The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~~I~~UN~~~RE DTM TUESDAY, JULY 23,1996 W·E·E·K·E·N·D PREVIEW INNOVATIVE CONTRACT FOR GULF STREAM Wednesday, Atlantic City Race Course AND FHBPA Gulfstream Park and the Florida Horse­ VINERY MATCHMAKER S.-GII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, men's Benevolent and Protective Association are on the 9.5fT verge of entering into a revolutionary new contract. The field, in post position order, will be: Class Kris Both sides are calling the agreement currently on the (Kris S.l, 120, Very Special Lite (Majestic 113; table a "revenue-sharing contract," in which the horse­ Twilight Encounter (Regal Classic), 113; Powder Bowl men and the track will split the revenue from all pari­ (Pleasant Colony), 113; Perfect Arc (Brown Arc), 115; mutuel sources 50-50. In the past, Florida law dictated Turkish Tryst (Turkoman), 113; and Overcharger the percentage of each betting dollar that went to the (Overskate), 113. horsemen. Gulfstream President Doug Donn has been Saturday, Ascot promoting the idea of revenue sharing for a couple ?f KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND S., years; over the last six months, he and FHBPA President $778,452, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT Scott Savin worked out the preliminary details of the There are 11 horses still eligible after the five-day contract, which was then fine-tuned by the FHBPA's entry stage. They are: Annus lVIirabilis (Fr) (Warning executive board. The contract was unanimously ap­ {GB}}, 133 pounds; Classic Cliche (Ire) (Salse), 133; proved at a recent FHBPA meeting. "Doug Donn has luso (GB) (Salse), 133; Oscar Schindler (Ire) (Royal been talking about a sports partnership between the Academy), 133; Pentire (GB) (Be My Guest), 133; Sing­ track and the horsemen for a long time/' said Savin. spiel (Ire) (In the Wings {GB}), 133; Song Of Tara (Ire) "This is an opportunity for the two groups to work (Sadler's Wells), 133; Strategic Choice (Alleged), 133; together toward a common goal. It's as fair a de.al for Swain (Ire) (Nashwan), 133; Farasan (Ire) (Fairy King), both sides as possible." The plan calls for all pan-mutuel 121' Shaamit (Ire) (Mtoto {GB}), 121. revenue to be split in halt no matter where the money The 11 include just two three-year-olds, the William is generated. "What this allows Doug to do is sign the Haggas-trained Epsom Derby winner Shaamit and Henry best simulcast contracts possible/' said Savin. JI And if Cecil's promising colt Farasan. Last year's runner-up and he feels dropping the take-out will produce the best third Pentire and Strategic Choice respectively, are also revenue, then he can lower the take-out (on simulcast­ ente;ed, as is this year's G 1 Coronation Cup winner ing contracts). We asked for a one-year co~tract, with a Swain, but trainer Andre Fabre says he will not run two-year extension, so our board could review the re­ unless thEN'e is substantial rain at Ascot by Saturday. sults without being bound by a long-term contract. But Ladbrokes betting: 2-1 Pentire, 3-1 Shaamit, 4-1 I'm confident we Will be in this for the full term." The Classic Cliche, 5-1 Swain, 6-1 Strategic Choice, 9-1 contract is expected to be signed by Friday. Farasan, 14-1 Oscar Schindler, 20-1 or more: the rest. FRED HOOPER NAlVIED JUNE TOBA OWNER STAKES CLOSINGS Fred W. Hooper, the 98-year-old OF THE MONTH TOMORROW, WEDNESDA Y, JUL Y 24: owner/breeder of last month's GI Early Times Manhattan 8-3 $300,000 Ramona H.-GI, Dmr, 3yolup, winner Diplomatic Jet (Roman Diplomat) has been hon­ flm, 9fT ($100) ored by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Associ­ 8-4 $300,000 Eddie Read H.-GI, Dmr, 3yolup, ation as their June Owner of the Month. The award, 9fT ($100) sponsored by Gainsborough Farm, highlights an o.wner, 8-4 $200,000 Arlington H.-Gil, AP, 3yolup, 10fT ($200) farm or partnership who experiences an outstanding month at the races. Hooper, who has been in racing for 51 years and won the 1945 Kentucky Derby with Hoop Jr. had three winners from 14 starters in June; his Ms. u..i WEEKEND PREVIEW 1 M~stlY (Copelan) ended the month with a victory in the o NEWS CONTINUED 2 Gil Pucker Up S. at Arlington June 29. A three-time tJ) Eclipse Award winner, Hooper resides in Florida, where RACING REPORTS ............ 2,3 he owns the 91 2-acre Hooper Farms Inc. in Ocala. He z TOTAL PAGES . 