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VICTORY MOON TAKES UAE GUINEAS HEADLINE p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, FEB. 14, 2003 NINE ENTERED IN FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH GOFFS & TATTERSALLS COME TO AGREEMENT Nine three-year-olds were entered yesterday for Satur- Ending what had deteriorated into a sizable rift be- day’s GI Fountain of Youth S. at Gulfstream Park. The tween companies, Goffs and Tattersalls (Ireland) have 1 1/16-mile race marks the return of Grade I winner agreed to swap the sales dates for the 2003 Goffs Whywhywhy (Mr. Greeley), Orby and Challenge Sale and the Tattersalls (Ireland) who was installed the 5-2 September Yearling Sale. The Tattersalls (Ireland) Sep- morning-line favorite and tember Yearling Sale is slated to run from Sept. 16-18. will break from post five. A week later, the Goffs Orby and Challenge Sale will The Patrick Biancone-trained run from Sept. 23-25, with the Challenge Sale remain- colt vaulted to the top of ing a one-day sale. In a joint statement, Tattersalls last year’s juvenile division (Ireland) Chairman Edmond Mahony and Goffs Manag- with victories in the GIII ing Director Matt Mitchell commented, “We are pleased Flash S., GII Sanford S. and to have resolved any outstanding issues for 2003. Not GI Futurity, but he has not only will the Tattersalls (Ireland) September Yearling raced since finishing a disap- Sale be reverting to its originally planned date, but also pointing 10th in the Breed- Whywhywhy Adam Coglianese both companies have re-established the fundamental ers’ Cup Juvenile last Octo- principle that competing sales dates should not be ber at Arlington. Trust N Luck (Montbrook), 4-1 on the encroached upon without prior agreement. The new morning line, is coming off a dominant 11-length vic- dates will undoubtedly work to the benefit of vendors tory in the Dec. 14 What a Pleasure S. at Calder. and purchasers alike, which has always been our pri- Trained by Ralph Ziadie, the colt will break from post mary objective in setting sales dates.” six. Ten Cents a Shine (Devil His Due), second in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. last November at Churchill Downs, dead-heated with Senor Swinger for a P S O P H O M O R E S C E N E P Gulfstream allowance victory at the Fountian of Youth distance on Jan. 31. The colt, 4-1 on the morning line, MAN AMONG MEN TO STAY LOCAL drew post position two for tomorrow’s race. Man Among Men (Gentlemen {Arg}), winner of last week’s Sham S., will remain at Santa Anita for his next Saturday, Gulfstream Park start. “If he runs before the [Apr. 5 GI] Santa Anita FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH S.-GI, $200,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m Derby, it will be in the [Mar. 16 GII] San Felipe, and I PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT may not even do that, because I’m not going to train 1 Supah Blitz Mecke Homeister 120 him through bad, wet tracks, to make a race that only 2 Ten Cents a Shine Devil His Due Bailey 116 leaves me 20 days for the race I really want to win 3 Ozzie Cat Storm Cat Day 118 anyway,” said trainer Gary Mandella. “So, if the 4 Midway Cat Sir Cat Chavez 116 weather doesn’t allow me to do it the way I want, I’ll 5 Whywhywhy Mr. Greeley Prado 122 just train him up to the Santa Anita Derby. Then I’ve 6 Trust N Luck Montbrook Velasquez 122 still got four weeks to the Kentucky Derby.” 7 Conservation Tamayaz Santos 116 8 Seek Gold Touch Gold Coa 116 Sophomore Scene Cont. p. 3 9 Offlee Wild Wild Again Guidry 120 The brisnet.com ‘Race of the Day’ is the TDN TODAY GIII Shirley Jones H. at Gulfstream Park. Headline News .................... 3 pages For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/14/03 • PAGE 2 of 3 Thursday, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai P R E S U L T S P SHEIKH MAKTOUM BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM CHAL- LENGE ROUND II-G3, AED$350,000, Nad al Sheba, Thursday, Nad al Sheba, Dubai 2-13, 4yo, 1800m, 1:47.98, ft. UAE 2000 GUINEAS-G3, $250,000, Nad Al Sheba, 1--MOON BALLAD (IRE), 128, c, 4, by Singspiel (Ire) 2-13, 3yo, 1600m, 1:37.04, ft. 1st Dam: Velvet Moon (Ire) (GSW-Eng), by Shaadi 1--VICTORY MOON (SAF), 125, c, 3, by Al Mufti 2nd Dam: Park Special (Ire), by Relkino (GB) 1st Dam: Dancing Flower (SAf), by Dancing Champ 3rd Dam: Balilla (Ire), by Balidar (Ire) 2nd Dam: Wild Hyacinth (SAf), by Royal Prerogative (GB) (350,000gns yrl ‘00 