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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM THURSDAY, APRIL 4,1996 W-E-E-K-E-N-D PREVIEW SHERGAR'S REMAli~S DISCOVERED? Scientists Friday, Oaklawn Park: in Ireland hope to determine whether the remains of a FANTASY S.-GII, $250,000, 3yo, 1, 1 1I16m horse recently exhumed from a grave in Donegal, The field of seven, in post position order, is as fol Ireland are those of the kidnaped English three-year lows: Antespend (Spend a Buck), 121 pounds; Dancing old champion Shergar (Ire) (Great Nephew {GB}), on Shadows (Gate Dancer), 117; Jetto (Easy Goer), according to a report in Wednesday's Times of Lon 121; Ski Trail (Nalees Man), 117; In Reverence don. John Flynn, head of Ireland's Weatherby's (Alysheba), 117; Mama's Pro (Proper Reality), 121; blood-typing laboratory in County Kildare told the Escena (Strawberry Road {Aus}}, 117. Times that the scientists hoped to extract DNA from the remains and compare the sample with two hairs Friday, Keeneland: BEAUMONT S.-GII, $125,000a, 3yo, 1, 7f taken from Shergar by two veterinary students during The field of seven, in post position order, is as fol a visit to his stable while he was still alive. Two years lows: Twin Propeller (Known Fact), 115 pounds; Bright after his 1991 English Derby win, Shergar was stolen Time (High Brite), 115; Majestic Number (Polish Num from a farm in Ballymany and, despite exhaustive bers), 112; Nic's Halo (Prospector's Halo), 115; Golden searches, no trace of the horse was ever found. Al Gale (Summer Squall), 115; Birr (Farma Way), 115; though a $3 million ransom was demanded from his Proper Dance (Nureyev), 112. owner, the Aga Khan, rumors circulated that the Birr, six-length winner of the Pocahontas S. at Chur horse was kidnapped by the Irish Republican Army chill Downs last November 4, will be making her first and killed within hours of the theft. According to start since finishing second as the 1-2 favorite in the Wednesday's Times, scientists at the lab have been Gill Golden Rod S. at Churchill Nov. 25. The dark bay told by "genuine contacts" that they are sure the filly drilled a half-mile in :47 4/5 over Keeneland's fast remains are those of Shergar. main track Wednesday. OBS ANNOUNCES RECORD T"VO-YEAR-OLD Friday, Aqueduct: CATALOGUE A record 1 ,231 juveniles, including a COMELY S.-GII, $100,000a, 3yo, f, 1m full-brother to English and Irish champion Zoman (Af The field of nine, from the rail out, is as follows: firmed) and half-sisters to 1996 graded stakes winner Girton Gate {Gate Dancer}, 112 pounds; La Rosa (Wild Mindy Gayle (Cutlass) and 1995 graded stakes winner Again), 1.?1; Mystic Rhythms (Citidancer), 116; Little Cuzzin Jeb (Jeblar), have been catalogued for the Miss Fast (Premiership), 118; Lucky Marty (Fortunate Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Annual Spring Sale of Two Prospect), 114; Gold Sunrise (Forty Niner), 121; Stop Year-aids in Training, to be held April 22 through Traffic (Cure the Blues), 112; JJ's Dream (Glitterman), April 25. "With numerous quality pedigrees and excel 118; Mil Kilates (Gold Alert), 112. lent individuals this year, we expect several top run ners to emerge from this group," said OBS Director of STAKES CLOSINGS Sales Tom Ventura. Over 400 different sires will be TODA Y, THURSDA Y, APRIL 4: represented in the world's largest juvenile auction, 4-6 $1,OOO,OOOg Santa Anita Derby-GI, SA, including: Afleet, A.P. Indy, Black Tie Affair (Ire}, 3yo, 9f ($30,OOO-sup) Broad Brush, Crafty Prospector, Farma Way, Gulch, 4-20 $200,OOOg Federico Tesio-GIII, Pim, Kris S., Miswaki, Phone Trick, Polish Numbers, Rahy, 3yo, 9f ($200) Red Ransom, Relaunch, Summer Squall, Valid Appeal, Wild Again and Woodman. The two-year-olds may be inspected during regular training hours on the OBS r.u WEEKEND PREVIEW . .. 1 track in Ocala, Florida beginning April 15. Workouts NEWS CONTINUED ............ 2 will be held April 18 through April 21, starting at 9 o a.m. each day. rJ) RACING REPORTS ........... 3,4,5 z TOTAL PAGES ................. 