Strong Hope heads field of 11 in HEADLINE Forego p. 3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-M AIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 ARRESTED JOCKEYS RETURN SMOK‘N FROLIC RETIRED Jockeys Kieren Fallon, Darren Williams and Fergal Dogwood Stable’s Smok‘n Frolic (Smoke Glacken-- Lynch returned to racecourse action yesterday after Cherokyfrolicflash, by Green Dancer), a multiple graded their arrest and subsequent release on police bail stakes winner of $1,534,720, Wednesday. Fallon and Williams were out of luck, at has been retired from racing. Salisbury and Carlisle, respectively, but Lynch did make “Smok’n Frolic has been one of a winning return aboard Caitlin (Ire) in a nursery handi- the most consistent and admira- cap at Redcar. As expected, a number of television ble mares in training, having won crews were in attendance for Fallon’s return at Salis- stakes for four straight years,” bury and Christopher Stewart-Moore, Fallon’s solicitor, Cot Campbell, president of Dog- advised his client not to give any interviews, but did Smok’n Frolic Benoit photo wood Stable said. “She has been issue a joint-statement for the benefit of viewers of wonderful to us, and we hate to Racing UK. It read, “[Kieren Fallon] was taken by Police see her go. However, it is clearly indicated and she to Bury St Edmunds at 4 a.m. [Wednesday morning] and should be a popular offering at Keeneland’s November spent a total of approximately 14 hours at the station, Breeding Stock Sale, where she will be sold by Three most of that time spent in a cell. He was questioned for Chimneys.” The five-year-old mare notched a total of six between four and five hours. During that time not one graded stakes races in her career, including the last two specific horse or race was mentioned.” Stewart-Moore runnings of Aqueduct’s GIII Next Move H. She was last also indicated that Fallon was repeatedly asked the seen finishing fifth, beaten 6 1/2 lengths by Lady Tak in question “Can you stop a horse by pulling its reins?” the GI Ballerina H. Aug. 29. and also said one officer asked Fallon “You are re- nowned for riding a horse very hard. If you didn’t ride a TEN MOST WANTED TO STAND FOR $12,500 horse very hard from the beginning to the end of a race Gainesway Farm has set the stud fee for last year’s you are not doing your job properly, are you?” At this GI Travers S. winner Ten Most Wanted (Deputy Com- point Stewart-Moore said he told the questioning officer mander) at $12,500. “We be- “You clearly don’t know anything about horse racing by lieve this top class racehorse saying that. If you don’t mind me saying, I find your has the potential to be a cham- questions naive.” To which the officer was said to have pion sire,” said Antony Beck, given the reply, “I’m sorry, I don’t know anything about president of Gainesway. Trainer horse racing so you will have to bear with me.” Stew- Wally Dollase thinks his former art-Moore continued, “During the police interview, the star will excel in the breeding interviewee and his solicitor are given an information shed as well. “Ten Most Wanted pack designed as the basis for the questions and an- was one of the most talented swers. I have never seen a pack with so little informa- horses I’ve ever trained,” tion in it.” Fallon added: “I felt like I was being treated Dollase said. “He showed me like a terrorist. The officers who searched [my property] exceptional class and ability took the home computer away. I can’t even work it, it’s against some of racing’s best. there for the kids if they want to use it but it’s broken His outstanding looks and effort- Ten Most Wanted anyway.” Fallon, under the terms of his bail, is due to less stride should enable him to Horsephotos appear at a London police station Nov. 2. become an exceptional sire.” The dark bay colt ended his career in style winning the GIII National Jockey Club H. at Hawthorne Apr. 17. The TDN TODAY 2003 GI Belmont S. runner up retired with five wins Headline News .................... 