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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 SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1997 W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS Saturday, Suffolk Downs "SKIP" ECLIPSES "GOLD" IN MASSCAP MASSACHUSETTS H.-Glll, $620,000, SUF, 5-31, He earned his Eclipse Award with wins in the Gii Toyota 3yo/up, 1 1 /8m, 1 :47 4/5, ft. Blue Grass, Gii Ohio Derby, GI Haskell Invitational, GI 1--SKIP AWAY, 119, c, 4, Skip Trial--lngot Way (MSW), Woodbine Million, and then in his "piece de resistance," by Diplomat Way. ($30,000 2yo 1995 OBSFEB). an electrifying photo-finish victory over two-time Horse 0-Hine Carolyn H; B-Barnhart Anna Marie (FL); of the Year Cigar in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup Octo T-Hubert Hine; J-S J Sellers; $500,000. Lifetime ber 5. But last year's champion three-year-old Skip Record: Ch. 3yo Colt, MGISW, 23-8-8-4, Away (Skip Trial) had trouble finding his way to the $3,589,860. winner's circle at the start of his four-year-old cam 2--Formal Gold, 114, c, 4, Black Tie Affair (lre)- paign, dropping four straight races before regaining his lngoldsby, by Screen King. ($62,000 yrl '94 KEESEP; championship form with a game performance in yester $75,000 2yo 1995 SARTWO). 0-John D Murphy; day's Giii Massachusetts H. at Suffolk Downs. The gun B-Mr. & Mrs. Rodes Kelly (Ont-C); $60,000. metal grey dueled 79-1 Topsy Robsy (Topsider) through 3--Will's Way, 114, c, 4, Easy Goer--Willamae, by three-quarters in 1: 10 4/5; as the longshot faded, For Tentam. ($95,000 yrl '94 KEESEP). 0-William Clifton mal Gold (Black Tie Affair {Ire}) picked up the gauntlet Jr. & Rudlein Stable; B-R L Quinchett (Ky); $30,000. and the two battled their way down the Suffolk stretch, Margins: HD, 3HF, 2 1 /4. Odds: 0. 70, 3.80, 2.00. with Skip Away putting a head in front just strides from Also ran: Geri, Topsy Robsy, Prolanzier. the finish. "He's such a great horse," said trainer Sonny Sent off the odds-on choice in his first three starts of Hine. "You end up falling in love with him--you gotta the year after capping an award-winning three-year-old love him. He just tries hard all the time." Added jockey season with a victory over Cigar, Skip Away had run Shane Sellers, "I didn't want to win this race for Shane well enough to finish second in the GI Donn H. and GI Sellers. I wanted to win this race for Skip Away. There Gulfstream Park H. but lost some of his backers when was so much pressure on this horse because he beat finishing a disappointing third in the Texas Mile April 20. Cigar last year and he was supposed to come out this Let go at 3-1 in the GI Pimlico Special, the colt bounced year and be Horse of the Year. But sometimes people back to be a solid second once again and the handicap forget that this is horse racing." pers regained their confidence, sending him off the 3-5 favorite here. But the champ had to work for his victory, WILD RUSH IN RAPID BELMONT BREEZE Gil outgaming Donn H. winner Formal Gold for his first Illinois Derby winner Wild Rush (Wild Again), prepping score of the season. "He put himself into the game for the GI Belmont S. June 7, zipped six furlongs in today," said jockey Shane Sellers. "I was confident 1: 10 4/5 over Hollywood Park's main track yesterday going into the first turn because I knew I'd gotten to the morning. "He worked awesome," said trainer Richard front without having to rush this horse off his feet. (In Mandella. "All week long I've been reading that each of the stretch) Jerry (Bailey, aboard Formal Gold) was the (Belmont) horses has been working great. It sounds crowding me, but that's his job. He's a great rider and like a broken record, but my horse really looked fantas that's what he's supposed to do. But after the race he tic this morning." The colt heads to New York Monday pulled up with me and he said congratulations." The night for his attempt to derail Silver Charm's Triple runner-up was making his first start since running fifth Crown train. "Everyone seems to be pulling for Silver in the Dubai World Cup April 3. Charm, but I won't have any trouble sleeping at night if Weekend Results cont.--Sharp Cat scores in Acorn, p.2 we beat him," Mandella said with a smile. 