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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~f!I~~UN~~~RE DM W E D N E S D A Y, N 0 V EM B E R 8, 1 9 9 5 S•T•A•K•E•S RESULT DORIEMUS CAPTURES MELBOURNE FOSTER'S MELBOURNE CUP H.-G1, $1,520,600, Flem ington, Australia, 11-7, 3yo/up, 2mT, 3:27.60, hvy. Jockey Damien Oliver, second aboard Paris Lane CUP 1--DORIEMUS (NZ}, 120, g, 5, Norman Pentaquad-- in last year's Melbourne Cup, captured yesterday's $2 Golden Woods, by Zamazaan. 0-Pacers International million (AUS) event aboard Doriemus (NZ) (Normand Syndicate; B-J D Corcoran (NZ); T-L Freedman; J-D Pentaquad) by four lengths over Nothin' Leica Dane Oliver; $989,390. (Danehill). Doriemus, winner of the Caulfield Cup Sep 2--Nothin' Leica Dane, 104, c, 3, Danehill--Leica tember 23, covered the two miles in 3:27.6 over a turf Pretender, by Sir Tristram. 0-Mr & Mrs T J Smith & course rated heavy. It was the second victory in the Mrs H Dalton & J Hodge; $304, 1 20. G 1 Melbourne Cup for trainer Lee Freedman. "I had so 3--Vintage Crop (Ire), 130, g, 8, Rousillon--Overplay, by much faith in this horse," Freedman said. "Early on he Bustino. 0--Dr M W J Smurfit; $136,854. reminded me of Super Impose (1989 Cup winner). It Margins: 4, NK, Yz. was a great staying effort." Oliver was elated with his Also ran: Quick Ransom (GB), Coachwood (NZ), Beaux easy triumph in Australia's richest horse race. Before Art, Storm, It's All In Fun (NZ), Dupain (NZ), Bullwinkle, the colorful tradition of the presentation of a gold Count Chivas (NZ), Few Are Chosen, Yes Indeed (NZ), mounted whip to the winning jockey, Oliver com Electronic (NZ), Jeune (GB), The Phantom Chance (NZ), mented, "the last 200 meters were the longest of my Double Trigger (Ire), Double Take (NZ), Daacha (NZ), Sir life. This is unbelievable, I've just won the Melbourne Kingi (NZ). Cup." A crowd of over 75,000 flocked to Flemington COACHWOOD (NZ) (Bakharoff) set the pace from the Race Course to witness the only sporting event in start, with race favorite DOUBLE TRIGGER (IRE) (Ela Victoria afforded a public holiday. Mana-Mou {Ire}) tucked in third along the rail. Down the backside the order remained the same, with Coachwood CHAMPION HONKY TONK TUNE DEAD Honky still leading and Double Trigger moved to the outside for Tonk Tune (Cure the Blues), Canada's Champion Two his run. Entering the final turn, IT'S ALL IN FUN (NZ) Year-Old Filly of 1994, was euthanized Monday after and Coachwood pulled away from the rest of the field to foundering. According to Mike Doyle, manager of lead by three lengths, while Double Trigger tired and owner Frank Stronach's racing operations, the filly started to drop back. In the stretch, Doriemus, who had appeared on the road to recovery from a case of lami broken from post 23 on the extreme outside, came nitis which was diagnosed "about one month ago. We flying down the center of the track to take command. discovered that her foot had rotated somewhat when Nothin' Leica Dane made a run between horses to get we brought her in from the farm," Doyle said. "She up for second, while 1 993 Melbourne Cup winner Vin seemed to be coming around. But she took a turn for tage Crop, 23rd and last early, made an impressive late the worse on the weekend. We didn't want her to run for the show spot. suffer." Honky Tonk Tune won five of her six starts at two, her lone loss coming in the Breeders' Cup Juve ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may nile Fillies in November at Churchill Downs. This year not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic she won the Achievement H. at Woodbine in her or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copy three-year-old debut and finished third in the Canadian right owner, Media Vista. Information as to the races, race Oaks, a race her connections are still appealing. Honky results and earnings was obtained from results charts pub Tonk Tune was bumped into the rail at the top of the lished in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith with the stretch; the stewards admitted an infraction had taken permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. place but didn't change the order of finish when they could not determine guilt in the incident. "Perhaps, u.I WEEKEND PREVIEW . 2 after the hearing, she'll go out a winner," Doyle con cluded. Honky Tonk Tune won six of 11 career starts Q NEWS CONTINUED . 