$1 Million Delta Jackpot Field HEADLINE p. 3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, DEC. 4, 2004 THE TALK OF THE TOWN CHAMPALI TO GLENCREST Breeders’ Cup Turf hero Better Talk Now (Talkin Man) Champali (Glitterman--Radioactivity, by Dixieland hasn’t been favored to win a race since finishing eighth Band), beaten only 3 1/2 lengths at 6-5 in the 2002 Woodchopper H. at Fair Grounds, in this year’s GI Breeders’ Cup but figures to be a heavy choice Sprint, will retire to Glencrest in today’s GI Hollywood Turf Cup Farm for the 2005 season. The S. off his 1 3/4-length tally over multiple graded stakes winner is Kitten’s Joy in the Turf. The Gra- now being syndicated and will ham Motion trained-gelding has stand for $7,500 live foal. The always done his best running over bay colt posted victories this yielding courses, posting wins in season in Calder’s GIII Smile the GI Sword Dancer H., the GI Sprint H., Keeneland’s GIII Phoe- Breeders’ Cup Turf and a fourth- nix Breeders’ Cup S. and Chur- Champali place finish in the GI Man O’ War chill’s GIII Aristides Breeders’ Four Footed Fotos Cup H. “When you look at racing Moscow Burning S., and may be worth taking a Horsephotos stand against here over the firm nationwide, there are just not a going. It’s been 13 years since lot of horses who show up often and deliver that the Hollywood Turf Cup was won by a female--1991 knockout punch,” Glencrest spokesman David Miss Alleged--but Moscow Burning (Moscow Ballet) and Greathouse said. “Champali was such a horse, a top Megahertz (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) have as good a chance two-year-old, three-year-old and four-year-old, who as any to knock off the Breeders’ Cup champ here. The won from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles. He is one of former set the pace into deep stretch in the GI Breed- the top-ranked sprinters and has some of the best ers’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, before fading to finish fourth sprint Beyer Numbers this year, including a 112, and he behind Ouija Board (GB). She appears to be the control- retired sound.” The four-year-old retires with 11 wins ling speed once again and turned in a solid third in her from 22 starts and earnings of $1,073,794. latest attempt against the boys in the GII Del Mar H. Megahertz hit the shelf after finishing second in the GI HITTIN' THE JACKPOT Gamely Breeders’ Cup H. May 31, and never threatened A field of 10 will line up for today’s $1-million Delta off the bench while 11th over the yielding going in the Jackpot S., including the durable Leaving on My Mind F & M Turf. If the Bobby Frankel trainee can run back (Valid Expectations). He managed only one win in his to her prior form, she is right there with this bunch. first seven starts over the spring and summer, but has come alive in recent months. After rattling off a trio of Saturday, Hollywood Park, post time: 3:35 p.m. PST state-bred stakes in Texas, the gelding shipped in to HOLLYWOOD TURF CUP S.-GI, $250,000, 3yo/up, Delta to win the one-mile Jean Laffit S. by five lengths 1 1/2mT Nov. 6. He found himself blocked on the turn in his latest, the Nov. 20 Sam Houston Texas Juvenile S., PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS and had to settle for third, but returns to Delta off the 1 Balestrini (Ire) Danehill Drysdale 20-1 two-week respite to make amends. A number of carpet- 2 Puerto Banus Supremo Mulhall 9-2 baggers will try to spoil the party, with trainer Todd 3 Better Talk Now Talkin Man Motion 8-5 Pletcher's Funk (Unbridled’s Song) a prime candidate to 4 License to Run (Brz) Exile King Frankel 6-1 take Louisiana's richest race. The bay won his unveiling 5 Moscow Burning Moscow Ballet Cassidy 8-1 at Saratoga by 5 3/4 lengths, dominated his route bow 6 Habaneros Tabasco Cat Bell 8-1 by daylight two starts later in a Meadowlands allow- 7 Pellegrino (Brz) Nugget Point (Ire) Burke 8-1 ance, then ran a solid second to Defer in the GIII Laurel 8 Megahertz (GB) Pivotal (GB) Frankel 6-1 Futurity. The Delta Jackpot will be upgraded to Grade 9 Hatif (Brz) Spend a Buck Lobo 20-1 III status for 2005. See field p3 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/4/04 • PAGE 2 of 3 Saturday, Calder Race Course, post time: 3:31 p.m. EST Today’s Graded Stakes MY CHARMER H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 9fT brought to you by PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 1 Formal Miss Formal Dinner Maxwell 117 2 Right This Way West by West Tagg 115 3 Changing World Spinning World Tagg 117 4 Omeya (Chi) Milt’s Overture Sheppard 115 5 Broadway Lady Ordway O’Brien 112 6 Hail Hillary Yarrow Brae Kassen 114 3:31p My Charmer H.