The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or busin1ess by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~~I~~UN~:;~RE D™ F RI D A Y, D E C E M B E R 8, 1 9 9 5 W•E•E•K•E•N•D PREVIEW HOLLYWOOD, BAY MEADOWS OUT OF TRA Sunday, Hollywood Park: Hollywood Park and Bay Meadows have notified the HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP-GI. $500,000, 3yo/up, 12fT Thoroughbred Racing Associations that they will drop Trainer Bobby Frankel, who will start the three-year­ out of the TRA as of December 31, 1995. "We have old filly Privity (Private Account) in Sunday's Grade I been notified that Bay Meadows and Hollywood are event, said yesterday he also plans to enter Edmund going to leave at the end of the year," said TRA Execu­ Gann's The Key Rainbow (Ire) (Rainbow Quest) in the tive Vice President Chris Scherf, following the THA's race. The three-year-old French import, who rallied from meeting in Tucson, Arizona yesterday. "Since they last to finish second in a 1 2-furlong turf allowance at weren't at the meeting today, I can assume I didn't Hollywood a week ago, had been scheduled to ship to change their mind." Hollywood President Don Robbins Florida for the $150,000 W.L. McKnight H. at Calder confirmed the decision is all but final. "We are still look­ December 16; if Frankel does run both horses, he will ing at business plans to revise (the association), but as bump 1 994 Breeders' Cup Turf winner Tikkanen of this moment, we still plan to drop out," said Hobbins. (Cozzene) from the starting gate. According to the rules "We came to the conclusion that it wasn't worth what of the race, if the number of entries exceeds 14, first we were paying for under the current structure." Scherf preference is given to 1 995 group or graded stakes said there were "other tracks" who were considering winners and second preference is given to horses with leaving the association as well, but declined to name the highest 1995 earnings; of the four non-group or them. He reported that the TRA officially added three graded '95 stakes winners in the prospective field of new members at the meeting--Oaklawn Park, Beulah 15, Tikkanen has the lowest earnings for the year at Park and Prairie Meadows. "I feel we've finally gotten $54,587. our house in order," said Scherf. "We can go forward in Suave Tern (Arctic Tern) and Rifapour (Ire) 1996 knowing who the players are and what the battle (Shahrastani) arrived from France Wednesday night and plan is." are currently stabled at Hollywood's quarantine facility. If all goes well, both Turf Cup hopefuls will be released KENTUCKY CUP CLASSIC AND SPRINT from quarantine early this afternoon. RAISED TO GRADED STAKES Less than two years Four runners breezed over the Hollywood turf course after their inception, two Kentucky Cup Day of Champi­ yesterday morning, and all four were clocked going a ons races at Turfway Park have been accorded graded half-mile. Trainer Neil Drysdale sent out Patio de stakes status. The $400,000 Kentucky Cup Classic was Naranjos {Chi) (Gallantsky), :51 1 /5, and stablemate given a Grade Ill ranking, and the $150,000 Kentucky Party Season {GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}), :48 4/5. Cup Sprint for three-year-olds was awarded Grade II Talloires (Trempolino) turned in a time of : 53 1 /5 for status. Turfway Park officials were informed Thursday trainer Richard Mandella, while Tikkanen went the of the stakes rankings by the North American Graded distance in :49. Stakes Committee. "We are extraordinarily pleased that the Graded Stakes Committee has accorded graded status to these two fine races," said Mark Simendinger, © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may Turfway Park's president. "Less than one percent of all not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic races run in North America--and less than 20 percent of or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copy­ right owner, Media Vista. Information as to the races, race all stakes races--are graded stakes, so this is a great results and earnings was obtained from results charts pub­ honor. It is an even greater honor because the commit­ lished in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith with the tee has decided to grade these races after only two permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. runnings. Without any doubt, the gradings are a testa­ ment to the quality of the fields that the Kentucky Cup Day of Champions has attracted from the very start." LU WEEKEND PREVIEW The past two runnings of the Kentucky Cup Classic NEWS CONTINUED 2,3 were won by Belmont Stakes winners Tabasco Cat Cl (Storm Cat) and Thunder Gulch (Gulch), while the 1994 ti) RACING REPORTS . 