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|he ThoB}ughbre(l Daily News is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. THOROUGHBREf)™ -L D*A*I*L*Y N*E*W*S TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1999 $2 Daily N'E'W'S S«T»A»K«E*S TODAY RESULTS RIVERMAN DEAD Leading sire Riverman (Never Monday, Saratoga Bend) was euthanized Saturday due to complications of LAKE GEORGE H.-GIII, $112,800, SAR, 8-2, 3yo, f, colic. The 30-year-old, sire of 127 stakes winners, was 1 1/16mT, 1:40, fm. retired from stud duty in 1996. "Riverman's influence 1~NANI ROSE, 122, f, 3, by Peteski on the breed will extend well into the next century. He 1st Dam: Our Wildirish Rose, by Irish Tower was one of our most popular stallions for visitors from 2nd Dam: Rose Pink, by Round Table around the world," said Michael Hernon of Gainesway. 3rd Dam: Red Red Rose, by *Court Martial "Everyone here is saddened by his passing." Riverman ($95,000 2yo 1998 FTMMAY). 0-Stonerside Stable; captured the 1972 G1 French 2000 Guineas and the B-Ronald L Marcus (KY); T-Patrick B Byrne; J-S J G1 Prix d'Ispahan before starting his stud career in Sellers; $67,680. Lifetime Record: 8-4-1-1, France. He returned to the United States in 1980 and $229,469. stood at Gainesway in Lexington, Kentucky until his 2~Perfect Sting, 122, f, 3, Red Ransom-Valid Victress, retirement. Among his seven champions, Riverman by Valid Appeal. 0-Stronach Stable; B-Frank Stronach sired Prix de I'Arc de Triomphe winners Detroit (Fr) and (KY); $22,560. Gold River (Fr), as well as Triptych, Loup Sauvage and 3-lntrigued, 122, f, 3, Lord At War (Arg)-Enticed, by Irish River (Fr). He ranks sixth among all stallions by Stage Door Johnny. 0-Klosterman Judy L; B-Langsem stakes winners and his 513 lifetime winners ranks him Farm, Inc & Lynda Huey (OH); $12,408. third among all stallions. Margins: HF, 3/4, 4. Odds: 1.55, 2.95, 5.90. Also Ran: Solar Bound, Belle Cherie, Twinkle Creek, NEW YORK PURSES GET A BOOST The New York Rose Esther, Firmness. Scratched: llliquidity. Racing Association purse account will receive a $7.5 Nani Rose, who broke her maiden by an astonishing million boost as part of a tax-cut package in the New 19 3/4 lengths at Gulfstream in March, tried turf for the York state budget that will be passed today. The purse first time two starts later and took a Churchill allow increase was announced yesterday by Senate Majority ance test by 17 1/2 lengths May 20. She came back Leader Joseph Bruno. Bruno had been lobbying for a with a successful stakes debut in the June 6 Gill Regret $20 million purse increase, but NYRA officials were at Churchill, this time winning by a more moderate 1 pleased with the smaller subsidy. "We were very fortu 112 lengths, and made it a perfect three-for-three on nate to get a bill passed in 1995 that allowed us to the grass here. The crowd's choice was sent to the make the necessary improvements to the three facilities lead after a half, opened up by three at the top of the (Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga) and to put in an stretch and dug in when challenged late to take a nar initial purse increase," NYRA President Terry Meyocks row score. "With the talent she's showing, she could said. "This will allow us to increase purses further, to be Breeders' Cup material," trainer Pat Byrne said. The improve the racing product for the fans and the horse filly goes next in the Gil Lake Placid S. at Saratoga Aug. men." The additional purse money will come from a cut 25 and then points for the Gl Garden City Breeders' in the state's take of the parimutuel handle. The state Cup H. at Belmont Park Sept. 12. was taking 3.7 percent of all monies wagered on-track. That rate will fall to 2.6 percent Sept. 10 and then to 1.6 percent on Apr. 1, 2000. Once the full rate cut is in NTRA Champions on FOX effect, NYRA purses will rise by about seven percent. Current Standings - August 2 News cent. p2 HORSE POINTS LAST START Behrens 46 2nd-Whltney H. STAKES CLOSINGS Victory Gallop 26 Ist-Whltney H. Real Quiet 22 Ist-H'wood Gold Cup TOMORROW. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST4: Free House 20 2nd-Plmllco Special 08-14 $ 150,000 Pat O'Brien H.