WANT A YEARLING BY BERNARDINI?? – WIN THE LOTTERY FIRST
SARATOGA SALE
The news was good at the SARATOGA sale last night, average was up and there was big money being thrown around. Canadiana did not buy but some sold:
CANADIAN-BRED RESULTS
Hip Breeding Consignor
$300,000 – 3 b.c. Smart Strike – Sails Unfurled Sam-Son
$260,000 – 11 ch f Seeking the Gold – Seattle Envoy Sam-Son
OUT 24 ch f Awesome Again – Skipping Around – Adena
NOT SOLD ($170,000) 29 b.c. Awesome Again – Split the Arrow Sam-Son
$160,000 83 ch c Elusive Quality – Brandy Lake Anderson/Kinghaven
NOT SOLD $325,000 87 b c A P Indy – Catch the Ring Sam-Son
$250,000 110 dk b f Giant’s Causeay – Dancethruthestorm Sam-Son
today…
174 dk b f Singspiel – Love Medicine Adena
211 dk b c Street Cry – Penny Perfect Anderson
STORY FROM THE TIMESUNION.COM
Sheik spends millions at Fasig-Tipton
Surprise appearance helps push sales up at annual yearlings auction at Spa
By CHRISTEN GOWAN, Staff writer
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Sale had an explosive first night in which a handful of horses commanded more than $1 million, two of whom were sired by 2006 Travers Stakes champion Bernardini. All three yearlings that sold for more than $1 million were purchased by John Ferguson, chief bloodstock agent for Sheikh Mohammend bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who made a surprise visit to this year’s sale.
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Figures were up in all categories. The total sales amount showed an increase of 40 percent over last year’s total, said Terrence Collier, Fasig-Tipton director of marketing. “We had good horses,” Collier said. “At the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about.”
Auction officials said the sheik’s presence had a significant role in the sales being up.
The top sales prize of the night, a dark brown filly sired by Medaglia D’Oro, who also sired Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra, sold for $1.5 million. Offering a filly of her magnitude during the heyday of Rachel Alexandra didn’t hurt the yearling’s chances of selling, said Mark Taylor of Taylor Made Sales, the consignment agency who sold her.
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=829702
FATAL BULLET will rise in PHOENIX
Canadian Horse of the year FATAL BULLET will rest up until the PHOENIX STAKES at Keeneland in early October, according to a report on www.thehorses.com written by Jonathan Huntington.
The report also says BEAR’S ROCKET is out for the year and will not be in the Canadian Derby coming up later this month.
Here is the report:
Bear’s Rocket – a three-year-old who was on the Kentucky Derby trail earlier this year – will not be coming to Edmonton for the Canadian Derby. “He needs some time off,” said trainer Reade Baker. “He’s done until next spring.”…
Canadian thoroughbred of the year Fatal Bullet finished last (sixth) in Sunday’s $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga. Owned by Albertan Danny Dion, Fatal Bullet was sent off at 5-1. “He hated the dirt,” said Baker. “He didn’t handle it.” Fatal Bullet will now sit until Oct. 8 when the Phoenix Stake (Grade III) runs at Keeneland. From there the plan is the Breeders’ Cup…
SCHPEEN: LEAN AND MEAN
or, Sid Attard is in front in WOODBINE TRAINER STANDINGS
Sid Attard has won with 5 of his last 13 starters at Woodbine. Scott Fairlie broke through with a win, his first in his last 19 starters.
Sid C. Attard 132 31 19 16 $1,398,839
Mark E. Casse 188 30 31 23 $2,317,785
Steve Asmussen 126 29 20 16 $1,123,956
Malcolm Pierce 114 27 13 14 $2,023,858
Terry Jordan 56 25 6 10 $939,534
Robert P. Tiller 176 24 32 23 $1,167,645
Roger L. Attfield 90 23 15 10 $1,679,329
Nicholas Gonzalez 143 22 18 18 $1,154,355
Josie Carroll 91 22 12 18 $1,363,600
Reade Baker 164 20 26 28 $1,260,074
Scott H. Fairlie 157 20 24 28 $1,489,591
HERE COMES TODD- JOCKEYS AT WOODBINE THROUGH TODAY
Todd Kabel has won with 12 of his last 36 mounts including a stakes race.
Jim McAleney has won with 6 of his last 24 , Eurico Rosa Da Silva – 5 for his last 21 – those are the hot riders right now.
The choices for SOVEREIGN AWARD WINNING JOCKEY are FEW – Eurico Rosa Da Silva looks like the leader right now based on his Plate win and other big scores but GERRY OLGUIN, JIM MCALENEY ALSO RATE CONSIDERATION.
Patrick Husbands 498 94 88 78 $5,717,927
Chantal Sutherland 474 72 72 75 $4,009,071
James McAleney 314 61 40 49 $3,134,482
Eurico Rosa Da Silva 354 59 56 43 $4,032,213
Emile Ramsammy 406 57 48 52 $2,670,152
Tyler Pizarro 381 55 55 50 $2,881,499
Emma-Jayne Wilson 449 49 68 57 $2,988,505
Luis Contreras 151 36 23 18 $1,464,277
Justin Stein 341 30 39 32 $1,428,784
Todd Kabel 163 30 18 11 $1,365,976
Jono C. Jon es 256 22 25 30 $1,805,772
Gerry Olguin 254 20 25 31 $1,220,601
