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SOTO stays unbeaten HEADLINE p. 3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, DEC. 1, 2002 GOING FOR THE ECLIPSE CONGAREE SMOKES ‘EM Golden Apples (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) will try to sew up Unbeaten in two previous main-track miles, Congaree an Eclipse Award as the nation’s top turf female in (Arazi) took charge at the top of the stretch and drew today’s GI Matriarch S. at Hollywood’s Turf Festival off impressively to capture the GI Cigar Mile on a gray finale. “Who else would you give it to?” asked trainer afternoon at Aqueduct. The chestnut had made one Ben Cecil. The four-year-old paired up victories in the GI previous trip to the Big A, winning the GII Wood Memo- Beverly D. and the GI Yellow Rib- rial last April. Third in both the GI Kentucky Derby and bon, but had a rough trip over the GI Preakness in 2001, he was sidelined for nine yielding ground at Arlington in the months with a knee injury, returning victoriously in the Breeders’ Cup, running fourth as GIII Lone Star Park H. May 27. He lost his next two the 5-2 favorite in the GI F/M Turf starts, but got back on track with a front-running dis- Oct. 26. In the Yellow Ribbon, play in the one-mile GII Del Mar Breeders’ Cup H. Sept. Golden Apples defeated last 2, then tried the turf, weakening badly when seventh in year’s Eclipse heroine Banks Hill Golden Apples Benoit photo the GIII Oak Tree Breeders’ Cup Mile Oct. 5. He had (GB) (Danehill), who then finished trained strongly for this engagement and broke alertly, second in the F/M Turf. They will have a rubber match tracking Bonapaw (Sabona) through a half in :44.63. this afternoon. Banks Hill’s entrymate Tates Creek Holding a slim advantage with a 3/4-split of 1:08.25, (Rahy) is in search of her first Grade I victory and co- Congaree drew off authoritatively down the lane. “He mes into the Matriarch on the strength of wins in the was awesome,” declared winning trainer Bob Baffert. GIII Noble Damsel H. and the GII Las Palmas H. One “We’ve got some serious bragging rights now.” who could get overlooked is Affluent (Affirmed), who Congaree will remain in training, but has no definite nipped Golden Apples in the GI Ramona H. July 27. The target at the moment. chestnut floundered over Keeneland’s yielding course Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com when fifth as the favorite in the GIII WinStar Galaxy H. catalogue-style pedigree. Oct. 4. For the video race replay, select: broadband modem Sunday, Hollywood Park, post time: 2:02 p.m. PST Saturday, Aqueduct MATRIARCH S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT CIGAR MILE H.-GI, $350,000, AQU, 11-30, 3yo/up, PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1m, 1:33, ft. 1 Golden Apples (Ire) Pivotal (GB) Cecil 7-5 1--CONGAREE, 119, c, 4, by Arazi 2a Tates Creek Rahy Frankel 8-5 1st Dam: Mari's Sheba (GISP, $131,431), by Mari's Book 3a Banks Hill (GB) Danehill Frankel 8-5 2nd Dam: Sheba Little (GB), by Known Fact 4 Affluent Affirmed McAnally 4-1 3rd Dam: Come Back, by Bold Lad 5 Magic Mission (GB) Machiavellian Drysdale 15-1 O-Stonerside Stable; B-Stonerside Stable, Ltd (KY); 6 Choc Ice (Ire) Kahyasi (Ire) Collet 15-1 T-Bob Baffert; J-J D Bailey; $210,000. Lifetime Re- 7 Dress to Thrill (Ire) Danehill Weld 6-1 cord: 14-7-0-4, $1,633,400. All carry 123 pounds, except Dress to Thrill, 120. 2--Aldebaran, 116, c, 4, Mr. Prospector--Chimes of Freedom, by Private Account. O-Flaxman Stable; HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES! B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd (KY); $70,000. Champagne hero Toccet (Awe- 3--Crafty C. T., 117, c, 4, Crafty Prospector--Andriana some Again) concluded his two-year- B., by Far North. ($240,000 2yo 2000 KEEAPR). old season with a sharp victory in the O-Carl T Grether; B-R S Kaster, et al (KY); $38,500. GII Remsen S., with highly touted Margins: 5HF, NK, 2 1/4. Odds: 4.50, 4.20, 3.40. Empire Maker (Unbridled) third. Also Ran: Harlan's Holiday, Bonapaw, Windsor Castle, Toccet A Coglianese More on the Remsen, p2 Red Bullet, Griffinite. Scratched: Resolve, Multiple Choice. www.darleyatjonabell.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/1/02 • PAGE 2 of 6 Saturday, Hollywood Park Saturday, Aqueduct CITATION H.-GII, $500,000, HOL, 11-30, 3yo/up, REMSEN S.