The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~f?I~~UN~~~RE DM T U E S D A Y, J U N E 6, 1 9 9 5 B•E•L•M•O•N•T STAKES CELTIC SWING STILL POSSIBLE FOR EPSOM LUKAS PAIR WORKS Trainer D. Wayne Lukas' DERBY Sunday's French Derby winner Celtic Swing Belmont Stakes-bound duo of Timber Country (Wood­ (GB) (Damister) is one of the 1 7 colts left in this week­ man) and Thunder Gulch (Gulch) both worked Monday end's £850,000 Vodafone Derby at Epsom. But connec­ morning at Churchill Downs. Kentucky Derby winner tions of the colt have already stated that "only if some­ Thunder Gulch went five furlongs in 1 :02 2/5, while thing were to happen to Pennekamp (Bering {GB}) and Preakness victor Timber Country drilled six panels in the ground become bottomless" would he attempt a 1: 12 2/5. "Timber Country's work is about as good as classic double in the space of six days. The Epsom it can get," said Lukas. It's very significant." Lukas probables are: Court of Honour (Law Society), Daffaq said he was equally pleased with Thunder Gulch's (Unfuwain), Fahal (Silver Hawk), Humbel (Theatrical move, and noted he did not expect as much from the {Ire}), Korambi (Kris {GB}), Lammtarra (Nijinsky II), Derby winner's work. The pair will be flown to NY Maralinga (Simply Great), Munwar (Kalaglow), Tuesday morning along with fellow Belmont S. hope­ Pennekamp, Presenting (Mtoto {GB}), Riyadian (Polish fuls Knockadoon (Dixieland Band) and Wild Syn (Wild Precedent), Salmon Ladder (Bering {GB}), Sebastian Again). The plane is scheduled to depart Louisville at 8 (Sadler's Wells), Spectrum (Rainbow Quest), Tamure a.m. for the two-hour flight to New York. (Sadler's Wells) and Vettori (Machiavellian). Undefeated Pennekamp is listed as the early favorite at 11-8 odds, PETIONVILLE TO OHIO DERBY Giii Louisiana Derby with Spectrum second choice at 11-4. winner Petionville (Seeking the Gold) will bypass the Belmont S. in favor of the June 17 Ohio Derby, trainer SERENA'S SONG WORKS Serena's Song (Rahy), Randy Bradshaw said Monday from Hollywood Park. nine-length winner of the Gii Black-Eyed Susan S. at "This horse has only had one race at 1 1 /8-miles and Pimlico in her last start, drilled five furlongs in a sharp had a bad trip," said Bradshaw. "I'd hate to send him : 58 2/5 Sunday at Churchill Downs in preparation for 1 Yz-miles against horses who have already gone 1 %­ Friday's GI Mother Goose S. at Belmont. The three­ miles and 1 3/1 6-miles and probably have more sea­ year-old filly will be flown to New York Tuesday morn­ soning and depth. I couldn't see any advantage to it." ing along with several Belmont Stakes hopefuls. CITADEED BREEZES Peter Pan S. winner Citadeed HBS CEASES OPERATIONS Horsemen's Blood­ (Shadeed) made his move over Belmont's main track stock Services LLC President Milton J. "Laddie" Dance yesterday, and trainer Rick Violette liked what he saw. announced Monday that the auction firm which he "He went a half in :49 2/5, exactly the way I wanted started two years ago with the late John M.S. Finney to see him go," said Violette. "He's as fit as we're will cease operations immediately. "We are obviously going to get him. Now we just want to keep him happy disappointed, but we feel it was a valiant attempt that and keep him in his feed tub. Eddie Maple was on him unfortunately did not work," said Dance. "We overesti­ today and he told me he never used him at all." mated the need for a second auction firm in the mid­ Atlantic states. There are those who still believe there is WILD SYN WORKS IN COMPANY Blue Grass hero Wild a need for a second company in Ocala; however we Syn (Wild Again) worked a half-mile yesterday at Chur­ could not muster enough support after our initial effort chill Downs. "He worked in company with another there to warrant further expenditures." horse, relaxed about a length and a half behind the other for the first half, and then opened up on him by three by the end," said trainer Tom Arnemann. "He u..t BELMONT STAKES . 1,2 went the half in :49 and galloped out in 1 :03. I liked NEWS CONTINUED . 2 what I saw, especially the way he relaxed the first 0 part. Randy (Romero) was real happy with it too." rJ) RACING REPORTS . 2,3,4 z TOTAL PAGES ............... 