XTRA HEAT beats the boys HEADLINE p10 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2002 BATTLE OF THE SEXES AT LONGCHAMP IMPERIOUS DAME Two of Europe’s finest fillies will take on a pair of Godolphin’s Imperial Gesture (Langfuhr) became a Derby winners in this afternoon’s G1 Prix de l’Arc de millionaire with a determined performance on the front Triomphe Lucien Barriere at Longchamp when end, defeating older fillies to take the $750,000 GI Aquarelliste (Fr) (Danehill) and Islington (Ire) (Sadler’s Beldame yesterday at Belmont. She wired fellow three- Wells) take on High Chaparral year-olds in the GI Gazelle H. (Ire) (Sadlers’ Wells) and Sept. 7 and was sent off as the Sulamani (Ire) (Hernando {Fr}). second choice to Summer Col- One of Ballydoyle’s ‘big three,’ ony (Summer Squall). Breaking High Chaparral has never alertly, Imperial Gesture went crossed swords with Rock of straight to the front, where she Gibraltar (Ire), but he put an- was hounded by Allamerican other member of the triumvi- Bertie (Quiet American). When rate, Hawk Wing, firmly in his that rival tired in the stretch, Imperial Gesture held a 5 1/2- Imperial Gesture place in the G1 Epsom Derby Adam Coglianese photo June 8. However, unlike most length advantage and maintained Aquarelliste APRH photo winners of this contest, he a clear margin at the wire as the missed a vital prep due to an unclear blood test, a fact favorite spun her wheels. “I don’t know if this was the that may render him vulnerable to the domestic defense ideal race,” said assistant trainer Tom Albertrani, “but it headed by Sulamani. His 1 1/2-length defeat of Act is certainly a good race to get her going to the Breed- One (GB) in the G1 Prix du Jockey-Club at Chantilly ers’ Cup [Distaff, Oct. 26].” Click for the brisnet.com June 2 secured his meteoric rise to the heights reached chart or the brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. For the video race replay, select: broadband modem. by his sire and half-brother Dream Well (Fr). It will not help Sulamani’s cause that he was involved in a farci- Saturday, Belmont Park cally run G2 Prix Niel here Sept. 15 last time and his BELDAME S.-GI, $750,000, BEL, 10-5, 3yo/up, f/m, relative lack of experience may prove his undoing here. 1 1/8m, 1:50 3/5, ft. Aquarelliste, who was beaten six lengths by Sakhee 1--IMPERIAL GESTURE, 120, f, 3, by Langfuhr when runner-up last year, bids to become the third 1st Dam: Honor An Offer, by Hoist the Flag since 1974 to have gone one better the following year. 2nd Dam: Bridget o' Brick, by Mr. Brick Like the heroine of that year, Allez France, she is a 3rd Dam: Drop Shot, by Correlation Wildenstein filly in the great tradition. Sakhee remains ($350,000 wlng '99 KEENOV). O-Godolphin; B-John the only horse to have beaten her at this track, on R Gaines T’breds & Dede McGehee (KY); T-S bin Suroor; which she has plundered last September’s G1 Prix J-J D Bailey; $450,000. Lifetime Record: 10-6-2-0, Vermeille, the G1 Prix Ganay Apr. 28 and G2 Prix Foy $1,091,816. *1/2 to Tempest Dancer (Storm Cat), SW, Sept. 15. In the latter she buried the memory of her $115,250; and Sardula (Storm Cat), MGISW, $882,460. fourth-placing behind Golan (Ire) in the G1 King George 2--Mandy's Gold, 123, f, 4, Gilded Time--Manduria, by VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. at Ascot July 27 Aloma's Ruler. ($87,000 2yo ‘00 FTMMAY). O-Steeple- and hinted that she is returning to her best. Islington chase Farm; B-Audley Farm Inc (VA); $150,000. will bid to become the first three-year-old filly to win 3--Summer Colony, 123, f, 4, Summer Squall--Probable since Akiyda (GB) in 1982. She annihilated her oppo- Colony, by Pleasant Colony. O/B-Edward P Evans nents in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks at York Aug. 21 and (KY); $82,500. bids to go one better than the family’s Sun Princess Margins: 2 3/4, 1 1/4, 2HF. Odds: 1.80, 4.10, 1.30A*. (GB), who took that contest before finishing runner-up Also Ran: Transcendental, Allamerican Bertie, Minister's in this in 1983. Field, p12 Baby, Unrestrained. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/6/02 • PAGE 2 of 18 Saturday, Belmont Saturday, Belmont Park FRIZETTE S.-GI, $500,000, BEL, 10-5, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m, CHAMPAGNE S.