The Thoroughbred Daily News is delivered to your home or business by fax each morning by 5 am. For subscription information, please call908-747-8060. T~9~~~UN~~~RE D™ FRIDAY, A U G U S T 2 6, 1 9 9 4 W· E. E. K. E. N •D PREVIEW GUINEAS WINNERS CLASH AT GOODWOOD Saturday, Saratoga T~rtle Island (Fairy King) and Mehthaaf (Nureyev), Gl $350,000 Whitney S., 3yo/up, 9f wmners respectively of the Irish 2000 and 1 000 PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. Guineas, are set to meet in the Gil Tripleprint Celebra- 1 Devil His Due Jerkens Smith 1 25 tion Mile at Good wood Saturday. After heavy rain in 2 Colonial Affair Schulhofer Santos 11 7 the south of England earlier this week, conditions are 3 West by West Arnold Day 113 expected to be perfect at Goodwood this weekend. 4 Williamstown Hennig Perret 113 Trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam, who will saddle Turtle 5 Thunder Rumble O'Connell Migliore 117 Island, said, "The more I look at Saturday's race, the 6 Contract Court Hushion Bailey 11 0 more ideal it looks as a stepping-stone for Ascot's 7 Pistols and Roses Gianos Vela;zquez 114 Queen Elizabeth II S. (Sept. 24). That is definitely Thunder Rumble (Thunder Puddles) will try to keep Turtle Island's next Group I target." Also on the list his unblemished Saratoga streak alive; thE~ five-year- of entries is: Emperor Jones (Danzig), Beggarman old earned his third Spa victory in the Saratoga Cup Thief (Arctic Tern), Bin Ajwaad (Rainbow Ouest), la~t tin;te out. "He worked (Wednesday) in :59 3/5," Fraam (Lead On Time), Grand Lodge (Chief's Crown), sa1d 0 Connell. "It looked very much the same as the Maroof (Danzig), Mistle Cat (Storm Cat), Swing Low work before the Saratoga Cup. (Thursday) morning (Swing Easy) and Ventriquattrofogli (Persian Bold). he was ordered to sleep in. We usually work on him around 5:30, but I told the groom not to disturb him until late." As for Saturday's race, O'Connel re- GO FOR GIN SET FOR WOODWARD Trainer marked, "We've got the Saratoga factor a1nd a very Nick Zito reported yesterday that Kentucky Derby talented horse. When he's happy, he's v1ery danger- winner Go for Gin (Cormorant) came out of ous." Highweight Devil His Due (Devil's Bag) will Wednesday's third-place finish in the Forego H. in spot the field from eight to 15 pounds. "He has to good order and will make his next start in the Gl put in his big race when he's giving away weight," Woodward at Belmont. "We can't hide," said Zito. said his trainer, Allen Jerkens. "He's been training "On Sept. 17, win, lose or draw, we'll be there." Zito like he's ready for a top effort." Last year's Whitney added that impressive allowance winner Jade Flush winner Brunswick (Private Account) was not entered. (Jade Hunter), who cruised home 26 lengths to the "This race is a little too close for him," said trainer good in the Saratoga slop Sunday, may try the Gl Ga- Tony Margotta. "It will only be 20 days since his first zelle H. Sept. 4. "She's doing great. If the track is start in over 1 0 months. We don't want this race to wet, we'll definitely run," Zito said. cost him down the line." The five-year-old will make his next start in the Woodward. NORTHLANDS CANCELS NEXT THURSDAY'S Weekend Preview Continued, p. 2 CARD An unprecedented shortage of horses has cost Northlands Park in Alberta, Canada, a second day in its '94 meet. Racing Secretary Phil Livingstone an- nounced yesterday that a card slated for next Thurs- © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This day, September 1, has been dropped. "To ensure newspaper may not be reproduced in any form that we obtain strong cards for our closing weekend or by any means, electronic or mechanical, (Sept. 3-5), we decided to cancel Thursday." without prior written permission of the copyright News Continued, 2 ,_~~----------------------~ owner, Media Vista. 1,2 Information as to the races, race results and earnings was obtained from results charts pub- lished in Daily Racing Form and utilized herewith NEWS CONTINUED ......... 2 with the permission of the copyright owner, RACING REPORTS . 