RACING RETURNS TO HEADLINE THE SPA TODAY NEWS For information, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2002 FILLIES STAR IN SPA OPENER WAR EMBLEM OUT OF HASKELL A field of nine juvenile fillies has been entered for Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner War Emblem today’s opening day feature at Saratoga, the GII (Our Emblem) will not compete in the Aug. 4 GI Haskell Schuylerville S. The 5-2 morning-line favorite off an Invitational at Monmouth Park. The colt was assigned eight-length romp in the June 30 Astoria S. at Belmont highweight of 124 pounds for the race, prompting is Mike’s Wildcat (Forest Wildcat). The filly began her concerns from his connections. “That’s a lot of weight career with trainer Jeff Bonde, but was recently pur- for a small horse to carry,” trainer Bob Baffert told The chased by John Oxley and transferred to the barn of Blood-Horse. “The heat back east can sap him, too,” he trainer John Ward. “Mr. added. Before his death on Sunday night, Prince Ahmed Oxley saw the Astoria and Salman told Baffert to, “do what we thought was best thought it was quite a special for the horse,” with an eye towards the Breeders’ Cup effort,” Ward said. “She Classic at Arlington in October and next year’s G1 looks good and fit. She’s run Dubai World Cup. War Emblem may start next in the GI three times, so she’s pretty Pacific Classic at Del Mar Aug. 24. seasoned.” Freedom’s Daughter (Saint Ballado) will be making just the second P P R E V I E W P start of her career in the Wednesday, Vichy, France, post time: 9:55 p.m. Mike’s Wildcat Schuylerville. The bay filly, Adam Coglianese trained by Todd Pletcher, GRAND PRIX DE VICHY-G3, i66,000, 3yo/up, stormed home to a 7 3/4- 1 1/4mT length victory in her five-furlong debut at Monmouth SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT Park June 22. “She trained very well up to that race,” 1 1 Sahaat (GB) Machiavellian Hammond 128 Pletcher said of his filly’s maiden win. “She broke run- 2 10 Silence Of Winds (GB) Rainbow Quest Capitte 128 ning and responded very well in the stretch. We 3 5 Bleu D'Altair (Fr) Green Tune Smaga 128 thought that effort merited a shot in the Schuylerville.” 4 6 Minuit Noir (Ire) Machiavellian Chevalier du Fau 128 Edward Evans and Michael Tabor’s Stellar (Grand 5 8 King Of Tara (Ire) Fairy King Doumen 128 Slam), a $700,000 purchase a few months ago at the 6 11 Sensible (Fr) Sadler's Wells Bary 128 Keeneland April sale, will be making her career debut in 7 4 Cazoulias (Fr) Rasi Brasak (GB) Rossio 128 today’s Grade II event. Of the unusual spot for a debut, 8 2 Cheshire (GB) Warning (GB) Hammond 128 trainer Patrick Biancone said, “She’s fast and she’s 9 9 Strawberry Blonde (Ire) Ashkalani (Ire) Libaud 125 going to be ready. Most of the others have only run a 10 7 L'Etoile De Mer (Fr) Caerleon Sepulchre 125 few times, so they’re only a start or two in front of us.” 11 3 Choc Ice (Ire) Kahyasi (Ire) Rob Collet 125
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WEEKEND PEDIGREE take the GII Ohio Derby. The race was Magic Weisner’s first graded stakes win, but from December 31st to PERSPECTIVES March 30th, he put together four consecutive victories by Alan Porter in Maryland-bred stakes. The string was snapped with a second in the Fedrico Tesio S., then came the Saturday, Thistledown Preakness, Belmont and Ohio Derby. Overall, Magic OHIO DERBY-GII, $300,000, TDN, 7-20, 3yo, 1 1/8m, Weisner now has a record of 13 starts, for seven wins, 1:49 4/5, ft. three seconds, and earnings of $688,110. 1--@MAGIC WEISNER, 116, g, 3, by Ameri Valay Oddly enough, although she changed hands for $1, 1st Dam: Jazema, by Bold Forbes one can argue that Jazema has something of a classic 2nd Dam: Glidden (Ire), by Julio Mariner (GB) pedigree, at least in terms of the sires in her female 3rd Dam: School Road (GB), by Great Nephew (GB) line. She is by the “Puerto Rican Rolls-Royce” Bold O/B/T-Nancy H Alberts (MD); J-R Migliore; $195,000. Forbes, winner of the GI Kentucky Derby and Belmont Lifetime Record: GISP, 13-7-3-0, $688,110. S., out of a mare by Julio Mariner, winner of the Eng- One of the oldest adages in breeding is “breed the lish classic G1 St. Leger. Jazema’s granddam, a sister best to the best and hope for the best.” Veteran horse- to the English group winning miler Saher, is by Great woman Nancy Alberts has turned that into something Nephew, sire of two English G1 Epsom Derby winners. like “breed the cheapest to the nearest” and still come Jazema’s fifth dam is the Mahmoud mare Moonstone, up with a colt who is one of the best of his generation. ancestress of English G1 1,000 Guineas heroine Noc- Alberts, who has credits as owner, breeder, trainer, turnal Spree, and Moonax, winner of the French St. and at one time work rider, for Magic Weisner, pur- Leger equivalent, the G1 Prix Royal Oak, as well as chased his dam Jazema for $1 from Ahmad Foustock, such well-known North American performers as Quack, who thought that Jazema would not make it to the To the Quick, Exuberant, It’s Freezing and Wild Rush. races after being slow to recover from surgery to cor- Magic Weisner’s sire Ameri Valay was a tough and rect a conformation problem. Remarkably, Jazema very accomplished performer, winning 16 races, includ- actually recovered in time to win twice as a ing back-to-back editions of the GIII John B. Campbell two-year-old. After several other wins for Alberts, H. and earning $742,779. Magic Weisner and his Jazema was claimed by King Leatherbury. Alberts stakes placed year older brother Deliver Hope are the claimed her right back, only to lose her to Penn Na- only stakes horses from Ameri Valay’s first three crops. tional-based conditioner William Ecker. Alberts traveled Ameri Valay is by Maryland stalwart Carnivalay, a to Penn National to claim Jazema back, only for her to Northern Dancer horse who is a half brother to cham- be