The Thoroughbred 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. T~9I~~UN~~~RE D™ THURSDAY, JULY 1 3, 1 9 9 5 S•T•A•K•E•S PREVIEW AUGUST BELMONT IV DIES August Belmont IV, Today, Newmarket, England: grandson of the founder of Belmont Park, died Monday JULY CUP-G1, $163,934a, 3yo/up, 6fT in Easton, Maryland following a massive stroke. He was PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 86 years old. Belmont continued a family tradition in 1 Sergeyev Hannon Quinn 11-2 1983 when Caveat (Cannonade), which he owned in 2 Owington Wragg Paul Eddery 7-2 partnership with Jim Ryan and Bob Kirkham, won the 3 Milstream Johnston Holland 20-1 Belmont Stakes, named in honor of his great grandfa­ 4 Hoh Magic Bell Fenton 20-1 ther. Belmont was a member and former chairman of 5 Fard Morley Carson 20-1 The Jockey Club who retired from the investment bank­ 6 Piccolo Channon Hughes 6-1 ing firm of Dillin, Read Inc., where he had served as 7 Heart Lake bin Suroor Dettori 5-1 president, in 1971. Belmont's grandfather, August 8 So Factual bin Suroor Cochrane 6-1 Belmont II, the breeder of Man o' War, formed the 9 Lake Coniston Lewis Pat Eddery 9-4 Westchester Racing Association in 1 895 and oversaw Early favorite Owington (GB) (Green Desert) will be construction of Belmont Park. Belmont is survived by trying for his second straight July Cup; the four-year-old two sons, August Belmont V and John Belmont; two took last year's running by a head. daughters, Alic Fisher and Priscilla Upon; as well as two stepchildren, 1 6 grandchildren and three great grand­ Sunday, Hollywood Park: children. BEL AIR H.-Gll, $125,000a,3yo/up, 1 1/16m Edmund A. Gann's You and I (Kris S.), winner of SLEW OF DAMASCUS BRINGS $175,000 AT Belmont Park's GI Met Mile and Gil Brooklyn H. in his BARRETTS The seven-year-old gelding Slew of Da­ last two outings, will be entered in Sunday's Bel Air mascus (Slewacide), winner of the 1994 Grade I Holly­ H., trainer Bobby Frankel confirmed Wednesday. wood Gold Cup as well as five other graded stakes, Jockey Chris Mccarron, who rode the colt to victory was sold for a sales-topping $175,000 at the Barretts in last year1s Gill Riva Ridge S., has the mount. Burt July Sale of Horses of Racing Age Including Two-Year­ Bacharach's GI winner Soul of the Matter (Private Olds in Training, held July 10 in Pomona, California. Terms), the 121-pound Bel Air highweight, breezed Sold by The Cumberland Agency (John O'Hara), agent five furlongs in 1 :00 1 /5 yesterday at Hollywood for Harbeston, Losh and Naccarato, the chestnut Park. "It was real easy and nice," trainer Richard Tennessee-bred was purchased by Dave and Jill Mandella said. The top money-earner in the field with Heerensperger. Slew of Damascus, an earner of $854, 168, Soul of the Matter has not raced since $1,213,050 to date, last started in the June 23 Bedside finishing fourth in the Nov. 5 Breeders' Cup Classic Promise H. at five and a half furlongs over the Holly­ at Churchill Downs. Also confirmed for the race are wood Park turf, in which he finished second. Bringing Argentine champion Cleante (Arg) (Kleiglight), winner the second highest price of $97 ,000 was the four-year­ of the Bates Motel S. at Santa Anita two starts back, old California-bred filly Miss lntergreen (lnterco), a and Constant Craving (Chief's Crown), who took a stakes-placed winner of $133, 145. Consigned by Hec­ $54,000 allowance at Hollywood in his last outing tor Palma, agent, the bay filly was purchased by Mr. June 12. Bruno De Berdt, agent. Overall, 86 horses were sold for a total of $544, 700 and an average of $6,334. The median price was $2,300. ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior WEEKEND PREVIEW written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. NEWS CONTINUED 2 Information as to the races, race results and earnings was obtained from results charts published in Daily - RACING REPORTS . 2,::1,4 Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission TOTAL PAGES ................ 5 of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-13-95 News Continued. pull around the other runners to find daylight. When MEADOWLANDS ANNOUNCES 1995 STAKES Caramba went for home, she only just held off the SCHEDULE The return of the $500,000 Grade I strong finish of Gay Gallanta, resulting in a photo finish, Meadowlands Cup October 6 and increases for four of the true margin being nearer to a short nose than a its other graded events highlight the Meadowlands short head. 1 995 Stakes Schedule. The September 4 opening day headliner, the Giii Boiling Springs H. for three-year-old SBJ GROUP JULY S.