The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information. please call90S-747-S060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM MONDAY, OCTOBER 7,1996 W-E-E-K-E-N-D RESULTS HELISSIO TRIUMPHANT IN ARC Three­ FORTE MERIDIEN PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE-G1, year-old Helissio (Fr) (Fairy King) did not make his first $1,369,595, Longchamp, France, 10-6, 3yo/up, c & f, career start until March of this year, but has made up 1 1/2mT, 2:29.90, gd/sf. for lost time in a big way. The bay colt, owned by Span­ l--HELISSIO (FR), 123, c, 3, Fairy King--Helice, by iard Enrique Sarasola, had won five of six starts this Slewpy. ($65,102 wnlg '93 Agence Francaise year prior to yesterday's Arc de Triomphe bid, including Deauville Mixed). O-Enrique Sarasola; B-Skymarc the G 1 Prix Lupin and G 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. He Farm; T-Elie Lellouche; J-O. Peslier; $782,626. maintained his near-perfect record through Europe's 2--Pilsudski (Ire), 131, c, 4, Polish Precedent--Cocotte greatest race, upping his career total to six wins in (Ire), by Troy (GB). O-Lord Weinstock & Executors of seven starts with a wire-to-wire victory over 1 5 star the late Simon Weinstock; B-Ballymacoll Stud Co; competitors. "We had lots of offers for the horse before $313,050. the race," said Sarasola. "I am very happy; it was a 3--0scar Schindler (Ire), 131, c, 4, Royal Academy-­ fantastic moment. He will not race again this season, Saraday (Ire), by Northfields. O/B-Oliver Lehane; but I am hoping he will be back to win this race again $156,525. next year." Winning trainer Elie Lellouche said, "It's a Margins: 5, short neck, 1. Winners' Odds: 2.80-1. big joy and a big relief to win the race. Everything went Also Ran: Swain (Ire), Luna Wells (Ire), Le Destin (Fr), according to what we expected and planned. Helissio is Shaamit (Ire), Leeds (Ire), Leonila (Ire), Pentire (GB), a true, genuine champion, but you never know until you Darazari (Ire), Radevore (GB). Zagreb, Tamure (Ire), prove your point." Winning rider Olivier Peslier said, "I Classic Cliche (Ire). Did not finish: Polaris Flight. really had an easy ride. I never saw anything else in the A sixth win from seven lifetime starts for Helissio, straight. I thought we'd gone around alone after a false who gave his Spanish owner Enrique Sarasola, trainer start! I kept looking back and never saw anything." Elie Lellouche and jockey Olivier Peslier their first victo­ Helissio ran past his breeding in winning the 1 %-mile ries in Europe's great race, which was being run for the Arc, as the average winning distance of Fairy King's 75th time. Peslier sent Helissio straight to the front from progeny is only 7.2 furlongs. G 1 Ascot Gold Cup winner the gate and he was always travelling well, leading from Classic Cliche (Ire) (Salse) ran disappointingly to finish PILSUDSKI, ZAGREB (Theatrical {Ire}), CLASSIC CLICHE last of the 1 5 finishers and Godolphin racing manager (IRE) (Salse) and SHAAMIT (IRE) (Mtoto {GB}). A half­ Simon Crisford said, "He was not the horse we know mile out, Helissio still led from Pilsudski, Zagreb and him to be today. We'll make a decision in the next few Classic Cl'tche. On the turn into the straight, Helissio days about whether he goes to the Melbourne Cup and quickened brilliantly and soon went clear of the field, then stays in training next year or not." Jockey Frankie while Pilsudski battled on well to hold second from the fast-finishing Irish challenger Oscar Schindler, who had Dettori said the four-year-old ran"completely flat. n G 1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. winner to weave his way through from the rear of the field. Pentire (GB) (Be My Guest) was also a great disappoint­ Andre Fabre's pair SWAIN (IRE) (Nashwan) and LUNA ment and his trainer Geoffrey Wragg said, "He's come WELLS (IRE) (Sadler's Wells) finished well for fourth and back as if he's never had a race at all/' while jockey fifth. The race was marred by the death of last year's Michael Hills said, "He broke slowly, got back into the G 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner POLARIS FLIGHT race, but once in the straight he didn't fire. I don't think (Northern Flagship). The three-year-old was pulled up he found his usual action, probably affected by the soft after breaking a leg two furlongs out and was humanely ground." Pat Eddery rode Epsom Derby winner Shaamit destroyed. (Ire) (Mtoto {GB}), who finished seventh yesterday, and said, "He ran well to halfway up the straight and then STAKES CLOSINGS got tired." Jockey Michael Kinane said of Zagreb (Theat­ rical {Ire}), who had not raced since taking the Irish TODAY, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7: Derby June 30, "I was delighted with his race. He had a 10-19 $ 75/75,000 Calder Breeders' Cup great trip, but he had not run for so long anti definitely Derby-Gill, Crc, 3yo, 9f ($75) needed the race." PAGE 2. THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS. 10-7-96 News Continued. Different's a very good filly." Last year's Champion CIGAR UNDAUNTED BY DEFEAT The first thing Two-Year-Old Filly GOLDEN ATTRACTION (Mr. Prospec­ Cigar (Palace Music) did upon returning to his barn tor) was scratched from the race with a bruised foot Saturday after his second-place finish to Skip Away suffered during her winning effort in the Sept. 21 (Skip Trial) in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup was Turfway Breeders' Cup S., but will continue to be aimed eat a peppermint candy. "Actually, more than one/' said for the Breeders' Cup Distaff. trainer Bill Mott's assistant, Simon Bray. HHe was not despondent at all, not like he was after (being defeated BELDAME S.-GI, $400,000, BEL, 10-6, 3yo/up, flm, in the Aug. 10 Pacific Classic) at Del Mar, maybe be­ 1 118m, 1:47, ft. cause he caught Skip Away two jumps after the wire 1--YAI\IKS MUSIC, 119, f, 3, Air Forbes Won--Traipsing, and galloped out in front of him after the race." Bray by Darby Creek Road. O-Audrey H. Cooper & Michael added that physically, Cigar came out of the Gold Cup Fennessy; B-Irish American Bloodhorse Agency Ltd "in great shape. He is fine. No problem. Tentative plans (KY); T-Leo O'Brien; J-J R Velazquez; $240,000. call for Cigar to be flown to Toronto a week before the Lifetime Record: 9-7-2-0, $787,600. Oct. 26 Breeders' Cup Classic. That's tentative--a lot 2--Serena's Song, 123, f, 4, Rahy--Imagining, by North­ will depend on the weather. If it's raining up there, Bill fields. ($42,000 wing '92 KEENOV; $150,000 yrl '93 will train him down here up to the race." Meanwhile, the KEEJUL). O-Beverly J & Robert B Lewis; B-Dr. Howard Baker (KY); $80,000. question of whether Skip Away, who is not Breeders' 3--Clear Mandate, 123, f, 4, Deputy Minister--Dream Cup eligible, will be supplemented to the Classic is still Deal, by Sharpen Up (GB). O/B-Pamela Firman & G. up in the air. "We might have a small chance of getting Watts Humphrey Jr. (KY); $44,000. Horse of the Year if we beat Cigar again in the Breeders' Margins: 3/4, 3, 1. Odds: 2.30, 0.95, 30.00. Cup, but Cigar has done a lot, going to Dubai and all, and Also Ran: My Flag, Shoop, Forested. Scratched: Tran­ I think there is always a bias for New York horses," said sient Trend. Skip Away's trainer Sonny Hine. "I don't know if it's Yanks Music narrowly edged pacesetting Serena's worth $480,000 to try to beat Cigar again. But I do think Song to take the GI Ruffian H. Sept. 14 and the pair we would have an even better chance of beating him in seemed to be running a replay of that race here. Cham­ Canada than we did here. My horse loves that track. II pion Serena's Song again led the field into the stretch with Yanks Music within pouncing distance. Serena's Weekend Results Continued. Song held on gamely, but Yanks Music was able to get THREE CHIMNEYS SPINSTER S.-GI, $542,000, KEE, by her to record her third straight win. "Serena's Song 10-6, 3yo/up, flm, 1 118m, 1:49 3/5, ft. looked very tough at the end of the lane," winning 1--DIFFERENT (ARG), 123, f, 4, Candy Stripes-- trainer Leo O'Brien said. "But at the eighth pole Yanks Diferente (Arg) (GSP-Arg), by Propicio (Arg). O-Sidney lVIusic kicked on." O'Brien indicated that Yanks Music H. Craig; B-Haras Abolengo (Arg); T-Ronald may be pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Classic. "It McAnally; J-C J McCarron; $336,040. Lifetime breaks your heart when they run that hard and lose, U Record: Ch. Older Mare-Arg, 10-9-1-0, $975,799. trainer D. Wayne Lukas said of the hard-knocking 2--Top Secret, 119, f, 3, Afleet--Half Secret, by Upper Serena's Song. lilt was one hell of an effort." Serena's Nile. O/B-John H. Peace (KY); $108,400. Song will run next in the Breeders' Cup Distaff.