VV•E•E•K•E 1•N•D RESULTS KEENELAND SEPTEMBER SALE GETS Sunday, Longchamp, France EMIRATES PRIX DU MOULIN DE LOl\IGCHAMP-G1, UNDERWAY Hoping to continue the trend set by a $247, 113, Longchamp, France, 9-7, 3yo/up, c/f, 1 mT, record-breaking 1 996 September Sale and a strong 1:37.10,gd. 1997 July Sale, Keeneland opens its 1 997 September 1 ··-SPINNING WORLD, 128, c, 4, Nureyev--lmperfect Yearling Sale today in Lexington. A total of 3,668 Circle (SW & G1SP-Eng, $117,448), by Riverman. horses, including 1 ,925 colts, 1, 735 fillies and eight 0-Niarchos Family; B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd (KY); geldings, were catalogued for the auction, third highest T-Jonathan Pease; J-C Asmussen; $145,361. *Hwt. in its history. Yearlings by such top stallions as A.P. 3yo-lre at 7-9 1 /2f. Indy, Caerleon, Capote, Danzig, Deputy Minister, Forty 2--Helissio (Fr), 128, c, 4, Fairy King-·-Helice, by Slewpy. Niner, Gilded Time, Gone West, Gulch, Mr. Prospec­ ($60, 134 wnl '93 AFDEC). 0-Enrique Sarasola; tor, Seattle Slew, Seeking the Gold, Storm Cat, Wood­ B-Skymarc Farm (Fr); $58, 144. man and Unbridled will be represented. The first day's 3··-Daylami {Ire), 1 23, c, 3, Doyoun (lre)--Daltawa (Ire), offering includes Hip #4, a half-brother to GI Preakness by Miswaki. 0-H H Aga Khan; B-H H Aga Khan's winner Louis Ouatorze (Sovereign Dancer) by Storm Studs S.C. (Ire); $29,072. Cat; Hip #27, a half-brother to European champion Margins: 3, 1 /2, NK. Winner's Odds: 2.50. Priolo (Sovereign Dancer) by Kingmambo; Hip #85, a Also ran: Daneskaya (GB), Classic Park (GB), Neuilly, half-brother to Eclipse Award-winner Gold Beauty {Mr. Rebecca Sharp (GB), Bijou D'lnde (GB), Piperi (Ire). Prospector) by Theatrical {Ire); Hip #131, a son of Another impressive run from the Niarchos family's champion and Kentucky Derby heroine Winning Colors Spinning World, who followed his win in the G 1 Prix du by Rahy; Hip #161, a daughter of MGISW and graded­ Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville Aug. 17 with a demolition of this field. Only stakes producer Banker's Lady by Seeking the Gold; 1996 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Helissio (Fr) was Hip #243, a half-sister to champion and top sire Gilded making any kind of race of it inside the final quarter­ Time (Timeless Moment) by Housebuster; Hip #246, a mile, but he was simply outpaced in the closing stages. half-brother to mu!ti-millionaire Bet Twice (Spartin' Spinning World, winning for the third time in four starts Life) by Gilded Time; and Hip #333, the second foal this season, made his move at the same time as from MGISW Missy's Mirage by Mr. Prospector. Last Helissio, but his speed took him clear with a furlong to year's Keeneland September Sale established records run and he was only ridden out hands and heels to the for gross sales, $137,358,600, and average, $46,578. finish by Cash Asmussen. Helissio battled on bravely for The 1 0-day auction runs September 8-1 7, and bidding second and showed himself in good form for his attempt begins at 10 a.m. daily. of a repeat win in the Arc at Long champ Oct. 5. French 2000 Guineas winner Daylami (Ire) prevailed in a three­ HAWTHORNE OPENS TODAY Hawthorne Race way photo for third. The Niarchos family's representa­ Course, the nation's fifth oldest racetrack, opens its tive .Alan Cooper said, "This horse has done very well 80-day fall Thoroughbred meeting today. The meet between three and four years of age, as he showed this features a 27-event stakes schedule, highlighted by the time, finding himself in front earlier than usual, resisting October 11 Giii $300,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup for all challenges and drawing away. Now Spinning World three-year-olds and up. Another top attraction on the will be freshened up and prepared for the Breeders' Cup, either the Classic or the Mile. We will discuss it be­ stakes program is the October 12 Giii Hawthorne tween ourselves to see if we can try him over a mile Derby at nine furllongs on the turf. The Illinois track will and a quarter on the dirt." Winning rider Cash Asmussen offer live racing two days each week--Monday and said, "When Helissio went to make his move, maybe I Tuesday--from opening day through October 7. Begin­ had to make my move a little earlier than I wanted, but ning October 11 , racing will be conducted six days a you