3 pages from 13 starts, totaling $1,718,460. (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/3/04 • PAGE 2 of 3 The unbeaten Daring Love, who heads the domestic Today’s Graded Stakes defence, had Free Dreams back in third when a convinc- brought to you by ing winner of the Listed Oppenheim-Rennen at Cologne last time Aug. 1. He had previously beaten Beirut on his debut at Hamburg June 29, before that colt lost his maiden tag at Frankfurt last time Aug. 8. Saturday, Haydock, Britain STANLEYBET SPRINT CUP-G1, £225,000, 3yo/up, 6fT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 10:25a Maurice-Lacroix Trophy-G2 , Baden-Baden 1 13 Ashdown Express (Ire) Ashkalani (Ire) Mullen 126 2 9 Bahamian Pirate Housebuster Holland 126 Eastern Daylight Time 3 2 Capricho (Ire) Lake Coniston (Ire) J Quinn 126 AMERICAN FREEDOM 4 19 Monsieur Bond (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Lynch 126 wins Jersey Turf 5 16 Orientor (GB) Inchinor (GB) Supple 126 Click here for more... 6 4 Patavellian (Ire) Machiavellian Drowne 126 7 1 Ratio (GB) Pivotal (GB) Robinson 126 8 8 Royal Millennium (Ire) Royal Academy Durcan 126 P P R E V I E W S P 9 5 Somnus (GB) Pivotal (GB) Kinane 126 10 15 The Trader (Ire) Selkirk No rider 126 Friday, Baden-Baden, Germany, post time: 4:25 p.m. 11 17 Welsh Emperor (Ire) Emperor Jones Winston 126 131ST MAURICE LACROIX TROPHY (EX 12 11 Cartography (Ire) Zafonic McEvoy 124 ZUKUNFTS-RENNEN)-G2, i92,500, 2yo, 6fT 13 6 Mac Love (GB) Cape Cross (Ire) No rider 124 SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 14 7 One Cool Cat Storm Cat Spencer 124 1 5 Tournedos (Ire) Rossini Channon 128 15 12 Airwave (GB) Air Express (Ire) Darley 123 2 2 Spiriton (Ger) Areion (Ger) Woodburn 123 16 18 Frizzante (GB) Efisio (GB) Murtagh 123 3 3 Thai Dancer (Ire) Midyan Hefter 123 17 3 Lochridge (GB) Indian Ridge (Ire) Dwyer 123 4 6 Von Dutch (Ire) Namid (GB) Chaloupka 123 18 14 Tante Rose (Ire) Barathea (Ire) Hughes 123 5 8 Daring Love (Ger) Big Shuffle Ostmann 121 19 10 Tychy (GB) Suave Dancer Hanagan 123 6 1 Beirut (Ger) Turtle Island (Ire) Schiergen 119 7 7 Free Dreams (Ger) Areion (Ger) Hofer 119 8 4 Rue d’Alsace (GB) Danehill Dancer (Ire) F Reuterskiold 119 TDN Fax-on-Demand Mick Channon plundered this contest with Mokabra Don’t wait one more minute (Ire) 12 months ago, while his Checkit (Ire) was pro- to get a resend of your TDN. moted to first place in 2002. 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Saturday, Saratoga FOREGO H.-GI, $250,000, 3yo/up, 7f PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1 Toccet Awesome Again Chavez 112 2 Unforgettable Max Northern Afleet Migliore 113 3 Clock Stopper Gilded Time Day 114 4 Midas Eyes Touch Gold Prado 117 5 Yessirgeneralsir Patton Albarado 114 6 A Huevo Cool Joe Dominguez 116 7 Gygistar Prospector’s Music Fragoso 114 8 Strong Hope Grand Slam Velazquez 118 9 Gold Dollar Seattle Slew Bridgmohan 112 10 Eavesdropper Kingmambo Velasquez 112 11 Watchem Smokey Alphabet Soup Castellano 114 Strong Hope, last year’s GII Jim Dandy S. winner over Empire Maker, returns to the site of his biggest career victory in Saturday’s GI Forego H. Off since finishing third in the GI Metropolitan H. May 31, the Todd Pletcher trainee cuts back in distance for his fourth start of the season. “The Met Mile was the only disappointment,” Pletcher said. Saratoga’s leading trainer said Strong Hope exited Strong Hope that start with a slight lung infec- Steve Sherack photo tion, but did not solely blame the defeat on the infection. “Maybe it was a combination of things,” he commented. “He just didn’t fire his best shot that day.” Saturday, Del Mar PALOMAR BREEDERS’ CUP H.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1 Tangle (Ire) Bob Back Nakatani 113 2 Etoile Montante Miswaki Valdivia Jr. 120 3 Voz de Colegiala (Chi) Sayaret Court 114 4 Katdogawn (GB) Bahhare Desormeaux 117 5 Notting Hill (Brz) Jules Flores 114 6 Makeup Artist Dynaformer Smith 114 7 Fun House Prized Stevens 115 8 Intercontinental (GB) Danehill Ramirez 120 Thoroughbred Daily News is: Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief Alycia Borer Director of Advertising Jessica Martini Associate Editor Alan Carasso Assistant Editor Marie Kizenko Assistant Editor Christina Bossinakis Editorial Assistant Lucas Marquardt Writer/Reporter Steve Sherack Writer/Reporter Vicki Forbes Director of Customer Services Lia Kusch Advertising Assistant Patty Wolfe Marketing Manager www.coolmore.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 H S A R A T O G A H ATSWHATIMTALKNBOUT EUTHANIZED Yesterday’s Results: 8th-SAR, $48,000, Alw, NW2L, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, Atswhatimtalknbout (A.P.