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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~~I~~UN~~~RE DM T H U R S DAY, FEB R U A R Y 1, SeTeAeKeEeS RESULT BEST PAL RETIRED California-bred Best Pal SABIN H.-Gill, $75,000, GPX, 1-31, 3yo/uPr flm, (*HabitonyL the third leading money-winning Thorough a1 m70yd, 1:43 3/5, ft. bred of all time in North America, has been retired by 1--@lINDSAY FROLIC, 117, f, 4, Mt. livermore- John and Betty Mabee, the owners and breeders for Cherokee Frolic (MGSW, $352,613)' by Cherokee whom the popular bay gelding had raced since the Fellow. O-Stride Rite Racing Stable Inc; B-Cherokee spring of 1990. Best Pal will make a farewell public Farms, Inc (FL); T-Milton W. Wolfson; J-P. Day; appearance at Santa Anita Park March 2, Santa Anita $45,000. Lifetime Record: 17-9-5-0, $344,889. * Yz Handicap day. He won the $1,000,000 race in 1992 to Fabulous Frolic (Green Dancer), GSW, $179,971. and finished a close second last year. Foaled February 2--lnvestalot, 114, m, 5, Vice Regent--Myun, by 12, 1988, Best Pal made his first start May 18, 1990, Exclusive Native. ($80,000 yrl '92 KEEJUL). winning a five-furlong maiden special weight at Holly O-John & Martha Jane Mulholland; 8-Angus Glen wood Park, and his final start January 15, 1996 in the Farm Limited (CAN); $15,000. Gil San Pasqual H. at Santa Anita, in which in finished 3--Queen Tutta, 113, f, 4, Kris S.--Tutta, by In Reality. eighth. Following that race, the Mabees decided the ($95,000 yrl '93 KEESEP). O-Edward P. Evans; 8-F A time had come to retire the eight-year-old, even though Genter Stable, Inc (FL); $8,250. he is sound and in good health. After making his fare Margins: HD, NK, 2HF. Odds: 4.40, 1.50,8.20. well appearance at Santa Anita he will be sent to Also Ran: Full and Fancy, Escabiosa (Arg), Lady Reiko Golden Eagle Farm in Ramona, California, where he was (Ire), Goldarama, Niner's Home, foaled and raised. A trust fund for his lifetime care and Scratched: Mia's Hope maintenance will be set up by the Mabees to ensure he Lindsay Frolic won three straight stakes at Calder lives out his life well cared for. Best Pal won 18 of 47 this summer and fall and won her last start, a Jan. 14 career starts, including six Grade I events. He earned Gulfstream allowance, by 1 Yz lengths, despite a trou $5,668,245, behind only Alysheba ($6,679,242) and bled trip. The filly was up close early here, made a six John Henry ($6,597,947). As a two-year-old in 1990, wide move leaving the backstretch and dueled with Best Pal became only the second horse to sweep the favored Investalot to just edge that rival at the wire. Del Mar Futurity, Norfolk S. and Hollywood Futurity. Pat Day, winning his second stakes at the Gulfstream During his three-year-old campaign, he finished second meet, said, "I broke from post eight and the way the in the Santa Anita Derby and then second to Strike the race was run it just didn't make any sense to tuck her Gold in the 117th Kentucky Derby. Later he won the in back of horses and to try and make a quick run for Swaps S. at Hollywood Park and defeated such older the lead, so we were parked outside the whole trip. rivals as Farma Way, Unbridled, Festin and Twilight She is a small thing and I wanted to wait as long as Agenda in the inaugural running of the $1,000,000 possible before making my move." Winning trainer Pacific Classic at Del Mar. As an older competitor, Best Marty Wolfson was appreciative of Day's patented Pal's most important victories came in the '92 Santa patient ride, saying, "Pat knows what he is doing. He Anita H., '93 Hollywood Gold Cup, '92 Strub S. and '92 timed it perfectly. Those kind of races get your adren Oaklawn H. Over the course of his six-year career, Best alin going." Wolfson added, "We'li run her back at Pal was trained by Richard Mandella, Ian Jory and Gary the end of the month here (in the Feb. 28 Heather H. Jones. He was named California Horse of the Year in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994. He will receive a special at six furlongs). honor at the California Thoroughbred Breeders' Associa tion annual awards luncheon February 4, in Arcadia, STAKES CLOSINGS California. TODA y, THURSDA Y, FEBRUARY 1: 2-17 $200,OOOg Barbara Fritchie H.-Gil, Lrl, L.U WEEKEND PREVIEW. .. 2 3yolup, tim, 7t ($200) 2-19 $200,OOOg General George H-GII, LrI, NEWS CONTINUED ........... 2 o 3yolup, 7t ($200) rJ)- RACING REPORTS ........... 3,4 TOMORROW, FRIDA Y, FEBRUARY 2: Z TOTAL PAGES ................ 