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 DM FRIDA Y, MA Y 10, 1996 W-E-E-K-E-N-D PREVIEW GRINDSTONE RETIRED Grindstone (Unbridled), Saturday, Belmont Park: who gave trainer D. Wayne Lukas his sixth straight WITHERS S.-GII, $100,OOOa, 3yo, 1 m Triple Crown victory by winning last Saturday's Ken­ The field of eight, in post position order, is as fol­ tucky Derby, has sustained a bone chip in his right knee lows: Firey Jennifer (Tilt Up), McCauley; Jamies First and has been retired, owner/breeder William T. Young Punch (Fit to Fight), Velazquez; Cliveden Hall (Mt. announced Thursday. The three-year-old colt showed Livermore), Luzzi; Fortitude (Cure the Blues), Chavez; discomfort coming off the Churchill Downs track Thurs­ Appealing Skier (Baldski), Wiison; Romano Gucci day morning, his first trip to the track since winning the (Aaron's Concorde), Krone; Roar (Forty Niner), Derby. Radiographs were taken, and a chip on the right knee was discovered. "This is in the best interest of the Santos; Rumbo AI Este (Eastern Echo), Cordova. All health of the horse," Young said. "This injury is not life­ runners will carry 123 pounds. threatening to Grindstone; it's simply the right thing to do. We are so thankful for the Derby win. He will make Saturday, Pimlico Race Course: a great sire. f1 The injury is a triangular shaped chip on PIMLICO SPECIAL-GI, $600,000, 4yo/up, 1 3/16m the inner corner of the knee, according to Young's vet­ The short field of four, from the rai lout, is as fol­ erinarian, Dr. Robert W. Copelan. "The fragment com­ lows: Key of Luck (Chief's Crown), 120 pounds; Geri prises a significant area of the articular surface of the (Theatrical {Ire}), 118; Wekiva Springs (Runaway radial carpal bone and would compromise his ability to Groomi, 118; Star Standard (Risen StarL 111. return to the same level of racing performance," Copelan said. Grindstone underwent arthroscopic sur­ gery on the same knee in August, 1995. He becomes Saturday, Sportsman's Park: the first horse since Spend a Buck in 1 985 to miss the ILLINOIS DERBY-Gil, $500,000, 3yo, 1 118m Preakness after winning the Derby. Grindstone's racing The field of 1 3 three-year-olds, in post position career ends with three wins and two seconds in just six order, is as follows: Natural Selection (Slew City career starts, for earnings of $1,224,510. Along with Slew), 112 pounds; Instant Friendship (Cormorant), his nose victory in the 122nd Run for the Roses, he won 119; Irish Conquest (Conquistador Cielo), 114; Davor the Gill Louisiana Derby and was second by a neck in (Farma Way), 114; Laffer (Afleet), 114; EI Amante the Gil Arkansas Derby. Out of the Grade I Spinaway S. (Wild Again), 124; Connecting Terms (Private Terms), winner Buzz My Bell (Drone), Grindstone will begin his 112; Nev'er to Squander (Stalwart), 112; Bold Lachee career as a stallion at Young's Overbrook Farm in (Apalachee), 112; Honor the Time (Wise Times), 114; Lexington, Kentucky next year. Swords' Point (Crusader Sword), 112; Run David Run SOUL OF THE MATTER HEADED STRAIGHT (Maudlin), 112; Stalwart Member (Claramount), 114. TO HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP Burt Bacharach's Soul of the Matter (Private Terms) will skip the GI Cali­ fornian S. June 2 and will go straight into the $1 million STAKES CLOSINGS Hollywood Gold Cup June 3D, trainer Richard Mandella TODA Y, FRIDA y, MA Y 10: said yesterday. Soul of the Matter hasn't raced since 8-10 $ 1,000,OOOg Pacific Classic-GI, Dmr, finishing second to Cigar in the March 27 Dubai World 3yolup, 10t (4yolup-$2,000; Cup. The two are expected to meet again in the Holly­ 3yo-$1,000) wood Gold Cup. TOMORROW, SATURDAY, MAY 11: NEWS CONTINUED ........... 2,3 5-25 $150,000 Shuvee H.-GI, 8el, 3yolup, tim, 8t TRIPLE THREATS. .. 3 ($150) 5-26 $150,000 Peter Pan-Gil, 8el, 3yo, 9t ($150) - WINDFIELDS FARM ............ 6 5-27 $400,000 Metropolitan H.-GI, 8el, 3yolup, 8t - TOTAL PAGES ................. 