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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. TUESDAY, 0 CT 0 BER 3, 1 9 9 5 BOUND For The B R E E D E R S' C U P FLORIDA REPORT By Frank Carlson THUNDER GULCH SET TO CHALLENGE First they say they will, then they won't ... then they CIGAR The long-awaited showdown between Cigar say they do, then they say they don't ... what can ya do? (Palace Music) and Thunder Gulch (Gulch) will take After winning the Super Derby on Saturday, trainer place Saturday in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Manny Tortora said Mecke (Maudlin) wouldn't go in the at Belmont Park, trainer D. Wayne Lukas confirmed Breeders' Cup Classic. Now Tortora is looking at the 1 yesterday. The Kentucky Derby winner worked five 1 /2-mile GI Rothmans International October 1 5 at Wood furlongs in 1 :02 3/5 at Churchill Monday, galloping out bine. What--run Mecke at a mile and a half on the grass, the six furlongs in 1: 16 3/5. Lukas had earlier intended then turn around and go up against Cigar in the Classic? to pass the race and wait for the Breeders' Cup, but Not exactly. If Mecke does well in the Rothmans, said he felt Thunder Gulch needed another start to be Tortora will consider the Breeders' Cup Turf. Mecke perfectly prepared for the $3 million Classic. Lukas still already has a second-place finish in the GI Secretariat believes the Horse of the Year issue will be settled in on turf at Arlington. The supplemental fee for Mecke in the Breeders' Cup, no matter the outcome of the mile the Turf is $240,000, $120,000 less than the Classic. and-a-quarter Gold Cup. "If he wins the Classic, I don't First trainer Marty Wolfson says he won't run Chaposa think they can deny Thunder Gulch Horse of the Year," Springs (Baldski), winner of the Giii Meadowlands said Lukas. "How could you deny a horse that won the Budweiser Breeders' Cup and the GI Test, in the Sprint. Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Travers, Swaps and Wolfson's afraid of the Sprint's past history. Now word Breeders' Cup Classic?" is Wolfson is rethinking Chaposa Springs' future. Right after winning the $350,000 My Dear Girl S. at GOFFS IRISH YEARLING SALE BEGINS Calder Saturday, owner Leonard Lavin said he didn't TODAY Gaffs' 1995 Irish National Yearling Sale in think undefeated two-year-old filly Effectiveness (Note Kildare, Ireland kicks off today with its select session, book) would go in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies consisting of Hip Numbers 1-190, beginning at 10:30 because of her lack of racing experience; she has just a.m. Offerings include a Sadler's Wells half-brother to two starts to her credit. But upon second thought, G 1 Italian Derby winner and Arc de Triomphe runner-up trainer Tom Proctor, who sent out One Dreamer to wire White Muzzle (GB) (Dancing Brave); a full-brother to the Breeders' Cup Distaff field last November, said he Irish 1000 Guineas winner Kooyonga (Ire) (Persian Bold); might just look over his options again. a full sister to MGI winner Silver Ending (Silver Hawk); a Three horses are definitely going to the Breeders' Cup full-sister to French champion Common Grounds (GB) from South Florida: Seacliff (Valid Appeal), The Vid (Kris {GB}); and a full sister to GI Hollywood Turf H. (World Appeal) and Turf Star (Bet Twice). winner Earl of Barking (Ire) (Common Grounds {GB}). At Seacliff, who currently sports a perfect four-for-four 6 p.m. today the first of three open sessions will be record, became only the third horse in its history to take held, with the second and final open sessions taking all three legs of the Florida Stallion series when he cap place Wednesday and Thursday. In all, 752 yearlings are tured the mile-and-a-sixteenth In Reality S. Saturday. slated to pass through the ring, including several by The Vid is trained by Marty Wolfson and came to life a North American-based sires Alleged (4), Blushing John couple of years back when he was moved from dirt to (2), Chief's Crown (2), Diesis (GB) (2), El Gran Senor grass ... kind of a Cigar in reverse. He was last seen (4), Red Ransom (3), Seattle Dancer (3), Silver Hawk running a respectable third in the Arlington Million; (3), St. Jovite (2) and Woodman (7). Wolfson has been pointing for the Breeders' Cup Mile News cont. p2 since the end of last year. Turf Star, who isn't a turf star, hasn't thrown a bad race since Labor Day weekend 1994 for trainer Ron LU BREEDERS' CUP PREVIEW ...... p1 MacKenzie. Mackenzie, who learned his trade at the feet Q NEWS CONTINUED ........... p2 of the master, Woody Stephens, now has Turf Star WEEKEND PREVIEW . p2-8 safely tucked away in Creme !