3,4 and 1 995 Kentucky Cup Sprints were won by End z TOTAL PAGES ................ 5 Sweep (Forty Niner) and Lord Carson (Carson Ci1ty). - PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 12 .. 8-95 News Continued. SUCCESSFUL ONTARIO RACING SEASON DEBATE OVER CHECK-OFF BILL A debat1~ be­ COMES TO A CLOSE The Ontario Thoroughbred tween breeders and track operators over the merits of racing season came to a chilly close at Woodbine the Thoroughbred Horse Industry Research and Promo­ Wednesday night, but the year-end statistics left tion Act, more commonly known as the "Check-Off Bill," dominated discussion at yesterday's 1995 Sympo­ Ontario Jockey Club officials with a warm glow. Tota! sium on Racing in Tucson, Arizona. Ken Mccarren, an wagering at Woodbine, Fort Erie and Greenwood advertising executive who handles the well-known "milk amounted to $330,361,996, down from mustache" campaign, funded by a tax on each gallon of $413,581,682 last year. But, the burgeoning milk consumed, kicked off the morning session, "Mar­ Teletheatre network produced pari-mutuels totaling keting, It Does A Sport Good," with a proposal on how $174,993,852, a substantial 127 .6 percent increase a similar campaign might help horse racing. The check­ over last season's off-track total of $76,870,611. off bill would impose a one-quarter of one percent sur­ Total wagering at Woodbine, Fort Erie and Green­ charge on each dollar bet to fund a $25-million market­ wood plus the Teletheatre network came to ing campaign for horse racing. Mccarren compared $505,355,848, up $14,903,555 or three percent milk's steady consumption figures in a rapidly growing over last year. That figure will grow, however, with beverage market with racing's consistent handle figures in the midst of an overall gambling explosion, pointing further simulcast wagering on racing from Calder out that the $53 million campaign had helped milk's scheduled through the end of 1995. In addition, the sales figures and improved its image. Robert Clay, Ontario Jockey Club's wagering on races telecast to owner of Three Chimneys Farm and a member of the other remote sites grew to $108,981,987, up over board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners and $38 million or 55 percent from last season. In all, Breeders' Association, proponents of the check-off bill, total wagering on the Thoroughbred season is urged support for the measure. "We have no consistent $614,337,835, up 9.5 percent over last year. Atten­ message to our public," said Clay. "Our image is tar­ dance in 1995, including estimates for Teletheatre nished. We cannot develop a consistent message with­ racegoers, is 1,961,432, an increase from 1,757,380 out a resolve to do so." Steven Crist, vice president of in 1994. communications and development for the New York Racing Association, attacked the bill for taxing racing fans while sparing every other segment of the industry INAUGURAL HONG KONG SELECT SALE from footing the bill for the campaign. "The first prob­ RESULTS The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club yester­ lem and the major problem with the check-off bill is the day conducted its first Hong Kong Select Sale at funding," said Crist. "No one has adequately explained Happy Valley race course. For this inaugural sale, 24 to me why the entire funding is supposed to come from yearling colts (Southern Hemisphere two-year-olds at racetrack customers. I think it's a sad situation that it the time of the Sale) were hand-picked by the Com­ has gotten this far--that a bill could reach the floor of mercial Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of Aus­ the U.S. Senate that is opposed by every racetrack in tralia and, upon selection, withdrawn from the 1 995 the country." William Inglis Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney, Austra­ SADLER'S WELLS FILLY TOPS TATTERSALLS lia's most prestigious yearling sale, in order to be included in the Hong Kong Select Sale. Topping the THURSDAY Vaguely Regal (Ire), an unraced two-year­ old bay filly by Sadler's Wells--Reine Mathilde (MGSW) sale with a final bid of $367,877 was a bay colt, (*Vaguely Noble), brought $94,919 to top Thursday's foaled Oct. 26, 1993, by Marscay (Aus)--Dream Ap­ fourth session of the Tattersalls December Mares, peal (Valid Appeal). The colt, a half-brother to South Horses In and Out of Training and Stallions Sale in African Group 1 winner Sydney's Dream (Aus) Newmarket, England. Consigned by Cheveley Park Stud (Bletchingly {Aus}) and a full-brother to Australian as a Horse Out of Training, the filly was purchased by Group 3 winner Marskin (Aus), was consigned by Horse France.