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T•R•l•P•L•E S·T•A•K•E•S THREATS RESULTS PREAKNESS PROCEEDINGS Hot Wells (Go and Go Thursday, Chester, England: {Ire}) had his first official work over the Pimlico track ORMONDE S.-G3, $88,844, Chester, England, 5-7, yesterday in preparation for the May 16 GI Preakness S. 4yo/up, 13f 89ydsT, 2:50.64, gd. going five furlongs with jockey Edgar Prado up for the 1--STRETAREZ (FR), 128, h, 5, Saumarez (GB}--Street first time. Clockers caught the former claimer and Giii Opera (GB), by Sadler's Wells. 0-Winning Line Racing Southwest S. winner in 1 :04. "This was just a get Ltd; B-S N C Lagardere Elevage; T-V Williams; J-K acquainted work," explained trainer Tom Amoss. "He's Darley; $54,359. a horse that needs that. That's why we came in early. 2--Palio Sky (GB}, 1 23, c, 4, Niniski--Live Ammo (Ire), We've learned that the more he's around his surround by Horr\e Guard. 0-J E Nash; $20,374. ings, the more successful he is." Gii Coolmore 3--Memorise, 123, c, 4, Lyphard--Shirley Valentine (GB), Lexington S. winner Classic Cat (Mountain Cat) will fly by Shirley Heights (GB). $9,811. from Lexington to Baltimore Sunday after handling a Margins: NK, 1 /2, 3. mile work yesterday without any problems from a re Also ran: Redbridge, Riyadian (GB), Further Flight (GB). cently developed rear quarter crack. Clockers only timed A form13r high-class stayer in France last year when he seven furlongs, getting 1 :27 3/5. "The last three won two long-distance group races, including the G2 eighths, he shaded 35 4/5 or 35 3/5," said trainer David Prix Vicomtesse Vigier at Longchamp in May, Stretarez Cross. "He did it easy with his ears pricked." Trainer (Fr) was bought by his trainer Venetia Williams during Neil Howard confirmed Giii Louisiana Derby winner the winte,r as a potential jumper. Having his first start Comic Strip (Red Ransom), most recently a dull third in since finishing unplaced in G 1 Prix Royal-Oak (French the Giii Flamingo, will not line up for the Preakness. St. Leger) October 26, he sprang a 25-1 shock as the "The horse has bounced back now and he's doing outsider ~f the field here, winning for the eighth time in really good," said Howard. "But the fact of the matter 13 lifetirrie starts. Palio Sky (GB) set a moderate pace is he looked like he did try to tail-off a little bit after from the !gate, with Stretarez in rear. At the half-mile the Flamingo." The connections of Coronado's Quest mark Palip Sky still led; he quickened and looked the (Forty Niner) are leaning toward the GI Met Mile at probable Winner entering the short stretch, but Stretarez Belmont Park May 25, but the colt is still possible for finished ~trongly to gain the day close to home. "I'm the second leg of the Triple Crown. After meeting totally gobsmacked," said Venetia Williams, who had with trainer Shug McGaughey Thursday morning, made he~ name training jump winners (some 40 this owner Stuart Janney Ill said, "We had quite a long season tq date}. "I'll have to watch the video of the race talk this morning. I tend to think it will likely be in the again befbre I'll believe it. I thought the ground would Met Mile, but Shug wanted to wait a little bit longer be far too firm for him and he hadn't been showing me and consider the possibility of running in the what I had expected from him at home. I was just re Preakness." lieved that he was still in touch with the leaders down the backstretch. The plan was to win major jump races PREVIEW with him, but we'll have to have a re-think and possible take him to Royal Ascot next month, possibly for the Today, Lyon-Parilly, France: • • (G 1) Gold Cup (June 18). But we bought him for jump PRIX CORRIDA-G3, $60,465, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 3/8mT ing and he'll definitely go hurdling next season." The field, in post position order, is: Gold Dodger (Slew O'Gold), S Guillot, 121; Gazelle Royale (Fr} (Garde Royale {Ire}), C Asmussen, 123; Leo Girl (Seattle Slew), STAKES CLOSINGS T Thulliez, 1 21; Alips (Fr) (Beaudelaire), G Masse, 1 21; TOMORROW, SATURDAY, MAY 9: lndighirka (Fr) (Bering {GB}J, G Elorriaga-Santos, 121; 5-23 $150,000 Shuvee H.-G/I, Bel, 3yo/up, Saperlipoupette (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}), T Gillet, 121; f/m, Bf ($150) Acerbis (Ger) (Rainbow Quest), 0 Peslier, 121; Lexa (Fr) 5-24 $150,000 Peter Pan-Gii, Bel, 3yo, 9f (Sanglamore), D Boeuf, 121; and Yvecrique (Fr) ($150) (Epervier Bleu {GB}), A Sanglard, 128. 