BONAPAW SHARP AT ARLINGTON HEADLINE ...p2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2002 SAKHEE RETIRED Godolphin yesterday announced that Sakhee (Bahri-- BREEDERS’ CUP Thawakib {Ire}, by Sadler’s Wells) will not make Satur- BULLETIN day’s G1 Emirates Airline Champion S. and will instead be retired immediately. The five- year-old will stand the 2003 CLASSIC, $4,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m breeding season at owner Sheikh GII Washington Park H. winner Tenpins (Smart Strike) Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum’s worked five furlongs in 1:03 1/5 at Churchill Downs Nunnery Stud in Thetford, Eng- yesterday morning, but after the move, trainer Don land. Godolphin Racing Manager Winfree said the four-year-old would not be running in Simon Crisford said, “Sakhee’s the Classic. The colt will instead point for the Oct. 26 campaign has been held up this GIII Fayette S. at Keeneland and the Nov. 29 GII Clark year, owing to the fact that his H. at Churchill Downs. “This horse has made a believer knee problem meant that we out of me--he’s for real,” Winfree said. “But he’ll be for couldn’t possibly risk him on the real next year. That was the original plan--to let him firm ground that has prevailed mature and prep him this fall in these other races. It for so long both at home and on would be a better year than I could have hoped for if he the racecourse.” He added, got a piece of the Fayette and a piece of the Clark--and maybe a big piece of one or the other. It would be an Sakhee www.godolphin.com “Sakhee has been a great cham- pion for Godolphin. His stunning unbelievable year for him.” victory in the Arc last year and brilliant run in the Breed- Macho Uno (Holy Bull), fifth in the Washington Park ers’ Cup Classic were the highlights for us.” last time out, worked a mile in 1:40 at Arlington Park yesterday. The four-year-old cruised through fractions A Champion at Four... of :25 2/5, :38, :49 4/5, 1:01 2/5, 1:14 4/5 and 1:28 Plagued by knee problems after finishing runner-up to 2/5. “I was really happy with the work,” trainer Joe Sinndar (Ire) in the G1 Epsom Derby of 2000, he was Orseno said. “He broke off with a horse in front of him still able to come back at four to post imperious victo- just the way I wanted, so he would have something to ries in the G1 Juddmonte International S. and the G1 run at. Then he caught the other horse and came home Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The bay was beaten a nose fast the last part of it. He got everything out of it I was by Tiznow in a memorable battle in the GI Breeders’ looking for.” Cup Classic at Belmont and ended the season as the 133-pound highweight in the 2001 International Classi- NETJETS MILE, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 1mT fications. He was taken to Dubai to be prepared for a GII Oak Tree Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Night Patrol tilt at the 2002 G1 Dubai World Cup at Nad al Sheba, (Storm Boot) will skip the Mile and instead head for the but, although he impressed with a smooth trial on dirt, GII Citation H. at Hollywood Park Nov. 30. “He loves he disappointed when third behind Street Cry (Ire) in Hollywood,” trainer Nick Canani said, adding, “He’s the main event. He made only one more start, finishing been the type of horse that really doesn’t like to ship. a game second in the Aug. 10 G3 Prix Gontaut-Biron at He loves it here and he likes time between his races. If I Deauville. Sakhee retired with eight wins, three seconds ran in the Breeders’ Cup, it would cut my time of run- ning at Hollywood and he loves that course.” and a third from his 14 starts for earnings of Breeders’ Cup Bulletin cont. p2 $3,253,253. He will stand for a fee of £20,000. “He was always very straightforward--a gentleman of a TDN TODAY horse--and when he was on his song he was unbeat- Headline News .................... 5 pages able,” jockey Frankie Dettori said. Keeneland’s October 15 Yearling Sale Visit www.keeneland.com for the catalog pedigree pages. Sale begins at 1 p.m. (ET). Excellent opportunities abound at (800) 456-3412 Keeneland. Make plans to attend the October 15 Yearling Sale. www.keeneland.