4 will be featured on ESPN's Racehorse Digest. PAGE ~. THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 7-23-96 News cont. 6th-BEL, $43,450, Clm ($100-75,000), 4yo/up, flm, BRITISH STEEPLECHASE RIDER KILLED Stee­ 6fT, 1:08 3/5, fm. plechase jockey Richard Davis, 27, died Friday after his SHE RIDES TONITE (m, 5, Staiwart--Hill Billy Dancer mount, Mr. Sox, fell on him at the first fence in a race {MSW, $214,420}, by Never Down Hill) hadn't hit the at Southwell in Nottinghamshire, England. Davis was board since finishing second in a Saratoga allowance taken to the Queen's Medical Center in Nottingham but race nearly a year ago and was unplaced in two previ­ died after undergoing surgery for internal bleeding, ous turf outings but improved sharply when dropped according to a report by the Associated Press. into a claimer for the first time. Ignored at the windows at 23-1, the roan mare moved from fifth to challenge for JOCKEY TODD KABEL INJURED Canadian jockey the lead as they straightened for home and outfinished Todd Kabel, winner of that country's Sovereign Award 7-2 NEW YORK RAINBOW (Stay the Course) to win by last year, at first seemed to escape serious injury when a neck. Lifetime Record: MSW, MGSP, 29-5-5-2, involved in a spill at Woodbine Saturday, but X-rays $242,697. have revealed a fractured bone below his left knee, and O-Winbound Farms. B-Milfer Farm Inc. (NY). T-Gary the rider will be out at least eight weeks. Kabel, now in Sciacca. a temporary cast, will be re-examined Wednesday to see if surgery will be necessary. The meet's leading jockey 10th-BEL, $33,500, Msw, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1 :41 4/5, with 82 wins was thrown when his mount, the two­ fm. year-old first-time starter Ticket To Fly (Deposit Ticket), RAINING STONES (c, 4, Halo--Also a Dancer, by Al­ broke down and fell while vying for the lead in Satur­ leged), on the board in two starts in France last year, day's seventh race. Miswakaway (Miswakil, with came back after a year's layoff June 10 and finished jockey Ricky Griffith aboard, jumped the fallen filly but fourth as the favorite going 1 3/8-miles after breaking a appeared to step on Kabel as he attempted to roll under step slowly. Dropping back in distance in his second the rail. "I was on the track when I heard Ricky yell," start off the extended vacation, the Maryland-bred bided said Kabel. "He did one heck of a job angling his mount his time well off the pace early after breaking slowly away from me when she jumped. It could have been a once again but made steady progress to take the lead on the far turn and draw away down the stretch for a lot worse. II Griffith was also unseated but was not hurt. Ticket To Fly was humanely destroyed. handy six-length score at 4-1. The winner was a $90,000 KEENOV weanling and a $200,000 KEESEP yearling. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-1, $33,910. NEW YORK O-Haras du Mezeray. B-Ross Valley Farm (MD). • • T-Christophe Clement. Yesterday's Results: 8th-BEL, $35,500, Alw, 3yo/up, 1 mT, 1 :35 1/5, fm. DONTHELUMBERTRADER (c, 3, John Casey--Miss EAST Swiss, by Captain Courageous) moved up the claiming • • ladder from $12,500 to $18,000 to $45,000 in his turf Yesterday'S Results: debut at Belmont two starts back and won the three races by a combined 27 % lengths. The chestnut 9th-CRC, $19,800, Alw, 3yo/up, flm! 6f, 1:101/5, ft. stepped into allowance company for the first time in an LUCKY LAVENDER GAL (f, 4, Carson City--La Reine off-the-turfer last out and finished third, but returned to Rouge, by King's Bishop), the 4-5 chalk in this four­ his winning ways here, battling 2-1 favorite JELLY ROLL horse field, sat second behind second choice LINDSAY JAZZ (Mt. Livermore) from the break and prevailing in a FROLIC (Mt. Livermore) to the final turn, then took over hard-fought finish to win it by a nose at 3-1, running his to best that rival by four lengths. The winner, who was turf record to a perfect two-for-two. Lifetime Record: coming off a sixth-place finish in the Gil Genuine Risk S. 11-6-0-1, $67,320. at Belmont June 1 after taking the Chris Evert H. at O/B-Julie E Miron (FL). T-Edward Plesa Jr. Hialeah April 28, is a % to Green Alligator (Gate DancerL GSW, $278,276. Lifetime Record: MSW, GISP, A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will 17-7-1-4, $226,907.