The Thoroughbred D~tily News is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. T tI 0 R 0 u <::; H B R E D™ D • A • I ~~~,;:,, SE~=M~:R ~ ;99~ ~ $2 Daily W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS COLONIAL DOWNS OPENS TODAY For the Sunday, Del Mar first time in 1 50 years, Thoroughbred racing returns to CHULA VISTA H.-Gll, $300,000, DMR, 8-31, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1 /16m, 1 :42 3/5, ft. ~he state of Virginia when Colonial Downs opens for its inaugural meeting1 this afternoon. Located between 1--@RADU COOL, 117, m, 5, Carnivalay--Purify, by Richn;iond and Williamsburg in New Kent County, the Fappiano. ($58,000 yrl '93 FTKJUL). 0-505 Farms; sport s newest showcase features a five-level colonial B-Poulson Richard J M (KY); T-John Shirreffs; J-C J brick grandstand which seats 6,000, stabling for more Mccarron; $180,000. Lifetime Record: 18-9-3-1, than 750 horses, a 1 1 /4-mile dirt track and a 1 1 /8- $513,718. mile turf course. The turf, at 180 feet the widest course 2--Supercilious, 113, f, 4, Skywalker--Table Frolic, by in the country, is expected to be ready for racing during Never Tabled. O/B-Sarkowsky Herman (CA); $60,000. the second half of the track's 30-day season. A total of 3--s~~10on River, 110, m, 5, Swoon--Suruki, by Austin 85 horses were entered for the 10-race opening-day Mittler. ($2,900 yrl '93 CALSEP; $14,000 2yo 1994 card, which includes the Daniel G. Van Clief S. and New BESAPR). 0-Anson Ronald & Susie; B-Stone Ridge Kent S. It was estimated that 75 percent of the entries Farm (CA); $36,000. had been _based in Maryland, which will be dark during Margins: NK, HF, NK. Odds: 3.70, 21.90, 26.20. the Colonial Downs meet. Daily purse distribution is Also Ran: Chile Chatte, Real Connection, Toda Una Dama (Arg). Scratched: Ocean View, Traces Of Gold. projected to average $1 67 ,000 for the inaugural sea­ A winner in three of her last four outings, Radu Cool son. The track will offer live racing Wednesdays through had taken three non-graded events but had to settle for Sundays, with first post at 1 p.m. weekends, 3 p.m. third in the Gii A Gleam H. when she took the step up Wednesdays and Thursdays and 6 p.m. Fridays. Gates three starts back at Hollywood. Undefeated over the Del open at 10 a.m. today; a ribbon-cutting ceremony is set Mar main track, the chestnut tried her luck in the graded for 12:50 p.m. and the track's very first race will break ranks once again here but this time made the grade. from the starting gate at 1 p.m. Colonial Downs will Forced to race on the far outside early, she closed from race through October 12. The track's first-ever harness fourth to take the lead at the top of the stretch and dug meet is scheduled to begin next April. down for the drive to take the photo from longshot Supercilious. "She loves Del Mar," said trainer John Trainer Pat Byrne PLANS SET FOR BYRNE TRIO Shirreffs. "She comes down here and she eats better yesterday mapped out a fall campaign for GI Spinaway and she trains better. I knew she was going to run her winner Countess Diana (Deerhound), GI Hopeful victor race." Jockey Chris McCarron was winning the Chula Favorite Trick (Phone Trick) and Giii Sanford S. winner Vista for the fourth year in a row. "With my horse and Polished Brass (Dixie Brass), who between them ac­ her tactical style, I could live with being parked out co_unted for five of the six juvenile stakes at Saratoga there two wide," said Mccarron. "But today I had to live this summer. All three will ship to Belmont Park, but with being pushed five or six wide. I didn't know if my Countess Diana will get a short break before making her mare was enough horse to deal with that, but my fears next start in the Gii Walmac International Alcibiades at turned out to be unfounded. She's as game as Dick Keeneland October 11 and Favorite Trick will make his Tracy. No, she's a mare--make that game as Jane next appearance in the Gii Lane's End Breeders' Futurity Tracy." As for the future, Shirreffs said," We'll be look­ at that track October 18. Polished Brass will remain in ing at the Breeders' Cup (November 8, Hollywood Park), New York and point for the GI Futurity at Belmont Sep­ but I don't know whether I'll run again before that. She tember 21 . As for ending the Saratoga meet with back­ runs