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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~??:~~UN~~~RE DM W E D N E S D A Y, J U LY 2 6, 1 9 9 5 S•T•A•K•E•S PREVIEW DEL MAR OPENS TODAY The Southern California Today, Goodwood, England: Thoroughbred racing circuit's stop at the shore--the SUSSEX S.-G1, $204,918a, 3yo/up, 1mT popular summer stand at Del Mar--will be off and run PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT ODDS ning today. The seaside track will offer 43 days of sport 1 Sulb Stewart R. Hills 1 25 66-1 on its normal six-days-a-week schedule during its 56th 2 Nicolotte Wragg M. Hills 133 11-2 season. As usual, Del Mar will have a 2 p.m. first post 3 Soviet Line Stoute Swinburn 133 11-2 time every day except the first five Fridays of the meet, 4 Sayyedati Brittain Doyle 1 30 1 3-2 when fans can enjoy twilight racing beginning at 4 p.m. 5 Bahri Dunlop Carson 1 25 8-13 There will be no racing Tuesdays. The $1,000,000 6 Darnay bin Suroor Dettori 133 9-1 Grade I Pacific Classic, to be run Sunday, August 13, Morning-line favorite Bahri (Riverman), four-length highlights the richest stakes program in Del Mar history; winner of the G1 St. James's Palace S. at Royal Ascot the schedule calls for $4,950,000 in purses for the 24 in his last start June 20, will try to make it two straight stakes offered. Daily average purses are expected to in the Sussex. Longshot Sulb (El Gran Senor), unde top $400,000. feated in two career starts, both in England, will serve as Bahri's pacemaker. HOLLYWOOD REPORTS RECORD AVERAGE HANDLE Handle was up almost $1.5 million daily LANSON CHAMPAGNE VINTAGE S.-G3, $57,377a, from 1994 as the 67-day Hollywood Park spring/ 2yo, 7fT PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT summer meeting ended Monday afternoon. The daily 1 Allied Forces Cecil Ryan 1 26 average of $9,618,258 was up 18 percent from the 2 More Royal Balding Dettori 1 23 figure of $8, 148,391 in 1994 as an unprecedented 3 Oberons Boy Meehan Swinburn 1 23 $644,423,260 was wagered, contributing to record 4 Believe Me Hannon Perham 1 23 daily purses of $382,838--an eight percent increase 5 Alhaarth Hern Carson 1 23 from a year ago. In addition, Hollywood Park's daily 6 Mushahid Dunlop R. Hills 123 on-track handle average of $2,675, 783 was down Allied Forces (Miswaki) took Newmarket's Child & just 1.5 percent from 1994. "Our product is being Co. Superlative S., also run at seven furlongs over the exposed to more people than ever before," track turf, in his last start July 13. The Florida-bred carries Chairman R.D. Hubbard said. "We had action around highweight of 1 26 pounds. the clock at Hollywood Park with the Hollywood Ca sino also accommodating race players. For the first time we imported and exported races to Canada. We © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. continued the simulcasts from Hong Kong throughout This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or the season, and fans in New York State also had the by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior opportunity to bet on races from Hollywood Park for written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. the first time." While combined handle was up, the Information as to the races, race results and earnings was obtained from results charts published in Daily combined average attendance of 27 ,074 was down Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission 8.1 percent from 1994. The on-track average atten of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. dance of 11,611 fell 8.8 percent. Corey Nakatani captured his first Hollywood Park title by riding 82 winners, while Sandy Shulman won his first spring/summer training championship by saddling 23 winners. Juddmonte Farms led all owners in money LJ.J STAKES PREVIEW . 1,2 won with $958,800. Allen E. Paulson's Cigar (Palace 0 NEWS CONTINUED . 2 Music), who captured the $1 million Hollywood Gold RACING REPORTS . 3,4 Cl) Cup, was the unanimous choice for Horse of the BEHIND THE SCENES . 5 Meet. z TOTAL PAGES ................ 5 News Continued, p. 2 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-26-95 Stakes Preview, Continued. News Continued. Sunday, Monmouth Park: FRENCH 2000 GUINEAS WINNER TO CONTEST HASKELL INVITATIONAL H.