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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~~I~~UN~~~RE DM TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1997 W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS SKIP AW AY BREEZES FOR MASS 'CAP Last Monday, Belmont Park: year's Champion Three-Year-Old Colt Skip Away (Skip METROPOLITAN H.-GI, $400,000, BEL, 5-26, 3yo/up, Trial), still looking for his first victory of 1997, breezed 1 m, 1 :33, gd. five furlongs in : 59 flat under jockey Carlos H. Marquez 1--LANGFUHR, 122, h, 5, Danzig--Sweet Briar Too Jr. Monday at Monmouth Park. The work, over a muddy (MSW, $194,913), by Briartic. O/B-Schickedanz surface, was a full four seconds faster than the next Gustav (CAN); T-Michael Keogh; J-J F Chavez; best training move for thd distance. "That's all I $240,000. Lifetime Record: 23-9-7-1, $698,574. wanted, something easy;'' said trainer Sonny Hine. *Ch. Sprinter-Can. "Carlos looked like he put him to sleep the first part of 2--Western Winter, 115, h, 5, Gone West--Chilly it, but he picked it up nicely and he got the last eighth in Hostess, by Vice Regent. ($200,000 yrl '93 KEESEP). : 11 and change and galloped out three-quarters in 1 : 1 2 0-Buckram Oak Farm; B-Golden Richard L (MD); flat." The four-year-old gray is scheduled to van to $80,000. Suffolk Downs Thursday morning for a start in the Giii 3--Northern A fleet, 11 7, c, 4, Afleet--Nuryette, by Massachusetts H. May 31. In four starts this year, Skip Nureyev. ($40,000 wing '93 KEENOV; $55,000 yrl Away has finished second three times and third once, '94 KEESEP). 0-Anderson Gregg & Waranch RC; his most recent effort being a runner-up performance in B-Hermitage Farm, Inc (KY); $44,000. the GI Pimlico Special May 10. In other Mass 'Cap Margins: NK, 3/4, NK. Odds: 4.90, 25. 75, 2. 75. news, last year's Canadian Horse of the Year Mt. Sassa Also Ran: Hichter Scale, lsitingood, Pacific Fleet, fras (Mt. Livermore) has been declared from the race Ghostly Moves, Stalwart Member, Diligence, with a virus. However, another horse was added to the Alcaughtup. Scratched: Geri. list of probables when Geri (Theatrical {Ire}) was The champion sprinter in Canada last year, Langfuhr scratched from Monday's Met Mile due to a muddy shipped down from his native land twice in '96, tak racetrack. ing the Gii Forego H. at Saratoga and the GI Vosburgh at Belmont. Second in the GIC Vigil H. at Woodbine TOUCH GOLD HEADED FOR BELMONT off a six-month layoff April 20, the bay was back on STAKES Encouraged by the progress made by Touch the road for his last start, shipping to Aqueduct to Gold (Deputy Minister) since grabbing his quarter at the take the GI Carter H., and he earned his fourth start of the Preakness May 1 7, trainer David Hofmans straight New York stakes win here. Content to sit at declared yesterday that the three-year-old will make his the back of the pack through fractions of :22.29 and next start in the June 7 Belmont S. Quarter crack spe :44.45 set by STALWART MEMBER (Claramount), the cialist Ian McKinlay worked on Touch Gold yesterday crowd's third choice made his move around the far and will apply a patch to the injured area tomorrow. turn, joining longshot Western Winter in the stretch "I'm growing more positive and all because of the foot," and proving narrowly best after a prolonged drive. Hofmans said. "I wasn't as much concerned about his "There was a lot of speed in the race and the track conditioning as I was the foot. I'm starting look forward to the race." The colt, fourth in the Preakness, will work was favoring speed, but you can't rush this horse or Friday, going "at least six furlongs," according to the else you lose control," said winning jockey Jorge trainer. "I want him to go slow and easy," he said. "If Chavez. "We stayed back a little, but then we were he does that easy and isn't too tired, we'll know more. behind horses and I was worried that I didn't bring He's taking his gallops strong and good and is acting enough goggles--1 was down to my last ones. That's like he's okay." why we came out a little--so I could see." The 2-1 favorite ISITINGOOD (Crusader Sword), breaking from STAKES CLOSINGS post 10, was uncharacteristically far back early, sit TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28: ting sixth after a quarter and seventh after a half; 6-7 $150,000 Dallas Turf Cup, LS, 3yo/up, five-wide on the turn, he had nothing left for the final 9fT f $0) furlong and finished fifth. 