11 1 have all the respect in the world for Silver Charm and his connec tions, but I'm really excited about my colt's chances. STAKES CLOSINGS I've never run a horse in the Belmont before ... but I've TOMORROW, MONDAY, JUNE 2: got the right horse and now' s the right time." 6-15 $200,000 Nevv Ha111pshire Sweepstakes-GI/I, Rkm, 3yo/up, 9fT News cont. p2 ($100) • PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 6-1-97 Saturday, Belmont Park ACORN S.-GI, $150,000, BEL, 5-31, 3yo, f, 1 m, 1 :34 PREVIEW 2/5, ft. • • 1--SHARP CAT, 121, f, 3, Storm Cat--ln Neon (SW, Today, Chantilly, France $111,595), by Ack Ack. ($82,000 wing '94 LES EMIRATS ARABES UNIS PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB FTKNOV; $205,000 yrl '95 FTSAUG; $900,000 2yo G1, $757,313, 3yo, c/f, 12fT 1996 BESMAR). 0-The Thoroughbred Corp; B-Franks PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY John (KY); T-D W Lukas; J-G L Stevens; $90,000. 1 Fragrant Mix (Ire) A Fabre T Jarnet Lifetime Record: 13-8-1-0, $887,850. *1/2 to Star 2 Peintre Celebre A Fabre 0 Peslier Recruit (Al Nasr {Fr}), MGSW & GISP, $807,200. 3 Speedfriend (Fr) R Collet C Hanotel 2--Dixie Flag, 121, f, 3, Dixieland Band--Thirty Flags, by 4 Shaka (GB) J C Rouget J R Dubose Hoist the Flag. 0-Bohemia Stable; B-Dupont Richard C 5 Casey Tibbs (Ire) D K Weld M J Kinane Mrs (MD); $30,000. 6 Kashwan (Spn) E Lellouche T Thulliez 3--Ajina, 121, f, 3, Strawberry Road (Aus)--Winglet, by 7 Perfect Paradigm (Ire) J Gosden L Dettori Alydar. 0/B-Paulson Allen E (KY); $16,500. 8 Fier Danseur (Fr) J Lesbordes V Vion Margins: 2HF, 4 3/4, 1 1 /4. Odds: 1.00, 2.00, 23.00. 9 Astarabad de Royer-Dupre G Masse Also Ran: Screamer, Make Haste, Witchful Thinking, 1 0 Arabian King (Fr) A Fabre D Boeuf Storm Song. 11 lthaki (Ire} J E Pease Asmussen Unsuccessful against colts in the GI Santa Anita 1 2 Bonapartiste (Fr) P Demercastel F Head Derby and then demoted from third to eighth by the 1 3 Oscar (Ire) P Bary S Guillot stewards in the GI Kentucky Oaks May 2 after making a 14 Voyagers Quest Chapple-Hyam J Reid left turn during the stretch drive, Sharp Cat got back on All carry 1 28 pounds. track backing up to a mile off that nine-furlong affair. This year's French Derby is a very close one to call. Already a two-time Grade I winner on the year and two Shaka (GB) (Exit To Nowhere) is the probable favorite fer-two at a mile, the filly was bet down to even money on the strength of his win in the May 3 G2 Prix and led every step for a decisive score. "She broke Hocquart over the distance, with Oscar (Ire) (Sadler's alertly and got comfortable underneath me--she was Wells) a length second--but the connections of Oscar really just cruising on the backside," said jockey Gary are confident of revenge on Shaka. Peintre Celebre Stevens. "She was setting a blazing pace, but she was (Nureyev), who impressed when beating Astarabad well within herself. She was really full of run. When we (Alleged) by two lengths in G2 Prix Greffulhe April 20, galloped out, I chirped to her just to see how she'd could give owner Daniel Wildenstein and trainer Andre respond, and she broke running again." Added trainer D. Fabre their first victories in this event. Fragrant Mix (Fr) Wayne Lukas, "When she gets her own way like that, (Linamix {Fr}) has won all three starts this year, includ she gets stronger and stronger. She's got a lot of tal ing the G2 Prix Noailles, with Shaka a well-beaten third. ent." The filly will now point for the second leg of Voyagers Quest (Dynaformer) won the G3 Thresher Belmont's "Triple Tiara," the Mother Goose S. June 21 . Classic Trial at Sandown April 26, beating two much-fancied Epsom Derby (June 7) contenders, Benny News cont. The Dip and Silver Patriarch, subsequent winners re LOOK DAGGERS PUT DOWN After a two-and-a spectively of the G2 Dante S. and G3 Lingfield Derby half month battle, look Daggers (Diesis {GB}) had to be Trial. euthanized Friday. The filly suffered a fractured pelvis in the Gil Orchid H. at Gulfstream Park March 16. She Today, Hollywood Park remained at Gulfstream until the backside was closed, GAMELY H.-GI, $200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1 /8mT. moving to Pin Oak Farm in Versailles, Kentucky at the PPHORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS beginning of May.