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DANZIG FILLY SUPPLIES THE POLISH ON SARATOGA WEDNESDAY -- TOP FIVE COLTS SARATOGA WEDNESDAY Hip number 121, a bay HIP# SIRE DAM PRICE filly by Danzig--Sea Breezer (Gulch), brought a final bid 156 Miswaki Touch of Greatness $500,000 of $800,000 to top yesterday's second session of the Consigned by Dromoland/Hartwell, Agent V Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale at the Purchased by Demi O'Byrne Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, New 090 Mr. Greeley Permissive $425,000 York. Consigned by Walnut Green, agent, the filly was ($100,000 yrl '98 KEEJAN} purchased by Rollin Baugh on behalf of Keiji Nagai. After Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent signing the ticket, Baugh explained, "She was just so Purchased by Padua Stables, Inc. Danzig-ish--with all that Grade I power. Up close, we 091 Seattle Slew Phone Booth $300,000 just thought we had to have her." The filly, sold in utero Consigned by Peter Taaffe, agent for $425,000 to Walnut Green at the 1996 Keeneland Purchased by Full Circle Racing November sale, will be broken in California before being 115 Di ieland Band Royal Devotion $270,000 shipped to Japan for her racing career. She is the first onsigned by Darby Dan Farm, agent foal of her Grade I stakes placed dam. The second high­ Purchased by W. S. Farish est price of the night was paid for hip number 159, a 085 M adowlake Northern Pageant $240,000 daughter of Gone West--Trumpet's Blare (Vice Regent). ($100,000 wnlg '97 KEENOVl The filly was consigned by Muirfield East, agent, and Consig ed by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent VI was purchased for $725,000 by Kern Lillingston Associ­ urchased by William McDonald, agent ation on behalf of Richard Colton. "We were looking for a filly by a top sire with good conformation," Kern GA WEDNESDAY -- TOP FIVE FILLIES Lillingston's Lincoln Collins explained. Tom Amoss will HIP# DAM PRICE train the bay filly. A New Orleans resident, Colton is in 121 D nzig Sea Breezer $800,000 the process of establishing his own breeding operation. Consig ed by Walnut Green (Jones Brothers), agent The top priced colt of last night's session was hip num­ Purchased by Rollin Baugh, agent ber 156, a son of Miswaki--Touch of Greatness (Hero's 159 G ne West Trumpet's Blaze $725,000 Honor). Demi O'Byrne went to $500,000 to purchase Consigned by Muirfield East, agent the half brother of world-record holder Elusive Quality P rchased by Kern Lillingston Association (Gone West) from Dromoland/Hartwell, Agent V. Padua 136 D puty Minister Songlines $650,000 Stables brought home the second highest priced colt of Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent the session, spending $425,000 for hip number 90, a Purchased by Padua Stables, Inc. son of Mr. Greeley--Permissive (Wardlaw). After the 110 R hy Reverie $360,000 purchase, trainer D. Wayne Lukas explained, "It's a first Consign d by Burning Daylight Farms, Inc., Bluegrass year sire so it is a little bit of a grey area, but he's ex­ Thoroughbred Services, Inc. (John Stuart), agent tremely well conformed and looks like he'll be a two­ Purchased by John Kimmel, agent year-old winner." Padua Stables also went home with 123 Lo d at War (Arg) Secret Squaw $320,000 hip number 136, a filly by Deputy Minister--Songlines Consi ned by Fred Seitz (Brookdale Farm), agent (Diesis {GB}), consigned by Eaton Sales, agent. After urchased by Robert and Beverly Lewis signing the $650,000 ticket, Lukas admitted, "We loved everything about her." During yesterday's session, 56 yearlings sold for a total of $10,805,000. That's up STAK S CLOSINGS .~ 34.5 percent from last year's aggregate of $8,035,000 TODAY 'HURSDAY AUGUST 13: I ~I grossed from the sale of 53 horses. The 1 998 session 8-15 $1 0,000 Sorority-GI/I, Mth, 2yo, f, 6f average of $1 92,946 marked a 27 .3-percent increase ($ ,OOOs) from the 1997 figure of $151,604. Wednesday night's TOMORR W FRIDAY AUGUST 14: median price was $155,000. The sale's final session 8-23 $2 'o,ooo Longacres Mile-GI//, EmD, 3yo/up, Bf ($ O,OOOs) begins tonight at 8 p.m. ?AGE.2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 8-13-98

