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ALL EYES ON ASCOT HEADLINE p2-3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2002 GOLD CUP LOOKOUT NOTHING BUT FLOWERS As the Oct. 26 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic at Arlington It remains to be seen whether champion Banks Hill Park draws nearer, the prospect of distilling the wide- (GB) (Danehill) will take her place in today’s $750,000 open division down to a handful of favorites starts GI Flower Bowl Invitational at Belmont, but the rest of here, with a solid field of proven performers gathered the field can certainly hold its own. Godolphin has for the $1 million GI Jockey Club Gold Cup this after- shipped in Kazzia (Ger) (Zinaad {GB}), who has accom- noon at Belmont Park. Leading the charge is the newly plished about as much a race- rejuvenated Repent (Louis Quatorze), who was sidelined horse can in five career starts. for 4 1/2 months after hav- The dark brown filly put forth ing a chip removed from his tenacious performances in cap- left front ankle. In his return turing the G1 1000 Guineas and to the track, the dark bay the G1 Oaks, but lost her un- gave Medaglia d’Oro all that beaten record when fourth to he could handle when he Islington (Ire) in the G1 Yorkshire came from 11 lengths back Oaks Aug. 21. “She’s a very tal- to test that foe in the final ented horse and she’s done ev- Kazzia www.godolphin.com stages of the GI Travers S. erything we’ve expected,” said over a sloppy Saratoga oval assistant trainer Tom Albertrani. “She likes to be in Aug. 24, finishing second front. Hopefully, she can dictate the pace.” That may by a half-length under the be easier said than done with England’s Legend (Fr) Repent Horsephotos wire. That performance in- (Lure) in the race. The big bay does her best running on stilled a healthy dose of the front end. Second in this event in 2001, she didn’t confidence in his trainer, Ken McPeek, who asserted, see the track this year until wiring the GIII Modesty H. “He’s like a mailman: he delivers.” Not to be outdone, July 27. She followed that up with a bang-up third-- trainer Bobby Frankel sends two to the Gold Cup--Mil- beaten a length by Golden Apples (Ire) and Astra--in the waukee Brew (Wild Again), who comes off a game GI Beverly D. Aug. 17, a race she captured last year. third-place effort in the GI Pacific Classic, and Lido Trainer Bobby Frankel sends out a tough pair in Starine Palace (Rich Man’s Gold), whose winning performance (Fr) (Mendocino) and Surya (Unbridled). The former will in the GI Woodward S. over this track Sept. 7 didn’t have the services of John Velazquez if Banks Hill opts necessarily stamp his ticket to Chicago. “He’d probably out due to the rain-softened ground. have to win the Jockey Club Gold Cup to get into the Breeders’ Cup,” said Frankel, whose charge would have Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:43 p.m. EDT to be supplemented $800,000 to start in the Classic. FLOWER BOWL INVITATIONAL-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, Handicappers are sure to be watching the odds on f/m, 1 1/4mT trainer Kiaran McLaughlin’s seven-year-old Abreeze PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS (Danzig). The gelding comes off a flat fourth in the GII 1a Tarfshi (GB) Mtoto (GB) Jarvis 15-1 Kentucky Cup Classic, but loves the off going and may 2 Kazzia (Ger) Zinaad (GB) bin Suroor 8-1 have an uncontested lead over a wet Belmont track, 3 Sunstone (GB) Caerleon Barbara 30-1 where he’s proven he can get it done. 4a Mot Juste (GB) Mtoto (GB) McLaughlin 15-1 Gold Cup field, p2 5 England’s Legend (Fr) Lure Clement 4-1 6 Banks Hill (GB) Danehill Fabre 4-5 THE THOROGRAPH “RACE OF THE WEEK” IS THE... 7 Surya Unbridled Frankel 12-1 GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park 8 Turtle Bow (Fr) Turtle Island (Ire) Rohaut 20-1 For a complete analysis of the race, click here. 9 Starine (Fr) Mendocino Frankel 5-1 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/28/02 • PAGE 2 of 5 P G O L D C U P P P P R E V I E W P Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:16 p.m. EDT Saturday, Ascot, Britain, post time: 4:20 p.m. JOCKEY CLUB GOLD CUP-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 10f QUEEN ELIZABETH II S. (SPONSORED BY PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS NETJETS)-G1, £300,000, 3yo/up, 1mT 1 Harlan’s Holiday Pletcher Velazquez 8-1 SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT (c, 3, Harlan--Christmas in Aiken, by Affirmed) 1 8 Best of the Bests (Ire) Machiavellian bin Suroor 127 2 Puzzlement H Jerkens Samyn 20-1 2 4 Noverre Rahy SCR SCR (c, 3, Pine Bluff--Taine, by Sir Ivor) 3 1 Tillerman (GB) In the Wings (GB) Perrett 127 