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1 Sunday, November 2, 2014 november sales preview issue keeneland november has something for everyone fasig-tipton november offers star-studded lineup john sparkman on strategies for buying broodmares Keeneland photo

2 VINCEREMOS 3YO COLT BY PIONEEROF THE NILE Won Sam F. Davis (G3), 2nd Tampa Bay Derby (G2), Kentucky Derby starter BARBADOS 2YO COLT BY SPEIGHTSTOWN Dominated Keeneland MdSpWt on 10/16 by 5L in 1:09 2/5, earning an 81 Beyer LAUGH TRACK 5YO HORSE BY DISTORTED HUMOR G3 Winner & 2nd in Breeders Cup Sprint (G1); half to Belmont S. (G1) runner-up Commissioner Visit WinStarFarm.com to view our full KEENOV consignment of horses of racing age

3 drf.com/breeding DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, November 2, 2014 PAGE 3 No exact science to buying a broodmare JOHN P. SPARKMAN Step 1: Get lots of money. Step 2: Wave your hand repeatedly at a sale. If only it were that simple, life would be far easier for hundreds of bloodstock agents, farm managers, consultants of various types, and Thoroughbred breeders this week in Lexington, Ky. If success in breeding Thoroughbreds were determined only by who has the most money, the richest people in the world would breed all the best horses. While the very rich do breed their fair share or more of the world s best racehorses, even the most casual perusal of graded stakes results each week will disabuse one of the notion that ultimate wealth is all it takes to breed a top-level horse. The super wealthy keep that army of bloodstock agents, farm managers, and consultants employed from sale to sale, but that clearly is not the only way to do it. Still, it would be foolish for the wealthy, and indeed anyone who can afford it, not to use all the tools that are available. The first thing one must decide when buying broodmares is whether you intend to breed only for the commercial market, purely for your own racing stable, or some mixture of the two. As a general rule, buying mares to breed for the commercial market means paying more attention to pedigree, while breeders supplying only their own stock to their racing stable may not care quite so much about whether a pedigree is particularly fashionable as long as the mare could run and is well conformed. Buying broodmares is not the same as buying weanlings, yearlings, or 2-year-olds in training. Most obviously, in the weanling, yearling, and 2-year-old markets, one is buying potential racehorses whose ultimate ability to compete at any level is a matter of conjecture, however expert. That is why agents, trainers, consultants, and others spend all those hours trooping through the barns and, at 2-year-old sales, watching horses train and recording their every move on video. When buying a broodmare, though, you know precisely how much racing ability the horse possessed or, at least, actually displayed on the racecourse. That is not to say that at virtually every barn, one will not hear the hard-luck story of the mare who was, the seller assures, a much better racehorse than her record shows. Consignors, after all, have a job to do as well. The catalog displays the mare s race record at the bottom of the page, though not necessarily in the most efficient and informative format. The most notable important piece of information missing from the catalog page is number of starts, which appears only when number of wins is 50 percent or more of the total number of starts. For more precise information, one must purchase one or more of a variety of sources, ranging from access to data through the industry s major publications and other information providers to subscriptions to various racehorse rating systems. All of those resources offer ratings of a horse s absolute merit as a racehorse. That information can be especially useful in sorting through the sometimes bewildering array of notations in a sales catalog. In each merit rating system, a range of ratings historically will be associated with each level of racing accomplishment, from Grade 1 all the way down to claiming level. Thus, one might indeed discover that the consignor is right. According to the chosen rating system, an allowance or even a maiden winner might have run, for example, a Ragozin number equivalent to that of an average Grade 1 winner. Of course, exactly what one should do with that information is at the buyer s discretion. Ever since Blood Horse editor Joe Estes first researched the question in the 1930s, however, it has been abundantly clear that on average, the best racemares make the best broodmares. That is why they bring more money. In the current market, a young Grade 1 winner almost automatically will bring $1 million or more. Still, though, not every good racemare produces stakes-winning offspring. The question buyers want to answer is which ones are most likely to do so. At least four different biomechanics companies and three different genetic testing companies provide answers for that question on a probabilistic basis backed by scientific data. DATATRAK International, EQB Inc., Equix, and Cecil Seaman & Co. all offer analysis of broodmare potential based on meticulous measurement of various aspects of a horse s physiognomy. The underlying systems used for prediction of future performance by broodmares vary from company to company, and buyers should familiarize themselves with and understand the underlying logic and science behind the predictions before using those services. Given the amount of money spent on an expensive prospective broodmare, however, the fees charged for the analysis are comparatively trivial. Similarly, genetic analysis companies, including Equine Analysis, Performance Genetics, and Ireland-based Equinome, offer data based on analysis of a horse s genetic makeup derived from hair or blood samples. Depending on the technique used, some of those companies can provide analysis of how a given horse s genetics compare to an extensive database of historical runners and whether certain sites on their chromosomes indicate whether they are more or less likely to pass on high-level ability to their offspring. The ultimate problem is that all Grade 3 winners, for example, are not created equal. Racing-merit ratings, biomechanical ratings, and genetic tests are all ways of attempting to sort out which mares truly possessed that level of ability and which may have, for example, gotten lucky and encountered a weak field or perhaps may have been the only runner to handle a wet track. Conversely, one or more of the criteria may indicate that a Grade 3 winner was just as good as the average Grade 1 winner. Buyers always are looking for an edge, and by definition, that kind of information, in addition to the recommendations of conformation experts, pedigree experts, trainers, farm managers, and others, can constitute an edge that enables a breeder to find a real bargain among the avalanche of expensive prospects. And make no mistake, the best prospects are going to be very expensive this week at the Fasig-Tipton November and Keeneland November sales. Last year, the 116 broodmares or broodmare prospects sold at Fasig-Tipton s boutique sale averaged an astonishing $695,365. The average for 164 mares in Keeneland s Book 1 was $434,331. With mares of the quality of Grade 1 winners Princess of Sylmar, Judy the Beauty, Stopchargingmaria, Turbulent Descent, Believe You Can, Iotapa, Executiveprivilege, and Her Smile, among others, available over the coming week, there are bound to be plenty of buyers willing to pay seven figures for a mare they hope can produce runners of similar quality. Average price should be in the same ballpark this year as in No one would be surprised if it climbed higher. At that level of investment, mistakes are expensive, and the smart buyer will use all the resources at his or her disposal. Of course, none of the methods described provides guarantees of success. Mares whose genetic tests resemble those of Grade 1 winners may never produce a winner, while conversely, those with genetics equivalent to an average allowance winner could throw a succession of graded stakes winners. The same is true of the analysis available from biomechanics companies, conformation experts, pedigree mavens, you name it. In the information age, however, information is power. The more you have, the better chance you have to win if you know how to use it.

