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TM THOROUGHBREn-L D*A*I*L*Y N*E*W*S lir SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1999 $2 Daily W*e*e»k*e*n*D W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS PREVIEW Saturday, Sandown, England Today, Hamburg, Germany CORAL-ECLIPSE S.-G1, $457,372, Sandown, England, BMW 130th DEUTSCHES DERBY-G1, $385,274, 3yo, 7-3, 3yo/up, lOf 7ydsT, 2:06.42, gd/fm. c/f, 1 1/2mT 1~C0MPT0N ADMIRAL (GB), 122, c, 3, by Suave Dancer PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY 1st Dam: Sumoto (GB), by Mtoto (GB) 1 Satchmo (Ger) Schutz Kinane 2nd Dam: Soemba (GB), by General Assembly 2 Evening Storm (Ire) Schutz Murtagh 3rd Dam: Seven Seas (Fr), by Riverman 3 Hibiscus (Ger) Schutz Bocskai ($35,280 yrl '97 TAOCT). 0-Erik Penser; B-Hascombe 4 Banyumanik (Ire) Hofer O'Neill & Valiant Studs; T-Gerard Butler; J-Darryll Holland; 5 Forto (Ger) Wohler Ryan $279,808. 6 Ituango (Ger) Rau Mundry 2~Xaar (GB), 133, c, 4, Zafonic-Monroe, by Sir Ivor. 7 Silvano (Ger) Wohler Boschert 0-Godolphin; B-Juddmonte Farms; $104,888. 8 Belenus (Ger) Wohler Darley 3~Fantastic Light, 122, c, 3, Rahy-Jood, by Nijinsky II. 9 Rose Of Zollern (Ire) Rau Hughes 0-Sheikh Maktoum al Maktoum; B-Gainsborough 10 Universus (Ger) Blume Ouinn Farm Inc (Ky); $50,521. 11 Festival Hall (Ire) SCR SCR Margins: NK, HF, INF. Odds: 20-1, 6-1, 6-1. 12 Flamingo Road (Ger) Schutz Starke Also ran: Chester House, Running Stag, Insatiable (Ire), 13 Fouche (Ger) Lowe Johnson Croco Rouge (Ire), Lear Spear. 14 Sumitas (Ger) Schiergen Suborics A winner of the G3 Craven S. at Newmarket in April, 15 Acambaro (Ger) Rau Cochrane Compton Admiral didn't fire in the English 2000 Guin 16 Tamitas (Ger) Steinmetz Hills eas or the Epsom Derby. Racing at a trip more to his 17 Bedford Forrest (Ger) Steinmetz Helfenbein liking, he took full advantage of the slow pace to lead 18 Mukhalif (Ire) bin Suroor Dettori inside the last furlong for a shock win. Xaar set a slow 19 Karakal (Ger) Wohler Woodburn pace and led the field into the straight, but at that point 20 Montalban (GB) Lowe Fortune there was a jostling for position. Croco Rouge (Rainbow All carry 128 pounds, except Flamingo Road & Rose Of Quest) suffered more than most and his expected burst Zollern (123). never materialized. Xaar, meanwhile, was proving diffi Gestut Fahrhof's stallions dominate this race as cult to pass and was still in front on the uphill run to Lomitas (GB) is represented by a record-breaking five the final furlong. But Compton Admiral, last into the members from his first crop. Acatenago (Ger) has four straight, moved into a challenging position on the rail approaching the final furlong, was switched off the rail runners and his sire, Surumu (Ger), has one, but fea and, despite Darryll Holland momentarily dropping the tures in the pedigrees of 13 of the 19 runners. Sumitas reins, led inside the last 150 yards. Fantastic Light (Lomitas {GB}) is not the strong favorite he once was, made a determined bid on the outside and ran a credit having suffered his first defeat in six starts when un able race in third. Winning owner Erik Penser explained, placed behind the improving Silvano (Lomitas {GB}) in "The ground at Newmarket [for the 2000 Guineas] was the G2 Oppenheim Colonia Union-Rennen at Cologne very firm, but today we had good, firm ground with a June 13, but that was entirely forgivable, given that he bit of give in it. He has a nice turn of foot, but none of was suffering from a virus that affected many Cologne- us were confident of winning before the race." Trainer based runners. If he shows his best form, and he is Gerard Butler added, "We felt that he got the mile and a reported to have worked superbly recently, he will be half of the Derby all right, but not as effectively as very hard to beat. Mukhalif (Caerleon) was 11/2 some of the others. They went a slow pace today and lengths the best in the G1 Derby Italiano at Rome May that played into our hands." Holland said, "He did noth 30. Racing in the blue silks of Godolphin, he is a huge ing wrong in the Craven, and the Derby was probably danger to Sumitas. Flamingo Road (Acatenango {Ger}), too far for him. He has taken on some of the best today still unbeaten, was an impressive winner of the G2 and beaten them. He is gutsy and versatile and when I Preis der Diana (German Oaks) at Mulheim May 23 and went for a gap, he was through like a rabbit and has bids to become only the third filly to win this race. won nicely in the end." Weekend Preview cent. p2 THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS * 7-4-99 « PAGE 2 Saturday, Hollywood Park Prioress S. cont. BEVERLY HILLS H.