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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. T~?I~~UN~!!~RE DM FR ID A Y, MARCH 3 1, 1 9 9 5 W· E. E. K. E. N ·D PREVIEW GEORGE BLACKWELL PASSES AWAY George Sunday, Santa Anita: Blackwell, the man who gave the racing world SAN BERNARDINO H.-Gll, $200,000a, 4yo/up, 9f Nearctic and therefore his great son Northern Dancer Trudy McCaffery and John Toffan's Del Mar Dennis died in Costa Rica Tuesday. He was 73. Blackwell, 'a (Dixieland Band) is expected to be starting highweight bloodstock agent and racing journalist, made his at 117 pounds. The defending champion of the Gii greatest contribution to breeding in 1952, when he event, Del Mar Dennis finished fourth in the GI Santa was commissioned to buy a broodmare to send to Anita H. in his last start March 11. "There's other Nearco for Canadian horseman E.P. Taylor. Blackwell speed in the race, but if we draw inside, we'll have to chose Lady Angela, a winner by Hyperion, who on her use him a bit early," trainer Paco Gonzalez said. "But second visit to Nearco produced Nearctic, sire of at a mile-and-an-eighth, it shouldn't be a problem. Northern Dancer. More recently, Blackwell had been There's a long run into the first turn. He should have working exclusively for Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte a chance to run his race." The five-year-old chestnut Farms. Said Juddmonte manager Grant Pritchard gelding will be ridden by Chris Antley. The probable Gordon, "He was a great character, and made a field for the San Bernardino also includes stakes-win strong impact on our racing and breeding operations." ners Pollock's Luck (Polish Navy), 116 pounds; Newton's Law (IRE) (Law Society), 113; Nancys HEAVENLY PRIZE ON TRACK FOR RETURN French Fry (French Legionaire), 113; Numerous (Mr. Prospector), 113; and Wharf (Storm Bird), 113. Last year's champion three-year-old filly Heavenly Prize (Seeking the Gold) has arrived at Oaklawn Park Saturday, Aqueduct: and is on schedule to make her '95 debut in the WESTCHESTER H.-Glll, $100,000a, 3yolup, 1m $150,000 Oaklawn Budweiser Breeders' Cup H. Sun Five-time Grade I winner Devil His Due (Devil's Bag), day. The filly, who will blow out for the race Satur originally scheduled to be retired to stud at the con day, is expected to remain in Arkansas for the GI clusion of his 1 994 campaign, is back in training due Apple Blossom H., but future plans could include a try to owner Lion Crest Stable's dispute with the IRS and on the turf. "Shug (McGaughey) has worked her on is scheduled to make his six-year-old debut in the the turf and the filly really seems to like it," said her Westchester. "He seems to have the same enthusi exercise rider Jan Rushton. "I have a feeling we'll see asm, but it's not easy to tell with him," said trainer her on the grass soon." Allen Jerkens. "He's so reserved. He started to act that way about a year and a half ago. He became COOLMORE TRIO TO NEW ZEALAND more se~tled in the paddock and at the starting gate." Coolmore Stud's trio of Bigstone (Ire) (Last Tycoon Second in the GI NYRA Mile in his last outing Nov. {Ire}), College Chapel (GB) (Sharpe {GB}), and Last 26, Devil His Due will be the starting highweight at Tycoon (Ire) (Try My Best) have been added to the 124 pounds. ever-growing list of "shuttle stallions." All three will serve in both Ireland and New Zealand from this year on. Bigstone, the '93 Sussex S. hero, and College © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This Chapel are to be based at Ra Ora Stud in New Zea newspaper may not be reproduced in any form land. Their fees will be $14,742 and $6,634 respec or by any means, electronic or mechanical, tively. Last Tycoon, champion sire in Australia last without prior written permission of the copyright year, will stand at Hannui Farm for a fee of $25,061. owner, Media Vista. Information as to the races, race results and ~ WEEKEND PREVIEW ........ earnings was obtained from results charts pub 8 TRIPLE THREATS . 2 lished in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission of the copyright owner, Cf1 NEWS CONTINUED . 2 Daily Racing Form. ~ RACING REPORTS . 2,3 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 3-31-95 MR. BAILEYS STILL AILING Last year's 2000 T•R•I•P•L•E Guineas winner Mr. Baileys (Robellino) is making only THREATS slow progress following his life-threatening attack of grass sickness. The four-year-old relies on a tube feeding system for at least half his daily nutrient Saturday, Turfway Park: intake and is reported to be completely dependent on JIM BEAM S.