Tuesday, Thoroughbred Daily News April 30, 2002 TDN For information, call (732) 747-8060. HEADLINE NEWS TEMPERA EUTHANIZED T R I P L E T H R E A T S Last year’s champion two-year-old filly Tempera (A.P. P P Indy) was humanely euthanized Sunday evening at the Hagyard-Davidson-McGee Veterinary Clinic in Lexington Top Contenders Get Their Finals Works: after developing colitis and laminitis. The Godolphin GI Santa Anita Derby winner Came Home (Gone colorbearer, who was being pre- West) had his final Ken- pared for the GI Kentucky Oaks, tucky Derby prep yester- came down with a fever Friday day morning, going five and was sent to the clinic Satur- furlongs in 1:00.60 under day. “It is hard to believe, but her jockey Chris McCarron. condition went so bad in 24 The once-beaten colt gal- hours they couldn’t do anything loped out six furlongs in to help her,” Tom Albertrani, as- 1:13.20. “He went very sistant to trainer Saeed bin well,” McCarron said. “He Suroor, said. The winner of the felt good going across the Came Home at Churchill Horsephotos GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies ground. He showed us and GII Sorrento S. at two, Tem- good signs. This is a determined colt with a lot of try in pera had started twice this sea- him.” Tempera godolphin.com photo son, finishing second in both the Also stretching his legs under the Twin Spires yester- UAE 1000 Guineas and the UAE day, Medaglia d’Oro (El Prado {Ire}) went six furlongs in Oaks. In all, the dark bay had three wins, two seconds 1:13.80 after cruising through splits of :24, :36, :48.60 and two thirds from her seven career starts for earnings and 1:01.60. The dark bay galloped out seven-eighths of $770,240. Trainer Eoin Harty, who guided the filly in 1:28.20. Jockey Marco Ramirez, aboard the Bobby through her juvenile campaign, said, “I am devastated. Frankel trainee for the move, said, “He felt good--he One minute I thought she had a temperature and would likes this track.” miss the Oaks and here it is 48 hours later and she’s Trainer Steve Asmussen sent his Derby duo, GII dead. It’s all very sudden. Arkansas Derby hero Private Emblem (Our Emblem) and She was the horse that Windward Passage (Captain Bodgit), who dead-heated put the [Godolphin] two- for third in the race, out for workouts yesterday. Wind- year-old program on the ward Passage went a half in :48.60, galloping out five- map and showed the eigths in 1:02.40. A half hour later, his stablemate world what Sheikh Mo- went the same distance in :48.80, but galloped out in a hammed’s goals are with sprightly 1:01.80. “I’m pleased with the way they are his two-year-olds. She’s getting over the track,” Asmussen said. “Both horses the one that did it for us; are handling their surrpundings. In his last work, Private she was a very special BC Juvenile Fillies Horsephotos Emblem was noticing things in the infield and not really filly.” Simon Crisford, paying attention. Since then, he’s acted like he knows racing manager for Godolphin, added, “It’s a tragic loss, where he’s going.” it’s so sad that her life was so short. What a brilliant Saarland (Unbridled), fully recovered from minor filly she was when she won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile throat surgery, worked five furlongs in 1:02, dashing Fillies...it was one of the greatest moments for through the final eighth in :11 and change before gal- Godolphin with the 1-2 in that race. She was a very loping out six furlongs in 1:15.60. He will be the first sweet-natured filly and she’s going to be a great loss to Derby starter for trainer Shug McGaughey since Easy the stud and Sheikh Mohammed’s broodmare band.” Goer finished second in 1989. $30,000 Live Foal Two Three-Year-Olds on the Triple Crown Trail ADENA SPRINGS Kentucky Inquiries to Jack Brothers EL PRADO Toll Free 1-877-945-2020 www.adenastallions.com Sadler’s Wells’ best son at stud S 33 individual SWs TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/30/02 • PAGE 2 of 6 Derby Works cont. Ballydoyle Duo Fly Out: Proud Citizen (Gone West), winner of the GII Johannesburg (Hennessy) and Castle Gandolfo (Gone Coolmore Lexington S. last time out, zipped five fur- West) fly out to Keeneland today to begin their quaran- longs in :58.80 when the Churchill strip first opened tine ahead of their GI Kentucky Derby bids at Churchill yesterday morning. “He looked fine and everything Downs on Saturday. Jockey arrangements have yet to went