The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. -H 0 R 0 u G H BR E D™ T D•A•I•L•Y N•E•W•S ~---- THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1997 -111~ $2 Daily S•T•A•K•E•S RESULTS HASKELL HORSES DELAYED Californian invaders Yesterday, Goodwood, England: Free House (Smokester), Touch Gold (Deputy Minister), SUSSEX S.-G1, $246,346, Goodwood, England, 7-30, and Anet (Clever Trick) left Ontario Airport in California 3yo/up, 1 mT, 1 :37:98, gd/fm. yesterday morning and were supposed to arrive at New­ 1--ALl-ROYAL (IRE), 133, c, 4, Royal Academy--Alidiva ark International Airport in New Jersey around 2 p.m. (Ire) (SW-Eng), by Chief Singer (Ire). 0-Greenbay for Sunday's GI Buick Haskell Invitational. However, Stables Ltd.; B-C H Wacker 111; T-Henry Cecil; J-K during a scheduled stop in Lexington, Kentucky, the Fallon; $150,650. * % to Taipan (Ire) (Last Tycoon chartered plane was grounded after an oil leak was {Ire}). MG SP-Eng, $197 ,355; Full to Sleepytime (Ire), discovered. The trio were forced to spend the night at GISW-Eng, $240,036. Keeneland Race Course in Lexington and were sched­ 2--Starborough (GBL 125, c, 3, Soviet Star--Flamenco uled to resume their journey at 6:00 this morning to Wave, by Desert Wine. O/B-Sheikh Mohammed bin arrive at Newark at 7:30 a.m. Rashid al Maktoum; $56,497. 3--Allied Forces, 133, c, 4, Miswaki--Mangala, by EL PRADO TO ADENA SPRINGS El Prado (Ire) Sharpen Up (GB). 0-Godolphin; B-Buckram Oak Farm (Sadler' s Wells), champion two-year-old in Ireland in (Fl); $27 ,234. 1 991, has moved from Airdrie Stud to Adena Springs in Margins: 3/4, 3/4, 1. Odds: 13-2, 9-4, 9-2. Midway, Kentucky where he will stand the 1 998 breed­ Also Ran: Among Men, Classic Park (GB), Gothenberg ing season. The eight-year-old stallion has sired stakes (Ire), Air Express (Ire), Wolf Mountain (GB), Alhaarth winners Navajo Pearl, Thatsusintheolbean, Young Turk, (Ire). Mom's Little Guy and Art Student from his first crop of Winning his first Group 1 stakes race, Ali-Royal (Ire) 41 foals. El Prado will join GI Breeders' Cup Classic gave trainer Henry Cecil his fifth win in the Sussex S., winner Alphabet Soup and sprint champion Lit de Jus­ comfortably reversing the form of the G2 Queen Anne tice at Adena Springs. S. at Ascot June 1 7 where he finished third to Allied Forces. Towards the rear for the first half-mile, while OBS CATALOGS AVAILABLE The catalogs for the Starborough (GB) led at a good pace, Ali-Royal found 1997 Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's August Sale of the perfect split with five-sixteenths of a mile to race, Yearlings have been released and are available both in grabbed the lead entering the final eighth of a mile print and over the Internet. The sale gets underway and ran on too strongly for the gallant Starborough, Monday, August 25 with the Sale of Selected Yearlings who fought back in the closing stages. The winner's and the annual Mockingbird consignment. The Open next targets will be the G 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois Yearling Sale is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26 over this distance at Deauville August 1 7 and the G 1 through Thursday, August 28. All sessions are continu­ Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot September 27. 11 He 1 s ous and begin at 10:30 a.m. A total of 1,098 yearlings very consistent and genuine, with lots of guts and he have been catalogued. The OBS catalog on the web can deserved this," said Cecil. Winning jockey Kieran be accessed at www.obssales.com. 11 Fallon said: 1 intended to be up near the front early on, but they went so quick. I had no choice but to STAKES CLOSINGS • ease him back. But, unlike Ascot when he was un­ TOMORROW, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1: • lucky behind Allied Forces, everything went his way 11-28 $200,000 Hollywood Turf Express-G/11, I ~I today. I was concerned about finding an opening at Ho/, 3yo/up, 5.5fT ($200) one stage, but I eased him through and he quickened 11-28 $200,000 Miesque-GJll, Ho/, 2yo, f, well and kept on well at the end." Favorite BfT ($200} Starborough appeared to find the mile too sharp at 11-29 $300,000 Citation H.-GJJ, Ho/, 3yo/up, 9fT ($200) Goodwood and is now likely to be aimed at longer 11-29 $250,000 Generous S.