The r~oroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5a.m. For subscription information, please call 908-747-8060. T~?I~~UN~!!~RE DTM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,1996 WeEeEeKeEeNeD RESULTS SMART STRIKE FOR MEADOWLANDS CUP Sunday, Baden-Baden, Germany Smart Strike (Mr. Prospector), undefeated on the year MERCEDES-BENZ GROSSER PREIS VON BADEN-G1, and winner of the GI Philip H. Iselin H. at Monmouth $370,995, Baden-Baden, Germany, 9-1, 3yo/up, 12fT, Park last time out, is training well and will make his 2:26:74 (ECR)' gd. next appearance in the GI Buick Meadowlands Cup at 1--PILSUDSKI (IRE)' 132, c, 4, Polish Precedent-­ the Meadowlands October 4. "He came out of the Cocotte (Ire) (GSP-Fr), by Troy (GB).O-Lord Weinstock Iselin in great shape," said trainer Mark Frostad. "He'll and the executors of the late Simon Weinstock; B-Ballymacoll Stud Co (Ire); T-Michael Stoute; J-W R work next weekend here and we'll try to slow him Swinburn; $219,224. down a little, but that's not an easy task." The four­ 2--Germany, 132, h, 5, Trempolino--Inca Princess, by year-old, a half-brother to Canadian Horse of the Year Big Spruce. ($70,000 yrl '92 KEESEP). O-J Abdullah; and GI Breeders' Cup Distaff heroine Dance Smartly, B-Curative Ltd. (Ky); $82,690. prepped for the Iselin with five furlongs in :57 2/5. 3--Sunshack (GB), 132, h, 5, Rainbow Quest--Suntrap, Jockey Craig Perret replaced the injured Sandy Haw­ by Roberto. O-K Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farm; $43,845. ley on the colt for the Iselin, but Frostad said that a Margins: 3/4, 1 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 12.00, 3.00, 3.20. decision on which rider will be in the saddle at the Also ran: Definite Article (GB)' Agnelli (GB), Protektor Meadowlands has not yet been reached. (Ger), Poliglote (GB). Scratched: Luso (GB). Newmarket raider Pilsudski gave jockey Walter TURFWAY OPENS WEDNESDAY Turfway Park Swinburn his first Group 1 success since his return from will stage its richest meet in track history when the serious injury when he pulled off a surprise victory here. fall season begins Wednesday, September 4. With a Last year's winner Germany set out to make all the daily purse distribution of more than $250,000, the running and still led entering the final furlong, but Florence, Kentucky track will offer the second-highest Swinburn gradually closed the gap with Pilsudski, taking purse structure in the country during the 23-day control with 100 meters to run and going on to score in meeting. The highlight of the Fall Meet will be the course-equalling time. The winning jockey said after the third running of the $1,250,000 Kentucky Cup Day of race: "Pilsudski is a very good horse and improving all Champions, set for Saturday, September 21, which the time. One of his major attributes is that he can act on any going." Frankie Dettori said of Germany, whose features the $50,000 Starter S., $100,000 Juvenile next target is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: "With more Fillies, Gil $100,000 Juvenile, Gil $200,000 Sprint, cut in the ground, I think he would have won. This was Gil $300,000 Turfway Breeders' Cup and Gill too fast for him to be at his best." $500,000 Classic. The Kentucky Cup purses have been increased 25 percent for this year's edition, and Sunday, Del Mar the Sprint and Classic have been awarded graded CHULA VISTA H.-Gil, $303,200, DMR, 9-1 T 3yo/up, status for the first time. The Fall Meet runs through flm, 8.5f, 1:42 2/5, ft. Friday, October 4. Post time for Wednesdays, Thurs­ 1--DIFFERENT (ARG), 120, f, 4, Candy Stripes-­ days and Fridays is 7:00 p.m., while the action gets Diferente (Arg), by Procipio (Arg). O-Sidney H Craig; underway at 1:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Post B-Haras Abolengo (Arg); T-R McAnally; J-C McCarron; time for Kentucky Cup Day is 12:20 p.m. $189,200. Lifetime Record: 9-8-1-0, $639,759. *Ch. Older Mare & 3yo Filly & Mare of the Year-Argo 2--Top Rung, 116, m, 5, Seattle Slew--Feature Price, by WEEKEND RESULTS ........... p 1-2 Quack. O/B-Glen Hill Farm (Fla); $60,000. WEEKEND PREVIEW ........... p2-3 3--Borodislew, 117, m, 6, Seattle Slew--Breath Taking, by Nureyev. 0-505 Farms; B-Janus Bloodstock Inc. rJ') - RACING REPORTS ............ p3-5 (Ky); $36,000. Z TOTAL PAGES ................. 