2,3 Daily Racing Form. PAGE 2 • mOROUGIIBRED DAILY NEWS • 8-26-94 Weekend Preview Continued. FOUR GRADE I RACES IDGHLIGHT ESPN Saturday, Arlington TELECASTS Four Grade I events will be featured on Gl $500,000 Beverly D. S., 3yo/up, f/m, 9.5fT two ESPN "Racing to the Breeders' Cup" telecasts PP HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY WT. this weekend. ESPN will provide live coverage of the 1 One Dreamer Proctor Fires 1 23 $350,000 Whitney from Saratoga and the $500,000 2 Corrazona Mandella Stevens 1 23 Beverly D. from Arlington Saturday from 4:30-5:30 3 Hatoof Head Swinburn 1 23 p.m. EDT; Sunday's telecast, scheduled for 5:00-6:00 4 User Friendly (GB) Rash Antley 123 p.m. EDT, will feature the Arlington Million and the 5 Potridee (Arg) McAnally Solis 1 23 $400,000 Secretariat S., also run at Arlington. 6 Hero's Love Doyle Gryder 1 23 7 Weekend Madness Kessinger Sellers 123 PERFORMANCE HORSE REGISTRY 8 Flawlessly Whittingham McCarron 123 The Performance Horse Registry (PHR), European invader Hatoof (Irish River {Fr}), recent LAUNCHED linking the pedigrees of performance horses and their winner of the Gil Prix d' Astarte at Deauville, is the only runner shipping across the Atlantic. The five- actual performances in non-racing events, was formal- ly launched this week with a nationwide mailing to year-old mare defeated colts in three Group races last year, including the Gl Champion S. at Newmarket in performance horse owners and breeders of the first PHR registration application forms. Accompanying October. In her last trip Stateside, the Criquette Head the forms is the recently-published Performance Horse charge was a troubled fifth in the Breeders' Cup Turf Registry Rule Book detailing PHR eligibility rules, in November. which cover all horses shown to be at least half-Thor- oughbred. The registry will begin processing applica- Sunday, Arlington: ARLINGTON MILLION-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 10fT tions September 1 . Jeune Homme (Nureyev), trainer Francois Boutin's hope in the Million, worked over the Arlington turf course yesterday morning. Jockey Mickey Walls was I~ N•E•W Y•O•R• K aboard for the work, which took place at a mile on ~ REPORT I the firm turf course. Jeune Homme was timed in 1 :42 2/5 breezing. Trainer John Gosden arrived at Arlington Wed. from England. Thursday he watched YESTERDAY'S RESULTS: his charge Muhtarram (Alleged) take a long gallop THE WEST POINT H., $84,325, SAR, 8-25, 3yo/up, 1 around the turf course in the company of England's 1/8mT, 1:541/5, sf. second Million hope, Spartan Shareef (Shareef Danc- 1--EXCELLENT TIPPER, 115, g, 6, Vice Regent--Fast er). Both horses ran in the G1 Juddmonte lnt'l at Tipper, by Exceller. 0-Team Wizard Stable; York August 16, with Muhtarram a close second and B-Dresden Farm (NY); T-Philip G. Johnson; J-M. Spartan Shareef fifth in his first race since Feb. They Luzzi; $50,595. shipped across the Atlantic Monday and will run in Lifetime Record: 46-11-8-7,$837,981. the Million on 11 days rest. "It's a bit closer than 2--My Mogul, 112, g, 4, Cormorant--Telly Ho, by you'd like," Gosden acknowledged. "He shipped well Naskra. 0-Mrs. Morton Rosenthal. and we'll see what happens. He probably has the 3--Pride of Summer, 116, g, 6, Complianc,e-- best form of the foreign horses, but if the real Para- Sensational Summer, by Outdoors. 0-Toc Stable. dise Creek (Irish River {FR}) shows up, he'll be diffi- Margins: 8, 1 3/4, 6 3/4. Odds: 2.50a, 5.1 0, 6.00. cult to beat." Paradise Creek has been established as Also Ran: Fourstars Allstar, A in Sociology, Time to the 8-5 favorite on the early line, with Muhtarram Forget, Jay Gee, Koluctoo Jimmy AI. Scratched: second at 3-1 . Gosden said Muhtarram will blow out Rover Boy, Turnbridge Wells. Friday morning. Excellent Tipper, winless since a 6 1/2-length vic- tory in the Gulfstream slop Jan. 18, stalked the lead- News Continued. ers early then took over on the turn for home en route FUTURITY NEXT STOP FOR TIMBER to an 8-length triumph. "I just sat behind A IN SOCI- COUNTRY Trainer D. Wayne Lukas had one thing OLOGY (Ends Well), and when he seemed not to in mind when he ran Gainesway Farm, Lewis and handle the turf I inherited the lead around the 1 /2-mile Overbrook Farm's Timber Country (Woodman) in pole," said winning jockey Mike Luzzi. "I had to ask Wed. 's Gill Balboa S.--running him in the Del Mar him just once, and he did all he had to do from there Futurity on the track's closing day. "That was the to win." Excellent Tipper's trainer P.G. Johnson add- whole purpose," said Lukas. "I'm looking forward ed, "He's now won this race two years in a row, and to two turns; if you're going to give one-half million we'll be here next year." Even-money choice FOURSTARS ALLSTAR (Compliance), stepping down for a horse (the colt's price as a yearling), you want from graded stakes company, finished 4th.