N•E•W•S W•E•E•K•E•N•D TODAY RESULTS SAN DIEGO SETBACK FOR SILVER CHARM Saturday, Belmont Park Sent off at 3-10 in yesterday's Giii San Diego H., last COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS-GI, $300,000, year's champion three-year-old Silver Charm (Silver BEL, 7-25., 3yo, f, 1 1/2m, 2:31 2/5, ft. Buck) looked the part of the favorite early, stalking Mud 1--BANSHEE BREEZE, 121, f, 3, Unbridled--Banshee Route (Strawberry Road {Aus}) through the early going, Winds (GSP, $106,291), by Known Fact. O/B-Tafel but came up empty in the stretch and finished last, 27 James (KY); T-Carl A Nafzger; J-J D Bailey; lengths behind that rival at the wire. It was the first time $180,0 0. Lifetime Record: 8-4-1-2, $534,050. in his career the colt, winner of the Kentucky Derby, 2--·Keeper Hill, 1 21 , f, 3, Deputy Minister--Fineza, by Preakness and Dubai World Cup, finished worse than lypheo (GB). ($250,000 2yo 1997 KEEAPR). second. Said jockey Gary Stevens. "I've been with this 0-Chan ler & Mill Ridge Farm & Otto; B-Chadds Ford horse for a year now, and I'd bet as much money as I Stable, et al (KY); $60,000. had that he bled today. I know the feeling. He was 3--Best F iend Stro, 121, f, 3, Jade Hunter--Greening, wobbling under me. He lost his equilibrium. He was by Grei ton (GB). 0-Hauman Eugene E; B-Ernest exhausted. From what I felt, he probably bled signifi­ Dalhman & Gene Hauman (NY); $33,000. cantly." Trainer Bob Baffert added, "I don't know what Margins: K, 17, 21. Odds: 1.90, 0.50, 50.25. to say. Physically he's fine, so I guess you've got to say Also Ran: Starry Lake. DNF: Hansel's Girl, Sweet and bleeding is a real possibility. He's been known to bleed, Lovely. and down here, this heavy air can't help." As for the Banshe Breeze, winner of the Gii Bonnie Miss S. in future, Baffert said, "The Pacific Classic? I can't even her stake debut March 16, went on to finish second by think about that race right now." (San Diego chart, pl) a neck in the GI Kentucky Oaks and third in both the GI Ashland . and the GI Mother Goose in her latest June 27. Paire with Kentucky Oaks rider Jerry Bailey once SWAIN REIGNS IN KING GEORGE The gallant again her , the homebred bay was sent off the second Swain (Ire) (Nashwan), who missed by a nose to Silver choice. Never far off the pace, she drove to the lead Charm in the $4 million Dubai World Cup in March and after a m le and a quarter and outgamed 1-2 Keeper Hill, was a disappointing third in the June 5 G 1 Coronation the winn r of the Kentucky Oaks, to take the photo. "I Cup last out, became only the second back-to-back thought erry rode a splendid race," said winning trainer winner of the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Dia­ Carl Nafz er. "In her past races, especially in the Ken­ mond S. with his one-length victory in the Group 1 tucky Oa s, whenever she made the lead she seemed to event at Ascot yesterday. The six-year-old follows the start to e se up because she thought she was the win­ champion filly Dahlia, who achieved the feat in 1 973 ner, and hat may have cost us. But .. when she seemed and 1974, and also gives jockey Frankie Dettori his like she as going to hang (this time), Jerry got into her second victory in the race after Lammtarra in 1 995. and she esponded." Bailey agreed with the assessment, Third in the early going as stablemate Happy Valentine saying, " oday she made the lead at about the same (GB) (Rainbow Quest) set a strong pace, Swain came time as i the Kentucky Oaks, but this time she didn't with his challenge as they swung into the straight and ease, sh finished strong." The winner will point for the firmly put the two unbeaten three-year-olds in their GI Alaba a S. at Saratoga August 22, while Keeper Hill place, outfinishing Epsom Derby winner High-Rise (Ire) will head back to California. "We'll just freshen her up (High Estate {Ire}) for the victory, with Royal Anthem now for he fall, because we've been shipping her (Theatrical {Ire}) another 1 1 /2 lengths back in third. around a lot lately," said her trainer, Bobby Frankel. The "Swain needs no introduction," said Dettori. "I know he race wa marred when SWEET AND LOVELY (Chief's has run a couple of bad races, but he is six