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/15/02 • PAGE 2 of 5 BESSEMER TRUST JUVENILE, $1,000,000, 2yo, NAPA SPRINT, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 6f c/g, 1 1/8m Bonapaw (Sabona), a perfect two-for-two at Lone Star Sky (Conquistador Cielo), sporting blinkers Arlington, worked over the Chicago oval’s main track for the first time, worked a half in :50 over the Chur- yesterday, going five furlongs in a rapid :57 4/5 and chill main track yesterday morning. “We tried that to- galloping out three-quarters in 1:11 2/5. The six-year- day with the idea of putting him into the race a little old gelding is coming off a victory in the GI Vosburgh at earlier than he has been the last couple of times and we Belmont Park. “I thought it was an excellent breeze,” think it could make a big difference at Arlington Park,” trainer Norman Miller III said, but added, “We just fol- trainer Tom Amoss said. “He’s always been kind of a lowed the same routine that we follow month after lazy horse in the mornings--or a horse that took care of month. We don’t get too excited about it and Bonapaw himself on the track. That’s beginning to happen early doesn’t get too excited about it, either.” As for the on in his races and he’s becoming a horse that only bay’s training schedule going forward, Miller said, does what he is made to do. We want to put him closer “We’ll just gallop him up to the race now and hope we to the pace in the Breeders’ Cup so that he doesn’t have enough gas in the tank to beat these other cham- have a lot to do at the end of the race. We think that pions.” might be the way that we might turn the tables on Kona Gold (Java Gold), the 2000 Sprint champion some of the competition we face.” Lone Star Sky came and Eclipse Award winner, zipped five furlongs in :58 from far back to be second in the GII Lane’s End Breed- 2/5 with jockey Alex Solis in the saddle at Santa Anita ers’ Futurity last time out. The colt will have one more Monday. “He’s never worked this good,” Solis said. work at Churchill before heading to Chicago toward the “He’s working out of this world. It’s amazing how fast middle of next week. he is working and how easily he’s doing it. He’s coming into this race so good.” Kona Gold, who makes his fifth LONG JOHN SILVER’S JUVENILE FILLIES, Sprint appearance this year, has not been out since $1,000,000, 2yo, f, 1 1/8m running sixth in the July 6 GII Triple Bend Breeders’ Buffythecenterfold’s (Capote) chances of going to the Cup H. Breeders’ Cup have improved, from “70-30" on Sunday Explicit (Distant View) has been taken out of Sprint to “85-15" yesterday. “I’m pretty sure we’re going to consideration after working five furlongs in :58.80 at go,” trainer Mel Stute said. Hollywood Park yesterday. “He ran down again, just DISTAFF, $2,000,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m like he did in the Ancient Title and at Saratoga,” trainer Ian Jory said. “It’s the same leg, his left fore. We’ll give Two Item Limit (Twining), third at 32-1 in the 2001 him a breather and get him right again and look to run Distaff, worked six furlongs in a bullet 1:12 4/5 and in Hong Kong.” The five-year-old will be pointed for the galloped out seven furlongs in 1:27 2/5 at Arlington Dec. 15 Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin. yesterday. Rene Douglas, who partnered the four-year- old to a win in an Arlington handicap Sept. 14, was in the irons for the move. “Even Rene was happy [with “The Works” the work], and he’s a hard man to please,” said Mike Arlington O’Neill, assistant to trainer Steve DiMauro. “She was Bonapaw (Sabona), Sprint 5f, •:57.80 full of herself today. Everything is falling into place.” Macho Uno (Holy Bull), Classic 1m, 1:40.00 Two Item Limit (Twining), Distaff 6f, • 1:12.80 Churchill Downs TOP BREEDERS’ CUP ATTENDANCE Lone Star Sky (Conquistador Cielo), Juvenile 4f, :50 Year Track Attendance 1998 Churchill Downs 80,452 Keeneland 2000 Churchill Downs 76,043 Sky Mesa (Pulpit), Juvenile 5f, •:59.80 1994 Churchill Downs 71,671 Touch of the Blues (Fr) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), Mile 4fT, •:49.20 1988 Churchill Downs 71,237 Santa Anita 1986 Santa Anita Park 69,155 Kona Gold (Java Gold), Sprint 5f, •:58.40 1991 Churchill Downs 66,204 Vindication (Seattle Slew), Juvenile 7f, 1:23.80 1984 Hollywood Park 64,254 •Bullet work Three Possible for Breeders’ Cup Grade 1 winners Dublino and Sarafan and G1-placed Chopinina.