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The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. HOROUGHBREDTM T D•A•I•L•Y N•E•W•S _.,;s,.. ____ WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29 1997_,,.~ $2 Daily B R E E D E R S' • C U P BULLETIN DEERHOUND TO BROOKDALE FARM Deerhound •JUVENILE COL TS PREPARE FOR BATTLE (Danzig--Lassie Dear, by Buckpasser), sire of leading Trainer D. Wayne Lukas sent out a pair of his Breeders' 1997 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies contender Countess Cup Juvenile hopefuls for drills over the Hollywood Park Diana, has arrived at Fred Seitz's Brookdale Farm near track Tuesday morning. Grand Slam (Gone West), win Versailles, Kentucky, where he will stand the 1998 ner of the GI Moet Champagne S. and GI Futurity at breeding season. The nine-year-old stallion previously Belmont in his last two outings, breezed five furlongs in stood at Mr. and Mrs. E. Allen Murray's Murmur Farm in 1 :01. "Grand Slam will be tactically placed," Lukas said. Darlington, Maryland. A $1,750,000 Keeneland July "He's very versatile with a good mind--a real good mind. yearling, Deerhound is a full or half-brother to four (Jockey) Gary (Stevens) is very impressed with his stakes winners, including European Champion Sprinter maturity, more so than any colt in a long time--at least Wolfhound (Nureyev) and MGSW Weekend Surprise that's what he told me. They complement each other, (Secretariat), dam of classic winner Summer Squall and and I think they belong." Also breezing for Team Lukas Horse of the Year A.P. Indy. Deerhound has sired seven yesterday was two-year-old Double Honor (Gone West), two-year-old winners from 14 starters this year in his winner of the Giii Sapling S. at Monmouth in August second crop, induding Grade I winner Countess Diana and most recently third in the Gii Norfolk S. Oct. 19. and listed stakes winner Expensive Issue. The Deer The $635,000 Barretts March purchase covered six hound Syndicate has approved the stallion's move to furlongs in 1: 13 2/5. "We're trying to get Double Honor Brookdale Farm and has also approved the appointment to relax," said Lukas. "He's been getting along great in of Brookdale Stallions Inc. as Syndicate Manager. He the mornings, but I don't know if that's going to happen will stand for a 1998 fee of $12,500 live foal. in the afternoon." Working Tuesday at Santa Anita were a pair of Bob Baffert-trained Juvenile contenders--Gll TATTERSALLS AUTUMN SALE CONTINUES TO Norfolk hero Souvenir Copy (Mr. Prospector) and SHOW GAINS Seven horses topped the 100,000- Johnbill (Slew City Slew), a 5 1 /2-length maiden winner guineas ($171, 1 50) mark during Tuesday's second at Santa Anita Oct. 1 . The pair drilled six furlongs in session of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training 1 : 11 4/5--the fastest of 12 works at the distance. Sale at Newmarket, England. The day's highest price of $239,610 was paid for the four-year-old colt Freequent •BC WORKOUT PATROL ... Juvenile colts weren't (GB) (Rainbow Quest--Free Guest {Ire}, by Be My the only ones posting Tuesday workouts. Here are the Guest). To date, Freequent has notched four victories in rest of yesterday's Breeders' Cup breezes: 13 career starts, including an allowance win in Italy in DISTAFF: Sharp Cat (Storm Cat), winner of the Gii his latest outing Sept. 21 . Freequent' s dam Free Guest Lady's Secret Breeders' Cup Oct. 19, breezed five is a MGSW of $184,431, and his half-sister Shamshir eighths in 1 :00 at Hollywood Park for trainer D. Wayne (GB) (Kris {GB}) won the G1 Fillies Mile. He was con Lukas. "Just a maintenance drill," he said. "She doesn't signed by Luca Cumani's Bedford House Stables, which need a whole lot between now and the Distaff." was responsible for four of the seven six-figure horses JUVENILE FILLIES: Trainer Bob Baffert's pair of Juvenile Tuesday. His purchaser was agent Richard O'Groman on Filly contenders took to the Santa Anita oval yesterday. behalf of Saudi interests. Overall, 223 horses in training GI Oak Leaf S. heroine Vivid Angel (Septieme Ciel) sold Tuesday for a gross of $6, 158,661 and an average worked five furlongs in 1 :00 1 /5, and Marie J (Mr. of $27,616. The gross was up seven percent from the Prospector), a $1 million Barretts March purchase and a corresponding session last year, while the average rose 1 5-length maiden winner at Santa Anita Oct. 19, went eight percent. Californian Howard Schow topped the six furlongs in 1: 13 2/5. American purchasers Tuesday when he paid $119,805 SPRINT: Confide (Phone Trick) zipped a half-mile yester for the optimistically-named three-year-old colt Speed day in :46 1 /5. The three-year-old colt won a 6 1 /2- ball {Ire) (Waajib {Ire}). The four-day sale continues furlong allowance at Belmont Oct. 1 6 in a track record through Thursday. 