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~PI~~UN~~~RE DM SATURDAY, JUNE 1 0, 1 9 9 5 W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS TIMBER COUNTRY OUT OF BELMONT THE MOTHER GOOSE S.-GI, $200,000, BEL, 6-9, 3yo, Preakness winner Timber Country (Woodman), who f, 1 1 /Sm, 1 :50 1 /5, ft. had been installed as the morning-line favorite for 1--SERENA'S SONG, 121, f, 3, Rahy--lmagining, by today's Belmont S., was withdrawn from the race Northfields. ($42,000 wing '92 KEENOV; $150,000 Friday after developing a fever. "When we came back yrl '93 KEEJUL). 0-Beverly J & Robert B Lewis; to the barn after Serena's Song's win this afternoon, B-Dr. Howard Baker (KY); T-D Wayne Lukas; J-G.L. Stevens; $120,000. Timber Country had spiked a fever," said trainer D. Lifetime Record: 17-10-2-1, $1,471,435. Wayne Lukas yesterday. "After waiting about an 2--Golden Bri, 121, f, 3, Gold Alert--Princess Bri, by hour to see if the temperature would come down, Briartic. ($19,000 yrl '93 OBSAUG). 0-Hilmer C. and it didn't, a decision was made to medicate him. Schmidt; B-John Franks (FL); $40,000. There was no recourse. He is fine now. All of the 3--Forested, 121, f, 3, Country Pine--Passolyn, by Fast owners were in agreement. All were in concurrence Passer. ($8,500 wing '92 KEENOV; $10,000 yrl '93 with the decision. The horse is too valuable to every­ OBSAUG). 0-Robert Perez; B-Larry Dellay & Curmar body concerned. He will be declared from the race. It (NY); $22,000. may be a small virus that may be over in 24 hours. Margins: 3, 6, 12. Odds: 0.05CT, 8.80, 76.50. We'll go over there tomorrow and see what we can Also Ran: Ravishing Raven, Love Tunnel, So Cheerful. do with Thunder Gulch (Gulch)." Serena's Song broke on top, alternated for the lead outside Golden Bri along the backside, shook clear from POULE D'ESSAI RESULT STANDS Matiara (Bering that one in upper stretch then was never threatened {GB}) has been confirmed the winner of last month's while being ridden out for her 5th Grade I victory. "It's G1 Dubai Paule d'Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp. a fantastic thing to see a horse come along like she Connections of runner-up Carling (Fr) (Garde Royale has," said trainer D. Wayne Lukas. "She's gifted, a real {Ire}) had lodged an appeal claiming that winning jockey gifted athlete. She has exceptional balance; you can Freddie Head had crossed their filly and caused her to really fall in love with her because of her looks. She has check on the home turn. French Jockey Club stewards, great efficiency of motion on the track, and she likes to after viewing recordings of the incident, have concluded train; she enjoys it. Some of the pedigree people told that the finishing order should be allowed to stand. me this filly would have trouble getting 1 1 /8-miles; However, they have suspended three jockeys--Head, they questioned her at 1 1 /4-miles. I still think she'll get Cash Asmussen (who rode Piquetnol) and Olivier Peslier a mile and a quarter--we'll see about that. She'll stay in (Shaanxi)--for four days each. The suspensions, offi­ New York; her next start (in the 1 1 /4-mile Coaching cially for "rough riding,,, will prevent the trio from taking Club American Oaks) is in just three weeks." John mounts June 17 through 20 inclusive. The punishment Kimmel, trainer of second-place finisher Golden Bri, said will probably affect Asmussen most of all, as it means of his filly, 'Tm very happy with her performance. he is now forced to miss the first day of Royal Ascot's There's nothing wrong with finishing second to the best prestigious annual fixture. filly around right now." Serena's Song is Yz to Vivid Imagination (Giii, $194, 237, by Raise a Man). FIRST WIN FOR HOUSEBUSTER At Ruidoso Downs June 8, two-time Champion Sprinter and Weekend Results Continued, p. 2 freshman sire Housebuster (Mt. Livermore) had his ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. first winner from his first starter when the two-year­ This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or old colt Houseafire went wire-to-wire to win his de­ by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior but by 10 lengths. Out of the In Reality mare Red written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. Bordeaux, Houseafire, owned by Buck Abbott, cov­ Information as to the races, race results and earnings ered the Yi-furlongs in Housebuster 5 1 :05 2/5. was obtained from results charts published in Daily stands at Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. News Continued, p. 4 PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 6-10-95 Weekend Results Continued. PREVIEW VODAFONE OAKS-G1, $383,813, Epsom, England, 6- 9, 3yo, f, 12f 1 OydsT, 2:35.44, gd/fm. • • Today, Belmont Park: 1--#@MOONSHELL (IREL 126, f, 3, Sadler's Wells-- BELMONT S.