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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~f?I~~UN~~~RE DM FR ID A Y, 0 CT 0 BER 1 3, 1 9 9 5 S•T•A•K•E•S RESULT CALDER INCREASES PURSES Full-card simulcast CHALLENGE S.-G2, $89,626, Newmarket, England, ing just began in Florida October 1, but the effects are 10-12, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:23.79, gd/fm. already being felt. Ken Dunn, president of Calder, said 1--HARAYIR, 124, f, 3, Gulch--Saffaanh, by Shareef purses will increase beginning this Saturday. "We ex Dancer. 0-Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum; B-Shadwell pect to get purses back to where they were before the Farm Inc.; T-Major Dick Hern; J-W. Carson; last cut," said Dunn. Calder was forced to reduce purses $55,244. Lifetime Record: 13-6-2-3, $485,513. when an earlier experiment with simulcasting was halted 2--Soviet Line (Ire), 130, g, 5, Soviet Star--Shore Line by state officials. Purses were slashed from $100,000 a (GB), by High Line (GB). 0-Sheikh Maktoum al day in early August to the current $88,000 a day. Since Maktoum; $20,614. the experiment began, the track has brought in two 3--Red Carnival, 120, f, 3, Mr. Prospector--Seaside simulcasts a day which it distributes to 1 3 interstate Attraction, by Seattle Slew. ($750,000 yrlg '93 outlets. In the first five days, Florida bettors wagered KEEJUL). 0-Cheveley Park Stud; $9,852. $2,055,000 more than during the same period last year. Margins: 1 /2, 1 1 /2, Yz. "Simulcasting has significantly increased our handle," Also Ran: Mistie Cat, Shahid (GB), Autumn Affair (GB), Dunn continued. "We hope the response continues Emperor Jones, Cool Jazz (GB). across the state." British 1 ,000 Guineas winner Harayir justified her position as favorite in the Challenge S. by winning in TOP RUNNERS SET FOR MARYLAND MILLION decisive fashion. Red Carnival and Soviet Line had every Graded stakes-winners Oliver's Twist (Horatius), Urbane chance to beat her, but neither proved a match for the (Citidancer) and Prenup (Smarten) head the list of ex daughter of Gulch, who settled well and needed no pected starters in Saturday's 10th running of Maryland persuading to finish strongly. Angus Gold, racing man Million Day, to be held at Laurel Park. "Top to bottom, ager to Harayir's owner H.R.H. Hamdan al Maktoum, this is the best Maryland Million Day ever," said Laurel said, "She has improved in the second half of the sea President Joseph A. De Francis. "We have large, com son. If the ground is right she may well go for the petitive fields and a number of star horses. We're antici Breeders' Cup Mile." pating another great day of racing." The 11-race pro gram, restricted to the offspring of Maryland sires, STAKES PREVIEW: offers over $1,000,000 in purses. Preakness S. runner Today, Newmarket, England: up Oliver's Twist is expected to vie for favoritism in the DEWHURST S.-G1, $108,259a, 2yo, 7fT $200,000 First National Bank of Maryland Classic. GI Alhaarth (Ire) (Unfuwain), early favorite for next year's Ashland S. winner Urbane will make her first start since British 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby, will have the finishing second in the May 5 Kentucky Oaks in the assistance of pacemaker Albaha (Woodman) for his bid $100,000 Baltimore Magazine Maryland Oaks. Last to win today's Dewhurst S. Alhaarth, undefeated in four year's GI Jerome H. winner Prenup will defend his title career starts, has already been victorious in the G3 in the $100,000 BWI Airport Maryland Sprint, and Mz. Lanson Champagne Vintage S. at Goodwood, the G3 Zill Bear (Salutely) will try for her third consecutive Solaria S. at Sandown Park and most recently the G2 victory in the $1 25,000 USAir Maryland Ladies. In Laurent-Perrier Champagne S. at Doncaster. Also sched addition, Count On Numbers (Polish Numbers), a two uled to go postward in the short four-horse field are year-old gelding from the first crop by his sire, looks for Danehill Dancer (Ire} (Danehill), a perfect 3-for-3 including his third stakes victory in the $100,000 Crown Central two Group 1 scores in Ireland, and Tagula (Ire) (Taufan), Petroleum Nursery. already winner of the G 1 Prix Morny-Piaget in France. ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may ST AKES PREVIEW not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic NEWS CONTINUED . 