BEDANKEN WINS IN THE BAYOU HEADLINE p3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, FEB. 29, 2004 NEW ORLEANS ‘CAP BIG, BUT NOT EASY A DEVILISHLY GOOD PERFORMANCE Mardi Gras took place five days back, but the party Team Solaris Stable’s Lucifer’s Stone (Horse Chest- rolls on this afternoon at the Fair Grounds, as three nut {SAf}) charged through what jockey Jose Santos Grade I winners, all of whom raced in last year’s Ken- called “half a hole” to defeat favored Dynamia tucky Derby, assemble in New Orleans for this after- (Dynaformer) by three-quar- noon’s GII New Orleans H. So who’ll be wearing the ters of a length in yesterday’s love beads afterwards? Peace Rules (Jules) and Funny GIII Herecomesthebride S. A Cide (Distorted Humor), first and second in last year’s 3 1/2-length maiden winner GII Louisiana Derby, renew acquaintances for a fifth over the Belmont turf Oct. time today, each having defeated the other on two 10, the bay filly returned 16 occasions. The Kentucky Derby winner has continued days later to finish third in the to thrive in South Florida since finishing a well-beaten Miss Grillo S. and most re- third to Medaglia d’Oro and Seattle Fitz (Arg) Lucifer’s Stone (blinkers) cently resurfaced to take a (Fitzcarraldo {Arg}) in the Feb. 7 GI Donn H. at defeats Dynamia Equi-Photo first-level allowance over this Gulfstream Park, while Peace Rules is winless in three grass course Jan. 14. After appearances since beating Funny Cide into third in the hitting the gate at the start, Lucifer’s Stone was well GI Haskell Invitational H. last August. Jerry Bailey has held along the inside, was patiently handled rounding the call aboard the Bobby Frankel trainee, who looks to the far turn, found a wedge at the hedge leaving the atone for a fourth in the Sunshine Millions Classic at midstretch marker and earned the win. The winner hails Santa Anita Jan. 24. The third Grade I winner in the from the female family of champion Left Bank. field is Ten Most Wanted (Deputy Commander), who Click for the brisnet.com chart. carries topweight of 120 pounds in his first start of the season. Winner of the Travers S. last year, the dark bay Saturday, Gulfstream Park took the GII Super Derby at Louisiana Downs Sept. 20 HERECOMESTHEBRIDE S.-GIII, $100,000, GPX, 2-28, before an eighth-place finish in the GI Breeders’ Cup 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 1:52 3/5, fm. Classic. Sir Cherokee (Cherokee Run) upset the GII 1--@#LUCIFER'S STONE, 117, f, 3, by Horse Chestnut (SAf) Arkansas Derby last year at 55-1, but was injured on 1st Dam: Ladue, by Demons Begone the eve of the Kentucky Derby and was out of commis- 2nd Dam: Breathless Charm, by Miswaki sion for seven months. A winner of a Churchill allow- 3rd Dam: Marshesseaux, by Dr. Blum ance in the slop Nov. 27, he raced uncustomarily close ($50,000 yrl '02 KEESEP; $150,000 2yo 2003 to the pace and fought back gamely late to win the FTFFEB). O-Team Solaris Stable; B-Mega Stable (KY); Maxxam Gold Cup in Houston Jan. 17. His late run T-Linda Rice; J-J A Santos; $60,000. Lifetime should be aided by a quick pace this afternoon. Record: 6-3-1-1, $129,244. *First stakes winner for sire (by Fort Wood). Sunday, Fair Grounds, post time: 4:09 p.m. CST 2--Dynamia, 115, f, 3, Dynaformer--Shelly River, by NEW ORLEANS H.-GII, $500,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m Irish River (Fr). O/B-Dr John Chandler (KY); $20,000. PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 3--Honey Ryder, 117, f, 3, Lasting Approval--Cuando 1 Seattle Fitz (Arg) Fitzcarraldo (Arg) McLaughlin 7-2 Quiere, by Affirmed. ($70,000 yrl '02 WIMJUL). 2 Funny Cide Distorted Humor Tagg 4-1 O-Glencrest Farm LLC; B-Wimborne Farm, Inc (KY); 3 Spanish Empire Pleasant Colony Asmussen 8-1 $11,000. 4 Saint Liam Saint Ballado Dutrow Jr. 8-1 Margins: HF, 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 3.70, 2.70, 17.70. 5 Peace Rules Jules Frankel 9-2 Also Ran: Minge Cove, Vous, Last Waltz, Cold 6 Sir Cherokee Cherokee Run Tomlinson 12-1 Wynnter, Pink Champagne, Cute Connie, Bobbie Use, 7 Comic Truth Proudest Romeo Daly 12-1 America America, Chelsea's Pearl. 8 Ten Most Wanted Deputy Commander W Dollase 5-2 Scratched: Irish Melody, Really American. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/29/04 • PAGE 2 of 5 Saturday, Ellerslie, New Zealand P R E S U L T S P NEW ZEALAND S.