TRADEMARK takes Baruch HEADLINE p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2003 HUNTING FOR A GRADE I MIDSUMMER MAGIC The $500,000 Diana H., a Grade I event for the first Today’s G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth time this year, will feature nine of the best turf Diamond S. at Ascot has drawn a stellar field, featuring distaffers on the East Coast. New York-based Voodoo a top pair of older runners in Nayef (Gulch) and Dancer (Kingmambo), who lost by a nose to Tates Sulamani (Ire) (Hernando {Fr}) facing off against a brace Creek last year in the Diana, traveled to Hollywood to of Derby winners, Kris Kin (Kris S.) and Alamshar (Ire) annex the GII Beverly Hills H. June 28 over Dublino and (Key of Luck). “It looks to be the race of the year,” said Megahertz (GB). The blaze-faced bay’s predilection for jockey Frankie Dettori, who rides Sulamani. “Everyone firm going, however, will dictate her participation. is in there--two Derby winners--and apart from the Trainer Bobby Frankel has won eight Grade I races in pacemaker [Izdiham, for Nayef], all the others have a New York so far this year and sad- chance.” King George cont. p3 dles a pair of four-year-olds here. Saturday, Ascot, Britain, post time: 3:50 p.m. Jerry Bailey has the mount aboard KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert), a 3/4- S.-G1, £750,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT sister to turf champion Banks Hill SC PP HORSE TRAINER *ODDS (GB). The Juddmonte colorbearer is 1 7 Bollin Eric (GB) T Easterby 17-1 unbeaten in three U.S. starts to date, (c, 4, Shaamit {Ire}--Bollin Zola {Ire}, by Alzao) unleashing a spectacular late run in 2 1 Falbrav (Ire) Cumani 10-1 winning the GIII Citgo Distaff Turf (h, 5, Fairy King--Gift of the Night, by Slewpy) Mile May 3. Frankel is co-owner of 3 2 Grandera (Ire) bin Suroor 34-1 his other entrant Pertuisane (GB) (h, 5, Grand Lodge--Bordighera, by Alysheba) (Zamindar), who ran third to Wonder 4 12 Indian Creek (GB) Elsworth 21-1 Heat Haze at Santa Anita Again (Silver Hawk) and Riskaverse (h, 5, Indian Ridge {Ire}--Blue Water, by Bering {GB}) Benoit Photo (Dynaformer) in the GI Garden City 5 11 Izdiham (Ire) Tregoning 300-1 Breeders’ Cup H. last September. The (c, 4, Nashwan--Harayir, by Gulch) bay was most recently second to Snow Dance (Forest 6 8 Leadership (GB) bin Suroor 19-1 Wildcat) in the GII New York H. July 4. Wonder Again (c, 4, Selkirk--Louella, by El Gran Senor) had her coming out party last year over this course, 7 10 Millenary (GB) J Dunlop 17-1 winning an entry-level allowance prior to her score in (h, 6, Rainbow Quest--Ballerina {Ire}, by Dancing Brave) the GII Lake Placid H. But after her win at Belmont in 8 4 Nayef Tregoning 11-2 the Garden City, the bay hasn’t had her picture taken in (h, 5, Gulch--Height of Fashion {Fr}, by Bustino {GB}) three subsequent outings. She missed by a half-length 9 6 Sulamani (Ire) bin Suroor 9-2 when second to Delta Princess (A.P. Indy) in the GIII (c, 4, Hernando {Fr}--Soul Dream, by Alleged) Beaugay H. May 3, then ran third to Mariensky (Gulch) 10 14 Warrsan (Ire) C Brittain 21-1 over boggy ground in the GIII Just a Game Breeders’ (h, 5, Caerleon--Lucayan Princess {Ire}, by High Line {GB}) Cup H. June 7. “She’s been running good, she just 11 13 Victory Moon (SAf) de Kock 11-1 hasn’t had any luck yet this year,” said trainer Jimmy (c, 4, Al Mufti--Dancing Flower {SAf}, by Dancing Champ) Toner. “All she has to do is run back to the races she’s 12 5 Alamshar (Ire) Oxx 11-2 been running. She loves Saratoga and she’ll handle (c, 3, Key of Luck--Alaiyda, by Shahrastani) anything.”Diana field, p3 13 3 Kris Kin Stoute 5-1 (c, 3, Kris S.--Angel In My Heart {Fr}, by Rainbow Quest) The brisnet.com ‘Race of the Day’ is the GI Diana H. at Saratoga. 14 9 Magistretti Callaghan 67-1 For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. (c, 3, Diesis {GB}--Ms. Strike Zone, by Deputy Minister) *William Hill odds www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/26/03 • PAGE 2 of 6 Friday, Chepstow, Britain R E S U L T S P P OAKGROVE STUD GOLDEN DAFFODIL S.-G3, £50,000, Chepstow, 7-25, 3yo/up, f/m, 10f 36ydsT, Friday, Saratoga 2:12.12, gd. BERNARD BARUCH H.-GII, $150,000, SAR, 7-25, 1--@CHORIST (GB), 127, f, 4, by Pivotal (GB) 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:49, yl. 1st Dam: Choir Mistress (GB), by Chief Singer (Ire) 1--TRADEMARK (SAF), 114, g, 7, by Goldmark (SAf) 2nd Dam: Blessed Event (Ire), by Kings Lake 1st Dam: Popular (SAf), by Elliodor (SAf) 3rd Dam: Freidrichsruh (Fr), by Dschingis Khan (Ger) 2nd Dam: Party Time (SAf), by Filipepi (GB) O/B-Cheveley Park Stud; T-William Haggas; J-Darryll 3rd Dam: Your Hostess (SAf), by Sun Compass (GB) O-Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum; B-D Cohen & Holland; £32,550. Lifetime Record: GSP-Ire, 13-5-4-0, Sons Pty Ltd (SAF); T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; J-R Al £129,819. *1/2 to Cuneythan (GB) (Slip Anchor Migliore; $90,000. Lifetime Record: MG1SW-SAf, {GB}), MSW-Tur. 47-10-11-7, $373,748. 2--Favourable Terms (GB), 117, f, 3, Selkirk--Fatefully, 2--Rouvres (Fr), 116, c, 4, Anabaa--Riziere (Fr), by by Private Account. O-Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Groom Dancer. O-Alec Head; B-Alec & Ghislaine Head Maktoum; B-Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd; (FR); $30,000. £11,550. 3--Slew Valley, 113, h, 6, Valley Crossing--Slewway, 3--Monturani (Ire), 127, f, 4, Indian Ridge (Ire)-- by Slewpy. O-Rich Meadow Farm; B-W James Mezzogiorno (GB), by Unfuwain. O/B-Mrs Rebecca Hindman (MD); $16,500. Philips; £5,775. Margins: 4 3/4, NK, 1HF. Odds: 6.60, 3.15, 12.00. Margins: 2HF, 1HF, 8. Odds: 9-4, 4-6, 13-2. Also Ran: Tap the Admiral, Del Mar Show, Union Place, Also ran: Cuddles (Fr). Patrol. Scratched: El Gran Papa, Rock Slide, Saint Verre, Millennium Dragon (GB). Chorist, who continues to improve, made all under Trademark became the second U.S. graded stakes Darryll Holland to record her third stakes score here. winner bred in southern Africa by bounding away from After winning the Listed Upavon Fillies' S. at Salis- his rivals in securing his first stakes success. A close bury last August, she finished a solid second to the seventh to Ipi Tombe (Zim) in the G1 Durban July H. smart Dermot Weld filly Irresistible Jewel (Ire) in the last July, he followed that filly to Dubai, finishing third G3 Blandford S. at The Curragh in September, but to her in a Listed race Feb. 6 and fifth to her in the G3 could do no better than eighth behind the then Weld- Jebel Hatta Mar. 8. He ran fourth in his Dubai finale trained Dress to Thrill (Ire) in the G2 Sun Chariot S. Apr. 10, but turned things around in his U.S. bow, at Newmarket the following month. Freshened over finishing second by a half-length in the GIII Poker H. the winter, she returned to finish a length runner-up July 5. After saving ground while fourth in the early to the smart Zee Zee Top (GB) in the Listed Middle- stages, Trademark was crying out for room at the top ton S. at York May 14. Last time out, she beat of the stretch. Jockey Richard Migliore found a seam Monturani by a head in the Listed Hoppings S. at and the seven-year-old responded, striding clear in the Newcastle June 28. Taken to the front in the early final furlong. “He was third to Ipi Tombe in Dubai and she would have been 1-9 in here,” said winning trainer stages this time, she responded to every call in the Kiaran McLaughlin. “He’s a bleeder and Lasix has been straight to quicken clear of the chasing Monturani a huge plus for him.” Click for the brisnet.com chart or before comfortably holding Favourable Terms and the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. For the Kieren Fallon. video race replay, select: broadband or modem. Click for the racingpost.co.uk chart. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/26/03 • PAGE 3 of 6 Thursday, Asahikawa, Japan GRAND CHARIOT CUP-G3-NAR, Asahikawa, 7-24, 3yo, P K I N G G E O R G E CONT. P 1600m, 1:43, gd. 1--EKOLU PLACE, 121, c, 3, by Grindstone BY GEORGE, IT’S A GOOD FIELD Godolphin will 1st Dam: Tropico Cielo (SP), by Secreto bid for their fourth King George since 1995 with a 2nd Dam: Distant Rose, by Distant Day three-pronged entry, headlined by one of their biggest 3rd Dam: Frampton Dancer, by Jig Time guns in Sulamani (Ire) (Hernando {Fr}). The Niarchos ($25,000 yrl ‘01 FTMFEB; $170,000 yrl ‘01 FTKJUL; Family homebred, winner of the G1 Prix du Jockey-Club $340,000 2yo ‘02 FTFFEB). O-Makoto Kaneko; and runner-up in the G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe last B-James M Herbener Jr.; T-K Matsuda; J-Y year, landed the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic at Nad al Fukunaga; ¥20,000,000.