The Thoroughbred Dally 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 FR ID A Y, FEBRUARY 1 8, W· E. E. K. E. N •D PREVIEW REPORT ON CALIFORNIA HORSE RACING TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL RELEASED A study released yesterday by the Saturday, Gulfstream Park California Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Gil $200,000 Fountain of Youth S., 3yo, 8.5f Associati?n ~oncluded that the horse racing industry PP Horse Trainer Jockey Wt. has ~ maJor impact on the economy of California, 1 Ride The Rails Bracken Day 11 7 creating 28,200 full-time equivalent jobs and $1.65 2a Crary Zito Bailey 11 2 billion in total expenditures during 1992. The study, 3 Halo's Image Alter Penna 114 prepared by Thalheimer Research Associates of 4a Go For Gin Zito Bailey 11 9 Lexington, Kentucky, measured racing's effect in 5 Holy Bull Croll Smith 11 9 1992 on jobs, revenue and taxes, among other areas. 6 You And I Hough Sellers 117 The study found that in 1992, total federal, state and 7b Warm Wayne Nobles Douglas 112 local taxes generated by the industry were estimated 8b Dehere Nobles Perret 119 to be $246.4 million. The Thoroughbred sector of the The journey to the Triple Crown begins in earnest industry paid a high percentage of that tax; in '92, with the much-awaited rematch of Holy Bull (Great the share of wagering which went to the government Above) and Dehere (Deputy Minister), but the pair from Thoroughbred race meets was 25.4 percent, may not meet if Mother Nature doesn't cooperate. almost twice that of non-Thoroughbred meets ( 13 The undefeated Holy Bull was made the early favorite percent). Research consisted of random samples of at 9-5; the grey had his final work for the race yester­ California race horses by breed, including Thorough­ day at Gulfstream, going a half-mile in :49 over a bred, Quarter Horse, Standardbred, Appaloosa and sloppy track. "It is a pleasure to have a horse like Arabian. Said CHBPA President Chris Clark, "We this," said trainer Jimmy Croll. "Most trainers are need to have this kind of study to take to Sacramen­ praying for rain or praying it won't rain; my horse will to, to show the legislature how important this indus­ run on anything." Dehere had been scheduled to try is to the overall state of the economy." breeze at Palm Beach Downs, but did not train due to the track condition; trainer Reynaldo Nobles has said QUEST FOR FAME'S FIRST FOAL Quest For he will scratch the champion if the track is muddy or Fame (Rainbow Quest), a GI winner in England and sloppy Saturday. "I don't think Dehere likes the North America and winner of $1.8 million, became a mud," he said. "I have to give him the best of it. If f~ther for the first time yesterday when Prospect this were the Kentucky Derby, I would have to run. Digger (Mr. Prospector) produced his first foal. The This is just the beginning. It is still early in the year." filly was born at Airdrie Stud in Midway, Kentucky; Preview cont. p2 Quest For Fame, the 1990 Epsom Derby victor, stands at Gainesway Farm in Lexington. © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This News cont. p2 newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copyright WEEKEND PREVIEW ...... p1-2 owner, Media Vista. Information as to the races, race results and NEWS CONT. p2 earnings was obtained from results charts pub­ lished in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith RACING REPORTS ........ p2-3 with the permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 2-18-94 News cont. MAKE THAT A DOUBLE FOR BENGAL BAY F•L•O•R•I•D• A Barry Abrams, a former standardbred trainer, is giving REPORT serious consideration to running Bengal Bay (Wood­ man) twice this weekend--the five-year-old will be entered in both the five-and-a-half furlong El Conejo Yesterday's Results: H. on the dirt Saturday and the mile-and-a-half San Luis Obispo H. on the Santa Anita turf Monday. 8th-GP, $42,800 Alw., f/m, 4/up, 6.5f, 1 :17 1 /5, sy. 1-FAMILY ENTERPRIZE (f, 4, Tri Jet--Lady Noble, by Abrams ran the Kentucky-bred three times in nine days in Dec.; he was fourth Dec. 11 and 15, and won His Majesty). 