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FRESHMAN SIRES There were a total of 45 North American andEuropean stallions with first foals 2012 (F2012), whichhad nine or more yearlings sell in their first crops at the2013 yearling sales, and which now are the 2014 classof freshman sires. Now that the Winter Mixed sales arefinishing--Goffs today and tomorrow wraps them up--next up are the 2-year-old sales, kicking off at Barrettsearly next month, and many of these 45 sires will havetheir first representatives at the upcoming juvenilesales. Perhaps unusually, perhaps also a sign of thetimes, 23 of the 45stand or stood inEurope, as opposed to22 in North America. Eight sires, whicheach had between39-68 yearlings sellfrom their first cropslast year, registeredaverages above$80,000. Of thoseeight, five stand inKentucky, two inIreland, and one inGreat Britain. There=s no Sea the Stars or Frankel in thesire crop (in fact, there are probably a smaller numberof sires with first foals 2011 and 2012 than has beenthe case for many years), but there was still a clearleader on yearling average: Claiborne Farm=s Blame(Arch), whose 39 yearlings (fewest of the eight$80,000+-average sires) averaged $183,666. Evenmore impressive, his median was $170,000--93% ofthe average, indicating a very high uniform standard ofindividual. The only other NA/EU F2012 sire with asix-figure median was Taylor Made=s Eskendereya(Giant=s Causeway), whose median for 47 sold was aneven $100,000. Trained by Al Stall, Jr., Blame finished his 3-year-oldyear by defeating older horses in two nine-furlongGrade II=s in Kentucky, the Fayette H. at Keeneland andthe Clark H. at Churchill. His only defeat in five starts atfour was when second to all-the-way winner F2013 sireHaynesfield (Speightstown) in the GI Jockey Club GoldCup, but payday came when Blame held off Zenyatta inthe 2010 GI Breeders= Cup Classic at Churchill Downs(Beyer 111) for his third Grade I win that year.

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DUBAI WORLD CUP NOMINATIONS RELEASED Nominations have been released for the G1 DubaiWorld Cup Mar. 29 at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai,with 341 in total given a chance at the world=s richestrace. Heading the nominations for the $10-millioncontest are Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno), winner oflast year=s GI Breeders= Cup Classic; the Aidan O=Brienpair of GI Breeders= CupTurf and G1 Irish 2000Guineas hero Magician (Ire)(Galileo {Ire}) and G1Epsom Derby victor Rulerof the World (Ire) (Galileo{Ire}), both also nominatedto the G1 Dubai SheemaClassic; G1 Hong KongCup winner Akeed Mofeed(Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), alsonominated to the G1 DubaiDuty Free; G1 Durban Julywinner Heavy Metal (SAf) (Silvano {Ger}), who alsoholds nominations to the Duty Free and SheemaClassic, and 2011 G1 Melbourne Cup and G1 HongKong Vase winner Dunaden (Fr) (Nicobar {GB}), alsonominated to the Sheema Classic. Owner Ken Ramsey has nominated Big Blue Kitten(Kitten=s Joy) and Admiral Kitten (Kitten=s Joy), andGame On Dude (Awesome Again) could line up foranother shot after finishing off-the-board in 2012. Intotal, 30 American-trained runners have beennominated to the World Cup. Cont. p3

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Palace Malice The GI Belmont S. winner Palace Malice (Curlin) is expected

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Park H., Dogwood Stable announced Tuesday.

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Eblouissante Returns

Thursday

J “TDN Rising Star” J Eblouissante

(Bernardini), half-sister to champion super star

Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}), returns to the races in a

Santa Anita allowance Thursday.

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Dubai Carnival Continues The Dubai Racing Carnival continues Thursday at Meydan and fields were

drawn Tuesday for the three group races on the card.

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Goffs February Begins

The Goffs February sale, headlined by Night Visit (GB) (Sinndar {Ire}), dam of

2013 G1 Irish Derby winner Trading Leather (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), begins

Wednesday in Kildare.

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Fair Grounds for the fledgling 90 North Racing syndicate of Justin Nicholson.

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Dubai World Cup Nominations Released (cont. from p1) European heavyweights Olympic Glory (Ire) (Choisir{Aus})--also nominated to the Dubai Duty Free--and TheFugue (GB) (Dansili {GB})--also nominated to the DubaiDuty Free and Sheema Classic--could also join theWorld Cup lineup. Six of last year=s eight World Cupnight winners are nominated for title defenses. They areSoft Falling Rain (SAf) (National Assembly) (G2Godolphin Mile), Cavalryman (GB) (Halling) (G2 DubaiGold Cup), Helene Super Star(War Front) (formerly Lines ofBattle, G2 UAE Derby), SheaShea (SAf) (National Emblem{SAf}) (G1 Al Quoz Sprint),Reynaldothewizard(Speightstown) (G1 GoldenShaheen) and Sajjhaa (GB)(King=s Best) (Duty Free). Two-time G1 Japan Cupheroine Gentildonna (Jpn)(Deep Impact {Jpn}), secondin last year=s Sheema Classic,will look to go one better thisyear as she was nominated only to that spot. SouthAfrica=s two-time Horse of the Year Variety Club (SAf)(Var), who will make his Dubai debut in Thursday=s G3 Firebreak S., is being given plenty of options in theWorld Cup, Duty Free, Sheema Classic and GodolphinMile. For the full list of nominations for all Dubai WorldCup night races, click here. Click here to share this story.

