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T U E S DAY, AU GUST 3 0, S· T • A • K • E • s RESULTS ATTENDANCE, HANDLE DOWN AT Monday, Saratoga EXPANDED SARATOGA MEET On-track atten SPINAWAY S.-GI, $200,000, SAR, 8-29, 2yo, f, 7f, dance fell 11 . 6 percent and on-track handle was off :23, ft. 13.9 percent at the 34-day Saratoga meeting which 1--#@FLANDERS, 119, f, 2, Seeking the Gold--Starlet concluded yesterday. Average daily on-track handle Storm, by Storm Bird. 0-Young William T; fell from $3,742,773 during the 30-day meet in 1993 B-Overbrook Farm (KY); T-D Wayne Lukas; J-P Day; to $3,222,460 in '94. On-track attendance slipped $120,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $135,000. from last year's 26,177 to 23,160. Total daily aver 2--Sea Breezer, 119, f, 2, Gulch--Lakeville Miss, by age handle was off 2.3 percent, from $10,752,700 Rainy Lake. ($130,000 2yo 1994 KEEAPR). 0-Tri to $10,512,190. "Those numbers are not startling Honors Stable; B-Brant Peter M (KY); $44,000. based on history," said NYRA President Jerry 3--Stormy Blues, 119, f, 2, Cure the Blues--Gussie's McKeon. "When we expanded the meet from four to Appeal, by Valid Appeal. ($115,000 2yo 1994 five weeks in 1 991 , attendance dropped 1 2 percent OBSFEB). 0-Finkelstein Harriet; B-Rice Clyde (FL); and handle 11 percent. When you factor in that we $24,000. have had only 15 days of fast tracks, seven days of Margins: 4 3/4, HF, NK. Odds: 4.10, 15.60, 0.70. firm turf course, over a foot of rain and 32 races Also Ran: Petrouchka, Seeking Regina, Phone Bird. taken off the turf, attendance and handle figure to be A wire-to-wire maiden winner in her debut at a little softer. And we shouldn't forget that the total Saratoga August 1 0, Flanders stepped right into ~I daily average handle of over $1 0.5 million is the high company and made it two-for-two. The speedy f1lly est in the country. I firmly believe that we have an sprinted to a clear lead early through rapid fractions of excellent base on which to build the five-and-one-half :21 4/5 and :44 4/5, showing the way by a length week meet both next year and in the future." The and a half after a half; she increased the margin Saratoga jockey title was captured by Jerry Bail_ey, through the final three furlongs to cross th: line 4 3/4 who took his first jockey's crown at the Spa w1th 38 in front under jockey Pat Day. It was the f1fth wins; trainer Shug McGaughey, who saddled 15 win Spinaway victory for trainer D. Wayne Lukas, ~ut the ners at the meet, also wrapped up his first Saratoga first for owner/breeder William T. Young. Prev1ously title. undefeated favorite Stormy Blues stalked the leader but could not menace in the stretch drive, losing the ARLINGTON SETS ILLINOIS WAGERING place spot in the final yards to late-running Sea RECORD The total handle on Sunday's Arlington Breezer who broke her maiden at third asking last Million Day card at Arlington International Racecourse, out. SEEKING REGINA (Seeking the Gold),. winner of $13,342,166, established a new record for wagering the Gil Adirondack S., moved into second at the half in the state of Illinois. The previous record, but tired from her early efforts and faded to fifth. $8,176,055, was set November 6, 1993 at Haw thorne Racecourse on the Breeder's Cup card. A total of $22,367,460 was wagered on the two-day Inter ® Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This national Festival of Racing at Arlington. newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, . without prior written permission of the copynght owner, Media Vista. Information as to the' races, race results and STAKES RESULTS . P1 earnings was obtained from results charts pub lished in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith RACING REPORTS ........ p2-3 with the permission ol the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 8-30-94 6th-SAR, $44,000, Alw, 3yo/up, 9fT, 1:48 2/5, fm. 1--COMPADRE, 114, c, 4, El Gran Senor--Natania I~ N•E•W Y•O•R• K I (GSW, $441,418), by Naskra. 0-Dogwood Stable; ~ REPORT B-Foxfield (KY); T-Frank A Alexander. Lifetime Re cord: MGSP, 27-5-5-8, $213,711. 