CAULFIELD ON ELLOLUV HEADLINE p..2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 2002 GRANDERA REMAINS IN TRAINING R E S U L T S Godolphin yesterday confirmed that Grandera (Ire) P P (Grand Lodge) will head back to Dubai Tuesday where he will spend the winter before embarking on an inter- Saturday, San Isidro, Argentina national campaign at five. Having clinched the 2002 GRAN PREMIO INTERNCIONAL JOAQUIN S. DE World Series courtesy of wins in the G1 Irish Champion ANCHORENA-G1, $25,870, San Isidro, 12-14, 3yo/up, S. and G1 Singapore Air- 1600mT, 1:31.01, fm. lines International Cup, 1--CANDY RIDE (ARG), 119, c, 3, by Ride The Rails Grandera was seventh in 1st Dam: Candy Girl (Arg) (SP-Arg), by Candy Stripes Sunday’s G1 Hong Kong 2nd Dam: City Girl (Arg), by Farnesio (Arg) Cup at Sha Tin. Following 3rd Dam: Cithara (Arg), by Utopico (Arg) in the steps of O-Haras Ojos Claros; B-Haras Abolengo; T-R D Lopez; Godolphin’s past World J-A Glades; $17,360. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, Series champions Fantas- $23,996. *1/2 to Candy Apple (Arg) (Halo Sunshine), tic Light and Daylami, the GSW-Arg. 2--Eclipse West (Arg), 119, c, 3, Westbridge--Legitime Grandera in Hong Kong colt will follow a cam- www.hkjockeyclub.com paign similar to his sched- (Arg), by Southern Halo. O/B-Las Telas; $4,306. ule this year in 2003, ac- 3--Iron Halo (Arg), 119, c, 3, Halo Sunshine--Iliad (Arg), cording to Racing Manager Simon Crisford, who said, by Equalize. O-Haras El Mono; B-Haras Abolengo; “We have been delighted with our World Champions-- $2,536. Daylami, Fantastic Light and now Grandera. Grandera Margins: 8, 1 1/2, 1/2. Odds: 1.50, 5.70, 30.80. stays in training next year and we will be aiming him at This had been expected to be a one-horse race and the World Series races. The essence of Godolphin is that’s how it turned out as Candy Ride cruised home an international racing and therefore we support the World easy winner. The colt won his first start by 12 lengths Series.” on the dirt at Palermo, then captured the G1 San Isidro on the grass by eight lengths. This time he sped to the EPSOM DERBY ENTRY UP lead right from the start and set very fast fractions Officials at Epsom racecourse yesterday revealed that before drawing away to stop the timer just 1/100 over entries for the 2004 Derby, worth a record £1.25 mil- the track record. lion, had increased by 23 horses from last year. Among the 560 entries at the initial yearling entry stage Dec. 4 (Results cont. p3) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has the largest contingent, with 67 horses entered, while All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum has 40. Susan unless otherwise indicated Magnier has 29 entered, while Michael Tabor has 25 yearlings engaged. “The Derby Dream has started for CURRENCY CONVERSIONS the owners of 560 yearlings,” Stephen Wallis, manag- Unit/US$ Unit/GB£ ing director of Epsom racecourse, commented. “The British pound 1.59184 1.00 Vodafone Derby is the race that matters and the in- Euro 0.978448 0.642051 creased number of yearling entries this year reflects the Japanese Yen 0.00824520 0.00517953 continued strength and appeal of the race. We wish all U.S. dollar 1.00 0.628205 175 different owners and breeders the best of luck.” Fappiano’s leading son by number of 2002 stakes winners Quiet American (8) Unbridled (7) Rubiano (6) Cryptoclearance (4) QUIET AMERICAN Fappiano S Demure, by Dr. Fager $35,000 live foal, due October 1 Allen Kershaw, General Manager Season Inquiries to David Williamson (859) 873-8918 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/17/02 • PAGE 2 of 4 Among contemporary juvenile champions... P EDIGREE INSIGHTS BY ANDREW CAULFIELD Of the winners in the early ‘nineties, Fly So Free hit the bull’s eye with Captain Steve, Arazi finally tasted Saturday, Hollywood Park Grade I success through Congaree and Brocco has HOLLYWOOD STARLET S.-GI, $366,500, HOL, 12-14, Grade I-winning daughters in the U.S. and Australia. 2yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:42 4/5, ft. Then there’s Gilded Time, who became the first unde- 1--@#ELLOLUV, 120, f, 2, by Gilded Time feated winner of the Juvenile when he took the 1992 1st Dam: Currency Quest (SW), by Cryptoclearance race. This Vinery resident has underlined that he is 2nd Dam: Crystal Blaze, by Spectacular Bid good value at his 2003 fee of $15,000 by siring Elloluv, 3rd Dam: Stiff Breeze, by Never Bend a surprising, but decisive winner of the GI Hollywood ($120,000 2yo 2002 KEEAPR). O-John Paul Reddam; Starlet S. From a sizable number of starters in 2002, B-North Wales LLC (KY); T-Craig Dollase; J-P A Gilded Time has also been represented by that very Valenzuela; $213,900. