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RAKTI LOOKS TO ECLIPSE RIVALS HEADLINE p2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2004 FOREIGNERS INVADE FOR AMERICAN OAKS The pair finished 1 1/2 lengths ahead of Sagitta Ra Fourteen three-year-old fillies, bred in six different (Run Softly), owned, bred and trained by Bobby countries, get together for this afternoon’s third running Frankel, who is also represented by Eternal Melody (NZ) of the American Oaks, which has already achieved (Shinko King {Ire}). A multiple stakes winner in her Grade I status. Dance in the Mood (Jpn) (Sunday Si- native country, she finished an excellent third against lence), one of just two in the older rivals in the GIII Mint Julep H. in her American field to win at the top level, debut at Churchill Downs May 29. The home team is took her first four trips to the fortified by Mambo Slew (Kingmambo), who won the post, including the G1 Japa- GIII Miesque S. here last November and comes off a nese 1000 Guineas in her victory in the GIII Sands Point S. at Belmont June 13. penultimate start Apr. 11. The Shadai Saturday, Hollywood Park, post time: 2:45 p.m. PDT homebred failed to AMERICAN OAKS-GI, $750,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/4mT negotiate the 12-fur- PP HORSE OWNER TRAINER ODDS 1 Misty Heights (GB) Lady O’Reilly Weld 8-1 long distance of the (Fasliyev--Mountains of Mist {Ire}, by Shirley Heights {GB}) Dance in the Mood May 23 G1 Japanese 2 Mambo Slew F Manganaro Biancone 5-1 www.hollywoodpark.com Oaks in her last ap- (Kingmambo--Slew Boyera, by Seattle Slew) pearance, but was 3 Boulevardofdreams (NZ) T Van Beurden Hillis 20-1 hardly disgraced by her fourth-place effort. (Daggers Drawn--Faustina {NZ}, by Sackford) Jockey Yutaka Take, no stranger to U.S. racing, 4 Hollywood Story G Krikorian Shirreffs 12-1 is in for the ride. Trainer Dermot Weld, who sent (Wild Rush--Wife for Life, by Dynaformer) Dimitrova over from Europe to take last year’s 5 Amorama (Fr) Naify/Woodside Farms J Canani 20-1 Oaks, is back with another talented shipper in (Sri Pekan--Tanzania {Ire}, by Alzao) the form of Misty Heights (GB) (Fasliyev). The 6 Dance in the Mood (Jpn) Shadai Race Horse Fujisawa 9-2 bay was second to Alexander Goldrun (Ire) in the (Sunday Silence--Dancing Key, by Nijinsky II) G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial May 9, 7 Ticker Tape (GB) J Ford Inc/Pearson/Sweesy Cassidy 8-1 but was just a midpack eighth in the G1 Irish (Royal Applause {Ire}--Argent du Bois, by Silver Hawk) 1000 Guineas two weeks later. A half sister to 8 French Lady (NZ) Augustin Stable Drysdale 20-1 GSW Madeira Mist (Ire), (Entrepreneur {GB}--Le Tebaldi, by Cure the Blues) she rebounded with a half- 9 Western Ransom Dr J Chandler Dickinson 12-1 length victory in the Listed (Red Ransom--Western Wind, by Gone West) Victor McCalmont Memo- 10 Western Hemisphere Golden Eagle Farm Baffert 8-1 rial S. June 6. Western (General Meeting--Excellent Lady, by Smarten) Hemishpere (General 11 Eternal Melody (NZ) M Bello Frankel 6-1 Meeting), a full sister to (Shinko King {Ire}--Billie Holiday {NZ}, by Defensive Play) General Challenge, de- 12 Lovely Rafaela TNT Stud Lobo 12-1 feated fellow Cal-breds to (A.P. Indy--Campagnarde {Arg}, by Oak Dancer {GB}) win her turf bow by two 13 Steel Princess (Ire) R Barnes Gibson 12-1 Lovely Rafaela and lengths May 14 then set (Danehill--Champaka {Ire}, by Caerleon) Western Hemisphere battle the pace in the June 5 GII 14 Sagitta Ra R Frankel Frankel 20-1 in the Honeymoon Benoit Honeymoon Breeders’ Cup (Run Softly--Nawal {Fr}, by Homme de Loi) H., only to be run down All carry 121 pounds, except Boulevardofdreams, French late by Lovely Rafaela (A.P. Indy) in the waning Lady and Eternal Melody, 125. strides of the nine-furlong event. www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/3/04 • PAGE 2 of 7 Saturday, Sandown, Britain, post time: 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Monmouth Park, post time: 5:16 p.m. EDT CORAL-ECLIPSE-G1, £409,000, 3yo/up, 10f 7ydsT UNITED NATIONS S.