OBS SALES Coverage HEADLINE ATW p. 1 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2003 HARLAN’S HOLIDAY RETIRED RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB Ending the speculation that followed news of his Few horses have been talked about as much this year injury in Saturday’s GII Saratoga Breeders’ Cup H., as Kalaman (Ire) (Desert Prince {Ire}) and His Highness connections of Harlan’s Holiday (Harlan--Christmas in the Aga Khan’s colt is ready to transform reputation Aiken, by Affirmed) officially announced yesterday the into substance in today’s G1 Juddmonte International retirement of the four-year-old. Stud plans for the bay, S. at York. The half to Kalanisi (Ire), who was beaten who finished last after by Giant’s Causeway in a memorable finish to this race sustaining a strained three years ago, is in the right hands as he bids to suspensory to his right provide Sir Michael Stoute with his fifth renewal. De- hind in Saturday’s race, spite all the past winners from Freemason Lodge hav- have yet to be deter- ing been older horses, there has been no secret made mined. Owned by Jack of the regard with which this particular colt is held. He and Laurie Wolf's Star- made light work of a Newbury maiden Apr. 12 before light Stable, Harlan’s beating the impressive subsequent Listed Gala S. win- Holiday is a three-time ner Ikhtyar (Ire) in the Listed Heron S. at Kempton May Grade I winner, having 24. He suffered a troubled trip when beaten a length by annexed the Florida Harlan’s Holiday Equi Photo Zafeen (Fr) in the G1 St James’s Palace S. at Royal Derby and Toyota Blue Grass S. as a three-year-old and adding the Donn H. to Ascot June 17, showing a similar strong-finishing style his resume earlier this year. He joins current freshman to Kalanisi, who excelled when stepped up from a mile. sire Menifee as the second major winner by the ill-fated Harlan to be retired to stud. Soumillon Lands Ride... Jockey Christophe Soumillon, following the revelation HILLENBRAND UPDATES STEVENS’ CONDITION that Johnny Murtagh was taking a break from racing After receiving a phone call from jockey Gary Stevens because of a back injury and related weight problems, asking to clarify his situation, Seabiscuit author Laura will replace that rider on Kalaman. Soumillon was Hillenbrand released a statement yesterday that sorted pleased to learn that he would be re-united with the Sir out conflicting press reports. Stevens, who was thrown Michael Stoute-trained colt, on whom he won the from Storming Home in Saturday’s GI Arlington Million, Listed Heron S. at Kempton May 24. “I was impressed suffered a collapsed lung in the fall and fractured his with him when he won the Heron Stakes and I’m really C-5 vertebra. The fracture was determined to not be looking forward to riding him in the big race tomorrow,” serious and there is no threat of nerve damage. Accord- he told PA Sport yesterday. ing to Stevens’ theatrical agent, Eddie Goldstone, the injuries will force Stevens to the sidelines for a month, Dubai Destination Out... meaning the Hall of Famer will miss Sunday’s GI Pacific Meanwhile, Godolphin has scratched Dubai Destina- Classic aboard Candy Ride (Arg) (See p4 for more infor- tion (Kingmambo) after the four-year-old failed to please mation). Stevens said he wasn’t sure what spooked his connections after his fifth placing in Sunday’s G1 Prix mount to veer badly just prior to crossing the finish line, Jacques le Marois at Deauville.“Dubai Destination was but said that Storming Home had, the morning before a bit quiet this morning and definitely will not run at the race, stopped on the track at the spot of the subse- York,” Racing Manager Simon Crisford said yesterday. quent accident and refused to move. Despite the horse’s erratic behavior, the resilient jockey said that Juddmonte International Cont. p2 he’d happily ride Storming Home again. SULAMANI UPDATE: p5 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/19/03 • PAGE 2 of 6 P JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL P P P R E V I E W P Dogs o’ War... Tuesday, York, Britain, post time: 3:30 p.m. Though receiving a bit of a break after Dubai Destina- DAILY TELEGRAPH GREAT VOLTIGEUR S.