0/B-Two Sisters Stable (Fl.). T-Joseph Pierce, Jr. Dec. 19. Bengal Bay won his last two starts, which were only a week apart, Jan. 30 and Feb. 5. "He's a 2-Subtle Dancer (Crafty Prospector--Agony) 3-0h Niner (Forty Niner--Favorable Review) big, strong horse and it's not going to bother him, n said the trainer. "But I'm not going to run just to get Idle since finishing 7th in the Blue Sparkler S. (Mth) last Aug., FAMILY ENTERPRIZE, went almost a check. I'm running to win. n wire-to-wire to win by 1 3/4 over Subtle Dancer, SW of over $300,000. The winner of the GI Spinaway S. GRAND NATIONAL FAVORITE WINS Double (Sar) as a 2yo, she was briefly challenged by odds-on Silk (Dubassoff), one of the early favorites for the '94 favorite Classy Mirage (Storm Bird), a G2-wnr of 5 of Grand National, put on a devastating performance at 6 starts last year who faded to 5th. Winner's new Sandown Thursday, winning a two-and-a-half mile bank is $290,292; stats at 16-6-4-1. steeplechase by 25 lengths. Owner/trainer Reg Wilkins had considered starting the jumper in the 7th-GP, $26,000 Alw., f/m, 4yo/up, 7f, 1 :24 1 /5, sy. Cheltenham Gold Cup before the Grand National, but HAPPENCHANCE (f, 4, Alydar--Fate's Reward, by Key has decided instead to point him for the Foxhunters' to the Mint) pressed the pace throughout and scored Chase, a race he won last year. "The Gold Cup might a 5-length triumph. Never worse than 2nd in 4 starts, take the edge off him and I want him spot on for she pushes earnings to $39,010. Aintree," said Wilkins, whose 'chaser is now top price 0/B-Hickory Tree Farm/Stable (Va.). T-Bill Mott. at 9-1 for the April 9 Grand National. Double Silk will make his next start at Warwick March 3. 9th-GP, $26,000 Alw., 3yo, 7f, 1 :24, sy. FORTY WON (c, 3, Forty Niner--Ruth Pitcher, by Ack Preview cont. Ack), a 1/2-brother to both OUTLAW'S SHAM ($265,300) & COASTAL CONNECTION ($237,747), Saturday, Laurel returned from his 2-length mdn win in seasonal bow Gii $200,000 Barbara Fritchie H., 3yo/up, f&m, 7f and battled Lighting Force (Skip Trial) the entire dis­ PP Horse Trainer Jockey Wt. tance before edging that rival by a nose. Earnings for 1 Winka Hadry No Rider 11 5 the 3-5 choice to $33,284 in 3 starts. 2 Buffels Leatherbury Johnston 115 0-J. C. Spence. 8-J. J. McNaughton (Ky.). 3 lmah DiMauro No Rider 110 T-P. Hauswald. 4a Mixed Appeal Gaudet Salazar 111 5 Lea Carter Turner Pino 11 3 6 Tenacious Tiffany Croll Wilson 112 7 Fleeting Ways Destefano Velazquez 111 8 Sentimentaldiamond Barr Johnston 114 9a Mighty Rose Gaudet Klinger 113 10 Suspect Terrain Garcia Reynolds 112 11 Daimon Jerkens Mojica Jr. 116 Yesterday's Results: 12 Known as Nancy Dilodovico Salazar 106 6th-Aqu, $30,000 Alw., f/m, 4/up, 8.5f, 1 :48 1 /5, ft. Highweight Daimon (Strike Gold) seeks her second 1-NOBLE GIRL (m, 5, Noble Nashua--Optimus Girl, by straight stakes for 1994 after taking the Berlo H. at Roman Reasoning} 0-Eugene Hauman. 8-Carl Lizza, Aqueduct last out; the seven-year-old was on the Jr. (N.Y.). T-Michael Hushion. board in seven of nine last year and has earned 2-Schway Baby Sway (Evzone--Schwaybie's Baby) $216,912. She faces Lakeville Stable's Buffels (Vaal 3-Miss Tandy (Image of Greatness--Tandeleo) Reef), also one-for-one this year with a victory in the Claimed earlier this year, NOBLE GIRL moved into Maryland Racing Writers' H. at Laurel Jan. 30. Train­ contention in the stretch to stick a nose in front of er Jimmy Croll, who saddles Holy Bull in the Fountain Schway Baby Sway at the wire. Record rises to of Youth, will send out Tenacious Tiffany (Star de 39-6-6-6; bankroll to $139,600. Favorite Seattle Naskra) for this race; the filly shipped north from Starlet (Seattle Slew), 1/2 to SEBROF ($242,712, by Gulfstream after finishing a good second in an over­ Bold Forbes) held a brief early lead but finished 7th. night handicap there last time out. New York Report cont. p3 PAGE 3 • IBOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 2-18-94 New York Report cont. 5th-Aqu, $26,000 Alw., 3yo, 6f, 1 :12 2/5, ft. 3rd-SA, $38,000 Clm. ($50-$45,000), 4yo/up, f/m, BOLDLY BRAVE (g, 3, Carr de Naskra--Smart n' Irish, 8f, 1 :35 4/5, ft. by Smarten), SP last year in the Great White Way S. CARTERIZED CRANE (f, 4, Wayne's Crane--Disco (Aqu) and coming off a Clm.