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~9I~~UN~~~RE DTM THURSDAY, JULY 11,1996 $2 Daily S·T.A·K·E·S RESULT CIGAR BREEZES FOR ARLINGTON CITATION FALMOUTH S.-G2, $SS,S99, Newmarket, England, CHALLENGE Cigar (palace Music) breezed an easy 7-10, 3yo/up, f, 1mT, 1:37.53, gd. half-mile at Belmont Park Wednesday morning in :4S.03 1--SENSAliON (GBI, 118, f I 3, Soviet Star--Outstanding­ under jockey Jerry Bailey. The reigning Horse of the Iy (Ch. 2yo Filly, MGSW, $1,412,206), by Exclusive Year is scheduled to start in Saturday's Arlington Cita­ Native. OIB-Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum; tion Challenge at 1 1 IS-miles. Joining Cigar in the start­ T-Mrs Criquette Head; J-M. Kinane; $53,492. ing gate will be GI Florida Derby and Gil Wood Memorial 2--la Rib, 124, f, 3, Mr Prospector--Madame Secretary, winner Unbridled's Song (Unbridled). At Belmont Park by Secretariat. $19,807. yesterday morning, Dr. Jud Butler removed a 35-layer 3--Donna Viola (GB), 127, f, 4, Be My Chief--Countess thick fiberglass patch protecting the quarter-crack on Olivia (GB). by Prince Tenderfoot. $9,514. the three-year-old's left front hoof. Butler said a similar Margins: 1 3/4, 1 n, NK. quarter-crack on Unbridled's Song's right front hoof, Also Ran: Dawna (GB), Myself (GB), Sardonic (GB), Brief which is still covered by a patch, is progressing well. Glimpse (Ire), Tossup, Honest Guest (Ire). Owner Ernie Paragallo explained his reasoning behind Sensation took her career record to four-for-four with sending Unbridled's Song to Arlington. "We want to see this Group Two victory. SARDONIC (GB) (Kris {GB}l, if the horse is back at his peak, and with three speed who had also gone into the race unbeaten, led early at a horses, the race in Chicago sets up well for him," decent gallop. But Sensation was never far behind and, Paragallo said. "I think on his best race he can beat when jockey Michael Kinane began to nudge at her reins Cigar, but he might run his best race and not beat him." reaching the two furlong marker, the Criquette Head­ Bill Mott, Cigar's trainer, was glad Unbridled's Song has trained filly quickened smoothly and went clear. Poule joined the field. "I think it adds credibility to the race," d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Ta Rib tried to give chase Mott said. "There are some other good, legitimate but, with a Group One penalty forcing her to carry six horses in there." A field of seven is shaping up for the pounds more than the winner, she was always fighting event, including Eltish (Cox's Ridge), Dramatic Gold a losing battle. Donna Viola stayed on strongly to get (Slew 0' Gold), Honour and Glory (Relaunch), Tenants third. Madame Head, who had described Sensation as Harbor (Badger Land) and Jambalaya Jazz (Dixieland "lazy, like me" before the race, was clearly pleased to Band). Runners considered possible for the race are Dr. see her charge retain her perfect record. "The filly was Banting (Foligno), Wild Syn (Wild Again) and Polar Expe­ backward last year." she said, "so she wasn't entered in dition (Kodiack). any of th~ big races earlier on this season. But she has progressed consistently since then." CIGAR LICENSED Allen Paulson announced Wednes­ day that he has signed an agreement with CMG World­ GIVE THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON FAXING wide, Inc. to handle the rights to champion Cigar (Pal­ ace Music)'s name, image, and likeness, with all profits PLEASE CALL 908-747-8060 TO SEND A FRIEND THE from the venture going to charity. The charities selected THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS to benefit are The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foun­ 3 months: $ 1 82 dation, the Jockey's Guild Disabled Riders Fund and the 6 months: $355 Don MacBeth Memorial Jockey Fund. "I wanted the 1 year: $699 offers we've been getting to be handled professionally," All prices are for the Continental U.S. only. said Paulson, "and I wanted to make sure that all profits Call for Canadian/International rates. would go to charities that help horses or horsemen." CMG Worldwide representative Kelly McLane Jones added, "Everything about Cigar is of championship LL.I STAKES PREVIEW ............ 2,3 caliber, and we welcome him to the ranks of our roster Q NEWS CONTINUED ............ 2 of the greatest American legends of the century." Cigar joins fellow CMG Worldwide clients James Dean, Babe CI)- PEDIGREE PERSPECTIVES . .. 7 Ruth, Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart as well as Z TOTAL PAGES ................. 