T~e 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 DM SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1997 K•E•N•T•U•C•K•Y DERBY Today, Churchill Downs BLUSHING K.D. KO'S KENTUCKY OAKS KENTUCKY DERBY-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1 /4m FIELD Looking for her fifth straight win since suffer­ PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS ing her lone career defeat in a six-furlong Fair Grounds 1 Crypto Star Catalano Day 1 0-1 allowance back on January 19, Blushing K. D. (Blushing 2 Phantom On Tour Whiting Bailey 12-1 John) stormed down the stretch under stormy skies at 3 Concerto Tammaro Ill Marquez Jr. 8-1 Churchill Downs to take yesterday's GI $584, 700 Ken­ 4 Captain Bodgit Capuano Solis 5-2 tucky Oaks by 2 1 /2 lengths. The crowd's 5-2 second 5 Silver Charm Baffert Stevens 5-1 choice, who ran her two-turn record to a perfect five­ 6 Celtic Warrior Hutt Torres 50-1 for-five with the score, sat just off the moderate frac­ 7 Pulpit Brothers Sellers 2-1 tions of Sharp Cat (Storm Cat) through six furlongs in 8 Hello (Ire) McAnally Smith 12-1 1: 11 4/5, but powered to the lead on the far turn and 9a Jack Flash Zito Perret 30-1 strode away from her rivals to easily hold the late-clos­ 1 Oa Shammy Davis Zito Martinez 30-1 ing Tomisue's Delight (A.P. Indy) safe. "I was a little 11 Deeds Not Words Lukas Nakatani 50-1 worried when she went after Sharp Cat so early," said 1 2 Crimson Classic Kaelin Albarado 50-1 winning trainer Sam David Jr. "But once she got ahead, 1 3 Free House Gonzalez Flores 8-1 I knew she'd be tough to run down. She's got a huge The Picks: heart. I've thought and said all along that she was one JAY PRIVMAN, California correspondent, NY Times: of the best fillies in the country, but I guess we had to 1--Captain Bodgit (Saint Bailado) - Liked the way he come here to prove it. This is the biggest win of my closed powerfully on the turn over a track which was career." Sharp Cat, who crossed the finish line third biased against him in the Wood Memorial. after setting the pace, made a right turn under a left­ 2--Silver Charm (Silver Buck) - Did everything but win handed whip near midstretch, bumping Majestical Mo­ the Santa Anita Derby considering the pace situation; ment (Magesterial) (placed fourth) into the 7-5 favorite he'll get a very aggressive ride from someone who is Glitter Woman (Glitterman); she was disqualified and fearless in the Derby. placed eighth. "I think with all that was going on there-­ 3--Phantom On Tour (Tour d'Or) - The only horse near the lightning and stuff--she got a little excited," said her the lead early in the Arkansas Derby who was still rider, Corey Nakatani. "I think she displaced her palate, around at the end of a race dominated by closers; gets a too, because at the half-mile pole I had a ton of horse huge jock switch. and then she made a big noise and that was it." The BILL FINLEY, NY Daily News: crowd's choice after sparkling in four successive stakes 1--Silver Charm - Fantastic effort in the Santa Anita scores including the GI Ashland S. last out, Glitter Derby; saddled by the hottest trainer in the country. Woman was off slowly, moved into contention on the 2--Captain Bodgit - Awesome come-from-behind victory far turn, but had little left for the drive and ended up over a speed-favoring track in the Wood; second half of eighth after being bumped near the final furlong; she what may be a two-horse race. was placed seventh. "We had too much to do after 3--Free House (Smokester) - Keeps beating Silver getting left like we did," said jockey Mike Smith. "We Charm; what's not to like? spotted the field 10 lengths; she's such a competitive filly, she tried to make up the 10 lengths with every ANDY BELFIORE, Thoroughbred Daily News: jump. You can't do that." (Kentucky Oaks chart, p2) 1--Pulpit (A.P. Indy) - Has hardly put a hoof wrong, and his effort, first-time Lasix, in the Blue Grass was the best yet; the favorite has to win it one of these years. STAKES CLOSINGS • 2--Hello (Ire) (Lycius) - The little Irishman ran well his TODAY, SATURDAY, MAY 3: . t last two despite a bit of bad behavior in the gate; a 5-1 7 $ 1001100, 000 Maryland Breeders' Cup- • clean break and a clean trip puts him right there. Giii, Pim, 3yo/up, 6f ( $100) 3--Captain Bodgit - Has been third in the three starts his 5-1 7 $ 100, 000 Genuine Risk H.