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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~?I~~UN~~~RE DM THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1997 W•E•E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW STEVENS SURGERY SUCCESSFUL Hall of Fame Friday, Belmont Park: , jockey Gary Stevens, who rode Gentlemen {Arg) SUBURBAN H.-Gll, $350,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m (Robin des Bois) to his four-length Hollywood Gold The field, in post position order, will be: Instant Cup victory Sunday, underwent a 45-minute arthro Friendship (Cormorant), Lovato Jr, 110; Skip Away scopic procedure on his right knee Monday and came (Skip Trial), Sellers, 122; Natural Selection (Slew City Slew), Bravo, 11 O; Will's Way (Easy Goer), Bailey, 116; out of it well, according to his agent, Ron Anderson. Formal Gold (Black Tie Affair {Ire}), Smith, 120; Gator The operation was performed by knee specialist Dr. Dancer (Pleasant Colony), Chavez, 108; Ormsby (Car James Tibone at the Kerlan-Jobe Medical Center. son City), Velazquez, 113. "They took a little cartilage out," Anderson said. "The Skip Away, Formal Gold and Will's Way, who ran procedure went very smoothly. Dr. Ti bone said his 1-2-3 respectively in the May 31 Massachusetts H., return time depends on the swelling. But when Gary meet again in the Suburban. W ill's Way's trainer H. had his left knee operated on, it took about two James Bond is hopeful that his colt can improve on that weeks for him to return. That's what we're expecting third-place effort. "He was third and got beat about here--1 2 to 1 6 days." 3 1 /2 to 4 lengths," Bond said. "Basically, I was disap pointed because I thought he'd win it. I don't know ILLINOIS HORSEMEN PROTEST SIX-DAY what was responsible. I thought he was a bit too far off the pace to close on those horses, but that' s all hind RACE WEEK The Illinois Thoroughbred Horseman's sight. He's done everything he's supposed to since then Association held a membership meeting Wednesday and is 100 percent right now. Hopefully, he can change to discuss the resumption of the Chicago circuit' s the tides." traditional six-day racing week, scheduled to start this Monday at Arlington. "We don't have enough Friday, Hollywood Park: horses," ITHA President Christine Janks said. "We're AMERICAN H.-Gll, $150,000a, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT down half a horse per race from last year, when we The field of seven, in post position order will be: lost an average of $30,000 on Mondays." Arlington is Torch Rouge (GB) (Warning {GB}), Delahoussaye, 116; sympathetic and has been seeking a five-day week Irish Wings (Ire) (In the Wings {GB}), Nakatani, 116; El throughout its meeting. But the Illinois Racing Board Angelo (El Gran Senor), Solis, 118; Naninja (Alysheba), in drafting the schedule last fall granted Arlington's Mccarron, 111 ; Arroblero (Arg) (De Ramiro {Arg}), request only for the first eight weeks of its meeting. Berrio, 11 O; Tychonic (GB) (Last Tycoon {Ire}), Matos, The six-day week is scheduled to resume this Monday 117; Wavy Run (Ire) (Commanche Run {GB}), Blanc, and continue through the middle segment of the 117. meeting. Starting September 8, Arlington will go back to a five-day week but, in an unprecedented twist to STAKES CLOSINGS • the schedule, Hawthorne Race Course will be in ac TODAY. THURSDAY. JULY 3: tion on the two days Arlington is dark. Janks asked 7-5 $1001100,000 Monmouth Breeders' Cup I ' ITHA members to express their opinions on a ballot, Oaks-GI/, MTH, 3yo, f, 1 1/ 16m offering six alternatives. The results: 13 votes to do ($5,000s) nothing; 14 to make a public protest through the press; 22 to meet with the Board and request that it not schedule Monday racing next year; 32 not tp u..I WEEKEND PREVIEW enter horses on Mondays for the remainder of the 2 meeting; 35 to race one Monday and evaluate; and 0 NEWS CONTINUED 27 not to enter horses for the next two Mondays. C'1 RACING REPORT S . 2-5 z TOTAL PAGES ................. 