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W•E•E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW HOLLYWOOD PARK CLOSES '97 MEET WITH Friday, Santa Anita: RECORD HANDLE Hollywood Park closed its 37- MALIBU s.-GI, $200,000, 3yo, 7f day autumn meeting Monday with record daily aver PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. age handle of $11, 123,.200, an increase of 28.4 1 Swiss Yodeler Harrington Solis 115 percent from 1996. Boosted by the highly successful 2 Carnavale (Ire) Walsh Blanc 11 5 Breeders' Cup Championship and the return of Holly 3a Trafalger Lukas Desormeaux 117 wood Park's signal to Nevada racebooks, wagering at 4 Latin Dancer Bradshaw Black 117 the meet totaled an autumn record of $412,358,383. 5 Crypto Star Catalano Nakatani 123 Total on-track handle was $72,919,410.60 and on 6 Lord Grillo (Arg) Puype Delahoussaye 119 track attendance totaled 726,967. The 1997 on-track 7 a Silver Charm Baffert Stevens 123 daily average handle of $1,970, 795 was up 5.5 per 8 Apalachee Ridge Peterson Gomez 11 5 cent. The average on-track attendance fell 2.6 per 9 Flaming West Frankel Pincay 11 5 cent to 8,610. "We're thrilled with results of the 1 0 Mud Route McAnally Mccarron 11 5 Breeders' Cup," track chairman R. D. Hubbard said. 11 Emailit Sise Flores 11 5 "I've had nothing but positive feedback from the fans on their experience. There were no problems entering Sires of Runners: Swiss Yodeler (Eastern Echo), the track and they were treated to a world-class Carnavale (Ire) (Cricket Ball), Trafalger (Storm Bird), show." Kent Desormeaux earned his fourth jockey's Latin Dancer (Citidancer), Crypto Star title with 38 wins. Richard Mandella took leading (Cryptoclearance), Lord Grillo (Arg) (Engrillado {Arg}), trainer honors with 14 wins, his third Hollywood title. Silver Charm (Silver Buck), Apalachee Ridge (Apalachee), Flaming West (Gone West), Mud Route STAKES CLOSINGS (Strawberry Road {Aus}), Emailit (Timeless Native). Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Silver Charm TODAY. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 24: makes his first start since narrowly missing the Triple 1-3 $100, 000 Monrovia H. -Gil/, SA, 4yo/up, f/m, 6.5fT ($100) Crown with a second-place finish in the June 7 Belmont S. Silver Charm worked four furlongs in :47 • 3/5 Tuesday morning at Santa Anita. "He's fit enough to win the race," trainer Bob Baffert said after the ATTENTION TDN move. "He's tight enough to be able to handle the SUBSCRIBERS! seven-furlong distance without hurting himself. I think The TDN office will be closed for he will run very well on Friday, but he is not going to the holidays Wednesday, Dec. 24 be at his best right off the bat." Also making his first and Thursday, Dec. 25. start since the Belmont, Gii Arkansas Derby winner THE THOROUGHBRED Crypto Star looks to improve on his fourth-place finish in the 1 Y2-mile classic. Apalachee Ridge set a track DAILY NEWS WILL NOT BE record for six furlongs at Hollywood Park in a five PUBLISHED THURSDAY, length Dec. 1 2 optional claimer victory in his last DECEMBER 25 AND FRIDAY. start. The lightly raced grey colt, a winner of three of DECEMBER 26! eight starts, will be making his stakes debut in this spot. Lord Grillo, a Group 1 winner in Argentina earlier All news and race results from these days will appear in the year, makes his second start in the U.S. off of in the Saturday, December 2 7 issue. a second-place effort behind Flaming West in a Nov. Happy Holidays! 22 optional claimer. PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 12-24-97 ~-•_F_o_R_E_I _G_N__ +~ll .....__ _+__ E_A_S_T __ +_~ Local News, England: Yesterday's Results: Godolphin has purchased 1998 2,000 Guineas and 8th-CRC, $20,500, Msw, 3/4yo, f/m, 1 1 /8mT, 1 :50 Epsom Derby hopeful Central Park (Ire) (In The Wings 2/5, fm. {GB}) from Prince Fahd Salman. The juvenile colt was + BOSHA (f, 3, Blushing John--Eastland {GSW-US, trained by Paul Cole to win three times from five Fr, $212,879}, by Exceller) was sent off the 4-5 starts this year, his most notable wins coming in the favorite in her debut. The bay filly was bumped at the Chesham S. at Royal Ascot June 19 and the G3 start, went after the leader leaving the backstretch Lanson Champagne Vintage S. at Goodwood July 30. and drew clear entering the stretch to finish 7 % He ended his season with a below-par effort, finishing lengths in front under a hand ride. Lifetime Record: 1- last of seven in the G 1 Thoroughbred Corporation 1-0-0, $10,500. Dewhurst S. at Newmarket October 