The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~9I~~UN~~~RE DM THURSDAY, MAY 1 8, 1 9 9 5 T•R•I•P•L•E THREATS GO FOR GIN INJURED, RETIRED According to a PREAKNESS CANDIDATES ARRIVE FROM story in Thursday's Daily Racing Form, 1994 Ken­ CHURCHILL DOWNS The Air Tex charter flight carry­ tucky Derby winner Go For Gin (Cormorant) has been ing Preakness hopefuls Thunder Gulch (Gulch), Tim­ retired due to a strained tendon injury. The injury was ber Country (Woodman), Mecke (Maudlin), Talkin discovered after the four-year-old colt breezed five Man (With Approval), Our Gatsby (Strike Gold) and furlongs in 1 :02 at Belmont Park Monday. "It's really Black-Eyed Susan entrant Serena's Song (Rahy) ar­ a shame," trainer Nick Zito told the Form, "because rived at Baltimore-Washington International Airport he was just getting good and his best races were Wednesday morning. The horses were then vanned ahead of him. We've been sprinting him this year to Pimlico Race Course, where they arrived shortly with the Met Mile in mind, and he last race set him before noon. The plane's takeoff was delayed for up perfect for the race." In Go For Gin's final career about an hour due to storms in the Louisville area. start May 6, he finished third in the Gill Churchill Downs H. at seven furlongs. In addition to the Ken­ ZITO EXPECTS STAR STANDARD TO SET tucky Derby, Go For Gin won the Gii Remsen S. and PREAKNESS PACE Trainer Nick Zito expects to see Chief's Crown S. at Aqueduct and the Preview S. at Star Standard (Risen Star), winner of the Gii Gulfstream. He retires with a record of 19-5-7-2 and Lexington S. at Keeneland April 23, on the lead again earnings of $1,380,866. Owned by William Condren in the Preakness. "He's gonna be wing in'. I don't and Joseph Cornacchia, the Kentucky-bred colt will care how much speed there is, he's going. I don't begin his career at stud in 1996 at Claiborne Farm in care if he goes in : 21, he'll be going," Zito said. "I Paris, Kentucky. think we've got quality speed, class speed. He showed that this winter, and he gets better and AVERAGE JUMPS 29% AT BARRETTS Barretts' better. He's an improving horse." Zito added that Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training in Pomona, Chris Mccarron will ride Star Standard Saturday. California concluded Wednesday with 205 two-year­ "He's the ultimate professional," the trainer said of olds selling for a gross of $3,945,500 and an aver­ Mccarron. "He'll do a good job for us." age of $19,246,up 28.7 percent from the 1994 average of $14,951. The median price for the two­ PANA BRASS VANNED TO PIMLICO Robert Perez's day sale was $13,000, which represented a 53 per­ Pana Brass (Dixieland Brass) jogged at Belmont Park cent increase over last year's median of $8,500. Wednesday morning. The colt was then scheduled to There were 59 two-year-olds reported as not sold. get on a van about noon and arrive in Baltimore about The highest price of Wednesday's second and final 5 p.m. session was brought by Devil's Troikas, a dark bay or brown colt by Devil's Bag--Three Secrets (Secretar­ CITADEED'S CONDITION IMPROVES Trainer Rick iat). Consigned by Clear View Bloodstock, agent, the Violette walked injured Citadeed (Shadeed) around colt, who had previously sold for $25,000 as a the shedrow of Pimlico's stakes barn for about an Keeneland September yearling, went for $120,000 to hour yesterday morning. Violette reported that an Mr. Sid Craig. ankle infection, which had caused Citadeed to be withdrawn from the Preakness field Tuesday, was News Continued, p. 2 "90 percent" better. "It's remarkable how much the inflammation is down," he said. "If this had happened TRIPLE THREATS . 1 earlier in the week, we probably could have run him NEWS CONTINUED . 2 here. But he missed an important breeze (Tuesday), - STAKES PREVIEW . 2 so we have to go to plan B." Plan B may entail the ~ RACING REPORTS . 2,3,4 colt shipping to Belmont today to point to either the z TOTAL PAGES ............... 5 Peter Pan S. or the Belmont S. - I PAGE 2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-18-95 News Continued. FOREIGN IRISH 2000 GUINEAS FIELD TAKES SHAPE Bahri (Riverman), third behind Pennekamp and Celtic • Yesterday's Results: • Swing in the British 2000 Guineas, has been supple­ HOMEOWNERS DANTE S.-G2, $167, 780, York, Eng­ mented to run in Sunday's Irish equivalent at The land, 5-17, 3yo, 10f 85ydsT, 2:10.63, gd. Curragh. Willie Carson is expected to partner the John 1--#@CLASSIC CLICHE (IRE), 123, c, 3, Salse--Pato Dunlop-trained colt. Fifteen colts accepted for the Irish (GB) (SP-Eng), by High Top (Ire). 