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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~~I~~UN~~~RE DM TUESDAY,APRIL 18, 1995 S•T•A•K•E•S RESULTS ALTHEA DESTROYED Althea (Alydar), the Yesterday, Aqueduct champion juvenile filly of 1983, was humanely BOLD RULER H.-Glll, $107,600, AQU, 4-17, 3yo/up, destroyed Saturday after a freak accident in her 6f, 1 :08 4/5, ft. paddock at King Ranch in Lexington. A GISW of 1--RIZZI, 112, c, 4, Afleet--Top Wish (MSP), by $1,275,255, she raced under the partnership of Topsider. ($72,000 yrl '92 FTSAUG). 0-Hobeau Alexander-Groves-Akroyd; Akroyd sold his interest in Farm; B-Kinghaven Farms Limited (CAN); T-H Allen the mare four years ago. Althea's produce includes Jerkens; J-D V Beckner; $64,560. Lifetime Record: Japan's 1994 champion two-year-old filly Yamanin 18-7-2-4, $267,243. Paradise (Danzig), as well as stakes winners Destiny 2--Lite the Fuse, 111, c, 4, Buckaroo--Annie's Dream, Dance (*Nijinsky II) and Aurora (Danzig). She has a by Droll Role. O/B-Richard E Dutrow (FL); $21,520. 1994 filly by Storm Cat. 3--Evil Bear, 116, h, 5, Medieval Man--Bearer of Tidings, by Mongo. 0-Sabini Joseph C; B-Debhil Thoroughbred Farm (FL); $11,836. SAM HOUSTON FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY Despite filing for bankruptcy Monday, officials at Sam Margins: 1 1 /4, 1, NK. Odds: 4.80, 3.65, 9.60. Also Ran: Cherokee Run, Won Song, Boom Towner. Houston Race Park have vowed that the Texas track Rizzi, fresh from a frontrunning victory over will continue to operate uninterrupted. Bondholders allowance foes April 8, was making his second start have agreed to a $10.8 million plan which will off a five-month layoff. Allowed to follow Lite The restructure the track's finances; included in the deal is Fuse through the opening fractions, the bay lauched a a provision which will forgive the $4.4 million debt bid as they headed for home that saw him cross the payment, which was defaulted on in January. The line a length and a half clear of the pacesetter, who operation has been running for just under a year; the held well for second in his first appearance since first live racing card was held last April 29. October. "I've never seen him this game before," said winning trainer Allen Jerkens. "He did well all winter GROUNDBREAKING AT NEW WASHINGTON with my son (Jimmy) ... he did a good job, so we have TRACK A festive crowd of some 500 people to give him the credit." The 3-5 favorite CHEROKEE gathered at the future site of Emerald Downs for a RUN (Runaway Groom), who gave from nine to 14 groundbreaking ceremony Monday. The new track will pounds to the field under 125 pounds, ran fourth. "All herald the return of live Thoroughbred racing to I can say is that the one thing that hurt us was the Western Washington, which had been home to weight advantage," said trainer Frank Alexander. Longacres Park for 59 years before that track closed in 1992. Northwest Racing Associates, led by president STAKES PREVIEW and key investor Ron Crockett, was granted a permit SHADWELL STUD NELL GWYN S.-Glll, $55,000a, by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to fill wetlands 3yo, f, 7fT on the 1 65-acre site April 7; an April, 1996 opening is Red Carnival (Mr. Prospector), the unbeaten winner of tentatively scheduled. Northwest Racing has waited last year's Cherry Hinton S. and second-favorite for two-and-a-half years, spent some $6 million and next month's 1 000 Guineas, faces eight rivals in her endured countless hearings and appeals to turn dirt on season opener. The Michael Stoute trainee is reported the site in Auburn, Washington, 18 miles south of in excellent shape for her classic trial. Seattle. The threat of a lawsuit against the Corps for granting the wetlands permit exists. Tom Hazelrigg, an investor leading the push for a track in far-away STAKES RESULT/PREVIEW ...... p1 Lacey, has claimed he would sue the Corps to stop the TRIPLE THREATS . p2 movement in Auburn; a lawsuit has yet to be filed. The Auburn facility will feature a one-mile oval and a -fJ) NEWS CONTINUED ........... p2 six-level grandstand with seating for about 7,500 fans. z RACING REPORTS . p3-4 News cont. p2 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 4-18-95 TRIPLE THREAT NOTES Treasurer (GB) (Darshaan {GB}), who had been T•R•I•P•L•E expected in from Dubai, will miss the Derby. "We put THREATS our heads together and decided it was all too much," said trainer Kiaran Mclaughlin. "We decided to take a LAST WEEK