-Gll, Bel, late kick didn't carry him to the winner's circle; com­ 3yo/up, f/m, 6f ( $ 100) pletes the triple. 5-18 $150, 000 Peter Pan-GI/, Bel, 3yo,. 9f ( $150) Kentucky Derby cont. p2 PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 5-3-97 Friday, Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby cont. KENTUCKY OAKS-GI, $584,700, COX, 5-2, 3yo, f, Outsider Crimson Classic (Sky Classic) blew out for 1 1 /Sm, 1 :50 1 /5, ft. the race yesterday morning, going three-eighths in 37 1--BLUSHING K. D., 121, f, 3, Blushing John--Lilac 3/5 ... Hello (Ire! (Lycius) stretched his legs a quarter-mile Garden, by Roberto. ($25,000 2yo 1996 LOUMAR). Friday with new rider Mike Smith in the irons for the 0-Burns James & Sue; B-Foxfield (KY); T-Sam B David first time. "I was glad Mike was here to get up on him," Jr; J-L J Meche; $362,514. Lifetime Record: 8-7-0-0, said trainer Ron McAnally. "He was able to get a little $786,900. familiar with him." ... Phantom On Tour (Tour d'Or) came 2--Tomisue's Delight, 121, f, 3, A.P. lndy--Prospectors back from Thursday's breeze in good order and is right Delite, by Mr. Prospector. ($575,000 yrl '95 KEEJUL). on schedule for the Derby. "He looked good this morn­ 0-Hilbert Stephen C; B-W S Farish, James Elkins, et ing and he is not showing me any negative signs," said al (KY); $116,940. trainer Lynn Whiting, who took the '92 Derby with Lil E. 3--Storm Song, 121, f, 3, Summer Squall--Hum Along, Tee. by Fappiano. ($100,000 yrl '95 KEESEP). 0-Dogwood The updated Derby odds, through Friday, were, in Stable; B-W S Farish & 0 M Phipps (Ky); $58,470. program order: Jack Flash/Shammy Davis, 11-1; Crypto Margins: 2HF, 3/4, (6HF). Odds: 2. 70, 6.00, 18.00. Star, 7-2; Phantom On Tour, 17-1; Concerto, 9-1; Cap­ Also Ran: Majestical Moment, Buckeye Search, Must tain Bodgit, 9-2; Silver Charm, 7-2; Celtic Warrior, 20-1; Sing, Glitter Woman, *Sharp Cat, Anklet. Pulpit, 8-1; Hello (Ire), 11-1; Deeds Not Words, 20-1; *Sharp Cat finished 3rd but was DQ'ed and placed 8th. Crimson Classic, 60-1; and Free House, 1 2-1. Blushing K.D. hails from humble beginnings, breaking her maiden at Louisiana Downs last August and getting her first stakes win over that track in the Princess Futu­ PREVIEW rity in her only other start at two in September. Beaten • • Today, Newmarket, England into fifth by colts in a six-furlong Fair Grounds allowance PERTEMPS 2000 GUINEAS-G1, $239,617, 3yo, c/f, in her return to action January 19, the Foxfield-bred filly 8fT then stretched out to two turns and has been flawless PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS since, reeling off a 20-length romp over the boys in a 1 Poteen Cumani Eddery 1 2-1 restricted Fair Grounds stakes and three straight over 2 Green Card Woods Ryan 40-1 fillies, most recently galloping home by six lengths in the 3 Zamindar Fabre Jarnet 1 2-1 Gli Fantasy S. at Oaklawn April Stepping up to the 6. 4 Entrepreneur (GB) Stoute Kinane 7-2 highest level here, the chestnut miss left the others red 5 Shamikh (GB) bin Suroor Dettori 9-2 in the face, sweeping to the front a quarter-mile from 6 Tycoon Todd bin Suroor Doyle 40-1 home and drawing away to a decisive score. "I wasn't 7 Revoque (Ire) Chapple-Hyam Reid 7-2 surprised; she's been great right from the start," said 8 Musical Pursuit (GB) Tompkins Fallon 20-1 winning jockey Lonnie Meche, aboard for every one of 9 Cape Cross (Ire) Gosden Peslier 14-1 this filly's starts. Tomisue's Delight, already second to 10 Putra Cole Quinn 12-1 "K.D." twice this year, had to settle for the runner-up 11 Shii-Take (GB) Akehurst Sanders 100-1 spot once again, making up a ton of ground after trailing 12 Desert Story (Ire) Stoute Cochrane 14-1 early to outfinish pacesetter Sharp Cat for the place. 13 Hidden Meadow (GB) Balding M Hills 6-1 14 Za-lm (GB) B W Hills R Hills 66-1 RACING ON TV THIS WEEKEND: 1 5 Starborough (GB) Loder Darley 66-1 D 16 Muchea (GB) Channon Hughes 66-1 Today, Saturday, MalJ J: Sires: Poteen (Irish River {Fr}); Green Card (Green Breakfast at Churchill Downs - espn2, Dancer); Zamindar (Gone West); Entrepreneur (GB) B a.m.-noon EDT (Sadler's Wells); Shamikh (GB) (Unfuwain); Tycoon ZDay at the Kentucky Derby - espnZ, noon-Z p.m.