GULFSTREAM RETURN FOR PALACE MALICE Dogwood Stable=s Palace Malice (Curlin), last year=sGI Belmont S. winner, is scheduled to make his 4-year-old debut in the one-mile GII Gulfstream Park H. Mar. 8,Dogwood President Cot Campbellconfirmed Tuesday. AThis mile race isa logical debut for the colt, whowintered in Aiken and seemed tothrive on it,@ Campbell explained. AWeshipped him to [trainer] Todd PletcherJan. 7, and he has been pleased withhis progress. He has severalfive-eighths under his belt, and Toddsays he is as enthusiastic as ever.@Also winner of the GII Jim Dandy S. in2013, Palace Malice was a troubledfourth behind champion Will TakeCharge (Unbridled=s Song) in the GITravers S. Second to Ron the Greek(Full Mandate) in the GI Jockey ClubGold Cup, the bay was most recentlyan even sixth in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic Nov. 2. John Velazquez, whowas scheduled to ride Palace Malice in the Classicbefore going down to injury earlier in the day, has themount in a race that will be used as a steppingstone tothe GII New Orleans H. Mar. 29. AWe considered goingto New Orleans for the [GIII] Mineshaft H. Feb. 22, butthat would have necessitated two trips. More time andstaying home makes more sense.@

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ZOUSTAR PREPS FOR AUTUMN CAMPAIGN Dual Group 1-winning 3-year-old Zoustar (Aus)(Northern Meteor {Aus}) warmed up for an Australianautumn campaign with a fourth-place finish in aRandwick barrier trial yesterday. Jockey Jim Cassidypartnered the Chris Waller charge for the 850-metermove, and was full of praise for the colt after givinghim an easy work. AThat's the first time I've been on him and he feelsmagnificent, nice and strong," Cassidy toldRacenet.com.au. "He's getting pretty professional now.When he gets to the furlong, he knows he's got toflatten out.@ Zoustar is expected to resume in the G1 CanterburyS. at Randwick Mar. 15 before taking in the G1 T JSmith S. Apr. 12 prior to engagements at Royal Ascot.He will stand at Widden Stud later this year uponretiring. Cassidy added: "They've always got to improve andhe's got to go to that next level now, but he's prettylaid back and is really starting to mature. He relaxesearly and just goes through his gears. That's what thegood horses do. Not long after the line he was startingto really warm up. It's pretty exciting."

BROWNE TO KEEP EARTHQUAKE RIDE Jockey Damien Browne, who subbed in for Darley=sinjured stable jockey Kerrin McEvoy to ride Earthquake(Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) to victory in Saturday=sG3 Blue Diamond Prelude, will keep the ride on that 2-year-old filly for the Feb. 22 G1 Blue Diamond S.,Racenet.com.au reports. McEvoy was expected toreturn to the saddle for the A$1-million race, but hisinjury will keep him on the sidelines. Earthquake, trainedby Peter Snowden, was promoted to $2.50 favoritismfor the Blue Diamond after her Prelude victory.

EBLOUISSANTE RETURNS THURSDAY J “TDN Rising Star” J Eblouissante (Bernardini)returns to the races Thursday at Santa Anita in a 1 1/16-mile allowance contest. The half-sister tochampion Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) will face four rivalsin the day=s second race with a post time of 4:30 ET.Eblouissante captured her debut at Hollywood Park inNovember 2012 and returned to win an optional claimerat Santa Anita last January for trainer John Shirreffsand owner/breeder Eric Kronfeld. She has not startedsince finishing sixth in the GIII Shuvee H. last July atSaratoga. Following Kronfeld=s death in May,Eblouissante was purchased by St. George Farm Racingfor $2.1 million at last year=s Keeneland November sale.She remains in the Shirreffs barn.

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Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 10:20 a.m. EDTUAE 2000 GUINEAS-G3, $250,000, 3yo, 1600m(AWT)PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Safety Check (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Buick Appleby 1212 Jallota (GB) Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Crowley de Kock 1213 Paximadia (Aus) Commands (Aus) de Sousa bin Suroor 1314 Journeyman (SAf) Trippi Marcus de Kock 1315 Wednaan (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Soumillon de Kock 1216 Long John (Aus) Street Cry (Ire) Barzalona Appleby 1317 My Catch (Ire) Camacho (GB) Dobbs Watson 1218 Nezar (Ire) Mastercraftsman (Ire) Doyle Haggas 1219 Asmar (Ire) Cape Cross (Ire) Hughes Nass 12110 Emirates Flyer (GB) Acclamation (GB) Fallon bin Suroor 12111 Full Combat (SAf) Go Deputy Hanagan de Kock 131

Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 11:30 a.m. EDTFIREBREAK S.-G3, $200,000, NH 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, 1600m(AWT)PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER

