N•E•W•S w EKEND PEDIGREE TODAY PERSPECTIVES

SPORTSMAN'S CANCELS CLOSING-DAY CARD By Alan Porter Technical difficulties forced the cancellation of Tues­ JERSEY GIRL (f, 3, Belong To Me--Miss Bold Ap­ day's live-race card at Sportsman's Park. The nine-race peal, b Valid Appeal) program was scheduled as the final day of the Illinois Now a winner of all six of her 1 998 starts, Jersey track's 1998 season. Sportsman's re­ Girl mo ed to the head of the three-year-old filly division mained opened for live full-card simulcasting and the with a in in the GI Mother Goose S. at Belmont Satur­ closing-day Billie Ray Cyrus concert in the track's infield day. Jer ey Girl is a member of the first crop by the young went on as planned. Danzig tallion Belong to Me, who had another weekend stakes inner in the shape of Dancewiththebride (f, 3, STAKES PREVIEWS: Belong t Me--Stately Bride, by ), who took the Mount Vernon H., also at Belmont, the next day. Today, Woodbine: The ctual cross of over Valid Ap­ DOMINION DAY H.-Glll, $125,000, 3yo/up, 10f, post peal, w ich Jersey Girl represents, has not otherwise time: 4:31 p.m. ET been an outstanding one, although geographic consider­ The field, in order of the draw, is as follows: ations ay have played a part here, Valid Appeal having Terremoto (Varick), Hawley, 120; Longleafplantation spent hi entire time in Florida, an area which would (Woodman), Sabourin, 105; Lager (Pleasant Tap), have be n less than full of high-class Northern Dancer­ Landry, 113; Northern Sky (Conquistador Cielo), line sire . In all, almost 20 percent of the unrestricted Gulas, 115; Truly Noble (Sky Classic), Clark, 105; stakes inners out of Valid Appeal mares are by North­ (Cryptoclearance), Sellers, 118; Stepha­ ern Dan er-line horses, but prior to Jersey Girl, the best notis (Regal Classic), Walls, 117; One Fast Flight (Air of these had been the high-class two-year-old and Forbes Won), Montpellier, 110; Mt. Sassafras (Mt. sprinter/ iler Appealing Skier. Jerse Girl, however, does fit a pattern we have Livermore), Bahen, 114. mention d before, that of Danzig and his sons doing well wit mares carrying {Valid Appeal is out of Today, Chantilly, France: a mare y Moslem Chief, a son of Alibhai). We would PRIX BERTEUX-G3, $60,405, 3yo, 1 7 /8mT suggest that the reasons for Alibhai combining success­ The field, in post position order, is as follows: fully wit Danzig are twofold. The first is the relation­ Blushing Risk (Fr) (Take Risks {Fr}), G Toupe!; ship bet een Alibhai and , dam of Danzig's Pozarica (GB) (Rainbow Quest), G Masse; All Heigh grandsir , . Both are by , and while (Fr) (Shirley Heights {GB}), A Junk; Bal mezzo (Fr) Lady An ela is out of a mare by a son of , with (Mille Balles {Fr}), F Spanu; Maachal (Fr) (Panoramic Gallinule also close up, Alibhai is out of a Tracery mare {GB}), 0 Peslier. with Gallinule close up. The second is the relationship All carry 1 23 pounds. betwee Alibhai and Artist's Proof (broodmare sire of , who in turn is sire of Danzig's second dam). The World is Gettin1r Smaller Artist's roof is by (sire of Hyperion) out of a mare by Tracery, and Artist's Proof's granddam is Beginning today, July 1, 1998, a by Galli ule. Thoroughbred Daily News fax The losest inbreeding in Valid Appeal's pedigree is subscription to England costs that fou d in his sire, In Reality. In Reality is 3x3 to War • the same as to the United States! Relic, w o in turn is 3x3 to and Fairy Gold, Call us at (732) 74 7-8060 for more information. two oft e grandparents of Man o' War (by Fairy