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CHEVALIER TOPS CRITERIUM INT’L HEADLINE ...p2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2002 RECORD HANDLE AT BREEDERS’ CUP 19 “YOURS” TRULY AT THE BIG A Total betting on last Saturday’s 11-race Breeders’ A winner in three of his four previous tries at Aque- Cup program at Arlington Park was an all-time record of duct, I’m All Yours (Belong to Me) will try to take his $116,367,198. The handle easily eclipsed the old mark batting average at the Big A to .800 in today’s GII of $108,603,040, set in 2000 when the event was Knickerbocker H. The late-running New York-bred has held at Churchill Downs, and there is still approximately won two of his six starts $400,000 in wagers yet to be tabulated from several this season, capturing an foreign countries. This year’s handle showed an 11.7 open allowance test at percent increase from 2001. Total handle on the eight Saratoga in July and the Breeders’ Cup races was $108,885,673. “Our fans Ashley T. Cole H. against responded positively to this year’s Breeders’ Cup, as fellow state-breds at evidenced by the resumption of growth in our off-track Belmont Sept. 21. The five- handle and an 18-percent increase in our television year-old gelding’s biggest ratings,” said Breeders’ Cup President and National concern will be the condition Thoroughbred Racing Association Vice Chairman D.G. of the turf. Last time out, on I’m All Yours Adam Coglianese photo Van Clief, Jr. New York topped the U.S. simulcasting a Belmont course labelled jurisdictions, with $13,447,398 wagered on the pro- soft, he could do no better than seventh in the Oct. 19 gram. France led the overseas outlets with a handle of Mohawk H. If the Aqueduct lawn does not dry out by $2,574,656, an increase of 18 percent from 2001. this afternoon, the one to beat will be North East Bound (D’Accord). The six-year-old gelding showed an affinity QUIET RESOLVE RETIRED for a slow course when second by a head in the GII Quiet Resolve (Affirmed), Canada’s Horse of the Year Appleton H. at Gulfstream Park back in January and and Champion Turf Horse in 2000 after running second cruised to a front-running 4 1/2-length score in the GIII in the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf, was retired after fractur- Canadian Turf H. over a “good” turf at Gulfstream in ing his left hind leg Thursday, The Blood-Horse reports. February. He faces a much softer field than in his lat- The seven-year-old gelding was getting ready for tomor- est, when he faded to sixth after pressing the pace in row’s Labeeb S. at Woodbine when he was injured. He the Oct. 6 GI Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland. was sent to the University of Guelph Equine Hospital for surgery. “He took a funny step after a routine gal- Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 4:05 p.m. EST lop,” Hugh Chatman, assistant to trainer Mark Frostad, KNICKERBOCKER H.-GII, $150,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT told The Blood-Horse. “The surgery went well.” The PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS Sam-Son Farm colorbearer will be retired to his owner’s farm. The winner of the GI Atto Mile in 1999, the GII 1 Dawn of the Condor Twining Sciacca 8-1 Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy S. and GII Dixie S. in 2 Ballet Critic Theatre Critic (Ire) Campo Jr. 30-1 2000, the GII King Edward Breeders’ Cup H. in 2001 3 North East Bound D’Accord Perry 5-2 and the GIII Connaught Cup this season, Quiet Resolve 4 Serial Bride Stuka Pointer 10-1 retires with 10 wins, six seconds and four thirds from 5 Eltawaasul Nureyev Reynolds 10-1 31 starts for earnings of $2,346,768. 6 Dicken’s Storm Future Storm Pregman, Jr. 10-1 7 I’m All Yours Belong to Me Pletcher 4-1 A CHANGE IN CAME HOME’S STUD FEE 8 Polish Miner Danzig McGaughey III 7-2 The stud fee of MGISW Came Home (Gone West-- 9 Full Flow Eagle Eyed Kimmel 8-1 Nice Assay, by Clever Trick), originally announced at MTO Runspastum Woodman Goldberg 2-1 $50,000, has been amended. The three-year-old, who MTO Saint Verre Saint Ballado H Jerkens 5-2 heads to stud at Lane’s End in Versailles, Kentucky in MTO Coyote Lakes Society Max Levine 4-1 2003, will be $40,000, live foal. MTO Fisher Pond A.P. Indy Pletcher 3-1 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/02/02 • PAGE 2 of 3 News cont. P R E V I E W GRANDERA TO HONG KONG Grandera (Ire) (Grand P P Lodge) will ship from Australia to Hong Kong next Monday to begin preparations for the 10-furlong G1 A KNIGHT’S TALE Inaugurated