DEL MAR WINS AT EADLINE SARATOGA, p2 H NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2002 PUTTING HER TO THE TEST IT’S UP TO GRANDERA IN KING GEORGE Carson Hollow (Carson City) puts her undefeated With Sakhee (Bahri) unlikely to start, Grandera (Ire) record on the line in today’s GI Test S. at Saratoga. (Grand Lodge) will look to carry the day for Godolphin After beating fellow New York-breds by a handy five in the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond lengths in her third start, the May 19 Bouwerie S., the S. at Ascot this afternoon. While the chestnut lacks the three-year-old filly added record of his stable companion, he is a horse on the Lasix for the GI Prioress upgrade, judging by his display of power in the June 19 S. and overcame a bumpy G1 Prince of Wales’s S. at Royal Ascot last time. His beginning to post a front- sustained burst of speed at the end of that 1 1/4-mile running two-length score. contest took him 7 1/4 lengths “She was never really clear of the fourth-placed Nayef asked in her first three (Gulch) in the most competitive races...and when they middle-distance event run this came to her in the Prior- season. Originally set for an ess, she drew off,” trainer international campaign this Richard Dutrow Jr. said. summer, his performance Carson Hollow Adam Coglianese photo “She does what she has brought about a volte face and Grandera at Royal Ascot to do.” She will have to do her best to beat You (You Godolphin have their sights Horsephotos and I). The Bobby Frankel trainee already has four firmly on a fifth King George Grade I wins to her credit, including a 7 1/4-length since 1995. The significant overnight rain that would romp in the June 7 GI Acorn S. going a mile at Belmont ensure Sakhee’s participation is unlikely to materialize. Park last time out. In her most recent sprint attempt, Although he has put up top-class performances on fast the dark bay took the 6 1/2-furlong GII Adirondack S. turf before, the five-year-old is undoubtedly better over this track last August. “I know she likes this track, suited by a soft surface. But the hero of last year’s G1 and the others have never run on it,” Frankel said. “She Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and runner-up in the GI Breed- ran huge in the Adirondack last year.” As for shortening ers’ Cup Classic and G1 Dubai World Cup is a brilliant up in distance, the Hall of Fame trainer said, “There are individual and always gives his all despite the condi- a lot of fast horses in the race, so I could be making the tions, making him a formidable opponent if connections wrong decision. But she likes to be up there close to decide to go ahead. Nayef, fourth at Royal Ascot in his the lead, fighting all the time. Hopefully she’ll be in a latest, captured the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic Mar. 23, good spot where she can get them [at the wire].” but disappointed when subsequently third in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh May 26 and in the Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 5:32 p.m. EDT Prince of Wales’s. It may be that a mile and a half will TEST S.-GI, $250,000, 3yo, f, 7f bring improvement, but this truly run test may stretch PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS his stamina to the limit. Golan looked set for major 1 Carson Hollow Carson City R Dutrow 4-1 laurels when winning last year’s G1 2000 Guineas at 2 You You and I Frankel 4-5 Newmarket over an inadequate mile, but found Galileo 3 Short Note Editor’s Note Juvonen 15-1 (Ire) too strong when runner-up in the G1 Epsom Derby 4 Spring Meadow Meadowlake Hess Jr. 12-1 and third in the Irish version at The Curragh. He went 5 Proper Gamble Prospectors Gamble Pletcher 5-1 on to win the G2 Prix Niel in September and was a fine 6 Preferred Option Belong to Me H A Jerkens 15-1 sixth in the G1 Japan Cup in November. He makes his 7 Bold World Fortunate Prospect Taylor 6-1 first start since Tokyo, but trainer Sir Michael Stoute Click here for the brisnet.com pps of the Test and the excels in producing improved older performers and he Diana. will be bidding for his third renewal of this event. www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/27/02 • PAGE 2 of 6 Friday, Hoppegarten, Germany P R E S U L T S P GROSSER PREIS VON BERLIN-G3, i55,000, Hoppegarten, 7-26, 3yo/up, 6 1/2fT, 1:18.60, gd. Friday, Saratoga 1--#@TOYLSOME (GB), 123, c, 3, by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) BERNARD BARUCH H.