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VOLPONI likely to return Saturday HEADLINE p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2003 DUTCH COURAGE S O P H O M O R E S C E N E Dutch Gold (Lahib) led every step of Tuesday’s G3 P P Victor Chandler Chester Vase, drawing off to win by six Belmont Homecoming for Funny Cide lengths. Ninth in the G2 Royal Lodge S. at Ascot on his Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide (Distorted Humor) final juvenile start last September, Dutch Gold showed is scheduled to school in Belmont Park’s paddock be- early sophomore promise tween races this coming Saturday. “We want to get when winning a maiden over him used to the crowd,” trainer Barclay Tagg explained. Lingfield’s polytrack Mar. 15 “He got a little upset at Churchill Downs, but he never and again when third to expe- washed out. We just want him to be comfortable when rienced elders at Pontefract he goes to the paddock for his next race.” Funny Cide’s Apr. 8. His most recent out- next race is expected to be the May 17 GI Preakness. ing earned a second-place The exact time of Funny Cide’s appearance in the finish to Prince Tum Tum in Belmont paddock will be determined later in the week. the Listed Easter S. at Kemp- New Draw Process for Preakness ton Apr. 19 and he posted a Pimlico has changed the process for selecting post career best effort here, under positions for the Preakness. The blind draw to establish a supreme Frankie Dettori the order in which post positions will be drawn will be Dutch Gold ride, to secure a second Julian Herbert/Getty Images conducted in the Pimlico press box at 11:30 a.m. May Chester Vase for trainer Clive 14. The actual post position selection will take place at Brittain following Luso’s 1995 Baltimore’s ESPN Zone between 5 and 6 p.m. victory. “The time for the cotton wool has gone and now it’s time to see where the men are,” said a typi- P P R E V I E W P cally bullish Brittain. “Those that didn’t come to Ches- ter should be looking over their shoulders. The [G1] Wednesday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:40 p.m. Derby Italiano [at Rome May 25] is a definite and I won WESTCHESTER H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1m this with Luso before he won in Italy. Dettori just does- PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT n’t ride with his arse, he rides with his brain.” With only 1 Najran Runaway Groom Zito 113 four runners to post, Dettori bagged the lead from the 2 Gander Cormorant Terranova 116 3 Justification Miner’s Mark H A Jerkens 113 gun and dictated varying degrees of pace throughout. 4 Saarland Unbridled McGaughey 114 The partnership still held a cozy lead turning into the 5 Bowman’s Band Dixieland Band Matz 116 short straight and the ebullient Italian pushed his mount 6 Regal Sanction Regal Classic J Jerkens 113 all the way to the wire for a comprehensive success 7 Saint Appeal Saint Ballado Jolley 113 over the isolated Summerland. “In the back of my mind I was confident that he would run a good race, but I Thursday, Longchamp, France, post time: 3:45 p.m. didn’t know how he would handle the track,” the win- PRIX HOCQUART-G2, i95,000, 3yo, c/f, 1 1/2mT ning jockey commented. “He handled it really well and SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY he is very tough and strong. We’ll see what happens in 1 2 Zied (Ire) Woodman Peslier the next couple of weeks, but he’s a live contender, 2 1 Silver Gilt (GB) Silver Hawk Fortune that’s for sure.” Chart, p. 2 3 4 Benares (Fr) Bering (GB) Bonilla 4 5 Risk Seeker (GB) Elmaamul Boeuf 5 3 Touch of Land (Fr) Lando (Ger) Androuin The brisnet.com ‘Race of the Day’ is the 6 6 Rhythm Mad (Fr) King's Theatre (Ire) Soumillon Westchester H.-GIII. 7 8 Campo Charro (Ire) Alhaarth (Ire) Placais For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. 