W•E•E•K•E•N•D RESULTS "AMERICAN" GIRL: COACHING CLUB Saturday, Belmont Park COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS-GI, $250,000, TO AJINA A distant third in the first leg of Belmont BEL, 7-19, 3yo, f, 1 1 /4m, 2:00 2/5, ft. Park's Triple Tiara, the GI Acorn S., Ajina (Strawberry 1--AJINA, 121, f, 3, Strawberry Road (Aus)--Winglet Road {Aus}) was 18-1 in the GI Mother Goose S. June (GSW, $155,975), by Alydar. O/B-Paulson Allen E 21 but shocked the crowd to earn her first Grade I win, (KY); T-William I Mott; J-M E Smith; $150,000. and she put them back-to-back with a win in the Coach­ Lifetime Record: 10-5-1-2, $542,615. ing Club American Oaks yesterday afternoon. The even­ 2--Tomisue's Delight, 121, f, 3, A.P. lndy--Prospectors money second choice in the final jewel in the Tiara, the Delite, by Mr. Prospector. ($575,000 yrl '95 KEEJUL). Bill Mott trainee was the only speed in the race and 0-Hilbert Stephen C; B-W S Farish, James Elkins, Et found herself alone on the lead through moderate frac­ Al (KY); $50,000. tions; she had six lengths on the field at the top of the 3--Key Hunter, 1 21, f, 3, Jade Hunter--Key Flight, by stretch and easily held favored Tomisue's Delight (A.P. Bates Motel. 0/B-Evans Edward P (VA); $27,500. Indy) safe to post a 2 1 /4-length victory. "I think that Margins: 2 1 /4, 8, 15. Odds: 1 .1 5, 1 .05, 41 .25. winning the Mother Goose was a confidence builder and Also Ran: Holiday Ball, Pleasant Temper. definitely helped her out today," said jockey Mike Smith, Ajina ended 1996 with victories in the Gill Tempted who was aboard the filly for the first time in the Mother S. and Gii Demoiselle S. at Aqueduct but couldn't find Goose. "It didn't look like there was a lot of pace out her best stride in her first four starts at three. Beaten an there, so I wanted to take her to the lead right away. average of nearly 11 1 /2 lengths while picking up She got there very easy. She finished strong and I'm checks in stakes at Gulfstream, Oaklawn, Churchill and looking for even better things from her." The two will Belmont, the filly finally woke up with a 1 1 /4-length team up once again in the GI Alabama S. at Saratoga win over Sharp Cat in the GI Mother Goose S. last out August 16. and she proved that race no fluke with another strong performance here. Allowed to set an uncontested pace, BLUSHING K.D. HEADED FOR HASKELL Top the dark bay opened it up on the far turn and then three-year-old filly Blushing K.D. (Blushing John), who coasted home. "I can honestly say that I had a lot more capped off a five-race winning streak that began in confidence in her today than I did going into the Mother February with a victory in the GI Kentucky Oaks May 2, Goose," said trainer Bill Mott. "After losing four will take on the colts in her next start, the GI Buick straight ... it was somewhat disappointing, but she seems Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park August 3. The to be living up to expectations. We're very high on her Kentucky-bred miss started her skein with a 20-length right now." Tomisue's Delight, still looking for her first laugher over the boys in the Fair Grounds Sales Derby; stakes wins after finishing second in the GI Kentucky she has already shown an affinity for the Jersey track, Oaks and third in the Mother Goose, once again closed taking the Gii Monmouth Park Breeders' Cup Oaks in her well but could not threaten the winner. "The slow pace latest effort July 5 to run her record to eight-for-1 0 definitely hurt," said trainer Neil Howard. "Maybe one of lifetime. "Fillies don't get the same opportunities to run these days she'll get a pace that will help her late close. for the big money like the boys," said trainer Sam David She might have a few more seconds than you'd like, but Jr. "She showed she can handle the Monmouth racing we're not complaining. We were very pleased with her surface and she loved stabling there. This is a good time today." If all goes well, the top two will meet again in to try the colts. My filly is on top of her game." Saratoga's GI Alabama at a mile and a quarter August 16. STAKES CLOSINGS • TODAY, SUNDAY, JULY 20: ·t t RACING ON TV THIS WEEKEND: 8-10 $300,000 Remington Park Derby, RP, D 3yo, 9.5f ($200) SUNDAY, JULY 20: TOMORROW, MONDAY, JULY 21: Rac.ing to the Breeders' Cup: Gil Swaps S. at 8-2 $150,000 Spirit of Fighter, Crc, 3yo/up, Hollywood Park - ESPN, lf-5 p.m. EDT f/m, 5fT ($100} ·PAGE2 •THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS• 7-20-97 Weekend Results cont. Saturday, Monmouth Park Saturday, Laurel Park REEVE SCHLEY, JR. S.