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T~?I~~UN~~~RE DM M 0 N DAY, MAY 27, 1 996 WeEeEeKeEeNeD RESULTS "FIRST PUNCH" KO'S UNBRIDLED'S Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland FIRST NATIONAL BUILDING SOCIETY IRISH 2000 SONG It was supposed to be a first-round knockout GUINEAS-G1, $281,815, The Curragh, Ireland, 5-26, for 1-5 Unbridled's Song (Unbridled)' but when 7-1 8fT, 3yo, clg, 1:38.80, yl. challenger Jamies First Punch (Fit to Fight) took it to 1--SPINNING WORLD, 126, c, 3, Nureyev--Imperfect him at the top of the stretch, the champ never even Circle (SW & G1SP-Eng, $117(448), by Riverman. got his gloves up, taking a standing eight-count as the O-Niarchos Family; B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd (Ky); lightly raced and lightly regarded gelding dashed home T-Jonathon Pease; J-Cash Asmussen; $175,764. to a two-and-a-half length victory in yesterday's Gil 2--Rainbow Blues (Ire), 126, c, 3, Bluebird--Tudor Loom, Peter Pan S. at Belmont Park. "Believe me, I'm at a by Sallust (Ire). O-Rainbows End Syndicate; B-Frank loss for words," said Mike Smith, who piloted the Towey (Ire); $62,383. favorite to a second-place finish. "It's mind-boggling 3--Beauchamp King (GBl, 126, c, 3, Nishapour (Fr)- and frustrating. He was going great down the back Afariya (Fr), by Silver Shark (Ire). O/B-Mr Eric Penser side, he was good on the turn, but when he switched (GB); $31,192. leads, that was it. What it means, I don't know. He Margins: 2, 1 1/2, 3. Odds: 7-4, 50-1, 9-2. pulled up fine and came back fine." It was the second Also ran: Bijou D'inde (GB)' Tagula (Ire), Phantom straight disappointment from the grey, who became Quest (GB), Russian Revival, Musick House (Ire), Deed the 18th straight losing favorite in the Kentucky of Love, Flame of Athens (Ire). Spinning World became the first French-trained horse Derby when he came home fifth wearing bar shoes at to win the Irish 2000 Guineas when he convincingly Churchill on the first Saturday in May. The bar shoes won yesterday's running at The Curragh. Perfectly were off yesterday, but the colt could not overcome a ridden by Cash Asmussen, the Jonathon Pease trained constantly changing schedule which saw him pointed colt sat just behind early pacemakers RUSSIAN RE for the Preakness, then the Met Mile, then the Dwyer, VIVAL (Nureyev) and Rainbow Blues before ensuring a then back to the Met Mile, before his connections clear run by making his late challenge well wide of the finally decided on a run in the Peter Pan. The rails, taking the lead at the two-furlong pole and draw Belmont S. June 8 was supposed to be the next pos ing clear in a canter. The win is significant compensa sible spot, but owner Ernie Paragallo said after the tion for his last run, where he finished a luckless second race, "Right now, I don't know what is a possibility." behind ~shkalani in the Prix d'Essai de Poulains. Pease (Peter Pan chart, p2) has already removed Spinning World from the Epsom Derby list as he feels the colt will be better suited to CIGAR ON TARGET FOR MASSCAP Allen distances less than that mile and a half. The St James's Paulson's Cigar (Palace Music) had his final major prep Palace S. at Royal Ascot may be considered as his next for Saturday's $250,000 Massachusetts H. yesterday target, if there is give in the ground. morning, going six furlongs in 1: 14 at Belmont Park with jockey Jerry Bailey in the irons. The six-year-old Sunday, Rome, Italy breezed through fractions of :24 1/5, :36 1/5 and :48 DERBY ITALIANO-G1, $578,767, Rome, Italy, 5-26, 3/5. The Bill Mott trainee, pointing for his first start 12fT, 3yo, 2:26.50, gd/fm. since his gutsy win in the Dubai World Cup March 27, 1--#@BAHAMIAN KNIGHT, 128, c, 3, Ascot Knight- will ship to Suffolk Downs Friday. Key Of Luck (Chief's Muskoka Command, by Top Command. ($45,000 yrl Crown) is expected to arrive Wednesday. '94 KEESEP). O-Lucayan Stud; B-Donald F Prowse, et News cont. p2 al (Can); T-David Loder; J-R Hughes. $292,576. 2--Backdrop (Ire), 128, c, 3, Scenic (Ire)--Knapping (GB)' by Busted (GB). O-Robert Sangster; B-Swettenham STAKES CLOSINGS Stud (Ire); $151,820. TODAY, MONDAY, MAY 27: 3--Coral Reef (lty), 128, c, 3, Big Reef (Ire)--AII The 6-23 $300,000 Ohio Derby-Gil, Tdn, 3yo, Crown, by Chief's Crown. O-A Capp; $89,581. 