4 PAGE 4 Sunday, November 2, 2014 DAILY RACING FORM drf.com/breeding Something for everyone at keeneland sale By Joe Nevills The Keeneland November breeding stock sale is designed to appeal to a wide cross section of bidders, with a catalog as diverse as its buying bench. The 11-day auction is North America s largest platform of the mixed-sale season, making it a top destination for broodmares, weanlings, horses of racing age, and stallions. It also has garnered a reputation as a marketplace that attracts players from a wide spectrum of buying levels and parts of the globe. This year s auction begins Tuesday and runs through Friday, Nov. 14. The two sessions that comprise Book 1 start at 11 a.m. Eastern, while sessions in later books start at 10 a.m. A total of 4,026 horses have been cataloged for this November s sale, growing 12 percent from last year s sale, where 3,602 horses were cataloged over 10 sessions. The November sale is a great sale, said Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland s director of sales. It s a different side of the market from the September [yearling] sale, so we get to sit down and meet and greet a lot of our Southern Hemisphere and international buyers. We re looking forward to it as we look forward to all our major sales. Further appealing to international buyers will be a special offering of mares bred to Ashford Stud s stallion Scat Daddy on Southern Hemisphere time, which will close the auction s second session Wednesday. Keeneland has cultivated an international market, with people from all over Asia, all over South America, and that has been an incredibly strong sector of the yearling market and the broodmare market, said Reiley McDonald of consignor Eaton Sales. I expect that the lower-end broodmares will be strong as well. The November sale, like many of the major North American auctions, has experienced a rapid resurgence since the doldrums of the late 2000s. While the broodmare market is usually the slowest to react to change, Russell said that observing other aspects of the auction landscape, such as the recently completed yearling sale season, can help predict the performance of this year s edition. I think you need to look at it as a three-year review, Russell said. We saw a significant growth over the last two September sales, and then this year, we saw a nice, solid September sale, which I think bodes well for the industry. I hope it keeps expenses in check, and that the breeders make some money that they can invest into the game in buying some broodmares and expanding. The roster of racing or broodmare prospects scheduled to go through the auction ring includes Grade 1 winners Iotapa and Miss Serendipity as well as Grade 2 winners Concave, Fiftyshadesofhay, and My Wandy s Girl. Among the young in-foal broodmares are Grade 1 winners Egg Drop (in foal to Tapit) and Executiveprivilege (in foal to Midnight Lute). The list of veteran broodmares features Collect Call, the dam of Grade 2 winner Old Fashioned; Heatherdoesntbluff, the dam of Grade 1 winner Killer Graces; Maggies Storm, the dam of Grade 1 winner Comma to the Top; Spice Island, the dam of Florida Derby winner Ice Box; Miss Puzzle, the dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Fashion Plate; Sage Cat, the dam of Grade 2 winner and freshman sire Desert Party; and Winning Call, the dam of Grade 1 winner Tapizar. The November sale will be the bellwether auction for the weanling market, with 1,589 cataloged to go through the ring. There s always demand for good foals, said Archie St. George of consignor St. George Sales. There always seems to be quite a lot of depth in the foal market from the high end to the low end, from end users to pinhookers. It seems like there s some quality foals in the catalog with good pedigrees, by decent stallions. I would imagine it s going to be as competitive as always. On Tuesday, Nov. 11, the auction will feature its horses-of-racing-age segment, anchored by the annual consignment from WinStar Racing. Among the familiar names selling in that portion of the sale are Vinceremos, Daddy Nose Best, Jimmer, King Cyrus, and Laugh Track, as well as stallions Cowtown Cat and Harlington. The racing-age portion of the Keene- KEENELAND NOVEMBER BREEDING STOCK SALE WHEN: Nov. 4-5, 11 a.m. Eastern (Book 1); Nov. 6-14, 10 a.m. (Books 2-6) WHERE: Keeneland sales pavilion, 4201 Versailles Rd., Lexington, Ky PHONE: (859) CATALOG: 4,027 horses, up 12 percent from 3,602 last year RECENT HISTORY: The 2013 sale posted overall increases while selling 2,457 horses for $197,189,000 (up 38 percent), an average price of $80,256 (up 35 percent), and a median price of $35,000 (up 59 percent). M.V. Magnier bought Grade 1 winner Awesome Maria, consigned by Lane s End, agent for the complete dispersal of E. Paul Robsham Stables, for $4 million to top the sale. Internet: Live streaming at KEENELAND NOVEMBER BREEDING STOCK SALE, year sold average median gross ,457 $80,256 $35,000 $197,189, ,414 59,248 22, ,025, ,549 80,632 24, ,531, ,929 50,322 17, ,392, ,779 57,477 20, ,727, ,019 61,462 20, ,552, , ,821 35, ,877, ,146 99,745 35, ,798, , ,842 35, ,602, ,873 97,348 32, ,680, ,614 90,310 32, ,070,900

5 drf.com/breeding DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, November 2, 2014 PAGE 5 land November sale picked up what could be its most notable graduate last year in Hardest Core, who sold for $210,000 and went on to win the 2014 Arlington Million. It adds an interesting aspect to the sale, Russell said. Horses of racing age and horses close to racing are always of great interest to buyers because they want the action. Last year s Keeneland November sale finished with 2,457 horses sold over 10 sessions for receipts of $197,189,000, growing 38 percent from the 2012 gross of $143,025,600 from 2,414 sold over 11 days. The average sale price improved 35 percent, rising from $59,248 to $80,256, while the median tied the Keeneland November record of $35,000, rising 59 percent from $22,000 the previous year. The buyback rate was a very moderate 15 percent. The dispersal of E. Paul Robsham Stables contributed many of the