The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060" 'H 0 R 0 u G H BR E DTM T D•A•I•L•Y N•E•W•S ~---- WEDNESDAY,MAY13,1998 ~~ $2Daily T•R•I•P•L•E THREATS BELMONT PARK OPENS TODAY Racing returns to INDIAN CHARLIE & HALORY HUNTER Belmont Park today for a 55-day spring meeting. The OUT OF PREAKNESS Indian Charlie (In Excess season includes 35 stakes, seven of which are Grade I {Ire}), third in the Kentucky Derby, and Gii Toy?ta Blue events, worth over $6 million. The highlight of the Grass S. winner Halory Hunter (Jade Hunter} will both stakes schedule is the June 6 running of the $1 million be forced to miss Saturday's GI Preakness S. Halory GI Belmont S., the final leg of the Triple Crown. The 1 1 Hunter, fourth in the Derby, suffered a fracture of his 130 h edition of the race marks the 50 h anniversary of left fetlock and underwent surgery Tuesday at the Uni­ Citation's Triple Crown victory and the 25th anniversary versity of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center. Six screws of Secretariat's triumph in the series. Other racing high­ and a bone plate were inserted to repair the fracture. lights include the New York Fillies Triple Crown races; The colt was apparently injured when he took a misstep the June 7 GI Acorn S., June 27 GI Mother Goose and a stride from the finish line after a five-furlong work July 25 GI Coaching Club American Oaks. The GI Met­ over a muddy Pimlico track in 1 :00 2/5, trainer Nick Zito ropolitan Mile will be run Memorial Day, May 25 and the said. Veterinarian Dan Dreyfuss described the fracture 1998 renewal of the GI Suburban H. will be run July 4. as a "spiral medial condylar fracture of the left front Opening day features the return of the 1 997 Champion fetlock." Dreyfuss added, "His prognosis is fairly good Two-Year-Old Filly Countess Diana (Deerhound) in her for life, questionable for racing." A disconsolate Zito '98 bow in the Giii Nassau County. Racing is conducted said, "I can't tell you he would have won, but he would on a Wednesday-through-Sunday basis with first post at have been right there. This is the greatest game played 1 p.m. First post on Belmont S. day is 1 2:30 p.m. The outside. I took a chance and played outside and I track is open for special holiday racing on May 25. lost ... You've got to play to win." Trainer Bob Baffert removed likely favorite Indian Charlie from the race TWINING COLT TOPS BARRETTS SESSION Top because the colt has been losing weight. "He's a good price for Monday night's opening session of the Barretts horse but he's not tough enough," explained Baffert. Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training in Pomona, Indian Charlie turned in a five-furlong work yesterday in California, was paid for hip number 102, a colt by :59 1 /5 at Churchill Downs and galloped out in 1: 13 Twining--Miss Vice (Vice Regent}. Consigned by Jerry 3/5. Of his decision to take Indian Charlie off the rigor­ Bailey Sales Agency, agent for Bailey-Ellenberg Select, ous Triple Crown trail, Baffert said, "You have to push the chestnut brought a final bid of $150,000 from John these horses to get them here. I learned last year with Amerman. During the first session, 50 two-year-olds Silver Charm, I had no horse left after the :riple Crown. were sold for a total of $1,404,000. At last year's My horse is fine, 100 percent, and he's going to stay corresponding session, 95 horses sold for $3,492,000. fine because I'm going to take care of him." The 1998 average of $28,080 dropped 23.6 percent from the 1997 figure of $36, 758. Monday's median DERBY CHAMP WORKS Real Quiet (Quiet American) price was $16,500. The sale concluded Tuesday night. worked five furlongs at Churchill yesterday in :59 4/5 under exercise rider Dana Barnes. The colt galloped out STAKES CLOSINGS six furlongs in 1: 1 3 1 /5. "Real Quiet, he just looked really awesome today," trainer Bob Baffert said after the TODAY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13: move. "That's the way he worked before the Derby. He 5-16 $1,000,000 Preakness-GI, Pim, 3yo, came out of it great." Also working yesterday, Gii 9. 5f, ($100,000) Lexington S. winner Classic Cat (Mountain Cat} went 5-23 $200,000 National Jockey Club H.