S•T•A•K•E•S PREVIEW WELL CHOSEN RETIRED Well Chosen (Deputy Today, Chester, England: Minister), winner of Keeneland's GI Ashland S., has ORMONDE S.-G3, $91,850, 4yo/up, 1 m 5f 89ydsT been retired from racing. The three-year-old filly ran The field, in post position order, will be: Further Flight eighth in last Friday's GI Kentucky Oaks and apparently !GB} (Pharly {Fr}), M Hills, 123; Palio Sky (GB) (Niniski), suffered a slight strain of her left ankle during the race. Pat Eddery, 123; Redbridge (Alleged), L Dettori, 123; Owned by Mrs. John Magnier and Michael Tabor, Well Memorise (Lyphard), K Fallon, 123; Stretarez (Fr) Chosen heads to the breeding shed with two wins in (Saumarez {GB}), K Darley, 128; and Riyadian (GB) nine starts and earnings of $501,330. (Polish Precedent), T Quinn, 123. PREAKNESS POSSIBLES WORK Three horses Saturday, Pimlico: listed as "possible" for the May 16 GI Preakness S. at PIMLICO SPECIAL-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, 1 3/16m Pimlico worked over the Churchill Downs track this The field of five will line up in the following order: week. Comic Strip (Red Ransom), winner of the Giii Wagon Limit (Conquistador Cielo), 114; Hot Brush Louisiana Derby, breezed six furlongs Tuesday in 1: 15 (Broad Brush), 113; Precocity (Aferd), 11 5; Skip Away over a fast track. After the move, trainer Neil Howard (Skip Trial), 128; Draw (Private Account), 111. said a decision on the colt's Preakness status would be made "very soon." Grand Slam (Gone West) breezed Sunday, Longchamp, France: four furlongs Tuesday in :49 4/5. The D. Wayne Lukas POU LE D'ESSAI DES POULAINS-G1, 3yo 1 mT trainee most recently finished third in Keeneland's Gii POULE D'ESSIA DES POULICHES-G1, 3yo, f, 1 mT Coolmore Lexington S. Yarrow Brae (Deputy Minister), Robert Sangster's Victory Note (Fairy King) is the one second in the Giii Derby Trial and Gii Jim Beam S., went supplementary entry for Sunday's G 1 Pou le d'Essai des five furlongs Monday in 1 :03 2/5 on a track rated Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) over a mile at "good." Trainer Bob Baffert sent his Derby duo out to Longchamp, for which a field of 14 is now expected. the track yesterday for the first time since they ran for Sangster's colt, trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam, won the roses. Both Derby victor Real Quiet (Quiet American) the G3 Tripleprint Greenham S. over seven furlongs at and third-place finisher Indian Charlie (In Excess {Ire}) Newbury April 18. Favorite for the race will be the galloped 1 1 /4 miles. Baffert said the pair would work unbeaten Criquette Head-trained With the Flow (Irish next Tuesday and ship to Pimlico on Wednesday, May River {Fr}), impressive winner of the G3 Prix de 13. Fontaini:lbleau over a mile at longchamp April 19. Sheikh Ahmed al Maktoum's filly Elshamms (GB) '98 JOCKEY CLUB FACT BOOK RELEASED (Zafonic) is the only supplementary entry for Sunday's G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (French 1000 Guineas). Record pari-mutuel handle in 1 997 highlights the eighth The Aga Khan's Zalaiyka (Fr) (Royal Academy), impres­ edition of "The Jockey Club Fact Book," the Thorough­ sive winner of the G3 Prix de la Grotte over a mile at bred industry's annual statistical guide to breeding and Longchamp April 19, is expected to start favorite. racing in North America. Handle in North America topped $13.3 billion in 1997, up 6.3 percent on the (News cont.) more than $12.5 billion handled in 1996. Gains, how­ BREEDERS' CUP GALA TO BENEFIT CHARITIES ever, were limited to the off-track market which ac­ This ye.ar' s Breeders' Cup Gala will benefit the counted for 78 percent of total handle, up 74. 7 percent Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, the lead­ from 1996. The book also summarizes current breeding, ing private source of funding for equine research, and racing and public auction trends throughout the last the Shoemaker Foundation, which assists injured and decade. sick racing personnel. "The Breeders' Cup is pleased to assist both worthy causes by designating them as ST AKES CLOSINGS beneficiaries of the annual Gala," said D. G. Van Clief, Jr., president of Breeders' Cup Limited. The Breeders' TODAY, THURSDAY, MAY 7: Cup Gala will be held Friday evening, November 6, 5-9 $500,000 Illinois Derby-GI/, Spt, 3yo, 9f the night before the Breeders' Cup at Churchill ($10,000s) • Downs. PAGE 2 '1 THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-7-98 Local News, Australia: FOREIGN Last season's Australia champion two-year-old Yesterday's• Results: • Encounter (Aus) (Tierce {Aus}) will not race at the SHADWELL STUD CHESHIRE OAKS, $71,309, Chester, winter carnival in Queensland and has been retired to England, 5-6, 3yo, f, 1 m 3f 79ydsT, time: n/a, gd. his owners' Newhaven Park Stud in New South 1--#HIGH AND LOW (GB), 121, f, 3, Rainbow Quest-- Wales. Although crowned champion at two Down Cruising Height (Ire) (GSP-Eng & Fr), by Shirley Under, Encounter failed to win the world's richest Heights (GB}. 