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W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS REAL QUIET OUT OF HASKELL; OUT Saturday, Saratoga TEST S.-GI, $200,000, SAR, 8-1, 3yo, f, 7f, 1 :23, ft. FOR THE YEAR? Kentucky Derby and Preakness 1--JERSEY GIRL, 123, f, 3, Belong to Me--Miss Bold winner Real Quiet (Quiet American) will not make the Appeal, by Valid Appeal. ($220,000 2yo 1997 $1 million GI Buick Haskell Invitational at Monmouth FTFFEB). 0-Ackerley Brothers Farm; B-Fehsenfeld Mac Park August 9 and trainer Bob Baffert said yesterday (NJ); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-M E Smith; $120,000. it is likely the colt will be out for the rest of the year Lifetime Record: 11-9-1-0, $571,137. after coming out of a work at Del Mar Wednesday 2--Brave Deed, 114, f, 3, Alydeed--First Stand, by Big with sore stifles. The three-year-old also missed a Spruce. ($45,000 yrl '96 OBSAUG). 0-Roberts Bea & start in the July 1 9 Gii Swaps S. at Hollywood Park Robert H; 8-Alexandra Brancato & Pat Sengupta (KY); because of hind end problems. "It's not too bad," said $40,000. Baffert yesterday. "His stifles are a little sore. I think 3--Catinca, 114, f, 3, Storm Cat--lnca Legacy, by he aggravated them a little bit (in the breeze). We Saratoga Six. ($295,000 yrl '96 KEEJUL; $725,000 noticed it (Friday). He jogged, and his rider said he 2yo 1997 BESMAR). 0-Waxman Robert; B-Whitney C took awhile to warm up and was stiff in back. He'll be V Mrs (KY); $22,000. Margins: ' , HD, 6HF. Odds: 1.15, 19.80, 31.50. fine, but I just don't feel like he is 100 percent. We'll Also Ran: Sister Act, Brulay, Liable, Comin to the Party, back off him, rest him for 60 days. He needs time off Star of Br adway, Hurricane Bertie, Storm Beauty. to heal." With Real Quiet's defection, horsemen who DNF: San aria. had said no to the Haskell are taking a second look at Undefeated in six starts since finishing fifth in last the race. "Wayne (Lukas) called this morning," said July's GI Schuylerville S. over this track, Jersey Girl Monmouth Vice President Bob Kulina. "He said Grand stretche out to take the first two legs of New York's Slam (Gone West) is doing great, training like he did Triple Ti~ra, the one-mile GI Acorn June 7 and the as a two-year-old. He told us 'don't count me out.' 1 1 /8-mile GI Mother Goose June 27, but was drop He's very interested; I think we have a good shot to ping back to a sprint on her return to Saratoga. Sent see Grand Slam. He'd be a great addition. We've got off at ev n-money, the Jersey-bred filly was ninth calls into everybody who is still alive. Everybody has after a q arter, but came four-wide around the final got the word (about Real Quiet), and they may reas bend to ake the lead in the stretch and then held sess their plans.'" Kulina said Swaps winner Old longshot Brave Deed and Catinca safe to the wire. "I Trieste (A.P. Indy) and '97 Horse of the Year Favorite don't thi k it was in our plans to be that far back Trick (Phone Trick) are also possible for the race. early in t e race," said winning trainer Todd Pletcher. "She wa so wide, I couldn't see her and I was con cerned. hen she made her move and it seemed like RACING ON TV THIS she was handling the track, but you could also tell WEEKEND: [] she was struggling with it." Jockey Mike Smith con firmed t e trouble, saying, "She didn't handle the Arli$$ - trainer Bob Baffert appears on tonight's episode racetrac too well, but she just kept trying and trying. - HBO, 9:30 p.m. She nev r threw in the towel. I think she showed she has a tr mendous heart." Pletcher said the GI Gazelle H. at Belmont September 12 would be next. Second choice B ULAY (Rubiano) stumbled at the break, STAKES CLOSINGS rushed up to contest the pace, then weakened and finished ifth. SANT ARIA (Star de Naskra) trailed early TODAY, SUNDAY, AUGUST 2: 8-16 $300,000 Breeders'-G/C, Wo, (S), 3yo, and was pulled up in the stretch. 12fT, ($1,000) • Weekend Results cont. p2 PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 8-2-98 Saturday, Del Mar Nassau S. cont. RAMONA H.