Borrego Brilliant in Work HEADLINE ...p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2004 KING OF THE CUP T R I P L E T H R E A T S Favored King Kamehameha (Jpn) (Kingmambo), prep- P P ping for the May 30 G1 Japanese Derby, took a big step forward winning Sunday’s G1-JRA NHK Mile Cup Smarty Gets His Bonus by an impressive five-length margin. The bay broke The connections of Smarty Jones (Elusive Quality), from the outside in the field of 18 and settled in mid- the Pennsylannia bred who scored the richest payday in pack under jockey Katsumi Ando. Ando switched the Thoroughbred history when he netted $5,854,800 sophomore to the outside in deep stretch and King winning the GI Kentucky Kamehameha hit top gear to burst clear of the field en Derby, were yesterday route to an easy win. The colt, winner of the Erica Sho awarded the $5 million bo- last December, finished third in his 2004 bow in the nus that accounted for the Keisei Hai in January, but returned to the winner’s majority of the massive pay- circle with a victory in the Sumire S. and added a gutsy day. At a ceremony at Phila- win in the G3 Mainichi Hai last time out. “He had a delphia Park Morning morn- good attitude today, ” Ando said of the winner. “The ing, a check was handed 2400 meters of the Derby does not worry me.” King over to Someday Farm’s Pa- Big check, Big money Kamehameha is a half brother to The Deputy (Ire), who tricia and Roy Chapman, who Equi-Photo in 2000 won the GII Santa Catalina S. and GI Santa bred and own Smarty Jones, Anita Derby. Click for the jair.jrao.ne.jp chart. from Oaklawn Park’s Charles Cella. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Oaklawn Park, Cella had offered Sunday, Tokyo, Japan up a $5-milllion bonus to any horse that could sweep NHK MILE CUP-G1-JRA, ¥180,720,000, Tokyo, 5-9, the Rebel S. and the GII Arkansas Derby--both at 3yo, 1600mT, 1:32.5, fm. Oaklawn--as well as the Kentucky Derby. Smarty Jones 1--KING KAMEHAMEHA (JPN), 126, c, 3, Kingmambo stretched his legs yesterday at Philly Park, galloping a 1st Dam: Manfath (Ire), by Last Tycoon (Ire) mile and a half. The burgeoning folk hero will next 2nd Dam: Pilot Bird (GB), by Blakeney (GB) attempt the second leg of the Triple Crown, Saturday’s 3rd Dam: The Dancer (Fr), by Green Dancer GI Preakness S. at Pimlico. O-Makoto Kaneko; B-Northern Farm; T-Kunihide Matsuda; J-Katsumi Ando; ¥95,864,000. Lifetime Rock Hard Ten Breezes at Churchill Record: 6-5-0-1, $1,635,044. *1/2 to The Deputy Rock Hard Ten (Kris S.) was up and at ‘em early at (Ire) (Petardia {GB}), GISW, $817,787. Churchill yesterday, breezing five furlongs in 1:00 flat 2--Cosmo Sunbeam (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Zagreb--Robbies shortly after the track opened at Rainbow (GB), by Rainbow Quest. O-Misako Okada; 5:15 a.m. Providing he comes B-Yamaoka Bokujo; ¥38,104,000. out of the work in good order, 3--Meisho Bowler (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Taiki Shuttle--Nice the big colt will ship to Pimlico Raise, by Storm Cat. O-Yoshio Matsumoto; B-Hinode Wednesday with an eye on the Bokujo; ¥23,552,000. Preakness. “We’re pretty excited Margins: 5, 1 3/4, 1/2. Odds: 3.60, 6.80, 5.00. about getting to run now,” said Rock Hard Ten Horsephotos trainer Jason Orman, whose charge was left out of the Derby PREACHINATTHEBAR WORKS AT CHURCHILL.....p2 because of a lack of graded earnings. “We’re putting GREY’S INN TAKES SA DERBY......................p3 everything behind us and, hopefully, things will work BARRETTS SALE KICKS OFF TODAY.........ATW-p2 out for the best. I don’t know if he can beat those horses, but I think he can compete with them.” Cont. p2 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/11/04 • PAGE 2 of 7 Triple Threats cont. Simple Arithmetic Vincent Papandrea’s Preakness hopeful Little Matth Borrego Brilliant in Work Man (Matty G) earned the bullet yesterday at Philadel- Trainer Beau Greely’s Borrego (El Prado {Ire}), 10th in phia Park, zipping through four furlongs in :47 flat. It the Kentucky Derby, looked especially sharp in his final was the best of eight works at the distance. “He was tune-up for the Preakness S., sizzling through four awesome out there today,” exclaimed trainer Marty panels at Churchill Downs yesterday in :46 flat. The Ciresa. “He was really sharp and needed the work. I work was easily the quickest of 53 moves at the dis- had him