The TDN is delivered each morning by 5 a.m. Eastern. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060 THOROUGHBRED Saturday, DAILY NEWS" September 11,1999 ii INTERNATIONAL ii TITLE ON THE LINE AT LEOPARDSTOWN "SILVER" STREAKS INTO GAZELLE The defection of Montjeu (Ire), who will participate in Silverbulletday (Silver Deputy) has racked up 10 tomorrow's G2 Prix Niel Majestic Barriers at straight victories against fillies, starting the streak in Longchamp, has taken a little of the shine off what the Gil Alcibiades 8. in October of her two-year-old promised to be the race of the European season to season and extending it with her nine-length victory in date. But today's G1 ESAT Digifone Champion 8. at the Gl Alabama Aug. 21. 8he looks to make it 11 in a Leopardstown is still a mouthwatering clash which will row in today's Gl Gazelle H. at Belmont Park. "I picked go some way in determining who is crowned the top out the Gazelle because...'Silver' runs like a gazelle, so I middle-distance performer in Europe this year. This thought it fit," trainer Bob Baffert quipped. The queen season's G1 Coronation Cup and G1 King George VI & of her division, Silverbulletday will give from nine to 12 Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. winner Daylami (Ire) pounds to her five rivals while carrying a career-high (Doyoun {Ire}) is set to take on G1 Juddmonte Interna 124 pounds. But she shouldered 123 pounds and ran tional 8. winner Royal Anthem (Theatrical {Ire}). away to a seven-length victory in the Gl Ashland 8. Daylami already holds one call over Royal Anthem this back in April while handing the runner-up eight pounds. season, having beaten him into third in the Coronation Her lone loss this year came against colts in the Gl Cup at Epsom June 4. That race was run at a pace Belmont 8., but, according to Baffert, she will not face which did not suit Royal Anthem and The Thoroughbred the boys again. "We're not going to run against colts," Corporation's giant is capable of turning the tables on he said. "(Owner Mike Pegram) and I talked about this the representative of the boys in blue on the basis of and the basic decision is to just run her and enjoy her. his most recent run. He put up the middle-distance That's one reason we decided on the Gazelle. Having a performance of the season when surging to a hugely race like this is certainly better than just breezing her all impressive record-breaking eight-length win in the the time. And, when you have a horse like this, all you Juddmonte International at York Aug. 17, beating a want to do is keep her happy. 8he loves to race." high-quality field. To say that Dream Well (Fr) (8adler's Wlls), winner of last year's French and Irish Derbies, Today, Belmont Park, post time: 5:11 p.m. EDT will lead the battle for third suggests how highly Royal GAZELLE H.-GI, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m Anthem and Daylami are regarded. He is a top-class pp HORSE SIRE JOCKEY ODDS individual in his own right and, with the benefit of a 1 Silverbulletday Silver Deputy Bailey 1-5 confidence-boosting win in the G3 Prix Gontaut-Biron at 2 Country Hideaway Seeking the Gold Smith 8-1 Deauville Aug. 15, can expose any failings of the top 3 Gold from the West West by West Prado 8-1 two. The track condition will also be in his favor. 4 Awful Smart Black TieAffair (Ire) Velazquez 8-1 5 Queen's Word Kingmambo Day 20-1 Today, Leopardstown, Ireland, post time: 4:10 p.m. 6 Singing Rockette Mining Chavez 20-1 ESAT DIGIFONE CHAMPION S.-G1, lr£250,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT Today, Belmont Park, post time: 5:43 p.m. EDT SC (PP) HORSE SIRE JOCKEY ODDS MAN O'WAR S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT 1 (4) Daylami (Ire) Doyoun (Ire) Dettori 2-1 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY ODDS 2 (6) Dream Well (Fr) Sadler's Wells Asmussen 8-1 1 Single Empire (Ire) Kris (GB) Bailey 5-2 3 (9) Lord Of Men (GB) Groom Dancer O'Donohue 66-1 2 Mash One (Chi) Mashkour Day 9-2 4 (2) Make No Mistake (Ire) Darshaan (GB) Smullen 66-1 3 Federal Trial Skip Trial Sellers 8-1 5 (3) Royal Anthem Theatrical (Ire) Stevens 5-4 4 Val's Prince Eternal Prince Chavez 5-1 6 (5) Sunshine Street Sunshine Forever Ahern 50-1 5 Beautiful Dancer (Brz) Exile King Luzzi 10-1 7 (7) Montjeu (Ire) Sadler's Wells SCR SCR 6 Honor Glide Honor Grades Santos 9-5 8 (8) Dazzling Park(Ire) Warning (GB) Manning 