2 for earnings of $306,047. -CJ'} WRITERS UP . 4 z Devil His Due To Margaux Farm, p. 2. - TOTAL PAGES ................ 5 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 11-8-95 PURSES, HANDLE UP AT DELAWARE PARK PREVIEW Delaware Park's 1995 meeting, which ran from April 15 • • through November 5 for a total of 129 live racing dates, Saturday, Churchill Downs: produced total on-track wagering of $27,251,269 for a CHURCHILL DOWNS BUDWEISER BREEDERS' CUP H. daily average of $211,250, down 20 percent from last Gll, $200,000a, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 m year. However, the track reported increases in all other Breeders' Cup Distaff third-place finisher Lakeway (Seat areas. Total wagering from all sources was up 64 per tle Slew) drilled a half-mile in a sharp :48 2/5 Monday cent to a daily average of $693,988; daily purse distri over Churchill Downs' fast main track. The MGl-winning bution was up 38 percent to an average of $77 ,880; filly, who will tote highweight of 122 pounds in Satur and attendance rose a slight 0.2 percent for a daily day's event, will be ridden once again by her Breeders' average of 2,963. Cup jockey Kent Desormeaux. "We're hoping this will get her back on the win trail," said Marty Jones, assis tant to trainer Gary Jones. Four-year-old Lakeway has NEW YORK not visited the winner's circle since taking the GI Holly • • wood Oaks in July '94. Scheduled to face her Saturday Yesterday's Results: are Laura's Pistolette (Big Pistol), Alcovy (Salutely), Briar THE MISS GRILLO s.-Glll, $115,600, AQU, 11-7, 2yo, Road (Proper Reality), Eskimo's Angel (Eskimo) and f, 1 1 /16mT, 1 :53 4/5, sf. Traverse City (Halo). 1--@MOUNTAIN AFFAIR, 118, f, 2, Mt. Livermore- Nasty Affair (MSW, $260,383), by Nasty and Bold. News Continued. ($18,000 yrl '94 OBSAUG). O/B-Harry T. Mangurian DEVIL HIS DUE TO MARGAUX FARM Devil His Jr. (FL); T-Kathy Patton-Casse; J-T K Kabel; $69,360. Due (Devil's Bag) will not enter stud at Gainesway Farm Lifetime Record: 7-3-0-2, $148,429. * 1 /2 to Donna in Lexington for the 1 996 season as previously an Dao (SW, $136,239, by Spend a Buck). nounced, but will instead stand at Margaux Farm near 2--Lulu's Ransom, 114, f, 2, Red Ransom--Flaming Gold, Midway, Kentucky. Syndication is currently underway by Storm Bird. ($40,000 yrl '94 OBSAUG). 0-Frank on the six-year-old stallion, who is slated to stand his Moreno; B-Aldila Farm (FL); $23, 120. initial season for a fee of $20,000 live foal, payable 3--Casanova Storm, 114, f, 2, Storm Cat--Casanova November 1 . Devil His Due won five Grade I stakes Junction, by Pleasant Colony. O/B-Edward P. Evans from ages three to five, and won at distances ranging (VA); $12,716. from six furlongs to 1 1 /4-miles. Overall, he won 11 of Margins: 1 1 /4, 2, 3/4. Odds: 6.60, 5. 70, 35.50. 41 starts for earnings of $3,920,405. For further infor Also Ran: Assets On Ice, Majestic Dream, Sinfully Deli mation contact Steve Johnson at (606) 846-4433. cious, Rosa, Platinum Blonde, Peaceful Approval, Cap Beino, Light Up New York, Ethyl Mae. JAPAN CUP INVITEES ANNOUNCED The Japa Mountain Affair, winner of the Natalma S. (GIC) over the Woodbine turf two starts back, most recently fin nese Racing Association yesterday announced the list of foreign horses invited to the Nov. 26 Japan Cup. Those ished fourth in the GI Frizette S. over Belmont's main invited from North America include Sandpit (Brz) track Oct. 7. Back on the grass here, the bay filly alter (Baynoun {Ire}), Awad (Caveat), Turk Passer (Turkoman) nated on the lead outside Lulu's Ransom throughout, finally shaking that rival clear late in the drive for her and Lassigny (Gone West). The connections of all four runners have accepted the invitation to run in the 1 5th first graded stakes victory. edition of the 1 2 furlong turf event and will be joined by 7th-AQU, $38,000, Alw, 3yo/up, 6 1 /2f, 1: 17 1 /5, my. Sunshack (GB) (Rainbow Quest) and Hernando (Fr) COLD EXECUTION (c, 4, Eskimo--Ax By Ex, by (Niniski), the only two European runners confirmed to Executioner), a 2xSW, was claimed for $50,000 at have accepted invitations. Also invited from Europe are Saratoga Aug. 5. The bay colt, who had finished 3rd Lando (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}), Pure Grain (GB) (Polish twice and 2nd once in three starts for his new connec Precedent) and Carling (Fr) (Garde Royale {Ire}).