4 Belmont Stakes Continued, p. 2 PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 6-6-95 Belmont Stakes Continued. COMPOSER HITS THE RIGHT NOTES Trainer Bill Mott said yesterday of Composer (Easy Goer), "He's OFF'N'AWAY ARRIVES IN NEW YORK Irish import doing fine. He went three-quarters today in 1: 13, Off'N'Away (Be My Guest) arrived at Aqueduct's went seven in 1 :26 and galloped out the mile in quarantine barn at 2:30 a.m. Monday morning after 1 :40. He looked good, went smooth, did everything his trip from Ireland. "He traveled great," said Peter right. If he looks like he comes out of it okay tomor­ Russell, assistant to trainer Dermot Weld, yesterday. row, then we'll be looking at the Belmont." "Probably better than we did. He walked today and will do the same tomorrow. We're hoping to leave News Continued. quarantine tomorrow evening to go to Belmont. We'll take him to the track Wednesday morning and Mike OHIO DERBY FIELD TAKES SHAPE Donald Smith will be on to gallop him. He's finished with all Kroeger and Chateau Ridge Farm's Dazzling Falls his major work for the race. He's coming off a good (Taylor's Falls), who has already left a wake of Derby race on the all-weather track at Lingfield, and he victories through Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alabama, worked this past Friday ( 1 Y-i- -miles) and he did it very arrived at Thistledown late Monday evening to begin well." his preparation for the $300,000 Gii Ohio Derby, to be contested Saturday, June 17. Preakness runner-up KNOCKADOON HAS FINAL PREPARATION Oliver's Twist (Horatius) is scheduled to arrive in Knockadoon (Dixieland Band) posted his final prep for Northeast Ohio from his Maryland base June 1 6 for Saturday's classic over the Churchill Downs strip the race. Pat Pavlish's I Still Believe (Believe It), who Monday. "He went five-eighths in 1 :01 2/5, and prepped for the Ohio Derby with a victory in the galloped out three quarters in 1: 14 2/5. He came out Southfield S. at Detroit Race Course May 29, is al­ of it in good order," trainer Tony Reinstedler said. "I'll ready on the Thistledown backstretch awaiting race say that he'll just gallop up to the race, but we may day. The colt will be looking to make amends for his do a little something with him by the end of the week sire's disappointing effort in the 1978 Ohio Derby, to let him get a run over the surface." when he was a badly beaten sixth at odds of 1-2. "Well, hopefully he doesn't know about that," said KRONE LIKELY TO RIDE STAR STANDARD Trainer trainer Alan Sobol. "But if he does, I hope he uses it Nick Zito reported Monday that Joseph Cornacchia as motivation." Also joining the field of probables is and William Condren' s Star Standard (Risen Star) will Petionville (Seeking the Gold), who will skip the most likely be ridden by Julie Krone in Saturday's Belmont S. in favor of a trip to Thistledown. Belmont S. "I'd like Julie to ride the horse," said Zito, who was critical of Krone's ride aboard Suave Pros­ pect in the Kentucky Derby. The trainer noted it EAST wasn't the first time he'd been critical of Krone--or • • any other jockey--and probably wouldn't be the last. Local News, Pennsylvania: "I didn't like the first quarter-mile of the race," he Our Farm lnc.'s Win Man (Con Man), an 11-time said of the Derby. "The outcome could have been the winner last year, captured top honors as Pennsylva­ same (if she had ridden him differently), we don't nia's Horse of the Year for 1994 at the recently held know." Philadelphia Park Awards Banquet. The top jockey of 1994 was Michael J. McCarthy, while Robert Martel COLONIAL SECRET ARY WORKS FOR BELMONT was named best apprentice. Guadalupe Preciado Colonial Secretary (Pleasant Colony) worked six fur­ received an award as the winningest trainer of the longs Monday in 1: 1 5 4/5 over the wood-chip track year, and E.T. Garcia was honored as leading money­ at Fair Hill, Maryland. Trainer Eugene Weymouth Sr. winning owner. In addition to Win Man, the following said the horse will be vanned to Belmont Saturday equine champions were recognized: Devil's Brew morning to compete in the Belmont S. Colonial Secre­ (Devil's Bag) and Norquestress (Norquestor), best 2- tary has won two of eight career starts for earnings year-old colt and filly; Le Grande Pos (Nepal) and Tira of $31,950. In his last outing May 28, which was Me Sue (Irish Tower), best 3-year-old colt and filly; also his turf debut, the bay colt finished seventh in and Slick Horn (Red Ryder) and Naked Glory (Naked an allowance at Pimlico.