The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information. please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~~~RE DM SUNDAY, MAY 12,1996 WeEeEeKeEeNeD RESULTS ARLINGTON INTERNATIONAL OPENS TODAY Saturday, Pimlico The 1996 Arlington International meet gets underway PIMLICO SPECIAL-GI, $582,000, PIM, 5-11 F 4yo/up, this afternoon, showcasing "fan-friendly" improve­ 1 3/16m, 1:54 2/5, my. ments, a new race caller and a stakes schedule worth 1--STAR STANDARD, 111, c, 4, Risen Star--Hoist more than $6 million. Arlington's '96 season will intro­ Emy's Flag (SW, $189(580), by Hoist the Flag. duce the Arlington Passport, a visitor's guide to the ($36,000 yrl '93 KEESEP). a-Condren William & track; a racing program just for newcomers; an indus­ Cornacchia Joseph; B-Highclere, Inc & Louie Roussel try information center to promote handicapping, horse III (KY); T-Nicholas P lito; J-P Day; $360,000. ownership, breeding and group events at the track; Lifetime Record: 24-7-4-3, $1,121,512. 2--Key of Luck, 120, h, 5, Chief's Crown--Balbonella BCTV, an in-house TV channel with features on racing (Fr), by Gay Mecene. a-Saeed bin Maktoum al personalities, terminology, equipment, handicapping Maktoum; B-Gainsborough Farm, Inc (KY); $120,000. and betting, and promotions; and the Gold Club, an 3--GerL 118, c, 4, Theatrical (lre}--Garimpeiro, by Mr. invitation-only club for Arlington's best customers. Prospector. alB-Paulson Allen E (KY); $66,000. Australian Michael Wrona, who began his announcing Margins: 3/4, 7, 9. Odds: 5.70, 2.70,0.80. career just outside his native Brisbane 11 years ago Also Ran: Wekiva Springs. and made his U.S. debut in 1990, takes over the mi­ Sent off the longest shot on the board despite a sharp crophone; he will have 36 stakes races to call, high­ second-place finish in the GI Gulfstream Park H. two lighted by the International Festival of Racing August starts back and the fact that he was getting seven-to­ 24 and 25--six stakes worth $2.35 million, including nine pounds from his three rivals, Star Standard used his the GI Beverly D., GI Secretariat S. and GI Arlington speed to good advantage and led the short field from Million. Arlington also unveils SummerFest this year gate to wire under jockey Pat Day. Pressed by Dubai with three graded stakes on the card July 21--the shipper Key Of Luck throughout, the four-year-old edged Laurance Armour, Equipoise Mile and American Derby. away on the far turn and had enough left in the tank The 1 34-day Arlington meet runs through October 13 down the lane to hold the runner-up safe. Key Of Luck, with live racing Wednesdays through Mondays; post who impressed with a 20-length win on the Dubai World time is set for 1 p.m. every day except Friday, when Cup undercard March 27, continued on gamely for the the first race goes off at 3 p.m. place. The Bill Mott-trained duo of Geri and WEKIVA SPRINGSJRunaway Groom) raced as a team down the BELMONT PARK PURSES RAISED Beginning this backstretch and looked to make a bid at the leaders as Wednesday, May 15, purses at Belmont Park will in­ they headed into the final bend, but the front-runners crease between four to five percent. New York Racing were able to open up on the crowd's first and third Association Chairman and President Kenny Noe, Jr. choices, respectively, once again, and the pair finished stated, "The efforts of Governor George Pataki, Senate well back, settling for the minor awards. Winning trainer Nick lito told ABC's Jim McKay that the l\IIassa­ Majority Leader Joe Bruno and Assembly Speaker chusetts H. at Suffolk Downs June 1 could be next for Sheldon Silver have allowed (Belmont Racing Secre­ his colt. "We'll have to sit down with the owners and tary) Mike Lakow to raise purses. The legislation try and figure it out," said lito. "Maybe we'll go up to passed last year with their backing provided help that the MassCap and run second to Cigar again." Star Stan­ the racing industry needed. Racing owes them and dard was runner-up to last year's Horse of the Year in their staffs a debt of gratitude." According to Lakow, the '95 GI Woodward. the increases will effect all overnight purses, with money allowance races going up $2,000, and other allowances, maiden special weight races and claiming WEEKEND RESULTS ........... p1-3 events for tags of more than $50,000 going up NEWS CONTINUED ............ p2 $1,500; claiming races for $25,000 to $50,000 will be WEEKEND PREVIEW . .. p3 raised $1,000, and those for less than $25,000 will -rJ) RACING REPORTS ............ p3-6 increase $ 500. Z TOTAL PAGES ................. 