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The TDN is delivered each morning by 5 a.m. Eastern. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. THOROUGHBRED Saturday, DAILY NEWS October 6, 2001 P INTERNATIONAL P DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES SAKHEE LANDS HIGH DRAW A year ago, Nick Zito had one of the best days of his Sakhee (Bahri) was handed a draw of 15 in the 17- career when he sent out Albert the Great (Go for Gin) horse field for Sunday’s G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and A P Valentine (A.P. Indy) to win the GI Jockey Club Lucien Barriere at Longchamp. Currently the 2-1 favour- Gold Cup and the GI Champagne S., respectively. The ite for the mile-and-a-half contest with William Hill, Brooklyn-born trainer has won just one race at the cur- Sakhee appears unfavourably drawn, as no horse has rent Belmont meet, but will send out both colts in the won the Arc from a double-figure post since Subotica hopes of getting back on track in the Gold Cup today at (Fr) in 1992. But jockey Richard Hills, who rode the colt Belmont. ‘Albert’ dominated older rivals last year, sailing last year, guiding him to a runner-up finish behind along on the front end en route to a six-length triumph in Sinndar (Ire) in the G1 Epsom Derby, commented yes- 1:59 1/5. The four-year-old continued his love affair with terday, “That will be no problem to him--he’s a pretty Belmont this year, winning the GII Brooklyn H. and the strightforward horse to ride as in he gets himself into a GII Suburban H. before running second to Lido Palace nice rhythm.” Frankie Dettori, who has been aboard the (Chi) in both the GI Whitney H. and the GI Woodward S. four-year-old in both starts this year--a three-length tally While he is six-for-eight lifetime at Belmont, Albert the in the Listed Steventon S. at Newbury July 21 and a Great has won just three of seven this year. “He's had a seven-length romp in the G1 Juddmonte International couple of tough beats,” Zito said. “When you run in S. Aug. 21--will have the mount again in the Arc. these races, there are a lot of what-ifs. I know what kind Sakhee’s trainer, Saeed bin Suroor, said yesterday, “I of horse Albert the Great is. As long as he's in his best am not worried about the draw. He came back really stride and he's clear, everything's going to work out.” well from York and we go [to the Arc] with confidence. Previously ridden by Jorge Chavez, Albert the Great will I love this horse a lot.” As for the mile and a half of the have Gary Stevens aboard here. A P Valentine’s eye- race, he said, “I am not really worried about the dis- catching score in the Champagne led Coolmore to pur- tance, but a mile and a quarter is his best trip.” Cont. p2 chase his stallion rights for a reported $15 million, but the bay colt has yet to deliver on his promise this sea- Sunday, Longchamp, France son, his only win coming in a Hialeah allowance. Second 80TH PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE LUCIEN to Point Given in both the Preakness and Belmont, he BARRIERE-G1, F10,500,000, 3yo/up, c/f/m, 1 1/2mT has not raced since finishing fourth to that colt in the SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT Travers S. Aug. 25, but tuned up for the Gold Cup with 1 5 Chimes At Midnight Danzig Smith 131 a bullet five-eighths in :59 Monday. Scheduled to begin 2 8 Anzillero (Ger) Law Society Woodburn 131 his stud career next spring, the three-year-old needs a 3 15 Sakhee Bahri Dettori 131 big effort to secure a berth in the GI Breeders’ Cup Clas- 4 7 Holding Court (GB) Hernando (Fr) Robinson 131 sic Oct. 27. “He needs to be one-two to go on to the 5 16 Little Rock (GB) Warning (GB) Murtagh 131 Breeders’ Cup,” Zito said. “I honestly think that if A P 6 2 Idaho Quest (GB) Rainbow Quest Thulliez 131 Valentine would have been able to run at four or five, he 7 9 Hightori (Fr) Vettori (Ire) Mosse 131 might have been able to show his potential. You will 8 12 Honorifique (Fr) Highest Honor (Fr) Gillet 128 never get a better-looking horse than A P Valentine. He’s 9 10 Egyptband Dixieland Band Doleuze 128 the equivalent of Tom Cruise.” Bobby Frankel sends out 10 11 Sagacity (Fr) Highest Honor (Fr) Take 123 the complementary duo of Aptitude (A.P. Indy) and 11 1 Milan (GB) Sadler's Wells Kinane 123 Sumitas (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}). “The problem is that 12 17 Anabaa Blue (GB) Anabaa Soumillon 123 Frankel has been very hot,” Zito said. “The other prob- 13 14 Saddler's Creek Sadler's Wells Scallan 123 lem is that Aptitude beat Gander very convincingly and 14 13 Foreign Affairs (GB) Hernando (Fr) Duffield 123 Gander came back to beat Include and Broken Vow in 15 6 Golan (Ire) Spectrum (Ire) Fallon 123 the Meadowlands Cup. No matter who Frankel runs, he’s 16 3 Diamilina (Fr) Linamix (Fr) Peslier 120 going to be tough.” 