Gold's son, Fai Play, out of a Rock Sand mare). This could be significa t, as Belong to Me's pedigree is full of this STAKES CLOSINGS backgro nd, particularly Rock Sand's family. For exam­ ple, Dan ig's broodmare sire, Admiral's Voyage, is not TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1; only inb ed to Man o' War, but both his sire and dam go 7-12 $200,000 Hollywood Oaks-GI/, Ho/, back to ock Sand's immediate family, his dam via a 3yo, f, 9f ($200) • seven-ei hths sister to Rock Sand. Cont. p. 3 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-1-98

FOREIGN B·R•E•E•D•E•R•S AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN JAPAN: • Sunrise Water, c, 3, Belong to Me--Gleaming Water, by EDITION Pago Pago. Fukushima, 6-27, novice race, 8.5f (dirt). Lifetime Record: 1 5-1-0-1, $67, 11 2. 0-Matsuoka ALLOW,~NCE RESULTS: Inc.; B-Albatroz Bloodstock Agency Inc.; T-Shigeharu 6th-DEL $28,000, 3yo, f, 6f, 1: 10 4/5, ft. Naito. * $43,836 yrl '96 CBSSEP. * * 1 /2 to Middlefork FORMAi HEARING (f, 3, Formal Dinner--Exclusive Case, Rapids (Wild Again), GSW, $256, 185. by Our ~ ative) Lifetime Record: MSP, 13-3-1-4, $64,696. 0-Riegle P. B-Latimer Christina (Ky}. T-Kissoon Raphael. French Stakes Result: * 1 /2 to lridal Surge (Little Current), MSW, $274,453. PRIX PELLEAS, $43, 146, Maisons-Laffitte, France, i 6-30, 3yo, c/g, 1 5/16mT, 2: 11 .80, gd. 7th-DElt $28,000, 3yo/up, 1 1 /16mT, 1 :44 1 /5, fm. 1--#MAKARUKA, 123, c, 3, Trempolino--Chinguetti (Fr) MATCH ESS (c, 4, Lyphard--Unreality {MSW, (MGSP), by Green Dancer. O/B-G Ohrstrom; T-J C $239,3 4}, by In Reality) Lifetime Record: SW, 11-3-2- Cunnington; J-F Sanchez; $23,233. * 1 /2 to 1, $77, 57. 0-Erdenheim Farm. B-Derry Meeting Farm Mossflower (Affirmed), GISW, $270,000. (Pa). T- ohn RS Fisher. *1/2 to Damality (Damascus), 2--Connoisseur Bay, 123, c, 3, Nureyev--Feminine Wiles MSW, $ 83,552; Real Account (Private Account), SP, (Ire), by Ahonoora (GB). $7,965. $239, 716; Orange Sunshine (Linkage), GSW, $202,541. 3--Aware (GB), 123, c, 3, Kenmare (Fr)--Nesaah, by Topsider. $5,974. 8th-DEL $26,000, 3yo/up, 1 1 /16m, 1 :45 3/5, ft. Margins: 2 1 /2, SHD, 1 1 /2. PEROG ( , 4, Leo Castelli--Meringue Pie {MSW, $234,7 8}, by Silent Screen) Lifetime Record: 9-2-2-1, $37 ,51 . 0-Klinghoffer Leonard. B- Farish & Bayard harp (Ky). T-Samuel Cronk. *1/2 to Pie in Your EAST Eye (Sp nd a Buck), GSW, $271,548; Sweet Wager Local News,• Maryland: • (Bet Twi e), MSP, $154,950. Trainer Neil Howard selected a colt by Aaron's Con­ corde out of the Medieval Man mare Medieval Moat, 6th-PRM, $25, 139, 6-29, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1: 12, ft. who was bred, owned and shown by Donald and Robin FORCEF L ARTS (m, 5, Forceful lntent--Haliburton Arts, Townsend, as the Grand of the Maryland by Arts nd Letters) Lifetime Record: 15-3-2-1, $49,558. Horse Breeders Association 1 998 Yearling Show at the 0-Phyllis Barton. B-Eva Barton (IA). T-Todd A Rarick. Maryland State Fairgrounds Sunday. The colt bested 87 Maryland-bred yearlings shown in six classes. Charles J. 13th-TD , $25,000, 6-27, 3yo, 11/16m,1:45 1/5, sy. Reed's filly Oh Say Vicki (Oh Say--Crooked Tower, by JOLIE'S ATTLETALE (c, 3, Jolie's --Tattletale Girl, North Tower) was the Reserve Champion. by Barac ois} Lifetime Record: 8-3-3-0, $62,580. 