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Birdstone & Congaree Out of Keeneland HEADLINE Features p.6 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2004 BEAU VICTORY SANGSTER LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCER A win in a Grade II stakes at Keeneland is the feather The bloodstock world is in mourning at the news that in any horse’s cap, especially a filly with value as a pioneering owner-breeder Robert Sangster died in Lon- broodmare, but when the beaten field includes the don on Wednesday after a long 2003 two-year-old filly champion, battle with pancreatic cancer. the victory tastes even sweeter. He was 67 and is survived by Much the best in Thursday’s GII his four sons Ben, Adam, Guy Stonerside Beaumont S., Victory and Max. A funeral service is U.S.A. (Victory Gallop) took com- scheduled for Apr. 19 at St mand with three sixteenths of a Pauls in Knightsbridge, London. mile remaining and drew off to “He died at home in late after- score by an impressive 8 1/4- noon, early evening time yester- lengths over Halfbridled, who ral- day,” family spokesman Lord Victory U.S.A. lied from last to finish second. Robert Sangster & Greg Childs Bell told PA Sport. “He was Bill Straus photo “She probably ran to her potential Stuart Milligan/Getty Images surrounded by his family and he today,” said winning jockey Jerry died very peacefully after a long Bailey. “I don’t think any race has been quite as good illness that started nine or 10 months ago.” Sangster as this one. I hated to ask her that much today, but I was the most successful British-based owner over the was afraid [Halfbridled] would catch us.” Looking for- last three decades, leading the list in Britain five times ward to the GI Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs Apr. between 1977 and 1984. He was successful twice in 30, Bailey added, “If she runs like she did today, it is the G1 Espom Derby, with The Minstrel in 1977 and not going to be a matter of distance.” (Report cont. p5) with Golden Fleece in 1982, and also owned dual G1 Click for the brisnet.com chart, the free brisnet.com Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Alleged. Legendary catalogue-style pedigree, or the race replay. trainer Vincent O’Brien, conditioner of most of Sangster’s big-race winners, paid tribute to the owner. Thursday, Keeneland “We were deeply saddened to learn of Robert’s death,” STONERSIDE BEAUMONT S.-GII, $250,000, KEE, 4-8, said O’Brien. “He was a great friend, a wonderful 3yo, f, 7f, 1:27, ft. owner and part of our family, young and old, for many 1--@VICTORY U. S. A., 118, f, 3, by Victory Gallop years. I appreciated, more than I can ever say, Robert’s 1st Dam: Fordyce, by Cox's Ridge trust and confidence that I, as trainer and partner, 2nd Dam: Foresta, by Alydar would do the best for him and the horses. We shared 3rd Dam: Hardly, by Rock Talk some great memories over the years with horses like ($525,000 2yo ‘03 FTFFEB). O-Thomas F Van Meter II; The Minstrel, Alleged, El Gran Senor, Sadler’s Wells and B-George Brunacini (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-J D Bailey; Golden Fleece and I cannot think of anybody with $155,000. Lifetime Record: MGISP, 8-3-2-2, $565,370. whom I would rather have shared them. Robert also *First GSW for sophomore sire (by Cryptoclearance). provided our son David with his first classic success 2--Halfbridled, 123, f, 3, Unbridled--Half Queen, by when Assert won both the French and Irish Derbys. A Deputy Minister. O-Wertheimer Farm Llc; wonderful character who enjoyed life to the full, he will B-Wertheimer & Frere (KY); $50,000. be sorely missed by everyone who was fortunate 3--Wildwood Flower, 118, f, 3, Langfuhr--Dial a Trick, enough to have known him. Our thoughts are with his by Phone Trick. O/B-John D Gunther (KY); $25,000. sorrowing family.” Retired jockey Lester Piggott added: Margins: 8 1/4, 1HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 2.80, 0.40, 9.80. “It’s a very sad day and the end of an era. I’ve known Also Ran: Katestormedthebird, Movant, Very Vegas, Robert since the 60s and we had great days and so She's a Rebel Too, Sweet Vision. many great horses. He was a great friend and a marvel- Scratched: Thisgirldontlaugh. ous person to ride for. We’ll miss him.” Cont. p6 (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/9/04 • PAGE 2 of 6 Friday, Oaklawn Park, post time: 