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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~~.~~UN~~~RE D™ WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1 9 9 7 S•T•A•K•E•S RESULT SLIGHT SETBACK FOR TOUCH GOLD Trainer Yesterday, Woodbine: David Hofmans has cancelled today's scheduled work DOMINION DAY S.-Glll, $133,750, WOX, 7-1, 3yolup, out for his 1 997 Belmont S. winner Touch Gold (Dep 1 1 /4m, 2:01 2/5, ft. uty Minister), according to the Daily Racing Form. The 1--FIRM DANCER, 115, g, 4, Affirmed--Sharpening Up workout, which would have been the three-year-old's (SW), by Sharpen Up (GB). OIB-Gustav Schickedanz first since the June 7 Belmont, was called off due to (CAN); T-Michael Keogh; J-T K Kabel; $80,250. *Full to All Firmed Up (MSW, $465,915). Hofmans' concerns about the colt's left front foot. 2--Northern Sky, 112, h, 5, Conquistador Cielo--Vicky' s Touch Gold's foot troubles began in the May 17 Orient, by Far Out East. 0/B-Gustav Schickedanz Preakness S., when he went to his knees at the start (CAN); $26,750. and grabbed his left front quarter. He raced to victory 3--Regal Discovery, 115, h, 5, Regal Classic--Royal in the Belmont with a patch covering the injured area, Discovery, by Tom Tulle. ($22,000 yrlg '93 KEESEP). but as of Tuesday, Hofmans had concerns with the 0-No 1 Stable; B-C G Scott (CAN); $14,712. foot's progress. "I had to pull the shoe off," the trainer Margins: HD, 5, 6 1 /2. Odds: 1.00a, 1.00a, 3.30. told the Daily Racing Form yesterday. "We'll have to Firm Dancer, second in his last three trips to the post, be very cautious about it. It's a day-to-day thing." including the Giii Connaught Cup over the Woodbine Today's missed workout means it is unlikely Touch turf May 24, finally notched his first victory of 1 997 Gold will be ready in time for the Gii Swaps S. at Hol here with an off-the-pace move that saw him cross the lywood Park July 20. wire a head in front of his stablemate, pacesetter North ern Sky. The time of 2:01 2/5 for 1 1 /4-miles was just GROUP 1 WINNER CEZANNE HEADS two-fifths of a second off Alphabet Soup' s track record, TATTERSALLS JULY SALE The 1997 Tattersalls set in the 1996 Breeders' Cup Classic. " I'm just happy July Mixed Sale, to be held July 8-9 at Newmarket, for this horse to win a race, hopefully it builds up his England, will offer 313 horses for purchase, including confidence," said Firm Dancer's jockey Todd Kabel. Cezanne (GB) (Ajdal), winner of the G 1 Guinness Cham "He's run against some tough horses and been unfortu pion S. in Ireland in 1994. Godolphin's eight-year-old is nate to be second best in a lot of races. He got the job done today." Trainer Mike Keogh, who saddled both the one of a quality consignment of five from Rockingham first and second-place finishers, said of the winner, "I Yard, which also includes French Group 2 winner Pollen always called him Rodney Dangerfield because he gets Count (Diesis {GB}) and the four-year-old colt Mick's no respect, but he's finally vindicated, especially after Love (Ire) (Law Society), winner of the listed Sunley winning this race and being just two ticks off the track Newmarket S. last year. Also catalogued for the sale is record. I'm very happy with the way things went. North Cinnamon (Robellino), a three-year-old half-sister to ern Sky helped him a lot, though. He owes a lot to him." Celeric (GB), winner of the G1 Ascot Gold Cup at Royal The 1995 Queen's Plate hero Regal Discovery raced Ascot June 19. The filly is part of the consignment of evenly to be third. trainer David Morley's High Havens Stables. Other well bred fillies scheduled to pass through the auction ring include daughters of Diesis (GB), Green Dancer, Machia STAKES CLOSINGS TODAY. WEDNESDAY. JULY 2: -~ vellian, Polish Precedent, Rainbow Quest, Shirley 1 Heights (GB) and Woodman. 7-12 $ 150, 000 Washington Park H. -Gil, AP, I 3yo/up, 9f ($150) 7-20 $200,000 Primeco American Derby-GI/, ST AKES RESULT 1 AP, 3yo, 9.5fT ($500) 7-21 $75,000 Bison City-GIC, FE, (SJ, 3yo, f, 8.5f ($75) RACING REPORTS .......... .. 2 PEDIGREE PERSPECTIVES . 3 TOMORROW THURSDAY. JULY 3: 7-5 $1001100,000 Monmouth Breeders' Cup Oaks-GI/, TOTAL PAGES ................. 4 MTH, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m ($5,000s) PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-2-97 .