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VV•E•E•K•E•N•D RE ULTS "VICTOR" VICTORIOUS IN VOSBURGH Saturday, Ascot England QUEEN ELIZABETH II S.-G1, $485,588, Ascot, England, Turning .do"."'n the ~ale of bridesmaid after finishing 1 1 second in five straight, Victor Cooley (Cool Victor) came 9-27, 3yo/up, mT, :39.81 (hand-timed), gd. charging from just off the pace to headline in Saturday's 1--AIR EXPRESS (IRE), 123, c, 3, Salse--lbitsamm, by GI Vosburgh S. at Belmont Park. The 6-1 third choice, Caucasus. 0-Mohamed Obaida; B-Gainsborough Stud he outfinished 23-1 Score a Birdie (Proud Birdie) to win Management Ltd; T-C Brittain; J-0 Peslier; $298,301. by a length and a half. "I knew my horse was ready to 2--Rebecca Sharp {GB), 120, f, 3, Machiavellian-- run a winning race today," said jockey Jorge Chavez Nuryana (GB), by Nureyev. 0-Anthony Oppenheimer; who picked up the mount for the Gii Forego H. at ' 8-Hascombe and Valia t Studs; $111,288. Saratoga last out September 1 . "It was better today 3--Faithful Son, 123, g, , Zilzal--Carduel, by Round than when I rode him for the first time. I know him Table. 0-·Sheikh Makt um al Maktoum· better now. He ran a big race." The winner of the 1996 B-Gainsborough Farm nc (Ky); $53, 163. GIC Queen's Plate at a mile and a quarter and last Margins: HD, 2, HD. Od s: 9.00, 16.00, 16.00. Also ran: Bahhare, Bijou D'lnde (GB), Allied Forces, year's ch~mpion three-year-old in Canada, Victor Cooley showed his versatility with a win in the seven-furlong Entrepreneur (GB), Reva ue (Ire), Centre Stalls (Ire). Gii Commonwealth Breeders' Cup at Keeneland April Italian and German 20 0 Guineas winner Air Express 13. But the dark bay had failed to score in five subse (Ire) upset the hotshots ith a dramatic victory over the quent starts while running second in graded stakes from unlucky Rebecca Sharp (GB), the only filly in the field, seven furlongs to a mile and an eighth. Malcolm Pierce, to gain his first Group 0 e success. "I've always assistant to trainer Mark Frostad, credited Chavez for thought he was a Group One horse," said delighted the gelding's return to the winner's circle. "He needed trainer Clive Brittain. "E erything went according to plan somebody to make him finish strong," said Pierce. "He and Olivier Peslier rode im perfectly. I thought he was ran big in the Forego, and after the race Jorge said, outstanding odds for the race. If I had been a betting 'put me back on him and I'll win.' He did what he man, I would have had big bet on him, too. He could go for the Breeders' Cu Mile, but I would prefer to promised us." As for what's next, Pierce said, "We may send him to the Hong K ng Invitational in December--1 run him in the Ack Ack H. (October 26) at Churchill fancy some Chinese!" G dolphin's ALLIED FORCES Downs, but right now we're going to go back home and (Miswaki) set the early ace from BIJOU D'INDE (GB) think things over. The Breeders' Cup is not out of the (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), with Air Express towards the question." Even-money favorite Tale of the Cat (Storm rear. At the half-mile, Bijou D'lnde grabbed the lead and Cat), making his first appearance since Cool more Stud still held it well into the stretch, with Faithful Son chal purchased a half-interest in the colt for $ 7. 1 million, lenging, but Peslier brou ht Air Express through broke sharply, was rated just off the pace and dropped smoothly on the outside and took command at the back going into the far turn, but rallied from between eighth pole. Rebecca Sh rp could not find an opening horses in the stretch to be third, a neck behind Score a and had to be switched o the outside in deep stretch; Birdie. "When he got that first wave of dirt in his face, she failed by only a nos to catch the winner. Her rider he reacted to it for about 30 yards," said trainer John Michael Hills was disco solate afterwards, saying: "The Forbes. "That's when he lost ground and he didn't get it gap just wasn't there w en I wanted it, but as soon as I back. This is why we talk about seasoning. These are switched, it opened." B HHARE (Woodman), having older, hardened sprinters and losing to them is not a only his second race of the year, just failed to catch disgrace." Forbes added he would likely still point the Faithful Son for