0-Mark agour Inc. B-A I Appleton {FL). T-G Johnson. NEW YORK 8th-PRM $23,000, 6-29, 3yo/up, 6f, 1 :09 1 /5, ft. EXTROV RT (c, 4, Wild Again--Wedded Bliss {MSP}, by Local News,• New York: • His Maje ty) Lifetime Record: 18-4-1-2, $56,672. On August 9, the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, 0-Dale Kurtz. B-Pin Oak Stud (KY). T-Stephen C Simoff. Inc. will hold an Auction Sales Seminar at the Fasig­ Tipton Sales Pavilion in Saratoga Springs. The seminar 11th-TD , $21,000, 6-27, 3yo/up, 6f, 1: 10 2/5, sy. will include presentations by several professionals within BUCK C EEK (h, 5, Piker--Glen Helen, by Grand Central) the Thoroughbred industry. For reservations call the Lifetime ecord: MSW, 27-12-4-5, $182, 726. 0-Ziba F NYTB office at (518) 587-0777. Graham. B-Whitehall Stud & Mr. & Mrs. James M. Can­ The NYTB awards brunch and ceremony for 1 997 non (OH). T-Donn A Rowe. champions will be held at the National Museum of Rac­ ing in Saratoga Springs at 10:30 a.m. on August 16. That evening, from 6-8 p.m., the organization will hold Classic ontender, f, 3, Buckfinder--Beauty Coat, by its 20th annual cocktail reception prior to the Fasig- Storm Bird. PHA, 6-30, 7f, 1 :26. B-lselin Oliver Mr & Tipton Preferred Yearling Sale. Mrs Ill (Va). FRANCE ... IRELAND ... AMERICA ... JAPAN... ARRO;s;~~~D STUD BRINGING THE WORLD TO AUSTRALIA . . . ~ John Messara AND AUSTRALIA TO THE WORLD. Phone: +61 2 9223 8277 Fax: +61 2 9223 5795 E-MAIL: [email protected] ARROWFIELD • www.arrowfield.com.au PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-1-98

~. Pedigree Perspectives cont. from p. 1 Rubi no is having a good season, and he was repre­ Belong to Me's maternal grandsire, Exclusive Native, sented y another new stakes winner when Positive also has several Rock Sand/Fairy Gold strains, including Energy ( , 3, Rubiano--Grand Betty, by Copelan) won two crosses of Display (by Fair Play), and a cross apiece Sunday' $40,000 Captive Miss S. at Monmouth. This is of Man o' War's three-quarters relatives Oval and Friar another xample of II (broodmare sire of Rubiano) Rock (by Rock Sand out of Fairy Gold). Finally, Belong success ully combining with Tom Fool (in the male line of to Me's second dam is by Hail to Reason, who is out of Copelan . Positive Energy also has the three-parts broth­ a mare inbred 3x4 to Mano' War and who also traces ers The xe II and Cohoes 5x5, while her fourth dam, to a seven-eighths sister to Rock Sand. Bramale , is a close genetic relative to Gold Digger, dam of Mr. P ospector, the grandsire of Rubiano. PEDIGREE SHORTS Fant sy Lake (f, 2, Salt Lake-Springtime Fantasy, by A.P. Indy was represented by yet another stakes Affirme ) was a three-lengths winner of the My Dear S. winner from his first crop when A.P. Assay (f, 4, A.P. (GllC) in her racecourse debut at Woodbine Saturday. lndy--Nice Assay, by Clever Trick) recorded a Fantasy Lake represents a combination between Deputy track-record equalling victory in Sunday's Gii A Gleam Minister (sire of Salt Lake) and Exclusive Native (sire of H. A.P. Assay represents the cross of Seattle Slew over Affirme ) and this is potentially a significant one. Dep­ Clever Trick, one which hasn't been a particularly pro­ uty Mini ter's third dam, Grass Shack, is by Polynesian lific one with only one previous unrestricted stakes out of G od Example. Exclusive Native is a great-grand­ winner to represent it. There are, however, some other son of P lynesian and is out of daughter of Good Exam­ factors in this pedigree, of which the most notable is a ple, ma ing Grass Shack and Exclusive Native genetic multiplication of the / combination. relatives. Satur ay's Giii Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup S. winner A.P. Indy already has Poker, who is by (by Good