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SPANNING THE GLOBE A Stellar Undercard They’ve come literally from all over the planet for a With its $6 million purse, the World Cup garners shot at their piece of the pie during Saturday’s $15 much of the attention, but the five races leading up to million Dubai World Cup program under the lights at the main event are by no means void of interest. Fol- Nad al Sheba. They’re here from the U.S. and Japan, lowing his thrilling victory in the Duty Free a year ago, from Hong Kong and Singapore, Australia and South globetrotting Jim and Tonic (Fr) (Double Bed {Fr}) is Africa, France and Germany. But some of the stiffest back for another crack, but will be asked to deal with competition comes from the host country, mainly in the formidable competition, including GI Breeders’ Cup Mile form of G1 Arc de Triomphe winner and GI Breeders’ hero Val Royal (Fr) (Royal Academy), GIII Fort Lauder- Cup Classic runner-up Sakhee (Bahri), who figures an dale H. winner Del Mar Show (Theatrical {Ire}) and top odds-on choice in the $6 million G1 World Cup. “He is European miler (Rahy). The G1 Dubai Golden doing really good, he came back fine and I am happy Shaheen represents America’s best chance for victory, with him,” trainer told PA Sport yes- with a quintet of capable sprinters. The remarkable Xtra terday following a five-furlong work for his stable star. Heat (Dixieland Heat), second to “He is in great form, he has come out of his last race Squirtle Squirt in the GI Breed- well and he will improve. He’s 100 percent and he’s ers’ Cup Sprint and third in the ready to run.” He’ll need to be just that to fend off the GI DeFrancis Dash, has returned in-form Japanese invader Agnes Digital (Crafty Prospec- to win her two starts this year, tor), who enters off back-to-back Group 1 wins over- toting 128 pounds en route to a seas. An impressive winner of the G1 Hong Kong Cup 2 3/4-length win in the GII in December on the turf, the five-year-old transferred Xtra Heat winning the Barbara Fritchie H. Feb. 16. The his form to the dirt with a win in the G1 February S. at diminutive bay filly, 11 for 13 at Tokyo Feb. 17. Godolphin will send three other repre- Barbara Fritchie Maryland six furlongs, will have to deal sentatives postward, including Street Cry (Ire) (Machia- Jockey Club/Jim McCue with defending champion Caller vellian), the 4-1 second choice according to British One (Phone Trick), Men’s Exclusive (Exclusive Ribot), bookmakers Victor Chandler. The four-year-old will be second last year, and New Orleans-based speedball ridden by jockey Jerry Bailey, looking for his fourth win Bonapaw (Sabona). Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum’s in the big race. “Jerry is one of the best riders in the Nayef (Gulch), winner last season of the G1 Dubai world and has ridden for us in the past,” bin Suroor told Champion S., will take his place in the G1 Dubai Gulf News. “He was an obvious choice for Saturday’s big race day. He’s ridden over 5,000 winners and it’s Sheema Classic, passing on an opportunity to contest great that he has accepted to ride for us in the World the World Cup. The four-year-old could go off a narrow Cup.” The Boys in Blue will also be represented by Best favorite over Tobougg (Ire) ( {Ire}), runner-up of the Bests (Ire) (Machiavellian), available at 16-1, and to Agnes Digital in the G1 Hong Kong Cup and Ekraar State Shinto (Pleasant Colony), an outsider at 50-1. For (Red Ransom), second by a head in the G1 Hong Kong the first time in the seven-year history of the event, the Vase. Festival of Light (A.P. Indy), upset winner of the United States will not have an official entrant in the 2001 Godolphin Mile, is also back to defend his title race, with the sale of Western Pride (Way West {Fr}) and is joined in the field by stablemates Curule (Go For earlier this week to Saudi Arabian interests. A treble Gin) second a year ago, and fourth-placed China Visit Derby winner in the U.S. a year ago, the dark bay went (Red Ransom). The G2 UAE Derby features GII Norfolk over the $1 million mark in career earnings with a gritty S. hero Essence of Dubai (Pulpit) and the up-and-com- second-place finish in the GI Santa Anita H. at the ing State City (Carson City). World Cup distance Mar. 2 and is a threat to lead from gate to wire. (World Cup fields begin p2) COOLMORE RETIRES A P VALENTINE p4 Jade Hunter is Heating Up