6-14 $1501100,000 King Edward Breeders' Cup H.-G/11, Wo, 3yo/up, 9fT ($250) • Weekend Results Continued, p. 2. PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-27-97 Weekend Results Continued. News Continued. HOLLYWOOD TURF H.-GI, $400,000, HOL, 5-26, MAJOR DICK HERN TO RETIRE After 40 years 3yo/up, 1 1 /4mT, 2:00, fm. as a trainer, one of the great names on the British 1--@RAINBOW DANCER (FR}, 116, h, 6, Rainbow racing scene--Major Dick Hern--has decided to retire Quest--Ramanouche (Fr) (G3-Fr), by Riverman. at the end of the current season. "The Major" first 0-Evergreen Farm; B-Clore Alan Mr (FR); T-Jenine took out his licence in November, 1957 and since Sahadi; J-A Solis; $240,000. Lifetime Record: then has trained three Epsom Derby victors--Troy, 25-7-5-5, $526, 114. Henbit and Nashwan. He also saddled three Epsom 2--Sunshack (GB), 118, h, 6, Rainbow Quest--Suntrap, Oaks heroines--including Her Majesty The Queen's by Roberto. 0-Agri-Hvst & Blue Vista & Juddmonte; B·Juddmonts Farms Inc. (GB); $80,000. Dunfermline, seven winners of the Doncaster St. 3--Marlin, 120, c, 4, Sword Dance (lre)--Syrian Summer, Leger, two winners of both the British 1000 and by Damascus. ($30,000 yrl '94 OBSAUG). 0-Tabor 2000 Guineas, five winners of the G 1 King George VI Michael; B-Campbell Gilbert G (FL); $48,000. & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. and Champion Sprinter Margins: NK, NO, 2. Odds: 19.60, 3.00, 1.80. Dayjur, voted 1990 Horse of the Year in England. For Also Ran: Talloires, Shanawi (Ire), Sandpit (Brz). much of his career, he was No. 1 trainer to The In a six-horse field highlighted by such standouts as Queen, but in recent years he has trained mainly for multiple Grade I winners SANDPIT (BRZ) (Baynoun Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum. For much of the past {Ire}), Sunshack (GB) and Marlin, only one of the en decade, The Major has been confined to a wheelchair trants had yet to add a graded stakes to his resume. after suffering severe injuries in a hunting accident, Rainbow Dancer took care of that Monday, upsetting his but this did not in any way diminish his enthusiasm or five competitors and paying $41 . 20 for a $ 2 win bet. his skill in his career. "I've had a licence for 40 The six-year-old, a listed stakes-winner in France, came years," said Hern Monday. "I've been fortunate to the U.S. for his 1997 campaign and had been winless enough to train some very good horses for some very in two stateside starts, most recently finishing 10th and good owners and I've enjoyed every minute of it." last behind Marlin in the Gii San Luis Rey at Santa Anita March 23. Rested for two months following that effort, Rainbow Dancer displayed his sharpness with a bullet PREVIEW seven-furlong work over the Hollywood turf course May 18. Ridden for the first time here by Alex Solis, he • • Today, Sandown Park, England: threw his head slightly at the start after being a bit BRIGADIER GERARD S.-G3, $49,036a, 4yo/up, fractious in the gate, saved ground while fifth early, 1 1/4mT angled outside on the second turn, then closed gamely The field, in post position order, is: Bosra Sham in the stretch to get up in the final strides. "I was very (Woodman), Fallon, 126 pounds; Centre Stalls (Ire) (In disappointed after his last race," said winning trainer the Wings {GB}), Reid, 122; Predappio {GB) (Polish Jenine Sahadi, who took the Westchester S. with two Precedent), Dettori, 127; Henry the Fifth (GB) (Village year-old Majorbigtimesheet earlier on yesterday's card. "The chart line didn't show it, but he banged the rail Star {Fr}), Doyle, 122; Posidonas {GB} (Slip Anchor pretty hard." Sahadi wore the same outfit yesterday {GB}), Quinn, 127; Rocky Oasis (Gulch), Peslier, 122. that she had on when Grand Flotilla won the 1 994 Hollywood Turf H., her first major stakes victory. The © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. race's biggest surprise may have been the subpar per This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or formance of 3-2 favorite Sandpit, who was making his by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior first start since finishing third in the April 3 Dubai World written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. Cup. The eight-year-old led early through slow fractions Information as to the races, race results and earnings of :25 3/5, :49 4/5 and 1: 13 2/5 before giving way in the stretch to be sixth and last.