FRIENDS LAKE HAS SURGERY HEADLINE p3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2004 Orman Stuck Between Rock and Hard Ten’s Place Keeping Up With Were trainer Jason Orman not charged with the task of saddling GI Preakness S. runner-up Rock Hard Ten The (Smarty) Jones (Kris S.) in the Belmont, he might be cheering right along with most of the racing world. “You’d like to go up there Smarty Ready To Work and beat him, but if you can’t, On the eve of his main prep ahead of next Saturday’s then sure you’d like to see GI Belmont S., Smarty Jones (Elusive Quality) jogged a Smarty Jones pull it off,” Orman mile yesterday morning at Philadelphia Park to the de- said yesterday during a national light of trainer John Servis. “He went super. He’s very teleconference. The lightly raced good,” the conditioner said, adding, “I am a little con- colt is well-bred for the Belmont cerned about the work. I trip and his ability to get the 12- hope he doesn’t do too furlong distance has Orman much.” The chestnut is hopeful, if not entirely confident, scheduled to go to the track about challenging Smarty Jones. this morning at 5:30 for a seven-furlong breeze with “I think he got a lot out of his Horsephotos jockey Stewart Elliott up. Rock Hard Ten last race and will improve with “He’s going to start out the longer distance,” he com- slow,” Servis explained. “I’d mented. “But if Smarty Jones were to run the race he love to see him go about the ran last time and we beat him, I’d be surprised.” Orman is still awaiting word from jockey Pat Valenzuela as to Equi-Photo same time [as he did when he worked seven furlongs whether he will be able to ride the colt in the Belmont. Feb. 11 in 1:29 3/5 at Oaklawn Park] and ease him off the pony. Have him off the rail and settled up the back- Fiske Looking For Tapit To Improve side and pick it up from there. Ideally he’ll go in [a David Fiske, racing manager for Winchell Thorough- minute] :28 or :29.” breds LLC, said that Tapit (Pulpit) has emerged from his Next Saturday’s event will not mark the first time six-furlong breeze Wednesday in good order and that all that Servis has saddled a horse in a Grade I event at systems are go for the Test of the Champion. “[Trainer] Belmont Park going 12 furlongs. Jostle, conditioned by Michael [Dickinson] said he worked fine, came back Servis for Fox Hill Farms, went wire-to-wire to win the good, travelled good and is feeling good,” Fiske said 2000 GI Coaching Club of America Oaks, an experience yesterday. “The schedule is for him to work again on he is sure to draw upon next weekend. “One thing that Monday. I think he’s as good as he can be and he I’ve been concentrating on is not to have him too sharp seems to be healthy at the moment.” Fiske believes the going into the race,” he commented. “This horse does- GI Wood Memorial winner is sitting on a big effort. “I n’t seem to get tired, so I actually think he might enjoy the 1 1/2 miles,” he added. still don’t think we’ve seen this horse’s best race,” he Despite all of the new-found notoriety, Servis contin- said. “We always seem to be getting him to peak and ues to take everything in stride. “Nothing has slowed then something happens. At Churchill, it was the rain. down really,” he said. “I’m getting calls from Australia, Our catch phrase going into the race had been ‘game Japan, London, Canada. This is a pretty popular story. on’ and then when it started raining, I looked over at But I’m a country boy at heart. I’ve always considered [owner] Ron [Winchell] and said ‘game over.’” Having myself a horseman, but my first love is my family. Then skipped the Preakness, Tapit was last seen when ninth my second love is my horses.” in the May 1 Kentucky Derby. (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/28/04 • PAGE 2 of 3 Prix du Palais-Royal cont. P R E S U L T S P Unraced as a juvenile, Puppeteer progressed quickly through the ranks to win the Listed Prix du Pont du Thursday, Longchamp, France Jour at Craon on his fourth and final sophomore start PRIX DU PALAIS-ROYAL-G3, i73,000, Longchamp, last September. Sixth on his seasonal bow in the G3 5-27, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:19.80, gd/sf. Prix Edmond Blanc at Saint-Cloud Mar. 28, he was 1--@PUPPETEER (GB), 130, c, 4, by Singspiel (Ire) second to Vasywait (Fr) in the Listed Prix de 1st Dam: Pidona (GB), by Baillamont Montretout over course and distance Apr. 29. He se- 2nd Dam: Professional Girl, by Nureyev cured a first group race win here with a dominant clos- 3rd Dam: Don’t Sulk, by Graustark ing flourish to deny last year’s winner Saratan more (120,000gns yrl 01 TATHOU). O-6 C Racing Ltd; easily than the winning margin of a neck would sug- gest. Held near the back of the pack during the first B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; half of the contest, he was pushed along to close on J-Christophe Soumillon; 36,500. Lifetime Record: i the leaders with 2 1/2 furlongs remaining. He was 7 starts, 4 wins, 2 places, i91,300. ridden to challenge at the distance and ran on strongly 2--Saratan (Ire), 130, g, 7, Tirol (Ire)--Sarafia (Ire), by for Christophe Soumillon urgings in the closing stages Dalsaan (GB). (40,000gns HRA ‘00 TATAUT). to prove narrowly best. “We think this horse is even O-Marquise de Moratalla; B-H H The Aga Khan’s better over a mile, but he is quite keen and needs a Studs SC; i14,600. truly-run race,” said the owner’s racing manager Jean- 3--Crystal Castle, 130, g, 6, Gilded Time--Wayage, by Louis Branere. “That is why we tried him over this trip, Mr. Prospector. ($65,000 yrl ‘99 KEESEP). O-J Raw; where the tempo is always that much quicker, and it B-Mrs L G Basset; i10,950. worked out perfectly well. Even though he has won, Margins: NK, NK, NK. Odds: 1.80, 6.70, 8.10. we still think, and the jockey also agrees, that a mile, Also Ran: Charming Groom (Fr), Rockets ‘N Rollers (Ire), on good ground, is his best trip. We will probably now Indian Haven (GB), The Wise Lady (Fr), Blanche (Fr), have to travel abroad to find a suitable race for him, Key To Pleasure (Ger), Fabuleux River (Fr). maybe England or Germany for a Group 2 race.” Click for the france-galop.com chart. 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FORESTRY is the TAYLOR MADE #1 Sophomore Sire of Stakes Winners and (859) 885-3345 #2 Sophomore Sire by Progeny Earnings. www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/28/04 • PAGE 3 of 3 Monday, Hollywood Park P P R E V I E W P SHOEMAKER BREEDERS’ CUP MILE-GI, $350,000a, 3yo/up, 1mT Friday, Baden-Baden, Germany, post time: 4:25 p.m. John Paul Reddam’s Momentum (Nureyev), second in 33RD BENAZET-RENNEN-G3, i65,500, 3yo/up, 6fT the 2002 GI Hollywood Gold Cup and GI Pacific Classic, SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT makes his first start in 19 months in this mile event on 1 8 Areias (Ger) Second Set (Ire) Schutz 132 the Memorial Day card. A three-time winner in seven 2 10 Call Me Big (Ger) Big Shuffle E Groschel 132 starts over European turf courses to begin his career, 3 5 Capricho (Ire) Lake Coniston (Ire) Akehurst 132 the six-year-old was second to Mizzen Mast in the 4 6 Fiepes Shuffle (GB) Big Shuffle Hofer 132 grassy Bien Bien S. in November 2001, but has made 5 3 Gold Type (Ire) Goldmark Woodburn 132 his last eight appearances on the main track, including a 6 2 Lucky Strike (GB) Petong (GB) Trybuhl 132 runner-up finish to Pleasantly Perfect as the odds-on 7 1 Sacho (Ger) Dashing Blade (GB) Kujath 132 favorite in the GII Goodwood Breeders’ Cup H. at Santa 8 4 Best Smiling (Ger) Big Shuffle Mader 128 Anita in October 2002. He is one of four horses being 9 7 Just Sing A Song (GB) Dolphin Street (Fr) Heidenreich 128 supplemented to this event for $7,000. “He worked 10 9 Topkamp (GB) Pennekamp Bell 128 real well on the grass here Sunday,” trainer Craig Dollase said, referring to Momentum’s six-furlong move Saturday, Belmont Park in 1:14.