ON THE TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL less ambitious route." The colt will ship to New York in The upset victory of Wild Syn (Wild Again) in the Blue May and point for the grassy Saranac May 13. Grass Saturday has not deterred any of the beaten Team Lukas pair of Timber Country (Woodman) and contenders from a rematch in the Derby. Suave Serena's Song (Rahy) worked at Churchill yesterday. Prospect (Fortunate Prospect), Tejano Run (Tejano) and Last year's top two-year-old colt went five furlongs in Thunder Gulch (Gulch), second, third and fourth, 1 :00 2/5 over a track labeled sloppy. "He looked respectively, have all been named as definite for a run super; he really laid it on through the stretch," said at the roses. Said trainer D. Wayne Lukas of Thunder trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Stablemate Serena's Song Gulch's loss, "Keeneland is a track that will always went the same distance in the exact same time. "She send you home scratching your head. Unbridled, Sea just skipped over the mud," said Lukas. "It looked like Hero, Swale--they all lost there before the Derby. she was running over the top of it." Maybe you don't want to win (the Blue Grass)." As for In Character (GB) (Never So Bold) will arrive at the longshot winner, assistant trainer Kenny Martin said Churchill April 23 to get ready for the Derby; he will try Monday, "He came out of the race fine. He was a little to bounce back from a lackluster performance in the tired, but that's to be expected. We'll give him three Santa Anita Derby. days off and go from there." But those that finished behind Talkin Man (With News Cont. Approval) in the Wood Memorial have seen enough. TWELVE RIVALS POSSIBLE FOR CELTIC SWING Trainer Tony Reinstedler, who sent out Knockadoon Celtic Swing (Damister) created such a strong (Dixieland Band) to finish second in the Wood, said impression during his unbeaten two-year-old season yesterday, "I was real happy with his race, and he that he is already being held at 5-4 for next month's came out fine, but I don't know if running in the Derby 2000 Guineas, but the reputation of last season's is the right thing to do. We'll watch what happens in Racing Post Trophy winner does not seem to have the next two weeks." Mark Hennig, who saddled Key frightened off the opposition. No fewer than 12 colts Guy (Key to the Mint) to finish sixth in the race, is have been entered as potential challengers to Celtic definitely not headed to the Kentucky Derby. "I don't Swing when he makes his eagerly awaited think he handled the track (in the Wood) very well, but reappearance in this Saturday's Giii Greenham S. over it didn't really matter," he said Monday. "Talkin Man an extended seven furlongs at Newbury. Those was awfully impressive." entered are: Art of War (Machiavellian), Bahri (Riverman), Bin Nashwan (Nashwan), Bishop of Cashel THIS WEEK ON THE TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL (Warning {GB}), Diffident (Nureyev), General Monash Saturday, Oaklawn (Thorn Dance), Green Perfume (Naevus), Henry Koehler ARKANSAS DERBY-Gii, $500,000, 9f (Hadeer), Knight Commander (Topsider), Moon King Mystery Storm (Storm Bird) will try to become the (Cadeaux Genereux), Peace Envoy (Warning {GB}l and fourth three-year-old to sweep Oaklawn's Southwest Rambrino (Robellino). S., Rebel S. and Arkansas Derby, The last to do it was Demons Begone in 1 987, who went in to the Derby as SMART ALEC OUT OF GUINEAS Smart Alec the favorite but bled and did not finish the race. Said (Diesis {GB}), impressive winner of both his two-year Mystery Storm's trainer Larry Robideaux Jr. Monday, "I old starts and once considered a strong candidate for wouldn't trade positions with anybody. He has done 2000 Guineas glory, is now almost certain to miss the everything we've asked of him this meeting, both in Newmarket classic. The Luca Cumani-trained colt was training and racing." Also expected for the race are the being prepared for a return to the races in Thursday's first two from the Remington Park Derby, Dazzling Falls Giii Craven S., but his name did not appear in the five (Taylor's Falls) and Our Gatsby (Strike Gold), On Target day entries for the race. Said Cumani, "We feel he (Forty Niner), Composer (Easy Goer), Rebel runner-up needs more time ... that makes it very unlikely that he'll Rich Man's Gold (Forty Niner), Celestial Star (Risen run in the Guineas." Star) and Beavers Nose (Demons Begone). ALWUHUSH CAHILL ROAD HATCHET MAN MT.