Sarava Recovering from Surgery HEADLINE p.5 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2003 KONA GOLD RETIRED FILM MAKER DELIVERS CLASSIC The distinguished racing career of champion sprinter Film Maker (Dynaformer) bided her time before un- Kona Gold (Java Gold--Double Sunrise, by Slew o’ Gold) leashing a powerful stretch run to capture the GIII Lake has officially come to a close. The nine-year-old gelding, George S. by an expanding 2 1/2 lengths at Saratoga a winner of 10 graded-stakes races, ended his career yesterday. The bay filly closed behind slow fractions to with a fifth-place effort in Saturday’s GII Bing Crosby finish second behind pacesetting Impolite (Two Punch) Breeders’ Cup H., a race he won last time out in the July 6 Little Silver S. and she faced in 2001 and 2000. Kona Gold the same conditions yesterday. Impolite was loose on capped his 2000 championship the early lead through fractions of :24.18, :48.23 and season with a record-setting vic- 1:12.21, while Film Maker raced mid-pack. Jockey tory in the GI Breeders’ Cup Edgar Prado, looking for his third win of the afternoon, Sprint, running the six furlongs waited in traffic on the turn, then asked Film Maker to at Churchill Downs in a track split foes in upper stretch and the filly easily acceler- record 1:07.96. Trained by Bruce ated to the front. “I knew I had horse, I was just hoping Headley, the bay was ridden by that something would open up--and it did,” Prado ex- Alex Solis in 28 of his 30 starts. On the board in 23 outings, plained. “She really exploded. I thought she was much Kona Gold won 14 times and the best.” Trainer H Graham Motion added, “I was a earned $2,293,384. Among his little antsy at the top of the stretch, but I had Edgar on victories are the 2001 GI San top of my horse and I feel pretty confident with him on Carlos H., the 2000 and 2001 my horses.” Motion indicated the Aug. 17 GII Lake GII Potrero Grande Breeders’ Cup Placid would be next for Film Maker. Click for the Kona Gold Horsephotos H., the 2000 GII Palos Verdes H. brisnet.com chart. For the video race replay, select: broadband modem and GII Ancient Title Breeders’ Cup, the 2002 GIII Los Angeles H. and 2003 GIII El Conejo H. Kona Gold, Monday, Saratoga owned by Irwin and Andrew Molasky and Headley’s LAKE GEORGE S.-GIII, $114,500, SAR, 7-28, 3yo, f, wife Aase, was second in the 1999 Breeders’ Cup 1 1/16mT, 1:41 4/5, fm. Sprint and third in the 1998 Sprint. 1--@#FILM MAKER, 115, f, 3, by Dynaformer 1st Dam: Miss Du Bois, by Mr. Prospector 2nd Dam: Blanche Du Bois, by Green Dancer P P R E V I E W P 3rd Dam: Ole Liz, by Double Jay O-Donald Adam; B-Tac Holdings, Inc (KY); T-H Wednesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 3:15 p.m. Graham Motion; J-E S Prado; $68,700. Lifetime SUSSEX S.-G1, £265,000, 3yo/up, 1mT Record: 7-3-2-2, $133,360. SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 2--Ocean Drive, 119, f, 3, Belong to Me--Clever But 1 4 Blatant (GB) Machiavellian Spencer 133 Costly, by Clever Trick. ($160,000 yrl '01 KEESEP). 2 11 Eventuail (Arg) Candy Stripes Fallon 133 3 1 Moon Ballad (Ire) Singspiel (Ire) Dettori 133 O-Bonnie & Sy Baskin; B-James D Conway & Thomas 4 7 Reel Buddy Mr. Greeley Eddery 133 C Mueller (KY); $22,900. 5 5 Where or When (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Darley 133 3--Gal O Gal, 122, f, 3, Manlove--Barnard Gal, by 6 2 Kalaman (Ire) Desert Prince (Ire) Murtagh 125 Harvard Man. O/B-Max Hugel (FL); $12,595. 7 8 Norse Dancer (Ire) Halling Quinn 125 Margins: 2HF, 3/4, HF. Odds: 9.00, 1.20, 9.60. 8 10 Spartacus (Ire) Danehill No rider 125 Also Ran: Impolite, U K Trick, Beautiful America, Indy 9 9 Statue of Liberty Storm Cat No rider 125 Five Hundred, Snowdrops (GB), Aud, Broadway Lady, 10 3 Trade Fair (GB) Zafonic Hughes 125 Mariakel. 11 6 Zafeen (Fr) Zafonic Holland 125 Scratched: Andover Lady, Double Scoop, Kitty Knight. ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 November 2-14 Breeding Stock Sale (800) 456-3412 www.keeneland.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/29/03 • PAGE 2 of 5 P R E V I E W CONT. H SARATOGA SPOTLIGHT H P P Proud Citizen Readies for Whitney Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 3:15 p.m. Robert Baker’s Proud Citizen (Gone West), second to LENNOX S.