-GIII, Calder 7 Anegada Arch Reinstedler 111 3:44p Queens County H.-GIII, Aqueduct 8 Love Sting Lit de Justice Stewart 114 4:52p Tropical Turf H.-GIII, Calder 9 Mystery Itself Pulpit Matz 112 10 Snowdrops (GB) Gulch Clement 115 6:35p Hollywood Turf Cup S.-GI, Hollywood 11 Alchemist A.P. Indy McGaughey 116 Eastern Daylight Time 12 Something Ventured Cobra King Pletcher 115 PURE PRIZE stars at AE Cloudy Gray Kissin Kris Mendez 111 Keeneland November! Main Track Only Click here for more... 14 Redoubled Miss Adhocracy Spatz 112 15 Pampered Princess Indian Charlie Ma Wolfson 112 P P R E V I E W S P Saturday, Calder Race Course, post time: 4:52 p.m. EST Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 3:44 p.m. EST TROPICAL TURF H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT QUEENS COUNTY H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 3/16m PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 1 In Hand Belong to Me P Oliver 114 1 Classic Endeavor Silver Buck Dutrow Jr 117 2 Demeteor Dehere Hoffman 114 2 Colita Grindstone Pletcher 115 3 Silver Tree Hennessy Mott 118 3 Admiralty Arch Arch Contessa 115 4 Bob’s Proud Moment Proud and True Potter 115 4 Country Be Gold Summer Squall Kappes 113 5 Keep Cool Frosty the Snowman Falzone 115 5 Evening Attire Black Tie Affair (Ire) Kelly 123 6 Final Prophecy World Stage (Ire) Brownlee 115 6 Roaring Fever Storm Cat Hennig 115 7 Host (Chi) Hussonet Pletcher 118 7 Hydrogen Pleasant Colony Levine 114 8 Sea Pleasure Mecke Tortora 114 8 Kissin Saint Kissin Kris Lewis 114 9 Private Scandal Not for Love Sciacca 115 9 Zakocity Precocity Reynolds 115 10 Mogador Danzig Clement 115 10 Private Lap Private Terms Klesaris 114 11 Twilight Road Cahill Road Fawkes 114 Claimed for $50,000 at Saratoga this summer, Clas- 12 Pah Saithor Ma Wolfson 113 sic Endeavor has found another gear since joining Rich- AE Sir Walter Rahy Rahy Toner 113 ard Dutrow Jr.’s barn, taking an $85,000 optional AE Colonial Bay Pleasant Colony Motion 113 claimer at Belmont Sept. 29 and adding Aqueduct’s GIII Main Track Only Stuyvesant S. Nov. 13. “Dr. [Steven] Allday fixed up 15 Gold Dollar Seattle Slew Azpurua 114 his hind end,” Dutrow commented. “He had some mus- 16 Dependable Herbie Robyn Dancer Ma Wolfson 113 cle tears that Allday found and fixed. He’s got his confi- dence and he’s in with horses that he’s better than.” Previews cont. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/4/04 • PAGE 3 of 3 Saturday, Delta Downs, post time: 6:24 p.m. CST Saturday, Calder Race Course, post time: 3:58 p.m. EST BOYD GAMING’S DELTA JACKPOT S., $1,000,000, THREE RING S., $100,000, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m 2yo, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 1 Leona’s Knight Suave Prospect Rose 111 1 Major League Magic Cat Murphy 119 2 Smuggler Unbridled McGaughey 117 2 Leaving On My Mind Valid Expectations Pish 119 3 Southern Serenity Sweetsouthernsaint Hamm 113 3 United Dixie Union Weaver 119 4 Aclassysassylassy Wild Event Vivian 120 4 My Parade Parade Ground Milligan 119 5 Embassey Gardens Silver Deputy White 111 5 Funk Unbridled’s Song Pletcher 117 6 Quick Queen Line in the Sand Salinas 111 6 Texcess In Excess (Ire) Aguirre 119 7 Joyous Song American Chance Scratched Scr 7 Cherokee Path Cherokee Run Amoss 117 8 Wise Briana Wised Up Brownlee 115 8 Anthony J. Tiger Ridge Perry 117 The morning-line favorite Aclassysasslassy, heroine 9 Closing Argument Successful Appeal McLaughlin 119 of the Florida Stallion Stakes series, is expected to 10 Accurate Precise End Klesaris 119 scratch after coming down with a fever. “[She had] 102 and change,” said trainer Dave Vivian. “She’ll be Saturday, Delta Downs, post time: 5:24 p.m. CST fine. We got lucky before the My Dear Girl when we DELTA PRINCESS S., $250,000, 2yo, f, 1m had a number of sick horses in the barn, and fortu- PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT nately, she didn’t get it.” The regally bred Smuggler 1 Joyous Song American Chance Handy 118 makes her stakes debut after a pair of wins in New 2 Snipper Lou Fiend Nix 118 York.