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Saturday, Gulfstream Park YANKS MUSIC RETIRED According to the DONN H.-GI, $300,000, 3yo/up, 9f Daily Racing Form, last year's champion three-year-old Canadian Horse of the Year Mt. Sassafras (Mt. filly Yanks Music (Air Forbes Won), still bothered by a Livermore), fourth at 101-1 in last year's GI Breeders' sore right front ankle which caused her to be Cup Classic, makes his first start since running third in the scratched from last year's GI Breeders' Cup Classic, Gii Hawthorne Gold Cup November 16. The five-year-old has been retired and will be bred to Cigar. The worked five furlongs in :59 1 /5, galloping out six furlongs Kentucky-bred filly was also forced to miss the GI Top in 1: 1 2 at Gulfstream yesterday. Also prepping for the Flight H. last November because of the ankle injury; a race Monday, Giii Broward H. winner Crafty Friend winner in her last three starts, she made her final (Crafty Prospector) went a half in : 50 2/5 at Payson Park, racetrack appearance in the Beldame October 6, taking while stablemate Ghostly Moves (Silver Ghost), third in it by three-quarters of a length over Serena's Song. the Broward, went a half in :49 4/5 at Gulfstream. "She was doing absolutely hands-down going into (the Last year's three-year-old champ Skip Away (Skip Trial) Top Flight)," trainer Leo O'Brien told the Form, "but makes his 1997 debut in the Donn. His sire was second in she twisted the ankle again. She had improved 15 the 1987 edition of the race, finishing a nose behind Little pounds from before the Breeders' Cup, but the ankle Bold John, who paid $113.80. was obviously trying to tell us something. You give it Jockey Jerry Bailey teams up with Mecke (Maudlin) for a little rest and you think it's better, but it really isn't." the third time Saturday; the pair are two-for-two together Yanks Music goes to the breeding shed with a record after winning the 1995 GI Super Derby and the Giii Mac of seven wins and two seconds from nine starts, Diarmida in the five-year-old's latest outing. A two-time Grade I winner on the grass, Mecke has raced on dirt in including victories in the GI Mother Goose, GI Ala­ both starts under Bailey. If all goes well in the Donn, bama, GI Ruffian H. and GI Beldame; her earnings total trainer Manny Tortora plans to send his stable star in the $787,600. GI Gulfstream Park H. March 1 and then on to the Dubai BREEDERS' CUP NAMES THREE TO BOARD World Cup March 29, if he gets an invitation. The Board of Directors of Breeders' Cup Ltd. has Also expected for the Donn are Cimarron Secret elected three new members. At its most recent meet­ (Tejano), winner of the Giii Tropical Park H. last out; ing, Ernest L. Samuel, owner of Sam-Son Farm; Diligence (Miswaki), runner-up in the Broward; and Formal owner/breeder Gary Biszantz; and Ocala Stud Farm Gold (Black Tie Affair {Ire}), fifth in the Breeders' Cup Classic in his most recent start. President Michael O'Farrell Jr. were named to the Board. Samuel has owned the recipients of four Cana­ dian "Horse of the Year" titles: Dauphin Fabuleux, TELL IT TO THE TDN ... Imperial Choice, Ruling Angel and Dance Smartly, as Want to send a "Letter to the Editor" of the well as Eclipse Award winners Dance Smartly and Sky Thoroughbred Daily News? Our address is 811 Classic. Biszantz, former chairman of Cobra Golf, River Rd., Fair Haven, NJ, 07704; or send a fax to: campaigned graded stakes winners Admise, Cobra (908) 747-8955; or an e-mail to: MediaVista King, Running Flame and Savinio last year. O'Farrell's @AOL.com. Ocala Stud Farm, a leading sale consignor, is the breeder of champions My Dear Girl, Roman Brother and Office Queen. News cont. p2 STAKES CLOSINGS TOMORROW. