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The Thoroughbred Daily News Is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription Information, please call (732) 747-8060. TM THOROUGHBREDD*A*I*L*Y N*E*W*S Ti" ^^ SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1999 $2 Daily N*e*w«S W»e*e»k*e«n*D TODAY RESULTS BULLET BACK ON THE BEAM Having already Saturday, Monmouth Park: conquered ports of call from New Orleans to Louisville MONMOUTH BREEDERS' CUP OAKS-GIl, $242,500, to Baltimore, Silverbulletday (Silver Deputy) marched MTH, 7-10, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:43, ft. through Oceanport, New Jersey like Sherman through 1 -SILVERBULLETDAY, 121, f, 3, Silver Deputy Atlanta, affirming her superiority over her peers with a 1st Dam: Rokeby Rose(GSW, $250,480),by Tom Rolfs workmanlike five-length victory over Boom Town Girl 2nd Dam: Rokeby Venus, by duadrangle (Unbridled) in yesterday's Gil Monmouth Breeders' Cup 3rd Dam: All Beautiful, by Battlefield Oaks at Monmouth Park. The Champion two-year-old ($155,000 yrl '97 FTKJUL). 0-Pegram Michael E; B-Highclere Inc & Clear Creek (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-J filly came into her last start, the June 5 Belmont S., off D Bailey; $150,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. 2yo Filly, eight consecutive wins, including back-to-back 14-12-0-0, $2,361,750. »1/2 to Kerfoot Corner Grade Is in Keeneland's Ashland S. and the Kentucky (Danzig), SW, $231,088. Oaks. In the Belmont,the bay set the pace to the quar 2~Boom Town Girl, 121, f, 3, Unbridled-Once to ter pole, but was not perservered with thereafter, fin Often, by Raise a Native. 0-Mount Brilliant Stables; ishing seventh by over 10 lengths. Trainer Bob Baffert B-Greg Goodman (KY); $50,000. knew that Saturday would be a much different story. "I 3~Bag Lady Jane, 116, f, 3, Devil's Bag-Deputy Jane could tell when I got here today that she was ready, West, by Silver Deputy. ($90,000 wing '96 her energy level was high. She's so much fun to KEENOV). 0-Stronach Stable; B-Lady Slipper Farm watch." Baffert indicated that Silverbulletday grabbed a (ON); $27,500. quarter during the race, reopening an injury from earlier Margins: 5, 1, 12 1/4. Odds: 0.05, 13.80, 5.40. in the week, leading the conditioner to hedge on her Also Ran: Chatter Patter. Scratched: West's Secret. next start, though he did indicate that the Gl Haskell Silverbulletday has been virtually unstoppable since Invitational at Monmouth Aug. 8 is a possibility. finishing fourth in the Gil Del Mar Debutante last Au gust, taking eight consecutive graded stakes events, including the Gl Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, a pair of LORD HOWARD DE WALDEN PASSES AWAY graded stakes in Louisiana, two Grade I events in the Lord Howard de Walden, one of the great owner-breed Bluegrass and the Gil Black-Eyed Susan S. at Pimlico. ers of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 86, After trying to work the attractive bay in against the having been unwell for some time. Among the best boys in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, the decision horses to carry his apricot silks in over 50 years as an was made to test the waters in the Belmont S. June 5, owner were the 1985 Epsom Derby winner Slip Anchor where she established a relatively fast pace and led (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}), the outstanding miler Kris past the quarter pole, but faltered in the stretch to (GB) (Sharpen Up), his full brother Diesis (GB), a top- finish seventh. The Mike Pegram-owned filly bounced class two-year-old in 1982, Grand Lodge (Chief's right back and worked marvelously for her start in this Crown) winner of the 1994 St. James's Palace S. and event. Breaking alertly, Silverbulletday was carried five the 1975 Champion Hurdle winner Lanzarote (GB) wide into the clubhouse turn, but Jerry Bailey, aboard (Milesian {GB}). Lord Howard, who inherited valuable the champ for the third time, shrewdly guided his property interests in central London, was elected to the mount to the inside just after the first bend to track Bag Lady Jane from second. Sitting "chilly" into the far Jockey Club in 1952 and served as senior steward turn. Bailey asked the "Bullet" to take up the running, three times. He owned Plantation Stud near advanced in hand to take over in upper stretch and was Newmarket, where Kris and Slip Anchor stand, and also ridden out the balance. Said the