LION TAMER TO TURFWAY HEADLINE p.2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2003 CITY BACK IN TOWN R E S U L T S Elusive City (Elusive Quality) will return to the races P P Saturday on Lingfield’s polytrack in the £75,000 Monday, Flemington, Australia ladbrokes.com Spring Cup. Gerard Butler's G1 Prix AUSTRALIAN CUP-G1, A$1,250,000, Flemington Morny winner may face Member- (Melbourne), 3-10, 11/4mT, 3yo/up, 2:01.49, gd. ship (Belong To Me), third in last 1--NORTHERLY (AUS), 128, g, 6, by Serheed year's G2 Gimcrack S., in the 1st Dam: North Bell (Aus), by Bellwater (Fr) seven-furlong contest. Mean- 2nd Dam: North Fleur, by Far North while, trainer Aidan O’Brien has 3rd Dam: Yoka, by Triple Bend an entry of 19 for the 70,000 i O-J Kersley, N G Duncan, S M Duncan, R G Sayers, P G3 Castlemartin and La Louviere M Bartlett, T M Patrizi & I F Grljusich; B-N G Duncan Studs Gladness S. at The & Oakland Park Stud; T-Fred Kersley; J-Patrick Payne; Curragh Apr. 6. O’Brien’s nomi- Elusive City A$812,500. *1/2 to Northern Song (Aus) (Rory’s nees are headed by Hawk Wing J.Herbert/Getty Jester {Aus}), GSW-Aus; North Boy (Aus) (Rory’s (Woodman), Hold That Tiger Images Jester {Aus}), MGSW & G1SP-Aus. (Storm Cat) and Van Nistelrooy 2--Natural Blitz (Aus), 118, c, 3, Dehere--Mohave (Storm Cat). The seven-furlong contest was used as a Dancer (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ). O-D C Harrison, D Lam, prep last year for Johannesburg. Dermot Weld has also W Wong, Y Yeung & W N L Fan; B-J Abrahams & P entered last year’s National S. winner Refuse To Bend O’Brien; A$250,000. (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). 3--Don Eduardo (NZ), 128, c, 4, Zabeel (NZ)--Diamond Lover (NZ), by Sticks And Stones (Aus). O-Gooree P S O P H O M O R E S C E N E P Pastoral Company Synd; B-J A & P Hogan; A$112,500. INDY DANCES INTO FLORIDA DERBY Margins: 4, HD. Odds: 4-9, 8-1, 15-1. Trainer Todd Pletcher’s Indy Dancer (A.P. Indy), a Widely hailed as "the fighting tiger" because of his disappointing seventh in the GIII Risen Star S. Feb. 16, gut-wrenching tenacity, Northerly belied his nickname worked five furlongs in 1:02 2/5 yesterday at Palm with an an emphatic four-length victory in Monday’s G1 Meadows and is scheduled to make his next start in Australian Cup at Flemington. Gold Cup winner Mr. Saturday’s GI Florida Derby. The bay colt, owned and Trickster took the lead early, but Northerly stalked him bred by Werth-eimer Farms, emerged as a classics for 300 meters and inched forward before taking com- threat with a sharp 3 1/2-length victory in an entry-level mand at the 1400-meters marker. Don Eduardo, push- allowance race at Gulfstream Jan. 4, but looked flat in ing forward to present his challenge, wilted quickly as his first stakes attempt at Fair Grounds. “He just ran Northerly turbo-charged away with his head held high. poorly [in the Risen Star],” said Pletcher. “He might Northerly's breeders Neville and Sue Duncan flew from have been a little bit wide, but really, he just never got Melbourne to Perth in the wake of Northerly's emphatic on track that day. We expect he will do better Satur- win to collect Western Australian breeder of the year day. He ran very well at Gulfstream last time, and we honours at a WA Thoroughbred Breeders' Association know he likes the track. That was an important factor party on the eve of the Perth Magic Millions sale. Al- in deciding to run him in the Florida Derby.” though Northerly never entered the sale ring at the (Sophomore scene cont. p2) Belmont complex, he is an intrinsic part of the resur- gence of bloodstock in WA. The gelding will head to Sydney for the remainder of his autumn campaign with TDN TODAY trainer Fred Kersley, who said he would defer consider- Headline News .................... 4 pages ation of overseas invitations for the immediate future. Keeneland April Graduate Lady Tak is Making the Grade Heiligbrodt Racing Stable’s LADY TAK ($75,000, April 2002) remains undefeated with a 3 1/2 length victory in the Fair Grounds Oaks (GII). See this year’s outstanding selection of two-year-olds (800) 456-3412 www.keeneland.com at the April 15 Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/11/03 • PAGE 2 of 4 (Results cont. from p1) P S O P H O M O R E S C E N E C O N T. P Monday, Flemington, Australia VRC SIRES’ PRODUCE S.