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EMPIRE MAKER LIKELY RETIRED HEADLINE p8 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, SEPT. 27, 2003 THE M AND M SHOW IN THE GOLD CUP RUSSIAN ROYALTY Mineshaft (A.P. Indy), who has acceded to the throne She meets the colts for the first time today, but that of the American handicap division with a trio of impres- could be bad news for the boys who line up to oppose sive Grade I victories, faces off with Europe’s best dirt Russian Rhythm (Kingmambo) in the G1 NetJets Queen horse, Godolphin’s Moon Ballad (Ire) (Singspiel {Ire}), in Elizabeth II S. at Ascot. Only Airwave (GB) has dented this afternoon’s GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont her otherwise faultless record, which has included three Park. It has been a dream run for Group 1 successes this term. Her 1 1/2-length defeat at Mineshaft this season, who has the hands of that flying filly in the G1 Cheveley Park S. six wins from eight starts, his at Newmarket last October preceded a sophomore only losses coming when second campaign that has seen her reach new heights with in his U.S. graded-stakes bow to each outing. After beating Six Perfections (Fr) by 1 1/2 Balto Star in the GIII Whirlaway lengths in the G1 1000 Guineas at Newmarket May 4, H. in February and when spotting she comfortably held Soviet Song (Ire) (Marju {Ire}) by Perfect Drift eight pounds in the the same margin in the G1 Coronation S. at Royal GI Stephen Foster H. in June. Ascot June 20. Stepped up to 10 furlongs for the G1 The bay defeated Volponi by a Nassau S. at Goodwood Aug. 2, she needed all her comfortable 2 1/4 lengths in the July 5 GI Suburban H., but was class to see out the trip and hold one of France’s best the recipient of a summer fresh- middle-distance fillies, Ana Marie (Fr), at bay by a neck. ening, which resulted in him She bids to provide conditioner Sir Michael Stoute with his fourth renewal and first since 1989, and become Mineshaft missing the GI Whitney H. in Au- Jim McCue/MJC Photo gust. The homebred returned the first filly to beat the colts since her trainer’s Milli- none the worse for wear, taking gram (GB) beat Miesque in 1987. Falbrav (Ire) (Fairy the GI Woodward S. by 4 1/4 lengths Sept. 7. The Gold King) takes the less-traveled route stepping back to a Cup has been in the plans all the while, according to mile. Despite his finest hours coming when winning the connections. “The Jockey Club Gold Cup was the G1 Japan Cup, G1 Eclipse S. and G1 International S. Breeders’ Cup Classic. It was the championship maker,” over further, he showed adequate speed when taking trainer Neil Howard commented. “This is a race Mr. the G1 Prix d’Ispahan over an extended nine furlongs at Farish talked about very early on; even in the spring Longchamp May 18. On that occasion he had Bright when we came out of New Orleans.” (Cont p2) Sky (Ire) 1 1/2 lengths back in second, and that filly has already shown she can mix it up with the best milers Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:45 p.m. EDT when beating subsequent G1 Prix Jacques le Marois JOCKEY CLUB GOLD CUP-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, winner Six Perfections in the G2 Prix d’Astarte. 1 1/4m Godolphin has won this three times since 1996 and rely PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1 Quest Zito Prado 12-1 today upon Dubai Destination (Kingmambo). The con- (c, 4, Seeking the Gold--Starlore, by Spectacular Bid) queror of Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) in the G2 Champagne 2 Moon Ballad (Ire) bin Suroor Bailey 4-1 S. as a juvenile, he returned from the wilderness to win (c, 4, Singspiel {Ire}--Velvet Moon {Ire}, by Shaadi) the G1 Queen Anne S. in impressive fashion at the 3 Mineshaft Howard Albarado 2-5 Royal meeting June 17. He has questions to answer (c, 4, A.P. Indy--Prospectors Delite, by Mr. Prospector) after his disappointing fifth in the G1 Prix Jacques le 4 Evening Attire Kelly Guidry 9-2 Marois at Deauville on softer going Aug. 17. Last year’s (g, 5, Black Tie Affair {Ire}--Concolour, by Our Native) winner Where Or When (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) has 5 State Shinto McLaughlin Migliore 15-1 more to contend with this time and has been slow to (h, 7, Pleasant Colony--Sha Tha, by Mr. Prospector) come to hand, finishing only sixth in the G1 Prix du All carry 126 pounds. Moulin de Longchamp Sept. 7. (Field p4) www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/27/03 • PAGE 2 of 8 Gold Cup preview cont. The other ‘M’ in the field is G1 Dubai World Cup P P R E V I E W P winner Moon Ballad (Ire), who bested Harlan’s Holiday by five lengths in that $6-million event Mar. 29. A son Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:41 