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S•T•A•K•E•S PREVIEW MEADOW MONSTER TO ST AND AT HILL 'N' Today, York, England DALE GSW Meadow Monster (Meadowlake), a winner JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL S.-G1, $405,976a, of 11 of his 24 career starts and $496,916, will stand 3yo/up, 1 Of 85ydsT at Hill 'n' Dale Farm in Lexington, Kentucky for the PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. 1998 breeding season. The six-year-old, who was sec 1 Desert King (Ire) A P O'Brien Kinane 123 ond in the Suffolk Downs Breeders' Cup H. May 31 in 2 Singspiel (Ire) M R Stoute Dettori 131 his lone start this year, has been bothered by foot prob 3 Benny The Dip J H M Gosden Ryan 1 23 lems but is being pointed to the Breeders' Cup. "He has 4 Basra Sham H R A Cecil Eddery 1 28 been troubled by a quarter crack for half the year, but I Sires: Desert King (Ire) (Danehill), Singspiel (Ire) (In The think we're on track for the Breeders' Cup Sprint," said Wings {GB}), Benny The Dip (Silver Hawk), Basra Sham his trainer, Ben Perkins, Sr. The Kentucky-bred won four (Woodman). of his six starts in 1996, including the Gii General This is the best all-age contest of the European sea George H. at Laurel. son to date, with Epsom Derby winner Benny The Dip and dual Irish Classic winner Desert King taking on FANS SPEAK OUT AT KENTUCKY FORUM Ken champion older filly Basra Sham and the leading Euro tucky Thoroughbred Media, in conjunction with the pean all-time money-earner Singspiel. Both older horses United Thoroughbred Trainers of America's The Back reappear after defeats. Singspiel, first in the G1 Coro stretch magazine, will give racing fans a chance to have nation Cup at Epsom June 6, finished only fourth in their say at a public forum to discuss the pros and cons the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. at of offering alternative forms of gaming at Kentucky Ascot July 26 last time he ran. Basra Sham, winner of racetracks. The forum is scheduled for Saturday, Sep the G2 Prince Of Wales S. at Ascot June 17, was third tember 6, from 4-6 p.m. in the Sales Pavilion at in the controversial G 1 Coral-Eclipse S. at Sandown Keeneland Race Course in Lexington. A panel including July 5, but her rider Kieren Fallon was blamed for that handicapper and author Steve Davidowitz, Keeneland defeat and subsequently lost the mount to Pat Eddery. President and CEO William Greely, Churchill President Benny The Dip won the G2 Dante S. over this track and CEO Thomas Meeker and Ellis Park Executive Vice and distance prior to his Epsom Derby score, then ran President and General Manager Richard Schnaars will what may have been the best race of his life when offer insight and answer questions, but the focus of the runner-up to Pilsudski (Ire) in the Coral-Eclipse. Desert discussion will be the opinions of the fans. King, winner of both the Irish 2000 Guineas May 25 and Budweiser Irish Derby June 29, may be a bad traveller. He failed to fire on both previous visits to STAKES PREVIEW . p1-2 England, finishing fourth in the G 1 St. James's Palace S. at Ascot June 17. Bookmakers Ladbrokes have RACING REPORTS ............ p2-5 Basra Sham at even-money, Singspiel at 2-1, Benny The Dip at 5-1 and Desert King at 6-1 . TOTAL PAGES ................. 6 Today, York, England GREAT VOL TIGEUR S.-G2, $113,673a, 3yo, c/g, 1 1 /2mT PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. STAKES CLOSINGS • 1 Apprehension (GB) Loder Cochrane 121 TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20: • 1 8-24 $400,000 Secretariat-GI, AP, 3yo, 10fT I 2 Silver Patriarch (Ire) Dunlop Eddery 121 ($20,000s) 3 Stowaway (GB) Bin Suroor Dettori 121 8-30 $250,000 Del Mar H.-Gll, Dmr, 3yo/up, 4 Garuda (Ire) Dunlop Reid 1 21 11fT ($250) 5 Kingfisher Mill J Cecil Kinane 1 24 8-31 $300,000 Chula Vista H.-Gll, Dmr, 3yo/UJJ, t/m, Sires: Apprehension (GB) (In The Wings {GB}), Silver 8.5f ($300) Patriarch (Saddlers' Hall {Ire}), Stowaway (GB} (Slip 8-31 $200,000 Gardenia-GI/I, EIP, 3yo/up, f/m, 9f ($150) Anchor {GB}), Garuda (Ire) (Danehill), Kingfisher Mill 9-1 $300,000 Del Mar Derby-GI/, Dmr, 3yo, 9fT ($300) (Riverman). PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 8-19-97 Great Voltigeur S. cont. 7th-SAR, $50,000, Alw, 3yo/up, 1 1 /Sm, 1 :49 2/5, ft. Silver Patriarch, winner of the G3 Lingfield Derby Trial 1--REGAL DISCOVERY, 116, h, 5, Regal Classic--Royal in May and then short-headed by Benny The Dip in the Discovery (GSP, $208,469), by Tom Tulle. 