YAVANA’S PACE RETIRED HEADLINE p2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2003 ALEXANDER LOOKING FOR GOOSE REPEAT NAYEF INCREASINGLY LIKELY FOR ECLIPSE It could be deja vu all over again for trainer Frank Nayef (Gulch) looks likely to tackle next Saturday’s Alexander, when he saddles Rhumb Line (Mr. Greeley) £350,000 G1 Coral-Eclipse S. at Sandown. Despite to take on graded-stakes winners Final Round (Storm initial doubts as to the four-year-old’s participation Cat), Yell (A.P. Indy) and Roar Emotion (Roar) in Satur- following his success in last Wednesday’s G1 Prince of day’s GI Mother Goose S. at Belmont Park. It was only Wales’s S. at Royal Ascot, a year ago that the silver-haired conditioner sent out trainer Marcus Tregoning told the Nonsuch Bay, another daughter of Mr. Greeley, to win Racing Post that he was “90 per- the nine-furlong event. Though the latter came into the cent certain” to start in the sec- Mother Goose with a graded-stakes victory to her ond leg of the £1-million BHB’s credit, Alexander still thinks very highly of the less Summer Triple Crown. The accomplished Rhumb Line. “She loves to train, she’s Sheikh Hamdan colorbearer is very strong and she has a great mind,” the conditioner likely to be re-opposed by the commented. “Anyone can gallop her. She’s quiet. She’s Michael Jarvis-trained Rakti (GB) got a great disposition.” The chestnut filly, bred by (Polish Precedent) and Luca Dixiana Farm and owned by Thorn Stable, has been Cumani-trained Falbrav (Ire) impressive in winning each of her three career starts to date, including a four-length victory versus second-level (Fairy King), second and fifth, allowance company going a flat mile at Belmont June respectively, in the Royal Ascot 12. “She’s been very impressive so far,” he com- feature. South Africa will have mented. “Only the good ones win their first three their first representative in the starts. Still, this is a big step up for her. She’s going to Sandown showpiece when the Nayef Andrew Watkins photo have to improve.” And as for comparisons to last year’s Mike de Kock-trained Victory winner? “I think this filly might be better than Nonsuch Moon (SAf) (Al Mufti) bids to improve on his eighth- Bay,” Alexander commented. “I think she can be a little placing in last Tuesday’s G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal better at nine furlongs. She’s out of a Pleasant Colony Ascot. Tom Dascombe, assistant trainer to De Kock, mare [Rose Rhapsody]. She’s just a pleasure to be commented yesterday, “He’s extremely fast out of the around.” The Mother Goose is the first leg of the re- gates and when he got in front there, he just pulled too vamped Triple Tiara Series. Subsequent races include hard so I think we’ll probably just try and settle him in a the GI Coaching Club American Oaks over 1 1/2 miles bit. His main aim is the G1 King George VI and Queen July 19 and the 10-furlong GI Alabama S. at Saratoga Elizabeth Diamond S. [at Ascot July 26], so we still Aug. 16. The New York Racing Association will award don’t want to get him ready too soon.” Regular jockey a $2-million bonus to the connections of any filly to Wayne Smith will replace Johnny Murtagh, who rode sweep the series. Victory Moon at Royal Ascot. Mark Johnston is looking to drop Bandari (Ire) (Alhaarth {Ire}) back in trip after Saturday, Belmont Park MOTHER GOOSE S.-GI, $300,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m his disappointing fourth-placing in Saturday’s G2 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY Hardwicke S. at Royal Ascot, while the Henry 1 Final Round Storm Cat Prado Cecil-trained Burning Sun (Danzig) will bid to improve 2 Virgin Voyage Deputy Commander Chavez on his fifth placing in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at 3 Yell A.P. Indy Velazquez The Curragh May 25. While Norse Dancer (Ire) (Halling) 4 Spoken Fur Notebook Bailey is to be supplemented, Clive Brittain was yesterday 5 Rhumb Line Mr. Greeley Coa looking for “good or good to soft” ground before decid- 6 Roar Emotion Roar Santos ing whether to bolster the sophomore challenge with All carry 121 pounds. Dutch Gold (Lahib). (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/27/03 • PAGE 2 of 2 P P R E V I E W P P R E S U L T S P Saturday, Monmouth Park Wednesday, Oi, Japan MOLLY PITCHER BREEDERS’ CUP H.