scratched. However, she left a note with Ecker, and pion Go For Wand, and a full brother to GII Jerome H. a year later after a call from Ecker, bought Jazema back winner Dance Spell, a promising sire who died very for $1,500. young, and GII Gazelle H. victress Discorama. When the time came to retire Jazema, who ended her Magic Weisner’s pedigree is an outcross at five gen- career with a record of 14 wins in 68 starts, Alberts erations. He does have linebreeding to the noted Eng- selected local sire Ameri Valay, after recalling how lish foundation mare Fair Freedom, which comes via the Jazema interacted with Ameri Valay when the pair were similarly bred Ameri Lib and Emancipation, who are 4 x in the barn of King Leatherbury. Magic Weisner is one 5 here. We can also note the relationship between of two stakes performers bred from two matings based Nearctic, who is in the fourth generation of Magic on this unorthodox selection process. Weisner’s male line, and Great Nephew, sire of Magic Magic Weisner first came to national prominence in Weisner’s third dam. Nearctic is a three-parts brother to the GI Preakness S., where a storming late run carried Great Nephew’s dam Sybil’s Niece and is by a son of him to second, just 3/4 lengths behind War Emblem. It Pharos, where Great Nephew is by a son of Pharos’s was tempting to dismiss this effort as merely the result brother, Fairway. The combination of Nearctic and of being ridden from way off the pace in a race where Great Nephew is found within four generations in the the tempo up front had been extremely hot, but Magic pedigrees of more than 60 unrestricted stakes winners, Weisner came right back to finish a solid fourth in the eight of them Group or Grade I winners, so it’s probable GI Belmont S. At the weekend he again underlined his that it should receive a significant measure of the credit class, running down a stubborn Wiseman’s Ferry to for Magic Weisner’s ability.
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year--and not for the first time--is that good horses cost FROM THE DESK OF... about the same, but there is a stricter definition of what is a good yearling. Especially with the repositories Bill Oppenheim and advances in vet work, it gets tougher and tougher to produce a respectable yearling. The prices on those RAISING THE BAR deemed acceptable appear to be holding up fine, but Though I stand by my declaration last week that what we call a market ‘downturn’ may simply be that Fasig-Tipton was the market and Keeneland an aberra- fewer--too few, I’d say--are being deemed acceptable. tion, that might be, as they used to say, cold comfort. I It’s the percentage that are coming home, not the had said before the sale if Fasig grossed $30 million, prices of those that are selling, which makes me think the market would be holding. In fact, Fasig grossed there is trouble ahead. For the last two years, 70 per- $31,975,000--a 38-percent increase from last year, cent of those catalogued at Saratoga have sold, and in while the average held steady, gaining a .10 percent, to fact the percentage sold of those who went through $97,815. I had expected the average to fall. It’s kind of the ring were as high as 79 percent and 81 percent in bad news that the gross arrived at $30 million the way 2000 and 2001, respectively. Saratoga 2001 grossed it did. In a good sale, there will be only around 10 percent $62.4 million, up 49 percent from 2000, and averaged withdrawals from the catalogue. It isn’t rocket science $385,259, a 26-percent gain in average from the previ- to work out that Keeneland’s 27-percent withdrawals ous year. There are 229 catalogued this year, virtually signaled trouble all by itself. Fasig catalogued 604 the same as last year’s 233. Even if the average re- yearlings--43 percent more than last year’s 422. Last mains the same, which I think will be difficult, I believe year at Fasig, 10 percent were withdrawn. That figure the gross will drop somewhere between $5-$10 million, climbed a sliver, to 11 percent this year. I had also just because the percentage selling has been so low suggested a standard of 60 percent of those catalogued elsewhere already this year. Look for a Saratoga gross selling. If 10 percent are outs, that 60 percent selling of between $52-$57 million. those catalogued simply means two-thirds of those In each of the last two years, the three major North who go through the ring have to sell. The actual per- American summer sales have grossed $148.7 million. In centage this year was 61 percent (down a point from 2000, the overall major Northern Hemisphere Thorough- 62 percent last year), which is six percentage points bred auction market totaled around $1 billion by the below the optimum. That means nine percent fewer end of the December sales. In 2001, when the summer horses, of those through the ring, were listed as sold, sales were virtually the same, the overall market than the figure would have been had my 60 percent of dropped to $850 million, because of the effect of MRLS those catalogued been achieved. The actual figure at on the November sale. At this stage of the summer Fasig was 54 percent. At Keeneland, it was a desultory sales last year, there was $86 million in the books. This 43 percent. year, that total is down to $75 million. Saratoga is up What This Means... against a $62-million gross; if they gross $55 million, Fasig demonstrated there is plenty of money around that would make the three-sale total $130 million, a for a good horse, but it also meant the standard re- drop of 12 percent from 2001. With the Dow-Jones quired to qualify as ‘a good horse’ is tightening. Often a below 8,000 and the ‘Footsie’ (FTSE) below 4,000 as I fall in the overall market doesn’t mean that every single write this, a 12-percent decline in the yearling market horse falls by about that percent: what’s happened this might look quite acceptable by the end of the year.