1 Snowboarder K Raven’s Pass de Sousa Appleby2 Haatheq Seeking the Gold Hanagan Al Raihe3 Mars (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Soumillon de Kock4 Colmar Kid (Ire) Choisir (Aus) Hughes Muhairi5 Variety Club (SAf) Var Ramsden Marcus6 Empire Storm (Ger) Storming Home (GB) Fallon Attwater7 Fulbright (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Barzalona Appleby8 Mufarrh (Ire) Marju (Ire) Ffrench Al Raihe9 Capital Attraction Speightstown O’Shea OertelAll carry 125

Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 12:05 a.m. EDTAL SHINDAGHA SPRINT-G3, $200,000, 3yo/up, 1200m(AWT)PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Jamesie (Ire) Kodiac (GB) Lynch Marnane2 Pearl Flute (Ire) Piccolo (GB) Bentley Graffard

3 United Color K Ghostzapper Doyle Selvaratnam4 Balmont Mast (Ire) Balmont Buick Lynam5 Farmleigh House (Ire) Medecis (GB) McCullagh Martin6 Tamaathul (GB) Tiger Hill (Ire) Hanagan Al Raihe7 Roi de Vitesse (Ire) Chineur (Fr) Monaghan Jan8 Bello (Aus) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Barzalona Appleby9 Intrasigent (GB) Trans Island (GB) Fallon Balding10 Complicate (Aus) Commands (Aus) de Sousa bin Suroor11 Giant Sandman (Ire) Footstepsinthesand (GB) Starke Haugen12 Rafeej (GB) Iffraaj (GB) Smith Muhairi13 Russian Soul (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Foley Halford14 Krypton Factor (GB) Kyllachy (GB) Hughes NassAlso Eligibles15 Mujaazef (GB) Dubawi (Ire) No rider Al Raihe16 Kaiss Seeking the Gold No rider Seemar17 Mooqtar Invasor (Arg) No rider MuhairiAll carry 125 bar Giant Sandman, 129 and Russian Soul, 128.

Look for the K throughout the TDN graded stakesentries, denoting Keeneland sales graduates.

BLACK-TYPE PREVIEWS

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GOFFS STAGE FEBRUARY SALE Night Visit (GB) (Sinndar {Ire}--Moonlight Sail, by IrishRiver {Fr}), the dam of 2013 G1 Irish Derby winnerTrading Leather (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), is the marqueename among the 461 horses catalogued for Goffs=February Sale set to take place today and tomorrow. Consigned by Redmondstown Stud, the 10-year-oldwill go through the ring Wednesday as hip 439. Thedam of a 2-year-old full-sister to Trading Leather and ayearling full-sister, Night Visit is being offered in foal toIntense Focus.

She heads a host of winners and dams of winners infoal to top-class sires, including Acclamation (GB),Arcano (Ire), Big Bad Bob (Ire), Canford Cliffs (Ire),Casamento (Ire), Dandy Man (Ire), Dark Angel (Ire),Dragon Pulse (Ire), Dream Ahead, Fast Company (Ire),Frozen Power (Ire), Iffraaj (GB), Jeremy, Lawman (Fr),Mastercraftsman (Ire), Paco Boy (Ire), Pour Moi (Ire), SoYou Think (Ire) and Teofilo (Ire), etc. A total of 461 horses are catalogued for the sale,featuring 219 flat and National Hunt weanlings on dayone and older horses, unraced 2-year-olds, fillies in- andout-of-training and broodmares on day two of the sale. AFollowing our huge success in November, Night Visitoffers another quite unique opportunity at Goffs, as wecannot recall the dam of a Derby winner [English orIrish] other than Funsie (part of the Paulyn Dispersal atGoffs) being sold at public auction in the past 30years,@ Goffs= Chief Executive Henry Beeby commented.ATrading Leather is some performer and, at just 10years old, his dam will be a wonderful addition to anybroodmare band. She is backed up by another diversecatalogue starting with a strong day of weanlings thatshould really appeal to pinhookers.@

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Freshman Sires (cont. from p1) His Breeders= Cup win may not have endeared him toZenyatta=s legion of racetrack fans, but Blame has beenpopular with breeders all the way so far, including withEuropeans, as Blame=s sire Arch has always had a goodrecord, and been popular, in Europe. The 2010 GI Kentucky Derby involved three otherhorses who will have their first 2-year-olds racing thisyear and were among the five in North America whichalso averaged over $80,000 with their first crops ofyearlings in 2013.Eskendereya was the Derbyfavorite after winning the GIIFountain of Youth by 8 1/2 lengths and the GI WoodMemorial (Beyer 109) bynearly 10, but he was injuredthe week before the Derbyand retired the week after. Itlooked significant that, givenhis hefty number of 47 sold,the market carried him to aclear second-best among2013 yearling sale debutants, with an average of$129,659 (all sale data from TDN=s Instatistics tables).His $100,000 median was a healthy 77% of hisaverage, considering the high number sold, too. WinStar=s Super Saver (Maria=s Mon) won the 2010GI Kentucky Derby in Eskendereya=s absence, and thiswas the same race in which Lookin at Lucky (SmartStrike) was nearly put into the inside rail, as I describedin my column a couple of weeks ago (click here) in thecontext of Smart Strike as a sire of sires. Of the fiveNA/EU sires which averaged over $80,000, SuperSaver, at $20,000, was the only one who went to studfor under $30,000, so the fact that he had no fewerthan 65 yearlings average $100,803--over five timeshis entering stud fee--is very impressive. His medianwas $80,000, also--79% of his average--and again,with so many selling, it tells you there were a lot ofgood-looking yearlings by Super Saver in themarketplace last year. As we detailed a couple of weeks ago, Coolmore=sLookin at Lucky bounced back to win his next three,including the GI Preakness, the GI Haskell (Beyer 106),and the GII Indiana Derby before running fourth, fromthe 12 hole, to Blame and Zenyatta in the GI Breeders=Cup Classic. But he did add the 3-year-oldchampionship to his 2-year-old Eclipse of 2009, whenhe was undefeated except for being beaten a head fromthe 13 hole in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile. A winnerof five Grade I races in all, 64 yearlings by Lookin atLucky averaged $86,826 last year. His median of$67,500 was 78% of his average. Cont. p8

