Hidden Brook Farm Newsletter

October, 2015 | Vol. 5 | No. 10

2015 STAKES HORSES

31 SWs - 44 SHs

12 GSW's,

3 G1 Sw's - 19 GSH's

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A CAPELA

BALL DANCING-G1

CARAMEAWAY

CATCH MY DRIFT - SW & G1pl

CLEAR THE RUNWAY

COACH INGE-G2
COURTESAN
DADS CAPS-G1

DANNHAUSER

FINNEGANS WAKE-G1
FIRING LINE-G3/KY Derby-2nd

FOREST CHATTER
GOLDEN LAD-G3

HAPPY MY WAY -G3

HI HOLIDAY

INDRIYA -G3 (BRZ)

KING FAMOUS

MERRY MEADOW-G2

MOANIN

NIGHT PROWLER-G3

OFFERING PLAN

PAULASSILVERLINING
RED SASHAY

RIKER - G3

SEA SHADOW

THE TEA CUPS

TIZ SHEA D - G2

UNCLE BRENNIE

WEEKEND HIDEAWAY

WHITE ROSE - G3
YIANNIS
Bailoutbobby-G3

Breitling Flyer

Chmapionofthenile

Cosmic Gold

Cosmic Harmony

Happy My Way-G3

Lynx

Manhattan Dan - G2

Neck of the Moon
Puca-G2

Samiam

Scat Means Go-G3
Shamaal Nibras-G3

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Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Preview

Hidden Brook's consignment at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, taking place from November 2 - 14, consists of 83 horses.

Highlights of the group include Hip no. 255 Boat's Ghost, who is the dam of G1 winner Finnegans Wake; and Hip no. 260 Broadway Gold, the dam of three graded stakes winners. Both are in foal to Medaglia D'Oro.

Of the 83 horses in the lineup, 32 are weanlings, and they are represented by a wide offering of successful sires, including Street Sense, Tiznow, Bodemeister, Curlin, Scat Daddy, Giant's Causeway, Gio Ponti, Sidney's Candy, and Munnings, to name a few.

Also included are many strong Broodmare and racing prospects, as well as several stallion prospects.

View Hidden Brook's entire consignment

Fasig-Tipton Fall Yearling Sale Recap

In a sale marked by an elevated percentage of RNA's (31%, up from 21% last year), low median selling price (down over $3,000 from 2014 from $18,500 to $15,000), and a drop in average price by 4.1%, Hidden Brook was still able to hit some highs.

The topper for Hidden Brook was Hip no. 662, a colt by Street Boss, which they sold for $250,000. Other highlights include a Majesticperfection colt selling for $150,000; a Ghostzapper colt selling for $60,000; and another Street Boss colt selling for $65,000, all well-above the average sale price of $34,390.

If you are interested in selling a horse and would like it to be part of Hidden Brook's consignment in a future sale, feel free to contact Dan Hall.

BUYING OPPORTUNITIES:

Fasig-Tipton November

November 1

Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale

Lexington, KY

November 2-14

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SALE

CLOSINGS:

Keeneland January

Lexington, KY

November 2

Contact

HIDDEN

BROOK

Sergio De Sousa

(859) 983-1897

sergio@hiddenbrookfarmky.com

Dan Hall

(859) 621-0526

danhall@hiddenbrookfarmky.com

Jack Brothers

(917) 287-2273

jkckjbrothers@msn.com

Bryan Cross

(859) 361-9027

bryan@hiddenbrookfarmky.com

Mark Roberts

(352) 812-6724

mark@hiddenbrookfarmky.com

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To Become a part of the

HIDDEN BROOK

program, call today

(859) 988-9377

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HIDDEN BROOK

FARM

1770 Winchester Road

Paris, KY 40361

Tel: (859) 988-9377

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sales

Hidden Brook currently has an impressive roster of graduates who are now racing as two-year-olds, with several of them showing signs of a promising three-year-old campaign.

Riker

Two-year-old Riker continued the unbeaten start to his career, winning the G3 Grey Stakes at Woodbine - his third stakes win in four races. He previously won the Colin Stakes and the Swynford Stakes at Woodbine, and currently holds a record of 4-4-0-0.

