3-Year-Olds face off in the Big Easy HEADLINE p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, JAN. 25, 2003 SETTING HER SIGHTS ON A GRADE I SUNSHINE STATE Unbeaten in four starts on dirt, Sightseek (Distant The flagship event of the inaugural Sunshine Millions View) will be tough to deny in the year’s first Grade I will be the $1 million Ocala Breeders Sales Classic, event, the Santa Monica H. this afternoon at Santa which will be broadcast live from Gulfstream Park on Anita. The Juddmonte homebred has displayed a sharp NBC Saturday afternoon. A full field of 12 has been closing kick in her last two starts, entered for the nine-furlong race, including multiple rallying to take the GII Top Flight graded-stakes winner The Judge Sez Who (Judge T C). H. Nov. 29 and the GIII Raven The well-traveled Florida-bred defeated his elders, in- Run S. Oct. 9. Forced to miss the cluding Best of the Rest (Skip Trial), in the GIII Fred W. GI La Brea S. with a fever, the Hooper H. at Gulfstream Dec. 28 and could be coming chestnut has since worked a bul- into his own this season. Continental Red (Flying Conti- let, going three-quarters in nental) tops the California runners in this race. The 1:12 2/5. But it will certainly be chestnut captured the GII San Luis Rey H. going 12 no walkover for her: among her panels on the turf last spring and finished up the year rivals is the versatile Affluent (Af- Sightseek Adam Coglianese with a victory in the Great State Challenge Classic at firmed), who spent most of 2002 Sam Houston Dec. 7. He defeated the promising Pass chasing Azeri before notching a victory over Golden Rush that day and should get a great trip from the rail. Apples (Ire) in the GI Ramona H. She hasn’t run since The sun may be setting on Sir Bear (Sir Leon)’s career, finishing a close fifth in the GI Matriarch S. Dec. 1. The but the dark bay may still have a trick or two up his five-year-old does have a victory over course and dis- sleeve at age 10: he is a Grade I winner over this sur- tance to her credit, landing the GI La Brea S. at the end face and has bankrolled over $2.5 million. of her three-year-old season. But both Affluent and Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 3:15 p.m. EST Sightseek will need to catch Reine des Neiges (Smart OCALA BREEDERS SALES CLASSIC, $1,000,000, (S), Strike), who earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 100 in 4yo/up, 1 1/8m romping by seven lengths in a 6 1/2-furlong maiden last PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS May at Hollywood. Sidelined following a third in a two- 1 Continental Red Flying Continental Jory 4-1 turn allowance in June, she has been training strongly 2 Sir Bear Sir Leon Ziadie 20-1 for her return to action. 3 The Judge Sez Who Judge T C Mi Wolfson 5-1 Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 3:30 p.m. PST 4 Long Gone Con Restless Con C Dollase 15-1 SANTA MONICA H.-GI, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f 5 Nothing Flat Peaks and Valleys Zito 20-1 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 6 Island Skipper Skip Trial Zito 20-1 1 Kitty on the Track Kitwood Sise Jr 3-1 7 Best of the Rest Skip Trial Plesa Jr 7-2 2 Reine des Neiges Smart Strike Sise Jr 8-1 8 Slippery When Bet Russian Courage Sadler 15-1 3 Secret of Mecca Mecke Cardenas 15-1 9 Free of Love Meadow Flight Violette Jr 15-1 4 Affluent Affirmed McAnally 5-2 10 Saint Marden Saint Ballado Matz 6-1 5 Sightseek Distant View Frankel 7-5 11 Grey Memo Memo (Chi) W Stute 12-1 12 Booklet Notebook Ward Jr 8-1 6 Live Free or Die Personal Flag Litt 15-1 AE Swift Replica Struggler (GB) Zacco 30-1 7 Whoopddoo Jade Hunter Baffert 12-1 The brisnet.com ‘Race of the Day’ is the ‘Race of the Week’ GI Santa Monica H. at Santa Anita. Sunshine Millions Classic. For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. For a complete Thorograph analysis, click here. www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/25/03 • PAGE 2 of 3 Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 4:09 p.m. CST Vessels Stallion Farm Distaff cont. LECOMTE S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, 1m Svea Dahl is riding a three-race winning streak, with PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS each victory coming at a different track. She wired her 1 Catalissa Tale of the Cat Stidham 20-1 foes by four lengths in the GIII Turnback the Alarm H. 2 Rapid Proof Fast Play Wiggins 20-1 Nov. 3 at Aqueduct and returned Dec. 29 to post a 3 Leo’s Last Hurrahy Leo Castelli Young 8-1 similar effort in winning Laurel’s Carousel H. Cee’s 4 Zydeco Affair Islefaxyou Robideaux 12-1 Elegance defeated Cal-breds in the Cat’s Cradle H. Nov. 5 Call Me Lefty Aggie Southpaw Morgan 12-1 24 before running second to Starrer in the GII Bayakoa 6 Lone Star Sky Conquistador Cielo Amoss 3-1 H. Dec. 15. 