19% Stakes Horses In 2002: COLLECT CALL-G3 from Starters Lifetime PEOPLE’S PRINCESS-G3 HOLIDAY RUNNER (at 2) SPRING MEADOW SENSE OF DUTY Peekskill-G1 Wilzada-G2 DARBY DAN (859) 254-0424 Cottonwood Cowboy-G2 www.darbydan.com Hold Your Peace S Suspicious Native, by Raise a Native Attemptress-G3 (at 2) $25,000 LF, 9/1 Classic Action WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2002 AMERICAN 3 Pages EDITION
MIZZEN MAST STILL SIDELINED Mizzen Mast E A S T (Cozzene), off since winning the GII Strub S. in Febru- I I ary, will miss the Aug. 4 GII San Diego H. after suffer- ing an injury. Trainer Bobby Frankel said the four-year- Yesterday’s Results: old came out of a Monday work at Hollywood Park with 8th-DEL, $43,900, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, an unspecified injury which may preclude the colt’s fall 1:44 4/5, fm. campaign. Mizzen Mast, winner of last year’s GI Mali- MY ELOQUENT MISS (f, 4, Prized--Charming Arbitor, by bu, has won five of 11 starts to date and earned Better Arbitor) was sixth in her lone turf start to date, $553,621. Owned and bred by Juddmonte Farms, he in the Hay Patcher H. over course and distance last was knocked out of an expected start in the GI Santa Aug. 27, but was sidelined off that effort. Last of Anita H. with a bruised foot. seven in her July 3 sprint comebacker over the local main track, the homebred was getting back on the grass for this effort as an 8-1 chance. Settled in q TRACK OPENING q midpack for the opening half mile, the dark bay ad- vanced on the far turn, overtook T C Kiss (Judge T C) DEL MAR THOROUGHBRED CLUB - Del at the eighth pole and edged clear to a 3/4-length suc- Mar, CA cess. Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-0, $70,200. Opens: Wednesday, July 24 O/B-Andrew J M Flail (KY). T-Allen Iwinski. Closes: Wednesday, Sept. 11 Racing Days: Wednesday through Monday 7th-CRC, $40,000, Alw, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:24 1/5, ft. Post Time: 2 p.m.; 4 p.m.-Fridays KUD’ZU MAGIC (f, 3, Eltish--Magnetic Money, by Stakes Schedule: 31 stakes worth $6,375,000 Buckfinder), a three-time Group 1 winner in Puerto Highlights: $200,000 GII Bing Crosby Rico, made her U.S. debut in the June 15 Office Queen Breeders’ Cup H.-July 27; $400,000 GI Ramona S. in the slop, but was never a factor, finishing last of H.-July 27; $400,000 GI Eddie Read H.-July 28; six. Cutting back to a sprint for this effort, the Florida- $150,000 GII San Clemente H.-Aug. 3; bred filly set a solid pace along the rail, turned back a challenge from even-money Pharmstar (Adhocracy) at $250,000 GII San Diego H.-Aug. 4; $150,000 GII midstretch and pulled clear to win by 2 1/2 lengths at Sorrento S.-Aug. 10; $300,000 GII Clement L. 4-1. Lifetime Record: MG1SW-PR, 13-8-2-1, $191,619. Hirsch H.-Aug. 11; $150,000 GII Pat O’Brien H.- O-Jackson Racing. B-Live Oak Stud (FL). T-T Ritvo. Aug. 18; $300,000 GI Del Mar Oaks-Aug. 24; $1 million GI Pacific Classic-Aug. 25; $250,000 GI STAKES CLOSINGS Del Mar Debutante-Aug. 31; $250,000 GII Del TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24: Mar H.-Sept. 1; $250,000 GII Del Mar Breeders’ 08-17 $400,000 Secretariat-I, AP, 3yo, 10fT Cup H.-Sept. 2; $300,000 GII Del Mar Derby- (800) Sept. 7; $150,000 GII Palomar H.-Sept. 8; TOMORROW, THURSDAY, JULY 25: $250,000 GII Del Mar Futurity-Sept. 11. 8-3 $150,000 San Clemente H.-II, Dmr, 3yo, f, 8fT (150) Website: www.delmarracing.com 8-4 $250,000 San Diego H.-II, Dmr, 3yo/up, 8.5f (250)