-GI, $300,000, DMR, 8-1, 3yo/up, f/m, Winning for the fourth straight occasion and taking 1 1 /8mT, 1 :47 2/5 (NSR), fm. her lifetime record to four wins from six starts, the 1--#@SEE YOU SOON (FR), 114, f, 4, Kaldoun (Fr}- consistent Alborada (GB), having won her second Group Source D'Orezza (Fr), by Akarad (Fr). 0-C Kenis; B-M 2 event here, will now be aimed at one level higher. Wattinne & Fils SNC (Fr); T-R Frankel; J-C S Nakatani; Breaking her maiden last September and then winning $180,000. Lifetime Record: 10-4-2-1, $276,823. the G3 C. L. Weld S. at The Curragh in Ireland in Octo 2--Sonja's Faith (Ire), 113, f, 4, Sharp Victor--Good ber when she beat subsequent Oaks winners Winona Faith Woman, by Syncopate. O/B-Malmuth Marvin (Ire) and Shahtoush (Ire), the homebred filly opened her (Ire); $60,000. account this season when returning to the same track 3--Fiji !GB), 125, f, 4, Rainbow Quest--lsland Jamboree, June 27 to capture the G2 Independent Newspapers by Explodent. 0-Salman H R H Prince Fahd; Pretty Polly S. over this trip. Pursuing the slow pace set B-Newgate Stud Co (GB); $36,000. by Digitalize, Alborada only made her move at the eighth Margins: HF, 5HF, 1 1 /4. Odds: 13.70, 18.90, 0.40. pole, battling on gamely to overpower the leader close Also Ran: Sixy Saint, Angel Face, Different (Arg), to home. "This filly is closely related to Last Second Squeak (GB), Miss Universal (Ire). Ser: Call Me (GB). (Ire), who won this race for me two years ago" said Third, beaten only a half-length, in her second U.S. trainer Siri Mark Prescott. "The family has been good to start, the GI Del Mar Oaks last August, See You Soon me and ttj (owner) Miss Rausing. It's a lovely family. (Fr) was then off for nearly nine months before coming Alborada pas now a Group 3 and two Group 2s, so Miss back to win a Hollywood allowance by five lengths May Rausing ard I are now looking for a Group 1 for her to 25; she finished fifth after a wide trip in the GI Beverly win. I must also pay tribute to my jockey (50-year-old) Hills H. July Overlooked in the betting after that George D~ffield, who seems to get better every year. 4. I effort, the French-bred bay kept the leaders in her sights There's n~ stronger jockey in the final furlong of a through the early going, then drove up to join pacesetter race." Trainer Henry Cecil, who ran Digitalize, Midnight Sonja's Faith (Ire) and prevailed in a hard-fought finish, Line and ~ANTE (GB) (Zafonic), bemoaned the slow setting a stakes record in the process. "I had a great pace of the race. trip," said winning jockey Corey Nakatani, who has taken three of the last four runnings of this race. "My filly ran iike hell. From the eighth pole home, she gave + 1 PREVIEW + me all she had. Good thing she did, too. (Sonja's Faith) ran a great race. I was lucky to catch her. I've been Today, D I Mar lucky in this race." The 2-5 favorite Fiji (GB), beaten EDDIE RE D H.-GI, $300,000, 3yo/up, 1 1 /SmT, post only once in eight previous starts, broke a step slowly time: 5:3 PDT and was caught in traffic at the start, found herself in PP HOR E TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS tight again on the far turn, then came on in the stretch 1 Haw sley Hill (Ire) Drysdale Stevens 5-2 to get third while never threatening the top two. 2 Mage Ian B Cecil Nakatani 3-1 3 Bona artiste (Fr) McAnally Mccarron 6-1 Saturday, Goodwood, England 4 Labe b (GB) Drysdale Desormeaux 2-1 VODAFONE NASSAU S.-G2, $116,447, Goodwood, 5 Sharpe t Image (Ire) Bohannan Ramsammy 20-1 England, 8-1, 3yo/up, f/m, 9f 192ydsT, 2:08.01, gd. 6 Subo dination Sciacca Flores 4-1 1--ALBORADA (GB), 121, f, 3, Alzao--Alouette (GB) Labeeb (GB) (Lear Fan) returned from an eight-month (SW & G1 SP-Ire, SP-Eng), by Darshaan (GB). O/B-K layoff aft r a seventh-place outing in the GI Arlington Rausing; T-Sir Mark Prescott; J-G Duffield; $70,395. Million la t August to win the Giii San Simeon H. in 2--Digitalize, 118, f, 3, Dayjur--Dancer's Candy, by April and the June 14 Gii Shoemaker Breeders' Cup Noble Dancer (GB). ($65,000 yrl '96 KEESEP). 0-S Mile. He eeks his third straight victory here. Subordina Khaled; $25,987. tion (Mt. Livermore), winner of the GI Hollywood Derby 3--Midnight Line, 118, f, 3, Kris S.--Midnight Air, by on the tu f last November, took to the main track to win Green Dancer.