smooth,” trainer D. Wayne Lukas said...Santa be announced for the pair, although Jerry Bailey and Anita Derby runner-up Easy Grades (Honor Grades), Gary Stevens were named by O’Brien yesterday, as he working after the break, went five-eighths in 1:01.40. told the Racing Post, “Jerry Bailey will ride one and Jockey Jorge Chavez, who rode Monarchos to victory Gary Stevens is a possible for the other, but we haven’t in Derby 127, was in the irons...Lusty Latin (El Prado yet decided who will ride which.” {Ire}) also went five panels, going the distance in 1:01. “I let him do his own thing early and then, turning for home, I kind of clucked to him and let him stretch on P C L A S S I C C O R N E R out down the lane and he finished up real well,” jockey Glenn Corbett said...Blue Burner (French Deputy) clicked off his five furlongs in a shap :59 flat. “I wanted Comfy Withdrawn from Guineas: to put a decent work into him and I got what I Sir Michael Stoute’s Comfy (Lear Fan) was the most wanted,” trainer Bill Mott said...Sunday Break (Jpn) notable withdrawal from Saturday’s G1 Sagitta 2000 (Forty Niner), third in the GI Wood Memorial last time Guineas S. at Newmarket at the five-day entry stage and still hoping for a Derby berth, went six furlongs in yesterday. The absence of Listed Acomb S. winner 1:14.40. “He was spot on,” trainer Neil Drysdale said. Comfy, quoted at 20-1 by Coral Eurobet before being taken out of the mile Classic, as well as the Henry Take the Cake Drills for Oaks: Cecil-trained Western Verse (Gone West)--also with- Take the Cake (Fly So Free), third in the GI Ashland drawn yesterday--means that Khalid Abdullah will be S. last time out, worked five furlongs in 1:01.60 yester- without a runner in either of the two Classics. Also day at Churchill Downs as her final prep for Friday’s GI pulled out at yesterday’s confirmation stage was Roger Kentucky Oaks. “She’s ready,” trainer Carl Nafzger Charlton’s Tikkun (Ire) (Grand Lodge), leaving a list of said. “She came off the track looking great, just the 29 colts still engaged in the £300,000 contest. Aidan way she’s supposed to.” Nafzger is still undecided as to O’Brien is responsible for nine of those, including the whether to run Belterra (Unbridled) in the Oaks. The filly 6-4 ante-post favourite Hawk Wing (Woodman), and he underwent throat surgery Apr. 8. “The question I keep asking myself is if she’s 110-percent fit, which you is likely to confirm jockey arrangements mid-week. have to be to run in the Oaks,” he said. “If she’s not Godolphin have left in four colts, headed by Naheef (Ire) completely ready, a race like that could set her back six (Marju {Ire}), but have withdrawn long-time doubtful or eight weeks. I’d love to go, but I don’t know right Dubai Destination (Kingmambo). In the fillies’ equivalent now.” 23 remain, but Richard Gibson has taken out Danseuse d’Etoile (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}), while Pascal Bary has Equality Breezes at Delaware Park: left in Glia (A.P. Indy), although she is more likely to He won’t be running in the Kentucky Derby, but stay at home for the G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches Equality (Mt. Livermore), a possible for the May 18 GI (French 1000 Guineas) at Longchamp May 12. Preakness S., worked five furlongs in 1:00.80 at Dela- Classic Corner cont. p3 ware Park yesterday morning. The three-year-old, win- ner of the GIII Tampa Bay Derby, comes off a second- © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. place finish in the Apr. 6 Aventura S. at Gulfstream This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by Park. “I thought his work went super,” trainer Graham Motion said. Explaining why he is waiting for the sec- any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior ond leg of the Triple Crown, Motion said, “The Derby is written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. probably the toughest race in the world to win. We also Information as to the American races, race results and felt he might not be quite ready at this time. The earnings was obtained from results charts published in Preakness will give him a little more time and it is not Daily Racing Form and utilized here with with the quite such a mad house.” permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. 6 GSWs and Champion GUERNIKA in his 1st Crop. Keeneland July, Kentucky-bred was the Leading 1st Crop Sire in Argentina Graham J.