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UPCOMING
SALES
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Buying opportunities
We will be on-site to
purchase horses at
Keeneland January
OBS January
Fasig-Tipton February
Selling opportunities
We will offer strong consignments at
Keeneland Winter Mixed
January 9-12
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Hidden Brook's 2011 stakes horses:
Amen Hallelujah-G1
(raised and sold
for Craig Beam)
Awesome Feather-G1
(sold for Jacks or Better Farm)
Awesome Maria-G1
(foaled and raised for
Robsham Stables)
Bay to Bay-G1
(sold for Adena Springs)
Celtic New Year-G1
(consigned for Adena Springs)
Drill-G1
(consigned as a weanling)
Game On Dude-G1
(consigned for Adena Springs)
Indulgence-G1
(sold for Adena Springs)
Kabu-G1
(bred, raised and sold)
R Gypsy Gold-G1
(foaled and raised for
Robsham Stables)
Stately Victor-G1
(consigned for Adena Springs)
Yawanna Twist-G1
(raised and consigned for
Steel Your Face)
Cool Bullet-G2
(sold for Adena Springs)
Travelin Man-G2
(foaled for Robsham Stables)
Great Attack-G3
(sold as a yearling)
Inny Minnie-G3
(purchased for Jake Ballis)
La Reine Lionne-G3
(purchased and raced
in partnership)
Silver Swallow-G3
(sold for Robert L. Dodd)
Stately Victor-G3
(consigned for Adena Springs)
Tajaaweed-G3
(raised and sold for
Herman Sarkowsky)
Zapparition-G3
(purchased for Blue Devil Racing)
Alpha Bettor
(purchased as a 2-year-old)
Amiable Grace
(sold for Adena Springs)
Balooga Bull
(sold for Bernard Vertuca)
Borug
(foaled, raised and sold
for Rabbah Bloodstock)
Bound by Humor
(raised & consigned for
Breed of Characters)
Clarke Lane
(consigned as a yearling)
Clear the Runway
(foaled, raised & sold for
Diane Connell)
Coastal Solace
(sold as a racing/broodmare prospect)
Groomedforvictory
(raised for Sure Thing Stable)
Hallway
(raised and sold for
Majestic Farm)
Happy Today
(foaled and raised for
Rabbah Bloodstock)
Hard Way Ten
(raised & consigned
for Herman Sarkowsky)
Hot Danger
(purchased as a yearling)
Hyperlink
(foaled and raised)
Lil Cherokee
(consigned for Ed Few)
Lord Henry
(purchased for Grayross Stable
& D.&S. Gregory)
Lord Henry
(consigned for Ed Few)
Millennia
(purchased as a yearling)
Nina Fever
(sold as a yearling)
Old Bushmill
(sold for Robkat Racing Stable)
Parent's Honor
(foaled, raised & sold for
Rabbah Bloodstock)
Pleasant Prince
(sold for Adena Springs)
Pure Class
(raised and consigned)
R Bling
(foaled and raised for
Richard Averil)
Rogue's Jewel
(purchased for
Blue Devil Racing)
Rose Catherine
(purchased for Paul Pompa Jr.)
Sacred Ground
(sold for Adena Springs)
Shot Gun Pennie
(purchased for
Blue Devil Racing)
Thunder Lord
(consigned for Adena Springs)
Why Take a Chance
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Spotlight on Racing Partnerships
On the heels of a highly successful 2011, note that we still have some shares remaining in two fillies which will race for Hidden Brook partnerships. One is by America's #6 freshman sire Flashy Bull, whose first crop includes 19 winners and five stakes horses; the other is by Top 13 Kentucky freshman sire Latent Heat, and out of a mare by Seattle Slew.
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To become a
part of the
HIDDEN BROOK program,
call today
(859) 988-9377
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CONTACTS
Sergio de Sousa
(859) 983-1897
sergio@hiddenbrookfarmky.com
Jack Brothers
(917) 287-2273
jkckjbrothers@msn.com
Dan Hall
(859) 621-0526
danhall@hiddenbrookfarmky.com
Mike Recio
(859) 221-1809
mrecio@hiddenbrookfarmky.com
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Wishing our family, friends & clients
a Happy,
Healthy & Prosperous 2012! |
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Partnership filly reigns at Gulfstream
Le Reine Lionne returns
with a roar
 | LA REINE LIONNE
roared down the
stretch in a $32,600 Gulfstream allowance on December 16th. This was the fifth victory of
2011 for the Hidden Brook partnership filly.
