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S•T•A•K•E•S PREVIEW ISITINGOOD RETIRED lsitingood (Crusader Sword) Today, Goodwood, England: suffered a condylar fracture of his left front cannon bone during a workout Tuesday at Del Mar and has SUSSEX S.-G1, $204,851, 3yo/up, 1 mT been retired from racing, according to the Daily Racing PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. Form. The six-year-old broke Dr. Fager's 29-year-old 1 Alhaarth (Ire) S Bin Suroor R Hills 133 world record for a mile in February when he won the 2 Air Express (Ire) C E Brittain B Doyle 1 25 Bart S. at Santa Anita in 1 :32 and set track records in 3 Ali-Royal (Ire) H R A Cecil K Fallon 133 winning the Giii New Orleans H. at the Fair Grounds in 4 Gothenberg (Ire) M Johnston J Weaver 133 March and the Texas Mile at Lone Star Park in April. 5 Wolf Mountain (GB) R Hannon D O'Neill 125 lsitingood retires with 11 wins in 24 starts for earnings 6 Starborough (GB) D R Loder P Eddery 125 of $1,219,430. Stud plans have not been finalized. 7 Among Men M R Stoute M Kinane 1 25 8 Classic Park (GB) A P O'Brein S Craine 122 BELONG TO ME JOINS LANE'S END STALLION 9 Allied Forces S Bin Suroor J Reid 1 33 ROSTER William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm has Sires of runners: Alhaarth (Unfuwain), Air Express purchased an interest in 1997 leading freshman sire (Salse), Ali-Royal (Royal Academy), Gothenberg (Pol Belong to Me (Danzig--Belonging, by Exclusive Native). ish Patriot), Wolf Mountain (Selkirk), Starborough The eight-year-old stallion, who previously stood at (Soviet Star), Among Men (Zilzal), Classic Park Questroyal Stud in New York, will soon relocate to the (Robellino), Allied Forces (Miswaki). Versailles, Kentucky farm where he will stand the 1998 Starborough should start the favorite after wins in breeding season. Belong to Me, winner of the Giii the G 1 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly June 1 and the G 1 Boojum H. and Giii Best Turn S. in 1992, has already St James Palace S. at Ascot June 17. Among Men is sired three stakes horses in his first crop, including on the upgrade and won the G3 Jersey S. at Ascot stakes winners Jersey Girl, who won Belmont's Astoria June 18. Classic Park won the Irish 1000 Guineas S., and Dancewiththebride, who took the Francis Labelle May 24, and then ran fourth to Rebecca Sharp in Memorial S. at Delaware Park. His 1 998 stud fee will be the G 1 Coronation S. at Ascot June 18. Alhaarth, announced at a later date. champion European juvenile of 1995, was runner-up to champion filly Bosra Sham in the G2 Prince Of HASKELL HOPEFULS WORK Across the country, Wales S. at Ascot June 17, then won the G2 the top three-year-olds in training had their final prepara Budweiser American Bowl International S. at The tions yesterday morning for Sunday's GI Buick Haskell Curragh June 28. Invitational at Monmouth Park. GI Belmont S. victor Touch Gold (Deputy Minister) and GI Santa Anita Derby and Gii Swaps S. winner Free House (Smokester), co Today, Saratoga: HONORABLE MISS-Giii, $75,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f highweights in the race, worked within minutes of each other at Hollywood Park. Touch Gold drilled five fur The field, in order of the draw, is as follows: longs in :59 3/5 and galloped out six furlongs in 1: 12. You'renotlistening (Kennedy Road), Santos, 113; After the move, trainer David Hofmans said, J/(Jockey) Dancin Renee (Distinctive Pro), Migliore, 116; Chris (Mccarron) was very happy with the work. He Ashboro (Regal Classic), Day, 116; Vivace (Shot Gun said the horse did great." Free House zipped a half-mile Scott), Sellers, 113; Golden Gale (Summer Squall), in :47 3/5. His trainer Paco Gonzalez said, "It was a Bravo, 116; Mama Dean (Woodman), Bailey, 116. nice easy work. I asked him to work in :48, but this was good." The two colts will be joined by Lone Star Der?y winner Anet (Clever Trick) today on a plane from Cali STAKES CLOSINGS • TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30: ·I t fornia scheduled to arrive at Newark Airport at 1 :45 8-9 $75175,000 Thistledown Breeders' Cup p.m. Also having his final work for Sunday's race yes H.-G/11, Tdn, 3yo/up, 9f ($100} terday morning was Tale of the Cat (5torm Cat). The John Forbes-trainee went five furlongs in :59 at Monmouth Park. PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-30-97 Today, Vichy, France: GRAND PRIX DE VICHY-G3, $62,366, 3/up, 1 1/4mT FOREIGN The field, in post position order, is as follows: • • Parfait Glace (Fr) (Pampabird {Ire}), F Spanu, 128; Turn Yesterday's Results: ing Wheel (Seeking the Gold), C Asmussen, KING GEORGE S.