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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-7 47-8060. T~?I~~UN~~~RE DM THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1997 $2 Daily R•O•Y•A•L ASCOT Wednesday, Royal Ascot, England: CLAIBORNE PURCHASES INTEREST IN EPSOM CORONATION S.-G1, $322,600, Royal Ascot, England, DERBY WINNER Claiborne Farm has purchased a half 6-18, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1 :42:04, gd/fm. interest in 1 997 Epsom Derby winner Benny the Dip 1-#@-REBECCA SHARP (GB), 126, f, 3, Machiavellian (Silver Hawk). Owned by Landon Knight and trained in -Nuryana (GB) (SW-Eng), by Nureyev. 0-A E Europe by John Gosden, Benny the Dip will continue to Oppenheimer; B-Hascombe and Valiant Studs; T-Geoff race for the remainder of his three-year-old season. He Wragg; J-M Hills; $197,845. *Yi to Mystic Knight will then retire to Claiborne for the 1 998 breeding sea (Caerleon), GSW-Eng, $113,854. son, following in the footsteps of Blenheim II and Nijin 2--0cean Ridge, 126, f, 3, Storm Bird--Polar Bird (Ire), sky II, previous English Derby winners to stand at by Thatching (GB). 0-Godolphin; B-Swettenham (Ky); Claiborne. "The Hancock family has a long history with $73,954. stallions who were classic winners in Europe--especially 3--Sleepytime (Ire), 126, f, 3, Royal Academy--Alidiva the Epsom Derby," said Claiborne spokesperson Dell (GB), by Chief Singer (GB). 0-Greenbay Stables Ltd; Hancock. "And as a grandson of Roberto, Benny the Dip B-C H Wacker Ill; $35,446. will offer an excellent breeding opportunity from the Margins: 3/4, 2, 1 1 /2. Odds: 25-1, 10-1, 5-6. Roberto line. We hope that our success with Epsom Also ran: Classic Park (GB), Khassah (GB), Moonlight Derby winners, like Nijinsky II and Sir Ivor, will con Paradise. tinue." To date, Benny the Dip has raced seven times Just as the Classic-winning colts were beaten in Tues with four wins and earnings of $307,612. day's St James's Palace S., so the Classic-winning fillies Sleepytime (Ire) and CLASSIC PARK (GB) (Robellino), STRONACH PROPOSES GEORGIA TRACK Frank were well beaten here, with Rebecca Sharp fashioning a Stronach, owner of GI Belmont S. winner Touch Gold, complete reversal of her 13th finish in the May 4 proposed building a race track and year-round family Newmarket 1000 Guineas. KHASSAH (Green Desert) entertainment center in Georgia. Stronach met with set the pace from Ocean Ridge and Sleepytime, with several Georgia state legislators Monday to discuss Rebecca Sharp settled in behind. At the quarter-mile details of his plan. He told the lawmakers that he would pole, Khassah still led from Ocean Ridge, but Rebecca fund the facility entirely by himself at a 400-acre site Sharp made a strong move on the outside. Sleepytime, within a half-hour drive of Atlanta. He intends to include boxed in on the rail, failed to make any rally. Inside the both Thoroughbred and standardbred racing. Currently, final furlong, Rebecca Sharp ran on well to score her Georgia has no pari-mutuel legislation in place. second win from four starts. Although the winner started at odds of 25-1, her victory came as no surprise REWARD DOUBLED IN KENTUCKY SPONGE to trainer Geoffrey Wragg. "There was something wrong CASE The reward has been doubled to $50,000 for with her in the 1 000 Guineas at Newmarket, but we information leading to the arrest and conviction of the knew she would run well today." Winning rider Michael person or persons responsible for placing sponges in the Hills said: "The plan was to follow Sleepytime, whom air passages of horses racing at Churchill Downs. The we thought would make the pace, but my brother Rich announcement was made yesterday by Thomas Meeker, ard set the pace on Khassah and we slipped around track president and chief executive officer. Sleepytime on the turn and from then on I knew we'd win or be second." Favored Sleepytime's trainer Henry Cecil said "The plan was to make the running, but that never happened. She might have found the going too STAKES CLOSINGS fast for her." TOMORROW, FRIDAY, JUNE 20: ADDITION: Bosra Sham (Woodman), who won 10-18 $200,000 Oak Leaf-GI, SA, 2yo, f, Bf Wednesday's G2 Prince of Wales's S. at Ascot, was a ($100) $902,969 1994 Tattersalls Houghton Yearling (530,000 10-19 $ 200, 000 Norfolk-Gll, SA, 2yo, Bf guineas), the most expensive yearling sold at public ($ 700) • auction in Europe that year. PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 6-19-97 CORK AND ORRERY S.