8 Margins: 13/4, 314, 3 1/2. Odds: 0.70, 2.90, 3.10. - Also ran: Cat's Cradle. Scratched: Exotic Wood. Weekend Results, Chula Vista H. cant. p2 I· PAGE ~ • THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS • 9-2-96 Chula Vista H. cont. Grade I winner of the Beverly Hills H. over the Holly­ PREVIEW wood turf last out and two-for-two in the States since • • shipping up from South America, Different (Arg) fol­ Today, Del Mar: lowed in the hoofsteps of McAnally-trained DEL MAR DERBY-Gil, $300,000, 3yo, 1 1/8mT countrymates Bayakoa and Paseana to win this event as PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY the overwhelming favorite. Last in the field reduced to 1 Optic Nerve H Tesher K Desormeaux four by the scratch of morning-line choice EXOTIC 2 The Barking Shark M Polanco P Valenzuela WOOD (Rahy), she found herself in traffic from the top 3 Mystic Knight (GB) J Noseda Delahoussaye of the stretch to the final sixteenth but found room 4 Mateo Ian Jory A Solis between rivals in the final yards and drew away once 5 Ambivalent MOrman R Douglas clear. JJShe was in a lot of trouble," said trainer Ron 6 Rainbow Blues (Ire) C Whittingham C Nakatani McAnally. "She had no place to go--those guys were 7 Caribbean Pirate T Bunn CAntley trapping her. I don't know how Chris (McCarron) found 8 Matty G R McAnally C McCarron his way through there, but he did." 9 Paranomelody (Ire) R Frankel G Stevens 10 Mirobolant (Fr) D Vienna L Pincay Sunday, Saratoga Race Course Provisional Invitees DIANA H.-Gil, $200,000, SAR, 9-1, 3yo/up, flm, 11 Shirttail Flying J Shirreffs 0 Vergara 1 1/8mT, 1:46 2/5, fm. 1 2 Mr Sunsation B Abrams B Blanc 1--ELECTRIC SOCIETY (IRE)' 117, m, 5, Law Society-­ All carry 122 pounds except for Paranomelody, 119. Sofala (GSP-Eng), by Home Guard. O-Tanaka Gary A; Matty G (Capote) took the GI Hollywood Futurity B-Olympic Bloodstock Ltd & Swettenham Stud (IRE); last year but was winless in five starts at three before T-John C Kimmel; J-M E Smith; $120,000. Lifetime being switched to the turf in his last start. The colt Record: 31-6-2-4, $388,582. ;; 1/2 to Bourbon Boy captured an Aug. 3 Del Mar allowance in his turf (GB) (lie de Bourbon), MGSW & G1 SP-Aus, GSP-Eng. debut and looks to remain undefeated on the grass 2--Powder Bowl, 116, f, 4, Pleasant Colony--Snowbowl, with this effort. Paranomelody (Ire) (Cyrano de by Northjet (Ire). O-Augustin Stable; B-Strawbridge Bergerac {Ire}) is the lone filly in the field. The Irish­ George Jr (PA); $40,000. bred bay is making her second U.S. start after finish­ 3--Upper Noosh, 110, f, 4, Red Ransom--Valid Offer, by ing fourth in the GI Aug. 18 Del Mar Oaks in her last Val de L'Orne (Fr). O/B-Fox Ridge Farm, Inc (KY); racetrack appearance. $22,000. Margins: NO, 1 114, NK. Odds: 7.20, 25.00, 15.60. Today, Saratoga: Also Ran: Chelsey Flower, La Turka, Danish (Ire}, FOREGO H.-Gil, $150,000, 3yo/up, 7f Apolda, Caress, Future Act. PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. Scratched: Fashion Star. 1 Lite the Fuse R. Dutrow J Krone 121 Shortening up after a win in the 10-furlong Gil New 2 Top Account Neil Howard Pat Day 115 York H. and a third-place finish in the 11-furlong Glens 3 Cold Execution Frank Martin J M Pewa 112 Falls S. last time she ran, Electric Society (Ire) was not 4 Reality Road Todd Pletcher J D Bailey 112 fancied by the fans to pick up her third graded-stakes 5 Kayrawan K McLaughlin R Migliore 114 win of the year. The dark bay broke sharply but was 6 Langfuhr M Keogh J F Chavez 11 0 taken in hand by jockey Mike Smith, settling near the 7 l\lot Surprising J Van Worp R Davis 118 back of the pack to the far turn; she circled the field as Not Surprising (Medieval Man) won this race last they rounded the final bend and outfinished longs hot Powder Bowl to take a tight photo. "We were a little year en route to his Eclipse Award as the country's concerned that this might be a little short for her, but best sprinter. He has been less successful this year, we got a good pace up front for her to run at," said the with just one graded tally to his credit--the Gil True meet's second-leading trainer John Kimmel, winning his North June 8. Most recently, the six-year-old gelding second race of the day and his 17th at the meet. JJMike ran fourth in the Aug. 8 Gil A Phenomenon. Lite the did a good job keeping her in the clear.