SIPHONIZER set for Barrera Memorial HEADLINE p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2004 OCTET SET FOR SHEEPSHEAD BAY A competitive field of eight turf distaffers has been Keeping Up With entered for today’s GII Sheepshead Bay H. at Belmont, topped by morning-line favorite The (Smarty) Jones Meridiana (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}). The chestnut has won three straight, including Gulfstream’s Smarty Sails Through Breeze GII Orchid H. Mar. 21 and the Triple Crown hopeful Smarty Jones (Elusive Quality) GIII Bewitch S. a month later at completed seven furlongs in 1:29 1/5 under a motion- Keeneland in her most recent less Stewart Elliott yesterday morning Meridiana (rail) & Alternate outing. She outslugged Alternate at Philadelphia Park. Eager to break Bill Straus/Keeneland (Seattle Slew) that day, but off, the chestnut colt was under a faces a host of new challengers. tight hold in the early stages, picked Spice Island (Tabasco Cat) posted a three-race winning up the pace on the turn and wasn’t streak of her own capped by the GII Long Island H. asked for anything more approaching Nov. 15, but clipped heels and fell in the GII La the wire. “I wanted to keep him re- Prevoyante H. at Calder Dec. 27, forcing her to the laxed,” said Elliott. The official splits sidelines. “She was body sore for a couple months and for the move were :26 3/5, :39 1/5, it took her a little while to get back to herself,” ex- :51 1/5, 1:03 1/5 and 1:16 1/5; he plained trainer John Pregman Jr. Returning with a sixth Horsephotos galloped out a mile in 1:44 2/5. in the Orchid, the dark bay then faced males in a Chur- Trainer John Servis was pleased with chill allowance Apr. 29, missing by 3/4 of a length to the colt’s work. “I was very happy with it,” he said. MGSW Senor Swinger while defeating MGSW Startac. “He settled real nice. I didn’t want him to gallop out too “I wanted to run her in a race for fillies the day before, strong. As far as I’m concerned, we’re right on sched- but it didn’t fill,” Pregman continued. The California- ule.” Smarty Jones came out of the breeze in good bred Moscow Burning (Moscow Ballet) makes her first order. “He got to playing a little bit toward the end of New York foray. She had shipped to Florida in March, his cooling-out period,” Servis added. “He let out a finishing fifth in the Orchid, before returning home to couple of squeals...I was real happy with where he’s at trump state-breds in the Fran’s Valentine S. at Holly- right now.” The colt will be shipped to Belmont either wood Apr. 24. “The Orchid was a disappointment,” Tuesday or Wednesday for his date with destiny. But admitted trainer James Cassidy. “We wanted her on though Servis is quietly confident, he is aware of the the lead and she never got to it. I really want to turn things which can trip up a colt in the Test of Champi- the tables on Meridiana.” ons. “I don’t like handicapping a race until I see post positions,” Servis said when asked how he thought the Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:45 p.m. EDT race would shape up. “It’s a horse race--there’s a whole SHEEPSHEAD BAY H.-GII, $150,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 11fT lot that can go wrong. I can’t tell you how many times PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS I’ve run the best horse and gotten beat. But that’s what 1 Primetimevalentine Affirmed Peitz 15-1 makes horse racing so exciting. Look at War Emblem 2 Savedbythelight Saint Ballado Violette Jr 5-1 stumbling at the start; Funny Cide blew out in :58. So 3 Spice Island Tabasco Cat Pregman Jr 5-2 many things can go wrong, but you just try to think 4 Alternate Seattle Slew Motion 5-1 about the positive and hope everything goes right.” 5 Miss Hellie A.P. Indy McGaughey 12-1 6 Andover Lady Kris S. Kimmel 10-1 The brisnet.com ‘Race of the Day’ is the 7 Moscow Burning Moscow Ballet Cassidy 8-1 GII Sheepshead Bay H. at Belmont Park. 8 Meridiana (Ger) Lomitas (GB) Clement 2-1 For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/29/04 • PAGE 2 of 4 P R E S U L T S P P P R E V I E W P Friday, Baden-Baden, Germany Saturday, Hollywood Park, post time: 4:55 p.m. PDT 33RD BENAZET RENNEN-G3, i65,500, Baden-Baden, LAZ BARRERA MEMORIAL S.