-GII, $300,000, TELO SHO-G1-NAR, ¥80,000,000 to winner, Oi, 6-25, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m 4yo/up, 2000m, 2:04.6, sy. PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1--NAME VALUE (JPN), 121, m, 5, by Honour and Glory 1 Summer Colony Summer Squall Stevens 120 1st Dam: Madison County, by Seattle Slew 2 She’s Got The Beat Sultry Song Samyn 112 2nd Dam: Steal a Kiss, by Graustark 3 Call An Audible Cozzene Bravo 110 3rd Dam: Queen’s Paradise, by Summer Tan 4 Enjoy Roar Valdivia 114 O/B-Tobino Farm; T-Masayuki Kawashima; J-Takashi 5 Alchemilla Deputy Minister Bridgmohan 113 Sato. Lifetime Record: 25-9-0-3, ¥270,990,000. 2--Biwa Shinseiki (Jpn), 126, h, 5, Forty Niner--Oceana, Saturday, Hollywood Park by Northern Dancer. O-Biwa Inc.; B-Hayata Farm. BEVERLY HILLS H.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 3--Regent Bluff (Jpn), 126, h, 7, Park Regent--Sally 1 1/4mT Belle, by Goodly. O-Akihiro Ohara; B-Takashi Yoshida. PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT Margins: 4, 2HF, 1. Odds: 25.10, 7.80, 15.80. 1 Dublino Lear Fan Espinoza 122 2 Damaschino (Aus) Last Tycoon (Ire) Almeida 113 3 Tates Creek Rahy Valenzuela 123 P N E W S T O D A Y P 4 Se Vera (Chi) Hussonet T Baze 112 5 Megahertz (GB) Pivotal (GB) Solis 117 YAVANA’S PACE RETIRED Trainer Mark Johnston 6 Voodoo Dancer Kingmambo Nakatani 120 yesterday announced the retirement of Yavana’s Pace (Ire) (Accordion {Ire}--Lady In Pace {Ire}, by Burslem Saturday, Arlington Park {Ire}), the oldest horse to win a Group 1 event. Connec- ARLINGTON CLASSIC-GII, $175,000, 3yo, 1 1/16mT tions made the decision after the 11-year-old gelding PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT failed to recover from a suspensory injury suffered 1 Lone Star Deputy Silver Deputy Laviolette 121 when third in last September’s GI Canadian Interna- 2 Lismore Knight Woodman Douglas 119 tional at Woodbine. Last August, he rewrote the history 3 Good Day Too (Ire) Danetime (Ire) Bourque 116 books by securing his first success at the highest level 4 Ontario Storm Cat Sibille 119 in the G1 Credit Suisse Private Banking Pokal at Co- 5 European (Ire) Great Commotion Sellers 116 logne. “Yavana’s Pace is going home and has been 6 Remind Deputy Minister Velasquez 116 retired,” Johnston told the Racing Post. “We are still 7 Distinguishable American Chance U Lopez 116 having bother with the old injury from last year and 8 Scottago Lear Fan Marquez 116 [owner and breeder] John Keaney had said very firmly 9 Herculated Louis Quatorze Lovato Jr 116 that if it reared its ugly head at all then the horse had to 10 Rapid Proof Fast Play Borel 119 finish. He’s probably the most fun horse I’ve ever trained. Winning the Group 1 was the obvious high CURRENCY CONVERSIONS point.” Also among Yavana’s Pace’s 16 career wins Unit/US$ Unit/GB£ was the G2 Prix du Conseil de Paris in October 2001, British pound 1.66077 1.00 one of five group-race victories. Euro 0.875650 0.687637 ______________________________________________________ © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may Japanese yen 0.008378 0.005045 not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic U.S. dollar 1.00 0.602130 or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copy- right owner, MediaVista. 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Dismissed at 13-1 here, the dark bay filly Yesterday’s Results: went right to the lead. She briefly lost her advantage to 8th-BEL, $47,000, Alw, NW3L, 3yo/up, 7f, 1:22, ft. 7-2 favorite Andover Lady (Kris S.) in the stretch, but SOVEREIGN SWEEP (c, 4, End Sweep--Glory Won, by battled back to eke out a head win.