third. Said trainer John Dunlop, "That colt for the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Hollywood Novem was a really good run. He was left on his haunches in ber 8. (Vosburgh chart, p2) the gate. Judging by the way he finished, he should get News cont. o3 further and will probably run in the (G 1) Champion S. at WEEKEND RESULTS ........... p1-·3 Newmarket (Oct. 18)." ENTREPRENEUR (GB) (Sadler's NEWS CONTINUED . p3 Wells), seventh, was described as "rusty" by his rider Michael Kinane, while the favourite REVOQUE (IRE) WEEKEND PREVIEW ........... p3--4 (Fairy King) never showed with a chance and his rider RACING REPORTS ............ p4--8 John Reid was stunned. "He did not pick up at all. Noth - TOTAL PAGES ................ 12 ing happened when I asked him," said Reid. I PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 9-28-97! Saturday, Belmont Park $aturday, Arlington International VOSBURGH S.-GI, $250,000, BEL, 9-27, 3yo/up, 7f, ARLINGTON-WASHINGTON LASSIE S.-Gll, $100,000, 1 :22, ft. APX, 9-27, 2yo, f, 1 m, 1 :37 2/5, ft. 1--VICTOR COOLEY, 126, g, 4, Cool Victor--Willow ,1--@SILVER MAIDEN, 119, f, 2, Silver Buck--Rani Rose, Flight (SW, $345,928), by Lend Lease. 0-Begg Jeff; by Quack. 0-Calabrese Frank C; B-Cahners Elsie (FL); B-Begg Jeanne (CAN); T-Mark Frostad; J-J F Chavez; ; T-Britt A McGehee; J-B S Laviolette; $60,000. $150,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. 3yo Colt-Can, ' Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $101,958. 23-9-8-1, $1,056,592. !2--Arctic lady, 119, f, 2, Housebuster--Arctic Belle, by 2--Score a Birdie, 126, h, 6, Proud Birdie--Test Score, ' Far North. 0-Russell L Reineman Stable Inc; B-Charles by Time Tested. 0-lmbesi Joseph M; B-Bowling Carl Nuckols, Jr & Sons (KY); $20,000. (FL); $50,000. !3--So Generous, 119, f, 2, Fly So Free--Rabida, by 3--Tale of the Cat, 122, c, 3, Storm Cat--Yarn, by Mr. Rollicking. ($105,000 yrl '96 FTKJUU. 0-Heider 1 Prospector. ($375,000 yrl '95 KEESEP). 0-Magnier Charles F; B-Chatfield-Taylor, Susan (VA); $11,000. Mrs John & Phantom House Farm; B-lndian Creek, Margins: 3/4, 1 3/4, 1 HF. Odds: 0.90CT, 11.40, 5.60. Philip Freedman & Hug ho Lascelles (KY); $27 ,500. Also Ran: Rattle My Nerves, Barefoot Dyana, Cool Dixie. Margins: 1 HF, NK, HF. Odds: 6.60, 23.30, 1.10. The odds-on favorite in her graded-stakes debut, Also Ran: Partner's Hero, Basqueian, Diligencei, Northern Silver Maiden had beate the colts in her most recent Afleet, Circle of Light, Kelly Kip, Elajjud, Cold !Execution, trip to the post, taking t e prep for the Gii Arlington Kid Katabatic. Washington Futurity, the Honest Pleasure S., by a Runner-up for the fifth consecutive time in the Gii length and a half Septe ber 13. Stretching out another Forego H. in his latest September 1, Cool Victor turned eighth off that seven-furl ng affair, the Florida-bred bay the tables on Forego winner Score a Birdie with a strong showed her speed right rom the start and had enough closing kick that carried him clear in the final drive. left in the tank to turn b ck the late bid of longshot Enjoying a seven-pound swing .in the weights, the four Arctic Lady for a narrow score. "I just tried to get her to year-old pressed the pace through a half in :45.39, took relax," said winning jock y Shane Laviolette. "About the command as they straightened into the stretch and three-sixteenths pole the really came at her, but she's outgamed his 23-1 rival for the victory. "This is just a game filly. She fights s hard as any horse I've ever fantastic," said Malcolm Pierce, assistant to trainer ridden." Trainer Britt Mc ehee is considering the Gil Mark Frostad. "It's thrilling for us to be here and it's a Walmac lnt'I Alcibiades . at Keeneland October 11 for bigger thrill that we won. It's good to finally win one." the winner, but added, " e'll wait a few days and see The even-money favorite after a spectacular perfor how she comes out of t is race. That may be a little bit mance winning the Gii King's Bishop August 23 at too soon." Saratoga, three-year-old Tale of the Cat took on older horses in only his fifth career start. The dark bay was Saturday, Ascot, Englan . rated just off the pace and lost ground on the final turn RACAL DIADEM S.-G2, $154,518, Ascot, England, but came again to just miss second in a photo.