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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information. please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~~~RE DTM FRIDAY, JULY 12,1996 S-T-A-K-E-S RESULT ODD/EVEN BET DEBUTS A new way of betting on Yesterday, Newmarket, England: horse racing makes its debut this Saturday when the DARLEY JULY CUP-G1, $233,847, Newmarket, Eng American Championship Harness Series presents the land, 7-11, 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:10.63, gd/fm. first-ever odd/even bet with a five percent takeout on its 1--ANABAA, 131, c, 4, Danzig--Balbonella (Fr) premier three-race broadcast, live on ESPN 2 from 9-10 (MGSW-U.S. & Fr, $443,874), by Gay Mecene. p.m. Eastern. The races offered in the broadcast will be O-Mrs. Alec Head; B-Gainsborough Farm Inc; T-Mrs. the Sheppard Pace from Yonkers Raceway (9:09 p.m. Criquette Head; J-F. Head; $141,037. *!6 to Key of post time), the Courageous Lady from Northfield Park Luck (Chief's Crown), GSW-Fr, $206,307. (9:25 p.m.) and the $1 million Meadowlands Pace (9:45 2--lucayan Prince, 125, c, 3, Fast Play--Now That's p.m.i. The odd/even wager, which pays off to those Funny, by Saratoga Six. O-Lucayan Stud; B-Airdrie selecting' odd' if the 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 horse wins; or to Partnership; $52,144. those selecting' even' if the 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 horse 3--Hever Golf Rose {GBL 128, m, 5, Efisio (GB)--Sweet wins, mimics popular sports wagers, in which a theoret Rosina (GBL by Sweet Revenge (GB). O-Hever Golf ical half of the audience will win its wager. The wager Racing Club; B-Ronald Popely; $24,982. will only be available through the Ladbroke phone-bet Margins: 1 3/4, 3, short head. Odds: 11-4, 9-1, 14-1. ting system. Accounts may be opened by calling 1-800 Also Ran: IktamaL Danehill Dancer (Irelt Pivotal (GB), LADBROKE. To wager on the ACHS races, accounts Mind Games (GB), Lucky Lionel, Cool Jazz (GB), must be opened by today. The odd/even wager will be Gothenburg (Ire). parimutueL and will be offered with a $10 minimum bet. Anabaa's victory in the July Cup was a "dream come The early morning line for the wager: Sheppard Pace- true" for French trainer Criquette Head. As a juvenile, Odd, 4-1, Even 1-5; Courageous Lady--Odd, 4-5, Even, Anabaa had shown considerable talent. However, he 1-1; Meadowlands Pace--Odd, 4-5, Even, 1 1. The suffered an accident on the Chantilly gallops which left odd/even wager will be available on each individual race him hardly able to stand. Local vets dismissed him as a as will the standard betting menu (win, place, show, "wobbler" with incurable balance problems and his exacta, etc.) and a Pick Three at a 10 percent takeout. breeder Maktoum AI Maktoum told the handler that, if nothing could be done, his permission was granted to CANADIAN HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES have the two-year-old put down. The Head family had become so attached to him, though, that they decided ANNOUNCED The 1996 inductees to the Canadian to rest him instead and, gradually, he recovered his Racing Hall of Fame were announced yesterday. The health. Yesterday's victory was, therefore, a triumph for inductions will take place Friday, August 16 at Wood patience, but Anabaa demonstrated little of that as he bine in Toronto. The newest inductees include Charles burst out of the gate, grabbed a lead inside the first Taylor, president of Windfields Farm and a founding furlong and quite simply ran his rivals ragged. Lucayan director and vice president of Breeders' Cup Ltd. Taylor, Prince tried hard to make progress over the last quar 61, has also served as chairman and chief steward of ter-mile and Hever Golf Rose stayed on steadfastly after Canada's Jockey Club and as a trustee of the Ontario chasing the winner throughout. But nothing was going Jockey Club. Others being honored are breeders John to stop Anabaa, who was winning for the fifth consecu and James White, Thoroughbred stallion Terror, Thor tive time this year. Madame Head said, "I have been oughbred foundation mare Yellow Rose, Standardbred dreaming of this moment, but still cannot really believe mare Grades Singing and Harness trainer Allan Walker. it. It is a victory for all the family, especially for Freddie News Continued & Arlington Citation Challenge Field, p. 2. (her jockey brother), because it proves to all his critics that he can ride just as well in Britain as he does in STAKES CLOSINGS France. Anabaa will probably be stepped up in distance TOMORROW, SA TURDA V,. JUL Y 13: a little now in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville 7-26 $100,000 Schuylerville-Gil, Sar, 2yo, t, (August 11) and we may try him over a mile later on. 6t ($100) But I want to keep him to straight courses for now, so 7-27 $150,000 Test-Gf, Sar, 3yo, f, 7t ($ 150} the Breeders' Cup Mile is not something I am even going 7-28 $175,000 Go For Wand H.