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~?I~~UN~!!~RE DM FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1997 $2 Daily A•S•C•O•T RESULTS Thursday, Royal Ascot, England: CHAMPION SPRINTER SMILE DEAD Smile (In ASCOT GOLD CUP-G1, $304,375, Royal Ascot, Eng­ Reality), champion sprinter of 1 986, was put down land, 6-19, 4yo/up, 18fT, 4:26.19, gd. earlier this month after suffering for two years from 1--CELERIC (GB), 128, g, 5, Mtoto (GB)--Hot Spice (GB), Equine Protozoa! Myelitis. The 1 5-year-old stallion stood by Hotfoot (GB). 0-Christopher Spence; B-Chieveley the 1996 season at Dr. Billy Day's Cedar Creek Farm in Manor Enterprises; T-David Morley; J-Pat Eddery; Texas, but was only able to get two mares in foal. He $185,367. *%to Sesame (GB) (Derrylin {GB}), Hwt. was sent to Griffith Farm in May, where his health Older Mare-Ire, 11-14f, MGSW-Eng & Ire, $300,374. declined further. He was not bred this year. During his 2--Classic Cliche (Ire), 128, h, 5, Salse--Pato (GB), by racing career, Smile captured the 1986 GI Breeders' High Top (GB). ($25,245 wnlg ' 92 TADEF; $1 19,953 Cup Sprint and the 1 985 GI Arlington Classic. He was yrl '93 GOOC1 ). 0-Godolphin; B-Lord Victor · second in the 1985 Breeders' Cup Sprint. Smile raced Matthews; $69,850. 27 times with 14 wins, four seconds and three thirds 3--Election Day (Ire), 128, h, 5, Sadler's Wells--Hellenic for earnings for $1 ,664,027. (GB), by Darshaan (GB). 0-Lord Weinstock; B-Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd; $33,939. BREEDERS' CUP TO CHURCHILL IN 1998 Ad­ Margins: 314, 1, 5. Odds: 11-2, 6-1, 25-1. dressing a meeting of shareholders at the Sports Spec­ Also ran: Heron Island (Ire), Samraan, Double Eclipse trum in Louisville Thursday, track president Thomas (Ire), Jiyush(GB), Double Trigger (Ire), Moonax (Ire), Meeker announced that the 1 998 Breeders' Cup will be Camp David (Ger), Nononito (Fr), Persian Punch (Ire), held at Churchill Downs. According to the Blood-Horse Grey Shot (GB). Daily Edition on-line, Meeker said, "We'll be making a Celeric (GB) , benefiting from a brilliant ride by Pat formal announcement within the next couple of weeks." Eddery, scored his 11th win from 23 starts in his Group Churchill last hosted the Breeders' Cup in 1994. 1 stakes debut. Eddery settled his mount at the back of the field while GREY SHOT (GB) (Sharrood) and 1995 winner DOUBLE TRIGGER (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}) set RACING ON TV THIS WEEKEND:(] the pi:tce. DOUBLE ECLIPSE (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}) FRIDAY, JUNE 20: took over with a half-mile to race only to be challenged American Championship Harness Series - and passed by the 1 996 winner Classic Cliche (Ire), who went clear of the field and looked the probable winner. espnZ, I 0:30-11 :30 p.m. EDT But Eddery had brought Celeric through to patiently close on the leader--timing his finishing run to perfection and hitting the front well inside the final furlong. Eddery STAKES CLOSINGS said: "The trainer let me ride him as I wanted, so I set­ TODAY. FRIDAY, JUNE 20: tled him at the back, the way the horse likes to be rid­ 10-18 $200,000 Oak Leaf-GI, SA, 2yo, f, Bf den. He gave me so much confidence. Everything went ($100) perfectly. I was not worried when Classic Cliche went 10-19 $200,000 Norfolk-GI/, SA, 2yo, Bf clear as I always had plenty of horse. He didn't try and ($100} pull himself up when he hit the front, probably because • he had no horses around him." Frankie Dettori rode the TOMORROW. SATURDAY. JUNE 21: runner-up and said: "It was good to see Classic Cliche 7-4 $350,000 Suburban H.-GJI, Bel, 3yo/up, 10f ($350} back to his best, just a shame he couldn't win the race 7-4 $ 150150,000 Finger Lakes Breeders' Cup-GI//, FL, for the second year running." 3yo/up, 6f ($50} Royal Ascot Results cont. p2 7-5 $1001100, 000 Monmouth Breeders' Cup Oaks-GI/, Mth, 3yo, f, 8.5f ($100} CORRECTION: The TDN news regarding Benny The Dip 7-5 $150,000 Dwyer S.-Gll, Bel, 3yo, 8.5f ($150) (Silver Hawk) incorrectly stated the three-year-old's 7-6 $150, 000 Tom Fool H.-GJI, Bel, 3yo/up, 7f ( $150} career record and earnings. The winner of the Epsom Derby is five-for-eight with $1,263,000 in the bank. PAGE 2 '• THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 6-20-97 News cont. CORK & ORRERY S.