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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM SUNDAY, MAY 29 1994 W· E. E. K. E. N •D PREVIEW CHRB ISSUES COMPLAINTS The California Monday, Belmont Horse Racing Board has issued complaints for post GI $500,000 Metropolitan H., 3yo/up, 8f race scopolamine positives against three trainers. PP Horse Trainer Jockey Wt. 1 American Chance Carroll Maple 11 2 Fo~um Club,_ trained by Bill Shoemaker; Wildly Joyous, trained by Richard Mandella; and Unpredictable Gal, 2 Cherokee Run Alexander Perret 11 8 trained by Lewis Cenicola were all tested postive for 3 Federal Funds Garren Velazquez 107 the substance during the first eight days of April. The 4a Virginia Rapids Jerkens Samyn 1 20 CHRB issued a bulletin April 21, advising horsemen of 5 West by West Arnold Davis 114 the presence of scopolamine in straw which had been 6 Holy Bull Croll Smith 11 O delivered to tracks in Southern California. 7a Devil His Due Jerkens Bailey 1 22 8 Blare of Trumpets Sciacca Luzzi 11 3 STAR OF COZZENE RETURNS TODAY 9 Tinners Way Frankel . Desormeaux 114 10 Colonial Affair Schulhofer Santos 1 22 Tomaeata Farm's Star of Cozzene (Cozzene) is sched 11 Northern Trend Pregman No Rider 11 O uled to return to action in the fourth race at Holly "This is very tough--but he must be tough, too. At wood this afternoon, a $55,000 allowance event at a least the handicapper seems to think so," said trainer mile and a sixteenth on the grass. Trainer Mark Scotty Schulhofer of his Met Mile runner, highweight Hennig said he didn't alert anyone to the six-year- Colonial Affair (Pleasant Colony). Last year's Belmont old' s comeback because he was "worried that the Stakes winner comes into the race off a win in the race wouldn't fill." A winner of 14 of his 34 starts, Excelsior H. The Hall of Fame horseman added, "He the GI winner has bankrolled $2,242,650; plans this was a big kid last year and he's grown into a man." year call for a try for his second straight Arlington Mil Holy Bull (Great Above) will test his elders as the lone lion. three-year-old in the field. "In both of his bad races (Fountain of Youth and Kentucky Derby), I think he DERBY "HERO" IN BELMONT TURF TEST had legitimate excuses," said owner/trainer Jimmy MONDAY Last year's Kentucky Derby and Travers Croll. "In fact, I know he had excuses, and he has winner Sea Hero (Polish Navy) makes his second start bounced back real well." of the year, returning to the turf for a $44,000 allow ance test at Belmont Monday. Away since finishing Monday, Hollywood third in the Molson Million last September, the Rokeby GI $500,000 Hollywood Turf H., 3yo/up, 10fT colt came back at four to take his seasonal bow by 1 PP Horse Trainer Jockey Wt. 1 /4 going seven furlongs on the dirt; he faces eight ri 1 Grand Flotilla Sahadi Stevens 11 6 vals, including graded stakes winners Roman Envoy 2 Bien Bien Gonzalez Mccarron 124 (Roman Diplomat), Fourstars Allstar (Compliance), 3 Misil Whittingham Black 119 Solar Splendor (Majestic Light), Binary Light (Bionic 4 Navarone Rash Valenzuela 118 Light) and Fourstardave (Compliance), in his first 5 The Tender Track Abrams Solis 114 grass race since Feb. '93. All starters carry 119 6 Mashaallah Frankel Pincay Jr. 118 pounds. 7 Blues Traveller (IRE) Rash Antley 114 8 Arcangues Mandella Delahoussaye 1 24 Winner of this race last year, Bien Bien (Manila) has been close to perfect on the grass this year, winning three of four and missing by just three-quarters in the WEEKEND PREVIEW . p1-2 Gii San Luis Obispo. The multi-millionaire looks for RACING REPORTS p2-5 his fifth Grade I win. He faces Breeders' Cup Classic champ Arcangues (Sagace}; unbeaten in two U.S. starts, he came back from a six-month respite to win the Gil John Henry H. at Hollywood May 1. Preview cont. p2 PAGE 2 • TIIOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-29-94 Preview cont. Yesterday's Results: Sunday, Belmont Gii $150,000 Peter Pan S., 3yo, 9f HONEYMOON H.-Glll, $109,700, HOL, 5-28, 3yo, f, PP Horse Trainer Jockey Odds 1 1 /16mT, 1 :39 3/5, fm. 1 a Lahint Mott Smith 1-5 1--@WORK THE CROWD, 117, f, 3, Political 2 Gash Eppler Davis 6-1 Ambition-- Katambera, by Flag Officer. 