auction s highest-priced offerings, including the sale-topper, Awesome Maria, who sold in foal to Giant s Causeway. The Grade 1 winner was purchased by M.V. Magnier on behalf of the Coolmore partnership for $4 million. Aisling Duignan, another Coolmore associate, signed the ticket on the toppriced weanling, an $800,000 War Front colt out of the Pulpit mare Treasure Trail. The dam is a half-sister to Horse of the Year Zenyatta as well as multiple Grade 1 winner Balance. Follow Joe Nevills on FIRST-YEAR SIRES OF WEANLINGS AT 2014 FASIG-TIPTON KENTUCKY MIXED AND KEENELAND NOVEMBER BREEDING STOCK SALES NO. CAT. NO. CAT. STALLION YOB 2014 LOCATION STUD FEE STUD FEE FT KY KEE NOV Aikenite 2007 Calumet Farm (Ky.) $7,500 $7, Algorithms 2009 Claiborne Farm (Ky.) 7,500 7, Americain 2005 Calumet Farm (Ky.) 15,000 20, Astrology 2008 Taylor Made Stallions (Ky.) 7,500 7, Baltimore Bob 2005 Shamrock Farm (Md.) 3,000 Private 0 1 Baryshnikov 2006 Oak Lodge USA (Ky.) 5,000 5, Biondetti 2008 Woodford Thoroughbreds (Fla.) 4,000 4, Bodemeister 2009 WinStar Farm (Ky.) 30,000 30, Brilliant Speed 2008 Three Chimneys Farm (Ky.) 5,000 10, Bullet Train 2007 Crestwood Farm (Ky.) 7,500 7, Caleb s Posse 2008 Three Chimneys Farm (Ky.) 5,000 10, Creative Cause 2009 Airdrie Stud (Ky.) 15,000 15, Dialed In 2008 Darby Dan Farm (Ky.) 7,500 7, Dominus 2008 Spendthrift Farm (Ky.) 6,500 6, Gemologist 2009 WinStar Farm (Ky.) 15,000 15, Get Stormy 2006 Crestwood Farm (Ky.) 5,000 5, Hansen 2009 South Korea Private 12, Jersey Town 2006 Darby Dan Farm (Ky.) 10,000 10, Maclean s Music 2008 Hill n Dale Farms (Ky.) 6,500 6, Mission Impazible 2007 Sequel Stallions New York (N.Y.) 7,500 7, Noble s Promise 2007 Breakaway Farm (Ind.) 2,500 2, Shackleford 2008 Darby Dan Farm (Ky.) 20,000 20, Soaring Empire 2007 Rockridge Stud (N.Y.) 3,500 3, Stately Victor 2007 Fair Winds Farm (Ohio) 3,000 5, Stay Thirsty 2008 Ashford Stud (Ky.) 15,000 20, Tapizar 2008 Gainesway (Ky.) 15,000 15, The Factor 2008 Lane s End (Ky.) 15,000 15, Union Rags 2009 Lane s End (Ky.) 35,000 35,

6 PAGE 6 Sunday, November 2, 2014 DAILY RACING FORM drf.com/breeding Keeneland November: Hips to Watch By Joe Nevills The following are horses to watch in Book 1 of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale based on their pedigrees, produce records, race records, and past auction performance of notable family members. Conformation, physical characteristics, veterinarian records, and late pedigree updates were not taken into consideration. This list reflects catalog updates through last Tuesday. Hip No. 49, Color Me Flying, ch. f., 2011, by Distorted Humor With Flying Colors, by A.P. Indy, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. The first foal out of the stakes-placed A.P. Indy mare With Flying Colors, who is one of the latest producers from the Phipps family broodmare line that tracks back to Grade 1 winner My Flag and champion and Broodmare of the Year Personal Ensign. Color Me Flying, who sells as a racing or broodmare prospect, has placed once in three starts for earnings of $12,060. Hip No. 65, ch. f., 2014, by Distorted Humor Easterette, by Hard Spun, consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent. The first foal out of the unraced Hard Spun mare Easterette, who is a half-sister to Horse of the Year Havre de Grace. Breeders Cup Classic contender Tonalist is one of this filly s many accomplished family members. Hip No. 66, Egg Drop, gr. or ro. m., 2009, by Alphabet Soup Rehocracy, by Adhocracy, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Egg Drop won 6 of 13 starts and $534,020, highlighted by the Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes. She is offered in foal to Tapit. Hip No. 75, Fierce Boots, b. f., 2011, by Tiznow Shop Again, by Wild Again, consigned by Bluewater Sales, agent. This stakes-winning Tiznow filly hails from a family that is picking up steam. She is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Power Broker, and her page includes Grade 2 winner and popular young stallion Trappe Shot. Fierce Boots sells as a racing or broodmare prospect. Hip No. 96, Heatherdoesntbluff, dk. b. or br. m., 2003, by Old Trieste Michigan Bluff, by Skywalker, consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent. This winning mare s three winners from as many foals to race include Grade 1 winner Killer Graces. She is offered in foal to Arch. Hip No. 106, Iotapa, dk. b. or br. f., 2010, by Afleet Alex Concinnous, by El Corredor, consigned by Lane s End, agent. A racing or broodmare prospect who has won 6 of 13 starts for earnings of $832,796. Two of those victories came in Grade 1 competition the Vanity Stakes and the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes. Iotapa was entered in the Breeders Cup Distaff. Hip No. 128, Maggies Storm, b. m., 2001, by Stormy Atlantic Maggies Pistol, by Big Pistol, consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent. The dam of Grade 1 winner Comma to the Top will go through the ring carrying a foal from the final crop of Street Cry. Hip No. 132, Stanwyck, b. m., 2009, by Empire Maker Set Them Free, by Stop the Music, consigned by Lane s End, agent. This Grade 3-winning racing or broodmare prospect is a half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo and multiple Grade 1 winner Tiago, out of the multiple stakes-winning Stop the Music mare Set Them Free. She has won 3 of 17 starts for $474,250 and was entered in the Breeders Cup Distaff. Hip No. 144, Miss Puzzle, b. m., 1998, by Citidancer Miss Tree, by Oregon, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. This Australian-bred mare is the dam of four winners from six foals to race, including multiple Grade 1 winner Fashion Plate. She is offered in foal to Graydar. Hip No. 153, My Happy Face, gr. or ro. f., 2010, by Tiz Wonderful Summer Star, by Siberian Summer, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. A Grade 3-winning racing or broodmare prospect who has notched three victories in 15 starts for $581,175. She has placed in six graded stakes races, including three Grade 1 races. Hip No. 177, Renee s Titan, b. m., 2010, by