The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~~~RE D™ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, W•E•E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW PURSE INCREASE AT AQUEDUCT Effective yes­ Today, Aqueduct: terday, purses at Aqueduct were raised by approxi­ FALL HIGHWEIGHT H.-Gll, $100,000a, 3yo/up, 6f mately 4 % percent overall. "The raise is not across the PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT board," said New York Racing Association Vice Presi­ 1 Yappy Callejas Alvarado 1 24 dent of Operations Terry Meyocks. "The amount of the 2 Golden Tent Hushion Migliore 131 raise will vary by classification. In general, we will try to 3 Jess C's Whirl Forbes Chavez 126 reward the classification of horses that will be racing 4 Demaloot Demashoot Hennig Santos 1 34 here this winter. The purse raise is a result of legislation 5 Golden Gear Hickey Perret 140 6 Line Dance Deville Bailey 1 28 passed last summer by the Assembly and Senate and 7 Mine'spro O'Brien Davis 125 signed by the Governor. It is due to their efforts that our 8 Classy Mirage Jerkens Krone 134 horsemen will enjoy better purses this winter." Classy Mirage (Storm Bird) will attempt to become the seventh filly or mare to win the Fall Highweight H. when OGYGIAN SALE COMPLETED Foxfield has com­ she contests the 82nd running today. The five-year-old pleted the sale of Ogygian (Damascus) to the San-Ai mare, whose earnings would pass the $700,000 mark Club of Urakawa, Hokkaido, Japan for an undisclosed with a victory here, won the 6 1 /2-furlong Gallant Bloom sum. Ogygian is scheduled to leave for Japan within a H. in her last start at Belmont Oct. 8. week. The 1 2-year-old won seven of 10 starts, includ­ ing three GI stakes: the Futurity, Dwyer and Jerome. He Friday, Aqueduct: earned $455,520. The sire of five crops to race, his TOP FLIGHT H.-GI, $150,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 m runners have earned over $6 million. "I regret that PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT Foxfield and other American breeders will be losing a 1 Incinerate Jerkens Leon 11 7 stallion with such great brilliance and physical quality," 2 Nappelon Araya Pezua 1 08 said Foxfield Director of Operations Rob Whiteley. "I 3 Forested Callejas Alvarado 111 believe that trainers are just now figuring out how to 4 Lottsa Talc Tim Kelly Nelson 113 5 Queen Tutta Hennig Davis 1 09 manage Ogygian's babies successfully, and I believe 6 Lotta Dancing McGaughey Santos 114 several of his young horses will make a significant mark 7 Twist Afleet Kimmel Smith 123 in the near future." 8 Chaposa Springs Wolfson Bailey 118 9 Return of Mom Schulhofer Krone 11 2 JOCKEYS INJURED IN AQUEDUCT SPILL Jock­ 10 Shapely Scrapper Frankel Chavez 112 eys Jose Trejo and Frank Alvarado were injured in a spill Three days after bringing a final bid of $300,000 to when their horses, Eryn's Abby Girl (Herat) and Chero­ top the Fasig-Tipton Horses of Racing Age Sale at kee Maid (War Secretary), fell during the running of the Belmont Park, Return of Mom (Deputy Minister) will first race at Aqueduct Wednesday. Eryn's Abby Girl attempt to reclaim some of her purchase price for her stumbled early in the race, causing Cherokee Maid to new connections with a win in the Top Flight. Trying to fall as well. Both horses were uninjured. Trejo, who thwart her will be 1 23-pound highweight Twist Afleet complained of pain in his lower back, was sent to North (Afleet), winner of her last three starts including the Shore Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y. for precautionary X­ seven-furlong, Gii First Flight H. at Belmont Oct. 28. rays. "It appears he was stepped on, but fortunately it "She's never gone past seven-eighths," said trainer was in opportune spots," said Dr. Andy Samma, the John Kimmel, "but she's won going seven-eighths com­ hospital's Emergency Department Director. Alvarado fortably. I think she'll handle (the distance). It'll give her suffered a contusion of the front of his lower right leg a longer time to relax." Lotta Dancing (Alydar) breezed a and an abrasion on his right elbow and was sent for X­ half-mile in :47 1 /5 Wednesday morning at Aqueduct. rays of his right leg. ****************************************** U.J WEEKEIND PREVIEW 1,2 ATTN: TDN SUBSCRIBERS ... The Thoroughbred Q NEWS CONTINUED 2,3 Daily News office will be closed Thanksgiving Day, November 23; there will be no TON for Friday, l"Jovem­ fJ)- RACING REPORTS . 3,4,5 ber 24. Thursday's results will be published in Satur­ z TOTAL PAGES ................ 