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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 S A T U RD A Y, 0 C T 0 B E R 2 8, B•R•E•E•D•E•R•S B•R•E•E•D•E•R•S CUP•NEWS CUP• ENTRIES CIGAR BIDS FOR PERFECTION IN BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC-GI, $3,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 Of PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS Eighty-three of the world's BREEDERS' CUP XII 1 French Deputy Drysdale Stevens 1 5-1 finest horses take center stage at Belmont Park today on 2 Unaccounted For Schulhofer Day 6-1 a predicted rainy afternoon, and while the Breeders' Cup 3 Halling Suroor Swinburn 6-1 is guaranteed to produce its share of peaks and valleys 4 Concern Small Smith 20-1 throughout the afternoon, there is no secret about what 5 Star Standard Zito Mccarron 20-1 the day's star attraction promises to be. One year ago 6 Soul of the Matter Mandella Desormeaux 10-1 today, an anonymous horse cruised to the wire ahead of 7 Tinners Way Frankel Delahoussaye 12-1 five others in an allowance race at Aqueduct Racetrack 8 L'Carriere Bond Chavez 20-1 in just another race on another day. One year and 11 9 Peaks and Valleys Day Krone 12-1 wins later, Cigar (Palace Music) is just one race away 1 O Cigar Mott Bailey 3-5 from the best campaign a thoroughbred racehorse has 11 Jed Forest Callejas Douglas 50-1 put together since Spectacular Bid's undefeated season TON ANALYSIS, by Bill Finley in 1 980. And if Cigar's former owner is not the least bit There is simply not a horse in the country, and proba sorry that she traded her prize horse, perhaps it's only bly the world, who can beat Cigar (Palace Music) when because she's in tight with the current owner. Mad he runs his race--and he always does. The only knock eleine Paulson, who gave up Cigar to husband Allen in here is the threat of a sloppy track. While he's never run exchange for 1 992 Juvenile Fillies winner Eliza (Mt. in the slop or mud, there are some hints that he won't Livermore), is almost relieved that things turned out the like it. Unaccounted For (Private Account), while no way they did. "Allen is entitled to all the glory and the Cigar, is a good horse who lost to Cigar by only a length prizes that go with it," said Madeleine Paulson. "He bred in the Jockey Club Gold Cup and is the clear second that horse, and I would be squirming every night if I still choice. Concern (Broad Brush), last year's Classic win owned him. This way I can relax and let him enjoy it ner, has struggled since this summer, but didn't run all." The rest of the world will do so as well. Post time badly when third in the Meadowlands Cup last o~t. for the Juvenile Fillies, the first Breeders' Cup race on European hopeful Halling (Diesis {GB}) showed his best the card, is set for 11 :55 a.m. EDT. NBC's coverage of stuff on the turf in Europe after beating second-flight the Breeders' Cup will run from 11 :30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. competition on the dirt in Dubai, but is not bred for today's surface. French Deputy (Deputy Minister), in his OCEAN VIEW OUT OF JUVENILE FILLIES: The Thor sixth lifetime start, is being pushed into a tough spot oughbred Corporation's Ocean Vie~ (G?~e West) will after a defeat in an allowance last time out. not run in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile F1ll1es after X-rays revealed a small fracture in her right front leg, according SELECTIONS: to trainer Dick Mulhall. "I'd say it probably happened Greg Boeck, USA Today: Classic: Cigar, French Deputy, when she worked (Saturday over a muddy Belmont Soul of the Matter track)," said Mulhall. "She worked good and didn't Jay Privman, New York Times: Cigar, French Deputy, show any signs of injury until after we entered Wednes Halling day. Then we took X-rays Thursday and they sho~ed Graham Rock, London Observer: Cigar, Halling, Peaks just a tad of a fracture in the right fror:t." O~ean View and Valleys will be sent back to Santa Anita and given time off. Bill Finley, New York Daily News: Cigar, Unaccounted For, Concern AND THE EXPERTS SAY ... We scoured the world for our expert handicappers, and came up with a repr~sentat~ve sampling of media in town for the Cup: Jay Pnvm~n is a L.U BREEDERS CUP FIELDS . 1-3 California-based writer for the New York Times; Bill Q NEWS CONTINUED . 3 Finley, from the New York Daily News; Graham Rock, a London-based writer in for the Observer; and Greg Cl'1- RACING REPORTS . 4-7 Boeck from USA Today. Good luck! z- TOTAL PAGES ................ 