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(East report cont.) On Vacance (NZ), g, 4, Prized--On Tour (NZ), by Adios 6th-DEL, $38,600, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:40 3/5, ft. (GB). Ellerslie (Auckland), 7-20, Schofield Holden H., PUPIL (f, 3, Unbridled--Naughty Natisha, by Known 3yo/up, 1 5/16mT, $3,434 to winner. B-Keri Hill Stud Fact) was off slowly in her career debut over six fur- Ltd; T-Bryan Wadham. *1/2 to Kiss (NZ) (Pompeii longs June 26, but rallied nicely to be a clear second. Court), MGSW & G1SP-NZ. The $250,000 KEEJUL yearling purchase, favored at Oliverdance (NZ), h, 5, Dance Floor--Lillibet (NZ) 3-2 in her two-turn bow, set a pressured pace from (MSP-NZ), by First Norman. Hawera (New Zealand), Treasure Beach (Silver Deputy), was put to a stiff drive 7-20, Ancare Genesis H., 3yo/up, 1 5/16mT, $4,502 down the lane to hold off her rival in the end by three to winner. B-D A Johns & G C Luoni; T-J Wheeler. parts of a length. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $30,200. O-Fox Hill Farms Inc. B-Dr William B Wilmot & Dr Joan q TRACK OPENING q M Taylor (KY). T-John C Servis. SARATOGA RACE COURSE - Saratoga F O R E I G N Springs, NY I I Opens: Wednesday, July 24 Closes: Monday, Sept. 2 *FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE HORSES, SEE Racing Days: Wednesday through Monday THE WORLDWIDE EDITION. Post Time: 1 p.m. AMERICAN-BRED WINNERS IN BRITAIN: Stakes Schedule: 35 stakes worth $8.775M *Blazonry, c, 2, Hennessy--Altair, by Alydar. Yarmouth, Highlights: $150,000 GII Schuylerville-July 24; 7-23, EBF/Seashore Holiday Park Maiden S., 2yo, $150,000 GII Sanford-July 25; $150,000 GII 5f 43ydsT, $5,976 to winner. O/B-Sanford R Robert- Bernard Baruch-July 26; $250,000 GI Test- son; T-Jeremy Noseda. Ballyhurry, g, 5, Rubiano--Balakhna (Fr) (GSP-Fr), by July 27; $500,000 GII Diana H.-July 27; Tyrant. Ayr, 7-23, Prestwick H. (Class E), 3yo/up, $250,000 GI Go For Wand-July 28; $750,000 GI 1 1/4mT, $6,360 to winner. O-John Breslin; B-John Whitney H.-Aug. 3; $150,000 GII Amsterdam Hettinger; T-Jim Goldie. *1/2 to Balawaki (Miswaki), H.-Aug. 3; $500,000 GII Jim Dandy-Aug. 4; GSW & G1SP-Fr. **$60,000 wnlg ‘97 FTKNOV; $150,000 GII National Museum of Racing-Aug. $12,708 2yo ‘99 TATAPR. 5; $500,000 GI Sword Dancer Invitational- Aug. 10; $200,000 GII A.G. Vanderbilt H.-Aug. AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN FRANCE: 11; $150,000 GII Adirondack-Aug. 12; *#Dance Dress, f, 3, Nureyev--Private Line (SW-GB & $150,000 GII Saratoga Special-Aug. 14; US, $106,953), by Private Account. Vichy, 7-23, $750,000 GI Alabama-Aug. 17; $200,000 GII Prix Madame Jean Couturie-Haras de Coolmore- Saratoga Breeders’ Cup-Aug. 17; $150,000 GII Listed, 3yo, f, 1 1/4mT, $20,264 to winner. O-Khalid Lake Placid-Aug. 18; $400,000 GI Personal Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; T-Andre Fabre. Ensign H.-Aug. 23; $1 million GI Travers-Aug. 24; $200,000 GI King’s Bishop-Aug. 24; SO. HEMISPHERE WINNERS BY U.S. SIRES: $200,000 GII Fourstardave-Aug. 24; $250,000 Regal Wood (Aus), g, 3, Woodman--Regina Madre (Aus) GI Ballerina-Aug. 25; $200,000 GI Spinaway- (MSW & MGSP-Aus), by Bletchingly (Aus). Kembla Aug. 30; $200,000 GI Hopeful-Aug. 31; Grange (New South Wales), 7-20, Rotary Club of Bulli Maiden, 3yo/up, c/g, 7fT, $2,847 to winner. B-Mr G $250,000 GI Forego-Sept. 1. Harvey; T-Graeme Rogerson. Website: www.nyra.com
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Candy's Advantage, f, 3, Tactical Advantage--See the B R E E D E R S’ Candy, by Visible. PHA, 7-23, 6f, 1:11. B-Marty Woodhouse (Fl). E D I T I O N Pupil, f, 3, Unbridled--Naughty Natisha, by Known Fact. DEL, 7-23, 1m, 1:40 3/5. B-Dr William B Wilmot & Dr ALLOWANCE RESULTS: Joan M Taylor (Ky). *$250,000 yrl '00 KEEJUL. 5th-DEL, $41,500, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:44 4/5, fm. Risky Starlett, f, 4, Kiri's Clown--Dynomitehigh, by High BIG BROKEN STRAW (c, 4, Strodes Creek--River Sue Brite. PHA, 7-23, (C), 8.5fT, 1:48. B-S Simon (Ky). {SP}, by Riverman) Lifetime Record: 18-4-4-5, Additional Maidens in tomorrow’s TDN. $108,235. O-Acclaimed Racing Stable. B-McDermott Ranch (TX). T-Allen Iwinski.
