The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~~~RE DTM F RID A Y, 0 C T 0 B E R 4, 1 996 SeTeAeKeEeS RESULT CIGAR TO APPEAR AT NATIONAL HORSE MIDDLE PARK S.-G1, $212,867, Newmarket, England, SHOW Horse of the Year Cigar (Palace Music) will 10-3, 2yo, c, 6fT, 1:11.95, gd/fm. highlight the closing session of the 113th National 1--BAHAMIAN BOUNTY (GBl, 123, C, 2, Cadeaux Horse Show Saturday afternoon, Nov. 2, at Madison Genereux (GB)--Clarentia (Ire), by Ballad Rock (Ire). Square Garden in New York City. "His winning streak, a-Sheikh Maktoum al Maktoum; B-Clarents Racing which received so much media attention, gained him Ltd; T-David Loder; J-L. Dettori; $126,937. millions of fans outside the racing world and we are 2--Muchea (GBL 123, c, 2, Shalford (Ire)--Bargouzine indeed honored that he will participate in the National (GB)' by Hotfoot (GB). a-Albion Investments; B-Lady Horse Show," said Horse Show President Alan Balch. Richard Wellesley; T-Mick Channon. $47,278. The New York City Police will provide an escort for 3--ln Command (Ire), 123, c, 2, Sadler's Wells--Flying Cigar the afternoon of Nov. 2 as he travels from his Melody (Ire), by Auction Ring. a-Sheikh Maktoum al home at Belmont Park to Madison Square Garden. Maktoum; B-Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd; T-Barry Hills. $22,939. SUCCESSFUL HOUGHTON YEARLING SALE Margins: head, 1, short head. Odds: 7-4, 16-1,8-1. CONCLUDES Tattersalls 1996 Houghton Yearling Sale Also Ran: Fantastic Fellow, Deep Finesse (GBl, Easycall ended Thursday night, with 65 yearlings selling during (GB), Hurricane State, Andreyev (Ire), Rich Ground (GB)' the third and final session for a gross of $11,305,800 Indian Rocket (GB), Zaretski (GB). and an average of $173,935. Remarkably, though the Bahamian Bounty, purchased earlier this week by average dropped a bit from Wednesday's record Euro­ Sheikh Maktoum al Maktoum, brought an immediate pean session average of $222,260, only three yearlings return on what is estimated to have been a one-million were RNA'd, meaning Thursday's clearance rate was pound investment. The winner last time out of the G1 96%. The session topper was a chestnut colt by Prix Morny, he appeared to have little chance of finding Cadeaux Genereux (GB}--Shawgatny (Danzig Connec­ sufficient racing room get his second Group 1 win here. tion). Consigned by John Troy, agent, the colt was With all 11 runners tightly bunched, Bahamian Bounty purchased for $490,425 by Gainsborough Stud Manage­ was at the back of the pack, but a gap appeared on the ment. Final figures for the three days overall saw 213 stands' rail with two furlongs left. The colt quickened yearlings gross $43,027,050 for an average of through it but Muchea, on the wide outside, had already $202,005. The gross was up 45% from last year, the grabbed an advantage and it was only in the final strides average 51 % and the sale's median of $125,400 repre­ that the r~ce was decided. Bahamian Bounty may have sented a 65% increase from 1995. Sheikh Mohammed's one more run this season in the G 1 Dewhurst S. over Darley Stud Management emerged as the sale's leading seven furlongs on the same course Oct. 18 and will buyer, with 27 purchases totaling $5,898,750. Demi then be sent to Dubai for the winter. Sheikh Moham­ O'Byrne, who buys for Monaco-based businessman med, the winning owner's brother, said, "I hope he will Michael Tabor, bought 11 yearlings, including the then come back to England next spring in the Godolphin $1,452,000 sales-topping Kingmambo colt Wednesday, colors. Whatever he achieves from now on, though, he for a total of $5,494,500. At least four American has already proved a good buy for us. We are very pinhookers were among the purchasers. Florida's Ken happy with this win." Ellenberg bought three yearlings by Caerleon, St. Jovite and Brief Truce for a total of $767,250; Kip Elser of Kirkwood Stables bought a Theatrical colt for $313,500. STAKES CLOSINGS • TODA Y. FRIDA y, OCTOBER 4: Other purchases for Nick de Meric and by Lincoln Collins (8 10-06 $300,000 Oak Tree Turf Championship I ' of Kern/Lillingston Associates are also reportedly head­ -GI, SA 3yolup, 10fT ($ 7500s) ing for U.S. two-year-old sales. Tattersalls Chairman 10-06 $ 100175,000 Mazarine Breeders' Cup­ Edmond Mahony commented, "This Houghton sale has GIC, Wo, 2yo, f, 8.5f ($3,500s) been a great advertisement for European bloodstock and 10-06 $200,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity-Gil, AP, I believe our vendors can look forward to a solid Octo­ 2yo, 8f ($ 12500s) ber Yearling Sale in two weeks' time." 