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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~~~RE DM TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1997 T•R•I•P•L•E THREATS SWINBURN'S WEIGHT KEEPS HIM OFF TRACK Kentucky Derby Update: Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, winner of the last two Ken Walter Swinburn, one of Europe's leading jockeys over tucky Derbies and with at least one starter in each the past dozen years, has given up riding for an unspeci edition since 1981, most likely will sit out this year's fied period of time due to a weight problem. "I regret running. His only possible candidate is the filly Sharp that a continuing weight problem has forced me to Cat (Storm Cat), who failed against colts in the GI Santa decide on a sabbatical from race riding," Swinburn said Anita Derby April 5 and is probably pointing for the Monday. "It is not in my mind to retire altogether, but I Kentucky Oaks May 2. "What I was trying to do was am taking this step in my long-term interest." Trainer have a horse in the Derby--not just have a horse, but a Michael Stoute, who has used Swinburn on many of his horse that's a contender--and that doesn't look likely horses, said, "I am disappointed that Walter's weight now," said Lukas. "I don't want to just go over there- problems have forced him to suspend his career, partic I've had that experience. If we could go over there with ularly at a time when we were looking forward to him a legitimate chance to win that's one thing, but just to riding my classic horses. He will most certainly hav~ my be in it? I'm not interested in that." full support in his decision." Swinburn' s Group 1 wins Hello (Ire) (Lycius) breezed five furlongs in 1 :02 2/5 include the Epsom Derby aboard Shergar (Ire) (Great over a muddy track Monday morning at Churchill Downs Nephew {GB}) and Shahrastani (Nijinsky 11) and the with Calvin Borel up. Clockers caught the first quarter in Breeders' Cup Turf aboard Pilsudski (Ire} (Polish 1996 : 25 4/5 and the half in :49 flat. "He's a push-button Precedent). With Swinburn' s temporary retirement, horse and he did it on his own," said Borel. fellow jockey Michael Hills, who won last year's Epsom Jerry Bailey, who rode Grindstone to a win in last Derby aboard Shaamit (Ire) (Mtoto {GB}), has been . year's Kentucky Derby, has picked up the mount on given the mount on last week's European Free H. win Phantom On Tour (Tour d'Or), replacing Larry Melancon. ner Hidden Meadow (GB) (Selkirk) in the British 2,000 "The way this game has played out, Jerry Bailey is Guineas Saturday, May 3. sitting there without a mount," trainer Lynn Whiting said. "I don't think you could leave Michael Jordan on IRISH TOWER COLT TOPS OBS OPENER A colt the bench in the last minute of the game." by Irish Tower out of Charming Appeal (Chumming) Jack Flash (Sovereign Dancer) worked six furlongs at brought a bid of $1 20,000 to top the first session of the Keeneland in 1 : 1 6 and is scheduled to ship to Churchill Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Annual Spring Sale of Wednesday with the rest of trainer Nick Zita's stable. Two-Year-Olds in Training, which started yesterday in Ocala, Florida. Named Hooten Dooten, the colt had worked a quarter in : 21 4/5 Thursday; he was con STAKES CLOSINGS signed by John S. Woelfel, agent, and purchased by TOMORROW. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 23: Linda Rice, agent for Earl Silver. In all, a total of 164 5-4 $ 300, 000 Sixty Sails H. -Giii, Spt, two-year-olds grossed $3,006,400, compared to a 3yo/up, f/m, 9f ($100) gross of $ 2, 589, 700 for 172 horses during the first 5-10 $500,000 Illinois Derby-GI/, Spt, session in 1996. The 1997 average, $18,332, was up 3yo, 9f ($200) 21.7 percent over last year's figure of $15,056. The 5-10 $75,000 Eclipse-GIG, Wo, 4yo!up, 8.5f ($75)• median price rose 40 percent, from $1 0,000 a year ago to $14 000 this year. The percentage of buy backs, howev~r, dropped sharply, from 30.6 percent in '96 to 17 .1 percent in '97. "We have to be pleased with the LU TRIPLE THREATS .............. p1 way the first day went," said OBS Director of Sales RACING REPORTS ............ p2-4 Tom Ventura. "There was spirited competition for the 0 better horses and we're extremely pleased with the IJ')- OPPENHEIM NOTES . p6 extremely low buy-back rate." The four-day auction TOTAL PAGES ................. 