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Home , 1997 Epsom Derby, Elmaamul, Larkspur (horse), Lester Piggott, Masaka (horse), Mill Reef

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OTC STRt~DBROKE H.-G1 , $775,494, Eagle Farm, Fresh from the Ameri­ AN AMERICAN IN EUROPE Brisbane, , 6-7, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:23.10, gd. can Triple Crown trail, Gary Stevens flew into ' 1--DANE RIPPER (AUS), 110, f, 3, --Red Express morning and has already been booked (Aus) (G1-Aus), by Sovereign Red (NZ). O/B-Pitt Place to ride Luso (GB) (Salse) for Clive Brittain in the G1 Gran Pty Ltd Syndicate; T-Bart Cummings; J-C Munce; Premio di Milano, in , , Sunday. On the same $527,336. day, Stevens may also partner Papering (Ire) (Shaadi) for 2--Quick Flick (Aus), 117, g, 4, Spectacular Spy-­ English-based trainer Luca Cumani in the G3 Premio Lillaflicka (Aus), by Claudius (Ire). 0 -Estate of the late Legnano. During his 10-day European visit, Stevens also Mr A Katranski; 8-Clearvale Stud; $139,589. plans to ride at Leopardstown, Ireland and on Saturday 3--Celestial Choir (Aus), 109, g, 4 , Celestial Dancer (Ire) at Sandown, England in order to "get a feel of the pace" --Twigair (Aus), by Twig Moss (Fr). 0 -Misses M F in England before the Royal Ascot meeting which com­ Crawley & C E Backhouse; B-Miss M F Crawley; mences June 17th. The Hall of Farner has already been $62,040. booked for a handful of rides at Ascot--last Saturday's Margins: 1 3/4, head, nose. winning trainer , has booked Also Ran: Future King (Aus), Eastern Star (NZ), Confis­ the American to partner leading sprinter Almaty (Ire) cate (Aus), Mamzelle Pedrille (Aus), Blazing Steel (Aus), (Dancing Dissident) in the King's Stand S. June 20. Last Accomplice (Aus), Mulugwa (Aus), Faience (Aus), time out Almaty won the Achilles S., smashing the five­ Shame (Aus), Catalan Opening (NZ), Lord Luskin (NZ), furlong course record by half a second. Stevens who Cohort (Aus), Kidman's Cove (Aus), Monopolize (Aus), considers himself a "student" of racing is relishing the Super Dane (Aus). prospect of being able to ride at Royal Ascot. "It will be an honor to ride there," he said. "I have gained a reputa­ THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS OTC BRISBANE CUP tion in the United States for adapting to European H.-G1 , $387,747, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Australia, 6-9, horses. I study horses and riders. I'm a great fan of 3yo/up, 2mT, 3:24.60, dead. , and but re­ 1--DESERT CHILL (NZ), 115, g, 7, Icelandic (lre)-­ member Stevie didn't have success over night." Phoenix (NZ), by Jonathan R (Ire). 0-S B Laming, Mrs E Davis, C J Dooley & J M Fallon; B-Wilson Blood­ STAKES CLOSINGS -~ stock Ltd; T-S B Laming; J-C Munce; $248, 158. TODAY. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 11: I t 2--Sapio (NZ), 1 22, g, 6, Vice Regal (NZ)--Sage (NZ), by 6-21 $75175,000 Chicago Breeders' Cup H.- Allgrit. 0-Mrs SL Kay; B-P J & Mrs SL Kay; $77,549. G/11, AP, 3yo/ up, f/ m, 7f ($75) 3--Sharscay (Aus), 1 20, g, 4, Marscay (Aus)--Shannon 6-22 $150150, 000 Milady Breeders' Cup H.­ Belle (NZ), by Bal merino (NZ). 0-E K Cowell; GI, Ho/, 3yo/up, f/ m, 8. 5f ( $100) · B-Rosemount Estate; $38, 775. 6-28 $400,000 Caesars lntemational-G/, At/, 3yo/ up, Margins: head, 2 1 /4 , 3 . 9.5f T ($25,000s} Also Ran : Our Mr Navigator (NZ), A lacrit y (NZ), Rover 6-29 $100,000 -G/C, Wo, 3yo/ up, 6f ($100) (NZ), Nassirich (NZ) , Starmaker (Aus), It's All In Fun 7-1 $125,000 Dominion Day-GI//, Wo, 3yo/ up, 10f (NZ), Fact Or Fiction (NZ), Sonata (Aus), Racing Writer ($125) (NZ), Brilliant Poet (Aus), Maxam (NZ), Fresno Canyon (Aus) .

