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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM SUNDAY, MAY 1 1, 199 7 W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS Saturday, Pimlico GENTLEMEN PULLS OFF THE GLOVES PIMLICO SPECIAL-GI, $600,000, PIM, 5-10, 4yo/up, IN PIMLICO SPECIAL There was nothing cour 1 3/16m, 1 :53, ft. teous about the way Gentlemen (Arg) (Robin des Bois) 1--GENTLEMEN (ARG), 122, h, 5, Robin des Bois- fought off Skip Away (Skip Trial) at the finish of yester Elegant Glance, by Loose Cannon. 0-A E & R D day's GI $600,000 Pimlico Special. Making his first Hubbard; B-Haras de la Pomme (Arg); T-R Mandella; start since running third in the GI Santa Anita H. March J-G L Stevens; $360,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. 3yo 2, the five-year-old was as tough as they come despite Colt-Arg, MG1SW-Arg, 14-10-1-1, $1,283,598. the two-month layoff, turning back the challenge of last 2--Skip Away, 119, c, 4, Skip Trial--lngot Way, by year's champion three-year-old to take a half-length Diplomat Way. ($30,000 2yo 1995 OBSFEB). 0-Hine victory as the crowd's 9-5 favorite. The South American Carolyn H; B-Barnhart Anna Marie (FL); $120,000. sensation had put together five straight wins, four of 3--Tejano Run, 114, h, 5, Tejano--Royal Run, by them in graded stakes, before finishing behind stable Wavering Monarch. ($20,000 yrl '93 KEESEP). mates Siphon (Brz) and Sandpit (Brz) in the Big 'Cap, 0-Monroe Roy K; B-Runnymede Farm, Inc & Catesby but he rebounded after the short break, tracking pace W Clay (KY); $66,000. setter lsitingood (Crusader Sword) (fourth) through six Margins: HF, 6HF, 8. Odds: 1.80, 3.30, 4.20. furlongs in 1: 10 before taking command, and then Also Ran: lsitingood, Mt. Sassafras, Key of Luck, outgaming Skip Away to the wire under jockey Gary Secreto de Estado, Dr. Banting. Stevens. "He really started giving me his all from the Sixth in his U.S. bow last June, Gentlemen (Arg) then three-sixteenths pole," said Stevens. "My horse gave reeled off five consecutive victories, taking the Giii Bay me a run today that he has not shown in his previous Meadows H. and Gii Citation H. on turf and the Giii races. He's at the top of his game right now." Added Native Diver H. and Gii San Antonio H. on dirt. High trainer Richard Mandella, "I think this is one of the finest weight at 1 23 pounds while trying 10 furlongs for the horses we've seen in a long time." Gentlemen will take first time in the GI Santa Anita H. in his latest, the on Skip Away once again in his next start, the Giii chestnut pressed the pace but weakened to be third to MassCap at Suffolk Downs May 31. his Brazilian stablemates Siphon and Sandpit. Given a short vacation after the effort, Gentlemen had worked ARLINGTON INTERNATIONAL OPENS TODAY well for this start and ran back to those trials, pressing Arlington International Race Course, which first opened ISITINGOOD (Crusader Sword) through solid fractions in 1 927, celebrates 70 years of racing when it opens for before moving to the lead on the far turn and holding off its 1997 meeting this afternoon. The Arlington Heights the late charge of a rejuvenated Skip Away at the wire. oval will feature a 24-race stakes program, highlighted "This horse was ready to run his race today," said by the International Festival Sunday, August 24, when trainer Richard Mandella. "He's been training very well. the card will include the $400,000 GI Secretariat S., It's nice to see that he doesn't need to open up and be $500,000 GI Beverly D. and $1,000,000 GI Arlington in front. We expect him to do great things." As for the Million. The track will also host seven Grade II and runner-up, a lackluster third in the Texas Mile at Lone seven Grade Ill events, offering more than $4.2 million Star Park last out, jockey Shane Sellers said, "He's back in stakes purses. New on the Arlington wagering menu to his old self. We were getting to (Gentlemen) some at this season will be the Pick Six and the Rolling Daily the wire. We'll get him next time." Double; the track also introduces "Two In The Money," where a bettor can pick any two horses to finish in the STAKES CLOSINGS money in any order; "Match Rival," pitting any two horses, trainers or jockeys head-to-head; and "The TOMORROW, MONDAY, MAY 12: Countdown," a Pick Four where you must select the 5-24 $200,000 Carry Back, Crc, 3yo, 6f fourth-place