Bernstein Titan Queen, by Tiznow, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. The winner of the Grade 2 Santa Ynez Stakes in 2013 is offered in foal to Kentucky Derby winner Orb. Renee s Titan won 2 of 12 starts for $168,171. Hip No. 187, Scarlet Strike, b. f., 2010, by Smart Strike Scarlet Tango, by French Deputy, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. This racing or broodmare prospect won 2 of 20 starts for $421,530, highlighted by a win in the Grade 3 Providencia Stakes and placings in three Grade 1 races. She is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Visionaire. Hip No. 202, Spice Island, dk. b. or br. m., 1999, by Tabasco Cat Crown of Sheba, by Alysheba, consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent. This Grade 2-winning dam of Grade 1 winner Ice Box hails from the family of Horse of the Year Spend a Buck. She won 7 of 28 starts and $487,376. Her weanling colt from the second-to-last crop of Street Cry sells as Hip No Hip No. 208, Graeme Hall, ch. h., 1997, by Dehere Win Crafty Lady, by Crafty Prospector, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Melnyk Racing Stables dispersal. One of three stallions to sell as part of the dispersal of owner-breeder Eugene Melnyk during the Keeneland November sale. He is the sire of nine crops of racing age, with progeny earnings of more than $24 million. His best runners include this year s Indiana Derby and Ohio Derby winner, East Hall. Hip No. 208A, Last Full Measure, b. m., 2008, by Empire Maker Lazy Slusan, by Slewvescent, consigned by Lane s End, agent. A late addition to the Keeneland November catalog, selling in foal to War Front after producing a Tapit colt in Last Full Measure retired with 4 wins in 11 starts for $293,245, highlighted by a win in the Grade 1 Madison Stakes. Hip No. 226, Vacare, b. m., 2003, by Lear Fan Appealing Storm, by Valid Appeal, consigned by Gainesway, agent for Middlebrook Farm. A Grade 1 winner who brought $2.8 million at the end of her 3-year-old season at the 2006 Fasig-Tipton November sale. Since then, she has become the dam of two winners from as many foals to race, and she will go through the ring in foal to Giant s Causeway. She is a half-sister to Grade/Group 3 winners Single Solution and Abtaal. Hip No. 232, dk. b. or br. f., 2014, by Medaglia d Oro Violent Beauty, by Gone West, consigned by Hill n Dale Sales Agency, agent A full sister to Grade 1 winner and young stallion Violence, from the family of champion Sky Beauty. Hip No 236, Winning Call, b. m., 1998, by Deputy Minister Call Now, by Wild Again, consigned by Gainesway, agent. The dam of Breeders Cup Dirt Mile winner and young stallion Tapizar. She sells in foal to Trappe Shot and had a foal by the same sire bring $600,000 at this year s Keeneland September sale. Continued on page 10

7 Brilliantly consistent, consistently brilliant. Tale of the Cat Chipeta Springs by Alydar 29 lifetime starts 19 lifetime G1 starts, 14 times 1st or 2nd 2 times Rag of 2 1 /4 11 times Beyer of 100 or better Retired sound 2013 freshman weanling average $102, yearlings realized $500,000, $450,000, $200, SOUND PROGR AM. First Samurai Ava Knowsthecode by Cryptoclearance 32 lifetime starts 23 lifetime graded starts, 12 times placed 3 times Rag of 2 1 /4 9 times Beyer of 100 or better Retired sound Find first crop in foal mares at fall and winter sales Inquiries to Stuart Fitzgibbon: 2469 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY (859) Fax (859)

8 Take the reins Jonabell Farm, Kentucky MEDAGLIA D ORO $125,000 BERNARDINI $85,000 ELUSIVE QUALITY $40,000 ANIMAL KINGDOM $35,000 HARD SPUN $35,000 STREET SENSE $35,000 STREET BOSS $10,000 DISCREET CAT $7,500 MIDSHIPMAN $7,500 GIROLAMO $5,000 REGAL RANSOM $5,000 Sequel Stallions, New York NEW ALPHA $8,500 DESERT PARTY $7,500 EMCEE $7,500 All terms Stands and nurses

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10 PAGE 10 Sunday, November 2, 2014 DAILY RACING FORM drf.com/breeding Continued from page 6 Winning Call is the dam of six winners from as many foals to race and is from a very accomplished female family whose members include Untapable, the 2014 Kentucky Oaks winner and Breeders Cup Distaff contender. Hip No. 242, Adopt Me, b. m., 2011, by Street Cry Precious Kitten, by Catienus, consigned by Mill Ridge Sales, agent. An unraced first-time broodmare offered in foal to Animal Kingdom. Adopt Me is out of multiple Grade 1 winner Precious Kitten and has a page that includes champion and leading sire Kitten s Joy, champion Dreaming of Anna, and several other graded stakes winners. Hip No. 255, b. f., 2014, by Medaglia d Oro Belva, by Theatrical, consigned by Paramount Sales, agent. A half-sister to champion turf horse and prominent sire English Channel. Her dam, the unraced Belva, is a full sister to Grade 1 winner Pharma and Grade 2 winner Hap, all out of English and French champion Committed. Hip No. 267, Captivating, b. m., 2002, by Arch Andrea Ruckus, by Bold Ruckus, consigned by Eaton Sales, agent. Captivating, Canada s 2013 Broodmare of the Year, is the dam of Uncaptured, who was named Canada s Horse of the Year the previous season. She also is the dam of stakes winner Dancing Raven. Captivating is offered in foal to Tapit. Hip No. 294, Executiveprivilege, b. m., 2010, by First Samurai Refugee, by Unaccounted For, consigned by Hill n Dale Sales Agency, agent. A multiple Grade 1 winner offered carrying her first foal, by Midnight Lute, Executiveprivilege won 5 of 10 career starts, highlighted by the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante and Chandelier Stakes, for earnings of $999,000. She is a half-sister to recent Grade 2 winner Hoppertunity and is from the family of champion Davona Dale. Hip No. 297, Fiftyshadesofhay, b. f., 2010, by Pulpit Quiet Kim, by Real Quiet, consigned by Hill n Dale Sales Agency, agent. This multiple Grade 2 winner sells as a racing or broodmare prospect with a record of 5 wins in 20 starts for $1,097,951. DRF.com Weekend Stakes Replays: Catch up on all the hottest stakes action with fresh replays every week at drf.com/video. Hip No. 302, dk. b. or br. f., 