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“QUEST” STARS IN PAN AM HEADLINE p. 3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2003 NEW YORK STATE OF MIND ROUVRES BIDS FOR FIVE IN A ROW After making his first four starts in the Big Apple, Worse than second just once in his nine-race career, New York Hero (Partner’s Hero) travelled to Kentucky Rouvres (Fr) (Anabaa) will go after a fifth consecutive for his stakes debut and took the Blue Grass by storm, win in today’s GII Explosive Bid H. at Fair Grounds. The fighting his way to a neck victory over Eugene’s Third dark bay ended his overseas stint last spring, taking the Son (Indian Charlie) in the GII Lane’s End S. at Turfway G3 Prix de Guiche at Longchamp in May and the G1 Park yesterday afternoon. “He is powerful and good- Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly last June. He made his U.S. looking...like a New York hero ought to be,” trainer debut following an 8 1/2-month layoff and kept the Jennifer Pedersen said. The dark bay had tried two streak alive with a Gulfstream allowance score Feb. 17. turns for the first time in his most recent outing, finish- The field for the Explosive Bid ing second by a half length in an Aqueduct allowance softened significantly when test Feb. 27. Adding blinkers in his first try vs. stakes Redattore (Brz) was forced to foes, he shadowed Saintly Look (Saint Ballado) for six miss the race with a fever, but furlongs, drove to the front at the top of the lane and Rouvres will still have to work dug down deep to hold off the runner-up. “This horse to add to his skein. Mystery has a beautiful long stride,” winning jockey Norberto Giver (Dynaformer) could do no Arroyo Jr. told The Blood-Horse. “Once he gets going, better than 13th in this race Mystery Giver Benoit Photo he won’t give up. I don’t think the other horse would last year, but he was beaten have beaten us even if it had gone on longer.” Click for only 5 3/4 lengths by Sarafan the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue- and appears to have improved since. The five-year-old style pedigree. (More on the Lane’s End, p4) ended 2002 with a second-place finish in the Dec. 7 NTRA Great State Challenge Turf at Sam Houston and Saturday, Turfway Park came back Feb. 7 to successfully defend his title in the LANE'S END S.-GII, $500,000, TPX, 3-22, 3yo, Fair Grounds Breeders’ Cup H. “He’s bigger, he’s stron- ger and mentally he knows what’s required of him 1 1/8m, 1:50 3/5, ft. now,” trainer Richard Scherer told the Daily Racing 1--@#NEW YORK HERO, 121, c, 3, by Partner's Hero Form. “I think he’s got the game figured out.” 1st Dam: Nin Two, by John Alden 2nd Dam: Snared, by Insubordination Sunday, Fair Grounds, post time: 3:41 p.m. CST 3rd Dam: Captive Audience, by Native Dancer EXPLOSIVE BID H.-GII, $650,000, 4yo/up, a1 1/8mT ($6,000 yrl '01 KEESEP; $135,000 2yo ‘02 FTMMAY). PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS O-Paraneck Stable; B-Dark Hollow Farm & W Beatson 1 Orchard Park Hennessy Mott 10-1 (MD); T-Jennifer Pedersen; J-N Arroyo Jr; $300,000. 2 Run to Victory Gilded Time Badgett Jr 12-1 Lifetime Record: 5-3-2-0, $367,800. *Second SW 3 Rouvres (Fr) Anabaa Clement 3-1 and first GSW for sophomore sire (by Danzig). 4 Candid Glen El Gran Senor Leggio Jr 15-1 2--Eugene's Third Son, 121, c, 3, Indian Charlie-- 5 Mystery Giver Dynaformer Scherer 4-1 Gingerwood, by Afleet. ($50,000 wlng '00 KEENOV). 6 Freefourinternet Tabasco Cat Simon 15-1 O-Serengatti Stable (Richard Nip); B-Andover Way 7 Even the Score Unbridled’s Song Stewart 12-1 Partnership Llc (KY); $100,000. 8 Della Francesca Danzig O’Callaghan 12-1 3--Champali, 121, c, 3, Glitterman--Radioactivity, by 9 Seinne (Chi) Hussonet McAnally 8-1 Dixieland Band. ($75,000 yrl '01 KEESEP). O-Lloyd 10 Century City (Ire) Danzig Greely 5-1 Madison Farms IV; B-McKee Stables Inc (KY); 11 Requete (GB) Rainbow Quest Frankel 8-1 $50,000. Margins: NK, 2 1/4, HD. Odds: 14.70, 7.30, 2.80. ‘Race of the Week’ Also Ran: Lion Tamer, Saintly Look, Lots of Sizzle, GII Explosive Bid H. For a complete Thorograph analysis, click here. Chicken Soup Kid, Wendlar, Ozzie Cat. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/23/03 • PAGE 2 of 5 Saturday, Canterbury, Australia P R E S U L T S P CANTERBURY GUINEAS-G1, A$400,000, Canterbury (Sydney), 3-22, 1 3/16mT, 3yo, time: n/a, gd. Saturday, Moonee Valley, Australia 1--#@sFINE SOCIETY (AUS), 118, f, 3, by Marscay (Aus) AUSTRALIA S.