

it gets. Seven of the confirmed riders for the 2016 IJC are or

have been champion jockey in a major jurisdiction and three are

past IJC winners.@

In addition to Moreira, who won the 2012 IJC prior to

relocating permanently to Hong Kong, previous winners include

the United

Kingdom=s Ryan

Moore (2009,

2010) and Gavin

Lerena, who

snatched victory

for South Africa in

the final leg of the

contest in 2015.

Also signed on

are Australia=s

Hugh Bowman, a

three-time

champion in

Sydney and most notably the regular partner of Horse of the

Year Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}); Mirco Demuro, a five-time

leading rider in Italy and now hugely successful on the

competitive JRA circuit; Keita Tosaki, two-time defending

champion jockey in Japan; Dubai World Cup-winning hoop

Mickael Barzalona, representing France; Ireland=s perennial

champion Pat Smullen, who guided Harzand (Ire) (Sea the Stars

{Ire}) to win the G1 Investec and Irish Derbies in 2016 and

approaching 2000 career victories; and Florent Geroux, whose

29 wins in graded stakes is good for a share of the lead in the

United States and who will be making his first appearance in the

IJC.

The field will be completed by the two highest-ranked jockeys

in Hong Kong as of Nov. 23 and the leading Chinese jockey as of

the same date.

Friday, Kranji, Singapore, post time: 9:20 p.m.

EW BARKER TROPHY, S$350,000 (£198,838/i231,734/A$330,672/US$247,310), 3yo/up, 1400mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Raise No Doubt (Aus) Nt a Sgl Dbt (Aus) Duric Gray 1222 Lim’s Cruiser (Aus) Casino Prince (Aus) Teetan Gray 1123 Fortune Winner (Arg) Include Azhar Dragon 1124 Nova Strike (NZ) Red Giant Nunes Tan 1265 Mr Fantastic (SAf) Jet Master (SAf) Vorster Shaw 114

6 Alibi (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) Moreira Clements 1127 Bring Money Home (NZ) Mr Nancho (Arg) David Tan 1128 Spanish Bay (Aus) Nadeem (Aus) Placais Peters 1269 Storm Troops (Arg) Orpen Juglall Shaw 11310 Darci Charmer (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) Munro Clements 11411 Born to Fly (Aus) Mossman (Aus) Powell Gray 12712 My Lucky Strike (Aus) Charge Forward (Aus) Rodd Brown 12813 Cavallo (NZ) Testa Rossa (Aus) John Tan 11914 Magnum (NZ) Per Incanto Brown Peters 11215 Affleck (NZ) Battle Paint Beasley Laxon 12216 Jay Eff Express (Aus) Murtajill (Aus) Boss Burridge 115

Sunday, Kranji, Singapore, post time: 5:30 p.m.

DESTER SINGAPORE GOLD CUP, S$1,350,000 (£767,012/i893,144/A$1,275,627/US$953,951), 3yo/up, 2200mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Titanium (NZ) Tavistock (NZ) A’Isisuhairi Peters 1172 Mr Spielberg (NZ) Pentire (GB) Duric Laxon 1193 Time Odyssey (SAf) Jet Master (SAf) Chavez Shaw 1134 Laughing Gravy (Aus) Primus (Aus) Rodd Brown 1205 Majestic Moments (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) Juglall Shaw 1216 Cheetah On Fire (NZ) One Cool Cat Zuriman Marsh 1127 Newlands (Aus) Mugharreb Johnson Gray 1128 Quechua (Arg) Pure Prize Vorster Shaw 1289 Squire Osbaldeston (Ire) Mr. Greeley Munro Gray 11210 Cooptado (Arg) Equal Stripes Placais Shaw 11711 Blue Swede (NZ) O’Reilly (NZ) Kellady Brtschgr 11512 Bahana (NZ) Elusive City Williams Gray 113

IN HONG KONG:

Winnie=s Honey (Aus), g, 5, High Chaparral (Ire)--Satin Robes

(Aus) (SW & MGSP-Aus, A$331,000), by Ne Coupez Pas. Happy

Valley, 11-16, Hcp. (A$302k), 1800mT, 1:48.75. B-Hayson

Bloodstock Pty Ltd (NSW). *Formerly Omeros (Aus). **1/2 to

Saturn Rock (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), SW & MGSP-Aus,

$213,573. ***GSP-Aus. ****A$120,000 Wlg >12 MMNWBS.

VIDEO

IN SOUTH AFRICA:

+Ngaga (Aus), f, 3, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--Zarinia (Ire), by Intikhab.