p.m. EDT of fellow World Cup hero FLOWER BOWL INVITATIONAL-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, Singspiel (Ire), the f/m, 1 1/4mT 350,000gns Tattersalls Octo- PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS ber graduate is three for four 1a Sixty Seconds (NZ) Centaine (Aus) Clement 8-1 on the sand at Nad al Sheba, 2 Riskaverse Dynaformer Kelly 4-1 with an additional six-length 3 Walzerkoenigin Kingmambo Schiergen 10-1 victory in Round 2 of the G3 4a Dress to Thrill (Ire) Danehill Clement 8-1 Maktoum Challenge this past 5 Primetimevalentine Affirmed Peitz 20-1 6 Dimitrova Swain (Ire) Weld 7-2 Moon Ballad winning the February. The chestnut has 7 Snow Dance Forest Wildcat Ward Jr 6-1 World Cup A Watkins photo made his last three starts over European turf courses, finish- 8 Heat Haze (GB) Green Desert Frankel 6-5 ing ninth in the G1 Prince of Wales’s S. in June at Heat Haze’s explosive acceleration has carried her to Royal Ascot and fifth in the July 30 G1 Sussex S. and five wins in six U.S. starts, her only loss coming when Sept. 6 G1 Irish Champion S. Godolphin has at least second by a neck to Voodoo Dancer in the GI Diana H. temporarily given up thoughts of scoring a Group 1 on at Saratoga, a race in which she moved a bit too soon. the turf. “We slightly ran out of options and took the Previously a miler, this 3/4-sister to 2001 Eclipse cham- view that [the Gold Cup] was definitely the best route pion turf female Banks Hill (GB) showed she could towards the Breeders’ Cup Classic,” said Racing Man- handle added distance in the 9 1/2-furlong GI Beverly ager Simon Crisford. “We haven’t exactly picked out D. Aug. 16 when she overcame a slow pace to swoop the easiest spot in the world for a prep race. It’s a very late for the score. She is unbeaten in five starts with exciting occasion for us.” Defending champion Evening Jose Valdivia Jr. aboard and the California-based rider Attire (Black Tie Affair {Ire}) has two wins from five is back in the irons this afternoon. Finishing third in the starts this season, both in allowance company, includ- Beverly D., just 1 3/4 lengths behind Heat Haze, was Riskaverse. The Fox Ridge Farm homebred, winner of ing a 1 1/4-length victory at Saratoga Aug. 25. the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup last year, has just an allowance win in five outings this year, but has THE GOLD CUP TO THE picked up a check in each start. Dimitrova has kept BREEDERS’ CUP... company with some of the best fillies in Europe, run- A.P. Indy, the sire of today’s Jockey Club Gold ning a close third in the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas in May, Cup favorite Mineshaft, was third in the 1992 but has made her last two starts in the U.S. The bay renewal of the Gold Cup before going on to conquered a solid field in the American Oaks at Holly- Breeders’ Cup glory. Pleasant Tap, who got the wood July 5, but couldn’t hold off Indy Five Hundred in better of A.P. Indy that afternoon, was second to the GI Garden City Breeders’ Cup H. Sept. 7 over this the eventual Horse of the Year in the ‘92 Classic. course. “She’s got her work cut out for her against this Cigar in 1995 and Skip Away in 1997 completed the field,” said jockey Jerry Bailey, who piloted her in the Gold Cup--Classic double, while Waquoit and Easy Garden City. “She wasn’t as overly impressive last time Goer each won the JCGC before finishing third and as she was in the American Oaks. I’ve spoken with second in the 1988 and 1989 Classic, respectively. [trainer] Dermot Weld and he thought there were a few things they could change this time.” TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/27/03 • PAGE 3 of 8 Preview cont. Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:09 p.m. EDT Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:13 p.m. EDT VOSBURGH S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f TURF CLASSIC INVITATIONAL-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 1/2mT 1 Gygistar Prospector’s Music Hennig 5-2 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 2 Proud Citizen Gone West Lukas 15-1 1 Polish Summer (GB) Polish Precedent Fabre 3-1 3 Ghostzapper Awesome Again Frankel 5-1 2 Slew Valley Valley Crossing Sciacca 12-1 4 Voodoo Petionville J Jerkens 10-1 3a Balto Star Glitterman Pletcher 8-1 5 Peeping Tom Eagle Eyed Renolds 4-1 4 Lunar Sovereign Cobra King McLaughlin 4-1 6 Posse Silver Deputy Asmussen 5-1 5 Sabiango (Ger) Acatenango (Ger) Wohler 12-1 7 Ajedrez (Brz) Mutakddim Catalano 20-1 6a Deeliteful Irving Afternoon Deelites Dickinson 8-1 8 Highway Prospector Crafty Prospector Shuman 15-1 7 Sulamani (Ire) Hernando (Fr) bin Suroor 4-5 9 Papua Louis Quatorze Hushion 20-1 All carry 126 pounds.