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W°•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS CORONADO ON PREAKNESS QUEST The Gii DUBAI PpULE D'ESSAI DES POULAINS-G1, $282,392, Wood Memorial S. winner Coronado's Quest (Forty Longcha11j1p, France, 5-10, 3yo, c, 1 mT, 1 :34.50 (NSR), gd. Niner) will make his next start in Saturday's GI 1--VICTORY NOTE, 128, c, 3, Fairy King--Three Piece Preakness S. "After days of thinking about it, actually (Ire), b¥'Jaazeiro. ($131,750 yrl '96 TAOCT). 0-Mrs since Thursday, I decided it was the best place to go," John Magnier & Robert Sangster; B-Walter Swinburn explained trainer Shug McGaughey. "I think he figures (Ky); T-Peter Chapple-Hyam; J-J Reid; $166, 113. big in the race. If he wins, it would make a bigger im 2--Muht thir (GB}, 128, c, 3, Elmaamul--Majmu, by pact, rather than the Met Mile." As for the behavioral Al Nasr (Fr). 0-Sheikh Hamdan; B-Shadwell Estate Co problems that kept the temperamental colt out of the Ltd; T John Gosden; J-W Ryan; $66,445. Kentucky Derby, McGaughey said, "I'll bring my own 3--Deser Prince (Ire), 128, c, 3, Green Desert--Flying pony boy that has worked with him in New York at Fairy ( B), by Bustino (GB). ($96, 100 yrl '96 Aqueduct. He'll saddle with the rest of the horses on TAOC ). 0-Lucayan Stud Ltd; B-Tarworth Bloodstock the turf course. There is plenty of room out there if he Invest ents Ltd; T-David Loder; J-S Guillot; $33,223. gets to acting up. With the pony we ought to be able to Margins: 1 /2, 4, 1 /2. Winner's Odds: 26.20. get him to settle down." Mike Smith, who returns to Also ran La-Faah (Ire), Charge D'Affaires (GB), lppon riding Wednesday after an injury suffered in a (Fr), Pin ix (Fr), Zaya (GB), With The Flow, Merlin's Gulfstream spill, will ride Coronado's Quest. The addi Ring (GB), Altibr, No Lies (Ire). Scratched: Loudeac. tion of Coronado's Quest brings the list cif definite A first French 2000 Guineas win for owner Robert Preakness starters to seven: Real Quiet (Quiet Amer Sangste and a great triumph for his trainer Peter Chap ican), Indian Charlie (In Excess {Ire}), Halory Hunter ple-Hya , who made the decison only last week to (Jade Hunter), Cape Town (Seeking the Gold), Hot Wells supplem nt Victory Note at a cost of 1 00,000 francs (Go and Go {Ire}), Classic Cat (Mountain Cat). Chilito ($16,61 ). The colt won the G3 Tripleprint Greenham (Strawberry Road {Aus}), Black Cash (Deposit Ticket) S. at Neyvbury April 18 on heavy ground, but handled and Basic Trainee (Majestic Light) remain on the fence. the firm going here, setting a stakes record. Muhtathir (GB) set la fast pace, with Victory Note racing well in 1 BARRETTS SPRING SALE OPENS TODAY rear. On the final turn Muhtathir quickened clear of the Barretts Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training field and looked the probable winner, but jockey John Reid bro ght Victory Note out of the pack to throw starts its two-day run today at 7:30 p.m. at the Hinds down hi challenge inside the final furlong and assert his Pavilion at Fairplex in Pomona, California. Among the superiori y close to home. Said Sangster, "Firsts are 336 two-year-olds catalogued are hip number 1 54, a always reat. It's also great for Peter Chapple-Hyam. He filly named Leo's lass (Leo Castelli) out of the Grade I made th decision to supplement and it was money well stakes winner Rascal Lass (Ack Ack); hip number spent. T e horse has been working brilliantly since the 273, Visualize (Bertrando), a daughter of multiple Greenha S. We were worried whether he would stay graded-stakes winner Avie's Gal (lord Avie); and hip or not ... ut he won well here and the (one mile) G 1 St. number 290, a half brother to MGISW Schossberg James' ~alace S. at Ascot (June 16) must be a possibil (Broad Brush) by Kentucky Derby winner Sea Hero. ity. Let'~ strike while the iron is hot." Chapple-Hyam Sires represented in the sale include Chief's Crown, said: "I thought Victory Note was only a sprinter ... that's Citidancer, Dehere, Deputy Minister, Gulch, Prized, why we 'didn't enter him for some of the major mile Quiet American and West by West. The second and races. But he worked tremendously last week and I final session of the sale begins Tuesday at 2 p.m. didn't h~ve to persuade Robert Sangster and John Magnier 1to supplement him for this race. John Reid rode him brilliantly, taking him back and keeping him covered WEEKEND RESULTS . 