7 ($400) PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 5-10-96 News Continued. BLUE DUSTER AIlVHNG FOR ROYAL ASCOT FULL-CARD SIMULCASTING TO BECOME A Blue Duster (Danzig), last season's European champion REALITY IN OKLAHOMA The Oklahoma State juvenile filly, appears to have lost her chance of Classic Legislature passed a bill Wednesday that will help glory. Sheikh Mohammed's four-time winner was ensure the further success of the horse racing industry scratched from last weekend's English 1000 Guineas in the state. Oklahoma's House of Representatives after suffering a minor back problem and is now ex­ passed Senate Bill 1167 by the landslide margin of 71­ pected to miss her original alternative target, the Irish 25. The bill would allow the state's racing facilities-­ equivalent May 25. But Blue Duster's connections have Remington Park, Blue Ribbon Downs and Fair not given up hope that the heroine of last season' s G 1 Meadows--to import full-program signals from other Shadwell Stud Cheveley Park S. can again make her tracks in North America. The bill was approved by the mark at the highest level, and have targeted a clash Senate earlier this week and is on its way to the desk with 1000 Guineas winner Bosra Sham (Woodman) in of Governor Frank Keating, who has said he will sign Royal Ascot's G1 Coronation S. June 19 as her come­ it. Simulcasting could begin in time for Remington back race for 1996. Trainer David Loder said, "We're Park's Quarter Horse meet, which begins May 17. ''I'm perfectly happy with her. We've never really had to stop delighted that after all the ups and downs, we finally with her, she just wasn't quite right, but she's fine now came to the agreement," Remington Park Chief Operat­ and the plan is to have her ready to run at Royal Ascot." ing Officer Patrick K. Jaynes said. "We can start to compete on a level field with Texas and Arkansas and PRIVATE RACING IN AUSTRALIA? Rumors are our horses will get the kind of purses to make it profit­ circulating in Australia that a privately-owned racing circuit is being set up which could rival existing Austra­ able to race here instead of other places. II Jaynes lian Racing Clubs. The circuit is believed to involve the estimated that full-card simulcasting will allow construction of a number of 2000-meter (1 1/4-mile) Remington Park to increase purses by as much as 20 dirt racetracks, with prize money being at a minimum of to 25 percent. The new law would also allow Okla­ $50,000 (Australian) per race. Racing on the circuit is homa tracks to be open for business when there is no intended for pay television, with the revenue from the live racing. Under the legislation, a state track can racing to come from betting, with a view to attracting have up to six full-card simulcasts on a live racing day, serious bettors from Asia and other areas. It is rumored and two can be shown while an Oklahoma track is that many leading owners, trainers and jockeys have conducting a race. Also, each track can simulcast six already been approached to support the project and full-card, out-of-state races on days when no racing is have signed confidentiality agreements not to divulge conducted. But that number is limited to 50 percent of details of the project. Apparently upset by the prospect, the number of live race days allotted each track. the Victoria Racing Club in Melbourne has issued a statement, saying, "Victoria Racing Club does not sup­ ALEX GREAVES: FIRST LADY AT EPSOM port proprietary racing. We believe that all profits from Jockey Alex Greaves is set to make history by becom­ racing should be paid to the real owners of the racing ing the first woman to ride in the Epsom Derby. industry--the owners of racehorses and the trainers and Greaves partnered Portugese Lil (GB) (Master Willie jockeys and others that they engage--in the form of {GB}) into eighth place in last Sunday's 1000 Guineas prize money. II at Newmarket and will definitely keep the ride in Brit­ ain's premier classic June 8. Connections of the filly, JOCKEY CLUB RELEASES 1996 FACT BOOK The still a maiden but beaten only about 13 lengths last Jockey Club has released the 1996 edition of its an­ weekend, had been expected to target a 10-furlong nual stati~tical guide to the Thoroughbred industry, contest before the big race against top-class colts, entitled "The Jockey Club Fact Book." Summarizing but that idea has been shelved. David Nicholls, the current breeding, racing and public auction trends Thirsk-based trainer of Portugese lil, said, "There was throl1ghout the previous decade, the booklet is de­ a little race at Beverley that we'd been talking about. signed as a handy reference for writers, publicists and But I think that is very unlikely now. It looks as if it's speech makers both within and outside the Thorough­ straight to Epsom." Nicholls, also Greaves's husband, bred industry. Although the format of the 1996 Fact added, "Alex is absolutely delighted by the prospect. Book has been kept largely the same as in previous She is really looking forward to breaking new ground in years, some information has been expanded and new the Derby." statistics introduced.