-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 13 Chancellor (Ire) Halling J Dunlop 1 In Hand Belong to Me P Oliver 20-1 2 7 Ikhtyar (Ire) Unfuwain Gosden 2 Request for Parole Judge T C Hough 8-1 3 4 Imperial Dancer (GB) Primo Dominie (GB) Channon 3 Balto Star Glitterman Pletcher 4-1 4 8 Kaieteur Marlin Scratched 4 Nothing to Lose Sky Classic Frankel 12-1 5 3 Kalaman (Ire) Desert Prince (Ire) Stoute 5 Bowman Mill Kris S. Dickinson 10-1 6 1 Maktub (Ity) Love the Groom M Jarvis 6 Hard Buck (Brz) Spend a Buck McPeek 9-2 7 11 Norse Dancer (Ire) Halling Elsworth 7 Mr O’Brien (Ire) Mukaddamah Graham 5-1 8 10 Powerscourt (GB) Sadler’s Wells A O’Brien 8 Megantic Theatrical (Ire) Pointer 10-1 9 12 Rakti (GB) Polish Precedent M Jarvis 9 Better Talk Now Talkin Man Motion 15-1 10 9 Refuse to Bend (Ire) Sadler’s Wells bin Suroor 10 Catechol Major Impact Thompson 30-1 11 6 Warrsan (Ire) Caerleon C Brittain 11 Final Prophecy World Stage (Ire) Cibelli 30-1 12 5 African Dream (GB) Mark of Esteem (Ire) Chapple-Hyam 12 Meteor Storm (GB) Bigstone (Ire) W Dollase 3-1 13 2 Salford City (Ire) Desert Sun (GB) Elsworth Meteor Storm bids for his fourth straight graded- All carry 133 pounds bar African Dream & Salford City, 122. stakes score. The British-bred had an abbreviated four- Rakti, winner of the G1 Champion S. last October, year-old campaign that saw him just might be ready to blossom as the best of his gener- win two-of-four starts while rac- ation. The five-year-old posted a smooth success over ing in allowance company, but he Powerscourt and Ikhtyar in the G1 Prince of Wales's S. has blossomed this season. After at Royal Ascot on his return June 16, his first start opening his 2004 account with a since finishing second to Falbrav (Ire) in the G1 Hong third vs. Santa Anita allowance Kong Cup. “He bounced back well from Ascot and is a foes in January, he finished good doer,” conditioner Michael Jarvis commented fourth, beaten just a half length yesterday. “With free-running types like him, who take for all the money, in the Feb. 16 Meteor Storm A Coglianese a strong grip, it’s easier to get a good position so the GII San Luis Obispo H. The bay high draw doesn’t worry me, nor does the Sandown has been unbeatable since, winning the Mar. 20 GII San hill, as he got a stiff 10 at Ascot. He is conserving Luis Rey H., Apr. 18 GII San Juan Capistrano H. and energy in his homework this year, which is a good sign June 5 GI Manhattan H. “The plan was to bring him and I’m hopeful, but these Group 1s take a lot of win- along slowly,” trainer Wally Dollase said. “The owners ning.” Godolphin, with three wins in this contest since [Horizon Stable] had a lot of patience, I had a lot of 1995, are represented by Refuse to Bend, who reestab- patience and we stuck to our plan--and the plan has lished his reputation when winning the G1 Queen Anne worked well. He's turned into a super distance horse. S. at Royal Ascot June 15. Last year’s G1 2000 Guin- The farther he goes, the better he likes it. We have a lot eas hero steps up to 10 furlongs for the first time, but of confidence in him now.” But he will have to over- jockey Frankie Dettori has no concerns about the dis- come the disadvantageous outside post. Hard Buck, tance. “The stiff mile at Ascot really suited him and he drawn more favorably in post 6, beat 2003 U.N. winner always gave me the feel that a mile and a quarter Balto Star by a head in the Feb. 22 GI Gulfstream Park would be up his street, so we'll try on Saturday and see Breeders’ Cup H., then shipped to Nad al Sheba and if we were right,” he said. “It was nice to see him was a solid second in the Mar. 27 G1 Dubai Sheema bounce back to his old self and although the Eclipse is a Classic. Rested after that effort, he returned to be very tough race, my horse is on the upgrade.” second in the June 12 Opening Verse H. at Churchill. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/3/04 • PAGE 3 of 7 Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:20 p.m. EDT Saturday, Hollywood Park, post time: 4:18 p,m. PDT SUBURBAN H.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m TRIPLE BEND BREEDERS’ CUP INVITATIONAL H.-GI, PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS $300,000, 3yo/up, 7f 1 Funny Cide Distorted Humor Tagg 5-1 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 2 Newfoundland Storm Cat Pletcher 5-1 1 Kela Numerous Mitchell 6-1 3 Peace Rules Jules Frankel 5-2 2 Hasty Kris Kissin Kris Sadler 12-1 4 Sarava Wild Again Baffert 15-1 3 Lifestyle Indian Charlie Ward 8-1 5 Devil Time Devil His Due Carroll 15-1 4 Taste of Paradise Conquistador Cielo Pearson 5-1 6 Colonial Colony Pleasant Colony Bindner 10-1 5 Debonair Joe Ole Ledezma 30-1 7 Dynever Dynaformer Clement 3-1 6 Ministers Wild Cat Deputy Minister Drysdale 20-1 8 Bowman’s Band Dixieland Band H Jerkens 4-1 7 Iron Halo (Arg) Halo Sunshine Kruljac 30-1 Peace Rules will try to carry his speed 10 furlongs for 8 Pohave Holy Bull O’Neill 7-2 the first time.