The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM SATURDAY, JUNE 15,1996 WeEeEeKeEeNeD PREVIEW CIGAR BACK ON TRACK Cigar (Palace Music) went Today, Belmont Park back to the track yesterday morning for the first time BROOKLYN H.-Gil, $300,000, 3yo/up, 9f since the June 1 Massachusetts H. The 1995 Horse of PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS the Year, recovering from a bruised right front foot, 1 Exalto Donk Davis 8-1 jogged around the Belmont main track and could breeze 2 Mahogany Hall Baker Santos 4-1 by next week, according to trainer Bill Mott. "If every­ 3 Wekiva Springs Mott Smith 7-5 thing goes well, we'll work him in another week," said 4 Silver Fox Margotta Jr. DeCarlo 10-1 Mott. "He made it to the track today and it looks like 5 Paragram Arnold II Velazquez 15-1 things are going well." Mott said that if progress contin­ 6 Admiralty Mott Bailey 2-1 ues to be smooth, a July 13 or 14 date for the proposed 7 Glorious Fun Domino Chavez 12-1 $1 million race at Arlington Park would be ideal. Mahogany Hall (Woodman) came back after more than a year on the sidelines and finished third in a Chur­ JAPANESE OFFER FOR UNBRIDLED Japanese chill allowance test May 26. The five-year-old has been buyers, who have taken home many of Europe's top first or third in 10 of his 14 career starts; he makes his stallions recently, have now put Unbridled (Fappiano) on Belmont debut. Bill Mott trainee Admiralty {Strawberry their shopping list. The 1990 Kentucky Derby and Road {Aus}) also made his first start in more than a year Breeders' Cup Classic hero is currently subject of an in his latest, taking a Belmont allowance race May 22; offer amounting to $13 million from a syndicate of the four-year-old captured the off-the-turf G III Palm Japanese breeders hoping to secure the nine-year-old to Beach S. at three. stand next year in Hokkaido. Unbridled won eight of 24 races and has been making a major impact on American Today, Churchill Downs racing since going to stud. His best products to date are STEPHEN FOSTER S.-GII, $150,000a, 3yo/up, 9f Unbridled's Song, last year's juvenile champion, and PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS Grindstone, this May's Kentucky Derby winner. 1 Prory Kohnhorst Martin Jr. 10-1 2 Takeawakatlove Brothers Martinez 1 2-1 SANDPIT TOPS CAESARS INTERNATIONAL 3 Pleasant Tango Speckert Day 3-1 4 Mt. Sassafras Minshall Walls 7-2 \\TEIGHTS According to Atlantic City Director of Rac­ 5 Bucks Nephew Hickey Guidry 6-1 ing Ed Vomacka, "The 1996 Caesars field could be the 6 Knoc,,"adoon Reinstedler Perret 2-1 best ever gathered together for the Grade I turf fixture. 7 Adhocracy O'Callaghan Melancon 15-1 The institution of the bonus by Caesars, joining Atlantic 8 Tenants Harbor Desensi Torres 8-1 City and Hollywood Park's two premier turf races, has Pleasant Tango (Pleasant Colony) had not been out in increased the depth of quality tremendously." Last almost two years when he came back to finish third in a year's winner of the GI Caesars International H., Sandpit Keeneland allowance race April 13, then made his sec­ (Brz) {Baynoun {Ire}) tops the weights for this year's ond start off the extended layoff a winning one, taking a renewal, set for June 22, at 122 pounds. Owned by La Churchill allowance May 6. The six-year-old, twice third Sierra Thoroughbreds, the six-year-old captured both against Gil company during his 1994 campaign, looks legs of the first-ever East/West Challenge, also winning for his first graded stakes win. the 1995 Caesars Palace Turf H. at Hollywood. The co­ highweight is last year's turf champion Northern Spur (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). Labeeb (GB) (Lear Fan), winner of STAKES CLOSINGS last year's GI Hollywood Derby, gets in with 118. All TODA y, SA TURDA y, JUNE 15: three winners of this year's Early Times series races, 6-29 $200,000 Hempstead H.