Shaws Creek, by TEJANO RUN, Increases His Earnings to $274,000 by Winning the $150,000 Queenston Stakes
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Thursday, Thoroughbred Daily News May 9, 2002 TDN For information, call (732) 747-8060. HEADLINE NEWS KRIS S. EUTHANIZED KHALKEVI TAKES PRIX HOCQUART WinStar Farm LLC announced yesterday that Kris S. The unbeaten Khalkevi (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) delivered (Roberto--Sharp Queen, by *Princequillo) has been an impressive turn of acceleration in a pulsating finish euthanized due to complications from a neck injury to take yesterday’s G2 Prix Hocquart at Longchamp. sustained earlier this The winner of a debuttantes event at Fontainebleau in year. The 25-year-old November, Khalkevi added a conditions race here Apr. stallion was pensioned 19. Jockey Christophe Soumillon used the colt’s strong in March after impreg- late kick to take this trial for the G1 Prix du Jockey nating six of 10 mares Club (French Derby) at Chantilly June 2. Held up in last covered. “Kris S. has early, the Aga Khan homebred was patiently ridden as been a real warrior since Michael Kinane set Black Sam Bellamy (Sadler’s Wells) his injury and recovered alight at the top of the straight. As that colt seized the enough to graze com- advantage, Dominique Boeuf sent Louveteau (Bahri) up fortably for the last the rail to challenge while Soumillon asked Khalkevi to month,” said Doug Kris S. quicken on the outside. Hitting the front at the furlong Cauthen, the farm’s Barbara Livingston photo marker, he needed only a few waves of the whip to president. “However, he seal the result. Louveteau was subsequently disqualified had a setback this weekend and it was time to let him and placed behind Morozov in fifth, after being judged rest forever. His presence will be missed.” A winner of to have hampered that colt in the closing stages. His three of five starts including the Bradbury S., the Highness the Aga Khan said afterwards: “He is a very Florida-bred dark bay entered stud in Florida in 1982. small horse--the same as his sire, and has the ability to quicken on good ground. He proved today he can han- After siring 1989 GI Breeders’ Cup Turf hero Prized, dle the distance and I will speak to the trainer but I Kris S. had a pair of winners at the 1993 Breeders’ Cup think he will go for the Jockey Club now.” meeting, Brocco (Juvenile) and Hollywood Wildcat (Distaff), and moved to Kentucky’s Prestonwood Farm Wednesday, Longchamp, France for the 1994 season. Soaring Softly became the fourth PRIX HOCQUART-G2, i95,000, Longchamp, 5-8, 3yo, Breeders’ Cup winner for her sire when she captured c/f, 1 1/2mT, 2:32.20, gd. the F/M Turf in 1999. Over his stud career, Kris S. sired 1--#@KHALKEVI (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Kahyasi (Ire) five millionaires, two Eclipse Award winners--Hollywood 1st Dam: Khalisa (Ire) (MGSW-Fr, $140,581), by Persian Bold (Ire) Wildcat and Soaring Softly--and 28 graded-stakes win- 2nd Dam: Khaiyla (Ire), by Mill Reef ners. In 2002, he has been represented by GI Oaklawn 3rd Dam: Khayra (Fr), by Zeddaan (GB) H. winner Kudos and GII Orchid H. heroine Julie Jalouse O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan’s Studs as well as Japanese stakes winner Symboli Kris S. His SC; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; J-C Soumillon; i54,150. daughter Hollywood Wildcat produced GI Breeders’ Cup Lifetime Record: 3 starts, 3 wins, i76,120. mile winner War Chant; Kris S. is also the broodmare *2--Black Sam Bellamy (Ire), 128, c, 3, Sadler’s Wells-- sire of Grade I winner Ladies Din and of Relish the Urban Sea, by Miswaki. O-M Tabor & S Magnier; Thought, a stakes winner in England who finished third B-Sunderland Holdings Ltd & Orpendale; i20,900. in the G1 Vodafone Oaks in 2001. 3--Thompson Rouge (Ire), 128, c, 3, Machiavellian-- Timarete (Ity), by Green Dancer. O-Wattlefield Hall Triple Threats p. 3 Stud; B-Scuderia San Pancrazio; i9,975. Margins: 3/4, (HF), 1. Odds: 2.90, 5.30, 1.30. TDN TODAY Also Ran: Morozov, Louveteau, Stydahar, Temple Of Headline News .................... 3 pages Artemis (GB). *Louveteau finished second but was disqualified and placed fifth. Shaws Creek, by TEJANO RUN, increases his earnings to $274,000 by winning the $150,000 Queenston Stakes. John G. Sikura, President PHONE: (859) 255-8290 FAX: (859) 281-6148 He is now being pointed for the Queen’s Plate. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/9/02 • PAGE 2 of 3 P R E S U L T S P P P R E V I E W P Wednesday, Belmont Park Thursday, Chester, Britain, post time: 2:55 p.m. WESTCHESTER H.