S•T•A•K•E•S RESULTS WILL'S WAY INJURED Will's way (Easy Weekend R1esults: Goer), third in the GI Woodward H. at Belmont Park GRAND PRIX DU SUD-QUEST-PRIX BIRABEN, $62,331, Saturday, suffered what maye be a career-ending la Teste, France, 9-21, 4yo/up, 1 1 /2rnT, time: n/a, gd. 1--PRUSSIAN BLUE, 128, h, 5, Polish Navy--Lit'I Rose, condylar fracture of his left front leg during the race. by Mr. Prospector. ($105,000 yrl '93 KEESEP). The four-year-old was scheduled to undergo surgery 0-Stilvi Companiera Financiera; B-E A Cox Jr (Ky); at Dr. William Reed's clinic in Elmont, New York yes­ T-C Laffon-Parias; J-0 Doleuze; $32,806. *GSP-Fr. terday. A decision on the colt's future will be made 2--Kalmoss (Fr), 123, c, 4, Kaldoun (Fr)--Mossma (Fr), following surgery. "We want to see how things go by Tip Moss (Fr). $11,810. first," said trainer Jim Bond. "It will be one day at a 3--Lady Slave (Ire), 1 20, f, 4, In The Wings (GB)--lrish time. We've got to weigh everything and figure out Arms {Fr), by Irish River (Fr). $8,858. what's best. I wouldn't say we're leaning in either Margins: 1 /2, 1 /2, short ~K. direction. We'll do what's best for the horse." Bond discovered the injury Sunday afternoon. "There was a GRAND PRIX INTER-REG ONAL DES TROIS ANS, little inflammation," he said. "I didn't like the way it $49,209, La Teste, Fran e, 9-21, 3yo, 1 3/8mT, gd. looked. We X-rayed him iimmediately and I wasn't 1--#BIMBOLA (FR), 120, f, 3, Bikala (lrel--Agnes Lily, by Raise A Cup. 0-T Attia ; B-S.C.E.A.Ecurie di Tullio; happy with what I saw." Will's Way has won six of T-Mme Miriam Bollack-Badel; J-A Badel; $26,245. his 13 career starts, including the GI Travers at three 2--Big Ande!r (Spa), 1 23, c, 3, Vaguely Pleasant (Fr)-­ and the GI Whitney H. this year at four, for earnings Bondadosa (Spa). $9, 186. of $956,400. 3--laurentine, 120, f, 3, Private Account--La Sky (Ire), by Law Society. ($70, 00 yrl '95 KEESEP}. $6,889. SPINNING WORLD TO ASHFORD STUD Spinning Margins: 1 /2, NO, short D. World (Nureyev), winner of the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas in 1 996, the G 1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard­ PRIX OCCITANIE-TROPHY GENY COURSES, $39,367, Jacques Le Marois in '96 and '97 and the G 1 Prix du La Teste, France, 9-21, : yo, f, 1 1 /8mT, gd. Moulin de Longchamp this year, will join the stallion 1--#ICE BAILLET (IRE), 1: 3, f, 3, Nureyev--Skating (GB) roster at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky for 1998. (SW & MGSP-lre, GSP Ger), by Mill Reef. O/B-Sheikh The four-year-old, highweight at three from seven fur­ Mohammed; T-Andre F abre; J-T Jarnet; $21,324. longs to a mile and three-sixteenths in Ireland, finished *Full to F.adeyev, MGSW-Fr, GISP-U.S., $184, 100. second in the 1996 GI Breeders' Cup Mile and will makie 2--Delimara (Ire), 123, f, 3, In The Wings (GB)--Mariella the final start of his career in this year's edition of the (GB), by Sir Gaylord. $ 0,217. race. He has won seven of his 13 career starts and 3--Personail Best (Ire), 1 2 3, f, 3, Kris (GB)--Penultimate, $1,161,529. His stud fee has not yet been determined. by Roberto. $5,413. Margins: 2 1 /2, NK, NK. PULPIT CONTINUES ON COMEBACK COURSE - Claiborne Farm's Pulpit (A.. P. Indy) breezed five furlongs STAKES CLOSINc ~s in 1 :01 2/5 over the fast main track at Churchill Downs TOMORROW WEDNESD la Y SEPTEMBER 24: Monday as he gets ready for his first start since finish­ 10-05 $125175,000 Keei ~eland Breeders' Cup ing fourth in this year's GI Kentucky Derby. "We're very Mile-tJ/11, Kee, 3yo/ Lip, BfT ($125) happy with his training," said trainer Frank Brothers. 10-11 $100175,000 Gre1 Breeders' Cup-GI//, 5) "His breezes are good, he's looking good. He's doing Wo, .2yo,. 8. 