2 or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copy- right owner, Media Vista. Information as to the races, race -rJ) RACING REPORTS . 2,3,4 results and earnings was obtained from results charts pub z TOTAL PAGES ............. " .. 4 lished in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 10-13-95 News Continued. 8th-BEL, $34,000, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1 /4mT, 2:03 TATTERSALLS AVERAGE SOARS Both the third 2/5, gd. and fourth sessions of Tattersalls' 1995 October Year FRANCIA (f, 3, Sunshine Forever--Fabrina {SW}, by ling Sales were held Thursday. During the morning's Storm Bird) broke her maiden first crack out of the box third session, 79 yearlings were sold for a gross of before being runner-up in her next three starts, but $2, 706, 194 and an average of $34,222, up a whopping despite the temporary case of seconditis, the Belmont 73 percent over last year's third session average of crowd sent her off the even money choice and she $19,751. The session's highest price of $121,791 was acted the part, winning here by 4 under Mike Smith. paid for a bay colt by Mtoto--Hug Me (Shareef Dancer). Lifetime Record: 5-2-3-0, $60,000. Consigned by Whitsbury Manor Stud, the colt was 0-Sultan Al Kabeer. B-Prince Sultan B Mohammed B purchased by Mr. Gordon Smyth. During the fourth Saud Al Kabeer (KY). T-Christophe Clement. session, held in the evening, a chestnut colt by Lahib- Mother Courage (Busted) topped the bidding. Consigned 7th-BEL, $32,000, Alw, 3yo/up, 6f, 1: 10 1 /5, ft. by lslanmore Stud, Ireland, the colt was purchased for DANJUR (c, 3, Dayjur--Epitome {Ch. 2yo Filly, GI, $178,627 by P.F.I. Cole Ltd. There were 77 yearlings $631,755}, by Summing), the least experienced runner sold during the evening session for a total of in the 6-horse field with only one prior start under his $3,228,596 and an average of $41,929, up 79 percent belt, blew away a field of maidens by 8 lengths at from last year's fourth session average of $23,392. The Belmont Sept. 1 5. Sent off the overwhelming 1-1 0 sale concludes today. favorite here, the $1,000,000 Kee. July yearling took CORRECTION: In Thursday's TDN, the Tattersalls sec the lead at the start and remained there at every pole, ond session figures were reported incorrectly. During crossing the wire 1 3/4-lengths the best under new rider Wednesday's second session, 244 lots were sold for a Gary Stevens. He is Yz to Faltaat (MSW-UAE, by Mr. gross of $7, 147,827 and an average of $29,293. Prospector). Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $37 ,200. 0-Aaron U. & Marie D. Jones. B-Jonabell Farm Inc., OBS MIXED SALE SHOWS GAINS A bay weanling John A. Bell Ill, Et Al. (KY). T-Neil Drysdale. colt by Honor Grades--Song of Peace (Hold Your Peace) brought the top price during Thursday's third and final 6th-BEL, $30,000, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 1: 11 1 /5, ft. open session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Mixed Sale. VALID VICTOR (c, 2, Valid Appeal--Oedipus Rex, by Consigned by Newchance Farm, agent, the colt, a half Rexson), a $32,000 OBS August yearling and $110,000 brother to stakes-winner Golden Simmer, was purchased OBS Feb. 2yo, forced the early pace from outside, took for $21,000 by Fred Boyd. Overall, 148 horses were charge while 4-wide leaving the quarter pole then turned sold yesterday for a gross of $624,600 and an average back a late challenge from first-time starter KNOWN of $4,220. For the three open sessions combined, 464 ACCOMPLICE (Known Fact) to win by 1 Y2. Valid Victor horses brought a gross of $2,093,200 and an average is a full-brother to Valid Goddess (SW, $120,218). of $4,511, up a healthy 15.4 percent from last year's Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $24,000. combined open session average of $3,908. 0-Can Am Stable & Hough & Oxenberg. B-Harry T. Mangurian Jr. (FL). T-Stanley M. Hough. NEW YORK Local News, Belmont: • • Gary Stevens has taken the call to ride French Deputy Yesterday's Results: (Deputy Minister) in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Stevens rode the three-year-old colt to victory in the Gii Jerome 4th-BEL, $34,000, Alw, 2yo, 1 1 /16m, 1 :44 4/5, ft. H. at Belmont Sept. 4. GATOR DANCER (c, 2, Pleasant Colony--Token Dance {Gii, $386,483}, by Sovereign Dancer), who rallied from last to first to break his maiden at first asking Sept. STAKES CLOSINGS 20, followed the same route this time, finishing strongly TOMORROW, SATURDAY, OCT.