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PICTURE PERFECT IN SHADWELL MILE HEADLINE p. 4 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, OCT. 5, 2003 HITTING THE HEIGHTS ZITO UNCORKS BUBBLY Aidan O’Brien has yet to add the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Trainer Nick Zito won his fourth GI Champagne S. in Triomphe Lucien Barriere to his burgeoning portfolio, six years when Birdstone (Grindstone) overcame fa- but he has the right material to do so in High Chaparral vored Chapel Royal (Montbrook) in the stretch at (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells). Michael Tabor’s turf champion of Belmont yesterday afternoon. But unlike Zito’s previous 2002 arrives at Longchamp sharper than he was 12 Champagne winners The Groom months ago, when he met with only his second defeat Is Red (‘98) and A P Valentine in finishing third behind Marienbard (Ire). But, after (‘00), the Marylou Whitney failing to pull off the Arc win, he stepped it up to take homebred is not likely to head for the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf at Arlington later in the the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. month. Kept off the track by a shoulder injury until late “This is probably his last race of summer, he enjoyed the perfect re-introduction when the year,” said Zito. “He’s a late winning the G2 Royal Whip S. at The Curragh Aug. 10, foal [May 16], and the Breeders’ then had the cream of Europe’s turf performers behind Birdstone A Coglianese Cup Juvenile comes up too when taking the G1 Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown soon.” Birdstone moved up of his Sept. 6. “Aidan is very happy with the horse,” jockey own accord after a :23.90 opening quarter and flanked Mick Kinane told the Irish Independent. “He’s come Chapel Royal on the sweeping Belmont turn. He put a forward well from Leopardstown and will give a real head in front with a furlong to run and edged away good account of himself. He was very rusty in last from the favorite. “I didn’t want to let a horse like year’s Arc, but has had proper preparation this time.” Chapel Royal get away and have to come and run him Arc cont. p3 down,” explained winning rider Jerry Bailey. “He was there when I asked him to run.” Champagne cont. p2 BRED FOR THE BREEDERS’ CUP? A son Saturday, Belmont Park of 1995 GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner CHAMPAGNE S.-GI, $500,000, BEL, 10-4, 2yo, Unbridled’s Song, and a grandson of 1986 GI 1 1/16m, 1:44, ft. Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies heroine Brave 1--@#BIRDSTONE, 122, c, 2, by Grindstone Raj, Eurosilver looked sharp in winning the GII 1st Dam: Dear Birdie (SP), by Storm Bird Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity at 2nd Dam: Hush Dear, by Silent Screen Keeneland...p2 3rd Dam: You All, by Nashua O/B-Marylou Whitney Stables (KY); T-Nicholas P Zito; GRADE I SIGHTING Sightseek (Distant J-J D Bailey; $300,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, View) has done her share in helping trainer $339,000. *1/2 to Mountain Bird (Mt. Livermore), Bobby Frankel set a new standard for Grade I GSP, $147,838; & Bird Town (Cape Town), MGISW, $721,251. **First GISW for sire (by Unbridled). victories in a year, as her fourth win at the 2--Chapel Royal, 122, c, 2, Montbrook--Cut Class highest level gave Frankel his record 23rd Leanne, by Cutlass. ($1,200,000 2yo 2003 OBSFEB). Grade I win in 2003...p4 (A Coglianese photo) O-Smith Derrick & Tabor Michael; B-Ocala Stud Farm (FL); $100,000. HIGH SOCIETY Unbeaten Society 3--Dashboard Drummer, 122, c, 2, Alamocitos--Groovin Selection (Coronado’s Quest), a Moment, by Magic Moment II (Fr). O-Double S Stable, daughter of 1996 GI Breeders’ Cup Preferred Pals Stable, et al; B-Bob & Paulette Pogue Juvenile Fillies runner-up Love That (OK); $55,000. Jazz, could be headed to Santa Margins: 2HF, 6 3/4, 2. Odds: 2.25, 1.55, 15.20. Anita following a determined win in Also Ran: Paddington, Notorious Rogue, Read the Foot- the GI Frizette S. at Belmont...p5 (Horsephotos) notes, Midnight Express. Scratched: Motivus. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/5/03 • PAGE 2 of 19 CHAMPAGNE WISHES FOR BIRDSTONE A half Lane’s End Breeders’ Futurity-GII cont. brother to Kentucky Oaks and Acorn heroine Bird Town Buckram Oak homebred Eurosilver could be headed (second in the GI Beldame later on the Belmont card), for Breeders’ Cup gold following a very impressive Birdstone (Grindstone) had posted one of the most eye- display in this two-turn contest. The big colt was sec- catching maiden victories at Saratoga when he romped ond best to fellow Buckram Oak runner Silver Wagon in by 12 lengths on Whitney Day. He earned a 99 Beyer in a Saratoga maiden Aug. 8, crossing the wire 7 1/2 that Aug. 2 effort and went postward as the 2-1 sec- lengths behind that colt. But that effort looked a lot ond choice to 3-5 Chapel Royal (Montbrook) in the GI better when Silver Wagon triumphed in the GI Hopeful Hopeful S. Aug. 30. But both colts tasted defeat that S. Aug. 30, and Eurosilver promptly dispensed of his day as Silver Wagon swept them aside. Birdstone had maiden status the next day at the Spa, winning a 6 been moving well on the turn in the Hopeful before 1/2-furlong contest by 5 3/4 lengths. With stablemate flattening out in the stretch to finish fourth, and trainer (and fellow Unbridled grandson) Birdstone holding down Nick Zito’s decision to skip the Sept. 14 GI Futurity S. the fort in New York, the dark bay went out of town to proved to be the right call when Birdstone posted a make his stakes debut and answered the two-turn professional victory in the $500,000 Champagne. The question very capably. Taken in hand early by Javier bay is the fourth Champagne hero for Zito, who won Castellano, Eurosilver kicked into gear on the turn, went three straight (1998-2000) with The Groom Is Red, by favored Value Plus (Unbridled’s Song) in midstretch Greenwood Lake and A P Valentine. and strode home impressively. “The Breeders’ Cup is a Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com very big possibility,” said Mohammed Moubarak, Buck- catalogue-style pedigree. For the video race replay, ram Oak’s racing manager. “We’ll see how he comes select: broadband modem out of the race. He’s taken a little while to come to hand. Nick [trainer Zito] has done a super job.” Tiger Saturday, Keeneland Hunt, dismissed at 12-1 despite boasting a victory in LANE'S END BREEDERS' FUTURITY-GII, $400,000, the MGD Cradle S., finished well to claim second. The KEE, 10-4, 2yo, 1 1/16m, 1:43 2/5, ft. 2-1 second choice Mass Media (Touch Gold), trying 1--@#EUROSILVER, 121, c, 2, by Unbridled's Song two turns for the first time, was carried wide heading 1st Dam: Russian Tango (SW), by Nijinsky II 2nd Dam: Brave Raj, by Rajab into the clubhouse turn and eventually backed up to 3rd Dam: Bravest Yet, by Bravo finish a distant 10th. “He's had everything his own way O/B-Buckram Oak Farm (KY); T-Nicholas P Zito; J-J J in his first two races, and this was a different group of Castellano; $248,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, horses today,” said trainer Cole Norman. "He had a $284,000. wide trip that didn't help.” 2--Tiger Hunt, 121, c, 2, Kris S.--Thega, by Conquistador Cielo. ($170,000 yrl '02 FTSAUG). Zito’s Big Day... O-Team Valor Stables Llc; B-Winstar Farm, LLC (KY); Victories in the day’s biggest events for juveniles $80,000. pleased the ever ebullient Nick Zito. “Winning two, 3--Limehouse, 121, c, 2, Grand Slam--Dixieland Blues, two-year-old races for two breeders, back-to-back, by Dixieland Band. ($140,000 yrl '02 FTSAUG). starting from scratch...I told my wife Kim, ‘I think this O-Dogwood Stable; B-Cheryl A Curtin (FL); $40,000. is our best work,’” said Zito. “These are both Margins: 4 3/4, NO, 1. Odds: 11.90, 12.40, 13.10. homebreds and the breeders [Marylou Whitney and Also Ran: Value Plus, Victory Light, The Cliff's Edge, Monsour Fustok of Buckram Oak] deserve a lot.” Cooperation, War Image, Distressed Debt, Mass Media, Click for the brisnet.com chart, the free brisnet.com Desert Patrol. catalogue-style pedigree or the video race replay. SIRE OF 17 STAKES HORSES TO DATE THIS YEAR including Graded Winners EBONY BREEZE (Earnings $368,907) MEMBERSHIP (Earnings $222,246) FISCALLY SPEAKING (Earnings $187,280) BELONG TO SEA (Earnings $113,460) INVINCIBILITY (Grade 2 Winner) BOX 626, VERSAILLES, KY 40383 (859) 873-7300 FAX (859) 873-3746 BELONG TO ME E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: lanesend.com Danzig S Belonging TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/5/03 • PAGE 3 of 19 “We have a very bad draw, but for him it’s not too Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe bad because of the way he can be ridden,” Dalakhani’s jockey Christophe Soumillon told PA Sport. “If he co- Dalakhani Fits the Bill... mes out of the gate last we will wait there, because I His Highness the Aga Khan’s G1 Prix du Jockey-Club know he has a very good finish over the last 400 hero Dalakhani (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}) fits the profile of a metres.