The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DTM TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1996 $2 Daily WeEeEeKeEeNeD RESULTS KEY OF LUCK DOUBTFUL FOR MASSCAP Monday, Belmont Park Sheikh Maktoum al Maktoum's Key Of Luck (Chief's METROPOLITAN H.-GI, $400,000, BEL, 5-27, 3yo/up, Crown) is suffering from a bruised left front foot sus­ 1m, 1:32 4/5 (NSR), ft. tained Friday and his chances of making Saturday's 1--HONOUR AND GLORY, 110, c, 3, Relaunch--Fair to Massachusetts H. are now doubtful. "He came down All, by AI Nasr (Fr). ($125,000 yrl '94 KEESEP; with it a couple of days ago," said trainer Kiaran $410,000 2yo 1995 BESMAR). O-Tabor Michael; McLaughlin. "We didn't really tell anyone over the B-Overbrook Farm (KY); T-D Wayne Lukas; J-J R weekend because it's usually a day-to-day thing and it Velazquez; $240,000. Lifetime Record: 10-5-2-1, will clear up quickly, but it hasn't. He's not 100 per­ $876,102. cent, and he'd need to have a lot of improvement in just (DH)-2--Afternoon Deelites, 123, c, 4, Private Terms-­ one day now for us to think he'd be ready in time." Intimate Girl, by Medaille D'Or. O-Bacharach Burt; B-Blue Seas Music, Inc (WV); $62,000. UNBRIDLED'S SONG ON THE SHELF? Unbridled's (DH)-2--Lite the Fuse, 122, h, 5, Buckaroo--Annie's Song (Unbridled), second at 1-5 in Sunday's Gil Peter Dream, by Droll Role. O/B-R E Dutrow (FL); $62,000. Pan S. at Belmont, was scoped after the race and found Margins: 1, (DH), 2. Odds: 12.30, 1.90, 2.90. to be suffering from a lung infection. "I don't know Also Ran: Criollito (Ar), Spanos, Our Emblem, Flying what bearing it had on his performance," admitted Chevron, Prenup, Placid Fund. trainer Jim Ryerson. "He did not bleed, but to what Honour and Glory could not stay the mile-and-a-quar­ degree the infection compromised his performance, I ter of the Kentucky Derby last time out, leading for just don't know. There was a good stream of mucous lead­ a half before folding to finish 18th. Getting a significant ing into his lungs. We had a culture taken and he will be break in the weights facing older horses at a mile in his placed on antibiotics to try and clear it up." Ryerson first start since, the three-year-old once again showed added that the colt came out of the race sound, his speed from the start, racing head-and-head with unbothered by the quarter crack which compromised his favored Afternoon Deelites to deep stretch before edg­ chances in the Kentucky Derby. As for the future, the ing clear late to set a new stakes record and miss the trainer said, "He's shown us in his last two races that track record by just a tick. The victory, the third for a he's probably been better. From his last two races, he's three-year-old in the last five runnings of this event, telling us the Belmont S. (June 8) is not the direction to gave jockey John Velazquez, who rode Peter Pan winner go. It would be asking a lot based on his last two ef­ J amies First Punch Sunday, his second upset victory of forts, and I think Mr. Paragallo feels the same way." the holiday weekend. "He went the first quarter (:22.33) easy and picked it up after that," said IRISH PAIR FOR FRANCE Matiya (Ire) (Alzao) and Velazquez. "Two-and-a-half furlongs out I said, 'Let's go' and my horse responded. I think the 110 pounds Dance Design (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), the first two helped him." Added winning owner Michael Tabor, "It's home in Saturday's Irish 1000 Guineas, look set to meet a great kick to win this race. In my opinion, he won't go again the G1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) at Chantilly further than a mile, but you know Wayne (Lukas). When June 9. Britain's bookmakers shortened Epsom Oaks you have a trainer like Wayne, you go with him. He's odds on the two fillies following their Classic clash at done some unconventional things." Afternoon Deelites the weekend. But both sets of connections seem to be continued on gamely to dead-heat for second with sec­ favouring France rather than England next time out. Ben Hanbury, trainer of Matiya, said: "(Jockey) Willie Carson ond choice Lite The Fuse. Plans for the top three are undecided. feels she won't stay a mile and a half and there is a lot Weekend Results cant. 2 of speed in her pedigree. I think they (owner Hamdan al Maktoum's team) are leaning towards the French Oaks." STAKES CLOSINGS That race also looks the most probable target for Dance TOMORRO We WEDNESDA y, MA Y 29: Design. Her handler Dermot Weld explained: "She needs 6-9 $200,OOOa Gamely H.