6 News Continued, p. 2. PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-3-97 News Continued. ANOTHER TRUCK FOR GROOM JOSE TOP ACCOUNT TO SILVERLEAF David w. BARRERA Groom Jose Barrera considers himself a Hutson, owner of Silverleaf Farms near Ocala, Florida, lucky man. The 35-year-old native of Guadalajara, has purchased Top Account (Private Account) for stal Mexico has won for the second straight year the Ford lion duty at his farm in 1998. Upon his purchase last Ranger truck that Hollywood Park awards annually to week, Top Account was retired from racing. The five year-old won 10 of 30 starts for earnings of $466,818. the groom of the Hollywood Gold Cup winner. Barrera His triumphs included a victory in the Gii King's Bishop grooms Siphon (Brz) (ltajara {Brz}), last year's Gold S. at Saratoga in 1995. He also placed in three graded Cup champ, and this year' s winner, Gentlemen (Arg) (Robin des Bois), for trainer Richard Mandella. "What stakes--the GI NYRA Mile, Gii Jerome H. and Gii Forego 11 H. Out of the Gii Delaware Oaks winner Up the Flagpole can I say? Barrera said. "I get to work with the two (Hoist the Flag), the well-bred Top Account is a half best horses in the country and, I think, in the world. brother to five stakes winners, including Flagbird, the I'm very happy to be where I am--l've worked 14 Highweight Older Mare in England, Ireland and Italy in years for Richard Mandella." Barrera added that his 1995; and Prospector's Delite, a MGI winner of co-workers have been eyeing his new prize. "They $432,953. In addition, his three-year-old half-sister by want to drive it," he said with a smile. "Now that I A.P. Indy, Runup the Colors, took a $42,000 Belmont have two. 11 Park allowance yesterday by 6 3/4-lengths. Silverleaf plans to syndicate Top Account. Share price, stud fee and terms will be announced at a later date. • EAST • JOCKEY CLUB FACT BOOK AVAILABLE ON Yesterday's Results: INTERNET "The Jockey Club Fact Book,,, the in dustry's statistical guide to Thoroughbred racing and FLAMING PAGES., $36,400, WOX, 7-2, (S), 3yo, f, breeding in North America, is now available on the 1 1 /16m, 1 :45 3/5, ft. 1--MORDACIOUS, 119, f, 3, Ascot Knight--Soiled Dove, Internet through The Jockey Club home page at by Bold Ruckus. 0-Wayward Stable; 8-J F Howard & www.jockeyclub.com. According to Jockey Club Vice Donald Ross (CAN); T-lan Howard; J-R Griffith; President of Corporate Communications Jim Peden, $22,932. Lifetime Record: 9-3-2-1, $145,316. the online Fact Book is another example of the 2--No Foul Play, 117, f , 3, Great Gladiator--Boone's organization's commitment to using the Internet to Tales, by Daniel Boone. $7,280. expand its broad range of services to the industry. 3--Wila So Rare, 115, f , 3, Vice Regent--Willamar, by "By updating key pieces of data in the Fact Book on a Northjet {Ire). $4,004. regular basis, we are in essence making it a living, Margins: 2 314, 3 3/4, 6. Odds: 1.20, 1.00, 4.75. breathing document, which is exactly what it should Mordacious, winner of the Ontario Lassie S. (GlllC) at be, 11 he said. "It's release is a byproduct of the ex two, was most recently fourth in the Canadian Oaks panded computer capabilities at The Jockey Club and (GIC) at Woodbine June 15. Sent off the 6-5 second follows the successful launch of the organization's choice in this short four-horse field, the dark bay filly electronic Registration program, Jockey Club Interac pressed the pace early, took command after a half-mile tive, also available on the Internet. /1 and drew clear for the victory. 6th-MTH, $22,000, Msw, 2yo, 5 112f, 1 :05 3/5, ft. ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. +ALASKAN SPIRIT (c, 2, Alaskan Frost--Fight Ain't This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or Over, by Fight Over) captured his debut as the 7-2 third by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior choice. The w inner raced just off the pace early, rallied written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. in the stretch to take command and pulled away late for Information as to the races, race results and earnings a 2 1 /2-length score. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, was obtained from results charts published in Daily $13,200. Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission O/B-Two Sisters Stable (FL). T-Joseph H. Pierce, Jr. of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. East Report Continued, p. 3. MARKET LEADER "Among consignors, lane's End ranks as a clear leader with four sales of Grade I horses, headed by classic winners A.P. Indy and Thunder Gulch." - The Blood-Horse 6128197 "Risks and Rewards, Racing Success of Keene/and July Sale Yearlings" PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-3-97 East Report Continued. 6th-BEL, $42,000, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 m, 1 :36 2/5, ft. 5th-LRL, $20,000, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 1 :00, ft. 1--RUNUP THE COLORS, 114, f , 3, A.P.