8 PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 10-28-95 BREEDERS' CUP TURF-GI, $2,000,000, 3yo/up, 12fT SELECTIONS: PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS Greg Boeck, USA Today: Honour and Glory, Hennessy, 1 Awad Donk Maple 3-1 Diligence 2a Carnegie (Ire) Fabre Jarnet 8-1 Jay Privman, New York Times: Seacliff, Appealing Skier, 3 Talloires Mandella Desormeaux 20-1 Editor's Note 4 Freedom Cry (GB) Fabre Peslier 5-2 Graham Rock, London Observer: Honour and Glory, 5 Flitch Badgett Jr. Smith 20-1 Appealing Skier, Hennessy 6 Alice Springs Sheppard Krone 20-1 Bill Finley, New York Daily News: Honour and Glory, 7 Lando (Ger) Jentzsh Roberts 15-1 Hennessy, Appealing Skier 8 Hernando (Fr) Hammond Asmussen 4-1 9 Turk Passer Schulhofer Velazquez 10-1 FRIDAY'S JUVENILE WORKS: Sampras (Secret Hello), 1 0 Celtic Arms (Fr) Rash Stevens 1 5-1 3f, :37. 11 a Tamure (Ire) Gosden Dettori 8-1 12 Northern Spur (Ire) McAnally McCarron 12-1 BREEDERS' CUP MILE-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 mT 13 Signal Tap Schulhofer Santos 15-1 PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS TON ANALYSIS, by Bill Finley 1 Poplar Bluff (GB) Fabre Peslier 12-1 Meant to bring together the best grass horses from all 2 Ridgewood Pearl(GB) Oxx Murtagh 4-1 over the world, the race lost much of its luster when 3 Soviet Line (Ire) Stoute Swinburn 1 2-1 European superstar Lammtarra, supposedly faster than 4 The Vid Wolfson Bailey 8-1 sound, was retired after four career races. Freedom Cry 5 Dove Hunt Howard Day 6-1 {GB) (Soviet Star) is almost too obvious. Second to 6f Fourstars Allstar O'Brien Santos 15-1 Lammtarra in the Arc de Triomphe last out, he is trained 7f Savinio Greenman Mccarron 1 5-1 by Andre Fabre and has proven form over soft turf. 8 Cherokee Rose (Ire) Hammond Asmussen 6-1 Awad (Caveat) comes off a terrible effort in the Turf 9 Shaanxi Lellouche Boeuf 1 2-1 Classic, but he was much too close to the early pace 1 Of Earl of Barking (Ire) Cross Dettori 15-1 and the race may be a throw-out. Epsom Derby second 11 Mighty Forum (GB) Hennig Delahoussaye 12-1 Tamure (Sadler's Wells) may be the bomb we're all 12 Sayyedati (GB) Brittain Nakatani 8-1 looking for. 1 3 Harayir Hern Carson 8-1 SELECTIONS: 14 Fastness (Ire) Sahadi Stevens 9-2 Greg Boeck, USA Today: Flitch, Celtic Arms (Fr), TON ANALYSIS, by Bill Finley Hernando (Fr) Always a wide-open race that figures to give handi Jay Privman, New York Times: Tamure (Ire), cappers nightmares, today's race is no exception. Poplar Freedom Cry (GB), Northern Spur (Ire) Bluff (GB) (Dowsing) has three wins on soft turf and Graham Rock, London Observer: Freedom Cry (GB), drew a fabulous post. At a decent price, he could sur Northern Spur (Ire), Turk Passer prise. The Vid (World Appeal), the best of the locals, Bill Finley, New York Daily News: Freedom Cry (GB), turned in a strong effort in the Arlington Million last out Awad, Tamure (Ire) and gets leading rider Jerry Bailey. Shaanxi (Zilzal), whose sire went off the even-money favorite, only to BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE-GI, $1,000,000, 2yo, 8.5f finish sixth, in the '89 Mile, is an interesting European PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS who could surprise. Those who figure to have trouble on 1 Appealing Skier Perkins Sr Wilson 6-1 soft turf: Dove Hunt (Danzig), Cherokee Rose (Ire) 2 Winter Quarters Frankel No Rider 20-1 (Dancing Brave), Fourstars Allstar (Compliance) and 3 Editor's Note Lukas Bailey 8-1 Sayyedati (GB) (Shadeed). 4 Exetera McAnally Solis 8-1 5f Sampras Perkins Davis 20-1 SELECTIONS: 6 Diligence Zito Delahoussaye 5-1 Greg Boeck, USA Today: Fastness (Ire), Cherokee Rose 7f Secreto de Estado Callejas Perret 20-1 (Ire), Ridgewood Pearl (GB) 8 Unbridled' s Song Ryerson Smith 10-1 Jay Privman, New York Times: Ridgewood Pearl (GB), 9 Blushing Jim Zito Krone 1 5-1 Sayyedati (GB), Fastness (Ire) 10 Odyle Gonzalez Nakatani 20-1 Graham Rock, London Observer: Shaanxi, The Vid, 11 Hennessy Lukas Barton 4-1 Might Forum (GB) 1 2 Seacliff Kaplan Douglas 20-1 Bill Finley, New York Daily News: Poplar Bluff (GB), The 13 Honour and Glory Lukas Stevens 3-1 Vid, Shaanxi Breeders' Cup Champions EPITOME and OPENING VERSE were raised at Jonabell, now the home of 1994 Breeders' Cup Sprint & Eclipse Champion CHEROKEE RUN PAGE 3 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 10-28-95 BREEDERS' CUP SPRINT-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 6f BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE FILLIES-GI, $1,000,000, PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 2yo, f, 8.Sf 1 Golden Gear Hickey Perret 1 2-1 PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 2 Classy Mirage Jerkens Cordero 12-1 1 Cara Rafaela Lukas Day 5-2 3f Owington (GB) Wragg Mccarron 15-1 2 Mystic Rhythms Dowd Bravo 1 5-1 4 Not Surprising Van Worp Davis 3-1 3 Golden Attraction Lukas Stevens 8-5 5f Desert Stormer Lyons Desormeaux 15-1 4 Ocean View Mulhall Mccarron 1 2-1 6f Lit de Justice Sahadi Nakatani 1 5-1 5 Tipically Irish Lukas Smith 12-1 7 Friendly Lover Pierce Jr Wilson 1 2-1 6 Flat Fleet Feet J.