'J:f 11-03 $600,000 Yellow Ribbon-GI, SA 3yolup, flm, 10fT ($1000) News Continued, p. 2. PAGE 2 - THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS -10-4-96 News Continued. SLOTS TO ILLINOIS RACETRACKS? A compli­ PREVIEW cated blockbuster deal that would bring slot machines to • • Illinois racetracks and casinos to Chicago and would put Tonight, The Meadowlands: a retractable dome on the Chicago Bears' home in Sol­ BUICK MEADOWLANDS CUP H.-GJ, $750,000, 3yo/up, dier Field appears to be in the offing at the Nov. 7-Dec. 1 118m 5 veto session of the Illinois General Assembly. HI would PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS not be surprised if somebody tried to float a package on 1 November Sunset Jennings Jr. Velez Jr. 20-1 gambling as soon as the (Nov. 5) election is over," said 2 Geri Mott Bailey 5-2 the state's Republican Governor, Jim Edgar. In addition 3a Run Softly Frankel Day 5-1 to introducing either land-based or riverboat casinos to 4 Devil's Honor Ryerson Perret 1 2-1 Chicago and to the suburb of Rosemont near O'Hare 5a Eltish Frankel Stevens 5-1 International Airport, the plan being engineered by Re­ 6 Formal Gold Perry Smith 10-1 publican leaders also would produce an expansion of 7b Stephanotis Minshall Walls 15-1 riverboat casino gambling in two Chicago suburban 8 Victory Speech Lukas Velazquez 6-1 areas. Democratic support is anticipated because casi­ 9 Dramatic Gold Hofmans Desormeaux 3-1 nos in the city and the Soldier Field retractable dome are 10b Mt. Sassafras Minshall Kabel 15-1 part of the deal. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, 11 Gulf Reckoning Perkins Jr. Marquez Jr. 6-1 the principal players behind the deal are Arlington Inter­ Run Softly (Deputy Minister) and Eltish (Cox's Ridge) national Racecourse owner Dick Duchossois, Rosemont will be coupled in the wagering as a Juddmonte Farms­ Mayor Don Stephens and former (Republican) Governor owned entry. Stephanotis (Regal Classic) and Mt. Sassa­ Jim Thompson. Following last week's issuance of the fras (Mt. Livermore) will be coupled in the wagering as a 1997 Thoroughbred and harness schedules by the Illi­ Minshall Farms-owned entry. nois Racing Board, Phil Langley, a member of the hierar­ THORO-GRAPH ANALYSIS by Jerry Brown: Tonight's chy at the Sportsman's Park, Maywood Park and Bal­ Meadowlands Cup features a gateful of horses with moral Park harness meetings, confirmed that slot ma­ connections too sensible to tackle Cigar at scale chines at racetracks are a major priority for their own­ weights. While not the strongest edition in the race's ers. "If we get the slots, we don't care when we run," history, it is an excellent betting event, since we have said Langley. "Getting the slots is the key to every­ major doubts about the favorites. thing." As is the case at Delaware Park and Prairie At the handicap weights, Geri (Theatrical {Ire}) would Meadows in Iowa, a portion of the gaming revenue need his best race (2 3/4) to win, and since he is com­ would be pumped into horsemen's purse accounts. ing off an ear-infection induced layoff, it's hard to be­ lieve he'll fire a top effort. Dramatic Gold (Slew 0' Gold) DETTORI TO HONG KONG Frankie Dettori has has been alternating good and bad, is due for an off agreed to ride as a freelance jockey in Hong Kong this race, and at the weights even his best Thoro-Graph December, just four years after racing authorities in the figure (3 %) may not be good enough. Devil's Honor Far Eastern state turned down an application for a (Devil's Bag) gets a break in the weights, but would short-term licence from the Italian-born rider after need his best (3) to win and is unlikely to do so on short he was cautioned by London police for possessing a rest after a long trip. small quantity of cocaine. But now, at 25 and a dual When Formal Gold (Black Tie Affair {Ire}) debuted in British champion, Dettori is in demand from the Hong June, we assigned him the best first-out figure (1 1/4) Kong Jockey Club. "I am delighted at the prospect of ever. We were sure that effort would kill him, but al­ going to ride in Hong Kong and very proud that they though it~did set him back, he has not fallen apart and is have asked me," said Dettori. The jockey, who made now moving forward again. At the weights, he doesn't history by partnering all seven winners at Ascot's meet­ need his best to win, and at the price Formal Gold is the ing last Saturday, will face a busy winter schedule.