The Thoroughbred Dally 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~9I~~UN~~~RE DM FR ID A Y, JULY 2 9, 194 W· E. E. K. E. N •D PREVIEW IRISH VIRUS OUTBREAK UNDER Saturday, Saratoga SWORD DANCER H.-GI $250,000, 3yo/up, 12fT CONTROL According to Dr. Ann Cullinane, head PP HORSE TRAINER JOCK~Y WT. of the virology unit of the Irish Equine Centre, the 1 Kiri's Clown Johnson Luzzi 11 2 recent outbreak of the neurological form of the equine 2 L'Hermine Walden Davis 110 herpes virus is under control. "It has been con­ 3 Glanville Callejas Chavez 109 tained," said Cullinane. "The virus has only been 4 Solar Splendor Kelly Maple 11 2 found on seven premises, and only 14 or 15 horses 5 Fraise Mott Smith 1 23 have shown clinical signs of the disease. Of the 6 Pescagini Tagg Krone 111 seven premises affected, only two are public stud 7 Square Cut Devereux Perret 111 farms; three are private studs with, I would say, less 8 Sea Hero Miller Bailey 11 7 than 20 horses, one is a riding school and one a farm 9 Majesty's Darby Toner Samyn 109 with just one mare and foal." Cullinane added that 10 Alex the Great Rash Valenzuela 118 while there is no official quarantine, the farms in­ 11 Turk Passer Margotta Velazquez 113 volved have acted responsibly and voluntarily to re­ 1 2 Noble Sheba Schulhofer Santos 11 0 strict movement of their horses until the premises are 13 Royal Mountain Inn Tagg Krone 115 cleared of the virus. "I would say the outbreak is 1 4 Binary Light Kelly Leon 1 09 winding down, and two premises should soon get the Sea Hero (Polish Navy), second in the 11-furlong all-clear. We've been really lucky in this country; we Bowling Green H. last time out, stretches out another have been remarkably free of this form of the disease eighth looking for his first stakes win of the year. for the last 10 years. We had only one case last "He's run well on the turf; he has been consistent," year, and there have been years with no cases at all. said trainer MacK. Miller. "I think he can handle the Outbreaks occur irregularly, but the virus is endemic distance, but soft turf? I'm not qualified to say. He' s to every major horse population, and there have been never run on it, but I think he'll handle it. He's a outbreaks in France, Germany, the United Kingdom much more mature horse now, both physically and and South Africa this year." mentally. His mind is much stronger now." High weight Fraise (Strawberry Road {AUST}) finished LESTER PIGGOT AVOIDS INJURY AFTER third behind Sea Hero in the Bowling Green in his last. SCARE AT GOODWOOD Jockey Lester Piggott The six-year-old performs well over a yielding turf escaped serious injury yesterday when he fell from his course, as he showed last December in taking t he GI mount, Coffee N' Cream, in the Ralph Hubbard Nurs­ Hollywood Turf Cup. ery H. at Goodwood Racecowrse. The spill came after the 58-year-old rider's saddle slipped; the head-first Sunday, Saratoga fall caused his helmet to come loose. Piggott was JIM DANDY S.-Gll, $125,000a, 3yo, 9f sent to St. Richards Hospital but a hospital spokes­ Tabasco Cat (Storm Cat), off since a victory in the man said England's 11-time champion jockey suffered June 11 Belmont S. will face a short field. As of no serious injuries and would be kept overnight for Thursday, only two other starters had been con­ observation only. firmed. They are Bay Street Star (Silver Buck), win­ ner of the G3 Colin S. at Belmont June 11 and third News Continued, p.2 behind Holy Bull in the Dwyer in his last outing, and Pleasant Dancer (Pleasant Colony), whose lone win came in a maiden race at Aqueduct last November. WEEKEND PREVIEW . 1 Tabasco Cat returns to the races ready to run, said trainer D. Wayne Lukas. "He went up to my training NEWS CONTINUED . 2 center (in central California), which we think is a state-of-the-art facility. He took a little bit of time off, RACING REPORTS . 