-GII, $150,000, SAR, 7-26, 1st Dam: Treasure Trove, by The Minstrel 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:48 2/5, fm. 2nd Dam: River Jig, by Irish River (Fr) 1--DEL MAR SHOW, 120, h, 5, by Theatrical (Ire) 3rd Dam: Baronova, by Nijinsky II 1st Dam: Prankstress (MSW, $194,070), by Foolish Pleasure (92,000gns wnlg ‘99 TATDEC; 320,000gns yrl ‘00 2nd Dam: Bowstring, by Torsion TATHOU). O-Baron Georg von Ullmann; B-Serpentine 3rd Dam: Dresden Doll, by Lucky Debonair Bloodstock, et al; T-Peter Schiergen; J-Andreas O-Allen E Paulson Living Trust; B-Allen E Paulson Suborics; i32,000. Lifetime Record: 6 starts, (KY); T-William I Mott; J-J D Bailey; $90,000. Life- 4 wins, 0 places, i66,700. time Record: 16-9-3-1, $742,172. *Full to Striesen, 2--Red Liason (Ire), 119, f, 3, Selkirk--Red Affair (Ire), MGSP, $235,004; and 1/2 to Adel (Strawberry Road by Generous (Ire). O-Lady Clague; B-Newberry Stud {Aus}), SW & GISP, $204,366. Company; i13,000. 2--Volponi, 116, c, 4, Cryptoclearance--Prom Knight, by 3--Nobel Prize (Arg), 132, h, 6, Lode--Norma’s Lady Sir Harry Lewis. O-Amherst Stable & Spruce Pond (GB), by Unfuwain. O-N Prize HB; B-Santa Maria de Stable; B-Amherst Stable (KY); $30,000. Araras; i6,500. 3--Forbidden Apple, 121, h, 7, Pleasant Colony--North Margins: SHD, 2HF, HD. Odds: 3.00, 2.20, 3.50. of Eden (Ire), by Northfields. O/B-Arthur I Appleton Also ran: Ros Of Topas (Ger), Shawdon (GB), Kaka (FL); $16,500. (GB), Chagall (GB), No Merci (Ger), El Lute (Ger), Margins: NK, NO, 2. Odds: 3.65, 3.25, 2.00. Lonicera (Ger), Dimaro (Ger). Also Ran: No Slip (Fr), Baptize, Navesink, Full Flow. Unbeaten in three domestic starts this season, Scratched: Abreeze, El Gran Papa, Snake Mountain. Toylsome's only 2002 defeat came when he ventured Were it not for a narrow defeat in this event three to Rome to finish fifth behind Oh Bej Oh Bej (Ire) in the summers ago, trainer Bill Mott would have been in G3 Premio Piero e Ugo Tudini May 26. He maintained search of his fifth consecutive victory in this event with his unbeaten German sophomore record here with a Del Mar Show. The horse did his part yesterday, surg- narrow first group-race success at the expense of Brit- ing to the lead in the stretch before holding off Volponi ish challenger Red Liason. The eventual winner was and Forbidden Apple in a blanket finish. The five-year- positioned close to the pace as Red Liason made the running, but kept in touch as that rival tried to kick old overcame a world of trouble to win the GIII Ft. away off the home turn. The pair hooked up for a mo- Lauderdale H. in his seasonal bow at Gulfstream Jan. mentous battle, but Toylsome refused to be outdone in 26, but disappointed with a 10th in the G1 Dubai Duty the closing stages and wrested victory from his persis- Free in the desert Mar. 23. Runner-up in the GII Dixie H. tent rival nearing the line. Nobel Prize finished strongly at Pimlico May 18, the Paulson homebred most recently in the closing stages to grab the minor placing. made light work of the GIII New Hampshire Sweeps H. at Rockingham June 22, winning under mild encourage- Results cont. p6 ment by 1 3/4 lengths. Del Mar Show raced just off the flank of GII Poker H. winner Volponi through tepid early Thoroughbred Daily News is: fractions as favored Forbidden Apple was snugly held in Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher third by jockey Jose Santos. Asked to pick it up turning Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher for home, the Mott trainee overtook the front-runner in Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief midstretch and held on for a game score. “This horse Alycia Borer Director of Advertising has really come on,” the winning conditioner said. “He Jessica Martini Associate Editor is in good form right now. He’s on a good cycle and Alan Carasso Assistant Editor that’s 90 percent of it. He beat some good horses.” Marie Kizenko Assistant Editor Mott said that the winner could go next in the GII Christina Bossinakis Editorial Assistant Fourstardave H. at Saratoga Aug. 24. Click here for the Lucas Marquardt Writer/Reporter brisnet.com chart; click here for a replay. Vicki Forbes Director of Customer Services (859) 255-8537 www.jonabell.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/27/02 • PAGE 3 of 6 Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 4:21 p.m.