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TIre TIrarougnorea aairy News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM SAT U R DAY , JAN U A R Y 6, $2 Daily W-E-E-K-E-N-D PREVIEW UNBRIDLED'S SONG BREEZES AT Today, Gulfstream Park APPLETON H.-Gill, $100,000, 3yo/up, 8.5fT GULFSTREAM Breeders' Cup Juvenile champ Unbri PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. dled's Song (Unbridled) had his first breeze of the year 1 Montreal Red Schulhofer Penna 114 at Gulfstream yesterday, going three-eighths in an easy :39 2/5 under exercise rider Barry Downes. "It was our 2 Clint Essential Combest Henry 115 3 Mecke Tortora Bailey 118 initial, half-serious move," said trainer Jim Ryerson. "He 4 Primitive Hall Lewis Molina 113 went very easy, just galloped along. Normally, when 5 Homing Pigeon Vanier Davis 115 he's in the swing of things, we want to slow him up because he works so fast. We hadn't done anything 6 Older But Smarter Tagg Santos 115 7 Brazany Matt Sellers 113 with him in seven weeks and our concern (yesterday) 8 Proper Texan McMullen Rivera II 113 was that he would do too much. Barry was a little on 9 Dove Hunt Howard Day 120 the conservative side ... but I'm happy he went too slow 10 Elite Jeblar M W Wolfson Smith 113 instead of too fast at this point. He came back well and 11 Adam Smith (GB) Marino Velasquez 118 we'll work him again in four or five days, depending on 12 The Vid M D Wolfson McCauley 122 the weather and the track." The colt is scheduled to AE Prime Rate Powers Mills Ramos 112 make his three-year-old debut in the Gil Hutcheson S. AE EI Gran Fernando Barcala Toribio 112 going seven furlongs February 4. AE De Niro Jerkens Samyn 110 Dove Hunt (Danzig) makes his first start since a PHIPPS FILLIES WORK AT PAYSON PARK fourth-place finish in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile. A Champion Heavenly Prize (Seeking the Gold) and Breed winner of six of 12 '95 starts, the now five-year-old ers' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner My Flag (Easy Goer) took a Gulfstream turf allowance at this distance last both stretched their legs at Payson Park yesterday February. Brazany (Strawberry Road {Aus}), two-for morning, and both will ship to Gulfstream today to pre three over the Gulfstream grass, returns from a two pare for their '96 campaigns. Five-year-old Heavenly month break; he was seventh in the River City H. at Prize, who went three furlongs in :39, could meet Cigar Churchill in his latest November 12. The Vid (World in the GI Donn H. February 10. "She went real good," Appeal) is two-far-two over this course and comes off a said trainer Shug McGaughey. "She is about a month strong performance, winning the Gill Tropical Park H. at away from her first race. She's got a big chance to run Calder by a widening six lengths. against the boys. Mostly we are thinking about the Gulfstream Park H. (March 2)' because Cigar won't be Today's Preview: Santa Anita in there. If that's the case, we'll try to run her one time MONROVIA H.-Gill, $100,000a, 4yo/uPr f/mr abt. 6.5fT before that. But, she may still go in the Donn." My The field, from the rail out, will be: Klassy Kim (Silent Flag breezed a half in : 52 and is set to make her three Screen), 116; Flying In The Lane (Flying Victor), 118; year-old bow around the first of February; she is being Ski Dancer (8aldski), 116; Reason To Dance (GB) pointed to the Gil Bonnie Miss S. at Gulfstream, set for (Damister), 114; Miss Intergreen (Interco), 113; Airistar March 13. (Prospective Star), 118; Baby Diamonds (Thirty Eight Paces)! 113; and Accountable Lady (The Minstrel), 113. RUSSELL BAZE EARNS SPECIAL ECLIPSE Ski Dancer took the H. C. Ramser Sr. H. at a mile on the AWARD Jockey Russell Baze has been awarded a Santa Anita grass in October; she was third in the Gill Special Eclipse for becoming the first rider ever to win Linda Vista Breeders' Cup H. last out November 4. 400 races in four consecutive years. Baze was selected by a committee representing the three sponsoring orga WEEKEND PREVIEW ........... p1 nizations of the Eclipse Awards--the Daily Racing Form, National Turf Writers Association and Thoroughbred NEWS CONTINUED ........... p2 Racing Associations. The 37-year-old Canadian has led -V'l RACING REPORTS .......... p2-4 the U.S. in wins the last four years with 433 in 1992, 410 in '93, 415 in '94 and 448 in '95. Z TOTAL PAGES ................ 