-G3, $74,074, Goodwood, England, 125; Baroud D'Honneur (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}), 7-29, 3yo/up, 5fT, 0:57:75, gd-fm. F Blonde!, 128; Zero Problemo (Ire) (Priolo), A Starke, 1--#@AVERTI (IRE), 126, h, 6, Warning {GB)--lmperial 128; Bulington (Fr) (Sicyos), 0 Peslier, 128. Jade (GB) {MGSP-Eng), by Lochnager (GB). 0-D J Deer; B-D J & Mrs Deer; T-William Muir; J-K Fallon; Today, Goodwood, England: $45,362. LANSON CHAMPAGNE VINTAGE S.-G3, $57,358, 2yo, 2--Cathedral (Ire), 122, g, 3, Prince Sabo (GB)--Choire 7fT Mhor (GB), by Dominion (GB). 0-Kennet Valley The field, in post position order, is as follows: Central Thoroughbreds. $16,984. Part (Ire) (In The Wings {GB}), Pat Eddery, 126; Lone 3--lndian Rocket (GB), 1 22, c, 3, Indian Ridge (lre)--Selvi Piper (GB) (Warning {GB}), M Roberts, 123; Baltic State (GB), by Mummy's Pet (GB). 0-Khalil Alsayegh. $8, 164. (Danzig), K Fallon, 126; Arawak Cay (Ire) (Common Margins: 11, 11, SHD. Grounds {GB}), M J Kinane, 123; Docksider (Diesis Also Ran: Proud Native (Ire), Deep Finesse (GB), Don't {GB}), M Hills, 123; Little Indian (GB) (Little Missouri), Worry Me (Ire), Crowded Avenue {GB), Rambling Bear W Ryan, 123. (GB), Eveningperformance (GB), Ya Malak (GB), Soviet State, Connemara (Ire), Croft Pool (GB), Almaty (Ire). With a dramatic finish down the stands rail, Averti EAST (Ire), who finished fourth in the G2 King's Stand S. at • • Ascot June 20, gave his trainer William Muir his first Local News, Woodbine: Group race success and jockey Kieren Fallon his 1 OOth The Ontario Jockey Club has resumed the telephone winner of the season. Early on in the race, Averti was account wagering portion of HorsePlayer Interactive. well in rear as EVENINGPERFORMANCE (GB) (Night The system was temporarily shut down in mid-June due Shift) and DEEP FINESSE (GB) (Reprimand) set a blister to technical difficulties, but it is back in operation after ing pace down the Goodwood hill. That pair were still at an extensive review, fine-tuning and testing by Autotote the head of affairs at the eighth pole before Cathedral Inc., which developed the program. (Ire) came through to take the lead, only to have Averti storm through for his second win in six starts this cam Local News, Colonial Downs: paign and his 5th from 25 lifetime starts. Muir said, The stall application deadline for the inaugural 1 997 "We have had a few disappointments with him. I always Thoroughbred meet at Colonial Downs is August 1 . thought he was a Group horse, but he's had all sorts of problems and has also been unlucky in some of his races." Yesterday's Result: 5th-PHA, $19,600, Msw, 2yo, 5 1 /2f, 1 :05 1 /5, ft. WESTMINSTER TAXI INSURANCE GORDON S.-G3, +CARRIED AWAY (c, 2, Well Decorated--Carrie the $61,373, Goodwood, England, 7-29, 3yo, 1 1 /2mT, Flag {SW, $117,724}, by U.S. Flag), sent off at 3-1 2:33:98, gd/fm. odds here in his career debut, vied for the lead early, 1--#@STOWAWAY (GB), 122, c, 3, Slip Anchor (GB)- took command after 3/8-mile and was all out to hold off On Credit (Fr) (MGSP-Fr, $121,542), by No Pass No even-money choice PAL JOEY (Gilded Time) to win by a Sale (Fr). ($39,000 yrl '95 TAHOU). 0-Godolphin; half-length. Pal Joey finished 19 lengths in front of the B-Hesmonds Stud Ltd; T-Saeed Bin Suroor; J-K third-place finisher CRUSADER SUN (Crusader Sword). Darley: $37 ,019. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $12,600. 2--Poseidon (GB), 1 22, c, 3, Polar Falcon--Nastassia 0/B-Dr. Stephen E. Morrone (PA). T-Todd M. Beattie. (Fr), by Noble Decree. 0-Allevamento La Nuova Sbarra. $13,686. A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will 3--lvan Luis (Fr), 122, c, 3, Lycius--Zivania (Ire), by indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a + will de Shernazar (Ire). 0-Luciano Gucci. $6,557. note winners who are first-time starters, an (5) will be Margins: 3, % , 1 % . used for state-bred races, a (C} will be used for maiden Also ran: King Sound, Palio Sky, Silence Reigns, Winter claiming races, and an (R) will be used for other re Garden (GB), Falak, Solo Mio (Ire), Blue River (Ire). stricted races. Westminster Taxi Insurance Gordon S. results cont. p. 3 Australia's BORN IN THE USA ARROWFIELD STUD BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE WINNERS John Messara BROCCO AND UNBRIDLED'S SONG Phone: (61-2) 9223 8277 Fax: (61-2) 9223 5795 HEADING DOWN UNDER IN 1997 E-MAIL: [email protected] PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-30-97 Westminster Taxi Insurance Gordon S.