FIRST SAMURAI Works at Churchill HEADLINE ...p. 5 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2006 SILVER ANNIVERSARY FOR SCHWARTZ FLEET INDIAN REACHES NEXT LEVEL On the day of his 28th wedding anniversary, Martin Making her first start for Paul Saylor, who purchased Schwartz got a $90,000 gift from a lady who wasn’t her for $290,000 at the Keeneland January sale, Fleet his wife. Not to worry, though. We don’t think Audrey Indian (Indian Charlie) took her Schwartz will mind. With a third straight Grade II vic- game to the next level yester- tory hanging in the balance, day and earned her first graded Schwartz’s four-year-old filly success in the GIII Next Move Silver Cup (Ire) (Almutawakel H. at Aqueduct. The strapping {GB}) dug in and found the wire New York-bred, originally a juve- in advance of the hard-charging nile buy for Stan Fulton, won favorite Argentina (Ire) (Sadler’s three of five last year, including Wells) to capture yesterday’s GII a five-length tally in the re- Santa Ana H. at Santa Anita. It Fleet Indian A Coglianese stricted Montauk H. Nov. 27 for Silver Cup Benoit was an ultra-game effort from trainer Jimmy Toner. She Silver Cup, who was coming off romped by a similar margin in a Philly Park allowance victories in the GII San Gorgonio H. and GII Buena Vista Dec. 30 under Clifford Sise, Jr.’s care, and, following H. and who earned $90,000 for the win. She becomes her sale, was sent out by her third trainer in as many the first filly in history to sweep all three races. “She’s starts Sunday, now representing Todd Pletcher’s barn. tough, she’s good, she’s a lovely animal to train, you Facing just three others in a compact field, Fleet Indian know?” said winning trainer Patrick Biancone. “She’s moved between rivals rounding the turn, charged to a manageable. If they go fast, they go slow, it doesn’t daylight lead in upper stretch and was always holding matter to her. She just fights. She’s a fighter.” Click for Flaming Heart safe. As for what’s next, Pletcher said, the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. “We'll play things by ear. She hadn't run in awhile, so Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Santa Ana Coverage cont. p2 having this race under her belt should help her." Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Sunday, Santa Anita SANTA ANA H.-GII, $150,000, SAX, 3-26, 4yo/up, Sunday, Aqueduct f/m, 1 1/8mT, 1:48, fm. NEXT MOVE H.-GIII, $101,200, AQU, 3-26, 3yo/up, 1--SILVER CUP (IRE), 118, f, 4, by Almutawakel (GB) f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:49 1/5, ft. 1st Dam: Ribblesdale (GB), by Northern Park 1--@FLEET INDIAN, 115, m, 5, by Indian Charlie 2nd Dam: Tarib (GB), by Habitat 1st Dam: Hustleeta, by Afleet 3rd Dam: Red Coral (Ire), by Red God 2nd Dam: Bravo Native, by Restless Native (i5,000 yrl ‘03 TATIRE). O-Martin S Schwartz; 3rd Dam: Bravissimo, by Bold Ruler B-Emmet Beston (IRE); T-Patrick L Biancone; ($40,000 yrl '02 FTNAUG; $230,000 2yo 2003 J-V Espinoza; $90,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Ity, OBSMAR; $290,000 HRA 2006 KEEJAN). O-Paul H 12-8-1-1, $559,485. Saylor; B-Thomas/Lakin (NY); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-J 2--Argentina (Ire), 116, f, 4, Sadler's Wells--Airline, by A Santos; $63,720. Lifetime Record: 13-8-0-1, Woodman. O-Wildenstein Stable; B-Dayton $294,513. Investments Ltd (IRE); T-Robert J Frankel; $30,000. 2--Flaming Heart, 115, m, 5, Touch Gold--Hot Lear, by 3--Beautyandthebeast (GB), 116, f, 4, Machiavellian-- Lear Fan. O-Stronach Stables; B-Adena Springs (KY); Nicola Bella (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. O/B-Abergwaun T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; $21,364. Farm (GB); T-Neil D Drysdale; $18,000. 3--No Sleep, 115, f, 4, Robyn Dancer--Allie's Toy, by Margins: HF, NO, HD. Odds: 2.80, 1.30, 7.80. Fortunate Prospect. O-Maggi Moss; B-Joel Sainer Also Ran: Sharp Lisa, Royal Copenhagen (Fr), Ticker (FL); T-Gary C Contessa; $10,744. Tape (GB), Katdogawn (GB), Tivadare (Fr). Scratched: Margins: 1, 6, 3HF. Odds: 4.00, 1.80, 1.40. Halo Ola (Arg). Also Ran: India Halo (Arg). Scratched: Tomorrows Lady. www.overbrookfarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/27/06 • PAGE 2 of 5 Santa Ana Coverage cont. Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland All the Shimmers is Silver... PARK EXPRESS EBF S.