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2-Year-Old Stakes Roundup HEADLINE p. 4-6 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, NOV. 30, 2003 ANOTHER CIGAR FOR CONGAREE STRENGTH AND NUMBERS IN THE JAPAN CUP Maintaining his perfect record at Aqueduct, Congaree How deep is the field of 18 which will assemble for (Arazi) successfully defended his title in the GI Cigar this afternoon’s $4.4-million G1 Japan Cup in Tokyo? Mile H. by dispatching the talented three-year-olds Ten of the starters have already compiled career earn- Midas Eyes (Touch Gold) and Toccet (Awesome Again) ings in excess of $2 million, including likely race favor- with this 5 1/4-length triumph. It was the third Grade I ite Symboli Kris S. (Kris S.), who would approach the victory on the year for the five-year-old, who captured $9-million mark if he is able find the line first in this the seven-furlong GI Carter H. over internationally flavored field. The reigning JRA Horse of this surface in April and added the the Year, he finished third, beaten just a neck by GI Hollywood Gold Cup over a mile Falbrav (Ire) and Sarafan (Lear Fan) in and a quarter in July. Will he stay the 2002 renewal of the Japan Cup, in training for 2004? Trainer Bob held at Nakayama while the Tokyo Baffert, for one, would like the Racecourse underwent renovations. handsome chestnut to be back in Winner of the G1 Arima Kinen in the his shedrow. “Mr. and Mrs. McNair final start of his sophomore campaign wanted to see how he ran today last December, the colt has raced just Islington Horsephotos Congaree A Coglianese before making a decision on his twice this term, finishing fifth in the future,” Baffert said via telephone G1 Takarazuka Kinen June 29 before registering an from California. “What [Congaree] did today may have unprecedented repeat victory in the G1 helped keep him around next year. The McNairs are in Tenno Sho at this track Nov. 2. The Thor- the business of racing horses, and when you have a oughbred Corporation’s Johar (Gone racehorse like him, you hate to see him go the breeding West) will try to become the first U.S.- shed.” Click here for the brisnet.com chart or click here based horse to win the Japan Cup since for the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Golden Pheasant scored in 1991. Lightly For a video replay, select: broadband or modem. raced and making just his fifth start of the season today, the son of Windsharp Saturday, Aqueduct seeks to become the first winner of the CIGAR MILE H.-GI, $350,000, AQU, 11-29, 3yo/up, Johar Benoit Photo Breeders’ Cup Turf to follow up in this 1m, 1:34 1/5, ft. event. Singspiel (Ire), second in the 1996 Turf, did go 1--CONGAREE, 124, h, 5, by Arazi on to Japan Cup success, while that year’s Turf win- 1st Dam: Mari's Sheba (GISP, $131,431), by Mari's Book 2nd Dam: Sheba Little (GB), by Known Fact ner, Pilsudski (Ire), took the ‘97 Japan Cup. Cont. p2 3rd Dam: Come Back, by Bold Lad MIRACLE MILE O/B-Stonerside Stable LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-J D The 23rd renewal of the GI Matriarch, which will be Bailey; $210,000. Lifetime Record: 23-12-2-4, contested at a mile for the first time, has $3,241,400. drawn a stellar field of 14, including six 2--Midas Eyes, 115, c, 3, Touch Gold--Bayou Plans, by Grade/Group 1 winners. The 7-2 Bayou Hebert. O-Edmund A Gann; B-Jacks or Better morning-line favorite is Etoile Montante Farm Inc (FL); $70,000. (Miswaki), who makes her U.S. bow on 3--Toccet, 115, c, 3, Awesome Again--Cozzene's An- the strength of an excellent French cam- gel, by Cozzene. O/B-Daniel M Borislow (KY); paign. She will be joined in the starting $38,500. gate by fellow Juddmonte star Heat Margins: 5 1/4, 3, 1. Odds: 0.60, 4.70, 26.50. Haze (GB) (Green Desert), who could Also Ran: Bowman's Band, Well Fancied, New York stake her claim for an Eclipse Award Heat Haze Benoit Photo Hero, Voodoo. Scratched: Newfoundland. with a win here. Cont. p3 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/30/03 • PAGE 2 of 8 CONGAREE KEEPS SMOKIN’ Stonerside homebred Sunday, Tokyo, Japan, post time: 3:25 p.m. Congaree (Arazi) triumphed by 5 1/2 lengths in last JAPAN CUP-G1, ¥481,520,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT year’s Cigar, stopping the clock in 1:33 and earning a PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 120 Beyer. He has been just as impressive this year. 1 Tap Dance City Pleasant Tap Sasaki 5-1 After coming up a head