3 Abreeze McLaughlin Migliore 8-1 4 7 Hawk Wing Woodman A O'Brien 123 (g, 7, Danzig--Priceless Pearl, by Alydar) 5 5 Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Danehill A O'Brien 123 4 Milwaukee Brew Frankel Desormeaux 3-1 6 6 Sholokhov (Ire) Sadler's Wells A O'Brien 123 (h, 5, Wild Again--Ask Anita, by Wolf Power {SAf}) 7 3 Where or When (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Mills 123 5 Evening Attire Kelly Bridgmohan 5-1 8 2 Gossamer (GB) Sadler's Wells Cumani 120 (g, 4, Black Tie Affair {Ire}--Concolour, by Our Native) Rock of Gibraltar was on the plane from Ireland with 6 Repent McPeek Prado 7-2 Hawk Wing, but it is highly unlikely that both colts will (c, 3, Louis Quatorze--Baby Grace {Arg}, by Cipayo) line up in this event. Yesterday’s ground reports sug- 7 Nothing Flat Zito Santos 20-1 gested that the official label of good-to-firm was far (c, 3, Peaks and Valleys--Her Decision, by Judger) from the truth, so it seems that the “Rock” will repre- 8 Lido Palace (Chi) Frankel Chavez 5-2 sent the stable. Aidan O’Brien’s record-breaking colt (Rich Man’s Gold--Sonada {Chi}, by Quick Decision) has shown he can run on any surface, but he is particu- Harlan’s Holiday (Harlan), who was under the care of larly adept at handling ground that causes others to the aforementioned McPeek before finishing fourth in falter. He encountered soft ground when taking the G1 the GI Preakness, returned from a 3 1/2-month respite Grand Criterium at Longchamp last October and again to win easily for new trainer Todd Pletcher over a wet- when turning the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas into a proces- fast track in the GIII Pennsylvania Derby Sept. 2. He sion at The Curragh May 26. Ground conditions were was scratched out of Friday night’s GII Pegasus H. also on the easier side when he beat Banks Hill (GB) by across the river at the Meadowlands. a half-length in the G1Prix du Moulin de Longchamp last time Sept. 8. That victory proved a landmark, as he GOLD CUP HISTORY - 3-YEAR-OLD WINNERS beat Mill Reef’s record of six consecutive Group 1 wins, 1960-Present a mark that had stood for 30 years. If the ground is 2000 Albert the Great considered suitable for Hawk Wing, he can be expected 1996 Skip Away to have improved from his last effort, a short-head 1993 Miner’s Mark defeat by Grandera (Ire) in the G1 Irish Champion S. at 1989 Easy Goer Leopardstown Sept. 7. But he needs a quick surface, 1983 Slew o’ Gold which he had when breaking the seven-furlong track 1980 Temperence Hill record in the G1 National S. at The Curragh last Sep- 1976 Great Contractor tember. Best of the Bests finished a neck behind Hawk 1969 Arts and Letters Wing when third in the 10-furlong Irish Champion, but 1967 Damascus drops back to a mile here. Godolphin’s runner was third 1966 Buckpasser to Observatory in this race two years ago, but has 1960 Kelso subsequently shown his best form at a longer trip. Nevertheless, a reproduction of his respectable third placing behind Banks Hill (GB) in the G1 Prix Jacques le RACES OF THE WEEK Marois Aug. 18 would see him pose the biggest threat to the favourite. His jockey, Frankie Dettori, has won GI Flower Bowl H. this three times--with Markofdistinction (GB) in 1990, GI Jockey Club Gold Cup Mark of Esteem (Ire) in 1996 and Dubai Millennium (GB) For the TDN Races of the Week PPs, click here. in 1999--will attempt to stretch Hawk Wing as Jamie Spencer did at Leopardstown. Noverre Scratched, p5 www.darleyatjonabell.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/28/02 • PAGE 3 of 5 Saturday, Ascot, Britain, post time: 2:35 p.m. Saturday, Ascot, Britain, post time: 3:05 p.m. MEON VALLEY STUD FILLIES' MILE-G1, £200,000, BRUNSWICK DIADEM S.-G2, £100,000, 3yo/up, 6fT 2yo, f, 1mT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER 1 4 Malhub Kingmambo Gosden 132 1 6 Air Adair Storm Cat Gosden 2 1 Bahamian Pirate Housebuster Nicholls 126 2 1 Approach (GB) Darshaan (GB) Prescott 3 7 Crystal Castle Gilded Time Hammond 126 3 8 Casual Look Red Ransom I Balding 4 5 El Gran Lode (Arg) Lode Lowther 126 4 3 Hold To Ransom Red Ransom E Dunlop 5 3 Sartorial (Ire) Elbio (GB) Makin 126 5 4 Huja (Ire) Alzao Stoute 6 8 Three Points (GB) Bering (GB) bin Suroor 126 6 2 Oblige (GB) Robellino I Balding 7 10 Acclamation (GB) Royal Applause (GB) Cottrell 124 7 9 Rainbow Queen (GB) Rainbow Quest Stoute 8 6 Polar Way (GB) Polar Falcon Perrett 124 8 5 Reach For The Moon Pulpit A O'Brien 9 9 Twilight Blues (Ire) Bluebird Meehan 124 9 10 Soviet Song (Ire) Marju (Ire) Fanshawe 10 11 Chercheuse Seeking The Gold Pantall 123 10 7 Summitville (GB) Grand Lodge Given 11 2 Vita Spericolata (Ire) Prince Sabo (GB) Wainwright 123 All carry 122 pounds.