W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS "DEPUTY" DOMINATES SUPER DERBY Sunday, Ascot, England XVIII Once again showing his affinity for the classic FIL.LIES MILE-G1, $241,385, Ascot, England, 9-28, 2yo, distance of a mile and quarter, Deputy Commander f, 1 mT, 1 :42.31 (NSR), gd/fm. (Deputy Minister) went right to the front in yesterday's 1-.. #@GLOROSIA (FR), 122, f, 2, Bering (GB)--Golden GI $500,000 Super Derby, set a pressured pace and Sea (Fr), by Saint Cyrien (Fr). ($54,456 yrl '96 then opened up on his five rivals in the final furlong to AFAUG). 0-Robert H Smith; B-Alec Head; T-Luca post a three-length victory at Louisiana Downs. The Cumani; J-L Dettori; $14 7 ,610. 1 Kentucky-bred colt, who had to fight for a gallant nose 2-·-Jibe, 122, f, 2, Danzig -Slightly Dangerous, by decision in the 10-furlong GI Travers S. at Saratoga Roberto. 0-K Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms (Ky); August 23, had an easier time of it against this field. $55,360. Pressed by 3-5 Free House (Smokester) through six 3--Exclusive (GB), 122, f, 2, Polar Falcon--Exclusive furlongs in 1: 11 2/5, the dark bay lost the lead as they Order, by Exclusive Native. 0/B-Cheveley Park Stud; raced into the far turn, but took control as the favorite $26,687. faded, turned back a challenge from Blazing Sword Margins: 3/4, 2, 5. Odds: 10.00, 2.00, 5.00. (Sword Dance {Ire}) at the quarter-pole and drew off Also ran: Expect To Shin (GB), Midnight Line, Hollow under jockey Chris McCarron. "If Free House wanted to Haze, Alignment (Ire), Fil y Brigg (GB). be in front, I was going to stalk him," said Mccarron. "l1f Next year's Epsom Oa s rather than the English he let me have the lead, he could stalk me. I wasn't 1000 Guineas is the main target for Glorosia (Fr), who concerned with him pressuring me, because I was in the captured her second vie ory from three starts and garden spot. I was just concerned with getting my horse reversed the form of the G3 May Hill S. at Doncaster to relax. I got down on him at the three-sixteenths pole; September 11, where s e finished third. The May Hill I wanted a good kick and he gave it to me. /1 Precocity winner, Midnight Line, as unlucky in this race, being (Aferd), at 61-1 the longest shot on the board, closed badly checked twice in he straight and ending up for second and 24-1 Blazing Sword held on for third. fifth. Glorosia, travelling smoothly throughout, chal­ Plans for the winner are up in the air, but trainer Wally lenged for the lead as th y headed into the straight Dollase appears to be leaning away from the Breeders' and went clear. Only th favourite Jibe and Exclusive 1 Cup. "I don't want to push him too much against the (GB) made any ground 0 her in the closing stages, older horses now, because I don't want him to get beat and this trio finished we I clear of the rest. Trainer and discourage him. This horse is going to be better at Luca Cumani, whose fill Papering (Ire) also won the four and five anyway. He might be one of the major G2 Premio Lydia Tesio i Rome Sunday, praised players if I use my common sense. We need to see how /1 jockey Frankie Dettori. "He gave her a great ride, but he comes out of this race and reevaluate. The colt then he's an exceptiona rider," said Cumani. could go next in the GI Crown Royal Hollywood Derby "Glorosia is bred to be mile-and-a-half filly and next on the grass November 30. As for Free House, the grey year's Oaks looks to be her race. She will be much faltered in the drive and finished last. "When we got to stronger next year and he is now finished for this the half-mile pole my horse started to make a little whis­ tle noise," said his jockey, Alex Solis. "I don't think he's season. Not having run ince she won on her debut at ever done that before ... when we got to the turn, he just Newmarket (July 1 8), s e really needed that race at Doncaster (September 1 1) and looked much fitter completely quit and that was it. I'm sure there had to be 1 something wrong with his breathing, maybe a displaced today. I was so happy tb see her travelling so well palate or something." (Super Derby chart, p2) and she did it nicely." Added Dettori, "I rode her at News cont. o3 work at Newmarket last week and I could not believe how much she had improved since Doncaster. I knew u.J WEEKEND RESULTS ........... p1-3 then that she would run a big race today. I had Q NEWS CONTINUED . p3 planned to make all the running, but they went so fast I had to do adopt another plan. She did it really CJ) - RACING REPORTS ............ p3-6 well today and I'm sure she'll be better next year." z TOT AL PAGES ................. 9 VVeekend Results cont. p2 PAGE 2 • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEVvS • 9-29-97 ~ Sunday, Louisiana Downs !Europa-Preis cont. SUPER DERBY-Gt $500,000, LAD, 9-28, 3yo, 1 1 /4m, Also ran: Don't Worry (Ger), Narrabeth (Ire), Happy 2:00 4/5, ft, Change (Ger). Scratched: Leconte (Ger), Caitano (GB}. 1--DEPUTY COMMANDER, 126, c, 3, Deputy Minister-­ Having taken until the end of August to register his Anka Germania (Ire) (GISW-N.A., MSP-Fr, $955,732), first group win of the season in the G2 Grand Prix de by Malinowski. I $1 20,000 wing '94 KEENOV; Deauville, Taipan (Ire) always looked in command here, $205,000 2yo 1996 BESAPR). 0-Horizon Stable & travelling smoothly in behind the leader luso (GB), who Jarvis & Mandysland Farm; B-Crystal Springs Farm & set a moderate pace. The second choice took control R Moore & E Allred (Ky); T-W Dollase; J-C Mccarron; early in the stretch and although Luso would not give in $300,000. Lifetime Record: 9-4-1-1, $969,440. without a struggle, John Dunlap's colt ran on well for 2--Precocity, 126, c, 3, Aferd--Super Starlz, by Super the victory. Veteran Protektor (Ger) rallied for third. Concorde. ($2,500 yrl '95 OBSAUG). 0-Franks John; B-Plemmons Jim H (KY); $100,000. Sunday, Ascot, England 3--Blazing Sword, 1 26, c, 3, Sword Dance (lre)-­ GTECH ROYAL LODGE S.-G2, $193, 155, Ascot, Eng­ Demetroula, by Singular. 0-Stonehedge Farm; land, 9-28, 2yo, c/g, 1 mT, 1:41.74, gd/fm. B-Campbell Gilbert G (FL); $55,000. 1--@#TEAPOT ROW (IRE), 123, c, 2, Generous (lre)-- Margins: 3, HF, 2HF. Odds: 2.20, 61.80, 24.60. Secrage (Hwt. 2yo Filly-lty, GSW & G1SP-Fr, Aiso Ran: Mr. Groush, Awesome Again, Free House. MSW-lty, GSP-Eng, $128,831-Eng & Fr), by Secreto. Deputy Commander notched his first stakes victory ($71,760 wnl '95 TAD!EF; $116,250 yrl '96 TAHOU). when wiring the field in the June 15 Gill Affirmed H., 0-Duke Oif Devonshire; ~-Cambremont Ltd then finished second to FREE HOUSE (Smokester) in the Partnership; T-James Toller; J-S Sanders; $117,561. July 20 Gii Swaps S., but came back with a win in the 2--Prolix (GB), 123, c, 2, Kris (GB)--Ajuga, by The Aug. 23 GI Travers S. last time out. The second choice Minstrel. 0-K Abdullah; $44,331. gained the advantage from the inside in the first eighth, 3--City Honours, 123, c, 2, Darshaan (GB)--lkebana was headed by Free House three furlongs out and again (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. 0-Robert Sangster; $21,569. by Blazing Sword at the top of the stretch, but had Margins: 3/4, HD, NK, 0 ds: 9.00, 11.00, 7.00. plenty ieft and pulled away handily in the final drive. Also ran: Kilimanjaro (GBl Aimutawakel (GB), Craigsteei "This is a nice horse, and his run in the Travers looked (GB), Sharp Play (GB), M htathir (GB). even better with (Travers runner-up) Behrens winning Heavily backed from 1 -1 down to 9-1, Teapot Row the Pegasus the other night," said winning jockey Chris (Ire) picked up his third w n from four career starts. Mccarron, who is now two-for-two on the colt. Precoc­ Always handily placed, the colt came through to grab ity, a well-beaten fourth in the Giii Alabama Derby over the lead at the quarter po e and, despite swerving to­ this track last out August 30, closed from fifth to edge wards the stands rail, ran on too strongly for his rivals. Blazing Sword for second as the dark horse in this field. Toller, not able to find a ood viewing postition, was Free House, the 7-10 favorite, tired to finish last, nine not confident that his col had won. "I was a bit anxious lengths behind the winner. as I couldn't see if he'd g t up or not," he said. "We've got to be thinking of next year's Derby now, but that's Sunday, Cologne, Germany a long way off. I've alwa s thought he was good and EMS KURIERPOST EUROPA-PREIS-G1, $281,224, Co­ he's just gone on improvi g." Owner the Duke of logne, Germany, 9-28, 3yo/up, 1 1 /2mT, 2:31 .88, gd.