N•E•W•S :S•T•A•K•E•S TODAY PREVIEW SHARP CAT CRUISES IN RETURN Unseen since Today, Goodwood, England: taking the Gii Bayakoa H. in a walkover at Hollywood KING GEORGE GROSVENOR CASINOS S.-G3, Park last December 7, MGISW Sharp Cat (Storm Cat) $77,303,tyo/up, 5fT came back after the 7 1 /2-month absence as the 4-5 The fiel of 15, in post position order, is: My Best favorite under highweight of 1 23 pounds in yester­ Valemtine GB) (Try My Best), Cochrane, 126 pounds; day's $69,500 Bayakoa H. at Del Mar. Reunited with Carmine L ke (Ire) (Royal Academy), J Reid, 133; Lady Alexander (GB) (Night Shift), Shanahan, 119; Land Of jockey Corey Nakatani in her first start for trainer Dreams ( B) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), Holland, 119; Wally Dollase, the four-year-old filly dueled GSW A.P. Midnight scape (GB) (Aragon {GB}), Sanders, 131; Assay (A.P. Indy), in with 118, through six furlongs in Dashing Bue (GB) (Dashing Blade {GB}), Darley, 126; 1 :09 1 /5, then took command and strode away to a 5 Averti (G ) (Warning {GB}), Weaver, 131; Tedburrow 1 /2-length victory. Final time for the one-mile test (GB) (Do sing), Fallon, 1 26; Tadeo (GB) (Primo was 1 :35. "She ran a tremendous race," said Dominie { B}), Mc Keown, 126; Rambling Bear (GB) Nakatani. "I've been working her in the mornings (Sharrood), Roberts, 1 26; Bishops Court (GB} without blinkers and she has been relaxing great, but (Clantime {GB}), Fortune, 126; Almaty (Ire) (Dancing in a three-horse race you don't want to take a horse Dissident) Swinburn, 1 26; Easycall (GB) (Forzando away from their natural running style, which with her {GB}), Pa Eddery, 126; Lochangel (GB) (Night Shift), is speed. A.P. Assay pressed her the whole way. She Dettori, 1 3; Cathedral (Ire) (Prince Sabo {GB}), T was carrying a lot of weight and she was getting Quinn, 12 . tired, but she is an exceptional filly." Nakatani, who also worked Sharp Cat for the walkover but missed Today, G odwood, England: the race due to a prior riding engagement out of PEUGEOT GORDON S.-G3, $74,013, 3yo, 1 1 /2mT town, was aboard the Kentucky-bred for four straight The fiel of six, in post position order, is: Clapham wins, including the GI Hollywood Starlet, GI Las Common Ire) (Common Grounds {GB}), Pat Eddery; Nedawi ( B) (Rainbow Quest), Dettori; Rabah (GB) Virgenes and GI Santa Anita Oaks, but had not ridden (Nashwan), R Hills; Dark Shell (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}), her in a race since the pair finished third in last year's Swinburn Casino Captive (Kenmare {Fr}), J Reid; GI Kentucky Oaks. He will be back in the saddle for Hitman (Ire) (Contract Law), Fallon. All carry 1 22 her next start, the Gil Chula Vista H. going a mile and pounds. a sixteenth at Del Mar August 30. (Chart, p4) WE~dnesd y, Saratoga: GOODWOOD OPENS TODAY Britain's longest race SC:HUYL RVILLE S.-Gll, $100,000, 2yo, f, 6f meeting, the five-day festival at Goodwood known as The fiel of eight, from the rail out, will be: "Glorious Goodwood," opens today with two Group 3 M<:Kenzie Sue (Slewdledo), 11 7, Bravo; Fantasy Lake events--the King George Grosvenor Casinos S. and (Salt Lak ), 117, Bailey; Call Me Up (Miner's Mark), the Peugeot Gordon S. Highlights of the meeting are 117, Cha ez; Round Robin (Mt. Livermore), 11 9, Day; Wednesday's $254,934 G1 Sussex S., one of Eu­ T\llmtime Two Punch), 117, Leon; Brittons Hill (Gulch), rope's premier mile races, and Thursday's $115, 132 117, Smi h; Mikeandmegandrew (Buckaroo), 117, G2 Goodwood Cup for stayers and $69,901 G2 Rich­ Sellers; a d Wedgefield (Pentelicus), 117, Teator. mond S. over six furlongs for juvenile colts and geld­ McKenzi Sue and Call Me Up run coupled. ings, a major pointer to next year's classic races. In all, 12 stakes races will be run over the five days. TAKES PREVIEW ..................... p1 One of the most interesting runners at the meeting will be the Henry Cecil-trained former South African ACING REPORTS . p2-4 Champion Three-Year-Old Filly lgreja (Arg) (Southern -CJ) Halo), who makes her British stakes debut in Thurs­ z OTAL PAGES ......................... 5 day's listed Oak Tree S. over seven furlongs. PAG~ 2, ·» THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-28-98 .