His newest star on the horizon, AZERI, shines in the GI Santa John G. Sikura, President Margarita H., becoming the latest Grade I winner for her sire. PHONE: (859) 255-8290 FAX: (859) 281-6148 Check it out: dialup or broadband TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/21/02 • PAGE 2 of 4

Dubai World Cup cont. Saturday, Nad al Sheba And Now....The Weather DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC-G1, $2,000,000, 3yo/up, Despite earlier forecasts of dry and sunny weather 2400mT during the second half of the week, another rainstorm SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY could hit Dubai today. Officials at Nad al Sheba are 1 1 Boreal (Ger) Java Gold Fallon preparing for the eventuality, with Emirates Racing 2 3 Demophilos (GB) Dr Devious (Ire) Quinn Association Racing Secretary Kevin Greely telling Gulf 3 8 Ekraar Red Ransom Supple News online, “The track remained sealed during the 4 13 Exaltation (Ire) Rainbow Quest Bailey rainstorm both on Monday evening, Monday night and 5 2 Helene Vitality (NZ) Zabeel (NZ) Dunn early Tuesday morning. It’s normal procedure with a 6 9 Hot Secret (Jpn) Hunting Hawk (Ire) Shibata dirt track--you keep it sealed if you have impending 7 6 King’s Boy (Ger) Platini (Ger) Verenzuela inclement weather. But we opened up the outside half 8 15 Lightning Arrow Silver Hawk Durcan of the racetrack yesterday morning for the horses to 9 14 Marienbard (Ire) Caerleon Spencer train and the reports we received from some of the 10 12 Mont Rocher (Fr) Caerleon Gillet riders was that the track was in perfect condition. It 11 10 Narrative (Ire) Sadler’s Wells Caroll was beautiful this morning. Regarding the turf track the 12 4 Nayef Gulch Hills rains will certainly help improve the condition provide 13 7 Sagacity (Fr) Highest Honor (Fr) Peslier it's not too much.” 14 11 Tobougg (Ire) Barathea (Ire) Dettori 15 5 Tapildo (NZ) Rhythm Wilkinson DUBAI WORLD CUP All carry 123 pounds except Tapildo, 119. P P Hot Secret drilled 600 meters in :36.40.

Saturday, Nad al Sheba Saturday, Nad al Sheba DUBAI WORLD CUP-G1, $6,000,000, 4yo/up, 2000m DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN-G1, $2,000,000, 3yo/up, SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY 1200m 1 4 Agnes Digital Crafty Prospector Shii SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 2 3 Best of the Bests (Ire) Machiavellian Spencer 1 13 Bonapaw Sabona G Melancon 130 3 5 Crimson Quest (Ire) Rainbow Quest Coa 2 7 Caller One Phone Trick Nakatani 130 4 9 (Fr) Kendor (Fr) Mosse 3 4 Conroy Gone West Hind 130 5 1 Royal Tryst Kingmambo Williams 4 8 Crystal Magician (GB) Cadeaux Genereux (GB) M Hills 130 6 7 Sakhee Bahri Dettori 5 10 Dananeyev (Fr) Goldneyev Mosse 130 7 10 Sei Mi (Arg) Potrillazo (Arg) Velez Jr. 6 5 Echo Eddie Restless Con Valenzuela 130 8 2 State Shinto Pleasant Colony Durcan 7 2 Men’s Exclusive Exclusive Ribot Pedroza 130 9 6 Street Cry (Ire) Machiavellian Bailey 8 1 Mutamayyaz Nureyev Supple 130 10 11 Western Pride Way West (Fr) Valenzuela 9 6 Broad Appeal Broad Brush Shibata 130 11 8 To The Victory (Jpn) Sunday Silence Peslier 10 3 Cacique Bar (Brz) Punk (Arg) Rosa 126 All carry 125 pounds except To the Victory, 121. 11 12 Misty Eyed (Ire) Paris House (GB) Darley 125 Agnes Digital worked 1200 meters on the Nad Al 12 9 Xtra Heat Dixieland Heat Vega 125 Sheba turf yesterday in 1:16.23. To The Victory, sec- 13 11 Captain Rio (GB) Pivotal (GB) Jarnet 119 ond in the race last year, galloped 800 meters over the Working from the 1,000-meter mark, Broad Appeal dirt in :53.36. worked four furlongs in :53.46. MOVING??? CURRENCY CONVERSIONS DON’T FORGET TO LET US KNOW Unit/US$ Unit/GB£ British pound 1.42897 1.00 YOUR NEW FAX NUMBER! Euro 0.885448 0.619640 1 (732) 747-8060 U.S. dollar 1.00 0.699804

GOLD FEVER, Forty Niner – Lead Kindly Light GRADE 2 WINNER Gold Mover records her 10th win in the $100,000 Hurricane Bertie H. (56K, 100K, 300K) just 1/5 sec. BOX 626, VERSAILLES, KY 40383 (859) 873-7300 FAX (859) 873-3746 off the track record. She has now earned $657,098. E-MAIL: [email protected] 2002 STUD FEE: $10,000 LIVE FOAL Click here for more on Gold Fever. WEB SITE: lanesend.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/21/02 • PAGE 3 of 4

