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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call90B-747-B060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM SUN DAY, MAY 2 6, 1 996 W·E·E·K·E·N·D RESULTS MATIYA'S IRISH GUINEAS VICTORY Saturday, Belmont Park Matiya 1GB) (Alzao) underlined the strength of the SHUVEE H.-Gt $153,300, BEL, 5-25, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 m, Newmarket 1000 Guineas form when running away 1:35, ft. with the Irish equivalent at The Curragh yesterday. The 1--CLEAR MANDATE, 111, f, 4, Deputy Minister- Hamdan al Maktoum-owned filly was second to Bosra Dream Deal (GISW, $215,222L by Sharpen Up (GB)' Sham (Woodman) on her previous Classic assignment O/B-G Watts Humphrey, Jr & Pamela H Firman (KY); but always seemed in complete control in this less ex T-George R Arnold 1/; J-J A Krone; $90,000. Lifetime alted company. She shadowed her pacemaker Abir (GB) Record: 15-6-5-1, $314,630. 2--Smooth Charmer, 111, f, 4, Easy Goer--Oscillate, by !Soviet S~a.r) until halfway, was then asked to stretch by Jockey Willie Carson and soon put plenty of daylight Seattle Slew. ($525,000 2yo '96 KEEJAN). O-McNair between herself and her rivals. Dance Design (GB) Janice & Stonerside Stable; S-H S Keck (Ky); $30,000. (Sadler's Wells) stayed on steadily for second and the 3--Restored Hope, 115, m, 5, He's Bad--K.'s Solution, Newmarket fourth My Branch (GB) (Distant Relative) by Bailjumper. OIB-Valentino John (NY); $19,800. collected third. But Bint Shadayid (Nashwan), third to Margins: 3, 3, HD. Odds: 23.30, 8.20, 19.80. Also: Supah Jess, Halo America, Twist Afleet, In Conference. ~osra Sham in the English version three weeks ago, figured only briefly and finished back in the pack. She Clear Mandate captured Philadelphia Park's Gil Cotil may not have been suited by the easier ground she lion H. last Sept. at odds of 28-1, but most recently found here. Winning trainer Ben Hanbury was clearly fi~ished fifth in the Gil Louisville Breeders' Cup H. May delighted with Matiya's win. "She's a fantastic filly and 3 In her second start since the Cotillion. The filly stalked the favorites turning for home before sweeping past has come on mentally since Newmarket," he said. them in the stretch to win as the longest shot in the "Whether she would ever beat Bosra Sham is open to field. "I knew she wasn't going to be favored, but I question. But it all went to plan in this race and, even didn't think she'd be 25-1/' winning trainer Rusty Ar though Willie (Carson) said she was getting tired near nold said after the race. "She's run one bad race in her the end, that was probably because she was in the lead life." Favored TWIST AFLEET (Atleet) came into the so far out. I'd like her to run in the Epsom Oaks (book Shuvee with 12 wins from 14 starts but suffered the makers quote her at 5-1 L but the final decision is, of course, entirely Sheikh Hamdan's." worst defeat of her career as she tired to sixth. Her trainer John Kimmel said, liThe filly didn't look like she gave any effort. She's been so consistent and it makes MOTT ACCEPTS MASSCAP IMPOST Trainer Bill me nervous because she didn't try hard today. Some Mott was not surprised that his superstar Cigar (Palace thing may show on her tomorrow or the next day." Music) was weighted at 130 for the Massachusetts H., and will send the six-year-old to Suffolk Downs for the Saturday, The Curragh, Ireland nine-furlong test June 1. "The weight is in the neighbor AIRLIE/COOLMORE IRISH 1000 GUINEAS-G1 , hood of what we expected, II said Mott. "The spread is $210,933, The Curragh, 5-25, 3yo, f, 1 mT, 1 :39.80, yl. fair. I think if he can carry 130 and win it would be 1--#@MATIYA (IRE). 126, 1, 3, Alzao-- Purchasepaper an~ther historically significant event for him." Cigar was chase (GB) (SW-Eng, G1SP-FrL by Young Generation weighted from 12 to 25 pounds higher than the other (Ire). O-Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum; B-Barronstown 20 nominees; second highweight Key Of Luck (Chief's Stud (Ire); T-Ben Hanbury; J-W Carson; $131,394. Crown), 118, is also pointing for the race. Personal 2--Dance Design {IreL 126, f, 3, Sadler's Wells- Merit (Turkoman), 111, fourth in the race last year, will Elegance in Design (Ire), by Habitat. O/B-Moyglare fly in from his home base at Calder Wednesday. Stud Farm Ltd (Ire); $46,787. 3--My Branch (GB), 126, f, 3, Distant Relative (Ire)--Pay LL.I WEEKEND RESULTS ............ p1 The Bank (GB)' by High Top (GB). O-Wafic Said; B-Addison Racing Ltd Inc (GB); $23,394. WEEKEND PREVIEW ........... p2-3 o Margins: 3, 1/2, 1 1/2. Odds: 5-1, 5-1, 6-1. -fJ) RACING REPORTS ............ p3-7 Also ran: Distant Oasis, Priory Belle (lreL Zafzala (Ire), Sheraka (Ire), Asmara, Tossup, Abir (GB)' Princess Z TOTAL PAGES ................. 9 - Tycoon (lreL Bint Shadayid. PAGE 2. THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 5-26-96 Today, Belmont Park PREVIEW PETER PAN S.-GII, $150,000, 3yo, 9f • • PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS Today, The Curragh, Ireland 1 Diligence Zito Davis 2-1 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING SOCIETY IRISH 2 Harrowman Reid Jr. Bailey 20-1 2000 GUINEAS-G1, $311,915, 3yo, c & f, 1mT 3 Jamies First Punch Barbara Velazquez 8-1 PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY 4 Unbridled's Song Ryerson Smith 1-5 1 Musick House (Ire) Chapple-Hyam Thomson 5 Fortitude Jerkens Krone 20-1 2 Deed Of Love J. Bolger Manning 6 Instant Friendship O'Brien Velazquez (2) 15-1 3 Spinning World J. Pease Asmussen Diligence (Miswaki) looked a Triple Crown contender 4 Rainbow Blues (Ire) A. P. O'Brien Roche before finishing fifth in the Gil Toyota Blue Grass and 5 Phantom Quest (GB) H. Cecil Pat Eddery ninth in the GI Kentucky Derby, but Nick Zito's charge 6 Beauchamp King (GB) J. Dunlop Kinane will try to get back on track here. "We were disap 7 Bijou d'inde (GB) M. Johnston Weaver pointed in the Derby," said Zito. "With a horse of that 8 Russian Revival S. bin Suroor Dettori quality, you think everything will be just right in the 9 Tagula (Ire) A. Balding Darley Derby. He didn't fire, but he ran pretty well ... he was 10 Flame Of Athens (Ire) M. Grassick Murtagh weaving in and out of traffic. It's been three weeks Odds: 9-4 Spinning World; 3-1 Bijou d'inde; 7-2 now; we'll get this race in and try to build on it." Beauchamp King; 8-1 Russian Revival; 10-1 Phantom Quest & Tagula; 14-1 Deed Of Love & Musick House; Today, Arlington International 33-1 Flame Of Athens; 50-1 Rainbow Blues. WASHINGTOI\I PARK H.-GI, $200,000, 3yo/up, 9f Spinning World (Nureyev) earned the role of favourite PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS with his strong second-place showing in the French 1 Juliannus Stall Albarado 8-1 2000 Guineas May 12. 2 Polar Expedition Robertson Guidry 6-1 3 Return The Crown Harris Pettinger 15-1 Today, Rome, Italy 4 Knockadoon Reinstedler Day 3-1 DERBY ITALIANO-G1, $578,767, 3yo, 1 1/2mT 5 Prory Kohnhorst Silva 10-1 PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT 6 Adhocracy O'Callaghan Gryder 8-1 1 Anticolano Bietolini Bietolini 128 7 Bucks Nephew Hickey Perret 4-1 2 His Excellence O'Brien Craine 128 8 Tejano Run McPeek Sellers 2-1 3 Babinda Brittain Doyle 128 Tejano Run {Tejano}, ninth in the GI Early Times Turf 4 Pierrot Solaire Colella Corniani 128 Classic at Churchill last out, returns to the main track. 5 Backdrop Chapple-Hyam Carroll 128 "The last time the turf was soft," explained trainer Ken 6 Bahamian Knight Loder Hughes 128 McPeek. "He's a heavy-hitting horse and he was really 7 Flyfisher Lewis Paul Eddery 1 28 getting down into it, and although he wasn't beaten that 8 Dancer Mitral Brogi Fiocchi 128 badly (4 Y2 lengths), we decided we were not going in 9 Dismissed Cole Quinn 128 the best direction. So we regrouped and decided to keep 10 Kafhar Brogi Mezzatesta 128 him on the dirt for awhile." The four-year-old, second in 11 Coral Reef Colleo Latorre 128 last year's Kentucky Derby, has a pair of stakes wins to 12 Ranuncolo Mazzoni Jovine 128 his credit this year, one on the dirt and one on the turf. 13 Touch Judge Weld Shanahan 128 14 Heron Island Chapple-Hyam Reid 128 Today, Deauville, France 15 Golden Agos Fratini Esposito 128 PRIX DU GROS-CHENE-G2, $97,664, 3yo/up, 6fT Touch Judge (Nijinsky 11), a $300,000 KEEJUL year PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT ling, has started only twice, breaking his maiden at a 1 General Monash Chapple-Hyam Harrison 126 mile in his lone start at two, then finishing second in the 2 General Alan (Fr) P Tual no rider 11 8 G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial going a mile and a 3 Anabaa Mme C Head F. Head 129 quarter at Leopardstown in his three-year-old bow. 4 Phone Fee C Laffon-Parias no rider 118 5 Don't Worry Me (Ire) G Hemot no rider 122 6 Titus Livius (Fr) J E Pease Peslier 125 STAKES CLOSINGS 7 Easy Option (Ire) S bin Suroor Guillot 122 TOMORROW, MONDA y, MA Y 27: Highweight Anabaa (Danzig) has won five of nine 6-23 $300,000 Ohio Derby-Gil, Tdn, 3yo, lifetime starts, including a six-length tally in the G3 Prix 8.5f ($200) de Saint-Georges last out; the four-year-old has won his three starts this year by a combined 15 lengths.