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MISWAKI DIES HEADLINE p. 4 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, DEC. 18, 2004 ECLIPSE BATTLE IN FUTURITY SOARING FREE AT THE SOVEREIGN AWARDS With divisional honors hanging in the balance, eight Soaring Free (Smart Strike) was the star of a big juveniles will go postward in today’s GI Hollywood show for Sam-Son Farms at the Sovereign Awards Futurity at Hollywood Park. Unbeaten Declan’s Moon Friday night at the Wyndham Bristol Place Hotel in (Malibu Moon), the 7-5 morning-line favorite, jumped Toronto, Ontario. The Sam-Son homebred’s outstand- from a debut win at Del Mar July ing campaign, highlighted by victory in the GI Atto Mile, 31 to wins in the Sept. 8 GII Del earned him titles of Horse of the Year and Champion Mar Futurity and Nov. 20 GIII Turf Horse. Also represented by Champion Three-Year- Hollywood Prevue. He’ll be mak- Old Filly Eye of the Sphynx ing his two-turn bow this after- (Smart Strike), Sam-Son was noon as he takes on Breeders’ honored with awards for both Cup Juvenile winner Wilco (Awe- Outstanding Breeder and Out- some Again) and GI Champagne Declan’s Moon Benoit standing Owner. It was the S. winner Proud Accolade (Yes fifth straight Sovereign Award It’s True). Since springing a 28-1 upset in the Juvenile, in the Breeder category for Wilco has joined the barn of Craig Dollase. Dollase perennial powerhouse Sam- reported yesterday that the chestnut colt suffered a Son, and their eighth overall quarter crack in his left front foot, although he is still Smart Strike Owner award. Both Eye of “95 percent” likely to start, according to Daily Racing Michael Burns photo Form. “At least it didn’t happen on the day of the the Sphynx and Soaring Free race,” Dollase said, adding that the foot would be were trained by Mark Frostad. The award for Champion soaked and patched. “I think we’ll be fine.” Also in Three-Year-Old went to the consistent A Bit O’Gold contention for an Eclipse Award, Proud Accolade won (Gold Fever), who won four stakes and placed in three the Champagne is his third start but suffered his first others from seven 2004 starts for trainer Catherine defeat when a dull sixth in the Juvenile. The Todd Day-Phillips. Bred in Ontario by Beclawat Stable, the Pletcher trainee will start with blinkers on today. British chestnut campaigned in the colors of The Two Bit invader General Jumbo (GB) (Dansili {GB})’s status for Racing Stable. A Bit O’Gold’s exploits earned his dam the race has been cast into doubt after the colt began Annasan (Corporate Report) recognition as Outstanding running a slight fever Tuesday. Broodmare. The 10-year-old mare had previously pro- duced stakes winner Arco’s Gold and stakes-placed Saturday, Hollywood Park, post time: 4:35 p.m. PST Adjalah, both by Gold Fever, from three foals to race. HOLLYWOOD FUTURITY-GI, $449,500, 2yo, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 2004 SOVEREIGN AWARDS 1 Wilko Awesome Again C Dollase 3-1 Award Winner Sire 2 Southern Africa Cape Town Puhich 12-1 Horse of the Year Soaring Free Smart Strike 3 Declan’s Moon Malibu Moon Ellis 7-5 Two-Year-Old Male Wholelottabourbon Foxtrail 4 Giacomo Holy Bull Shirreffs 15-1 Two-Year-Old Filly Simply Lovely Bold Executive 5 Proud Accolade Yes It’s True Pletcher 5-2 Three-Year-Old Male A Bit O’Gold Gold Fever 6 Bushwacker Outflanker Currin 8-1 Three-Year-Old Filly Eye of the Sphynx Smart Strike 7 General Jumbo (GB) Dansili (GB) Meehan 20-1 Older Male Mobil Langfuhr 8 Lucky Bid Maria’s Mon McAnally 30-1 Older Female One for Rose Tejano Run All carry 121 pounds. Sprinter Blonde Executive Bold Executive Male Turf Horse Soaring Free Smart Strike TDN TODAY Female Turf Horse Inish Glora Regal Classic Headline News .................... 4 pages Outstanding Broodmare Annasan Corporate Report www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/18/04 • PAGE 2 of 4 LA PREVOYANTE H.-GII preview cont. Today’s Graded Stakes The German-bred Humaita has captured four of her brought to you by eight starts since arriving on these shores, capturing one division of the GIII Glens Falls H. Sept. 5 at Saratoga and Keeneland’s Dowager S. Oct. 24. In be- tween those starts she ran a decent seventh--beaten just two lengths--in the GI Flower Bowl Oct. 2 at Belmont. Arvada has shown early speed atypical of most ex-European runners, posting a front-running 3:44p Ladies H.