The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call (732) 747-8060. THOROUGHBRE'nTM -L D*A*I*L*Y N*E*W*S FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1999 $2 Daily N«e* w«S S»T»A«K«E*S TODAY PREVIEW HASKELL HOPEFULS WORK Menifee (Harlan), Today, Chantiiiy, France getting ready for the $1 million Gl Haskell Invitational at PRIX CHL0E-G3, $58,058, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT Monmouth Park Aug. 8, worked five furlongs in a co- PP HORSE (Sire) TRAINER WT bullet :59 4/5 at Churchill Downs yesterday. The Ken 1 Shabby Chic (Red Ransom) de Roualle 121 tucky Derby and Preakness runner-up, who was eighth 2 Shamanara (Ire) (Danehill) de Royer-Dupre 121 in the Belmont S. last time out, galloped out six fur 3 StarOf Akkar (GB) (Distant Relative {Ire}) Rouget 125 longs in 1:13 4/5. "He's on target for the Haskell," 4 Visionnaire (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}) Fabre 121 trainer Elliott Walden said. "He worked super. He has 5 Super Tassa (Ire) (Lahib) Renzetti 121 really grown and physically matured." Also breezing at Churchill yesterday was MGISW Vicar (Wild Again), Saturday, Laurel Park who went the same distance in 1:01 4/5. Trainer Carl FRANK J. DE FRANCIS MEMORIAL DASH-GI, Nafzger said yesterday that the colt could make his $300,000, 3yo/up, 6f next start in the Haskell as well. The three-year-old PP HORSE (Sire) captured the Gl Fountain of Youth S. and Gl Florida 1 Nimble (Afleet) Derby and ran third in the Gl Blue Grass before finishing 2 Mint (Runaway Groom) 18th in the Kentucky Derby and 10th in the Preakness. 3 Storm Punch (Two Punch) "He's doing good," Nafzger said. "He will run in either 4 Good and Tough (Carson City) the Haskell or the Jim Dandy (at Saratoga, Aug. 8). It 5 Wise Dusty (Bishop Northcraft) will just depend on how he is training. Right now, we 6 Yes It's True (Is it True) are looking very seriously at the Haskell." All carry 114, except Good and Tough at 123. ELMHURST BACK ON TRACK Elmhurst (Wild Saturday, Belmont Park Again), winner of the 1997 Breeders' Cup Sprint, has NEW YORK H.-GII, $250,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT been returned to the barn of trainer Jenine Sahadi after PP HORSE (Sire) WT a year of retirement, according to Daily Racing Form. 1 Tampico (Sitzmark) 116 The nine-year-old gelding has had six published work 2 Witchful Thinking (Lord Avie) 116 outs, including a five-furlong drill at Santa Anita last Saturday in :59.2. "I don't know if he'll make the races, 3 Pinafore Park (Ascot Knight) 113 but he's moving right along," Sahadi told the Form. 4 Cozy Blues (Cure the Blues) 113 "The question is whether he wants to be a racehorse." 5 Soaring Softly (Kris S.) 117 After his victory in the Breeders' Cup, Elmhurst was 6 Khumba Mela (Ire) (Hero's Honor) 113 winless in five 1998 starts, finishing on the board only 7 Anguilla (Seattle Slew) 119 when third in the Gil Palos Verdes H. He has not raced since finishing ninth in the June 28, 1998 Gil Triple Saturday, Hollywood Park Bend Breeders' Cup H., and currently has a record of HOLLYWOOD OAKS-GII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m eight wins in 48 starts with earnings of $1,080,455. PP HORSE (Sire) WT 1 Smooth Player (Bertrando) 117 STAKES CLOSINGS 2 Gleefully (Septieme Ciel) 117 3 Dianehill (Ire) (Danehill) 113 TOMORROW. SATURDAY. JULY 17: 4 Nany's Sweep (End Sweep) 115 07-28 $ 100,000a Schuy/erville-l/, Sar, 2yo, 5 Speaking of Time (Gilded Time) 113 f, 6f, (100) 6 Colorado Song (Pine Bluff) 115 07-30 $ 150,000a Bernard Baruch H.-U, Sar, 7 Excellent Meeting (General Meeting) 121 Syo/up, 9fT, (150) 07-31 $250,000 Test-!, Sar, 3yo, f, 7f, (250) CORRECTION...The July 10 issue of the TDN incor 07-31 $250,000 United Nations H.-h Mth, 3yo/up, llfT, rectly reported the breeder of Dorothy Ann (Groovy), (250) maiden winner at Ellis Park, the filly was bred by 08-01 $600,000 Whitney H.