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Thursday, Thoroughbred Daily News May 23, 2002 TDN For information, call (732) 747-8060. HEADLINE NEWS DICK HERN, TRAINER OF NASHWAN, DIES LOGIC SCRATCHED FROM IRISH GUINEAS Major William Richard Hern, CVO, who trained the Queen’s Logic (Ire) (Grand Lodge), who came up lame winners of 17 European Classics, and the likes of Briga- on the eve of the G1 English 1000 Guineas three weeks dier Gerard (GB), Nashwan, Dayjur and Troy (GB), died ago, was yesterday taken out of Sunday’s G1 yesterday at the age of 81. Hern took out his first train- Entenmann’s Irish 1000 Guineas at The Curragh by ing licence in 1957 and soon entered the record books trainer Mick Channon after she scoped dirty. The un- by becoming the youngest man to win the trainers’ beaten filly was found to have an unclean trachea wash championship since the war in 1962, the year of his and was coughing yesterday morning the day after she first Classic success with Hethersett (GB) in the G1 St had worked impressively. “She worked great on Tues- Leger. He began his association with Her Majesty the day,” Channon told PA Sport. “Her trachea wash came Queen at West Ilsley in 1967 and provided her with up bad and she’s been coughing so we’re not running.” Classic glory in 1974 with G1 1000 Guineas and G1 Queen’s Logic was rated the champion two-year-old Prix de Diane winner filly of 2001 off wins in the G3 Queen Mary S. at Royal Highclere (GB). He also Ascot in June, G2 Lowther S. at York in August and G1 trained Highclere’s Cheveley Park S. at Newmarket in October. She re- daughter Height of Fash- ion (Fr) for the Queen, appeared to take the G3 Fred Darling S. at Newbury and she achieved notori- Apr. 20 by 1 3/4 lengths from Roundtree (Ire) in work- ety as the dam of manlike fashion, securing ante-post favouritism for both Nashwan, Alwasmi, the English and Irish 1000 Guineas. Unfuwain and Nayef. Honoured with a CVO in KEENELAND CATALOGS 200 FOR JULY SALE 1980, the year he com- A total of 200 horses have been cataloged for this Nashwan Dan Smith/Allsport pleted the Epsom Derby year’s Keeneland July Selected Yearling Sale. The num- and Oaks double with ber cataloged represents a 22-percent increase over last Henbit and Bireme (GB), Hern handled the brilliant Briga- year, when just 164 yearlings were offered. Sires fea- dier Gerard (GB), who beat Mill Reef in the 1971 G1 tured in the catalog include Storm Cat, Deputy Minister, 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and was eventually retired A.P. Indy, Saint Ballado, Kingmambo, Seeking the Gold as the winner of 17 of his 18 races; and the brilliant and Unbridled. Several young stallions whose first foals Troy (GB), winner of the 1979 Epsom Derby and G1 are yearlings of 2002 include Kentucky Derby winners King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. at Silver Charm and Charismatic, Exploit, Forestry and Ascot. Hern broke his neck in December 1984 while Artax. Progeny from a pair of top sires who recently hunting in Leicestershire and in October 1985 broke his died, Nureyev and Kris S., have also been cataloged. leg at home. Following major heart surgery in early The sale takes place in a pair of 7:30 p.m. sessions set 1988, Hern was back in action later that year and just a for Monday and Tuesday, July 15 and 16 in Lexington. few months later sent out Nashwan to win the G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, G1 Epsom Derby and G1 CORRECTION...Yesterday’s Bill Oppenheim column Eclipse S. at Sandown, cementing his new relationship misidentified Hernando’s breeding. The stallion is out of with Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum. He trained a Miswaki mare, out of a Lyphard mare. We regret the for that owner and others at Kingswood Stud near error. Lambourn from 1991 until he retired at the end of October 1997. His last notable success came with Sheikh Hamdan’s Alhaarth (Ire) in the G2 Prix du Rond- Point at Longchamp. That colt, who was champion ADD ONE TO BELMONT FIELD?...............................p2 two-year-old in 1995, was by Unfuwain, whom Hern DICK HERN REMEMBERED.......................................p2 trained and who also died this year. A Theatrical Exacta! STRUT THE STAGE wins the GII Dixie S. at Pimlico impressively! John G. Sikura, President PHONE: (859) 255-8290 DEL MAR SHOW runs a bang-up second! FAX: (859) 281-6148 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/23/02 • PAGE 2 of 2 P T R I P L E T H R E A T S P P P R E V I E W P Request For Parole To Belmont?: Saturday, Belmont Park Sam and Jeri Knighton’s Request For Parole (Judge T PETER PAN S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo, 9f C), a solid fifth in the Kentucky Derby May 4, appears Godolphin’s Ibn al Haitham (GB) (Zafonic) breezed likely to take his place in the Belmont S., trainer Steve five-eighths of a mile in 1:00 2/5 at Belmont Park yes- Margolis said yesterday. “Mr. Knighton and his wife terday morning ahead of his expected start in Satur- decided that they wanted to take a shot,” the condi- day’s feature. Despite his maiden status, the bay has tioner said. “There’s only one Belmont Stakes.” The kept top company, finishing second to stablemate and winner of the John Battaglia S. and third behind Perfect Belmont S. probable Essence of Dubai in the GII Norfolk Drift in the GII Lane’s End Spiral S. at Turfway Park S. last October and third to that rival in the G2 UAE Mar. 23, Request For Parole worked over the turf Derby in his most recent racetrack appearance Mar. 23. course at Churchill Downs last week, with an eye on “It’s a bit of a step up for him, but it looks like there the GIII Jefferson Cup on the grass June 8, but could be a short field and it would be a good opportu- Margolis has had a change of heart. “The horse came nity,” said Tom Albertrani, assistant to trainer Saeed out of [the Derby] better than the Spiral,” the trainer bin Suroor. Ibn al Haitham is slated to be ridden by continued. “He ran a mile and a quarter and it didn’t jockey Jerry Bailey. seem to phase him. He’s sharp.” Should he start in the Belmont, Request For Parole will be ridden by his Derby Monday, Belmont Park pilot Robby Albarado. METRPOLITAN MILE H.-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, 1m A pair of top competitors tuned up for the weekend’s REMEMBERING DICK HERN marquee event with Tuesday morning works. Left Bank Trainer John Dunlop: (French Deputy), winner of last year’s GI Cigar Mile H. “He was a wonderful, wonderful trainer and there’s at the Met Mile distance Nov. 24, covered five furlongs no trainer, and I’m not even sure any man, that I’ve in 1:00 2/5 with jockey John Velazquez in the irons. admired more than Dick. He was a superb handler of “He finished up very well,” trainer Todd Pletcher said. “I horses and a wonderful horseman in every way until clocked him the last quarter mile in :23 3/5.” Owned by he had his terrible accident. He was a great Michael Tabor, the chestnut made his first start since enthusiast and a very, very brave man during all these the Cigar Mile a winning one, taking the GIII Bold Ruler long years he was in his wheelchair, with all those H. by one length May 11. problems with his heart and chest and evrything else. Affirmed Success (Affirmed) has shown no signs of To survive all those and live to 81 was quite letting up at age eight. Third in the GII General George remarkable really. He was a great party man–a great H. in his second start of the season, the bay comes into raconteur and loved singing and reciting poetry–he the Met off back-to-back wins in the Mar. 16 Toboggan loved a drink and he was a wonderful man and I will H. and the GI Carter H. Apr. 13. “I really wouldn’t have miss him tremendously. I think he was one of the considered this race if he hadn’t run so well in the th greatest trainers of the 20 century, without any Carter,” trainer Richie Schosberg admitted. “He cer- doubt. He was a great man.” tainly seems to back in peak form.” The Albert Fried Jr. colorbearer signaled his readiness for Monday’s race Jockey Willie Carson, who rode for the Major with a solid five-furlong breeze on Tuesday in :59 4/5. throughout his career: Also prepping for the race, Burning Roma (Rubiano), “He was two different people–he was an army man third to Affirmed Success in the Carter, worked five and was on parade when he went racing and had this furlongs in 1:01 1/5 at Belmont yesterday morning. aloofness on the racecourse, which was business. When he got home, he was a different man. He had a fantastic sense of humour, but not on the racecourse. TDN TODAY We’re going to miss him.” Headline News .................... 2 pages 5th Consecutive Victory is Graded Win! SMART STRIKE’s Tenpins makes it 5 wins in a row with his victory in BOX 626, VERSAILLES, KY 40383 (859) 873-7300 FAX (859) 873-3746 the graded William Donald Schaefer Handicap on May 18.