-GI, Bel, Classic hero Mecke (Maudlin), Dixie winner Gold and 3yo/up, f/m, 8.5f ($200) Steel (Fr) (Shining Steel {GB}) and Manhattan victor Flag 6-30 $100/75,000 Firecracker Breeders' Down (Deputy Minister), are at 117 on the list. The Cup-Gill, CD, 3yo/up, 8fT ($175) Caesars International will be televised live on ESPN from TOMORROW, SUNDA y, JUNE 16: 6-7:00 p.m. EDT. 6-30 $100150,000 Lady Canterbury Breeders' Cup H., News cont. p2 Cby, 3yo/up, flm, 8fT ($150) PAGE 2· THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 6-15-96 News cont. Sunday, Hollywood Park LADY CARLA HEADS IRISH DERBY MARKET SHOEMAKER BREEDERS' CUP MILE-Gil, $700,000, Irish bookmakers have installed Lady Carla (GB) 3yo/up, 1mT (Caerleon) as 6-4 favourite for the Budweiser-sponsored The field, from the rail out, will be: Joker (Gentleman Irish Derby June 30 after news that her owner Wafic GeneL Romarin (Brz) (itajara {Brz}), Unusual Heat Said is now considering that race as her next target. (Nureyev), Tychonic (GB) (Last Tycoon {Ire}), Debutant Said's filly won Epsom's Oaks by nine lengths last time Trick (Clever Trick), Atticus (Nureyev), and Fastness out and was quickly earmarked for the Irish equivalent (Ire) (Rousillon). All carry 124 pounds. July 14. However, now his original Irish Derby hope King Alex (GB) (Rainbow Quest) has suffered a setback, PRINCESS S.-GII, $100,000a, 3yo, f, 8.5f Said will be discussing a switch for Lady Carla with her The expected starters, from the inside, are: Pike Place trainer Henry Cecil. Tim Bulwer-Long, racing manager Dancer (Seattle Dancer), 121; Karakorum (Skywalker), for Said, stated: "The original plan was to go for the 115; Heptathlon (Runaway Groom), 115; Najecam Irish Oaks, but now we are considering the Derby. We (Trempolino), 115; and Listening (Night Shift), 115. will make a definite decision after talking to Henry Cecil this weekend." A rescheduling for Lady Carla would Sunday, Golden Gate Fields mean an exciting clash with Epsom Derby hero Shaamit GOLDEN GATE H.-Gil, $200,000, 3yo/up, 11fT (Ire) (Mtoto {GB}l. He is 2-1 second favourite for the In post position order, the field of five is: Beau Temps Irish event. (GB) (Mtoto {GB}l, 11 . Time Star (Manila), 115; Tzar Rodney (Fr) (Assert {Ire}), 115; Bon Point (GB) (Soviet YORKSHIRE OAKS AIM FOR SILA Sil Sila (Ire) Star), 117; and Sand Reef (GB) (Reference Point {GB}), (Marju {Ire}), winner of Sunday's Prix de Diane at 116. Chantilly, will have her next outing in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks August 21. Bryan Smart, the former jump jockey who trained her to win the French event on his first NEW YORK professional visit to that country, has already indicated • • that the filly will not be supplemented for the Irish Oaks Local News: Belmont Park June 30 as the cost--£25,000 (approximately $37,775) Because the New York State Assembly adjourned for --is considered too high a price to pay to test her stam­ the weekend without voting on an extension of the in­ ina at more than the 10 furlongs of the Diane. Smart home simulcasting legislation which expires today, said: "We will see at York is she gets a mile and a half. I RaceDay Belmont will not be available to cable-TV pa­ think she will, Ray (Cochrane, her regular rider who trons this weekend. Said New York Racing Association missed out on the French success through injury) thinks Vice President Steven Crist, "We believe that when the she will and, if she does, we will be thinking about the legislators get back in session on Monday, the situation Prix Vermeille and the Arc later on. If she doesn't, then will be addressed." we'll prepare her for either the English or Irish Champion L'Carriere (Carr de Naskra) breezed seven furlongs in S. (both at 10 furlongs)." 1:25.39 Thursday and is three-to-four works away from a return to racing. The five-year-old was third in the Weekend Preview cont. Dubai World Cup March 27 in his last start. Today, Monmouth Park EATONTOWN H.-Gill, $75,000a, 3yo/up, flm, 8.5fT The field, in post position order, will be: Because I'm EAST Gold (MiswakiL 110, Velez Jr.; Appointed One (Danzig), • • 114, No Rider; Fashion Star (Chief's Crown), 112, Local News: Woodbine Samyn; Why Be Normal (Spring Double), 111; Special Jockey David Gall will be at Woodbine Sunday f June Broad (Broad Brush), 113, Velez Jr.; Tone Zone (C. 23, to receive the 1996 Avelino Gomez Memorial Poppa Hall), 108, No Rider; Ring By Spring (Jeblar), Award. Gall, born in Saskatchewan, is closing in on 111, Bravo; Danish (Ire) (Danehill), 117, McCauley; 6,900 lifetime victories and sits fourth behind Bill Shoe­ Highland Happening (Highland Blade), 114, No Rider; maker, Laffit Pincay Jr., and Angel Cordero Jr. on the Tough Broad (Broad Brush), 115, Velez Jr.; Gail's Brush all-time list. The Avelino Gomez Award is given each (Broad Brush), 116, Boulanger; Lady Affirmed (Af­ year to a Canadian rider who has made significant con­ firmed), 116, Perez; and Plenty Of Sugar (Ascot Knight), tributions to the sport of racing. 117, Colton. East Report cont. p3 Tropical Dance, 3yo f. by THORN DANCE THIRD in 17-runner Vodapage H.