Dubai World Cup cont. Saturday, Nad al Sheba Saturday, Nad al Sheba GODOLPHIN MILE-G2, $1,000,000, 4yo/up, 1600m DUBAI DUTY FREE-G1, $2,000,000, 4yo/up, 1777mT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY 1 3 Blade Prospector (Brz) Music Prospector Valdivia 1 16 Del Mar Show Theatrical (Ire) Bailey 2 4 China Visit Red Ransom Dettori 2 4 Divine Task Irish River (Fr) Spencer 3 14 Conflict (Fr) Warning (GB) Durcan 3 11 Jim and Tonic (Fr) Double Bed (Fr) Thiullez 4 15 Conspirator (Ire) Machiavellian Bailey 4 12 No Excuse Needed (GB) Machiavellian Fallon 5 11 Curule Go For Gin Hills 5 9 Noverre Rahy Dettori 6 9 Ennoblement (Ire) Halling Spencer 6 10 Prolix (GB) Kris (GB) Stevens 7 13 Faberger (Ger) Dashing Blade (GB) de Vries 7 13 Slip Stream Irish River (Fr) Supple 8 5 Festival of Light A.P. Indy Caroroll 9 6 Grey Memo Memo (Chi) Stevens 8 5 (GB) Inchinor (GB) Hills 10 7 Headhunter (Ire) Last Tycoon (Ire) Bouland 9 2 Superiority Arazi Durcan 11 8 Jila (Ire) Kris (GB) Supple 10 6 Swiss Law (GB) Machiavellian Ryan 12 16 One Won One Naevus Fallon 11 8 Tamburlaine (Ire) Royal Academy Peslier 13 1 Pacino (GB) Zafonic Sanders 12 14 Val Royal (Fr) Royal Academy Valdivia 14 2 Peeping Tom Eagle Eyed Vega 13 7 Zollner (Ger) Dashing Blade (GB) Suborics 15 10 Skoozi (NZ) Prince of Praise (NZ) Smith 14 1 Golden Silca (GB) Inchinor (GB) Quinn 16 12 Valentino (GB) Nureyev Avranche 15 15 Hoeberg (NZ) Geroudis Also Eligible 16 3 Terre A Terre (Fr) Kaldounevees (Fr) Soumillon 17 Orchestrated (Aus) Palace Music Williams All carry 125 pounds except Golden Silca, Hoeberg and All carry 125 pounds. Terre A Terre, 121. Peeping Tom worked 600 meters in company on the dirt in :39.81. Saturday, Nad al Sheba UAE DERBY-G2, $2,000,000, 3yo, 2000m T R I P L E T H R E A T S SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT P P 1 9 Fueguino (Arg) Luhuk Smith 128 Burn Baby Burn 2 11 Palace Line (Aus) Palace Music Geroudis 128 Second in the GI Florida Derby last Saturday, Kins- 3 3 Passport Pride (Arg) Hidden Prize no rider 128 man Stable’s Blue Burner (French Deputy) may point for 4 2 Second Reality (Arg) Hidden Prize Coa 128 the GI Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Apr. 13, according 5 8 Total Impact (Chi) Stuka Stevens 128 to Kinsman farm manager Mike Boyd. “The 6 4 Essence of Dubai Pulpit no rider 119 Steinbrenners were all pleased with Blue Burner’s per- 7 7 Firebreak (GB) Charnwood Forest (Ire) no rider 119 formance,” Boyd said. “It appears that he came back 8 14 Henri Lebasque (Ire) Sri Pekan no rider 119 okay--we watched him jog back after the race--and he 9 12 Ibn al Haitham Langfuhr no rider 119 didn’t miss an oat Saturday night. He seems to be 10 5 Janadel (Ire) Machiavellian no rider 119 moving on and showing improvement. Naturally, the 11 1 Leo’s Luckyman Woodman Darley 119 owners will be keeping one eye open to see where 12 13 Moon Ballad (Ire) Singspiel (Ire) no rider 119 everybody else is going, but if all goes well with the 13 6 Scottish River Thunder Gulch Fallon 119 colt, the Wood Memorial might possibly be a good spot for him.” Blue Burner captured both of his starts last 14 10 State City Carson City M Hills 119 summer at Monmouth in stretch-running fashion and CORRECTION: It was incorrectly reported in Wednes- added a Gulfstream allowance victory in similar style day’s TDN that Christmas In Aiken was boarded at Jan. 3. The homebred chestnut finished third to Booklet and Harlan’s Holiday in his stakes debut, the GI Foun- Rockwell Farms in Lexington. In fact, the mare is tain of Youth S. Feb. 16. currently at Taylor Made Farm. We regret the error. TDN TODAY All horses in TDN Headline News and TDN American edition are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated Headline News ...... 4 pages

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N E W S T O D A Y TOP BROODMARES LOST Two of the top P P broodmares owned by Stonerside Stables died earlier this month shortly after producing foals. The 17-year- A P VALENTINE RETIRED FROM STUD From its old mare Banker’s Lady (Nijinsky II--Impetuous Gal, base in Ireland, Coolmore Stud yesterday announced by Briartic) was euthanized after foaling a chestnut that A P Valentine (A.P. Indy--Twenty Eight Carat, by filly by Coronado’s Quest Mar. 4. The foal has been Alydar) has been officially retired from stud duties due placed on a nurse mare and is doing fine. Racing in to fertility problems. A short statement released by the the colors of Edward A. Cox, Jr., Banker’s Lady farm confirmed that “A P Valentine’s fertility has not captured eight of her 10 career starts, including the improved. Those mares first thought in foal early days GI Ladies H., the GI Top Flight H. and the GI Shuvee have in fact proved to be not in foal. The horse has H., and earned $594,297. As a broodmare, the failed to