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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~?I~~UN~~~RE DM FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1997 W•E•E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW Today, Oaklawn Park: SYDNEY BROODMARE SALE UP 67 PERCENT APPLE BLOSSOM H.-GI, $500,000, 4yo/up, f/m, As had been widely forecast, this week's broodmare 1 1 /16m sale conducted by William Inglis & Son in Sydney, Aus PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS tralia, followed the trend set at last week's Easter year 1 Traces of Gold Hollendorfer Baze 30-1 ling sales and recorded a huge percent hike in aver 67 2 Different (Arg) McAnally Mccarron 2-1 age. The 583 broodmares sold at the four-day sale 3 Jewel Princess Dollase Nakatani 7-5 grossed for an average of $15,988,602, $31,444, 4 Escena Mott Day 1 2-1 compared to last year's $18,802. Reg Inglis, Managing 5 Western Lil Chamberlain Doocy 20-1 Director of the sales company, said: "This is by far and 6 Gold n Delicious Barnett Gonzalez 5-2 away the best ever broodmare sale we've ever had. 7 Halo America Barnett Borel 5-2 Following their successes in the yearling sale ring last 8 Hidden Lake Greenman Desormeaux 12-1 week, breeders have shown their long-term confidence Different (Arg) (Candy Stripes) had a six-race win in the Australian bloodstock market by investing streak broken when she finished third behind Jewel strongly at the broodmare sale." The sale topper was Princess (Key to the Mint) in the Breeders' Cup Dis~aff Northwood Park's mare Northwood Plume (Military last October. The five-year-old mare has been off since Plume {NZ}, by Sir Tristram), who won the VRC Oaks, that effort. Jewel Princess, last year's champion older the G 1 VA TC Thousand Guineas and the G 1 STC An filly, has won both her starts this year, the GI Santa sett Australia S. In foal to the champion sire Danehill Maria H. in February and the GI Santa Margarita March (Danzig), Northwood Plume, brought a final bid of 9. The seven-year-old Halo America (Waquoit) will be $554,060 from the British Bloodstock Agency (Ireland). making the final start of her career in the Apple Blos The mare will stay in Australia at Jim Fleming's Tyreel som. The grey mare comes into the race off a four Stud. Another high-priced mare was the 1992 G 1 Caul length win in the Mar. 23 Giii Oaklawn Breeders' Cup H. field Cup winner Mannerism (Amyntor {Fr}, by Sir Gaylord), who was bought by Geoff and Beryl White for Today, Keeneland: $474,909. She too is in foal to Danehill and will be bred MAKER'S MARK MILE-Giii, $100,000, 4yo/up, 1 mT to the White's foundation stallion Marscay later this The field, in order of the draw, is as follows: Foolish year. Fifteen mares were sold for more than $158,303. Pole (Polish Numbers), McCauley, 113; Shahid (GB) Nine are in foal to Danehill, two to Last Tycoon (Ire), (Green Desert), Morgan, 11 3; Pro Trader (Lyphard), two to Breeders Cup Mile winner Barathea (Ire), one to Smith, 113; Influent (Ascot Knight), Samyn, 116; Same American 'shuttle' stallion Bracco and one to Nureyev. Old Wish (Lyphard's Wish {Fr}), Sellers, 122; Chief Bearhart (Chief's Crown}, Santos, 113; Jaunatxo TELL IT TO THE TON ... (Lyphard's Wish {Fr}), Diaz, 122. Want to send a "Letter to the Editor" of the Saturday, Keeneland: Thoroughbred Daily News? Our address is 811 TOYOTA BLUE GRASS-Gii, $700,000, 3yo, 9f River Rd., Fair Haven, NJ, 07704; or send a fax to: The field, in post position order, is as follows: Jules (908) 747-8955; or an e-mail to: MediaVista (Forty Niner), Acceptable (Capote), Wrightwood (Sea~tle @AOL.com. Slew), Pulpit (A.P. Indy), Celtic Warrior (Fast Play), King Crimson (Capote), Stolen Gold (Conquistador Cielo). All carry 1 21 pounds. Gil Fountain of Youth victor Pulpit will race on Las1x STAKES CLOSINGS for the first time in tomorrow's race. Dell Hancock of Claiborne Farm said that trainer Frank Brothers had SATURDAY, APRIL 12: scoped the colt "at one time and there was a little 4-26 $150/50,000 Excelsior Breeders' Cup something there. An ounce of prevention is worth a H.