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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™ M 0 ND A Y, DECEMBER 1 9, W· E. E. K. E. N ·D RESULTS HOLY BULL BREEZES In his first workout since Sunday, Hollywood Sept., likely Horse of the Year Holy Bull (Great Above) HOLLYWOOD FUTURITY-GI, $500,000, HOL, 12-18, breezed three furlongs yesterday morning at 2yo, 1 1 /16m, 1 :40 3/5, ft. Gulfstream Park. According to owner/trainer Jimmy 1--AFTERNOON DEELITES, 121, c, 2, Private Terms- Croll, the colt went in : 37. Croll said that Holy Bull Intimate Girl, by Medaille D'Or. 0-Bacharach Burt; ~ill work approximately every four days leading up to B-Blue Seas Music, Inc. (WV); T-Richard Mandella; his four-year-old debut, the Jan. 22 Olympic H. "He's J-K J Desormeaux; $275,000. Lifetime Record: really matured and is doing excellent," said Croll. 3-3-0-0, $351I200, "Right now, I see no reason why he can't be as good 2--Thunder Gulch, 1 21, c, 2, Gulch--Line of Thunder or better than ever." Still, Croll does not anticipate an by Storm Bird. ($40,000 yrl '93 KEEJUL). 0-Tabor' effortless first outing. "I have a feeling that his first Michael; B-Brant Peter M (KY); $100,000. race back is not going to be easy," he said. "There 3--A. J. Jett, 121, c, 2, Jett Sett Joe--Crimsomator are going to be three or four people who are going to by Decimator. ($2, 138 yrl '93 BRCOCT). 0-Whyt~ take a big shot at us first time out. There are some James W & Luana A; B-Feenstra Hank (CAN); tough sprinters around here, and that makes me wary $75,000. because I'm on a rather close schedule trying to get Margins: 6HF, 10, HF. Odds: 0.50, 3.80, 17.10. him ready." Holy Bull's tentative post-Olympic sched Also Ran: The Exeter Man, Nice Fred. ule: the Feb. 11 Donn H., March 11 Santa Anita H., Sent off the overwhelming favorite in his first try at and possibly the April 22 Excelsior H. at Aqueduct. two turns, Afternoon Deelites proved the added dis tance was no problem at all. Sitting comfortably off the early pace of the speedy A. J. Jett, the undefeat TEAM LUKAS FILLY UPDATE Serena's Song ed colt was sent up to take the lead on the far turn (Rahy), winner of Saturday's GI Hollywood Starlet, and put in his most impressive performance to date, came out of the race in good order and will now be easily drawing away from the field to win as he pointed for her three-year-old debut in the GI Las pleased. "It's a long road to May, but we're hoping Virgenes S. at Santa Anita February 19. Her trainer, to get there," said trainer Richard Mandella. "He's D. Wayne Lukas, also conditions division leader Flan just an extremely gifted horse. He does everything ders (Seeking the Gold), and he remarked on the we ask him, and in triple. He's shown us no signs of progress of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner surrender." Owner Burt Bacharach added, "This is as since her surgery to repair a fractured right front good as it gets." Winning jockey Kent Desormeaux cannon and sesamoid. "She's doing very, very well. remarked, "It was effortless, period. I really don't There has been no decision as to her race career, but know what else to say--he humbled me." Trainer D. they're pleasantly surprised at how well she's doing." Wayne Lukas, who saddled runner-up Thunder Gulch, and also handles Breeders' Cup Juvenile victor Timber PAST CHAMPS PREP FOR RETURNS Last Country, said of the developing three-year-old picture, year's champion two-year-old filly Phone Chatter "It will be an interesting spring. Between now and (Phone Trick), away since finishing last after running spring, there will be other ones who crop up, too. down in the GI Spinster S. October 16, breezed seven You (press) guys will be able to handicap to your furlongs in 1 : 24 4/5 at Santa Anita Sunday. Jockey hearts' content." THE EXETER MAN (Capote), fourth Laffit Pincay Jr., aboard for the bullet move, will also after pressing the pace, bled badly. be in the saddle for the Eclipse Award winner's next Weekend Results cont. p2 engagement, the La Brea S. December 28. Eliza (Mt. Livermore), the champion two-year-old filly of 1992, will also return to competition on that card, running in WEEKEND RES ULTS p1-2 the Market Basket S. at six-and-a-half furlongs on the grass. The four-year-old was fifth last time out in the RACING REPORTS ........ p2-4 Lady's Secret H. October 1 O; her last victory came in the GI Santa Anita Oaks in March, 1993. PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 12-19-94 Weekend Results cont. 7th-AQU, $32,000, Alw, 3/up, f/m, 8.5f, 1 :46 3/5, Sunday, Japan ft. SPRINTERS S.-GI Japan, $1,985,904, Nakayama, BIDDY MASON (f, 3, Ogygian--Kitty Tatch {SW, Japan, 3yo/up, a6fT, 1:07.10 (NCR), fm. $233,648}, by Vigors), trying a distance on the dirt 1--Sakura Bakushin 0 (Jap), c, 4, Sakura Yutaka 0- for the first time after two starts on the grass, Sakura Hagoromo, by Northern Taste. 0-Sakura showed her speed right out of the gate and went Commerce Co., Ltd. B-Shadai Farm. T-Katsutaro wire-to-wire to win by a length and a half. Lifetime Sakai. J-F. Kojima. $943, 109. Lifetime Record: Record: 8-2-1-1, $42,330. 21-11, $5,286,005. O/B-Sharon A Maloney (KY). T-H Allen Jerkens. 2--Biko Pegasus (Jap), c, 3, Danzig--Condessa, by Condorcet. $375,215. 6th-AQU, $32,000, Alw, 3/up, f/m, 8.5f, 1 :48 2/5, 3--Kyoei Keyman (Jap), h, 5, Petoski--Sweet Emma, ft. by Welsh Saint. $233,242. DIXIE BRAT (f, 3, Dixieland Brass--Laughing Empress, Margins: 4, nk, nk. by Shecky Greene), looking for her first win of the Also Ran: Eishin Washington, lnazuma Takao, campaign after finishing second in seven of 1 3 starts Nagara Flash, Soviet Problem, Honor the Hero, Zieten, this year, dueled on the lead early with SKI AT DAWN Hokuto Phebus, Hishi Clever, A.P. Jet, Marutaka (Baldski) (5th), then put that rival away and drew Tako, Yuki Top Run. clear to win by two lengths as the 3-5 chalk. Lifetime The 3-5 favorite Sakura Bakushin 0 came away well Record: SP, 19-2-9-5, $117 ,038. from post five, stayed within the top group and made 0-Albert Vermeire. B-Paul J. Roche (KY). T-P Serpe. a tremendous charge at the top of the stretch, leaving the rest of the field behind and capturing his second 5th-AQU, $30,000, Alw, 3yo/up, 6f, 1: 11 2/5, ft. straight Sprinters S. in stakes and course-record time. GOODBYE TO YOU (c, 4, Sunny Clime--Sweet Jen, Soviet Problem, ridden by Chris Mccarron and sent by Full Out), winless in 1 0 previous starts this year off at 4-1, finished seventh, beaten seven lengths. A while racing in California, made his first New York crowd of 101,378 was on hand for the day's races. start after finishing off the board for a $16,000 tag at Santa Anita two months ago. The 5-2 favorite sat just off the leaders before making his way to the front on the far turn and galloping home to win by six I~ N•E•W Y•O•R• KI lengths. Lifetime Record: 19-2-6-3, $76,215. ~ REPORT O/B-Steven W. Young (CA). T-Robert P Klesaris. Yesterday's Results: ~ SOUTHERN DAMON RUNYON S., $55,550, AQU, 12-18, State bred, 2yo, 1 1 /16m, 1 :46 4/5, ft. ~ C•A•L•I •F•O•R•N•I• A 1--AVE'S FLAG, 122, c, 2, Personal Flag--Ave Maria REPORT (Ger), by Experte. ($18,000 yrl '93 FTNAUG). 0-McNulty David P & Omland Josef; B-Mr & Mrs Yesterday's Results: David P McNulty & Sugar Maple Farm (NY; T-Leo FLYING CONTINENTAL H., $61,050, HOL, 12-18, O'Brien; J- Velazquez; $33,330. Lifetime Record: 3yo/up, 11/16m,1:41 3/5, ft. 4-3-0-0, $95, 130. * 1 /2 to Herr Von Kaninchen 1--NONPRODUCTIVEASSET, 119, c, 4, Stalwart-- (Delta Flag), MSW, $459,044. Flowers Kris S., by Kris S. 0-Burk & Stephen; 2--0rmsby, 114, c, 2, Carson City--Sois Sage, by B-Merrill Stable (FL); T-Wallace Dollase; J-C S Broadway Forli. 0-Woodside Stud. $11, 110. Nakatani; $34,050. Lifetime Record: GISP, 3--Atrebla, 114, c, 2, Stacked Pack--La Cavatina, by 14-5-3-1, $332,500. Green Dancer. 0-Gang & Larkin & Megale & Wake. 2--Sneakin Jake, 115, h, 7, Table Run--Mimi's First, $6, 110. by *Hawaii. 0-M & M MacPherson. $12,000. Margins: 3/4, 5, 3. Odds: 0.80, 6.40, 7.00. 3--Hello Chicago, 116, c, 3, Broad Brush--Party Work Ave's Flag took his first two starts against New er, by Speak John. ($35,000 yrl '92 KEESEP). York-breds by a combined eight lengths before finish 0-Lanni & Sloan.