QUIFF MAY OR MAY NOT RUN IN LEGER HEADLINE p2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 SMARTY JONES TO STAND FOR $100,000 ALL IN THE FAMILY Recently retired Kentucky Derby and Preakness win- One day after her half sister Echoes in Eternity (Ire) ner Smarty Jones (Elusive Quality--I’ll took the G2 Park Hill S. over the St Leger trip at this Get Along, by Smile) will begin his stud track, Playful Act (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) showed the career next year at Three Chimneys for same family trait of class allied with stamina to knock a fee of $100,000 guaranteed live foal. two seconds off Doncaster’s “We were overscribed for shares in juvenile track record in captur- Smarty Jones, and have had immense ing the G2 betfair.com May Hill interest in him amongst breeders,” said S. After a runner-up perfor- Three Chimneys owner Robert Clay. mance in her debut at “Indeed, we began this week giving Newmarket Aug. 14, she regis- breeders the option of buying four-year tered a facile score at the same contracts for Smarty Jones seasons, so venue last time Aug. 27. Here, that they can be assured they will have Playful Act Getty Images she was settled in third, off the a season to the horse each of the first strong early pace and was al- Smarty Jones four years he is at stud.” Smarty Jones’ ways in the right spot, with jockey Jimmy Fortune Equi-Photo book of mares will be limited to 110 making the decisive move in tackling the leaders ap- mares, plus one Breeders’ Cup season. proaching the quarter pole. Hitting the front soon after, she galloped resolutely to the line as Queen of Poland ACTION HEATS UP AT BELMONT (GB) (Halling) won her private battle for the runner-up Racing returns to Belmont Park today and the stakes spot with arch-rival Maids Causeway (Ire) (Giant’s Cause- action will heat up in a hurry, with three Grade I events way). “They went a good pace and it panned out per- scheduled for Saturday. Highlighting the graded stakes fectly, as she stays well,” Fortune explained. “She really menu is the GI Woodward S., which yesterday drew a stuck to her game and she’s a very nice filly.” Cont. p. 2 field of eight headed by last year’s GI Vosburgh winner Ghostzapper (Awesome Again). BETFAIR.COM MAY HILL S.-G2, £70,000, Doncaster, “People don’t realize how good he 9-9, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.40 (NTR), gd/fm. is,” Trainer Bobby Frankel said of 1--#@PLAYFUL ACT (IRE), 122, f, 2, by Sadler’s Wells Ghostzapper, who is coming off a 1st Dam: Magnificient Style (GSW-GB), by Silver Hawk win in the GIII Iselin H. “I guess 2nd Dam: Mia Karina, by Icecapade it’s because he hasn’t won the big 3rd Dam: Basin, by Tom Rolfe races, yet. He’s a good horse. He O-Sangster Family; B-Swettenham Stud; T-John just wins and he wins easy.” Also Ghostzapper Equi-Photo Gosden; J-Jimmy Fortune; £42,000. Lifetime Record: on tap Saturday at Belmont are the GI Man o’ War S. 3-2-1-0, £49,255. *Full to Percussionist (Ire), GSW- and the GI Gazelle S. Trainer H. Graham Motion has GB, $222,271; 1/2 to Styleistick (Storm Cat), MSW entered Better Talk Now (Talkin Man) in the Man o’ & GSP-US, $234,788; and Echoes in Eternity (Ire) War. “He’s pretty consistent now,” Motion said of the (Spinning World), MGSW-GB, ^140,017. GI Sword Dancer Invitational H. winner. “He used to be 2--Queen of Poland (GB), 122, f, 2, Halling--Polska, by pretty headstrong, but he’s been much better this year. Danzig. O-Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum; He’s just gotten more mature.” GI Mother Goose S. B-Darley; £16,100. heroine Stellar Jayne (Wild Rush) will tackle eight foes 3--Maids Causeway (Ire), 125, f, 2, Giant’s Causeway in the Gazelle. The D. Wayne Lukas trainee is coming --Vallee des Reves, by Kingmambo. O-Martin S off a runner-up effort in the GI Alabama S. “She’s just Schwartz; B-The Vallee des Reves Syndicate; £8,050. such a classy filly,” said Lukas assistant Peter Hutton. Margins: 3/4, SHD, 5. Odds: 8-1, 11-4, 9-2. “She’s got such a big heart and I know Wayne has Also Ran: Cassydora (GB), Favourita (GB), Red Peony been very impressed with her.” Fields p5-6 (GB), Windscreamer (GB), Road Rage (Ire). (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/10/04 • PAGE 2 of 6 P N E W S T O D A Y P P R E S U L T S P Thursday, Doncaster, Britian A Stylish Family... (cont. from p. 1) GNER DONCASTER CUP-G2, £100,000, Doncaster, Owner Ben Sangster hailed Playful Act’s “fantastic 9-9, 3yo/up, 2 