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No SH season for End Sweep...p3 HEADLINE NEWS For information, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2002 CALLER ONE INJURED; RETIREMENT LIKELY SUMMER RAIN FOR JULY CUP Top sprinter Caller One (Phone Trick) fractured his With the rain lashing down on the already damp July right front sesamoid while breezing at Belmont Park course yesterday afternoon, only proven soft ground yesterday morning and will likely be retired. “The only performers need apply for the honours in today’s G1 good thing was that it was better to have happened Darley July Cup. Stepping forward is Danehurst (GB) there than in a race when he could have hurt himself (Danehill), who reserves her best for these conditions. worse,” James Chapman, Sr., whose son James trains As a juvenile, she dominated her rivals over similar the five-year-old, told The Blood-Horse. “If he could ground in the G3 Cornwallis S. at Newbury and in the come back he Listed Bentinck S. on the Rowley Mile. Her performance probably wouldn’t when second to Malhub (Kingmambo) in the G1 Golden be at the same Jubilee S. at Royal Ascot June 22 appears all the more level and I would- meritorious as she was making her seasonal return on n’t want to do that good to firm ground. Significant rainfall was not on the to him.” Chapman wishlist of trainer John Gosden for Malhub, who rattled added that Caller over the fast surface at the Royal meeting. However, One would be he has a history of breathing problems and may strug- flown to the family gle to confirm his superiority on this ground, especially farm in Ocala, as he has a notable incline to contend with in the clos- Florida, where a ing stages. Those conditions may provide the best determination will chance of Landseer (GB) (Danehill) clawing back the be made as to hardened sprinters this time. Winner last year of the Caller One Wins G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen whether surgery six-furlong G3 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot, the sopho- DWC Photo would be neces- more has been campaigned at a mile this season, win- sary. Caller One had been forced to withdraw from the ning the G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains at Longchamp G1 Golden Jubilee S. at Royal Ascot June 22 due to a May 12, and was subsequently runner-up to Rock of throat infection and had been pointing towards the Gibraltar (Ire) in the G1 St James’s Palace S. at Royal $400,000 Smile Sprint H. at Calder’s Summit of Speed Ascot June 18. Saturday. The front-running bay had been one of the nation’s leading sprinters since his three-year-old cam- Thursday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 3:25 p.m. paign, when he won the GII Kentucky Cup Sprint S. DARLEY JULY CUP-G1, £220,000, 3yo/up, 6fT and the GIII Lafayette S. and was a close fourth in the SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint. At four, Caller One captured 1 11 Bahamian Pirate Housebuster Nicholls 131 2 2 Continent (GB) Lake Coniston (Ire) Nicholls 131 the $2-million G3 Dubai Golden Shaheen and the GIII 3 9 Juniper Danzig A O'Brien 131 Los Angeles H., then notched a third in the GI Breeders’ 4 8 Malhub Kingmambo Gosden 131 Cup Sprint. He successfully defended his Dubai title 5 10 Misraah (Ire) Lure Stoute 131 this year, leading home a 1-2-3 for the U.S., but could- 6 1 Reel Buddy Mr. Greeley Hannon 131 n’t carry that form to Singapore, finishing 12th in the 7 3 Three Points (GB) Bering (GB) bin Suroor 131 G3 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Sprint on the turf at 8 7 Danehurst (GB) Danehill Prescott 128 Kranji May 11. Caller One’s record stands at 20-10-3-3, 9 4 Misty Eyed (Ire) Paris House (GB) Dutfield 128 with earnings of $3,184,500. 10 14 Landseer (GB) Danehill A O'Brien 125 11 5 Meshaheer Nureyev bin Suroor 125 TDN TODAY 12 6 Millennium Dragon (GB) Mark of Esteem (Ire) M Jarvis 125 Headline News .................... 3 pages 13 13 Sahara Desert (GB) Green Desert A O'Brien 125 14 12 Twilight Blues (Ire) Bluebird Meehan 125 The following 2002 stakes-winning standouts were bred and sold by Hill `n’ Dale. Multiple Grade I winner HAWK WING, John G. Sikura, President undefeated HAND PAINTED, Storm Cat’s MARINO MARINI, PHONE: (859) 255-8290 FAX: (859) 281-6148 and SHAWS CREEK, by Tejano Run, winner of nearly $400,000. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/11/02 • PAGE 2 of 3 Wednesday, Newmarket, Britain R E S U L T S P P TNT JULY S.