7 Crowned King Barkerville McKeever 12-1 Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 12:30 p.m. PST 8 Winning Fans You and I Flores 30-1 BARRETTS/CTBA TURF, $500,000, (S), 4yo/up, 9fT 9 Defrere’s Vixen Defrere Asmussen 6-1 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 10 Most Feared Commanchero Werner 5-2 1 Mayakovsky Matty G Biancone 12-1 11 Saintly Look Saint Ballado Stewart 5-1 2 Stormy Roman Future Storm Hills 12-1 Most Feared, winner of the GIII Arlington-Washington 3 Miesque’s Approval Miesque’s Son Mott 4-1 Futurity last September, closed out 2002 with a trou- 4 Spinelessjellyfish Skywalker Sahadi 10-1 bled third in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. Nov. 30. 5 Music’s Storm Storm Creek Inda 15-1 With a difficult draw outside for his three-year-old de- 6 Ninebanks Smokester Hollendorfer 15-1 but, the long-striding dark bay will have to tuck in to 7 Gobi Dan Huckster Gallagher 30-1 save ground early and is certain to do his best running 8 Lucky Molar Wheatly Hall Mullins 15-1 down the long Fair Grounds stretch. He is one of four 9 Adminniestrator Incinderator Gallagher 15-1 Texas-breds in the field, including Leo’s Last Hurrahy, a 10 Special Matter River Special Becerra 30-1 multiple stakes winner in his native Lone Star State. 11 Forbidden Apple Pleasant Colony Clement 7-5 12 Turkish Prize Prized West 8-1 Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 2:00 p.m. PST AE Surprise Halo Glomar Ward 15-1 VESSELS STALLION FARM DISTAFF, $750,000, (S), Forbidden Apple will seek to conclude his career on a 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m winning note. The Florida-bred had some tough luck in PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 2002, missing by a neck in both the GI Arlington Million 1 Coolbythepool Notebook Ma Wolfson Scr and the GII Bernard Baruch H., and is scheduled to 2 Lost At Sea Lost Soldier Hollendorfer 10-1 enter stud after this race at owner Arthur Appleton’s 3 Castling Pirate’s Bounty Currin 20-1 Bridlewood Farm. The speedy Mayakovsky made a 4 Shalini Urgent Request (Ire) C Dollase 12-1 splashy turf debut Jan. 9, wiring a solid field of allow- 5 Cee’s Elegance Cee’s Tizzy O’Neill 5-1 ance runners while covering the mile in 1:34. Getting 6 Theresa’s Year Half a Year Becerra 15-1 Lasix for the first time, the dark bay has drawn the rail 7 Nicole’s Pursuit Flying Continental Lewis 12-1 for this competitive affair. Special Matter, winner of the 8 Smok’n Frolic Smoke Glacken Pletcher 7-2 GIII Carleton F. Burke H. Oct. 27, is unbeaten in two 9 Erica’s Smile Williamstown Bonde 8-1 starts over this course. 10 Bob’s Lady Pirate’s Bounty Sadler 15-1 11 Svea Dahl Honor Grades Levine 9-2 Click here each racing day 12 Ms Brookski Montbrook O’Callaghan 10-1 AE Smart Lacy Out of Place Shirreffs 20-1 to watch live Santa Anita action. AE Secret of Mecca Mecke Cardenas Scr TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/25/03 • PAGE 3 of 3 Weekend Previews cont. Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 1:30 p.m. PST Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:45 p.m. EST FEDEX SPRINT, $250,000, (S), 4yo/up, 6f FRANKS FARM F/M TURF, $350,000, (S), 4yo/up, f/m, PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 1/8mT 1 Debonair Joe Ole’ Silva 9-2 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 2 Jersey Rebel In Excess (Ire) Walsh 15-1 1 Lil Sister Stich Seattle Bound O’Neill 8-1 3 Giovanetti Memo (Chi) Monteleone 15-1 2 Lush Soldier Lost Soldier Barnett 20-1 4a Disturbingthepeace Bold Badgett Vienna 6-5 3 Maliziosa Dynaformer Mott 4-1 5 Joey Franco Avenue of Flags Hofmans 20-1 4 Cellars Shiraz Kissin Kris Cesare 3-1 6a Echo Eddie Restless Con Vienna 6-5 5 Stay Forever Stack Ma Wolfson 5-1 7 Ride and Shine High Brite G Stute 20-1 6 Jennasietta Septieme Ciel Ziadie 15-1 8 Captain Squire Flying Chevron Mullins 6-1 7 Libretto Birdonthewire Pierce 12-1 9 F.J’s Pace Gallant Prospector O’Neill 8-1 8 Elaine’s Angel T.