-GI, $250,000, HOL, 7-3, 3yo/up, Sapphire N' Silk was the pacesetter in her last effort, f/m, 1 1/4mT, 2:00 1/5, fm. the one-mile Gl Acorn S. at Belmont June 4, but tired 1~VIRGINIE (BRZ), 118, m, 5, by Legal Case (Ire) badly after a half mile to finish a well-beaten fifth. 1st Dam: Misty Moon (Brz), by Baronius (Brz) Turning back in distance, she sat just off the lead, 2nd Dam: Fashion Dancer, by Dancer's Image advanced three-wide on the turn to challenge, re 3rd Dam: Fashion Plate, by Cohoes sponded when asked in the stretch and drew clear. O-Rlo Claro Thoroughbreds; B-Haras Sao Jose e Jockey Pat Day said, "She was well within herself. At Expedictus (Brz); T-Rlchard Mandella; J-L Pincay Jr; the eighth pole, I used my stick and she responded. She $150,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. 3yo Filly-Brz, responds well to competition. She was sick going into 10-9-1-0, $360,372. the Acorn with some kind of infection, but Dallas 2~Tranquility Lake, 122, f, 4, Rahy~Winters' Love, by (Stewart) did a real nice job of getting her ready for this Danzig. ($250,000 yrl '96 KEEJUL). 0-Mr & Mrs race. I had a lot of horse left in the lane." Martin J Wygod; B-North Central Bloodstock (KY); $50,000. Weekend Previews cont. 3~Keeper Hill, 118, f, 4, Deputy Minister-Fineza, by Today, Saint-Cloud, France Lypheor (GB). ($250,000 2yo '97 KEEAPR). 0-Dr JA GRAND PRIX DE SAINT-CL0UD-G1, $325,380, 3yo/up, Chandler; B-Chadds Ford Stable, et al (KY); $30,000. c/f, 1 1/2mT Margins: HF, 3, 2 3/4. Odds: 4.70, 0.30, 8.10. PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY Also Ran: Midnight Line, Chenille (Ire), Courtesan (GB). 1 Tiger Hill (Ire) Schiergen Hellier Tranquility Lake went off as the 3-10 favorite seeking 2 Sagamix (Fr) Fabre Pesller her fourth straight win. She captured the Gl Gamely 3 Saugerties Schiergen van de Keere Breeders' Cup H. June 6 by 5 1/2 lengths, and had 4 Borgia (Ger) Fabre Fallen handed Virginie her only loss in nine career starts in the 5 Greek Dance (Ire) Stoute Stevens Gil Santa Barbara H. Apr. 17. Sitting second off moder 6 El Condor Pasa Ninomiya Ebina ate fractions set by Courtesan (GB) (Pursuit Of Love 7 Res Judicata (GB) Pease Guillot {GB}), Tranquility Lake took over with a half mile to go, 8 Dream Well (Fr) Bary Asmussen opening up a 2 1/2-length lead into the stretch, but the 9 Public Purse Fabre Jarnet Brazilian champion Virginie was steadily closing and 10 Blushing Risk (Fr) Pantall Mosse gradually wore down her rival to gain her revenge and The race features some of the best older horses in her second U.S. win in three starts. Keeper Hill went Europe, including 1998 Prix de I'Arc de Triomphe win over the $1 million mark in earnings despite disappoint ner and third, Sagamix (Linamix {Fr}) and Tiger Hill ing again after a promising three-year-old campaign. (Danehill), respectively; 1998 French and Irish Derby winner Dream Well (Sadler's Wells); 1997 German Saturday, Belmont Park Derby heroine Borgia (Acatenango {Ger}); and 1998 PRIORESS S., $150,000, BEL, 7-3, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:09 Japan Cup winner El Condor Pasa (Kingmambo). But all 2/5, ft. five are coming into this event off defeats. Dream Well 1-SAPPHIRE N' SILK, 121, f, 3, by Pleasant Tap began the season by finishing second in the Gl Prix 1st Dam: Golden Try, by Vent Du Nord Ganay at Longchamp May 2; Sagamix lost his unbeaten 2nd Dam: Turbinette, by Tough Sledding record in that race, finishing only fourth on his first 3rd Dam: Lovely Lill, by Lovely Night start this term, and then failed to handle the Epsom 0/B-William A Carl (KY); T-Dallas Stewart; J-P Day; track and was unsuited by the slow pace when finish $90,000. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-0, $214,682. ing third in the Gl Coronation Cup June 4. He did not 2~Marley Vale, 112, f, 3, Forty Niner-Waggley, by wear blinkers at Epsom, but will sport them again here. Hagley. ($425,000 yrl '97 KEESEP). 0-Eugene Melny; Tiger Hill won the G2 Gerling-Preis at Cologne May 9, B-Fawn Leap Farm (KY); $30,000.