6th-MNR, $31,700, 7-22, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:35, fm. FRESHMAN FOCUS LORD OF SPEED (h, 6, Kris S.--Halloween Baby {SW, $140,975}, by Naskra) Lifetime Record: 18-4-3-2, First-crop progeny to watch: Wednesday, July 24 $80,533. O-Paul K Girdner. B-Mr & Mrs Martin J Sire (Sire’s Sire), Farm, 1999 Fee, #2yos/Winners/SW Wygod (CA). T-Don Roberson. *1/2 to Hollywood Treat Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) (Pirate’s Bounty), SW, $194,419; and Pumpkin House CAPE TOWN (Seeking the Gold), Overbrook, $10K, 62/1/0 (Pirate’s Bounty), SW & GSP, $175,679. 3-NP, Msw, 6f, Mucciacciaro, $9K KEE JAN yrl, 7-2 ELUSIVE QUALITY (Gone West), Gainsborough, $10K, 77/8/2 8th-PHA, $22,480, 3yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:04 4/5, ft. 3-SAR, Msw, 5 1/2f, +Electric Guitar, $90K KEE SEP yrl, 6-1 DIVINE PROSPECT (f, 3, Prospectors Gamble--Martha 3-DMR, Msw, 5f, +Omega Code, $350K FTF FEB 2yo Moonshine, by Pumpkin Moonshine) Lifetime Record: FAVORITE TRICK (Phone Trick), Walmac, $30K, 77/0/0 11-3-2-3, $69,580. O/T-Gail A Patty. B-Lynda Lail (KY). 3-DMR, Msw, 5f, +Dirty Trick, $250K OBS MAR 2yo GRAND SLAM (Gone West), Ashford, $30K, 130/4/0 9-SAR, Stk, 6f, +Stellar, $700K KEE APR 2yo, 10-1 9th-PHA, $22,480, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:39 2/5, ft. INDIAN CHARLIE (In Excess {Ire}), Vinery, $10K, 82/4/1 CHILDRESS (f, 4, Evansville Slew--Hot Brown, by Lost 9-SAR, Stk, 6f, Jazz Lady, $53K TEX MAR 2yo, 15-1 Code) Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-0, $42,870. O-Malvern SKIP AWAY (Skip Trial), Hopewell, $50K, 94/3/0 Stable. B-Perry & Mark Sutherland (KY). T-E Cranfield. 6-ELP, Msw, 6f, +Loveliest of All, $29K OBS MAR 2yo, 10-1 TALE OF THE CAT (Storm Cat), Ashford, $25K, 111/3/0 6th-PRM, $22,000, 7-22, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10 4/5, ft. 6-ELP, Msw, 6f, Catzinga, $13K KEE SEP yrl, 7-2 RUBIETTA (f, 4, Rubiano--Staretta, by Cox's Ridge) Lifetime Record: 18-5-2-1, $53,491. O-Prairie Lane Farms. B-William H Floyd (KY). T-Merle D Heldt. SOPHOMORE SPOTLIGHT MAIDEN WINNERS: First-time Starters & Stakes Progeny: Wed., July 24 Beau Classic, c, 2, Beau Genius--Cat Tango, by Regal Classic. GLD, 7-22, (S), 4f, :48 1/5. B-Stonewood Sire (Sire’s Sire), Farm, 1998 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/SW Farms & Pam Davis (Mi). Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) +Civility Cat, f, 2, Tale of the Cat--Civility (GB) (SP- ALPHABET SOUP (Cozzene), Adena Springs, $30K, 178/25/1 Eng), by Shirley Heights (GB). CNL, 7-22, (C), 5fT, 6-ELP, Msw, 6f, +Jadester, $9K KEE SEP yrl, 15-1 1:00 1/5. B-Richard D Schibell (Ky). *$35,000 wlng BIJOU D'INDE (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), '00 KEENOV; $30,000 yrl '01 FTKOCT; $19,000 2yo Elsenham, $10K, 85/11/0 2002 FTMMAY. **1/2 to Lovealoch (Lomond), GSP- 5-DMR, Stk, 1mT, Saphir Indien (GB), $42K TAT FOA wnl Eng & Ity, $100,040-Eng & US. ***Third winner for HELMSMAN (El Gran Senor), Pegasus, $8K, 92/25/1 8-DMR, Stk, 1mT, Holdthehelm, $62K BAR MAY 2yo freshman sire (by Storm Cat). MATTY G (Capote), Darby Dan, $6K, 61/19/2 Call Leo, c, 3, Caller I. D.--Spectacularcrystal, by Spec- 3-SAR, Msw, 5 1/2f, +Tenthirteen, 15-1 tacular Bid. DEL, 7-23, (C), 6f, 1:12 4/5. B-Patricia SANDPIT (BRZ) (Baynoun {Ire}), Vinery, $5K, 152/23/1 Staskowski Purdy (NY). *$16,500 wlng '99 FTMDEC. 1-TDN, Msw, 6f, +Sandsong, $15K KEE SEP yrl, 10-1 Lady Christine, f, 3, Ide--Bella Missy, by Bold Executive. SILVER FOX (Pleasant Colony), Maple Grove, $1K, 22/4/1 FEX, 7-23, 1 1/16m (off turf), 1:48. B-D Romeo (On). 3-NP, Msw, 6f, +I'm Quicksilver, $21K BRC OCT yrl, 12-1
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2002 WORLDWIDE 4 Pages EDITION GODOLPHIN PACEMAKERS SET FOR KING Yesterday’s Results: GEORGE The field for this Saturday's G1 King George PRIX MADAME JEAN COUTURIE-HARAS DE VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. at Ascot is beginning COOLMORE-Listed, i41,000, Vichy, 7-23, 3yo, f, to take shape after Godolphin announced they intend to 1 1/4mT, 2:05.00, gd. run two pacemakers, Group 1 placed Narrative (Ire) 1--#DANCE DRESS (USA), 121, f, 3, by Nureyev (USA) (Sadler's Wells {USA}) and Sir Effendi (Ire) (Nashwan 1st Dam: Private Line (USA) (SW-GB & US, {USA}), to ensure a truly run race for the Maktoum $106,953), by Private Account (USA) brothers' Sakhee (USA) (Bahri {USA}), Grandera (Ire) 2nd Dam: Miss Summer (Ire), by Luthier (Fr) (Grand Lodge {USA}) and Nayef (USA) (Gulch {USA}). 