NTRA, ABC AGREE TO ADD T.V. RACES The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has reached RESULTS an agreement in principle with ABC Sports for an ex­ • • panded package of Triple Crown prep races for 1999 Wednesday, Saratoga: and 2000, according to a press release issued by the A PHENOMENON-Gil, $137,575, SAR, 8-12, 3yo/up, NTRA yesterday. While not naming which Triple Crown 6f, 1 :09 3/5, ft. preps would be aired, the release said that four addi­ 1--, 122, c, 4, Kipper Kelly--Marianne tional races, presented in half-hour increments, would Theresa, by John's Gold. O/B-Hobeau Farm, Ltd (FL); be added to those televised in 1998, when just the T-H Allen Jerkens; J-J L Samyn; $82,545. Lifetime Florida Derby and Wood Memorial were shown by ABC. Record: 23-12-2-3, $983,342. One of those two telecasts will also be expanded, for a 2--Trafalger, 114, c, 4, Storm Bird--Alamosa (GB), by total of 2 Yz hours of additional pre-Triple Crown cover­ Alydar. ($450,000 yrl '95 KEESEP). 0-Lewis Beverly age. "ABC Sports is synonymous with coverage of the J & Robert B; B-lndian Creek, Hugo Lascelles, Et Al Triple Crown and the races leading up to it," said NTRA (KY); $27,515. Commissioner Tim Smith. "With these new racing tele­ 3--Receiver, 113, h, 5, Phone Trick--Bruces Blue Lou, by casts and the three-year-old races on ESPN, we'll have Storm lird. ($145,000 yrl '94 KEESEP). 0-Lazy E Triple Crown prep races on national television on nearly Racing ~)table Inc; B-Gentry Robert A (KY); $15, 133. a weekly basis from late January through late April." Margins: ~, 2HF, 2 1 /4. Odds: 1 .05, 11 .80, 26.25. Also Ran: Partner's Hero, Royal Haven, Richter Scale, ISELIN POSSIBLE FOR AWESOME AGAIN Oro de ME xico. Trainer Pat Byrne is mulling over a start in the Aug. 30 Scratched: Johnny Legit, Punch Line. Gii lselin H. at Monmouth Park for his GI Whitney H. Kelly Kip, seeking his fourth graded stakes triumph winner Awesome Again (Deputy Minister), the trainer of 1998, was coming off wins in the June 20 Giii said yesterday. Byrne said he would consider taking on Finger Lal es Breeders' Cup and July 18 Gil DeFrancis Skip Away (Skip Trial) in the race if he were satisfied Memorial Dash. The even-money choice dueled with with his weight assignment. "If I like the sound of the second choice RICHTER SCALE (Habitony {GB}) early, weights for the lselin, I'll consider going to Monmouth," put that r val away nearing the stretch and came said Byrne. "Skip Away is a wonderful horse and I'm home as 11nuch the best. "He's not good," winning not going to ship all the way to Monmouth just to fill the trainer H. Allen Jerkens said of Kelly Kip after the race for them. But if (owner Frank) Stronach and I feel race. "He s remarkable. He can be vanned for four or the weights are in our favor, it could be a possibility. five hour~ and be ready to run. He's got God-given Skip Away is a brilliant race horse. For me to take on a speed." Winning jockey Jean-Luc Samyn added, "He brilliant race horse, I need to be weighted fairly." Byrne has been getting better and better during the year. said a start in the Gil Saratoga Breeders' Cup H. the He's got ~print-champion material." Kelly Kip may same day would also depend on the weights. make his next start in the Gii Forest Hill at Belmont Oct. 1 7. Jerry Bailey, riding sixth-place finisher PREVIEW Richter S1 ale, commented, "At one point, we were on Sunday,• Deauville, France: • even tern s and I thought we were going to be able to PRIX DU HARAS DE FRESNAY-LE-BUFFARD JACQUES outrun him, but once Kelly Kip started to open up, my LE MAROIS-G1, $284,471, 3yo/up, 1 mT horse jus1 vanished underneath me. I just don't know Sunday's Group 1 event will feature the reappearance what happened." of G1 Paule d'Essai des Pouliches (French 1000 Guin­ eas) winner Zalaiyka (Fr) (Royal Academy), who has ©Cop yr~ 1ht Thoroughbred Daily News. been off the track since her runner-up performance in This ne111 spaper may not be reproduced in any form or the G 1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot June 17. Also by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior expected in the lineup is Miss Berbere (Fr} (Bering {GB}), written f. ermission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. winner of the Aug. 2 G2 Prix d'Astarte. The filly was In format on as to the races, race results and earnings recently bought privately by the Yoshida family from was obt1~ined from results charts published in Daily Japan for an undisclosed sum and will run in the colors Racing Porm and utilized herewith with the permission of her new owners Sunday. Japan's champion jockey of the c£ pyright owner, Daily Racing Form. Yutaka Take takes the mount.

