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A TOUGH DAY FOR BALLYDOYLE HEADLINE ...p2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2002 V IS FOR...VOLPONI? V Is for Versatile... He was sent off the longest shot in the race at 43-1, Volponi broke his maiden at two, taking the GIII Pil- but Volponi (Cryptoclearance) obviously didn’t believe grim S. going nine furlongs on the grass. At three, he the board. The four-year-old pow- added a win in the GII Pegasus H. at a mile and an ered up the inside to take the lead eighth on the dirt. The colt started his 2002 campaign at the top of the stretch and left with a victory in a seven-furlong allowance on the 5-2 favorite Medaglia d’Oro (El Belmont main track and, with blinkers off, came back Prado {Ire}) in his dust, drawing two starts later to take the GIII Poker H. at a mile on off to win yesterday’s GI Breeders’ the Belmont lawn July 5. He had hit the board in every Cup Classic by 6 1/2 lengths. Jose start since, running third in the Aug. 10 GI Sword Santos was not shocked by the Dancer Invitational H. and second in July 26 GII Bernard result. “I’m not surprised at all,” Baruch H. and Sept. 14 GII Belmont Breeders’ Cup H. said the jockey, scoring his sev- on the grass and the Oct. 4 GII Meadowlands Cup on enth Breeders’ Cup victory and his the main track. There was no doubt he could handle the first since taking the 1997 Turf distance and surface in the Classic, and Volponi proved with Chief Bearheart. “I told my he could handle the competition as well. “This horse wife three days ago that he would Volponi & Jose Santos has always shown promise and the blinkers made him Matthew Stockman/Getty Images win. He has been doing wonder- concentrate a little bit better,” said trainer P.G. John- ful.” With blinkers added for this son, who had been off the board in two previous Breed- start, the bay saved ground while racing in fifth as E ers’ Cup tries. Medaglia d’Oro, never far from the front, Dubai (Mr. Prospector) and War Emblem (Our Emblem) held off 24-1 Milwaukee Brew (Wild Again) for the led the pack. He edged closer on the far turn, battled place. War Emblem tired badly to be eighth. “On the between horses at the top of the lane and drove clear. first turn, I had to tap on his shoulder a little bit,” Saturday, Arlington Park jockey Victor Espinoza said. “He never got into the race BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC-GI, $4,000,000, APX, the way he used to.” Came Home (Gone West) was 10-26, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m, 2:01 1/5, ft. never really in the hunt and faded early, finishing 10th. 1--sVOLPONI, 126, c, 4, by Cryptoclearance “He didn’t handle the track at all and he pulled up a 1st Dam: Prom Knight, by Sir Harry Lewis little funny,” jockey Mike Smith said. “He just wasn’t 2nd Dam: Dancing Party, by Danzig himself.” Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free 3rd Dam: Irish Party, by Irish Lancer brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. O-Amherst Stable, Kathy Johnson & Spruce Pond Stable; B-Amherst Stable (KY); T-Philip G Johnson; AZERI: HORSE OF THE YEAR? J-J A Santos; $2,080,000. Lifetime Record: MGSW, Before the Breeders’ Cup, trainer Laura De Seroux 23-7-7-3, $2,748,976. *1/2 to Fickle Friends argued her case for Azeri (Jade (Demons Begone), MGSP, $254,130. 2--Medaglia D'Oro, 121, c, 3, El Prado (Ire)--Cappucino Hunter) as Horse of the Year. “I Bay, by Bailjumper. O-Edmund Gann; B-Albert & think she has more than a legiti- Joyce Bell (KY); $800,000. mate chance for Horse of the Year 3--Milwaukee Brew, 126, h, 5, Wild Again--Ask Anita, if she wins the Distaff,” De Seroux by Wolf Power (SAf). ($230,000 yrl '98 KEESEP). said. “Horse of the Year implies O-Stronach Stable; B-Robert Spiegel (KY); $480,000. who performed the best. There Margins: 6HF, NK, 3. Odds: 43.50, 2.70, 24.20. shouldn’t be any flyer attached to Azeri Horsephotos Also Ran: Evening Attire, Macho Uno, Dollar Bill, Hawk it, such as a girl has to beat the Wing, War Emblem, Harlan's Holiday, Came Home, E boys.” The filly underlined that argument with a domi- Dubai, Perfect Drift. nant Distaff performance. (see p5) TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/27/02 • PAGE 2 of 10 Saturday, Arlington Park BREEDERS’ CUP JOHN DEERE BREEDERS' CUP TURF-GI, $2,420,000, APX, 10-26, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT, 2:30, yl. BULLETIN 