Thoroughbred Daily News• 6-12-97
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The Thorou.ghbred 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. HOROUGHBRED™ TD•A•l•L•Y N•E•W•S THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1997 S•T•A•K•E•S RESULTS Wednesday Night, Leopardstown, Ireland: BONUS INCENTIVE FOR SWAPS? Hollywood Park, in an effort to attract Triple Crown rivals Silver Charm (Silver Buck), Touch Gold (Deputy Minister) and Free BALLYCORUS S.-G3, $42,825, Leopardstown, Ireland, House (Smokester) to the July 13 Gii Swaps S., has 6-11, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1 :34:01 , gd-sf. asked the Thoroughbred Owners of California to allow a 1--WIZARD KING (GB), 135, h, 6, Shaadi--Broomstick proposed plan that would pay any Grade I winner Cottage (GB), by Habitat (GB). 0 -Sheikh Ahmed Bin $700,000 for winning the race. Hollywood Racing Sec Saeed Al Maktoum; B-Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid retary Martin Panza expects to hear back from the TOC al Maktoum; T-Sir Mark Prescott; J-G Duffield; soon and is confident he can bring the t hree Triple $28,996. * Hwt. Older Horse-Ire 7-9 Yzf. Crown heroes to his track. "We've talked to all three 2--Cool Edge (Ire), 135, g, 6, Nashamaa (GB)--Mochara trainers," Panza said. "Paco Gonzalez (the trainer of (GB), by Last Fandango (GB). 0-Henry B Chan. Free House) is very interested; he's not going to $8,476. Monmouth. David Hofmans (the trainer of Touch Gold) 3--Crown Regent (Ire), 1 21, c, 3, Fairy King--Sronica is pretty much committed the same way. He'll run here. (GB), by Midsummer Night II (GB). 0-Michael Tabor. Bob Baffert (the trainer of Silver Charm) is going to $4,015. Kentucky in a week and a half to see how his horse is Margins: 4, 3, NK. doing. He's not committing one way or the other. " Also ran: Gaultier Gale (Ire) , Mosconi (Ire). Under Panza's plan, a Grade I winner would get Non-runner: Via Verbano (Ire). $700,000 for winning the race, which has a base purse of $500,000. The bonus would only apply to the win GLENCAIRN S., $27,955, Leopardstown, Ireland, 6-11, ner. Panza added that Hollywood would consider push 4yo/up, 9fT, 2 :03:20, gd-sf. ing the race back a week or two. Meanwhile, Monmouth 1--TOUT A COUP (IRE), 123, f , Ela-Mana-Mou (GB) Park management is not going to go down without a 4 , fight. The New Jersey track's Swaps-comparable GI -Coupe D'Hebe (GB), by lie de Bourbon. O/B-Edmund Buick Haskell Invitational is already a $1 million race and Loder; T-G A Cusack; J-P J Smullen; $19, 182. the August 3 date might be more desirable. Three 2--Theano (Ire), 118, f, 4, Thatching (GB)--Akamant is Monmouth executives will be on the Hollywood back (GB), by Kris (GB). $5,502. stretch Friday morning trying to convince Hofmans, 3--Rithab (GB), 118, f, 4, Shaadi--Lawahed, by Baffert and Gonzalez to run in their race. "Obviously, Riverman. $2,528. Hollywood Park has the horses in their own backyard, Margins: Yz, SHD, 1 Yz. which makes them a more substantial threat than a track in the middle of nowhere," said Hal Handel, who heads the racing operation for the New Jersey Sports PREVIEW and Exposition Authority. "The thing we have going for • • us is the timing. I'd think those trainers would want to Sunday, Hollywood Park: give their horses more time off." SHOEMAKER BREEDERS' CUP MILE-Gii, $400,000, CHURCHILL RAISES PURSES AGAIN Overnight 3yo/up, 8fT purses at Churchill have been raised for the third time El Angelo (El Gran Senor) breezed five furlongs in this meet. With the latest increase at 6 Yz percent, 1 :02 3/5 Tuesday .. Pinfloron (Fr) (Caerleon) worked five purses at the track have now risen nearly 30 percent panels in 1 :00 Tuesday ... Surachai (Slewpy) worked five since the meeting opened. The latest boost is a result of furlongs in :59 3/5 Wednesday ... Precious Ring (Bering increased on-track and separate pool wagering as well {GB}) was scheduled to worked a half-mile