B R E E D E R S' • C U P Bulletin W•E•E•K•E•N•D Results
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B R E E D E R S' • C U P W•E•E•K•E•N•D BULLETIN RESULTS •BYRNE DUO BURN UP THE TRACK when Saturday, Saint-Cloud, France trainer Pat Byrne arrived at Hollywood with his trio of CRITERIUM DE SAINT-CLOUD-G1, $115,069, Breeders' Cup contenders--undefeated Favorite Trick Saint-Cloud, France, 11-1, 2yo, c/f, 1 1/4mT, 2:11.30, (Phone Trick) for the Juvenile, Countess Diana (Deer gd. hound) for the Juvenile Fillies and Richter Scale 1--#@SPECIAL QUEST (FR), 126, c, 2, Rainbow Quest- ( * Habitony) for the Sprint, he said they "won't do much Mona Stella (GSW-Fr), by Nureyev. GIB-Wertheimer et in the way of works--no fancy bullet works." But after Frere; T-Criquette Head; J-0 Doleuze; $67 ,688. two of his charges lit up the track with sizzling five 2--Asakir (GB), 126, c, 2, Nashwan--Yaqut, by Northern furlong moves Saturday, trainer Bob Baffert labeled the Dancer. 0-Godolphin; B-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd; English-born conditioner "Bullet Byrne." Favorite Trick, $27,075. sure to be favored in the Juvenile, went the distance in 3--Daymarti (Ire), 1 26, c, 2, Caerleon--Daltawa (Ire), by :58 4/5, while stablemate Richter Scale showed his Miswaki. 0-H H Aga Khan; B-H H Aga Khan's Studs speed with a bullet :57 1 /5. "It was easy, basically," S.C.; $13,538. said Byrne of Favorite Trick's breeze. "He worked on his Margins: NK, NK, NK. own, really easy. I wasn't looking for a quick work, but Also ran: Croco Rouge (Ire), Distant Mirage (Ire), Wales this track does play quick to quick horses. Based on (GB), Abbatiale (Fr). what I see--the way this horse is doing and acting--he's Putting up a gutsy show, the front-running Special Quest (Fr) went wire-to-wire for the victory, bettering ready to peak on November 8." As for his Sprint hope ful, Byrne said, "He has trained brilliantly. He's ready." his runner-up effort in the G3 Prix de Conde at Longchamp last out October 4. Sporting blinkers again, he led all the way, finding another gear when challenged •DESERT KING TO SKIP TURF Dual Classic in the straight and battling on to win courageously. winner Desert King (Ire} (Danehill), one of two Irish Asakir (GB) looked to have the race won but could not entries, will miss the Turf after coming down with a get past the stubborn winner and just edged out fever. Aidan O'Brien, trainer of this year's Irish 2000 Daymarti (Ire) for the place. Special Quest's trainer Guineas and Budweiser Irish Derby winner, said Satur Criquette Head said: "He's a nice horse but he gets day: "He has developed a temperature and on vet's easily frightened, so that's why he always runs in blink advice we have decided not to travel." ers. He wore a very tight set today, so that he couldn't see anything. He seemed better off with them. I don't •JEWEL PRINCESS READIES FOR TITLE know what the future will hold for him, we will just FIGHT Last year's GI Breeders' Cup Distaff heroine have to wait and see." and champion older mare Jewel Princess (Key to the Mint) prepped for her title defense yesterday, breezing Saturday, Santa Anita CARLETON F. BURKE H.-Gll, $125,000, SAX, 11-1, five furlongs in 1 :00 at Hollywood. "She finished good 3yo/up, 1 1 /2mT, 2:31 1 /5, fm. and strong," said trainer Wally Dollase. "She's not even 1--@PRUSSIAN BLUE, 117, h, 5, Polish Navy--Lit'I blowing. She only runs during the last part of the race Rose, by Mr. Prospector. ($105,000 yrl '93 KEESEP). anyway, so that's all she needs. She's fit." The five 0-Harlequin Stable & Keith; B-Cox EA Jr (KY); year-old has been on the board in all six starts this year T-Jean-Pierre Dupuis; J-K J Desormeaux; $75,000. but is winless since taking the GI Santa Margarita Invita Lifetime Record: 17-6-4-1, $225,559. tional H. March 9; she was third in the Beldame last out. 2--Embraceable You (Fr), 116, c, 4, Ti King (Fr)- Marcotte (GB), by Nebos (Ger). 0-Straeter Terry; •SIL VER MAIDEN OUT OF JUVENILE B-Thierry Storme (Fr); $25,000. FILLIES Undefeated Silver Maiden (Silver Buck), twice 3--Kessem Power (NZ), 114, g, 5, Kessem--Lady a winner over colts and seven lengths the best in the GI Duvach, by Harbor Prince. 