3rd Dam: Miss Manon (Fr), by Bon Mot (Fr) O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; T-Andre Godolphin Racing Manager Simon Crisford told Racing Fabre; J-Olivier Peslier; 20,500. Lifetime Record: Post: “[Narrative]'s in there as a potential pacemaker if i 3 starts, 2 wins, 0 places, 36,500. we want him, and we'll decide if we do nearer the day. i 2--Bonne Gargotte (Fr), 121, f, 3, Poliglote (GB)-- In fact, it looks as if the race will be set up for the likes Garmeritte (Fr), by Garde Royale (Ire). i8,200. of Sakhee or Grandera anyway, but you always have to 3--Melody Blue (Fr), 121, f, 3, Poliglote (GB)--Meduse cover yourself in these situations just in case.” Sheikh Bleue (Ire), by Salmon Leap (USA). i6,150. Hamdan's racing manager Angus Gold added: “Marcus Margins: NO, 3/4, HF. Odds: 4.90, 2.10, 5.50. [Tregoning] just wanted to leave [Sir Effendi] in in case Also ran: Antiquary (Ire), La Belle Simone (Ire), Heed we need to make sure that there's a decent pace for The Way (USA), La Guapa (Ger). Nayef. We don't want a situation where they jump out Also ran (not classified); Darinska (Ire), Anode (GB), and then slow things up, and Sir Effendi is there if we Black Voodoo (Fr), Rentless (GB), The Veil (Ire). need him. I don't think anyone truly knows Nayef's Dance Dress broke her maiden on debut in a condi- optimum distance. I did think it was a mile and a quar- tions event at Longchamp May 2 and followed up with ter, but after his win on bad ground at Ascot last back a sixth-place finish in the G2 Prix de Sandringham at end and then in Dubai, I'm not so sure. His best trip is Chantilly June 2. She showed the benefit of that effort open to conjecture, but Marcus is keen to run and tells here to secure her first-stakes success by the minimum me the horse is in great form.” margin. Khalid Abdullah’s homebred was positioned in a tracking fifth as Melody Blue was allowed to dictate the F R A N C E pace and made smooth progress approaching the final H H quarter mile. The near 5-1 eventual victress made her main effort at the eighth-pole as Melody Blue continued WHAM BAM, NO THANKS ARAMRAM in the lead, but ran on enthusiastically for strong driving Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Aramram in the closing stages to just get the better of the pow- (USA) (Danzig {USA}) has been banned from racing in erful finish of Bonne Gargotte nearing the line. France after the Mick Channon-trained colt unseated his rider on the two occasions he raced in France this sea- (French report cont. p2) son. The first incident occurred in the G1 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly June 2 and the dose was repeated by the G1 KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND S. son of Danzig in the G2 Prix Eugene Adam at Ï Ò Maisons-Laffitte July 14. Stewards of France-Galop 11-8 Grandera (from 6-4), 2-1 Sakhee (from 13-8), (French Jockey Club) informed Channon earlier this 7-1 Golan (from 8-1), 8-1 Zindabad (from 12-1), week that Aramram was not allowed to participate in 10-1 Nayef, 12-1 Aquarelliste, 12-1 Boreal, future French races. In between his two French appear- 14-1 Millenary, 14-1 Storming Home, 16-1 High ances, Aramram was third to Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire) in Pitched, 33-1 Bach, 40-1 Della Francesca, the G1 St James's Palace S. at Royal Ascot June 18, 50-1 Narrative, 66-1 Sir George Turner, and most recently finished fourth in the Listed 200-1 Sir Effendi. Steventon S. at Newbury July 20.
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(French report cont.) 3.15 Vichy, Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Prix d’Yzeure) (Cond), i26,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 1:55.40, gd. PRIX JACQUES DE BREMONT-HARAS D’ETREHAM- JUST AS GOOD (FR) (f, 3, Kaldounevees {Fr}--Toujours Listed, 41,000, Vichy, 7-23, 4yo/up, 1mT, 1:38.60, i Juste {Fr}, by Always Fair {USA}), a full to Terre A gd. Terre (Fr), G1SW-Fr & UAE, G1SP-HK, $1,674,218, 1--SUBLIMINAL (FR), 128, h, 6, Blue Courtier (GB)-- settled off the pace in third position as Akaralda (Fr) Kataba (Fr), by Shardari (Ire). O-Daniel Desetables; (Akarad {Fr}) led and made good headway into second B-G Desmard, Mme C Parra & C de Asis Trem; at the quarter-mile marker. The 4-5 punters’ choice T-Patrick Tual; J-Stephane Pasquier; i20,500. quickened to the front approaching the final furlong and Lifetime Record: 44 starts, 7 wins, 18 places, ran on strongly thereafter to easily account for Akaralda i205,511. by two lengths. Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 1 win, 2 2--Mahfooth (USA), 128, h, 5, Diesis (GB)--I Certainly places, i23,810. Am (USA), by Affirmed (USA). i8,200. O/B-Mme Henri Devin; T-Eric Libaud; J-Davy Bonilla. 3--Double Heart (Fr), 123, h, 6, Akarad (Fr)--Slanderous Facts (Fr), by Slip Anchor (GB). i6,150. 4.15 Vichy, Prix Linda Jackson (Prix Roi Herode) Margins: 1, 3/4, NO. Odds: 11.20, 1.90, 16.10. (Cond), i18,000, 3yo/up, 5fT, 0:59.60, gd. Also ran: Les Yeux Mauves (Fr), Snataka (Fr), DANANEYEV (FR) (h, 6, Goldneyev {USA}--Danagroom Greengroom (Fr), Marsixa (Fr). {USA} {GSP-Fr}, by Groom Dancer {USA}) stumbled Also ran (not classified); Stephant (GB), Dhaunathelio from the gate and nearly unshipped his rider, but soon (Fr), Nolt (Fr), Jacopass (Fr), Quit Rent (GB), Arc Royal recovered to race in a midfield eighth as first Banyan (Fr), Dareen (Ire), Peaceful Paradise (GB). Tree (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}) then Bedeau (Fr) (Sicyos Having plied his trade in claimers and handicaps in his {USA}) led. The 4-5 market choice made his bid at the first four seasons of racing, Subliminal at last scored a quarter-mile