The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. HOROUGHBRED™ T D•A•I•L•Y l'J•E•W•S ....:J111-. ____ THURSDAY A~UGUST 21, 1997 _,..~ $2 Daily W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS TEXAS YEARLING SALE WRAP-UP The Fasig­ Tipton Texas Summer Yearling Sale concluded its two­ Yesterday, York, England: day run Tuesday night at the Will Rogers Equestrian ASTON UPTHORPE YORKSHIRE OAKS-G1, $260,052, Center in Forth Worth. The session topper Tuesday was York, England, 8-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 111 f 195ydsT, hip number 518, a colt by Bionic Prospect--Robalea 2:30:59, gd. Lass. The yearling, consigned by Fossil Creek Ranch, 1--MY EMMA {GB), 130, f, 4, Marju {lre)--Pato (GB) agent, brought a final bid of $65,000 from Juvenile (SP-Eng), by High Top (GB). 0-Matthews Breeding and Farms. The highest priced filly, selling for $53,000, was Racing; B-Lord Matthews; T-Rae Guest; J-D Holland; by Two Punch out of Sweet Silver. She was purchased $158,079. * 1 /2 to Classic Cliche (Salse), by Donna Wormser from the consignment of S. F. MG1SW-Eng, $1,014,577. Henderson. In all, 418 horses were sold for a total of 2--Whitewater Affair (GB), 130, f, 4, Machiavellian-­ $3,480,000. The 1997 average sale price was $8,325-­ Much Too Risky (GB), by Bustino (GB). 0/B-J M up 28. 7 percent from last year when 369 horses sold Greetham; $58, 146. for a total of $2,387,100 and an average of $6,469. 3--Crown Of Light (GB), 120, f, 3, Mtoto (GB)--Russian Countess, by Nureyev. 0/8-Sheikh Mohammed Bin BREEDERS' CUP WAGERING MENU RELEASED Rashid Al Maktoum; $27,611. Breeders' Cup Limited has announced a new wagering MariJins: ~~/4, 1 3/4, 2. Odds: 7 .00, 7 .00, 1 2.00. menu for the November 8 Breeders' Cup Championship Also ran: l=leams Of Verse, Papering (Ire), Squeak (GB), at Hollywood Park. Highlighted by the new Breeders' Alcalali, Attitre (Fr). Cup Pick 6, the menu features Pick 3 wagers for every Older horses again dominated their younger rivals Breeders' Cup race, as well as Superfectas on four as My Emma (GB) beat Whitewater Affair (GB) to win Breeders' Cup races--the Sprint, Mile, Turf and Classic. her second Group 1 race in seven lifetime starts and There will be win, place and show, exacta and trifecta now heads for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris wagering on all seven Breeders' Cup races and on the October 5. On her only previous start this year, the day's three Hollywood Park stakes. Since the inaugural filly finished third in the G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil in running of the Breeders' Cup in 1984, win bets have France July 20. She was settled at the rear of the averaged $20.30, exactas $205.95 and trifectas field while! Whitewater Affair led at a fast pace from $1,512.60. Crown Of Light (GB), who had delayed the start of the race for 1 5 minutes after getting loose. At the NUMBERS UP AT WASHINGTON YEARLING three-eighths pole, REAMS OF VERSE (Nureyev) SALE At Tuesday's Washington Thoroughbred Breed­ threw down her challenge while jockey Darryl Holland ers' Association Summer Yearling Sale, 153 horses sold brought My Emma, 10 lengths behind the leaders at for a total of $2,610, 100. The 1997 average sales price the three-eighths pole, through along the rail with a was $17,059--up 7 .6 percent from the 1996 sale when perfectly timed challenge to take command close 141 yearlings sold for a total of $2,235,500 and an home for a clever win. Crown Of Light ran on well for average of $15,855. The median figure of $13,000 was third, while Reams Of Verse faded to fourth. "I was up 30 percent from last year's figure of $10,000. Top not as confident as Darryl (Holland)," said winning price of $140,000 was paid for hip number 128, a filly trainer Ral3 Guest. "But My Emma has a lovely turn of by Star de Naskra--No Extra Charge. Consigned by foot and she was helped by the pace. The faster the Northwest Farms, agent, the yearling was purchased by better for her. This was the first dream and the 'Arc' Dan Agnew. is the next." It was a first-ever Group 1 victory for Holland, who said: "I really enjoyed it - I've waited STAKES CLOSINGS long enough. She is really suited by a fast pace. But I TOMORROW. FRIDAY. AUGUST 22: nearlly blew it, though. I think I got to the front too 8-24 $250,000 Del Mar Debutante-Gll, Dmr, soon and had to take a tug, but she quickened again 2yo, f, 7f ($10,000s) and won it well. She's so game." • Stakes results cont. p. 2 PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 8-21-97 Stakes Results cont. NUNTHORPE S.