-Gll, $600,000, 3yo, 1 1 /Sm human assistance for his survival. "He still gets tired PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY Wt very quickly and there's no way you can say he is a 1 Car Dealer M. L. Butler Kutz 1 21 well horse," said part-owner Paul Venner. "But I'm 2 Devil's Brew C. Reese Chavez 121 cautiously optimistic. I don't think we've got a mor 3 Serena's Song Lukas Nakatani 116 tality case." 4 Mighty Magee Blusiewicz Romero 121 5 Sikkim L. Kelly Desormeaux 121 6 Tejano Run McPeek Bailey 121 7 Celestial Star Newcomb Thorwarth 1 21 l(if;i;I~N·E•W Y•O•R·KI 8 Mecke Tortora W. Martinez 121 ~ REPORT James Lewis's Mecke (Maudlin) worked a half-mile in :47 2/5 and was ridden out five furlongs in 1 :00 Yesterday's Results: 2/5 by jockey Willie Martinez yesterday morning at Turfway Park. The Florida-bred drew the outside post 7th-AQU, $34,000, Alw, 4yo/up, 6f, 1: 11, ft. in the eight-horse field. "We would have liked to be a EXPRESSED (g, 5, Valid Appeal--Oedipus Rex, by little more inside, but it shouldn't be a problem," said Rexson), winner of a pair of Aqueduct allowances in his trainer Emanuel Tortora. his last 2 starts, continued through his conditions with an off-the-pace, 1 1 /4-length score under Rich News Continued. ard Migliore. BAY DANCER (Show Dancer) was 2nd, GO FOR GIN, SUAVE PROSPECT ARRIVE AT while 6-5 chalk JUSTFORTHERECORD (Tunerup) KEENELAND Sixteen horses trained by Nick Zito, rallied from the back of the pack for 3rd. Lifetime Re including 1994 Kentucky Derby winner Go For Gin cord: 9-4-2-0, $88,000. (Cormorant) and 1995 Derby contender Suave 0-Kinsman Stable. B-Harry T. Mangurian Jr. (FL). Prospect (Fortunate Prospect), arrived at Keeneland T-Carl J. Domino. Race Course yesterday morning by van from Flori da. Zito plans to run Go For Gin at the Keeneland Sth-AQU, $32,000, Alw, 4/up, f/m, 7f, 1 :24 2/5, ft. spring meeting, which runs April 7-28. Following LITTLE TOBIN (m, 5, Cutlass--Tobin Way, by the Keeneland meeting, the four-year-old is sched J.O. Tobin), a stakes-placed runner who was claimed out of her last start at Aqueduct for $20,000, provid uled to race in the Giii Churchill Downs H. on Derby Day May 6, with the GI Metropolitan H. May 29 at ed a quick return for her new owners here. Stalking the pace down the backside, the 7-2 shot took over Belmont Park his main goal. Suave Prospect will entering the stretch then drew off to win by 3 1 /2. make his next start in the $500,000 Blue Grass S. 6-5 bettors' choice TABLOID TATTLE (Private Ac April 15. The Florida Derby runner-up is scheduled count) closed late for the place spot. Lifetime Re to work at Keeneland Tuesday. cord: 28-4-6-2, $99,294. 0-Paradise Farms. B-Ravenbrook Farm, Inc. (FL). EARLE MACK ACQUIRES HALF-INTEREST T-Mitchell Friedman. IN HYROGLYPHIC According to the terms of an agreement reached Wednesday, Earle I. Mack has 4th-AQU, $28,000, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 1: 11 4/5, ft. purchased a 50 percent interest in Triple Crown HENBANE'S GIRL (f, 3, Henbane--Basic Beauty, by hopeful Hyroglyphic (High Brite), winner of last Big Burn), 2nd in a $32,000 maiden claimer at year's Giii Bashford Manor S. at Churchill Downs Gulfstream in her only prior start March 1, stepped up and of the Mountain Valley and Dixieland S. at the in class and went wire-to-wire for a 3 1 /2-length current Oaklawn Park meeting. Kentucky-bred victory at 7-2 odds. ARCTIC PATIENCE (Northern Hyroglyphic will remain in training with James Jove), also a Gulfstream shipper, was 2nd, while 2-1 Keefer and will race next in Saturday's Rebel S. in favorite LIZZIE TOON (Dixieland Band) finished 3rd. Mack's colors under joint ownership with Jack Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $19,050. Hammer and Bill Heiligbrodt, who each retained a 0-G Lack Farms. B-Ralph C. Sessa (FL). T-Robert P. 25 percent interest. Mack, a NYRA trustee who Klesaris. has bred and raced horses for over 30 years, owned recent champions Peteski and Bruce's Mill, A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will Free Handicap highweight November Snow and indicate first-time graded stakes-winners and a + will graded stakes winner Excellent Tipper.