6 continues this morning; bidding starts at 11 :00 a.m. z PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 4-22-97 Local News: Hawthorne Race Course EAST Hawthorne Race Course president Thomas Carey • • announced yesterday that Gary M. Duch has been Yesterday's Results: named Racing Secretary and Handicapper for the 1997 Sth-SUF, $16,660, Alw, 4yo/up, 6f, 1 :11 1/5, ft. Thoroughbred meet. Duch succeeds Frank Arsenault, SACRED HONOUR {h, 6, Stalwart--Found a Jewel, by who died suddenly on January 1 . Diamond Prospect) ran second in an April 7 Suffolk allowance in his last start. Making his fourth start of the year and looking for his first 1997 win, the '93 Gii FOREIGN Sapling S. winner was made the prohibitive 3-5 favorite. • • He rallied three-wide turning for home and drew off to a Stakes Results: 2 1 /2-length tally Lifetime Record: GSW, 24-7-4-2, NEW ZEALAND TROPHY YONSAI S.-G2-Jpn, $308,053. $976,096, Tokyo Racecourse, Japan, 4-20, 3yo, 7fT, 0-J Franks. B-Mary Anne Dewitt (FL). T-P D Tattersall. 1 :21 .1, fm. 1--SEEKING THE PEARL, 119, f, 3, Seeking the Gold- 6th-HIA, $15,000, Msw, 3yo, f, 8.5fT, 1 :45 1 /5, fm. Page Proof, by Seattle Slew. 0-T Uenaka; B-Lazy Lane INNOVATE (f, 3, Relaunch--Soft Dawn {SW}, by Grey Stables Inc; T-Hideyuki Mori; J-Yutaka Take; Dawn II} finished second Jan. 19, third Feb. 2 and $513,508. fourth March 3 at Gulfstream in her previous three 2--Brave Tender, 1 23, c, 3, Gulch--Larida, by Northern starts this year. Trying the grass for the first time, the Dancer. $205, 753. 9-5 favorite chased the early pacesetter and just got up 3--Personality One (Jpn), 1 23, c, 3, Aswan (Jpn)--Eishin for a neck win. Innovate was a $175,000 KEESEP year Mammy (Jpn), by Tai Tehm (Jpn). $131,237. ling. Lifetime Record: 6-1-1-1, $21,460. Margins: 1 Yz, 1 Yz, NS. Odds: 1 .80, 11.10, 205.30. 0-Clifton William Jr. & Rudlein Stable. B-Hawn W R Seeking the Pearl was looking for her fourth graded (KY). T-H James Bond. stakes win of the year Sunday. Back in 15th in the 18-horse field to the middle of the race, the filly worked Local News: Calder her way through traffic to sprint to the lead with two The Calder Hall of Fame, inaugurated in 1995, will furlongs to go, then went on to defeat her male rivals in induct four new members on Saturday, May 24. A panel decisive fashion. Winning jockey Yutaka Take said, "In consisting of members of Calder's administrative, mar spite of the narrow space, she showed her impressive keting and publicity departments along with members of turn of foot. Seeking the Pearl did even more than we the local racing media selected the following inductees: had expected." Spirit of Fighter (Gallant Knave), trainer Harold Rose, Farnsworth Farms and jockey Jose Velez Jr. Spirit of SILK ROAD S.-G3-Jpn, $669,881, Kyoto Racecourse, Fighter won 17 stakes at Calder from 1986 to 1991 and Japan, 4-20, 4yo/up, 6fT, 1 :06.9, fm. captured Gulfstream's First Lady H. as an eight-year-old 1--EISHIN BERLIN, 123, m, 5, Cozzene--Blade of Luck in 1 991 . Harold Rose has been a part of Calder for more (SP), by Blade. ($24,000 wnlg '92 KEENOV; than two decades and has won well over 300 races at $170,000 2yo '94 FTFFEB). 0-Toyomitsu Hirai; the Florida track. Farnsworth Farms, owned by Michael B-Hugh G. King 111; T-Masanori Sakaguchi; J-Katsumi Sherman, has produced 150 stakes winners, including Minai; $353,367. Mecke, Suave Prospect and 1996 Eclipse Award winner 2--Biko Pegasus, 128, h, 6, Danzig--Condessa, by Jewel Princess. Jose Velez, Jr., who led the Calder Condorcet. ($48,000 yrl '92 KEESEP; $105,000 2yo jockey standings in 1983 and 1 985 and during the '93 BESMAR). $139, 162. 1 989-90 Tropical meet, is the second leading rider of all 3--Shinko King (Ire), 1 26, h, 6, Fairy King--Rose of time at Calder and the second leading rider of all time at Jericho, by Alleged. $89,839. Tropical at Calder. Margins: 4, HD, NS. Odds: 35.90, 10. 70, 13.80. Eishin Berlin, winner of this year's G3 Kyoto Hinba Tokubetsu, led from wire-to-wire to beat the boys here. MIDWEST Winning jockey Katsumi Minai said, "We tried to be the • • pacesetter right from the beginning. The point was that Local News: Churchill Downs Eishin Berlin knew her work and she did just what I Kentucky Oaks hopeful Sharp Cat (Storm Cat) worked wanted her to do.