5f ($11 about as good as a horse can do. Hopefully he'll stay • that way. If he does, he'll run this fall." Brothers added TELL IT TO THE TON ... he would begin looking for a race for the three-year-old Want to send a "Letter to the Editor" of the after three or four more works. "That's providing he Thoroughbred Daily News? Our address is 811 doesn't miss a beat," he added. Pulpit, winner of this River Rd., Fair Haven, NJ, or send a fax to: year's Gil Fountain of Youth and Gii Toyota Blue Grass 07704; S., underwent surgery to remove a chip from his left (732] 747-8955: or an e-mail to: Tbrednews front knee after the Derby. @AOL.corn. PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 9-23-97 News cont. local News: Virginia K.O. PUNCH, RODEO INJURED IN FUTURITY GISW Prnnup {Smarten), who stood his first season at The two favorites in the Futurity at Belmont Park will stud at Vinery in Midway, Kentucky last year, has been undergo surgery after suffering injuries in Sunday's relocated to Blue Ridge Farm in Upperville, Virginia. The Grade I event. K. 0. Punch (Two Punch), runner-up in six-year-old, winner of the GI Jerome H., will stand as the Futurity as the 7-2 second choice, came out of the the property of a syndicate for $2,500, live foal. race with a non-displaced condylar fracture of his left front leg and will be operated on today. The surgery will local News: Woodbine be performed by Dr. Larry Bramlage at Dr. William This Saturday, September 27 is United Way Day at Reed's clinic. "These things usually take 90 to 120 The Ontario Jockey Club. For every coffee and soda days, so if we miss October, November and December purchased at regular price at Woodbine, Mohawk and that will put him back in serious training in January," the Greenwood Teletheatre, 25 cents will be donated to said trainer D. Wayne Lukas. "We'll be all right." Rodeo the United Way. In addition, 50 cents from the price of (Gone West), ninth after setting the pace as the 4-5 every coffee and soda sold that day at the 15 OJC favorite in the Futurity, suffered a chip in his knee dur­ Champions teletheatres will be donated to the charity-- ing the race. The two-year-old will undergo surgery this 25 cents each from the teletheatres and the OJC. week, but his prognosis for a return to the races is also very good. • MIDWEST • PREVIE\N Yesterday's Results: : • • 8th-HAW, $30,000, Al~, 3/up, f/m, a8fT, 1 :37 4/5, fm. Today, Chantilly, France (DH)-ROMY (m, 6, Slew Machine--Mark's Magic, by PRIX LA ROCHETTE-G3, $59, 706, 9-23, 2yo, c/g, 1 mT Speak John) Lifetime Record: MGSW, 48-15-9-5, The field, in post position order, will be: Prospectheus $634,932. 0-Pacella W & Schwed R & Sigrist C. (Gone West), 0 Doleuze; Trans Island (GB) (Selkirk), K B-Oscar Penn (KY). T-Moises R Yanez. Darley; Arnaqueur (Miswaki), 0 Peslier; Pinmix (Fr) (DH)-STAR OF STARS (f, 4, Blushing John--Lara's Star, (Linamix {Fr}), A Junk. All carry 123 pounds. by *Forli) lifetime Record: SW, 48-15-9-5, $626,232. 0-Russell L Reineman Stable Inc. B-Charles Nuckols, Jr. & Sons (KY). T-Frank R ~ pringer. *1/2 to Take That EAST Step (Go Step), MSW & MGSP, $406,216; and Starry • • Dreamer (Rubiano), MSV\ & GISP, $267,584. Local News: Calder Romy, wiinner of back- a-back turf stakes at Churchill Jigadee (Prospectors Gamble) worked five furlongs in in her last two starts, ha :I not been out since taking the :58 4/5 between races at Calder yesterday afternoon. Locust Grove S. at that t ack June 22, but was bet Out between the third and fourth races on the card, the down to 4-5 on her return. Rated just off the early pace two-year-old was ridden by jockey Robbie Davis, who through six furlongs in 1 12 3/5, she ranged up to take flew down from New York for the breeze. Trainer Stan the lead at the top of the lane and dug down when Hough was also on hand for the move. "I was very challenged by 11-1 Star ::>f Stars to finish in even terms pleased," he said. "I wanted him to go in the afternoon with her younger rival. S ar of Stars was second in an because he has been a little funny when he gets to the Arlington allowance test last out September 7. stretch in some of his races. I'm not sure whether its something he sees or hears. We now put cotton in his © Copyright Thoroughbn; d Daily News. ears when he runs, which we did today." "The cotton in his ears made a big difference," said Davis. "He didn't This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or try a thing. The first part of the work, he wasn't han­ by any means, electroni£ or mechanical, without prior dling the track--it was cupping out.