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 5: WEEKEND PREVIEW ...... p1 2-15 $75175,000 Gulfstream Park Breeders' LU Cup H.-Gll, GP, 11fT ($100) c NEWS CONTINUED ...... p2 2-16 $150,000 Santa Maria H.-GI, SA, 4yo/up, f/m, 8.5f ($50} tJ) RACING REPORTS ...... p2-5 2-17 $200,000 San Luis Obispo-GI/, SA, 4yo/up,• 12fT z ($100) - TOTAL PAGES ...... 5 PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 2-4-97

News cont. TRIPLE CROWN NOMINATIONS FLORIDA RELEASED A total of 375 three-year-olds have • • Yesterday's Results: been nominated to this year's Triple Crown. Last 9th-GPX, $44,000, Alw, 4yo/up, 7f, 1 :21 2/5, ft. year's champion two-year-old Boston Harbor (Capote) 1--FRISCO VIEW, 117, c, 4, Mt. Livermore--Heaven's heads the list, one of 23 nominees from trainer D. Nook (SW-Ire & GSP-lre), by Great Above. 0-Lazy Lane Wayne Lukas. The winner of the GI Breeders' Cup Farms Inc; B-David's Farm (KY); T-Frank L Brothers. Juvenile last year made his 1997 debut Sunday, fin­ Lifetime Record: 11-6-0-1, $132, 730. ishing fourth in the Santa Catalina S. The Santa 2--Bick, 119, h, 5, Manila--Ataentsic, by Hold Your Catalina winner, Hello (Ire) (Lycius), is also on the list. Peace. A Group 1 winner in Italy, he is two-for-two since 3--Aztec Empire, 11 5, h, 7, Alydar--Smart Heiress, by shipping in from Europe, also capturing the Giii Gener­ *Vaguely Noble. ous S. on the turf. There are 14 European-bred nomi­ Margins: 5 3/4, 1 3/4, HD. Odds: 1.10, 9.60, 9.10. nees to this year's Triple Crown; only two colts bred Frisco View, winner of a seven-furlong allowance at in Europe have ever won the Kentucky Derby--Omar Gulfstream in his last outing Jan. 11, provided a bit of Khayyam ('17) and Tomy Lee ('59) both won for Eng­ deja vu here with a wire-to-wire victory under a hand ride land. Other notable names on this year's roster include from jockey Jerry Bailey. Cash Deposit (Deposit Ticket), the top two-year-old in Canada last year, who made his seasonal bow Satur­ 8th-GPX, $38,000, Alw, 4/up, f/m, a8.5fT, 1 :43 3/5, fm. day, taking the Lecomte S. at the Fair Grounds; Breed­ TURKAPPEAL (f, 4, Turkoman--Chief Appeal, by Valid ers' Cup Juvenile runner-up Acceptable (Capote), Appeal) rallied late to be third in her latest outing, the Giii second in the Giii Holy Bull S. to start this campaign; Mrs. Revere S. over the Churchill Downs turf Nov. 23. GI Moet Champagne winner Ordway (Salt Lake), a Rested for 1 0 weeks following that effort, the bay filly resurfaced here against allowance company. Sent off the disappointing eighth in Sunday's Gii Danka Hutcheson 2-1 second choice, she displayed her customary late at Gulfstream; Pulpit (A.P. Indy), who got people talk­ closing style to win by three lengths under new jockey ing with his awesome maiden score at Gulfstream in Mike Smith. Multiple stakes-winner SHE RIDES TONITE January; Gii Del Mar Futurity winner Silver Charm (Stalwart) was second. Lifetime Record: MSW & MGSP, (Silver Buck), who will make his first start of the year 18-4-6-3, $210,002. in the Gill San Vicente S. at Santa Anita Saturday; GI 0-Betty G. Massey & Jacob J. Pletcher. B-Four Horse­ Hopeful hero Smoke Glacken (Two Punch), five-for­ men's Ranch (Fl). T-Todd A. Pletcher. seven lifetime and first in the Black Gold H. at Fair Grounds in his 1997 opener; GI Hollywood Futurity Sth-GPX, $32,000, Alw, 4/up, f/m, a8.5fT, 1 :43 1 /5, fm. victor Swiss Yodeler (Eastern Echo), seventh after FLEUR DE NUIT (f, 4, Woodman--Pearl Bracelet {G1-Fr, pressing the pace in the Santa Catalina Sunday; and $154,872}, by Lyphard), third in a Calder turf allowance Traitor (Cryptoclearance), winner of the GI Futurity in her last start Dec. 31, was sent off the 2-1 second and second in the Moet Champagne at two. There are choice in this 10-horse field. Ridden by new jockey Mike just seven fillies nominated, headed by champion and Smith, the chestnut filly raced near the back of the pack GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies heroine Storm Song for six furlongs, closed ground on the final turn then took (Summer Squall), and GI Hollywood Starlet and GI command late in the stretch for a 3/4-length tally. An­ Matron winner Sharp Cat (Storm Cat), who took the other filly by Woodman, pacesetter CHARON FRUITS, Santa Ysabel S. in her three-year-old bow. For those held on for the place spot. Lifetime Record: MSP, looking for a Derby hunch bet, owners Robert and 15-3-2-6, $94,675. Beverly Lewis have nominated Twin Spires (Storm O/B-Buckram Oak Farm (KY). T-Mohammed Moubarak. Cat). The $700,000 Keeneland September yearling has started five times with a win and a second. Any ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or horse who can sweep all three races in the Triple mechanical, without prior written permission of the copyright Crown--the Kentucky Derby May 3, Preakness May 17 owner, Media Vista. Information as to the races, race results and Belmont Stakes June 7, will win the $5,000,000 and earnings was obtained from results charts published in Visa Triple Crown bonus. The final deadline for the Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission of Triple Crown is March 29; the fee is $6,000. the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form.

GAINESWAY CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD ••• SIRE OF CHAMPIONS ••• Graham J. Beck, President Inquiries: Michael Hernon 606-293-2676 TREMPOLINO Fax 606-299-93 71 1996 YEARLINGS SOLD: AVG. $86,327, MEDIAN $80,606. $15,000 LF PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 2-4-97

Florida Report cont. Local News: West Virginia 7th-GPX, $30,000, Alw, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10 4/5, ft. Sam Huff, president of the West Virginia Breeders SILENT CITY (f, 3, Carson City--Taisez Vous {MGI, Classics, announced yesterday that the Classics will $372, 185}, by Silent Screen) won her only prior start, a expand for 1 997. The number of races in the program, six-furlong maiden special weight over a muddy Aqueduct which will be held at both Charles Town and Mountaineer track Dec. 15. Sent off the 7-5 favorite here to maintain racetracks, will increase from six to nine, and purses will her perfect record, the chestnut filly obliged with an off­ total a record $500,000. The schedule of races for the the-pace, two-length score over KINGS LYNN (Mt. event has not yet been set. Livermore). The winner, a $47,000 Kee. Nov. weanling and a $100,000 Kee. Sept. yearling, is a half-sister to Exclusive Patriot (MSW, $275,960, by Exclusive Native) MIDWEST & Crystal Vous (GSP, $154, 