and as we Crown) rake her left front ankle and fell near the top of get older we all take a bit of time to go to work in the the stret h; the runner-up had to swerve to get around morning ... ! guess he is the same. He is as good as last the falle horse and rider, while both STARRY LAKE year." Added Sheikh Mohammed, who set up the (Meado lake) and HANSEL'S GIRL (Hansel) had to be Godolphin operation: "Once Swain hit the front I steadied sharply to avoid the spill. Sweet and Lovely thought he would stay there, as when horses come to had to etithanized; her jockey, Jorge Chavez, was unin­ him he gives a little bit more. If the horse is still happy jured in ~he accident. and wants to race at the end of the year we might keep him in training." (King George chart, p2) Weekendj Results cont. p2 PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-26-98 News cont. Saturday, Ascot, England SHARP CAT RETURNS MONDAY Out since win­ KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND ning the Gii Bayakoa H. in a walkover for trainer D. S.-·G1, $947,368, Ascot, England, 7-25, 3yo/up, Wayne Lukas last December 7, four-year-old Sharp Cat 1 ·1 /2mT, 2:29.06, gd/fm. (Storm Cat) will make her return in Monday's Bayakoa 1--·SWAIN (IRE), 133, h, 6, Nashwan--Love Smitten H. at Del Mar. The filly, facing only two rivals in her l:GISW, $450,505), by Key To The Mint. 0-Godolphin; comeback, will be saddled by trainer Wally Dollase for 13-Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum; T-Saeed the first time in the race. She was injured when she hit 13in Suroor; J-L Dettori; $ 582,236. * 1 /2 to Thief of herself on the shin during the walkover, and reinjured Hearts (Ire) (In the Wings {GB}), GSW-Fr. the area earlier this year, but Dollase said, "She's really 2--High-Rise (Ire), 121, c, 3, High Estate (lre)--High Tern not bothered by it now. It's a wound on the shin that 1[GB), by High Line (GB). O/B-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid doesn't affect her action. She has been training very :::ii Maktoum; S217, 105. well, and she has shown she can relax. She seems a 3-··Royal Anthem, 121, c, 3, Theatrical (lre)--ln Neon, by little more mellow than before." A winner in 10 of her Ack Ack. ($500,000 2yo '97 BESMAR). 0-The 17 career starts, Sharp Cat has five Grade I victories Thoroughbred Corp.; B-John Franks (Ky); $103,618. and more than $1 .3 million in earnings. Margins: 1, 1 HF, HF. Odds: 11-2, 11-4, 7-2. Also ran: Daylami (Ire), Romanov (Ire), Silver Patriarch Weekend Results cont. (Ire), Happy Valentine (GB), Risk Material (Ire). Saturday, Maisons-Laffitte, France Earning! his first victory of the season, Godolphin's PRIX ROBERT PAPIN-G2, $99,664, Maisons-Laffitte, Swain (lrEf) took his race record to seven wins from 18 France, 7-25, 2yo, 5f 11 OydsT, 1 :00, gd. lifetime SJarts and his career earnings to $3,003,309. 1--#@BLACK AMBER (IRE), 128, c, 2, College Chapel The stable's intended pacemaker HAPPY VALENTINE (GB}--Flying Diva (GB), by Chief Singer (GB). (GB) (Raif bow Quest) completely missed the break, but 0-Michael Tabor & Mrs John Magnier; B-Deln Ltd; was kick~d to the lead in the first furlong and set a T-Neville Callaghan; J-C Asmussen; $58,626. strong pa~e, with Royal Anthem two lengths adrift in 2--Bertolini, 128, c, 2, Danzig--Aquilegia, by Alydar. second a~d jockey Frankie Dettori biding his time with ($750,000 yrl '97 KEEJUL). 0-Sheikh Mohammed bin Swain in third. Epsom Derby winner High-Rise (GB) was Rashid al Maktoum; $23,450. restrained in midfield by jockey Olivier Peslier. As they 3--lmperfect World, 125, f, 2, Carson City--Mais Oui, by swung in o the straight Royal Anthem made his bid and Lyphard. ($45,000 yrl '97 KEESEP). 0-Serge Fradkoff; Dettori a ked Swain to follow. High-Rise, put into a $11,725. challengi g position at the quarter-mile pole, looked to Margins: 1 HF, 1 HF, 6. be boxed in; Peslier found running room at the eighth Also ran: Brooklyn's Storm. pole, but Swain was not to be denied. Said Dettori: "I Black Amber (Ire) led home Bertolini to land a British had a qui k look under my legs four out and I saw ev­ one-two punch. BROOKLYN'S STORM (Storm Cat) led erybody as strung out, so I thought I should kick early.