finisher in the first leg, the third-place fin- ($100) isher in the second, the runner-up in the third and the 5-31 $200,000 Azalea Breeders' Cup-GI/I, Crc, 3yo, f, 6f ($100) winner of the fourth race in the bet. First post is 1 :05 12-13 $150,000 Hollywood Starlet-GI, Ho/, 2yo,• f, 8.5f p.m., CDT this afternoon. The Arlington meet runs ($200) through October 1 0. PAGE f •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-11-97 Prix Lupin cont. PREVIEW Cloudings {Ire) {Sadler's Wells) broke his maiden at • • Deauville last October, then came back to try stakes Today, Longchamp, France company in his first start at three, winning the Prix POULE D'ESSAI DES POULAINS-G1 (French 2000 Guin Courcelles at a mile and a quarter over this course eas}, $294,270, 3yo, c, 8fT March 31 . Astarabad (Alleged), runner-up by a neck PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS in that event after winning his lone start at two, was 1 Fantastic Fellow Brittain Reid 10-1 also second last time out in the G2 Prix Greffulhe at 2 Yalaietanee (GB) Stoute Quinn 7-4 the same distance at Longchamp April 20. 3 Visionary (Fr) Fabre Jarnet 14-1 4 Daylami (Ire) de Royer-Dupre Masse 3-1 Today, Rome, Italy 5 Keas Hammond Asmussen 14-1 PREMIO PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBLICA-G1, 6 Bahamian Bounty (GB) bin Suroor Dettori 1 0-1 $193, 776, 4yo/up, c/f, 1 OfT 7 Loup Sauvage Fabre Peslier 11-4 PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. Godolphin's Bahamian Bounty (GB) (Cadeaux 1 Broken Detraeh (Ire) Torterella Corniani 128 Genereux {GB}) is the sole Group 1 winner in the field, 2 Supreme Commander (Fr) Caruso Jovine 1 28 having scored in Prix Morny last August. Daylami 3 Grey Way G Botti E Botti 125 (Doyoun {Ire}) won the G3 Prix de Fontainebleau at 4 Dancer Mitral (GB) Brogi Fiocchi 128 Longchamp April 20 over a traffic-plagued Loup 5 Artan (Ire) Raike Cochrane 1 28 Sauvage (Riverman). Yalaietanee (GB) (Sadler's Wells) 6 Taxi de Nuit Verdesi Hills 1 28 scored a clever win over English 2000 Guineas run 7 Needle Gun (Ire) Brittain Doyle 1 28 ner-up Revoque (Ire) in the G3 Greenham S. April 19. 8 Germignana (lty) Camici Cangiano 1 25 Sires: Broken Detraeh {Ire) (Broken Hearted {Ire}), Today, Longchamp, France Supreme Commander (Fr) (Saumarez {GB}), Grey Way POULE D'ESSAI DES POULICHES-G1 (French 1000 (Cozzene), Dancer Mitral (GB) {Shareef Dancer), Artan Guineas), $294,270, 3yo, f, 8fT PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS {Ire) {Be My Native), Taxi De Nuit (Runaway Groom), 1 Seebe Balding Asmussen 1 2-1 Needle Gun {Ire) {Sure Blade), Germignana {lty) 2 Star Profile (Ire) bin Suroor Peslier 10-1 (Miswaki Tern). 3 Always Loyal C Head F Head 7-4 4 Mousse Glacee (Fr) Lesbordes Vian 6-4 Today, Golden Gate Fields 5 Nightbird (Ire) bin Suroor Dettori 25-1 SAN FRANCISCO MILE-Gii, $200,000, 3yo/up, 1 mT 6 Dances With Dreams {GB) Chapple-Hyam Reid 1 2-1 PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 7 Red Camellia (GB) Sir Prescott Duffield 5-1 1 Savinio Greenman Baze 7-5 Mousse Glacee (Fr) (Mtoto {GB}), winner of the G3 2 Romarin {Brz) Mandella Flores 3-1 Prix des Reservoirs at Deauville last October and consid 3a Kaafih Homm {Ire) Vienna Meza 5-1 ered by many to be the best filly of her generation in 4a Jerry Cutrona (Ire) Vienna Carr 5-1 France, finished strongly to be runner-up to Always 5 Via Lombardia (Ire) Drysdale Delahoussaye 2-1 Loyal (Zilzal) in the G3 Prix de la Grotte at Longchamp 6a Wavy Run (Ire) Vienna Blanc 5-1 April 20 after a tender ride from her apprentice jockey. 7 Felon (Ire) Hess Jr. Lopez 8-1 Red Camellia (GB) (Polar Falcon) won the G3 Prestige S. Savinio {The Minstrel) makes his first start since at Good wood last August and has not started this year. finishing second in the Gii San Pasqual H. on the dirt Seebe {Danzig), winner of the G3 Princess Margaret S. at Santa Anita January 12. The seven-year-old geld at Ascot last July, was runner-up in the G3 Fred Darling ing just missed in this event last year, runnin~ second S. at Newbury April 18. by a half-length. Via Lombardia {Ire) {Shardan {Ire}), winless since taking the Giii Cinema H. at Hollywood Today, Longchamp, France in July, 1995, has been on the board in three of four PRIX LUPIN-G1, $117,708, 3yo, elf, 10f 110ydsT starts this year, including a solid third-place effort in a pp HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT.