GIII BOILING SPRINGS BC RESULT WILL BE HEADLINE IN TOMORROW’S TDN NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2002 LARGE AND IN CHARGE A CHAMPION IN THE CHAMPION? Take Charge Lady (Dehere), sidelined since taking the Aidan O’Brien believed he had a realistic chance of GIII Dogwood S. at Churchill Downs May 25, makes her capturing the British Triple Crown with Hawk Wing return in the GI Gazelle H. at (Woodman), a colt he described as having the look of Belmont Park this afternoon. Nijinsky. Triple Crown dreams died when Hawk Wing Will the filly show any signs came up a neck short behind Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) in of rustiness after 105 days the G1 2000 Guineas, but the three-year-old will plead on the shelf? “She’s ready to his case for a championship in the G1 Ireland the Food go,” trainer Ken McPeek Island Champions S. at Leopardstown today. Hawk said. “She’s filled out quite a Wing was hampered by significant rain before the G1 bit and she’s stronger.” But, Epsom Derby, running second to stablemate High Chap- he added, “This isn’t going arral (Ire) in that Classic, and connections clearly felt “Lady” Takes Dogwood to be her best race. It will be they were risking his reputation by running him on Four-Footed Fotos a good race, but I don’t similarly testing ground in the G1 Eclipse S. July 6. But want the Gazelle to be her peak. I’d rather save that for he pulled through, beating Sholokhov (Ire) (Sadler’s a couple down the road.” Four-for-five on the year, Wells) by a comfortable 2 1/2 lengths. With consider- Take Charge Lady cruised through victories in the Feb. ably faster conditions forecast here, Hawk Wing will be 16 GIII Silverbulletday S., Mar. 9 GII Fair Ground Oaks heavily favoured to emulate Giant’s Causeway, who, and Apr. 6 GI Ashland S. before suffering her lone like Sadler’s Wells, Elmaamul, Pilsudski (Ire) and Swain defeat, running second as the 8-5 chalk in the May 3 GI (Ire) before him, completed the Eclipse-Irish Champion Kentucky Oaks. She bounced back with her win in the double in the same season. He faces an opponent of considerable talent in Godolphin’s Grandera (Ire) (Grand Dogwood, then was given an extended vacation. “I Lodge), who will expose any weakness. Last year, thought I saw her going in the wrong direction,” Fantastic Light gave Godolphin its third win in the race McPeek said. “She was a little dehydrated towards the in the last four runnings. Like Fantastic Light, Grandera end of May and she was losing some weight.” Looking was impressive in winning the G1 Prince of Wales’ S. past the Gazelle, McPeek said the bay will be pointed at Royal Ascot, but, unlike that stalwart, he failed to for the GI Overbrook Spinster at Keeneland Oct. 6 and land a blow in the G1 King George VI and Queen Eliza- the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Arlington Oct. 26. Also beth Diamond S. July 27, finishing a disappointing fifth returning after a break is Bella Bellucci (French Deputy), behind Golan (Ire). Nevertheless, he suffered a bad trip who was last seen taking an allowance test at this there and will be more at home back over 10 furlongs. track and trip July 19. The gray has won three of her five starts on the Belmont main track, including the GII Saturday, Leopardstown, Ireland, post time: 4:00 p.m. Astarita Breeders’ Cup S. last October. IRELAND THE FOOD ISLAND CHAMPION S.-G1, i1,100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:10 p.m. EDT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT GAZELLE H.-GI, $250,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m 1 8 Best Of The Bests (Ire) Machiavellian Bin Suroor 130 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 2 7 Grandera (Ire) Grand Lodge Bin Suroor 130 1 Bella Bellucci French Deputy Drysdale 9-5 3 9 No Excuse Needed (GB) Machiavellian Stoute 130 2 Jaramar Rain Thunder Gulch Arnold II 20-1 4 2 Rebelline (Ire) Robellino K Prendergast 127 3 Spring Meadow Meadowlake Hess Jr. 12-1 5 3 Common World Spinning World G Butler 123 4 Nonsuch Bay Mr. Greeley Alexander 12-1 6 6 Hawk Wing Woodman A O’Brien 123 5 Imperial Gesture Langfuhr bin Suroor 5-2 7 4 High Chaparral (Ire) Sadler’s Wells A O’Brien 123 6 Take Charge Lady Dehere McPeek 8-5 8 1 Sholokhov (Ire) Sadler’s Wells A O’Brien 123 7 Lost at Sea