winning rider, "Today had a smaller farm near his Berkshire home. He sold she was content to just sit second unti I called on her. I Thornton Stud in Yorkshire, which he had bought in didn't ask her for too much today and she did it easy." 1967, five years ago. Henry Cecil, trainer of Slip An chor, Kris and Diesis, led the tributes yesterday, saying, STAKES CLOSINGS "I'm very sad to hear the news. He was one of the few TODAY. SUNDAY. JULY 11: remaining great owner/breeders and I trained some 07-25 $250,000 Kent Breeders' Cup-Ill, Del, great horses for him. He was a great friend and a very 3yo, 9fT, (150) loyal and supportive owner, he's irreplaceable to us." THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS * 7-11-99 « PAGE 2 Saturday, Belmont Park: Saturday, Hollywood Park: BOWLING GREEN H.-GII, $150,000, BEL, 7-10, 3yo/up, BEL AIR H.-GII, $125,000, HOL, 7-10, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT, 2:11, fm. 1 1/16m, 1:40 3/5, ft. 1--HONOR GLIDE, 114, h, 5, by Honor Grades 1-RIVER KEEN (IRE), 117, h, 7, by Keen (GB) 1st Dam: Becky Branch (Ire), by Run the Gantlet 1st Dam: Immediate Impact (Ire), by Caerleon 2nd Dam: April Fancy, by No Argument (GB) 2nd Dam: Match Bend, by Never Bend 3rd Dam: April Slipper, by *Panaslipper 3rd Dam: Match Game, by *My Babu ($31,000 yrl '95 FTKJUL). 0-Robert G Schaedle; 0-Hugo Reynolds; B-Ballylinch Stud Ltd; T-Bob B-Bonnie Heath Farm (FL); T-Christophe Clement; Baffert; J-C W Antley; $75,000. Lifetime Record: J-J A Santos; $90,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 32-9-3-4, $421,272. 22-8-3-0,$758,457. 2-Barter Town, 113, c, 4, Cox's Ridge-Sunday Bazaar, 2~Parade Ground, 118, c, 4, Kingmambo-Battie Creek by Nureyev. 0-Juddmonte Farms Inc; B-Juddmonte Girl, by His Majesty. ($525,000 yrl '96 KEEJUL). Farms (KY); $25,000. 0-W 8 Parish & Stephen Hilbert; B-W 8 Parish & 3-Quake, 116, c, 4, Capote-Pirate's Glow, by Pirate's Hudson Interests, Ltd (KY); $30,000. Bounty. 0/B-Sarkowsky & Wygod (Ky); $15,000. *3-Fahris (Ire), 114, h, 5, Generous (Ire)-Janbiya (Ire), Margins: NK, 5HF, 2HF. Odds: 7.10, 1.20, 5.90. by Kris (GB). 0-8hadwell Stable; B-Shadwell Estate Also Ran: Smile Again, Invitato Mio (Brz), Tibado, Silzal. Co Ltd; $16,500. *Federal Trial (Skip Trial) finished third, but was dis Scratched: Scooter Brown. qualified and placed fourth. Offered up last Dec. 4 for $100,000, River Keen was Margins: HP, HP, 2. Odds: 9.20, 2.10, 15.10. claimed from the barn of Bob Hess by trainer Bob Also Ran: Federal Trial, Chorwon, Heavens East. Baffert as an established stakes performer, having won Honor Glide won Arlington's Mid-America Triple, the Gil Californian S. in 1997. The Irish-bred had raced including the Gl Secretariat S., in 1997, and raced on four times in 1999 and was back up for sale in three of the turf in graded stakes company for most of the 1998 those events, twice back for $100,000 and most re campaign with very little success. Most recently, the cently for $80,000 when he was second by three parts bay ran second to Comic Strip in an allowance effort on of a length June 4. The chestnut was taken well off the the Belmont turf June 5, his only start of the year. pace by jockey Chris Antley to be sixth after the open Here, the five-year-old raced just off the pace in third ing half mile. As the field reached the far turn, Antley position for the first mile, gained on the front-runners shifted River Keen to the five path for clear running and while three-wide on the far turn, came clear under a he engaged favored Barter Town just outside the quar steady, right handed whip to avoid traffic late and ter pole. The two were nearly inseparable down the withstood the furious late rally of Parade Ground, who stretch, but it was the former claimer who hit the wire was well back down the backstretch. Winning trainer just in front. "That was one great run," said Antley. Christophe Clement commented, "I was happy with his "He settled off the pace and there was a little bit of a first race (this season). Today we had a great trip, good speed duel in front of me. When I asked him to run, he pace and firm turf. We will now go to either the (Gl) fired really big. It was just a good gutsy effort." Eoin United Nations (July 31 at Monmouth) or the (Gl) Harty, who saddled the winner in the absence of his Sword Dancer (Aug 14 at Saratoga)." boss, commented, "He's had a lot of trouble, he's had quarter cracks. The last two months he has really come News Today cont.