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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~,E?I~~UN~:;~RE D™ MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1994 W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS THE WICKED NORTH'S D.Q. Sunday, Gulfstream Park APPEALED Owner Philip Hersh has filed an ap GULFSTREAM PARK H.-G1, GP, 3-6, $500,000, peal with the California Horse Racing Board on the 3yolup, 10f, 2:00 215, ft. disqualification of The Wicked North (Far North) from 1--SCUFFLEBURG, h, 5, Cox's Ridge (Claiborne first to fourth in Saturday's Sant a Anita Handicap. A Farm-KY) --Tableaux, by Round Table. 0-Mathew K. hearing is likely to be held within 30 days, according Firestone; B-Cherry Valley Farm, Inc. and The to steward Tom Ward. "I'm extremely disappointed," Gamely Corp. (KY.); T-William I. Mott; $300,000. said trainer David Bernstein. "I didn't see enough to 2-- Migrating Moon, c, 4, Silver Buck (Silverleaf warrant a disqualification. It's an unfortunate inci Farms, lnc.-FU --Medieval Moon, by Medieval Man. dent, and it isn't good for racing. On the positive 0-Sac Stable; ($48,000 two-year-old 1992 Ocala side, the horse came out of the race and we will point Breeders' Sales Co. February sale); $95,000. him to the (April 1 6) Oaklawn Handicap." 3-- Wallenda, c, 4, Gulch (Lane's End-KY) --So Glad (Arg), by Liloy (Fr). 0-Dogwood Stable; ($43,000 RECORD $17.4 MILLION BET ON BIG 'CAP two-year-old 1992 Fasig-Tipton February 2yos in CARD AT SANTA ANITA A Los Angeles Turf Club training sale at Calder); $50,000. record $17,485,563 was wagered on Saturday's Margins: head, 112, 314. Santa Anita Handicap card, the second highest handle Also ran (in order of finish):Powerful Punch, Pistols in track history. Saturday's total is exceeded only by And Roses, Northern Trend, Strolling Along, Nijinsky' s the $36,264, 799 bet on the Breeders' Cup Day pro Gold, Friud, Huido. Ser: Devil His Due. gram Nov. 6. A total of $8,202,350 was wagered on Off for the entire 1993 season after taking the GI Saturday's 57th running of the Big Cap, also a record. Pegasus H. in his last race of ' 92, Scuffleburg came into this race off a pair of allowance seconds and HOLY BULL BREEZES Holy Bull (Great Above) scored a rallying victory under jockey Craig Perret. "It was some race," said Perret. "I didn't know him too worked five furlongs in a bullet :59 115 in his final well, but Billy (Mott) told me I would have to keep prep for Saturday's $500,000 Florida Derby. "He did after him and I did just that." Trainer Bill Mott added, it handily," said trainer Jimmy Croll. "He is ready." "He has come back off a long layoff and it took a long time to get him back. It seems he only likes to win AQUEDUCT STAYS ON INNER TRACK Grade I's." Favored Strolling Along was far back Racing will remain on Aqueduct's inner track at least early and never threatened. through Sunday, March 13 due to the effects of the Results cont. p2 severe winter, according to NYRA Vice President of Racing, Terry Meyocks. Due to the switch, the dis tance of next Saturday's $100 ,000-added Bay Shore © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This Stakes will be shortened to six furlongs. "The main newspaper may not be reproduced in any form track will be re-evaluated the middle of the week to or by any means, electronic or mechanical, determine its status for the following week," said without prior written permission of the copyright Meyocks. A field of seven to nine is expected in the owner, Media Vista. Bay Shore. Information as to the races, race results and News cont.-----------------, earnings was obtained from results charts pub lished in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith WEEKEND RESULTS . ... p1 -2 with the permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. NEWS CONT . ... .. ... p2 RACING REPORTS .. .. ... p2-5 PAGE 2 • TIIOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 3-7-94 News cont. SAN RAFAEL S.-G2, SA, 3-6, $157,200, 3yo, 8f, 1 :36 1 /5, ft. STRODES CREEK TO SANTA ANITA DERBY, 1--TABASCO CAT, c, 3, Storm Cat (Overbrook FLYING SENSATION OUT Charlie Whittingham Farm-KY} --Barbicue Sauce, by Sauce Boat. may have found his Derby horse in Strodes Creek 0-0verbrook Farm and David Reynolds; B-David (Halo), who moved his career record to 2-for-3 with Reynolds (KY.); T-D. Wayne Lukas; $89,700. an impressive win in Saturday's third race at Santa 2-- Powis Castle, c, 3, Rare Brick (Valor Farm, Anita. "He's an impressive animal to look at," said lnc.