764, by Crystal Water). • • Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $36,600. Yesterday's Results: 0-Mutual Share Stable & S. Solomon. B-Lance K. Robin­ 9th-FGX, $32,500, Alw, 4/up, f/m, a5.5fT, 1 :06 3/5, fm. son & Roy Duleba (KY). T-John C. Kimmel. SARASOTA (m, 5, Northern Flagship--Little Worker, by Hard Work) rallied from 12th to win the Dr. A.B. Leggio Local News: Gulfstream Park Memorial H. over this course in her most recent start Dec. Jockey John Velazquez was suspended 10 racing days 7. Sent off the even-money favorite here to repeat that for actions which resulted in a three-horse spill in performance, the bay mare obliged with another come­ Gulfstream's first race Sunday. Riding My Sugar Magnolia from-behind victory, this time by a half-length. Lifetime in the middle of the pack, Velazquez eased out one path Record: SW, 28-8-3-6, $224, 735. and bumped Sanctionize, who in turn hit Elliptic Arc and O/B-Pam & Wayne Garrison (KY). T-Thomas Amoss. jockey Robbie Davis. Elliptic Arc clipped heels and went down, also causing Dawn's Black Tie, with jockey Shane 1st-FGX, $22,000, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 1 :12 3/5, ft. Sellers, and Lady of Blue, with jockey Earlie Fires, to fall. +GRIS GRIS GAL (f, 3, Kris S.--Predictably Sunny, by None of the horses suffered serious injuries in the spill; Unpredictable), dismissed at 38-1 odds here in her career Fires and Davis were treated and released from Memorial debut, posted a come-from-behind, nose upset over 3-1 Hospital, while Sellers went on to ride out the card. second choice STRIKING DISTANCE (Blushing John), also Three-year-old thriller Pulpit (A.P. Indy) worked five a first-time starter. The winner was a $ 67 ,000 Fasig­ furlongs in :59 1 /5 yesterday morning, galloping out six Tipton Saratoga August yearling. Lifetime Record: furlongs in 1 : 1 2 3/5. 1-1-0-0, $13,200. Frisk Me Now (Mr. Frisky), stunning winner of the Gii O/T-Alice G. Cohn. B-Pribble-Johnson (KY). Danka Hutcheson S. Sunday at 105-1, came out of the race in good order and will go on to the Gii Fountain Of Local News: Oaklawn Youth S. February 22. Ordway (Salt Lake), who trailed GISW Smoke Glacken (Two Punch), winner of the Black throughout and finished last, will also go on to the Foun­ Gold S. at the Fair Grounds in his three-year-old bow, will tain Of Youth. "Physically, he's okay," said trainer Dave make his next start in the $50,000-added Mountain Val­ Dank. "He blew his tongue tie in the post parade, which ley S. at Oaklawn Park Saturday. did play a part (in the performance)."

TRACK ABBREVIATIONS: EAST AOU Aqueduct BEU Beulah Park • BMX Bay Meadows DET Ladbroke DRC • FGX Fair Grounds Local News: Connecticut EMD Emerald Downs Nicholas Scasino of North Haven, Connecticut captured GGX Golden Gate GPX Gulfstream Park the $60,000 Sports Haven Handicapping Challenge Sun­ GSX Garden State HOO Hoosier Park day after correctly selecting the 105-1 winner of the Gii HOU Sam Houston LRL Laurel Park Penn National Danka Hutcheson S. at Gulfstream, Frisk Me Now. OPX Oaklawn Park PEN PHA Philadelphia Park SAX Santa Anita Scasino put $200 to win on the colt, who paid $213.80; SPT Sportsman's Park SUF Suffolk Downs he had accumulated $25, 150 in mythical winnings by the TAM Tampa Bay Downs TDN Thistledown end of the two-day contest, beating nearly 300 fellow TPX Turfway Park TUP Turf Paradise handicappers. He won top prize of $24,390.64.