He won the race by 1 � lengths, and brought his four-race total earnings to $209,049.

Hidden Brook recommended the purchase of Riker to owner Tucci Stables this past April, where he was bought for $60,000. He is by Include and out of Desviacion.

He is entered to race in the G1 Sentient Jet Juvenile on October 31st at Keeneland. Post time is 4:10 p.m. EDT. To see a Q&A with owners Carlo Tucci and Lou Tucci, please refer to the bottom of this newsletter.

Championofthenile, a two-year-old by Pioneer of the Nile, recently finished 2nd in the New York Breeders' Futurity, bringing his record to 4-1-1-1 in his young career. He previously finished 3rd in the Bertram F. Bongard Stakes at Belmont Park.

He was sold by Hidden Brook as a yearling.

Manhattan Dan, another two-year-old who was raised at Hidden Brook (for breeder Sanford H. Robbins), finished 3rd in the G2 Futurity Stakes, bringing his record to 5-1-1-2.

He is entered to run in the G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf race on October 30th. Post time is 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Merry Meadow, who was born and raised at Hidden Brook for breeders David Howe and William Parsons, is set to run at the Breeders' Cup on October 31st. She will be competing in the G1 Filly and Mare Sprint, the 5th race of the day.

The five-year-old has two graded stakes wins in 2015, having already taken home the G3 Hurricane Bertie Stakes and the G2 Princess Rooney Stakes. She has lifetime earnings of $852,800.

Hidden Brook wishes the best of luck to all connections running during this weekend's Breeders' Cup at Keeneland.

Coming off an impressive win in September, Hidden Brook partnership mare Neck of the Moon finished 3rd in the Ticonderoga Stakes at Belmont Park, adding black type to her resume and bringing her record to 14-4-3-5.

Catch My Drift

Four-year-old partnership filly Catch My Drift is among those being sold as part of Hidden Brook's consignment at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale.

Catch My Drift holds a lifetime record of 10-4-2-1, including a win in the Summer Colony Stakes, a 2nd-place finish in the G3 Turnback the Alarm Handicap, and a 3rd-place finish in the G1 Beldame Stakes.

If you are interested in joining a partnership with Hidden Brook, please contact Dan Hall.

In addition to Catch My Drift, Hidden Brook's consignment at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale taking place on November 1st consists of two other racing or broodmare prospects, including multiple graded stakes winner Merry Meadow, who has earned $852,800 in her racing career and is set to run in the G1 Filly and Mare Sprint at the Breeders' Cup on October 31st; and stakes winner and graded stakes placed Lunar Surge.

Hidden Brook's consignment will be located in Barn 4:

Hip no. 91 (mare) - Lunar Surge

(by Malibu Moon, out of Zoey Power)

Click to view catalogue entry

Hip no. 96 (mare) - Merry Meadow

(by Henny Hughes, out of Merryland Monroe)

Click to view catalogue entry

Hip no. 183 (filly) - Catch My Drift

(by Pioneer of the Nile, out of Drift to the Lead)

Click to view catalogue entry

We look forward to seeing you at Barn 4!

INSIDE THE WINNER'S CIRCLE

with Tucci Stables

Carlo Tucci (l) and Lou Tucci (r)

When did you first become interested in horseracing?

Lou: It's been in our family many years. My Uncle Al, Carlo's brother, was in the game and we used to go as young kids to the track and watch his horses run.

Carlo: Back in 1973, all the excitement that surrounded Secretariat at the time when he won the Triple Crown kind of spilled over to me and Al. Al was the first in the family to claim a horse, and it just evolved from there.

What has been your most exciting moment in racing so far?

Lou: The most exciting moment was when Tucci Stables won the Queens Plate in 2013 with Midnight Aria. It was a dream come true, something we both dreamed about when we were young and wanted to accomplish in our lives. When that happened, we were on cloud nine.

Carlo: It's a big race in Canada; I think it's older than the Kentucky Derby. Unfortunately, Al passed away very young, so he never got to see that fulfilled, but it felt good to win it.