-GI, Sar, 3yolup, tim, 9t to think about at this stage. Today, though, he has ($175) shown everyone he's the best sprinter in Europe." PAGE 2. THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 7-12-96 RETAMA PARK'S RACE CARD CUT SHORT BY PREVIEW ELECTRICAL OUTAGE Live racing was cut short • • just after the sixth race was declared official at Retama Saturday, Arlington International Racecourse: Park Wednesday night. A bolt of lightning hit a trans THE ARLINGTON CITATION CHALLENGE, $750,000, former in the area and Retama Park was forced to go to 3yo/up, 1 118m generator power. After power could not be restored in a The field of 10, in post position order, is as follows: reasonable amount of time, track management decided Honour and Glory (Relaunch), 116 pounds; Eltish (Cox's to cancel the remaining three races on the card. lilt was Ridge), 118; Dr. Banting (Foligno), 118; Dramatic Gold in the best interest of the horses and the race fans that (Slew 0' Gold)' 118; Tenants Harbor (Badger Land)' we cancel," said General Manager Larry Craft. "We 122; Polar Expedition (Kodiack), 122; Jambalaya Jazz wanted to make sure everyone was safe and this was (Dixieland Band), 120; Wild Syn (Wild Again), 118; the best thing to do." Power was back on at the San Unbridled's Song (Unbridled)' 118; Cigar (Palace Music), Antonio, Texas facility around 11 :30 p.m. Wednesday 130. night. Simulcast and live racing resumed Thursday. The Arlington Citation Challenge will be televised live on CBS-TV from 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern time Saturday. GLOBAL TRADE AT TATTERSALLS JULY SALE Post time for the race is 5:42 p.m. Eastern. A cosmopolitan Tattersalls July Mixed Sale at Newmarket, England ended on a high note Thursday, Saturday, Hollywood Park: registering the second best turnover ever for the auc HOLLYWOOD OAKS-GI, $175,OOOa, 3yo, f, 1 118m tion. Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, "It was The field, from the rail out, will be: Little Gumpher again an attractive catalogue and produced keen compe (Wheatly Hall), Ocean View (Gone West), Antespend tition from all sectors of the domestic market, as well as (Spend a Buck), Listening (Night Shift), Najecam buyers from a host of different countries throughout (Trempolino), Supercilious (Skywalker) and Bella Capote Europe and the rest of the world. Graduates from last (Capote). All carry 121 pounds. year's July Sale have had great success, in particular in Ocean View worked three furlongs in :36 yesterday Macau and the Middle East, and to see these buyers morning at Hollywood Park. return is proof of the global appeal of our horses in training sales and the high regard in which British racing Saturday, Belmont Park: is held." Topping yesterday's third and final session was NEW YORK H.-Gil, $150,000, 3yo/up, flm, 1 1/4mT Punkah, a three-year-old colt by Lear Fan--Gentie Per The field of turf distaffers, in post position order, will suasion (GB) (Bustino {GB}). Consigned by West IIsley be: Tiffany's Taylor (Titanic), 112 pounds; Look Dag Stables, Punkah, a winner of two of six career starts, gers (Diesis {GB}), 114; Very True (Proud Truth), 114; was purchased by Mr. J. Ryan for $62,121. Punkah is a Upper Noosh (Red Ransom), 111; Lady Affirmed (Af half-brother to Sharp Prod (Sharpo {GB}), the firmed), 114; Chelsey Flower (His Majesty), 116; Danish Highweight Colt at Two in Germany and the Highweight (Ire) (Danehill), 115; Sweetzie (Zie World), 112; Duda Older Horse in Germany from five to seven furlongs. (Theatrical {Ire}), 121; and Transient Trend (Time for a Overall, 34 lots were sold during Thursday's session for Change), 112. a gross of $420,213 and an average of $12,359. Dur ing the sale's three sessions, 231 horses brought a I\lews Continued. gross of $2,789,773 and an average of $12,076, down THE JOCKEY CLUB ISSUES 1996 NAMES BOOK 15.9 percent from last year's average of $14,358. The Jockey Club advises that the 1996 edition of Regis tered Thoroughbred Names is now available. 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