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ARCH HALL wins Eclipse S. HEADLINE p. 2 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 TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2006 BARBARO WELL AFTER SUNDAY’S SURGERY GEORGE HEADS GUINEAS 19 Playing the good patient and even being a bit coltish Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith's at times, Barbaro (Dynaformer) continued to rest com- George Washington (Ire) (Danehill) yesterday headed fortably in his stall yesterday at the George D. Widener the 19 declared entries for Saturday=s G1 Irish 2000 Hospital for Large Ani- Guineas at The Curragh. Aidan O=Brien was responsible mals at the University of for nine entries, with the Newmarket G1 2000 Guineas Pennsylvania=s New winner firmly in line to tackle the double last achieved by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) in 2002. Also engaged at this Bolton Center. AHe=s do- stage is Michael Tabor s Marcus Andronicus (Danehill), ing all the things a horse = who was touted as a possible for this Classic after should do, including eat- finishing runner-up in the May 14 G1 Poule d=Essai des ing and nickering at the Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) at Longchamp. That mares near him,@ said race=s winner Aussie Rules (Danehill) has been left in, Chief of Surgery Dean but Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Faisal Salman=s Richardson. AWhile we colt is likely to tackle the G1 Prix du Jockey-Club are optimistic, we remain (French Derby) at Chantilly June 4. Heading the opposi- cautious about his prog- tion is the Listed Loughbrown S. and G3 Tetrarch S. nosis and are watching scorer Decado (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and trainer for signs of infection at Kevin Prendergast is hoping that the going stays on the the surgical site, laminitis soft side. AHe seems to act on soft ground and he has- and other possible after- n't been tried on dry ground so why change it,@ he told effects of the surgery.@ the Racing Post. @Let's hope it stays that way for the Lael Stables= GI Kentucky rest of the week as he's in good shape and hopefully Derby winner underwent we'll get him there in one piece.@ Paul Hensey, race- An x-ray of Barbaro’s right hind leg major surgery at New course manager for The Curragh, is bewildered by the Bolton Sunday to repair recent heavy rain. AIf the Guineas were today we would three fractures suffered to his right hind leg in Satur- be able to race,@ he said yesterday. Looking ahead to Saturday, I think it will be on the easy side. There is day=s GI Preakness S. The procedure, which took ap- quite a bit of wind forecast for the next few days, proximately six hours to complete, involved the inser- which is very positive news, because it dries out very tion of a 16-hole single-locking compression plate and quickly when it is windy. It's also scheduled to get 23 screws to stabilize the quite cold later in the week and there is a risk of frost area. The hope is that the which could affect the ground as well. The weather is set bones will fuse in unbelievable--I don't think I can ever remember a day as place over time, a process wet as Sunday, when we had about an inch and a half that will take several of rain in a 10-hour period.@ months. Dr. Richardson said Sunday that, despite UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES the initial success of the Date Race Track surgery, Barbaro had a May 27 GII Sheepshead Bay H. Belmont >50-50' chance of recov- S L Pierce/University of Pennsylvania GIII Hanshin Cup H. Arlington ery. Barbaro was the 1-2 May 28 GIII Jaipur H. Belmont favorite in the Preakness after winning the Kentucky GIII Connaught Cup H. Woodbine Derby by 6 1/2 lengths. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/23/06 • PAGE 2 of 4 P R E S U L T S P P N E W S T O D A Y P ECLIPSE S.