impregnate any mares to date and has been chestnut produced Banker’s Gold (Forty Niner), a retired from stud duties.” Shortly after winning the GI multiple graded-stakes winner of $461,420 and a Champagne S. in 2000, Coolmore purchased the breed- freshman sire of 2002. Her most recent foal to reach ing rights to the stallion for a reported $16 million, but the races is the three-year-old filly Sweet Charity the bay was sidelined following his last-of-14 finish in (A.P. Indy), who broke her maiden by 5 1/4 lengths that year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Despite winning just at Aqueduct Feb. 24. Banker’s Lady was purchased one of nine starts last season, the Nick Zito trainee by Stonerside at the Cox Dispersal at the Keeneland posted consecutive runner-up finishes to Point Given in November sale in 1998 for $1.15 million in foal to the GI Preakness S. and GI Belmont S., but ended his A.P. Indy. Halory (Halo--Cold Reply, by Northern career with a sxith-place finish in the GI Jockey Club Dancer) died Mar. 14 of a ruptured uterine artery the Gold Cup last October. He was to enter stud at Ashford day after foaling a colt from the final crop of Ken- Stud in Kentucky for a first-year fee of $15,000. tucky Derby winner Unbridled. The foal has been placed with a nurse mare and is also doing well. The AMERICANS POSSIBLE FOR GUINEAS While 18-year-old mare was represented by no fewer than Johannesburg (Hennessy) and Hawk Wing (Woodman) four graded-stakes winners, including Halory Hunter head the 93 entries remaining in the £300,000 G1 (Jade Hunter), winner of the GII Toyota Blue Grass S, Sagitta 2000 Guineas at Newmarket May 4, it was the GIII Delaware Oaks heroine Brushed Halory (Broad presence of two American-trained colts that caused a Brush), Prory (Procida) and Key Lory (Key to the stir yesterday. Maryland-based trainer Michael Mint). Her Storm Cat colt of 2000 was purchased by Dickinson is considering sending over Mr O’Brien (Ire) Demi O’Byrne at last year’s Keeneland September (Mukaddamah) for the Newmarket Classic. “He’ll have sale for $6.4 million, the highest-priced yearling of to win his next race [at Keeneland in early April] if he’s 2001. The colt, recently named Van Nistelrooy, is in to justify a crack at the Guineas,” the conditioner said training with Aidan O’Brien in Ireland. Stonerside has yesterday of the chestnut, who has won his two starts since repurchased a minor interest in the chestnut over the Fair Grounds turf by a combined 10 1/2 and has also retained the mare’s 2001, a filly by lengths. Also entered is Minerveeni (Afternoon Deelites) Deputy Minister. Both mares were buried in their from David Vivian’s Gulfstream Park stable. With seven entirety, next to the graves of Rhythmical, Treizieme entries from France and 15 from the Godolphin stable, and Single Flower. the list has a considerable international feel. Newmarket’s Clerk of the Course, Michael Prosser, said © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. yesterday, “It’s a great entry, nicely up on the 86 put in This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by the race last year and with the added interest of two any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior American entries as well as seven from France. It would written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. be quite a story if, while Aidan O'Brien is trying to Information as to the American races, race results and secure Europe’s first ever GI Kentucky Derby [May 4] earnings was obtained from results charts published in victory with Johannesburg, Mr O’Brien was endeavor- Daily Racing Form and utilized here with with the permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. ing to land a first ever 2000 Guineas for the USA!” BREEDERS’ CUP STAKES CLOSINGS

CLOSES TRACK RACE CONDITIONS PURSE RUNS 3-23 AQU Excelsior Breeders’ Cup H. (GIII) 3yo/up, 1 1/8m $200,000 4-6 3-21 SA Potrero Grande Breeders’ Cup H. (GII) 4yo/up, 6 1/2f $200,000 3-30 3-21 OP Carousel Breeders’ Cup H. 4yo/up, f/m, 6f $100,000 4-7 Breeders’ Cup. Building Quality in Racing All Year Long. TDN AMERICAN Thursday, March 21, 2002