-TX) --Castle Eight, by Key to the Kingdom. Whittingham, who last won the Santa Anita Derby 0-Vistas Stables; $30,000. with another son of Halo, Sunday Silence, in 1989 en 3-- Shepherd's Field, c, 3, Spectacular Bid (Milfer route to a win in the Kentucky Derby. "He's a big Farm, lnc.-NY) --Ransomed Captive, by Mr. Leader. horse and he knows it. But he's learning and he's 0-Camptown Stable; $22,500. becoming more mature. The grandstand was packed Margins: 1, 18, 3. with people down at the rail, more than I remember in Also ran (in order of finish): Fly'n J. Bryan, Furno Di a while, but it didn't bother him." Flying Sensation Londra (Ire.) (Flying Paster), the morning-line third choice in the Leading every step of the way under Pat Day, Ta San Rafael Stakes, was scratched from the race after basco Cat stamped himself a Derby contender and developing soreness on Friday and will miss the Santa will take the next step down that road in the April 9 Anita Derby as well. "I breezed him three furlongs Santa Anita Derby. The 3-5 favorite Fly'n J. Bryan Friday and when we came back to the barn, I didn't (Ogygian) finished 22 lengths back in fourth. "All suspect a thing," said trainer David Warren. "But an week everybody has been telling me how fast (Fly'n hour and a half later, he was sore. We had him x J. Bryan) is. I think he is a fast horse, but I think rayed and he was clean as a whistle, but we're taking people underestimate how quick our horse is, too. him to the Nuclear Medicine Building Monday to get I'm happy and I hope on the replay show tonight that some nuclear images taken." Warren said he hoped Jeff gets to watch it." Doug Peterson, Fly'n J. the injury was simply a pulled muscle in his right front Bryan's trainer, expressed some concern about his elbow or shoulder. colt. "We'll make sure the horse is all right. His stride just didn't look 100 percent to me. n Results cont. SANTA MARGARITA INVITATIONAL H.-G1, SA, 3-6, F•L•O•R•I•D• A $300,000, 4yo/up, f and m, 9f, 1 :49, ft. 1--PASEANA (ARG), m, 7, Ahmad --Pasiflin (Arg), by REPORT Flintham. 0-Sidney H. Craig; B-Haras Vacacion (ARG.); T-Ronald McAnally; $180,000. Yesterday's Results: 2-- Kalita Melody (GB), m, 6, Chief Singer 10th-GP, $44,000 Alw., 4yo/up, 8.5fT, 1 :40 2/5, fm. (Hauptgestut Graditz-Ger) --Belle Reef, by Mill Reef. 1-HALISEE (c, 4, Cozzene--Hedonic, by Fappiano). O 0-Ken Porter; $60,000. J. Nerud & M. Letis. B-John A. Nerud Trust (Ky.). T 3-- Stalcreek, f, 4, Stalwart (Airdrie Stud-KY) W. Mott. --Graceful Creek, by Darby Creek Road. 0-Gaylord 2-Mr. Explosive (Explosive Bid--Europa) Ailshie and Joseph Shields; $36,000. 3-Scott the Great (Great Neck--Lucy Scott) Margins: 2 3/4, head, 2. HALISEE, victor in last year's Giii Saranac and Hill Also ran (in order of finish): Alyshena, Re Toss. Prince S. at Bel., returned to his winning ways with a Alysbelle, Market Booster, Sensational Eyes, Thirst just-off-the-pace score by 2 1 /2 over SW Mr. Explo For Peace. sive. New York-bred Scott the Great, a GSW of Paseana was sent off the even-money favorite in the $315, 713, was another nose back in third. The win field of nine, and rewarded the faithful with a draw ner improves to 14-6-2-1 with $234,140 in career ing-away victory under regular rider Chris Mccarron earnings. Tri to Watch, winner of the GI Champagne after being pinned down on the rail down much of the in 1992 and $456,454, was 19-1 and ended up 8th. backstretch by Sensational Eyes (Roman Majesty.) "I was concerned about having her hold me in long 1st-GP, $30.400 Alw., 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10 2/5, ft. enough where something coming from behind could FUTURE ANSWER (f, 3, Copelan--What a Future, by range up on the outside," said McCarron. "Fortunate Roberto), on the board in all three '94 starts, gradual ly, Paseana was aggressive today." She will head ly made her way to the lead and drew offf to win by a next to the $500,000 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn length and a half as the second choice. Her record April 2. 34-1 shot Kalita Melody suprised with the now stands at 11-3-2-1, with $50,570 in the bank.