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Grade 3 filly La Reine Lionne made a victorious return from a brief freshening, taking a $32,600 Gulfstream allowance with ease on Friday, December 16th. La Reine Lionne patiently stalked the leaders before powering to the lead under a motionless Julien Leparoux in the 1-1/16 mile event over the turf course.
The daughter of Kentucky Derby (G1) sire Leroidesanimaux was winning for the fifth time in nine 2011 starts, all over the lawn. La Reine Lionne-"The Lion Queen"-was purchased by the Hidden Brook team for $40,000 at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling sale, and sports a record of 12-6-1-1 and $144,092, including a third place effort in the $150,000 Violet H.-G3 earlier this season, for the Hidden Brook partnership and Paul Pompa, Jr.
Hidden Brook racing partnerships continue their strong on-track performance, with a 50% in the money percentage, and 21% winning ratio on the year. From 68 starts in 2011, partnerships have 14 wins, 10 seconds, and 10 thirds.
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Winter Wonderland
Deep group of horses slated for Keeneland January
Led by one of just two broodmares catalogued in foal to world class sire Medaglia d'Oro, Hidden Brook will present its largest and deepest consignment to date at the upcoming Keeneland Winter Mixed Sale.
Some 54 mares, yearlings and racing/breeding prospects are slated to enter the ring under Hidden Brook's banner, beginning Tuesday, January 10 through Thursday, January 12. Included are mares by Tapit, Unbridled, Unbridled's Song, Kingmambo, More Than Ready, Cozzene, Lemon Drop Kid, and Wildcat Heir, along with new yearlings by Bernardini, Tiznow, Awesome Again, Big Brown, Scat Daddy, Bernstein, and Midnight Lute.
The sale begins on January 9th, and the Hidden Brook team will be available to purchase horses as well as to sell them.
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Flying Zee Dispersal big success
Hidden Brook consignment propels FTM December Sale
| The dam of undefeated juvenile and TDN Rising Star AGAVE KISS topped the FTMDecember Sale from Hidden Brook's consignment of the Flying Zee dispersal.
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Phase II of the Flying Zee Stable Dispersal propelled the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic December Sale to near-record returns by gross and average.
Hidden Brook, agent, sold 96 horses for $2,315,350 at the venue, an average of $24,118. The sale overall recorded receipts of $3,739,320 and an average of $14,382 for 260 broodmares, weanlings and horses of racing age. The Hidden Brook horses accounted for 62% of total receipts.
Hidden Brook consigned six of the top 10 and the only two six-figure horses. Top lot was the mare Salty Romance, who sold for $260,000 to Blue Devil Racing. Already a stakes winner and New York stakes producer, Salty Romance is the dam of undefeated juvenile Agave Kiss, one of the fastest two-year-olds of 2011.
The other six-figure horse was a weanling colt by Hard Spun out of a young Unbridled's Song mare. Dundrum Farm purchased the May foal by America's leading freshman sire for $205,000.
Bolstered by Hidden Brook's consignment, the 2011 FTM Sale outperformed the 2010 venue by 234%.
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Spotlight on A TERRIFIC YEAR
As 2011 draws to a close, we want to thank our friends and clients for helping us attain perhaps our best year yet.
49 Stakes Horses
12 Grade 1 Horses
20 Stakes Winners |
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Inside the WINNER'S CIRCLE
with John H. Adger
 A popular feature of The HIDDEN BROOK TIMES is a Q&A with some of our valued clients. John H. Adger has been with Hidden Brook from the start. Owner/founder of Adger Bloodstock, the longtime Texan is past president of the Texas Thoroughbred Association, but is perhaps best known as Racing and Bloodstock Manager for Robert and Janice McNair's Stonerside Stable. During Adger's tenure, Stonerside bred or raced well over 100 stakes winners alone or in partnership, including Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus, Breeders' Cup Classic winner Raven's Pass, Champion 2yo filly Chilukki, Belmont winner Touch Gold, and top handicap horse Congaree. Adger took some time away from his schedule to speak with us the week after Christmas. Here are a few of his thoughts on the Thoroughbred industry and life in general.
Born: Aug 27, 1943 Residence: Houston, TX
in Miami FL; moved to Houston at age 3
Family: Daughter Bettina and son-in-law Brian Barrow
Education: LSU
Primary business: Thoroughbred business and personal investments
So John, how were your holidays? Very nice, thank you. My daughter and son in law were in town, and we all got together with my two brothers and sister. I just took Brian and Bettina to the airport yesterday. We had a great time.
I understand your daughter is something of a good luck charm.
