Sluzewiec-Tory Racetrack, Poland
August 11, 2001- International Day

Entrants: Heather Tripp (HTR), Jen Reid (JRD), Heather Lettengarver (HLE), Amber Berdie (ABE), Sue Mohr (SMR), P.A. Horton (PAH), Sandra Martinek (SMK) Beth Gustas (BGU), Sonja Smith (SSM), Lissa Lyonne (LLY), Satu Marttila (SMA)
Entries: 90 horses

Weather: 72 degrees F, humid, scattered showers
Track conditions: all races on Turf- yielding

Purse -----1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th / 5th
4,550zl -----2600 / 1040 / 520 / 260 / 130
5,600zl -----3200 / 1280 / 640 / 320 / 160
40,250zl ----23,000 / 9200 / 4600 / 2300 / 1150
161,000zl ---92,000 / 36,800 / 18,400 / 9200 / 4600


1A. Maiden 3yo c/g 1400m, all 58kg- 4,550 zlotys
Winner: Ornat, 1998 chestnut colt, LLY (Nimb-r x Oresteja, Fawor-r) bred by Kryzysztalowicz Stud Poland, trained by Lissa Lyonne, T=1:50.5
1/5 Ornat, 98 ch c, LLY,pl ,pp5, by head, huge closing rush from far back
2/5 Robespierre FR, 98 ch g, HLE,pl ,pp3, by 2L, dueled early, almost held on wtw
3/5 Flet, 98 ch c, BGU,unpl,pp4**, by head, stalked, bobbled in turn, charging up late
4/5 Optik, 98 ch c, LLY,pl ,pp1, by neck, faded back from early speed duel
5/5 Rikki Tiki Wacky USA,98 b c,PAH,unpl,pp2, ran steadily, no move when asked


1B. Maiden 3yo fillies previously placed, 1400m , all 56kg- 4,550 zlotys
Winner: Drawa, 1998 grey filly, BGU (Pireus x Drozka,Palas-r) bred by Krzysztalowicz Stud Poland, trained by Beth Gustas, T=1:51.4
1/9 Drawa, 98 g f, BGU, pl, pp4** , by 1L, pressed LR all the way, got past her in the stretch
2/9 La Renarde FR, 98 b f, HLE,pl ,pp9, by head, set pace, couldn't quite hold off Drawa
3/9 Flechette FR, 98 ch f, HLE,pl ,pp5, by 1/2L, pressed pace, coming on strrong at wire
4/9 Dramatik, 98 b f, HTR, pl,pp7, by head, pressed pace, trying hard all the way
5/9 Jeanne de Arc, FR 98 bl f, HLE,pl, pp1, by head pressed pace, starting to tire late
6/9 Eurytrip, 98 ch f ,SMR, pl, pp3, by neck, beginning to move in the stretch
7/9 Batalia, 98 ch f, JRD,pl ,pp2, by neck, pressed pace, starting to tire
8/9 Asara, 98 g f, SMR, pl,pp8, by 1L, pressed pace, tired
9/9 Zanista, 98 g f, SMR, pl, pp6, did not show the expected late rally


1C. Maiden 3yo fillies unplaced/first-time starters 1400m , all 56kg- 4,550 zlotys
Winner: Gala, 1998 grey filly, BGU (Pireus x Garna, Eukaliptus-r ) Krzysztalowicz Stud Poland, trained by Beth Gustas, T= 1:50.9
1/8 Gala, 98 g f, BGU, unpl, pp7**, by 1L, pressed pacesetter, fought past in stetch
2/8 Naraja, 98 b f, SMR, unpl,pp1, by head, bumped at break, flying up with a vengeance
3/8 Farah-Cesja,98 g f, JRD, ns,pp8, by 1L, set fast pace, couldn't maintain speed
4/8 Satrapa, 98 ch f, JRD, ns,pp3, by 1L, stalked, moving up late
5/8 Gaskonia, 98 g f, JRD, ns,pp4, by neck, stalked, started moving too late
6/8 Tamara FR, 98 g f, ABE, ns,pp6, by neck, well-placed early, seemed to hesitate at top of stretch
7/8 Laisse du Rouge FR,98 ch f, HLE,pp5, by head, slow break, huge rush to get to the front, then tired
8/8 Splendide Dragonne FR,98 b f, HLE, unpl,pp2, stumbled at break, stayed close but didn't really fire


