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The TDN is delivered each morning by 5 a.m. Eastern. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060 ^ THOROUGHBRED Saturday, 105 DAILY NEWS" September 4, 1999 ii INTERNATIONAL -Cr FULL CIRCLE FOR FLETCHER NINE READY & HOPEFUL Two days after trainer Todd Pletcher announced that In the absence of the undefeated divisional leader his superstar juvenile More Than Ready would not run More than Ready (Southern Halo), nine two-year-olds in the Gi Hopeful 8. due to a fever, his talented filly will go postward today in the 95th running of the GI Circle of Life (Belong to Me) brought home Spinaway Hopeful S. at Saratoga. Afternoon Affair (Black Tie glory for the barn. After slamming state-breds by 8 3/4 Affair {Ire}) chased More than Ready home in the GIN lengths in her July 8 debut at Belmont, she made a Tremont and, after dueling on the lead, finished gamely game move for second, beaten three-quarters of a to be second in the Aug. 18 Gil Saratoga Special last length by Magicalmysterycat, in the Gil Schuylerville S. time out. "He's still learning," trainer Stanley Hough July 28. Breaking alertly. Circle of Life pressed Miss said. "Depending on how much speed is in the Hopeful, Wineshine (Wolf Power {SAf}) through a half in :44 we'd like to see him reserved a little more. He's bred to 4/5, took command entering the stretch and drew clear go the distance." While still a maiden. High Yield under a drive. Said Pletcher, "We thought the added (Storm Cat) ran third in the Gill Hollywood Juvenile distance would help her. When she turned for home on Championship before trainer D. Wayne Lukas shipped the lead, I thought they would have a tough time catch him east to win an Aug. 7 Saratoga maiden race by 8 ing her." Circle of Life is now eligible for a $1 million 3/4 lengths last time out. "We always thought he was bonus from the New York Thoroughbred Breeding and a good horse, but he has really come into his own (at Development Fund if she can win two more Grade I Saratoga)," Lukas said. "That maiden race indicates his races in New York this year. The two remaining races in readiness. I think we'd be tough with or without More her division are the Sept. 19 GI Matron S. and the Oct. Than Ready." Exciting Story (Diablo) dominated the 10 GI Frizette S. "We have a tough decision to make," competition in two starts at Woodbine, winning a July said Pletcher. "Obviously, the Breeders' Cup (Nov. 6) is 18 maiden race by five lengths before taking the Aug. our major goal. We have to see if those other two races 21 Silver Deputy S. by four. fit into that schedule." Favored Surfside (Seattle Slew) stalked the pace in third and closed gamely, but was no Today, Saratoga, post time 3:10 p.m. EOT match for the winner. HOPEFUL S.-GI, $200,000, 2yo, 7f PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY ODDS SPINAWAY S.-GI, $200,000, SAR, 9-3, 2yo, f, 7f, 1 Settlement Kris S. Sellers 10-1 1:23 1/5, ft. 2 High Yield Storm Cat Bailey 5-2 1 -#@CIRCLE OF LIFE, 121, f, 2, by Belong to Me 3 Trouble City Blush Rambler Chavez 9-2 1st Dam: Concentric, by Shadeed 4 Z Cool Unreal Zeal Gryder 15-1 2nd Dam: Magic Circle, by Alydar Mt. Livermore Prado 30-1 3rd Dam: Golden Circlet, by Round Table 5 Chancellor M. H, 6 Exciting Story Diablo Velazquez 5-1 ($105,000 yrl '98 FTKJUL; $700,000 2yo '99 7 Skyes Alive Silver Deputy Smith 6-1 FTFFEB). 0-Michael B Tabor; B-John Franks (NY); Stop the Music Santos 20-1 T-Todd A Pletcher; J-J R Velazquez; $120,000. 8 Buffalo Prayer BlackTie Affair (Ire) Day 3-1 Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $165,900. 9 Afternoon Affair 2~Surfside, 121, f, 2, Seattle Slew-Flanders, by Seeking the Gold. O/B-Overbrook Farm (KY); CURRENCY CONVERSIONS $40,000. US$/unit GB£/unit 3-Miss Wineshine, 121, f, 2, Wolf Power {SAf)-Miss British pound 1.60341 1.00 Mississippi, by Cormorant. ($220,000 yrl '98 KEESEP). French franc 0.161657 0.100821 0-Pegram M E; B-R C Henderson (TX); $22,000. German mark 0.542174 0.338139 Margins: 1 1/4, 1 3/4, 3 1/4. Odds: 4.00, 1.15, 1.60. Irish punt 0.1.34643 0.839731 Also Ran: March Magic, Dance for Dixie, Asher. 1.00 0.623672 Scratched: Regally Appealing. U.S. dollar THUNDER GULCH Ashford Stud 1 ST CROP ON THE TRACK Aisling Cross, Dermot Ryan or Stuart Fitzgibbon Sire of 6 individual 2-y-o winners including Gr.l placed SPAIN Tel: 606-873-7088. Fax; 606-879-5756. 