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; The-TDN is delivered each morning by 5 a.m. Eastern. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. • THOROUGHBRED Sunday, 1C5 DAILY NEWS" October 3, 1999 ft INTERNATIONAL ft CLASH OF THE TITANS AT LONGCHAMP Today, Longchamp, France, post time: 3:50 p.m. It just seems like it has been raining in Paris for 40 days PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE-LUCIEN BARRIERE-G1, and nights, so punters should not confuse today's FF8,750,000, 3yo/up, c/f, 1 1/2mT Longchamp feature for an "arc" of a different variety. sc (PP) HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS Despite the sticky conditions, Europe's two dominant 1 (10) Daylami (Ire) bin Suroor Dettori 9-4 middle-distance horses are set lock horns this afternoon h, 5, Doyoun (Irej-Daltawa (Ire), by Miswaki in Paris. IViontjeu only just got up to win the G2 Prix 2 (14) Croco Rouge (Ire) Bary Jarnet 10-1 Niel at Longchamp Sept. 12, albeit after a mid-season break, and had previously displayed his star quality c, 4, Rainbow Quest--Alligatrix, by Alleged when scoring in both the French and Irish Derbies at 3 (12) Albaran (Ger) Erichsen Tandori 200-1 Chantiliy June 6 and The Curragh June 27 respectively. h, 6, Sure Blade-Araqueen (Ger), byKonigsstuhl(Ger) If all goes according to plan, he will be hard to beat. 4 (6) Tiger Hill (Ire) Schiergen Hellier 11-1 Daylami, proven at this standard, bids to seize the the c, 4, Danehill-The Filly (Ger), by Appiani if (Ity) champion middle distance crown from Montjeu's grasp 5 (1) El Condor Pasa Ninomiya Ebina 6-1 and will do so if complementing his Group 1 wins in the c, 4, Kingmambo-Saddlers Gal (Ire), bySadler's Wells Coronation Cup at Epsom June 4, the King George V! & 6 (5) Greek Dance (Ire) Stoute Fallon 12-1 Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. at Ascot July 24 and the c, 4, Sadler's Wells-Hellenic (Ire), by Darsbaan (GB) G1 ESAT Digifone Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown 7 (8) Leggera (Ire) J Dunlop T Quinn 22-1 Sept. 11. If he can overcome the prevalent conditions, f, 4, Sadler's Wells-Lady Ambassador (GB), by General Assembly which will be at the outer limits of his capabilities, he will confirm himself as one of the best middle-distance 8 (11) Borgia (Ger) Fabre Peslier 28-1 horses of recent times. El Condor Rasa has made a m, 5, Acatenango (Gerl-Britannia (Ger), by Tarim (GB) smooth transition from the Japanese circuit to Europe 9 (13) Fantastic Light Stoute Reid 33-1 and has impressed with wins in the G1 Grand Prix de c, 3, Rahy-Jood, by Nijinsky II Saint-Cloud July 4 and the G2 Prix Foy at Longchamp 10 (2) Genghis Khan (Ire) A O'Brien Murtagh 200-1 in his last start Sept. 12. He has not finished out of the c, 3, Sadler's Wells-Doffthe Derby, by MasterDerby first two in 10 career starts and has a strong chance, 11 (4) Montjeu (Ire) Hammond Kinane 6-4 but the very soft going is a slight cause for concern. c, 3, Sadler's Wells-Floripedes (Fr), byTopViHedre) Daryaba, another for whom the going is a worry, is the 12 (3) Daryaba (Ire) de Royer-Dupre Mosse 10-1 leading light among the three-year-old fillies and has f, 3, Night Shift-Darata (Ire), by Vayrann improved with each run this year, including the G1 Prix Vermeilie at Longchamp Sept. 12. Croco Rouge, fourth 13 (7) Flamingo Road (Ger) Schutz Starke 66-1 last year when afforded an injudicious ride, beat El f, 3, Acatenango (Ger)"Fabula Dancer, byNorthern Dancer Condor Pasa in the G1 Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp 14 (9) Cerulean Sky (Ire) Rob Collet Guillot 66-1 May 23, but then disappointed when seventh of eight f, 3, Darsbaan (GB)-Solo Detune (Ire), byLawSociety in the G1 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown July 3. Third to El Condor Pasa in the Prix Foy, he would need to get back CURRENCY CONVERSIONS to his best form to be considered a likely winner. Tiger US$/unit GB£/unit Hill, third last year, represents the best German form Australian dollar 0.655800 0.396350 and ran with credit when second to El Condor Pasa in 1.65460 1.00 the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. He has since recorded British pound impressive wins in the G1 Grosser Dallmayr Preis at French franc 0.163563 0.0988532 Munich Aug. 1 and the G1 Grosser Preis von Baden at German mark 0.548565 