0-Harris 3a Amathos Mott Guidry 1-5 Farms Inc & Foster-Maddy; B-Harris Farms, 4 Able Buck Contessa Chavez 5-1 Inc/Amen Stable (CA); T-Greg Gilchrist; J-C 5 Ulises Callejas Bailey 15-1 Mccarron; $64, 700. 6 Sonny's Bruno Tesher Luzzi 15-1 Lifetime Record: 13-8-3-1, $261,000. 7a Twining Schulhofer Santos 1-5 2--Malli Star, 117, f, 3, Baldski--Pink Dove, by Argu Winner of the Count Fleet S. at Aqueduct in January ment (Fr). ($15,000 2yo 1993 OBSFEB). 0-Carr & and second in a Belmont allowance last out, Sonny's Horizon Stable; B-Farnsworth Farms & Sucher Sta Bruno (Queen City Lad) will try to earn his first graded ble (FL); $20,000. stakes today. "In his last race he was closer than 3--Fancy 'n Fabulous, 118, f, 3, Somethingfabulous- usual, so in the Peter Pan I would like to see the rider Luck' s Fancy, by Lucky Fleet. 0-Jr; B-Old English take him back--but that will all depend on how the Rancho (CA); $15,000. race comes up," said trainer Howie Tesher. Margins: 8, 1, 3/4. Odds: 8.00, 5. 70, 4. 70. Also Ran: Magical Avie, Dancing Mirage, Baby Dia Sunday, Hollywood monds, Danza Regio, Rustica Ridge. Gii $100,000a Hawthorne H., 4yo/up, f/m, 8.5f First or second in 11 of her 13 career starts, Work PP Horse Trainer Jockey Odds The Crowd earned her first graded stakes after taking 1 Andestine Hofmans Mccarron 5-2 five non-graded events. The victory was never in 2 Hollywood Wildcat Drysdale Delahoussaye 8-5 doubt, as the three-year-old went straight to the front 3 Golden Klair (GB) Vienna Desormeaux 3-1 and won as she pleased. 4 Potridee (ARG) McAnally Solis 6-1 5 Likeable Style Mandella Stevens 4-1 4th-HOL, $50,000, Alw, 4/up, 5 1 /2fT, 1 :02 1 /5, fm. Trainer Ron McAnally has taken this race three of 1--MOSCOW CHANGES, 115, c, 4, Moscow the last five years, but will have to defeat champion Ballet--Thaliard's Pearl, by Thaliard (GB). 0-Harris Hollywood Wildcat (Kris S.) this year with Potridee Farms Inc; B-Harris Farms, Inc (CA); T-Howard L (ARG) (Potrillazo {ARG}, the longest shot on the Zucker. Lifetime Record: 18-5-6-3, $281,293. morning line. Another of McAnally's Argentine im 2--Thirty Slews, 117, h, 7, Slewpy--Chickery Chick, ports, the five-year-old was champion two-year-old in by Hatchet Man. her native country; she has been on the board in six 3--As Que to (fr}, 116, No Pass No Sale (lre)--Charm of eight in NA, including a win in the Typecast S. at ing Queen, by Habitat. *SW, France. Hollywood in her most recent try. Margins: 1 3/4, 1 3/4, NO. Odds: 3.00, 2.00, 18.50. A SW at 2 and 3, Moscow Changes was 1-for-4 in '94 coming into the race. Dropping back to 5 1 /2 furlongs, he sat near the back of the pack early, but launched a bid on the turn to win going away. Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Thirty Slews was an even second. Friday's Late Result: 1st-HOL, $40,000, Alw, 4yo/up, 1 1 /4mT, 2:01, fm. 1--BLACKCOMB, 122, c, 4, Halo--North of Sunset, by 8th-HOL, $44,000, Alw, 5-27, 3yo/up, 8.5f, 1 :42 Northern Baby. 0-McCaffery & Toffan; 8-0ak Cliff 4/5, ft. Stables (KY); T-J Paco Gonzalez. Lifetime Record: 1--THE INFORMER, 116, c, 4, Slew o' Gold--Comicus, 7-2-3-1, $66,550. by Northern Jove. 0-Salman Fahad; 8-E A Seltzer & 2--Honor and Pride (Fr), 119, c, 4, Highest Honor Flaxman Holding Ltd (KY); T-Neil Drysdale. Lifetime (Fr)--lndigene, by Hard to Beat. Record: 12-3-2-3, $71,977. 3--New Cyberian, 119, c, 4, Known Fact--Solva (GB), 2--Miniffirm, 116, c, 4, Affirmed--Mismin, by The by Manado. Minstrel. Margins: 1, HD, HD. Odds: 3.80, 1, 8.30. 3--l'm Checkin' Out, 116, c, 4, Air Forbes Won--La In his '94 debut and coming off an 11-month layoff, Lonja, by Fleet Nasrullah. Blackcomb was 2nd last out in a 1 1 /1 6 mile allow Margins: HF, 3HF, 3/4. Odds: 5.60, 3.90, 1.70. ance on the turf. He stretched out an extra furlong A winner of his first two starts this year after more and a half here, and closed from fourth to win as the than six months off, The Informer was off the board 7-2 second choice. in his last two but stretched out and rebounded to So. Cal Report cont. p3 score a driving win under Chris Antley. PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-29-94 So. Cal Report cont.