66-1 7 Fahris (Ire) Generous (Ire) Velazquez 15-1 9 (1) Sunspangled (Ire) Caerleon Kinane 100-1 All carry 126 lbs. BIANCONI AsHFORD Stud Champion 3-y-a sprinter by outstanding sire ofsires DANZIG Alsling Cross, Dermot Ryan or Stuart Fitzgibbon Tel: 606-873-7088. Fox: 606-879-5756. out of champion broodmare FALL ASPEN RETIRES TO ASHFORD STUD FOR THE 2,000 BREEDING SEASON TDN INTERNATIONAL * 9/11/99 ' PAGE 2 Man o'War S. cont. Honor Glide, fifth in this race last year, has had a ☆ RESULTS ☆ very successful, if abbreviated, 1999 campaign. The five-year-old came back after a seven-month layoff to Friday, Doncaster, England be second in a Beimont allowance test June 5, then FRIGIDAIRE CHAMPAGNE S.-G2, £99,650, Doncaster, picked up back-to-back wins in the July 10 Gil Bowling 9-10, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:24.16, gd/fm. Green H. and Aug. 14 Gi Sword Dancer invitational H. 1~#(§DISTANT MUSIC, 122, c, 2, by Distant View "The first time, he definitely needed the race," jockey 1st Dam: Musicanti, by Nijinsky II Jose Santos said. "The second time, he ran a good 2nd Dam: Populi, by Star Envoy race...but the third race, he was really ready. He's 3rd Dam: Sister Shannon, by Etonian going to be the horse to beat in the Man o'War." Single 0-Khaiid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms (KY); T-B Hills; Empire is undefeated in two starts this year, imported J-M Hills; £60,840, Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, £64,520. from Europe at the end of his 1998 campaign, he was *First SW for freshman sire (by Mr. Prospector). second in the Glii C.F. Burke H. last October, took five 2~Rossini, 126, c, 2, Miswaki-Touch Of Greatness, by months off, then returned to win the Mar. 21 Gil San Hero's Honor. ($500,000 yri '98 FTSAUG). 0-Michael Luis Rey S. and Apr. 18 GI San Juan Capistrano H. in Tabor & Susan Magnier; B-Siiver Springs Stud Farm two starts this year. "He's had some little setbacks Inc & Mrs J Costeiioe; £22,859. here and there," trainer Neil Drysdale said. "He's had a 3~Winning Venture (GB), 122, c, 2, Owington (GB)~ cough and a sore foot, nothing major. But he has been Push A Button (ire), by Bold Lad (ire). 0-Dr Frank SB training well and he's got to start soon, because we're Chao; B-Woodsway Stud & Chao Racing & aiming him for the Breeders' Cup Turf." Bloodstock Ltd; £11,055. Margins: 2HF, 5, NK. Odds: 13-8, 5-2, 66-1. Also ran: Ekraar, Dramatic Quest (GB), Tioga (GB). NEWS TODAY Trainer Barry Hills' love affair with Doncaster contin ued with this sparkling performance, which has estab QUEEN'S PLATE WINNER DEAD Woodcarver lished the unbeaten homebred Distant Music as one of (Woodman), five-length winner of the 1999 Queen's the joint-favorites, with the Baiiydoyie pair of Fasilyev Plate at the end of June, suffered a severe fracture of and Bernstein, for next year's English 2000 Guineas. A his left front leg during a workout at Woodbine yester four-length maiden winner here July 28 on his only day morning and had to be euthanized. "He suffered a previous start, he settled at the back of the field as complete rupture of one branch of the suspensory Ekraar (Red Ransom) led from Tioga (Unfuwain) and the ligament, a condylar fracture and dislocation of the left unbeaten Baiiydoyie colt Rossini. Rossini grabbed the fore fetlock," Dr. Robert McMartin, the attending veteri lead a quarter mile out, but Distant Music quickened narian, said. "The diagnosis was the damage was irrep brilliantly on the outside and simply flew past the Irish- arable and that he had to be humanely put down." The trained colt to settle the race in a few strides, coming three-year-old won three of his nine career starts, earn home clear. "He has a lot of class," said winning rider ing $455,126. Michael Hills, son of the trainer. "He quickens so well and he is the best I have ridden so far for my father." CURRENCY CONVERSIONS Added Barry Hills, "The 2000 Guineas is something to US$/unit GB£/unit dream about and there is every chance he will get a British pound 1.61775 1.00 mile and a quarter next year in top company." As for the immediate future. Hills said, "The obvious route Canadian dollar 0.678134 0.419183 would be to go to the [GI] Dewhurst S. at Newmarket French franc 0.158525 0.0979910 [Oct. 16], but i will talk to Prince Khaiid and his racing Irish punt 1.32035 0.816161 manager Teddy Beckett first, if he doesn't go to the U.S.