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Stakes Results cont. FOREIGN CASTLEMAINE QTC CLASSIC H.-G1, $310,198, Eagle • • Farm, Brisbane, Australia, 6-9, 2yo, 1 mT, 1 :37 .00, AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN ENGLAND: dead. Chasetown Flyer, c, 3, Thorn Dance--Thought Provoker, 1--AL MANSOUR (AUS), 122, g, 2, --Classic by Exceller. Salisbury, England, 6-10, Dorset H., 3yo, Victory (Aus) (SW-Aus), by Bletchingly (Aus). 0-A J 8fT, $5,367 to winner. 0-D W Smith; 8-Pin Oak Stud; Williams, J W Hawkins, J R Richards & Dr E S Wil­ T-N E Berry. * % to Sheshallhavemusic (Dixieland liams; B-H G Cope & Mrs M G Cope; T-Bruce Band) , MSW, $148,866. ** $6,000 wnlg '94 KEENOV. Mclachlan; J-D Brereton; $198,527. 2--Evader (Aus), 1 20, g, 2, Marauding (NZl--Sudden (News cont.) (Aus), by . 0 /8-Newhaven Park Stud; $62,040. BYRNE NAMED UTTA/VINERY MAY TRAINER 3--Freedom Road (Aus), 11 2, c, 2, Semipalatinsk--lffette OF THE JVIONTH Patrick Byrne, by virtue of an ex­ (Aus), by Twig Moss (Fr). 0 -R Chien & G Seeto; traordinary win streak, has been named Trainer of the 8-Stewart & Co; $33,346. Month for May, an award co-sponsored by United Thor­ Margins: neck, 1 1 /4, head. oughbred Trainers of America and Vinery Stallions 97 . Also Ran: Mosaic (NZ), Le Mans (Aus), Snadame (Aus), Through the end of May, Byrne had saddled 10 winners Trumpets (Aus), Hook Shot (Aus), Key Issue (Aus) , Hi from 1 1 starters at the current meet , Dock (Aus), Emerald Zoff (Aus). including a record eight straight at the historic oval. Contributing to the significance of the win streak were MERCEDES BENZ QUEENSLAND DERBY-G1, $306,320, victories by Richter Scale in the Giii Derby Trial, Favori te Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Australia, 6-7, 3yo, 1 1/2mT, Trick in the WHAS-11 S. and Breeders' Cup, 2:31 .90, gd. as well as two wins by first-time starters. Byrne, 41, is 1--YIPPYIO (AUS), 122, g, 3, Interstellar (NZ)--Yodells a native of London, England who came to the U.S. in (Aus) (MGSP-Aus), by Marscay (Aus). 0 /B-Mr G & 1 978 to work as an exercise rider for trainer John Rus­ Mrs B White; T-Jack Denham; J-J Cassidy; sell at Belmont Park. He also worked for noted trainers $194,649. * Also won the G2 Queensland Guineas. David Whiteley, Howard Tesher and LeRoy Jolley before 2--Marble Halls (Aus), 122, g, 3, Nassipour--Joolzy going on his own in the mid-1 980s. (Aus), by Bijou . O/B-R A & Mrs Scarborough; $62,040. 3--Summer Beau (Aus), 122, c, 3, Sky Filou (NZ)--Long Summer (NZ) , by Long Row (GB). 0-W R & B•R•E•E•D•E•R•S Mrs NM Hannah; B-W R Hannah; $31 ,020. EDITION Margins: % , 6, 1 3/4. Also Ran: Blue Gum (Aus), Vita Man (NZ), Forgotten ALLOWANCE RESULTS: Hero (Aus), Paotinsky (Aus), Banner Headline (Aus), 6th-DEL, $26,600, 3yo, a1 m70yd, 1 :43 3/5, ft. Hornet (Aus), Cash For Ash (NZ), How Bizarre (Aus). GOLD BOOK (c, 3, Notebook--Ligay {SP}, by Liloy (Frll Pulled Up: Sakti (NZ). Lifetime Record: GSP, 11-3-3-1, $104,052. 0 -Abdool Ameer & Maizon. B-Petelain Stables & John P. Savin PREVIEW (FL). T-Anthony Pecoraro. 8th-DEL, $26,200, 3yo/up, 6f, 1: 12 1 /5, ft. • • SLAINTE NA (h, 8 , Top Avenger--Pretty Gina, by * Cou­ Today, Leopardstown, Ireland: gar II) Lifetime Record: 106-16-1 3-16, $239, 133. 0-Jon BALLYCORUS S.