5 2-04 $500,OOOg Strub S.-GI, SA, 4yo, TOt ($20,OOOs) PAGE 2· THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 2-1-96 News Continued. DE MOUSSAC TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF TIME FOR A CHANGE DEAD Time for a FRENCH THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS Charles Change (Damascus), winner of both the GI Flamingo Henri de Moussac has been elected temporary president S. and Gill Everglades S. at Hialeah in 1984, was of the French Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, found dead in his stall at Three Chimneys Farm in replacing Michel Henochsberg, who resigned last week. Midway, Kentucky yesterday morning. The cause of According to a story in yesterday's The Sporting Life, death has not yet been determined. The 15-year-old Alec Head declined a unanimous invitation to take the stallion, who earned $313,896 on the racetrack, sired post and de Moussac, whose late father Paul bred Prix 24 stakes winners and the earners of $12,243,155 de I' Arc de Triomphe winners Trempolino and Subotica, from his first seven crops to race. Among his progeny was elected instead. He received 26 of the 31 votes. are two champions--Fly So Free, the Champion Two Year-Old Colt of 1990; and Term Limits, the Cham pion Two-Year-Old Filly in Canada in 1993. Time for a PREVIEW Change also sired graded stakes-winners Technology, • • Sunday, Santa Anita: Iron Gavel, Living Vicariously, Jodi's Sweetie, Thirst STRUB S.-GI, $500,000, 4yo, 1 114m For Peace, Transient Trend, New Deal, Tamise, Score Quick (Northern Score) is still without a rider for Changing Ways, Arrival Time and Roi De Rome. Sunday's nationally televised Strub S. Trainer Mel Stute said he has mulled over several potential riders for the MOTT PAIR WORKS FOR DONN Trainer Bill Mott winner of last year's Gill Lazaro S. Barrera H., but is watched his charges Cigar (Palace Music) and Wekiva going to wait to make a decision. "I'm just going to wait Springs (Runaway Groom) work at Gulfstream Park it out and keep my options open," Stute said. "If some Wednesday morning before dashing off to Arkansas one doesn't enter because of the rain, maybe we can to accept his Trainer of the Year Award from the get a rider that way." Score Quick's regular rider United Thoroughbred Trainers of America. Both Goncalino Almeida suffered two broken legs in a Jan. horses are preparing for the February 10 GI Donn H. 20 spill at Santa Anita and is expected to be sidelined at Cigar breezed seven furlongs in 1 :29 under jockey least 10 more weeks. Score Quick will be the only horse Jerry Bailey. Assistant trainer Ralph Nicks com to run in all three legs of the Strub Series. He finished mented, "He is not the fastest work horse in the second in the Dec. 26 Malibu S. and seventh in the Jan. morning. I wouldn't say he is lazy, just on the conser 13 San Fernando S. Strub probable Mighty Magee (Cor vative side -- unless you put a horse out there with morant) arrived at Santa Anita from New York at 5 p.m. him. Jerry had a smile on his face, so he must have Tuesday, Eddie Delahoussaye will ride the Gill Aqueduct been pleased, too." Wekiva Springs, a close second H. winner. Chris Antley, who has won three of the last in the Gill Broward H. in his last start, also worked four stakes run at Santa Anita, has the mount on seven furlongs. The 1995 Gil San Fernando winner longshot Oncefortheroad (Falstaff). Also pointing to the was clocked in 1 :27 3/5 with Judy Nicks aboard. "He GI event are Afternoon Deelites (Private Terms), started off good and picked it up through the Desormeaux; Flying Chevron (Carson City), Davis; stretch," Nicks said. "Wekiva obviously hasn't proven Helmsman (EI Gran Senor), McCarron; Gold And Steel himself to the extent that Cigar has, but hopefully he (Fr) (Shining Steel {GB}), Nakatani; The Key Rainbow (Ire) (Rainbow Quest), Stevens; Pinfloron IFr) (CaerleonL will get a big piece of it." Mike Smith is scheduled to Baze; Mr Purple (Deputy Minister), Solis; and Big Sky ride the five-year-old in the Donn. Jim (private Terms), Blanc. WILD GALE TO GLENCREST FARM Wild Gale (Wild Again) has been retired and will stand the 1996 © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. season at stud at Glencrest Farm in Midway, Kentucky. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or On the board in 11 of 22 career starts, Wild Gale won by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior the $150,000 Kentucky Jockey Club S.