0.331539 Baden Baden Sept. 9. Cerulean Sky can be considered a Irish punt 1.36230 0.823342 lively outsider. It is imperative that she gets a strong Italian lira 0.000554107 0.000334889 pace to be seen at her best and that is almost New Zealand dollar 0.517000 0.312462 guranteed here. She will start at long odds, but is no forlorn hope. (Arc notes p^^I^ /<o 0^^^, /) U.S. dollar 1.00 0.604376 WORLD CLASS. WORLD WIDE BRILLIANTDENIRO, winner ofFriday's Morven S. at The Meadowlands is the FIRSTstakes winner by the brilliant VINERY DE NIRO KENTUCKY Lie 606.846.5214 www.vinery.nec TDN INTERNATIONAL * 10/3/99 * PAGE 2 Saturday, Santa Anita Park: ☆ RESULTS ☆ YELLOW RIBBON S.-GI, $500,000, SAX, 10-2, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT, 1:59 2/5, fm. Saturday, Louisiana Downs: 1 -#@SPANISH FERN, 123, f, 4, by El Gran Senor SUPER DERBY-GI, $500,000, LAD, 10-2, 3yo, 1 1/4m, 1st Dam: Chain Fern, by Blushing Groom (Fr) 2:00 2/5, ft. 2nd Dam: Chain Store, by Nodouble 1~ECT0N PARK, 126, c, 3, by Forty Niner 3rd Dam: General Store, by To Market 1st Dam: Daring Danzig, by Danzig 0-Juddmonte Farms Inc; B-Juddmonte Farms (KY); 2nd Dam: Impetuous Gal, by Briartic T-Robert Frankel; J-C J McCarron; $300,000. Life 3rd Dam: Impetuous Lady, by Hasty Road time Record: 10-5-1-3, $437,111. 0-Stanley Mark H; B-E A Cox Jr (KY); T-W Elliott 2~Caffe Latte (Ire), 118, f, 3, Seattle Dancer-Debbie's Walden; J-A Soils; $300,000. Lifetime Record: Next, by Arctic Tern. 0-Mllch David S; B-Dein Ltd (Ire); $100,000. 12-5-3-2, $852,635. 3-Shabby Chic, 118, f, 3, Red Ransom-Style Setter, 2~Menifee, 126, c, 3, Harlan-Anne Campbell, by Never by Manila. ($125,000 yrl '97 KEESEP). 0-Tanaka Bend. ($35,000 yrl '97 KEESEP). 0-Arthur B Hancock Gary A; B-W S Parish (KY); $60,000. & James H Stone; B-Arthur Hancock (KY); $100,000. Margins: 1 1/4, 1 1/4, HF. Odds: 2.70, 8.70, 24.90. 3~Pineaff, 126, c, 3, Pine Bluff-Kerplop, by Affirmed. Also Ran: Candy Lonly (Brz), Tuzia (Fr), Fiji (GB), Tran- 0-Monroe Joyce & Roy K; B-Wheelock Whitney (KY); qulllty Lake. $55,000. Spanish Fern was switched to the U.S. at the tall end Margins: 2, 2, 6. Odds: 3.40, 0.60, 14.40. of last year and made a victorious debut taking a Nov. Also Ran: Temperence Time, Brassy Wells, Answer 25 Hollywood allowance by 1 1/2 lengths. Given time Lively, Captain Countdown, Bosque County. off by Bobby Frankel, the dark bay resurfaced with a Elliott Walden can do no wrong. Period, exclamation third-place finish at Inglewood June 5, before a two- point. It was about two months ago that things really month hiatus. Off a 1/2-length victory to clear her began to percolate. Walden sent Ecton Park to Thistle "three other than condition" at Del Mar Aug. 2, the down, where he narrowly missed taking home laurels In Juddmonte homebred was given a stiff test for class In the Ohio Derby, and then decided to run him back In the Gl Ramona Sept. 4, rallying late and fighting off the Gil Jim Dandy Instead of the Gl Haskell on the same trouble at the eighth pole to report home third, beaten day. While Menlfee cruised through the stretch to take only half a length by Tuzla. As expected, Tranqulllty home Haskell honors, Ecton Park was making a mock Lake set out for the early lead, but she was joined ery of the Dandy, splashing home to win by 5 1/4 Immediately by Brazlllan-bred Candy Lonly and together lengths. The Travers was next for the stablemates, they led the field at a good clip for the distance. Span with Menlfee up for third after being blocked and Ecton ish Fern bided her time patiently while saving all the Park, an excuse-less fourth, beaten 4 1/4 lengths. Juve ground under Chris McCarron until the field reached the nile champion Answer Lively set a strong early pace, as top of the lane. The veteran sent his filly four wide Ecton Park settled In nicely In third and Menlfee In sixth around horses, collared long-time leader Tranqulllty through six furlongs In 1:10. Turning for home, Alex Lake Inside the final eighth and Inched clear for the victory. Caffe Latte and Shabby Chic, the latter making Soils cut Ecton Park loose with a three-wide move to her U.S. bow, rallied stoutly for the minor placlngs. storm past the leaders. The chestnut was 2 1/2 lengths Said McCarron, "I was a little farther back than I clear at the eighth pole and was able to hold Menlfee wanted to be.