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~?I~~UN~~~RE DM THURSDAY, APRIL 28, W•E•E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW PRE-RACE DERBY EXAMS EXPANDED Horses Saturday, Hialeah scheduled to run in the '94 Kentucky Derby will be HIALEAH TURF CUP-Giii, $200,000, 3&.up, 12f(T) part of a comprehensive veterinary program, includ­ The Hialeah Turf Cup, cancelled last Sun. because of ing regular examinations the week prior to the heavy thunderstorms that washed out the last three Derby, a compilation of each horse's recent medical races on the program, will be run this Sat., April 30, background and a consultation with each horse's and will be redrawn today with all 29 original nomi­ trainer and private vet. The program will be over­ nees eligible. "With Strolling Along's (Danzig) depar­ ture, we felt a new draw might add a little zip to the seen by the Kentucky Racing Commission's veteri­ race, 11 said John Van Lindt, Executive VP of Hialeah. narians Dr. George Mundy and Dr. Mitzi Fischer. A field of six, led by highweights Fraise (Strawberry "This program addresses the special needs of hors­ Road {AUST}), Awad (Caveat) and Strolling Along es who come from all over the country to run in a were set to go postward last Sun. before the cancel­ very special race- the Kentucky Derby," said KRC lation. Highweight Fraise (124 pounds) and Awad Executive Director Bernie Hettel, who added that (116) are expected to stay on at Hialeah this week the welfare of both horses and jockeys was behind and run Sat. Strolling Along left the track Tues. by the expansion of normal pre-race procedures. van for Belmont Park. BACK TO THE RACES FOR BERTRANDO Sunday, Hollywood Park 1993 Champion Handicap Male Bertrando JOHN HENRY H.-Gll, $150,000a, 3&up, 9f{T} (Skywalker) has 35 mares in foal at River Edge Eddie Delahoussaye has been engaged to ride Breed­ Farm in California where he stands for a $20,000 ers' Cup Classic winner Arcangues (Sagace {FR}), fee, according to Eddie Nahem, who co-owns the who has been assigned top weight of 1 22, in the horse along with Marshall Naify. "He'll be back John Henry. 11 Arcangues is right on target for the right here at Barn 61 on May 1 5," said Nahem race," said Chris Baker, assistant to trainer Richard Wed. morning at Hollywood Park. "He was booked Mandella. "His works have been very encouraging." to 70 mares but we pared it in half. He's been The six-year-old, who has not started since the Nov. galloping for six months and he's up to a mile and a 6 Breeders' Cup, worked five furlongs on Hollywood's half. A couple days a week he goes two miles." fast main track yesterday in 1 :00 1 /5 handily. Con­ Bertrando is expected to be back racing before the firmed starters as of Wed.: Arcangues, 122; Misil Hollywood season ends Mon., July 25. (Miswaki), 119; Earl of Barking (IRE) (Common Grounds {GB}), 11 8; Mashaallah (Nijinsky II), 1 18; CHAMPION MARES ON COMEBACK TRAIL Kingdom Found (The Bart), 115; Tinners Way (Secre­ Two-time Eclipse Award-winning mare Paseana tariat), 114. Kentucky-bred Mashaallah, a GI winner (ARG) (Ahmad) has resumed training after missing in Italy, Ireland and Germany, will be making his U.S. debut in the John Henry. five weeks with a foot injury. Trainer Ron McAnally said he hasn't yet targeted a comeback Weekend Preview Continued, p. 2 race for the seven-year-old. Trainer Neil Drysdale said 1993 Eclipse Award-winning three-year-old filly Hollywood Wildcat (Kris S.) is scheduled to WEEKEND PREVIEW . p1 ,2 return to action in the Gii Hawthorne H. May 29. NEWS CONTINUED . p2 Hollywood Wildcat had been bothered by a cough TRIPLE THREATS . p3 and hasn't raced since finishing third in the La Canada S. at Santa Anita Feb. 5. "She's back in RACING REPORTS . p3,4,5 training and she's doing really well," said Drysdale. "We're aiming for the Hawthorne." News Continued, p. 2 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 4-28-94 News Continued. FLYIN' J. BRYAN TO DRYSDALE BARN Jo­ seph B. Fenley' s San Vicente BC S. winner Flyin' J. NBC TO TELEVISE BC PREVIEW THROUGH Bryan (Ogygian) was among four horses transferred '99 A six-year agreement for NBC to televise the from trainer Doug Peterson's barn to Neil Drysdale's, New York Racing Association's Breeders' Cup Pre­ Peterson confirmed Wed. at Hollywood Park. "This view Day was announced today by NYRA, NBC and kind of thing happens in racing, and of course I'm Breeders' Cup Ltd. Held