1/4mT, 3:51.86, gd/fm. performance” in yesterday’s G2 May Hill S. and gave (DH)-1--MILLENARY (GB), 130, h, 7, by Rainbow Quest due credit to her trainer. “John Gosden was adamant 1st Dam: Ballerina (Ire), by Dancing Brave that she should run back, as it was only 13 days since 2nd Dam: Dancing Shadow (Ire), by Dancer’s Image her last run, but I’m absolutely delighted,” he said. 3rd Dam: Sunny Valley (Ire), by Val de Loir (Fr) “Magnificient Style has been a very lucky mare for us, O-L Jones; B-Abergwaun Farms; T-J Dunlop; J-R as she’s produced four stakes winners from four foals. Quinn; £41,500. Lifetime Record: G1SW-GB, G1SP- She’s at Coolmore Stud in foal to Sadler’s Wells as we Ire & Ger, GSP-Fr, 28-9-5-6, £772,131. *Full to Head speak.” The Florida-bred Magnificient Style, a half sister in the Clouds (Ire), GSW-GB & GSP-Fr; 1/2 to Let the to Grade I winner Siberian Summer, captured the G3 Lion Roar (GB) (Sadler’s Wells), G1SP-GB, $439,646. Musidora S. in 1996. Her first foal is the American (DH)-1--#@KASTHARI (IRE), 127, g, 5, by Vettori (Ire) 1st Dam: Karliyka (Ire) (SP-Fr), by Last Tycoon (Ire) stakes winner Styleistick (Storm Cat). The 11-year-old 2nd Dam: Karlafsha (Ire), by Top Ville (Ire) mare is currently represented on the racecourse by 3rd Dam: Karosa (Fr), by Caro (Ire) four-year-old filly Echoes in Eternity (Ire) (Spinning (95,000gns HRA ‘03 TATAUT). O-Elliott Brothers; World), a multiple Group 2 winner; and the highly re- B-Aga Khan’s Studs SC; T-H Johnson; J-J Murtagh; garded three-year-old colt Percussionist (Ire) (Sadler’s £41,500. Lifetime Record: 10-2-2-3, £77,184. *1/2 to Wells). She has a yearling filly by Danehill. Playful Act Karasta (Ire) (Lake Coniston {Ire}), GSW-GB & G1SP-Fr. will be aimed at the G1 Fillies' Mile at Ascot Sept. 25, 3--Dancing Bay (GB), 127, g, 7, Suave Dancer--Kabayil along with Maid’s Causeway. Click here for the Racing (GB), by Dancing Brave. O/B-Elite Racing Club; £11,500. Post chart or the brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Margins: (DH), 3HF, 2. Odds: 7-1, 14-1, 5-1. Also Ran: High Accolade (GB), Darasim (Ire), Corrib QUIFF LEGER DECISION LEFT LATE Juddmonte Eclipse (GB), Romany Prince (GB), Silver Gilt (GB). Farms’ Quiff (GB) (Sadler’s Wells) has been declared for For the first time since 1953, a dead heat was called Saturday’s G1 St Leger at Doncaster, but connections in this marathon contest. While Millenary looked the may yet scratch the filly if the forecasted rain fails to certain winner as he claimed the grey inside the final arrive on Town Moor. Khalid Abdullah’s Racing Man- eighth, Kasthari was not to be denied and staged a ager Teddy Grimthorpe announced, that while the St game rally to share the spoils. For Millenary’s condi- Leger is the aim for the impressive G1 Yorkshire Oaks tioner John Dunlop, it was a “wonderful” result for the heroine, “it will be a last-minute decision” as to 2000 G1 St Leger winner, who had taken the G2 York- whether she will line up against the colts in the Classic. shire Cup May 13 before filling third spot in the G2 The Sangster Family yesterday withdrew Percussionist Lonsdale Cup last time Aug. 17. “I thought he traveled (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), leaving nine to face Godolphin’s very well all the way round and [jockey] Richard [Quinn] gave him lots of confidence,” he said. Kasthari finished likely favorite Rule of Law (Kingmambo). Racing Man- a length third in the G3 Jockey Club Cup behind Persian ager Simon Crisford issued an upbeat bulletin on the G2 Punch (Ire) and Millenary on his latest start on the flat Great Voltigeur S. winner on Wednesday. “Rule of Law at Newmarket in October, before spending the winter is in tremendous condition,” he said. “We’re very happy over the jumps. His jockey Johnny Murtagh said, “I with him and he has the right profile and credentials for thought I had won, then Richard Quinn appeared on the the race.” Of Percussionist’s withdrawal from the race, scene and got a neck up, but my lad stays very well Ben Sangster explained, “I spoke to John Gosden on and when I gave him a few smacks, he really re- Thursday morning and [Percussionist’s] white cell count sponded.” Quinn added, “I knew I’d got him, but he is high, quite how high I don’t know, but he thinks the just ran out of stamina as that’s his limit, and the other problem can be rectified over the weekend with a little fellow had the benefit of the rail.“ Millenary will pointed bit of luck.