-GI, $500,000, 3yo, 9f TRAVERS Vettori (Ire) (Machiavellian), winner of the D. Wayne Lukas assistant Dallas Stewart reported that G 1 Dubai Pou le d'Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Haskell hopeful Serena's Song (Rahy) came out of her Guineas) at Longchamp May 14, will represent the Monday work in good order. "She's doing great," he Godolphin team in the $750,000 Travers S. at Saratoga said yesterday. "We're looking forward to running her August 19. The bay colt will be partnered in the GI race Sunday." Gii Peter Pan winner Citadeed (Shadeed) by Britain's champion jockey Frankie Dettori, who has breezed five furlongs in 1 :01 2/5 yesterday at Saratoga. ridden Vettori only once before, guiding him to victory "That's what we wanted from him and that's exactly by a short neck in the 2000 Guineas. Vettori, trained at what we got," said trainer Rick Violette. Violette added Newmarket last year by Henry Cecil, has twice suffered that the colt, third in the GI Belmont S. in his last start defeat since his French classic triumph. He finished June 10, will ship to Monmouth early Sat. morning. sixth to Lammtarra in the June 1 0 Epsom Derby and Trainer John Ward reported yesterday that Pyramid then third in the G 1 St. James' s Palace S. at Royal Peak (Mt. Livermore), who took the $78,000 Long Ascot June 20. Currently trained by Saeed bin Suroor, Branch Breeders' Cup S. at Monmouth July 8, will ship Vettori, who is two-for-five lifetime with earnings of into the Jersey Shore track at the end of the week. "He $248,024, has never before raced on dirt. Both his should get in Friday sometime," said Ward. "We won't career wins came at a distance of one-mile on the turf. breeze him again before the race. He'll just gallop." Trainer Bobby Barbara said Tuesday from Saratoga that HOMEBUILDER TO FLORIDA John Franks and Pat N Jae (Pentelicus), second in the Gii Withers and Josephine Abercrombie have announced that Home Gii Peter Pan, is on target for the Haskell. "He's all builder (Mr. Prospector) will move next month from Pin ready to go," said Barbara. "He's got his last breeze in Oak Stud in Versailles, Kentucky to Franks Farm South and he'll just gallop up to the race. We'll put him on a land Division in Ocala, Florida. Jim Scott, manager of van about 9 or 1 0 Friday night." Also pointing to the GI Franks Farm Southland Division, expects the 11-year event is Blu Tusmani (Afleet), last year's Highweight old stallion to be well-received by Florida breeders. Colt at 2 in Italy and more recently winner of the Gii "Given his pedigree and the popularity of sons of Mr. Withers S. "He's training forwardly and everything is on Prospector here and at other Florida farms, I know he'll course for the Haskell," said trainer Christophe Clement. do well," said Scott. "I've already had a number of calls "He will work (Wed.) morning 1 /2-mile at Belmont Park. from breeders who wish to book to him." A Grade 11 We'll ship him to Monmouth the morning of the race." winner of $1, 172, 153, Homebuilder won or placed in Kingdom City (Cryptoclearance), who took the Giii 30 stakes and is the only son of Mr. Prospector to win Round Table S. at Arlington July 8, will be trying for his or place in graded stakes each year from age two to fourth straight victory in the Haskell. "He'll work (Wed.) age five. His third crop to race is now two, and his morning at Saratoga, five-eighths with (regular rider) runners include Royal Mitch, winner of the 1995 Holy Craig Perret," said trainer Elliot Walden. "He's doing Bull S. at Gulfstream and runner-up in the Giii Flamingo super right now." Also confirmed for the race are Gii S. and Gii Lexington S., as well as stakes-placed Blue Grass winner Wild Syn (Wild Again), Long Branch Hometogether, Shed Some Light and Amacarpenter. Breeders' Cup third-place finisher Mighty Magee (Cor morant) and John and Pat (Shimatoree), while Fritz PICCOLO'S CAREER THREATENED Piccolo (GB) (Gulch), winner of the July 2 Victoria Park S. (GlllC) at (Warning {GB}), winner of the G1 Keeneland Nunthorpe Woodbine, is considered only a possible starter. S. at York last summer and the G2 King's Stand S. at Royal Ascot this past June, has sustained a career STAKES CLOSINGS threatening injury. Connections had recently paid TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26: $29,508 to supplement the four-year-old to today's G1 8-5 $300,000a Ramona H.-GI, DMR, Sussex S. at Goodwood. But Piccolo suffered a fracture 3yo/up, f/m, 9fT (100) to his left hind leg during exercise Monday and may 8-5 $150,000a Arlington Budweiser have to be retired.