-GI, $500,000, BEL, 10-5, 2yo, 1:44 1/5, ft. 1 1/16m, 1:44 2/5, ft. 1--STORM FLAG FLYING, 120, f, 2, by Storm Cat 1--#@TOCCET, 122, c, 2, by Awesome Again 1st Dam: My Flag (MGISW, $1,557,057), by Easy Goer 1st Dam: Cozzene's Angel (MSP), by Cozzene 2nd Dam: Personal Ensign, by Private Account 2nd Dam: Charming Pan (Fr), by Trepan 3rd Dam: Grecian Banner, by Hoist the Flag 3rd Dam: Charming Doll, by Don O-Ogden Mills Phipps, et al; B-Phipps Stable (KY); O/B-Dan Borislow (KY); T-John Scanlan; J-J Chavez; T-Claude McGaughey III; J-J R Velazquez; $300,000. $300,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, $331,710. *1st Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $447,000. stakes winner for freshman sire (by Deputy Minister). 2--Santa Catarina, 120, f, 2, Unbridled--Purrfectly, by 2--Icecoldbeeratreds, 122, c, 2, In Excess (Ire)--Guilded Storm Cat. ($950,000 yrl '01 KEESEP). O-Robert B & Times, by Crafty Prospector. O/B-Michael E Pegram Beverly J Lewis; B-Dinwiddie Farm (KY); $100,000. (CA); $100,000. 3--Appleby Gardens, 120, f, 2, A.P. Indy--Larkwhistle, 3--Erinsouthernman, 122, c, 2, Eltish--Southern Swing, by Silver Deputy. ($2,000,000 yrl '01 FTSAUG). by Dixieland Band. O-West Point Stable; B-Live Oak O-Eugene & Laura Melnyk; B-Rod Ferguson, A M Stud (FL); $55,000. Cuddy & Anderson Farms-Ont Inc (ON); $55,000. Margins: 1HF, 3, 2HF. Odds: 9.10, 2.95, 8.10. Margins: 2, 11 1/4, 3. Odds: 0.60, 2.35, 46.75. Also Ran: Pretty Wild, Cape Good Hope, Brancusi, Also Ran: One and Twenty, Fabulous Brush, Fircroft, Outer Reef, Desert Warrior, Risky Cat. Fortuitous. Toccet was bet down to even-money in his July 7 The exquisitely bred Storm Flag Flying cemented her debut at Colonial Downs, but found the six furlongs of status as the favorite for the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile that race too short and finished a distant third. He Fillies with this sharp victory over West Coast invader stretched out to seven furlongs at Laurel Aug. 16 and Santa Catarina. After prevailing in her Aug. 18 career cruised to a 10-length victory, then tried two turns for opener despite racing greenly, the Phipps colorbearer the first time in a Pimlico allowance Sept. 6 and won by posted an eye-popping 12 3/4-length victory in the GI 8 1/2 lengths. Jumping right into Grade I company off Matron S. Sept. 15 and was sent off as the odds-on that effort, the homebred bay tucked in behind the favorite in this seven-horse field. Allowed to settle just leaders as first Desert Warrior (Deputy Minister) and off Santa Catarina, Storm Flag Flying was confidently then Icecoldbeeratreds cut out the fractions. He eased ridden by John Velazquez, ranging up to draw on even back and angled outside while looking for running room terms turning for home. But just as the pair hooked up as they turned for home, dropped back to the inside for in the stretch, Storm Flag Flying lengthened her stride the stretch run and closed well along the rail to take the and drew clear while simply being shown the whip by lead late and draw clear. “The colt is a little green still,” her pilot. “I never had to hit her,” said Velazquez. trainer John Scanlan said. “He plays around a lot. He’s “She’s really learning now. She was dragging me during going to learn a lot off this race. I expect big things out the first part and I didn’t want to fight her. So I gave of him.” The colt will go on to the GI Breeders’ Cup her her head.” Winning trainer Shug McGaughey isn’t Juvenile Oct. 26. “He’ll be at Arlington a week before sure when his unbeaten charge will head to Arlington the race to get a work over the track,” Scanlan said. for the Breeders’ Cup, but she will certainly be there by Runner-up Icecoldbeeratreds is possible for the Juve- Oct. 26. “You’ve got two scenarios: either you get nile, but third-place finisher Erinsouthernman is unlikely there right on top of the race,” he explained, “or give to make the trip to Chicago, instead pointing for the GII her plenty of time to settle in. A lot depends on how Remsen S. at Aqueduct Nov. 30. Pretty Wild (Wild she comes out of this mentally.” As for the runner-up, Again), the 13-10 favorite off second-place finishes in Santa Catarina will have another go at Storm Flag Fly- the GI Hopeful and GI Futurity, made a mild bid on the ing. “Yes, she’ll improve in another three weeks,” said turn, but came up empty late and finished fourth.