“These two sales show why we have to not get too wound up about Winter Mixed Sale results: Fasig February was well down on average but nearly even on gross – reflecting the catalogue – but the gross was still triple what it was three years ago. This sale and their October yearling sale have proven big winners for the company. The top horse at Arqana February was a jumper, but that’s Winter Mixed Sales for you. These close out with Goffs February today and tomorrow”.

– Bill Oppenheim

FASIG-TIPTON KY MIXED FEBRUARY SALE YEAR CAT RING SOLD %W/D %S/R %S/C GROSS AVG

2014 588 505 406 14.1% 80.4% 69.0% $13,527,500 $33,3192013 337 277 245 17.8% 88.4% 72.7% $13,781,700 $56,2522012 422 342 267 19.0% 78.1% 63.3% $4,562,600 $17,0882011 322 237 183 26.4% 77.2% 56.8% $2,821,500 $15,4182010 337 270 192 19.9% 71.1% 57.0% $3,025,600 $15,7582009 306 244 206 20.3% 84.4% 67.3% $2,392,900 $11,616

TATTERSALLS FEBRUARY SALE (IN GUINEAS)YEAR CAT RING SOLD %W/D %S/R %S/C GROSS AVG2014 301 214 172 28.9% 80.4% 57.1% 2,166,600 12,5912013 316 244 190 22.8% 77.9% 60.1% 1,747,600 9,1982012 298 244 179 18.1% 73.4% 60.1% 1,641,100 9,168

2011 272 207 164 23.9% 79.2% 60.3% 1,672,300 10,197

2010 289 233 147 19.4% 63.1% 50.9% 991,500 6,745

2009 222 155 108 30.2% 69.7% 48.6% 707,100 6,547

Data compiled by Brianne Stanley

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Lane=s End=s Quality Road (Elusive Quality) had hisquirks--he refused to load in the 2009 GI Breeders= CupClassic at Santa Anita, won by Zenyatta over Gio Ponti--but he was immensely talented. He ran big figures towin the GII Fountain of Youth (Beyer 113) and GIFlorida Derby (Beyer 111) at three, and at four he wonthree more Grade I=s, including the Donn H. in anoff-the-graph Beyer 121 and the Met Mile. In fact, hewas the big 1-2 favorite when Blame got up to beathim by a head in the 2010 GI Whitney at Saratoga. Thebeneficiary of a lot of the late Ned Evans= good mares inhis first crop, Quality Road finished third among NorthAmerican F2012 sires on 2013 yearling average, with68 yearlings averaging $109,735. Three European sires also averaged the equivalent ofover $80,000. Coolmore=s Rip Van Winkle, who is byGalileo, but not out of a Danehill mare, won threeGroup 1=s at a mile and 10 furlongs, and ran second infour others, including to Sea the Stars in the G1 EclipseS. when both were 3-year-olds. His first foals in 2012impressed the judges, 28 weanlings averaging theequivalent of $87,327, with a median of $73,687--84% of his average. >Rip= was the leading EuropeanF2012 sire by yearling average last year, with 64yearlings averaging $114,137. Also over six figures onaverage was Tweenhills= Makfi, the horse who was justabout the first to put his sire Dubawi--and his trainerMikel Delzangles--on the map, when he scored a 33-1upset in the 2010 G1 English 2000 Guineas. He wenton to prove this was no fluke when defeating Goldikova