-G3, $94,231, Royal Ascot, Eng­ SLEW OF DAMASCUS SIDELINED Millionaire Slew land, 6-19, 3yo/up, 6fT, 1: 15.33, gd. Of Damascus (Slewacide) suffered a cracked right front 1--ROYAL APPLAUSE (GB), 129, c, 4 , Waajib (GB)-­ cannon bone during the Rainier Breeders' Cup at Emer­ Flying Melody (Ire), by Auction Ring. 0-Sheikh ald Downs June 1 5 and will be out of action the rest of Maktoum al Maktoum; B-Gainsborough Stud Farm the year. Whether the nine-year-old, a Grade I winner of Management Ltd; T-Barry Hills; J-M Hills; $57, 1 12. 16 races and $1,415,300, will return next year is still * 1 /2 to Lyric Fantasy (Ire) (Tate Gallery), Ch. 2yo uncertain. "This is a new injury," said trainer Craig Filly-Eng, G1 SW-Eng, $421,019; and In Command Roberts. "It' s not career-ending or life-threatening, but (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), G1 SW-Eng, $196,832. at nine years old, it is definitely a concern. Hopefully **G1SW-Eng. he'll be back next year for his last year of racing." The 2--Blue Goblin, 118, c, 3, Trempolino--Blue Daisy, by winner of the 1994 GI Hollywood Gold Cup, Slew Of Shahrastani. 0-Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum; Damascus was unraced in 1996 but came back after a $21,640. 1 5-month layoff to finish sixth in a stakes at Bay Mead­ 3--Catch The Blues (Ire), 126, m, 5, Bluebird--Dear ows March 9 . He then captured the Fox Sports North­ Lorraine (Fr), by Nonoalco. 0-Mrs. H M Keaveney; west H. at Emerald Downs before running eighth in his $10,616. final start of the season. Roberts said the gelding would Margins: 1 1 /2, short HD, 1. miss about six months of training. Also ran: Monaassib (GB), Indian Rocket (GB), Royale Figurine (Ire), Blue Duster, Almushtarak (Ire), Easy Dollar Royal Ascot Results cont. (GB), Tedburrow (GB), Lucayan Prince, Connemara (Ire), RIBBLESDALE S.-G2, $186,223, Royal Ascot, England, Soviet State, Farhana (GB), Jayannpee (GB), Cayman 6-19, 3yo, f , 12fT, 2:33.21, gd. Ka i (Ire), Burden Of Proof (Ire), Cyrano's Lad (Ire), China 1--@YASHMAK, 120, f, 3, Danzig--Slightly Dangerous Girl (Ire), Theano (Ire), Moonshine Girl, Russian Music (GSW-Eng), by Roberto. 0-Khalid Abdullah; (GB), Ailleacht. Scratched: Nombre Premier (GB), B-Juddmonte Farms (Ky); T-Henry Cecil; J-K Fallon; Kilcullen Lad (Ire). $113,562. * Yz to Warning (GB) (Known Fact), Ch. Champion sprinter-elect Royal Applause (GB) returned 2yo-Eng, Ch. 3yo-Eng & Fr, Co . Ch. Miler-Fr & Eng, to the scene of his G3 Coventry S. win in 1995. A MGSW-Eng, $743, 145; Deploy (GB) (Shirley Heights disappointment in 1996, he made every yard of the {GB}), GISP-lre, $211, 704; Commander in Chief (GB) running to run his record to three-for-three this year. (Dancing Brave), Hwt 3yo-Eng & Ire, 11-14f, Racing down the middle of the track, he was always in G1SW-lre & Eng, $1,273,389; Dushyantor (Sadler's command, but only just lasted home from Blue Goblin, Wells), GSW-Eng, $642,808. ridden by Gary Stevens. Winning trainer Barry Hills said: 2--Akdariya (Ire}, 120, f, 3, Shirley Heights (GB)-­ "This is a very good horse and he has found his best Akishka (GB), by Nishapour (GB). 0-His Highness The form again this year. He had a great season in 1995, Aga Khan. $42, 726. but he lost it last year and wasn't right physically, so at 3--Crown Of Light (GB), 120, f , 3 , Mtoto (GB)--Russian the end of the year he was given three months rest and Countess, by Nureyev. 0-Sheikh Mohammed Al that did him the world of good. He has such natural Maktoum. $20, 710. speed and ability. He goes next for the G 1 July Cup Margins: 9, 3 Yz, NK. over six furlongs at Newmarket (July 1 0). Then we Also ran: Alcalali, Sublime Beauty, Tempting Prospect might think about the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Hollywood (GB), Siyadah, Maid Of Camelot (GB), Sarayir. Park." Michael Hills, winning jockey and son of the Rain-softened ground undoubtedly helped Yashmak, trainer, said: "He's a speed machine, so exciting to ride. the Epsom Oaks fourth, to return to the sort of form she He seemed to enjoy the cut in the ground. He only just showed when galloping home by nine lengths in the got home up that hill and I had to keep the pressure on Vodafone Fillies Trial at Newbury May 16. She cruised him. But it would have taken something very special t o up to join the leader at the quarter-mile mark and beat him today." stormed clear, extending her lead with every stride to land her third win from seven lifetime starts.