-GII, $150,000, 3yo, 7f 5-28, 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:07.94, gd. PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1--LUCKY STRIKE (GB), 132, g, 6, by Petong (GB) 1 Evolution Gilded Time Sadler 12-1 1st Dam: Urania (GB), by Most Welcome (GB) 2 Don’tsellmeshort Benchmark Hendricks 6-1 2nd Dam: Aonia (GB), by Mummy’s Pet (GB) 3 Number Juan Silver Deputy Puhich 20-1 3rd Dam: Princely Maid (GB), by King’s Troop (GB) 4 Wimplestiltskin Petionville Polanco 20-1 (9,000gns yrl ‘99 TATOCT). O-Stall Lucky Stables 5 Skipaslew Skip Away O’Neill 8-1 International; B-Red House Stud; T-Andreas Trybuhl; 6 Hosco Honour and Glory O’Neill 9-2 J-Adrie de Vries; i38,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Fr, 7 Twice As Bad Stormy Atlantic Cerin 4-1 17 starts, 10 wins, 3 places, i143,147. 8 Siphonizer Siphon (Brz) Mandella 9-5 2--Topkamp (GB), 128, f, 4, Pennekamp--Victoria Regia 9 Cape Flyaway Tactical Cat Baffert 15-1 10 Courtnall Cherokee Run C Dollase 15-1 (Ire), by Lomond. (27,000gns wnlg ‘00 TATDEC). Can Siphonizer save the sophomore season for trainer O-Baron F C von Oppenheim; B-C E S Racing Ltd; Richard Mandella? The colt, hero of the GII Del Mar i15,000. Futurity, was the only one of four Mandella juveniles to 3--Sacho (Ger), 132, g, 6, Dashing Blade (GB)--She’s run poorly on Breeders’ Cup day, His Guest (Ire), by Be My Guest. O-Stall Zorbas; checking in 23 lengths behind B-Gestut Etzean; i8,000. stablemate Action This Day, and Margins: 2, 4HF, NK. Odds: 0.70, 5.60, 24.40. was diagnosed with throat prob- Also Ran: Capricho (Ire), Areias (Ger), Just Sing A Song lems. “He was getting his soft (GB), Gold Type (Ire), Call Me Big (Ger), Fiepes Shuffle palate stuck and was choking,” (GB), Best Smiling (Ger). said Mandella. “He underwent a Lucky Strike emerged on the international scene type of throat surgery called a winning the G3 Prix de la Porte Maillot at Longchamp myectomy by [veterinarian] Rick for his Dutch-based trainer Jan Pubben last June. He Arthur, and we gave him a little subsequently dead-heated for fifth in the G1 Prix rest.” The dark bay posted an Maurice de Gheest at Deauville in August before impressive comeback, drawing finishing third in the G2 Goldene Peitsche at this Siphonizer off to win a Churchill allowance track in September. Transferred to the German base Benoit Photo by 6 1/4 lengths while stopping of Andreas Trybuhl afterwards, he returned to take the clock in 1:09 4/5, earning a the Listed www.galopp-sms.de-Sprintpreis at Co- 104 Beyer Speed Figure. Hosco returns to sprinting logne May 2 and was sent off the favorite for this following a pair of losses going two turns. After kicking competitive contest. Breaking in his customary sharp off his career with three straight victories including the style under Adrie de Vries here, he grabbed the lead GIII San Miguel S., the dark bay faltered with added and despite veering right in the straight had enough distance, finishing second to Imperialism in the seven- in the tank to maintain his advantage. furlong GII San Vicente S. Feb. 7, fifth in the one-mile GII San Rafael S. Mar. 6 and 10th in the WinStar Derby Click for the racingpost.co.uk chart. going 1 1/16 miles Mar. 28. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/29/04 • PAGE 3 of 4 Saturday, Churchill Downs, post time: 5:32 p.m. EDT Saturday, Arlington, post time: 5:06 p.m. CDT EARLY TIMES MINT JULEP H.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, HANSHIN CUP H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1m f/m, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 1 Wiggins Cartwright Granitz 118 1 River Flower Strodes Creek Sowle 113 2 Coach Jimi Lee Roar DiVito 117 2 Two Dot Slew Evansville Slew Gibson 114 3 Fighting Indians Lord Carson Bettis 113 3 Stay Forever Stack Ma Wolfson 116 4 Kodema Seeking the Gold Carroll 116 4 Daisyago Affirmed Glenney 113 5 Crafty Shaw Crafty Prospector Vestal 119 5 Eternal Melody (NZ) Shinko King (Ire) Frankel 115 6 Attack the Books Notebook Hinsley 115 6 Kitty’s Legend Souvenir Copy Thomas 111 7 Apt to Be Rahy Block 119 7 Shaconage El Prado (Ire) Shirota 117 8 Sand Springs Dynaformer Reinstedler 120 Sunday, Milan, Italy 9 Aud Wild Again Reinstedler 117 DERBY ITALIANO-G1, i990,000, 3yo, c/f, 1 1/2mT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY Saturday, Philadelphia Park, post time: 3:50 p.m.