-G 1 preview cont. Sires of Runners: Eveningperformance (Night Shift), SCOTTISH EQUITABLE GIMCRACK S.-G2, $195,956, Almaty (Dancing Dissident), Compton Place (Indian York, England, 8-20, 2yo, c/g, 6fT, 1: 13:39, gd. Ridge {Ire}), Ya Malak (Fairy King), Don't Worry Me 1--@#CARROWKEEL (IRE), 123, c, 2, Waajib (lre)--Par (Dancing Dissident), Coastal Bluff (Standaan {Fr}), Un Nez (Ire), by Cyrano De Bergerac (Ire). ($44, 741 Danetime (Danehill), Struggler (Night Shift), Bolshoi yrl '96 GOOCT). 0-Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum; B-D (Royal Academy), Averti (Warning {GB}), Croft Pool Houlihan; T-Barry Hills; J-Pat Eddery; $117,420. (CrofthaH {GB}), Easycall (Forzando {GB}), Cyrano's Lad 2--Bold Fact, 1 26, c, 2, Known Fact--Sookera, by (Cyrano de Bergerac {Ire}), Indian Rocket (Indian Ridge Roberto. 0-Khalid Abdullah. $43,595. {Ire}), Mind Games (Puissance {GB}), Hever Golf Rose 3--Headhunter (Ire), 1 23, c, 2, Last Tycoon (lre)--Erzsi (Efisio {GB}). (GB), by Caerleon. 0-Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Compton Place won for the first time this season Ltd. $21,038. when upsetting Royal Applause in the G 1 July Cup at Margins: 3/4, 3, 1. Newmarket July 10. Don't Worry Me won the G2 King's Also ran: Lord Kintyre (GB), Eastern Purple (Ire), Social Stand S. at Ascot June 20, but finished seventh to Charter, Ariant. Averti in the G3 King George S. at Goodwood July 29. On his third career start, 16-1 outsider Carrowkeel Mind Games returns to racing action after a season at (Ire) pulled off a shock victory with this defeat of G3 stud. Michael Tabor's Danetime, winner of his last two July S. winner Bold Fact. Carrowkeel led from the starts, is fast on the upgrade from major handicaps. start, was headed by Bold Fact at the eighth pole and Today, York, England: battled back with great determination to win going STAKIS CASINOS LOWTHER S.-G2, $81, 195a, 2yo, f, away at the wire. "He is entered in the Mill Reef S. at 6fT Newbury (September 20) and all the other good races PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT later in the season," said winning trainer Barry Hills. "I 1 Nadwah Walwyn R Hills 1 26 think he will get seven furlongs. He was held up when 2 Statua (Ire) Makin J Fortune 1 23 he won on his debut at Windsor (May 19) and now he 3 Crazee Mental (GB) Haydn Jones A Mackay 123 has won from the front, so he is very adaptable." 4 Zelanda (Ire) Gosden 0 Peslier 1 23 5 Dazilyn Lady Harris A Culhane 1 23 6 Embassy (GB) Loder P Eddery 126 PREVIEW 7 , Shuhrah Bin Suroor L Dettori 1 23 • • 8 Miss Zafonic (Fr) Hannon O'Neill 123 Today, York, England: 9 Expect To Shine (GB) B Hills M Hills 1 23 10 Cape Verdi (Ire) Chapple-Hyam J Reid 1 23 NUNTHORPE S.-G 1, $162,390a, 2yo/up, 5fT Sires of Runners: Nadwah (Shadeed), Statua PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT (Statoblest {Ire}), Crazee Mental (Magic Ring {Ire}), 1 Eveningperformance (GB) Candy C Rutter 132 Zelanda (Night Shift), Dazilyn Lady (Zilzal), Embassy 2 Almaty (Ire) Gosden L Dettori 135 (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), Shuhrah (Danzig), Miss 3 Compton Place (GB) Toller S Sanders 133 Zafonic (Zafonic), Expect To Shine (Mr. Prospector), 4 Ya Malak (GB) Nicholls Greaves 135 Cape Verdi (Caerleon). 5 Don't Worry Me (Ire) Henrot 0 Peslier 132 Embassy was an impressive winner of her debut at 6 Coastal Bluff (GB) Barron K Darley 135 Newmarket before winning the G3 Princess Margaret S. 7 Danetime (Ire) Callaghan Pat Eddery 133 at Ascot July 26, beating Miss Zafonic by two lengths. 8 Struggler (GB) Loder No Rider 135 Nadwah won the G3 Queen Mary S. at Ascot June 18. 9 Bolshoi (Ire) Berry O'Gorman 135 Shuhrah made a winning debut at Ascot July 25. 10 Averti (GB) Muir K Fallon 135 11 Croft Pool (GB) Glover G Carter 135 Friday, Saratoga: 1 2 Easycall (GB) Meehan M Tebbutt 133 JOHN A. MORRIS H.-GI, $350,000, 3/up, f/m, 10f 13 Cyrano's Lad (Ire) Dwyer J Fortune 135 The field, in post position order, will be: Shoop (Dou­ ble Sonic), 111; Briarcliff (Red Ransom), 11 O; Gold n 14 Indian Rocket (GB) Dunlop R Hills 133 Delicious (Gold Alert), 116; My Flag (Easy Goer), 115; 15 Mind Games (GB) Berry D Holland 135 Power Play (Fast Play), 117; Clear Mandate (Deputy 16 Hever Golf Rose (GB) Naughton J Reid 132 Minister), 115; Golden Bri (Gold Alert), 113.