-G3, $46,382a, 3yo/up, 7fT S Sochan. B-Carol Ann Mack (FL) . T-A A rchie Smit h Jr. The field of six, in post position order, is as follows: 7th-DEL, $25,000, 3yo/up, a1 1 /8mT, 1 :49 4 /5, f m. Mosconi (Ire) ( {Ire}), 121 pounds; WESTERN NOBILITY (g, 5, Mark of Nobility--Arctic Gaultier Gale (Ire) (Ajraas), 121; Wizard King (GB) Challenge, by Northern Challenge) Lifetime Record: (Shaadi), 135; Via Verbano (Ire) (Caerleon), 118; 21-4-5-4, $46, 184. 0-S Brunozzi. B-F Maloy (FL). T-A Crown Regent (Ire) (Fairy King), 121; Cool Edge (Ire) lwinski. (Nashamaa {Ire}), 135. Allowance Results cont. p.4

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WEEKEND PEDIGREE PERSPECTIVES PEDIGREE SHORTS The 1997 Epsom Derby taken by Benny the by Alan Porter Dip (c, 3, Silver Hawk--Rascal Rascal, by Ack Ack), Touch Gold (c, 3, --Passing Mood, who stole a lead early in the straight and then held off by ) Back in 1964, 's bid the determined challenge of to win by for the Triple Crown was foiled when he finished third a short head. Derbies are in 's blood. to in the Belmont S. Given that, it is ironic His paternal grandsire won one of the most to note that Touch Gold, who foiled 's bid thrilling Epsom Derbies of all time under a furious for Triple Crown glory, is not only a great-grandson of drive from Lester Piggott, and his sire Silver Hawk Northern Dancer, but is inbred 3x3 to the mighty Cana­ finished third at Epsom and second in the . dian patriarch. The broodmare sire Ack Ack didn't run in the classics, The second appearance of Northern Dancer in the but he sired French Derby winner Youth and, in turn, pedigree is as the sire of Touch Gold's granddam Cool Youth was responsible for the 1983 Derby winner Mood, and Deputy Minister appears to particularly relish . Roberto and Ack Ack happen to have some an infusion of Northern Dancer or Nearctic in the female pedigree links. Roberto is by a son of Turn-to; Ack line of his mates. Touch Gold has a talented full sister, Ack is out of a Turn-to . Roberto is inbred to Sir Daijin (a Canadian Grade I winner), and other Deputy Gallahad Ill and his brother ; Ack Ack's sire Minister graded stakes winners with similar patterns are Battle Joined is inbred to Ill. Both Run Swiftly and Visible Gold. Inbreeding to Nearctic in Roberto and Ack Ack have crosses of Blue this fashion has resulted in Canadian Diva's Debut, graded stakes winner Stolen Beauty and stakes with Sir Gallahad Ill. Also worthy of comment is the winner Stately Star. position of Turn-to in the pedigree, the juvenile Cham­ It is interesting to speculate why this pattern has pion appearing in the male line of the sire and on the worked so well for this branch of the Northern Dancer zig-zag of the dam. This pattern seems to have done sire line. It may well be because Deputy Minister and his quite well, producing nine stakes winners with the sire represent a different "genetic direction" sires of those stakes winners having been represented for the Northern Dancer line. As we have mentioned by no more than around 30 foals bred on the cross. before, Deputy Minister has the Canadian horse Bunty We have mentioned before how frequently the Aga Lawless 5x3 in his pedigree. Bunty Lawless is by Lad­ Khan manages to come up w ith a good winner by one der, a son of the mare Panoply, and Panoply (also an­ of his sires which the commercial