Lost Soldier Hollendorfer 15-1 9 5 Margarula (Ire) Doyoun (Ire) Bolger 120 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/7/02 • PAGE 2 of 4 Saturday, Haydock, Britain, post time: 3:30 p.m. P P R E V I E W P STANLEY LEISURE SPRINT CUP-G1, £200,000, 3yo/up, 6fT Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:15 p.m. EDT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT WOODWARD S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m 1 5 Bahamian Pirate Housebuster Nicholls 126 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 2 8 Continent (GB) Lake Coniston (Ire) Nicholls 126 1 Lido Palace (Chi) Rich Man’s Gold Frankel 2-5 3 3 Frenchmans Bay (Fr) Polar Falcon Charlton 126 2 Express Tour Tour d’Or bin Suroor 5-1 4 10 Invincible Spirit (Ire) Green Desert J Dunlop 126 3 Cat’s at Home Tabasco Cat Hennig 9-2 5 7 Malhub Kingmambo Gosden 126 4 Sherpa Guide Ends Well Bush 20-1 6 2 Mount Abu (Ire) Foxhound Gosden 126 5 Gander Cormorant Terranova II 10-1 7 12 Nayyir (GB) Indian Ridge (Ire) G Butler 126 6 Baseball Champion Wild Again McGaughey II 12-1 8 4 Orientor (GB) Inchinor (GB) Goldie 126 Lido Palace lays over the field in a particularly weak 9 11 Three Points (GB) Bering (GB) Bin Suroor 126 renewal of the Woodward. The five-year-old is winless 10 6 Landseer (GB) Danehill A O’Brien 124 since taking last year’s edition, but came back after a 11 13 Twilight Blues (Ire) Bluebird Meehan 124 five-month layoff to be second in the July 6 GII Subur- 12 14 Air Thule (Jpn) Tony Bin (Ire) Mori 123 ban H. and, most recently, was a solid third behind the 13 1 Danehurst (GB) Danehill Prescott 123 now-retired pair of Left Bank and Street Cry in the Aug. 14 9 May Ball (GB) Cadeaux Genereux (GB) Gosden 123 3 GI Whitney H. Jockey Jorge Chavez, aboard the With the forecasted rain failing to materialize to any chestnut for the first time in the Whitney, gets the great degree, Malhub has similar conditions to those he mount once again. Chavez’ style of riding should suit encountered when winning the G1 Golden Jubilee S. at the Chilean-bred. “He’s a one-paced horse, you’ve got Royal Ascot June 22. He will be favoured to repeat off to ride him,” trainer Bobby Frankel said. “You can’t sit that pillar-to-post display of raw speed. The colt was and take a hold of him.” Cat’s At Home, who wired the unsuited by the slower ground when seventh to Conti- field at 10-1 in Monmouth’s nine-furlong GII Iselin H. nent in the G1 July Cup at Newmarket, then found the Aug. 18, gets Edgar Prado in the irons for the first time. combination of five furlongs and Kyllachy (GB) beyond The bay has won five of his 10 tries at the Woodward him in the G1 Nunthorpe S. at York Aug. 22. Neverthe- distance, but is 0-for-four at Belmont. For a complete less, he was only beaten a half-length when second Thorograph analysis of the Woodward, click here. there and, back at his best trip, has an outstanding chance of emulating last year’s winner Nuclear Debate, Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:43 p.m. EDT who was also runner-up at York. Both Danehill in 1989 MAN O’ WAR S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT and Royal Applause (GB) in 1997 won this after taking PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS the Royal Ascot sprint under its usual title as the Cork 1 Man from Wicklow Turkoman Violette Jr. 12-1 and Orrery S. Continent, who subsequently beat Baha- 2 Lord Flasheart Blush Rambler Frankel 6-1 mian Pirate by a half-length in the July Cup, was fourth 3 With Anticipation Relaunch Sheppard 2-1 at York last time. He needs overnight rain to become 4 Blazing Fury Dynaformer Toner 12-1 the first July Cup winner since Ajdal in 1987 to com- 5 Tobougg (Ire) Barathea (Ire) bin Suroor 5-1 plete the double. 6 Regal Dynasty Dynaformer Voss 20-1 7 Balto Star Glitterman Pletcher 6-1 Saturday, Del Mar, post time: 5:35 p.m. PDT 8 Skipping (GB) Rainbow Quest Frankel 5-2 DEL MAR DERBY-GII, $300,000, 3yo, 1 1/8mT With Anticipation, who is three-for-four at 11 fur- PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS longs, including a win in this event last season, bids for 1 Hecandigit Marlin W Stute 30-1 his third straight Grade I after taking the July 6 United 2 Johar Gone West Mandella 5-1 Nations H. at Monmouth Park and the Aug. 10 Sword 3 Mr.