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The Board of Trustees of the New York Racing Asso­ NEW YORK ciation yesterday approved a schedule of dates for the • • 1 999 Saratoga race meet. The 1 999 schedule would Yesterday's Results: mirror this year's schedule, with a 36-day meeting run­ 8th-SAR, $38,000, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1 /8m, 1 :52, ft. ning from Wednesday, July 28 through Labor Day, INDY COURT (f, 3, A.P. lndy--Court Hostess {GSW, Monday, Sept. 6, 1999. The request will be forwarded $464,894}, by Sovereign Dancer), second and third in to the New York State Racing and Wagering Board for two starts at Churchill last November, graduated from its approval. "We think it is beneficial to our Saratoga the maiden ranks with a 1 1 /2-length victory in her last fans so that they are able to plan ahead for next sea­ start July 11 at Belmont. Looking to go two-for-two in son," said NYRA President and COO Terry Meyocks. "In '98, the 2-1 favorite rallied four wide to take the lead addition, we believe it is a plus for the Saratoga commu­ into the stretch and powered home in a 1 2 1 /2-length nity to set the dates early." romp. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, $55,560. The New York State Racing and Wagering Board 0/B-William S Kilroy (KY). T-Neil J Howard. approved NYRA's request to offer fans Del Mar's $2 million-guaranteed pick six this Saturday. The pick six 4th-SAR, $35,000, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1 :26 2/5, ft. will be comprised of races five through 10, with the COMMODITIES {f, 3, Private Account--Tricky Game, by Pacific Classic as the seventh race. Majestic Light) sold two years ago at the '96 Fasig­ Also Saturday, cooks from around the country will Tipton Saratoga August select sale for $305,000, cele­ compete i' the Saratoga Regional Chili Cookoff in the brated the two-year anniversary with an upset win at track's ba kyard area with hopes of gaining an auto­ 20-1. Tenth in her debut May 20 at Belmont after flash­ matic berth to the International Chili Society's World ing brief speed, she had been rested since and came Champion hip in October. All proceeds from the event back ready for action, coming from off the pace for a go to the horoughbred Retirement Foundation and the one-length win. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $21,000. New York Turf Writers Association's Bob Harding Me­ 0-G Watts Humphrey Jr. B-Dinwiddie Farm (KY). morial Sc olarship Fund. T-George R Arnold II. 6th-SAR, $35,000, Msw, 2yo, f, 6 1 /2f, 1: 18 1 /5, ft. EA s T + OH WHAT A WINDFALL (f, 2, Seeking the Gold--Oh What a Dance, by Nijinsky II), distanced when seventh Yesterday s Results: in her debut at Belmont July 11, showed vast improve­ 7th-DEL, 25,200, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1 /2f, 1 :05 2/5, ft. ment here, settling just off the early pace, splitting + GODM THER (f, 2, Show' em Slew--Gallant Libby horses to challenge on the turn and outfinishing 6-5 {MSW,$ 48, 106}, by Gallant Knave), a half-sister to favorite BETTER THAN HONOUR (Deputy Minister) for a Winter M lady (Frosty the Snowman), GSW, $514,822, 3/4-length victory. Sent off at 8-1 odds, the winner is a dueled for the lead briefly before taking command and full sister to Heavenly Prize, Ch. 3yo Filly, MGISW, drawing c ear for an authoritative 9 1 /4-length romp at $1,825,820; and Hunting Hard, GSP, $103, 140. Life­ 4-1 odds. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $14,400. time Record: 2-1-0-0, $21,000. O/B-Arthu I Appleton (FL). T-Robert Camac. 0-0gden Phipps. B-Phipps Stable (KY). T-Claude McGaughey Ill. 3rd-DEL, 24,900, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1 /2f, 1 :07 1 /5, ft. + LONGFI LD STAR (f, 2, Allen's Prospect--Sierra Mu­ Local News, Saratoga: sic, by St p the Music), dismissed at 18-1 in her career Auntie Mame (Theatrical {Ire}), winner of the Gii New debut, ou ran her odds with an off-the-pace, one-length York H. in her last start July 18 at Belmont, worked four taHy over LUSHING CALLER (Caller l.D.). Lifetime furlongs Tuesday over the Saratoga turf course in :49 Record: 1 1-0-0, $14,400. 2/5 in preparation for Friday's Glens Falls H .... Memories 0-Longfield Farms. B-Ralph Thomas (WV). T-D Walters. of Silver (Silver Hawk) worked a half-mile yesterday morning in :49 1 /5 over the turf. The MGISW won the Local Ne s, Rockingham: Robert Dick Memorial S. at Delaware July 25 in her first Torrenti I rains in the Salem, New Hampshire area race back after fracturing a cannon bone last fall, and is turned th Rockingham Park track extremely sloppy, pointing for Sunday's Giii Ballston Spa Breeders' Cup H. forcing th track to cancel live racing yesterday.

