ThrlThoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~~I~~UN~~~RE DM TUESDAY, APRIL 16,1996 T-R-I-P-L-E THREATS MOTT: CIGAR'S OPTIONS OPEN Possible options Saturday, May 4, Churchill Downs for Cigar's (Palace Music) next start now include the KENTUCKY DERBY-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 114m June 1 Massachusetts H. at Suffolk Downs and the May The prospective field, three weeks from the main 27 Metropolitan H. at Belmont Park, trainer Bill Mott event and in alphabetical order, is: TDN said yesterday. "(The Mass'Cap) is a possibility," said Horse (Sire) $-Gr. stks. Odds Mott from his barn at Churchill Downs. "1 think every­ Afleetaffair (Afleet) $ 75,850 30-1 thing is an option. It depends on how quickly he comes Runs in Lexington April 21; probably not afleet enough. around. We'd even have to consider the Met Mile." Mott Alyrob (Alysheba) $ 0 12-1 said Cigar was recovering from his trip to Dubai and his DO'ed from 2nd in Santa Anita Derby; Derby-winning hard-fought win in the March 27 World Cup. "He's at sire also DOred in prep--1st to 3rd in '87 Blue Grass. Belmont, doing fine," said Mott. "He's galloping and Built for Pleasure (Homebuilder) $175,000 50-1 putting his weight back on." While winning a handicap Unplaced since 143-1 Fountain of Youth win; a fluke? prior to the June 30 Hollywood Gold Cup could add to Cavonnier {Batonnier} $785,500 8-1 Cigar's impost in that race, Mott said, "If he's really Santa Anita Derby winner at 10-1; would be first doing extremely well and he's ready, I'd probably rather Cal-bred to take the roses since Decidedly-1962. run him than wait 30 days and not pick up a pound." Corker (Festin {Arg}} $120,000 50-1 Moved up to 3rd in SA Derby; unlikely to pop May 4. KEENELAND APRIL TWO~YEAR~OLDS IN Diligence (Miswaki) $141,000 15-1 TRAINING SALE TODAY The 1996 Keeneland April 5th in Blue Grass; didn't handle track--or the company? Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale will be held today, begin­ E C's Dream (lncinderator) $132,200 50-1 ning at 1:30 p.m. There are 230 juveniles catalogued. Placed 4th in SA Derby; keep dreaming. Capote leads all sires with eight two-year-olds sched­ Editor's Note (Forty !\liner) $422,564 10-1 uled to go through the ring; the leading consignor by 3rd as favorite in Blue Grass; makes the Derby cut. number of entrants is Jerry Bailey Sales Agency, agent, Grindstone (Unbridled) $327,510 20-1 with 28. Some highlights of the catalogue are a half­ Louisiana Derby winner; Team Lukas' Rocky? brother by High Brite to Horse of the Year Conquistador Halo Sunshine (Halo) $200,000 30-1 Cielo; a half-brother by Private Account to GSW Lilly Golden State Derby winner; Derby forecast--cloudy. Capote; a half-brother by Capote to GSW French Dep­ Honour and Glory (Relaunch) $553,752 10-1 uty; a full-brother to MGISW A Wild Ride (Wild Again); a Moved up to 2nd in SA Derby; heads Lukas team. filly by Gulch out of Champion Older Mare Track Rob­ In Contention (Devil's Bag) $148,771 30-1 bery; a half-sister by Dayjur, to GISW Talinum; a half­ 2nd in Wood Memorial; not apt to be a contender. sister by Affirmed to Canadian Champions Imperial Louis Quatorze (Sovereign Dancer) $240,000 15-1 Choice and Golden Choice; a half-sister by Black Tie 2nd in Blue Grass; goes for 2-time '90s Derby winners Affair (Ire) to MGISW Turnback the Alarm; a half-sister Condren & Cornacchia, and owner/breeder Hofmann. by Lord At War {Arg} to MGSW Powis Castle; a half­ Matty G (Capote) $306,500 50-1 brother by Deputy Minister to GI-winning millionairess Last after troubled SA Derby trip; on the mat. Top Corsage; and a half-brother by Forty Niner to GISW Roar (Forty Niner) $410,000 6-1 Quiet American. 1st in Jim Beam, to Lexington Sun.; seeks lion's share. News cont. p2 Secreto de Estado (General Assembly) $ 30,000 50-1 4th in Wood Memorial; no secret weapon. STAKES CLOSINGS Skip Away (Skip Trial) $547,220 5-1 TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17: Blue Grass winner skips; to second in his class. 4-28 $200,000g San Francisco Mile, GG, Unbridled's Song (Unbridled) $1,205,000 5-2 3yo/up, 8fT ($200) Wood & Florida Derby winner ready to sing "My Old 8-24 $500,OOOg Beverly D-GI, AP, 3yo/up, Kentucky Home"; conquers Derby favorite curse. f/m, 9.5fT ($ 1000) Victory Speech (Deputy Minister) $ 90,600 15-1 9-15 $ 1,000,OOOg Woodbine Million-GI, Distant 3rd in Jim Beam; stutters into Derby. Wo, 3yo, 9f ($360) Zarb's Magic (Zarbyev) $374,000 30-1 Arkansas Derby winner; pulls another out of the hat? , PAGE 1. • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 4-16-96 Triple Threats cont. THIS WEEK'S TRIPLE CROWN PREP EAST Sunday, Keeneland • • LEXINGTON S.