just last year, the Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin Dec. 15. An excellent third Criterium International was the lone Group 1 race for in the G1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Oct. 26, the juvenile colts in 2001 that eluded trainer Aidan four-year-old leads stablemate and recently retired O’Brien. The Ballydoyle conditioner goes after the Marienbard (Ire) in the 2002 World Series Racing Cham- second edition of the race with Chevalier (Ire) pionship with 32 points. He would win the series even (Danehill) this afternoon at Saint-Cloud. A fast-finish- if he sat out Hong Kong’s race, which is the final leg. A ing runner-up on his debut in a Curragh maiden Oct. 5, three-time Group 1 winner in 2002, Grandera was fifth the Ballydoyle homebred came back six days later to behind Eishin Preston in the G1 Audemars Piguet Queen post an impressive six-length maiden win at Gowran Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin Apr. 21. Park. But he faces a stiff task in overturning the un- NTRA GROUP TO REVIEW PARI-MUTUEL beaten Dalakhani (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}). That colt, a half-brother to Daylami (Ire), debuted with an impres- INTEGRITY In the wake of the scandal surrounding the Breeders' Cup Ultra Pick Six, the National Thor- sive score at Deauville Aug. 29, then swepted aside oughbred Racing Association has formed the Wagering Mister Charm (Fr) and Graikos (GB) in the G3 Prix des Technology Group, which will review computer security Chenes at Longchamp Sept. 22. Trainer Alain de and other issues of consumer confidence concerning Royer-Dupre is confident that, like his sire, Dalakhani the integrity of the wagering process. “We will be as- will stay well and appreciate the expected soft ground. sembling the best talent inside and outside the industry, Connections will be hoping that he goes one better all with the purpose of ensuring our fans and customers than his esteemed sibling, who surrendered his un- that the technology in connection with wagering on beaten record when runner-up over this course in the horse racing is absolutely as reliable and secure as 1996 G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud. Napper Tandy (Ire) possible,” NTRA Commissioner Tim Smith said. “As an (Spectrum {Ire}), a head behind Chevalier at The industry, we need to stay focused on the priority of Curragh, upheld that form by finishing third in the G3 keeping faith with the fans, those who support the Killavullan S. Andre Fabre’s Songlark (GB) (Singspiel game through legal wagering. That's the purpose of the {Ire}) maintained his undefeated record at the expense Wagering Technology Working Group.” Smith added of Sylvestre (Fr) (Anabaa) in the G3 Prix Thomas that several individual racetracks were already working Bryon Oct. 14 and warrants maximum respect. Paul internally on security issues, and the New York State Cole, third in this last year with Guys and Dolls (GB), Racing and Wagering Board is looking at other multi- puts forward a similar type this time in Governor ple-race wagers that may have been hit by illegal Brown (Kingmambo). He may find the conditions un- means, but Smith said he knew of no other winning bets that had so far been revealed as suspicious. The suitable, however, having shown his best form when formation of the task force was clearly an act of dam- winning on a fast surface in the G3 Somerville Tatter- age control in light of a Pick Six scandal, which is likely sall S. at Newmarket Oct. 2. to erode consumer confidence in the sport. When asked how much damage has already been done, Breeders' Saturday, Saint-Cloud, France, post time: 2:15 p.m. Cup President D.G. Van Clief Jr. replied, “I have no idea CRITERIUM INTERNATIONAL-G1, i250,000, 2yo, c/f, what the level of concern is among the betting public, 1mT but we are treating that issue with the upmost con- SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER cern.” The New York Times has identified the 1 3 Dalakhani (Ire) Darshaan (GB) de Royer-Dupre ex-Autotote employee who was fired after apparently 2 4 Songlark (GB) Singspiel (Ire) Fabre altering the winning Pick Six tickets after the first four 3 1 Napper Tandy (Ire) Spectrum (Ire) Bolger races had been run as 29-year Chris Harn. According to 4 5 Sylvestre (Fr) Anabaa Laffon-Parias some media reports, Harn was a college classmate at 5 6 Chevalier (Ire) Danehill A O'Brien Drexel University of Derrick Davis, the Baltimore resi- 6 2 Governor Brown Kingmambo Cole dent who purchased the tickets in question.