Tn: '7horoughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM MONDAY, JUNE 3,1996 W-E-E-K-E-N-D RESULTS SKIP AWAY EARNS BELMONT START Preakness LES EMIRATS ARABES UNIS PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB runner-up Skip Away (Skip Trial) stamped himself a (FRENCH DERBY)-G1, $837,802, Chantilly, France, 6-2, starter in the June 8 Belmont S. with a strong move at 3yo, c & f, 1 1/2mT, 2:27.20, gd/fm. Monmouth Sunday. "The clockers said it was by far the 1--RAGMAR (FR)' 128, c, 3, Tropular {GB)--Reggae (Fr) best work of the morning, ff said trainer Sonny Hine. "I (MSP-Fr over jumps), by New Chapter (Ire). O-J.L. got him going in 1:12 and change for the six furlongs. Bouchard; B-Dr. Georges Sandor & Mms Jacqueline He went seven-eighths in 1 :25 and galloped out the mile Sandor; T-Pascal Bary; J-G. Mosse; $478,744. in 1 :39. He worked dynamite and I'm happy with the 2--Polaris Flight, 128, c, 3, Northern Flagship--Anytime­ work. We'll go in the Belmont. He'll gallop into the race atall, by It's Freezing. ($70,000 wnlg '93 KEENOV). and probablY ship in on race day." Belmont hopeful O-Richard Kaster; B-Bill Van Den Dool; $191,498. Traffic Circle (Cahill Road) worked yesterday at 3--Le Destin (Fr), 128, c, 3, Zayyani (lre)--My Darling Belmont, drilling five furlongs in :59.92. According to (GB), by Ela-Mana-Mou (Ire). O/B-Michel Debeusscher; trainer John Kimmel, the colt, winner of a pair of allow­ $95,749. ances in his last two starts, got his first three-eighths in Margins: nose, short neck, 2. Winner's Odds: 10.30-1. :35 4/5 and the final quarter in :24. "The horse is pretty Also Ran: Don Micheletto (GB), Helissio (Fr) & Oliviero fit," Kimmel said. "It was just to maintain his condition­ (Fr) (dead-heat for fifth), Grape Tree Road (GB), Astor ing level. I had him covering a mile and an eighth in Place (Ire), High Baroque (Ire), Arbatax (Ire), L'Africain about 1:57." Following an easy five-furlong breeze in Bleu (Fr), Water Poet (Ire), Radevore (GB), Dark Nile, 1:04.17 yesterday at Belmont, Preakness ninth Secreto Hoist to Heaven. de Estado (General Assembly) was declared a definite HOIST TO HEAVEN (Alleged) set a fast pace as pace­ starter for the third jewel of the Triple Crown. "He's maker to the Criquette-Head trained l'AFRICAIN BLEU 100 percent," said Bernardo Callejas, son of trainer (FR) (Saint Cyrien {Fr}), and these two led the field Alfredo Callejas. "He'll run Saturday." Also on early. On the home turn, L'Africain Bleu took the lead, Belmont's worktab yesterday was Saratoga Dandy but he was soon challenged by Michael Tabor's GRAPE (Saratoga Six), winner of the Sir Barton S. for three­ TREE ROAD (GB) (Caerleon), with Tabor's HIGH BA­ year-olds on the Preakness undercard May 18. The Nick ROQUE (IRE) (High Estate {GB}) also coming to chal­ Zito-trainee breezed five furlongs in 1 :01 .14. Virginia lenge, along with Lucy Boutin's ARBATAX (IRE) (Mtoto Kraft Payson's South Salem (Salem Drive), who has {GB}), with Ragmar making fast progress. A furlong out, raced exclusively in England, arrived at the Aqueduct Ragmar took the lead, but in doing so appeared to quarantine facility at 3 a.m. Sunday. The Kentucky-bred, swerve asross the English challenger Polaris Flight. who will make his U.S. debut in the Belmont S., was Ragmar went two lengths clear entering the final 100 third in last year's G3 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot. yards, but then began to idle and Polaris Flight began to close stride by stride and only just failed to catch the SHANE SELLERS SUFFERS BROKEN WRIST winner, with Les Destin also closing fast on the wide Jockey Shane Sellers suffered a broken right wrist Sun­ outside. Ragmar and his rider Gerald Mosse then had to day when his mount, Commander Teddy (Phone Trick), survive an objection. Masse said, "When I hit the front broke down in the third race at Churchill Downs. Sellers, my horse moved to the left, but I think we were clear 29, was thrown head first to the track and sustained a enough of Mick Kinane on Polaris Flight not to have concussion. He regained consciousness and was trans­ caused him any trouble." With the victory, Ragmar upped ported to Caritas Medical Center for X-rays and a CAT his '96 record to a perfect two-for-two; he took the G2 scan. According to Caritas attending physician Dr. Ted Prix Greffulhe April 21 in his only other