0-Baron Robert J; B-W 0 Frizette last out, will miss the Juvenile Fillies after con Duncan (NZ); $15,000. tracting a virus. Marie J (Mr. Prospector), a 15-length Margins: NO, 1, 2. Odds: 4.50, 9.70, 5.30. maiden winner in her third career start October 19, Also Ran: Konba, Lord Jain (Arg), Security Code, Top draws in; she will be ridden by Gary Stevens. Glory (Fr). Scratched: Belgravia (GB), Sonabove. BC Bulletin cont. p2 Carleton F. Burke H. cont. p2 "PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 11-2-97 BC Bulletin cont. Carleton F. Burke H. cont. •BC BANTER... Anxious moments for the connec Making his American bow after winning a Listed tions of Sprint hopeful Royal Applause (GB) (Waajib stakes at La Teste, France in his European finale Sep {Ire}) yesterday when the four-year-old colt, winner of tember 21, Prussian Blue adapted quickly to his new the G 1 Haydock Park Sprint Cup and third in the G 1 surroundings. The second choice in this seven-horse Prix de I' Abbaye last out October 5, flipped while field, the bay stalked TOP GLORY (FR) (Le Glorieux schooling in the gate. Luckily, he was not seriously {GB}) for a mile and a quarter, grabbed a clear lead at the head of the lane and had to fight hard to turn back injured. "He went up, down and turned himself the late bid of Embraceable You (Fr). "He just came two around," said the International Racing Bureau's Alastair weeks ago, and I haven't had enough time to mess him Donald, who witnessed the incident. "It was a bit up," said winning trainer Jean-Pierre Dupuis. "We just unpleasant, but it looked worse than it was. The horse put new shoes on him and fed him, and took him on is okay. He's got one superficial graze on his hind leg." some long gallops every two days. He's a lovely horse The bay has won four of six starts this year ... Classic and he has good form." Dupuis said the long-term goal candidate Savinio (The Minstrel) breezed seven fur would be the GI San Juan Capistrano April 19, but plans longs in 1 :25 3/5 Saturday with jockey Chris Antley in for the winner's next start have not yet been deter the saddle; Antley will also be aboard for the Breeders' mined. The pacesetter gave jockey David Flores a wild Cup ... three-year-old Behrens (Pleasant Colony), also ride. Rank through the early fractions, Top Glory had his prepping for the $4 million event, went an easy six saddle slip before they reached the first turn and went furlongs in 1 : 1 5 3/5 at Saratoga yesterday; he ships to very wide around the clubhouse turn, causing Flores to California Wednesday. "You can't believe how great lose his right iron. The rider then kicked his other foot it's been up here (in Saratoga) and how supportive the out of the iron while wide down the backstretch, but people are of Behrens," said trainer Jim Bond. "Every regained his stirrups on the final bend; the pair battled where you look, people are wearing 'Behrens' caps. I back bravely when joined by the winner only to weaken bet every television set within 50 miles of here will be in the stretch and finish last. "I pulled my saddle back in tuned to the Breeders' Cup Classic, and I think we're place and then I realized I should finish the race," said going to come back with the big prize." ... Chief Flores. "At least I got back in the saddle, but it really Bearhart (Chief's Crown), last year's champion turf was over once my saddle slipped." The 4-5 favorite horse in Canada and winner of the GI Canadian Inter LORD JAIN (ARG) (Lord Hailey) ran evenly to be fifth. national in his latest, had his final tune-up for the Turf "Gary (Stevens) said the horse just didn't kick in," said at Woodbine yesterday morning, going five furlongs in trainer Bob Baffert. "The turf course may have been a :58 1 /5, handily. The four-year-old went the first three little firm, may have been stinging him a little." eighths in :34 2/5 and galloped out six furlongs in an eyecatching 1 : 1 0 1 /5 under exercise rider Hugh Chatman ... on the Hollywood tab: Crafty Friend (Crafty PREVIEW Prospector) (Sprint), five-eighths in :59; Kirby's Song • • (Sultry Song) (Juvenile Fillies), five furlongs in :59 1 /5; Today, Santa Anita Radu Cool (Carnivalay) (Distaff), five furlongs in :59 YELLOW RIBBON INVITATIONAL S.-GI, $500,000, 3/5 ... two Mile entrants worked at Santa Anita, with 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1 /4mT, post time 3:47 p.m. PST Fantastic Fellow (Lear Fan) going six furlongs in a PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS bullet 1 :11 1/5, and Pinfloron (Fr) (Caerleon) cruising 1 Memories of Silver Toner Bailey 2-1 through five-eighths in 1 :00 1 /5 ..