8 7 Coroner (Ire) Mtoto (GB) Pasquier All carry 128 pounds. Congratulations to WinStar Farm, breeder of FUNNY CIDE, winner of the 129th Kentucky Derby. Phone (859) 885-3345 Click here www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/7/03 • PAGE 2 of 6 P R E S U L T S P P N E W S T O D A Y P Tuesday, Chester, Britain VICTOR CHANDLER CHESTER VASE-G3, £65,000, PEASANT DIES IN DUBAI Argentine Classic winner Chester, 5-6, 3yo, c/g, 12f 66ydsT, 2:35.85, gd. Peasant (Arg) (Equalize--Nashira {Arg}, by Cipayo 1--#@DUTCH GOLD, 122, c, 3, by Lahib {Arg}) died in Dubai from laminitis, according to 1st Dam: Crimson Conquest, by Diesis (GB) Thoroughbred Times. The four-year-old colt ran 13th 2nd Dam: Sweet Ramblin Rose, by *Turn-To of 14 in the Dubai World Cup on Mar. 29 and had 3rd Dam: Velvet Rose, by Round Table remained in the country since that effort. He was O-Sheikh Marwan al Maktoum; B-Darley Stud Mgmt sent to an equine hospital after contracting pneumo- LLC; T-Clive Brittain; J-Frankie Dettori; £40,300. nia and his condition seemed to be improving until he Lifetime Record: 9-2-2-1, £56,807. *1/2 to Crimplene developed laminitis. Winner of the G1 Polla de (Ire) (Lion Cavern), Hwt. 3yo Filly-GB at 7-9.5f, Co- Potrillos and the G1 Gran Premio Jockey Club in Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 7-9f, Hwt. 3yo-Ger at 7-11f, 2002, Peasant ran in Dubai in the colors of John Paul MG1SW-GB, G1SW-Ire, GSW-Ger & GSP-Ity, $762,469. Reddam, who purchased a 50-percent interest in the 2--Summerland (Ire), 122, c, 3, Danehill--Summerosa, by Woodman. O-Robert Sangster & Susan Magnier; colt in February. B-Swettenham Stud & Orpendale; £14,300. 3--Risk Taker (GB), 122, c, 3, Rainbow Quest--Post VOLPONI RETURNS SATURDAY Breeders’ Cup Modern, by Nureyev. O-Khalid Abdullah; Classic winner Volponi (Cryptoclearance) will likely B-Juddmonte Farms; £7,150. make his first start of 2003 in Saturday’s six-furlong Margins: 6, 5, 1. Odds: 13-2, 7-4, 11-8. GIII Bold Ruler H. at Belmont Park. “The timing of the Also ran: Cruzspiel (GB). Bold Ruler would work out well because we want to get him in something in the next week to make the Monday, Takasaki, Japan [June 14 GII] Brooklyn,” trainer P.G. Johnson told GUMMA KINEN-G3, ¥30,000,000 to winner, Takasaki, The Thoroughbred Times. “There is a [seven-furlong] 5-5, 3yo/up, 1500m, 1:35.3, gd. allowance he could go in, but that’s too far.” 1--MEINER BRIAN (JPN), 126, h, 6, by Brian’s Time 1st Dam: Mine Leben (Jpn) (SP-Jpn), by Tosho Boy (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Okano Blue (Jpn), by *Neptunus Preakness Stakes: Likely Starters 3rd Dam: Hindo Birth (Jpn), by Hindostan (GB) O-Thoroughbred Club Ruffian; B-Big Red Farm; T-Toru Horse (Sire) Most Recent Start Miya; J-S Fujita; ¥30,000,000. Lifetime Record: Champali (Glitterman) GII Lane’s End S. (3rd) 25-8-4-1, ¥262,713,000. *1/2 to Meiner Monster Eye of the Tiger (American Chance) Kentucky Derby (5th) (Jpn) (Tamamo Cross {Jpn}), SP-Jpn, $649,932; and Funny Cide (Distorted Humor) Kentucky Derby (1st) Meine Vita (Jpn) (Narita Brian {Jpn}), MSP-Jpn, Indian Express (Indian Charlie) Kentucky Derby (14th) $326,957. Peace Rules (Jules) Kentucky Derby (3rd) 2--Preeminence (Jpn), 121, m, 6, Afleet--Agitation Scrimshaw (Gulch) Kentucky Derby (11th) (Jpn), by Caerleon. O/B-Grand Farm. Senor Swinger (El Prado {Ire}) Crown Royal American Turf (1st) 3--Esprit Thes (Jpn), 123, c, 4, Cacoethes--Smackover Lady (Jpn), by Smackover Creek. O-Yasuo Yorita; Preakness Possibles B-Ohashi Farm. Empire Maker (Unbridled) Kentucky Derby (2nd) Margins: 1HF, 2, 2HF. Odds: 4.50, 2.90, 15.20. HI DUBAI (GB), winner of Sunday’s Pretty Polly S. in just her second career start, is Rahy’s 100TH Stakes Horse and one of the favorites for the Epsom Oaks. Rahy.... one of North America’s Top Three Leading Stallions two of the last three years. By Blushing Groom, out of Glorious Song RAHY www.threechimneys.com (859) 873-7053 $80,000 live foal TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/7/03 • PAGE 3 of 6 ENGLISH 2000 GUINEAS, Saturday FROM THE DESK OF... 1--Refuse to Bend, by Sadler’s Wells, by Northern Dancer Bill Oppenheim 2--Zafeen, by Zafonic, by Gone West, by Mr. Prospector CLASSIC SCORE: MR. PROSPECTOR 8, 3--Norse Dancer, by Halling, by Diesis, by Sharpen Up NORTHERN DANCER 2 (Native Dancer) In a Classic weekend in which absolutely nothing went to plan, the most striking result was the pro- ENGLISH 1000 GUINEAS, Sunday nounced thrashing the Mr. Prospector line doled out to 1--Russian Rhythm, by Kingmambo, by Mr. Prospector Northern Dancer, in Newmarket as well as Kentucky. 2--Six Perfections, by Celtic Swing, by Damister, by Including Friday’s Kentucky Oaks, three of the four Mr. Prospector winners were by Mr. Prospector-line sires, and, from 12 3--Intercontinental, by Danehill, by Danzig, by Northern available placings in the four races, eight went to Mr. Dancer Prospector (including the 1-2-3 in the Derby), and just two to Northern Dancer.