pole, was ridden to the front at the dis- first stakes win in the Listed Prix de Montretout at Lyon tance and ran on well late to comfortably hold Brook- Parilly May 9. Higher ambitions failed to materialize on lyn’s Sky (GB) (Septieme Ciel {USA}) by a length. The his two subsequent starts when unplaced in both the winner is a half brother to Greengroom (Fr) (Green Tune G3 La Coupe at Longchamp June 20 and the Listed {USA}), MSW & MGSP-Fr, $133,915. Lifetime Record: Grand Prix de Compiegne July 3, but he doubled the MGSW-Fr, SP-Ger, 29 starts, 8 wins, 10 places, amount of wins in his stakes portfolio this time with a i201,174. commanding final furlong performance. The eventual O/B-Wertheimer & Frere; T-Carlos Laffon-Parias; winner was positioned in a tracking sixth as J-Miguel Blancpain. Dhaunathelio (Fr) (Crack Regiment {USA}) set the pace, but made good progress from the quarter-mile marker. Jockey Stephane Pasquier asked his mount for his main H I T A L Y H bid at the eighth-pole as Mahfooth grabbed the lead and Subliminal responded well to pressure to assert his Monday’s Late Result: command inside the final 100 yards. 11.30 Corridonia, Premio N Morici (Cond), i7,650, 3yo/up, 1m 165yds (AWT), time: n/a, stn. A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will DON MARIOLINO (IRE) (h, 7, Marju {Ire}--Denise Fleury indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a s will {Fr}, by Gay Mecene {USA}) Lifetime Record: 53 starts, denote a first-time Grade/Group 1 winner and a + will 12 wins, 21 places, i122,093. O-Ass Sportiva; denote winners who are first-time starters. B-Allevamento Deni SRL; T-S Andrea; J-G Ercegovic.
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GRANDERA HARDENS AS KING GEORGE CHOICE MURPHY JAILED British bookmaking firm William Hill have reported National Hunt jockey Timmy Murphy was jailed for that further money continues to come in for six months by Judge John Crocker at Isleworth Crown Godolphin's Grandera (Ire) (Grand Lodge {USA}) in Court, West London yesterday. The Irish jockey pleaded advance of this Saturday's King George VI & Queen guilty to indecently assaulting a flight attendant and Elizabeth Dianmond S. and have cut his price accord- being drunk on board a flight from Tokyo to Heathrow ingly. The ante-post favourite has been trimmed to 11-8 in April this year. He was given a six-month sentence (from 6-4) and as a consequence Sakhee (USA) (Bahri for the former offence and a three-month penalty for {USA}) has been lengthened to 2-1 (from 13-8). Hills the latter with both sentences to run concurrently. also saw money for Golan (Ire) (Spectrum {Ire}) and Judge Crocker also ordered that the Irishman should Zindabad (Fr) (Shirley Heights {GB}), who were both remain on the sex offenders' register for the next five shortened to 7-1 (from 8-1) and 8-1 (from 12-1), re- years. Jockeys' Association chief executive Michael spectively. Caulfield told PA Sport: “He requested help and em- braced the help that has been given to him by the ex- perts with regard to his problems. That impressed the H G E R M A N Y H judge and the court this morning. He has been helped by other jockeys who have been through similar difficul- BOLTE BAN REDUCED ties and he has responded positively. I believe and hope German trainer Dr. Andreas Bolte, the first trainer to that owners and trainers, when he emerges from be suspended by the Direktorium fur Vollblutzucht und prison, will want to help him get back on track because Rennen (German Jockey Club), has had his 18-month he wants to remain a jockey. He's got to be positive “non-trier” ban reduced to six months on appeal. The and strong, but he must take responsibility and that is what he is doing at the moment.” The Jockey Club's trainer, who intends to fully clear his tarnished reputa- John Maxse added, “The offence, though very serious, tion, told Racing Post: “I am convinced that the deci- is not in connection with racing, and at this stage, we sion is wrong. The first decision was outrageous and have no comment to make on the matter.” this one is equally wrong. Since it is impossible for me to take the matter further within racing, I will probably Yesterday’s Results: now resort to the civil courts.” The case arose when 3.30 Yarmouth, Caister Haven Holiday Park Maiden S. Bolte's Sir Ivanhoe (Ger) (A Very Good Time {Ire}), (Class D), £5,990, 3yo/up, 11f 101ydsT, 2:24.70, ridden by apprentice Katherina Niederbacker, was ad- gd/fm. judged to have not obtained the best possible placing in SIR BRASTIAS (GB) (g, 3, Shaamit {Ire}--Premier Night a race at Neuss in January. In the post-race enquiry, {GB}, by Old Vic {GB}) settled in a stalking second as Niederbacker was alleged to have told local stewards 11-10 favourite True Courage (GB) (Machiavellian that her instructions were to race in last position and {USA}) set the pace and took closer order at the three- stay there so that Sir Ivanhoe would receive a favour- furlong pole. The 9-2 third choice was ridden to the able handicap rating. Bolte tried to submit new evi- front at the quarter-mile marker and powered clear in dence suggesting that Niebecker suffered psychological the closing stages to defeat True Ciurage by seven pressure on the day of the race, but the Direktorium lengths. Lifetime Record: 7-1-1-1, £7,413. panel refused to allow that evidence. The Direktorium O/B-Mr & Mrs D G Churston & S Dow; T-Simon Dow; did recognise, as Sir Ivanhoe was the outsider in the J-Darryll Holland. race, punters hadn't suffered and the original sentence was too harsh, so reduced the ban to six months start- ing Sept. 1 this year. GOFFS SALES WEB SITES Goffs Ireland www.goffs.com TDN Worldwide Today ...... 