What are some other success stories for Tucci Stables?

Lou: What really put us on the map was a horse called One for Rose. She was a three-time Canadian older mare champion here in Canada, winning the Sovereign three years in a row. We claimed her for $40,000 the first time she ran.

Carlo: After we claimed her, she went on to earn over $1.3 million Canadian, and we sold her at the sale in Keeneland for a little over $800,000 American. To me, that's the claim of the century. That kind of started it rolling for Lou and I.

How are you feeling right now with Riker's race [The Sentient Jet Juvenile] at The Breeders' Cup fast approaching?

Lou: We're feeling really excited. It's an honor just to be there amongst the world's best two-year-olds and to have a legitimate shot. All his wins have been on the poly, so the real question will be how will he take to the dirt. Today was his first training day on it and he loved it, so all indications are that he belongs there and we think we have a shot.

Carlo: I hate to jump ahead of myself, but this horse has done everything right, and I thank Dan Hall for finding him. We had left the sale and had made all our purchases, and I believe Dan called Lou and said there's one horse here that you have to buy. Right now I'm feeling so good because he arrived at Keeneland in good order and our trainer said he looked awesome in the mud. I'm feeling pretty good. I hate to say it [laughs]. Knock on wood.

Do you think the transition from poly to dirt will be Riker's biggest obstacle?

Lou: I don't know if it's an obstacle, but it's certainly an unknown. The thing I don't like is having the two hole. It would be nice to be in the middle somewhere, but he has enough early speed to stay out of trouble early. And of course the other obstacle is the other thirteen horses. If they weren't there, it'd be easy, right? [laughs]. It's a strong group.

Carlo: I would say the company is his biggest obstacle. He's going to meet the best horse's in the world. So far he's met the best at Woodbine, but now he'll meet the best in the world. We'll see how good he is and if he can rise to the occasion.

What are Riker's biggest strengths?

Lou: Other than his talent, he's so professional. He carries on as if he's an experienced older horse, and it's very impressive how he does that. He just knows what he wants to do and goes out there and does it like he's been doing it for years. You combine that with his talent and you got yourself a nice little horse.

Carlo: Our rider has been saying it from the get go. First time he got on him, he didn't believe it was a two-year-old. He's just very mature and he does everything right. He has a couple good gears in him. I think it's his intelligence and maturity that strikes me the most. He's all business.

What are some of your tentative plans for Riker as three-year-old in 2016?

Lou: We'll give him some time off and then if things go well, we can take the Kentucky Derby road. If we feel differently about how he took to the surface and the U.S. competition, there's always getting him ready early for some stakes races here at Woodbine.

Carlo: I'm going for the roses. If he hits the board this weekend, I think we should be really proud and really pleased. We'll definitely give him a rest, then bring him down to Florida and start looking at the Fountain of Youth and the Florida Derby and see if he's up to the challenge. Anyone who's involved in this business has one race you want to win. Needless to say, it's the Kentucky Derby.

What are your favorite racetracks?

Lou: Woodbine is a really nice facility, and it's my home track, so obviously my heart goes out to Woodbine. I like tracks like Churchill Downs and Saratoga for its history and its surroundings and atmosphere. Santa Anita ranks up there too.

Carlo: I love them all. Of course Woodbine. I love Gulfstream. Mr. Stronach should be commended. Anyone I take down to Gulfstream is always impressed. Churchill Downs just because of its historic significance. I haven't made it to Santa Anita or Saratoga yet, but I imagine they would be ranked up there.

Who were some of your favorite horses to watch?

Lou: The two horses that caught my interest and the rest of the world's were Secretariat and Northern Dancer. Northern Dancer in particular because it was Canadian-bred. Those were the kind of horses that got the dream started.

Carlo: Secretariat did it for me. I lost my voice when he wont the Belmont. Seattle Slew; Zenyatta; and of course Cigar was impressive as we were following his wins, hoping he would finish off his unbeaten streak.

Thank you, Carlo Tucci and Lou Tucci, for giving us a few moments of your time inside the winner's circle.