-U, Dmr, Puerto Madeio (Chi) 20 4th-H'wood Gold Cup 3yo/up, 7f, (150) Rnal Race (Points): GI Pacific Classic, DMR, 8-29 (20-12-8) THORdUGHBRED DAILY NEWS «8-3-99 *PAGE 2 News cent. 3rd-SAR, $42,000, Alw, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10 4/5, ft. TURF FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS HOLLYWOOD SHAWNEE COUNTRY (f, 2, Chief's Crown-Mi Lucia AUTUMN MEET Hollywood Park's ninth annual $2.1 {MSW, $204,383}, by Icecapade) was a game winner million Turf Festival, set for Nov. 26-28, headlines an of her debut June 19 at Belmont before pressing the autumn stakes schedule worth $4.2 million. The Turf pace and fading to sixth in the July 2 Astoria S. in her Festival offers six stakes, including the Nov. 27 last trip to the post. Let go at 6-1 despite the high- $500,000 Gil Citation H. and the $500,000 Gl Early power connections, the filly was always in contention Times Hollywood Derby and $500,000 Gl Matriarch S., and finished determinedly for a one-length triumph. both on Nov. 28. The other Grade I races on the calen Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $49,200. dar are the Dec. 4 $400,000 Hollywood Turf Cup, Dec. O-Overbrook Farm. B-Lucy W Yu & Carl Rosen Associ 18 $200,000-added Hollywood Futurity and Dec. 19 ates (KY). T-D Wayne Lukas. $200,000-added Hollywood Starlet. The 31-day Holly wood fall meet runs Nov. 10 through Dec. 20. Ist-SAR, $40,000, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:24, ft. CLOSE CUT (f, 3, Caller I. D.-Safety Razor, by Blade), ♦ ♦ a $41,000 KEESEP yearling and $72,000 OBSFEB two- New York year-old, ran sixth racing six furlongs at Churchill May 12 in her first start and improved to second going a Yesterday's Results: mile at Churchill June 20. Allowed to drop out of it eth-SAR, $57,000, Alw, 4yo/up, 1 3/8mT, 2:12 4/5, early, the chestnut filly rallied four wide on the turn and fm. stormed home to an 8 1/4-length triumph at 5-2. Life 1~FAHRIS (IRE), 114, h, 5, Generous (Ire)-Janbiya time Record: 3-1-1-0, $32,000. (Ire), by Kris (GB). 0-Shadwell Stable; B-Shadwell 0-Alan Brodsky. B-Nicholas M. Lotz (KY). T-Mark Estate Co. Ltd. (Ire); T-Kiaran P McLaughlin. Lifetime Hennig. Record: GSW-Eng, 16-6-2-3, $198,679. 2~Asking for Luck, 122, g, 5, Brogan-Plead, by Rock 5th-SAR, $40,000, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:23 4/5, ft. Talk. CARSON JEN (f, 3, Carson City-Calamitous Jen, by 3-A Little Luck, 119, h, 5, Pas Seul-Lucky Sally, by Deputy Minister) had posted several sparkling works in Our Native. preparation for her first start since running a troubled Margins: 4 3/4, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 0.90, 4.90, 3.05. second in her debut at Gulfstream Jan. 31. The heavy Fahris, winner of the 1997 G3 Select S. at Good wood, opened his American campaign with off-the- 4-5 favorite was in the fray from the start and battled board finishes in the Gil Dixie H. and Gl Manhattan H. to the wire to eke out a nose victory. Lifetime Record: before winning a June 30 Belmont allowance. Fourth in 2-1-1-0, $29,400. the July 10 Gil Bowling Green H. last time out, the 0/B-Robert H. Roberts & Bea Roberts (KY). T-Stanley M Irish-bred chestnut was favored at 4-5 in this affair and Hough. led from start to finish in a 4 3/4-length romp. Mossflower Ready for Go For Wand: 7th-SAR, $46,000, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:23 3/5, ft. GISW Mossflower (Affirmed) worked five furlongs in QUEEN OF MILLBROOK (f, 4, Distinctive Pro-Lilac's 1:01 3/5 over the Saratoga main track Sunday and will Star {MSP, $222,920}, by Deputy Minister), two-for- make her next start in Saturday's Gl Go For Wand S. two over this track, had tried open company only once "She looks good and has the green light for the Go For before, finishing fifth in an Apr. 15 Aqueduct allow Wand," trainer Rick Schosberg said. ance. Given a vacation after that effort, she returned to the state-bred ranks to finish third in the June 26 Susan Big Apple Triple Bonus Increased: B. Anthony H. at Finger Lakes last time out. The 7-2 The bonus for winning the Big Apple Triple, a series third choice dueled for the lead before inching clear of three races for New York-bred three-year-olds, will down the stretch to win by 2 1/4 lengths. Lifetime be raised to $250,000 for the 2000 running. The trio of Record: MSW, 11-5-4-1, $213,540.