9 News cant. p2 - .PAGE 1.. THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 5-12-96 News cant. Weekend Results cant. EPSOM DERBY ENTRY UP FOR DISCUSSION Saturday, Sportsman's Park Representatives of the British Horseracing Board and the ILLINOIS DERBY-GIL $500,000, SPT, 5-11, 3yo, 1 National Trainers' Federation are to meet Wednesday to 118m, 1:48 3/5 (ESR), ft. discuss possible changes to entry regulations for the 1--#@NATURAL SELECTION, 114, c, 3, Slew City Vodafone Epsom Derby. The current rules have come Slew--Missadoon (MSP, $131,270), by Matsadoon. under fire recently after a series of the Classic Trials ($60,000 yrl '94 KEESEP). O-Buckram Oak Farm; --including the European Free H., the Chester Vase and B-Mulholland Bros (KY); T-Mohammed Moubarak; J-R the Dee S.--were won by colts not eligible for Epsom's P Romero; $300,000. Lifetime Record: 8-2-2-3, June 8 Classic. The last-named contest was especially $342,640. significant, because it was collected in 1995 by subse­ 2--EI Amante, 124, c, 3, Wild Again--Forli's Angel, by quent multiple Group event hero Pentire (GB) (Be My Broadway Forli. O-Smith J & Snowden D & Straus J; Guest), whose Newmarket trainer Geoff Wragg has B-Straus-Medina Ranch (KY); $100,000. suggested a very late supplementary stage should be 3--lrish Conquest, 114, c, 3, Conquistador Cielo--Irish made available at around £50,000 ($76,000). Pentire Colors, by Hoist the Flag. ($43,000 wing '93 was never given an Epsom entry and this season's Dee KEENOV; $65,000 yrl '94 KEESEP). O-Buckram Oak S. winner, Wragg's Prize Giving (GB) (Most Welcome Farm; B-Floyd William (KY); $55,000. {GB}}, was withdrawn at an early forfeit stage. Both Margins: 4, 3HF, HF. Odds: 6.50, 1.40, 6.50. colts would certainly have added spice to any Derby. Also Ran: Instant Friendship, Run David Run, Honor the Paul Greeves, BHB director of racing, stated: "If the NTF Time, Connecting Terms, Bold Lachee, Laffer, Davor, believes there is need for change then, hopefully, we Never to Squander, Swords' Point, Stalwart Member. can find a new entry system." Officials from Epsom are Natural Selection, third in the Tampa Bay Derby in his also expected to attend the talks, but they believe any last start Mar. 24, had only visited the winner's circle late supplementary entry fee would need to be set at once before, after his maiden-breaking win at £100,000 ($152,000) and are adamant that no changes Gulfstream Jan. 3. The colt set all the fractions over the can be made before the 1998 renewal. speed-favoring surface and easily pulled away from a midstretch challenge by EI Amante for a stakes record­ ANTILASSA NAMED NEW YORK'S equalling performance which gave trainer Mohammed BROODMARE OF THE YEAR A panel of members Moubarak his first American graded stakes triumph. of New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. have voted Stablemate Irish Conquest finished third. The Belmont S. Antilassa (Anticipating) New York's 1995 Broodmare of June 8 could be next for the winner. the Year. The 19-year-old mare was represented last season by multiple-stakes winner Lottsa Talc, who was Saturday, Belmont Park honored as the 1995 New York-bred champion sprinter WITHERS S.-GII, $110,200, BEL, 5-11, 3yo, 1m, 1:35, and champion older mare; KCV Stable's Antilassa also ft. produced the 1990 New York-bred champion sprinter 1--APPEALING SKIER, 123, c, 3, Baldski--Jealous Appealing Guy. The NYTB panel consisted of Vivien Appeal, by Valid Appeal. ($100,000 yrl '94 Mailoy, Sunny Westerman, Anne McMahon, Kate OBSAUG). O-New Farm; B-Mangurian Harry T Jr (FL); O'Connell and William Gibson. T-Benjamin W Perkins; J-R Wilson; $66,120. Lifetime Record: 9-5-1-0, $253,540. *Full to Miss Jealski, ROBERT LEWIS JOINS TOC BOARD Thorough­ MSW, $651,795; % to Jealous Crusader (Crusader bred Owners of California has announced the addition of Sword), GSP, $118,690. Robert Lewis to its Board of Directors. Lewis was nomi­ 2--Jamie&·First Punch, 123, c, 3, Fit to Fight--Stedes nated by Chairman Ed Friendly and his appointment was Wonder, by Native Royalty. ($25,000 yrl '94 approved during the TOC's monthly Board meeting May KEESEP). O-Zimpom Stable; B-John & Joe Mulholland, 9. Lewis and his wife, Beverly, first ventured into Thor­ Jr, et al (KY); $22,040. oughbred ownership with partner Arthur Straub before 3--Roar, 123, c, 3, Forty Niner--Wild Applause, by purchasing horses on their own in 1990; they have Northern Dancer. O/B-Claiborne Farm & Dilschneider since campaigned two champions--Serena's Song, who Adele (KY); $12,122.