The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5am. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~~~RE DM THURSDAY, MAY 30,1996 W·E·E·K·E·N·D PREVIEW LUKAS PAIR WORK FOR BELMONT Editor's Note Saturday, Suffolk Downs: (Forty Niner) and Prince of Thieves (Hansel), expected to MASSACHUSETTS H., $250,000, 3yo/up, 1 118m be the only representatives of the D. Wayne Lukas The field of six, from the rail out, is as follows: stable in the June 8 Belmont S., both turned in half-mile Prolanzier (Copelan), 109 pounds; Will To Reign (Cox's works at Churchill Downs Tuesday. Over a track labeled Ridge), 109; Cigar (Palace Music), 130; Northern Ensign "good," Preakness third Editor's Note breezed in :50 (Blue Ensign), 109; Personal Merit (Turkoman), 111; 2/5, while Kentucky Derby third Prince of Thieves cov­ Hogan's Goat (Spanish Drums), 108. ered the distance in a bullet :48 2/5. Allen Paulson's Cigar was installed the 1-9 morning­ line favorite to defend his title in the 57th Massachu­ setts H. The six-year-old drew post position three and SOUTH SALEl\1 TO BELMONT STAKES South will carry regular jockey Jerry Bailey and 130 pounds. Salem (Salem Drive), trained in England by David Loder, "It's a lot of weight to be giving away, 18 1 19 or 20 is to challenge the best three-year-aids the U.S. can pounds to some of the other horses,lI said trainer Bill muster in the June 8 Belmont S. The Newmarket­ Matt from his Belmont Park base. II1t/s definitely a fac­ based colt, owned by Virginia Kraft Payson, was beaten tor and you have to expect it to bring the field closer by eight lengths when finishing runner-up in his last together.'1 How much closer together this field can be start in a conditions event over 10 furlongs, 60 yards at brought is questionable. While none of Ciga(s five chal­ Doncaster Saturday. But he scored twice as a lengers have won their last races, the reigning Horse of two-year-old and Loder, whose Overbury (Ire) (Caerleon) the Year himself is currently riding a 14-race winning dead-heated for first in the Gil American Derby at streak. The second highweight in the race at 111 Arlington in 19941 knows all about stateside raids. A pounds, Personal Merit, has not visited the winne(s spokeswoman for the handler's stable said yesterdaYI circle since May 20, 1995 when he took an allowance "We are as certain as anybody can be that South Salem at Suffolk Downs. Cigar is scheduled to arrive under will run in the Belmont. He is booked to fly out Satur­ state police escort in Boston Friday afternoon. day, but will come back to us after the race." Sunday, Hollywood Park: QUEST FOR FAME SCORES WITH FIRST CALIFORNIAN S.-GI, $250,000a, 3yo/up, 1 118m Helmsman (EI Gran Senor), winner of the Gil San RUNNER Freshman sire Quest For Fame (GB) (Rain­ Fernando.S. and GI Strub S. in his first two starts this bow Quest), winner of the 1990 Epsom Derby, sired year and most recently second in the Gill Inglewood H. his first winner from his first runner when Dame over the Hollywood turf May 12, breezed five furlongs d'Harvard won her debut at Chantilly, France yesterday Tuesday in 1 :00 4/5. "There aren/t many better than in the Prix de la Reine Blanche for unraced juvenile him," gushed trainer Wally Dollase. "He's a wonderful fillies over five furlongs. Owned and trained by Robert racehorse and a pleasure to train." Also working for the Collet, the two-year-old filly, who is out of Bridge Californian Tuesday was Santa Anita H. winner Mr Table (Riva Ridge), won by two lengths, quickening up Purple (Deputy Minister)' who went a mile in 1 :39 1/5 a quarter of a mile out and drawing away on the out­ over a fast main track. Other pro babies for the Grade I side. Nine-year-old Quest For Fame stands at event are Del Mar Dennis (Dixieland Band) 1 Siphon Gainesway in Lexington, Kentucky. (Brazl (ltajara {Braz}) and Tinners Way (Secretariat). Score Quick (Northern Score) is a possible starter. News Continued, p. 2. © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by WEEKEND PREVIEW. .. 1,3 any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. NEWS CONTINUED 2 Information as to the races, race results and earnings was obtained from results charts published in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission of - TOTAL PAGES ................. 