2014, by Harlan s Holiday Golden Works, by Banker s Gold, consigned by Ashview Farm, agent. A closely bred half-sister to Grade 1 winner Goldencents, from the final crop of sire Harlan s Holiday. Hip No. 312, Hooh Why, ch. m., 2006, by Cloud Hopping Magic Merger, by Corporate Report, property of James B. Keogh. Hooh Why won 12 of 54 starts for $1,244,809, highlighted by the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes in She sold for $550,000 in foal to Leroidesanimaux at last year s Fasig-Tipton November sale and will go through the ring this year carrying a foal by Tapit. Hip No. 325, Lacadena, b. m., 2005, by Fasliyev Butterfly Blue, by Sadler s Wells, consigned by Stone Farm, agent. This stakes-placed mare is the dam of Grade 1-placed America. Lacadena s second dam is Grade 1 winner Blush With Pride, placing her in the family of Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour and Belmont Stakes winners Rags to Riches and Jazil, among many other stakes winners. She is offered in foal to Malibu Moon. Hip No. 332, gr. or ro. c., 2014, by Tapit Lovely Regina, by Deputy Minister, consigned by Hill n Dale Sales Agency, agent. A half-brother to Grade 3 winner Thiskyhasnolimit, one of five winners from six foals to race out of the unplaced Lovely Regina. The colt s second dam is Broodmare of the Year Cara Rafaela, making him from the family of champion and prominent sire Bernardini and multiple Grade 1 winner Love and Pride. Hip No. 346, Mini Chat, ch. m., 1999, by Deputy Minister Phone Chatter, by Phone Trick, consigned by Royal Oak Farm, agent. Unraced Mini Chat is the dam of Grade 1 winner Dixie Chatter and Grade 3 winner Rumor. She brought $600,000 at the 2012 Fasig-Tipton November sale and is offered in foal to Union Rags. Hip No. 350, Miss Serendipity, dk. b. or br. m., 2008, by Not For Sale Marca Registrada, by Candy Stripes, consigned by Gainesway, agent. A Group 1 winner in her native Argentina, this racing or broodmare prospect won the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes at Santa Anita this year. She has won 7 of 27 starts for $493,858. Miss Serendipity is from the family of several Argentine Group 1 winners. Follow DRF on Twitter: Get breaking news headlines and trackside updates every Hip No. 361, My Wandy s Girl, ch. m., 2009, by Flower Alley Unbridled Secret, by Unbridled s Song, consigned by Denali Stud, agent. Puerto Rico s champion imported 3-yearold filly of 2012 moved north in the midst of that campaign and has hit the board in six graded stakes races, including a win in the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie Handicap this year. My Wandy s Girl has won 15 of 25 starts for earnings of $638,710. She is offered as a racing or broodmare prospect. Hip No. 394, Sage Cat, b. m., 1998, by Tabasco Cat Lady Sage, by Lord Gaylord, consigned by Brookdale Sales, agent. The dam of Grade 2 winner and young sire Desert Party. Her Tapit filly topped this year s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall yearling sale at $410,000. She is offered in foal to Union Rags. Hip No. 403, b. f., 2014, by Giant s Causeway Shandra Smiles, by Cahill Road, consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent. A half-sister to champion She s a Tiger and multiple Grade 1 winner Smiling Tiger, bred on a similar Storm Cat-line cross. Shandra Smiles s filly by Gio Ponti brought $500,000 at this year s Fasig- Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale. Hip No. 411, Sluice, dk. b. or br. m., 1998, by Seeking the Gold Lakeway, by Seattle Slew, consigned by Denali Stud, agent. Stakes winner Sluice has been party to many seven-figure transactions, including her own, going for $1.5 million at the 1999 Keeneland July yearling sale. She is the dam of Grade 1 winner Mushka, who sold as a yearling for $1.6 million, then as a racing or broodmare prospect for $2.4 million before going on to be a producer of million-dollar horses on her own. Sluice is offered in foal to Animal Kingdom. Hip No. 424, b. c., 2014, by Distorted Humor Supercharger, by A.P. Indy, consigned by Hill n Dale Sales Agency, agent. A half-brother to Kentucky Derby winner and leading freshman sire Super Saver and a full brother to Grade 3 winner Brethren, out of the prominent commercial mare Supercharger. The dam s last three foals to go through the ring have sold for more than $500,000 each, and two of them have brought seven figures. This colt s family includes champion Rhythm and Grade 1 winners Imagining, Girolamo, and Bluegrass Cat. 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12 PAGE 12 Sunday, November 2, 2014 DAILY RACING FORM drf.com/breeding Fasig November offers star-studded lineup By Joe Nevills The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected fall mixed sale is known as a marquee destination for potential seven-figure auction prices, and the 2014 edition boasts a particularly strong catalog. The 195 horses that comprise the November sale catalog include two Kentucky Oaks winners, the top two finishers of last year s Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies, and a parade of Grade 1 winners and producers. Those ranks could become even stronger with late updates following the Breeders Cup. We re very, very pleased with the quality of the catalog, said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning Jr. I think we ve got an outstanding group of foals and an outstanding group of in-foal mares and an outstanding group of mares on the racetrack and coming off the racetrack between now and Nov. 3. We re very proud of the catalog, and I think it s a tremendous opportunity for buyers from around the world to come buy some of the finest horses in America. The one-day sale will be held Monday at the auction company s Newtown Paddocks base in Lexington, Ky., beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern. Fasig-Tipton is once again accepting late supplemental entries for the sale, which will bring the catalog closer to the 221 offerings at last year s renewal. The quality of mares that Fasig-Tipton has put together is incredible, said Andrew Cary of consignor