PHONE TRICK COLT SHINES IN OBS FINALE A ADENA JUVENILES SELL TODAY Bidding on the colt by Phone Trick led the way at yesterday’s final 70 juveniles catalogued for today’s inaugural Adena session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s Springs Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale begins at 3 p.m. Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale in Ocala, Sires represented by juveniles in the auction include Florida. The juvenile, consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Breeders’ Cup Classic winners Alphabet Soup and Awe- , agent, attracted a final bid of some Again, sprint champion Lit de Justice, El Prado $400,000 from Eugene Melnyk. Out of the graded (Ire) and Siphon (Brz). Included in the sale are foals stakes placed Chattahoochee (Mount Hagen {Fr}), from the first crop of Lucky Lionel, Souvenir Copy, the bay two-year-old is a half brother to stakes win- Touch Gold and Wild Rush. The first offering of the day is Lucky Amigo (Lucky Lionel), a half brother to graded ner Chatta Code (Lost Code). During the Mar. 11 stakes winner Nite Dreamer (El Prado {Ire}). Lot 33, under tack show, the sale-topping youngster worked Love Sting (Lit de Justice), is a half sister to Canadian one furlong in :10.1. The two-day sale average of champion Hero’s Love (Hero’s Honor). Super Case $73,610 was up 4.8 percent from last year’s aver- (Gold Case), hip number 69, is a half brother to Grade I age of $70,213. Sale stats p. 2 winner Collect the Cash (Dynaformer). OBS SELECTED TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING G U L F S T R E A M TOP FOUR LOTS -- WEDNESDAY I I Hip# Sex Sire Dam Price Working Towards the Gulfstream Park H.: 276 colt Phone Trick Chattahoochee $400,000 Contenders for the Mar. 30 GI Gulfstream Park H. ($90,000 yrl ‘01 KEESEP) were out in force over the last two days. The 2000 Consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent Preakness hero, Red Bullet (Unbridled) lived up to his Purchased by Eugene Melnyk name Tuesday morning, drilling five furlongs in a bullet 288 colt Carson City Creeksider $280,000 1:00 3/5 at Gulfstream. “It was an excellent work,” ($45,000 yrl ‘01 KEESEP) said trainer Joe Orseno. “I couldn’t be happier. Jerry Consigned by Straightaway Farm, agent Bailey will be back aboard him.” The five-year-old Purchased by Rocket Racing Operation Inc. chestnut crossed the line second last out in the GI 273 colt Tactical Advantage Caveat Apt $225,000 Donn H. Feb. 9, but was disqualified to fourth for inter- ($16,000 yrl ‘01 OBSAUG) ference on the far turn. “There was no doubt in my Consigned by Ricky Leppala, Agent I mind that he was the best horse in the Donn,” Orseno Purchased by Christopher S Paasch, agent added. “To overcome the bad start he had, then he had 352 filly Forest Wildcat Garden Street $260,000 that trouble on the backstretch and he still almost won Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent V the race.” Donn winner Mongoose (Broad Brush) went Purchased by Ben Perkins three-quarters in 1:16 at Payson Park Monday, while defending champ Sir Bear (Sir Leon) coasted through a STAKES CLOSINGS five-furlong breeze in 1:05 1/5 at Calder yesterday TODAY, THURSDAY, MARCH 21: morning. 03-30 $100/100,000a Portrero Grande Click here to watch the Breeders’ Cup H.-II, SA, 3yo/up, 6.5f (100) Gulfstream Replays

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(Gulfstream report cont.) 2nd-GPX, $32,000, Msw, 3yo, f, 5f, :58 3/5, ft. Yesterday’s Results: +IRMADOHOMEMRA (f, 3, Candy Stripes--Breeze 8th-GPX, $36,000, Alw, 3yo, f, a1mT, 1:40 2/5, fm. Lass, by It's Freezing), a half sister to Gaily Condor STYLELISTICK (f, 3, Storm Cat--Magnificient Style (Afleet), SP-Jpn, $1,216,991, worked four furlongs in a {GSW-Eng}, by Silver Hawk), a $225,000 KEESEP sharp :47 three weeks ago, and was coming from a yearling, broke her maiden in her first turf effort last barn that was winning with first-timers at a 33 percent August at Woodbine, came back two starts later and clip, so it was to no one’s surprise that the chestnut notched a second victory in the Green River S. at went off at odds of 5-2 in this one. The $65,000 Keeneland in late October, then tired to finish ninth in KEESEP yearling dueled early with an inside rival before the GIII Miesque S. at Hollywood Nov. 23. She’s been shaking free on the turn, opening up by two lengths as on vacation since, returning here as the 9-5 second they turned for home and going on to score at the wire choice. The brown filly raced just off the pace during by 5 1/4 widening lengths. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, the early going before taking an inside path on the far $19,200. turn, emerging at the quarter pole with room to run and O-T N T Stud. B-Nita Brooks (KY). T-Eduardo Caramori. the resolve to do so as she went on to score by 1 3/4 lengths. Lifetime Record: SW, 7-3-1-1, $142,646. S O. C A L I F O R N I A O-Team Valor, Et Al. B-Swettenham Stud (KY). I I T-William I Mott. Yesterday’s Results: 1st-SAX, $40,000, Msw, (S), 2yo, f, 2f, :21 3/5, ft. 6th-GPX, $34,000, Alw, 4yo/up, 9fT, 1:52 3/5, fm. +SOLAR BEE (f, 2, In Excess {Ire}--Birds 'n the Bees SPEED OF LIGHT (IRE) (c, 4, Spectrum {Ire}--Phylella {SP}, by Wing Out) goes into the record books as being {Ire} {MSP}, by Persian Bold {Ire}), a half to Reunion the first two-year-old of 2002 to win on the Santa (Ire) (Be My Guest), GSW-Eng, last raced in England at Anita oval. The 7-2 second choice, avoiding much of Wolverhampton in early December, breaking his maiden the frantic bumping that ensued when the gates by two lengths after nine winless efforts. After shipping opened, quickly separated herself from the field by to the States and adding Lasix for his American bow in 1 1/2 lengths and held off a fast-closing Lady Eddie this one, the bay made it an international two in a row, (Nineeleven) in the final strides to prevail by a nose. scoring as an 18-1 longshot. The gelding was bumped Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. at the start and shuffled to the back of the pack, but O/B-William R Peeples (CA). T-Lonnie Stokes. gradually moved into contention with a wide bid after the half, then got up in the last sixteenth to prevail by a OBS SELECTED 2YOs in TRAINING length. Lifetime Record: 11-2-2-1, $30,485. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002 O-Blue Water Line Ltd & Green River Stable. B-Jack Ronan & Des Vere Hunt Farm Co (IRE). T-Robert SESSION TOTALS 2002 2001 Reinacher Jr. No. Sold 102 108 Gross $8,467,000 $8,289,500 TDN TODAY Average $83,010 $76,755 American ...... 4 pages CUMULATIVE TOTALS 2002 2001 No. Sold 200 216 Click here to watch the Gross $14,722,000 $15,166,000 Santa Anita Replays Average $73,610 $70,213 www.obssales.com From Claim To Fame S August 31, 2002 S Philadelphia Park Nominate your horse now for the $550,000 Claiming Crown Regular Nominations Close May 14 S $100

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I N E W Y O R K I B R E E D E R S’ Aqueduct Cancels Due to Weather: E D I T I O N Heavy rains in the metropolitan New York area prompted the cancellation of Wednesday’s live race card at Aqueduct following the first race. New York ALLOWANCE RESULTS: Racing Association officials took the decision at the 7th-SAX, $53,000, (S), 4yo/up, 7f, 1:22 1/5, ft. advice of the jockeys. Racing is expected to resume DISTURBINGTHEPEACE (c, 4, Bold Badgett--Regal Riot, this afternoon with a 1 p.m. first post. by Sovereign Dancer) Lifetime Record: 10-2-4-2, $109,660. O-David S & Rita Milch. B-Old English Wood Memorial Kicks Off Big 3 Pick 3: Rancho & Patsy McKuen (CA). T-Darrell Vienna. The GI Wood Memorial, the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. and the GII Arkansas Derby will once again join 9th-OPX, $36,000, Opt. Clm. ($60,000), 4yo/up, 1m, forces for the sixth renewal of the Big 3 Pick 3 on 1:39 1/5, gd. DHAFFIR (CHI) (h, 6, Smooth Performance--Dhania Saturday, Apr. 13. Fans of the $1 national wager {Chi}, by Baalbek {Chi}) Lifetime Record: G1SP-Chi, must select the winner of each of the three Kentucky SP-US, 24-5-8-3, $164,070. O-Sterling Stud. B-Haras Derby prep races. Post time for Aqueduct’s Wood Jockey (Chi). T-Mitch Shirota. Memorial is 4:15 p.m., followed by the Blue Grass at Keeneland at 5:15 p.m. and the Arkansas Derby at 7th-GGX, $32,720, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:09 4/5, ft. Oaklawn at 6:45 p.m. “The mutuel payoff has been HEZACATSEYE (c, 4, Fly Till Dawn--Terakat, by Storm no worse than $30.80 and as much as $3,594 in the Cat) Lifetime Record: 18-4-4-4, $117,820. O-Jerry short six years of the Big 3 Pick 3,” said Bill Nader, Hollendorfer & George Todaro. B-Josephine T Gleis senior vice president of the New York Racing Associ- (KY). T-Jerry Hollendorfer. ation. “It is an exciting wager that not only provides value, but gives fans an active role in following three- 8th-MNR, $28,200, 3-19, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:41 1/5, year-olds that are headed to the Triple Crown and gd. who will be talked about for the rest of the year.” SWEET SORROW (m, 5, Concern--Deer Chase, by Irish The Wood Memorial will be shown live on ESPN, Tower) Lifetime Record: 19-2-6-1, $104,296. while the Blue Grass will be broadcast live on NBC. O/T-Dale Baird. B-Mr & Mrs Charles McGinnes (MD).