later that year in the G1 Jacques le Marois, and in facthis only two defeats in six career starts (all at three)came at Ascot, which he clearly didn=t like. Makfi mademore headlines when Qatari Sheikh Fahd Al Thanioutbid a French syndicate to stand him at stud. Makfiaveraged $108,670 with 54 yearlings sold last year. The third European F2012 sire to average over$80,000 is Ballylinch=s Lope de Vega, who emulated hissire Shamardal by scoring the French Classic double ofthe one-mile G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains (French2000 Guineas) and the G1 Prix du Jockey-Club--the>new,= 2100-meter French Derby. Lope de Vega alsohad 54 yearlings sell, which averaged $83,565. Eight more sires averaged between $50,000-$75,000, four on each side of the Atlantic, with threeof the four on each side being either very good2-year-olds or sprinters. In North America, Darley=sDesert Party (Street Cry), a $2.1-million 2-year-old whowon the 2008 GII Sanford S. at Saratoga, has been>shuttling= between Kentucky and Sequel Stallions inNew York. He had 37 yearlings average $72,789,including a $460,000 filly who topped the Fasig Julysale. Airdrie=s Majesticperfection, by Into Mischief=s sireHarlan=s Holiday, was a complete rocket himself,winning five of his six starts (all at four), including theIowa Sprint H. (Beyer 117) and the GI A.G. Vanderbilt(Beyer 115), in which he defeated subsequent GIBreeders= Cup Sprint winner and Eclipse champion BigDrama by nearly three lengths. A total of 44 yearlingsfrom his first crop averaged $64,443. Cont. p9

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Just behind him was Spendthrift=s Warrior=s Reward(Medaglia d=Oro), winner of the 2010 GI Carter H. Hehad 66 yearlings average $63,711. Darby Dan=s Tale ofEkati (Tale of the Cat) won the GII Futurity at two, andthe GI Wood Memorial (nine furlongs) and the GI CigarMile at three, in 2008. The 38 yearlings from his firstcrop averaged $58,000 even. In Europe: Coolmore=s Starspangledbanner, anAustralian-bred by Choisir who was a dual Group 1winner >down under,= was bought by Coolmore andcame to Europe where he scored the notable six-furlongdouble of the G1 Golden Jubilee and G1 July Cup in2010. He had 18 yearlings from his first and only cropaverage the equivalent of $64,845, but sadly hedeveloped fertility problems and was retired fromcovering. Derrinstown=s Arcano (Green Desert) was bought intraining for Shadwell=s Sheikh Hamdan and won the G1Prix Morny for him on his next start, but didn=t winagain. However, his first foals sold well in 2012, and hefollowed it up last year when 53 yearlings from his firstcrop averaged $61,095. Britain=s Newsells Park=sEquiano, by Acclamation, won the five-furlong G1King=s Stand S. at Royal Ascot twice, so he was aserious speedball. The buyers liked his stock, too, as 66yearlings from his first crop averaged $58,010. Alsoover the >half-a-hundred= mark was Highclere=s PacoBoy (Desert Style), a Group 1 winner at three (sevenfurlongs), four, and five (one mile). He had 60 yearlingsaverage $52,997. And that=s not all, not by a long way. There were 29other sires with nine or more yearlings sell from theirfirst crops last year. History tells us between a thirdand 40% of top sires are horses who go to stud for$15,000 or less, so there are plenty more among thissire class with chances to make sires. There are 13more, in fact, with 2013 yearling averages between$40,000-$50,000. Beginning with the 2-year-old salesnext month, and then the 2-year-old racing which is notmany more months away, we=ll start to see which ofthe candidates look like making the grade. Click here forlist of freshman sires with 9+ yearlings sold. Click here to share this story. Bill Oppenheim may be contacted at [email protected] (please cc TDNmanagement at [email protected]). Follow himon Twitter at www.twitter.com/billoppenheim.

Why horse racing beats football, rugby and other sports “Research conducted by Deloitte shows racing consistently costs lessthan other major sports, such as Twenty20 cricket, Football Leaguegames, a round of golf, domestic rugby and Premier League football -and other competing leisure activities. It’s good news for courses likeGoodwood and Fontwell, who have done much in recent times to keepticket prices down and encourage families to go racing at affordablerates.” Chichester Observer

Bloodline Bragging: El Prado “There is a saying in the Thoroughbred racing world that “class willalways tell,” meaning that a horse with the bloodlines, the athleticismand the heart will usually cross the finish line first even if the odds saydifferently. As it turns out, that class often “tells” in second careers aswell. Retired Racehorse Training Project

FIRST FOAL FOR BULLET TRAIN Bullet Train (GB) (Sadler=s Welles--Kind {Ire}, byDanehill) sired his first foal over the weekend whenViscountess (Ire) (Green Desert) delivered a filly. Thewell-bred Group 3 winner is a 3/4-sibling to Frankel(GB) (Galielo {Ire}). He stands at Crestwood Farm inLexington for $7,500.

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5th-FGX, $40,000, Msw, 3yo, f, a5 1/2fT, 1:04 3/5, yl.THIEVES GUILD, f, 3, by Medaglia d=Oro

1st Dam: Gilded Gold (MSW & GSP, $410,182),by Gilded Time2nd Dam: Gran Senorita, by El Gran Senor3rd Dam: Hope for a Breeze, by Briartic

Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0. Click for the brisnet.comchart or VIDEO or free brisnet.com catalogue-stylepedigree .O-Ninety North Racing. B-Flay Thoroughbreds, BarryWeisbord & Robert & Joan Masterson (Ky). T-J Toner. Thieves Guild (Medaglia d=Oro), a 3-year-old filly whograduated impressively last Saturday, is the product ofthe 90 North Racing syndicate,which has focused on building asmall, talented stable byidentifying horses with buriedtalent for a bargain price. JustinNicholson, the 28-year-oldpresident and owner of 90 NorthRacing, inherited a strongfoothold in the racing industry,and he=s looking to share it.Nicholson=s approach hasallowed him to offer peopleaffordable stakes in racehorses. AI=ve had a great time owninghorses, so this is a chance forme to stay involved in thebusiness while bringing newpeople in,@ Nicholson said. Nicholson=s father, Ronald, got involved with racingin the mid-80s, buying horses in a partnership calledKimran Stables with the hope that Justin would sharehis passion. AMy dad was in the business from when I was two orthree years old and one of the reasons he got involvedwas that he wanted to have something to share withme,@ Nicholson said. AHe was an older guy and didn=tknow if he=d be playing too many sports with me, butracing was something we could share.A Ironically, Nicholson grew up allergic to horses, so hisexposure to racing came on the business side. Studyingthe sport from that perspective prepared him to takeover his family=s involvement in the business. Nicholsondecided to expand his involvement in late 2011, whenhe started 90 North Racing using the network he andhis father had developed throughout the racing industryas a foundation. AThe syndicate is basically making public the formulathat we had been using privately,@ Nicholson said. AWeuse the same trainer, Jimmy Toner, who has workedwith us for 30 years, and the same network of people,and make them available to people interested inownership.@ Right now, the syndicate has a stable of six horsesand about 40 clients partnering in those horses.Nicholson said that, while he would like to grow thenumber of owners involved, he sees advantages tokeeping the stable small.

AI call it a boutique operation, so I don=t see it gettingbigger than 10 horses, and we might stay right aroundfive,@ Nicholson said. AMy goal is to be hands on andgetting to know all of the owners--a lot of our clientsare people who are doing this for the first time and arelooking to learn about ownership--so I want to makesure I=m available to our clients.@ The syndicate=s focused approach also allows themto spend more time developing horses that largeroperations might overlook. Nicholson estimates thatmost of the horses the syndicate has purchased havebeen in the $50,000 to $75,000 range, and haveranged from yearlings to horses of racing age. Withthese relatively cheap purchases, the syndicate hasworked to identify horses who have potential that itsprogram can cultivate. AOur goal is to fill a niche in this market where we tryto buy horses that we think have talent and who wethink we can improve and see if they break through intostakes-type horses,@ Nicholson said. Thieves Guild was purchased privately by 90 North asa yearling after she RNA=d at the 2012 KeenelandSeptember sale. Nicholson said that he was impressedby her pedigree, especially considering that she fellwithin 90 North=s price range, but knew that she wouldneed time. AHer hind end was practically above her head--she wasin the middle of all kinds of growth spurts--so we knewshe was going to be a project,@ Nicholson said. ABut wethought that buying a filly with pedigree would give usa chance to make it to a higher level if we were patientand let her grow into herself.@ Instead of entering Thieves Guild into training rightaway, Nicholson and his team opted to turn her out fortwo months to let her mature physically. AIt was a smallthing to do, but I think it made a big difference becauseif we pressed on her too early I think we would havehad bad results,@ Nicholson said. Cont. p2

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1:38 p 3rd-GP, MSW, $47k, 3 yo, 5 1/2fHRTV GRIZZLY SONG (Unbridled’s Song) makes his debut here

for conditioner Eduardo Caramori. The Town and CountryFarms homebred is the first foal to race for his dam, BearNow (Tiznow), champion older mare in Canada and earnerof over $1 million. The Triple Crown nominee is opposed byfellow firster Appealing Alex (Unbridled’s Song). The MyMeadowview Farm homebred is out of GISW AppealingZophie (Successful Appeal). Brisnet.com PPs

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The wait paid off. In her first start at the FairGrounds, Thieves Guild finished second, losing by ahead after dueling gamely with a more experienced fillydown the stretch. The finish was more impressiveconsidering the race was moved off the turf--thesurface her pedigree suggests she would be strongeston. AShe ran huge that first time out. She had beenworking well in the mornings, so we weren=t surprisedthat she ran well, but we didn=t expect her to run thatwell,@ Nicholson explained. Given her strong performance on the dirt, the grouphad to decide whether to go with their initialexpectations and return to the turf or keep her on themain track for her second start. The group, again,trusted her pedigree and entered her over 5 1/2furlongs on the lawn in New Orleans Saturday. ThievesGuild responded, rallying from fourth to take the lead inupper stretch and driving home to win by three lengths. AIt was really nice to see,@ Nicholson commented.AWhen you make the decision to be patient with a filly,it=s a very special feeling to be rewarded for that.@ While her early performances have been impressive,the syndicate wants to make sure Thieves Guildcontinues to develop. AShe=s still green--you can see that especially whenshe=s changing leads--and physically, every time I seeher she is bigger and more proportioned. So I would bereally surprised if she didn=t continue to develop fromhere,@ Nicholson said. AWe=d like to try to stretch her to7 1/2 [furlongs] over the turf course at the Fair Groundsto see what she can do. We=ll have to see what ouroptions are. We hope she will be a consistent stakesperformer down the road, but right now we just wantto make sure she gets there.@ Right now the syndicate is in a similar spot. AWe=ve managed to build a small stable, but we havea lot of horses that are on the cusp,@ Nicholson offered.AWe=ve identified talent which is what we set out tofind, and we=re just sitting hoping that somebody isgoing to break through and put us on the map.@ --Michael Illiano Click here to share this story

