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8 in the Whitney 10 in the Test HEADLINE Fields p. 2 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 FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2005 DAY CALLS IT A CAREER EIGHT ENTERED FOR HASKELL Hall of Fame rider Pat Day officially announced his The sophomore division, on hiatus since the Belmont retirement from the saddle yesterday at Churchill S., heats up again Sunday at Monmouth Park with the Downs. The veteran reinsman retires as the all-time $1-million GI Haskell Invitational H. A field of eight leader in career earnings with $297,912,019 and is three-year-olds was entered yesterday for the nine- currently ranked fourth on the victories list with 8,803 furlong event and GII Dwyer S. winner Roman Ruler wins. He has seen limited action (Fusaichi Pegasus) was promptly installed the 9-5 this year after undergoing hip sur- morning-line favorite. “He’s doing really well right gery in March. “The major factor now,” trainer Bob Baffert said of the early Haskell was just a loss of enthusiasm,” choice. “He showed his brilliance last year. He’s coming Day explained yesterday. “In early back to that form. His Dwyer race was fantastic off a March we discovered the problem layoff, he beat a really nice horse [in subsequent GII with my hip and it was correctable Jim Dandy S. winner Flower Alley]. That horse came and that kind of pumped new back and won. He’s doing better now than he was for blood in me. Then there was the that race, so we’re really excited.” Baffert has already Day aboard Two Trail Sioux challenge to get through the opera- won two Haskells: he captured Monmouth’s signature Horsephotos tion and rehab and it was followed race with Point Given in 2001 and with War Emblem in by the challenge to get back to 2002. Roman Ruler will break from post four Sunday. riding, and that was decidedly rewarding. But I’ve dis- Sun King (Charismatic), who drew post five yesterday, covered that the challenge to get back was more enjoy- is the 5-2 second choice on the morning line. The Tracy able than getting back. It became apparent to me that Farmer colorbearer is coming off a front-running 5 3/4- the joy of participating and the thrill of victory had sort length victory in the GIII Leonard Richards S. at Dela- of lost its luster.” During his 32-year career, Day won ware Park July 17 and he also was on the lead when he the 1992 Kentucky Derby aboard Lil E. Tee, as well as captured the Mar. 19 GIII Tampa Bay Derby, but five Preakness S. and three Belmont S. He rode in a Farmer’s racing manager Lincoln Collins does not think record 21 consecutive Kentucky Derbys, won 12 Breed- the colt needs to be at the head of affairs to win. “I ers’ Cup races and was a four-time Eclipse Award win- think in both cases where he went to the lead, he went ner as the country’s top jockey. Asked for the personal to the lead because that’s just the way the race hap- highlights of his storied career, Day said, “Obviously pened more than any specific plan,” Collins com- the first win of my career back in 1973 on Forblunged mented. “But I think he’ll lie within striking distance and at Prescott Downs and Dan’s Woof Woof in ‘82 when I then we’ll see where we go.” Full field p2 secured the national riding title on races won. Wild Again in 1984 in the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Classic. I BANK AUDIT HEADLINES HONORABLE MISS think that victory really took my career to the next level Bank Audit (Wild Rush), looking for her third graded and opened doors of opportunity to participate in races win of the year, is the likely favorite in today’s GII at that level. And certainly Lil E. Tee in the Derby Honorable Miss H. at Saratoga. The filly won the GII stands out above them all.” The 52-year-old Colorado Distaff Breeders’ Cup H. at Aqueduct in March and native will now refocus his energy on his work with the added a narrow victory over Sensibly Chic in the GII Racetrack Chaplaincy of America. “At this juncture, I’m Genuine Risk H. two starts later at Belmont May 14. not being called to leave the industry--I’m merely giving She is coming off a runner-up finish behind Sensibly up my tack,” Day said. “I’m no longer participating as a Chic in the June 12 GII Vagrancy H. The Honorable jockey, but I will still be involved in the racing industry Miss will be Bank Audit’s first start at the Spa, but that that’s been so incredibly good to me and my family for isn’t worrying trainer Frank LaBoccetta Jr. “She loves it 32 years. Though I might not be seen and as visible as I up here,” LaBoccetta said. “She is training real good. once was, I’m still hopefully going to be a positive We freshened her up after last race and she is a nice, contributing part of the community.” fresh horse right now.” Cont. p2 (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/5/05 • PAGE 2 of 2 Saturday, Saratoga Today’s Graded Stakes WHITNEY H.-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m brought to you by PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1a Sir Shackleton Miswaki Castellano 115 2 Saint Liam Saint Ballado Prado 122 3 Wiggins Cartwright Guidry 112 4a Commentator Distorted Humor Stevens 115 5 Swingforthefences Boston Harbor Coa 113 6 Eurosilver Unbridled’s Song Albarado 114 Click for TV 7 Limehouse Grand Slam Velazquez 117 4:47p Honorable Miss H.-GII, SAR brisnet.com PPs TVG 8 Pollard’s Vision Carson City Bailey 117 All Post Times are Eastern Daylight Time. 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Close Up Gryder 116 speedy Forest Music will break from the outside in her 8 Chekhov Pulpit Stevens 116 first start for trainer Steve Asmussen and owner Jess Jackson. The front-running filly won the Apr. 16 The brisnet.com ‘Race of the Day’ is the Primonetta S. by 8 1/2 lengths at this six-furlong trip, GII Honorable Miss S. at Saratoga. but has been off since tiring to third in the May 14 GII For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. Genuine Risk H. for trainer Mark Shuman. www.taylormadefarm.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2005 ROMAN RULER TO BE RETIRED AT YEAR’S END Fog City Stable principal Bill Bianco confirmed yesterday that Roman Ruler (Fusaichi Pegasus), the morning-line favorite for Sunday’s GI Haskell Invita- DAYDREAMING RETIRED Ogden Mills Phipps’ tional H. at Monmouth Park, will be retired at the end of Daydreaming (A.P. Indy–Get Lucky, by Mr. Prospector) the year to stand stud in 2006. Bianco indicated a farm has been retired from racing, trainer Shug McGaughey has been chosen for the flashy son of leading second- confirmed yesterday. “She has the start of medial crop sire Fusaichi Pegasus, condylar fracture in her back cannon bone,” the condi- but declined to say where tioner explained. “We don’t have to do anything but Roman Ruler would stand. give her four weeks stall rest and four weeks of walk- “We’ve already made plans ing, but by then it will be too late [to make a significant to have him picked up on stakes race],” he added.