4 News cont. p2 - PAGE 2· THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 1-6-96 News cont. PHILLY PARK BACK IN BUSINESS The members • SO. CALIFORNIA. of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Associa tion yesterday ratified the tentative agreement reached Yesterday's Results: Thursday with their board and Philadelphia Park. Phila 3rd-SAX, $60,000, Alw, 4yo/up, 7f, 1: 22 1/5, ft. delphia Park President Bob Green said, "We have 1--GOLDIGGER'S DREAM, 117, h, 6, Native Prospector worked hard to arrive at a fair contract that will con --Lucky Natalie, by Lord Avie. O-Friendly Ed & Natalie; tinue to strengthen our purse structure over the next B-Friendly Ed (CA); T-Dan L Hendricks. Lifetime two years. We are happy to resume our live racing Record: GSW, 30-5-13-2, $378,100. program on Saturday, January 6." The track, which has 2--Dare and Go, 122, h, 5, Alydar--Partygoer, by not held live racing since December 27 when a strike by Secretariat. union employees caused racing to be cancelled, was 3--Devil's Mirage, 11 7, h, 5, Devil's Bag--Desert View, forced to drop simulcasting programs as well when the by Damascus. horsemen's contract expired December 31. Negotia Margins: 3/4, 1 1/4, HF. Odds: 2.10, 0.70, 13.60. tions continue with the striking workers. Goldigger's Dream, a winner once in nine starts last year, struck gold in his first start of '96, dueling with Devil's Mirage to the top of the stretch, edging clear as SANDY HAWLEY SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY they straightened for home, then digging in for the drive Hall of Fame jockey Sandy Hawley, on the shelf since to hold off favored Dare and Go. The runner-up, winner suffering a broken pelvis, fractured ribs, a separated of the GI Strub S. in '95, finished well in his first start shoulder and internal injuries when his mount reared and since a third in the GI Santa Anita H. last March 11. fell on him during a post parade at Woodbine August 2, is scheduled for major surgery at the Sunnybrook Medi 7th-SAX, $57,000, Alw, 4yo/up, 1mT, 1:37 1/5, fm. cal Centre in Toronto January 10. "The laser surgery 1--ADAMS TRAIL, 116, e, 4, Fast Play--Beacci, by which I had a couple of months ago just didn't correct Alydar. O-S & R Stacey; B-Loblolly Stable (KY); T-T M the problems," said Hawley, who will be hospitalized Bunn Jr. Lifetime Record: MGSP, 17-4-4-5, $171,308. from eight-to-1 0 days, then take another month to recu 2--Kazabaiyn, 117, h, 6, Shahrastani--Kazaviyna (Ire), perate before returning to the saddle. "1 hope to be able by Blakeney. to start getting back on horses by the end of February. 3--Lol1gliner, 116, c, 4, Flying Paster--Silk Chiffon, by I should be able to ride in a few races at Santa Anita Raja Baba. before I come home, but I want to be 100 percent ready Margins: HD, NK, 1. Odds: 11.80, 0.70, 4.80. to go (at Woodbine) opening day (March 23)''' said Winless in two previous turf tries, Adams Trail was Hawley. sent off as the second-longest shot on the board but showed a fondness for the Santa Anita course. Up with UNBRIDLED'S SONG TOPS CAESARS' DERBY the leaders early, the dark bay made a three-wide move FUTURE BOOK The road to the 1996 Kentucky on the far turn and outgamed 3-5 favorite Kazabaiyn to Derby has opened and Caesars Palace Olympiad Race the wire to take the three-way photo. The crowd's Book has placed Unbridled's Song (Unbridled) as the 4-1 choice was making his first start since a second-place favorite to win this year's "Run for the Roses." The colt finish in the Explosive Bid H. at Fair Grounds last March. would become the first winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile to take the Derby. Co-second choices are 5th-SAX, $39,000, Msw, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:36 1/5, ft. Cobra King (Farma Way) and Ide (Forty Niner) at 6-1; UNO MAS DIABLO (e, 4, Devil's Bag--Karen Shelton, by Hennessy (Storm Cat) is being held at 11 1 and Maria's Northjet (Ire)), who had three well-spaced races under Mon (Wavering Monarch) at 12-1. The top fillies on the his belt coming into this start, showed good speed list at 45-1 are Cara Rafaela (Quiet American}, Golden before tiring to finish third at 6 % furlongs in his last Attraction (Mr. Prospector) and My Flag (Easy Goer). December 8 but took this field from wire-to-wire, open ing it up down the lane to win by six at 5-2.