1--HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE), 121, c, 3, by Sadler's Wells 1st Dam: Kasora (Ire), by Darshaan (GB) A TOUGH DAY FOR BALLYDOYLE They started 2nd Dam: Kozana (GB), by Kris (GB) out with high hopes, but Team Ballydoyle suffered 3rd Dam: Koblenza (Fr), by Hugh Lupus (Fr) through a series of lows before they were able to cele- (270,000gns yrl ‘00 TATHOU). O-Michael Tabor & brate the victory of High Chaparral (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) Mrs John Magnier; B-S Coughlan (IRE); T-Aidan P in the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf. The day got off to a very O'Brien; J-M J Kinane; $1,258,400. Lifetime Record: bad start when Classic MG1SW-Eng, Ire, & G1SP-Fr, 9-7-1-1, $3,674,894. winner Landseer (GB) 2--With Anticipation, 126, g, 7, Relaunch--Fran's (Danehill) broke down Valentine, by Saros (GB). O-Augustin Stable; while making his bid at B-George Strawbridge, Jr (PA); $484,000. the top of the stretch in 3--Falcon Flight (Fr), 126, h, 6, Persian Bold (Ire)--Flying Circus (Ire), by Gay Mecene. (FF225,000 wnlg ‘96 the GI Breeders’ Cup DEADEC; FF400,000 yrl ‘97 DEAAUG). O-Gary A Mile. “My horse was Tanaka; B-Petra Bloodstock Agency (FR); $290,400. making a nice move Margins: 1 1/4, 3/4, 1. Odds: 0.90, 8.70, 12.30. [when he broke down],” High Chaparral Takes Turf Horsephotos Also Ran: The Tin Man, Denon, Golan (Ire), Ballingarry jockey Edgar Prado said. (Ire), Perfect Soul (Ire). “It happened so quickly. I heard a crack. I don’t know if High Chaparral established his star credentials with a he stepped in a hole or what. I tried to pull him up, but Derby double earlier in the year, taking the June 8 G1 he was full of run. I feel terrible for the horse.” The Epsom Derby and the June 30 G1 Irish Derby. Sidelined injury proved fatal. “He broke his cannon bone, right by illness, the three-year-old bay returned to finish third below the knee,” explained attending veterinarian Dr. as the favorite in the Oct. 6 Arc de Triomphe last time Larry Bramlage. The horse was later euthanized. Stable- out. High Chaparral settled in mid-pack behind the slow mate Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire) (Danehill), the odds-on fractions set by The Tin Man (Affirmed). He waited for favorite in the Mile, was rallying inside Landseer when racing room on the final bend, split foes to gain the lead the incident occurred and had to steady. He couldn’t at midstretch and inched clear late. “I figured I’d just overcome the lost momentum, finishing second. Trainer stay in the pack because you really have to work to Aidan O’Brien saddled three for the GI Breeders’ Cup keep his attention,” explained winning rider Mick Juvenile, but bad luck struck again when both Hold Kinane. “I thought we’d be going quicker. I expected That Tiger (Storm Cat) and Tomahawk (Seattle Slew) Ballingarry (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) to be setting a faster broke in the air. While Tomahawk never recovered, the pace, but that didn’t happen, so I saw that gray horse gallant Hold That Tiger, who spotted the field at least [With Anticipation] come up the outside and I knew it five lengths, never gave up, grinding out a gutsy third- was really time to go to work on him. Then he really let place finish. “Hold That Tiger was watching the stall it go. He’s the kind of horse that has loads saved. He’s handler at the break, but he came home really well,” so, so, all class.” Winning trainer Aidan O’Brien added, O’Brien said. “I would love to think he could be a Ken- “I was a little concerned early in the race when he got a tucky Derby horse next year.” Ballydoyle’s Van little bit shuffled back, but he got out at the right time Nistelrooy (Storm Cat) closed for fifth, while Tomahawk and picked it up really late. He has been doing this all came home ninth. High Chaparral saved the day for the year.” GI Man o’ War S. winner With Anticipation took stable in the Turf, but Hawk Wing (Woodman) proved the lead briefly in the stretch, but couldn’t hold off the disappointing in the Classic. Never in the hunt, he fin- winner. “I’m very proud of him,” trainer Jonathan ished seventh. “He found it all a bit strange and he Sheppard said of the seven-year-old gray gelding. “He panicked a little bit,” jockey Michael Kinane said, add- ran a tremendously courageous race. He ran the best ing, “He gave me a little bit of a run trying to keep up.” race he possibly could.