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AUSTRALIAN WINNERS BY SHUTTLE ST ALLIO NS: FOREIGN European• Stakes Result: • Ragazza (Aus), f, 4, Bluebird--Feminie (Aus) (GSP-Aus), UPAVON FILLIES S., $27,549, Salisbury, England, by Rory's Jester (Aus). Eagle Farm (Brisbane), 8-12, 8-12, 3yo/up, f/m, 9f 198 ydsT, 2:04.99, gd/fm. Jim Beam H., 3yo/up, f/m, 6fT, $9, 144 to winner. 1--#ZANTE (GB), 117, f, 3, Zafonic--Danthonia, by B-Dr G Dixon; T-Kelso Wood Northern Dancer. 0-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Onslaught (Aus), c, 4, Danehill--Lady Rushton (NZ), by Farms; T-Henry Cecil; J-K Fallon; $16,387. Sir Tristram (Ire). Strathalbyn (South Australia), 8-12, 2--lnnuendo (Ire), 117, f, 3, Caerleon--lnfamy (GB), by Scotcher Petroleum H., 3yo/up, 1 mT, $2,503 to Shirley Heights (GB). $6,113. winner. B-Mr R K Towell; T-Peter Hayes 3--Putuna (GB), 121, f, 3, Generous (lre)--lvoronica (GB), by Targowice. $2,975. AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN AUSTRALIA: Margins: 3/4, 6, 3/4. Zante (GB), fifth in her previous outing, the G2 Kingston Calling, g, 6, Phone Trick--Mer Belle (GSP-lty), Nassau S. at Goodwood August 1, scored her second by Far North. Eagle Farm (Brisbane), 8-12, Jacob's win from only four lifetime starts when leading from Creek H., 3yo/up, 7f 11 OydsT, $9, 144 to winner. gate to wire and justified the punters faith in making her B-Kingston Park Stud; T-Les Kelly. * 1 /2 to Basim the strong 5-6 favorite. Jockey Kieren Fallon sent the (Capote), Hwt Colt at 2-lre, GSW-lre, G1 SP-Fr, daughter of Zafonic straight to the lead and dictated the $106,637. pace throughout. At the half-mile pole, Zante led from HOUSEKEEPER (IRE) (Common Grounds {GB}) and the previously undefeated Innuendo (Ire). Inside the final MIDWEST quarter mile, Zante still led, but Housekeeper began to • • fade as Innuendo became the main challenger. Inside Local News, Turfway Park: the final eighth, Fallon was at his urgent best as Zante Turfway Park, which opens its 1 998 Fall Meet on began to tire with Innuendo pressing right to the wire Wednesdf y September 9, will offer a daily purse without getting on even terms. distributi n of $220,000. The highlight of the meet is the fifth unning of the $1 .1 5 million Cup AMERICAN-BRED WINNERS IN ENGLAND: Day of C ampions on Saturday, September 26. The Mr Browning, g, 7, Al Nasr (Fr)--Crinoline (GB), by season runs through October 9. Blakeney (GB). Brighton, 8-12, Weatherbys IT Services H., 4yo/up, 11 f 196ydsT, $5,839 to winner. Local News, Prairie Meadows: 0-Mrs M O'Shea; B-Lord Carnarvon; T-G Kelleway. Prairie Meadows raised $21,004 for the Don Modest Hope, g, 11, (Fr)--Key Dancer MacBeth Memorial Jockey Fund, nearly double its (MGSW, $321,030), by Nijinsky II. Brighton, 8-12, 1997 fundraising total of $11,660. The Fund provides Ashforth-Carnaby Selling H., 3yo/up, 11 f 196ydsT, financial ssistance, medical treatment, physical ther­ $3,252 to winner. 0-J McManamon; B-R Wilson; T-S apy and ther rehabilitative services to riders and their Lamyman. * 1 /2 to Call Account (Private Account), families. GSP, $1 55,687. * * $175,000 yrlg '88 KEEJUL. YE~sterda 's Result: Local News, France: 5th-ELP, $25,900, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 m, 1 :38 1 /5, Prince Khaled Abdullah's champion Xaar (GB) ft. (Zafonic), off the track since finishing fourth in the G 1 SlJMME SNOWFLAKE (f, 3, Stalwart--Miss Tickled Sagitta 2000 Guineas at Newmarket May 2, has recov­ Piink, by ot o' Gold), second in her debut at Churchill ered from the fever he developed prior to the G2 Prix in June, rew off to a 6 1 /2-length tally in her last Eugene Adam July 12 and will appear in Saturday's G2 start July 18. The 3-2 favorite stalked the early lead­ $85,341 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano over a mile and a ers beforFl moving out three wide to take control at quarter at Deauville. In what will be his first start be­ the top of the stretch in a three-length victory. Life­ yond a mile, Xaar will face a maximum of five oppo­ time Rec rd: 3-2-0-0, $32,097. nents, including last year's G 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud O/B-Lisa Deyoung (KY). T-Hal R Wiggins. hero Special Quest (Fri (Rainbow Quest).

