NTRA ALL-STAR JOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP ASCOT GpLD CUP-G1, $315,498, Royal Ascot, Eng­ TONIGHT AT LONE STAR Twelve of the top jock­ land, 6-1 ~, 4yo/up, 2 1 /2mT, 4:32.36, sf. 1--#@KAYF TARA (GB), 126, c, 4, Sadler's Wells-- eys on the continent will compete in the $100,000 NTRA Ali-Star Jockey Championship at Lone Star Park Colorsp!·n (Fr} (G1 SW-Eng, $160,988), by High Top (GB). ($327,600 yrl '95 TAHOU).0-Godolphin; in Grand Prairie, Texas tonight. The four-race event will B-Meon Valley Stud; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-L Dettori; be televised live on espn2 from 10-11 p.m. EDT, and $192,7 4. *Full to Opera House (GB), Hwt. Older one percent of the mutuel handle on the four Champion­ Horse-E g, Fr & Ire at 11-14f, in Eng at 91!2-11 f, ship races will go to benefit the Jockeys' Guild. Hall of MG1 SVf-Eng, SW-Ire, $1,392,745. Famers Jerry Bailey, Pat Day, Eddie Delahoussaye, 2--Doublel Trigger (Ire), 1 28, h, 7, Ela-Mana-Mou (lre)-­ Sandy Hawley, Chris Mccarron, Laffit Pincay Jr. and Solac by Gay Lussac (lty). ($14,475 yrl '92 Gary Stevens will ride against Kent Desormeaux, Julie (R}), GOOC1 . 0-R W Huggins; B-Dene Investments NV; Krone, Shane Sellers and Mike Smith; Marlon St. Julien $72,35 . will represent the Lone Star jockey colony. Between 3--Three heers (Ire), 126, g, 4, Slip Anchor (GB)--Three them, the 1 2 jockeys have won 38 Triple Crown races, Tails (G!B), by Blakeney (GB). O/B-Mohammed 51 Breeders' Cup races and 20 Eclipse Awards. Their bin Rashid al Maktoum; $34,965. mounts have earned more than $1.5 billion combined. Margins: NK, 1 1 /4, 5. Odds: 11-1, 25-1, 10-1. Stevens, elected to the Hall of Fame last year, won the Also ran: Silence In Court (Ire), Canon Can, Persian event last year. Riding assignments for the Champion­ Punch (Ire), Maylane (GB), Celeric (GB), Windsor Castle ship were drawn at random, and the riders will be (GB), Stretarez (Fr), I'm Supposin (Ire), Book At Bedtime awarded points based on their finishes in each race. (Ire), Clerkenwell, Gordi, Mongol Warrior, French Balle­ Win, place, show, exacta and trifecta wagering will be rina (Ire). Non-runner: Samraan. available on the event. Each riders' mounts will be com­ Maintaining Godolphin's hot streak, the lightly raced bined into a single betting interest; the rider who earns Kayf Tara (GB) surprised even his connections with this the most points will win. The winner's share of the pot outstanding staying performance over two and a half is $25,000. miles on the soft track, taking his lifetime record to three wins from five starts for earnings of $221,473. STAKES CLOSINGS The 1995 Gold Cup winner Double Trigger (Ire) grabbed TODAY, FRIDAY, JUNE 19: .~ the lead and was clear entering the straight, but Kayf 7-4 $250150,000 Prairie Meadow Cornhusker I ~I Tara, well in the rear early, took up the challenge with Breeders' Cup H.-Glll, PrM, 3/up, 9f ($0) six furlongs to run and gained control a furlong from the 10-10 $200,000 Oak Leaf-GI, SA, 2yo, f, Bf wire. The gallant Double Trigger would not throw in the ($100) towel an , to huge cheers from the crowd, fought back 10-11 $200,000 Norfolk-Gil, SA, 2yo, Bf ($100) gallantly i defeat. Godolphin's Sheikh Mohammed bin TOMORROW, SATURDAY, JUNE 20: Rashid al Maktoum said, "That was a very pleasant 6-2B $175175,000 Firecracker Breeders' Cup-Gill, CD, surprise as we were not certain he would stay the dis­ 3yo/up, BfT ( $12, 500s) tance. It i wonderful to win the Gold Cup again 7-3 $100,000 Prioress-Gil, Bel, 3yo, f, 6f ($100) (Godolphir's Classic Cliche won in 1996), especially as 7-4 $350,000 Suburban H.-Gll, Bel, 3yo/up, 10f ($350) 7-4 $ 1001100, 000 Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup H. -Gil, Double T~igger ran a marvellous race and was fighting Mth, 3yo/up, f/m, 8.5f ($100) back at t~e finish." Winning rider Frankie Dettori said, 7-5 $150,000 Tom Fool H.-Gll, Bel, 3yo!up, 7f ($150) "Double 1rigger gave me a real fright inside the final furlong a]d I'm just delighted to have won." Double Trigger's wner Roy Huggins was thrilled at his old WEEKEND PREVIEW .................... 4 vet~ra_n's gallant defeat, "We hope to take on Kayf Tara again int. e (G2) Goodwood Cup (July 30)." Trigger's RACING REPORTS ___________________ _ 4-7 trainer Mark Johnston said, "I didn't care whether he - won or not, because he was running so well. It was wonderful to watch him running down the straight in - TOTAL PAGES ......................... 