Closing Monday, March 3 KeenelandJuly 14- 16 Selected Yearling Sale PAGE 4 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 2-4-97

Giladane (Aus), g, 5, Danehill--Giladah (Ire), by Mill Reef. FOREIGN Ascot, 2-1, WATC Huntingdale H., 4yo/up, 7fT, • • $11,828 to winner. 0-Sebel Holdings & Messrs P J & P Stakes Results: M Vela; T-Bill Mitchell. * 1 /2 to Star Of Nouvelle (Aus) TOKYO SHIMBUN HAl-G3 Jpn, $715,699, Tokyo, Japan, (Star Watch {Aus}), GSW & G 1 SP-Aus. * *GSP-Aus. 2-2, 4yo/up, 8fT, 1 :33.7, fm. 1--BEST TIE UP (JPN), 126, h, 5, Amber Shadai (Jpn)-­ AMERICAN-BRED WINNERS IN JAPAN: Miss Taymore, by Sham. 0-Teruya Yoshida; B-Shadai + Zenno Motore, c, 3, Devil's Bag--Strait Lane, by Farm (Jpn); T-Y Matsuyama; J-Y Okabe; $377,237. Chieftain. Kyoto, 2-1, maiden race, 3yo, 9f (dirt). * 1 /2 to No More Speedy (Jpn) (Northern Taste), Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $59,000. 0-Shinobu Ohsako; SW-Jpn. B-Buckram Oak Farm; T-S Yuasa. *Won by seven 2--Juno Pentagon, 119, c, 4, Red Ransom--Torsion Belle, lengths. * * 1 /2 to Silver Lane (Silver Hawk), GSW-Fr, by Torsion. ($18,000 wnl '93 BESNOV; $130,000 2yo G1SP-lre, $121,910; Hawkster (Silver Hawk), MGISW, '95 BESMAR). 0-Yukiko Hosokawa; B-Donald S. $1,409,477; and Silver Kite (Silver Hawk), MSW & Baldwin; $148,694. G 1 SP-Fr, $190,938. * * $60,000 yrl '95 KEEJUL; 3--0ffside Trap (Jpn), 119, h, 6, Tony Bin (lre)--Toko $300,000 2yo '96 BESMAR. Carol (Jpn), by Hospitality (Jpn). 0-Takashi Watanabe; +Gingerbread, c, 3, Hansel--Pinup (Jpn), by *Yellow God. B-Muramoto Bokujo (Jpn); $96,043. Tokyo, 2-1, maiden race, 3yo, 8f (dirt). Lifetime Margins: 1 1 /2, NK, NK. Odds: 1 .30, 19.80, 9.90. Record: 1-1-0-0, $59,000. O/B-H Date; T-T Nakano. Hanashinju, f, 3, Leo Castelli--Sugar Hill Chick (SP), by Fit KISARAGI SHO (NHK SHO)-G3 Jpn, $703,202, Kyoto, to Fight. Kyoto, 2-2, novice race, 3yo, 6f (dirt). Lifetime Japan, 2-2, 3yo, 9fT, 1 :49.1, fm. Record: 2-1-1-0, $74,000. 0-Yoshio Asakawa; B-W. S. 1--#HIKOKI GUMO (IRE), 121, c, 3, Keen (GB)--Bahrain Farish; T-A Iida. * 1 /2 to Summer Squeeze (Summer Star (GB), by *Star Appeal. 0-Y Odagiri; B-Taiki Farm Squall), MSP, $123,245. (Ire); T-K Tani; J-M Matsunaga; $367,708. Golden Perec, f, 3, Slew o'Gold--Gueniviere (GSP), by 2--T.M. Top Dan (Jpn), 121, c, 3, Dancing Brave--Beauty Prince John. Kokuta, 2-1, novice race, 5fT. Lifetime Dictates, by Key to Content. 0-Masatsugu Takezono; Record: 4-1-0-2, $78,000. 0-Toshio Noda; B-Virginia B-Okabe Bokujo {Jpn); $148 ,451 . Kraft Payson; T-Y Umeda. * 1 /2 to Slew The Dragon 3--Tamamo Promoter (Jpn), 1 21, c, 3, Hector Protector-­ (Seattle Slew), GISW, $347, 125; Seattle Knight Bronze Star (Jpn), by Northern Taste. 0-Tamamo K.; (Seattle Slew), GSP, $277,060; and Slew The Knight B-Shadai Farm (Jpn); $95,921. (Seattle Slew), MGSW, $171, 180. * * $90,000 yrl '95 Margins: HD, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 7.30, 3.60, 22.00. KEEJUL; $120,000 2yo '96 BESMAR. +Star Programmer, c, 3, Storm Cat--Bank Key, by Key to AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN ENGLAND: the Mint. Tokyo, 2-2, maiden race, 3yo, 6f (dirt). Dawalib, g, 7, Danzig Connection--Centavos (SW, Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $59,000. 