ALAN PORTER on SILVER WAGON HEADLINE p. 3-4 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3, 2003 PASSING GLANCE TAKES OETTINGEN-RENNEN WOODWARD P R E V I E W Passing Glance (GB) (Polar Falcon) went wire-to- P P wire for an easy victory in yesterday’s G2 Darley Oettingen-Rennen at Baden-Baden. Passing Glance HOWARD GEARS UP MINESHAFT Saturday’s GI bested Priors Lodge (Ire) in the Listed Sovereign S. at Woodward S. at Belmont kicks off a fall campaign for Salisbury Aug. 14, but narrowly failed to hold the trainer Neil Howard’s Mineshaft (A.P. Indy) that, if all same opponent in his most recent start in the G2 goes to plan, will include a start in the GI Jockey Club Celebration Mile at Goodwood Aug. 23. With that Gold Cup at Belmont Sept. 27 on the way to a rival missing from the line-up here, he gave a demon- rendevous at Santa Anita for the stration of sheer class against a strong group of Breeders’ Cup Classic. The four- milers to earn a career-best victory. He grabbed the year-old, winner of five of seven starts this year, received a brief lead from flagfall and set a strong pace, three lengths freshening off a victory in the GI in advance of Up And Away (Ger) (Le Glorieux {GB}) Suburban H. at Belmont July 5, and Zarewitsch (Ire) (Night Shift), and increased his a rest that Howard wasn’t sure lead once into the home straight. Never seriously the colt even needed. “It was challenged from there, Passing Glance held a decisive bothering [owner] Mr. [Bill] Farish advantage over the strong-finishing Bear King (Ger) and I more than [Mineshaft], (Mujtahid) at the wire. whether he needed a break or Click for the racingpost.co.uk race chart or for the not, [but] it worked out perfectly brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. time-wise. We feel comfortable where we’re at with him.” Tuesday, Baden-Baden, Germany Mineshaft Jim McCue Howard indicated that Mineshaft DARLEY 70TH OETTINGEN-RENNEN-G2, i85,000, probably would either breeze this Baden-Baden, 9-2, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:37.38, gd. morning or be put through a strong gallop. 1--@PASSING GLANCE (GB), 127, c, 4, by Polar Falcon 1st Dam: Spurned (SP-GB), by Robellino O’BRIEN’S TIGER RETURNS TO U.S. Irish-based 2nd Dam: Refill (GB), by Mill Reef trainer Aidan O’Brien, who will send sophomore Hold 3rd Dam: Regal Twin, by Majestic Prince that Tiger (Storm Cat) postward in Saturday’s GI Wood- O-Kingsclere Stud & M E Wates; B-I A Balding; ward S. at Belmont Park, commented yesterday on his T-Andrew Balding; J-Martin Dwyer; i50,000. Life- pupil’s chances in his first start in the U.S. since finish- time Record: 24-6-3-5, i270,194. *1/2 to Hidden ing a very good third in last year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Meadow (GB) (Selkirk), GSW-Fr, MSW & MGSP-GB, Juvenile at Arlington Park. “He’s working better than he $197,790; Scorned (Ger) (Selkirk), SW & GSP-GB, has all year,” said O’Brien. “Of course, that doesn’t MGSP-Ger; Kingsclere (GB) (Fairy King), SW & MGSP- mean that he’ll run that way [Saturday]. If he runs well, GB, $143,268. we would be delighted, and we might have a horse for 2--Bear King (Ger), 129, h, 6, Mujtahid--Bearall (Ire), by the [GI Breeders’ Cup] Classic [at Santa Anita Oct. 25].” Al Hareb. O-Frau Gerda Wusk; B-Gestut Rietberg; Hold that Tiger, half brother to Belmont S. hero Editor’s i20,000. Note, has been less than impressive in three starts in 3--Zarewitsch (Ire), 129, c, 4, Night Shift--Zayraba (Ire), Europe this season, with his best effort a fourth in the by Doyoun (Ire). O/B-Gestut Bona; i10,000. G1 St James’s Palace S. in mid-June. Cont. p. 2 Margins: 3HF, HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.20, 10.60, 4.90. Also ran: Saratan (Ire), Areias (Ger), Horeion Directa TDN TODAY (Ger), Up And Away (Ger), Glad To Be Fast (Ire), Headline News .................... 