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JORGE CHAVEZ gets win #4,000 HEADLINE ATW, p. 1 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2005 SUN SHINING FOR SAN MARCOS TICKER TAPE SOLD The heavy rains which plagued the beginning of the Eclipse Award finalist Ticker Tape (GB) (Royal Ap- Santa Anita meeting have abated, allowing the GII San plause {GB}) has been sold to James Peyton’s Forging Marcos S. to be the first graded grass race to actually Oaks Farm, according to Daily stay on the turf this year. In recent weeks, the GII San Racing Form. The purchase Gorgonio H., the GII San Gabriel price was not revealed, but a H. and the GIII Monrovia were all previous deal for $2.1 million downgraded after they were for the bay fell through in early forced to be run on muddy main January. She had raced for the tracks. Ready to try his elders partnership of Jim Ford, Deron for the first time is Whilly (Ire) Pearson and Jack Sweesy, who (Sri Pekan), who rallied to win had acquired her for 100,000 Benoit Photo going a mile over this course in guineas at the Tattersalls Au- the Sir Beaufort S. on opening tumn Sale at the end of her day. “I don’t think he’s just a two-year-old season. Under the tutelage of Jim miler, I think he can go as far as Cassidy, Ticker Tape developed into the best three- we’re willing to ride him,” said year-old turf filly in the U.S., winning the GI American Doug O’Neill, who leads the Oaks and the GI Queen Elizabeth III Challenge Cup. She trainer standings at this meeting. also posted a second in the GI Del Mar Oaks and most Whilly Benoit Photo The blaze-faced bay also cap- recently ran third to Intercontinental (GB) in the GI tured Hollywood’s one-mile Bien Matriarch S. Ticker Tape, who has earned $1,267,426 Bien S. Nov. 6 before running a good fourth in the 10- to date, is currently being freshened up in Texas. She is furlong GI Hollywood Derby. A pair of runners from scheduled to return to Cassidy’s shedrow in April. trainer Bobby Frankel’s talent-laden barn will be two of the horses to beat. In his U.S. bow, License to Run SHORTER DISTANCE FOR FRENCH DERBY (Brz) (Exile King) saw his furious late charge come up a After months of planning, France Galop have received neck short when third in the GI Hollywood Turf Cup the go-ahead from the European Pattern Committee to Dec. 4. He will be joined by Epicentre (Kris S.), who reduce the distance of the G1 Prix du Jockey-Club to was disqualified from victory in the 2003 renewal of 2100 metres. The French Derby, set for June 5 at the Hollywood Turf Cup. The Juddmonte colorbearer Chantilly, has been run at a mile and a half since its has not raced since finishing eighth in the GI Manhattan inception in 1836. Defending the move to an intermedi- H. at Belmont June 4. ate trip, the France Galop cited the fact that recent renewals of the Classic have lacked strength in depth, Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 3:38 p.m. PST due in part to direct competition from the Epsom Derby, SAN MARCOS S.-GII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/4mT which is run on the same weekend. Prize money for the PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS Prix du Jockey-Club will be increased to i1.5 million 1 Whilly (Ire) Sri Pekan O’Neill 10-1 this year, making it the second most valuable French 2 Gorylla (Brz) New Colony Lobo 20-1 contest after the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The 3 Habaneros Tabasco Cat Bell 8-1 shorter Derby distance is just one of the radical 4 Puerto Banus Supremo Mulhall 8-1 changes to the major race program that France Galop 5 Puppeteer (GB) Singspiel (Ire) Mullins 5-2 plans for 2005. In addition, the June 26 G1 Grand Prix 6 License to Run (Brz) Exile King Frankel 9-5 de Saint-Cloud has been closed to three-year-olds and 7 T.H. Approval With Approval Inda 15-1 the G1 Prix Lupin, which had traditionally served as the 8 Epicentre Kris S. 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Gulfstream 1 Tales of Glory Honour and Glory Pletcher 115 Feb. 5 GI Donn H. Gulfstream 2 Rogue Agent Anjiz Brice 114 GII Davona Dale S. Gulfstream 3 Mahzouz Charismatic LaFavers 111 GII Hutcheson S. Gulfstream 4 New York Hero Partner’s Hero Pedersen 116 GII Strub S. Santa Anita 5 Country Be Gold Summer Squall Kappes 114 GIII Holy Bull S. Gulfstream 6 Lord Langfuhr Langfuhr J Jerkens 114 GIII Deputy Minister S. Gulfstream 7 Region of Merit Touch Gold Schettino 113 GIII Old Hat S. Gulfstream 8 Aggadan Carnivalay Dutrow Jr 123 GIII Seabiscuit BC H. Bay Meadows Feb. 6 GII San Antonio H. Santa Anita For Your Information... The most recent Kentucky Derby winner to head the U.S. General Sire List was TDN TODAY Thunder Gulch in 2001. Headline News .................... 2 pages SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2005 H G U L F S T R E A M H Yesterday’s Results: CHAVEZ GETS WIN 4,000 Jockey Jorge Chavez 9th-GPX, $39,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($100,000), NW4X, earned the 4,000th win of his career when he rode A 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:41 2/5, fm. Rizzi Reuben to victory in the SILVER LACE (m, 5, Silver Deputy--Aroz, by Fappiano), fourth race at Gulfstream yester- winner of last year’s Little Sister S. at Calder Aug. 9, day. The 43-year-old Peruvian was given little chance at 22-1 in her turf debut after native becomes the 42nd rider to finishing ninth in the Connie’s Magic S. Dec. 13. The achieve that milestone. He later bay stayed close to the lead, came through an opening added the day’s ninth race to his towards the rail in deep stretch and got the nod by a tally. “I didn’t believe there would nose over the pacesetting Gold Vault (Arch). The win- be that much pressure, but the ner was a $37,000 KEENOV weanling and a $52,000 last few days I started getting KEESEP yearling acquisition. Lifetime Record: SW, worried,” Chavez said in the win- 12-5-2-1, $111,514. Chavez & Beautiful Pleasure O-Mount Joy Stables Inc. B-Morven Stud Ltd (KY). BreedersCup.com ner’s circle. “Now there is no more pressure. I expect to win my T-Bennie F Stutts Jr. 5,000th in three or four years--maybe five.” Chavez 8th-GPX, $33,000, Alw, NW1X, 3yo, 6f, 1:10 4/5, ft. won the Eclipse Award in 1999, the year in which he VICARAGE (c, 3, Vicar--For Dixie {SW}, by Dixieland piloted a pair of Breeders’ Cup winners--Artax and Band), a $125,000 FTKJUL yearling purchase, won his Beautiful Pleasure--at Gulfstream. debut at Belmont by 3 1/4 lengths in July, but finished off the board in three subsequent starts, including a fourth-place finish in the GIII Sapling S. at Monmouth H N E W Y O R K H Aug. 28. Off since finishing eighth in a grassy allow- ance at Belmont Sept. 24, he was given a 9-1 chance NYRA, NYTHA to Fund Research for Improved Testing: here. He was bumped at the start and settled in sixth The New York Racing Association and the New York after a half mile in :46.