0-H Sonobe; B-T F $140,283), by Scout Leader. Southwell, 3-2, Van Meter; T-Y Munakata. *Won by 6. * * $250,000 yrl Mackenzie H ., 4yo/up, 7f (All-weather), $3,293 to '95 KEESEP; $525,000 2yo '96 FTFFEB. winner. 0-Jack Brown Ltd; B-Hilary J Boone Jr; T-D Power Wide, c, 4, Abel Prospect--Danzig's Style, by Haydn Jones. * 1 /2 to Special Happening (Relaunch), Danzig. Tokyo, 2-1, plate race, 7f (dirt). Lifetime GSW & MGISP, $429,280. **$250,000 yrl '91 Record: 12-2-2-2, $227,900. 0-Kazumasa Yano; KEESEP. B-Gale Brophy; T-Y Nohira. * $9,000 yrl '94 KEEJAN; $26,000 yrl '94 FTKJUL. AUSTRALIAN WINNERS BY AMERICAN-BASED SIRES: Monte Baron, c, 4, Broad Brush--Cutty Lass, by Cutlass. Le Mans (Aus), c, 2, Quest For Fame (GB)--Road to Glory Tokyo, 2-1, Setsubun Sha, 7f (dirt}. Lifetime Record: (Aus), by Provideo (GB). Randwick, 2-1, AJC Young 13-3-2-2, $545,600. 0-Kihachi Mouri; B-Donald R. Members H., 2yo, 5f 110ydsT, $17,158 to winner. Dizney; T-Y Matsuyama. * $100,000 2yo '95 FTFFEB. O/B-Woodlands Stud; T-John Hawkes. Shako Sunday, c, 4, Houston--Nona's Hope, by Raja Lucky Day (Aus), g, 3, Geiger Counter--Yesterday's Baba. Kokura, 2-1, plate race, 5f (dirt). Lifetime Record: Roses, by For The Moment. Morphettville, 2-1, SAJC 14-2-2-0, $204,200. 0-Shako Inc.; B-Robert Gentry; MAS 50th Anniversary H., 3yo, 5f 60ydsT, $9,521 to T-M Wada. * 1 /2 to Miss Power Puff (Lines Of Power), winner. 0-P A & M A Crawford, Mrs C Crawford & the MSW, $237, 761. * * $36,000 yrl '94 KEESEP; Estate of the late A G Crawford; 8-Mr J Mackie; T-M S $210,000 2yo '95 BESMAR. Minervini. Foreign Report cont. p5 DISTINCTIVE PRO #1 Sire -New York - 1996 1st NYRA Earnings Title F A R M INQUIRIES TO FRANKIE O'CONNOR 2nd Consecutive NYRA Two-Year-Old Crown PHONE (914) 724-3500 Broke 6 NYRA Records in 1996* *NY Thoroughbred Observer 1/97 PAGE 5 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 2-4-97

Foreign Report cont. Bandamu Gein, h, 5, Sadler's Wells--Willamae (SW & WE s T GSP), by Tentam. Tokyo, 2-2, Risshun Sho, 12fT. Lifetime Record: 8-3-0-0, $377 ,900. 0-Naoharu • • Local News: Bay Meadows Yamashina; B-Robert Quinchett; T-Y Ninomiya. * 1 /2 to Undefeated Wild Wonder (Wild Again), winner of Willa On The Move (Assert {Ire}), GISW, $442,063; Sunday's Redwood City S. at Bay Meadows, is slated Citidancer (Dixieland Band), GISP; and Will's Way (Easy to make his next start in the Foster City S. February Goer), GISW, $565,000; and full to Lady Reiko (Ire), 17. "If he runs well, we'll shoot for the El Camino Real SW & GSP, $303,561. **$250,000 yrl '93 KEEJUL. Derby (March 8)," said trainer Greg Gilchrist. "He's the Local News: France real thing. He has all the size and he looks good. I've Last year's decision by the French racing authorities to been high on this horse since I got him." close Evry racecourse has brought about a significant change in the amount of use for the tracks which are the centre of two training centres, Chantilly and B·R•E•E•D•E•R•S Maisons-Laffitte. In 1997, the picturesque Chantilly track will stage 22 days of racing, compared to only EDITION eight in 1996, while Maisons-Laffitte has been allocated 31, compared to only 13 last year. Maisons-Laffitte ALLOWANCE RESULTS: opens the Paris flat racing season on February 26. 