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HEADLINE NEWS HEADLINE 1 page NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2004 SUCCESSFUL APPEAL TO KENTUCKY P R E V I E W Successful Appeal (Valid Appeal--Successful Dancer, P P by Fortunate Prospect), the leading freshman and juve- nile sire of 2004, is being relocated to Walmac Interna- Saturday, Belmont Park tional’s Kentucky nursery for the 2005 breeding sea- BOWLING GREEN H.-GII, $150,000, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT son. The eight-year-old PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT stallion, who stood his first 1 L’Oiseau d’Argent Silver Hawk Migliore 114 three seasons at Walmac 2 B. A. Way Lasting Approval Bridgmohan 113 South/Hartley De Renzo in 3 Gigli (Brz) Clackson (Brz) Chavez 113 Ocala, Florida, is the sire of 4 Vanity Affair Colonial Affair Jara 112 five individual winners, 5 Better Talk Now Talkin Man Santos 115 three of which have al- 6 In Hand Belong to Me Gryder 113 ready won black-type 7 Kicken Kris Kris S. Prado 117 events. He is the first U.S. 8 Thompson Rouge (Ire) Machiavellian Luzzi 113 stallion to ever sire three 9 Host Tabasco Cat Castillo 113 Successful Appeal walmac.com two-year-old stakes win- 10 A to the Z Benchmark Samyn 113 ners prior to June 26. “We 11 Royal Affirmed Affirmed Pezua 110 always believed Successful Appeal would be a superior source of early runners, as he was an exceptional two- Saturday, Maisons-Laffitte, France year-old,” said Walmac Vice President John T.L. Jones PRIX MAURICE DE NIEUIL-G2, i105,000, 4yo/up, III. “But siring more stakes winners at this stage of his 1 3/4mT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT career than Danzig, Storm Cat, Mr. Prospector or Bold 1 3 Risk Seeker (GB) Elmaamul Peslier 128 Ruler places him among the elite.” The dark bay stal- 2 1 Forestier (Fr) Nikos (GB) Lemaire 128 lion, campaigned to graded-stakes victories at two, 3 4 Royal Fantasy (Ger) Monsun (Ger) Mongil 125 three and four by Starview Stables, has been the sub- 4 5 Clear Thinking (GB) Rainbow Quest Soumillon 123 ject of increased interest with each and every success 5 2 Sagittarius (GB) Sadler’s Wells Diaz 123 of his progeny. “We averaged 68 mares annually the first three years we stood him,” said Hartley/De Renzo’s Dean De Renzo. “But nothing quite prepared us A SUCCESSFUL START AT STUD for the onslaught of phone calls once his two-year-olds First-crop stakes winners by Successful Appeal started winning. We fielded 25 or 30 calls a day after Lunarpal (--Quiet Eclipse, by Quiet American) each stakes win.” Successful 1st Bashford Manor S.-GIII, Churchill Downs Appeal’s first crop has been 1st Kentucky BC S.-GIII, Churchill Downs highlighted by Lunarpal, unde- 1st Three Chimneys Juvenile S., Churchill Downs feated and a three-time Punch Appeal (--Okanagan Dawn, by Two Punch) 1st J J’sdream S., Calder stakes winner in four starts Double D Appeal (--Wicked Diablo, by Diablo) for William Heiligbrodt. The 1st Nursery S., Hollywood Park Texas native has the dam of Lunarpal Four Footed Photos Lunarpal, Quiet Eclipse, back in foal to Successful Appeal. The sire of one additional stakes placed runner, Successful Appeal has progeny TDN TODAY earnings to date of $501,727. A stud fee for 2005 has Headline News .................... 1 pages yet to be determined. He stood for $6,000 this year. (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2004 3rd-BEL, $44,000, Msw, 3/up, 1 1/16m, 1:43 1/5, ft. NAVESINK RIVER (c, 3, Unbridled--Sheepscot {SW, $153,446}, by Easy Goer), fifth in his lone start at Saratoga as a two-year-old, returned June 23 to post a similar finish in a seven-furlong test over this surface. H N E W Y O R K H Stretching out a bit in distance, the 5-2 third choice went up to contest the pace from his rail post and Yesterday’s Results: continued on gamely, shaking free from Cartage Agent (Saint Ballado) late for a 2 1/4-length graduation. The 8th-BEL, $45,000, Alw, NW1X, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, winner was a $140,000 KEESEP yearling purchase. 1:44 3/5, ft. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $29,040. FLEET INDIAN (f, 3, Indian Charlie--Hustleeta, by Afleet) O-Char-Mari Stable. B-Hermitage Farm LLC (KY). rattled off three straight victories against New York- T-Todd A Pletcher. breds, breaking her maiden first time out by 8 1/2 lengths Apr. 9, adding a 2 1/4-length victory May 6 and 9th-BEL, $41,000, Msw, (S), 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:06 2/5, ft. romping by 6 1/4 lengths going nine furlongs June 9. +BOLD DECISION (c, 2, Precise End--Houston Tune, by Sent off as the 2-1 second choice, the towering dark Houston) showed some promise in the morning and bay was pressed early by 4-5 Swinging (Wild Again) was the 9-2 third choice for his career opener. The and put that foe away at the head of the lane, only to chestnut overcame an awkward start, ranged up five have Mambo Bell (Kingmambo) come after her. But the wide turning for home and went on to score by 1 1/2 big filly was resolute on the rail, keeping her rival at bay lengths. A $110,000 OBSFEB two-year-old purchase, by a half-length throughout the final furlong. The win- he becomes the first winner for his freshman sire (by ner was a $40,000 FTNAUG yearling and a $230,000 End Sweep), who captured the GIII Bay Shore S. in OBSMAR juvenile. Favored Swinging, a granddaughter 2000. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,600. of Personal Ensign, tired to finish last in the six-horse O-Buckram Oak Farm. B-Sez Who Thoroughbreds (NY). field. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $105,600. T-Laurie Lafavers. O-Stan E Fulton. B-Thomas/Lakin (NY). T-James Toner. H E A S T H STAKES CLOSINGS Wednesday Night’s Results: TOMORROW, SATURDAY, JULY 17: 7th-WOX, $36,800, Alw, NW2L, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 07-28 $150,000 Schuylerville-II, Sar, 2yo, f, 1:23 2/5, gd. 6f (150) LA TRILLIUM (f, 4, Deputy Commander--Tenacite, by 07-29 $150,000 Sanford-II, Sar, 2yo, 6f (150) Seattle Slew) crushed her rivals in her June 19 debut, 07-30 $150,000 Bernard Baruch H.-II, Sar, 3yo/up, 9fT galloping home clear by 11 1/2 lengths, and was the (150) prohibitive 2-5 chalk here. It wasn’t as simple this time, 07-31 $500,000 Diana H.-I, Sar, 3yo/up, f/m, 9fT (500) but the dark bay got the job done, setting a pressured 07-31 $250,000 Test-I, Sar, 3yo, f, 7f (250) 08-01 $250,000 Go For Wand H.-I, Sar, 3yo/up, f/m, 9f pace before denying the persistent Elusive A. C. (Elu- (250) sive Quality) by 3/4 of a length. Lifetime Record: www.stakesdigestweekly.com 2-2-0-0, $57,360. O-Jasmine Stables. B-P Harcourt (KY). T-Paul Nielsen. www.pinoakstud.com TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 7/16/04 • PAGE 2 of 10 East Report cont. Yesterday’s Results: H CENTRAL H De Seroux Duo Due to Return for Preview Day: J “TDN Rising Star” J Ballingarry (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), the two-time defend- 6th-MTH, $37,000, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, :57 4/5, ft. ing champion of the GIII Stars and Stripes Breeders’ +MISS MATCHED, f, 2, by Formal Gold Cup Turf H., and Toasted (Hennessy), recent winner of 1st Dam: Ivory Princess (Ire) (SW, $235,124), the GII Arlington Classic, will make a return trip to by Cure the Blues Chicago July 24. Both horse are owned by 93-year-old 2nd Dam: Ivory Maid, by Sir Ivor Sid Port and trained by Laura de Seroux. Ballingarry will 3rd Dam: My Fair Maid, by Crimson Satan shorten up to 10 furlongs for the GIII Arlington H. while O/B-John Gallo & William Perry (KY). T-William W Toasted will take his chance in the GII American Derby, Perry. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $22,200. *Full to contested over 9 1/2 furlongs. De Seroux was planning Becky In Pink, SW, $123,764. on training the two up to the International Festival of Click for the brisnet.com chart. Racing Aug. 14, but decided to call an audible. “They Miss Matched had posted a pair of solid drills from both took the trip [to Chicago] great and were literally the gate and was the 3-1 second choice to fellow tearing the barn down after they got home,” the condi- firster Andtheliviniseasy (Gone West). Breaking alertly, tioner commented. “So I talked to Mr. Port and we the dark bay shadowed Secret Missile (Golden Missile) decided to try these next two races with them.” from the start, put a head in front at the 3/8-pole and turned on the afterburners, opening up for a 12 1/2- Weld Shooting for Third American Derby: length triumph under little urging from ESPY winner All-time leading Irish trainer Dermot Weld has won Stewart Elliott. Loving Thoughts (Touch Gold) passed the GII American Derby in two of the last four years-- Secret Missile late for second, while the 8-5 with Pine Dance in 2000 and last season with Evolving Andtheliviniseasy never got involved, finishing sixth.