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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 D™ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 1, 1 9 9 5 BANDERA DOWNS CLOSED Bandera Downs Yesterday's Results: Chairman of the Board William Allan and President ST. JAMES'S PALACE S.-G1, $320, 723, Royal Ascot, Stan Scruby announced Tuesday afternoon that they 6-20, 3yo, c & f, 1 mT, 1 :40.15, gd/fm. had met with Executive Secretary of the Texas Racing 1--#@BAHRI, 126, c, 3, Riverman--Wasnah (SP-Eng), Commission David Freeman to advise him that Bandera by Nijinsky II. 0-Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum; Downs must cease operations immediately. Allan and B-Shadwell Farm Inc.; T-John Dunlop; J-W. Carson; Scruby stated that operating funds, as well as a por $197,447. tion of horsemen's funds, had been depleted to the 2--Charnwood Forest (Ire}, 126, c, 3, Warning (GB)- point that the track was unable to continue, due Dances of Leaves (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. 0-Sheikh largely to competition from Retama Park in San Anto Mohammed al Maktoum; $73,479. nio which opened in April. Bandera Downs had previ 3--Vettori (Ire}, 126, c, 3, Machiavellian--Air Distingue, ously requested that the Commission consider allowing by Sir Ivor. 0-Shiekh Maktoum al Maktoum/ Godolphin; B-Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al the track to move up the closing date of its live racing Maktoum; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-M. Kinane; $34,950. season from August 20 to July 9, and Freeman had Margins: 4, head, 1. Odds: 11 /4, 6/1, 6/1. indicated that the request would be granted. Freeman Also Ran: Atticus, Annus Mirabilis (Fr), Flemensfirth, told track ownership yesterday that he and other mem Adjareli (Ire), Star of Zilzal, Muhab. bers of the Texas Racing Commission would travel to British 2000 Guineas third Bahri took over from early Bandera immediately to assist with the orderly closing pacesetter MUHAB (Lyphard) a quarter mile out. Bahri of the facility. Neither racing nor simulcasting may be then drew clear and was never challenged, while Charn conducted at Bandera Downs until further notice. wood Forest ran on well in the closing stages to take Bandera Downs' owners have announced that the the second spot from Vettori. Winning trainer John track is for sale, and have emphasized that every effort Dunlop said, "I'm delighted, as there was a feeling that will be made to satisfy creditors and horsemen, either he was only ever going to be the bridegroom in a major from the proceeds of the sale of the track or from race. Muhab set a good sensible pace and that certainly external funding. Scruby and Allan added that they are helped, as it was a true run race. I would think the considering the operation of Bandera' s backside barn Group 1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood would be an ideal area to stable horses and provide a training facility, but race for him now." no decision has been reached at this time. QUEEN ANNE S.-G2, $132,357, Royal Ascot, 6-20, SMART STRIKE OUT OF QUEENS PLATE 3yo/up, 1 mT, 1 :40.28, gd/fm. Champion Dance Smartly's half-brother Smart Strike 1--#@NICOLOTTE (GB), 128, c, 4, Night Shift-- (Mr. Prospector) was declared out of the field for the Nicoletta (GB), by Busted (GB). 0-Mollers Racing; July 9 Queen's Plate yesterday after injuring his right B-Crescent (UK) Ltd; T-G Wragg; J-M Hills; $81,219. foreleg. "He has a slight strain to the ligaments in the 2--Nijo (GB), 128, g, 4, Top Ville (lre)--Nibabu (Fr), by right fore," said trainer Mark Frostad. "He's just too Nishapour (Fr). 0-Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al good a horse to go on with." Three-year-old Smart Maktoum; $30,339. Strike broke his maiden in his second career start 3--Soviet Line (Ire}, 133, g, 5, Soviet Star--Shore Line April 28 at Keeneland, and has gone on to win two (GB), by High Line. 0-Maktoum al Maktoum; $14,525. straight Woodbine allowances since. Margins: 2, short head, head. Odds: 16/1, 20/1, 13/8. Also Ran: Young Ern (GB), Sayyedati (GB), Dance Turn (GB), Peace Envoy (GB). Scratched: Emperor Jones. Favored Soviet Line tried to go wire-to-wire, as he did u.i ROYAL ASCOT ............. 'l ,2 when winning the G1 Lockinge S. at Newbury, but two Q RACING REPORTS . 2,3 furlongs out he was easily collared by Nicolotte, who found a perfect gap between YOUNG ERN (GB) (Efisio -t'1 JAY PRIVMAN . 4 {GB}) and Nijo and ran on to win easily. SAYYEDATI z TOTAL PAGES ................ 4 (Shadeed) suffered traffic problems and never saw - daylight until it was too late. PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 6-21-95 Royal Ascot Results Continued. Today, Royal Ascot: PRINCE OF WALES S.