over the as whole-card and out-of-state simulcasting. "The in grass at Hollywood Park between yesterday's first and crease shows our racing product has held up very well," said vice president and racing secretary Jerry Botts. The second races. latest purse increase does not affect stakes purses. PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 6-12-97 8th-COX, ~~51,000, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1 /2f, 1: 17 4/5, FOREIGN ft. • • 1--CITY COLLEGE, 108, f , 3, Carson City--Nellie Forbes, AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN ENGLAND: by Secre·tariat. 0 /B-Overbrook Farm (KY); T-D Wayne Mr Sponge, c, 3, Summer Squall--Dinner Surprise, by Lukas. Lifetime Record: GSP, 6-3-1-1 , $90,323. *Yi Lyphard. Salisbury, 6-11, Fonthill Stud & to Ancient Times (Nijinksy II), SW & GSP-lre. Summerdown Stables Maiden S., 3yo, 6f 212ydsT, 2--Aces, 113, f, 3, Housebuster--Sweetbreads, by $6,025 to winner. 0-P Mellon; B-M Anderson & Brick Secretariat. Kiln Stud; T-lan Balding. *Yi to Freewheel (Arctic 3--Donusa, 115, f, 4, Woodman--'n Everything Nice, by Tern), GSW, $171,176. ** $130,000 wnlg '94 KEENOV. Damascus. Margins: 1, NK, 5. Odds: 1.30, 4.90, 19.10. City College, third-place finisher in last year's Gii MIDWEST Schylerville S. at Saratoga, won a May 24 Churchill • • allowance race last time out in her first start off of a Local News, Churchill Downs: nine-month layoff. The favorite stalked the early pace Celtic Warrior (Fast Play), 10th in this year's Kentucky set by Aces and caught that rival in deep stretch. Derby, was injured while finishing third in an allowance race at Churchill Sunday and has been retired. The 7th-COX, $41,180, Alw, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:18 2/5, ft. three-year-old gelding suffered a condylar fracture of the RHONDA lEGS (f, 3, Lucky Son' So--Megs Legs, by left front cannon bone and also a fractured sesamoid in Hatchet Man) won a May 15 Churchill maiden race in the leg; he underwent surgery at Lexington's Rood & her debut last time out. The 13-1 shot forced the Riddle equine hospital Sunday. A winner of two races early pace before moving to t he front at the top of the and $137 ,357, Celtic Warrior is recovering at trainer stretch and extending the margin for a 1 %-length and co-owner Danny Hutt's barn at Churchill. "He'll stay here for about 60 days," said Hutt. "Then we'll turn him victory. out at a friend's farm and I'll go pet him there for the Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $40, 176. rest of his life." 0/8-Eberts Don (TX). T-Morris G Nicks. On the Churchill work tab yesterday: Last year's Belmont S. winner Editor's Note (Forty Niner) went five 3rd-COX, $43,520, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1 /1 6mT, furlongs in 1:03 ... 1 995 Blue Grass S. winner Wild Syn 1 :45 2/5, fm. (Wild Again) went the same distance in 1 :01 3/5 from MAY CIE (f, 3, Unbridled--Jazzalong, by Dixieland the gate. Band) ran sixth in an Apr. 24 Keeneland dirt maiden race in her previous start, but the $75,000 yrl '95 Yesterday's Results: KEEJAN purchase won here in her second turf at 9th-COX, $52,400, Alw, 3yo/up, 1 mT, 1 :35 4/5, fm. tempt. The 3- 1 third choice tracked the early pace 1--MESSER, 109, c, 4, Affirmed--Toor a Lay, by The before advancing to the front down the backside and Minstrel. O/B-Sterlingbrook Farm (NJ); T-Ronnie G holding off runner-up and first-time starter LOVE OF A Warren. Lifetime Record: 15-4-2-0, $94,676. LADY (Lord At War {Arg}) to win by a head. Lifetime 2--Volochine (Ire), 123, h, 6, Soviet Star--Harmless Record: 10-1-0-1, $34,088. Albatross, by Pas de Seul. 3--Gentleman Beau, 118, h, 5, Beau Genius--Do's Gent, 0-Joan Thompson. B-Cygnet Farm, Inc. (KY). T-Carl A by Vice Regent. Nafzger. Margins: HF, 2HF, 1 HF. Odds: 33.60, 1.10, 2.70. Messer won a May 18 $50,000 Churchill turf claiming race in his previous start. 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