9 front like that." PAGE 2'• THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 6-19-98 RIBBLESDALE S.-G2, $189,689, Royal Ascot, England, CORK & qRRERY S.-G2 results cont. 6-18, 3yo, f, 1 1 /2mT, 2:38.33, gd/sf. A G3 wjnner at Hoppegarten in Germany last August, 1--BAHR (GB), 120, f, 3, Generous (lre)--Lady Of The Tomba (G~) relished the soft ground here to take his Sea (GB), by Mill Reef. 0-Godolphin; B-Sheikh earnings tp $303,544 by landing the ninth and most Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum; T-Saeed bin important !win of his 22-race career. French challenger Suroor; J-L Dettori; $115, 726. * 1 /2 to Cleric (GB) Dyhim Di~lmond (Ire) was always in the front rank and he shared the lead after a quarter mile with RAMBLING (Soviet Star), GSW-lre, SW-Fr, $104,007. 1 2--Star Begonia (GB}, 120, f, 3, Sadler's Wells-­ BEAR (GB) (Sharrood) before taking command at the Alexandrie, by Val de l'orne (Fr). 0-M Tabor; $43,519. quarter-mille pole. But Tomba quickened well on the 3--Rambling Rose (GB), 120, f, 3, Cadeaux Genereux outside a~d grabbed the lead at the eighth pole and ran (GB)--Blush Rambler (Ire), by Blushing Groom (Fr). on stoutly! to resist all challengers. Brian Meehan, over­ 0-Sir Evelyn de Rothschild; $21,076. joyed with his first Royal Ascot win, said, "It's fantastic Margins: 2, HF, 2HF. to have a ~inner at the Royal meeting. Great for the Also ran: Jibe, Dabaya (Ire), Due South (GB), Putuna horse, the 1 jockey (Michael Tebbutt) and the whole team (GB), Zomaradah (GB), Silca Key Service (GB). at home. I was concerned at his wide draw, but when Only 1 3 days after her defeat by Shahtoush (Ire) in four horses drawn inside us were withdrawn because of the G1 Vodafone Oaks at Epsom June 5, Bahr (GB) the soft g ound, we were able to move in and this un­ bounced back to record her fourth win from five lifetime doubtedly helped us." Tebbutt added, "I've won some starts and take her earnings to $289,469 with an im­ other Gro p 2 races, but this has to be my most impor­ pressive display here. Always travelling well in fourth tant winn r. This horse just loves the soft and we all while Italian Oaks winner ZOMARADAH (GB) (Deploy think he's a Group One horse on this ground." {GB}) set the pace, Bahr cruised through to take the NORFOLK S.-G3, $79,850, Royal Ascot, England, 6-18, lead at the quarter-mile pole and, despite wandering 2yo, 5fT, 1 :03.74, sf. across the track in the closing stages, she was always 1--#@RO SELLI, 124, c, 2, Puissance (GB)--Miss Rossi in command. Godolphin's racing manager Simon (GB) by Artaius. ($22,000 wnlg '96 KEENOV; Crisford said: "That's now three tough races in quick $53,76 yrl '97 TAOCT). 0-T G Holdcraft; B-Vinery; succession (Bahr won the G3 Musidora S. at York May T-Jack ·. erry; J-John Carroll; $48,422. 1 2 before her Epsom Oaks defeat), but all being well 2--Sheer Viking (Ire), 1 24, c, 2, Danehill--Schlefalora she'll now go for the (G 1) Irish Oaks at The Curragh (GB), by Mas Media (GB). 0-Ronald Arculli; $18,336. next month (July 11 )."Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor said: 3--Monkston Point (Ire), 1 24, c, 2, Fayruz (GB)--Doon "She ran so well in the Oaks and came out of the race Belle (Ire), by Ardoon (Ire). 0-W Clifford; $8,985. so well that we decided to run her here. We thought she Margins: 4, SHD, 1 1 /4. had improved since Epsom. She was relaxed and happy Also ran: $ailing Shoes (Ire), Patriot (GB), Kaamen (Ire), on the outside of the field and when Frankie (Dettori) lnya Lake l(GB), Speedy James (Ire), Pips Magic (Ire), asked her, she went clear." Riverdance (Ire), Choto Mate (Ire), El Tango (GB), Top Order, Bugatti Reef (Ire), Sydney Safehands (GB). CORK & ORRERY S.-G2, $157,749, Royal Ascot, Eng­ Non-runners: Perugino Bay (Ire); Unicamp (GB). land, 6-18, 3yo, f, 6fT, 1:16.99, sf. Taking his unbeaten record to three for three, 10-1 1--TOMBA (GB), 126, c, 4, Efisio (GB)--lndian Love outsider Hosselli provided trainer Jack Berry and his Song (GB), by Be My Guest. 0-J R Good; B-P Good; former stclble jockey John Carroll with their second T-Brian Meehan; J-M Tebbutt; $96,357. Norfolk s.' win, following Mind Games in 1994. Pursuing 2--Dyhim Diamond (Ire), 1 26, c, 4, Night Shift--Happy his paces tting stablemate SPEEDY JAMES (IRE) Landing (Fr), by Homing (GB).