-GJll, Ho/, 2yo, BfT ($200) distances. Kieran Fallon later picked up a five-day 11-30 $ 700,000 Matriarch-GI, Ho/, 3yo/up, f/m, 10fT suspension (August 8-1 2) for careless riding on ($1000) Memorise in the Tote Gold Trophy. 11-30 $500,000 Crown Royal J.lollywood Derby-GI, Hof, 3yo, 9fT f $500} PAGE 2 1'1.. THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-31-97 ~ I • PR Ev 1 E W- • I I -.. F oR E 1 G N + ] Today, Goodwood, England: Yesterday's Results: CROWSON GOODWOOD CUP-G2, $97,434, 3/up, 2mT LANSON CHAMPAGNE VINTAGE S.-G3, $62,520, PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. Goodwood, England, 7-30, 2yo, 7fT, 1 :27:26, gd/fm. 1 Double Trigger (Ire) M Johnston M Roberts 1 26 1--@CENTRAL PARK (IRE), 126, c, 2, In The Wings 2 Election Day (Ire) M Stoute 0 Peslier 1 26 (GB)--Park Special (Ire), by Relkino (GB). ($65, 100 yrl 3 Double Eclipse (Ire) M Johnston J Weaver 1 26 '96 TAHOU). 0-HRH Prince Fahd Salman; B-Lodge 4 Grey Shot (GB) I A Balding J Reid 129 Park Stud; T-Paul Cole; J-P Eddery: $38,308. 5 Corradini (GB) H Cecil K Fallon 1 26 2--Docksider, 123, c, 2, Diesis (GB)--Pump, by Forli 6 Classic Cliche (Ire) Bin Suroor L Dettori 131 (Arg). 0-Freddy Bienstock. $14,334. 7 State Fair (GB) B Hills T Sprake 111 3--Little Indian (GB), 1 23, c, 2, Little Missouri--Both 8 Canon Can H Cecil A McGlone 1 26 Sides Now, by Topsider. 0-G V Wright. $6,884. 9 Samraan J Dunlop Pat Eddery 1 26 Margins: 3, 1 3/4, % . 1 0 Persian Punch (Ire) D Elsworth R Cochrane 1 26 Also Ran: Arawak Cay (Ire), Baltic State, Lone Piper Sires of runners: Double Trigger (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}), (GB). Election Day (Sadler's Wells), Double Eclipse Favored Central Park (Ire) won for the third time in (Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}), Grey Shot (Sharrood), Corradini four lifetime starts and captured his second straight (Rainbow Quest), Classic Cliche (Salse), State Fair (Shir­ stakes race with a commanding performance here. After ley Heights {GB}), Canon Can (Green Dancer), Samraan breaking his maiden by 10 lengths at Haydock June 6, (Green Dancer), Persian Punch (Persian Heights {GB}). he went to Ascot June 19 and upset Robert Sangster's Classic Cliche returned from a six-week layoff to run a highly-rated filly Cape Verdi in the Listed Chesham S. by close second in the Ascot Gold Cup June 1 9. Corradini 1 % lengths. Racing behind the pacesetter for the first is on the upgrade and subsequently won allowance race half-mile, he cruised through to take the lead and went at Newmarket July 18. Double Trigger just edged out clear entering the final furlong to win with ease. His his full-brother Double Eclipse in this event in 1995. main target is now the G 1 Dewhurst S. October 18. Winning trainer Paul Cole said: "He's a really good pros­ Today, Goodwood, England: pect. He's bred to stay and mile and a half and will get SALOMON BROTHERS RICHMOND S.-G2, $64,956, better as he strengthens up and goes further. He had 2yo, c/g, 6fT been worrying us at home because he's such a lazy PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY worker, but he's done it very well today." Winning rider 1 Prince Foley (GB) W Turner T Sprake Pat Eddery was impressed with his mount's perfor­ 2 Linden Heights (GB) L Cumani Pat Eddery mance: "He has to be one of the best two-year-olds 3 Bodyguard (GB) P Cole L Dettori seen out this year. I haven't seen much better except 4 Lord Kintyre (GB) B Millman B Doyle possibly Daggers Drawn (who runs in today's G2 Rich­ 5 Daggers Drawn H Cecil K Fallon mond S.). He looked good at Newmarket, but he would 6 Cortachy Castle (Ire) B Meehan M Tebbutt have to go some to beat Central Park." Bookmakers 7 Bold Edge (GB) R Hannon Dane O'Neill were impressed too, some making Central Park a 12-1 All carry 1 23 pounds. chance for next year's 2000 Guineas and Epsom Derby. Sires of Runners: Prince Foley (Greensmith {GB}); Linden Heights (Distinctly North); Bodyguard (Zafonic); MCDONOGH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND H., Lord Kintyre (Makbul {Ire}); Daggers Drawn (Diesis $67 ,399, Galway, Ireland, 7-29, 3yo/up, 1 m 1 OOydsT, {GB}); Cortachy Castle (Pips Pride {GB}); Bold Edge 1 :52:40, yl. (Beveled). 1--#WRAY OREL 121, h, 5, Sharp Victor--Faye (GB), by This is usually one of the most important two-year-old Monsanto (Fr). 0-B Cunningham; B-Marvin Malmuth; races of the European season. Daggers Drawn has been T-L Browne; J-S Craine; $44,689.