can't let Helissio get too far in front of you." Trainer week, with Thursday the lone dark day. Post time Elie Lellouche was delighted by Helissio's effort, saying, throughout the fall meet will be 1 p.m. The only excep­ "I am very, very happy and satisfied with him. He ran a tion will be November 8, when an expanded 16-race great race,, It had to be tried and now it's over, and he card, including the Breeders' Cup from Hollywood Park, has lost nothing in defeat. Now on to the Arc." gets underway at 10:30 a.m. Weekend Flesults cont. PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 9-8-97 Sunday, Baden-Baden, Germany Moyglare Stud S. cont. MERCEDES BENZ-GROSSIER PREIS VON BADEN-G 1, Winning for the second time in four starts, Tarascon $299,450, Baden-Baden, Germany, 9-7, 3yo/up, (Ire) gave trainer Tommy Stack his first G 1 Moyglare 1 1 /2mT, 2:28.56, gd. Stud S. victory with his very first runner in the event. A 1--BORGIA (GER), 118, f, 3, Acatenango (Gerl-­ disappointing fifth facing colts in the Heinz 5 7 Phoenix Britannia (Gerl (MGSW-Ger), by Tarim (Ger). S. Aug. 10, the winner came back against her own O/B-Gestut Ammerland; T-Bruno Schutz; J-K Fallon; gender and proved just the stronger in a terrific battle $176,948. with Heed My Warning (Ire). Said Stack, "I will probably 2--Luso (GB), 132, h, 5, Salse--Lucayan Princess (GB), put her away for the winter now and aim her at the by High Line {GB). 0-Dairley Stud Management; (English) 1000 Guineas at Newmarket next May, which B-Saeed Manana; $70, 779. we won with Las Meninas (Ire) in 1 994. I had intended 3--Predappio (GB), 132, c, 4, Polish Precedent-­ running Las Meninas in the Moyglare four years ago, but Khalafiya (Ire), by Darshaan (GB). 0-Godolphin; she coughed just before the race. I always time my B-Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum; horses at home, and Tarascon has been working virtu­ $35,390. ally on a par with the way Las Meninas worked at that Margins: 1 1/2, 1/2, 3 1/2. Odds: 4.90, 7.50, 2.40. time, so I felt we had a real chance today." Also ran: Narrabeth (Ire), Caitano (GB), Ungaro (Ger), Night Petticoat (Ger), Szarlatan (Pol), Druzus (Pol). Sunday, Belmont Park Under a perfect tactical ride from Kieren Fallon, Ger­ GAZELLE H.-GI, $200,000, BEL, 9-7, 3yo, f, 1 1 /Sm, man Derby winner Borgia (Ger) landed her second Group 1 :49, ft. One stakes of the year with a comfortable victory over 1--#@ROYAl INDY, 113, f, 3, A.P. lndy--On to Royalty older males. She may now be supplemented for the Prix (MGSW & GISP, $318,539), by On to Glory. 0/B-G de L' Arc de Triomphe at Long champ Oct. 5. At the rear E Hofmann (KY); T-H A Jerkens; J-P Day; $120,000. of the tightly-bunched field early, the filly began to make Lifetime Record: 7-4-1-1, $193,740. *1/2 to Louis progress on the outside on the final bend. A battle had Quatorze (Sovereign Dancer), GISW, $2,054,434. developed between Predappio (GB) and Lusa (GB), but 2--Starry Dreamer, 114, f, 3, Rubiano--Lara's Star, by Borgia came through smoothly to gain the lead, giving *Forli. 0-J Allen; B-C Nuckols Jr & Sons (Ky); $40,000. her ailing trainer Bruno Schutz his ninth winner at the 3--Pearl City, 117, f, 3, Carson City--lsland Kitty, by Baden-Baden meeting. Schutz has in fact won all bar *Hawaii. O/B-Overbrook Farm (KY); $22,000. one of the German Group One races to date this season. Margins: 2, NK, 2HF. Odds: 6.60, 30.50, 4.50. Borgia's full-sister was sold Saturday night at the Also Ran: Valid Bonnet, Panama Canal, Runup the Col­ Baden-Baden yearling sales for $326,673, a new record ors, Raining Rainbows. for the sale, and will now be trained by the Schutz team Royal Indy came off a six-month layoff to post a 5 or go to Andre Fabre in France. 1 /2-length victory in a July 10 Belmont allowance race, then finished second July 26 before coming back to win Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland an Aug. 18 allowance race last time out by 4 1 /2 MOYGLARE STUD S.-G1, $198,242, The Curragh, lengths. Making her stakes debut in Grade I company, Ireland, 9-7, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1 :28.50, yld/sf. the winner dueled for the early advantage, relinquished 1--#@TARASCON (IRE), '123, f, 2, Tirol !lre)--Breyani the lead down the backside, battled back to take com­ (Ire), by Commanche Run (GB). 0-Jane Rawlinson; mand at the top of the stretch and edged away late.