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Abreu Named Whitney’s Trainer HEADLINE ...p. 1-ATW NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, MAY 30, 2005 SEXTET AND THE CITY SENT FROM ABOVE A select field of six will line up for today’s GI Metro- Ecclesiastic (Pulpit), a relative newcomer to the Allen politan H. at Belmont Park, with 2004 Horse of the Jerkens barn, had never won on the grass and was just Year Ghostzapper (Awesome Again) two-for-17 lifetime, but put it all together with a come- returning to the track for the first time from-behind score in yesterday’s since annexing the GI Breeders’ Cup GIII Jaipur H. The four-year-old, Classic last October. The Bobby transferred from Kiaran Frankel trainee will be the favorite and McLaughlin this spring, was for good reason. Aside from dominat- runner-up for his new trainer in a ing his peers at the Classic distance of second-level allowance race over a mile and a quarter, the bay has Gulfstream’s main track Apr. 6. proven himself a brilliant sprinter, win- He ran a solid second to Better ning the 6 1/2-furlong GI Vosburgh S. Talk Now in the grassy GIII Fort Ghostzapper as a three-year-old and taking last Ecclesiastic A Coglianese Equi-photo Marcy H. at the Big A Apr. 23, year’s seven-furlong GII Tom Fool H. in but was an 8-1 outsider Sunday a blistering 1:20 2/5. “He’s probably on the basis of a zero-for-eight turf record. Settled off better going farther than six furlongs, but he’s equally the pace of Gulch Approval (Gulch), Ecclesiastic found effective from seven furlongs to a mile and a half,” said his best stride down the lane and outfinished Old For- Frankel. The biggest question mark for Ghostzapper is ester (Forestry) for the win. Cont. p2 the seven-month layoff. Frankel, however, is not con- cerned. “If he’s 90-percent fit, he should win,” he said. “I think I have WILL THE SHOE FIT? The 2004 GI Breeders’ Cup Mile hero Singletary (Sul- him fit enough. I’d be surprised and a little disappointed if he didn’t try Song) was second in the GI Shoemaker Breeders’ win.” Rival trainers, however, are Cup Mile S. last year, but trainer Don Chatlos Jr. be- far from conceding victory. Todd lieves the five-year-old will be the one to beat this time Pletcher has entered Forest Danger around. The bay disappointed in his return, tiring to be (Forestry), who has won five of six seventh in the Mar. 5 GI F.J. Kilroe Mile H., but got the Forest Danger job done in the Apr. 9 GII Arcadia H., winning by a starts, including a rallying victory in A Coglianese the Apr. 9 GI Carter H. that earned length. “He knows what he's doing so much more than him a 115 Beyer. “We’ve been pointing toward this last year,” said Chatlos. “He's got enough speed that race since the Carter,” said Pletcher, adding, “The thing [jockey David Flores] can put him wherever he wants.” I really liked about his Carter was that he galloped out Still, the trainer is not expecting his charge to have an very strongly afterwards, indicating that a mile is cer- easy time out if today. “The Shoemaker is the toughest tainly within his scope.” race you could find,” he said. “It's not just one horse in there you have to beat. There are six.” He added, Monday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:35 p.m. EDT “They're all dangerous, but the one that worries me METROPOLITAN H.-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, 1m most is [King of Happiness]. We haven't faced him PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS since the Shoemaker last year, but he's really caught 1 Sir Shackleton Miswaki Zito 15-1 my eye on the track.” Cont. p4 2 Ghostzapper Awesome Again Frankel 4-5 3 Love of Money Not for Love Dutrow, Jr. 6-1 The brisnet.com ‘Race of the Day’ is the 4 Pomeroy Boundary Biancone 12-1 GI Metropolitan H. at Belmont Park. 5 Silver Wagon Wagon Limit Ziadie 20-1 For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. 6 Forest Danger Forestry Pletcher 5-2 www.overbrookfarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/30/05 • PAGE 2 of 8 Sunday, Belmont Park P R E S U L T S P JAIPUR H.