Select Sales. I give them a ton of credit for the hustling that they do. They re always on top of everything, sending texts and calling when things happen. It s definitely a phenomenal catalog. It s a great credit to them, and they deserve to reap the benefits from it. The fruits of Fasig-Tipton s efforts include Kentucky Oaks winners Princess of Sylmar and Believe You Can (in foal to Tapit); champion She s a Tiger; and Breeders Cup winners Ria Antonia and Stephanie s Kitten. Dual champion Beholder would have given the catalog even more luster, but B. Wayne Hughes withdrew his star filly from the sale Oct. 24 due to illness and announced plans to race her next year at age 5. The November sale has been a launching point for many high-profile racing/broodmare prospects, and this year s edition boasts a strong lineup, including Grade 1 winners Fashion Plate, Judy the Beauty, Rosalind, Stopchargingmaria, Turbulent Descent, Belle Gallantey, Dayatthespa, and Discreet Marq. Also cataloged as a racing or stallion prospect is Grade 1 winner Capo Bastone. What I m hoping is that Fasig-Tipton FASIG-TIPTON KENTUCKY SELECTED FALL MIXED SALE, YEAR OFFERED SOLD NOT sold average median gross $572,550 $250,000 $73,859, , ,000 60,220, , ,000 32,745, , ,000 27,996, , ,000 28,905, , ,000 70,279, , ,000 52,036, , ,000 64,130, ,348 86,000 32,183, ,914 27,000 20,685,800 November is going to have the same effect on the market that a big dispersal like Ned Evans [Spring Hill Farm in 2011 at Keeneland November] had a few years ago, said Mark Taylor of consignor Taylor Made Sales Agency. Even though there s not one entity that s providing all the horses in the market, it s an unusual depth of quality in one place. That usually brings new buyers out of the woodwork, and I think there s a distinct possibility that could happen this year. The November sale will feature a new format, offering 75 cataloged weanlings at the start of the sale before moving to older horses. Weanlings previously were interspersed with their older counterparts and sorted alphabetically by their dams names. We ve done it both ways in previous years, Browning said. A lot of the weanling buyers, from the feedback they gave, seemed to like having them organized and clustered together. They can work through them a little more efficiently and effectively, and as a result, we made that change this year. Taylor said the setup could help focus buyers that came to the sale specifically for the weanlings or broodmares, giving each their own time. I think the thing about it is that it s really two totally different markets for the most part, Taylor said. You ve got a few end-users but a lot of resellers that are looking at these weanlings. A lot of times when they re interspersed throughout the whole catalog, the sale gets late. The people get worn out. I ve seen it where we ve got a weanling going through, and it s just not the same feel or as much action around the back ring. At last year s November sale, 129 horses sold for total receipts of $73,859,000, up 23 percent compared to the 2012 edition, when 87 horses brought $60,220,000. The average FASIG-TIPTON KENTUCKY SELECTED FALL MIXED SALE WHEN: Nov. 3, 4 p.m. Eastern WHERE: Newtown Paddocks, 2400 Newtown Pike, Lexington, Ky PHONE: (859) CATALOG: 197 horses, down 11 percent from 221 last year RECENT HISTORY: The 2013 sale posted mixed results while selling 129 horses for $73,859,000 (up 23 percent), an average price of $572,550 (down 17 percent), and a median price of $250,000 (up 32 percent). Whisper Hill Farm bought the Group 3-placed mare Betterbetterbetter, consigned by Hill n Dale Sales Agency, agent, for $5.2 million to top the sale. INTERNET: Live streaming at sale price fell 17 percent from $692,184 to $572,550, while the median rose 32 percent from $190,000 to $250,000. The buyback rate was 21 percent. Mandy Pope of Whisper Hill Farm secured last year s sale topper, going to $5.2 million to secure Betterbetterbetter, a Group 3-placed Galileo mare. Bred in Ireland by Premier Bloodstock and consigned by Hill n Dale Sales Agency, agent, Betterbetterbetter continued Pope s run of purchasing the November saletopper after she bought Horse of the Year Havre de Grace for $10 million in The highest-priced weanling of last year s sale was a Tapit filly who went to Stonestreet Stables for $500,000. The chestnut filly, bred in Kentucky by Twin Creeks Farm and George Saufley, is out of the stakes-winning Mr. Greeley mare Miss Catalyst and was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

13 drf.com/breeding DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, November 2, 2014 PAGE 13 FASIG-TIPTON NOVEMBER: HIPS TO WATCH By Joe Nevills The following are horses to watch at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky select fall mixed sale based on their pedigrees, produce records, race records, and past auction performance of notable family members. Conformation, physical characteristics, veterinarian records, and late pedigree updates were not taken into consideration. Hip No. 50, b. c., 2014, by War Front Shared Hope, by Gone West, property of R.S. Evans, Sweezey and Partners, agent. The young, unraced dam Shared Hope has had one winner from two runners. Shared Hope is a half-sister to Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Cash Run, out of Grade 1 winner Shared Interest. Hip No. 65, ch. c., 2014, by Street Cry Winter Memories, by El Prado, consigned by Darby Dan Farm, agent. This colt represents the latest generation from Darby Dan Farm s cornerstone female family, tracing back to fourth dam Java Moon, who was bred by Darby Dan founder John W. Galbreath. He is the first foal out of Grade 1 winner Winter Memories and is from the second-to-last crop of the late Street Cry. His second dam is Grade 1 winner Memories of Silver. Hip No. 78, Fashion Plate, dk. b. or br. f., 2011, by Old Fashioned Miss Puzzle, by Citidancer, consigned by St George Sales, agent. Fashion Plate will go through the ring as a racing or broodmare prospect. She has won 3 of 8 starts for $471,250, highlighted by Grade 1 wins in the Santa Anita Oaks and Las