-G2, $150,454, Royal Ascot, CORONATION S.-G1, $222,823a, 3yo, f, 1 mT 6-20, 3yo/up, 1 Off, 2:04.94, gd/fm. PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1--MUHTARRAM, 134, h, 6, Alleged--Ballet de France 1 Brief Glimpse Chappell Thomson 14-1 (G3-lre), by Northern Dancer. ($650,000 yrlg '90 2 Macoumba C. Head F. Head 9-2 KEEJUL). 0-Hamdan al Maktoum; B-Cotswold Farms 3 Mamlakah Jones R. Hills 14-1 1985-1 Ltd.; T-John Gosden; J-W. Carson; $92,077. 4 Myself Chapple-Hyam Reid 1 2-1 2--Eltish, 120, c, 3, Cox's Ridge--Nimble Feet, by 5 A La Carte Dunlop Pat Eddery 14-1 Danzig. 0-K. Abdullah; $34,501. 6 Gay Gallanta Stoute Swinburn 10-1 3--Needle Gun (Ire), 129, h, 5, Sure Blade--Lucayan 7 Smolensk Fabre Jarnet 9-2 Princess (GB), by High Line. 0-Saeed Manana; 8 Ridgewood Pearl Oxx Murtagh 4-1 $16,607. 9 Harayir Hern Carson 3-1 Margins: short head, 1 1 /2, 2. Odds: 5/1, 4/1, 33/1. 10 Warning Shadows Brittain Kinane 10-1 Also Ran: Just Happy, Balanchine, lonio. All runners will carry 1 26 pounds. Needle Gun set a good early pace, closely followed by Harayir (Gulch), winner of the British 1000 Guineas BALANCHINE (Storm Bird) and JUST HAPPY (Night two starts back, will try to avenge her fifth place finish Shift). Needle Gun still led entering the short straight, to Ridgewood Pearl (GB) (Indian Ridge {Ire}) in the Irish but here Balanchine failed to fire and the leader was 1000 Guineas May 27. soon challenged by Just Happy, with Muhtarram trying to go through a narrow gap between the two leaders QUEEN MARY S.-G3, $63,664a, 2yo, f, 5fT and Eltish mounting a strong run on the outside. The field of 12, in post position order, is as follows: Muhtarram took the lead well inside the final furlong, Unconditional Love (Polish Patriot), Roberts; Sweet but Eltish closed with every stride and the pair were Robin (Mujtahid), Holland; Whittle Rock (Rock City), inseparable at the wire. After a lengthy stewards in Fallon; Marl (Lycius), Dettori; Mimosa (Midyan), Fenton; quiry, Muhtarram was allowed to keep the race. My Melody Parkes (Teenoso), Carroll; Tropical Dance Balanchine, after her lengthy absence from the track, (Thorn Dance), Reid; Anotheranniversary (Emerati), Paul blew hard after the race and should improve off it. Eddery; Sagar Pride (Jareer), Carson; Blue Duster Muhtarram was winning the Prince of Wales for the (Danzig), Kinane; Top Cat (Be My Chief), McKeown; second straight year. Dance Sequence (Mr. Prospector), Swinburn. COVENTRY S.-G3, $68,439, Royal Ascot, 6-20, 2yo, 6fT, 1: 15.36, gd/fm. FOREIGN 1--#@ROYAL APPLAUSE (GB), 124, c, 3, Waajib (lre)- • • Flying Melody (Ire), by Auction Ring. 0-Sheikh American-Bred Winners in France: Maktoum al Maktoum; B-Gainsborough Stud Manage Bordighera, f, 3, Alysheba--Blue Tip (Fr) (G3-Fr, GSP ment Ltd; T-Barry Hills; J-W. Swinburn; $41,509. N.A., $117,278), by Tip Moss (Fr). Longchamp, 2--Russian Revival, 124, c, 2, Nureyev--Memories, by 6-19, Prix d'Ellon, 13fT, 3yo, f, $17, 170 to winner. Hail the Pirates. ($200,000 yrlg '94 KEEJUL). 0-D. Wildenstein; B-Allez France Stables Ltd.; T-Elie 0-Robert Sangster; $15, 715. Lellouche. * % to Bright Mountain (MGSP-Fr, by Time 3--South Salem, 1 24, c, 2, Salem Drive--Azzurrina, by for a Change). Knightly Manner. 0-Mrs Virginia Kraft Payson; $7,699. Spend a Rubble, f, 3, Spend a Buck--Mabrova (GB), by Margins: 2, short head, 1 % . Odds: 13/2, 11 /4, 8/1. Prince Mab (Fr). Longchamp, 6-19, Prix du Chatelet Also Ran: Tagula (Ire), Dovebrace (GB), Sea Dane (GB), Claimer, 10fT, 3yo, f, $10, 100 to winner. 0-J. Take a Left (GB), Allied Forces, What Fun (GB), Wertheimer; B-Wertheimer & Frere; T-D. Soulard. Gothenburg (Ire), Rabican (Ire), Oberons Boy (Ire), Tellurium, g, 4, Timeless Moment--Chinguetti (Fr) (GSP Wisam (GB). N.A., SP-Fr, $92,006), by Green Dancer. Longchamp, Royal Applause, who went wire-to-wire, was chased 6-19, Prix d'Argenteuil, 9fT, 4yo/up, $14,140 to all the way by Russian Revival. Only South Salem made winner. O/B-George I. Ohrstrom; T-J.C. Cunnington. progress in the closing stages, only just failing to grab *SP-Fr. the second spot. Royal Applause is % to Lyric Fantasy (Hwt Filly at 2 in Eng, G1-Eng, $421,019, by Tate Foreign Report Continued, p. 3 Gallery). Stallions at Stud: Australia's International Stud ----------• Brocco (USA) • Catrail (USA) • Chief's Crown (USA) ------- • Danehill (USA) • Royal Academy (USA) • Shalford (IRE) ARROWFIELD • Kenmare (FR) • Bellotto (USA) • Geiger Counter (USA) • Danzero (A US) • Snippets (A US)• Agincourt (USA) John Messara (61-2) 223 8277 Fax: (61-2) 223 5795 GPO Box 3500, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 6-21-95 American-Bred Winners in England: Queen's Insignia, f, 2, Gold Crest--Years, by B•R•E•E•D•E•R•S Secretariat.