14°/o Stakes Horses (from st rters) 1998: 6 SWs, 10 Stakes Horses

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4th-DMR, $39,000, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1 /8mT, I • s 0. c AL IF 0 RN I A • I 1 :49 2/5, fm. STERLING HEIGHTS (f, 3, Royal Academy--Bandoline Yesterday's Results: {GB}, by Top Ville {Ire}) ran third and second in her REAL GOOD DEALS., $100,000, DMR, 8-12, (S), 3yo, first two starts last fall at Turf Paradise and, after 7f, 1 :09 2/5, ft. ending 1997 with a fourth-place finish in a stake at 1--#FULL MOON MADNESS, 116, g, 3, Half a Year-­ the Arizona oval, ran fifth in her '98 bow in January. Soft Charm, by . 0-Corey Family Trust; Off seven months after that effort, she returned to B-Mr & Mrs John Mabee (Ca); T-Robert Marshall; J-K finish sixth in her turf debut at Hollywood last time Desormeaux; $67,440. Lifetime Record: 14-4-4-5, out July 20. Dismissed at 48-1, the bay filly sat just $253,660. off the early pace before taking charge at midstretch 2--0ysters, 114, c, 3, Prized--Magical Flash, by and scoring by 1 3/4 lengths over 9-5 favorite Miswaki. 0-Clement Hirsch. $22,480. DOMINQUE'S JOY (Strawberry Road {Aus}). The 3--The Gold Key, 118, g, 3, Candi's Gold--Kechip, by winner was a $40,000 KEENOV weanling and a Our Blue Chip. 0-Gary & Timothy Burke. $13,488. $20,000 KEESEP yearling Lifetime Record: 6-1-1-1, Margins: 2 1 /2, 5 1 /2, 4. Odds: 3.40, 8.50, 19.30. Full Moon Madness won for a $62,500 tag in March $26, 152. 0-Dennis Weir. B-T F Van Meter (Ky). T-Kevin Lewis. before finishing runner-up in the Zanny Tactics S. in April and third in both the May 25 Harry Henson S. and, most recently, the July 4 Playa Del Rey S. On or near the lead throughout, the chestnut gelding kicked clear in B 1•R•E•E•D•E•R·S] the stretch for a confident win. "He's a horse we claimed for $32,000 and we nicknamed him 'Little Guy' EDITION because he was a little guy then," explained winning trainer Robert Marshall. "He used to be a little guy, but ALLOWAl~CE RESULTS: now he's a game professional horse." 1st-SAR, $40,000, Steeplechase, 4yo/up, 2 1 /16mT, Gth-DMR, $57,000, Opt. Clm. ($80,000), 3yo/up, f/m, 3:44 4/5, sf. 1 1 /16mT, 1 :42 3/5, fm. GRENADI (g, 9, Greinton {GB}--Excitable Gal, by 1--GRIEGA (IRE}, 117, f, 4, Danehill--French Flair (SP­ Secretariat) Lifetime Record: 18-11-1-1, $125,845. Ire}, by Bering CGB). 0-Charles Cella; B-Leo Collins 0-Peace John H. B-Dinwiddie Farm (KY). T-F Bruce (Ire); T-Ronald McAnally. Lifetime Record: SW-Fr, Miller. * 1 /2 to Edgy Diplomat (Deputy Minister), SW, 8-4-3-0, $142,014. $126, 72b. 2--Troika, 117, f, 4, Strawberry Road (Aus)--Estrapade, by Vaguely Noble (GB). 8th-LRL, $30,000, 3yo/up, 6f, 1 :09 3/5, ft. 3--Royal Dove (Ire), 117, f, 4, Royal Academy--Palm IT'S ONLIV MONEY (c, 3, My Boy Adam--Mt. Helen Dove, by Storm Bird. {SP}, by Explodent) Lifetime Record: 14-4-1-1, Margins: 3, 3/4, HD. Odds: .50, 5.00, 8.20. $70,080 O/T-Timothy C Grams. B-E. H. "Beau" Lane Griega (Ire) won a stake in France in August '96 and Ill (PA). was off a year before winning an August Del Mar allow­ ance in one of three starts last year. Second in January, 4th-DEL, $28,300, 3yo, f, a1 m70yd, 1 :42 2/5, ft. the filly resurfaced to win a Hollywood allowance last LET ME PASS SIR (f, 3, Sir Leon--Pass My Budget, by time out July 4. The favorite raced well back early, waded through traffic nearing the stretch to take the Forward :'.:harger) Lifetime Record: 21-6-2-4, lead at midstretch and drew clear to the wire. $75, 151 0-William E Worthington Ill. B-Harold Rose (FL). T-Richard Vega. CORRECTION: It was incorrectly stated in Wednesday's newsletter that the $1 . 7 million Storm Cat filly sold at 9th-ELP, $27,170, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:17 2/5, ft. Saratoga Tuesday was the highest-priced yearling filly to DONPIC• EDTHISONE (c, 4, --All At sell at auction so far in 1998. In fact, the highest-priced Once, b'Y Dixieland Band) Lifetime R~cord: 11-5-1-0, yearling filly at $3.4 million was by Seeking the Gold-­ $58,549 0-J T Hines Jr. B-Nancy Dillman (KY). Number, sold at the Keeneland January sale. We regret T-John t Booker. the error. ~ C~of;~~;~~:~.:g~~::.~~::::~~ s:~~;;~CE ~~~:ONG;~~ ~(Jip· ~ 8-1 g WOX Niagara Breeders' Cup H. 3yo/up, 1 1 /2mT $250,000 9-5 ~iJthr.rml~ 8-22 CNL Bald Eagle Breeders' Cup S. 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT $100,000 9-7 C~'" Breeders' Cup. Building qu~lity in racing all year long. PAGE}6 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 8-13-98