-G1, A$400,000, Flemington LION TAMER HEADS TO TURFWAY (Melbourne), 3-10, 7fT, 2yo, 1:23.63, gd. Trainer Todd Pletcher’s Lion Tamer (Will’s Way), 1--WINESTOCK (AUS), 122, g, 2, by El Moxie winner of the GII Hutcheson S. Feb. 15, will likely skip 1st Dam: Philhal (Aus), by Akaaber the Florida Derby and instead aim for the Mar. 22 GII 2nd Dam: Rangiora (Aus), by Greenwood (Fr) Lane’s End S. at Turfway Park. Purchased by Michael 3rd Dam: Maori Rhythm (Aus), by Sostenuto (Ity) O-T O’Sullivan, D Markin, J W Canty, G H Byrne- Tabor after a dominating 7 1/2-length allowance win at Jones, J V Riordan & L D Thrower; B-Emirates Park Gulfstream Jan. 4, the chestnut ran off with the (Vic) Pty Ltd; T-T O’Sullivan; J-B Prebble; A$260,000. Hutcheson by six lengths in his first start for his new 2--Fresh Boy (Aus), 122, c, 2, Perugino--Sibilienne (GB), connections. Lion Tamer, who has won three of four by Nishapour (Fr). O-R F Lawson, B J Lee, C R starts for earnings of $146,000, also breezed a half- Wellington, A J Peters & J Jaap; B-D H K mile in :49 3/5 Sunday at Palm Meadows. Investments Pty Ltd; A$80,000. 3--Hammerbeam (Aus), 122, c, 2, Grand Lodge-- SANTA CATARINA RETURNS WEDNESDAY Flamboyant (Aus), by Star Watch (Aus). O-Woodlands A prominent filly on the two-year-old scene last year, Stud Syndicate; B-Woodlands Stud; A$36,000. trainer Bob Baffert’s Santa Catarina (Unbridled) will Margins: 1, 1. Odds: 1HF, 25-1, 8-1. make her freshman debut Wednesday in Santa Anita’s Winestock provided country Victorian trainer Terry second race, a $56,000 allowance/optional claiming O'Sullivan a fairytale first Group 1 victory. Purchased for only A$21,000 at last year’s Melbourne Premier event going a flat mile. Gary Stevens is slated to ride. Yearling Sale, the gelding broke quickly before being Owned by Bob and Beverly Lewis, Santa Catarina won settled in fourth position under Brett Prebble. As the just once last year, but finished second in the GI Del field fanned at the turn, Winestock powered home from Mar Debutante S. and the GI Frizette S. at Belmont. out wide, closing an eight-length gap impressively to She concluded her season with a third to eventual get the win. Prebble is about to begin a riding stint in champion Storm Flag Flying in the GI Breeders’ Cup Hong Kong, but said he would like to partner Winestock Juvenile S. at Arlington in late October. in the A$1 million Heroic Championship for Inglis sale graduates at Randwick Apr. 19. “He’s still learning,” TEN CENTS A SHINE SIZZLES AT SANTA ANITA Prebble said. “He beat them out of the gates by 1 1/2 Trainer D. Wayne Lukas had one of his newest pupils, lengths and overraced early. He needs good horses to Ten Cents a Shine (Devil His Due), out on the Santa test him and stretch him.” Anita track Monday morning for a swift five-furlong Sunday, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil work in :59.40. The Ken and Sarah Ramsey-owned GRAN PREMIO JOCKEY CLUB BRASILEIRO-G1, 3-9 , sophomore, who was a lackluster sixth last time in the $25,000, Hipodromo da Gavea, 3-9, 3yo, 2000mT, GI Fountain of Youth S. at Gulfstream Park, recorded 2:00.9, gd. the second fastest of 15 works over the distance. A 1--sJOCKEY’S DREAM (BRZ), c, 3, 123, by Spend a Buck winner of two of four lifetime starts with $80,120 in 1st Dam: Dandy Pat (Brz), by Ghadeer (Fr) earnings to date, the colt may make his next start in 2nd Dam: Raising Pat (Brz), by Waldmeister (GB) the GII San Felipe S. at Santa Anita Mar. 15. 3rd Dam: Lady Pat (Brz), by Sabinus (Brz) O-Stud TNT; B-Haras Old Friends; T-Venancio Nahid; J-Jorge Ricardo. Lifetime Record: 12-3-4-0. *Full to CURRENCY CONVERSIONS Investor’s Dream (Brz), Ch. 2yo Colt-Brz, G1SW-Brz. Unit/US$ Unit/GB£ 2--Great Communicator (Arg), c, 3, 123, Equalize-- British pound 1.59981 1.00 Vigesima (Arg), by Urbain (Arg). O-Haras das Estrela; Euro 1.04320 0.690302 B-Haras Abolengo. Japanese Yen 0.00855471 0.00534729 3--Britanic (Brz), c, 3, 123, Stuka--Silver Clift (Brz), by U.S. dollar 1.00 0.625076 Ghadeer (Fr). O-Coudelaria Pin-Bar; B-F Mondesir. Margins: 1, HD.