5 News Continued, p. 2. - PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 4-4-96 News Continued. BEAUCHAMP KING SET FOR RETURN QUEENS PLATE ATTRACTS 139 NOMINEES The Beauchamp King (GB) (Nishapour {Fr}), currently quoted 137th running of The Queen's Plate, to be contested as third favorite for the British 2000 Guineas at Saturday, July 13 at Woodbine, has attracted the Newmarket May 4, will start next in the G3 Craven S. nominations of 139 three-year-olds. Among those April 18. The John Dunlop-trained colt won four of five pointing to the race are Firm Dancer (Affirmed), starts at two, including the G1 Racing Post Trophy at winner of last year's Coronation Futurity, Canada's Doncaster October 21. Success in that race has often richest two-year-old stakes race; last year's unde translated into future racing glory. G1 King George and feated Champion Two-Year-Old Filly in Canada Silken Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. winner and Irish and Eng Cat (Storm Cat); Gill Tropical Park Derby winner Ok lish Derby runner-up of 1994 King's Theatre (Ire) By Me (With Approval); and Kristy Krunch (Varick), (Sadler's Wells) and 1995 French Derby winner Celtic winner of last Sunday's Friar Rock S. (GIIC) at Swing (GB) (Damister) both scored victories in the Rac Woodbine. For those horses not yet nominated, ing Post Trophy. Marcus Hosgood, racing secretary to a supplemental payment of $15,000 can be made Dunlop commented, "We are very pleased with him. The on or before May 15. horse has grown and thickened out over the winter and he will run in the Craven S." Hosgood also confirmed that stablemate Bint Salsabil (Nashwan) will start in the ILLINOIS RACING BOARD MEETS The Illinois G3 Nell Gwyn S. "That should tell us if she is a 1000 Racing Board voted Tuesday to turn down Arlington Guineas filly. The Oaks must be a possibility as her International Racecourse's request to reduce its racing breeding (her dam, Salsabil {Ire}, won the race in 1990) week from six to five days during its upcoming May 12 suggests she will get the trip." through Oct. 13 meet. "No persuasive evidence was presented to substantiate Arlington's claim that it will Television experience a horse shortage this summer," said Board PACK HIRED BY SPORTSCHANNEL member Lorna Propes, who moved to deny the request. personality Harvey Pack, who accepted a buyout offer It passed by a 7-0 vote. In another matter, the Board from the New York Racing Association in early March, will remain the host of New York racing's replay pro sided with Arlington and voted 6-1 to allow it and the gram after coming to terms with SportsChannel, which other Illinois tracks to recapture Thoroughbred and carries the show. "It's an act of mercy for Joy Pack," harness purse money awarded in 1995. The "recapture clause" is a part of the revised racing law that took said Pack, referring to his wife. "If we didn't work this out, she'd have to spend all day with me and she does effect in June and allows full-card simulcasting from out n't deserve that." Pack, a fan favorite, was a NYRA of state at Illinois tracks. If betting on live races is less employee and would not have been able to remain with than 75 percent of the 1994 amount, tracks are entitled to take back two percent. Thoroughbred and harness the show unless SportsChannel stepped in. He said his deal is on a year-to-year basis. There are no current horsemen had argued that 1995 was an aberration for plans for Pack to resume his other duties in Saratoga, three reasons: Arlington had a 55-day meeting instead which included the hosting of the popular Paddock Club. of its normal 130 + days; Arlington and Sportsman's Park raced five days weekly instead of the Chicago Thoroughbred circuit's traditional six days; and Arlington CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT AT EQUIDASE The closed its Peoria off-track betting parlor. "An administra Management Committee of Equibase Company has tive body is not allowed to circumvent mandates of the regretfully accepted the resignation of CEO Richard legislature, and cannot search for a subtle non-articu LeBer, it was announced Wednesday. LeBer, who joined lated intent of the legislature," said Board Chairman Equibase in 1994, is returning to Atlanta, Georgia, Gary Starkman. Thoroughbred horseman owe the tracks where he"formerly worked with the consulting firm of $3,016,375 and harness horsemen owe $1,218,546. McKinsey & Company Inc. Making the announcement, Arlington is owed the most -- $1,928,452. Management Committee Chairman James E. "Ted" Bassett III said there were no immediate plans to add © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may new resources to the company, established as a partner not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic ship between The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copy Racing Associations of North America in 1990. Instead, right owner, MediaVista. 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