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W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS PREAKNESS WRAP-UP With the Kentucky Derby Sunday, Longchamp, France and the Preakness behind him, trainer Bob Baffert said PRIX SAINT-ALARY-G1, $136,212, Longchamp, yesterday of his Triple threat Real Quiet (Quiet Amer France, 5-17, 3yo, f, 1 1/4mT, 2:03.20, gd. ican), "At a mile and a half, I'll take anybody on. The 1--ZAINTA (IRE), 126, f, 3, Kahyasi (lre)--Zaila (Ire), by Triple Crown is a survival of the fittest. It takes a hell of Darshaan (GB). 0-H H Aga Khan; B-The Aga Khan's a tough horse. When (Real Quiet) did it in the Derby, I Studs Societe Civile; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; J-G knew he was tough. Yesterday was a much better race, Mo:sse; $81,561. I thought. He's getting bigger and bigger, stronger and 2--loving Claim, 126, f, 3, Hansel--Ville D'Amore, by stronger. If he stays like he is now, if I don't screw it up Irish River (Fr). 0-Sheikh Maktoum al Maktoum; between now and then ... he'll win the Belmont." Real B-Gainsborough Farm Inc (Ky); $32,392. Quiet will train at Churchill Downs before shipping to 3--Good Enough (Fr}, 126, f, 3, Mukaddamah--Viceroy Belmont Park Wednesday, June 3. The participation of Princess (GB), by Godswalk. 0-Ecurie Fabien Ouaki; Coronado's Quest (Forty Niner) in the third leg of the B-Haras de Bernesq & Ecurie Fabien Ouaki; $15,614. Triple Crown June 6 is still very much up in the air. Margins: 1, NK, 3/4. Odds: 3.50, 1.30, 2.60. Scratched from the Preakness due to a bruised right rear Also ran: Welsh Autumn (GB), Abbatiale (Fr), Miscast foot, the colt continues to improve, but not as quickly (GB), Deskaheh (Ire), Saralea (Fr), Mannsara (Ire). as trainer Shug McGaughey would hope. "He's getting Extending her lifetime record to four-for-four, the Aga better, but he's not as far along as I'd like," said Khan's Zainta (Ire) looks set for the G 1 Prix de Diane McGaughey. "We'll do a little more probing later Hermes (French Oaks) at Chantilly June 7, where she (Sunday) when the blacksmith comes. We'll probably may be joined by her stable companion Zalaiyka (Fr), know more (Monday)." McGaughey hopes to have his winner of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (French 1000 colt ready to run in the May 25 GI Metropolitan H. at Guineas) May 10. Unlike the G3 Prix Vanteaux here Belmont, but said that if Coronado's Quest couldn't April 26, when she led wire-to-wire for an unconvincing return to the track by early this week, it would be very win on a very soft track, Zainta settled in mid-division hard to make the race. Without a start in the Met as a as stablemate MANNSARA (IRE) (Royal Academy) set prep, the trainer said he doesn't believe he can have the pace. Loving Claim took over on the final turn, but Coronado's Quest ready to run the mile and a half of the Zainta came between horses in midstretch, quickening Belmont S. Should he make it, however, he expects to well iin the final eighth to win going away. "Zainta was have a good chance of derailing Real Quiet's Triple not at ease on the soft ground last time and had to lead Crown bid. "We can stop (Real Quiet)," he said. "He'd all the way," said the Aga Khan. "She is better coming have to catch us. I'm not going to be like Bob Baffert from off the pace like today. We now have her and and go around predicting victory, but I think he's a good Zalaiyka in the Prix de Diane and we might run both, enough horse to win and I think he stacks up with the although I would prefer not to." Trainer Alain de rest of them. I think he could be very competitive." Royer-Dupre said: "Zainta is a tough staying filly. We Trainer David Cross will decide Tuesday whether to will not rush into a decision over which of the fillies, or send Preakness third Classic Cat (Mountain Cat) to the both, run in the Diane." Loving Claim's trainer Criquette Belmont S. "I'm very pleased," said Cross of his colt. Head was happy with her G 1 Prix Marcel Boussac win "He's a contender. It would be nice to have a Triple ner, saying: "We've no excuses. She was beaten by a Crown winner, but I'd like to beat him." Cape Town better filly on the day. Loving Claim is still not yet at her (Seeking the Gold) threw his right hind shoe three fur best, but she is getting there." longs from home in Saturday's Preakness; the ninth place finisher came out of the race missing some of the ST AKES CLOSINGS wall of that hoof, but the swelling which had been TODJ.I Y, MONDAY, MAY 18: detected in his suspensory had subsided by Sunday 5-30 $300,000 Massachusetts H.