[January 6, 2003]
Tattersalls to hold January Select Mixed Sale at the Big M

East Rutherford, NJ - A stellar group of racehorses, broodmares, yearlings and stallion shares will be offered at the January Select Mixed Sale at the Meadowlands on Monday, January 20. The sale, which starts at noon in the paddock, marks the first time Tattersalls has conducted a sale outside its home base at The Red Mile.

Top shelf racehorses are the stars of the event, with 50 of those cataloged having more than $100,000 in earnings on their cards already. There are also plenty of lightly-raced horses, half and five-eighth mile track specialists and horses eligible to rich state-bred programs among those offered.

"The Meadowlands sale has long been recognized as the sale for top racehorses," said Tattersalls General Manager Geoffrey Stein. "We're delighted with the depth of the catalog, and to have 50 horses with earnings over $100,000 is unprecedented. Buyers looking for horses for the smaller tracks will have plenty to chose from as well - we have a wide variety of horses available.

"This is a great time of year to buy or sell a horse," he said. "If you're selling, a horse that's racing or ready to race will bring top dollar. With all the winter stakes at the Meadowlands, and the healthy purses at tracks in Canada and Delaware, demand is really, really high for the top-level horse. If you're looking to buy, you know you can find a horse in any price range that you can take home and drop right in the entry box. There's something for everyone at this sale."

Some of the top sophomore pacing colts and geldings of 2002 are among the offerings, including stakes winners Ashlee's Big Guy, Daylon Frontier, Kilowatt, Life Is A Cabaret, Luckyisasluckydoes and Mystic Art. Ashlee's Big Guy [hip #145], a son of Life Sign, holds a mark of 1:51.2 and has earnings of $493,877. Among his wins this year were a division of the Tattersalls and a Messenger elim. Daylon Frontier [hip #149], a son of Run The Table, holds a mark of 1:52.3 taken at Stampede Park, and has earnings of $431,237.

Western Hanover son Kilowatt [hip #155] took his mark of 1:50.3 at the Meadowlands, and has banked $332,367 thus far in his career. Life Is A Cabaret [hip #156] has a slate of 5-6-5 from 27 starts at three, and lifetime earnings of $525,143. The gelded son of Life Sign took his 1:50.4 mark at Balmoral and was on the board in many of the top sophomore stakes, including finishing second in the Little Brown Jug. Luckyisasluckydoes, a gelding by Camluck, sells as hip #158 with a mark of 1:52.1 taken at Woodbine and earnings of $215,668. Mystic Art [hip #160], is a sub-1:50 pacer by virtue of his 1:49.3 score in the American National at Balmoral. The gelded son of Artsplace has lifetime earnings of $413,207.

There are also top four-year-old trotters to be had. Among them are Living Image and Trainforthefuture. Living Image, who sells as hip #157, took his mark of 1:55 at Woodbine. The son of Balanced Image has $231,289 in lifetime earnings, and was 5-5-3 in 23 starts in 2002. Trainforthefuture, a Donerail horse, won eight of 17 starts at three, and holds a mark of 1:55.3, taken at the Meadowlands. Selling as hip #170, Trainforthefuture has earnings of $208,188.

One of the most exciting two-year-old pacing colts of 2002 headlines the newly-turned three-year-old crop offered in the catalog. Allamerican Captor, selling as hip #119, banked $236,105 as a freshman and took his mark of 1:53.2 at Lexington. The son of Jate Lobell competed against the tops of his class last season, and has a full slate of stakes engagements again for this year.

Another top sophomore prospect is the Village Jiffy son Village Blitz [hip #144], who banked $177,120 and took his mark of 1:57.3 at Elmira at two. On the filly side, the fast and lightly-raced Jated Love sells as hip #127. A beautifully-bred Jate Lobell filly, who is a full sister to Juliet's Fate [p,3,1:50.1, $682,094] and out of a full sister to Camtastic, Jated Love raced just seven times at two and took her mark of 1:53.3 at the Meadowlands while winning the Sweetheart consolation.

One of the most durable veterans of the sport is offered as hip #176. The nine-year-old gelding Armbro Proposal had a stellar season in 2002, taking a lifetime mark of 1:48.2 while banking $366,858 against the top older horses in training. Among his highlights were second-place finishes to Real Desire in both the $1 Million Breeders Crown and the US Pacing Championship at the Meadowlands. Armbro Proposal, a world-record holder, has lifetime earnings of over $1.15 million.

Among the broodmares offered is the Valley Victory mare Flirt Alert [hip #14], who sells in foal to SJ's Photo. With a mark of 1:58.2 herself, Flirt Alert is the dam of stakes winners Chiptease [2,1:58.3] and Swedish performer Tuck In [1:57.2] and from the female family of such standouts as Lifelong Victory, Dancer's Victory and Harmonious. Another top Valley Victory daughter to be offered, Lindy's Valleygirl, is selling in foal to second-crop sensation Malabar Man. Selling as hip #18, Lindy's Valleygirl has a mark of Q1:59.1 and is the dam of Only Another Man [3,1:59-'02].

Headlining the "Magnificent Mares" section of the catalog is hip #85, the five-year-old Donerail daughter AJ's Babydoll, who is currently racing at the Meadowlands and Freehold. With nearly $150,000 in earnings and a mark of 1:55f, AJ's Babydoll is also a prime broodmare prospect, hailing from the female family of Hambletonian winner Embassy Lobell, Evita Lobell, etc.

Four stallion shares are also cataloged - to Artiscape, Artsplace, Mr Lavec, and Rustler Hanover. Both the Artsplace and Artiscape shares sell without the right of first refusal of the syndicate.

Catalogs are currently available at New Jersey area racetracks and training centers. They can also be obtained from the sales office by calling 914-773-7777 or viewed on-line at www.tattersallsredmile.com.

- Anne Doolin for Tattersalls
 

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