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BWANA CHARLIE IMPRESSIVE IN HEADLINE AMSTERDAM... p3 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 SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2004 BIG TEN MAY-DAY IN AUGUST Roll a pair of fives on the green felt in Atlantic City Named for obvious reasons, Roses In May (Devil His and receive seven dollars back for each one you’ve Due) didn’t come along quickly enough to contest last invested. Further up the Jersey Shore this afternoon, year’s Triple Crown, but that was then and this is now. don’t expect to see those kind of odds on Rock Hard And the dark bay is very Ten (Kris S.), as he at- much the ‘now’ horse tempts to earn his first after a stirring victory Grade I victory in the $1- over a stellar field in yes- million Haskell Invitational terday’s GI Whitney H. at H. at Monmouth Park. Saratoga. Twice a winner The strapping bay colt, in his sophomore season, who earned a reputation including a blowout during the Triple Crown 10 1/2-length allowance as something of a class victory over this surface clown, has been the con- Roses In May (inside) outnods last August, the colt was summate professional in Rock Hard Ten Equi-Photo Perfect Drift Horsephotos sixth in the GIII Jerome his morning gallops and H. in his final start of the at the gate in Oceanport and looms the one to beat in year in September, but has begun to live up to his high the nine-furlong event. He breaks from the middle of expectations this term, with three wins from as many the gate beneath jockey Corey Nakatani, who rode the starts coming into this test. Whitney cont. p3 colt to victory in the GII Swaps BC S. July 10. “That’s a good spot for him,” trainer Jason Orman said, refer- Saturday, Saratoga Race Course ring to post position five. “Corey can kind of figure out WHITNEY H.-GI, $750,000, SAR, 8-7, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m, what the pace is going to be and put him where he 1:48 2/5, ft. needs to be from there.” Haskell cont. p2 1--sROSES IN MAY, 114, c, 4, by Devil His Due 1st Dam: Tell a Secret (MGSP, $288,368), by Speak John SEVEN DANDY SOPHS 2nd Dam: Secret Retreat, by Clandestine Will Medallist (Touch Gold) relax enough to see out 3rd Dam: Retirement, by *Royal Gem II the distance in today’s GII Jim Dandy S. at Saratoga? ($19,000 yrl '01 KEESEP; $115,000 2yo 2002 That is one of several ques- OBSAPR). O-Kenneth L & Sarah K Ramsey; tions in this puzzler, which has B-Margaux Farm Llc (KY); T-Dale L Romans; J-E S attracted an evenly matched Prado; $450,000. Lifetime Record: 9-6-2-0, field of seven sophomore $773,687. *First Grade I winner for sire. **1/2 to colts. The dark bay colt is by a Lismore Lass (Vigors), SW, $240,245. winner of the Belmont S. and 2--Perfect Drift, 117, g, 5, Dynaformer--Nice Gal, by out of a mare twice placed in Naskra. O-William A & Mary Reed; B-Dr William A graded-stakes competition go- Reed & Stonecrest Farm (KY); $150,000. ing long and third in 1998 GI 3--Bowman's Band, 114, h, 6, Dixieland Band-- Medallist winning the Dwyer Acorn S. over Belmont’s one- Hometown Queen, by Pleasant Colony. ($260,000 A Coglianese turn mile. On pedigree, today’s 2yo 2000 KEEAPR). O-Martin S Schwartz; B-John W trip is no obstacle. But his free- Rooker (KY); $75,000. wheeling running style has connections a touch con- Margins: NO, 2 1/4, NO. Odds: 7.40, 3.30, 7.20. cerned as he tries to negotiate two turns for the first Also Ran: Sarava, Gygistar, Peace Rules, Newfound- time. Jim Dandy cont. p9 land, Yessirgeneralsir, Seattle Fitz (Arg). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/8/04 • PAGE 2 of 10 Haskell cont. Busy Weekend for the Zito Barn... Something to Prove... The Nick Zito barn is well represented in three-year- The 9-5 favorite on the morning line is the talented old stakes this afternoon and the veteran horseman Lion Heart (Tale of the Cat), who took Monmouth’s GIII sends Royal Assault (Kris S.) and Pies Prospect (Crafty Long Branch Breeders’ Cup S. by Prospector) for this event. The former, third to stable- a head July 17, his first victory mate Birdstone in the GI Belmont S. June 5, returned to of the year. The lone Grade I fill the same spot in the Long Branch three weeks back. winner in the field, the chestnut He has the services of jockey Pat