8.5f ($200) Margins: 1 3/4, 3/4, 2 1/2. Italian Derby cont. p2 PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 5-27-96 Italian Derby cant. News cont. Also Ran: Ranuncolo (Ity), Dancer Mitral (GB), Kafhar SIMULCASTING CHANGES PROPOSED FOR (GB), Dismissed, Flyfisher (Ire), Pierrot Solaire (Fr), Ba NEW YORK A proposed bill, backed by the offices of bind a (GB), Heron Island (Ire), Golden Agos (GB), the governor and the leaders of the state senate and Anticolano (Ire), Touch Judge, His Excellence. assembly, would allow for unlimited simulcasting in Corai Reef set a strong early pace, with FLYFISHER New York. As a trade-off for allowing OTB to take in (IRE) (Batshoof {Ire}) in second. These two dominated additional out-of-state races, the New York tracks would the early stages of the race, with Bahamian Knight receive a larger cut of all bets made off track. According mid-division until coming into the straight when the to New York Racing Association Director of Communi 'men were sorted from the boys.' Playing a patient cations and Development Steve Crist, the tracks would waiting game, the winner came with a strong run three receive 8 percent of any bet made off track on any race, furlongs from home; Backdrop finished very strongly to with 4 percent going to purses and 4 percent going to be second. This Italian Derby victory was the 10th in the track. For all simulcast races run from 10:00 a.m. to the last 11 years for foreign-trained horses. 7:00 p.m., the money would go to Thoroughbred tracks; Sunday, Belmont Park bets made from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. would go to PETER PAN S.-GII, $151,800, BEL, 5-26, 3yo, 1 118m, harness tracks. All money wagered on daytime simul 1:47 1/5, ft. casts at New York City, Suffolk or Nassau OTB would 1--JAMIES FIRST PUNCH, 118, g, 3, Fit to Fight- go to NYRA tracks; Finger Lakes would get the revenue Stedes Wonder (SW), by Native Royalty. ($ 25,000 from wagers made at Capital, Catskill and Western OTB. yrl '94 KEESEP). O-Zimpom Stable; B-John & Joe "In principle, we're in favor of it, /I said Crist. "We've Mulholland, Jr. (KY); T-R Barbara; J-J Velazquez; been lobbying very strongly for the idea of increased $90,000. Lifetime Record: 7-5-1-0, $229,040. simulcasting, letting the public and the market decide 2--Unbridled's Song, 123, c, 3, Unbridled--Trolley Song, what to bet on. But we want to be paid as if it was our by Caro (Ire). ($200,000 yrl '94 FTSAUGl. O-Paraneck own races." Stable; B-Mandysland Farm (KY); $30,000. 3--Diligence, 118, c, 3, Miswaki--Honeytab, by AI Hattab. O/B-Kinsman Stable (KY); $16,500. PREVIEW Margins: 2HF, 4, 1 HF. Odds: 7.10, 0.30, 4.00. • • Also Ran: Instant Friendship, Harrowman. Today, Hollywood Park Scratched: Fortitude. HOLLYWOOD TURF H.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 10fT Looking to bounce back from his fifth-place showing PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS in the Kentucky Derby, odds-on Unbridled's Song 1 Sandpit (Brz) Mandella Nakatani 5-2 cruised right to the lead when the gates opened; he was 2 Earl Of Barking (Ire) Cross Antley 10-1 in the clear through sharp early fractions of :22.92, 3 Petit Poucet (GB) Cecil D'houssaye 3-1 :45.23 and 1 :09.33 and looked to have the race in hand 4 The Key Rainbow (Ire) Frankel Solis 12-1 as the short field of five headed around the far turn. 5 Northern Spur (Ire) McAnally McCarron 9-5 Second-choice Diligence had made a move at the leader 6 Awad Donk Day 7-2 down the backstretch but could never get on even Sandpit (Brz) (Baynoun {Ire}) has been first or sec terms, but when Jamies First Punch ranged up alongside ond in all six starts at this distance, but looks for his as they straightened for home, Unbridled's Song did not first win since taking last year's GI Caesars Palace battle back, offering no response as the gelding swept Turf H. over this course in July. He finished second to past and drew away to victory. The winner, four-for-six Earl Of B..arking (Ire) (Common Grounds {G B}) in this going into the Peter Pan and first in the Gill Bay Shore event last year. Petit Poucet (GB) (Fairy King) set the two back, was making his first start beyond a mile; he pace and just missed in the GI Early Times Turf Clas finished second in the Gil Withers Mile last out.