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ORBY SALE WRAPS HEADLINE p12 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 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2004 MONEY GOES FOR THE GOLD GREAT VALUE It’s no easy task defeating Grade I company in career Susan Magnier’s unbeaten Ad Valorem (Danzig) start number five, but that is exactly what is being ended a rare drought for Ballydoyle in the top two-year- asked of Jay Em Ess Stables’ Love of Money (Not For old contests when he defeated Rebuttal (Mr. Greeley) Love) in this afternoon’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold by 3/4 of a length in yesterday’s Cup at Belmont Park. “It G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket. seems like that shouldn’t be Jockey Jamie Spencer, aware of allowed,” said trainer Richard the colt’s top-class pace which Dutrow Jr., referring to the had been demonstrated on two task at hand. “We had him occasions at The Curragh, asked last year and everybody knew the 9-2 chance to cut down he could run, but he wasn’t Ad Valorem Getty Images proven rivals at the quarter pole pushing off right. We found a before calling on his reserves to Love of Money Equi-Photo strain in his back suspensory, withstand the persistent threat of Rebuttal on the uphill which is pretty uncommon. climb. “We can’t get him to do anything at home, but We gave him some more time to make sure he didn’t he saves himself for the racecourse,” his rider ex- reinjure himself. We blistered him behind and every- plained. “I was very impressed with him last time as he thing’s been like clockwork ever since,” he added. The had plenty left, and today he dug deep when he had to. sophomore colt, coming off a front-running victory in He stays well enough, and quicker ground will see him the GII Pennsylvania Derby on Labor Day, looms the in a better light.” Cont. p11 controlling speed this afternoon, but must prove he can stay today’s trip. Evening Attire (Black Tie Affair {Ire}), LIGHT HEADS ARC 20 who took the 2002 Gold Cup, has one win from seven With four Derby winners and the heroines of three starts this season, a five-length victory over dual Clas- Oaks set to take on a host of older performers who sic winner Funny Cide (Distorted Humor) and Bow- have scaled the heights in a Japan Cup, Hong Kong man’s Band (Dixieland Band) in the GII Saratoga Breed- Vase and Grosser Preis von Baden, tomorrow’s G1 Prix ers’ Cup H. Aug. 22. de l’Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere at Longchamp will Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:45 p.m. EDT not be lacking in its usual quality. The Weinstock Fam- JOCKEY CLUB GOLD CUP-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 10f ily’s G1 Epsom Derby winner North Light (Ire) (Danehill) PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS will break from stall 12 as he returns after a lengthy 1 The Cliff’s Edge Zito Stevens 4-1 absence following his half-length defeat by Grey Swal- (c, 3, Gulch--Zigember, by Danzig) low (Ire) (Daylami {Ire}) in the Irish equivalent at The 2 Love of Money Dutrow Jr Albarado 5-2 Curragh June 27. Jockey Kieren Fallon expressed him- (c, 3, Not For Love--Mescalina, by Smarten) self pleased with the condition of the Classic hero and 3 Domestic Dispute Gallagher Velazquez 6-1 the berth yesterday. “It’s been a long gap since his last (c, 4, Unbridled’s Song--Majestical Moment, by Magesterial) run but Sir Michael [Stoute] has proved over the years 4 Evening Attire P Kelly Velasquez 3-1 he can do it with horses with much more time between (g, 6, Black Tie Affair {Ire}--Concolour, by Our Native) races and I’m sure he’ll have him spot on for the Arc,” 5 Bowman’s Band H Jerkens Dominguez 10-1 he told PA Sport. “He was an impressive Derby winner (h, 6, Dixieland Band--Hometown Queen, by Pleasant Colony) and if it hadn't been too firm in Ireland he would have 6 Newfoundland Pletcher Prado 12-1 been a dual Derby winner. He’s got a good draw in 12, (c, 4, Storm Cat--Clear Mandate, by Deputy Minister) right in the middle.” 