The Thomughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-7 47-8060. T~9?:~~UN~~~RE DM FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1997 OCALA TWO-YEAR-OLDS WORK A filly by Fight Over posted the fastest eighth-mile work of the ses­ sion as the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company kicked off its four-day Under-Tack Show for their annual April Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training at its Sales and Training Complex. The grey filly, selling Monday as LONE STAR PARK BREAKS "SHARP" The crowd hip number 213, is out of the Fire Dancer mare whooped, the gates snapped open and they were off Dancin Dumplin and covered the distance in : 1 O 3/5. and running under a cloudless sky yesterday at Lone Hip number 166, Hooten Dooten (Irish Tower--Charm­ Star Park at Grand Prairie. When the dust settled after ing Appeal, by Chumming), recorded the fastest the first race at Texas's newest Class 1 racetrack, it quarter-mile of the session when he worked in :21 was 49-1 I Are Sharp (Timeless Moment) standing in 4/5. The fastest three-eighths mile work of the open­ the winner's circle for owners Henry White and Hugh ing session was turned in by hip number The chest­ Fitzsimmons, first in the aptly named Premier S. "I think 7. we're going to have a lot of fun here," said K.C. nut filly by Heft out of the D' Accord mare According Wojciechowski, the leading trainer after the first. "I to Chic worked in :34 1 /5, the fastest work by 3/5ths know I am today." Full fields, compliments of a barn of a second. The Under-Tack Show's second session area boasting 1 ,358 inhabitants, a grandstand filled to gets underway Friday morning at 9 a.m. and contin­ capacity and racing fans overflowing with enthusiasm ues with sessions on Saturday and Sunday mornings. were the order of the day. Betting lines stood 12-deep The OBS-April Sale is scheduled for Monday, April 21 at every window; the 48 luxury boxes were sold out through Thursday April 24, with continuous sessions long before opening day. There were five helicopters, beginning each day at 11 a.m. not to mention a small plane or two, circling with the runners for the first race. "Sixty years ago, and less BLACK TIE AFFAIR DRAWS JAPANESE than five miles from this very location, racing fans in INTEREST Vinery has declined a "substantial" offer Texas enjoyed and supported the sport of major-league from a Japanese group for Black Tie Affair (Ire}, ac­ horse racing. Arlington Downs was considered to be cording to Ben Walden Jr., the owner of the Midway, one of the top tracks in the country. It's been a long Kentucky farm. Black Tie Affair, the leading third-crop wait, but we' re back," said Lone Star President Bob sire and currently 10th on the general sire list, is Kaminski. "No one person or group can claim credit for owned by Vinery and Jeff Sullivan, who campaigned the opening of this track today. It's truly a joint effort. the 1 991 Champion Older Horse and Horse of the But I can attest that it never would have happened if it Year. "We received a substantial offer," said Walden. had not been for a unified effort in search of a common "My understanding is that there are three major goal." Total on-track handle, including betting on both the live card and simulcast signals, was over $825,000 groups in Japan which have shown an interest in the through the first three races. "I would have been disap­ horse, and we have received one offer from one pointed if we hadn't done $800,000 for the day--we've group. We feel confident that we're going to keep the already done more than that," said General Manager horse and march on. We feel strongly about Black Tie Corey Johnsen. Voicing the prevailing opening-day Affair's current stature within the industry as well as opinion, he added, "This is exciting, it's gratifying and his potential position in the industry in the long run. it's moving." Quick out of the gate, Lone Star Park is We think it's pretty incredible he's the 10th-leading moving in the right direction. sire on the general list with just two crops and he's just beginning to make an impact on the whole as a stallion." But while Walden said they were 'reluctant' STAKES CLOSINGS • to sell the stallion, "the numbers are getting steep TODAY, FRIDAY, APRIL 18: • enough to consider it. We are businessmen, and there 8-24 $1,000,000 Arlington Million-GI, AP, I • 3yo/up, 1 OfT ( $1000) is a point at which we would have to weaken. At this 8-24 $500,000 Beverly D.