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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, MAY 2 1, 1 9 9 5 $2 Daily P•R•E•A•K•N•E•S•S STAKES PREAKNESS REDEMPTION FOR TIMBER Saturday, Pimlico PREAKNESS S.-GI, $687,400, PIM, 5-20, 3yo, 1 COUNTRY Trainer D. Wayne Lukas never lost the 3/16m, 1 :54 2/5, ft. faith but after four straight losses, he told jockey Pat 1--TIMBER COUNTRY, 126, c, 3, Woodman--Fall Aspen Day that for last year's champion two-year-old Timber ('94 Broodmare of the Year & GISW, $198,037), by Country (Woodman), it was "time to fish or cut bait." Pretense. ($500,000 yrl '93 KEEJUL). 0-0verbrook Day promptly took out his rod and reel and hooked a Farms/Gainesway Stable; B-Lowquest, Ltd (KY); T-D Classic for his mount's most ardent supporter. With a Wayne Lukas; J-P Day; $446,810. Lifetime Record: gritty half-length win in yesterday's Preakness S. at 12-5-1-4, $1,560,400. *Yz to Northern Aspen Pimlico, Timber Country lived up to his trainer's billing (Northern Dancer), GSW-Fr & GISW-N.A., $212,200; and earned Lukas his fourth straight Classic win, tying Yz to Elle Seule (Exclusive Native), GSW-Fr; the record set by Lucien Laurin in 1973. "This should Mazzacano (Alleged), GSW-Eng; Colorado Dancer put to rest a lot of the criticism of Timber Country as (Shareef Dancer), MGSW-Fr; Hamas (Danzig), last year's two-year-old champion, ff said Lukas. "I told GISW-Eng; Fort Wood (Sadler's Wells), GISW-Eng. Pat today, 'you've got to be the driver, not the passen 2--0liver's Twist, 126, c, 3, Horatius--Heartful Star, by ger.' When this horse gets his stride and gets a chance Star de Naskra. 0-0liver Charles M; B-Bonita Farm to run in the clear down the lane, he runs. ff His jockey (MD); $137,480. had noticed a difference in this colt all week. "I worked 3--Thunder Gulch, 1 26, c, 3, Gulch--Line of Thunder, by him last Monday morning and he came back bouncing Storm Bird. ($40,000 yrl '93 KEEJUL). 0-Tabor and he's not done that all spring," said Day. As Lukas Michael; B-Brant Peter M (KY); $68, 740. explained, "What we did is try to sharpen him up a little Margins: HF, NK, 4. Odds: 1.90, 25.20, 3.80. bit and get the late kick through the stretch a little Also Ran: Star Standard, Mecke, Talkin Man, Our sharper." He said he expected to send both Timber Gatsby, Mystery Storm, Tejano Run, Pana Country and Thunder Gulch (Gulch) on to the June 10 Brass, Itron. Belmont S. "I think the Belmont will be a helluva race," Still looking for his first win since the Breeders' Cup he said. "These are good horses; I'm excited about Juvenile, Timber Country was well backed as the bet turning them loose in the Belmont. Maybe we'll win a tors' 9-5 choice and proved up to the task. Settled in Triple Crown, even if we have to relay it." sixth through three-quarters, the Eclipse winner kicked it into gear on the far turn, catching the leaders at the KENTUCKY DERBY TV RATING DROPS Televi eighth pole while rallying on the far outside and edging sion ratings for ABC's broadcast of the 121 st Kentucky longshot Oliver's Twist to give jockey Pat Day his sec Derby, May 6, were down 20 percent from 1994. The ond strciight Preakness win. Said Day, "He broke some national rating for this year's telecast was 6.0 with a what sharper than he has--Wayne's training has sharp 20 percent share, as compared to 7. 5 with a 21 per ened him up. He was a whole lot more responsive, cent share last year. Each rating point represents competitive and enthusiastic about his work today. ff 954,000 TV households; shares are the percentage of Oliver's Twist, local hero of the Federico Tesio S., was sets in use. The 1995 figures are the lowest in 1 2 just off the pace early, lacked running room at the top years. of the stretch, but finished with determination once clear to outgame Derby winner Thunder Gulch for the place. Second choice TALKIN MAN (With Approval) WEEKEND RESULTS . p1-2 once again loomed boldly at the top of the stretch but WEEKEND PREVIEW ........... p2 faded in the drive and finished sixth. Both TEJANO RUN (Tejano) and PANA BRASS (Dixieland Band) bled. RACING REPORTS . p2-6 "After he was scoped, it showed he has a slight lung TOTAL PAGES ................ 