-G/I, Aqu, 3yo/up, 9f ($150) pound of cure." • Weekend previews cont. p. 2 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 4-11-97 Previews cont. Local News, England: Saturday, Aqueduct: Sleepytime (Ire) (Royal Academy), favorite for the May WOOD MEMORIAL-Gii, $500,000, 3yo, 9f 4 Newmarket 1000 Guineas, has been given the The field, in post position order, is as follows: go-ahead to run in next Friday's G3 Fred Darling S. at Ordway (Salt Lake), Accelerator (A.P. Indy), Droopy Newbury after veterinary tests revealed that she is free Stone (Cryptoclearance), Activist (Wild Again), Jack of the infection currently affecting trainer Henry Cecil's at the Bank (Water Bank), Captain Bodgit {Saint string. Cecil said: "Sleepytime has been given the Bailado), Smokin Mel (Phone Order), Twin Spires all-clear and is still on target to run at Newbury. One or (Storm Cat), Hoxie (Opening Verse), Wild Tempest two of my horses have a respiratory infection, but she {Summer Squall). All carry 123 pounds. seems fine." Immediate plans for Cecil's other distaff Classic hopes are still to be decided. But Reams Of Verse (Nureyev), winner of last September's GI Fillies' Saturday, Oaklawn Park: Mile at Ascot, looks set to go straight to the 1000 ARKANSAS DERBY-Gii, $500,000, 3yo, 9f Guineas without a prep. The field, from the rail out, is as follows: European champion juvenile Revoque (Ire) (Fairy King) Thatsusintheolbean {El Prado {Ire}), 118; Phantom on was supplemented to the Epsom Derby for a fee of Tour (Tour d'Or), 122; River Squall {Summer Squall), $12, 780, according to a report in yesterday's Sporting 11 8; Direct Hit (Mamaison), 1 22; Zede (Strawberry Life. Trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam told the Sporting Life, Road {Aus}), 122; Brave Act (GB) (Persian Bold), "It's very early to say whether he will run or not. I think 122; Stop Watch (Lord at War), 118; Star of Halo he will stay a mile and a quarter, but we will know more (Halo), 118; Crypto Star (Cryptoclearance), 122; when he has run in the Guineas." Deputy Commander (Deputy Minister), 118; Pacificbounty (Pirate's Bounty}, 122. AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN ENGLAND: Saturday, Hialeah Park: Bold Words, c, 3, Bold Ruckus--Trillium Woods, by BLACK HELEN-Gii, $200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 9fT Briartic. Ripon, 4-9, Galphay Condition S., 3yo, 9fT, The field, in order of the draw, is as follows: $7,070 to winner. 0-Sheikh Maktoum Al Maktoum; Overcharger (Overskate), 112; Maxzene (Cozzene), B-Crows Nest & Hermitage Farm; T-Ed Dunlop. 118; La Mallerert (Summer Squall), 112; Zephyr (His *$110,000 yrl '95 KEESEP. Majesty), 111; Powder Bowl (Pleasant Colony), 114; Green Card, c, 3, Green Dancer--Dunkellin, by Irish River Careless Heiress (Runaway Groom), 115; Hurricane (Fr). Ripon, Grantley Maiden S., 3yo/up, BfT, $5,826 Viv (Zafarrancho {Arg}). to winner. 0-P K Chu; B-Pin Oak Stud; T-Sean PC ' Woods. Beau Venture, h, 9, Explodent--Old Westbury, by Francis S. Folkestone, 4-10, Gillingham Limited S., FOREIGN 4yo/up, 5fT, $3,637 to winner. 0-Mrs AL Stacey; • • B-Mrs C.Oliver lselin Ill; T-B Halling. * $27,000 yrl '89 Local News, France: French trainer Jean Lesbordes suffered a family trag KEESEP. edy Wednesday when his 23-year-old son Clement died in a road accident at Chantilly in France. The young AMERICAN-BRED WINNERS IN FRANCE: amateur rider fell off his bicycle and was hit by a pass Mateyev, c, 3, Woodman--Angelina Ballerina (SW, ing truck. Lesbordes, who trained Nononito to win last $136,705), by Nureyev. Saint Cloud, 4-9, Prix year's G 1 Prix du Cad ran and finish 3rd in the Ascot Bubbles, 3yo, c/g, BfT, $15,647 to winner. Gold Cup, made international headlines in 1 993 when 0-Wertheimer et Frere; B-Jayeff B Stables; T-Mme C his filly Urban Sea won the Prix de I' Arc de Triomphe in Head. *$340,000 wnlg '94 KEENOV. Paris. No Devil, g, 9, Devil's Bag--Nonoalca (fr) (MGSW-Fr), Last season's G1 Cheveley Park S. winner Pas De by Nonoalco. Saint Cloud, 4-9, Prix De Pepinvast, Reponse (Danzig) faces three fillies in today's Prix Im 5yo/up, BfT, $8,693 to winner. 0-Mme Y Sedoux de prudence over seven furlongs at Maisons-Laffitte. The Clausonne; 8-Brentwood Farms Ltd; T-Andre Fabre. filly, trained by Criquette Head, is aiming towards the * % to Nucleon (Mr. Prospector), MSP, $111 ,222; Newmarket 1000 Guineas May 4. Great Navigator (Gulch), GISW, $313, 112. 4th Ranked Active Sire by U.S. Gl Winners (with 12, ranked behind Mr. Prospector, Danzig & Seattle Slew) PARIS, KY COX'S RIDGE (606) 233-4252 Best Turn - Our Martha, by Ballydonnell FAX (606) 987-0008 PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 4-11-97 Yesterday's Results: MIDWEST COUNT FLEET SPRINT H.-Glll, $150,000, OPX, 4-10, • • 4yo/up, 6f, 1 :08 4/5, ft. Local News: Kentucky 1--HIGH STAKES PLAYER, 120, h, 5, High Brite--Fee, Personal Ensign (Private Account), a stellar performer by Spectacular Bid. ($37,000 yrl '93 KEESEP).