7 Funny Cide Tagg Santos 4-1 (g, 4, Distorted Humor--Belle’s Good Cide, by Slewacide) Arc field p9 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/2/04 • PAGE 2 of 12 Today’s Graded Stakes P P R E V I E W S P brought to you by Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:09 p.m. EDT FLOWER BOWL INVITATIONAL-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 Super Brand (SAf) Royal Chalice (SAf) McLaughlin 15-1 2 Humaita (Ger) Surumu (Ger) Motion 15-1 3 Film Maker Dynaformer Motion 8-1 7:15a Prix Chaudenay-G2, Longchamp 4 Moscow Burning Moscow Ballet Cassidy 5-1 8:50a Prix Daniel Wilenstein-G2, Longchamp 5 Wonder Again Silver Hawk Toner 5-2 9:20a Prix de Royallieu-G2, Longchamp 6 Commercante (Fr) Marchand de Sable Frankel 3-1 7 Aubonne (Ger) Monsun (Ger) Libaud 8-1 10:15a Sun Chariot S.-G1, Newmarket 8 Indy Five Hundred A.P. Indy Barbara 15-1 10:20a Prix Dollar-G2, Longchamp 9 Riskaverse Dynaformer P Kelly 5-1 10:50a Premio Federico Tesio-G3, Milan Commercante, a Group 3 winner in France, intro- 11:00a Park S.-G3, Curragh duced herself to U.S. racing with an 11 1/4-length 3:50p Cotillion H.-GII, Philadelphia allowance victory over a yielding Belmont turf course 4:09p Flower Bowl H.-GI, Belmont May 29, but reportedly suffered a severe cut in a stall 4:21p Sky Classic H.-GII, Woodbine injury and missed some time thereafter. The four-year- 4:40p Vosburgh S.-GI, Belmont old may have found the ground too fast in the Aug. 14 4:55p Safely Kept BC-GIII, Pimlico GI Beverly D. at Arlington, where she could do no 4:57p TP Fall Championship-GIII, Turfway Park better than ninth as the 3-1 second choice, but under- 4:57p Hawthorne Gold Cup H.-GII, Hawthorne foot conditions could be more in her favor this after- 5:12p Turf Classic S.-GI, Belmont noon. The same can be said for Wonder Again, the 5:27p Yellow Ribbon S.-GI, Santa Anita 123-pound highweight in the field. After a four-year-old 5:45p Jockey Club Gold Cup S.-GI, Belmont campaign which saw the homebred win just one of six 7:15p Bay Meadows BC H.-GIII, Bay Meadows starts, the bay is two-for-three this year, including a 5 3/4-length defeat of Beverly D. runner-up Riskaverse 7:30p Goodwood BC H.-GII, Santa Anita in the GI Diana H. on a yielding Saratoga turf course 8:00p , Santa Anita Oak Leaf S.-GII July 31. “I think it’s tough to go from three to four,” 10:45p Indiana Derby-GII, Hoosier trainer Jimmy Toner said of Wonder Again’s perfor- Eastern Daylight Time mance last term. “You hope they maintain some form BRAHMS filly sells for $450,000 at and consistency and by the time they get to be five, Keeneland September they’ve been able to weather the storm.” Aubonne Click here for more... came from off the pace to defeat a group of males in the G3 La Coupe in June, but found herself on the lead in the Beverly D. and weakened late to be sixth in that blanket finish. Taking the call today is Jose Santos, All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, whose riding style should be a good fit for the German- unless otherwise indicated bred filly. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/2/04 • PAGE 3 of 12 Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:12 p.m. EDT Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:40 p.m. EDT JOE HIRSCH TURF CLASSIC INVITATIONAL-GI, VOSBURGH S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 6f $750,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 Cajun Beat Grand Slam Frankel 3-1 1 Kicken Kris Kris S. Matz 4-1 2 Speightstown Gone West Pletcher 8-5 2 Request for Parole Judge T C Hough 8-1 3 Watchem Smokey Alphabet Soup Frankel 4-1 3 Maktub (Ity) Love the Groom Jarvis 15-1 4 Voodoo Petionville J Jerkens 15-1 4 Magistretti Diesis (GB) Biancone 2-1 5 Eavesdropper Kingmambo McLaughlin 20-1 5 Kitten’s Joy El Prado (Ire) Romans 5-2 6 Pico Central (Brz) Spend a Buck Lobo 2-1 6 Tycoon (GB) Sadler’s Wells O’Brien 5-1 All carry 124 pounds. 7 Polish Summer (GB) Polish Precedent Fabre 8-1 Speightstown meets the standard of a great sprinter-- Magistretti seems to have turned the corner since fast early, fast in the middle and fast late. That lethal coming to the U.S. this summer. A $150,000 combination makes him squarely the one to beat in this Keeneland November weanling, the bay was solid, if event which has produced six winners of the Breeders’ not spectacular at three, with a pair of Listed wins and Cup Sprint. Plagued by injury throughout his career, the runner-up finishes in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris and to six-year-old, making only his 15th start, is perfect in Falbrav (Ire) in the G1 four 2004 efforts, including this track’s GII True North Juddmonte International S.