-i, Sar, 3yo/up, 9f, (600) Prestonwood Farm and is owned by James Hines, Jr. THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS«7-16-99 * PAGE 2 News cont. Folk Arts Festival at Saratoga: OFFICIAL LAUNCH FOR TVG The TV Games The "Fiesta en el Museo," a free festival of traditional Network officially went on the air Wednesday. Ac arts associated with the racetrack and its workers, will cording to the Thoroughbred Times on-line, the net be presented by the National Museum of Racing in work's horse racing program was available to more cooperation with the New York Racing Association on than 1.1 million C-band satellite homes across the Aug. 3 from 5-9 p.m. The event will take place, rain or country. This week, TVG offers live racing and com shine, under tents on the Saratoga Racetrack grounds mentary from 12 noon to 12 midnight EST. The at Union Avenue and Ludlow Street. racetracks featured include Belmont Park, Calder, Ellis Park, Emerald Downs, Hollywood Park and Hoosier ♦ Midwest ♦ Park. Yesterday's Result: ♦ New York ♦ 4th-LAD, $15,750, Msw, 2yo, 5f, :59 3/5, ft. + CRYSTAL GULCH (c, 2, Thunder Guich-Crystai Vous {GSP, $154,764}, by Crystal Water) became the first Yesterday's Results: winner for his freshman sire (by Gulch) with this vic 8th-BEL, $47,000, Alw, 3/up, f/m, ImT, 1:33 1/5, fm. tory. The 7-2 second choice was cut off at the start, TERREAVIGNE (f, 4, Belong to Me-lm a Star Pros but recovered quickly to stalk the pace while in third, pect, by Mr. Prospector) snapped a string of three collared the leaders entering the stretch and drew clear straight losses and led home a Belong to Me exacta by three lengths to get his picture taken in his career with this victory over Dancewiththebride. The chest debut. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $9,450. nut filly was caught late for a half-length loss in her 0-Horse-Mart Select. B-T Folkerth (KY). T-K Jayaraman. most recent start, the state-bred Mt. Vernon 8. at Belmont June 27. The 1/2 to Patsyprospect (Personal Keeneiand Beamed to the World: Flag), MSW, $449,894, rated at the back of the pack Keeneland's 56th annual July Selected Yearling Sale early, moved to contention on the turn, split horses will be available for viewing via satellite and the In entering the stretch and drew away authoritatively by ternet. For viewers with a satellite dish, the sale can be 5 1/2 lengths as the even-money choice. Lifetime seen throughout North America on GE2, Transponder Record: SW, 17-5-5-2, $256,480. 18 on Monday, July 19 and GE2, Transponder 24 on 0-Blackmarlin Stable. B-Robert W Entenmann (NY). Tuesday, July 20. The sale can be seen on the Internet T-Christophe Clement. at Keeneland's website at www.keeneland.com for those who have RealPlayerG2 installed on their com 4th-BEL, $40,000, Msw, (8), 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:25 puter. Monday's session opens at 7:30 p.m, and there will be two sessions, beginning at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 1/5, ft. p.m., on Tuesday. For additional information, contact TIMELESS TEMPO (f, 3, Dixieland Band-Quickening Dawn {SP-Eng}, by To the Quick) was wide when Jim Williams or Julie Balog at (606) 254-3412. fourth in her July 1 debut at Ellis Park. Taken off Lone Star Cancels Races Wednesday: Lasix and shipped to the state of her birth, the The final four races scheduled for Wednesday night $300,000 KEE8EP yearling and $435,000 FTFFEB at Lone Star Park were jettisoned after electrical prob juvenile gave trainer Bob Baffert his second straight lems knocked out the lights from the half-mile pole to victory in the Empire State. The bay filly went the top of the stretch. The problem was expected to be straight to the front and widened at will to graduate fixed in time for Thursday night's card. handily by 12 lengths. She is a 1/2 to Dawns Clever Trick (Clever Trick), SW, $117,0888; and Lazy Luke "Banshee" Breezes: (Pancho Villa), MSW & GSP, $449,525. Lifetime Champion Banshee Breeze (Unbridled), set to make Record: 2-1-0-0, $24,700. her next start in the Gl Go For Wand S. at Saratoga 0-Robert B& Beverly J Lewis. B-Geret Farm (NY). Aug. 7, worked five furlongs 1:02 3/5 at Churchill T-Bob Baffert. Downs yesterday. 33 SWs, 20 GSWs, Two Eclipse Champions byMr. Prospector Seeking the Gold PARIS, KY (606) 233-4252 See his Yearlings at Keeneiand in July FAX (606) 987-0008 THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 7-16-99 ' PAGE 3 AMERICAN-BRED WINNER IN ENGLAND: ♦ East ♦ Blue Snake, c, 3, Gone West—Dabaweyaa (Ire) (SW & GISP-Eng), by Shareef Dancer. Doncaster, 7-15, Wednesday's Late Result: Great Leger Racing Game Gamble Maiden S., 3yo/up, 6th-W0X, $35,900, Alw, 7-14, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:44 ImT, $6,827 to winner. 0-Godolphin; 1/5, ft. B-Gainsborough Farm Inc; T-Saeed Bin Suroor. *1/2 CHARMING CHESTER (c, 3, Tricky Creek-Fabulous to Magellan (Hansel), GSW-U.S., GSP-Eng, $461,441.