1-3 up. He ~ustn 't see daylight too soon or he takes off." RACING REPORTS .................... 4-8 The St . .!James' Palace S. is also next for Muhtathir. Trainer Criquette Head, downcast after the dismal effort CJ')- BREEDERS' EDITION . 8-10 by favor~d WITH THE FLOW (Irish River {Fr}), said: "That W f!S just too bad to be true, but we have no clues z TOTAL PAGES ........................ 10 1 - as to wHjy. Something will probably turn up." PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-11-98 Sunday, longchamp, France: PRIX LUPIN-G1, $130,398, Longchamp, France, 5-10, DUBAI POULE D'ESSAI DES POUUCHES-G1, $282,392, 3yo, c/f, 1 Of 11 OydsT, 2: 10.30, gd. Longchamp, France, 5-10, 3yo, f, 1 mT, 1:35.70 (NSR), 1--CROCO ROUGE (IRE), 128, c, 3, Rainbow Quest- gd. Alligatrix {GSP-Eng), by Alleged. ($317, 750 yrl '96 1--ZALAIYKA (FR), 126, f, 3, Royal Academy- TAHOU). 0-Wafic Said; B-W Lazy & C H Wacker 111; Zanadiyka (Frl (MSW & MGSP-Fr, GSP-lty, T-Pascal Bary; J-S Guillot; $77, 782. $127,281-Fr), by Akarad (Fr). 0-H H Aga Khan; 2--Daymarti (Ire), 128, c, 3, Caerleon--Daltawa (Ire), by 8-H H The Aga Khan's Studs Societe Civile; T-Alain Miswaki. 0-H H Aga Khan; 8-H H Aga Khan's Studs de Royer-Dupre; J-G Masse; $166, 113. Societe Civile; $30,938. 2--Cortona (Ire), 126, f, 3, Caerleon--Olbia (Ire), by Mill 3--Special Quest (Fr), 128, c, 3, Rainbow Quest--Mona Reef. 0-Gerry Oldham; B-Citadel Stud; T-Criquette Stella, by Nureyev. 0/8-Wertheimer et Frere; $15,033. Head; J-0 Doleuze; $66,445. Margins: 1 /2, HD, 2. Winner's Odds: 3.00. 3--La Nuit Rose (Fr}, 1 26, f, 3, Rainbow Quest--Caerlina Also ran: Mudeer (GB), Smartly Tax. (Ire), by Caerleon. 0-Godolphin; B-Kaichi Nitta; Wafic Said's Croco Rouge (Ire), who won the G2 Prix T-Saeed Bin Suroor; J-L Dettori; $33,223. Greffulhe here on his previous start April 19, now looks Margins: 4, NK, 1 /2. Winner's Odds: 2.20. set to take his chance in the G 1 Vodafone Epsom Derby Also ran: Pharatta (Ire), Elshamms (GB), Khumba Mela June 6 in preference to the G 1 Prix du Jockey Club (Ire), Soeur Ti (Fr), Insight (Fr), Cyrillic, Desert Drama (French Derby) at Chantilly May 31, at least if trainer (Ire); (not in order) Plaisir Des Yeux (Fr), Miss Berbere Pascal Bary has his way. The colt was well back early (Fr), Kincara Palace (Ire), Astorg. as SMARTLY TAX (Miswaki) set the pace for stable Scratched: Majoune (Fr). companion Special Quest (Fr), who raced in third. Spe An impressive French 1000 Guineas victory for the cial Quest quickened to take the lead on the turn, but Aga Khan's Zalaiyka (Fr), winner of the G3 Prix de la Croco R9uge came with his challenge while the blink Grotte here April 19. As late as last week there were ered Da){marti (Ire) began his move from several lengths serious doubts about her participation, with blood behind. ilnside the final eighth of a mile, Croco Rouge tests showing that she had problems; her asserted his superiority and ran on well, with Daymarti owner/breeder explained: "Yes, we were worried. finishing strongly to grab second. "Croco Rouge is prob Fortunately (trainer) Alain de Royer-Dupre noticed that ably the best middle-distance colt I've ever trained," she had a problem and didn't work her. He had some said Bary. "He's very handy and has good acceleration. I tests done on her, which apparently showed that she now havje to make a decision between the French Derby had too many enzymes in her muscles. She missed at Chan~illy or the Epsom Derby a week later. Personally one day in her preparation, but that helped clear the I am learring towards Epsom." problem up fast. She showed today just how classy i she is and the way she ran suggests she might get Saturda'(, Brisbane, Australia: BTC DOOMBEN 10,000-G1, $320,078, Doomben, further. We have some other good fillies running dur ing the next week and only after we have seen their Brisbane~' Australia, 5-9, 3/up, 6f 165ydsT, 1: 19.86, slw. 1--CHIE DE BEERS {AUS), 126, g, 6, Hula Chief (NZ)-- results will we decide whether or not Zalaiyka runs in Diamonds For Rosie (Aus), by Vain (Aus). 0-Mr & Mrs the (G 1) Prix de Diane (French Oaks at Chantilly June R B Greenup, Mr & Mrs R M Greenup & Mrs & Mrs 7)." Godolphin's La Nu it Rose (Fr), on only her second BT Chapman; B-Mr J Gigante (NSW); T-J W Calder; racecourse appearance, set a good pace, but Zalaiyka J-K Waller; $197,220.