-G3, i99,100, Curragh, 3-26, A Group-2 winner in Italy before being sent to the 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 2:05.61, hy. States last summer, Silver Cup took some time to regis- 1--#@DANEHILL MUSIC (IRE), 119, f, 3, by Danehill Dancer (Ire) ter her first U.S. win, but showed promise running third 1st Dam: Tuesday Morning (Ire), by Sadler's Wells in the GII Mrs. Revere S. at Churchill Nov. 12. Moved 2nd Dam: Mourwara (Ire), by Wolver Hollow (Ire) to West Coast after that one, she disappointed as the 3rd Dam: Miss Melody (Ire), by Tudor Melody (Ire) favorite when fourth in a Santa Anita allowance O-Jack of Trumps Racing Club; B-Patrick J Connolly; Dec. 29, but found her A-game with a rallying victory in T-David Wachman; J-Wayne Lordan; i65,100. the Jan. 8, nine-furlong GII San Gorgonio H. Shortened Lifetime Record: 8-3-1-1, i96,707. up for the one-mile GII Buena Vista H., she once again 2--Utterly Heaven (Ire), 135, f, 4, Danehill--Epicure's took the prize with a late flourish, and was returning to Garden, by Affirmed. O/B-Moyglare Stud Farm; the nine-panel trip here. Much closer to the pace than T-Dermot Weld; i20,000. usual, she pulled jockey Victor Espinoza around the first 3--Gemini Gold (Ire), 119, f, 3, King's Best--Wakria (Ire), turn as Sharp Lisa (Dixieland Band), making her turf by Sadler's Wells. O-Ann Higgins; B-Gerrardstown debut, led the way. Silver Cup had enough of the wait- ing game and forged to the lead two furlongs out, and House Stud; T-Michael Grassick; i10,000. while the slow-starting favorite Argentina got on track Margins: 2, NK, 1HF. Odds: 10-1, 6-1, 20-1. late, she couldn’t catch the eventual winner as they Also Ran: Chenchikova (Ire), Yaria (Ire), Shersha (Ire), streaked toward the line. Espinoza, who arrived from Pout (Ire), Saintly Rachel (Ire), Bahia Breeze (GB), Dubai just in time to make the race, said afterwards, Sandie (Ire). “[Silver Cup] doesn’t like to win by much, but it’s Danehill Music’s juvenile season was a story of enough to get to the wire first.” Owner Martin steady improvement, culminating in a black-type perfor- Schwartz said the filly would be shipped to Kentucky to mance, and this win was another personal best. Open- rest and “eat a little bluegrass” before targeting the ing her account at the fourth time of asking in a seven- $750,000 GIII CashCall Mile in early July. furlong nursery at Down Royal last September, she went on to take a similar event at this venue before finishing runner-up to Wovoka (Ire) in the Nov. 6 Listed Eyrefield S. at Leopardstown, her latest outing. The bay travelled well towards the rear of the field through the early stages of this sophomore debut and was pushed along at the quarter pole. She took it up at the distance and was driven out in the testing conditions for a gritty debut score in group company. Winning rider Wayne Lordan commented, “She had the form in soft ground and did it well in the end. She probably handled it better than the others.” Trainer David Wachman agreed and added, “She loves this ground and will now go for GII Santa Ana H. Silver Cup (Ire) (Almutawakel {GB}) one of the Guineas’ trials. Hopefully it will keep rain- rallies to her third straight Grade II victory. ing.” Click for the Racing Post race chart. GIII Next Move H. Fleet Indian (Indian Charlie) lives up to her name and takes her first graded win. International Results cont. p3 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/27/06 • PAGE 3 of 5 Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong MERCEDES-BENZ HONG KONG DERBY-G1-HK (Listed), CHAIRMAN’S SPRINT PRIZE-G1-HK (Listed), HK$14,000,000, Sha Tin, 3-26, 4yo, 2000mT, 2:04.6, HK$4,500,000, Sha Tin, 3-26, 3yo/up, 1200mT, yl. 1:09.7, yl. 1--VIVA PATACA (GB), 126, g, 4, by Marju (Ire) 1--#BILLET EXPRESS (AUS), 126, g, 5, by Keltrice (Aus) 1st Dam: Comic (Ire), by Be My Guest 1st Dam: Pazzihi (Aus), by Manihi (Aus) 2nd Dam: Circus Act (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB) 2nd Dam: Pastel (Aus), by Bay Phantom 3rd Dam: Circus Ring (Ire), by High Top (Ire) 3rd Dam: Malmaison (Aus), by Emperor (Fr) (26,000gns yrl ‘03 TATOCT). O-Stanley Ho Hung O-David Pong Chun Yee; B-Markham Arabian Pty Ltd; Sun; B-Floors Farming And Side Hill Stud; T-John T-John Moore; J-Christophe Soumillon; Moore; J-Christophe Soumillon; HK$8,120,000.