GRADE I WINNERS CLASH IN BROOKLYN HEADLINE p2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2003 FORMIDABLE UNDERSTUDIES IN FOSTER S O P H O M O R E S C E N E With good reason, GI Pimlico Special winner P P Mineshaft (A.P. Indy) and GI Met Mile hero Aldebaran (Mr. Prospector) will receive the bulk of the attention Funny Cide Confirmed for Haskell ahead of Saturday’s GI Ste- Kentucky Derby and Preakness S. winner Funny Cide phen Foster H. at Churchill (Distorted Humor) is being pointed for the GI Haskell Downs. But don’t sell the Invitational H. at Monmouth Park Aug. 3, trainer rest of the competition too Barclay Tagg told Thoroughbred Times. “Yes, defi- short. Proud Citizen (Gone nitely,” the conditioner said. “It’s next in line.” A re- West), second to War Em- match looms in the Haskell with Peace Rules (Jules), blem in last year’s Ken- who Funny Cide defeated into fourth in the Preakness. tucky Derby, is slowly rac- ing himself into shape and Swaps Possible Next Start For Ten Most Wanted Proud Citizen winning the 2002 could be ready for a top effort in his third start since Ten Most Wanted (Deputy Commander), second to Coolmore Lexington Horsephotos returning from a injury suf- Empire Maker in last Saturday’s GI Belmont S., has fered in the 2002 Belmont S. “I think the key is he’s safely returned to his Southern California base to begin got two races back,” said trainer D. Wayne Lukas. “The preparations for his next start, which could come either first one [ninth to Aldebaran in the GII Churchill Downs at home or back on the road, according to trainer Wally H. May 3] he lost a shoe in...and the second one Dollase. “He should make his next start in the [GII] [fourth to Aldebaran in the Met] I thought was good Swaps S. here [July 13] or the [GI] Haskell Invitational except for the track conditions in New York, which had H. [at Monmouth Park Aug. 3].” Whichever race Dollase been bad. We’re probably coming up to the Foster in settles on will be used as a prep for Saratoga’s Mid- the best possible shape we can.” Perfect Drift Summer Derby, the GI Travers S. Aug. 23, a race (Dynaformer), third in War Emblem’s Derby, returns to which Dollase won with Deputy Commander in 1997. the main track after a respectable fourth in the GI “He’s like his father; he just maturing into a good horse Woodford Reserve Turf Classic May 3 and Crafty Shaw now,” the conditioner continued. “He’s not precocious. (Crafty Prospector) turned in arguably his career-best The more he runs, the better he gets.” effort over this track when a head second to Lido Pal- ace (Chi) in the GII Clark H. last November. Atswhatimtalknbout Out ‘Til Fall Atswhatimtalknbout (A.P. Indy), forced to miss last STEPHEN FOSTER H.-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m Saturday’s GI Belmont S. with a quarter crack in his PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT right front foot, will get about a month off and will not 1 Bonus Pack Colonial Affair Sellers 112 make his return to the races until the fall, trainer Ron 2 Slider Prenup Court 112 3 Colonial Colony Pleasant Colony Martinez 112 Ellis told Thoroughbred Times. “I’ll have to start from 4 Crafty Shaw Crafty Prospector Borel 112 scratch with him with all that time off, so he won’t be 5 Full Mandate A.P. Indy L Meche 113 ready until at least late October,” the conditioner said. 6 Woodmoon Woodman McKee 110 “He’s a big horse and just developing into his frame. 7 Unbridled Vision Unbridled Melancon 110 The time off will give him a chance to grow up. We 8 Aldebaran Mr. Prospector Bailey 120 want to make sure that foot grows in.” A hard-charging 9 Perfect Drift Dynaformer Day 115 fourth, beaten about two lengths by Funny Cide in the 10 Consistency Unbridled Guidry 112 Kentucky Derby, Atswhatimtalkbout’s main objective 11 Proud Citizen Gone West Velasquez 115 will be the Strub Series at Santa Anita, which kicks off 12 Mineshaft A.P. Indy Albarado 123 with the GI Malibu S. Dec. 26. (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/13/03 • PAGE 2 of 2 Saturday, Hollywood Park P P R E V I E W P HOLLYWOOD BREEDERS’ CUP OAKS-GII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m Saturday, Hollywood Park PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT CHARLES WHITTINGHAM H.