4 pages Sambaprinz (Ger), Anna Victoria (Ger). Colt by Horse of the Year Tiznow out of Thega Thelling in November Half-brother to Tiger Hunt, winner of the $200,000 Miller A TAYLOR MADE/ WINSTAR VENTURE Genuine Draft Cradle S. Sept. 1 Standing at WinStar Farm Don’t miss this one by 2x Breeders’ Cup winner Tiznow out of Thega TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/3/03 • PAGE 2 of 4 (Cont. from p. 1) Hold that Tiger to Woodward P R E V I E W Aidan O’Brien, however, feels that changes made P P to Hold that Tiger’s training earlier this spring is to Wednesday, Baden-Baden, Germany, post time: 4:25 p.m. blame for his poor performances, and the trainer has FAHRHOF 133RD GOLDENE PEITSCHE-G2, i111,000, noticed a difference in the $1.1-million weanling 3yo/up, 6fT since readjusting his training routine. “We just made SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT a few little moves in the spring,” O’Brien explained, 1 8 Arc Royal (Ger) Big Shuffle Sprengel 128 “but it didn’t really work, which was the case of a lot 2 6 Call Me Big (Ger) Big Shuffle E Groschel 128 3 3 Gold Type (Ire) Goldmark Hellier 128 of our three-year-olds’ disappointing springs.” O’Brien 4 12 Lucky Strike (GB) Petong (GB) Pubben 128 also indicated that he’d given Hold that Tiger some 5 11 Sacho (Ger) Dashing Blade (GB) Kujath 128 additional schooling from the gate for his U.S. reap- 6 9 Soave (Ger) Dashing Blade (GB) A Trybuhl 128 pearance, a move prompted by the colt’s poor start 7 2 Terroir (Ire) Fairy King Lindgren 128 in the Juvenile. “We’ve done a little stall work, just 9 14 Toylsome (GB) Cadeaux Genereux (GB) Schiergen 128 to wake him up a little bit, and hopefully he’ll be 9 5 Benvenuto (Ger) Dashing Blade (GB) Pubben 125 quicker out of there than he was last year.” 10 15 Fiepes Shuffle (Ger) Big Shuffle Hofer 125 11 10 Key To Pleasure (Ger) Sharp Prod Hofer 125 12 7 Stormont (Ire) Marju (Ire) Collingridge 125 P R E S U L T S P 13 4 Anthurium (Ger) Hector Protector Schiergen 123 14 1 Just Heavens Gate (GB) Slip Anchor (GB) Heidenreich 123 Monday, Kanazawa, Japan 15 13 Just Sing A Song (GB) Dolphin Street (Fr) Heidenreich 123 THOROUGHBRED CHALLENGE CUP-G3-NAR, There is an international flavour for this contest ¥30,000,000 to winner, 9-2, Kanazawa, 3yo, 2000m, which sees the winning owner presented with a solid 2:10.0, yl. gold whip. The home defence is faced with challengers 1--#TAMAMO RICH (JPN), 123, c, 3, by Mejiro Ryan (Jpn) from Britain, Holland and Sweden with Fiepes Shuffle 1st Dam: Clarissa (Jpn), by Tosho Boy (Jpn) and the Dutch raider Lucky Strike likely to be the ones 2nd Dam: Queen Grand (Jpn), by Only for Life (GB) to set the standard. The former was promoted to third 3rd Dam: Amaritude (GB), by Gratitude (GB) in the G3 Holsten Trophy at Hamburg July 5 and then O-Tamamo Inc.; B-Grand Farm; T-Keizo Ito; J-Katsumi finished fourth in the Listed Prix du Cercle at Deauville Ando. Lifetime Record: 14-4-2-1, ¥88,622,000. July 31. The sophomore showed his true worth when 2--Le Mars Girl, 119, f, 3, Defrere--Timeless Twist, by winning the G3 Grosser Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten Timeless Moment. ($260,000 2yo ‘02 KEEAPR). Aug. 10, with six of today’s rivals behind, and will O-Toyomitsu Hirai; B-Penn Farm. prove a formidable foe here. Lucky Strike was a hugely impressive seven-length winner of the Sport-Welt- 3--Grab Your Heart, 119, f, 3, Deputy Commander-- Sprintpreis at Cologne May 4, on his last visit to Germany, Kelly Amber, by Highland Park. ($55,000 yrl ‘01 and slipped the field when successful in the G3 Prix de KEESEP; $290,000 2yo ‘02 KEEAPR). O-Kazuko la Porte Maillot at Longchamp June 22. He finished a Yoshida; B-Mr & Mrs Dreabon Copeland. highly respectable 2½-length fifth in the G1 Prix Maurice Margins: NO, HD, 3. Odds: 2.00, 1.90, 5.10. de Gheest at Deauville Aug. 10 and holds a strong claim on that form alone. Call Me Big has place chances All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, if reproducing his winning performance in the Silberne unless otherwise indicated Peitsche at Cologne Aug. 17. Previews cont. p. 4 CONSECRATE (by six lengths at Del Mar) is #4.... Silver Charm is already the sire of four winners at Saratoga, Del Mar and Calder and a graded stakes performer. Of his 17 starters, 8 have won or placed in their career debuts and every single one has picked up a check! Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup Winner www.threechimneys.com SILVER CHARM (859) 873-7053 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/3/03 • PAGE 3 of 4 WEEKEND PEDIGREE victor Skip Away apart, was not one of the stronger renewals of this contest. At four, the Allen Jerkens PERSPECTIVES trainee tackled tougher competition, and won just twice by Alan Porter in 10 outings. The first of those wins also marked Wagon Limit’s first stakes triumph, and came by way HOPEFUL S.-GI, $200,000, SAR, 8-30, 2yo, 7f, of a five-length tally in the one-mile GIII Westchester H.