6 day's edition. Enjoy the holiday! PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 11-23-95 Weekend Preview, Continued. RETAMA CONSIDERS BANKRUPTCY Just seven Saturday, Hollywood Park: months after opening, the owners of Retama Park have CITATION H.-Gll, $300,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/SmT voted to consider bankruptcy because of $2.3 million Three of the four highweights for the Citation recorded in unpaid bills, according to a story in yesterday's Fort­ official workouts at Hollywood Wednesday morning. Worth Star Telegram. Track officials voted Monday to Romarin (Braz) {ltajara {Braz}) (120 pounds), unraced shut down live quarter horse racing at the track imme­ since finishing second in the GI Eddie Read H. at Del diately. "All of this is a step-by-step process that could Mar Aug. 6, breezed a half-mile in :48 2/5 over the fast lead to bankruptcy," said Retama Development Corp. main track. Gil American H. winner Silver Wizard (Silver President Andy losue to the San Antonio Express­ Hawk) (117 pounds) covered the same distance in :49 News. "We're going to spend the next week or so with 3/5 over a firm turf course {dogs up). Royal Chariot our insolvency proceedings and see if bankruptcy reor­ (Strawberry Road {Aust}) { 117), winner of the Wickerr ganization is the most expedient route." H. and Gil Del Mar Invitational H. before finishing third to Northern Spur in the GI Oak Tree Invitational Oct. 8, ISRAEL COHEN TO DISPERSE STABLE Fasig­ drilled a half-mile in :47 2/5 on the main track. Working Tipton will disperse the racing stable of Israel Cohen at at Santa Anita yesterday was Breeders' Cup Mile 1 Oth­ its Mixed Sale at Timonium, Maryland Monday, Dec. 4 place finisher Earl of Barking (Ire) {Common Grounds at approximately 5 p.m. The 25 horses of racing age {GB}), who breezed three-eighths in :35 3/5. will comprise the final offerings of the two-day sale and are featured as an addendum to the catalogue. The Sunday, Hollywood Park: group includes 10 two-year-olds, only two of which MATRIARCH S.-GI, $700,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT have raced to date. Cohen and his longtime trainer, Flagbird {Nureyev), winner of Group events in Ireland, Dean Gaudet, have campaigned a stable from Laurel for Italy and France, breezed five furlongs in 1 :02 2/5 at many years. "Mr. Cohen's deteriorating health has re­ Santa Anita Wednesday for trainer Jeremy Noseda. Also quired his advisors to take steps to put parts of his breezing for the Matriarch yesterday was Jo Knows holdings in order," said Mike O'Farrell of Ocala Stud, {The Minstrel), who went five furlongs in 1 :02 2/5 hand­ who will help to coordinate the dispersal, "and the ily at Hollywood Park. In her last outing Nov. 4, Jo Midlantic December sale was an opportunity to deal Knows took the Giii California Jockey Club H. over the with the racing stable. The dispersal includes all his Bay Meadows turf. racehorses with the exception of the multiple stakes­ winning mare Mixed Appeal {Mighty Appealing). She will Sunday, Hollywood Park: be offered as a broodmare prospect at Fasig-Tipton's CROWN ROYAL HOLLYWOOD DERBY-GI, $400,000, January 7 Mixed Sale in Lexington." A separate cata­ 3yo, 1 1/SmT logue will be distributed by Nov. 23 and horses may be Lake George {Vice Regent), winner of the Oceanside S. inspected at Laurel by appointment only with Gene over the Del Mar turf in July, breezed five furlongs in Leach at 301-776-4670. 1 :00 over Santa Anita's fast main track Wednesday. Working yesterday at Hollywood Park were Gill Volante CONCERN HIGHLIGHTS FAIR GROUNDS H. winner Helmsman {El Gran Senor), who went six The Fair Grounds in New Orleans, furlongs in 1: 1 5 4/5 for trainer Wally Dollase; and OPENING WEEK Louisiana opens today for its 1 24th season with the MGSW Via Lombardia (Ire) (Shardari {Ire}), who drilled featured $50,000-added Thanksgiving Day H., but will five-eighths in 1 :01 1 /5 for trainer Neil Drysdale. save the opening week's biggest attraction for Friday News Continued. when 1 994 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Concern (Broad Brush) heads a $25,000 stakes-caliber allow­ UNBRIDLED'S SONG TO GULFSTREAM Breed­ ance field. The four-year-old has not started since fin­ ers' Cup Juvenile winner Unbridled's Song (Unbridled) is ishing eighth in this year's Classic Oct. 28 at Belmont, scheduled to arrive at Gulfstream Park next Wednesday and will be challenged by '94 Gill Louisiana Derby to begin his preparation for the spring classics. "He's winner Kandaly {Alydar) and MSW Little Bro Lantis doing very well," said trainer James Ryerson.