5th-LRL, $27 ,000, 3/up, f/m, 1 Of (off turf), 2:06 1 /5, ft. MAIDEN WINNERS: VAGUELY RICH (f, 3, Caveat--Richly Rewarded, by Nijinsky II) Lifetime Record: 8-2-1-2, $41,810. 0-Mrs F +Longfield Star, f, 2, Allen's Prospect--Sierra Music, by P Wright. B-Frank Wright (MD). T-D Barr. * 1 /2 to Blue Stop the Music. DEL, 8-12, 5 1 /2f, 1 :07 1 /5. 8-Ralph Sky Princess (Conquistador Cielo), MSW, $253,015. S Thomas (Wv). M and M Machine, f, 2, Bucksplasher--Red Teepee, by 9th-MTH, $27 ,000, 3yo/up, 1 1 /16mT, 1 :44, fm. Apalachee. HAW, 8-12, (S), 5 1 /2f, 1 :07. 8-Moises HICKEY LANE (h, 5, Mari's Book--Connemara Miss, by Yanez (II). L'Enjoleur) Lifetime Record: 16-3-2-0, $53,510. Chubby's Brother, c, 2, Order--Army Nurse, by Turn to 0-Crown Colony Farm Inc & Barrett M. B-Eugene Goss Mars. DMR, 8-12, (C), (S), 6f, 1: 12 1 /5. B-Robert (KY). T-D Hal Griffitt. Moreno (Ca). Salt Stop, f, 2, Salt Lake--Pleasant Stop, by Pleasant 8th-DEL $26,600, 3yo/up, 6f, 1: 10, ft. Colony. LRL, 8-12, (C), 6f, 1: 13. B-D W Frazier (Ky). GO FOR IT BIG GRAY {c, 4, Irish Open--Rapid Ryder, by *$27,000 2yo 1998 OBSMAR. Red Ryder) Lifetime Record: 20-5-4-2, $58,048. Oh What a Windfall, f, 2, Seeking the Gold--Oh What a 0-Black Wrap Stable. B-R Brockmeyer (KY). T-T Ritchey. Dance, by Nijinsky II. SAR, 8-12, 6 1/2f, 1:18 1/5. B-Phipps Stable (Ky). *Full to Heavenly Prize, 9th-HAW, $26,000, (S), 3/up, f/m, 6 1 /2f, 1: 19 2/5, ft. Ch. 3yo Filly, MGISW, $1,825,820; Hunting Hard, DANGER DANCES (m, 5, Slew City Slew--Wahiwa, by GSP, $103, 140. *Hawaii) Lifetime Record: 23-3-4-3, $57,933. 0-Leba +Godmother, f, 2, Show' em Slew--Gallant Libby (MSW, Milkes. B-Christine & Barry Janks (II). T-Christine K $148, 1 i 6), by Gallant Knave. DEL, 8-12, 5 1 /2f, Janks. * 1 /2 to Hank's Ace (Know Your Aces), SW, 1 :05 2/ . B-Arthur I Appleton (Fl). *Won by 9 1 /4. $114, 159; Miwahiwa (Mi Selecto), SW, $187,606. * * 1 /2 t Winter Melody (Frosty the Snowman), GSW, $514,8 2. 1st-HAW, $26,000, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1 :04 3/5, ft. Chief's H ney, f, 3, Chief's Crown--Drone Qui, by OVER FAN {c, 2, Overpeer--Mary's Fantasy {GSW}, by Drone. MR, 8-12, (C), 7f, 1 :25 2/5. B-Gilman A. & Olympian King) Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-1, $39,390. Humphr y G Watts Jr & Pierce (Ky). * $10,000 yrl '96 O/T-Robert E Holthus. B-Kilkerry Farm, Inc. (AR). KEESEP1 $60,000 2yo '97 08SMAR. Chris's Conquest, c, 3, Conquistador Cielo--Bea Godsall, 6th-LRL, $25,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1: 11 1 /5, ft. by Secrytariat. SAR, 8-1 2, (S), 1 1 /8m (off turf), POLSKA PANI (f, 4, Polish Numbers--Tammy's Legs 1 :54 4/5. B-Fried Albert Jr (Ny). {SP, $121,552}, by Sir Ivor Again) Lifetime Record: Another Copelan, f, 3, Copelan--Another Rita, by 21-4-1-1, $43,067. 0-Adrian L Merton. B-Ricky Winer Caveat. TDN, 8-10, 6f, 1:13 3/5. 8-Harry T (MD). T-Wayne M Bailey. Mangurian Jr (Fl). *$31,000 yrl '96 OBSAUG; $35,00 2yo 1997 FTFFEB. 7th-MTH, $25,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 mT, 1 :37 4/5, fm. Galaxy D fender, c, 3, Cryptoclearance--Dual Blessing, OUT OF LAUGHS (f, 3, Out of Place--Carefree Laughter by Dan ig. MTH, 8-12, 1 m, 1 :39. B-Bertram Linder & {MSW, $125,862}, by Iron Constitution) Lifetime Re­ R Ciann (Ky). * $26,500 yrl '96 KEESEP. cord: 15-2-3-2, $45,680. 0-Laurence I Foggie. B-Larry Commodi ies, f, 3, Private Account--Tricky Game, by Foggie {FL). T-Timothy A Hills. Majesti Light. SAR, 8-12, 7f, 1 :26 2/5. B-Dinwiddie Farm (K ). * $305,000 yrl '96 FTSAUG. 4th-MTH, $25,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1: 11 2/5, ft. Sterling H ights, f, 3, Royal Academy--8andoline (GB), GIM'E A HUG (f, 3, Danzatore--Happy Touch {SP}, by by Top ille (Ire). DMR, 8-12, 1 1 /8mT, 1 :49 2/5. B-T Triocala) Lifetime Record: 10-2-5-1, $48,210. 0-Tuda F Van eter (Ky). * $40,000 wnlg '95 KEENOV; Acorn Stable. B-Martin Donnelly (IL). T-Edward T Allard. $20,00 yrl '96 KEESEP. Seattle Ki ty, f, 3, Seattle Slew--l'm No Pussycat, by 12th-TON, $21,800, 8-10, 3/up, 5 1 /2f, 1 :03 1 /5, sy. Valdez. DEL, 8-12, a1 m70yd, 1 :43 4/5. B-Appleton DOWN THEPIKE MIKE (c, 4, Piker--Hunters Voy, by Tilt Arthur I (Fl). * 1 /2 to Sovereign Kitty (Sovereign Up) Lifetime Record: 11-6-3-0, $85,257. 