well fresh." Favored TODA UNA DAMA (ARG) to-back Grade I wins, Byrne said, "This last weekend (Cipayo {Arg}), riding a three-race winning streak was very special. We don't have the depth with our against allowance company coming into this race, two-year-olds that some others have, but the three we pressed the pace but faded late to finish last. "She bled have are really good horses. They stayed healthy and through the nostrils," said her jockey, Alex Solis. "At made the stakes we pointed for. You don't plan to have the quarter pole I thought we were going to win it. But m~ets like this. You don't go in dreaming, you just go all of a sudden she just folded up. She had a reason." with the flow ... and hope things work out. You don't :>top to think about it, but when the dust settles you can Weekend Results cont. p2 reflect on a great meet." ,PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 9-1-97 Sunday, Saratoga Racecourse Grand Prix de Deauville Lancel cont. DIANA H.-Gll, $200,000, SAR, 8-31, 3yo/up, f/m, Relishing the soft ground, the consistent and deserv­ 1 1 /8mT, 1 :48 2/5, yl. ing Taipan (Ire) scored for the first time in four starts 1--@#RUMPIPUMIPY (GB), 114, f, 4, Shirley Heights-­ this year. With the track cut up by the weekend's rac­ Wanton (GB), by Kris (GB). ($345,000 1996 ing, the field raced on the extreme outside of the KEENOV). 0-Macrae Gaye; B-Lady Halifax fGB); course; Lord Of Men (GB) led early from Taipan (Ire) and T-Christophe Clement; J-J A Santos; $120,000. Camporese (Ire). On the turn, all three were abreast, but Lifetime Record: 21-5-6-4, $378,482. * 1 /2 to Classic spread right across the track. Taipan quickened well and Park (GB) (Robollino), G1 SW-Ire, $184,232. hit the front at the quarter-pole, running on gamely for 2--B. A. Valentine!, 116, f, 4, Apalachee--Bert's the victory over a determined Camporese. Winning Valentine, by Caracolero. 0-Butner Alberta A; trainer John Dunlop said, "He's a really nice horse and 8-Butner Alberta (KY); $40,000. the key to him is the soft ground, which he found for 3--Antespend, 117, f, 4, Spend a Buck--Auspiciante the first time this year. He's the first foal of Alidiva and (Arg), by *Practicante. ($900,000 '97 KEEAPR). 0-C he has now made up some ground on his more famous & M Broman; B-Elmendorf Farm, Inc (KY); $22,000. brother and sister (Ali-Royal {Ire} and Sleepytime {Ire}). Margins: 1, HD, HD. Odds: 8. 70, 3.00, 4.50. His form always looked solid and he deserved to win a Also Ran: Golden Pond (Ire), Paranomelody (Ire), good race. One of his obvious targets is the (G 1) Preis Overcharger, My Secret, Picture Hat, Dance Clear (Ire), Von Europa in Germany (Cologne, Sept. 28) and he Short Time, Powder Bowl, Valor Lady. might go for one of the Group One races in Italy at the Scratched: Oka No Book. end of the season." Favorite Lord Of Men was finally Rumpipumpy (GB) started twice at Gulfstream this beaten after six straight wins and his trainer John winter, running second in the Giii Suwanee River H. Gosden said, "He simply ran out of stamina. This was February 5, then was out of action until finishing third in his first start over the trip; going wide all the way was an allowance race in July and the Giii Ballston Spa too much of a test for him and he was off the bridle at Breeders' Cup H. at Saratoga in her latest August 10. the turn. It was also too gluey for him. We might bring The British-bred bay, devoid of early speed, rallied along him back for the (G2) Prix Dollar at Longchamp (Oct. the rail leaving the turn, slipping through midstretch to 4)." get the lead and edging clear near the wire. "She had a great trip," winning jockey Jose Santos said. "I had a good position at the rail. The inside was beautiful today. PREVIEW We took that chance; she went up and won at the • • wire." Winning trainer Christophe Clement listed the GI Today, Del Mar Flower Bowl H. October 4 or the Oct. 13 Giii Athenia H. DEL MAR DERBY-Gii, $300,000, 3yo, 1 1 /BmT as possible targets for the winner. PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 1 Flying With Eagles Hofmans Delahoussaye 30-1 Sunday, Deauville, France 2 Brave Act (GB) McAnally Almeida 5-1 GRAND PRIX DE DEAUVILLE LANCEL-G2, $137,285, 3 Falkenham (GB) Harte Douglas 10-1 Deauville, France, 8-31, 3yo/up, 12f 11 OydsT, 2:53.8, sf.