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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. TY!91~~UN~~~RE DM THURSDAY, MARCH 3 0, 1 9 9 5 T•R•I• P•L•E THREATS KEENELAND TO SIMULCAST KENTUCKY Saturday, April 8, Santa Anita: SANTA ANITA DERBY-GI, $700,000, 3yo, 1 1/Sm DERBY It's official: for the first time in history, Saturday's $1 50,000 Golden State Derby winner Keeneland Race Course will simulcast the Kentucky Jumron (GB) (Sharpo {GB}) is definite to run in the Derby. All 10 races on the May 6 card at Churchill Santa Anita Derby, trainer Gary Lewis said yesterday. Downs will be simulcast by the Lexington track. The addition of Jumron means the event will now be Keeneland will open its gates at 10:30 a.m., with the worth $700,000. That's based on a guaranteed first race to be run at 11 :30 a.m. Post time for the purse of $500,000, plus an additional $200,000 if Run For The Roses is scheduled for 5:31 p.m. In the field has four graded stakes winners at a mile or addition to the Derby, Keeneland will also simulcast over. Currently, there are four confirmed for the race the Kentucky Oaks card May 5 from Churchill Downs. who meet this criteria: Jumron, Larry the Legend, This will mark the second year Keeneland has simul Timber Country and Afternoon Deelites. Lewis said cast the Oaks. the decision to run Jumron at Santa Anita was based on track surface. "The timing is good, but the main CURTIS MANAGEMENT GROUP TO HANDLE thing is the track surface," said Lewis. "He had trou SECRETARIAT RIGHTS Curtis Management ble with the dry and loose track at Bay Meadows, and Group of Indianapolis has been assigned to market the Keeneland's track is even cuppier." image, likeness and name of Secretariat (Bold Ruler). Craig Lewis, owner/trainer of Gii San Rafael winner The Indiana company, which selectively markets and Larry the Legend (Local Talent), explained why he protects more than 200 of the best-known licensed decided to run his colt in the Santa Anita Derby in names, including those of Babe Ruth, James Dean stead of the Jim Beam. "Horse racing's been very and Greta Garbo, will represent Secretariat's owners good to me and I'm trying to give something back to in licensing the name on behalf of the Grayson-Jockey the game by letting a real nice horse run against two Club Research Foundation, which benefits from the great horses (Afternoon Deelites and Timber Country). sale of licensed Secretariat merchandise. Rights to People are interested in seeing the horse run, and I'm Secretariat's image were assigned by his owners to trying to do something that's a sporting gesture." benefit the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Founda Trainer Richard Mandella was pleased with a three tion, the nation's largest source of private funding for furlong breeze by undefeated Afternoon Deelites (Pri research on issues relating to the health and safety of vate Terms) Tuesday at Santa Anita. The Gii San horses, in December 1989. "We are delighted to Felipe winner went in :36 2/5. "Everything's on have the services of Curtis Management Group pro course," said Mandella. "Couldn't be better." moting Secretariat," said Edward L. Bowen, president Timber Country (Woodman), second to Afternoon of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Deelites in the San Felipe, drilled five furlongs in : 58 "While our past efforts to utilize the resource given to 3/5 at Santa Anita Monday. "It was an excellent us by Secretariat's owners have been successful, work, fast but very sharp," said Jeff Lukas, son and having Curtis manage the property creates a vastly assistant to trainer D. Wayne Lukas. "We're trying to increased potential for revenue on behalf of equine change his activity a little bit. He's been finishing research." Secretariat, Horse of the Year in 1972 and strong, but he's capable of showing more quickness. 1973, won the 1 973 Triple Crown. He died October We'd like him to be up a little bit closer." 4, 1989 at the age of 19. Lake George (Vice Regent), third in the San Felipe, went five furlongs in : 59 1 /5 handily at Santa Anita Wednesday. Also working was San Rafael runner-up TRIPLE THREATS 1,2 Fandarel Dancer (Marshua's Dancer), who covered a NEWS CONTINUED . 2 mile in 1 :40 1 /5 under jockey Fernando Valenzuela. Still on the fence for the Santa Anita Derby are RACING REPORTS . 