breeders have cestress of Exclusive Native) appears in the tail-female shunned. It happened earlier this year when ' s line of Deputy Minister, too. son won the French 2,000 Guineas, and Theorizing apart, it is certainly fair to state that with again last Sunday when (Ire) (f, 3, offspring such as Touch Gold, champions Open Mind, {GB}--Vearia {Ire}, by ) captured the G1 Prix Go For Wand and Dehere, $1,000,000 earner Mr. Pur­ de Diane, the French Oaks. Two of Kahyasi's previous ple and promising young sires such as Salt Lake and five group winners are Aga Khan-breds, and are also Silver Deputy, Deputy Minister may well be establishing out of from the Mill Reef line. Doubtless His himself as the most important agent of Northern Highness has spotted that Kahyasi's third dam Gioia Dancer's line in North America. Oddly enough, Touch Gold is actually a half brother to is a sister to Morning Calm, the granddam of his ex­ a horse who accomplished a Triple Crown--the Canadian cellent runner (by Mill Reef) . There are fur­ Triple Crown winner --who stands along­ ther commonalities between these pedigrees as side Deputy Minister and is himself a very useful young Kahyasi is out of a mare by . Both sire. Their dam Passing Mood forges a pedigree link Blushing Groom and Mill Reef are by sons of from Touch Gold to Silver Charm since she is by , and Blushing Groom's granddam is a very Buckpasser, the paternal grandsire of Silver Charm. close relative to the third dam of Mill Reef. In addition Buckpasser plays a very important part in the pedigree to the Nasrullah strains supplied by Blushing Groom pattern of Silver Charm, since Busanda and Striking are and Mill Reef, Kahyasi goes back to the Oaks winner granddaughters of La Troienne and Touch Gold also has Masaka, who is by (sire of Nasrullah) out of a a double of La Troienne. In this case, the double of La mare by (three-parts brother to the dam of Troienne comes through her son (in Deputy Nasrullah). So all in all this is a pretty clever pedigree. Minister) and Busanda' s dam Businesslike, this pair being five-eighths related . Pedigree shorts cont. p.4 Classic Cross , winner ofthe 1997 Irish1000 Guineas (GI), has the same ROBERTO I KRIS cross that produced Mr. and Mrs. Ben P. Walden, Jr. English 2000 Guineas (GI) winner Weisenberger Mill Pike Midway, Kentucky 40347 (606) 846-5214 • Fax 846-4671 VINERY Vinery stallions are Breeders ' Cup nominated PAGE 4 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 6-11-97

Pedigree shorts cont. Nureyev was represented by his second classic win­ ner in the space of a week when (f, 3, I ~ FOALING NEWSI Nureyev--Modena, by Roberto) won the G 1 last Friday to follow up on 's success in SPECIALIZATION, 17, Princely Native--Special Vintage the French Derby. Reams of Verse's female's line had (Specialmante) been a modest one for several generations, but the Foal born 3-7-97, a filly by Quiet American. deeds of Mofida, the granddam of Reams of Verse, have Owned by Tony Holmes and Holtsinger Inc. totally revitalized it. Mofida was an extremely tough and Boarded at Romonoaks/Holtsinger Farm in Versailles, sound listed winner who was one of the best runners Ky. sired by the disappointing stallion (winner of Accomplishments: Dam of Fara ' s Team (G I, $360,51 5, the English and Irish 2,000 Guineas). With , by Tunerup) & Delafield (Giii, $196,637, by Island Mofida produced the group winning Zaizafon, in turn Whirl) & granddam of Concern (MGI, $3,079,350, by dam of Champion and classic winner Zafonic and Broad Brush). Zafonic's group winning brother Zamindar. Modena, the dam of Reams of Verse, was unraced, but prior to TEE KAY, 6, Gold Meridan--Tri Argo (Tri Jet) Reams of Verse she had produced (by ), Foal born 5-3-97, a colt by Gone West. a champion in Europe at three, and graded stakes win­ Will be bred back to Deputy Minister. ner Modernise (by Known Fact). Often when a family Owned by Mrs. Georgia Hofmann. "explodes" in this fashion, we find there is some close Boarded at Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville, Ky. inbreeding behind it. When we examine Mofida's pedi­ Accomplishments: GSW of $240,379. gree we find t hat her sire has the brothers and Fairway 5x4x5x5 (all through sons) and her dam has the ZODIAC MISS (AUS), 8, Ahonoora (GB) --Capricornia influential sprinter Gold Bridge 2x3 with a daughter of (Ire) () Fairway nestled in between. One of the Gold Bridge Foal born 5-3-97, a colt by Blushing John. crosses comes through Mofida' s maternal grandsire Will be bred back to Jade Hunter. Vilmorin (by Gold Bridge out of a mare by Fairway), and Owned by Allen E. Paulson. there are some pedigree similarities between Vilmorin Boarded at Brookside Farms in Versailles, Ky. and Thong (combining Fairway' s brother Pharos and Accomplishments: GSW-Aus. Gold Bridge). This pair turn up together in t he pedigrees of several other good winners, including 1996 European LA POMPADOUR, 19, * --Good Position Champion Two-Year-Old Revoque and the 1996 French (GB) (Bold Ruler) 2,000 Guineas winner Ashkalani. Foal born 5-4-9 7, a colt by French Deputy. Will be bred back to Polish Numbers. Allowance Results cont. Owned/boarded at Keswick Stables in Keswick, Va. 10th-PHA, $21,680, 3yo/up, a1m70yd, 1:41 4/5, ft. Accomplishments: SW & MGSP-Fr, GSP-Ger & lty. Dam IRONVILLE PIKE (c, 4, Norquestor--First Gleam {MSP, of Old Maestro (Irish River {Fr}), SW-Belg. $112,105}, by Oh Say) Lifetime Record: 28-3-5-6, $67,063. 0-S Le Barron. B-C Carlin (PA). T-K Le Barron. MISS ROSSI (IRE), 14, --Trail (Ire) () MAIDEN WINNERS: Foal born 5-4-97, a colt by De Niro. +Stephen's Pokey, c, 2, Northern Baby--'s Will be bred back to Mister Baileys. Sin, by Gregorian. DEL, 6-10, (C), 4 Yz f, :54 1 /5. Owned by Vinery. B-Humphreys Jerry K Dr (Tn). * Yz to Here'stotheladies Boarded at Vinery in Midway, Ky. (), MSP, $145,930. Accomplishments: Dam of Dancing (GB) (Music Banic, f, 3, Pep Up--Dark Stage (SW), by Strike Gold. Boy {GB}), SW-Ire & MGSP-Eng. DET, 6-10, (S), 1 m, 1 :43 4/5. B-Philip Robert Ober & Peter G Verbanik (Mi). WELL PADDED, 14, Topsider--Lush Pad (Cyane) Prospect City, c, 4, Northern City Lad--Triple Polly, by Foal born 5-4-97, a colt by Bates Motel. Fast Prospect. TDN, (S), 6-9, 6f, 1: 13 2/5. B-Cleon & Will be bred back to Prospect Bay. Mary Burton (Oh). Owned by Vinery and Tom Bozarth. Tough Moonshine, f , 4 , Toughness--St eeltown Girl, by Boarded at Vinery in Midway, Ky. Pumpkin Moonshine. PRM , (S), 6-9, 6f , 1:12 4/ 5. Accomplishments: Dam of King of the Heap (Allen's B-Schnakenberg John (la) . Prospect), GISW, $222,950.

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