2,3,4,5 but we started him back in training July 7. n PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 7-29-94 News Continued. JOHN FRANKS TO HOLD REDUCTION AT CHRB APPROVES OWNER AND TRAINER FASIG-TIPTON NOVEMBER Louisiana oilman ORGANIZATIONS The California Horse Racing John Franks, a dominant force in American racing and Board responded Thursday to the mandate of a breeding for the past decade, will begin a major re­ new state law by selecting the Thoroughbred Own­ duction of his large Thoroughbred inventory at Fasig­ ers of California (TOC) as the organization to repre­ Tipton Kentucky's Fall Mixed Sale in Lexington Friday, sent owners in California and naming the California Nov. 4. Franks enjoyed his finest campaign as an Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association owner and breeder in 1993, earning a third Eclipse (CHBPA) to represent trainers, beginning next year. Award as leading owner and topping the money won The CHBPA will continue to represent both owners standings as a breeder for the first time. "It's time to and trainers until the end of the year, but AB 991 cut the numbers down," said Franks. "My main en­ requires that as of Jan. 1, 1995, there shall be joyment comes from racing. In the beginning it was separate organizations representing thoroughbred more exciting to win with a homebred, but I can't owners and trainers. The statute also dictates that honestly say that is the case anymore. There are too the percentage of purse money that currently goes many headaches managing the number of horses that entirely to the CHBPA will be distributed differently I've accumulated. My goal is to keep enough mares to supply a racing stable of 30 to 40 quality horses, with two-thirds of that money going to the owners' or less." Franks has led the national money won list organization and one-third to the trainers' organiza­ four times, and six times won more races than any tion. The TOC projects net revenue of $777, 777 other owner. He has been the leading American per year while the CHBPA anticipates revenue of breeder in races won the last six years with the pro­ about $420,000 from purses and another duce of a broodmare band that now numbers more $320,000 from recreation hall proceeds. than 300. LAKEWAY BREEZES FOR ALABAMA Lakeway JOCKEY CLUB REQUIRES DNA-TYPING FOR (Seattle Slew) went five-eighths of a mile in :59 STALLIONS The Jockey Club announced yesterday 3/5 at Hollywood Wednesday, and despite a that DNA-typing of 1994 covering stallions will be a change in travel plans, is still scheduled to head requirement before 1994 Service Certificates are east for the Alabama August 13. "I don't know issued and no foals from mares covered by these right now how or when we're going to get there, stallions will be allowed registration until all DNA but we're still planning to be there," said trainer requirements have been completed. The announce­ Gary Jones. "The shipping company we deal with ment paves the way for the planned implementation said they were sending a load on the second, and of DNA-based parentage verification to replace blood­ I've just found out they were t~lking about Septem­ typing as a requirement for the registration of all ber 2." The three-year-old will work again August North American Thoroughbred foals of 1995 and 1 , and Jones said he hopes to have confirmed thereafter. travel plans by then. Lakeway will face Sovereign Kitty (Sovereign Dancer), winner of a Saratoga allowance Wednesday, in the Alabama. Said her trainer, Rick Schosberg, "She looks good; she's bouncing around this morning. We're going to take a look and see what the big mare (Lakeway) does. If she's coming and she's 100 percent, we're all YESTERDAY'S RESULTS: running for second money." SCREEN KINGS. (1st div), $53,875, SAR, 7-28, 3yo, 6f, 1 :09 4/5, sy. FIRST-NIGHT RESULTS OF FASIG-TIPTON 1--CHIMES BAND, 117, c, 3, Dixieland Band--Chimes, SARATOGA TWO-YEAR-OLD SALE A total of by Mr. Prospector. O/B-Fares Farms, Inc (KY); T-D. 33 two-year-olds were sold during the first session Wayne Lukas; J-J. Bailey; $32,325. of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Two-Year­ Lifetime Record: 10-4-1-1, $192,819. Old in Training Sale, which began Wednesday 2--Ledford, 115, c, 3, Forty Niner--Narrate, by Honest night, July 27, and concluded last night. Gross for Pleasure. 0-Claiborne Farm. the first session was $1 , 1 8 6 ,000 for an average of 3--Halo's Image, 115, c, 3, Halo--Sugar's Image, by $35,939. The sales topper was a filly by Sadler's Valid Appeal. 0-Arthur I. Appleton. Wells out of 'N Everything Nice, a daughter of the Margins: 5, 1, 3. Odds: 4.300K, 4.300K, 1.20. top-class broodmare Sweet Tooth; the half-sister to Last seen in the Blue Grass when he finished fifth stakes-placed I Like Secrets, who was consigned to Holy Bull, Chimes Band returned to the races by Niall Brennan, agent, sold for $130,000 to Burk primed for his best effort, scoring a wire-to-wire five­ Kessinger, Jr., agent.