Annual AOld Friends Along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail@ On February 22, the Seelbach Hilton Hotel will hostthe sixth edition of the annual AOld Friends Along theKentucky Bourbon Trail@ dinner, bourbon tasting andauction to benefit Old Friends Thoroughbred retirementfacility in Georgetown, Kentucky. Kentucky=s finestbrands of bourbon will be available for tasting and therewill be racing memorabilia, equine artwork andphotography, among other items available during theauction. AWe are again poised to have a wonderful nightthanks to the generosity of the Seelbach and theKentucky Distillers Association,@ said Old FriendsPresident and Founder Michael Blowen. ATheir supporthas been immeasurable. We hope everyone will cometo Louisville and celebrate with us.@ Added SeelbachHilton Event Coordinator Jennifer Quinlan, ATheSeelbach is very proud to host this event and supportOld Friends. It=s a wonderful opportunity to celebrateKentucky=s signature industries in the Seelbach=shistoric setting.@ For more information or to purchasetickets click here.

IN BRITAIN:Filament of Gold, g, 3, Street Cry (Ire)--Raw Silk (GSW-US, $201,958), by Malibu Moon. WOL, 2-10, 8f 141y (AWT), 1:50. B-Darley (KY).+Mondlicht, g, 4, Malibu Moon. See ABritain@

IN SINGAPORE:Thumping, f, 4, Any Given Saturday--Weekend Sky (Aus), by Fuji Kiseki (Jpn). Kranji, 2-9, Hcp. ($43k), 1600mT, 1:34.49. B-Grade I Bloodstock (KY). *$27,000 RNA 2yo >12 OBSAPR.

Yesterday=s Results:2nd-SWL, ,5,000, Mdn, 3/up, 1m (AWT), 1:41.36, std.+MONDLICHT (g, 4, Malibu Moon--Moonlight Cruise{SP, $121,366}, by Silver Deputy) was sent off theeven-money favorite for this belated unveiling andsettled in the second flight of horses early on. Helooked to be struggling a bit on the turn and wasshuffled as far back as sixth in the home straight, butwas kept after by Joe Fanning, found a split leaving thequarter-mile marker, was in front a furlong from homeand kept on well under a hold to score by 3 1/4 lengths.Streets Of Newyork (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}) was secondbest. Sales history: $120,000 yrl >11 FTKJUL. LifetimeRecord: 1-1-0-0, ,3.235. VIDEO, courtesy attheraces.com.O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum. B-LazyLane Farms LLC (VA). T-Mark Johnston.

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IN SINGAPORE:Holy Warrior (Ire), g, 4, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)--IfDubai, by Stephen Got Even. Kranji, 2-9, Hcp. ($59k),1200mT, 1:09.74. B-Chris McHale & Oghill HouseStud. *SW-Fr. **€13,500 RNA wnlg >10 GOFNOV;€20,000 yrl >11 GOFOPN; ,14,000 RNA yrl >11DONAUG. ***A two-time winner in five Europeanstarts for trainer Gay Kelleway, including the Listed PrixPoliceman on the Fibresand at Cagnes-sur-Mer (video),Holy Warrior opened up his local account at first asking.Drawn in gate one, the 4-year-old was away in midfieldand held his position at the fence to the turn. Patientlyhandled by Manoel Nunes, he came away from the rail

with about 500meters to race, wassteered out to thethree path enteringthe final quarter mileand let down nicelyto score by a lengthat odds of 3.60-1.AThough the distancewas a touch short, Ithought it was theright race to get him

going,@ said winning trainer Michael Freedman. AHe=strialled sharply at both his trials and that gave meconfidence he would not be out of his depth in a sprintrace. I told Manoel if he runs along to ride him where heis comfortable and to just let him run on in the homestraight. I would have been happy to just see him makeground today, but he won and that was a wonderfulbonus. It=s always hard to stack up the form of thoseEuropean horses here, especially as he=s run on goodtracks there and he was going on a very firm tracktoday. I haven=t seen many horses take on Class 3horses and win at their very first race here. If he canreproduce that turn of foot over longer distances, thataugurs very well for his future here.@ VIDEO.

Gold Dancer (GB), g, 4, Oasis Dream (GB)--Change Course (GB), by Sadler=s Wells. Kranji, 2-9, Hcp. ($43k), 1400mT, 1:22.44. B-Millsec Limited. *32,000gns 2yo >12 TATHIT. **Formerly Digress (GB).