going three-eighths in :34 and change, the half tance and bested the next-fastest horse by a full sec- in :46 4/5, and :59 2/5 for five-eighths. He was still ond. The blistering time didn’t dismay Greely, who going at a good clip galloping out. This is a deep track, watched on from the Clubhouse. “The horse worked and you’re really working when you go :47 here.” Little well,” said Greely. “I just wanted to go a nice, easy half Matth Man, winner of the Whirlaway S. at Aqueduct in mile with him and gallop out five eighths. It looked like February, will run in new shoes for the Preakness: three he was striding out and did it nice and easy, so I think glued on and one nailed on. it was pretty much just what we were looking for.” Passing the Bar P P R E V I E W P Mike Pegram’s Preachinatthebar (Silver Charm), with- drawn from Derby consideration after trainer Bob Saturday, Pimlico Baffert was unsatisfied with pre-race works, seems to PIMLICO SPECIAL-GI, $500,000, 4yo/up, 1 3/16m have snapped out of his funk with a sharp five-furlong Midway Road (Jade Hunter) arrived at Pimlico yester- move at Churchill yesterday in :57 4/5. Working with day morning. The four-year-old, second in last year’s GI stablemate Determined, the gray bounded clear through Preakness S., had his final prep for the Special Sunday, the lane under exercise rider John Burns, recording the going a half in a brisk :46 1/5 at Churchill Downs. fastest work of 32 at the distance. Determined was Trainer Neil Howard was looking for a slightly slower second-fastest on the day with a final time of :59 flat. breeze. “He does that anyway, but things are never Assistant trainer John Good said the colt would fly to going to go prefect,” Howard said. Baltimore Wednesday. Across the country, trainer Evening Attire (Black Tie Affair {Ire}) prepped for the Kristen Mulhall’s Imperialism (Langfuhr) worked a race yesterday with a half-mile in :49 on the Belmont maintenence three furlongs in :35 4/5, the second main track. “We will show up Thursday or Friday ready fastest of 20 works at the distance. Owner Steve Taub to run,” trainer Pat Kelly said. said the colt, who was one of few horses in the Derby Two Special runners, Dynever (Dynaformer) and Bow- to make up ground when a fast-closing third to Smarty man’s Band (Dixieland Band) are scheduled to work Jones and Lion Heart, would most likely ship to Mary- today. “We will breeze him [Tuesday], travel on land today. Wednesday and take our shot against some tough horses Friday,” said Allen Jerkens, who trains Bow- man’s Band. He added, “There’s nothing not to like MOVING ??? about how he’s been training.” Dynever will ship from For just a day or forever... Belmont to Maryland Friday morning. Call us with your new fax number. All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, (732) 747-8060 unless otherwise indicated TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/11/04 • PAGE 3 of 7 Tuesday, York, Britain, post time: 2:30 p.m. P P R E V I E W P TATTERSALLS MUSIDORA S.-G3, £60,000, 3yo, f, 10f 88ydsT Tuesday, York, Britain, post time: 3:00 p.m. SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER DUKE OF YORK HEARTHSTEAD HOMES S.-G2, 1 5 Asia Winds (Ire) Machiavellian B Hills £100,000, 3yo/up, 6f 3ydsT 2 2 Bay Tree (Ire) Daylami (Ire) Loder SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 3 3 Chanteloup (GB) Grand Lodge Fanshawe 1 6 Somnus (GB) Pivotal (GB) T Easterby 135 4 1 Glen Innes (Ire) Selkirk Loder 2 3 Just James (GB) Spectrum (Ire) Noseda 132 5 6 Nassiria (GB) Singspiel (Ire) C Brittain 3 9 Arakan Nureyev Stoute 128 6 4 Punctilious (GB) Danehill bin Suroor 4 2 Ashdown Express (Ire) Ashkalani (Ire) Wall 128 All carry 120 pounds. 5 13 Bahamian Pirate Housebuster Nicholls 128 This Epsom Oaks trial should be a penalty kick for 6 15 Bonus (Ire) Cadeaux Genereux (GB) Hannon 128 Punctilious, who bids to provide Godolphin with their 7 7 Country Reel Danzig bin Suroor 128 third renewal since opening the scoring in 1998. 8 4 Fayr Jag (Ire) Fayruz (GB) T Easterby 128 Trained by Michael Jarvis last term, she left no doubt 9 5 Monsieur Bond (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Smart 128 she was out of the top drawer with easy successes in a 10 12 Orientor (GB) Inchinor (GB) Goldie 128 Yarmouth maiden in July and conditions event at Salis- 11 14 Steenberg (Ire) Flying Spur (Aus) Tompkins 128 bury in September.