-GIII, $111,600, BEL, 5-29, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:20 3/5, fm. Sunday, Monmouth 1--@#ECCLESIASTIC, 118, c, 4, by Pulpit *BOILING SPRINGS S., $136,500, MTH, 5-29, 3yo, f, 1st Dam: Starry Dreamer (MSW & GISP, $564,789), by Rubiano 1 1/16m (off turf), 1:44 1/5, ft. 2nd Dam: Lara's Star, by *Forli 1--TOLL TAKER, 118, f, 3, by Bernstein 3rd Dam: True Reality, by Round Table 1st Dam: Tappanzee (SP, $160,159), by Bet Big ($500,000 yrl '02 KEESEP; $775,000 HRA 2004 2nd Dam: Chancy Prospect, by Northern Prospect KEEAPR). O/B-Joseph Allen (KY); T-H Allen Jerkens; 3rd Dam: Chancy Dance, by Bold Reason J-C H Velasquez; $66,960. Lifetime Record: O-Sea Gull Associates; B-Lothenbach Stables, Inc (IL); 18-3-4-4, $211,974. T-Timothy A Hills; J-A Gryder; $90,000. Lifetime 2--Old Forester, 124, c, 4, Forestry--Halo River, by Irish Record: GSW, 11-5-1-1, $262,240. River (Fr). ($310,000 yrl '02 KEESEP). O-Live Oak 2--Pleasant Lyrics, 116, f, 3, Pleasant Tap--Lyrical Plantation; B-Robert Benjamin Berger (KY); T-William I Prayer, by The Minstrel. O/B-Edward P Evans (KY); Mott; $22,320. T-Mark A Hennig; $30,000. 3--Gulch Approval, 120, g, 5, Gulch--Classic Approval, 3--Ruby Martini, 116, f, 3, Rubiano--All Things, by by With Approval. ($180,000 yrl '01 FTSAUG). Beveled. ($50,000 yrl '03 KEESEP). O-Patrick Flavin O-Marylou Whitney Stables; B-Milton Hendry & W S & Cohen Seymour; B-Nicholas M Lotz (KY); T-Teresa Farish (KY); T-Nicholas P Zito; $11,160. M Pompay; $16,500. Margins: HD, 2, HF. Odds: 8.80, 2.05, 2.65. Margins: NK, 17 3/4, . Odds: 0.70, 1.10, 4.90. Also Ran: Trade Fair (GB), Seeking the Glory, Thunder Scratched: Classy Charm, Cool Spell, Paddy's Daisy, Touch, Blakelock. Scratched: Steel Light, Aggadan, No Frost Princess. Parole. *Race was automatically downgraded from its original Winning for the first time since taking a NW1X at Grade III status when it was taken off the grass. Belmont in May of 2004, Ecclesiastic gave sire Pulpit With a field reduced to just three fillies when the race the weekend graded double at Belmont. Pulpit’s son was taken off the grass, Sea Gull Associates’ Toll Taker Oratory set a new stakes record in the GII Peter Pan S. prevailed in a virtual match race over Pleasant Lyrics. Saturday, taking the nine-furlong race in 1:46 1/5. Of Toll Taker had shown good form at two, winning the Ecclesiastic, trainer Allen Jerkens said, “He was in good GIII Astarita S. in October, and rebounded from a poor shape when we got him. We just kind of went along showing in the Feb. 5 GIII Old Hat S. to win the Sun with him. He didn’t like Florida that much. He’s a lot Coast S. at Tampa Feb. 26. Second in the Florida Oaks better up here. I had a feeling that he was sharp right Mar. 19, she again had something to prove after run- now.” Of the future, the Hall of Famer added, “I don’t ning eighth in the Apr. 16 GII Comely S. Hustled out to have anything special planned for him. We’ll just be set the pace as Pleasant Lyrics stayed glued to her hip, happy with this for awhile.” Video, sponsored by Taylor Toll Taker lost the lead in mid-stretch, but battled back Made. Click for the brisnet.com chart. gamely to post the win. ”When that other filly got by us in the stretch, I was hoping that she was going to CLARIFICATION: Information that appeared in Sunday’s reach down and find something extra, and she did,” TDN regarding the incarceration of racehorse owner said winning rider Aaron Gryder. Gary Tanaka was taken from Bloomberg.com. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Click for the Bloomberg reports that Tanaka is being held without brisnet.com chart. bail pending a June 3 court date. www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/30/05 • PAGE 3 of 8 Sunday, Woodbine Sunday, Baden-Baden, Germany CONNAUGHT CUP S.-GIII, $119,929, WOX, 5-29, 34TH GROSSER MERCEDES-BENZ-PREIS-G2, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:40 3/5, fm. i120,000, Baden-Baden, 5-29, 4yo/up, 1 3/8mT, 1--@LE CINQUIEME ESSAI, 117, g, 6, by Fastness (Ire) 2:18.91, gd. 1st Dam: Words of Royalty (SP), by Regal Classic 1--@SWEET WAKE (GER), 123, g, 4, by Waky Nao (GB) 2nd Dam: Time for Words, by Reasonably Fair 1st Dam: Sweet Royale (Ger), by Garde Royale (Ire) 3rd Dam: Alaskan Charm, by Retaliation 2nd Dam: Saite (Ger), by Marduk (Ger) O-William Scott; B-W J Scott (ON); T-Paul Nielsen; 3rd Dam: Salesiana (Ger), by Alpenkonig (Ger) J-S R Bahen; $71,766. Lifetime Record: Ch.