-GIII, $134,202, WOX, 5-22, 4yo/up, PREAKNESS OVERNIGHT TV RATINGS DOWN 1 1/16m, 1:44, ft. SLIGHTLY 1--@ARCH HALL, 119, h, 5, by Archers Bay by Lenny Shulman, courtesy The Blood-Horse 1st Dam: Selena Smile, by Fortunate Prospect The overnight ratings for NBC's coverage of the 2nd Dam: Night Owl Special, by Cathy's Reject Preakness Stakes May 20 indicated a small drop-off in 3rd Dam: Night Gee Gee, by True Knight viewers from 2005's numbers. The overnights, which O-Melnyk Racing Stables; B-E Melnyk (ON); measure viewership in 54 major markets, gave the T-Mark E Casse; J-P Husbands; $80,307. Lifetime overall telecast a 5.7 rating and a 14 share, down four Record: 21-7-5-3, $481,009. percent from last year's 5.9/14. With one rating point 2--Alumni Hall, 121, h, 7, A.P. Indy--Private Status, by equal to 770,000 viewers, the Preakness, from Pimlico Alydar. O-W S Farish, Estate of James A Elkins Jr & Racecourse in Baltimore, Md., was seen in approxi- W Webber; B-W S Farish, James Elkins & mately 4.4-million homes. The share indicates the per- W Temple Webber Jr (KY); T-Neil Howard; $26,769. 3--Just in Case Jimmy, 115, g, 5, Whiskey Wisdom-- cent of TV sets that were tuned to the race. The Alycheer, by Alydeed. ($7,000 yrl '02 FTCSEP). pre-race portion of the one-hour, 45-minute telecast, O-R Attfield, William Werner; B-Kinghaven Farms from 5 p.m.-5:45 p.m. EDT, registered a 4.0/10, down Limited (ON); T-Roger L Attfield; $14,723. fractionally from 2005's 4.2/10. The race portion of the Margins: 2 3/4, HF, 1HF. Odds: 2.40, 1.20, 15.30. show, 5:45-6:45, yielded a 7.0/16, down three percent Also Ran: Alleged Ruler, Ablo, Cryptograph. from a 7.2/17 last year. Nevertheless, the Preakness Scratched: Cuba, Twisted Wit. telecast was the highest-rated sporting event televised Arch Hall, who ended 2005 with a win in the track- May 20. ABC will telecast the Belmont S. June 10 from and-trip Sir Barton S. last November, had a successful New York. winter south of the border, winning an Oaklawn allow- ance in February before runner-up efforts in the Mar. 12 You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. GIII Razorback Breeders= Cup H. and Apr. 12 GIII Fifth Season S. for trainer Anthony Reinstedler. Away slowly, the bay sat just off the early leaders, moved to the lead with a three-wide move into the straight and drove clear to the wire. Todd Kabel, aboard last-place finisher Cryptograph (Cryptoclearance) lodged a claim of foul against the winner, alleging interference on the turn, but stewards denied the claim. AMy horse was rolling, in gear,@ explained winning rider Patrick Hus- bands. AI=m keeping my ground. It got a little bit tight and [Kabel] took a hold.@ Trainer Mark Casse was im- pressed with his charge, but admitted to some anxious moments. AHe=s a pretty good horse,@ Casse said of the winner. AIf he broke running and nobody wanted it, we taylormadefarm.com were going to go for the lead. As it turned out, he broke GIII Eclipse S. Arch Hall (Arches Bay) drives to and started lollygagging around. The first quarter scared 2 3/4-length win. me a little.@ brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/23/06 • PAGE 3 of 4 P EDIGREE INSIGHTS Star; top American performers Hawkster, Memories of Silver, Red Bishop, Silver Ending, Zoonaqua, Hawk BY ANDREW CAULFIELD Attack and Wonder Again; and Japanese champion Sunday, Longchamp, France Grass Wonder. MONTJEU COOLMORE PRIX SAINT-ALARY-G1, Altogether, Silver Hawk sired more than 30 group or i250,000, Longchamp, 5-21, 3yo, f, 10fT, 2:05.10, sf. graded winners, which is quite an achievement, as he 1--sGERMANCE, 126, f, 3, by Silver Hawk wasn=t heavily used. 1st Dam: Gaily Tiara, by Caerleon AWe=ve never played the numbers game with him and 2nd Dam: Majestic Role (Fr), by Theatrical (Ire) have limited his book in terms of numbers, and he 3rd Dam: Autocratic (Ire), by Tyrant rewarded us with a fantastic career,@ was Jones= sum- ($200,000 yrl >04 KEESEP). O-Nelson Radwan; mary. B-Edmund J Loder; T-Jean-Claude Rouget; J-Ioritz The limited numbers were definitely intentional Mendizabal; i74,100. Lifetime Record: 4 starts, throughout the majority of Silver Hawk=s career, but 4 wins, i131,100. possibly not always during its early stages, when he Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com occasionally struggled. I suspect that he would never catalogue-style pedigree. have made it to the top without the support of Fustok=s Seeing an unbeaten filly confirm her classic potential Buckram Oak broodmares, which supplied Lady In Silver with a Group 1 victory would normally be a happy and Magnificent Star, and Jones=s Airdrie mares. experience, but the success of Roberto=s American breeders could be forgiven for not clamour- grand-daughter Germance in the Prix Saint-Alary had ing for his services when he commenced stallion duties some sad undertones.