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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~!!~RE DTM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,1996 W-E-E-K-E-N-D RESULTS CIGAR TO STAY IN USA Allen Paulson has decided WOODWARD S.-GI, $510,000, BEL, 9-14, 3yo/up, 1 to turn down an offer which would have sent Cigar 118m, 1:47, ft. (Palace Music) to Japan; America's greatest horse in 20 1--CIGAR, 126, h, 6, Palace Music--Solar Slew, by years will now stand at stud in the U.S. when his career Seattle Slew. O/B-Paulson Allen E (MD); T-William I comes to a close. "I have a firm offer of $30 million Mott; J-J D Bailey; $300,000. lifetime Record: from Japanese interests for Cigar, but I'm not going to 30-18-3-4, $6,919,813... % to Mulca (Raised sell him," said Paulson yesterday. "I think he belongs to Socially), Ch. Imp. 3yo Filly-PR, MSW-PR. America. (The money) gets you thinking, but I have a 2--L'Carriere, 126, g, 5, Carr de Naskra--Northern lot of beautiful ladies in the barns in Kentucky who Sunset (Ire), by Northfields. O/B-Payson Virginia Kraft would love to meet Cigar. If I sold him, I'd miss the (NY); $110,000. horse. When all the people started writing and calling 3--Golden Larch, 126, h, 5, Slew 0' Gold--Golden Petal, me, I made up my mind." Paulson also opened the door by Mr. Prospector. ($60,000 yrl '92 KEEJAI'J). to a possible seven-year-old campaign for his superstar. O-Hauman Eugene E & Schwartz Barry K; B-Firestone '" always leave my options open," he said. Bertram R Mr & Mrs (VA); $55,000. Margins: 4, HF, 3/4. Odds: 0.35, 8.70, 40.25. REKINDLED: CIGAR REIGNS SUPREME IN Also Ran: Smart Strike, Eltish. WOODWARD There will never be another 16-race win Scratched: Petionville ELTISH (Cox's Ridge) stumbled coming away from the streak for Cigar, but the six-year-old sensation who saw gate but quickly pulled rider Eddie Delahoussaye up his streak broken with a loss in the GI Pacific Classic along the outside to contest the pace. SMART STRIKE August 10 was back home in the winner's circle once (Mr. Prospector) sat just off his flank to the inside and again yesterday after another stirring performance in the took command down the backside, leading the field into GI $500,000 Woodward S. at Belmont Park. None the the turn through a half in 46.23. But Cigar, reserved off worse for his cross-country adventure, the reigning the early leaders, swept past the group at will on the Horse of the Year came back to Belmont as the 1-5 turn and hit the top of the stretch with a length advan favorite and toyed with four rivals in the mile-and-an tage, which he widened with every powerful stride eighth event, crossing the line in cruise control for a under the wire, leaving even the vanquished in awe. facile four-length triumph. "It's what we thought would "Racing needs a hero," said trainer Jim Bond, whose happen," said a confident trainer Bill Mott, but he added, "It's always a relief. There are a couple more L'Carriere-.came off the pace for a second-place finish. "God bless Mr. Paulson and Mr. Mott for keeping him races to go and you don't want to use it all up. We'll running." Others weren't as happy with the perfor bask in the glory of this tonight, but we'll be looking mance of their own contenders. "He's a better horse forward to the next ones." Cigar started his new skein than he gave me," said jockey Craig Perret of Iselin before a disappointing Belmont crowd of 16,701, the winner Smart Strike. "I'm not saying I'd have beaten smallest crowd to see Cigar this year, but the fans on Cigar, but if he gave me the same kind of race he gave hand let their voices be heard in support of the home me at Monmouth, we'd have been second today." town hero. "The crowd seemed to get into it as much Delahoussaye thought his mount could have fared as I did," said Mott. "Everyone was sharing in it. It felt better, as well. "I thought if we didn't win this race, we pretty darned good." Jockey Jerry Bailey, who raised had a great chance for second," he said, "but he just his fist to salute the stands as he and Cigar stepped past the sixteenth pole, added, "I was wondering how didn't fire at all." many people would be here. The streak wasn't there, it was a Jewish holiday, this is not a small town--I knew it couldn't be the same as the other times. But I was very STAKES CLOSINGS proud of the New York fans. They were very vocal and TOMORROW, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16: loving of Cigar." New Yorkers will have a chance to 9-28 $75/75,000 Miami Breeders' Cup H., redeem themselves with an even better showing at Crc, 3yo/up, 9fT ($75) Belmont when Cigar makes his next start in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup October 5. • PAGE 2· THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 9-15-96 Results (Cont.) Man 0' War (cont.) PERTEMPS ST LEGER S.