-G2, tion scratched, Kalaman will still have to face the old £150,000, 3yo, c/g, 11f 198ydsT dogs of war Nayef (Gulch) and Falbrav (Ire) (Fairy King) SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER in this test, and that duo have shown enough in their 1 5 High Accolade (GB) Mark of Esteem (Ire) Tregoning engagements this term to suggest he will have to do it 2 1 Brian Boru (GB) Sadler’s Wells A O’Brien the hard way. Nayef, who beat Golan (Ire) in this con- 3 10 Delsarte Theatrical (Ire) Johnston test 12 months ago, bounced back from a third-placing 4 4 Dubai Success (GB) Sadler’s Wells B Hills 5 9 Dutch Gold Lahib C Brittain in the G1 Dubai World Cup at Nad al Sheba Mar. 29 to 6 6 Forest Magic (Ire) Charnwood Forest (Ire) D’Arcy take the G1 Prince of Wales’s S. at Royal Ascot June 7 2 Hawk Flyer Silver Hawk Stoute 18. Despite finishing only fifth on that occasion, last 8 3 Piano Star (GB) Darshaan (GB) Stoute year’s G1 Japan Cup winner Falbrav comprehensively 9 7 Powerscourt (GB) Sadler’s Wells A O’Brien reversed form with his arch-rival when beating him by 10 8 Yawmi (GB) Zafonic B Hills 3/4 of a length in the G1 Eclipse S. at Sandown July 5. All carry 121 pounds, bar High Accolade, who carries He again had Nayef behind when the pair finished fifth 124. and seventh, respectively, in the G1 King George VI As a trial for the G1 St Leger this contest has a fine and Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. at Ascot July 26. record, producing two winners and two runner’s-up in Aidan O’Brien, who saddled the “Iron Horse” to deny that Classic in the last 10 runnings. One of the most Kalanisi in the epic of 2000, relies on the progressive impressive to complete the Voltigeur-Leger double was Mingun (A.P. Indy), who stepped up off a facile score in Milan (GB) and his trainer Aidan O’Brien saddles two the Listed Celebration S. at The Curragh June 29 to this time in Brian Boru and Powerscourt. Jockey Mick beat Carnival Dancer (GB) by a head in the G3 Meld S. Kinane has chosen the latter despite the score between at Leopardstown last time July 26. Magistretti (Diesis these colts being two-nil in favor of the former, who {GB}) took the G2 Dante S. at this track May 14 before beat him by 1 1/4 lengths in the G1 Racing Post Trophy finishing ninth in the G1 Epsom Derby June 7 but at Doncaster in October and who had him back in sixth bounced back to finish 1½ lengths behind the smart when fourth in the G1 Irish Derby at The Curragh last Vespone (Ire) when runner-up in the G1 Grand Prix de time June 29. Nevertheless, the fact that Powerscourt Paris at Longchamp last time June 22. made his seasonal return in that Classic confirms the high regard in which connections hold him and he gave Tuesday, York, Britain, post time: 2:55 p.m. all the right signals when taking a 10-furlong conditions race at Leopardstown last time July 16. Sir Michael JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL S.-G1, £460,000, Stoute has won this race four times since 1982, also 3yo/up, 10f 88ydsT saddles a dup in Hawk Flyer and Piano Star. Both have SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT ground to make up on High Accolade, who had the 1 1 Dubai Destination Kingmambo SCRATCHED former back in third when beaten a short head by Phoe- 2 2 Falbrav (Ire) Fairy King Cumani 131 nix Reach (Ire) under a penalty in the G3 Gordon S. at 3 8 Indian Creek (GB) Indian Ridge (Ire) Elsworth 131 Goodwood last time July 29 and the latter back in 4 4 Izdiham (Ire) Nashwan Tregoning 131 fourth when winning the Listed Predominate S. at that 5 6 Nayef Gulch Tregoning 131 track May 20. He may be given most to do by Delsarte, 6 3 Kalaman (Ire) Desert Prince (Ire) Stoute 123 who meets him on three-pounds better terms than 7 9 Magistretti Diesis (GB) Callaghan 123 when beaten by two lengths in the G2 King Edward VII 8 7 Mingun A. P. Indy A O’Brien 123 S. at Royal Ascot June 20. Preview cont. p3 9 5 Norse Dancer (Ire) Halling Elsworth 123 All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, ALL POST TIMES ARE LISTED IN LOCAL TIME unless otherwise indicated TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/19/03 • PAGE 3 of 6 Tuesday, York, Britain, post time: 2:20 p.m. WEATHERBYS INSURANCE LONSDALE S.-G3, P R E S U L T S P £100,000, 3yo/up, 15f 198ydsT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT Saturday, San Isidro, Argentina 1 2 Bollin Eric (GB) Shaamit (Ire) T Easterby 132 GRAN PREMIO 2000 GUINEAS-CONSAGRACIÓN DE 2 1 Persian Punch (Ire) Persian Heights (GB) Elsworth 130 POTRILLOS-G1, $52,500, San Isidro, 8-16, 3yo, 3 6 Boreas (GB) In the Wings (GB) Cumani 127 1600mT, 1:33 3/5, fm.