and Tough (c, 3, Carson City--Amy Be Good, by Princequillo) out of a Nasrullah mare, and Secretariat, Norther Raja) is inbred to Northern Dancer through who is by Bold , a son of Nasrullah, out of a Nijinsky II and a Northern Dancer daughter, a pattern Princequillo mare. A.P. Assay's second dam is by Full which h s not generally enjoyed particularly good suc­ Out, who is by Never Bend (another son of Nasrullah) cess. Pe haps the key here is the fact that the Northern out of a mare by Round Table. Between them, this trio Dancer aughter strain appears through North of Venus, give two sons and a daughter of Nasrullah, a son and a dam of orthern Raja, placing Northern Dancer on daughter of Round Table, and two son strains and a the"zig- ag" as broodmare sire of the broodmare sire. In daughter strain of Princequillo. a revers of this equation, the winner of Saturday's Scooter Brown (g, 3, Fly Till Dawn--Ring Again, by Arbor Vi ae S. at Hollywood Park, Yolo Lady (f, 3, East­ Timeless Moment), winner of Sunday's $50,400 Bold ern Ech --Bering Down, by Bering {GB}), has Northern Reasoning H. at Hollywood Park, has an unusual pedi­ Dancer r presented as the broodmare sire of the sire, gree. He is virtually a complete outcross, save for the and thro gh a son in the dam. This pedigree also has an fact that his paternal grandsire, Swing Till Dawn, is extra er ss of (granddam of Northern inbred 3x3 to Mahmoud, and his granddam, Northern Dancer) hrough Bering's sire, Arctic Tern. Ring, is inbred 3x4 to Mahmoud's daughter, Almahmoud Frida 's $100,000 Heartland Oaks winner Nickel (via Halo and Northern Dancer). The Mahmoud sources Classic ( , 3, Regal Classic--Spend a Nickel, by Plugged in Swing Till Dawn are The Axe II, a genetic relative to Nickle) i the result of a clever mating. A look at the Almahmoud, and Polamia, who like Halo's dam, pedigree of her sire, Regal Classic, shows that his Cosmah, combines Mahmoud and . grandda is by Outing Class, who was by Nasrullah out Scooter Brown is from Fly Till Dawn's second crop, and of Track Medal, a sister to Swaps. In the pedigree of it is worth noting that his first crop graded stakes win­ Nickel C assic's dam we find (bred on the ner Global View also had a double of Mahmoud in the same H perion/Beau Pere cross as Track Medal), and dam, one strain coming through Almahmoud. Lurline ., who is also a Hyperion/Beau Pere cross. In We have noted the successful combination of the fact, Nickel Classic's fourth dam, Guide Line, is by three-quarters related Prince John and --both by Nasrulla out of Lurline B., and so is very closely related Princequillo out of Count Fleet mares--before, and the to Outin Class. pair came together again in the pedigree of Camargo © Copyrigh Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may not be (Ire) (f, 2, Brief Truce--You Make Me Real, by Give Me reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without pri r written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. Strength), winner of the G3 Jean Kennedy Smith Rail­ lnformatio as to the races, race results and earnings was obtained from way S. at The Curragh in Ireland Sunday. results cha ts published in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permis ion of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form.

Future Vinery Stallions LOUP SAUVAGE REA QUIET (<}j The top-ranked European The top-r nked American horse in training in the world today* 3-year-old i training today* VINERY~ *Daily Racing Form's All-World Top 10, June 25, 1 98 606•846•5214