18. Godolphin O/B-Allen Paulson (Ky). T-William Mott. racing manager Simon Crisford said: "Central Park arrived at Al Quoz, the Godolphin base, last week." 6th-PHA, $14,000, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 1 :10 4/5, my. MY BLUES (g, 2, Belong to Me--Double Time Blues, by Nodouble) ran third in his debut Nov. 1 7 before NEW YORK being eased in the Dec. 6 Pennsylvania Futurity in his • • last start. The $33,000 FTMMAY two-year-old was Yesterday's Results: sent off at 6-1 and led from start to finish to win by 4 8th-AQU, $40,000, Alw, 3yo/up, 6f, 1: 11 2/5, my. 1 /4 lengths. My Blues became the 16th winner for his 1--RESIN, 117, g, 3, Pentelicus--Quadrifem, by On to freshman sire Belong to Me (by Danzig). Lifetime Glory. 0-Green Leonard C; B-Standridge Kathleen D Record: 3-1-0-1, $14, 175. (FL); T-Joseph Orseno. Lifetime Record: 11-5-1-1, 0-Timber Creek Farm. 8-Lambholm Farm (Pa). T $105,128. Reese Cynthia. 2--Arromanches, 115, c, 4, Relaunch--Perfect Roux, by Sauce Boat. Local News, Calder: 3--Manticore, 113, c, 3, Allen's Prospect--Happy April, Jockey Hiraki Goto, one of the leading jockeys in by Better Arbitor. Margins: 1 HF, 2HF, 2. Odds: 7 .60, 2.50, 25.00. Japan, will be riding at Calder for the next five days Resin returned from a six-length Oct. 1 allowance for a good cause. The 23-year-old rider has pledged his earnings for the week to the Buoniconti Fund and win to finish fifth in his last start Oct. 16. Making his first start at Aqueduct, the bay gelding trailed the the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the Thoroughbred field of seven early before making up ground steadily Racing Association's national charity for 1 997. Goto got off to a good start, winning yesterday's first race and taking the lead in midstretch to win going away. at Calder. He will return to Japan to ride at Nakayama 7th-AQU, $31,000, Alw, 3yo/up, 6f, 1 : 11 4/5, my. when the Japanese track opens on January 5. SUNK AT SEA (c, 3, Jade Hunter--Aurania {SP}, by Judger), a half brother to Agotaras (Saratoga Six, MSW, $124, 150), Russian Bride (Saratoga Six, SW, ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. $162,851) and Risen Raven (Risen Star, Hwt. Older This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or Mare-Ger, 7-9%f, MGSW-Ger, $303,722), won an by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior Oct. 29 $30,000 claimer before two second-place written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. outings in Nov. 1 6 and Nov. 29 Aqueduct allowance Information as to the races, race results and earnings events. The 2-1 second choice raced just behind the was obtained from results charts published in Daily early leaders, rallied to take control turning for home Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission and scored by three lengths. Lifetime Record: of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. 12-3-4-1, $66,858. 0-Kleemann Sandi L. B-Lee Eaton (KY). T-Phil Marino. Australia's ANOTHER SOUTH AFRICAN ~)TAR? ARROWFIELD STUD 1997 CHAMPION 2YO of SOUTH AFRICA-Arrow1fold-bred ~ John Messara RAROTONGA TREATY (by Geiger Counter) Phone: +61 2 9223 8277 Arrowfield-bred 2-year-old DANELEN (Danehill-iyiiss Tawpie {Misw_aki}l Fax: +61 2 9223 5795 won his first start by 4 1 /2 lengths - breakmg the long standmg E-MAIL: [email protected] course record at Turffontein. Could he be the 1998 Champion? www.arrowfield.com.au PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 12-24-97 MAIDEN WINNERS: MIDWEST • • Apalachee Special, c, 2, Apalachee--Special Portion, by Local News, Churchill Downs: Czaravich. HAW, 12-23, a1 m70yd, 1 :45 1 /5. Churchill Downs Vice President and Track Superinten B-lnman Barr (Ky). * Y2 to Sassy Pants (Saratoga Six), dent Raymond "Butch" Lehr, Jr. will travel to Dubai on MSW, $239,262. January 1 to consult with officials on the care of the My Blues, g, 2, Belong to Me--Double Time Blues, by racing surface at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse, site of the Nodouble. PHA, 12-23, 6f, 1: 10 4/5. B-Lambholm $4 million Dubai World Cup. "I'm very flattered by the Farm (Pa). *$33,000 2yo 1997 FTMMAY. **16th invitation to visit Dubai and I'm anxious to take a look at winner for freshman sire (by Danzig). their track and the methods they use to care for it," said Crown's Splendor, c, 2, Chief's Crown--King's Kristine, Lehr. "Dubai is really a new horizon for the racing indus by Kris S .. CRC, 12-23, 7 1 /2fT, 1 :30 4/5. try and the visit will be a learning experience for me, as B-Starstruck Farms (Ky).