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SINGSPIEL FILLIES 1-2 IN DEL MAR OAKS HEADLINE p3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2005 CLASSIC GATE OVERFLOWING SWEET HOME ALABAMA A field of 11, led by GI Hollywood Gold Cup hero It’s been something of a frustrating meet for trainer Lava Man (Bertrando), is slated to go postward for the Bill Mott thus far at Saratoga. Sure, he’d sent out six centerpiece of the summer meeting at Del Mar, the $1- winners, but an equal number of horses had finished million GI Pacific Classic. The field was reduced from a second in stakes company. The lone added-money full dozen Friday afternoon when victor to represent the barn had trainer Nick Hines decided to been Sand Springs, who took scratch 50-1 outsider Polish the GI Diana S. on opening Times (Sea Hero). But all eyes weekend, and, yesterday, Kins- will be on Lava Man this after- man Stable’s Sweet Symphony noon. Claimed for $50,000 out (A.P. Indy) doubled that total of a runner-up finish over the with an impressive victory in the local turf just over a year ago, GI Alabama S. “I think we the dark bay repaid a good por- picked the right ones to win,” tion of that investment with a Mott mused shortly after speak- victory in the Pomona Derby, but ing with Kinsman boss George then failed to win again in seven Steinbrenner. “I talked to [him] Lava Man Benoit starts. Trainer Doug O’Neill and he’s delighted. He’s glad to equipped his charge with blinkers Sweet Symphony have a good one.” for a May 14 optional claimer at Hollywood and he has Adam Coglianese Alabama S. cont p3 since rattled off three straight, including the July 9 Gold Cup, a race for which he earned a lofty Beyer Speed Saturday, Saratoga Figure of 120. “We’re just hoping he can mimic his ALABAMA S.-GI, $750,000, SAR, 8-20, 3yo, f, Hollywood Park form,” O’Neill commented. “If he does, 1 1/4m, 2:04 2/5, gd. we’ll be OK. The horse is training great and looking 1--@#SWEET SYMPHONY, 121, f, 3, by A.P. Indy great and we think he’s going to run well.” Cont. p2 1st Dam: Brandy Rose, by Distinctive Pro AUGUST AMBITION 2nd Dam: Sharon Brown, by Al Hattab Agence Française de Vente du Pur Sang host its 3rd Dam: Agathea's Dawn, by *Grey Dawn II annual Deauville August Yearling Sale after the last race O-Kinsman Stable; B-Henry G Steinbrenner & at the local track today. Expectations are that the re- Kinsman Farm (KY); T-William I Mott; J-J D Bailey; vamped format, introduced last year, will create contin- $450,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $533,400. ued success. With the quality spread out over four days *1/2 to Patriotic Flame (Concerto), SW, $257,670; instead of concentrated at the start of the renowned and Infinite Glory (Hennessy), SW, $143,294. auction, Deauville witnessed a 12-percent rise in aver- 2--Spun Sugar, 121, f, 3, Awesome Again--Irish Cherry, age last year and presents a trimmed-down catalogue by Irish Open. O-Stronach Stables; B-Adena Springs of 500 this time. The sales company’s International (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; $150,000. Representative Jocelyn de Moubray is hoping that it will 3--R Lady Joy, 121, f, 3, Vicar--Come On Joy, by be more of the same at the Elie de Brignac sales pavil- Cormorant. ($57,000 yrl '03 FTKJUL; $72,000 2yo ion. “It has been a great success,” he commented. “It ‘04 OBSMAR). O-Richard N Averill; B-Martha allowed all major international buyers to inspect and Burleson (KY); T-Kirk Ziadie; $75,000. follow the sale of more animals. The results of the sale Margins: 6 1/4, 1 1/4, 8HF. Odds: 3.80, 1.60, 6.50. were excellent and we look forward to this year’s edi- Also Ran: Sis City, Dance Away Capote, For All We tion with a quality catalogue.” Cont. p13 Know, Ready and Alluring. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/21/05 • PAGE 2 of 16 Pacific Classic cont. Surf Cat Tries Older.... If at First You Don’t Succeed.... Trainer Bruce Headley passed on the opportunity to Perfect Drift (Dynaformer) grabbed his surfboard and run Surf Cat (Sir Cat) against his peers in the GI Haskell headed to the left coast for last year’s Pacific Classic, H. two weeks ago and will learn today whether that but had the misfortune of running into Pleasantly Per- strategy proves sound. The dark bay defeated subse- fect and settled for second, one of five runner-up ef- quent GI Bing Crosby hero Greg’s Gold in a 6 1/2-fur- forts in a winless campaign. This season, the venerable long allowance at Hollywood May 15 then was second gelding has fared much better, with a pair of victories, by a neck in his two-turn bow in the GIII Affirmed H. including Arlington’s GII Washington Park H. July 30. June 18. He put it all together in his latest, winning the “He’s very, very consistent and really is a remarkable GII Swaps BC S. by five lengths July 9 and will try to animal,” says trainer Murray Johnson. “Most of the follow in the footsteps of Best Pal, General Challenge credit goes to him for being the incredible animal that and Came Home, who all defeated their elders in the he is.” Classic. Sunday, Del Mar, post time: 5:30 p.m. PDT PACIFIC CLASSIC-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER ODDS 1 Polish Times Don Pedro Rcg Stb Mrs Henry D Paxson (KY) Hines SCR (g, 8, Sea Hero--Olden Charade, by Hagley) 2 Choctaw Nation Robert D Bone Loch Lea Farm (KY) Mullins 6-1 (g, 5, Louis Quatorze--Melisma, by Well Decorated) 3 Borrego Kelly, Ralls & Foster et al Kelly, Greely, et al (KY) Greely 12-1 (c, 4, El Prado {Ire}--Sweet as Honey, by Strike the Gold) 4 Lava Man STD Racing or Wood L Arterburn, E & K Kuhlmann (CA) O’Neill 9-5 (g, 4, Slew City Slew--Li’l Ms. Leonard, by Nostalgia’s Star) 5 Surf Cat A Headley & Naify W T Nicholls & Gainesway (KY) Headley 3-1 (c, 3, Sir Cat--Trust Greta, by Centrust) 6 Super Frolic Millennium Farms Cherokee Farms Inc (KY) Cerin 30-1 (h, 5, Pine Bluff--Lindsay Frolic, by Mt. Livermore) 7 Musique Toujours Debruycker or Glassman J Takaha & L Preciado (CA) Sadler 20-1 (g, 5, Musique d’Enfer--Starry Ferrari, by Inherent Star) 8 Congrats Claiborne Farm & Dilschneider Claiborne Farm & Dilschneider (KY) R Mandella 10-1 (h, 5, A.P. Indy--Praise, by Mr. Prospector) 9 Island Fashion Everest Stables Everest Stables Inc (KY) Polanco 20-1 (m, 5, Petionville--Danzigs Fashion, by A Native Danzig) 10 Oceanus (Brz) L-Bo Racing, Paseta or Pyle Haras Campestre (Brz) Avila 30-1 (h, 6, Rainbow Corner {GB}--By Flower {Brz}, by Blew By Em) 11 Ace Blue (Brz) Sid & Jenny Craig Hs Quero-Quero do Sul (Brz) Hollendorfer 30-1 (h, 5, Coax Me Clyde--Queen Blue {Brz}, by So Blue {Brz}) 12 Perfect Drift Stonecrest Farm Dr W Reed & Stonecrest (KY) Johnson 4-1 (g, 6, Dynaformer--Nice Gal, by Naskra) All carry 124 pounds except Island Fashion, 119; Surf Cat, 117. In 2005: 9 Stakes Winners - 6 Graded Stakes Winners (3 G1 winners) SAINT LIAM (G1) $1,723,395 AMAZING BUY (SW) $170,450 MY TRUSTY CAT (G1) $900,253 FOREST PARK (SW) $173,990 SUMMERLY (G1) $839,763 PORTSEA (SW) $184,130 ISLAND SAND (G2) $1,159,277 CHEKHOV (GSP) $143,966 BATTLE WON (G2) $499,926 PAVO (SP) $126,791 LA CHUNGA (G3) $103,702 DRUM MAJOR (SP) $90,808 MIKE RYAN BLOODSTOCK • Tel: (859) 223-2500 • Mobile: (859) 621-8546 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/21/05 • PAGE 3 of 16 Alabama S. cont. from p1 Saturday, Del Mar One Foot In Front of the Other.... DEL MAR OAKS-GI, $300,000, DMR, 8-20, 3yo, f, A May foal, produced by a half sister to Horse of the 1 1/8mT, 1:46 1/5, fm. Year Holy Bull, Sweet Symphony was dismissed at 1--@#SINGHALESE (GB), 122, f, 3, by Singspiel (Ire) longshot odds for her seven-furlong debut at Belmont 1st Dam: Baize (GB) (GSP-GB, $142,281), Park May 12, but overcame some trouble to post a 3/4- by Efisio (GB) length victory at 17-1. Stretched out to the one-turn 2nd Dam: Bayonne (GB), by Bay Express (Ire) mile-and-a-sixteenth distance for her first allowance 3rd Dam: Lambay (GB), by *Lorenzaccio test, the homebred rated nicely, turned in an impressive (i60,000 yrl ‘03 GOFORB). O-Gould Farmily Trust & three-wide move and scampered home by six lengths Dixon; B-G & Mrs Middlebrook (GB); T-James M June 24. Pounded down to 1-5 for a second-level al- Cassidy; J-M Smith; $180,000. Lifetime Record: lowance going nine panels over this surface July 28, 9-3-0-3, $357,638. the dark bay tracked a very slow pace, accelerated 2--Three Degrees (Ire), 122, f, 3, Singspiel (Ire)--Miss three wide into the stretch and ground out a 2 1/2- University, by Beau Genius.