-GIII, $112,500, BEL, 5-8, 3yo/up, BETFAIR.COM ORMONDE S.-G3, £75,000, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:35 2/5, ft. 13f 89ydsT 1--#@FREE OF LOVE, 114, c, 4, by Meadow Flight SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER 1st Dam: Love Spanish, by Spanish Drums 1 4 Daliapour (Ire) Sadler's Wells Stoute 2nd Dam: Speak Love, by Verbatim 2 6 Hannibal Lad (GB) Rock City (Ire) Brisbourne 3rd Dam: Young and Foolish, by Dunce 3 2 Ovambo (Ire) Namaqualand Makin ($9,000 wlng '98 OBSOCT). O-Anthony Aprilante & 4 5 Sagittarius (GB) Sadler's Wells Haugen Ralph Evans; B-Kathleen Kelley (FL); T-Richard A 5 1 St Expedit (GB) Sadler's Wells Wragg Violette Jr; J-J D Bailey; $67,500. Lifetime Record: 6 3 Water Jump (Ire) Suave Dancer J Dunlop GISP, 21-5-5-1, $361,143. All carry 123 pounds. 2--Dayton Flyer, 112, c, 4, Honour and Glory--Rose O'Riley, by Nijinsky II. ($70,000 yrl '99 KEESEP). O-Sabine Stable & Robert Kelly; B-Dr & Mrs R S West I S I N G A P O R E I & Mr & Mrs MacKenzie Miller (Ky); $22,500. 3--Country Be Gold, 114, h, 5, Summer Squall--Beloved TERRE A TERRE GIVES CONNECTIONS A SCARE Bea, by Personal Flag. ($150,000 HRA 2000 Terre A Terre (Fr) (Kaldounevees {Fr}) was the focus KEENOV). O-Barry Seinfeld & Elizabeth Dodson; of attention yesterday at Kranji as she provided connec- B-Helen Brann & Flora Roberts (KY); $12,375. tions with a scare. Eric Libaud’s five-year-old mare, Margins: 1 1/4, 1, 3/4. Odds: 2.40, 5.80, 15.20. who will bid to follow up her success in the G1 Dubai Also Ran: Seeking Daylight, Windsor Castle, Griffinite, Duty Free at Nad al Sheba Mar. 23 with victory in Sat- Open Sesame, Comic Genius, King's Messenger. urday’s G1 Singapore Airlines International Cup, Scratched: Tempest Fugit. stopped very quickly after the line in her workout on Free of Love, second in last year’s GI Jim Dandy, the fibresand track yesterday. Returning sound to the opened the year with a 3 1/4-length win in a Jan. 21 barn area, she was reported fine by owner Antonia optional claimer at Gulfstream, but failed to make an Devin, who said, “Something like this happened to her impact when sixth in the Feb. 9 GI Donn H. and in Hong Kong and again in Dubai, so our fingers are seventh in the Mar. 10 GIII Creme Fraiche H. Off crossed that this will not be a problem.” Also on show since then and with blinkers on, the bay colt was was Michael Jarvis’ Hawkeye (Ire) (Danehill), due to be never far back, moved up with a three-wide move ridden by Gary Stevens, and the four-year-old did two turning for home and forged clear in the closing steady canters, with his final piece of work today. stages. “It looked like there was legitimate speed in Godolphin’s Grandera (Ire) (Grand Lodge) and Atlantis there,” explained winning rider Jerry Bailey. “My Prince (GB) (Tagula {Ire}) worked together over five horse’s best races have come when he was up close furlongs on the turf track at Kranji yesterday morning, with Grandera, ridden by John Phelan, shading his work to the pace and that’s where I wanted to be today. companion, who was partnered by Tony Garth, in a We were wide, but that’s where I wanted to be be- hand-held time of 1:00.10. Yutaka Take has been cause the inside was a little cuppier.” Trainer Richard booked to partner Atlantis Prince on Saturday, with Violette added, “The blinkers helped him today. Jerry Frankie Dettori choosing Grandera. put him on the bridle five-eighths out and he stayed on the bridle the whole way. He made a long, sus- CURRENCY CONVERSIONS tained run today. I was losing sleep over not having a Unit/US$ Unit/GB£ stakes win with this horse; all of the horses he’s British pound 1.45627 1.00 been running with have been getting a stakes win. Euro 0.904514 0.621153 We’re going to nominate to the [May 27 GI] Met U.S. dollar 1.00 0.686684 Mile, but I’m not sure if he would run in it.” GULCH RUNNERS PERFORM FAST DECISION & LISTEN HERE run 1-3 in the Grade 3 Withers BOX 626, VERSAILLES, KY 40383 (859) 873-7300 FAX (859) 873-3746 Stakes while GOLDEN CORONA is 2nd in the Grade 2 Beaugay H. E-MAIL: [email protected] Click here for more on GULCH WEB SITE: lanesend.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/9/02 • PAGE 3 of 3 P T R I P L E T H R E A T S P FOALING NEWS Danthebluegrassman Out of Lone Star Derby: Danthebluegrassman (Pioneering) will skip Saturday’s GIII Lone Star Derby after trainer Bob Baffert was dis- MINE TONIGHT, 19, Upper Nile--Mardi Gras Maid satisfied with the colt’s work on Tuesday at Churchill.