0-Khaled Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; event for two-year-olds, the G 1 Golden Slipper in T-Barry Hills; J-D Holland; $47, 153. Sydney, after ducking out in the closing stages of the 2--Rambling Rose (GB), 121, f, 3, Cadeaux Genereux race at Rosehill and handing victory to Guineas (Aus). (GB)--Blush Rambler (Ire), by Blushing Groom (Fr). Later that season he compensated his owners by $14, 162. landing both the G 1 AJC Sires Produce S. and the G 1 3--Due South (GB), 121, f, 3, Darshaan (GB)--lsland Champagne S. and this season he won four more Wedding, by Blushing Groom (Fr). $6,830. Group 1 events, the George Main S., Caulfield Guin­ Margins: 6, 4, NK. eas, Futurity S. and Chipping Norton S. Prince Khaled Abdullah's filly High and Low (GB) entered the betting for the G 1 Vodafone Oaks at Epsom June 5 with this scintillating display, with [ MIDWEST bookmakers quoting her at odds of 20-1. Slowly . Local News, Churchill Downs: • away from the gate, High And Low quickly made up Last year's Three-Year-Old Champion Silver Charm the lost ground and her rider Darryl Holland sent her (Silver Buck) breezed four furlongs Tuesday in :49 4/5 to the front at halfway. She set only a modest pace, at Churchill. It was the grey colt's second work since a but at the quarter-mile pole High And Low quickened short vacation after winning the March 29 Dubai World brilliantly and the race was over as she cruised home Cup ... The 1997 Champion Three-Year-Old Filly Ajina for an easy win. Trainer Barry Hills said: "She's al­ (Strawberry Road {Aus}) worked a bullet six furlongs ways been the apple of my eye and I'm delighted yesterday in 1: 13. she's won. She only ran once last year and was very Tuesda'{s Late Result: green, but the horse that beat her (Scorned) has won twice already this season. She didn't break well, but 8th-PRM, $23,000, Alw, 5-5, 3yo/up, 1 m, 1 :36, ft. she did the rest nicely. I would like her to go for the NO SPEND NO GLOW (g, 6, Spend a Buck--Mifawi Oaks at Epsom now, but I will have to speak to her {GB}, by Nonoalco) won three of his six starts in 1997-­ owner. If not the Oaks, then the {G2) Ribblesdale S. the Gill Razorback H., Gill Essex H. and Precisionist H. at Royal Ascot (June 18) would be the race for her." Howev~r, the gelding had been winless in three prior Holland, who rode Lend A Hand (GB) to be runner-up 1 998 starts--all against stakes company--including a in last Saturday's Sagitta 2000 Guineas, said: "She's seventh-place effort in the Giii Razorback in his most a nice big, long filly. She missed the break, but she recent outing March 14. Stepping down to the allow­ made up the ground very well and quickened nicely in ance ramks here, he performed like the 2-5 favorite he the straight. It was a good performance." was, rallying from last to first for a 4 1 /4-length victory. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 27-11-5-3, $501,380. PRIX DE LA PORTE DE MADRID, $43, 189, Saint-Cloud, 0-Dullea Farms. B-Poole lnvstmnts (KY). T-D Von Hemel. France, 5-6, 4yo/up, 1 1 /2mT, 2:44.10, vy sf. 1--#SIBLING RIVAL, 123, c, 4, Quest For Fame !GB)-- Perfect Sister, br Perrault (GB). ($23,000 wnl '94 © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. KEENOV). 0-Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum; This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or B-Summa Stable & Eric DeSeroux (Ky); T-Andre by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior Fabre; J-0 Peslier; $23,256. written permission of the copyright owner, Media Vista. 2--Helen Springs, 120, f, 4, Silver Hawk--First Information as to the races, race results and earnings Approach, by Northern Fling. $7 ,973. was obtained from results charts published in Daily 3--Averring, 120, m, 5, Alleged--Chinguetti {Fr), by Racing Form and utilized herewith with the permission Green Dancer. $5,980. of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. Margins: short NK, 1, 1 1 /2. 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