0-No 1 Vodafone Epsom Derby June 7, is on a recovery mission Stable; B-Scott C G (CAN); T-Roger L Attfield. after his poor showing behind Desert King (Ire) in the Lifetime Record: SW, 22-5-3-4, $640,540. Budweiser Irish Derby June 29. Normally a late closer, 2--Mack's Oscar, 116, c, 4, Academy Award--Roberto the colt disputed the pace at The Curragh and had noth Belle, by Roberto. ing left for the finish. His stable this time runs a pace 3--Admiralty, 120, h, 5, Strawberry Road (Aus)- maker in Garuda. The improving Stowaway was an Savannah Slew, by Seattle Slew. 11th-hour absentee from the Epsom Derby due to injury Margins: 2 3/4, NK, 1. Odds: 10.30, 9.40, 3.65. and was off the track until winning the G3 Gordon S. at Regal Discovery, winner of the 1995 Queen's Plate, Goodwood July 29. was most recently third in the Giii Dominion Day H. at Woodbine July 1. Making his first start at Saratoga, he Today, York, England closed from off-the-pace to post a mild upset. Favored WEATHERBYS INSURANCE LONSDALE S.-G3, EDITOR'S NOTE (Forty Niner), fifth in the GI Whitney H. $64,956a, 3yo/up, 2m last out, was up close early but tired to be sixth, run The field, in post position order, is: Samraan (Green ning his career record at The Spa to O-for-6. Dancer), Dettori, 127; Corradini (GB) (Rainbow Quest), Fallon, 127; Celeric (GB} (Mtoto {GB}), Eddery, 136; 6th-SAR, $45,000, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 9fT, 1 :48, gd. Double Eclipse (Ire} (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}), Roberts, 127; COLCON (f, 4, Pleasant Colony--Continental Girl {SW, Windsor Castle (GB) (Generous {Ire}), No Rider, 116; $120,820}, by Transworld), second in her last two--turf and Election Day (Ire} (Sadler's Wells), Kinane, 127. allowances at Churchill Downs and Saratoga--made it to the winner's circle here, rallying from last-to-first to win by two lengths as the 6-5 bettors' choice. She is 1 /2 to NEW YORK Flying Continental (MGI, $1,815,938, by Flying Paster). • • Lifetime Record: 12-4-2-0, $128,338. Yesterday's Results: 0-A Putsch. B-Elmendorf Farm, Inc (KY). T-W I Mott. GLAMOURS., $50,925, SAR, 8-18, 3yo, f, 6 1 /2f, 1 :16 3/5, ft. 4th-SAR, $41,000, Alw, 3yo, f, 1 1 /Sm, 1 :52, ft. 1--#ALDIZA, 117, f, 3, Storm Cat--Aishah (Gil, ROYAL INDY (f, 3, A.P. lndy--On to Royalty {MGSW, $169,340), by Alydar. 0-Alexander Helen C & Groves $318,539}, by On to Glory), a maiden winner at Helen K; B-Alexander-Groves-Matz (KY); T-Claude Gulfstream in January, was off for nearly six months McGaughey Ill; J-S J Sellers; $31, 500. Lifetime before returning to take a sprint allowance at Belmont Record: MGISP, 9-4-3-2, $197 ,244. * 1 /2 to Elajjud July 10. Second trying two turns for the first time in her (GSP, $169,034, by Dayjur). latest July 26 over this track, the bay was 3-5 off the 2--City Band, 120, f, 3, Carson City--Wedding Band, by effort. The 1 /2 to Preakness winner Louis Quatorze Mighty Appealing. ($42,000 wing '94 KEENOV; (Sovereign Dancer), GISW, $2,054,434, pressed the $170,000 yrl '95 KEEJUL). 0-0verbrook Farm. pace to the far turn, swept to the lead at the head of $10,500. the lane and drew off to win by 4 1 /4 lengths. Lifetime 3--Silent City, 117, f, 3, Carson City--Taisez Vous, by Record: 6-3-1-1, $73,740. Silent Screen. ($47,000 wing '94 KEENOV; $100,000 0/B-Hofmann Georgia E (KY). T-H Allen Jerkens. yrl '95 KEESEP). 0-Mutual Share Stable. $5, 775. Margins: 1 1 /4, 7HF, 4. Odds: 1 .45, 1 .85, 1 .80. 5th-SAR, $37,000, Alw, 3yo/up, 6 1 /2f, 1: 16 3/5, ft. Aldiza was sent off the 7-5 favorite here after finish RAPID ROBYN (c, 3, Robyn Dancer--Spotty Hot, by Lord ing second in the GI Test S. in her last outing July 26. Rebeau) was making his first start since running eighth The chestnut filly raced third in the short four-horse field in the mud in last year's Giii Sanford S. July 26, 1996. early, then rallied in the stretch for her first stakes vic Sporting several bullet works for his return, the bay tory. raced head-and-head with DANCING OUTLAW (Wild Again) (5th) for a half-mile, put that rival away on the A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will indicate far turn and flew under the wire 4 1 /2 lengths in front first-time graded stakes-winners, a + will denote winners who of the field.