1:142/5. TURF/MILE: GI Secretariat S. winner Honor Glide (Honor Grades) drilled five furlongs in :59 3/5 Tuesday at Holly- IN TOMORROW'S ISSUE... wood Park. The three-year-old colt is cross-entered in The full list of 1997 Breeders' Cup Pre-Entries! the Turf and Mile. PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 10-29-97 Breeders' Cup Bulletin Continued. Today, Bordeaux, France: GRAND PRIX DES PROVINCES-G3, $61,596, 3yo/up, •GERMAN FILLY TO CONTEST TURFThree 9f 11 OydsT year-old German filly Borgia (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}), The field, in post position order, is: Autriche (Ire) winner of this year's G 1 German Derby July 6, G 1 (Acatenango {Ger}), 119 pounds; Kallisthene (Fr) (Garde Mercedes Benz-Grosser Preis von Baden Sept. 7 and a Royale {Ire}), 122; Crystal Drop (GB) (Cadeaux fast finishing third in the G 1 Prix de I' Arc de Triomphe Genereux {GB}), 119; Visionary (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}), 121; Oct. 5, is bound for the Breeders Cup Turf at Hollywood Baroud D'Honneur (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}), 129; Keep Park Nov. 8 before a possible trip to the Japan Cup. It is Playing (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}), 118; Astarabad (Al also possible that Germany's star filly may stay in train leged), 121; Bello (Arg) (Egg Toss), 126; Madoun (Fr) ing with Bruno Schutz as a four year old. (Kaldoun {Fr}), 118; Milford Track (Ire) (Fairy King), 126; Clerio (GB) (Soviet Star), 121. •EUROPEANS S/NGSP/EL1 ROYAL APPLAUSE CLEAR OUARANT/NE Singspiel (Ire) (In the Wings {GB}) (Turf), a Grade I winner on four continents, and EAST G 1 Haydock Park Sprint Cup winner Royal Applause • • (GB} (Waajib {Ire}) {Sprint) were bedded down in Holly Yesterday's Result: wood Park's Barn 61--the Breeders' Cup Quarantine Barn--after a 16-hour flight from England Sunday. "They 8th-MED, $36,000, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, a1 m70yd, 1 :40 shipped terrific," said Nick Clarke of the International 3/5, gd. Racing Bureau. The duo cleared quarantine Tuesday SHANANIE'S LIGHT (m, 5, Shananie--Pretty Prosecutor afternoon and will likely head to the track today. {MSW}, by Court Trial), returning from a 2-month layoff here, had not visited the winner's circle in 8 starts since taking an allowance at this distance at the Meadow PREVIEW lands Dec. 6, 1996. Sent off at 13-1 odds here, she • • dueled for the lead with EXQUISITE AFFAIR (Black Tie Today, Aqueduct: Affair {Ire}) from start to finish, finally besting that rival MISS GRILLO S.-Glll, $100,000a, 2yo, f, 1 1 /8mT to win by a nose. Lifetime Record: MSW, 44-8-7-3, The oversubscribed field of juvenile fillies, in post $197,905. position order, is as follows: Mysterious Moll (Bates 0-Patricia A Generazio. BIT-Frank Generazio Jr. (FL). Motel), J. Velazquez; Besot (Regal Classic), Lovato Jr.; Ransom the Dreamer (Red Ransom), Smith; Compas sionate (Housebuster), Davis; Dancewiththebride (Be FOREIGN long to Me), C. Velasquez; All Slew (Slew City Slew), • • Griffith; Above The Light (Sunny's Halo), A. Black; Yesterday's Result: Catch a Warning (Caveat), Samyn; Bally Duff Dancer (Nureyev), Migliore; Catherine's Girl (Cure the Blues), PRIX DE FLORE-G3, $61,596, Saint-Cloud, France, Reynolds. 10-28, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 Of 11 OydsT, 2: 16.90, gd/sf. Also Eligible: Glamorous Dancer (Seattle Dancer), 1--@PALME D'OR (IRE), 119, f, 3, Sadler's Wells-- Bailey; Mississippi Queen (Dixieland Band), Santos; Pampa Bella (Fr) (G3-Fr), by Armas (Fr). 0-Daniel Witch Wife (Smarten), Chavez; Onamissionfromgod Wildenstein; B-Dayton Ltd; T-Andre Fabre; J-0 Peslier; (Missionary Ridge {GB}), Lopez; Somethingbeautiful (Lil $37,228. * 1 /2 to Pistolet Bleu (Ire) (Hwt Older Horse E. Tee), Santos. Fr 11-14f, MG1-Fr, $933,348, by Top Ville {Ire}). 2--Lomita (Ger), 122, f, 3, Niniski--La Luganese (Ire), by ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. Surumu (Ger). 0-Gestut Wittekindshof; $13,538. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by 3--La Nana (Fr), 119, f, 3, Homme De Loi (lre)--Leslina any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written (Fr), by In Fijar. 0-A Radelet; $6,769. permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. Margins: 1, 5, 1 1 /2. 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