-G3, $50,820, Newmarket, fillies, has been increased to $100,000 from $75,000. England, 7-12, 2yo, c/g, 6fT, 1: 11.83, gd/fm. Two other Grade Ill's, the Sept. 16 Cliff Hanger and the 1--#@TAGULA (IRE), 122, c, 2, Taufan--Twin Island Sept. 29th Sheraton Meadowlands Violet H., will now (Ire), by Standaan (Fr). 0-Mr. & Mrs. R. Hitchins; also be $100,000 events. In addition, the Giii Paterson B-Sean & Patrick Twomey; T-lan Balding; J-W. H., slated for Nov. 3, has been increased $25,000 to Swinburn; $30,289. $75,000. The Young America, a Giii race, will also see 2--Take a Left (GB), 122, c, 2, Formidable--Casamurrac its purse go up. It will be contested for $75,000 in (GB), by Be My Guest. 0-Bernard Hathaway; 1995 with a $25,000 Breeders' Cup supplement added $11,285. to the $50,000 purse. "The increases for these races 3--World Premier (GB), 1 25, c, 2, Shareef Dancer-­ reflect an effort to make our graded stakes even more Abuzz (GB), by Absalom (GB). 0-Mrs. C.E. Brittain; appealing," said Mike Dempsey, director of racing. "We $5,479. have strengthened the more meaningful races on our Margins: neck, 3/4, Yz. program and consolidated the remaining events." The Also Ran: Rio Duvida (GB), Zuhair (GB), Lucky Lionel, Meadowlands will drop two of its previously ungraded High Priority (Ire), First Fiddler (GB), Night Parade. sprint stakes, the Morven and Chief Pennekeck. G3 Norfolk S. winner LUCKY LIONEL (Mt. Livermore) was prominent at the start, but was soon challenged by NIGHT PARADE (Rory's Jester {Aus}), who led until the FOREIGN halfway stage when ZUHAIR (GB) (Mujtahid) started to look like a serious contender. With one furlong left to go • Tagula came through strongly, looking like he would Yesterday's Results: • win easily by a length, but in the end he just managed FALMOUTH S.-G2, $91,230, Newmarket, England, to hold off the late rally of Take A Left. Trainer Ian 7-12, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 mT, 1 :40.17, gd/fm. Balding bought Tagula for 32,000 guineas at the 1--#@CARAMBA (GB), 118, f, 3, Belmez--Melodrama Doncaster Sales. The colt's owner owner plans to run (GB), by Busted (GB). 0-Lord Carnarvon; B-Highclere him next in the Prix Morny at Deauville in August. Stud Ltd.; T-Richard Hannon; J-M. Roberts; $55,902. * Yz to Lemon Souffle (GB) (Hwt Filly at 2 in Ire. & PRIX ROLAND DE CHAMBURE, $51,599, Evry, France, Eng., G1-lre, G2-Eng, $205,597, by Salse) and 7-12, 2yo, 7fT, 1:25.40, gd. Melpomene (Hwt Older Mare in Italy 7-9% furlongs, 1--#TRUE FLARE, 125, f, 2, Capote--Proflare (SP-Fr), by SW-lty, MSP-Eng, by Lear Fan). Mr. Prospector. 0-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte 2--Gay Gallanta, 118, f, 3, Woodman--Gallanta (Fr), by Farms; T-Mme. C. Head; J-F. Head; $29,851. Nureyev. ($350,000 yrlg '93 KEEJUL). 0-Cheveley 2--Premier de Cordee (Fr), 128, c, 2, Highest Honor Park Stud; $20, 1 52. (Fr)--Hide the Key, by Key to the Mint. 0-Mme. De 3--Harayir, 124, f, 3, Gulch--Saffaanh, by Shareef Smarais; $10,235. Dancer. 0-Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum; $9,667. 3--Society Fair (Fr), f, 2, Always Fair--Society Bride, by Margins: short head, neck, 3/4. Blushing Groom (Fr). 0-J.L. Lagadere; $6,397. Also Ran: Arabride (GB), Warning Shadows (Ire). Margins: neck, 4, 2. The Falmouth S. has proved to be a lucky race for owner Lord Carnarvon before, with his filly Niche run­ A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will ning away with the race in 1993, and Lemon Souffle, a indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a + will de­ half-sister to today's winner, victorious in 1 994. note winners who are first-time starters and a (R) will Caramba was quoted at 5-2 to make it three in a row be used for races restricted to state-breds. and from the start was always a leading contender, although she did pull hard early on, as ARABRIDE (GB) (Unfuwain) set a slow pace on leaving the stalls. At the Foreign Report Continued, p. 3 halfway stage, Harayir, caught in behind horses, had to KEENELAND JULY UPDATES Hip #44 & 190 are both out of stakes-winning L~NE'S END half-sisters to 1995 G 1 winner FLAGBIRD, ~ BOX 626, VERSAILLES, KY 40383 recent winner of the G2 Pretty Polly S.