0-M Y Stable Dancer) MGSW, $458, 704. Inc. 8-South River Ranch, Inc. (OH). T-Michael W Senegal, , 3, Stack--Feija, by Forever Sparkle. LRL, Nance. * 1 /2 to Capt. John Boy (Amber White), SW, 8-1 2, 1 3/1 6m (off turf), 1: 58 4/5. B-Santa Cruz $134, 783; full to Sister Willy, MSW, $209,014. Ranch ( I). Champio Sire by NIJINSKY ASHFORD STUD Dr. Barry Simon or Aisling Cross ROYAL ACADEMY Tel: 606-873-7088. Fax: 606-879-5756. Sire in 1998 of 14 stakes performers inc. Lavery {Heinz 57 Phoenix S.-Gr. 1), Zalaiyka (French 1,000 Guineas-Gr. 1), Bolshoi (King's St~nd S.-Gr. 2), Dernier Croise (GSW at Churchill Downs), etc. >PAGE 7 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 8-13-98

Not so long ago, before each race, horses would be walked around designated trees scattered WRITERS UP across the track's "backyard." The popularity of Saratoga and the resulting encroachment of picnick­ I~ ers made this tradition an increasingly risky proposi­ TOGA TRADITIONS by JohN Lu tion. So now the horses are walked around trees in a When a chalk outline makes it into the news, spacious paddock, peopled by well-dressed owners, you expect it's going to be in the shape of a body on trainers and racing notables, in a scene actually more the site of a murder investigation, not a perfect circle reminiscent of the way Saratoga used to be. by the finish line of a racetrack. The way Saratoga used to be did not include a For years, a simple chalk circle laid down daily provision for a track announcer. Tom Durkin intones right on the track surface at his commentary from an off-kilter, lopsided perch served as the meeting point for victorious horse, rider, above the open-air stewards, shifting about to get a trainers and owners along with the photographer who clear view past numerous architectural impediments. recorded the scene for posterity. But owners lost He's thankful, however, that he no longer has a t.v. countless pairs of fine footwear to the sometimes camera position blocking his view of the clubhouse heavy going and the swarms of press and paparazzi turn, cameras having been repositioned to a ledge minglin~ on the track with grooms, trainers and tired below the stewards stand, accessible only by a ladder also-rans created a hectic and sometimes hazardous under a trap door on the floor on the stand. scene. The press box is an afterthought as well, re­ When the word got out that the National Thor­ sembling a kind of chicken coop punched through the oughbred Racing Association was going to erase the track's old slate roof, with reporters elbow-to-elbow circle and carve out a new winner's enclosure into the on three levels pecking away at their keyboards. A track apron, traditionalists sounded the alarm, howling key feature of the box is "The 11 5 Room for Gentle­ in protest. Yet when they saw the enclosure, sur­ men," a randiose name for the men's room which rounded by wrought iron, rimmed with flower boxes, was not dded until the 115th Saratoga meeting. looking like it had been there forever, the protests Today, w th the press box no longer a male preserve, died down. the "115 Room" is occasionally commandeered by The entrance to the new winner's circle is the distaf members of the Fourth !Estate. marked by a chalk semicircle, not only a reference to The track makes a pointed reference to the the tradition of the recent past, but also exactly the town's hi tory by the inclusion of the Big Red Spring, way the winner's circle was delineated in 1949, as in a Gree Revival gazebo near the paddock. The city evidenced by a photo on the walls of the track's Turf of Saratoga Springs sprang into being due to its heal­ Terrace dining room. ing water~. It's not known what ailments the stuff For all of its history, Saratoga Race Course is gurgling from the Big Red Spring is supposed to cure, not a museum of racing preserving a bygone era in a but the water definitely tastes medicinal. bolus of protective amber. Beloved for its rich history, 0 the waters of the track's infield lake floats the track nonetheless can't live in the past. another aratoga tradition, the canoe. Each year, Not to say it doesn't retain and capitalize on immediat ly after the Travers is run, a crew paints the its anachronistic charms. Program changes are