Day, winner of the colt has had something of a frus- 1999 Haskell aboard Menifee. Pies Prospect has trating season thus far, with rounded into form over the last six weeks, taking the runner-up efforts in the GII San Floor Show S. at Delaware June 22 prior to a second- Rafael S., the GI Toyota Blue place effort behind Pollard’s Vision (Carson City) in the Grass S. and the Derby prior to July 18 GIII Leonard Richards S. at that same oval. The his fourth in the GI Preakness S. field is completed by Tap Day (Pleasant Tap), a 5 1/2- He didn’t have the easiest of length Monmouth allowance winner July 2 and journeys in the Long Branch, rac- Wimplestiltskin (Petionville), a good third to the ill-fated Lion Heart Steve Sherack ing with a demanding pace three Boomzeeboom in the GIII Affirmed H. at Hollywood wide before outdueling longshot Park June 19. Swingforthefences (Boston Harbor) is My Snookie’s Boy (Crafty Friend) to the wire. expected to start in today’s Jim Dandy S. Sunday, Monmouth Park, post time: 6:22 p.m. EDT HASKELL INVITATIONAL H.-G1, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER ODDS 1 My Snookie’s Boy Preferred Pals Stable Hopewell Investments LLC Iwinski 8-1 (c, Crafty Friend--Congratulations, by Mercedes Won) 2 Pies Prospect Robert LaPenta G & M Wooton Zito 15-1 (c, Crafty Prospector--Hot Pillow, by Bates Motel) 3 Royal Assault Tracy Farmer Tracy Farmer Zito 6-1 (c, Kris S.--Fit For a Queen, by Fit to Fight) 4 Lion Heart Smith & Tabor Sabine Stable Biancone 9-5 (c, Tale of the Cat--Satin Sunrise, by Mr Leader) 5 Rock Hard Ten Mercedes/Paulson Madeleine Paulson Orman 2-1 (c, Kris S.--Tersa, by Mr. Prospector) 6 Wimplestiltskin Everest Stables Everest Stables Inc Polanco 20-1 (g, Petionville--It’s Silent, by It’s Freezing) 7 Tap Day Edward Evans Edward Evans Hennig 20-1 (c, Pleasant Tap--Day Mate, by Dayjur) 8 Pollard’s Vision Edgewood Farm Charles A Smith Pletcher 5-1 (c, Carson City--Etats Unis, by Dixieland Band) 9 Swingforthefences Klaravich Stb Kidder, Cole, Robenault et al Violette Jr. 12-1 (c, Boston Harbor--Varnish, by Cox’s Ridge) (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/8/04 • PAGE 3 of 10 Whitney H. cont. Saturday, Saratoga Race Course A Budding Superstar at Four... AMSTERDAM S.-GII, $150,000, SAR, 8-7, 3yo, 6f, Off for over seven months following his effort in the 1:09 2/5, ft. Jerome, Roses In May hinted at his true ability in a 1--BWANA CHARLIE, 123, c, 3, by Indian Charlie second-level Keeneland allowance Apr. 17, defeating a 1st Dam: Shahalo, by Halo good horse in Best Minister by 12 lengths. He tacked 2nd Dam: White Mischief (GB), by Dance in Time on a five-length success in a May 21 optional claimer at 3rd Dam: Nyeri, by Saint Crespin III Churchill Downs and completed step one of his ascent ($14,000 yrl '02 KEESEP; $240,000 2yo 2003 to prominence with a front-running defeat of Perfect TEXMAR). O-Heiligbrodt Racing Stable; B-E & D En- Drift (Dynaformer) in the GIII Prairie Meadows terprises (KY); T-Steven M Asmussen; J-S Sellers; Cornhusker Breeders’ Cup H. in Iowa July 3. $90,000. Lifetime Record: 12-4-3-5, $288,430. 2--Pomeroy, 123, c, 3, Boundary--Questress, by Seek- Deja Vu All Over Again... ing the Gold. ($45,000 yrl '02 KEESEP; $300,000 The stakes were higher and the competition deeper 2yo 2003 FTFFEB). O-Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor; this time around, which resulted in post-time odds of B-Cherry Valley Farm Llc (KY); $30,000. 7-1 on Roses In May. Yessirgeneralsir (Patton) was 3--Weigelia, 123, c, 3, Safely's Mark--Turning North, by quarter-horsed away from the gate and set suicidal Obligato. O-Joseph J Balsamo; B-Shelley Huber (FL); fractions of :45.25 for the half and 1:08.92 for six $15,000. furlongs, shadowed all the while by Roses In May and a Margins: 3/4, 2, HF. Odds: 3.70, 1.70, 7.20. three-wide Peace Rules (Jules). Asked to go after the Also Ran: Smokume, Classy Migration, Quick Action, pacesetter at the quarter pole by jockey Edgar Prado, Mass Media. Roses In May took control in upper stretch, but was Bwana Charlie registered back-to-back victories at quickly joined by an onrushing Perfect Drift. The latter Fair Grounds, by a half length going six furlongs Feb. 8 got half a head in front inside the final 100 yards, but and by 11 3/4 going a two-turn mile Mar.