three weeks prior to the sorry to lose the horses," said Peterson. "But I think Breeders' Cup, the preview is the second richest day it's more important to keep the owners in the game, in American racing, with purses totalling more than even if it's with another trainer." In addition to Flyin' $2.5 million. NBC, which televises the Breeders' J. Bryan, the horses moved to Drysdale's barn include Cup, has also broadcast the first two runnings of the Bryan's Ruler (Alleged), a two-year-old Storm Cat colt preview from Belmont Park. The event will be held and a two-year-old Gulch filly. Drysdale said he had Oct. 8 this year. no race in mind for Flyin' J. Bryan, whose most re­ cent start resulted in a last-place finish in the April 9 OBS SECOND SESSION RESULTS The Ocala Santa Anita Derby. "I imagine it would be quite a Breeders' Sales Company held the second session of while before we see where he's going," said it's four-day Spring Two-Vear-Olds in Training Sale Drysdale. Tues. There were 155 horses sold for a gross of $1, 746,400 and an average of $11,267, down 7 .4 C.T.H.S. SALES RESULTS The Canadian Thor­ percent from the 1 993 second session average of oughbred Horse Society, British Colombia Division, $12, 169. Tuesday's highest-priced two-year-old was held its Spring Horses of Racing Age Sale April 25 at a bay filly by Medieval Man--Sovranna (Sovereign Hastings Park. A total of 46 horses were sold for a Dancer). The filly, who was bred in Florida, was gross of $385,600 and an average of $8,382.61, consigned by Jessie and Stacy Longoria and pur­ down 5 percent from the 1993 average of chased by Raymond Wennik for $43,000. $8,831.25. The highest price of the sale, $30,000, was shared by two colts. Free Wheeler, an unraced LEADING BROODMARE DEAD K D Princess two-year-old by Lord Chilly--Pull Together (Impres­ (Bold Commander), dam of Horse of the Vear, Cham­ sive), was purchased by Coyote Creek Farm. An pion Three-Vear-Old Colt and Belmont S. winner Con­ unnamed bay colt by Northern Baby--Room for the quistador Cielo (Mr. Prospector), died of an apparent Sauce (Sauce Boat) was bought by Darlene Tupouzis. heart attack yesterday at Walmac Farm. The 23-year­ old mare had produced a High Brite (Best Turn) colt Weekend Preview, Continued April 24. Her 11 foals also included stakes-placed runners Mr. Prosperous (Mr. Prospector) and Opposite Friday, Garden State Abstract (Alydar). K D Princess was herself stakes­ GARDEN STATE PARK BUDWEISER BC SPRINT placed as a runner, finishing third in the Gill Orchid H. CHAMPIONSHIP-Giii, $150,000, 3&up, f&m, 6f and three other stakes for earnings of $68,293. Trainer Allen Jerkens' Classy Mirage (Storm Bird), Phil England's Apelia (Cool Victor) and Californian Bob STARS CLASH IN PRIX GANAY Sunday's Prix Baffert' s Arches of Gold (Strike Gold) will head a Ganay at Longchamp promises to be Europe's first small but highly talented field of six. Classy Mirage is major international clash of 1994. The GI event, run on a roll, having won the Gil Distaff H. and Gil Bed o' at 10 1 /2 furlongs, brings together '93 Arc de Roses H. at Aqueduct in her last two starts. "If she Triomphe winner Urban Sea (Miswaki), Oaks winner can win Fri. night, I certainly think she would have to Intrepidity (Sadler's Wells) and St. Leger winner Bob's be considered among the top fillies in the country," Return (IRE) (Bob Back). The '93 Prix du Jockey-Club said Jerkens. "I don't expect it to be easy because winner Hernando (Nininski) was also expected in the there are some pretty good fillies in the field. But you Ga nay, but will miss the race after a training setback. have to compete to win." Classy Mirage, who has been assigned 119 pounds, will ship down from NY REMINGTON ANNOUNCES PURSE CUTS Purs­ the morning of the race and will be ridden by Robbie es for the final seven days of Remington Park's 1994 Davis. Apelia, Canada's champion sprinter in '93, will Spring meeting, which ends Sun., May 8, have been be making her first start since finishing 14th in the cut five percent across the board. The purse cut goes Breeders' Cup Sprint last Nov. Regular rider Larry into effect Sat., April 30. "We've been forced to cut Attard will come in from Canada for the mount. Giii purses because we've used monies from our advertis­ winner Arches of Gold has run only twice this year, in ing budget to fight the lottery," said Remington Park GI and Giii stakes, finishing second each time.