2,3 Louisiana Derby one-two finishers Petionville (Seeking the Gold) and In Character (GB) (Never So Bold {IRE}), as well as Bee El Tee (Known Fact). PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 3-30-95 Triple Threats, Continued. News Continued. Saturday, Hialeah: SO STERLING TO JAPAN The eight-year-old bay FLAMINGO S.-Glll, $200,000, 3yo, 1 1 /Sm gelding So Sterling (Wolf Power {SAf}) is the only Freddy's Stable lnc.'s Bet Your Bucks (Buckaroo) will American-based horse listed among the preliminary be supplemented to the Flamingo at a cost of nominees to the 1995 Group 1 Yasuda Kinen, to be $10,000, making the Florida-bred the third confirmed run Sunday, May 14 at the Japan Racing supplement for the race. Bet Your Bucks, who ran Association's Tokyo Racecourse. Owned by Aldila third in Sunday's $150,000 Tampa Bay Derby, joins Farms, Florida-bred So Sterling has won nine races Casperoo (Silver Buck) and Sea Emperor (Naked Sky) and $352,960 to date; he also finished third in the as expected supplemental entries. Trainer Angel Giii Longfellow H. at Monmouth in 1992. He is joined Colando is leaning towards running Outta My Way in the nominations by such distinguished runners as Man (Hatchet Man), third in the March 20 OBS Cham English Group winner Emperor Jones (Danzig), pionship S. "You have to take a chance," Colando Highweight at Three in Italy Erin Bird (FR) (Bluebird), said. "The horse has never been better. He's improv 1994 Melbourne Cup winner Jeune (GB) (Kalaglow ing every time he goes out." Since Outta My Way {IRE}) and the Highweight Filly at Two in Ireland and Man has to be supplemented into the Flamingo, England Lemon Scuffle (GB) (Salse). Colando will have to make his decision by entry time today. Triple Threats Notes: Serena's Song (Rahy), the probable favorite for Saturday's $600,000 Jim Beam S. at Turfway Park, arrived at Louisville's Standiford Field at 11 a.m. Wednesday after a flight from California and was Yesterday's Results: vanned the short distance to Churchill Downs. Ac companying her was trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who 8th-AQU, $36,000, Alw, 4yo/up, 1 m, 1 :35 4/5, ft. will oversee the filly's preparations at Churchill. FREE AGENT Cg, 4, Ogygian--Ten Cents a Dance Serena's Song is to be shipped to Turfway Saturday {MGSP}, by Buckpasser), 3-length winner of a 1 1 /8- morning. mile allowance at Aqueduct in his last, shortened up Trainer Roger Attfield confirmed yesterday that to a mile and posted a come-from-behind, neck victo Gotham S. winner Talkin Man (With Approval) would ry as the 3-2 chalk. PRIVATE PLAN (Private Account) return to New York for the April 15 Wood Memorial was 2nd. Free Agent is 1 /2 to On Retainer (MSW, with a new jockey--Shane Sellers. Sellers replaces $205, 729, by Damascus), For Kicks (Giii, $121,940, Mike Smith, who is committed to ride Concern (Broad by Topsider) and Versailles Treaty (MGI, $1,271, 154, Brush) in the Oaklawn Park H. the same day. Attfield by Danzig). Lifetime Record: 19-6-2-1, $117,249. says he has no commitment from Sellers beyond the 0-John Schaumburg & Zimpon Stable. B-Miss Cynthia Wood. The Canadian-based trainer continues to be Phipps (KY). T-Michael J. Kelly. impressed by his colt's progress. "I would have to think there will definitely be some improvement off 6th-AQU, $30,000, Alw, 3yo, f, 6f, 1: 11, ft. that race," said Attfield. There's no reason why he PERFECT SPIRAL (g, 3, Notebook--Flower Vase can't run that well again and be a fresh horse coming {Ire} {SP}, by Auction Ring), claimed for $50,000 out into the Derby." of his last start at Gulfstream, which he won by 7 Paying Dues (Cure the Blues), a seven-length maid 1 /2, shipped up to New York and came from off-the en winner at Santa Anita March 19, worked five pace for a 1 1 /4-length tally at 2-1 odds. 24-1 furlongs in 1 :00 4/5 Monday and is being pointed to longshot ERICA'S ROCKET (Once Wild) was 2nd, the Gii Wood Memorial at Aqueduct April 15. Trainer while 6-5 favorite NORTHERN ENSIGN (Blue Ensign), Clifford Sise Jr. said the Kentucky-bred will work a 2nd in the GI Futurity at Belmont last Sept., finished mile at Santa Anita Sunday and is scheduled to ship 6th of 7. The winner is 1 /2 to Mayflower Lass (Giii, $209,482, by Pilgrim). Lifetime Record: 9-4-1-2, to New York April 12. $63,465. FOALING NEWS: 0-Viola Sommer. B-R.A. Kingwell (FL). T-F. 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