-G1, $450,093, Doncaster, Diplomatic Jet returned to his favorite course today England, 9-14, 3yo, c&f, 14f 132yds, 3:05:10, gd-fm. after finishing an unlucky sixth in the Arlington Million 1--#@SHANTOU, 126, c, 3, Alleged--Shaima (GSW, last out. Five-for-nine over the Belmont turf course $133,037)' by Shareef Dancer. O-Sheikh Mohammed coming into this race, the chestnut had already picked al Maktoum; B-Darley Stud Management Inc; T-John up one Grade I here in the Early Times Manhattan earlier Gosden; J-L Dettori; $272,950. in the summer, but had yet to find the winner's circle 2--Dushyantor, 126, c, 3, Sadler's Wells--Sllghtly since that score. Marlin lay down easy fractions and Dangerous, by Roberto. O-K Abdulla; B-Juddmonte looked tough to the top of the lane, but Diplomatic Jet, Farms; T-Henry Cecil. $100,556. who sat just off that lead, proved too much for both the 3--Samraan, 126, c, 3, Green Dancer--Sedra {Ire}, by three-year-old and Mecke, who came flying through the Nebbiolo (Ire). O-K M AI-Mudhaf; B-Mrs Afaf A AI stretch just a bit too late. Trainer Jimmy Picou said the Essa; T-John Dunlop; $47,879. Turf Classic may be next, followed by the Breeders' Cup Margins: NK, 4, 31/2. Odds: 8-1,2-1,28-1. Turf. Also ran: Mons (GB), St Mawes (Fr), Wilawander(GB), Sharaf Kabeer (GB), Heron Island (Ire), Flying Legend, RUFFIAN H.-GI, $250,000, BEL, 9-14, 3yo/up, flm, 1 Gordi, Desert Boy (Ire). 1I16m, 1 :41 4/5, ft. Scratched: Clerkenwell. 1--YANKS MUSIC, 116, f, 3, Air Forbes Won--Traipsing, Shantou gave trainer John Gosden his first British by Darby Creek Road. O-Cooper Audrey H & Fennessy Classic with a powerful late surge to reverse Epsom Michael; B-Irish American Bloodhorse Agency Ltd Derby form with Dushyantor in the St Leger. MONS (KY); T-Leo O'Brien; J-J R Velazquez; $150,000. (GB) (Deploy) set off at a good gallop, while Frankie Lifetime Record: 8-6-2-0, $547,600. Dettori on Shantou and Pat Eddery aboard Dushyantor 2--Serena's Song, 126, f, 4, Rahy--Imagining, by were content to bide their time near the back of the Northfields. ($42,000 wing '92 KEENOV; $150,000 pack over the first mile. SHARAF KABEER (GB) (Machia yrl '93 KEEJUL). O-Lewis Beverly J & Robert B; vellian) went to the front just over four furlongs from B-Baker Howard Dr (KY); $50,000. the finish and here both Dettori and Eddery began to 3--Head East, 108, f, 4, Gone West--Fleur S., by make progress. Dushyantor was next to take an advan Fluorescent Light. O/B-Knight Landon (KY); $27,500. tage and, when he poached a two-length lead with Margins: NK, 9, NK. Odds: 2.10, 0.75, 33.25. around 300 yards to race, it seemed he might gain Also Ran: Clear Mandate, Twist Afleet, Little Buckles. compensation for his Derby second. But Shantou, third Scratched: Shoop. at Epsom, inched alongside in the final furlong and just Yanks Music was looking for the third Grade I stakes managed to put his neck in front before the wire. win of her career after taking the GI Alabama Aug. 17 Gosden was delighted by his success. "It's lovely to win at Saratoga. Getting 10 pounds from Serena's Song, the a Classic finally," he said. "I've had enough places up to 3-year-old stalked the pacesetting champion into the now. Shantou has picked up a reputation for being a bit stretch. The pair left the rest of the field in their wake of a character-- even ungenuine in some quarters--but as they battled down the Belmont stretch with Yanks he looked pretty brave to me today." Music earning a hard-fought neck victory. "I knew it wasn't going to be an easy task, but we were getting MAN 0' WAR S-GI, $400,000, BEL, 9-14, 3yo/up, 1 10 pounds, and that was barely enough," said winning 3/8mT, 2: 14 1/5, yl.