4 pages Goffs France www.goffs.fr H IT YOUR TARGET Reach the most influential players in the European bloodstock community To place an advertisement in the TDN-Euro, Please call: In the U.S.: Alycia Borer 732-747-8060 / [email protected] In the U.K.: Howard Roberts +44 (0) 1745854432 / [email protected] or Sean Cronin or Tom Frary at +44 (1) 638660085 / [email protected] TDN P WORLDWIDE • 7/24/02 • PAGE 4 of 4
(British report cont.) H M A I D E N W I N N E R S H 2.00 Yarmouth, EBF/Seashore Holiday Park Maiden S. (Class D), £5,900, 2yo, 5f 43ydsT, 1:03.80, gd/fm. Blazonry (USA), c, 2, Hennessy (USA)--Altair (USA), by BLAZONRY (USA) (c, 2, Hennessy {USA}--Altair Alydar (USA). Yarmouth, Britain, 7-23, EBF/Seashore {USA}, by Alydar {USA}) broke adequately from the Holiday Park Maiden S. (Class D), 2yo, 5f 43ydsT, gate and soon raced in a close second as Malapropism £3,835 to winner. B-Sanford R Robertson. (GB) (Compton Place {GB}) set a good pace, but came Sineogron (Ire), f, 2, Lycius (USA)--Nacote (Ire), by under pressure soon after the halfway. The 4-7 choice Mtoto (GB). Ballinrobe, Ireland, 7-23, EBF Median was ridden along at the quarter-mile marker, challenged at the eighth-pole and was driven out thereafter to deny Auction Fillies Maiden, 2yo, f, 6fT, i10,350 to win- Malapropism by a half-length nearing the line. Lifetime ner. B-Anthony M Cahill. Record: 4-1-1-0, £5,207. Nuit Sombre (Ire), c, 2, Night Shift (USA)--Belair Prin- O/B-Sanford R Robertson; T-Jeremy Noseda; J-Darryll cess (USA), by Mr. Prospector (USA). Ayr, Britain, Holland. 7-23, Bellisle Median Auction Maiden S. (Class E), 2yo, 6fT, £3,570 to winner. B-M P B Bloodstock Ltd. 2.15 Ayr, Bellisle Median Auction Maiden S. (Class E), *20,000gns wnlg ‘00 TATDEC; 7,200gns yrl ‘01 £5,100, 2yo, 6fT, 1:14.44, gd/sf. TATOCT. NUIT SOMBRE (IRE) (c, 2, Night Shift {USA}--Belair In Theory (GB), g, 3, Ezzoud (Ire)--Little Black Dress Princess {USA}, by Mr. Prospector {USA}) broke (USA), by Black Tie Affair (Ire). Ballinrobe, Ireland, smartly from the gate and soon held an uncontested 7-23, Moylough Concrete Median Auction Maiden, lead in advance of Zoom Zoom (GB) (Abou Zouz 3yo, 1 1/8mT, i6,555 to winner. B-Raffin Stud. {USA}). The 6-1 chance was came under pressure at *2,500gns wnlg ‘99 TATDEC. the quarter-mile marker and was ridden out inside the Just As Good (Fr), f, 3, Kaldounevees (Fr)--Toujours final furlong to safely hold off Xcess Baggage (GB) (Air Juste (Fr), by Always Fair (USA). Vichy, France, Express {Ire}) by 1 1/4 lengths. The winner is a 7-23, Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Prix d’Yzeure) (Cond), 20,000gns TATDEC weanling and 7,200gns TATOCT 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, i13,000 to winner. B-Mme Henri yearling purchase. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, £3,892. Devin. *Full to Terre A Terre (Fr), G1SW-Fr & UAE, O-Mrs Margaret Pett; B-M P B Bloodstock Ltd; T-Mark G1SP-HK, $1,674,218. Johnston; J-Kevin Darley. Sir Brastias (GB), g, 3, Shaamit (Ire)--Premier Night (GB), by Old Vic (USA). Yarmouth, Britain, 7-23, U.S. P R E M I E R E S Caister Haven Holiday Park Maiden S. (Class D), H H 3yo/up, 11f 101ydsT, £3,894 to winner. B-Mr & Mrs D G Churston & S Dow. Today at Del Mar: 8th Race, $75,000, Oceanside S., (R), 3yo, 1mT MUTINYONTHEBOUNTY (GB) (c, 3, Sadler’s Wells MAJOR UK MEETINGS--2002 {USA}--Threatening {GB}, by Warning {GB}) broke his Event Location Date maiden second time out at Gowran Park last August and appeared out of his league when pushed up to King George/Queen Eliz. II Ascot July 26-28 Group company next time out in the G3 Royal Lodge S. Glorious Goodwood Goodwood July 30-Aug. 3 at Ascot Sept. 29, but proved up to the task as he August meeting York Aug. 20-22 scampered away to a 1 1/2-length victory at 16-1 Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup Haydock Sept. 6-7 odds. A respectable fourth over heavy ground in his Rothmans Royal St Leger Doncaster Sept. 11-14 2001 finale, the G1 Criterium International Nov. 3, in Western meeting Ayr Sept. 19-21 what would be his final race for trainer Aidan O’Brien. Tote Cambridgeshire Newmarket Oct. 2-5 The bay adds Lasix for the U.S. debut. Lifetime Record: Dubai Champions Newmarket Oct. 17-20 GSW-GB, 4-2-0-1, $129,551. Racing Post Trophy Doncaster Oct. 25-26 O-Thomas Nichols. B-Mathews Breeding and Racing Final Turf meeting Doncaster Nov. 8-9 Ltd. T-Beau Greely. U.S. stakes closings just a click away! Now on the web at stakesdigestweekly.com