OUIJA BOARD’S RETURN DELAYED HEADLINE ...p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 ESWARAH RETIRED MULLINS BAY SCORES IN STRENSALL Shadwell’s Eswarah (GB) (Unfuwain--Midway Lady, Like his half-brother Stagecraft (GB), Mullins Bay (GB) by Alleged), winner of this year’s G1 Vodafone Oaks, (Machiavellian) has taken time to grow into his es- has been retired from racing after x-rays revealed a teemed pedigree, but took another major step forward small chip in her knee. The three- in this competitive renewal of the G3 Strensall S. at year-old filly opened her racing ca- York yesterday. Runner-up to the subsequent G2 Scot- reer with three straight victories, tish Derby winner Imperial Stride (GB) in the June 17 culminating with her 1 1/2-length Listed Wolferton H. at the Royal Ascot meet, he re- triumph in the June 3 Oaks. She turned to beat established handicappers in the presti- also won the Listed Fillies Trial S. gious John Smiths Cup H. last time July 9. He stalked Her injury was discovered after a Andean throughout the early stages before mastering fourth-place finish in the Aug. 17 that rival approaching the eighth pole. Despite lugging G1 Yorkshire Oaks. “Eswarah was a right in the closing stages, he was always holding that very high-class filly, winning three rival and the stewards ruled in his favor after an inquiry. of her five starts, and she was Click here for the Racing Post chart. Results cont. p3 Action Plus photo blessed with a great turn of foot for a middle-distance filly,” commented Wednesday, York, Britain Angus Gold, racing manager to Sheikh Hamdan al WILLIAM HILL POKER GRAND PRIX STRENSALL S.-G3, Maktoum. “I would just like to pay tribute to [trainer] £50,000, York, Britain, 8-31, 3yo/up, 1m 208ydsT, Michael Jarvis and his team who did such a wonderful 1:49.19, gd/fm. job with the filly, and also to thank Ben Hanbury and 1--#@MULLINS BAY (GB), 130, c, 4, by Machiavellian his staff who looked after her so well as a two-year- 1st Dam: Bella Colora (GB) (GSW & G1SP-GB, old.” Out of English 1000 Guineas and Oaks winner GSW-Fr, $107,464), by Bellypha (Ire) Midway Lady, Eswarah is a half sister to Group 1- 2nd Dam: Reprocolor (GB), by Jimmy Reppin (GB) placed Umniyatee (GB) (Green Desert) and to group 3rd Dam: Blue Queen (GB), by Majority Blue (Ire) winner Itnab (GB) (Green Desert). (525,000gns yrl ‘02 TATHOU). O-Susan Magnier & DAMAGE TO FAIR GROUNDS UNCLEAR Michael Tabor; B-Meon Valley Stud; T-Aidan O'Brien; With much of city under water and the region still J-Kieren Fallon; £30,000. Lifetime Record: 7-3-2-1, reeling from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, which £150,489. *1/2 to Stagecraft (GB) (Sadler’s Wells), rolled through earlier this week, the damage to New Hwt. Older Horse-GB & Fr at 9.5-11f, MGSW & Orleans’ Fair Grounds Race Course was still undeter- MG1SP-GB, MGSW-US, G1SP-Ire, GSP-Fr, $544,699; mined yesterday. "We will reserve detailed comment on Hyabella (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}), MSW-GB; and this matter until such time as we are able to conduct Balalaika (GB) (Sadler’s Wells), Hwt. Older Mare-GB at on-site inspections and more accurately gauge the 7-9.5f, SW-GB. impact Hurricane Katrina had on our Louisiana opera- 2--Andean (GB), 130, c, 4, Singspiel (Ire)--Anna tions,” said Thomas H. Meeker, president and chief Matrushka (GB), by Mill Reef. O-Godolphin; B-Darley; executive officer of Churchill Downs Incorporated, T-Saeed bin Suroor; £11,500. which owns Fair Grounds. “Given the difficulty of ac- 3--Maraahel (Ire), 134, c, 4, Alzao--Nasanice (Ire), by cessing areas affected by the storm, it could take sev- Nashwan. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum; eral days or weeks before we have an accurate assess- B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd; T-Sir Michael ment." Video shot by local television showed extensive Stoute; £5,750. flooding and appeared to show damage to the grand- Margins: NK, 4, 3HF. Odds: 5-2, 4-1, Evens. stand roof. The oval was closed for live racing, so no Also Ran: Democratic Deficit (Ire), Wise Dennis (GB), horses or stable personnel were housed at the track. Trew Class (GB). www.hillndalefarms.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/1/05 • PAGE 2 of 3 N E W S T O D A Y ZOFFINGER OWNER DRAZIN APPEALS ISELIN P P FINISH Dennis Drazin has appealed the Monmouth Park stewards's decision not to reverse the order of OUIJA BOARD MISSES GIG Lord Derby’s Ouija finish in Sunday's GIII Philip H. Iselin Breeders’ Cup H. Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) will not make her eagerly Drazin owns Iselin runner-up Zoffinger (Unbridled), who awaited return in Saturday's G3 September S. at appeared to be bothered by winner West Virginia (To- Newmarket after a questionable morrows Cat) during the stretch run of the nine-furlong scope yesterday morning. Off event. A claim of foul was lodged by Zoffinger's rider, since sustaining a stress-fracture Eddie King, but the stewards let the result stand. to her near-fore cannon bone in Zoffinger, a 65-1 shot, was closing on the outside the June 15 G1 Prince of when West Virginia appeared to come out and take Wales’s S. at Royal Ascot, the away his path. King was forced to steady at that point. four-year-old coughed after a "A great number of people have come up to me and workout under Kieren Fallon and told me we were robbed," Drazin said. "I've looked plans are on hold. “Ouija Board carefully at the race and looked at the back view. That does not run on Saturday,” clearly showed that the other horse came into our path trainer Ed Dunlop said yester- and made Eddie King check and lose momentum. Our day. “She gave a couple of horse was coming on again at the end. I thought the coughs after work this morning. stewards should have taken the other horse down." We had her scoped and unfortu- Drazin said this is the first time he has appealed a stew- nately it was not perfect. So we ards's ruling as an owner. As an attorney, he has repre- www.edunlop.com are now going to sit tight and sented two owners who have filed appeals and both, have a think about the Prix Drazin said, were successful. "I think our chances of Vermeille [G1, Longchamp, Sept. 11]. It’s disappoint- winning this are 50-50," he said. "It should be over- ing, but I’m glad we found out before Saturday.” The turned, but you can never count on that happening." 2400-meter Vermeille was opened up to older fillies last Click for video of the GIII Philip H. Iselin H. year. P R E V I E W Thoroughbred Daily News is: P P Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher Friday, Baden-Baden, Germany Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief 132nd MAURICE LACROIX-TROPHY-G2, i90,000, 2yo, Alycia Borer Director of Advertising 6fT Jessica Martini Associate Editor SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT Alan Carasso Assistant Editor 1 1 Electric Beat (GB) Shinko Forest (Ire) Helfenbein 126 Marie Kizenko Assistant Editor 2 5 Ajigolo (GB) Piccolo (GB) Durcan 123 Christina Bossinakis Editorial Assistant 3 2 Canulos (Ire) Trans Island (GB) Minarik 123 Lucas Marquardt Writer/Reporter 4 3 Pinot Noir (Ger) Dictator’s Song Hellier 123 Steve Sherack Writer/Reporter 5 4 River Woods (GB) Bertolini Pedroza 123 Vicki Forbes Director of Customer Services 6 6 Key to Fortune (Ger) Big Shuffle Starke 119 Lia Kusch Advertising Assistant ALL POST TIMES ARE LOCAL THREE STALLIONS ARE TIED AS THE LEADING SIRES OF GRADED WINNERS THIS YEAR S THEY ALL STAND AT LANE’S END S A.P. INDY KINGMAMBO Where Performance Counts SMART STRIKE (859) 873-7300 FAX (859) 873-3746 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/1/05 • PAGE 3 of 3 LEADING SIRES OF 2005 GRADE/GROUP 1 WINNERS P R E S U L T S P (Through Aug. 29) Sire Location Winners Wednesday, Baden-Baden, Germany Danehill (Danzig) dead 4 109TH FURSTENBERG-RENNEN-G3, i60,000, Giant’s Causeway (Storm Cat) Ky 4 Baden-Baden, Germany, 8-31, 3yo, 1 1/4mT, 2:02.23, Kingmambo (Mr. Prospector) Ky 3 gd. Montjeu (Sadler’s Wells) Ire 3 1--@DAY WALKER (GB), 123, c, 3, by Dr Devious (Ire) Awesome Again (Deputy Minister) Ky 2 1st Dam: Island Race (GB), by Common Grounds (GB) DistortedHumor (Forty Niner) Ky 2 2nd Dam: Lake Isle (Ire), by Caerleon Fusaichi Pegasus (Mr. Prospector) Ky 2 3rd Dam: Inisfree, by Hoist the Flag Inchinor (Ahonoora) dead 2 (35,000gns yrl ‘03 TATOCT). O-W H Sport Int’l; Sadler’s Wells (Northern Dancer) Ire 2 B-Car Colston Hall Stud; T-Andreas Schutz; Saint Ballado (Halo) dead 2 J-Andrasch Starke; i35,000. Lifetime Record: Singspiel (In the Wings) Eng 2 5 starts, 3 wins, 0 places, i53,600. *1/2 to Soldier Slew City Slew (Seattle Slew) Ky 2 Hollow (GB) (In the Wings {GB}), G1SW-Ger & Ity, Storm Cat (Storm Bird) Ky 2 GSP-Fr, $637,474. Unbridled (Fappiano) dead 2 2--Crosspeace (Ire), 123, c, 3, Cape Cross (Ire)-- Unfuwain (Northern Dancer) dead 2 Announcing Peace (GB), by Danehill.