-GII, $200,000, AQU, 11-30, 2yo, 1 1/8m, 1 1/16mT, 1:41 2/5, fm. 1:50 2/5, ft. 1--GOOD JOURNEY, 123, h, 6, by Nureyev 1--TOCCET, 122, c, 2, by Awesome Again 1st Dam: Chimes of Freedom (G1SW-GB & Ire, 1st Dam: Cozzene's Angel (MSP), by Cozzene $503,431), by Private Account 2nd Dam: Charming Pan (Fr), by Trepan (Fr) 2nd Dam: Aviance (Ire), by Northfields 3rd Dam: Charming Doll (Ire), by Don (Ity) 3rd Dam: Minnie Hauk, by Sir Ivor O/B-Daniel M Borislow (KY); T-John F Scanlan; J-J F O-Flaxman Holdings Ltd & Jarvis Margolis, et al; Chavez; $120,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 7-5-0-1, B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd (KY); T-W Dollase; J-P Day; $511,710. $300,000. Lifetime Record: 15-7-4-3, $1,652,997. 2--Bham, 116, c, 2, Boston Harbor--Best in the West, *1/2 to Tomisue's Indy (A.P. Indy), SW, $199,703; by Gone West. ($100,000 yrl '01 FTSAUG). Aldebaran (Mr. Prospector), SW & MGISP-US, GSP-GB, O-Starlight Stable & Barbara Kurtin; B-Gainesway $628,521; and Sea of Showers (Seattle Slew), GSP-Fr. Thoroughbreds Ltd (KY); $40,000. 2--Seinne (Chi), 115, h, 5, Hussonet--White Lady (Chi), 3--Empire Maker, 116, c, 2, Unbridled--Toussaud, by El by Worldwatch. O-Nelson Bunker Hunt; B-Haras de Gran Senor. O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); $22,000. Pirque (CHI); $100,000. Margins: 2 1/4, 3 1/4, 3. Odds: 1.65, 4.40, 1.40. 3--White Heart (GB), 115, g, 7, Green Desert--Barari, by Also Ran: Outer Reef, One Colony, Wacky for Love, Blushing Groom (Fr). O-Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Title Contender, Celtic Memories. Maktoum; B-Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd Third in his career debut July 7 at Colonial, Toccet (GB); $60,000. thumped Laurel maidens by 10 lengths Aug. 16 before Margins: 1 1/4, HD, NK. Odds: 1.00, 15.30, 9.40. crushing allowance foes by 8 1/2 lengths at Pimlico Also Ran: Decarchy, Nicobar (GB), Investor's Dream going 1 1/16 miles Sept. 6. He then shipped success- (Brz), Kachamandi (Chi), Night Patrol, Capsized, fully to New York, coming up the rail to win the GI Kimberlite Pipe. Champagne S. Oct. 5. His trip to the Breeders’ Cup Given a patented Pat Day ride, Good Journey suc- proved fruitless after he broke from the far outside and cessfully defended his title in the Citation and put him- attempted to rally on a heavily biased (rail/speed) track self into consideration for Eclipse honors as the nation’s Oct. 26, but he got back on track with a facile victory top turf horse. The lightly raced chestnut--making his in the GIII Laurel Futurity Nov. 16. Despite his record of 15th career start--had been off for eight months follow- four for six, the bay was sent off as the second choice ing his 2001 Citation victory, coming back to win a to Empire Maker, the Unbridled--Toussaud colt who had Churchill optional claimer June 15 prior to taking the posted an eye-catching maiden victory Oct. 20. An- GIII Firecracker Breeders’ Cup H. over the same course other speed bias was in evidence at Aqueduct yester- July 4. Given another break, the royally bred miler day, but jockey Jorge Chavez put Toccet in the game annexed the GI Atto Mile at Woodbine Sept. 8 and early and went with Bham. The duo turned into the headed into the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile as the leading stretch in tandem, with Toccet beginning to edge clear U.S. opponent to superstar European Rock of Gibraltar approaching the finish. “This horse can do it all,” said (Ire). But they both lost that day to French raider winning trainer John Scanlan. As for where the colt will Domedriver (Ire), with Good Journey finishing third, a prep for the Triple Crown, Scanlan added, “I don’t like nose behind The Rock. Breaking alertly in this test, Gulfstream for this horse. Maybe we will go to Dubai, Good Journey settled just off Kimberlite Pipe (Take Me New Orleans or just stay home [in Maryland].” Empire Out)’s pace and took closer order entering the far turn. Maker lost all chance when he bobbled at the start and He headed into the stretch with a narrow advantage wound up near the back of the pack heading into the under a motionless Day, who asked for more at first turn. Still, he made a solid middle move on the far midstretch and got it instantaneously as Good Journey turn before flattening out in the stretch. “I’m not dis- strode out smoothly in the final sixteenth. “I would like couraged, said trainer Bobby Frankel. “This horse needs to sell him as a stallion now,” said winning trainer and more racing.