Kenilworth, 11-16, Maiden Plate, 1200mT, 1:14.06. B-Kia Ora

Stud (NSW). *1/2 to Igugu (Aus) (Galileo {Ire}), Horse of the

Year, Ch. Older Mare & Ch. 3yo Filly, MG1SW-Aus, GSP-UAE,

SP-Eng, $996,817; and Honorius (Aus) (Holy Roman Emperor

{Ire}), GSW & MG1SP-Aus, A$565,750; and Sweet Fire (Aus)

(Shamardal), GSP-Aus, A$231,750. **A$250,000 Ylg >15

INGEAS.

SIRE LISTS

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Leading European General Sires

for stallions standing in Europe through Wednesday, Nov. 16

Earnings and Black-type represents worldwide figures

Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings

1 Galileo (Ire) 39 71 30 54 14 24 342 155 $5,027,554 $29,522,388

(1998) by Sadler's Wells FYR: 2003 Crops: 12 Stands: Coolmore Stud IRE (private) Highland Reel (IRE)

2 Dubawi (Ire) 33 47 18 30 5 13 263 122 $4,953,101 $17,576,624

(2002) by Dubai Millennium (GB) FYR: 2007 Crops: 8 Stands: Dalham Hall Stud ENG (225,000) Postponed (IRE)

3 Shamardal 23 34 11 18 3 8 277 137 $938,475 $8,489,752

(2002) by Giant's Causeway FYR: 2007 Crops: 9 Stands: Kildangan Stud IRE (private) Tryster (IRE)

4 Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) 9 19 4 6 1 2 308 123 $1,244,675 $7,382,382

(2004) by Danehill FYR: 2008 Crops: 7 Stands: Coolmore Stud IRE (17,500) Designs On Rome (IRE)

5 Fastnet Rock (Aus) 13 28 8 16 3 5 255 113 $405,334 $7,335,438

(2001) by Danehill FYR: 2011 Crops: 5 Stands: Coolmore Stud IRE (private) Melagrana (AUS)

6 Dansili (GB) 15 27 5 13 2 4 221 97 $2,000,000 $7,091,733

(1996) by Danehill FYR: 2002 Crops: 13 Stands: Banstead Manor Stud ENG (85,000) Flintshire (GB)

7 Exceed and Excel (Aus) 11 28 4 11 -- 3 336 136 $345,094 $6,831,472

(2000) by Danehill FYR: 2006 Crops: 9 Stands: Kildangan Stud IRE (40,000) Rewarding Hero (GB)

8 Sea the Stars (Ire) 12 26 10 21 2 6 163 83 $2,270,521 $6,593,686

(2006) by Cape Cross (Ire) FYR: 2011 Crops: 4 Stands: Gilltown Stud IRE (125,000) Harzand (IRE)

9 Dark Angel (Ire) 18 23 9 18 1 2 310 135 $465,843 $6,055,198

(2005) by Acclamation (GB) FYR: 2009 Crops: 6 Stands: Yeomanstown Stud IRE (60,000) Mecca's Angel (IRE)

10 Invincible Spirit (Ire) 8 26 5 13 3 4 280 123 $542,626 $6,027,391

(1997) by Green Desert FYR: 2004 Crops: 11 Stands: Irish National Stud IRE (120,000) Ittetsu (IRE)

11 Pivotal (GB) 8 23 5 13 -- 5 219 101 $778,136 $5,612,067

(1993) by Polar Falcon FYR: 1998 Crops: 17 Stands: Cheveley Park Stud ENG (45,000) One Man Band (IRE)

12 Iffraaj (GB) 9 14 3 8 1 2 264 108 $1,045,260 $5,511,602

(2001) by Zafonic FYR: 2008 Crops: 7 Stands: Dalham Hall Stud ENG (22,500) Ribchester (IRE)

13 Teofilo (Ire) 12 23 5 15 2 5 225 85 $822,000 $5,415,303

(2004) by Galileo (Ire) FYR: 2009 Crops: 6 Stands: Kildangan Stud IRE (50,000) Special Fighter (IRE)

14 Monsun (Ger) 7 12 5 9 3 4 63 30 $3,094,278 $5,367,267

(1990) by Konigsstuhl (Ger) FYR: 1997 Crops: 17 Stands: Gestut Schlenderhan EUR (Dead/Ret/Exp) Almandin (GER)

15 Footstepsinthesand (GB) 9 15 6 9 -- 4 218 110 $381,643 $5,208,268

(2002) by Giant's Causeway FYR: 2006 Crops: 8 Stands: Coolmore Stud IRE (10,000) Beauty Flame (IRE)