Virgenes Stakes. Hip No. 95, Judy the Beauty, ch. m., 2009, by Ghostzapper Holy Blitz, by Holy Bull, consigned by VanMeter Sales, agent. The morning-line favorite in the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, Judy the Beauty entered that race with 8 wins in 17 career starts for earnings of $1,112,122, with wins in Canada and France and a Grade 1 victory in the U.S. Hip No. 117, My Miss Sophia, ch. f., 2011, by Unbridled s Song Wildwood Flower, by Langfuhr, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. My Miss Sophia has won 2 of 6 starts and earned $418,300 in 2014, highlighted by the Grade 2 Gazelle Stakes. She also finished second in the Kentucky Oaks. Use Ticketmaker to create smarter multi-race wagers using strategies from DRF s Steven Crist. drf.com/ticketmaker Hip No. 125, Princess of Sylmar, ch. f., 2010, by Majestic Warrior Storm Dixie, by Catienus, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Princess of Sylmar won four Grade 1 races in 2013, including the Kentucky Oaks and Saratoga s two marquee events for 3-year-old fillies, the CCA Oaks and Alabama Stakes. She won 9 of 15 career starts and earned $2,017,200 and sells as a broodmare prospect. Her dam, Storm Dixie, is offered in foal to Tapit as Hip No Hip No. 131, Ria Antonia, b. f., 2011, by Rockport Harbor Beer Baroness, by Mr. Greeley, property of Loooch Racing Stables, Three Chimneys Farm, agent. Ria Antonia won the 2013 Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies via disqualification and was entered in this year s Distaff. She earned honors as Canada s champion 2-year-old filly last year. Ria Antonia has placed twice in Grade 1 events at 3 and is offered as a racing or broodmare prospect. Hip No. 138, She s a Tiger, b. f., 2011, by Tale of the Cat Shandra Smiles, by Cahill Road, consigned by Hill n Dale Sales Agency, agent. The champion 2-year-old filly of 2013 sells as a broodmare prospect. She won 3 of 7 starts and $727,657. She s a Tiger is out of the stakes-winning Cahill Road mare Shandra Smiles and is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Smiling Tiger. Hip No. 141, Stephanie s Kitten, b. m., 2009, by Kitten s Joy Unfold the Rose, by Catienus, property of Ramsey Farm. One of the leading runners by Kitten s Joy, Stephanie s Kitten has won three Grade 1 stakes and took the Grade 2 Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in The racing or broodmare prospect has won 8 of 18 starts for earnings of $2,274,104. She was entered in the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Hip No. 142, Stopchargingmaria, dk. b. or br. f., 2011, by Tale of the Cat Exotic Bloom, by Montbrook, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. This filly took a step forward in her sophomore campaign, winning the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes and CCA Oaks last summer at Saratoga. The racing or broodmare prospect has won 6 of 11 starts and earned $1,494,000. Hip No. 155, Turbulent Descent, b. m., 2008, by Congrats Roger s Sue, by Forestry, consigned by Hill n Dale Sales Agency, agent. A four-time Grade 1 winner with at least one victory at that level each year from ages 2 to 4, Turbulent Descent won 8 of 14 starts and $1,211,640. She will be offered carrying her second foal, by War Front. Hip No. 161, Wine Princess, ch. m., 2009, by Ghostzapper Azeri, by Jade Hunter, consigned by Hill n Dale Sales Agency, agent. A Grade 2-winning daughter of 2002 Horse of the Year Azeri who will go through the ring carrying her first foal, by War Front. Wine Princess won 5 of 13 starts and $461,561. Hip No. 170, Believe You Can, dk. b. or br. m., 2009, by Proud Citizen El Fasto, by El Prado, consigned by Brereton C. Jones/Airdrie Stud, agent. The winner of the 2012 Kentucky Oaks will sell carrying her first foal, by Tapit. Believe You Can retired with 8 wins in 14 starts, including two additional graded stakes scores, for earnings of $1,280,324. Hip No. 171, Belle Gallantey, ch. m., 2009, by After Market Revealed, by Old Trieste, consigned by Lane s End agent. Belle Gallantey has come into her own at age 5, winning the Grade 1 Delaware Handicap and Beldame before being entered in the Breeders Cup Distaff. She has won 9 of 43 career starts, earned $1,111,270, and will be offered as a racing or broodmare prospect. Hip No. 178, Champagne Royale, gr. or ro. m., 2001, by French Deputy All Tanked Up, by Tank s Prospect, property of Brandywine Farm. The stakes-placed French Deputy mare has been represented by a pair of Grade 1 winners in 2014: Danza and Majestic Harbor. The latter was entered in the Breeders Cup Classic. Hip No. 184, Dayatthespa, ch. m., 2009, by City Zip M Lady Doc, by Doc s Leader, consigned by Lane s End, agent. A two-time Grade 1 winner who was entered in the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Turf. She entered that race off a victory in the Grade 1 First Lady Stakes at Keeneland, which improved her career record to 10 wins in 17 starts for earnings of $1,188,892. The New York-bred Dayatthespa is offered as a racing or broodmare prospect. Hip No. 185, Discreet Marq, gr. or ro. f., 2010, by Discreet Cat To Marquet, by Marquetry, property of Patricia Generazio, Christophe Clement, agent. A New York-bred Grade 1-winning racing or broodmare prospect, Discreet Marq has won 7 of 19 starts and earned $1,067,900, highlighted by the 2013 Del Mar Oaks. DRF.com Race of the Day: Get free Formulator PPs, video previews, and news for the hottest races around the country. drf.com/rod