-G1, NZ$100,000, Ellerslie (Auckland), 2-28, 1 1/4mT, 3yo/up, 2:13.17, hy. Saturday, Caulfield, Australia 1--LASHED (AUS), 122, f, 4, by Encosta de Lago (Aus) FUTURITY S.-G1, A$400,000, Caulfield (Melbourne), 1st Dam: Traffic Watch (Aus), by Salieri 2-28, 7fT, 3yo/up, 1:23.79, gd. 2nd Dam: Tahnee’s Pride (Aus), by Boucher 1--RESET (AUS), 120, c, 3, by Zabeel (NZ) 3rd Dam: Swiftly Ann (Aus), by Swiftly Morgan 1st Dam: Assertive Lass (Aus) (MG1SW-Aus), O-Lady & Sir Patrick Hogan; B-Mrs C Upjohn; by Zeditave (Aus) T-Graeme Rogerson & Stephen Autridge; J-Opie 2nd Dam: Sommes Sound, by Assert (Ire) Bosson; NZ$62,500. *MGSW & G1SP-Aus. 3rd Dam: Fast Approach, by First Landing 2--Deebee Belle (NZ), 124, m, 6, Bin Ajwaad (Ire)-- O-Mr & Mrs L J Williams; B-Mr D P R Esplin & G R Deebee Lady (NZ), by Brilliant Invader (Aus). O-Deebee Hodgkinson; T-Graeme Rogerson; J-Danny Nikolic; Belle Syndicate; B-Mr D A & Mrs N H Bell; NZ$20,000. A$260,000. *Full to So Assertive (NZ), MGSP-Aus. 3--Hail (NZ), 128, g, 6, Stark South--Valley Court (NZ), 2--Vocabulary (Aus), 122, f, 4, Encosta de Lago (Aus)-- by Pompeii Court. O-Messrs A J Cunningham & R B Lady Linguist (Aus), by Marauding (NZ). O-P Stewart, Marsh; B-Fayette Park Stud Ltd; NZ$10,000. Margins: HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.70, 4.30, 4.20. Ms B Woodford-Smith, M Price, K Cousins, M Quirk & Mrs L Quirk; B-Mr P R Stewart, Ms B E Saturday, Ellerslie, New Zealand Woodford-Smith & Mr M Price; A$80,000. ELLERSLIE SIRES’ PRODUCE S.-G1, NZ$120,000, 3--Yell (Aus), 128, g, 4, Anabaa--Vocalist (Aus), by Ellerslie (Auckland), 2-28, 6fT, 2yo, 1:14.06, sf. Bluebird. O-Woodlands Stud Syndicate; B-Woodlands 1--#@sIFLOOXCOULDKILL (NZ), 119, f, 2, by Daggers Drawn Stud; A$36,000. 1st Dam: Hear’s Hoping (NZ), by Dahar Margins: 1, 1 1/4. Odds: 9-4, 9-4, 13-2. 2nd Dam: French Polish (NZ), by Poil de Chameau (Fr) Also Ran: Thorn Park (Aus), Roman Arch (Aus). 3rd Dam: Be Satisfied (GB), by Silly Season Owner Lloyd Williams may re-experience the halcyon O-M & Mrs N Carroll, Mrs K Devine, A J & Mrs C days of his former star Mahogany (Aus)-- champion Sutherland; B-Curraghmore Stud Ltd; T-Paul three-year-old in the 1993--94 season--with the ul- O'Sullivan; J-Leith Innes; NZ$75,000. *1st G1SW for tra-professional Reset, who easily defeated four others, sire (by Diesis {GB}). including defending champion Yell (Aus), in this con- 2--Egyptian Ra (NZ), 124, g, 2, Woodborough--Egyptian test. Reset led easily and clocked :33.34 for his final Queen (NZ), by Karioi Lad (Aus). O-Messrs C A Ball & 600 meters when scoring by a length from Vocabulary, R J Barton, Mesdames L M Rae, P E Sapich, M K while noted backmarker Thorn Park (Aus) (Spinning Scott & E K Wootton; B-Messrs C A Ball & M L World) ran off his feet to finish fourth. Jockey Danny Barratt; NZ$24,000. Nikolic had no hesitation declaring Reset was capable 3--Velasco (Aus), 119, f, 2, Flying Spur (Aus)--Vital of shaping into a Cox Plate horse. “He's the best Curves (NZ), by McGinty (NZ). O-Mrs J F Andrews & middle-distance horse I've ridden,” the rider told AAP J K Sullivan; B-Mr J K Sullivan & J F Andrews; Racing. “He's so easy to ride it makes me look good. NZ$12,000. He's a special horse. He had an easy lead today, but I Margins: 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 9.90, 11.30, 16.20. do think he's a better chaser.” Reset becomes the fourth three-year-old to complete the Guineas--Futurity TDN TODAY sequence, and is the first to do so since Mouawad (NZ) Headline News .................... 5 pages in 1997. (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/29/04 • PAGE 3 of 5 Saturday, Gulfstream Park Saturday, Fair Grounds THE VERY ONE H.-GIII, $100,000, GPX, 2-28, 3yo/up, BAYOU BREEDERS' CUP H.-GIII, $113,500, FGX, 2-28, f/m, 1 3/8mT, 2:19 3/5, fm. 4yo/up, f/m, a1 1/8mT, 1:52 3/5, fm. 1--@BINYA (GER), 114, m, 5, by Royal Solo (Ire) 1--BEDANKEN, 121, m, 5, by Geri 1st Dam: Beaconaire (MSW-Fr), by *Vaguely Noble 1st Dam: Danka, by Strawberry Road (Aus) 2nd Dam: Ole Liz, by Double Jay 2nd Dam: Paloma Blanca, by Blushing Groom (Fr) 3rd Dam: Islay Mist, by Roman 3rd Dam: Satania, by Ruritania O-Joseph Allen; B-Gestut Hof Iserneichen (GER); O-Pin Oak Stable Llc; B-Pin Oak Stud Llc (KY); T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; J-J R Velazquez; $60,000.