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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 908-7 47-8060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM FR ID A Y, MAY 2, 1 9 9 7 W•E•E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW INSURANCE COMPANY TO KEEP CIGAR? Today, Churchill Downs: According to published reports, the insurance com KENTUCKY OAKS-GI, $500,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m pany which now owns Cigar (Palace Music) after PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS paying off on the $25 million fertility policy, will keep 1 Glitter Woman McGaughey Smith 6-5 the stallion for now. The company will attempt to 2 Must Sing Perkins Albarado 60-1 Buckeye Search Nafzger Bailey 30-1 correct Cigar's problem and eventually return him to 3 4 Blushing K.D. David Meche 2-1 the breeding shed. Assicurazioni Generali SPA's Mar 5 Sharp Cat Lukas Nakatani 7-2 keting Manager, David Dunnet, told the Racing Post, 6 Anklet Kessinger Stevens 30-1 "We will be exploring all possibilities in an effort to 7 Storm Song Zito Perret 1 5-1 get him back to stud and producing offspring." The 8 Majestical Moment Cross Sellers 20-1 London Times reports that Generali's bloodstock 9 Tomisue's Delight Howard Day 12-1 underwriter Peter Trend will travel to Kentucky before Blushing K.D. (Blushing John) won her last four deciding what will be done next with the two-time races by a combined margin of 30 lengths and comes Horse of the Year. "The first thing to do is to move into her first Grade I effort off of a six-length triumph Cigar away from the glare of publicity that he has in the Gii Fantasy S. April 6. Also looking for her fifth been under of late," Trend told the Times. "We hope straight victory today is Glitter Woman (Glitterman) that the vets will be able to find an answer and that who was a dominant winner of the April 5 GI Ashland Cigar will be able to sire foals, in due course." S. in her last start. Sharp Cat (Storm Cat) had a four race win streak snapped when she faded to sixth KEENELAND WAGERING TOPS $100 MILLION after setting torrid fractions against the boys in the GI Wagering topped $1 00 million for the first time during Santa Anita Derby April 5 in her last outing. Keeneland's 16-day spring meeting which ended Friday, April 25. Betting totaled a record Today, Churchill Downs: $101,966,368, a 2.9 percent increase from the previ LOUISVILLE BREEDERS' CUP H.-Gll, $200,000, 3yo/up, ous high of $99,072, 764 established during last f/m, 1 1/16m year's 1 5-day meet. On-track wagering totaled PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS $21,408,993, a seven percent increase from 1 Bedroom Blues Petalino Albarado 1 5-1 $20,003,340 last year. The average daily handle was 2 Top Secret Arnold Sellers 7-2 $1,338,062, up .3 percent from $1,333,556 in 1996. 3 Teewinot Zito Bravo 30-1 The spring meeting attracted 199,443 people to 4 Clear Mandate Arnold Perret 20-1 Keeneland, down two percent from 203,694 in 1996. 5 Escena Mott Day 5-1 Average daily attendance, 12,465, dropped 8.2 per 6 Forever Classic Frostad Martinez 30-1 7 Rare Blend McGaughey Bailey 9-2 cent from 13,579 last year. Willie Martinez led the 8 Halo America Barnett Borel 1-1 jockey standings with 23 wins and Nick Zito took Halo America (Waquoit) defeated last year's cham leading trainer honors with 10 victories. Sam-Son pion mare Jewel Princess by four lengths in the April Farm was the meet's leading owner with six wins. 11 GI Apple Blossom at Oaklawn in her last start. Escena (Strawberry Road {Aus}) will be making her third start off of a six-month layoff after winning a STAKES CLOSINGS Gulfstream turf allowance March 12 and finishing TOMORROW. SATURDAY. MAY 3: fourth in the Apple Blossom. Rare Blend (Bates Motel) 5-17 $1001100,000 Maryland Breeders' Cup took back-to-back graded stakes at Gulfstream this G/11, Pim, 3yo/up, 6f ( $100) past January before finishing second in the Gii Ram 5-1 7 $ 100,000 Genuine Risk H.-Gll, Bel, part H. and fifth in the Giii De La Rose H. on the 3yo/up, f/m, 6f ($100) grass in her last start March 15. 5-18 $150,000 Peter Pan-Gii, Bel, 3yo, 9f ($150)• PA.GE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-1-97 Today, Newmarket, England: Saturday, Aqueduct: GRANGEWOOD JOCKEY CLUB S.-G2, $79,872, WITHERS S.