-G3, $81,619, 3yo/up, 6fT PREVIEW The field, in post position order, will be: Easy Dollar • • (GB) (Gabitat {GB}), A Clark, 125; Connemara (Ire) Today, Royal Ascot, England: (Mujadil), D Harrison, 115; Kilcullen Lad {Ire) (Fayruz ASCOT GOLD CUP-G1, $261,182, 4yo/up, 2 1/2mT {GB}), W J O'Connor, 118; Blue Goblin (Trempolino), PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. G L Stevens, 118; Royale Figurine {Ire) (Dominion 1 Samraan Dunlop Quinn 1 26 Royale {GB}), D Holland, 122; Nombre Premier (GB) 2 Celeric (GB) Morley Eddery 128 (Kendor { FR}), G Masse, 122; Monaassib (Ire) 3 Persian Punch (Ire) Elsworth Cochrane 1 26 (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), D O'Donohoe, 129; 4 Double Eclipse (Ire) Johnston Roberts 1 28 Ailleacht (Chief's Crown), M J Kinane, 122; Theano 5 Camp David (Ger) Wohler Boschert 1 28 (Ire) (Thatching {Ire}), T Quinn, 122; Moonshine Girl 6 Moonax (Ire) B W Hills M Hills 128 7 Double Trigger (Ire) Johnston Weaver 1 28 (Shadeed), W Ryan, 115; Almushtarak (Ire) (Fairy 8 Nononito (Fr) Lesbordes Mosse 1 28 King), R Price, 125; Russian Music (GB) (Forzando 9 Grey Shot (GB) Balding Peslier 128 {GB}), J Weaver, 125; Soviet State (Nureyev), J Re id, 10 Classic Cliche (Ire) Bin Suroor Dettori 1 28 118; Blue Duster (Danzig), L Dettori, 122; Tedburrow 11 Heron Island (Ire) Chapple-Hyam Reid 126 (GB) (Dowsing), A Culhane, 125; Royal Applause (GB) 1 2 Jiyush (GB) Dunlop R Hills 1 26 (Waajib {Ire}), M Hills, 129; 13 Election Day (Ire) Stoute Kinane 128 Lucayan Prince (Fast Play), 0 Peslier, 129; Cayman Sires of Runners: Samraan (Green Dancer); Celeric Kai (Ire) (Imperial Frontier), R Hughes, 125; Indian (Mtoto {GB}); Persian Punch (Persian Heights {Ire}); Rocket (GB) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), R Hills, 126; Burden Double Eclipse (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}); Camp David Of Proof {Ire) (Fairy King), J P Murtagh, 129; Cat ch (Surumu {Ger}); Moonax (Caerleon); Double Trigger The Blues (Ire} (Bluebird), C Roche, 126; Cyrano's Lad (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}) ; Nononito (Nikos {GB}); Grey Shot (Ire) (Cyrano De Bergerac {Ire}), K Fallon, 125; (Sharrood); Classic Cliche (Salse); Heron Island (Shirley Jayanpee (GB) (Doulab), M J Dwyer, 125; China Girl Heights {GB}); Jiyush (Generous {Ire}); Election Day (Ire) (Danehill), D J Whyte, 115; Farhana (GB} (Fayruz (Sadler's Wells). {GB}), Pat Eddery, 122. RIBBLESDALE S. -G2, $130,591, 3yo, f, 1 1/2mT PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY NORFOLK S.-G3, $65,295, 2yo, 5fT 1 Tempting Prospect (GB) Huntingdon D Harrison The field, in post position order, will be: Bodyguard 2 Yashmak Cecil K Fallon (GB} (Zafonic), T Quinn, 124; Tippitt Boy (GB) (Prince 3 Alcalali Kelleway J Reid Sabo {GB}), J Reid , 124; Hopping Higgins (Ire) (Brief 4 Maid Of Camelot (GB) Charlton Pat Eddery Truce), C Roche, 124; Pool Music (GB) (Forzando 5 Sublime Beauty Bolger M J Kinane {GB}), R Hughes, 124; Rejected (GB) (Pu issance 6 Akdariya (Ire) Oxx JP Murtagh {GB}), Dane O'Neil, 124; Arawak Cay (Ire) (Common 7 Siyadah Bin Suroor 0 Peslier Grounds {GB}), 0 Peslier, 124; 8 Sarayir Hern R Hills 9 Crown Of Light (GB) Stoute L Dettori Today, Longchamp, France: All carry 120 pounds. LA COUPE-G3, $63,282, 4yo/up, 1 1 /4mT Sires of Runners: Tempting Prospect (Shirley Heights The field, in post position order, will be: Milford {GB}); Yashmak (Danzig) ; Alcalali (Septieme Ciel) ; Maid Track (Ire} (Fairy King), S Guillot, 123; Si Seductor Of Camelot (Caerleon); Sublime Beauty (Caerleon); (Diesis {GB}), T Jarnet, 123; Baroud D'Honneur (Fr) Akdariya (Shirley Heights {GB}); Siyadah (Mr (Highest Honor {Fr}), F Blondel, 128; Missing Link (Fr) Prospector); Sarayir (Mr Prospector); Crown Of Light (Saumarez {GB}), A Junk, 123; Tamure (Ire) (Sadler' s (Mtoto {GB}). Wells), D Boeuf, 123; For Valour (Trempolino), T A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will Gillet, 123; Bulington (Fr) (Sicyos), C Asmussen, 123 ; indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a + will denote Goult (Fr) (Sadler's Wells), T Thulliez, 123. winners who are first-time starters, an (S) will be used for state-bred races, a (C) will be used for maiden-claiming races, and an (R} will be used for other restricted races. The first starter & w inner for freshman sire Lil E. Tee finished first but was disqualified for interference ... They've hit the ground running. 00 Old Frankfort Stud (606) 233-1717 -LILE. TEE- Fax(606)233-1719 <Winne -i of the 118th !J(en t uck!J ~e:.>ib jj PAGE 4 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 6-19-97 3rd-BEL, ~•36,000, Alw, 2yo, f, 5 1 /2f, 1 :03 3/5, ft. NEW YORK EVENING HUSH (f, 2, Saint Ballado--Tres Dulce, by • • Honest PIE~asure) won her debut in a May 25 Belmont Yesterday's Results: maiden race in her previous start. The even-money BOUWERIE S., $55,600, BEL, 6-18, (S), 3yo, f, 7f, favorite sprinted out to a clear early lead and then ex 1 :23, ft.