First/second-crop starters to watch: Wednesday, Feb. 12Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2010 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)IN SUMMATION (Put It Back), Ocala Stud, $4K, 110/14/03-CT, Msw, 4 1/2f, Yes, $27K RNA BAR MAR 2yo, 9-5ON EAGLES WINGS (Gone West), Beau Ridge Farm, $1000, 12/2/08-CT, Alw, 6 1/2f, Roy's Eagle, 12-1

GOFFS FEBRUARY SALE TODAY Goffs will kick off its first sale of the year today atthe Kill Paddocks in Kildare, Ireland when it hosts thefirst session of its two-session February Sale. The saleof breeding and racing stock has drawn 460 lots,headed by Night Visit (GB) (Sinndar {Ire}), the dam oflast year=s G1 Irish Derby hero Trading Leather (Ire)(Teofilo {Ire}). Offered by Jim Bolger=s RedmondstownStud, the 10-year-old Night Visit, catalogued as lot439, is in foal to Intense Focus. Night Visit will be oneof the last lots through the ring during session two. Thefirst session will comprise weanlings for both the Flatand National Hunt disciplines, while day two willfeature older horses, unraced 2-year-olds, fillies in- andout-of-training and broodmares. The Aga Khan Studsoffers a draft of four, headed by lot 381, the unraced3-year-old filly Dimoya (Ire) (Halling), from the family ofGroup 1 winner and sire Darshaan (GB) and Group 1winner Darara (Ire), the dam of four Group 1 winners.Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby said: AFollowing ourhuge success in November, Night Visit offers anotherquite unique opportunity at Goffs, as we cannot recallthe dam of a Derby winner [English or Irish] other thanFunsie (Fr) [part of the Paulyn Dispersal at Goffs] beingsold at public auction in the past 30 years. TradingLeather is some performer and, at just 10 years old, hisdam will be a wonderful addition to any broodmareband. She is backed up by another diverse cataloguestarting with a strong day of weanlings that shouldreally appeal to pinhookers.@ The full catalogues, resultsand live streaming are available at www.goffs.com.

EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS

Holy Warrior (red cap, blaze) scores atKranji turfclub.com.sg

• ON THE WORKTAB •BELMONT

Mamdooha (Daaher), 4f, :49.79, 2/7GULFSTREAM PARK

Old Time Hockey (Smarty Jones), 5f, :59.85, 4/16PALM MEADOWS

Coffee Clique (Medaglia d’Oro), 5f, 1:02.35, 9/16Havana (Dunkirk), 4f, :50.50, 18/30Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer Ron), 5f, 1:01.00, 3/16Joha (Johar) 5f, 1:01.25, 4/16Lent (Pulpit) 5f, 1:02.90, 11/16State of Play (War Front), 3f, :38.75, 4/4Tuttipaesi (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), 3fT, :41.40, 1/1

PAYSON PARKMontana Native (Yes It’s True), 5f, 1:01.30, 1/10Za Approval (Ghostzapper), 4f, :50.00, 3/14

SANTA ANITAFlashback (Tapit), 4f, :49.00, 19/33Rolling Fog (Posse), 5f, 1:01.60, 22/32Shakin It Up (Midnight Lute), 5f, 1:01.20, 9/32Streaming (Smart Strike), 5f, 1:01.20, 9/32

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Feb. 22 GII Risen Star S. FGGII Fountain of Youth S. GPGII Davona Dale S. GPGIII Fair Grounds H. FGGIII Mineshaft H. FGGIII Rachel Alexandra S. FGGIII Canadian Turf S. GP

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ALLOWANCE RESULTS:8th-PRX, $52,180, NW1X, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:09 3/5, ft.MONTY HAUL (g, 5, With Distinction--Freddy Fenter,by Fenter) Lifetime Record: 14-5-2-3, $129,150. O-E &G Stables. B-Jonnie Hall (FL). T-Michael M Moore.*$7,000 RNA yrl '10 OBSAUG.

8th-HOU, $21,000, NW1X, 4yo/up, 5f (off turf), :581/5, my.SUN SHADOW (h, 6, Half Fast George--T. V. Bold, byNelson) Lifetime Record: 19-2-2-2, $44,250. O-Dan WUglow & Henry E Uriegas. B-Dan Uglow (LA). T-Henry EUriegas. *1/2 to Windy Lou (Half Fast George), SW,$180,495.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Athena in Flight, f, 3, Bernstein--I Love to Fly, by Not for Love. PRX, 2-11, (S), 7f, 1:25 2/5. B-Sycamore Hall Farm LLC (PA). *$25,000 yrl '12 FTMOCT.Tulum (Mex), c, 3, Famous Again--Marthas Gift (Mex), by Discover. HOU, 2-11, 1m70y, 1:46 1/5. B-Rancho Pozo de Luna (MEX). *1/2 to Diamante Negro (Mex) (Election Day {Ire}), SW-Pan.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:For Ever (Fr), c, 3, Literato (Fr)--Ever In Love (Ire) (SW-Fr), by Neverneyev. MDM, 2-11, 7fT, 1:36 3/5. B-Mme Sylviane Jeffroy & Mlle Marie-Charlotte Leclerc (FR). *1/2 to Kelty In Love (Fr) (Keltos {Fr}), SW & GSP-Fr.South Sister (GB), f, 3, Sakhee--Joyeuse Entree (GB) (GSW-Fr, $117,817), by Kendor (Fr). MDM, 2-11, 7fT, 1:33 2/5. B-Marquise de Moratalla (GB). *Full to Tin Horse (Ire), G1SW-Fr, $718,375; 1/2 to Becomes You (GB) (Lomitas {GB}), SW & GSP-Fr.

All winners in the U.S. race on Lasix unless otherwise indicated