-G/11, five furlongs in 1 :01 3/5 over Pimlico's sloppy track. Spt, 4yo/up, 9f ( $100) • "He did it easy," said trainer David Cross after the 5-24 $150,000 Texas Turf Challenge, LS, 3yo, BfT ($0) move. "His ears were pricked the whole way. He 5-25 $400,000 Hollywood Turf H.-G/, Hof, 3yo/up, 10fT seemed to enjoy it." Derby runner-up, originally not ($400) running Saturday, Victory Gallop (Cryptoclearance) . 5-25 $75175,000 Soviet Problem Breeders' Cup H., GG, worked four furlongs yesterday in :49 2/5 at Churchill. 3yo/up, t/m, 6f ($75) "With the two horses coming out and the addition of 5-25 $150,000 Dallas Turf Cup, LS, 3yo/up, 9fT ($0) some more speed, plus the fact that the horse is doing 5-31 $100,000 Plate Tria/-G/C, Wo, S&R, 3yo, 9f ($100) so well, we decided to go," said trainer Elliot Walden. PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-13-98 Triple Threats cont. GROSVENOR CASINOS DANTE S.-G2 preview cont. A PIECE OF THE QUEST A quarter interest in likely Border Arrow (GB), winner of the Fielden S. at Preakness favorite Coronado's Quest (Forty Niner) has Newmarket April 1 6, closed strongly to be third in the been sold to Bob and Janice McNair. The colt will run in G 1 Sagitta 2000 Guineas May 2. Dr Fong, three-for­ the name of the McNair's Stonerside Stable and Stuart three with two listed wins, including his last start in the Janney Ill in Saturday's race. The purchase price has Newmarket S. May 1, is reported to be training bril­ not been disclosed. "We bought part of him, number liantly at home. Saratoga Springs makes his first start one, because he is a very exciting horse, which is an since winnin the G 1 Racing Post Trophy last October. understatement," Bob McNair said. "He has tremendous ability, a wonderful pedigree and is with a great trainer. Today, Belmont Park: NASSAU COUNTY S.-Glll, $75,000, 3yo, f, 7f, post Of course, the opportunity to be a partner with Stuart Janney is also very exciting." time 4:35 p.m. EDT The field, in order of the draw, is as follows, Jersey PREAKNESS ADDITIONS Several horses have been Girl (Belong to Me), Smith, 121; Kanwiaga (Wild Again), added to the Preakness field. They are: the D. Wayne Chavez, 114; Foil (Darn that Alarm), Davis, 114; Sweet Lukas trained Baquero (Forty Niner), second in an April E.L.A. (Peteski), Diaz, 112; Babai Danzig (Cure the 29 allowance over a muddy Churchill track last time, Blues), Velazquez, 116; Forty Love (Forty Niner), Silver's Prospect (Silver Ending), coming off a fifth-place Molina, 112; Countess Diana (Deerhound), Sellers, 118; finish in Pimlico's May 2 Woodlawn S., and Thomas Jo Lawrenceville (Personal Flag), Bailey, 118. (Strong Performance), winner of the Federico Tesio S. "It's very likely that we'll run in the Preakness," Thomas Jo's principal owner Earle Mack said. "Obviously the FOREIGN defections have made everyone rethink their strategies. Yesterday's• Results: • He's already won over the track and that should put him TATTERSALL$ MUSIDORA S-G3, $73,559, York, Eng­ a step up on the rest of the field." Five-time Preakness land, 5-12, 3yo, f, 1 Of 85ydsT, 2: 16.22, gd. winner Pat Day has the mount on Baquero. Still on the 1--@BAHR (GB}, 120, f, 3, Generous (lre}--Lady Of The fence are Chilito (Strawberry Road {Aus}) and Spartan Sea (Ire), by Mill Reef. 0-Godolphin; B-Mohammed Cat (Mountain Cat). bin Rashid al Maktoum; T-S Bin Suroor; J-L Dettori; $46,13 J0. * 1 /2 to Clerio (GB) (Soviet Star), GSW-lre. 2--Midnir·ht une, 122, f, 3, Kris s--Midnight Air, by PREVIEW Green Dancer. 0-HRH Prince Fahd Salman; $16, 101. • • 3--Anna (GB), 120, f, 3, Ela-Mana-Mou (lre)--Anna Rella Today, York, England: (Ire), Danehill. 0-Clive Brittain; $3, 135. GROSVENOR CASINOS DANTE S.-G2, $228,813, 3yo, Margins:l NK, 4, 9. Also ran: Alignment (Ire). 10f 85ydsT Taking her unbeaten record to three-for-three, PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY Godolph n's Bahr (GB), unraced since winning the Gros­ 1 Border Arrow (GB) Balding Cochrane venor C sinos Washington Singer S. last August, be­ 2 City Honours Suroor Dettori came one of the favorites for the G 1 Vodafone Oaks at 3 Teapot Row (Ire) Toller Sanders Epsom J'une 5 with a clever victory over the odds-on 4 Dr Fong Cecil Fallon favorite Midnight Line. With most bookmakers still 5 Greenlander (GB) Britain Pat Eddery expecting Godolphin's Cape Verdi (Ire) to be supple­ 6 Saratoga Springs O'Brien Kinane mented for the June 6 Vodafone Derby, Bahr is now All starters carry 123.