8 infection," said trainer Ken McPeek of Tejano Run, who - battled just such an infection earlier this year. 11 But you'll see him again this fall--maybe even late summer." PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-21-95 Weekend Results cont. Today, Newbury, England Saturday, Belmont Park JUDDMONTE LOCKINGE S.-G1, $160,000a, 4yo/up, SHUVEE H.-GI, $129,689, BEL, 5-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 m, 8fT 1 :35, wf. PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. 1--INSIDE INFORMATION, 119, f, 4, Private Account- 1 Muhtarram Gosden R Hills 1 26 Pure Profit, by Key to the Mint. 0/8-Phipps Ogden 2 Mutakddim Gosden Hind 126 Mills (KY); T-Claude McGaughey Ill; J-J A Santos; 3 Missed Flight Wall Duffield 126 $80,220. Lifetime Record: 11-9-0-2, $591,039. * % 4 Soviet Line Stoute Swinburn 1 26 to Educated Risk {Mr. Prospector), MGISW, 5 Young Ern Dow Quinn 126 $1, 1 63 I 71 7, Missed Flight (Dominion {GB}) makes his third start of 2--Sky Beauty, 126, m, 5, Blushing Groom {Fr)- the year; third in this race last year, he took the G2 Maplejinsky, by Nijinsky II. ($355,000 yrl '91 Sandown Mile in his latest effort. FTSAUG). 0-Hofmann Georgia; B-Sugar Maple Farm {KY); $26,740. Today, Hollywood Park 3--Restored Hope, 115, f, 4, He's Bad--K.'s Solution, by MERVYN LEROY H.-Gll, $100,000a, 3yo/up, 8. 5f Bailjumper. 0/B-Valentino John {NY); $14, 707. PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. Margins: 5HF, 16, 2. Odds: 2.25A, 0.35, 4.50. 1 Tossofthecoin McAnally Nakatani 118 Also Ran: Regal Solution. 2 Ravenwood Smith Blanc 107 Restored Hope set the pace, leading for the first half 3 Hill Pass Van Berg Solis 113 mile while the winner lay second early, made her move 4 l'ma Game Master Bradshaw Mccarron 116 on the turn and won away handily. Sky Beauty, the 1-5 5 Powis Castle Rash Stevens 11 6 favorite, came off the pace to be easily second, but 6 Polar Route Assinesi Black 113 could not catch the winner. "The way the race went, I 7 Bon Point {GB) Frankel Delahoussaye 115 thought we were the winner by the 3/8' s pole," said 8 College Town Stute Pincay Jr. 117 winning jockey Jose Santos. "We cut the corner and 9 Ferrara Jones Antley 114 then made Sky Beauty play catch up." Sky Beauty, Tossofthecoin {Magesterial) teamed up with jockey who conceded seven pounds to the winner, "just got Corey Nakatani last time out and came away with a beat by a better horse," said her trainer, Allen Jerkens. dead-heat decision with Cleante in the restricted Bates "She was doing well, just like she always does, going Motel S. at Santa Anita. The five-year-old has notched into the race. She just has no excuses." three of his five career victories at Hollywood, and has never been off the board at this distance. ~-•_P_R_E_V_I _E_W__ +~I l....___+_N_E_W_Y_o_R_K_+_ ___. Today, The Curragh, Ireland FIRST NATIONAL BUILDING SOCIETY IRISH 2000 Yesterday's Results: GUINEAS-G1, $320,000, 3yo, 8fT 7th-BEL, $48,000, Alw, 4yo/up, 1 1 /16m, 1 :43, wf. PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1--RICHMOND RUNNER, 114, h, 5, Personal Flag--You 1 I'm Supposin K Prendergast Craine 25-1 Snapped (SW, $114,600), by Lord Gaylord. 2 Adjareli Oxx Murtagh 8-1 O/B-Frank A Alexander & David P Reynolds {NY); 3 Celladonia Bolger Manning 25-1 T-Frank A Alexander. Lifetime Record: SW, 1 6-8-1-1, 4 Oscar Schindler P Prendergast Supple 1 2-1 $181,530. 5 Prince Arthur Chapple-Hyam Eddery 7-1 2--Aztec Empire, 118, h, 5, Alydar--Smart Heiress, by 6 Spectrum Chapple-Hyam Reid 3-1 *Vaguely Noble. 7 Burden Of Proof O'Brien Roche 10-1 3--Hold My Tongue, 114, c, 4, Gate Dancer--T. V. 8 Bahri Dunlop Carson 7-4 Snow, by It's Freezing. 9 Nwaamis Dunlop Kinane 9-2 Margins: 2, 3, 8. Odds: 1.45, 4. 70, 4.80. All carry 126 pounds. Richmond Runner just missed last time, finishing sec Bahri (Riverman), third in Newmarket's 2000 Guineas, ond by a head in an Aqueduct allowance in his first is favoured to take the Irish equivalent. Bookmakers start off a nine-month layoff. Sent off the 7-5 choice in believe he will face his strongest challenge from last his second start back, the dark bay closed from just off month's impressive Sandown winner Spectrum {Rain the pace to win going away under jockey Mike Luzzi. bow Quest), who will use this one-mile event as a prep for the Epsom Derby.