-Gll, $100,000, 3yo, Sf 4yo/up, 12fT The field, in order of the draw, is as follows: Dance PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. Coyote Dance (Fire Dancer), Just Dixie (Dixieland 1 Sacrament (GB) Stoute 0 Peslier 124 Brass), Stormin Fever (Storm Cat), Open Forum (Deputy 2 Kutta (GB) Armstrong R Hills 121 Minister), Cryp Too (Cryptoclearance), Statemanship 3 Time Allowed (GB) Stoute J Reid 118 (Silver Deputy), Banker's Gold (Forty Niner), Activist 4 Lusa (GB) Brittain T Quinn 1 26 (Wild Again), Hawks Landing (Air Forbes Won), Chris 5 Mons (GB) Cumani J Weaver 121 tian Soldier (Fast Gold). All carry 1 23 pounds. 6 Persian Punch (Ire) Elsworth R Cochrane 1 21 7 Samraan Dunlop J Carroll 1 21 Saturday, Hollywood Park: 8 Busy Flight (GB) Hills M Hills 121 MERVYN LEROY H.-Gll, $100,000, 3yo/up, 8Y2f 9 Tulipa Bin Suroor L Dettori 1 21 The field will line up in the following order: Region 10 Celeric (GB) Morley P Eddery 121 (Devil's Bag), 112; Elmhurst (Wild Again), 113; Hesabull Sires of Runners: Sacrament (GB) (Shirley Heights (Dispersal), 116; Benchmark (Alydar), 116; Kingdom {GB}), Kutta (GB} (Old Vic {GB}), Time Allowed (GB} Found (The Bart), 115; Tom Cruiser (Time for a (Sadler's Wells), Luso (GB) (Salse), Mons (GB) (Deploy Change), 11 6. {GB}), Persian Punch (Ire} (Persian Heights {Ire}), Samraan (Green Dancer), Busy Flight (GB} (Pharly {Fr}), (News cont.} Tulipa (Alleged), Celeric (GB) (Mtoto {GB}). CAT'S CRADLE RETIRED Cat's Cradle, eased in the stretch of last Saturday's Gii A Gleam H. at Hollywood Saturday, Churchill Downs: Park, has been retired from racing after suffering a right KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE: front suspensory injury. Trainer David Hofmans reported Phantom On Tour (Tour d'Or) blew out for the Derby the five-year-old mare will leave Hollywood Park Friday yesterday, going three-eighths in :35 3/5 and galloping for Chance Farm in Lexington, Kentucky and will be out the half in :48 4/5. "I'm very happy with the way he bred to either Seattle Slew or Capote. Cat's Cradle won went," said jockey Jerry Bailey, aboard for the move. the 1 995 GI Acorn S. and Gil Fantasy S. in her 26-race "He was spunky and full of himself, which is what I career. She was on the board in 20 of those starts, wanted to feel." Trainer Lynn Whiting, concerned be winning ten and earning $807,808. cause his colt had been less than sharp the last few days, had blood drawn from his Derby hopeful yesterday BONUS FOR FLYING CHEVRON'S FIRST GISW and might have him tested again today, to make sure Glencrest Farm announced yesterday that they will offer that he is in top health for Saturday's big event. "We'll a $300,000 bonus to the breeder of the first North continue to monitor the horse closely and work with American Grade I stakes winner from the first crop by him," he said, but added, "We were very pleased with Flying Chevron (Carson City), through that crop's four what we saw today." year-old season. A winner of five of his seven starts, Saturday, Churchill Downs: including the GI NYRA Mile, Flying Chevron stands as EARLY TIMES TURF CLASSIC-GI, $200,000, 3yo/up, the property of a partnership for a fee of $7,500, live 9fT foal. The field, in post position order, is as follows: Always a Classic (Deputy Minister), 120; Talloires (Trempolino), 120; Down the Aisle (Runaway Groom), 114; Top Glory RACING ON TV TODAY:D (Fr) (Le Glorieux {GB}), 114; Volochine (Ire) (Soviet Friday, May 2: Star), 11 6; Harghar (El Gran Senor), 114; Labeeb (GB) Breakfast at Churc.hi/I Downs - (Lear Fan), 118; Same Old Wish (Lyphard's Wish), 120. espn2, 7 a.m.-noon, EDT A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will 2Day at churc.hi// Downs - indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a + will de espnZ, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT note winners who are first-time starters, an (S) will be used for state-bred races, a © will be used for maiden Kentucky Oaks, CD - ESPN, 5-6 p.m. EDT claiming races, and an (R} will be used for other re stricted races. Kentucky Derby Winner Unbridled PARIS, KY (606) 233-4252 FAX (606) 987-0008 Sire of a Derby Winner in his 1st Crop! PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-1-97 PREMIO EMANUELE FILIBERTO, $90, 159, Milan, Italy, FOREIGN 5-1, 3yo, 1 OfT, 2:04:30, gd. • • 1--#JAUNTY JACK (GB), 128, c, 3, Midyan--Juliette Local News: Australia Marny {GB) (G1SW-Eng & Ire), by Blakeney (GB). Top Australian runner Nothin' Leica Dane (Aus) 0-Allevamento Giallo Blu; B-Fonthill Stud; T-Luca (Danehill), winner of the 1995 Victoria Derby and Cumani; J-F Jovine; $50,088.