7 equine stars Secretariat and Ruffian. PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 7-11-96 News Continued. STEEPLECHASE JOCKEY IN CRITICAL PREVIEW COl\TDITION Steeplechase jockey Charlotte Brooks • • remained in critical condition Wednesday afternoon after Today, Newmarket, England: a spill Tuesday at Delaware Park. The native of England DARLEY STUD JULY CUP-G1, $155,690, 3yo/up, 6fT was riding Princess Tori (Sham) in the second race. Ten The field, in post position order, will be: lengths in front the second time down the stretch of the STARTER (SIRE) TRAINER JOCKEY WT two mile race, the four-year-old filly swerved to the Lucayan Prince (Fast Play) Loder Hughes 125 outside, hitting the jump hurdle and then the track's Anabaa (Danzig) C Head F Head 131 eighth pole. Brooks was taken to Christiana Hospital in Iktamal (Danzig Connection) Dunlop R Hills 131 Newark, Delaware, where a spokesman confirmed she Lucky Lionel (Mt Livermore) R Hannon Peslier 125 was in critical condition with head injuries. A story in Danehill Dancer (Ire) (Danehill) Callaghan Kinane 125 today's DatYy Racing Form reports, according to Dela­ Hever Golf Rose (GB) (Efisio) Naughton Eddery 128 ware General Manager John Mooney, the jockey suf­ Cool Jazz (GB) (Lead On Time) Brittain K Darley 133 fered fractured C-2 and C-3 vertebrae. This was the Pivotal (GB) (Polar Falcon) Prescott Duffield 125 second time in Princess Tori's four-race jumping career Gothenberg (Ire) (Polish Patriot) Johnston Weaver 125 that the filly had raced erratically. In her first race over Mind Games (GB) (Puissance) Berry Carroll 133 hurdles, April 20 at Tyron, NC, she bolted off the course. Pivotal is a hot favorite to follow up his recent Princess Tori was uninjured in Tuesday's incident. Group Two victory at Royal Ascot with a win here. Sir Mark Prescott's charge, winner last time of the FIRST DAY OF FULL-CARD SIMULCASTING five-furlong King's Stand S., should not be inconve­ ONLY AT CALDER A SUCCESS Track management nienced by a step up in distance. But the at Calder Racecourse was pleased after Wednesday's French-based challenger Anabaa is unbeaten in four first day of full-card simulcasting only (without a concur­ 1996 starts and will be a tough nut to crack. Hever rently presented live card) proved a success. Attending Golf Rose, last year's G 1 Prix de I'Abbaye heroine, is the facility were 1,371 patrons, who wagered also approaching peak fitness after a relatively slow $334,619. The per capita average was an encouraging start to the season. $244. Full cards of Thoroughbred races from Belmont Park, Monmouth Park, Laurel Park and Arlington Interna­ Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland: tional Racecourse were simulcast to Calder as well as a IRISH OAKS-G1, 3yo, f T 1 1/2mT dozen intertrack wagering (ITW) facilities throughout the The Aga Khan's decision to pay a $40,000 supple­ state of Florida for betting purposes. The total amount mentary entry fee for recent G2 Longchamp winner wagered at ITW sites yesterday was $374,157, bring­ Shamadara (Ire) (Kahyasi) has certainly added an ing the grand total to $708,776. extra dimension to Sunday's Irish Oaks. In spite of her addition to the field, Epsom Oaks winner lady Carla SHARAFTOPSTATTERSALLSSECOND (GB) (Caerleon) is still favored here. Lady Carla com­ SESSION Sharaf (Ire), a three-year-old bay colt by pleted her preparations for the race yesterday at Sadler'S Wells--Marie de Flandre (Fr) (Crystal Palace Newmarket and trainer Henry Cecil seemed satisfied {Fr}), brought a final bid of $71,929 to top Wednes­ after both her final breeze and the news that ground day's second session of the Tattersalls Mixed Sale in conditions at The Curragh remain officially "good." Newmarket, England. Consigned by Castle Stables, Cecil said, "She has been fine since Epsom and is in Arundel, the colt, placed in four of seven career starts, good order." The prospective field of nine fillies also was purchased by Mr. William R. Muir. Overall, 56 includes: Camporese (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), fourth in horses were sold during yesterday's second session for the Epsom Oaks; Dance Design (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), a gross of $868,760 and an average of $15,512. The a Group Two winner last time out over Sunday's three-day auction concludes today. course and distance; French Ballerina (Ire) (Sadler's Wells); Key Change (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}), second in <£> Copyright Thoroughbred Daify News. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or last month's G2 Ribblesdale S. at Ascot; Romanche mechanical, without prior written permission of the copyright (Fr) (Galetto); Story line (GB) (In the Wings); and Tout owner, Media Vista. Information as to the races, race results A Coup (Ire) (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}), unbeaten in three and earnings was obtained from results charts published in starts this year.