start this year. Forrest, Sellers' CAT scan was negative. He will be transported to Louisville's Jewish Hospital, where he French Derby Result & Weekend Results Continued, p. 2. will undergo surgery to repair the fracture with the placement of surgical screws or plates to stabilize the wrist. The injury will take an estimated six to eight STAKES CLOSINGS weeks to heal. Commander Teddy, a three-year-old TODA y, MONDA Y. JUNE 3: maiden who was making his second career start, was 6-16 $200,OOOg New Hampshire Sweep­ euthanized. He was sixth in a field of 11 in the stretch stakes-GII/, Rkm, 3yo/up, 9fT ($100) turn of the 6 Yz -furlong race when the incident occurred. PAGE ~ • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 6-3-96 French Derby Result Continued. It was a brilliant frontrunning effort from Le Triton, Winning owner Jean-louis Bouchard, who bought who quickened well at the top of the straight and was Ragmar as a two-year-old after the horse finished sec­ never seriously challenged, although both Martiniquais ond in his career debut, said, "I've only had two runners and Blackwater finished well on the outside. Winning in the French Derby, Celtic Arms and Ragmar, and trainer Criquette Head commented, "I'm thrilled. He they've both won! It's likely (Ragmar) will be put away was short of condition after a minor setback in train­ until September and be trained for the Prix de I' Arc de ing when he ran fourth to Helissio in the Prix Lupin, Triomphe. If This result was a reversal of last October's so he came into this race fresh. He always runs well G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud, when Polaris Flight edged when fresh. His next target will be the Prix Jacques Ie Ragmar by a short head. G1 winner HELISSIO (FR) (Fairy Marois (Group 1) at Deauville in August." King), rank early, dead-heated for fifth as the favorite. SHEEPSHEAD BAY H.-Gil, $112,200, BEL, 6-2, 3yo/up, CALIFORNIAN S.-GI, $248,234, HOl, 6-2, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 3/8mT, 2:123/5, fm. 1 118m, 1:46 3/5 (ETR), ft. 1--CHELSEY FLOWER, 114, m, 5, His Majesty--Chelsey 1--TINI\lERS WAY, 116, h, 6, Secretariat--Devon Diva, Dancer, by Affirmed. ($27,000 2yo 1993 KEEAPR). by The Minstrel. O/B-Juddmonte Farms (Ky); T-Robert O-Farfellow Farm; B-Hilary Boone Jr (KY); T-Nicholas Frankel; J-E Delahoussaye; $151,980. Lifetime P. Zito; J-R G Davis; $67,320. Lifetime Record: Record: 25-7-6-4, $1,846,144. * % to Western 29-7-3-6, $323,055. Approach (SW, $177,220, by Gone West). 2--Look Daggers, 114, f, 4, Diesis (GB)--Imaflash, by 2--Helmsman, 122, c, 4, EI Gran Senor--Sacred Journey, Reviewer. O-Pin Oak Stable; B-Pin Oak Stud (KY); by King's Bishop. ($165,000 yrl '93 KEESEP). $22,440. O-Horizon Stable & Jarvis & Stronach; B-Foxfield & 3--Transient Trend, 113, f, 4, Time for a Change-­ American Livestock Insurance Co, (Ky); $50,660. Dactique, by D'Accord. ($45,000 wing '92 FTKNOV). 3--Mr Purple, 122, c, 4, Deputy Minister--Turk 0 Witz, a-Live Oak Plantation; B-Hillbrook Farm (KY); by Stop the Music. OIB-Alex G. Campbell Jr. (Ky); $12,342. $30,396. Margins: 2, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 7.60, 4.60, 21.30. Margins: 1/2, HD, 5 1/2. Odds: 2.80, 1.50, 5.20. Also Ran: Future Act, Electric Society (Ire), la Turka, Also Ran: Del Mar Dennis. Scratched: Siphon (Brz). Dinner Diamond, Tough Broad, Curtain Raiser, Shoop. Tinners Way was making his first appearance since Making her first start for her new owner and trainer, running seventh in last year's GI Breeders' Cup Classic Chelsey Flower was also making her first start since at Belmont. Third in this event last year after nine finishing third in the Gill Black Helen H. at Hialeah .April months on the sidelines, the veteran was sharp off the 13. Boasting a solid record over this course after finish­ seven-month layoff this time, sitting third behind front­ ing on the board in eight of nine Belmont turf ~ries, the runner DEL MAR DENNIS (Dixieland Band), then making bay settled just off the pace through the opening frac­ his move three-wide on the far turn and outgaming tions, swung out for running room at the head of the favored Helmsman in the race to the wire. "I thought lane and wore down Look Daggers to win going away. maybe he would get a little tired, II said jockey E.d~ie "She is so sharp out of the gate, and she kind of Delahoussaye.