-GI, AP, 3yo/up, stage, however, we are bold enough to feel the horse f/m, 9.5fT ($1000) is secure in this country. We're proud to have him at Vinery." TOMORROW, SATURDAY, APRIL 19: 5-3 $700,000 Withers-GI/, Aqu, 3yo, Bf ($100) 5-4 $150,000 Carter H. -GI, Aqu, 3yo/up, 7f ($150) News cont. p. 2 PAGE 2 • '.fHOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 4-18-97 News cont. D.J. STABLE, REBA McENTIRE JOIN FORCES PREVIEW Leonard and Jon Green's D.J. Stables and Reba • • McEntire's Starstruck Farms have formed a partnership, Today, Keeneland: with each retaining a 50-percent interest in a two-year­ FORERUNNER S.-Glll, $100,000, 3yo, 1 1 /8mT old Deputy Minister filly purchased for $220,000 during The field, in order of the draw, is as follows: Trample Wednesday's Keeneland April Two-Year-Olds in Training (Trempolino), Day, 120 pounds; Rojo Dinero (Red Ran­ Sale. The chestnut filly, consigned by Niall Brennan, som), Lester, 114; Thesaurus (With Approval), Perret, agent, is out of the Mr. Prospector mare Impetuous 1 20; Song for James (Seattle Song), 114; Keep It Strait Image. She will be trained by D.J. Stable's regular con­ (Country Pine), Sellers, 114; Real Star (Caller l.D.), ditioner Joe Orseno. "This is part of an incorporated Bravo, 117. business plan by which (Starstruck Farms) would pur­ chase two-year-olds, older horses and broodmares to Today, Newbury, England: ensure profitability for the future," said Jon Green. "The DUBAI DUTY FREE FRED DARLING S.-G3, $47 ,923, purchase of this horse was the first step of many to­ 3yo, f, 7f 64ydsT ward making them a winning outfit." Country-Western The field, in post position order, is: Seebe (Danzig), L singer McEntire's most successful racehorse to date has Dettori; Arethusa (GB} (Primo Dominie {GB}), D O'Neill; been Rich Man's Gold (Forty Niner), who finished sec­ Sleepytime (Ire) (Royal Academy); Calypso Grant (Ire) ond in the Giii Rebel S. at Oaklawn in 1995. (Danehill); Well Warned (GB) (Warning {GB}), M Hills; Supercal (GB) (Environment Friend {GB}), R Cochrane; ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES MISSION STATEMENT Attitre (Fr) (Mtoto {Ire}), M Roberts; Bianca Nera (GB) A formal mission statement to "create a new organiza­ (Salse), K Darley; Dance Parade (Gone West), T Quinn; tion, representing all of racing's diverse interests ... to Blues Queen (GB) (Lahib), PP Murphy. All carry 126. increase industry revenues and significantly broaden our Saturday, Santa Anita: customer base," was one of a series of announcements SANTA BARBARA H.-Gll, $300,000, f/m, 4yo/up, made Thursday by the recently announced as-yet un­ 1 1/4mT named Thoroughbred industry alliance funded by Breed­ The field, in order of the draw, is as follows: Red ers' Cup Ltd, The Jockey Club, the Keeneland Associa­ Roses Story (Fr) (Pink {Fr}), 117; Two Ninety Jones (Sir tion and Oak Tree Racing Association. The announce­ Harry Lewis), 113; Real Connection (Vigors), 113; ment came during a media briefing at the offices of the Windsharp (Lear Fan), 1 22; Donna Viola (GB) (Be My Breeders' Cup Ltd. in Lexington, Ky. Ted Bassett Ill, Chief), 120; Fanjica (Ire) (Law Society), 113; Tart (GB) Gary Biszantz, Sherwood Chillingworth, Robert Clay, (Tragic Role), 112; Victorian Style (GB) (Nashwan), Douglas Donn, Will Farish, Hal Handel and Ogden Mills 113; Logia (Arg) (Parade Marshal), 112. Phipps were named to the alliance's oversight commit­ Real Connection worked a bullet half-mile in :46 1 /5 tee. The group also released a formal summary of stra­ Thursday. tegic goals, which include the creation of a centralized national structure and the implementation of a compre­ Saturday, Hialeah: hensive marketing plan. Also formed were a facilitating BLACK HELEN H.-Gll, $200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1 /8mT committee, and plans to form a series of working The field of seven fillies and mares will line up in the groups, including finance and administration, interactive following order: Overcharger (Overskate), 11 2; Maxzene and technology, simulcast, and television and market­ (Cozzene), 118; La Malleret (Summer Squall), 112; ing, were announced. Zephyr (His Majesty), 111; Powder Bowl (Pleasant Colony), 114; Careless Heiress (Runaway Groom), 115; ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. 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