5-25 $500,000 Metropolitan H-GI, Bel, 3yo/up,• Bf ($'500) Stakes Previews cont. p. 2 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-8-98 Stakes Previews cont. Local News, England: Saturday, Sportsman's Park: Trainer Aidan O'Brien has indicated that he will give ILLINOIS DERBY-Gii, $500,000, 3yo, 9f his colt Saratoga Springs (El Gran Senor), winner of the The field, in order of the draw, is as follows: One Bold G 1 Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on his last start Stroke (Broad Brush), 117; Yarrow Brae (Deputy Minis October 25, his first outing of the season in the G2 ter), 114; Middlesex Drive (Pine Bluff), 114; Smolderin Grosvenor Casinos Dante S. over a mile and Heart (Two Punch), 124; Souvenir Copy (Mr. Prospec five-sixteenths on May 13. Bookmakers have Saratoga tor), 1 24; Voyamerican (Mining), 114; Dabney Carr Springs at odds of 20-1 for the Vodafone Epsom Derby (Lost Code), 114; Raffie's Majesty (Cormorant), 114; June 6. The Dante S. is also the next target for the Phone the King (Phone Trick), 114; Orville N Wilbur's unbeaten Henry Cecil-trained colt Dr Fong (Kris S.), {Out of Place), 124. winner of the Listed Newmarket S. May 1, who is a 25-1 shot at present for the Derby. Several leading bookmakers are convinced that Godolphin will supple FOREIGN ment Sunday's G 1 Sagitta 1000 Guineas winner Cape • • Verdi (Ire) (Caerleon) for the Epsom Derby and have Yesterday's Results: shortened her odds for the race to 3-1 favorite, keeping CAPITAL BANK DEES., $69,806, Chester, England, King of Kings (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) at 5-1. 5-7, 3yo, c/g, 10f 75ydsT, 2:10.37, gd. 1--#PROLIX (GB), 120, c, 3, Kris (GB)--Ajuga (SP-Eng), by The Minstrel. 0-K Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; I •I NEW YORK • T-Barry Hills; J-D Holland; $46, 176. * 1 /2 to Ajanta (GB) (Rousillon), Ch. 3yo Filly & Miler & Horse of the Local Nets, Belmont: Year-Cze, MSW-Cze; Bad Bertrich Again (Ire) Jockey Mike Smith galloped a three-year-old filly for (Dowsing), GSW-Ger, $269,025. *GSP-Eng. trainer S ug McGaughey yesterday morning and figures 2--Scorned (Ger), 1 20, c, 3, Selkirk--Spurned, by to ride hi first race in nearly two months on next Robellino. 0-George Strawbridge; $13,861. Wednesdbv's opening day card at Belmont Park. Smith, 3--Trident, 120, c, 3, Red Ransom--Lady Di Pomadora, a two-tirrJe Eclipse Award winner, suffered a broken left by Danzig Connection. ($130,000 yrl '96 KEESEP). collarbon~ and broke his shoulder in three places in a 0-Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd; $6,680. spill at G~lfstream March 14. Margins: 4, 4, 21. Belmonjt Park will offer full-card simulcast wagering With his Xaar (GB) apparently unlikely to go for the on races from Monmouth Park beginning on the New 1 Vodafone Epsom Derby June 6, Prince Khaled Jersey trJck's opening day May 23 with a first post of 1 Abdullah may now consider supplementing Prolix (GB) p.m. May 30 at a cost of £75,000 ($125,250) after this wire-to-wire victory. The colt was never threatened at Yesterda 's Results: any stage, quickening well early in the stretch to 9th-AOUi $33,000, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 m (off turf), leave his rivals floundering and score for the second 1 :37 2/5 ! gd. time in six lifetime starts; he was runner-up on the HOPE CH!EST (f, 4, Honor Grades--Universal Hope, by other four outings. Trainer Barry Hills, winning the Saratoga Six} broke her maiden over a sloppy Aqueduct strip at fi st asking May 3, 1997, but had been off the Dee S. for the 10th time and enjoying a stakes race board in ~er four starts since. Expected to make her turf 'double' at the three-day meet after High And Low debut he~e, the filly found herself on a wet track once (GB) won Wednesday's Listed Cheshire Oaks, said: again an9 closed from midpack to win going away by 4 "We brought him here to see how good he really is. If Yz lengthE as the 5-2 second choice. Lifetime Record: he hadn't been beaten at Doncaster (March 26), he 6-2-0-0, r41, 1 90. would have been entered for the Derby. I've always 0-Moiranp J & Nappa W. B-J Ward (FL). T-G Contessa. thought him a decent horse and we've not ruled the Derby out yet, as there is still another entry stage. I A# will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a@ will wouldn't dissuade Prince Khaled from entering him, indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a + will denote but I wouldn't push him into it either.