-Gll, $100,000, MTH, 7-19, 3yo, FRANK J. DEFRANCIS MEMORIAL DASH S.-Gll, f, 1 1 /16mT, 1 :41 3/5, fm. $300,000, LRL, 7-19, 3yo/up, 6f, 1 :09 2/5, ft. 1--@#SAGASIOUS, 112, f, 3, Quest for Fame (GB)-­ 1--SMOKE GLACKEN, 113, c, 3, Two Punch--Majesty's Taruma, by In Reality. 0-A Seelbinder; B-Liberation Crown, by Magesterial. ($14,700 wing '94 FTMDEC; Farm & A Seelbinder (KY); T-J J Toner; J-R G Davis; $34,000 yrl '95 FTKJUL; $65,000 2yo 1996 $60,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1, $115, 122. FTMMAY). 0-Karkenny & Levy & Roberts; 2--Victory Chime, 113, f, 3, Polish Numbers--Topacio B-Rosebrock Perry M (MD); T-Henry L Carroll; J-C (Uru), by Snow Satyr. ($27,000 2yo 1996 OBSMAR). Perret; $180,000. Lifetime Record: 14-10-2-1, 0-Joseph Allen; B-David Bloom (Md); $20,000. $759,560. 3--Alarming Prospect, 111, f, 3, Darn That Alarm--Hasty 2--Wise Dusty, 112, h, 6, Bishop Northcraft--Ubenice, Prospect, by New Prospect. ($25,000 wing '94 by Gala Harry. O/B-Merton Adrian L (MD); $60,000. OBSOCT; $60,000 2yo 1996 OBSFEB). 0-Marvin 3--Capote Belle, 110, f, 4, Capote--Rythmical, by Delfiner & A Gilman; 8-Lynne Martin (Fl); $11,000. Fappiano. ($60,000 yrl '94 KEESEP; $225,000 2yo Margins: 3/4, NK, HD. Odds: 2.40, 6.00, 19.80. 1995 FTFFEB). 0-Low Lawana L & Robert E; B-F A Also Ran: French Buster, Hoochie Coochie, More Silver, Genter Stable, Inc (KY); $33,000. Eliza's Ballerina, Sue for Ransom, Ascutney, Wild Palm. Margins: 1 HF, HD, 3/4. Odds: 0.40, 14.00, 5.00. Sagasious won an Apr. 27 Aqueduct turf maiden race Also Ran: Elajjud, Score a Birdie, J J'Sdream, Political in her second career start and then came back with a Whit. victory in a June 5 Belmont turf allowance race before Smoke Glacken won the June 7 Giii Riva Ridge S. at finishing third last time out in the June 29 Sands Point Belmont and then June 28 Giii Jersey Shore Breeders' H. at Belmont. The second choice tracked the early Cup S. at Monmouth in front-running style. Taking on leaders before rallying in the stretch to get up for the older horses for the first time here, the overwhelming win. "It was a great trip, a perfect trip," said winning favorite set a fast pace while racing off the rail before jockey Robbie Davis. "There was a lot more speed than widening the margin around the far turn and digging in I expected. When I called on her, she did all the work. to hold the lead late over Wise Dusty. "I thought it Jimmy (trainer Toner) had her ready to run." Slight might be Political Whit who would push him," winning choice HOOCHIE COOCHIE (His Majesty), second in the trainer Henry Carroll said. "But he didn't seem to be the Sands Point last out, moved to the outside on the far one. I asked several trainers around here and they turn but had to steady in deep stretch and finished fifth, seemed to think that from the five-sixteenths pole home beaten in a four-way photo for second. to stay in the three-path. That's what I told Craig (Perret) to do. His next start should be in the King's Bishop S. on August 23 at Saratoga." Said co-owner PREVIEW Bob Levy, "He's good. He's not Housebuster, but he's • • good. I don't know about supplementing to the Breed­ Today, Hollywood Park ers' Cup. We'll see how it goes." Capote Belle raced VANITY H.-GI, $400,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1 /8m from just off the pace but did not threaten. "I asked her PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS to run just past the three-eighths pole and wanted to get 1 Jewel Princess Dollase Nakatani 7-5 to the outside," said her rider, Robby Albarado. "But I 2 Listening McAnally Solis 5-2 had to stay down on the rail because Wise Dusty had 3 Twice the Vice Ellis Mccarron 6-5 already taken the outside position. When I asked her to 4 Real Connection Stute Almeida 1 2-1 run inside the quarter pole she gave her all, but just 5 Biltmore Breeze Lukas Stevens 20-1 couldn't get to the winner." Jewel Princess (Key to the Mint), last year's Eclipse Award winner, can take a big step towards repeating with a victory here after a third-place finish last time out ©Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News.