-G3, £40,000, Newmarket, 7-10, 2yo, c/g, 6fT, 1:14.28, gd/sf. Wednesday, Newmarket, Britain 1--#@MISTER LINKS (IRE), 122, c, 2, by Flying Spur (Aus) FALMOUTH S.-G2, £80,000, Newmarket, 7-10, 1st Dam: Lady Anna Livia (Ire), by Ahonoora (GB) 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:38.05, gd/sf. 2nd Dam: Shade (GB), by Gratitude (GB) 1--@TASHAWAK (IRE), 118, f, 3, by Night Shift 3rd Dam: Summer Tan, by Tenerani (Ity) 1st Dam: Dedicated Lady (Ire) (SP, $239,516), (Ir£14,000 wnlg ‘00 GOFNOV; 27,000gns yrl ‘01 by Pennine Walk (Ire) DONSEP). O-Coriolan Links Partnership III; B-T Ward; 2nd Dam: Salabella (GB), by Sallust (Ire) T-Richard Hannon; J-Richard Hughes; £23,200. Life- 3rd Dam: Supreme Lady (GB), by Grey Sovereign (GB) time Record: 3-3-0-0, £33,768. (200,000 yrl ‘00 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin 2--Tacitus (Ire), 122, c, 2, Titus Livius (Fr)--Idara (GB), Rashid al Maktoum; B-Islanmore Stud; T-John by Top Ville (Ire). (36,000gns yrl ‘01 TATOCT). Dunlop; J-Richard Hills; £46,400. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-1, £92,360. *1/2 to Fairy Queen (Ire) (Fairy O-The Royal Ascot Racing Club; B-Patrick Cummins; King), GSW-GB & Fr, $247,718. £8,800. 2--Golden Silca (GB), 127, m, 6, Inchinor (GB)--Silca- 3--The Bonus King (GB), 125, c, 2, Royal Applause Cisa (GB), by Hallgate (GB). O-Aldridge Racing Ltd; (GB)--Selvi (GB), by Mummy’s Pet (GB). (75,000gns B-E Aldridge; £17,600. yrl ‘01 TATOCT). O-Mrs Mo Done; B-Red House 3--Kootenay (Ire), 118, f, 3, Selkirk--Llia (GB), by Shir- Stud; £4,400. ley Heights (GB). O-Capt J Macdonald-Buchanan; Margins: HF, 3/4, 1. Odds: 2-1, 7-1, 10-3. B-Lavington Stud; £8,800. Also ran: Harb (Ire), Tizzy May (Fr), Mazepa (Ire), Mem- Margins: 1HF, 1HF, NK. Odds: 5-2, 20-1, 8-1. bership, Cumbrian Venture (GB), Brantwood (Ire), Also ran: Dolores (GB), Misterah (GB), Marionnaud (Ire), Landescent (Ire). Disco Volante (GB), Spring Star (Fr), Shiny (GB). Mister Links maintained his unbeaten record here Tashawak produced a brilliant turn of acceleration from stablemate Tacitus to provide trainer Richard between the three and two-furlong poles before staying Hannon a one-two finish. Having taken a Kempton on well up the rising ground to take this competitive maiden June 5 from the subsequent Listed Dragon S. event in style. Unbeaten since her debut third in a winner Bella Tusa (Ire), he beat the promising Hilbre Kempton maiden last July, she counts a neck beating Island (GB), who has taken a competitive maiden since, of Misterah (GB) (Alhaarth {Ire}) in a conditions event at in a Newbury conditions event June 13. Although the Salisbury in September and a win in the Listed Fern Hill favorite was keen in second early off the steady pace S. at Royal Ascot June 22. This time, she settled in set by The Bonus King (GB), he enjoyed the invaluable sixth early as the free-running Misterah shared pace rail position as Membership (Belong To Me) was sent setting duties with Kootenay, who was taken over from ahead. Switched off the rail at the quarter-mile marker, her middle draw to race upsides. Travelling easily until he took a while to reach top gear, but eventually asked to quicken inside the final three furlongs, she lengthened to catch the long-time leader with 125 responded instantly with a change of gear that took her yards remaining. Staying on from there, he always had to the front with 300 yards remaining. Despite veering enough to hold off Tacitus, who made steady inroads left towards the rail from there, she always had a com- into his lead without looking a serious threat. Assistant fortable advantage over the fast-finishing Golden Silca, trainer Richard Hannon Jr. said, “Two furlongs out I who relished the uphill climb to the line. Jockey Richard thought he was going to get well stuffed, but that’s Hills explained, “She has had a lot of problems, but him--he’s very lazy. I really didn’t see much of an early today she quickened up really well and I could have sat stage two-year-old in him, but one day they worked even longer, but coming from handicaps to Group com- him and the head lad said ‘this is the best we’ve got’ pany it wasn’t worth taking the chance. She ran to the and he gives me the same feel as Bold Edge used to do. rail and I was clear, so I let her do it as on the July He’s a big horse with a massive stride and a very good course its quite a stiff uphill finish--she did it nicely.