Another Stakes Winner for Doneraile Court Basketball Court Wins the Horatius S., Becoming the Newest Stakes Winner for Seattle Slew’S Son Doneraile Court
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American Post takes Prix Omnium II HEADLINE p.4 (atw) NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, APR. 1, 2004 PARTY’S OVER WIMBLEDON EARLY CHOICE AT SANTA ANITA Grade I winner House Party (French Deputy--Bill Back, Wimbledon (Wild Rush), winner of the Mar. 7 GII by Relaunch) has been retired and will be bred to Horse Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds, was made the 5-2 of the Year Mineshaft. Trainer Allen Jerkens told Daily early choice for Saturday’s GI Santa Anita Derby. “He’s Racing Form that the four-year-old sustained an ankle all set [for the May 1 Kentucky Derby],” said trainer injury in winning the Hurricane Bertie H. at Gulfstream Bob Baffert. “We’ve already punched our ticket. He just Mar. 7. The Florida-bred was a consistent, late-running has to run well Saturday.” In the money in all three sprinter during her three- 2004 appearances, including his graded stakes debut year-old campaign, coming last time out in the Louisiana Derby, the colt will be from off the pace to capture partnered by Javier Santiago in the nine-furlong prep for the GI Prioress S., the GII the Kentucky Derby. Second choice in the early line is Nassau County S. and the undefeated Rock Hard Ten (Kris S.), winner of a mile GIII Endine H. She also allowance event over the Santa Anita dirt Mar. 3. The posted a third to Lady Tak dark bay will be ridden by jockey David Flores instead House Party and connections and Bird Town in Saratoga’s of Gary Stevens, whose prior engagement in Europe Adam Coglianese photo GI Test S. Though she came will keep him from riding the Jason Orman-trained colt. up second best to Harmony Explaining the huge jump in class for Rock Hard Ten, Lodge in successive starts--the GII Gallant Bloom H. who will be making his first foray into graded stakes Oct. 5 and the GIII First Lady H. Jan. 11, House Party company in the Santa Anita Derby, Orman said, “I think rebounded from an unplaced effort in the 1 1/16-mile this horse has a real chance in [the Santa Anita Derby]. Sunshine Millions Distaff to win what would be her That’s why we are running him here.” final career start in the Hurricane Bertie. Racing in the colors of breeder Joseph V. Shields Jr., House Party Saturday, Santa Anita heads into retirement with a record of 17-7-4-3 and SANTA ANITA DERBY-GI, $750,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m earnings of $694,564. PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY ODDS 1 Imperialism Langfuhr Espinoza 7-2 SMITH, AZERI REUNITE IN APPLE BLOSSOM 2 Lucky Pulpit Pulpit Court 12-1 After much speculation, jockey Mike Smith and 2002 3 Wimbledon Wild Rush Santiago 5-2 Horse of the Year Azeri (Jade Hunter) will join forces 4 Castledale (Ire) Peintre Celebre Valdivia Jr 20-1 once again for Saturday’s GI Apple Blossom H. at 5 Quintons Gold Rush Wild Rush Nakatani 5-1 Oaklawn Park, according to Daily Racing Form. Smith, 6 Rock Hard Ten Kris S. Flores 3-1 who rode the champion in all 16 lifetime starts, was 7 St Averil Saint Ballado Baze 7-2 originally slated to ride Derby leading candidate Lion All carry 122 pounds. Heart (Tale of the Cat) in the Santa Anita Derby, which will be contested the same afternoon as the Apple Blossom. However, Lion Heart’s connections decided to P T R I P L E T H R E A T S P send their charge to the Apr. 10 GI Toyota Blue Grass S., leaving Smith free for the assignment on Azeri. For her first start of the year and for trainer D. Wayne Visa Triple Crown Nomination Update Lukas, the chestnut six-year-old is likely to face Island Triple Crown Productions announced yesterday that Fashion, Wild Spirit (Chi), Keys to the Heart and Golden Kaufy Mate (Diligence) is not among the late nomina- Sonata. Also slated for the 8.5-furlong event is Star tions to the Visa Triple Crown as previously stated. Parade (Arg) will be ridden by John McKee, according With the deletion, the list of late nominations now to trainer Darrell Vienna. stands at 14. Another Stakes Winner for Doneraile Court Basketball Court wins the Horatius S., becoming the newest stakes winner for Seattle Slew’s son Doneraile Court. The previous day, Baldomera, another John G. Sikura, President stakes winner from the 1st crop of Doneraile Court, placed in the G3 Cicada S.. PHONE: (859) 255-8290 www.hillndalefarms.com In addition, Oh Oleg placed in the Howard B. Noonan S. on 3/27. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2004 7 Pages H G U L F S T R E A M H Yesterday’s Results: 8th-GPX, $34,000, Alw, NW1X, 3yo, 6f, 1:10 2/5, H N E W Y O R K H ft. CLASSY MIGRATION (c, 3, Migrating Moon--Classy Yesterday’s Results: Distinction, by Distinctive), a $37,000 OBSAPR two- NUMBERED ACCOUNT S., $60,700, AQU, 3-31, (R), year-old, came off a four-month respite to run out of 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:52 2/5, my. the money in a pair of Gulfstream allowance races in 1--#OUR TUNE, 115, f, 4, Concorde's Tune--Uppa January, then sprung the 15-1 confidence-building Hughie, by Secret Prince. ($11,000 2yo 2002 upset versus $75,000 claimers over this trip Mar. 7. OBSAPR). O-Our Sugar Bear Stable; B-William V The bay, off as a 2-1 chance this time, was allowed Terrill (NY); T-Michael Brice; J-P L Cotto Jr; $36,420. no breathers as he led the way through split times of Lifetime Record: 19-7-4-1, $224,410. :21 4/5 and :44 3/5. Beginning to inch away at the 2--Board Elligible, 115, f, 4, Goldminers Gold--Double quarter pole, he responded to his jockey’s urging and Boarded, by Cormorant. O-Rudina Stable. $12,140. stayed on well in deep stretch to best Medallist 3--Hot Golden Jet, 115, f, 4, A. P Jet--Hot Gossip, by Java Gold. ($50,000 yrl '01 FTNAUG). O-John (Touch Gold) by a length and a half. Lifetime Record: Confort & Albert Weiss. $6,070. 7-3-1-1, $66,120. Margins: NO, 2, NO. Odds: 9.60, 8.90, 6.70. O-Buckram Oak Farm. B-Shamrock Stud Farm, Inc Our Tune, a wire-to-wire winner against second-level (FL). T-George Mikhalides. allowance rivals Feb. 16, set the pace in the GIII Next Move H. at the Big A Mar. 14 before packing it in on 2nd-GPX, $32,000, Msw, 4yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:45 2/5, the turn, finishing sixth by 13 1/4 lengths. Offered up ft. at a nice price here off the disappointing effort, she was FOREVER NOW (f, 4, Dynaformer--Madame Adolphe sent for the fore and skipped over a muddy Aqueduct {GSW, $214,259}, by Criminal Type) had not raced track through :23 3/5 and :47 4/5 fractions. Shrugging since finishing sixth over a sloppy Saratoga track last off a pair of foes that had shadowed her through seven Aug. 1. The dark bay filly, forced to steady behind furlongs, she was immediately joined by the running-on horses on the first turn, settled just behind the paceset- Board Elligible at the top of the lane and had to dig ters and moved to the front by midstretch, pulling clear deep to deny that foe in the shadow of the wire. to score by two lengths at 10-1. Forever Now was a $190,000 KEESEP yearling. Lifetime Record: 8-1-2-2, $43,260. STAKES CLOSINGS O-Lee Lewis. B-Leroy S Close (KY). T-Mark A Hennig. TOMORROW, FRIDAY, APRIL 2: 04-24 $250,000 Citibank Snow Chief, Hol, TDN TODAY 3yo, S, 9f (250) www.stakesdigestweekly.com Around the World ...................7 pages Congratulations to the connections of Lane’s End Sales Graduate SNORTER Awesome Again S Retiro Park Third Consecutive Win 1st Grade 3 Berkeley Breeders’ Cup H. BOX 626, VERSAILLES, KY 40383 (859) 873-7300 FAX (859) 873-3746 in his stakes debut. E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.lanesend.com TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 4/1/04 • PAGE 2 of 7 H E A S T H H CENTRAL H Yesterday’s Results: Krone to Make Lone Star Park Appearance: 6th-PIM, $25,000, Alw, NW1X, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone will make a special 1:44 4/5, ft. appearance on opening night at Lone Star Park, which PAWYNE PRINCESS (f, 3, Saint Ballado--Scottische, by kicks off its Spring Thoroughbred Season Thursday, Deputy Minister), a 3/4-sister to Scottish Halo (Jolie's Apr. 15. Krone, the all-time leading female rider, will Halo), GSW, $406,600, earned a sharp 99 Beyer figure participate in a free autograph session before the races romping by 8 1/4 lengths in her Feb. 14 debut sprinting when gates open at 4:30 p.m. (CDT). First post is 6:30 six panels at Laurel. Stepped up in distance and class, p.m. Krone will also be the featured guest at “Racing to she tired as the 1-5 pick to be third in Laurel’s Wide the Breeders’ Cup Party,” a fundraising event set for Country S.