Saturday, Thoroughbred Daily News May 18, 2002 TDN For information, call (732) 747-8060. HEADLINE NEWS THIS MEANS WAR Rain on the Preakness Parade? For the first time since horsemen started chasing the The barometer is falling in Baltimore. The forecast Holy Grail that is a sweep of the Kentucky Derby, called for heavy thunderstorms last night and more rain Preakness and Belmont S., American racing is without a this morning. Which of the Preakness participants have living Triple Crown winner. Af- proven they can handle an off track? Booklet (Note- firmed, who died a year ago, was book) beat Harlan’s Holiday (Harlan) by a nose on a wet the last to complete the quest, track in the GI Fountain Of Youth; Magic Weisner dueling Alydar into defeat in (Ameri Valay) won an allowance in the slop at Laurel; 1978. Seattle Slew, who became Equality (Mt. Livermore) cruised to a 16 1/2-length the only undefeated Triple Crown score in an off-the-turf allowance on a Gulfstream strip winner in 1977, passed away on labeled ‘good;’ Straight Gin (Go for Gin) broke his the 25th anniversary of his Ken- maiden on a ‘good’ track; Proud Citizen (Gone West) tucky Derby triumph. Can War was second by a neck on a sloppy Belmont track in his Emblem (Our Emblem) take the debut; and USS Tinosa (Foxhound) was third in the GIII torch from these two Golden Gate Derby on a ‘good’ track. champions? Trainer Bob Saturday, Pimlico, post time: 6:09 p.m. EDT Baffert thinks he can. PREAKNESS S.-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 3/16m “The beauty of War Em- PP HORSE OWNER TRAINER ODDS blem’s Derby was that 1 USS TINOSA Abruzzo & Thiriot Hollendorfer 20-1 the race didn’t take (c, 3, Foxhound--Angel Puss, by Wolf Power {SAf}) much out of him,” 2 MAGIC WEISNER Nancy Alberts Alberts 30-1 Baffert said. “It wasn’t War Emblem & Bob Baffert (c, 3, Ameri Valay--Jazema, by Bold Forbes) Horsephotos really a hard race on 3 STRAIGHT GIN Marylou Whitney Stable Zito 30-1 him. [My first two Derby (c, 3, Go For Gin--Valeta, by Procida) winners] came back exhausted, but this guy 4 CRIMSON HERO Tracy Farmer Zito 20-1 was still pumped up after the Derby.” Baffert (c, 3, Capote--Bright Feather, by Fappiano) guided both Silver Charm and Real Quiet to 5 MEDAGLIA D’ORO Edmund A Gann Frankel 5-2 victory in two-thirds of the Triple Crown, only (c, El Prado {Ire}--Cappucino Bay, by Bailjumper) to see both colts come up short in the 6 HARLAN’S HOLIDAY Starlight Stable McPeek 9-2 (c, 3, Harlan--Christmas in Aiken, by Affirmed) Belmont. He hopes to take War Emblem all the 7 EASYFROMTHEGITGO Cassels & Zollars Asmussen 15-1 way. “There are a lot of horse racing fans and (c, 3, Dehere--Montera, by Easy Goer) sports fans who would like to see a Triple 8 WAR EMBLEM The Thoroughbred Corp. Baffert 3-1 Crown winner and I know I would,” he said. (c, Our Emblem--Sweetest Lady, by Lord At War {Arg}) “For that to be a possibility this year, we have 9 TABLE LIMIT Overbrook Farm Lukas 30-1 to win this race first. I want to give the fans (c, 3, Conquistador Cielo--Utterly Elegant, by Key to the Mint) something to keep rooting for. I don’t want the 10 BOOKLET John Oxley Ward Jr. 12-1 dream to end.” The Derby winner will not have (c, 3, Notebook--Crafty Bobbie, by Bob’s Dusty) it all his own way on the front end at Pimlico, 11 MENACING DENNIS JMJ Racing Stables Bonde 50-1 but Baffert isn’t worried. “I know all the speed (c, 3, Star de Naskra--Joli’s Princess {GB}, by Prince Sabo {GB}) horses will be gunning for him early,” he said. 12 PROUD CITIZEN Baker/Cornstein/Mack Lukas 6-1 (c, 3, Gone West--Drums Of Freedom, by Green Forest) “But he has the speed and the stamina to put 13 EQUALITY Pin Oak Stable Motion 20-1 them away one at a time.” He added, “He’s a (c, 3, Mt. Livermore--Equilibrate, by Gone West) cruising machine and he’s just starting to really All carry 126 pounds. Click here for Preakness brisnet.com PPs bloom.” www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/18/02 • PAGE 2 of 5 Black-Eyed Susan cont. P N E W S T O D A Y P Chamrousse broke her maiden in her only start at two, winning at Churchill Downs Nov. 13, then opened SAKHEE MISSES CURRAGH DATE Godolphin her sophomore campaign with a Fair Grounds allowance yesterday ruled out a crack at next Sunday’s G1 score Jan. 14. But the dark bay ran into Take