2ND CROP IN THE RING Hisyearlings in 1999 have soldfor $260,000y $250,000, etc. ☆ NEWS TODAY A A RESULTS A BIANCONI TO ASHFORD STUD Friday, Baden-Baden, Germany Bianconi {Danzig-Fall Aspen, by Pretense), the RAAB KARCHER BAUST0FFE-CUP-G2, DM180,000, highweight three-year-old sprinter in Ireland last year, Baden-Baden, 9-3, 2yo, 6fT, 1:08.33, gd. has been retired and will join the stallion roster at 1-#@AUENKLANG (GER), 123, c, 2, by Big Shuffle Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky for the 2000 1st Dam: Auenglocke (Ger), by Surumu (Ger) breeding season. Fall Aspen, the dam of eight 2nd Dam: Allergie (Ger), by Lemon Hart (GB) 3rd Dam: Ara (Ger), by Oise (Fr) group/graded winners including 1994 champion two- (25,740gns yrl '98 BBAGS). 0-Stall Dario; B-Gestut year-old and 1995 Gl Preakness winner Timber Coun Auenquelle; T-H W Hiller; J-Kevin Woodburn; try, was purchased for $2.4 million while carrying DM100,000. Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 2 wins, Bianconi. The late broodmare also produced Gl July 2 places, DM208,791. Cup winner Hamas (Ire) (Danzig), leading South Af 2-Arc Royal (Ger), 123, c, 2, Big Shuffle-Alepha (GB), rican sire Fort Wood (Sadler's Wells), Grade I winner by Celestial Storm. 0-Frau B Stenzel; B-W Scholtes; Northern Aspen (Northern Dancer) and Elle Seule DM40,000. (Exclusive Native), the dam of English 1000 Guineas 3-Hunting Lion (Ire), 123, c, 2, Piccolo (GB)-Jalopy winner Mehtaaf (Nureyev) and Gl July Cup winner (GB), by Jalmood. (7,000gns wnl '97 TADEF). 0-J EInadim (Danzig). Her son Colorado Dancer (Shareef Abdullah; B-Ray Monaghan; DM20,000. Dancer) sired Dubai Millennium (GB) (Seeking the Margins: 4HF, 1, 6. Odds: 4.90, 13.00, 1.50. Gold), who won the Gl Prix Jacques Le Marois last Also ran: Pretty Blue (Ger), Mona Em (Ire). month. Bianconi, foaled in 1995, went on to finish After breaking his maiden on his second start in a fourth in the Irish 2000 Guineas in what was only his Listed race at Hamburg July 2, Auenklang was then third career start, then ran second by a neck in the pitched into group class at Maisons-Laffitte and finished G3 Phoenix Sprint S. before capturing the Gl! Diadem a good second to Rossini in the G2 Prix Robert Papin. S. The Kentucky-bred, who failed to train on at four, He looked to be facing a tough nut in the G2 Richmond S. runner-up Hunting Lion here, but he simply murdered retires with three wins and two seconds from his 12 the opposition, leading throughout and racing home by starts and earnings of $135,150. His stud fee will be clear daylight, suggesting that he could be something announced at a later date. special for the future. Hunting Lion tried to go with the leader, but he was cooked a long way out, tiring to be STUD FEE SET FOR EXPLOIT third. Auenklang became the first German-bred winner The Thoroughbred Times on-line reports that Ex of this prestigious event since Landsgirl (Ger) in 1981. ploit (Storm Cat-My Turbulent Miss, by My Dad George) will stand for a fee of $30,000 at Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Kentucky next season. ☆ PREVIEW ☆ The three-year-old was the early favorite for this year's Kentucky Derby before suffering a career-end Today, Del Mar, post time 3:30 p.m. PDT ing injury following a second-place finish in the Mar. RAMONA H.-GI, $400,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT 13 Gil San Felipe S. He retired after winning five of PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY ODDS his six starts, including three graded stakes, and 1 Que Belle Seattle Dancer Nakatani 5-1 $396,254. 2 Sierra Virgen Stack Espinoza 20-1 3 Sapphire Ring (GB) Marju (Ire) Stevens 8-1 4 Vyatka (Brz) Lucence Pincay 15-1 All horses in the International TDN were bred in 5 Bella Chiarra Phone Trick Gomez 15-1 North America unless otherwise indicated. 6 Tranquility Lake Rahy McCarron 2-1 7 Tuzia (Fr) Panoramic (GB) Flores 5-2 8 Nureyev Antley 12-1 TDN TODAY Isle de France 9 Spanish Fern El Gran Senor Desormeaux 15-1 International 4 pages 10 Happanunoit (NZ) Yachtie (Aus) Blanc 12-1 Major Impact onabell ^ Koherto—Conveniently^ byIn Reality arm Lexin^n, Kentudg FOUR S\^s • 2 YO Winners (606)255-8537F/iX259-0040 MAJOR HERO winner ofDel Mar's Finlandia Cup last weekend, also G3-placed this year TDN INTERNATIONAL • 9/4/99 ' PAGE 3 Ramona H. cont. Today, Woodbine, post time: 4:16 p.m. ET Tuzia captured the Gil Dahlia, Gil Buena Vista and Gil NIAGARA BREEDERS' CUP S.-GII, $250,000, 3yo/up, San Francisco Mile H., but had a four-race win streak 1 1/2mT broken when she ran second behind Happyanunoit in PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY ODDS the Aug.