____+_F_o_R_E_I_G_N_+_ __.I l~_+_E_A__ s_T __ +_~ Yesterday's Result: Yesterday's Result: PRIX BERTEUX-G3, $62,366, Chantilly, France, 7-1, 9th-WOX, $23, 100, Alw, 3yo, f, 1 1 /16m, 1 :44 2/5, 3yo, 1 7/8mT, 3:16.50, very soft. ft. 1--NEW FRONTIER (IRE), 123, c, 3, Sadler's Wells- MIDNIGHTONTHEOASIS (f, 3, Gulch--Phoenix Factor {Ch. 2yo Filly-Can, MSW, $187,813}, by Briartic), Diamond Field, by Mr. Prospector. ($340,573 yrlg third in the Shady Well S. (GlllC) at Woodbine in July '95 GOOC1 ). 0-Michael Tabor; B-lrelandia Holdings '96, was trying a route for the first time here and Ltd (IRE); T-Andre Fabre; J-T. Jarnet; $37,694. appreciated the added distance. Let go at 32-1 odds, * 1 /2 to Wafayt (Ire) (SW-UAE, by Danehill). the bay filly closely tracked pacesetter and 16-1 shot 2--lthaca (GB), 1 23, c, 3, Groom Dancer--lonian Sea TIME TO SIGN (Time to Explode) until late in the (GB), by Slip Anchor (GB). 0-G. Strawbridge; stretch, where she got up in the final strides to defeat $13,707. that rival by a nose. Time to Sign has now finished 3--Kashwan (Spn), 123, c, 3, Unfuwain--Kalawelsh second in five of her six career starts. The exacta paid $532.50. Lifetime Record: SP, 7-2-1-1, (Fr), by Kalaglow (Ire). 0-E. Sarasola; $6,853. $39,556. Margins: 1 1 /2, head, 20. 0-Anomaly Investments. 8-Anderson Adrian J. (CAN). Also Ran: Dans Le Contexte (Fr). Scratched: Vertical T-Emile M Allain. Speed (Fr). New Frontier, winner of the G3 Prix de Conde last October at Longchamp, had not shown his best form MIDWEST so far this year when fourth in the G2 Prix Greffulhe • • Yesterday's Result: at Longchamp in April and seventh and last in the G2 Prix Hocquart at Chantilly May 3. However, the Andre 5th-ELP, $23,300, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1: 12 4/5, Fabre-trainee seemed to appreciate the longer trip ft. here, winning in wire-to-wire fashion. +REIGN ON YOU (f, 3, Sheikh Albadou {GB}--Be Bop a Lu, by Mr. Prospector), making her career debut as AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN ENGLAND: the 7-5 favorite, forced the pace early, took command Media Star, c, 4, Lear Fan--Media Luna (GB) (MGSP entering the stretch and edged clear in the drive for a Eng, GSP-Fr), by Star Appeal (GB). Chepstow, 7-1, 1 1 /2-length score. SIMPLE DREAMS (Dixieland Band) Lions Lodge H., 3yo/up, 2 1 /4mT, $4,589 to and ST ARK BALLET (Nureyev) completed the trifecta of first-time starters. The winner was a $62,000 winner. 0-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Nov. weanling and a $72,000 T-John Gosden. 1 /2 to Rougeur (SW, $246,311, * Kee. April 2yo. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $14,585. by Blushing Groom {Fr}) and Eva Luna (G3-Eng, 0-Tony Schuler. B-Foxfield (KY). T-Lynn S. Whiting. $101, 748, by Alleged). Goffs Sales Abbreviations ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. GFNOV .... France Mixed This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or GFOC1 .... France 'Eve of Arc' Mixed by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior GOAPR ... April Mixed written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. GODE1 ... December Foal & Breeding Stock Information as to the races, race results and earnings GO FEB ... February Mixed was obtained from results charts published in Daily GONOV .. November Premier Foal & Breeding Stock Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission GOOC1 .. Irish National Yearling of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. GOOC2 .. lrish Horses in Training & Yearling Australia's In 1997... ARROWFIELD STUD Record breaking Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner... John Messara UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA) Phone: (61-2) 9223 8277 Fax: (61-2) 9223 5795 ... will stand in Australia at Arrowfield. E-MAIL: agstaff@arrowfield. com.au . - PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-2-97 WEEKEND PEDIGREE PERSPECTIVES Horses like Deputy Minister, who seem to throw to strains in the deeper recesses of their pedigrees, are by Alan Porter something of a mixed blessing from the pedigree analyst's point of view. They frequently work with a AWESOME AGAIN (c, 3, Deputy Minister- wide variety of different strains, but the fact that Primal Force, by Blushing Groom {Fr}) these often give outcross pedigrees makes predicting A successful sire throughout his stud career, exactly what will and won't work much harder than Deputy Minister is hotter than ever this year, and on with stallions who pick up strains closer up in their Sunday, June 29, Awesome Again credited him with pedigrees. his second classic winner of 1997 by taking the Queen' s Plate (GIC).