-G1, A$350,000, Moonee Valley (Mel- 1st Dam: Early Song (GB), by Precocious (GB) bourne), 3-22, 6fT, 3yo/up, 1:10.54, gd. 2nd Dam: Magic Flute (GB), by *Tudor Melody 1--YELL (AUS), 121, g, 3, by Anabaa 3rd Dam: Filigrana (GB), by Niccolo dell’Arca (Ity) 1st Dam: Vocalist (Aus) (SW & MGSP-Aus), by Bluebird O-W A Choy; B-Mr R F Thompson; T-John Hawkes; 2nd Dam: Loyal Lyric (Aus), by Sovereign Red (NZ) J-Corey Brown; A$260,000. 3rd Dam: Miss Entertainer (Aus), by Vain (Aus) 2--Beaver (Aus), 124, g, 3, Bite the Bullet--Mahenge O-Woodlands Stud Syndicate; B-Woodlands Stud; (Aus), by Twig Moss (Fr). O-Woodlands Stud T-John Hawkes; J-Darren Gauci; A$227,500. Syndicate; B-Woodlands Stud; A$80,000. 2--Dash for Cash (Aus), 127, c, 4, Secret Savings-- 3--Hydrometer (Aus), 124, c, 3, Geiger Counter--Spirit Gulistan (Aus), by Rubiton (Aus). O-R G Hore-Lacy, of Oakbank (Aus), by Palace Music. O-J B Dawson, K J B Murray, I M Hewitt, M L Cain, R H Krause, J B F May, J F Worthley, S A Whyte, H J Vogel, F J McLeod, N A Assef, D Carosa, A J Backman & W C Moore, J Cameron-Smith, B Caruso & Mr & Mrs R K Van Rooy; B-Emirates Park Pty Ltd; A$70,000. Stanton; B-Ingleburne Pty Ltd; A$36,000. 3--Spinning Hill (Aus), 121, m, 6, Dolphin Street (Fr)-- Margins: n/a Odds: n/a Incline (Aus), by Century (Aus). O-O P Tait & Mrs J G Also ran: Pulitzer (NZ), Mahtoum (Aus), Davidoff (NZ), Nivison; B-Mr O P Tait & Mrs S S Nivison; A$31,500. Clangalang (Aus), Strasbourg (Aus), Vital Agreement Margins: 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 7-2, 20-1, 3-1. (Aus), Helenus (Aus), Fawaz (Aus), Rouge Homme Also ran: Falvelon (Aus), Egyptian Raine (NZ), Bomber (Aus), Jeremiad (Aus), King of Soul (Aus). Bill (Aus), Bel Esprit (Aus), Royal Code (Aus), North Boy The lightly raced Fine Society emerged as the thorn (Aus), Rubitano (Aus). Scratched: Super Elegant (Aus). among roses at Canterbury’s gala night meeting when, Jack and Bob Ingham’s mighty Crown Lodge, a four- as the only filly in the field, she demolished a few repu- state operation headed by trainer John Hawkes, contin- tations. King of Soul (Aus) (King of Kings {Ire}) set a ued its unprecedented domination of Australian racing ferocious pace in front, with Fine Society settled fourth yesterday, snaring the G1 Australia S. at Moonee Valley from the rear. The winner was awkwardly positioned at with Yell and the G1 Canterbury Guineas in Sydney the halfway mark behind a wall of horses that included with Fine Society (Aus). Hawkes also sent out Slipper highly regarded Helenus (Aus) (Helissio {Fr}) and Hy- prelude winners Kusi (Aus), who captured the G3 Sky- drometer. But, as Gosford Guineas winner Vital Agree- line S., and Legally Bay (Aus), heroine of the G3 Sweet ment (Aus) (Belong to Me) was urged into 1 1/2-length Embrace S. In running his winning streak to five, Yell lead as the field fanned rounding the turn, jockey Corey collected his third straight Group 1 win, bringing his Brown sent the compact Fine Society forward to breeze earnings to A$1,086,050 with seven wins and six past the leaders and win easily. She is likely to target placings from 14 starts. The three-year-old settled the both the G1 AJC Derby and G1 AJC Oaks. fourth on the rails before emerging on the outside at the top of the straight and driving to the wire for the Thoroughbred Daily News is: win. Melbourne stable foreman Wayne Hawkes said Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher Yell would either be given a break or pointed for the Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher G1 Darley S. over 1500 meters at Rosehill Apr. 5. As Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief Yell has yet to win beyond 1400 meters, another op- Alycia Borer Director of Advertising tion is the G1 Goodwood H. over 1200 meters at Jessica Martini Associate Editor Morphettville in South Australia May 17. Runner-up Alan Carasso Assistant Editor Dash For Cash was having his first start since surgery Marie Kizenko Assistant Editor to remove a bone chip late last November. Christina Bossinakis Editorial Assistant Lucas Marquardt Writer/Reporter All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, Mike Szotak Internet Services Manager unless otherwise indicated Vicki Forbes Director of Customer Services Arrowfield The sire of four GI winners including a Classic winner, a Champion 2yo, Hong Kong GI winner Home to Firebolt, and Mister Links, recent winner of the G3 July Stakes (2yo) at Newmarket.