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DONCASTER WELCOMES NEW FLAT SEASON HAWK WING ON COURSE FOR GUINEAS Doncaster’s Town Moor is the venue for the start of Trainer Aidan O’Brien yesterday reported himself Britain’s 2002 turf flat season today. Featured among “very happy” with Hawk Wing (USA) (Woodman the seven-race card is the Listed Doncaster Mile, which {USA}), who is “a possible for the [2000] Guineas.” witnesses the return of trainer John Dunlop’s Listed According to Irish Times online, the Ballydoyle handler Heron S. winner Dandoun (GB) (Halling {USA}). Jock- was delighted with the way the current 3-1 ante-post eys’ Daryll Holland and Shane Kelly will miss Saturday’s favourite for the Newmarket Classic worked over a mile climax to the meeting, the £75,000 randombet.com with stable companions Sholokhov (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells Lincoln H., however, after their appeals against riding {USA}) and Castle Gandolfo (USA) (Gone West {USA}) bans were dismissed by the Jockey Club disciplinary in the exercise at Lingfield on Tuesday. Hawk Wing committee yesterday. Kelly, suspended for three days, currently heads the list with Coral Eurobet for the mile will now miss the ride on Jeremy Noseda’s Listed Win- Classic May 4, in which Godolphin’s Meshaheer (USA) ter Derby S. winner Adiemus (GB) ( (Nureyev {USA}) has attracted considerable support {USA}), were he to get into that handicap, a ride which this week. Cut to 6-1 as the new second favourite with will now be taken by Royston Ffrench. Coral Eurobet, he now looks likely to be the main Godolphin hope for that race. He may be joined by LINCOLN SALE KICKS OFF DONCASTER SEASON stable companion Waldenburg (USA) (Miswaki {USA}), Yorkshire (Ire) (Generous {Ire}--Ausherra {USA}, by Diesis {USA}) secured the highest bid yesterday at the quoted at 14-1 by that firm, but most likely not by Lincoln Handicap Sale to kick off the British Flat Racing Dubai Destination (USA) (Kingmambo {USA}), who may Season at Doncaster. The winner of the 1998 Listed now be trained for the G1 Epsom Derby June 8. Aston Park S. was purchased for 24,000 guineas by D. Godolphin’s racing manager Simon Crisford said yester- L. Williams from the consignment of Newgate Stud. day: “He is in full training, but he has taken a bit of The eight-year-old gelding’s dam, multiple Listed winner time and he won’t be rushed. On breeding he should Ausherra, is a full sister to Ramruma (USA), the 1999 stay a mile and a half, so we might start him off in champion three-year-old filly in Europe and winner of something like the G2 Dante S. [at York May 15] and the G1 Irish and G1 ; and Listed winner look at the Derby for him, along with Naheef.” Royal Scimitar (USA). Other notable purchases included Group 2 winner Salford Express (Ire) (Be My Guest F R A N C E {USA}--Summer Fashion {GB}, by Moorestyle {GB}), a H H half brother to Group 1 winner Definite Article (GB) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). The six-year-old was sold by Thursday, Saint-Cloud, post time: 2:45 p.m. Swann Racing to D. Chapman for 7,200 guineas. PRIX ROSE DE MAI-Listed, i41,000, 3yo, f, 1 5/16mT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER Thursday, Doncaster, post time: 3:25 p.m. 1 4 Historian (Ire) Pennekamp (USA) Pantall DONCASTER MILE-Listed, £25,000, 4yo/up, 1mT 2 1 Alozaina (Ire) Perugino (USA) Laffon-Parias SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER 3 3 Phantom Hawk (USA) Silver Hawk (USA) Clement 1 2 Diamond Max (Ire) Nicolotte (GB) Evans 4 5 Zamilia (Ire) Zamindar (USA) de Nicolay 2 5 Cornelius (GB) Barathea {Ire}) Cole 5 6 Kapria (Fr) Simon Du Desert (Fr) Rob Collet 3 3 Dandoun (GB) Halling (USA) J Dunlop 6 2 Kimola (Ire) King's Theatre (Ire) Neuroth 4 4 King’s Ironbridge (Ire) King’s Theatre (Ire) Meehan All carry 121 pounds. 5 1 Swallow Flight (Ire) Bluebird (Ire) Wragg 6 6 Zarin (Ire) Inzar (USA) White All carry 124 pounds, bar Diamond Max, who carries TDN Worldwide Today ...... 2 pages 127 pounds.