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, tough distaffer Mandy’s Gold, winner of the GI Ruffian $242,700. *Third Grade I winner for sire. H., and the very fast French gelding Crystal Castle, a winner at Group 3 and Group 2 levels in Europe. As a pointer to which colt will land the Eclipse Award These important winners represent something of a for two-year-old male, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile has a breakthrough for Gilded Time. Although he has enjoyed record second to none, with 14 of its first 18 winners graded stakes success in the past with such as Elabo- completing the double. Unfortunately, this always fasci- rate, Time Limit, Early Flyer, Added Gold, Old Topper nating contest has proven a less reliable guide in two and Lasersport, he had not enjoyed Group I success in other areas. It has so far been a conspicuous failure as the Northern Hemisphere until Mandy’s Gold scored a direct guide to the following year’s Kentucky Derby, over a mile and an eighth at Belmont in September. Part with Chief’s Crown and Timber Country being the only of the explanation could be that there aren’t a lot of ones to finish as high as third at Churchill Downs. Also, Grade I races contested over the distances which nor- winning the Juvenile has been a far-from-automatic mally bring out the best in Gilded Time’s stock (of his ticket to comparable success as a stallion, with none of previous major winners, only Added Gold and his Brazil- the winners--not even the ones which led their ian Group 1 winner Band Gypsy had won a graded generation--proving beyond doubt that he is as out- stake beyond seven furlongs). standing at stud as he was on the track. The fact that Gilded Time’s final clocking of 1:43.40 It would have been a different story had Storm Cat in the Juvenile was three fifths of a second slower than held Tasso’s last-gasp surge in the 1985 contest, but Eliza’s time in the Fillies raised questions at the time as things stand, the most successful stallions among about whether he was truly at his best around two the winners are Chief’ Crown (AEI 2.37) and Unbri- turns. Unfortunately, he never got a chance to confirm dled’s Song (AEI 2.18). his stamina. Thanks to prolonged problems with his Several of the others have certainly had their mo- feet, he had been off the track for a year before he ments, though. Capote has several Grade I winners to finished a very creditable third in the Breeders’ Cup his name, headed by the 1996 Juvenile winner Boston Sprint. That excellent effort suggested that Gilded Time Harbor; Success Express has seven Southern Hemi- would make up for lost time in 1994, but he came out sphere Group 1 winners; Is It True sired Yes It’s True; of the Malibu S. with an ankle chip and Vinery stepped and Rhythm is responsible for the Melbourne Cup win- in to buy a majority interest. ner Ethereal. (Pedigree Insights p4) www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/17/02 • PAGE 3 of 4 (Results cont. from p1) (CBC Sho S. cont.) Sunningdale, a winner of two graded races prior to Saturday, San Isidro, Argentina this event, raced in mid-pack through the early stages GRAN PREMIO INTERNACIONAL FELX DE ALZAG A as the pacesetters set blazing fractions. After unleash- UNZUE-G1, $19,420, San Isidro, 12-14, 3yo/up, ing an impressive challenge along the rail, he cruised to 1000mT, :54.98, fm. the lead and asserted well for the victory over Café 1--@sSHINE BRIDGE (ARG), 117, f, 3, by Westbridge Bostonian and Tenshino Kiseki, who finished on even 1st Dam: Brilliant Crown (Arg), by Crown Thy Good terms for second. 2nd Dam: Fraici (Arg), by Cipayo (Arg) 3rd Dam: Fraichir (Arg), by Atlas (Arg) Sunday, Hanshin, Japan O/B-Las Telas; T-H R Pavarani; J-H Betansos; THE SANKEISPORTS HAI HANSHIN HIMBA S.-G2-JRA, $13,055. Lifetime Record: 16-8-4-1, $39,571. *1/2 ¥115,760,000, Hanshin, 12-17, 3yo/up, f/m, 1600mT, to Brillo (Levi {Arg}) (Pahlevi {Arg}), SW & MGSP- 1:33.20, fm. Arg; and full to Crown West (Arg), MGSW-Arg. 1--DIAMOND BIKO (JPN), 123, f, 4, by Sunday Silence 2--Talk Me Again (Arg), 126, f, 4, Mutakddim--Tampala 1st Dam: Stella Madrid (MGISW, $712,097), by Alydar (Arg), by Kasteel (Fr).