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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. THOROUGHBREn" -L D*A*I*L*Y N*E*W*S THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1999 $2 Daily N«e«w*S S*T*A«K*E»S TODAY RESULTS HASKELL MOUNTS TAKING SHAPE In the latest Wednesday, Goodwood, England: episode of musical jockeys, Pat Day has settled on CHAMPAGNE LANSON SUSSEX S.-G1, $372,166, James Stone and Arthur Hancock's Menifee (Marian) Syo/up, ImT, 1:35.66 (NCR), gd/fm. over Overbrook Farm's Cat Thief (Storm Cat) as his 1~ALJABR, 125, c, 3, by Storm Cat mount for the Gl Haskell Invitational Aug. 8 at 1st Dam: Sierra Madre (Fr) (GISW-Fr, $404,354, by Baillamont Monmouth Park. "I've had a good deal of success with 2nd Dam: Marie d'Irlande (Fr), by Kalamoun (GB) this horse," Day said. "Every time he has run against 3rd Dam: La Ferte Milon (Fr), by Timmy Lad Cat Thief, he has beaten him. I also felt a good deal of 0-Godolphin; B-Shadwell Farm Inc; T-Saeed bin loyalty to Menifee and I think that was the deciding Suroor; J-Frankie Dettori; $223,612. factor." As for Menifee's performance in the Belmont, 2~Docksider (Ire), 133, c, 4, Diesis (GB)~Pump, by Forii Day commented, "You can throw that race right out. I (Arg). 0-Gary Tanaka; B-Airlie Stud; $82,877. don't know if he was a tired horse or what, but he has 3~Almushtarak (Ire), 133, h, 6, Fairy King-Exciting trained well ever since and looks great right now." (GB), by Mill Reef. ($20,280 2yo '95 DNMAR) Menifee drilled six furlongs on Monday at Saratoga in 0-Hamad Al-Mutawa; B-Stonethorn Stud Farms Ltd; 1:12 for trainer Elliott Walden. Mike Smith, who piloted $39 875. Cat Thief to a second-place finish in the Gl Blue Grass Margins: 1, 5, 3/4. Odds: 11-10, 9-1, 20-1. S. and a third-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, picks Also ran: Balisada (GB), Enrique (GB), Jim And Tonic up the mount for trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Smith won (Fr), Raise A Grand (Ire), Gold Academy (Ire). last year's Haskell aboard Coronado's Quest. Having suffered a slight injury while being prepared for the Gl Kentucky Derby, Aljabr was a fine second to FLORIDA DROPS PAIR OF LABS Debbie Miller, Sendawar in the Gl St James's Palace S. at Royal director of the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Ascot June 15 in his belated first start this season. has dropped Industrial Laboratories in Denver and Leading from the outset, Aljabr set a forcing pace from Truesdail Laboratories in California from the state's list a group including Docksider, while Almushtarak brought of acceptable labs for purposes of testing urine samples up the rear. As the field came down the hill and into the for the presence of illegal substances in race horses. straight, Aljabr was challenged by Docksider as the pair Industrial Lab had been involved in testing split samples began to draw clear of the remainder. Aljabr tried to of trainers Mark Hennig and Todd Pletcher earlier this quicken away from Docksider at the quarter-mile marker year. Both showed trace levels of cocaine containing but couldn't shake off his rival and the pair kept on less than 60 nanograms of the class 1 drug. The new resolutely to the line with Aljabr holding sway over his labs added to the list are Maryland Racing Commission Laboratory in College Park and Cornell University in persistent challenger. Almushtarak, second to Among Men in this race last year, ran on best of the rest to Ithaca, NY. Ohio State Lab also fell into disfavor with take third close to home. Winning trainer Saeed bin the State of Florida last year when Dr. Rick Sams failed to confirm a Bute overage on a Florida horseman be Suroor said that despite his setback in America this cause it didn't meet the lab's minimum criteria. This spring, he would be back in the fall. "We prepared him past June, Sams proposed a Drug Classification System for the Kentucky Derby but he was a bit stiff for two to the Ohio State Racing Commission that required a days before the race, so we decided to bring him back minimum concentration of a drug in a horses system to Britain. Since we brought him back to Britain he has before a positive could be called. In the case of co been working better and better, and he is now better caine, Sams suggested 150 nanograms as the bottom than at any time. He will improve and will go for the level to call a positive. (Gl) Prix du Moulin (at Longchamp Sept. 5) and after that the (Gl) Breeders' Cup Mile. We are likely to take him to America in good time in order to acclimatize." STAKES CLOSINGS Winning rider Frankie Dettori added, "Aljabr is very TODAY, THURSDAY. JULY 29: courageous and we always thought he was going to be 08-08 $75/75,000a Thistledown Breeders' good. From now on we are going to have to take on Cup H.