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Turfway Jockey Rowland Dies HEADLINE ...ATW-p. 1 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, FEB. 10, 2004 HALFBRIDLED TO SKIP LAS VIRGENES T R I P L E T H R E A T S Feeling that his filly will benefit from some extra time P P before her 2004 debut, trainer Richard Mandella has decided to pass Sunday's GI Las Virgenes S. at Santa Back in Action: Anita with Eclipse Award winner Halfbridled (Unbridled) Juvenile champion Action This Day (Kris S.), fourth in and instead point for the Mar. 13 GI Santa Anita Oaks. Sunday’s Sham S. at Santa Anita, will likely start next “She coughed a couple of weeks in the Mar. 13 GII San Felipe S. Trainer Richard ago,” Mandella said. “She's over it Mandella was not discouraged by and she seemed fine when I worked the colt’s performance in his her, but she looked a little light com- three-year-old debut. “Thinking he ing out of it. So I am not going to would win anyway, I told [jockey push her up against a wall. I'll wait David Flores] to come wide with and start her in the Oaks.” But the him and not take any chances of delayed return does not mean the getting in trouble,” Mandella said. Kentucy Derby is no longer under Action This Day “I wanted him to finish good and Halfbridled consideration. Mandella said yester- Horsephotos have a nice, safe trip. As it turned Horsephotos day that after the Santa Anita Oaks, out, I blew a race. I don't mean Halfbridled will likely make her next we were giving him one. I truly believed he could do all start in the Apr. 3 GI Ashland S. at Keeneland. That that and still win. He probably would have anyway, but race will serve as a prep for either the May 1 Derby or he hung a little bit in the last sixteenth. He looked like the Apr. 30 GI Kentucky Oaks. “I would have liked to he needed the race.” start her in this race, but I've come to the point where I think if I ran her I might drive her backwards, not for- Silver Wagon Possible for Fountain of Youth: wards. I can't do that. There's nothing seriously wrong with her. She just isn't in full bloom right now. Her hair GI Hopeful S. hero Silver Wagon (Wagon Limit), who still isn't what it ought to be. She was coming with her missed a few days of training last week after bruising a weight until she got that little cough. That, and trying foot, could still be in the picture for the Feb. 14 GI to keep up with her, knocked a little bit off. In a month, Fountain of Youth S. after work- I think she'll have bloomed on out and be in great shape ing a mile at Calder Monday. The again.” Buckram Oak colorbearer went eight furlongs in a bullet 1:41 4/5, UPCOMING MAJOR U.S. STAKES and trainer Ralph Ziadie said he would be conferring with the Date Race Track Silver Wagon owners to decide whether or not Feb. 14 GII Fountain of Youth S. Gulfstream Horsephotos to enter the gray colt in the GII Hutcheson S. Gulfstream 1 1/16-mile event. Given a 3 1/2- GII La Canada S. Santa Anita month vacation after his four-length Hopeful score, GIII Barbara Fritchie H. Laurel Silver Wagon returned to be third in the Dec. 13 What GIII Silverbulletday S. Fair Grounds A Pleasure S. and was most recently second to Second Feb. 15 GI Las Virgenes S. Santa Anita of June in the Jan. 17 GIII Holy Bull S. GIII Risen Star S. Fair Grounds GIII Sabin H. Gulfstream Feb. 16 GI Santa Maria H. Santa Anita GII San Luis Obispo H. Santa Anita ANDREW CAULFIELD ON GOLD CASE...............p3 GIII General George H. Laurel GULFSTREAM RESULTS..........................ATW-p2 Seasons to BROAD BRUSH P COZZENE P DIXIELAND BAND P MT. LIVERMORE P ORIENTATE, etc... Just a few of the select offerings available until 4 p.m. Wednesday. Click here for the complete listings (859) 422-4222 of seasons, broodmares, racehorses, etc. www.equinecommerce.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/10/04 • PAGE 2 of 4 Sunday, Kyoto, Japan R E S U L T S I I SILK ROAD S.