-GI, Hal, 3yolup, more than a mile and will definitely step up in distance. I flm, 9fT ($200) haven't firmly ruled out Epsom, but the French Oaks 6-16 $ 1501100,000 King Edward Gold Cup looks the more likely." Breeders' Cup H.-Gill, Wo, 3yolup, 9fT ($250) PAGE 2. THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 5-28-96 Sunday, Hollywood Park HOLLYWOOD ;-URF H.-GI, $500,000, HaL, 5-27, PREVIEW 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 1:59 2/5, fm. • • 1--SANDPIT (BRZL 120, h, 7, Baynoun (lre)--Sand Today, Sandown, England Dancer (Fr), by Green Dancer. a-Sierra Thorough­ SPILLERS BRIGADIER GERARD S.-G3, $75,OOOa, breds; B-Haras Sao Jose Da Serra (Brz); T-Richard 4yo/up, 10f 7ydsT Mandella; J-C S Nakatani; $300,000. Lifetime Record: The field, in order of the draw, will be: Song Of Tara 28-11-9-1, $2,139,301. *Ch. 3yo-Brz. (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), 122, Reid; Lucky Di (Diesis {GB}), 2--Northern Spur (Ire), 123, h, 5, Sadler's Wells-­ 122, M Hills; Poppy Carew (Ire) (Danehill), 119, Hind; Fruition, by Rheingold. a-Cella Charles J; Commoner (Far North), 122, Hughes; Maidment (GB) B-Swettenham Stud and Partners (IRE); $100,000. (Insan), 119, Paul Eddery; Prince Of Andros (AI Nasr 3--Awad, 119, h, 6, Caveat--Dancer's Candy, by Noble {Fr}), 127, Kinane; Pilsudski (Ire) (Polish Precedent), Dancer (GB). O/B-Ryehill Farm (MOl; $60,000. 122, Pat Eddery; Wayne County (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), Margins: 3HF, 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 3.60, 1.60, 2.30. 122, Quinn; Star Selection (GB) (Rainbow Quest), 122, Also Ran: Petit Poucet (GB), Earl of Barking (Ire), The A Clark; Tamayaz (Gone West), 122, Dettori; Phantom Key Rainbow (Ire). Gold (GB) (Machiavellian), 1 24, Peslier. Tamayaz, fifth Sandpit (Brz) had started twice since running 8th in behind Cigar in the Dubai World Cup last time, makes the Japan Cup last Nov., notching 2nd in the Gill Fort his first turf appearance of 1996; the Godolphin trainee Harrod H. at Keeneland and 5th in the GI Early Times has won four of his seven starts. Turf Classic at Churchill May 4. Back home and at a distance he favors, the chestnut allowed PETIT POUCET (GB) (Fairy King) to set the pace on a lengthy lead to the NEW YORK far turn before asserting himself once again as a leader • • of the division. "The last six months, things just haven't Yesterday's Results: gone his way, but he really ran a big race today--proba­ 7th-BEL, $40,000, Alw, 3yo, 1mT, 1:33 2/5, fm. bly the best of his entire career," said assistant trainer 1--FORTITUDE, 117, c, 3, Cure the Blues--Outlasting Gary Mandella. Northern Spur (Ire) rallied late but was (GSP), by Seattle Slew. alB-Harbor View Farm (KY); second best. "He wasn't interested in the race the first T-H A Jerkens. Lifetime Record: 11-3-1-2, $69,946. part of it," said jockey Chris McCarron. "He made a little 2--Denmark, 115, c, 3, Jeblar--Barbara's Express, by bit of a run, passed a couple of horses ... he just didn't Tunerup. run his best race today." The winner heads to Atlantic 3--Dancewiththedevil, 119, c, 3, Majestic Venture-­ City to try for his second straight Caesars International Herada, by Our Native. June 22; the runner-up will await the Caesars Palace Margins: NO, 1, NO. Odds: 1.20,4.70,8.50. Turf Championship July 21 . Fortitude stumbled at the start of his last, finishing fifth and last in the Gil Withers S. Back on the grass Monday, Longchamp here after going one-for-two on this surface in Florida PRIX D'ISPAHAN-G1, $162,773, Longchamp, France, this winter and scratching fram Sunday's Gil Peter Pan, 5-27, 9f 50ydsT, 4yo/up, c/f, 2:02.90, vy sf. he ran his turf batting average to .666 with a come­ 1--HAlUNG, 128, h, 5, Diesis (GB}--Dance Machine from-behind surge that got him up in the final stride. (GB) (SW-Engl, by Green Dancer. O-Godolphin; B-Cyril Humphries (Ky); T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-F Dettori; 8th-BEL, $39,500, Alw, 4/up, flm, 8,5fT, 1:404/5, fm. $95,749. *Hwt. Older Horse-Eng & UAE at 9.5-11f.