Yes. She's an actress in Hollywood, and she's just finishing up her law degree at UCLA. She and Brian got married this past August in California. I like to have her come to the races with me, because it seems we win almost every time she's there.
What got you started in the Thoroughbred industry? My grandfather, John L. Haynes, loved show horses, and he and my grandmother had a farm in Spring Hill, TN. He had a world champion walking horse, and other champion gaited horses. In the 40's, my uncle Robert Lancaster bought some mares, I think from Claiborne, and had a small boutique operation. A stallion, a few mares, horses here and there to race. The first time I was at races, I was 13 years old, and went to Arlington Park with my mother and aunt to watch his filly Splendored run second in the Arlington Lassie. That got me hooked. When I was 16 and in prep school, he and my aunt took me to Keeneland for spring break. In 1968, he took me to my first Keeneland summer sale.
Tell us about the horses you've owned. When I was a kid I had riding horses-but as far as racehorses, early on I could not afford to own a good horse myself; I always had a little piece of something. In the late 1960's, Albert Clay and I were partners in Fast Cookie, the dam of record-breaking stakes winner Fast Hilarious. One of my oldest and best friends is Arthur Hancock. I met his father, Bull Hancock, in the fall of 1969. Mr. Hancock let me breed Fast Cookie to Buckpasser, and the 1971 foal became a Graded stakes horse. In the mid 70's I had part of the very good racehorse Amerrico. Joe Hirsch told me if he had gotten back to racing a bit earlier, he conceivably could have been sprint champion. During the mid 80's, I was involved with Del Mar Handicap winner Barberstown and with Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds, who raced Breeders' Cup Classic winner Skywalker. My great opportunity was when I became associated with the McNairs.
Tell us about your time with Stonerside. I met the McNairs in January, 1994 through a mutual friend. They decided they'd like to buy a horse or two. We were fortunate that the first horse we bought was Southern Truce-and the first time she ran for them she won a $100,000 Grade 3 stake at Golden Gate. Arthur Hancock was down to speak to the Texas Thoroughbred Association. I had a dinner party in Houston, and the McNairs enjoyed being with Arthur. As luck would have it, Arthur and Charlie Whittingham had a colt named Strodes Creek, for whom they had been offered a lot of money. I asked Arthur if he would sell a piece, and the McNairs bought a third. Three months after they came into the business, they had a horse who ran second in the Kentucky Derby.
What drew you to Hidden Brook? I knew Sergio and Karen from Stonerside-I knew them before they were married. They are both outstanding horse people. I got to know Dan early on because of stallion and racing prospects we had with Frank Stronach (Holzmeister and Touch Gold). I have great respect for him. I also knew Jack and Mark from their work with Adena Springs.
How has the Hidden Brook experience been different? I have recommended them to some friends because they are outstanding horse people-their record speaks for itself. It's been a nice relationship. The main thing I would say about Hidden Brook is that the partners and the people who work there are outstanding horsemen. And they are very professional.
Tell us about your most exciting moment in racing. Personally, the best day I've had in racing was the 2008 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita. We had just closed the deal to sell Stonerside to Sheikh Mohammed, and two horses who were part of package won: Midshipman in the Juvenile and Raven's Pass in the Classic. It represented not only a huge achievement for Stonerside, where both horses were bred and raised, but a great validation of Sheikh Mohammed's purchase. I was proud of both horses, and was so happy for Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Haya. And to enjoy the day with John Ferguson and the rest of the Darley team, made it really special.
What advice do you have for those who want to get in the game? Like any business, the main thing is to associate yourself with people that have a good reputation, who are honest, and will do what they say they will do. Look at their track record. There are a lot of people who are nice and fun to be with, but they have not achieved all that much. Then, find a financial level you can afford. Find people who have the same goals as you, find trainers who are looking out for you. And then, if the horse is not good, have someone on hand who will tell you as soon as possible. This is a very tough game. Unless you can accept a lot of disappointment, don't get into it. But to me, it is the most wonderful, exhilarating sport there is.
What publications do you read? I like to read the local paper; USA Today; the New York Times; Wall Street Journal. In the industry, the Blood-Horse, Thoroughbred Times, TDN and Paulick Report. And of course, the Daily Racing Form. I've been buying it since it was 50 cents.
Favorite sports team? Houston Texans and LSU Tigers.
Favorite place to eat or favorite meal? In Houston, it's Tony Mandola's for great seafood. In Lexington, it's Debbie Long's Dudley's.
Special credo you live by? At Stonerside, we tried to position ourselves so luck would run over us
Thank you John H. Adger for giving us a few minutes of your time in the Winner's Circle.
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