The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~9/:~~UN~~~RE DM WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 7, 199 5 T•R•l•P•L•E THREATS CIGAR TO MASS 'CAP Trainer Bill Mott con­ CITADEED OUT OF PREAKNESS An infection in the left firmed yesterday that Cigar (Palace Music), winner of front leg of Citadeed (Shadeed), described by trainer Saturday's GI Pimlico Special, will make his next start Richard Violette as "certainly not career-threatening," in the June 3 $250,000 Massachusetts H. "Anything will keep the colt away from the races for at least a can happen in three weeks, but barring any unfore­ week, forcing him to miss Saturday's Preakness S. seen incidents, we'll be in Boston for the Mass 'Cap," "There's no fracture, all the bones and ligaments are fine, but it is certainly very painful," said Violette. "The said Mott from his Belmont Park base. "The horse Preakness is out, but if things go right we'd consider came back from Pimlico fine. He seems to have come the Belmont." The leg problem appeared for the first out of the race in good shape." Cigar will be running time yesterday morning. "We took the bandages off and for a $500,000 bonus, awarded to a horse who he had a very slight inflammation. As you stood back sweeps the Gulfstream Park H., Oaklawn H., Pimlico and watched, the thing grew like it was bread rising. Special and Massachusetts H. This year's 56th re­ But it's not tragic. We're much better off finding out newal of the Mass 'Cap will be the first since Suffolk before we get there." Violette would like to run Downs closed in 1989. The track was reopened in Citadeed in Belmont's Peter Pan S. Memorial Day week­ 1992 under new management. end, but visa problems for the European-based colt may preclude entry there. "The permit is pretty specific, that BARRETTS FIRST SESSION RESULTS Barretts he is supposed to run in the Triple Crown races," said Equine Ltd. held the first of two sessions of its Spring the trainer. "I did nominate him for the Peter Pan, but Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training Monday in Pomona, I'd need a waiver from the {United States Department California. The highest price of $110,000 was paid by of Agriculture) and I don't know how open-minded Edward Nahem for Fromtheseatothesky, a dark bay or they'd be." brown filly by Skywalker--Cloudy Seas (*Grey Dawn 11). Consigned to the sale by Bruno De Berdt, agent, TEJANO RUN, MYSTERY STORM BREEZE AT PIMLICO the California-bred filly is out of a half-sister to MGI Trainer Kenny McPeek told jockey Donnie Miller Jr. to winner Flying Paster. Overall, 107 two-year-olds were give Kentucky Derby runner-up Tejano Run (Tejano) an sold for a gross of $1,995,800 and an average of easy half-mile breeze in :48 Tuesday morning at Pim­ $18,652. lico, and that's exactly what he did as the colt com­ pleted his final major work before Saturday's Preakness CRAIG LEWIS IS TOBA OWNER OF THE S. The chestnut galloped out the five furlongs in 1 :02 MONTH Craig A. Lewis, owner/trainer of GI Santa 4/5. "It wouldn't be any problem for him to go :46 if Anita Derby winner Larry the Legend {Local Talent), you wanted to," McPeek said. "Most breezes, there's was named the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders' nothing to be gained or lost. You just want to keep him Association Owner of the Month for April. Lewis also at an even keel." Miller added, "(Tejano Run) really · owns and trains Bee El Tee {Known Fact), winner of the wasn't paying attention early. He was looking around. Pirate Cove S. over the Santa Anita turf in March and When we turned for home, he settled down and did it most recently third in the Gill Will Rogers Breeders' Cup without asking." David Beard's Mystery Storm {Storm H. at Hollywood Park. Since claiming his first horse for Bird) was clocked in 1 :00 3/5 for his five-furlong work $10 ,000 in 1 981 , Lewis has trained about 20 stakes over the fast Pimlico surface yesterday. The Giii Rebel winners including Cutlass Reality, Music Merci and Our S. winner galloped out six panels in 1: 14 4/5. Sweet Sham. His two most recent stakes winners, Triple Threats Continued, p. 2 Larry the Legend and Bee El Tee, were purchased for ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper $2,500 and $4,500 respectively after the former may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, owner, one of Lewis's clients, declared bankruptcy and electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission in settlement for overdue training bills, Lewis received a of the copyright owner, Media Vista. Information as to the credit from the court to purchase the horses he trained. races, race results and earnings was obtained from results charts published in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith News Continued, p. 2 with the permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-17-95 Triple Threats, Continued. Correction: It was reported in yesterday's Thoroughbred Daily News that Zieten (Danzig), "following a deal be­ MECKE, TALKIN MAN & OUR GATSBY WORK AT tween (his) owner Sheikh Mohammed and Narvick CHURCHILL DOWNS James Lewis Jr.'s Mecke (Maud­ International, has been sold to take up stallion duties at lin) drilled a half-mile in :49 2/5 Tuesday at Churchill Glenmorgan Stud," in Australia. While Zieten will stand Downs. The Kentucky Derby fifth-place finisher galloped at Glenmorgan, he is wholly owned by Narvick and no out five furlongs in 1 :01 2/5. Also working a half-mile sale has taken place. at Churchill yesterday was Talkin Man (With Approval), who covered the distance in :49 flat. "I'm very happy with him," said trainer Roger Attfield. "He's really on PREVIEW his toes and fit as a flea." Donnie Von Hemel, condi­ • • tioner of Our Gatsby (Strike Gold), said his colt worked Today, York, England: a half-mile at the Louisville track yesterday "in : 50 and HOMEOWNERS DANTE S.-G2, $112,378-added, 3yo, change. He's doing okay." 1 Of 85yds (turf) PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY Wt OLIVER'S TWIST DRILLS SIX FURLONGS Giii Federico 1 Salmon Ladder P. Cole Pat Eddery 1 23 Tesio S. winner Oliver's Twist (Horatius) worked six 2 Juyush B. Hills R. Hills 1 23 furlongs in 1 : 13 at the Bonita Farm training track near 3 Pipe Major Haslam J. Weaver 123 Darlington, Maryland yesterday. Joan Boniface said her 4 Presenting J. Gosden L. Dettori 1 23 husband, trainer Bill Boniface, was pleased with the 5 Stiletto Blade I. Balding Cochrane 123 effort. "The track was fast, and he went fast," she 6 Annus Mirabilis M. Stoute M. Kinane 123 said. "It was a great work, considering it was around 7 Ten Past Six B. Hills M. Hills 123 two turns." 8 Classic Cliche Saeed bin Suroor Swinburn 1 23 Early favorite Presenting {GB) (Mtoto {GB}) is unde­ ITRON WORKS SOLID MILE AT PIMLICO Texas-bred feated in four career starts including wins in the Itron (Quick Style) worked a mile in 1 :43 yesterday at Madagans Newmarket S. and the Anglo-African Hold­ Pimlico under Maryland exercise rider Jerilyn Brown. ings Autumn S. Likely second choice Salmon Ladder "He just gets better every time I'm on him," said (Bering {GB}) last raced as a two-year-old when break­ Brown. "He does it so easy." Trainer Roy Frazier added, ing his maiden by seven lengths at York October 6. The "I knew he loved this track. He just proved it today." 1994 Dante S. proved to be the definitive Epsom Derby trial, with winner Erhaab going on to a victory in the EDDIE MAPLE TO RIDE PANA BRASS Jockey Eddie classic race. Maple will ride Robert Perez's Pana Brass (Dixieland Brass) in the Preakness. The Kentucky-bred colt was Friday, Pimlico: stakes-placed in Panama this year. THE BLACK-EYED SUSAN S.-Gll, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m News Continued. PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY Wt 1 Forested Callejas Prado 11 5 FASIG-TIPTON NY HORSES OF RACING AGE 2 Rare Opportunity Attfield Smith 115 SALE RESULTS At Fasig-Tipton New York's Horses 3 Post It R. Allen Allen Jr. 122 of Racing Age Sale at Belmont Park yesterday, 59 4 Stormy Blues Schulhofer Krone 1 22 horses were sold for a total of $546, 100 and an aver­ 5 Conquistadoress McGaughey Day 11 5 age of $9,256, down 19 percent from last year's aver­ 6 Quite Proper Glazier Verge 1 22 age of $11,430. There were 1 5 individuals reported as 7 Serena's Song Lukas Stevens 122 not sold. The sales topper was Bold Spector, a four­ 8 Forever Cherokee Medrano Desormeaux 11 5 year-old bay gelding by Afleet--Bold Lady Anne (Bold Jim Beam S. winner Serena's Song (Rahy), who will Josh). Consigned by Heatherwood Farm, the gelding, be facing females for the first time since winning the GI who has won four races and $82,939 to date, was Santa Anita Oaks March 12, will head the field. Ander­ purchased for $35,000 by Jose Arraras. son Farm's Rare Opportunity (Danzig Connection) is undefeated in two career starts.