-GIII, Aqueduct victory in the other division of the GIII Glens Falls H. In 3:58p La Prevoyante H.-GII, Calder her only start since, the bay got a bit tired late when 4:52p W. L. McKnight-GII, Calder third in the GII Long Island H. Nov. 6. 5:19p Fred W. Hooper-GIII, Calder Saturday, Calder, post time: 4:52 p.m. EST 7:35p Hollywood Futurity-GI, Hollywood W. L. MCKNIGHT H.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, 12fT Eastern Daylight Time PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS HOLLYWOOD STORY wins Grade 2 1 Colonial Bay Pleasant Colony Motion 20-1 Bayakoa Handicap! 2 Certifiably Crazy Fit to Fight De Stefano Jr 6-1 Click here for more... 3 Scooter Roach Mi Cielo Kassen 12-1 4 Dreadnaught Lac Ouimet Voss 3-1 5 Macaw (Ire) Bluebird Penna Jr 4-1 P P R E V I E W S P 6 Dr. Brendler Distant View Motion 8-1 7 In Hand Belong to Me Oliver 15-1 Saturday, Calder, post time: 3:58 p.m. EST 8 Demeteor Dehere Hoffman 10-1 LA PREVOYANTE H.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 12fT 9 Irish Colonial Colonial Affair Schulhofer 6-1 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 10 Latino (Per) Laubali Pompay 20-1 1 Savedbythelight Saint Ballado Violette Jr 6-1 11 Puppeteer (GB) Singspiel (Ire) Mullins 8-1 2 Something Ventured Cobra King Pletcher 5-1 12 Rays a Ruler Groomstick Fernandez 30-1 3 Lenatareese Broad Brush Carroll 12-1 Dreadnaught, who was hurdling earlier in the year, 4 Literacy Diesis (GB) Pregman Jr 8-1 returned to the flats at Saratoga in August and made it 5 Derrianne Cozzene Clement 15-1 back to the winner’s circle last time out with a narrow 6 My Dear Lady (Arg) Mutakddim Ward Jr 12-1 victory over Certifiably Crazy in the Nov. 20 GII Red 7 Ocean Silk Dynaformer Byrne 15-1 Smith H. On the board in nine of his last eight starts, 8 Cozie Advantage Tactical Advantage Sacco 20-1 Certifiably Crazy won a Saratoga allowance contest 9 Humaita (Ger) Surumu (Ger) Motion 3-1 Sept. 3 followed by a pair of runner-up efforts in state- 10 Arvada (GB) Hernando (Fr) Frankel 4-1 bred stakes company at Belmont. He set the pace be- 11 Honey Ryder Lasting Approval Pletcher 12-1 fore grudgingly giving way to Dreadnaught in the Red 12 Iowa’s Image Halo’s Image Ersoff 20-1 Smith. Macaw, second in last year’s GI Sword Dancer Also Eligible: Invitational and GI Canadian International, has started 13 Krasnaya Red Ransom Pletcher 12-1 sporadically this term, most recently defeating Dreadnaught by a neck in the Oct. 29 John Henry S. at Post times are listed in local time. the Meadowlands. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/18/04 • PAGE 3 of 4 (Stakes previews cont.) Saturday, Calder, post time: 4:25 p.m. EST Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 3:44 p.m. EST KENNY NOE JR. H., $100,000, 3yo/up, 7f LADIES H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 1 Weigelia Safely’s Mark Azpurua 116 1 Nevermore Unbridled Bond 116 2 Built Up Homebuilder Alonso 115 2 Board Elligible Goldminers Gold Ferraro 117 3 Vinemeister Williamstown Seewald 113 3 Rare Gift Unbridled’s Song Kimmel 114 4 Love That Moon Migrating Moon Wolfendale 114 4 Points West West by West Weaver 114 5 Kristine’s King El Prado (Ire) Mullins 113 5 Roar Emotion Roar McLaughlin 119 6 Coach Jimi Lee Roar DiVito 114 6 Miss Fortunate Deputy Minister Mott 117 7 Silver Wagon Wagon Limit Ziadie 114 7 Rendezvous Point Kingmambo Gosden 113 8 Medallist Touch Gold H Jerkens 113 8 French Hideaway French Deputy Moloney 112 9 Twilight Road Cahill Road Fawkes 114 10 Paradise Dancer Langfuhr Musgrave 113 Saturday, Calder, post time: 5:19 p.m. EST 11 Hasty Kris Kissin Kris Sadler 115 FRED W. HOOPER H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m Silver Wagon, who captured last year’s GI Hopeful PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT S., returns to the races for the first time in 10 months. 1 Dustys Birthday Known Fact Nazareth 112 After running third in the Feb. 14 GII Fountain of Youth 2 Scooter Roach Mi Cielo Kassen 113 S., the gray colt underwent surgery to remove a chip 3 Bob’s Proud Moment Proud and True Potter 112 from his left knee. In addition to his win in the Hopeful, 4 Pies Prospect Crafty Prospector Zito 113 Silver Wagon was third in the What a Pleasure S. at 5 The Judge Sez Who Judge T C Mi Wolfson 113 Calder last Dec. 13 and second in the Jan. 17 GIII Holy 6 Gold Dollar Seattle Slew Azpurua 113 Bull S.