-G2, £100,000, 3yo/up, 7fT War Emblem in last year’s Kentucky Derby and SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT Preakness S., breezed five panels over Saratoga’s 1 2 Firebreak (GB) Charnwood Forest (Ire) bin Suroor 130 Oklahoma training track in 1:01 1/5 in preparation for 2 5 Nayyir (GB) Indian Ridge (Ire) Butler 130 Saturday’s GI Whitney S. “I think he’s actually better 3 4 Atavus (GB) Distant Relative (Ire) Margarson 126 than he was as a three-year-old,” said trainer D. Wayne 4 8 Danger Over (GB) Warning (GB) Osborne 130 Lukas yesterday. Vanned off the track following a fifth- 5 7 Farqad Danzig Tregoning 126 place finish in his final start of 2002 in the GI Belmont 6 12 Suggestive (GB) Reprimand (GB) Haggas 126 S., the bay spent the remainder of the year recovering 7 9 Tillerman (GB) In the Wings (GB) Perrett 126 from surgery to repair a fractured knee. Winless in his 8 13 Arakan Nureyev Stoute 119 first three starts of the year, Proud Citizen finally 9 3 Baron's Pit (GB) Night Shift Hannon 119 showed his old fire with a 4 1/2-length score last out in 10 11 Hurricane Alan (Ire) Mukaddamah Hannon 119 a two-other-than allowance at Churchill Downs July 6. 11 10 Membership Belong to Me C Brittain 119 “His win was a tick off the track record,” said Lukas, 12 6 Monsieur Bond (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Smart 119 adding, “I think he earned his way into the [Whitney].” 13 1 Tante Rose (Ire) Barathea (Ire) B Hills 116 Tillerman and Arakan are confidently expected to duel Posse Set For Amsterdam for this prize. The former was second to Dubai Destina- Posse (Silver Deputy), a nose winner over Midas Eyes tion in the G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot June 17, last time out in the seven-furlong GII Riva Ridge S. at but returned to winning ways in the G3 Silver Trophy at Belmont Park July 7, covered a half mile in :48 2/5 over Ascot July 12. He can continue the run here. Arakan the Oklahoma track Monday morning in a final prepara- won a competitive handicap at York May 13 and was tory move for Saturday’s GII Amsterdam S. “His last second to Membership in the G3 Jersey S. at Royal three races...all of them have been really impressive,” Ascot June 18. He rates the main threat. said Scott Blasi, trainer Steve Asmussen’s New York assistant. “He really had to earn his money against Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 4:25 p.m. Midas Eyes. He’s going into the Amsterdam in great FOUR STAR SALES RICHMOND S.-G2, £75,000, 2yo, shape.” The Bill Heiligbrodt-owned colt has won half of c/g, 6fT 12 lifetime starts with $489,581 in the coffers so far. SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER 1 6 Carrizo Creek (Ire) Charnwood Forest (Ire) Meehan Next Stop on the Frankel Train? 2 3 Cedarberg (UAE) Cape Cross (Ire) Channon Sunday’s GI Go For Wand winner Sightseek (Distant 3 4 Cop Hill Lad (GB) Atraf (GB) Millman View came out of the race in good form, according to 4 5 Fokine Royal Academy B Hills trainer Bobby Frankel and will likely make her next start 5 2 Great Scott (GB) Fasliyev Johnston during Belmont’s Fall meeting. However, the Hall of 6 1 Old Deuteronomy Storm Cat A O'Brien Fame trainer would not rule out a possible try in 7 7 Venables Stravinsky Hannon Saratoga’s GI Personal Ensign H. if GII Shuvee H. and All carry 123 pounds. GII Delaware H. winner Wild Spirit (Chi) (Hussonet) was Fokine created a huge impression routing the field by to defect from the 10-furlong contest. Another Frankel three lengths in a conditions event at Newmarket trainee, Zenda (Zamindar), who was a three-length July 9. That performance in the green and blue Sangster winner in a Saratoga allowance Sunday, may make her silks evoked memories of the halcyon days of those next appearance in the GI Beverly D. at Arlington Park colours. He can utilize this as a platform to higher suc- Aug. 16. “She was only 75-percent fit [Sunday],” said cess. Old Deuteronomy also created a good impression Frankel. “It was a good race to get her going.” The when winning a Newmarket maiden May 31. He met Group 1-winning filly has three wins and three seconds with defeat when fourth to Russian Valour (Ire) on his from nine career outings and has amassed $406,560 in only other start in the G3 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot earnings to date.