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; 3rd Dam: Bluebell Girl (SAf), by Drum Beat (GB) B-Newgate Stud Co; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-L Dettori; O-Mad Syndicate; B-Litchfield Stud Close Corp. AED$210,000. *MGSW & MG1SP-Eng. T-Mike deKock; J-W Smith; $150,000. *Full to Off 2--Go Underground, 128, h, 5, Skip Trial--May Day the Peg (SAf), GSP-SAf; 1/2 to Flame (SAf) (Flaming Ninety, by Alydar. ($60,000 yrl ‘99 KEESEP; Rock {Ire}), SW & MGSP-SAf; and Kelly (SAf) $260,000 2yo ‘00 OBSFEB). O-Prince Sultan (Ethique {Arg}), G1SW-SAf. Mohammed Saud Al Kabeer; B-Dr William O Read; 2--Western Diplomat, 117, c, 3, Gone West-- AED$70,000. Dabaweyaa (Ire), by Shareef Dancer. ($100,000 yrl 3--Seeking the Prize (GB), 128, h, 5, Zafonic--Dancing ‘01 KEESEP). O-Godolphin; B-Ben P Walden Jr, Elliot Prize (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. O-Bouresly Racing Walden & Brad Ray; $50,000. Syndicate; B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd ; AED$35,000. 3--Bourbonnais (Ire), 119, c, 3, Singspiel (Ire)--Rose Margins: 6, 4, 1 1/2. Bourbon, by Woodman. (25,000gns yrl ‘01 Also Ran: Curule, Estimraar, Muthaaber (GB). TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Addison Racing Ltd Inc. Scratched: State Shinto. $25,000. A half an hour after watching its Western Diplomat Margins: HF, 1 1/4, 1 3/4. get run down by Victory Moon in the G3 UAE 2002 Also Ran: Endemaj (Arg), Seattle Fitz (Arg), Make My Guineas, Godolphin exacted some revenge by sending Day (Arg), Dublin (Ire), Sharp Impact, Dubai Lightning. out Moon Ballad to a dominating victory in his last stop With a flying finish, South African import Victory before the G1 Dubai World Cup Mar. 29. With the Moon denied Godolphin its fourth UAE 2000 Guineas outcome never in doubt, Moon Ballad galloped under by asserting over Western Diplomat in the closing the wire an easy open-lengths winner. He’ll likely be stages of this contest. It was the second major win in joined by stablemate Sulamani (Ire) in the World Cup. the last week for trainer Mike deKock, who saddled Ipi Tombe (Zim) to victory in the Listed Al Fahidi Fort. De Kock said that Victory Moon would “probably” chase P P R E V I E W P the Dubai Triple Crown, but didn’t rule out a tilt at older horses in the third round of the Mar. 8 Maktoum Chal- Friday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:54 p.m. EST lenge. The second leg of the Triple Crown, the SHIRLEY JONES H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f $200,000 Al Bastakiya, will also be run Mar. 8. “We PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT will wait and have a look at the conditions of both 1 Gold Mover Gold Fever Hennig 117 races, but the [Mar. 29 G2] UAE Derby is and always 2 Harmony Lodge Hennessy Pletcher 114 has been his main goal,” de Kock said. 3 Preferred Option Belong to Me H Jerkens 113 4 Nonsuch Bay Mr. Greeley Alexander 117 © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. 5 Away Dixieland Band Kimmel 115 This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by 6 Forest Heiress Forest Wildcat Mott 116 any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. 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Post times are listed in local time. www.fasigtipton.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/14/03 • PAGE 3 of 3 (Stakes Previews cont. from p. 2) Saturday, Laurel Park P N E W S T O D A Y P BARBARA FRITCHIE H.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT MEDIA PUZZLE OUT OF SHEEMA CLASSIC 1 Zonk Farma Way Elliott 117 Media Puzzle (Theatrical {Ire}), winner of last year’s G1 2 Xtra Heat Dixieland Heat Wilson 125 Melbourne Cup, will miss the $2-million G1 Dubai 3 Spelling Alphabet Soup Santana 112 Sheema Classic at Nad al Sheba Mar. 29 after sustain- 4 Carson Hollow Carson City Pino 119 ing an injury to his left foreleg. Trainer Dermot Weld 5 Pass the Virtue Slavic Delgado 114 remains upbeat concerning the six-year-old’s recovery. 6 Saskya Maria’s Mon Dominguez 111 “There are no major concerns,” Weld told The Age 7 Fly Me Crazy Wheaton Rose 114 yesterday. “Our head traveling lad Pat Doughty was Saturday, Santa Anita monitoring the situation.” Also the winner of the G3 SAN LUIS OBISPO H.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/2mT Holden Geelong Cup in 2002, the chestnut has scored PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT in six of 19 lifetime starts to date for earnings of 1 Hannibal Lad (GB) Rock City (Ire) Flores 114 $1,554,495.