-GI, $697 ,400, 3yo, 1 1 /2m Moon Cactus (GB) (G3-Eng, G1 SP-Fr, $242,326), by PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS Kris (GB). 0-Maktoum al Maktoum/Godolphin; 1 Citadeed Violette Maple 8-1 B-Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum; T-Saeed 2 Off'n' Away Weld Smith 1 2-1 bin Suroor; J-L. Dettori; $235,238. 3 Pana Brass Callejas Ramos 50-1 2--Dance a Dream (GB), 126, f, 3, Sadler's Wells-­ 4 Is Sveikatas Whitaker Chavez 50-1 Exclusive Order, by Exclusive Native. 0/B-Cheveley 5 Ave's Flag O'Brien Velazquez 30-1 Park Stud; T-Michael Stoute; $88,015. 6 Composer Mott Bailey 20-1 3--Pure Grain (GB), 126, f, 3, Polish Precedent--Mill 7 Wild Syn Arnemann Romero 20-1 Line, by Mill Reef. 0-R. Barnett; B-W & R Barnett 8 Colonial Secretary Weymouth Santos 50-1 Ltd.; T-Michael Stoute; $42,257. 9 Knockadoon Reinstedler Mccarron 1 5-1 Margins: 1 1/4, 3/4, 3Yz. Odds: 3-1, 14-1, 7-2. 1 0 Thunder Gulch Lukas Stevens 2-1 Also ran: Musetta (Ire), Asterita (GB), Aqaarid, Bint 11 Timber Country scratched scratched Zamayem (Ire), Kshessinskaya (GB), Last Spin (GB), 1 2 Star Standard Zito Krone 6-1 Bunting (GB). All starters carry 1 26 pounds. The field broke evenly with MUSETTA (Cadeaux Colonial Secretary (Pleasant Colony) is scheduled to Genereux {Ire}) leading from LAST SPIN (Unfuwain) and depart his Fair Hill, Maryland training center at about KSHESSINSKAYA (Hadeer {GB}). Throughout the first 6:30 a.m. Saturday for the 3 1 /2-hour ride to Belmont. quarter mile, Musetta led by 1 Yz-lengths, with Is Sveikatas (L'Enjoleur) had an easy morning Friday, AQAARID (Nashwan) and eventual winner Moonshell at cantering and trotting the wrong way around the the back of the field. Musetta set a good pace and Belmont oval. "He had a pretty strong gallop Thursday-­ looked for a while as if she was going to repeat her he went the last half in :50 and change," trainer Clarke brilliant form in the Pretty Polly S. When she was even­ Whitaker said. Citadeed (Shadeed) was out for a strong tually challenged by the tough filly Moonshell, however, gallop at Belmont yesterday. "He had a big, forward she did not have enough left in the tank to hold off her gallop," said trainer Rick Violette, who was aboard for rival, who put up a brilliant fight to win. Moonshell was the exercise. "I let him do it; I'd just as soon he blow trained last season by Henry Cecil before being taken to off a little steam. I'm excited. I think he has a legitimate winter in Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed said, "We always shot; I think he's dangerous in there. He's coming into had this race in mind for the filly. She did not take to the race as good as, if not better than, the Peter Pan." Dubai initially, but then came around. We were never worried that she would not get the trip." Winning Today, Epsom Downs: jockey Frankie Dettori added, "I have always thought a VODAFONE CORONATION CUP-G 1, $198,950-added, lot of this filly. She gave all she had, and was always 4yo/up, 12fT going well. To win a race like this in only her third start PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT is quite incredible." This was the ninth win out of the 1 Carnegie (Ire) Fabre Jarnet 126 last 11 runnings of the Oaks for the Maktoum family. 2 Sunshack (GB) Fabre Pat Eddery 126 Connections of race favorite Aqaarid "were very disap­ 3 Tikkanen Pease Asmussen 126 pointed as she did not get into the race." 4 Environment Friend (GB) Rimmer Kinane 126 5 Time Star Cole Quinn 1 26 FOALING NEWS: 6 Ionia Brittain Roberts 1 26 CLASSY 'N SMART, 14, Smarten--No Class (Nodouble) 7 Only Royale (Ire) Cumani Dettori 123 Foal born 5-20-95, a filly by Danzig. Broadway Flyer (Theatrical {Ire}), last year's British Will be bred back to Danzig. St. Leger runner-up, had also been expected to start in Owned/boarded at Sam-Son Farm in Ontario, Canada.