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~?11:\~UN~~~RE DM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1 9 9 5 W•E•E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW STRAWBERRY ROAD DESTROYED Brookside Sunday, Hollywood Park: Farm manager Ted Carr reported that multiple champion CALIFORNIAN S.-GI, $250,000a, 3yo/up, 1 1 /8m and sire Strawberry Road (Aust) (Whiskey Road) was Concern (Broad Brush) worked a mile in 1 :39 4/5 humanely destroyed at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital over Pimlico's fast main track Tuesday in his final Thursday, June 1, after a two-month battle for his preparation for the Californian. Trainer Richard Small health. Strawberry Road was taken to the equine hospi­ plans to ship the Breeders' Cup Classic winner to tal near Lexington April 1 after suffering a severe diar­ Monmouth Park Wednesday, and then have the colt rhetic reaction to the antibiotics he was given to com­ fly non-stop from Newark to LAX Saturday. GSW bat a bacterial infection he had received from a mare. A Lottery Winner (Apalachee), who breezed five fur­ few days later, it was necessary to conduct emergency longs in 1 :00 3/5 at Santa Anita Tuesday, will run in surgery to alleviate problems in his intestine. Strawberry the Californian, according to reports from trainer Road had been mending well from the surgery, but then Darrell Vienna's barn. The six-year-old gelding, who contracted pneumonia and peritonitis. He responded took the Gil Goodwood H. at Oak Tree in 1993, well to treatment of those two ailments and was again hasn't won since April 24, 1 994, when he won the well along toward successful recovery. However, a Bates Motel H. at Santa Anita. Californian probables second surgery was performed Sunday, May 21 to Tossofthecoin (Magesterial) and Blumin Affair correct serious rectal adhesions that had developed. By (Dynaformer) worked Monday at Hollywood Park; this time, the stallion was in a weakened condition and Tossofthecoin covered six furlongs in 1: 14 2/5, while had other complications he could not overcome. Blumin Affair went a mile in 1 :37 3/5. Other ex­ Brookside owner Allen Paulson was the owner of pected runners include Best Pal ( * Habitony), Let's Be Strawberry Road throughout his stud career, which Curious (Air Forbes Won) and Tinners Way (Secretar­ began in 1 987. The 1 6-year-old stallion, a graded stakes-winner in four countries, sired nine stakes win­ iat). ners from five crops to date, including Grade I winners Fraise, Fowda and Dinard. Saturday, Epsom Downs: VODAFONE CORONATION CUP-G1 SALES AGENCY ANNOUNCES CHANGES Central Last year's Prix de I' Arc de Triomphe winner Carne­ Kentucky horseman Tom Van Meter, D.V.M., has be­ gie (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and Breeders' Cup Turf hero come a partner in the leading sales agency Eaton-Wil­ Tikkanen (Cozzene) are set to clash head on in Sat­ liams Inc., which changed its name to Eaton Sales Inc. urday's Coronation Cup. Carnegie, who has not run effective June 1. "Lee (Eaton) and I are very excited to since his Arc victory last October 2, will again be have Tom on board, as he brings a great deal of horse­ ridden by Thierry Jarnet. "The horse seems very manship to our organization, as well as an extensive well," said Andre Fabre, who trains him for Sheikh knowledge of the Thoroughbred business and the peo­ Mohammed. Tikkanen will have the services of ple in it," said Reiley McDonald, a partner. "We chose jockey Cash Asmussen, who piloted him to a second­ the name Eaton Sales Inc. as it is recognizable, simple place finish in the G2 Madagans Jockey Club S. at and easily identifiable with the quality of horses our Newmarket in his last start May 5. "Tikkanen is fine," agency sells." said trainer Jonathan Pease. "He has been working well, and (owner) Mr. Strawbridge was present to News Continued, p. 2 see his most recent gallop." Only Royale (Ire) (Caerleon), the six-year-old mare who defeated WEEKEND PREVIEW 1 Tikkanen a month ago, is also an intended runner. BELMONT ST AKES ........... 2 Other probables are group stakes-winners Broadway NEWS CONTINUED . 2 Flyer (Theatrical {Ire}), Environment Friend (GB) - RACING REPORTS . 2,3 {Cozzene), Sunshack (GB) {Rainbow Quest), Time TOTAL PAGES . 3 Star (Manila) and Zilzal Zamaan (Zilzal), as well as the multiple group stakes-placed Ionia (Silver Hawk). PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 6-7-95 B•E•L•M•O•N•T + FOREIGN STAKES Yesterday's Result: • LUKAS CONTINGENT, OTHERS ARRIVE AT BELMONT BALLYCORUS S.-G3, $39,417, Leopardstown, Ireland, Belmont Stakes hopefuls Timber Country (Woodman), 6-6, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1 :29.60, gd. Thunder Gulch (Gulch), Knockadoon (Dixieland Band) 1--DESERT STYLE (IRE), 125, c, 3, Green Desert-­ and Wild Syn (Wild Again) arrived at Belmont Park Organza (GB) (SP-Eng), by High Top (Ire). 