-GI, $350,000, 3yo/up, 1 Santa Catarina Unbridled Stevens 115 1 1/4mT 2 Cinema Paradisa Capote Nakatani 115 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 3a Dash For Money General Meeting Solis 123 1 Night Patrol Storm Boot Johnston 114 4a Buffythecenterfold Capote Espinoza 113 2 Mister Acpen (Chi) Golden Voyager Espinoza 115 5 Harbor Blues Petionville Valenzuela 115 3a Cagney (Brz) Roy Smith 112 6 Princess V. Memo (Chi) Valdivia 113 4a Gigli (Brz) Clackson (Brz) Solis 113 7 Ela Ela Falstaff T Baze 115 5 Storming Home (GB) Machiavellian Stevens 124 8 Miss Bridget Jones Peaks and Valleys Smith 113 6 Blue Steller (Ire) Barathea (Ire) Valenzuela 116 Saturday, Hollywood Park CALIFORNIAN S.-GII, $400,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m ROYAL ASCOT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1 Kudos Kris S. Solis 116 2a Gondolieri (Chi) Gold Tribute Alvarado 118 DESTINATION ASCOT 3 Reba’s Gold Slew o’ Gold Flores 118 Godolphin were in a bullish mood yesterday as they 4 Calkins Road Illinois Storm Espinoza 116 prepare Dubai Destination (Kingmambo) for a clash with 5a Piensa Sonando (Chi) Gallantsky Stevens 118 the imposing Hawk Wing (Woodman) in Tuesday’s G1 6 Western Pride Way West (Fr) Valenzuela 118 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot. After defeating Rock of 7 Wooden Phone Pick Up the Phone Nakatani 116 Gibraltar (Ire) in the G2 Champagne S. at Doncaster 8 Fleetstreet Dancer Smart Strike T Baze 116 two years ago, the bay suffered a series of setbacks, but finally returned to win a conditions race in impres- Saturday, Churchill Downs sive fashion at Nottingham June 4. “This year we have FLEUR DE LIS H.-GII, $300,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m started slowly with him in a conditions race and he PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT needed the race,” trainer Saeed bin Suroor commented. 1 Minister’s Baby Deputy Minister Sellers 114 “He was only around 85 percent and he came back 2 You You and I Bailey 119 from that really well. He would like good rather than fast ground, but is improving all the time and he has 3 So Much More Chimes Band Day 114 the class to win a Group 1.” With the official going at 4 Charmed Gift A.P. Indy Albarado 112 good to firm at present, the “real Hawk Wing” will have 5 Printemps (Chi) Hussonet Borel 114 his surface again. “He is in good form, but we haven’t 6 Missing Miss Unaccounted For Martinez 109 done a lot with him since [his win in the G1 Lockinge S. 7 Nonsuch Bay Mr. Greeley Guidry 114 at Newbury May 17],” trainer Aidan O’Brien told PA Sport yesterday. “He is the not the sort of horse who Saturday, Belmont Park needs to do a lot of work, he is a real natural. We al- BROOKLYN H.-GII, $250,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m ways felt that he wanted fast ground and as long as it PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT is good and safe he will run.” Victory Moon (SAf) (Al 1 Harlan’s Holiday Harlan Velazquez 122 Mufti), winner of the G2 UAE Derby at Nad al Sheba 2 Iron Deputy Silver Deputy Migliore 112 Mar. 29, will also take his chance in the mile contest, 3 Volponi Cryptoclearance Santos 122 which saw 16 entries remaining at yesterday’s stage. 4 Evening Attire Black Tie Affair (Ire) Bridgmohan 122 Hawk Wing’s vanquished Newbury rival Where or When 5 El Gran Papa El Gran Senor Castellano 113 (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) was another notable in the 6 Saarland Unbridled Prado 115 list, as was the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Right Ap- proach (GB) (Machiavellian), who is set to represent the All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, Queen after winning the Listed Royal Windsor S. at unless otherwise indicated Windsor May 12. FOREST FIRE! Another Winner for Freshman Sire TAYLOR MADE (859) 885-3345 fax (859) 885-1533 STOIC wins a Maiden Special Weight at Belmont yesterday in impressive fashion. www.taylormadefarm.com FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2003 9 Pages H N E W Y O R K H Yesterday’s Results: BELMONT TOPS RATINGS NBC Sports’ coverage 5th-BEL, $56,260, Alw, C, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:40 4/5, of Saturday’s Belmont S. was the week’s number one gd. rated show on network television, while generating the 1--NORTHERN ROCK (JPN), 118, g, 5, Northern Taste-- event’s highest national rating since 1981 and the best Special Jade, by Cox's Ridge. O-Mohammed bin rating for any horse race since 1990. NBC Sports Re- Rashid al Maktoum; B-Northern Farm (JPN); T-Kiaran search estimates that 24 million viewers tuned in, an P McLaughlin. Lifetime Record: SP-UAE, 22-6-6-3, increase of 33 percent over last year’s audience of 18 $140,156.