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THE CURRAGH OPENS SUNDAY REVEALING NEW OAKS FAVOURITE The Curragh opens the 2002 Irish flat season on Trainer ’s Revealing (GB) (Halling {USA}) Sunday, with a possible appearance from trainer Aidan is all the rage for the G1 Vodafone Oaks at Epsom June O’Brien’s Tendulkar (USA) (Spinning World {USA}), 7. Coral Eurobet now make the once-raced Newmarket opening day’s star attraction. O’Brien’s colt, third in maiden winner the 8-1 favourite for the mile-and-a-half last year’s G1 Dewhurst S. and currently quoted at 12- Classic, with Aidan O’Brien’s Quarter Moon (Ire) 1 by Coral Eurobet for the G1 2000 Guineas at (Sadler’s Wells {USA}) deposed as favourite on 10-1. Newmarket May 4, may head for Sunday’s Listed Loughbrown S. The Curragh, which boasts a 12.2- percent increase on total prizemoney from last year, will stage 18 racedays this year, including 40 stakes races, of which nine will have Group 1 status. One of those FOALING NEWS will be the Wedgewood Phoenix S., re-routed from Leopardstown due to that track’s summer works. BELLE ET DELUREE, 17, The Minstrel (USA)--Sophisti- Budweiser, who are celebrating their 17th year of spon- cated Girl (USA) (Stop the Music {USA}) soring the G1 Irish Derby June 30, have put up prize- Foal born 2-6, a colt by Dubai Millennium (GB). money of i1.3 million for the mile-and-a-half Classic. Will be bred back to Medicean (GB). Owned by/Boarded at Cheveley Park Stud Ltd., GB. H I T A L Y H Accomplishments: Dam of Dazzle (GB), GSW & G1SP- Eng, $153,159. Yesterday’s Results: DANCE SEQUENCE, 9, Mr. Prospector (USA)--Dancing 4.05 Milan, Premio Calo (Cond), 27,500, 4yo/up, i Tribute (USA) (Nureyev {USA}) 1 1/4mT, time: n/a, gd. Foal born 3-10, a colt by (USA). PAY MY DREAM (ITY) (h, 6, Acatenango {Ger}-- Will be bred back to Selkirk (USA). Siddharta {USA} {GSW-Ity}, by Chief’s Crown {USA}) Owned by/Boarded at Cheveley Park Stud Ltd., GB. Lifetime Record: 28 starts, 9 wins, 9 place, i97,491. Accomplishments: GSW-Eng, $116,869. O-Scuderia PMZ SAS; B-Gianfranco Verricelli; T-Mario Sacco; J-Massimiliano Tellini. *1/2 to Giovane Imperatore (GB) (Halling {USA}), MGSW-Ity. A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a + will denote winners who are first-time starters 7.05 Milan, Premio Paina (Cond), i18,700, 4yo/up, 7fT, time: n/a, gd. ONICE NERO (GB) (h, 6, Primo Dominie {GB}--Nord’s WILLIAM HILL ODDS Lucy {Ire}, by Nordico {USA}) Lifetime Record: Hwt G1 Dubai Sheema Classic 2yo-Ity, SW & MGSP-Ity, 48 starts, 10 wins, 25 places, i227,509. O/B-Scuderia Blueberry SRL; T-Bruno (as of 3-20-2002): Grizzetti; J-Gabriele Bietolini. 2-1 Nayef, 7-2 Tobougg, 7-1 Sagacity, 8-1 Hot Secret, 9-1 Narrative, 10-1 Boreal, Ekraar, Tuesday’s Late Results: 12-1 Marienbard, 14-1 Demophilos, 25-1 Mount 3.45 Rome, Premio Caro (Cond), i19,125, 3yo, Rocher, 33-1 Exaltation, Kings Boy, Lightning Arrow, 1 1/16mT, time: n/a, gd. 50-1 Helene Vitality, 66-1 Tapildo. SOPRAN WOODBIRD (IRE) (c, 3, Bluebird {USA}-- Wooderine {USA}, by Woodman {USA}) Lifetime š › Record: SW-Ity, 5 starts, 3 wins, 1 place, i53,997. O/B-Azienda Agricola S Uberto; T-Bruno Grizzetti; G1 Dubai Duty Free J-Mirco Demuro. (as of 3-20-2002): 10-3 Val Royal, 7-2 Noverre, 5-1 Jim And Tonic, H M A I D E N W I N N E R S H 7-1 No Excuse Needed, 8-1 Terre A Terre, 12-1 Divine Task, 14-1 Del Mar Show, Summoner, Free Style (Ity), c, 3, Portrait Gallery (Ire)--Great Moon 20-1 Swiss Law, Tamburlaine, 25-1 Golden Silca, (Ity), by River Knight (Fr). Rome, Italy, 3-19, Premio Slip Stream, Zollner, 33-1 Hoeberg, Prolix, Nikoli (Mdn), 3yo, c/g, 1 5/16mT, i8,500 to winner. 40-1 Superiority. B-E Barbieri.