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I The Theroughbred Daily News is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. Fnr subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. -TH 0 RO u ~G:HB RE DTM D•A•I•L•Y N•E•W•S ~ SUNDAY OCTDBER 5 1997 _,.~---$2-Da-il-y ' ' W•E 0 E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW TOUCH GOLD HEADED STRAIGHT TO Today, Longchamp, France BREEDERS' CUP Despite a disappointing fourth PRIX DIE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE-G1 I $1, 148,200, and-last place showing in the Gii Buick Pegasus H. at 3yo/up,. c/f, 1 1 /2mT, post time 10:20 a.m. EDT the Meadowlands September 20, trainer David PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1 Borgia (Ger) Schutz Fallon 14-1 Hofmans said yesterday he will send star three-year 2 Peintre Celebre Fabre Peslier 3-1 old Touch Gold (Deputy Minister) to the Breeders' 3 Steward (Fr) Sepulchre Guillot 66-1 Cup Classic. Hofmans will not, however, give the colt 4 Ga;rnlle Royale (Fr) Hammond Roberts 66-1 another race before the big event. "He had a horrible 5 Helissio (Fr) L llouche Boeuf 7-2 trip in the Pegasus, but I don't think he needs another 6 Que Belle Woodburn 50-1 race in him," he said. "He runs better fresh, so we' re 7 Pm;idonas (GB) Quinn 25-1 going to the Classic on works alone. He came out of 8 Le Destin (Fr) emercastel Gillet 50-1 the race very well. We pulled the patch off his foot 9 Eb<1diyla (Ire) Murtagh 40-1 and put on another one." Behrens (Pleasant Colony), 10 BusyFlight(GB) MHills 16-1 winner of the Pegasus, is also expected to make his 11 Predappio (GB) in Suroor J Reid 33-1 next start in the Classic at Hollywood Park November 1 2 Oscar Schindler (Ire) Prendergast Asmussen 1 6-1 8. The colt worked five furlongs in an easy 1 :07 over 13 Swain {Ire) in Suroor Dettori 12-1 Saratoga's Oklahoma training track Friday morning. 14 My Emma (GB) uest Holland 10-1 "It was just a nice, light breeze for him," said trainer 1 5 Pilwdski (Ire) toute Kinane 7-2 Jim Bond. "All I want to do is keep him happy. That's 16 Queen Maud (Ire) d Roualle Jarnet 25-1 why he's staying up here in Saratoga where it is nice 17 Yokohama Head Doleuze 6-1 and quiet...1'11 keep him here until a few days before 1 8 Nothin' Leica Dane {Aus) ammond Masse 40-1 the Breeders' Cup. I nominated to him to the Jockey The first four from last year's race--Helissio (Fr) (Fairy Club Gold Cup (Oct. 18) just to cover my bases, but I King), Pilsudski (Ire) (Poli h Precedent), Oscar Schindler (Ire) {Rc1yal Academy) an Swain (Ire) {Nashwan)--renew think we will go right to the Breeders' Cup Classic." their rivalry. On his last s art, Helissio (Fr) chased home Spinning World in the G 1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp FREE TIME FOR FREE HOUSE Free House September 7 in what wa his only career start over a (Smokester), sixth and last as the favorite in the GI mile. Piilsudski {Ire) troun ed dual Irish Classic winner Super Derby at Louisiana Downs September 28, has Desert King (Ire) in the G Irish Champion S. at been turned out and will take the rest of the season Leopardstown Septembe 13. Oscar Schindler (Ire) off before getting ready for the Strub Series at Santa captured the Jefferson S urfit Irish St. Leger at Anita this winter. The three-year-old, on the board in Leopardstown Septembe 20, while Swain (Ire), winner all three Triple Crown races and winner of the GI of the G 1 King George V & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. Santa Anita Derby and Gii Swaps S., is enjoying his R at Ascot July 26, beatin Pilsudski and Helissio, was & R at owners Trudy McCaffery and John Toffan's himself beaten by Posido as (GB) (Slip Anchor {GB}) in Bradbury, California ranch. "They wanted to give him the Listed Doubleprint Arc Trial at Newbury September a break," said trainer Paco Gonzalez. "He bled a little 18. Swain was also the ubject of an injury scare yes through the Lasix in the Super Derby, so he needs terday. Simon Crisford, odolphin's racing manager, some time off. We'll get him back in training by the said: "He came back fro exercise with a bruised heel. end of the month." He is slightly sensitive to it, but we do not expect it to be a problem. We do not anticipate that it will blow up but we will monitor it ov~rnight. He has never been in WEEKEND PREVIEW ........ p1 & 4-6 better health and in bett~r form, though." Peintre Cele bre (Nureyev) took the P~ix du Jockey Club (French WEEKEND RESULTS ........... p2-4 Derby) at Chantilly June 1 and the G 1 Grand Prix de RACING REPORTS ........... p6-14 Paris here June 22, but then suffered a surprise defeat My (GB) TOTAL PAGES . 17 in the G2 Prix Niel here September 14. Emma (Marju {Ire}) won the G1 Yorkshire Oaks August 20, but - is reported to have suffered a setback in training. .PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 10-5-97 Saturday, Keeneland Racecourse RESULTS QUEEN ELIZABETH II CHALLENGE CUP S.-GI, • • $400,000, KEE, 10-4, 3yo, f, 1 1 /8mT, 1 :46 3/5, fm. Saturday, Belmont Park 1--RYAl::AN, 121, f, 3, Lear Fan--Carya, by Northern FLOWER BOWL INVITATIONAL H.-GI, $400,000, BEL, DanctH. O/B-Juddmonte Farms (KY); T-John H M 10-4, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1 /4mT, 1 :59 3/5, fm. Gosden; J-A Solis; $248,000. Lifetime Record: 1--YASHMAK, 114, f, 3, Danzig--Slightly Dangerous 8-5-1-0, $625,140. {GSW & GISP-Eng), by Roberto. 0/B-Juddmonte 2--Auntiie Mame, 121, f, 3, Theatrical (lre)--Lady Vixen, Farms (KY); T-Henry Cecil; J-C S Nakatani; $240,000. by Sir Ivor. ($155,000 yrl '95 FTSAUG). 0-Lazy F Lifetime Record: 9-4-3-0, $528,595. * 1 /2 to Ranch; B-Kennelot Stables, Limited (KY); $80,000. Commander In Chief (GB) (Dancing Brave), Hwt. 3--Goldim Arches {Fr), 121, f, 3, Common Grounds (GB) 3yo-Eng & Ire at 11-14f, G 1 SW-Eng & Ire, --Echoes of Eternity, by ~cougar II. 0-Craig Sidney H; $1,273,389; Warning (GB) (Known Fact), Ch. 2yo & B-Niarchos Stavros (Fr); $40,000. Ch. 3yo & Ch. Miler-Eng, Ch. 3yo & Ch. Miler-Fr, Margins: 1 HF, NK, NK. Odds: 2.80, 2.90, 2.50. MG1 SW-Eng, G1 SP-Fr, $780,777; Dushyantor Also Ran: Starry Dreamer, Swearingen, Mingling (Sadler's Wells), GSW & MG1 SP-Eng, $573,424; Glances, Witchful Thinking, Sagasious. Deploy (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}), G1 SP-Ire, Four-for-seven while racing in Europe, Ryafan cap $211,704. tured the G 1 Prix Marcel Boussac at two and the G2 2--Maxzene, 123, f, 4, Cozzene--Jacky Max (Ire), by Falmouth S. and G2 Nassau S. in her last two starts Sexton Blake. 0-Sekiguchi Fusao; B-Epstein Morton across the Atlantic. Making her U.S. debut after a two (KY); $80,000. month break, the Juddmonte homebred tracked the 3--Memories of Silver, 123, f, 4, Silver Hawk--All My early leaders to the top of the stretch, finally found Memories, by Little Current. 0-Phillips Joan & John; room up the rail and came flying late to outfinish Auntie B-Galbreath/Phillips Racing Partnership (KY); $44,000. Mame c1nd win going away. "I was sitting on so much Margins: HF, HD, HF. Odds: 3.45, 2.20, 2.00. horse," said jockey Alex olis. "But I was stopped with Also Ran: B. A. Valentine, Yokama, Fanjica (Ire), Golden nowhere to go. Finally I s w a little hole. When I turned Pond (Ire), Rumpipumpy (GB). her loose, she just went usting through there. There While stablemate Ryafan was winning her American was no way she wanted o get beat." The filly will now debut in the GI Queen Elizabth II Challenge Cup at ship to California, where he will be conditioned by Keeneland, Yashmak made her first start since running trainer Bobby Frankel. Th slight favorite Golden Arches second in the G 1 Irish Oaks at The Curragh July 13 a (Fr), runner-up by a neck n the GI Del Mar Oaks in her winning one as well. A Group 2 winner in England in U.S. bow, was rated mid ack early, moved to join June, the filly proved fit after nearly three month's Auntie IVlame on the fron end at the head of the lane, absence, closing from sixth to sweep wide into the but weakened late and had to settle for third. stretch and outfinish second choice Maxzene for the victory. "The instructions from (trainer Henry Cecil) Saturday, Milan, Italy were not to be on the lead, but we were afraid that a PRE MIO VITTORIO DI CA UA-G 1, $181,629, Milan, slow pace would hurt us," said Juddmonte spokesman Italy, 10-4, 3yo/up, c/f, 1 T, 1 :36.30, gd/fm. Garrett O'Rourke. "When we saw the quick fractions 1--DEVIL RIVER PEEK, 12 , h, 5, Silver Hawk--Black being set, we knew that she would be able to thread her Tulip (Fr) {MGSP-N.A., W-Fr, $187,905), by way through.