-G/11, Suf, morning. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, himself sporting a cut 3yo/up, 9f ( $100) on the left side of his head from a Cape Town head 5-30 $200,000 Azalea Breeders' Cup-Gill, butt, said the three-year-old would get a break, but that ere, 3yo, t, 6f ($100) stablemate Yarrow Brae (Deputy Minister), winner of the 5-30 $125175,000 Suffolk Downs Breeders' Cup• H., Sul, Gii Illinois Derby, will run next in the Belmont. 3yo/up, 6f ($100) PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 5-18-98 Weekend Results cont. Premio Presidente delta Republica cont. Sunday, Hollywood Park Trying this trip for the first time, Polar Prince (Ire), RAILBIRD S.-Gll, $107,100, HOL, 5-17, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:20 winner of the Listed Premio W.W.F. here in May, 1997 4/5, ft. and the G3 Diomed S. at Epsom on Derby Day last year, 1--BRULAY, 115, f, 3, Rubiano--Charming Lassie, by produced a great turn of foot inside the final quarter Seattle Slew. ($150,000 yrl '96 KEESEP). 0-Mr. & mile to cut down the long-time leader Annus Mirabalis Mrs. Jerome S Moss; B-W S Farish & W S Kilroy (KY); (Fr), the Godolphin-owned odds-on favorite, to run out T-Richard Mandella; J-G Stevens; $64,260. Lifetime an impressive winner. He may now be aimed at the G2 Record: 3-3-0-0, $112,260. * 1 /2 to Sovereign Sage Prince Of Wales' S. at Royal Ascot June 16. (Sovereign Dancer), SP, $166,550. 2--Gourmet Girl, 119, f, 3, Cee's Tizzy--Rhondaling Sunday, longchamp, France (GB), by Welsh Pageant (Fr). ($3,500 yrl '96 PRIX VICOMTESSE VIGIER-G2, $84,717, Longchamp, CALAUG). 0-Massengale & Sledge Stable & Partners; France, 5-17, 4yo/up, 15f 110ydsT, 3:18.50, gd. B-Carl & Olivia Cannata (Ca); $21,420. 1--TAJOUN (FR), 123, g, 4, General Holme--Taeesha 3--Unreal Squeal, 116, f, 3, Unreal Zeal--Halks Speed, (Ire), by Mill Reef. 0-H H Aga Khan; B-The Aga Khan's by Hawkin's Special. ($15,500 yrl '96 OBSAUG). 0-J Studs Societe Civile; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; J-G K Chapman & S Tsujimoto; B-Elizabeth J Nowak {Fl); Masse; $49,833. $12,852. 2--Lucky Dream (Fr), 1 23, c, 4, Homme De Loi Margins: 6, NO, 1. Margins: 0.60, 5.90, 25.80. (lre)--Lady Of The House {Ire), by Habitat. 0-Mme C Also Ran: Holy Nola, Miss Fleet Diablo, Bang Up Play. Dutertre-Hallope; $19,933. A winner on her debut at Santa Anita February 28, 3--Windsor Castle (GB}, 1 23, c, 4, Generous (lre)--One Brulay took a break before her second start, returning to Way Street (GB), by Habitat (GB). 0-Prince Fahd notch an allowance win at Santa Anita April 1 6. The Salman; $9,966. odds-on choice despite leaping into graded-stakes com Margins: 3/4, NK, 3/4. pany in her third outing, the bay filly went head-and Also ran: Book At Bedtime (Ire), Le Tintoret (Fr), Silver head with Unreal Squeal, shook loose at the head of the Fun (Fr). lane and earned her easiest victory to date in a time just The second leg of a Group race double on the day for two ticks off the track record. "She's something pretty the Aga Khan, trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre and jockey special," said jockey Gary Stevens. "She's all race horse Gerald Masse, with Tajoun (Fr), winner of the G3 Prix and has a hell of a stride on her. She just floats, doesn't de Barbeville April 26, taking his lifetime record to use any effort at all. The way she's going right now, eight-for-10, and three-for-three this season. The two she acts like the further, the better. We'll keep our English challengers BOOK AT BEDTIME (IRE) (Mtoto fingers crossed." {GB}) and Windsor Castle (GB) cut out the pace, pur sued by Tajoun. On the final turn the English pair tried Sunday, Rome Italy to quicken away, but Tajoun could not be shaken off. PREMIO PRESIDENTE DELLA REPU BBLICA-G 1, Although he did not win as impressively as in the $141,373, Rome, Italy, 5-17, 3yo/up, 1 1 /4mT, Barbeville, where he found the very soft track much to 2:01.20, gd.