2--Palashall, 114, c, 4, Palace Panther (Ire)--Tall 'n Yesterday's Results: Tan, by Bold Bidder. WAYA S., $55,200, SAR, 8-29, 3yo/up, f/m, 3--Spectacular Tide, 119, h, 5, Tsunami Slew--Bid Me 1 3/8mT, 2:16 4/5, fm. Adieu, by Spectacular Bid. 1--SARATOGA SOURCE, 113, m, 5, Saratoga Six- Margins: 1 3/4, 2, 9. Odd.s: 3.70, 3.20B, 7.30. Exotic Source, by The Minstrel. ($85,000 yrl '90 A 5-length winner over a yielding turf in his last, KEESUM). 0-Augustin Stables; B-Smith Sarah Lou Compadre found the firm going and an extra sixteenth ise (VA); T -Jonathan E Sheppard; J-J A Krone; to his liking as well, moving from midpack on the turn $33,120. Lifetime Record: 19-6-4-2, $237,008. for home to take the lead and stride under the wire by 2--Tiffany's Taylor, 113, m, 5, Titanic--Tiffany a comfortable margin over runner-up Palashall. Dream, by Blue Ensign. 0-Maher Theresa. 3--Market Booster, 122, m, 5, Green Dancer--Final 2nd-SAR, $30,000, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 9fT, 1:51 2/5, Figure, by Super Concorde. 0-Moyglare Stud. fm. Margins: NK, HF, HF. Odds: 1.20, 2.30A, 3.40. PETITENESS (f, 3, Chief's Crown--Affirmatively, by Saratoga Source, whose last trip to the winner's Affirmed), winless since breaking her maiden at Aque circle came in company with jockey Julie Krone after duct in April but second at 11 f on the turf last out, the '93 Waya S., teamed up with Krone again in her shortened up to a mile and an eighth and rallied from third start off a 1 0-month vacation and it was deja vu fifth position to win it by three-quarters as the 5-2 all over again. The two vied with Market Booster and choice. Lifetime Record: SP, 16-2-4-5, $83,512. Jose Santos for the lead early, then drove past that 0-Harbor View Farm. B-Mr. & Mrs. L. Wolfson & E. D. one and had enough left to hold off Tiffany's Taylor Jacobs (KY). T-H Allen Jerkens. through the lane to prove best in the photo. 9th-SAR, $25,000, Msw, 3yo/up, 7f, 1:24 1/5, ft. 4th-SAR, $50,000, H'cap, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09 4/5, ft. SILVER FOX (c, 3, Pleasant Colony--Pat Us, by Cau 1--CODYS KEY, 110, h, 5, Corridor Key--Go Thither, casus) sent off the g-5 choice when a well-beaten by Cabin. 0-Sheerin Raymond T; B-Wilkinson Jon third after being pinched back at the start in his ca (NJ); T-Gary C Contessa. Lifetime Record: GSW, reer bow, was again the 9-5 favorite but this time got 24-7-2-3, $208,728. the job done, making a run from seventh to hook 2--Chief Desire, 122, c, 4, Chief Steward--Fire Desire, ANDOVER ROAD (Cure the Blues) at the top of the by Barrera. stretch and prevail in a long drive to win by a neck. 3--Humbugaboo, 116, c, 4, Maudlin--For the First Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $18,000. Time, by Sunny North. 0-Mae Rabuffo. B-T M Evans (Va). T-A Margotta Jr. Margins: 2, HD, 2 1/4. Odds: 7 .50, 1.90, 1 .80. Looking for his first win since taking two consecu 3rd-SAR, $25,000, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 1:11 2/5, ft. tive Belmont allowance events in July, '93, GSW HOPKINS FOREST (c, 2, Gulch--Island Escape {SW}, Cody's Key sat just off the flank of pacesetting favor by Slew o' Gold), who came on late to be third in his ite Humbugaboo to the far turn, then took command debut at the Spa August 11, showed much improved and drew clear through the lane. The grey was mov speed in his second start, taking the lea~ stfte~ a half ing up from the claiming ranks after finishing a trou and maintaining it to the wire to break h1s ma1den by bled fourth for $75,000 in his latest. a length at 5-2. The 6-5 chalk PREACHERMAN (Dep uty Minister) ran evenly to finish fifth. Lifetime Re 1st-SAR, $32,000, Alw, 3yo/up, 7f, 1:23 1/5, ft. cord: 2-1-0-1, $18,000. BARODET (c, 3, Afleet--Endurable Heights, by 0-Willmott Stables. B-W S Farish, B Sharp, et al. Graustark), a French import who made his first NA (KY). T-Peter M Vestal. start last time out, closing from 1Oth to be fourth in the Restoration S. at Monmouth, sat much closer to 5th-SAR, $25,000, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 1:11 2/5, ft. the pace this time, moving up from third to engage REALITY ROAD (c, 2, Believe It--Rollicking Road, by frontrunners WELL KNOWN FUN (Puntivo) (2nd) and Rollicking), fourth after showing good speed in his FIGHTING DADDY (Fight Over) (3rd) at the top of the career opener Aug.