The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~~I~~UN~~~RE DM FRIDAY, JUNE 7,1996 T-R-I-P-L-E THREATS BREEDERS' CUP MOVES SITE OF 1996 Saturday, Belmont Park: BELMONT S.-GI, $734,800, 3yo, 1 112m CHAMPIONSIDP Officials of Breeders' Cup Lim­ The field of 15, in post position order, will be: ited announced Thursday that the 1996 Breeders' Cup HORSE (Sire) OWNER Championship, scheduled for October 26, will be moved Saratoga Dandy (Saratoga Six) Condren & Cornacchia from Woodbine Racetrack. "We deeply regret this deci­ Natural Selection (Slew City Slew) Buckram Oak Farm sion to move the Breeders' Cup Championship from South Salem (Salem Drive) Payson & Lucayan Stud Toronto, but without the necessary assurances that the Rocket Flash (Cox's Ridge) Calumet Farm event can be run free of labor disruption, we have no Jamies First Punch (Fit to Fight) Zimpom Stable other alternative," said James E. Bassett III, president of Prince Of Thieves (Hansel) Grimm & Mitchell Breeders' Cup Ltd. "We have no guarantees that ser­ Editor's Note (Forty Niner) Overbrook Farm vices at the racetrack as well as in the metropolitan Appealing Skier (Baldskil New Farm Toronto area will not be impaired by labor action during My Flag (Easy Goer) Ogden Phipps the time we plan to be in the city, and prudent manage­ Traffic Circle (Cahill Road) Kimmel/Moelis/Solondz ment dictates that we not expose our Championship and In Contention (Devit's Bag) Noreen Carpenito our visitors to such an environment. This is a great louis Quatorze (Sovereign Dancer) Hofmann/Condren/Cornacchia disappointment not only because of the substantial work Skip Away (Skip Trial) Carolyn Hine and planning already accomplished, but also because of Cavonnier (Batonnier) Walter Family Trust the tremendous support we have received from the Secreto de Estado (General Assembly) Robert Perez Ontario Thoroughbred breeders and owners throughout All carry 126 pounds except for the filly, My Flag, the years. However, the necessity of making prepara­ who totes 121. tions for the event dictate that a change of the host site Bob Baffert, trainer of Cavonnier, who drew post is mandatory at this date. We also wish to acknowledge 14 in the 15-horse field, said, "Once they draw it, you and thank the Ontario Jockey Club, as well as govern­ have to live with it. But on a 1 1 12-mile track, it's ment and business leaders from Toronto and the prov­ different than if it were a track with tight, sharp ince of Ontario, all of who worked hard to bring the turns." Cavonnier, second in the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Championship to Canada." Tuesday, the Ontario Jockey Club accepted the recommendation of a fourth in the Preakness, was installed as the 3-1 mediator to settle the labor dispute. However, mutuel morning line favorite for the Belmont. clerks voted down the mediator's proposal Wednesday. Jocke" Rene Douglas will replace the injured Gary The mediator suggested that the mutuel clerks receive Stevens aboard D. Wayne Lukas-trainee Editor's Note. $18 an hour, but they wanted $20 an hour. Breeders' Cup Ltd. plans to announce the new site for the 1996 STAKES CLOSINGS Championship by mid-June, but it is believed that the TODA Y, FRIDA Y, JUNE 7: frontrunner is currently Churchill Downs. 8-25 $250,000g Del Mar Debutante-Gil, Dmr, 2yo, f, 7f ($250) GARY STEVENS TO UNDERGO SURGERY 9-11 $250,000g Del Mar Futurity-Gil, Dmr, Jockey Gary Stevens will undergo surgery on his left 2yo, 7f ($250) shoulder and will be sidelined indefinitely. According to TOMORROW, SA TURDA Y, JUNE 8: Dr, James E. Tibone of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic 6-22 $200,000 Mother Goose-GI, Bel, 3yo, f, 9f ($200) Clinic, Stevens has a JJsubluxing/dislocating left shoul­ 6-23 $100, OOOa Prioress-Gil, Bel, 3yo, f, 6f ($100) der. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who uses Stevens as one of his stable's regular riders, said, "His injury is some­ thing that's been nagging him for a long time. He's had LoU TRIPLE THREATS ............. 1 shoulder trouble before. It's his rotator cuff; he can't raise his left arm to use his whip. He's sick about it. o WEEKEND PREVIEW 2 He's having a world-class year." Stevens is currently -til NEWS CONTINUED ........... 2,3 ranked second nationally in purse earnings behind Jerry Bailey with $6,550,090 (including Dubai races) through Z TOTAL PAGES ................. 6 June 1. PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 6-7-96 Saturday, Belmont Park: PREVIEW TRUE NORTH H.