-G3-JRA, ¥82,700,000, Kyoto, 2-8, 4yo/up, 1200mT, 1:08.6, fm. Sunday, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1--KEENELAND SWAN, 123, h, 5, by Distant View GP HENRIQUE POSSOLO-G1, $35,600, Hipodromo da 1st Dam: To Act, by Roberto Gavea, 2-8, 3yo f, 1600mT, 1:34.8, sf. 2nd Dam: Comedy Act, by Shecky Greene 1--sHIGH COURT (BRZ), 123, f, 3, by Blush Rambler 3rd Dam: Everglow, by Jacinto 1st Dam: Alline Star (Brz), by Critique ($300,000 yrl ‘00 KEESEP). O-Toyomitsu Hirai; B-Jim 2nd Dam: A Londrina (Brz), by Executioner & Geraldine Ryan; T-Hideyuki Mori; J-Andreas 3rd Dam: La Golondrina (Brz), by Pass The Word Suborics; ¥43,630,000. Lifetime Record: 19-6-2-0, Lifetime Record: 8-5-0-0. O-Stud Netos do Naninho; $1,400,283. B-Haras São Luiz; T-E. P.Costa; J-J Moreira. 2--Linda Rafaela (Brz), 123, f, 3, Bin Ajwaad--Poli 2--Saga Novel, 119, m, 5, Boundary--Thunder Maid, by Arumba (Brz), by Executioner. O-Stud TNT; B-Haras Alydar. ($50,000 wnlg ‘99 KEENOV; $33,000 yrl ‘00 Sao Quirino. KEESEP; $100,000 2yo ‘01 KEEAPR). O-Koji Maeda; 3--Sara Bell (Brz), 123, f, 3, Choctaw Ridge--Sartzena, B-Spectrum Bloodstock & Partners; ¥17,180,000. by Quest For Fame. O-Stud Sao Francisco da Serra; 3--Sunningdale (Jpn), 126, h, 5, Warning (GB)-- B-Haras San Francesco. Kadizadeh (Ire), by Darshaan (GB). O-S Goto; B-Taihei Margins: 4, 1. Stud Farm Co. Ltd.; ¥11,090,000. Margins: 1/2, NO, NK. Odds: 3.40, 19.40, 11.30. Sunday, Tokyo, Japan Keeneland Swan was sidelined a year after winning KYODO NEWS SERVICE HAI-G3-JRA, ¥81,040,000, the Yodo Tankyori S. last January and returned to run 2-8, 3yo, 1800mT, fm. sixth in this year’s renewal of the race. Never far back, 1--#MEINER DUPRE (JPN), 123, c, 3, by Pentire (GB) the chestnut battled down the stretch to earn a narrow 1st Dam: Meine Catherine (Jpn), by Tony Bin (Ire) victory. Keeneland Swan may start next in the Feb. 29 2nd Dam: Mine Millet (Jpn), by Maruzensky (Jpn) 3rd Dam: Okano Blue (Jpn), by Neptunus (Fr) G3 Hankyu Hai and then the Mar. 28 G1 O-K Thoroughbred Club Ruffian; B-Big Red Farm; Takamatsunomiya Kinen. Results cont. p3 T-Yoshihiro Hatekayama; J-Hiroshi Kitamura; ¥42,378,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1. 2--Appointed Day, 123, c, 3, Red Ransom--Appointed WHAT THE LAST FIVE DERBY WINNERS One, by Danzig. ($6,000 wnlg ‘01 KEENOV; WERE UP TO AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR... $120,000 yrl ‘02 FTKJUL). O-Yoshio Fujita; B-Cheveley Park Stud; ¥17,108,000. 3--Namura Caesar (Jpn), 123, c, 3, Chief Bearhart-- 1999 CHARISMATIC - Won a $62,500 optional Cascadia (Ire), by Caerleon. O-N Namura; B-Nakajima claiming race at Santa Anita Feb. 11 by way of disquali- Bokujo; ¥11,054,000. fication. Margins: 1 1/4, NK, NK. Odds: 6.20, 2.50, 11.50. Meiner Dupre gave trainer Yoshihiro Hatekayama his 2000 FUSAICHI PEGASUS - Won a NW1X at Santa first graded stakes success with his win here and Anita by 3 1/2 lengths Feb. 19. stamped himself as one of the leading contenders for the Japanese Triple Crown. The bay colt, settled in the 2001 MONARCHOS - Won a NW1X at Gulfstream by back of the 10-horse field, showed an impressive late 4 3/4 lengths Feb. 3. kick from the outside and swept to a 1 1/4-length vic- tory. Winning jockey Hiroshi Kitamura said, “He was - Finished sixth, beaten 9 3/4 very relaxed and when I asked, he really responded.” 2002 WAR EMBLEM lengths, in the GIII Risen Star S. Feb. 17. Third in an Oct. 19 maiden, Meiner Dupre won a novice race on Nov. 1 before finishing seventh in the G3 To- kyo Sports Hai Nisai S. in November. He ended his 2003 FUNNY CIDE - Finished fifth, beaten 6 1/2 juvenile campaign with a win in the Dec. 20 Hiiragi Sho lengths, after a wide trip in the GIII Holy Bull S. last time out. Jan. 18. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/10/04 • PAGE 3 of 4 Results cont. PEDIGREE INSIGHTS Sunday, Kokura, Japan BY ANDREW CAULFIELD KOKURA DAISHOTEN-G3-JRA, ¥82,690,000, Kokura, 2-8, 4yo/up, 1800mT, 1:49.1, fm. SHIRLEY JONES H.-GIII, $100,000, GPX, 2-8, 3yo/up, 1--MEISHO BATTLER (JPN), 112, f, 4, by Meisho Homura f/m, 7f, 1:21 2/5 (NSR), ft. 1st Dam: Meisho Hagoromo (Jpn), by Dyna Gulliver (Jpn) 1--RANDAROO, 118, f, 4, by Gold Case 2nd Dam: Meisho Angel (Jpn), by Tudenham (Ire) 1st Dam: Validated (MSW), by Valid Appeal 3rd Dam: Green Horsemen (Jpn), by 2nd Dam: Sail Or Cerf, by Cerf Volant O-Yoshio Matsumoto; B-Akihito Mikita; T-Shigetada 3rd Dam: Sailing Gal, by Sail On-Sail On Takahashi; J-Shinji Fujita; ¥43,623,000. Lifetime ($75,000 yrl '01 FTKJUL).