short when giving Milwaukee 2 Denon Pleasant Colony Frankel 58-1 Brew five pounds in the GI Santa Anita H., he re- 3 Sakura President (Jpn) Sunday Silence Kojima 67-1 bounded with his victory in the GI Carter H. as leading 4 Fields of Omagh (Aus) Rubiton (Aus) McEvoy 99-1 sprinter Aldebaran ran second. He was given some time 5 Symboli Kris S. Kris S. Fujisawa 2-1 off following a sixth at 4-5 in the GI Met Mile, returning 6 Ana Marie (Fr) Anabaa Demercastel 99-1 to wire his foes in the GI Hollywood Gold Cup in mid- 7 Tsurumaru Boy (Jpn) Dance in the Dark (Jpn) Hashiguchi 9-1 July, then didn’t race again for another two months, 8 Neo Universe (Jpn) Sunday Silence Setoguchi 3-1 finishing second to Perfect Drift in the GII Kentucky 9 Ange Gabriel (Fr) Kaldounevees (Fr) Libaud 16-1 Cup Classic. Congaree got caught in a speed duel with 10 That’s The Plenty (Jpn) Dance in the Dark (Jpn) Hashiguchi 28-1 Medaglia d’Oro in the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic Oct. 25, 11 Active Bio (Jpn) Opera House (GB) Sakiyama 99-1 but was a game fourth, beaten a total of 2 1/2 lengths. 12 Derby Regno (Jpn) Tony Bin (Ire) Takahashi 99-1 He had been training smartly for his return and was bet 13 Johar Gone West Mandella 12-1 down to 3-5. Breaking alertly under Jerry Bailey, 14 Islington (Ire) Sadler’s Wells Stoute 6-1 Congaree tracked Midas Eyes (Touch Gold) through a 15 Slew Valley Valley Crossing Sciacca 73-1 half in :44.56, then moved up on even terms. He 16 Sarafan Lear Fan Drysdale 22-1 shrugged off the three-year-old in midstretch and strode 17 Tigertail (Fr) Priolo Collet 62-1 home to give Bailey a record 70th stakes win for the 18 Sunrise Pegasus (Jpn) Sunday Silence Ishizaka 89-1 year and his third on the day. “He feels better now than Lord Weinstock’s colors, carried to victory aboard he did at three,” said Bailey. “As good as he is, I told Pilsudski six years ago, will be borne again this after- [the McNairs] I didn’t see any reason to retire him.” noon by jockey Kieren Fallon astride Islington. The talented filly was perfect in two tries this term versus Today’s Graded Stakes her peers, winning the G1 Yorkshire Oaks for a second consecutive year Aug. 20 and the GI Breeders’ Cup Filly brought to you by and Mare Turf in her latest effort Oct. 25. She has yet to defeat males in her career, but turned in an outstand- ing performance when third, beaten about a half length by High Chaparral (Ire) and Falbrav, in the G1 Irish Champion S. Sept. 6. Neo Universe put himself on the brink of the Japanese Triple Crown with a narrow win in the G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) June 1, but 1:25a Japan Cup-G1, Tokyo, Japan was denied the sweep when he could do no better than 6:05p Matriarch S.-G1, Hollywood third in the G1 Japanese St Leger Oct. 26. Sarafan 7:35p Hollywood Derby-G1, Hollywood finished second in a controversial Cup renewal last year All Eastern Daylight Time. at Nakayama and comes into the repeat try off a Nov. 1 POSSE WINS THANKSGIVING H., allowance victory at Hollywood Park. G1 Cox Plate winner Fields of Omagh was most recently third in the GI MALIBU NEXT G1 Mackinnon S. Nov. 1 and is available at an Click here for more... eyepopping 99-1 on the morning line. 2 NEW UNDEFEATED 2YO STAKES WINNERS IN 2 DAYS FOR LEADING SIRE LANGFUHR 11/23 - SIX SEXY SISTERS This full-sister to LANGFUHR’s Triple Crown Winner WANDO captured the $160,950 Ontario Lassie S. 11/22 - WILDWOOD FLOWER Won the Piedmont S. by 5 lengths on the West Coast. BOX 626, VERSAILLES, KY 40383 (859) 873-7300 FAX (859) 873-3742 E-MAIL: [email protected] 2004 Stud Fee: $20,000 Live Foal WEB SITE: lanesend.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/30/03 • PAGE 3 of 8 Sunday, Hollywood Park, post time: 3:05 p.m. PST Sunday, Hollywood Park, post time: 4:35 p.m. PST MATRIARCH S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT HOLLYWOOD DERBY-GI, $600,000, 3yo, 1 1/4mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 Etoile Montante Miswaki Head-Maarek 7-2 1 Stanley Park Swain (Ire) Shirreffs 15-1 2 Garden In The Rain (GB) Dolphin Street (Fr) Mullins 10-1 2 Willard Straight Lion Cavern Pletcher 20-1 3 Dancal (Ire) Mujadil Pletcher 30-1 3 Silver Tree Hennessy Mott 6-1 4 Acago Royal Academy Mandella 15-1 4 Alberto Giacometti (Ire) Sadler’s Wells de Seroux 12-1 5 Chopinina Lear Fan Fehr 30-1 5 Bis Repetitas Red Ransom Frankel 12-1 6 Dedication (Fr) Highest Honor (Fr) Clement 20-1 6 Fortune Writers Kris S.