5 the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. PAGE 2. THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 5-30-96 News Continued. BOSRA SHAM 50-50 FOR ASCOT Bosra Sham SETBACK FOR ESTEEM An already muddled Epsom (Woodman), who overcame a last-minute foot problem Derby picture was stirred up still further yesterday after to win the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket three weeks Newmarket 2000 Guineas winner Mark Of Esteem (Ire) ago, has only a 50-50 chance of being fit to run in the (Darshaan {GB}l was forced to miss his routine early G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot June 19. Tim morning exercise. A problem with the Godolphin-trained Bulwer-Long, racing manager to the Classic heroine's colt first came to light Tuesday when he was found to owner Wafic Said, is still hoping that trainer Henry Cecil have a high temperature and, even though connections can work another miracle by nursing the filly back to a say that has now normalized, there remains some doubt peak in time for next month's fixture. But, although he over his Classic participation. "He seems bright and we was happy enough after seeing her canter yesterday are still hopeful of getting him to Epsom, U said Simon morning, he admitted that, as she was very sore after Crisford, racing manager for the Godolphin team, "but her Guineas success and is only now easing back into we thought it best that we gave him another day with­ exercise, it would be touch and go as to whether she out exercise under tack and, inevitably, any sort of will make it. Inevitably, as Britain's racing program temperature, no matter how slight, is a cause for con­ makes finding suitable alternatives virtually impossible, cern." Even if the Guineas hero fails to make the June 8 Bosra Sham may be obliged to take on colts if she loses deadline, Sheikh Mohammed's Dubai-based operation her battle to get to Ascot. "There are few opportunities will definitely have one contender in Britain's premier for fillies over a mile after the Coronation," Bulwer-Long Classic because Mick's Love (Ire) (Law Society), for said. "So we would have to consider events such as the whom a trip to France for the Prix du Jockey-Club had Sussex S. (at Goodwood July 31). But, right now, we been the original plan, is now set to take his chance in aren't thinking that far ahead. We'll know a lot more in the Epsom Derby. a week's time." WEIRD AL Y ANKOVIC INVESTS IN A FILLY FRANCE TO END COUPLED BETS Players of Weird AI Yankovic, the irrepressible comedic musician, France's Pari-Mutuel betting system look set to benefit is about to become a 20 percent owner of a Thorough­ from a change in the rules concerning horses whose bred. Yankovic will become a partner in a four-year-old odds are coupled because they are running for the same unraced filly owned by Michele Bateman, who races owner. Louis Romanet, director of the country's racing horses in Ontario. Bateman is a publicist for Attic Re­ ruling body France-Galop, will submit a recommendation cords, Yankovic's record label. The Canadian-bred filly, next month that, beginning September 1, horses in by the sire Medieval Fashion, is currently named Fash­ linked ownership will be treated separately for betting ions Best, but will have her name changed in a contest purposes. He also proposes to make it compulsory for which will begin May 27 and be titled "Horse With No trainers to declare before any given race which horses Name." A Toronto radio station is being approached will be running as pacemakers. "One factor in making about running the contest. Ten percent of any purse the changes," Romanet revealed, "is that there have monies earned by the filly will be donated to charity. sometimes been several runners owned by Sheikh Mo­ Yankovic, who will receive no monies from her earnings, hammed in the same race. In the case of Luso {em­ will visit the Woodbine backstretch this Sunday for a ployed as a pacemaker for Lammtarra in last year's Prix photo opportunity with his horse. de I'Arc de Triomphel, he would have to have been named as pacemaker at the declaration stage, or the VINERY NAMES GENERAL MANAGER Marcus L. trainer would face a fine." Takacs has accepted the position of General Manager of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Walden Jr.'s Vinery, near Mid­ way, Kentucky. He will begin his new duties June 1. TRACK ABBREVIATIONS: A native Kentuckian and 1970 graduate of Centre APX Arlington Park BEL Belmont Park College in Danville, Takacs has served as farm man­ CDX Churchill Downs CRC Calder Race Course DEL Delaware Park DET ladbroke DRC ager for Big Sink Farm since 1986.