17 4 Aquarelliste (Fr) Danehill Boeuf 120 THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS H EUROPEAN EDITION H Saturday, October 6, 2001 4.30 Newmarket, EBF Further Flight Classified ‘90' S. H B R I T A I N H (Class C), £12,170, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:40.62, gd. PETIT MARQUIS (FR) (g, 4, Lost World {Ire}-- Yesterday’s Results: Ephemeride {USA}, by Al Nasr {Fr}), sent off at odds FISHPOOLS FURNISHINGS GODOLPHIN S.-Listed, of 8-1, raced in last place early as It’s a Secret (GB) £27,300, Newmarket, 10-5, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT, (Polish Precedent {USA}) cut out the running. Urged to 2:31.04, gd. gain closer order past halfway, he lengthened well up 1--MUBTAKER (USA), 130, c, 4, Silver Hawk (USA)-- the centre of the track to head Silky Dawn (Ire) (Night Gazayil (USA), by Irish River (Fr). O-Sheikh Hamdan Shift {USA}) with 100 yards remaining before going bin Rashid al Maktoum; B-Warren W Rosenthal; away to win by 1 1/2 lengths. The winner is a 1/2 to T-Marcus Tregoning; J-Richard Hills; £15,834. Cricket Bat (Fr) (Cricket Ball {USA}), SW-Fr, $143,192. Lifetime Record: 10-4-4-2, £85,254. *1/2 to Crystal Lifetime Record: 11-3-2-1, £20,248. Downs (USA) (Alleged {USA}), G1SP-Fr & Ire, O-Miss A Church; B-Patrick De Catuelan; T-James $115,950. Fanshawe; J-Kieren Fallon. 2--Hatha Anna (Ire), 126, c, 4, Sadler’s Wells (USA)-- Moon Cactus (GB), by Kris (GB). £6,006. 2.30 Lingfield, Renault Master EBF Maiden S. (Class D), 3--Dramatic Quest (GB), 126, g, 4, Zafonic (USA)--Ultra £7,625, 2yo, 6fT, 1:15.64, hy. Finesse (USA), by Rahy (USA). £3,003. ZANDICULAR (GB) (c, 2, Forzando {GB}--Perdicula Margins: 5, 1 1/4, HF. Odds: 15-8, 3-1, 20-1. {Ire}, by Persian Heights {GB }), the 9-2 second choice, Also ran: Island House (Ire), Polar Red (GB), Snowstorm tracked the leaders in seventh as Frazzled (GB) (GB), Island Sound (GB), Mowelga (GB), Sita (Ire). (Greensmith {GB}) set the pace, but was pushed along Mubtaker turned this race into a procession to add approaching half way. He continued to be ridden until another chapter to the recent success story of Marcus taking the lead at the furlong pole and was guided to Tregoning and Richard Hills. The latter collected the G1 the wire under a hand ride to score by a decisive four Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot and GI Canadian Interna- lengths from 2-1 favourite Northern Desert (Ire) (Desert tional at Woodbine last weekend and does not look like Style {Ire}). The winner was a 15,000gns TATDEC stopping after giving Mubtaker a confident ride here. weanling and a 54,000gns DONSEP yearling. Lifetime Highly progressive this year, the colt has gone from Record: 4-1-2-0, £6,843. strength to strength since finishing a short head second O-Nicholas R Hodges; B-Theobalds Stud; T-Richard to Zindabad (Fr) in the Listed Leicester Mercury S. at Hannon; J-Dane O’Neill. Leicester June 17. Taking the Listed Fred Archer S. at this course June 30 in style, he ran a highly creditable 2.00 Lingfield, New Renaukt Trafic EBF Maiden S. 1 1/2-length second to Grandera (Ire) last time in the (Class D), £6,540, 2yo, 5fT, 1:00.72, hy. Listed Dubai Arc Trial at Newbury Sept. 22. Here he DRAGON FLYER (IRE) (f, 2, Tagula {Ire}--Noble Rocket was settled in fourth early by Hills as Island Sound (GB) {GB}, by Reprimand {GB}), a 9-1 chance, broke smartly (Turtle Island {Ire}) cut out the running. Moved up and raced in a prominent sixth as Zanog (GB) (Forzando effortlessly to join the front-runner with 500 yards {GB}) and Coffee Time (Ire) (Efisio {GB}) disputed the remaining, he strode clear soon after to put the result lead. She made smooth progress from halfway, quick- beyond doubt as Frankie Dettori chased at a distance ened into the lead at the distance and ran on well to on Hatha Anna. Eased before the line, Mubtaker was a defeat Polar Impact (GB) (Polar Falcon {USA}) by 1½ highly convincing winner here.