5:29 p.m. CST P P R E V I E W P FANTASY S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT Friday, Keeneland, post time: 5:15 p.m. EDT 1 House of Fortune Free House McAnally 121 MAKER’S MARK MILE-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1mT 2 Slewpy’s Storm Storm Creek Frederick 121 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 3 Elusive Diva Elusive Quality Glatt 117 1 Freefourinternet Tabasco Cat Scott 12-1 4 Stephan’s Angel Crypto Star Servis 121 2 Royal Spy Peteski Amoss 8-1 5 Miss Coronado Coronado’s Quest Frankel 121 3 Burning Roma Rubiano Giglio 6-1 6 Shadow Cast Smart Strike Howard 121 4 Millennium Dragon (GB) Mark of Esteem (Ire) McLaughlin 6-1 7 True Blonde Beauty Proudest Romeo Norman 117 5 Perfect Drift Dynaformer M Johnson 7-2 8 Yoursmineours Belong to Me Von Hemel 121 6 Stroll Pulpit Mott 4-1 9 Stellar Jayne Wild Rush Lukas 117 7 Perfect Soul (Ire) Sadler’s Wells Attfield 5-1 10 Platinum Ballet Skip Away Von Hemel 117 8 Honor In War Lord at War (Arg) McGee 5-1 11 Island Sand Tabasco Cat Jones 117 9 Needwood Blade (GB) Pivotal (GB) Walsh 30-1 Lightly raced Miss Coronado graduated by 2 1/2- 10 Hear No Evil Carson City Hatchett 20-1 lengths in only her second start going nine-furlongs A deep and talented field gathers to contest the 16th over the Santa Anita turf Jan. 4 and followed up with a running of the Maker’s Mark, with only one entrant, hard-fought head victory when making a huge jump in Hear No Evil, without a graded stakes win to his credit. class in the GII Davona Dale S. at Gulfstream Feb. 7. Perfect Drift had an outstanding 2003, winning of four House of Fortune, second in the seven-furlong GII of five on the main track, including a win over Horse of Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita Mar. 6, galloped home an the Year Mineshaft in the GI Stephen Foster H. But the easy 17-length winner last out in the California Oaks at gelding’s turf form is inconclusive; he won a grassy Golden Gate Mar. 6. allowance at Keeneland a year ago, ran fourth in the GI Turf Classic on Derby day and was eighth, beaten 3 1/4 lengths, in the GI Arlington Million. He is unraced since Today’s Graded Stakes finishing sixth in the Oct. 25 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. brought to you by One horse whose turf form is unimpeachable is Stroll. A winner of six of eight on the sod, the Bill Mott trainee reeled off three straight graded wins to cap off his 2003 run, taking the GII Hall of Fame H., the GII Ja- maica H. and the GIII Calder Derby. Perfect Soul has shown a liking for Keeneland, winning a NW3X last April before a solid campaign that was highlighted by a victory in the GI Shadwell Keeneland Turf Mile in early 8:50a Prix Penelope-G3, Saint-Cloud October, a neck in front of GISW Honor in War, who 4:20p Comely S.-GIII, Aqueduct ran a troubled fourth in a Gulfstream allowance in his 5:15p Maker’s Mark Mile-GII, Keeneland 2004 bow Mar. 15. Millennium Dragon, winner of the 6:29p Fantasy S.-GII, Oaklawn Park GIII Appleton H. in early January, returns to his pre- Eastern Daylight Time. ferred surface after a second in the off-the-turf GIII Canadian Turf H. Defending champ Royal Spy will try to Three graded stakes performers for HUSSONET April 3! take it wire to wire, but will be joined on the front by Click here for more... the versatile dual turf stakes winner Burning Roma. www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/9/04 • PAGE 3 of 6 (Previews cont.) Friday, Saint-Cloud, France, post time: 2:50 p.m. PRIX PENELOPE-G3, i73,000, 3yo, f, 1 5/16mT Friday, Aqueduct, post time: 4:20 p.m. EDT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER COMELY S.-GIII, $100,000a, 3yo, f, 1m 1 2 Kate Winslet Signal Tap Ligerot PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 2 4 Ask for the Moon (Fr) Dr Fong Rouget 1 Rare Gift Unbridled’s Song Kimmel 116 3 3 Super Lina (Fr) Linamix (Fr) de Nicolay 2 Please Take Me Out Take Me Out Callejas 118 4 5 Miss France (Fr) Sabrehill Lellouche 3 Daydreaming A.P. Indy McGaughey 116 5 6 Trinity Joy (GB) Vettori (Ire) Gibson 4 Irish Melody Unbridled’s Song Pletcher 116 6 1 Kalatuna (Fr) Green Tune van Handenhove 5 Two Bayou Two Punch Reynolds 116 All carry 126 pounds. 6 Society Selection Coronado’s Quest H Jerkens 122 The first three home in the Listed Prix Rose de Mai 7 Bending Strings American Chance McLaughlin 116 over course and distance Mar.