14 PAGE 14 Sunday, November 2, 2014 DAILY RACING FORM drf.com/breeding BC entrants prominent in sales catalogs By Nicole Russo Breeders Cup Distaff contenders Iotapa and Belle Gallantey were both astute claims by their current owners, as they have combined to bankroll nearly $1.5 million and win four Grade 1 events this year. Belle Gallantey, who raced primarily in the claiming and optional-claiming ranks for more than 30 starts, was claimed for $35,000 by Michael Dubb last December and emerged as a star of the East Coast female handicap division, winning the Delaware Handicap and romping in the Beldame. Iotapa, claimed for $50,000 out of her debut win by Hronis Racing back in June 2012, has been one of the best of the West, winning the Vanity Handicap and Clement L. Hirsch. Iotapa and Belle Gallantey meet for the first time in the $2 million Distaff on Friday at Santa Anita and could continue to pay dividends with strong performances. The two mares are among several Breeders Cup starters, highlighted by four Distaff entrants, entered to sell at Kentucky s premier breeding stock auctions the week following the Breeders Cup. The one-night Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected fall mixed sale is Nov. 3, with the Keeneland November breeding stock sale kicking off its 11-day run on Nov. 4. The winner s circle-to-sales ring angle has been very profitable in the last four years, with six horses to sell immediately following a Breeders Cup win averaging $3.36 million in the sales ring. That group is highlighted by Royal Delta, who sold to Besilu Stables for $8.5 million at Keeneland November following her 2011 Distaff victory, as part of the dispersal of her late breeder. The second-highest price of that group came last year, when champion Groupie Doll sold for $3.1 million to Whisper Hill Farm following her second win in the Filly and Mare Sprint. A successful effort or meaningful performance by a horse or one of their offspring or close relations in the Breeders Cup certainly creates another level of excitement and energy, coming into the sale just two days later, Fasig-Tipton s Boyd Browning said. We all love current news and current information, and it can oftentimes mean a dramatic difference in the sale price of a horse if you re fortunate enough to sell a Breeders Cup winner, or the dam of a Breeders Cup winner, or a sibling to a Breeders Cup winner. We ll have our fingers crossed, and we ll have lots of rooting interest in the Breeders Cup and hope for the best. Belle Gallantey, who is consigned by Lane s End, as agent, is among the standouts in a star-studded catalog for this year s Barbara D. Livingston Dayatthespa will be offered at Fasig-Tipton after her BC Filly and Mare Turf start. Fasig-Tipton November sale. The mare s dam, Revealed, and weanling half-brother by Gio Ponti are scheduled to sell on the same evening. Also cataloged at Fasig-Tipton is Ria Antonia, who won the 2013 Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies via disqualification, and who enters this year s Distaff off a runnerup effort in the Spinster at Keeneland. The Rockport Harbor filly, a champion in Canada, will be consigned by Three Chimneys, as agent for owner Loooch Racing. Iotapa will be among the headliners at the Keeneland November sale after running in the Distaff. The Afleet Alex filly is consigned by Lane s End, agent. Also in line for a payday pending Iotapa s Breeders Cup performance is her dam, Concinnous, cataloged at Fasig-Tipton. Distaff entrant Stanwyck also will be consigned by Lane s End at Keeneland November on behalf of owner-breeders Jerry and Ann Moss. Multiple Grade 1-placed this year, Stanwyck sports a strong catalog page, as the mare is a halfsister to Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo and to Grade 1 winner Tiago. Other Breeders Cup races the sales companies and consignors will be watching closely are the Filly and Mare Turf and Filly and Mare Sprint, each of which has three entrants cataloged at Fasig-Tipton. Stephanie s Kitten, winner of the 2011 Juvenile Fillies Turf, has bankrolled more than $2.2 million for owner Ramsey Farm. She and millionaire Dayatthespa the latter consigned by Lane s End both enter the Filly and Mare Turf off Grade 1 victories, scoring in the Flower Bowl at Belmont and the First Lady at Keeneland, respectively. They are joined in the Filly and Mare Turf starting gate by Grade 2 winner Parranda, to be consigned at Fasig-Tipton by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. Grade 1 winner Judy the Beauty, runnerup in the 2013 Filly and Mare Sprint, Grade 2 winner Leigh Court, and Grade 1-placed Little Alexis are cataloged at Fasig-Tipton after their scheduled starts in this year s Filly and Mare Sprint. Leigh Court is consigned by Taylor Made as part of the dispersal of prominent owner-breeder Eugene Melnyk s stock, while Judy the Beauty and Little Alexis are consigned by VanMeter Sales and Hill n Dale Sales, respectively. Also selling at Fasig-Tipton is Grade 2 winner and Juvenile Fillies entrant Cristina s Journey, consigned by her trainer Dale Romans s Romans Racing and Sales. The Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland sales both include connections to starters in the Breeders Cup Classic, North America s richest race. Most notably, three halfsisters to unbeaten champion Shared Belief, who could lock up Horse of the Year honors with a Classic victory, are on offer. Double Major and Multitasker, both in foal to Shared Belief s sire, Candy Ride, are both cataloged at Fasig-Tipton, while Common Truth, in foal to Congrats, is cataloged for Keeneland. Champagne Royale, the dam of Grade 1 winner and Classic entrant Majestic Harbor, will be offered at Fasig-Tipton. Keeneland has another Classic connection in Don t Surprise Me, a half-sister to Bayern who will sell in foal to Awesome Again.

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16 Breeders Cup Champion Stephanie s Kitten Kitten Kaboodle (G3) 3-time Grade 1 Winner and Breeders Cup Champion Stephanie s Kitten, by Champion Sire Kitten s Joy, sells as Hip#141 at Fasig-Tipton November Millionaire and Ramsey homebred Stephanie S Kitten, a Grade 1 Winner at 2, 4, and 5, easily won the $600,000 Grade 1 Flower Bowl invitational at Belmont last month. She sells as a Racing / Broodmare prospect this november at Fasig-tipton, along with Kitten KaBoodle, a Graded Stakes-winning 2Yo, who sells as hip#96. In 2014, Kitten s Joy is the #1 Turf Sire, the #1 Sire of Stakes Winners with 23, and ranks #2 on the General Sire List behind only Tapit... World Class Harrodsburg Road Nicholasville, KY (859) Fax: (859) LGB, LLC 2014 / Photos: Cindy Pierson Dulay / Coady Photography Statistics through October 28, 2014