-GII, $175,000a, 3yo, 8.5f Local News, Churchill Downs: Jim Beam winner Roar (Forty Niner) heads a probable Kentucky Derby hopefuls Honour and Glory (Relaunch) field of nine in the final major prep for the Kentucky and Victory Speech (Deputy Minister) worked Monday Derby. "I think he needs another race around two morning for trainer D. Wayne Lukas. Honour and Glory turns," said his trainer, Shug McGaughey. "We'd like to covered five furlongs in 1 :01 3/5. Victory Speech see another good effort out of him." Prince Of Thieves worked seven furlongs in 1 :26 2/5. Jockey Donna (Hansel) worked five-eighths in :59 4/5 at Churchill Barton was aboard both three-year-olds. Monday. Also expected for the race are Afleetaffair (Afleetl, Budroyale (Cee's Tizzy), City By Night (Slew Local News: Calder Race Course City Slew), Foolish Pole (Polish Numbers), Javeriano The Calder Hall of Fame, inaugurated last year, will (Sewickley), Saratoga Dandy (Saratoga Six) and Victor induct four new members Saturday, May 25. This year's Cooley (Cool Victor); Tibet (Homebuilder) and Wire Me inductees will be Judy's Red Shoes (Hold Your Tricks), Collect (Clever Trick) are also possible. the only Florida-bred to earn more than $1 million while racing exclusively in Florida; owner/breeder Tartan News cont. Farms; trainer Stanley Hough; and jockey Michael Lee. HOH MAGIC RETIRED Hoh Magic (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), heroine of Deauville's 1994 G1 Prix Morny and fourth last year in the Newmarket 1000 Guineas, has been retired and is to be covered by the FOREIGN 1996 Epsom Derby hero Lammtarra (Nijinsky II). Hoh • • WEEKEND RESULTS: Magic failed to win as a three-year-old but, along with her brave Classic placing, she registered several quality SATSUKI SHO-G1-Jpn, $2,078,802, Nakayama Race­ performances, including a third in the G1 July Cup won course, Japan, 4-14, 3yo, 10fT, 2:00.2, fm. by Europe's champion sprinter Lake Coniston (Ire) (Blue­ 1--#@ISHINO SUNDAY (JPN), c, 3, Sunday Silence-- bird). However, she disappointed connections on her Jefforee (GSW, $169,890), by Alydar. O-Ishino; reappearance at Warwick last week and will not race B-Kazunori Hattori; T-Kenji Yamauchi; J-Hirofumi Shii; again. Michael Bell, her Newmarket-based trainer, said: $1,151,883. "The plan is for her to be covered by Lammtarra and 2--Royal Touch (Jpn), c, 3, Sunday Silence--Powerful then be sent on to the December Sales. She'd been Lady (Jpn), by Maruzensky (Jpn). $435,108 giving us every indication that she was on song at 3--Meisho Genie (Jpnt c, 3, Amber Shadai (Jpn)--Nissei home. But she was very disappointing at Warwick and I Lilas (Jpn), by Lord Leige. $259,820. suspect she'd had enough." Margins: 3/4, 2, 1 %. Odds: 6.10, 3.60, 38.20. PURE GRAIN GOES WEST Pure Grain (GB) (Polish PROCYON S.-G3-Jpn, $763,971, Hanshin Racecourse, Precedent), forced into premature retirement by a frac­ Japan, 4-13, 4yo/up, 7f (dirt), 1 :23.6, ft. tured cannon bone sustained when finishing 10th in last 1--@NAMURA KOKUO (JPN), h, 5, King Glorious--K. November's Japan Cup, is to be covered by Gone West Joyner (Jpn), by Sudden Thaw. O-N. Namura; (Mr. Prospector). The winner of the Irish and Yorkshire B-Masatsugu Ito; T-Akihiko Nomura; J-Hiroyuki Oaks and a brave fifth to Lammtarra in Longchamp's Uemura; $400,000. Prix de I' Arc de Triomphe before her life-threatening 2--Bjg Shari (Jpn), h, 5, Northern Taste--Crafty Wife, by injury, will fly from Britain to Kentucky within the next Crafty Prospector. $1 61 ,247. few days. Robert Barnett, the owner/breeder of Pure 3--Shake Hand, f, 4, Mr. Prospector--Dancing Tribute, Grain, said: "We have chosen to send her to Gone West by Nureyev. $104,104. *$500,000 yrl '93 KEEJUL. because, apart from the fact that he has had plenty of Margins: %, HD, 2%. Odds: 10.40, 2.10, 26.20. stakes winners in America, we think he is suitable on Foreign Report cont. p.3. pedigree grounds. Pure Grain is in pretty good shape now and, while nothing is without risk, we are as cer­ A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will tain as you can be that she is ready to travel.