-Gil, $1 OO,OOOa, 3yo/up, 6f • • The field of nine, from the rail out, is as follows: Today, Epsom, England: Crafty Altel (Crafty Prospector), 116 pounds; Pat N Jac VODAFONE OAKS-G1, $302,206a, 3yo, f, 1 1/2mT (Pentelicus), 110; Prospect Bay (Crafty Prospector), PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS 111; Kings Fiction (Believe the Queen), 109; Kayrawan 1 Faraway Waters (GB) Arbuthnot Darley 66-1 (Mr. Prospector), 114; Yappy (Herat), 109; lord Carson 2 Camporese (Ire) Chapple-Hyam Reid 14-1 (Carson City), 115; Not Surprising (Medieval Man), 121; 3 Whitewater Affair (GB) Stoute Quinn 14-1 Forest Wildcat (Storm Cat)' 114. 4 Pricket bin Suroor Dettori 5-4 5 Identify (Ire) Weld Kinane 16-1 News Continued. 6 Bint Salsabil Dunlop Carson 7-1 BILINSKI FINDINGS RELEASED The New York 7 Honest Guest (Ire) Tompkins Robinson 12-1 State Ethics Commission has released a report stating 8 Mezzogiorno (GB) Wragg Asmussen 14-1 that there is reasonable cause to believe that New 9 Lady Carla (GB) Cecil Eddery 5-2 York State Racing and Wagering Board Chairman 10 Moody's Cat (Ire) B W Hills M Hills 100-1 Jerry Bilinski violated Public Officers Law on 30 sepa­ 11 Shirley Venture (GB) S Woods W Woods 200-1 rate occasions. The findings will be sent to Governor luna Wells (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), now an intended Pataki, who must decide whether he will resubmit runner in Sunday's Prix de Diane, and Magnificent Style Bilinski's nomination for a second term. Bilinski's first (Silver Hawk), for whom the Epsom ground was consid­ term ended Feb. 28, and his nomination for a possible ered unsuitably fast, were the only late withdrawals second term had been on hold during the investiga­ from 13 five-day entries. tion. Before being nominated to the NYSRWB, Bilinski Today, Epsom, England: was a breeder and veterinarian. Due to a possible VODAFONE DIOMED S.-G3, $67,996a, 3yo/up, 1 m conflict of interests, he was forced to sever his ties 114ydsT with his breeding and veterinary ventures in order to The field of eight, in order of the draw, will be: Dis­ assume his position with the NYSRWB. However, missed (Dayjur), 118, Quinn; Takkatamm (Forty Niner), suspicions arose that he had not severed all ties when 130, Dettori; Rio Duvida (GB) (Salse), 118, Pat Eddery; a magazine ad for a stallion he once stood at his farm Blomberg (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), 130, Harrison; Mr included his office number at the NYSRWB. He was Martini (Ire) (Pennine Walk {Ire}), 133, Asmussen; cleared of all charges involving the ad, but the Ethics Brandon Magic (GB) (Primo Dominie {GB}), 118, Hills; Commission ruled that there was reasonable cause to SHca Blanka (Ire) (Law Society)' 130, Darley; and Be­ believe that Bilinski had continued to sell seasons in haviour (GB) (Warning {GB}), 130, Reid. the stallions Go and Go and Cormorant and was still Cash Asmussen has the responsibility of guiding Mr involved in partnerships in various horses, both of Martini (Ire) around Epsom's tricky track as the which are violations. six-year-old attempts to win his second successive Diomed S. ATLANTIC CITY OPENS TONIGHT Atlantic City Race Course will spring into action for its 51 st season Saturday, Belmont Park: of racing tonight; first post is at 7:35 p.m. Racing will EARLY TIMES MANHATTAN S. -GI, $ 200,000, 3yo/up, be held four nights weekly, Wednesdays through 10fT Saturdays, through August 31. A special race card The field of 12, in post position order, will be: Diplo­ matic Jet (Roman Diplomat), 117; Flag Down (Deputy will be presented Saturday, June 22 for the seventh Minister), 119; Glorious Fun (Nijinsky II), 11 Signal running of the GI Caesars International H. First post, Tap (Fappiano)' 121; Savinio (The Minstrel), 115; Flitch that evening only, is 5 p.m., with post-time for the (Demons Begone), 117; Groucho Gaucho (Premiership)' Caesars at 6:40 p.m. Other graded stakes during the 112; Pride of Summer (Compliance), 117; Dernier meeting include the Gil Vinery Matchmaker July 24 Empereur (Trempolino), 112; Kiri's Clown (Foolish Plea­ and the Gill Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup June 14. sure), 121; Mecke (Maudlin), 121; and Same Old Wish !Lyphard's Wish {Fr}l, 112, News Continued, p. 3. TURKOMAN DARBY DAN SIRE OF PERSONAL MERIT, 606.254.0424 2ND TO CIGAR 11\1 THE MASSACHUSETTS HANDICAP PAGE 3. THOROUGHBRED DAII~Y NEWS. 6-7-96 News Continued. AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN FRANCE: DOUBLE ECLIPSE INJURED Double Eclipse (Ire) No Devil, g, 8, Devil's Bag--Nonoalca (Fr) (MGSW & (Ela-Mana-Mou {lre}L unbeaten in three starts this sea­ G1 SP-Fr), by Nonoalco. Evry, 6-5, Prix de Rochefort son and a leading candidate for the G 1 Ascot Gold Cup, H., 8fT, 4yo/up, $9,575 to winner. O-M Sigala; appears virtually certain to miss the June 20 event after B-Societe Aland; T-P Desrosiers.