0-Sheikh shortly after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday following a one hour Maktoum al Maktoum; B-Ovidstown Investments Ltd.; and 34 minute flight from Louisville, Kentucky. While D. T-Jim Bolger; J-K. Manning; $25,880. Wayne Lukas-trainees Timber Country and Thunder 2--Mistle Cat, 131, h, 5, Storm Cat--Mistle Too, by Gulch grazed outside Belmont's Barn 10, Lukas said, Maribeau. 0-P.K.L. Chu; $7,963. "This might be a bold statement, but I feel both Timber 3--The Puzzler (Ire), 131, g, 4, Sharpo (GB)--Enigma, by Country and Thunder Gulch are better going into the Ahonoora. 0-Lady Richard Wellesley; $3,982. Belmont than going into the Derby. This track fits them Margins: head, 3/4, neck. both well. We're going into a very good situation with a Also Ran: Nijo (GB), Jahid, Charillus (GB), Nordic Oak 1 %-mile track with big sweeping turns they've both (Ire), Hamseh. won on, with two world-class riders." American-Bred Winner in France: STAR STANDARD WORKS Star Standard (Risen Star) Anziyan, c, 2, Danzig--Razyana, by His Majesty. worked three-eighths around the turn at Belmont in :35 Chantilly, 6-6, Prix d'Orgemont, 5fT, 2yo, c/g, Tuesday morning, galloping out the half-mile in :47. "He $16,579 to winner. 0-K. Abdullah; B-Juddmonte went great, /1 said trainer Nick Zito, who also confirmed Farms; T-Andre Fabre. *Full brother to Danehill (G1- that Julie Krone will ride Star Standard in the Belmont. Eng, $284,502) and Eagle Eyed (Gll-N.A., GSP-Fr, $333,318); % to Euphonic (SW-Fr, $101,691, by The News Continued. Minstrel). AMERICAN HORSE COUNCIL TAKES ON INDIANS According to an article in the Fort Worth Star American-Bred Winners in England: Telegram, American Horse Council President James J. Mystic Tempo, f, 2, El Gran Senor--Doubling Time (GSP­ Hickey Jr., speaking at the AHC's annual convention in Fr), by Timeless Moment. Pontefract, 6-6, EBF Thorne Fort Worth, Texas, said Indian gaming is detrimental to Fillies Maiden, 6fT, 2yo, f, $6,532 to winner. the horse racing industry. Hickey told the Star Tele­ 0-Robert Sangster; B-Swettenham Stud & Ben San; gram, "Indian gaming in most cases hurts tracks. It's T-Peter Chapple-Hyam. * % to Timely (Ire) (GSP-lre, just not a level playing field for racetracks, horse own­ MGSP-Eng, $76,564, by Kings Lake). ers and breeders." Hickey added that the AHC is push­ ltab, f, 3, Dayjur--Madame Secretary (SW), by ing for legislation in Congress that would limit tribes to Secretariat. Brighton, Bevendean Maiden, 7fT, offering only the types of gambling permitted by their 3yo/up, $5,856 to winner. 0-Sheikh Hamdan al specific states. Maktoum; B-Shadwell Farm Inc. & Shadwell Estate Co. Ltd.; T-Edward Dunlop. * % to Tabdea (MSW­ BELMONT STAKES GOES ONLINE Hugh Finn's Eng, GSP-Fr, $81,005, by Topsider). Horse Racing News, which appears on the world-wide One Off The Rail, h, 5, Rampage--Catty Queen, by Tom web, will provide live coverage of Saturday's Belmont Cat. Brighton, 6-6, Levy Board H., 12fT, 3yo/up, Stakes, with race coverage beginning June 7. In addi­ $5,002 to winner. 0-Ken Higson; B-Parrish Hill Farm; tion to actual race coverage, users will have access to T-A. Moore. * $6,500 yrlg '91 KEEJAN; $11,500 yrlg information provided daily by reporters and photogra­ '91 FTKSEP. phers on location. They will cover the workouts, barn notes, post positions, morning-line odds, track condi­ Local News, France: tions, interviews with jockeys and trainers and an analy­ Tryphosa (Ire) (Be My Guest), winner of the German sis of horse performances. Through their home page, 1000 Guineas at Dusseldorf May 7, will be at Chantilly users will also have access to the Handicapping Column Sunday to contest the Group 1 French Oaks at 1 0 % and an Industry Column, which will address the latest furlongs on the turf. Tryphosa is trained by Andreas issues in the horse racing industry. Wohler. Stallions at Stud: Australia's International Stud ------------------­• Brocco (USA) • Catrail (USA) • Chief's Crown (USA) • Danehill (USA) • Royal Academy (USA) • Shalford (IRE) ARROWFIELD t Kenmare (FR) t Bellotto (USA) t Geiger Counter (USA) • Danzcro (AUS) • Snippets (AUS) ----------John Messara (61-2) 223 8277 Fax: (61-2) 223 5795 GPO Box 3500, Syndney NSW 2001, Australia PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 6-7-95 Local News, Germany: 7th-PIM, $20,500, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 mT, 1 :38 4/5, fm. Preis der Diana (German Oaks) winner Centaine (GB) GAIL'S BRUSH (f, 4, Broad Brush--Parade of Roses (Royal Academy) will take on the colts in her next start, {SW, $161,608}, by Blues Parade) Lifetime Record: the Germany Derby at Hamburg July 2.