Charge Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh for Sakhee (Bahri). Lady in her next two starts and was no match, finishing Although the five-year-old, who was third in the G1 a distant third in both the GIII Silverbulletday S. and the Dubai World Cup at Nad al Sheba Mar. 23, was ex- GII Fair Grounds Oaks. Shipped to Oaklawn for her pected to make his European return in the extended 10- most recent outing, she closed to finish third again, but furlong contest, Godolphin’s racing manager Simon this time beaten only a length, in the Apr. 12 GII Fan- Crisford explained that his comeback will be staged tasy S. Chamrousse was sent off the odds-on choice later in the season. He told Irish Racing online, “Sakhee this time and did not let her backers down. After bat- will come out later in the year, but we haven’t a firm tling longshot Shop Till You Drop through six furlongs plan for him yet. We will probably run Tobougg at the in 1:12 2/5, she kicked it into gear at the top of the Curragh instead.” Tobougg (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}), who lane to win handily. For the brisnet.com chart, click here. disappointed when 15th in the G1 Dubai Sheema Clas- sic on the night of the Dubai World Cup, is likely to Friday, Pimlico renew rivalry with the Marcus Tregoning-trained Nayef PIMLICO BREEDERS' CUP DISTAFF H.-GIII, $148,500, (Gulch), the winner of that contest, Sunday. Nayef also PIM, 5-17, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:42 4/5, ft. beat Tobougg by 3/4 of a length in the G1 Dubai Cham- 1--SUMMER COLONY, 119, f, 4, Summer Squall pion S. at Newmarket last October. Trainer Kevin 1st Dam: Probable Colony, by Pleasant Colony Prendergast also confirmed yesterday that Rebelline 2nd Dam: Withallprobability, by Mr. Prospector (Ire) (Robellino), who will miss tomorrow’s G1 Prix 3rd Dam: Sulemeif, by Northern Dancer d’Ispahan at Longchamp due to being in season, will O/B-Edward P Evans (KY); T-Mark Hennig; J-J R also line up at The Curragh. Aidan O’Brien plans to run Velazquez; $90,000. Lifetime Record: 14-7-3-0, Bach (Ire) (Caerleon), who returned to take the Listed $449,930. Amethyst S. at Leopardstown last Sunday. 2--Dancethruthedawn, 119, f, 4, Mr. Prospector--Dance Smartly, by Danzig. O/B-Sam-Son Farm (ON); P R E S U L T S P $30,000. 3--Happily Unbridled, 115, f, 4, Unbridled--Spire, by Topsider. ($160,000 yrl '99 KEESEP; $150,000 2yo Friday, Pimlico BLACK-EYED SUSAN S.-GII, $200,000, PIM, 5-17, ‘00 KEEAPR). O-WinStar Farm; B-Manfred Hellwig 3yo, f, 1 1/8m, 1:51 3/5, ft. (KY); $16,500. 1--#@CHAMROUSSE, 115, f, 3, Peaks and Valleys Margins: NO, 5 1/4, 2. Odds: 1.70, 1.30, 8.80. 1st Dam: Loose Park, by Stop the Music Also Ran: Shiny Sheet, Netherland (Arg), Indy Glory, 2nd Dam: Dancing at Dawn, by *Grey Dawn II Stanza. Scratched: Atelier, Fleet Renee, Mandy’s Gold, 3rd Dam: Bases Loaded, by Northern Dancer Prized Stamp, Steiners Baby Girl. O-Arthur B Hancock III & James H Stone; B-Arthur B Summer Colony had a six-race winning streak Hancock III (KY); T-Niall M O'Callaghan; J-J D Bailey; snapped last time out when she finished second in the $120,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-3, $239,465. Mar. 2 GII Rampart H. at Gulfstream Park, but she 2--Shop Till You Drop, 117, f, 3, Thunder Gulch--Our started a new skein with a gallant effort here. The dark Shopping Spree, by Talc. O/B-White Fox Farm (KY); bay, who capped her streak with wins in the GIII Ladies $40,000. H. in December and the GII La Canada S. in February, 3--Autumn Creek, 115, f, 3, Montbrook--Exuberant was sent off the slight second choice. She sat a stalk- Hour, by Exuberant. O-Ronald F Richter; B-Barry & ing second for six furlongs, grabbed a short lead at the Jacalyn Menefee (FL); $22,000. quarter pole, then fought off a sustained bid from Cana- Margins: 2 1/4, 2, 10HF. Odds: 0.60, 23.80, 7.90. dian champion Dancethruthedawn to win it by the Also Ran: Charitabledonation, Aly Quatorze, Tamayo. slimmest of margins. For the brisnet.com chart, click Scratched: First Again, Take Charge Lady. here. www.jonabell.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/18/02 • PAGE 3 of 5 Saturday, Hawthorne, post time: 4:31 p.m. CDT P P R E V I E W P HAWTHORNE GOLD CUP H.-GII, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m Saturday, Newbury, Britain, post time: 3:20 p.m.