-l/l, Tdn, 3yo/up, 9f, (0) W the older boys. He was very tough and today had it all to prove against these good horses." THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS * 7-29-99 * PAGE 2 Wednesday, Saratoga: Wednesday, Goodwood, England: SCHUYLERVILLE S.-GII, $109,500, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10 RICHMOND S.-G2, $63,643, 2yo, c/g, 6fT, 1:09.81, 4/5, ft. gd/fm. I-MAGICALMYSTERYCAT, 122, f, 2, by Storm Cat 1-#@BACHIR (IRE), 123, c, 2, by Desert Style (Ire) 1st Dam: Nannerl (MGSW &MGISP, $553,465),by Valid Appeal 1st Dam: Morning Welcome (Ire), byBe My Guest 2nd Dam: Allouette, by Proud Birdie 2nd Dam: Dawn Is Breaking (GB), byImport (GB) 3rd Dam: Madame Defage, by Bayou Bourg 3rd Dam: Brief Chorus (GB), by Counsel (GB) ($1,100,000 yrl '98 KEESEP). 0-Padua Stable & ($51,564 wnig '97 GONOV; $16,111 yrl '98 GONOV). 0-Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Joseph iracane; B-Katsuhiko Hirai (KY); T-D Wayne Maktoum; B-K & Mrs Cullen; T-John Gosden; Lukas; J-P Day; $65,700. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, J-Frankie Dettori; $38,077. *First known stakes $198,480. winner for freshman sire (by Green Desert) 2~Circle of Life, 114, f, 2, Belong to Me~Concentric, 2-Hunting Lion (Ire), 123, c, 2, Piccolo (GB)-Jalopy by Shadeed. ($105,000 yrl '98 FTKJUL; $700,000 (GB), by Jalmood. ($11,760 wing '97 TADEF; 2yo '99 FTFFEB). 0-Tabor Michael B; B-John Franks $55,760 yrl '98 TAOCT). 0-Jaber Abdullah; B-Ray (NY); $21,900. Monaghan; $14,152. 3-Regally Appealing, 114, f, 2, Valid Appeal-Regal 3-Ginola's Magic (Ire), 123, c, 2, Perugino-Simple Pennant, by Banner Bob. 0-Heiligbrodt Racing Stable; Annie (Ire), by Simply Great (Fr). ($37,077 yrl '98 B-Harry T Mangurian Jr (FL); $12,045. TISEP). 0-J BR Leisure Ltd; B-Mrs Carole Douglas; Margins: 3/4, NO, 1. Odds: 3.60, 1.40, 7.30. $6,841. Also Ran: Finder's Fee, Silk Sails, Cecilia's Crown, Margins: 1HF, HF, 2HF. Odds: 11-8, 16-1, 6-1. Gilded Diablo. Also ran: Bee Eight (GB), Bally Pride (Ire), Our Ambition Magicalmystercat came into this race as the most (Ire), Far Mount (GB). accomplished filly in the field, unbeaten in three starts A winner of only a lowly Class E maiden at Chepstow and coming off back-to-back stakes victories, including July 3, Bachir belied his inexperience and, with the aid an impressive victory in the July 5 Gil Landaluce S. at once again of a Monty Roberts blanket to enter the Hollywood Park. However, the opening day crowd of stalls, quickened superbly inside the final furlong to 26,720, unimpressed by the the chestnut's speed fig land his first group race in impressive style. Our Ambi ures, made her third choice behind the darling of New tion (Ire) (Great Commotion) went straight into the lead York, impressive debutante Circle of Light who easily from Ginola's Magic, Bally Pride (Ire) (Pips Pride {GB}) broke her maiden against overmatched Empire breds by and Far Mount (GB) (Bluebird). Bachir soon raced in 8 3/4 lengths at Belmont July 8, and Finder's Fee fifth, after a tardy start, followed by Hunting Lion and (Storm Cat), heroine of the Astoria S. at Belmont July Bee Eight (GB) (Mujtahid). At halfway, Ginola's Magic and Bally Pride overtook the weakening Our Ambition 2. With the addition of blinkers, Magicalmystercat as Bachir, tracked by Hunting Lion, moved menacingly showed good speed away from the gate, pressing onto the heels of the leaders. Bachir picked off the Regally Appealing through a quarter in :21 3/5 before leaders approaching the final furlong with a fine burst gaining the lead after a half in :45 1/5. The Storm Cat of acceleration at the distance, and quickly put the filly dug in resolutely to prevail over the fast-closing issue beyond doubt. Hunting Lion ran on well to take Circle of Light. "When we ran her the two times at second but could not cope with the winner's decisive Hollywood, she would get the lead, but she was duck kick. Ginola's Magic kept on well to safely hold third.