=raiche' s stall on -fJ') RACING REPORTS . p3-4 Belmont's backside. He will make his next start in the z TOTAL PAGES ................ 5 Boojum H. October 9. Kristi Chapman will get her first - ever Breeders' Cup mount aboard the colt in the Sprint. PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 10-3-95 News cont. LAUREL MEET OPENS TODAY Maryland Thor PRICES SKYROCKET AT FASIG-TIPTON oughbred racing switches to Laurel Park today for the MIDLANTIC Yesterday's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic East 68-day Fall/Winter Meet, which offers a 33-race stakes ern Fall Yearling Select Sale posted dramatic increases schedule worth $2, 735,000. The opening-day feature is as the average price soared 62 percent to $23,674, the $35,000 Chase Me S., a seven-furlong event for compared with $14,573 in 1994. The top price of the three-year-olds and up. Laurel kicks off the meet with session was the $210,000 bid for Latin Dancer, a bay free grandstand admission and complimentary programs colt by Citidancer out of Latin Puzzle. Consigned by Tuesday; post time for the 10-race card is 1 :00 p.m. Chanceland Farm, agent, the colt was purchased by The track will be dark Mondays and Wednesdays, with Jan, Mace and Samantha Siegel, who campaign the top simulcast wagering only on these days; there will be three-year-old filly Urbane, a daughter of Citidancer who racing Columbus Day, Monday, October 9. The meet also sold at this sale as a yearling. The second highest ends December 31 . price was $120,000 for Notorious Colony, a filly by Pleasant Colony out of Private Fame; consigned by Buckland Farm, Inc., she was purchased by the Siegels PREVIEW as well. The two top bids are the highest ever for this • • sale. In all, 103 select yearlings sold for a total of Saturday, Breeders' Cup Preview Day, Belmont Park $2,438,400, up 21 percent from 1994, when 138 hips TURF CLASSIC-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 12fT sold for $2,011, 100. Last year's Breeders' Cup Turf winner Tikkanen (Cozzene), eighth in the Man o'War last time out, PIMLICO POSTS GAINS AT SUMMER MEET worked six furlongs in 1: 14.47 Sunday with jockey Mike Pimlico Race Course concluded its 42-day Summer/Fall Smith in the irons. "It was a good work for him," said Meet Sunday, showing a 4. 7-percent increase in total trainer Christophe Clement. "We might, and that's just a in-state handle over 1 994. Maryland handle for the year might, blow him out three-eighths the day before the is up 6.3 percent; the total handle has grown 18.2 race." European invaders Hernando (Fr) (Niniski) and percent in 1995. "We are very pleased," said Pimlico Privity (Private Account) arrived at Belmont Sunday at President Joe De Francis, "especially coming off a re midnight. They should clear quarantine this afternoon cord year in 1 994." Pimlico recorded a total in-state and get their first tours of the track Wednesday. Trainer handle of $75,020,322 this season as compared to Bill Mott said yesterday that King's Theatre (Ire) $71,631,207 for the corresponding meet last year. In (Sadler's Wells), a MG1 SW in England but winless in addition, out-of-state bettors wagered $35,620, 725 on five U.S. starts, is a strong possibility for the race. the Pimlico signal, representing a 26.4 percent gain over 1994. The in-state handle was boosted by wagering on BREEDERS' CUP PREVIEW WORK TAB the simulcasting menu; Marylanders wagered more than Trainer D. Wayne Lukas worked three probable starters $47 million on out-of-state signals, a 32-percent jump at Churchill yesterday. Lukas said he is definitely send over last year. While betting on the live card declined, ing Serena's Song (Rahy) in the Beldame; the three-year the increase in simulcast wagering more than compen old filly went five-eighths in 1 :00 2/5. Hennessy (Storm sated for the loss. Trainer King Leatherbury led the Cat), likely favorite for the GI Moet Champagne, worked standings with 18 victories, while Carlos Garcia topped in the fog so no time was taken, but Lukas said, "We all conditioners with four stakes wins. Larry Reynolds think he worked really well." Frizette contender Golden captured the top spot in the jockey standings with 58 Attraction (Mr. Prospector), went five furlongs in :59 wins; Mark Johnston was the leading stakes rider on the 4/5 and galloped out three-quarters in 1: 13 3/5.