__~+~E~-A~S~T~-·~~ll~ ~•~M~I_D_W~E~s_T~_+__J Yesterday's Results: Yesterday's Results: 1st-CRC, $28,500, Alw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 mT, 1 :34, fm. 4th-HAW, $26,000, Alw, 2yo, f, 5f, :58 4/5, ft. DISPERSION (m, 5, Breeders Bonus--Gatefold, by Re­ DIABLOS FIRST LADY (f, 2, Diablo--First Down {SP, launch), winner of the off-the-turf Giii De La Rose H. $115,247}, by Oh Say) zipped a quarter in :21 1/5 in over a sloppy Gulfstream track in March, had been her debut to finish in a dead-heat for the win at Sports­ winless in four starts since, including a fourth-place man's June 14. Stretching out in her first allowance allowance finish over Calder's main track July 10. attempt, the Florida-bred filly had company for three Back on the turf here, the 5-2 second choice closed furlongs, but left the field behind in the stretch en route from just off the pace for a two-length tally over to a 6 3/4-length score at 3-1 odds. Lifetime Record: frontrunning 4-5 chalk JUST BET ON ME (Darn That 2-2-0-0, $31,200. Alarm). Lifetime Record: GSW, 27-10-3-2, $207,493. 0-Hernandez Salvador & Yanez Moises R. B-Harry T. 0-Kotzen Lonnie & Two-Bux Farm. B-Glen Hill Farm Mangurian, Jr. (FL). T-Moises R Yanez. (FL). T-Merritt A Buxton. 2nd-HAW, $26,880, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 1 :00 1 /5, ft. + GLITTEijS (f, 2, Glitterman--Bon Adeau {MSW}, by 3rd-DEL, $25,200, Msw, 3yo/up, 1 m, 1 :40 2/5, ft. 1 Private Th ughts), an $8,000 KEEJAN yearling and a +SILVER FLAG (c, 3, Silver Buck--Third Comet {SP}, $ 22,000 TMMA Y two-year-old, was off at 7-2 at first by Cutlass), the only first-time starter in the nine-horse askiing. T e bay filly kept close to the leaders for three field, rallied from last to first to post a half-length upset furlongs, ame with her challenge at the top of the at 27-1 odds. YAINTWHISTLINDIXIE (Dixieland Band) stretch an edged clear late to break her maiden by a was second. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $14,400. lennth. Lif time Record: 1-1-0-0, $14,400. 0-Augustin Stable. B-Silverleaf Farm Inc (FL). T-Francis 0-Dan Muckier & Ted Engel. B-Mueller Stables (Ky). T-T Campitelli. J Muckier 3rd-PHA, $16,880, Msw, 2yo, 5f, :58 4/5, ft. 1 Oth-ELP, $23,300, Msw, 2yo, 5 1 /2fT, 1 :05 3/5, fm. + SEJM'S MADNESS (c, 2, Sejm--Marilyn's Madness + NEBRA SKA (c, 2, Dixie Brass--Bold Lady Avie, by {SW}, by Shananie), sent off the 7-2 second choice in Lord Avie , trying turf in his career opener, showed his career debut, led from gate to wire for a 2 1 /2- good spe d, opened up by five lengths at the top of the length victory over JEBULAR (Jeblar). The winner is a stretch and cruised to the wire a 2 3/4-length winner at half-brother to Unreal Madness (Unreal Zeal), MSW, 5-1. Lifeti e Record: 1-1-0-0, $14,585. $170, 123. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $9,600. 0-A L Lu dtke & M Slaven. B-A L & J A Luedtke (Ky). O/B-Gilbert G. Campbell (FL). T-Edward T Allard. T-T W Du lavy. 6th-ELP, 21,440, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f, 1 :00 2/5, ft. Local News: Massachusetts + IHEAVE LY BAND (f, 2, Dixieland Band--Unbeatable The 1998 season at Great Barrington Race Course in Foe, by r. Prospector), bet down to 8-5 after a couple Massachusetts will begin Friday, August 7 and run for of bullet orks at Churchill Downs, battled on the lead 20 racing days, eight more than last year. The track from the tart and just outgamed TRAVEAT A (Dispersal) will be open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays in the str tch drive to prevail by a nose. The winner was from August 7-24 and from September 11-21. Post a $30,00 KEESEP yearling and a $120,000 OBSMAR time is 3 p.m. weekdays and 1 :30 p.m. weekends. two-year- Id. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $14,585. Racing returned to Great Barrington in 1997 after a six­ 0-B & R Roberts. B-Calumet Farm (Ky). T-S M Hough. year hiatus. © Copyrig t Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will not be rep oduced in any form or by any means, electronic or indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a + will de­ mE~chanic I, without prior written permission of the copyright note winners who are first-time starters, an (S) will be owner, M diaVista. Information as to the races, race results used for state-bred races, a (C) will be used for maiden­ and earnin s was obtained from results charts published in claiming races and an (R) will be used for other re­ Daily Raci g Form and utilized herewith with the permission stricted races.