0-Godolphin; B-Lord Classic. In addition to early 6-4 favorite Bahri, they Victor Matthews; T-Saeed Bin Suroor; J-W. were: Adjareli (Ire) (Nishapour {Fr}), Burden of Proof Swinburn; $102, 634. (Ire) (Fairy King), Celladonia (Ire) (Green Desert), 2--Annus Mirabilis (Fr}, 123, c, 3, Warning (GB)--Anna Charillus (GB) (Be My Chief), Definite Article (GB) {In­ Petrovna (Fr), by Wassl. 0-Sheikh Mohammed al dian Ridge {Ire}), Fill the Bill (Ire) (Bob Back), I'm Maktoum; $38,476. Supposin (Ire) (Posen), Louviers (Steinlen {GB}), Nauti­ 3--Presenting (GB}, 123, c, 3, Mtoto (GB)--D' Azy, by cal Pet (Ire) (Petorius {Ire}), Nwaamis (Dayjur), Oscar Persian Bold. 0-George Strawbridge; $18,536. Schindler Ure) (Royal Academy), Prince Arthur (Ire) Margins: 1 /2, 4, 3/4. Odds: 9/1, 13/2, 11 /8 (fav). (Fairy King), Shemaran (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) and Spec­ Also Ran: Pipe Major (Ire), Juyush, Salmon Ladder, Ten trum (Ire) (Rainbow Quest). Past Six (GB), Stiletto Blade (GB). JUYUSH (Silver Hawk) led early but after 2 furlongs ROMARIN TO MISS EARLY TIMES DIXIE H. PIPE MAJOR (IRE) (TIROL {Ire}) took over and led into Romarin (Braz} (ltajara {Braz}), 1 1 /4-length winner of the straight. With 1 /4-mile to run, Classic Cliche made the Gii Early Times Turf Classic S. at Churchill Downs good progress and took the lead with a furlong to run, May 6, will miss the next race in the series, the Gii with Annus Mirabilis kicking in from the rear and Pre­ Early Times Dixie H. at Pimlico this Saturday, due to a senting, the favorite, making his move on the wide cough. Trainer Richard Mandella will now take the five­ outside. Presenting failed to handle the soft ground, but year-old off the turf and point him to the $500,000 Classic Cliche had a battle with Annus Mirabilis to the Metropolitan H. at Belmont Park Memorial Day. line and proved superior by a comfortable half-length. Classic Cliche, who was not entered in the Epsom Derby, may now be supplemented to the June 4 Prix du PREVIEW Jockey Club (French Derby) at Chantilly. Godolphin • racing manager Simon Crisford said, "Classic Cliche • really thrived in Dubai during the winter and he had Today, York, England: YORKSHIRE CUP-G2, $112,378a, 4yo/up, 13f 194ydsT been working really well recently. We knew he had PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY Wt improved." Presenting' s trainer John Gosden blamed 1 Moonax Saeed bin Suroor Pat Eddery 1 26 the soft ground for the defeat of his 11 /8 favorite and 2 Bold Gait Fanshawe Harrison 121 made a plea to the Epsom management to continue 3 Shambo Brittain Doyle 1 21 watering the course for the June 10 Epsom Derby. 4 Double Trigger Johnston Weaver 1 21 Annus Mirabilis's connections have doubts about the 5 Time Star Cole Kinane 1 26 colt's stamina and are unlikely to run him at Epsom. 6 Parthian Springs Gosden Dettori 1 21 7 Golden Ball Stoute Swinburn 121 PRIX DE LA PORTE DE MADRID, $50,580, Longchamp, 8 Further Flight B. Hills M. Hills 1 21 France, 5-17, 4yo/up, 12fT, 2:48.20, very soft. Moonax (Ire} (Caerleon), last year's English St. Leger 1--#FANION DE FETE (FR), 123, c, 4, Kaldoun (Fr)-- winner, will race under the Godolphin banner in the Banchenou (Fr}, by Frere Basile (Fr). O/B-Mme. D. Yorkshire Cup. The race will be his first following a Steverlynck; T-J.F. Bernard; J-C. Asmussen; winter spent in Dubai with trainer Saeed bin Suroor. $29,261. After the Yorkshire Cup, Moonax will return to his for­ 2--Solid Illusion, 123, c, 4, Cozzene--Polly's Harde (Fr), mer trainer Barry Hills. by Lyphard. 0-Ecurie Fabien Ouaki; $10,032. 3--Rainbow Dancer (Fr}, 128, c, 4, Rainbow Ouest-­ A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will Ramanouche (Fr), by Riverman. 0-D. Tsui; $6,270. indicate first-time graded stakes-winners and a + will Margins: 1 /2, 2, 1 Yi. denote winners who are first-time starters. Foreign Report Continued, p. 3 LEADING SIRES OF 1995 #1 - GULCH (Mr. Prospector) L~NE'S END #2 - DIXIELAND BAND (Northern Dancer) -'~ BOX 626, VERSAILLES, KY 40383 Per The Blood-Horse, May 20 PHONE (606) 873-7300 FAX 606 873-3746 PAGE 3 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 5-18-95 Foreign Report, Continued. Endsaseeket, winner of 2 straight against NY-breds HAMBLETON H., $34,291, York, England, 5-17, before finishing 2nd in the NY Stallion S.