still canoe in he winner's colors. The origins of this tradi­ hoisted aloft on signboards in a guillotine-like contrap­ tion are a murky as the waters the canoe floats on. tion in the infield, though almost everyone gets their The first ention of the canoe was in a 1926 issue of changes via the track announcer and over 750 t.v. the local aper, The Saratogian, in a report on opening monitors. The new winner's circle still retains the old day. It re d: bell, which tolls seven times, 1 7 minutes before each " isitors thronged round the grounds and race. The bell's original purpose was to call the horses emanate gasps of surprise when their eyes first met to the saddling enclosure, except that now the horses the beau y of the center field. The artificial lake with are already in the saddling enclosure and the old sad­ its enhan ing foliage and shrubs, the graceful move­ dling enclosure now doubles as an open-air parimutuel ment of the swans about the water and its personal bay and racing office. touch wi h two brightly colored canoes ... " cont. p.8 EL RADO r:i::\ A.oENA SPRINGS Sadler's Wets - Lady Capulet. by Sir Ivor 'CJ Kentucky (606) B73-094B 6 TWO-YEAR-OLD WINNERS IN 1998 {Two Gractled Stakes-Placed} PAGKS •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 8-13-98

Somewhere along the line, the canoe flotilla 1998 THOROUGHBRED RACING LEADERS was cut in half, with the remaining craft painted blue. (by earnings through August 9, 1998) It wasn't until 1961 that the canoe donned Travers © 1998/Equibase Company (Subject to audit) colors. Not long after, a young man by the name of Jockeys Mounts/Wins Purses Gary Stevens 661/126 $12,156,033 Ben Cohen had the intriguing summer job of infield Jerry Bailey 713/177 $10,765,778 night watchman, with orders to guard the canoe Kent Desormeaux 700/134 $ 9,341,385 against any and all assaults. It is not known if this Pat Day 794/164 $ 8,624,438 experience was of any use to him when he and friend Shane Sellers 829/167 $ 6,815,584 Jerry Greenfield decided to open an ice cream parlor. Corey Nakatani 587 /129 $ 6,502,028 Since Saratoga already had an ice cream vendor, they Chris Mccarron 440/103 $ 6,372,974 settled on an abandoned gas station in Burlington, Alex Solis 629/93 $ 6, 103,454 Robby Albarado 851 /164 $ 5,440,099 Vermont, for what was to become the first of many Edgar Prado 1, 159/272 $ 5,389,975 Ben & Jerry's. Turf writing legend Joe Palmer might have Trainers Starts/Wins Purses been writing about any number of Saratoga legends when he pondered the origins on the infield canoe in Bob Baffert 315/83 $9,032,347 his classic "This Was Racing." He wrote: Bill Mott , 361 /90 $5,654,076 D. Wayne Lukas 364/66 $4,638,709 "For some years, I have tried to find out why Jerry Holl ndorfer 556/148 $4,437,881 it's there, though being lazy naturally and by personal Neil Drys ale 181 /48 $3,933,363 inclination, I have not been very persistent about it. Richard andella 201 /33 $3,545,429 Ask one of the older veterans of Saratoga and he W. Elliott alden 283/46 $3,394,556 smiles mysteriously and shakes his head silently, this Ron McA ally 248/45 $3,302,382 intended to mean he isn't telling. Actually, it means Bobby Ba rnett 376/71 $3,294,825 $3,228, 174 he doesn't know." Shug Mc aughey 189/43

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Lot Lot Lot Lot No. Name No. Name No. Name No. Name 1999 No Guarantee 14 Kris S. 29 pproval 44 Phone Trick Nominations 15 Lear Fan 30 Cleve Trick 45 Polish Numbers 1 Clever Trick 16 Miswaki 31 Conq istador Cielo 46 Private Terms 2 Conquistador Cielo 17 Mr. Prospector 32 Cozze e 47 Red Ransom 3 Cozzene 18 Mt. Livermore 33 Devil' ·Bag 48 Star De Naskra 4 Crafty Prospector 19 Personal Flag 34 Dies is (GB) 49 Two Punch 5 Cure The Blues 20 Phone Trick 35 Dixiel nd Band 50 Devil's Bag 6 Danzig 21 Pleasant Colony 36 Fit To Fight 51 Miswaki 7 Devil's Bag 22 Polish Numbers 37 Irish iver (FR) 52 Mt. Livermore 8 Diesis (GB) 23 Private Terms 38 Kris S 53 Phone Trick 9 Dixieland Band 24 Red Ransom 39 Lear n 54 Polish Numbers 10 Fit To Fight 25 Seeking The Gold 40 Misw ki 55 Two Punch 11 Gilded Time 26 Star De Naskra 41 Mr. P ospector 12 Gulch 27 (withdrawn) 42 Mt.L' vermore Shares 13 Irish River (FR) 28 Two Punch 43 Perso al Flag 56 Gilded Time For bid by phone information, in New York please call~ 518) 584-4700 Fax! (518) 583-7638