7th-FGX, $30,500, 4yo/up, f/m, al mT, 1 :41, fm. Evry's most valuable race, the mile-and-a-half G2 Grand WATERFORD WENCH (m, 6, Faster Than Sound--La Prix d'Evry, has been moved to Maisons-Laffitte and will Chaux {Ire}, by Welsh Saint {GB}) Lifetime Record: be run June 7 under the title of 'Grand Prix de 23-7-3-3, $85,395. 0-Foret & Gee & Sapir & Stall. Maisons-Laffitte'. Chantilly opens on April 21; among B-Edwin K. Cleveland (OH). T-Albert M Stall Jr. the events which the track will stage for the first time will be the G2 Prix Hocquart, to be run May 3. 9th-PHA, $17,600, 3yo, a 1 m70yd, 1 :44 1 /5, ft. TRUTH AND NOBILITY (f, 3, Proud Truth--Common­ Local News: Dubai sensical {SW, $174,852}, by Bates Motel) Lifetime Even Top (Ire) (Topanoora {GB}), runner-up in last Record: 6-3-1-1, $31,650. 0-Briter Stable. B-Ann W. year's 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, is due to fly to the Merryman (MD). T-Martin L Fallon. Gulf on Thursday to begin his acclimatization for the Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba on March 29. How­ 8th-PHA, $15,825, 4yo/up, f/m, a1m70yd, 1:44 1/5, ever, final first-choice nominees for the event, to be run ft. over a mile and a quarter on the sand, will not be known MICROWAVE QUEEN (m, 6, Mogambo--Baigneres, by until after the second entry stage on Wednesday. But Blushing Groom {Fr}) Lifetime Record: 68-13-12-12, Even Top's trainer Mark Tompkins has been given suffi­ $96,925. 0-William Carango. B-Alan Clore (KY). cient official encouragement about his colt's chances of T-Heriberto Pabon. making the field to arrange both flights and a build-up plan. "The horse has been in good healthy exercise for a MAIDEN WINNERS: while now and is in good form," he said. "I have been in Streeterville, c, 3, Fortunate Prospect--Party Stopper, by touch with jockey Richard Hills, who is riding for Sheikh Sir Ivor. GPX, 2-3, 6f, 1: 11 2/5. B-Farnsworth Farms & Hamdan al Maktoum in Dubai, and he will be riding Even M & M Bloodstock (Fl). *$50,000 2yo 1996 OBSFEB. Top in his lead-up work. He may be available to ride the +Gris Gris Gal, f, 3, Kris $.--Predictably Sunny, by horse in the race itself. But if Sheikh Hamdan needs him, Unpredictable. FGX, 2-3, 6f, 1 :12 3/5. B-Pribble­ I have offered the mount to Richard Quinn." Johnson (Ky). * $67,000 yrl '95 FTSAUG. Already in Dubai is the 2000 Guineas third and Eclipse Quilted Doll, f, 3, Lac Ouimet--Unforgettable Doll, by Lear Stakes runner-up Bijou D'lnde (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux Fan. PHA, 2-3, 6 1 /2f, 1: 19 2/5. B-Stepping Stone {GB}), whose trainer Mark Johnston said: "Our jockey Farm (Ky). * $8,000 yrl '95 KEEJAN; $11,500 2yo Jason Weaver worked him over the track last week and 1996 FTMDEC. was very pleased with him. He virtually has a summer +Dixie Fixins, f, 4, Dixieland Brass--Mary Arden (SP), by coat. If he can run up to his Eclipse form, when Halling Ardent John. PHA, 2-3, 5 1 /2f, 1 :06 3/5. B-Ann M. beat him only a neck, he must have a serious chance." Brede (Pa).

ASHFORD STUD HONOUR AND GLORY Dr. Barry Simon Tel: 606-873-7088. Fax: 606-873-8802. The fastest 'Met Mile' - Gr. 1 winner in 103 years, running fractions of :22 1/5, :44 2/5, 1:08 1/5 and 1:32 4/5.