2A. Maiden 4/up c/h/g 1600m - 4,550 zlotys
Winner: Doping , 1994 bay horse, JRD (Gers x Dominika, Piechur-r) bred by Krzystzalowicz Stud Poland, trained by Zofia Dobrowlska, T=1:53.8
1/10 Doping , 94 b h, JRD, pl, 66kg, pp8, by neck, set pace, fought off all comers
2/10 Wicek, 97 b c, LLY, ns, 60kg,pp5, by nose, stalked, up to challenge all the way to the line
3/10 Mad Fenris FR,97 b g,HLE,unpl, 60kg,pp2, by neck, from off pace to mount challenge in the stretch
4/10 Cedur, 96 b c, SMK, pl, 64kg,pp4, by 1/2L, led briefly in the stretch, bypassed late
5/10 Warkocz, 96 g c, HTR, pl, 64kg,pp3, by head, stalked, couldn't advance the homestretch
6/10 Elbiag, 97 b c, LLY, unpl+bl, 60kg,pp10**, by 1L, from far back, passing horses with huge strides
7/10 Masokari FR, 97 ch g, HLE,pl, 60kg,pp7, by head, starting to move up quickly from off the pace
1/10 Pikador, 95 g c, SMK, pl, 66kg, pp9, by 1L, pressed pace, overtaken by late movers
9/10 Zbieg, 96 b c, JRD, pl, 64kg,pp1, by head, didn't fire when asked
10/10 Kumys, 96 g c, SMK, pl, 64kg,pp6, pressed pace, tired in stretch


2B. Maiden 4/up f/m random split 1600m - 4,550 zlotys
Winner: Domena, 1996 grey filly, SMK (Buskaszi x Dominika, Piechur-r ) bred by Krzysztalowicz Stud Poland, trained by Zeke Stallegnia, ridden by Zeria Nikolan, T=1:53.5
1/7 Domena, 96 g f, SMK, pl 62kg, pp7, by 1/2L, stalked, flew past to take over in stretch
2/7 Nirnaja, 97 g f, SMR, unpl 58kg,pp3, by 2L, stalked, great reaction to stay close to winner
3/7 Florita, 97 db f, JRD, pl 58kg,pp6, by head, set the pace, overtaken late in the race
4/7 Pawlina, 94 ch f, LLY, pl 64kg,pp5, by neck, starting to move late
5/7 Offa , 97 br f, BGU, pl 58kg,pp1**, by neck, bumped at break, recovered and tried to catch pack
6/7 Wydania, 96 g f, JRD, pl 62kg,pp4, by 1L, never really fired today
7/7 Sainte Angelique FR,97 ch f, HLE,pl 58kg,pp2, bumped at break, stubbornly trying to close the gap


2C. Maiden 4/up f/m random split 1600m - 4,550 zlotys
Winner: Tournai Laisse FR, 97 bay filly, HLE (Obscurite x Burgundy Laisse, Badr Bedur-r) bred by DeLongpre Ecurie France, trained by Heather Lettengarver, T=1:53.9
1/8 Tournai Laisse FR, 97 b f, HLE,pl 58kg,pp2, by head, stalked, moved up inch by inch to win at the last
2/8 Fortalicja, 96 g f, JRD, pl, 62kg,pp7, by 1L, stalked, took over in stretch, almost held on
3/8 Balia, 97 g f, JRD, unpl, 58kg,pp4, by head, charging up late, captured 3rd in 4-way photo
4/8 Zabawa, 96 g f, SMK, pl, 62kg,pp5, by nose, moving up strongly to challenge for 3rd
5/8 Elyonah, 97 g f, LLY, unpl, 58kg,pp8**, by nose, dueled for lead early, tired and faded back
6/8 Little Palmyra,97 g f,SMA, pl, 58kg,pp1, by 1L, dueled for lead early, tired and faded back
7/8 Vezelay FR,97 b f, HLE, pl, 58kg,pp6, by nose, pressed pace, tired late
8/8 Cedrzana, 97 b f, BGU, pl, 58kg,pp3, stalked, weaving in the stretch, still trying


3. Allow 3yo 1600m - 5,600 zlotys
Winner: Balsamka, 1998 bay filly, JRD (Nimb-r x Baltona,Eternit-r ) bred by Krzystzalowicz Stud Poland, trained by Zofia Dobrowlska, T=1:53.8
1/6 Balsamka, 98 ch f, JRD, mw, 56kg,pp5, by 1/2L, just won out in grueling racelong duel with LdL
2/6 Lacet du Laisse FR, 98 b f, HLE, mw, 56kg,pp3, by 2L, fought racelong duel with B all the way
3/6 Vol FR, 98 b c, HLE, mw, 58kg, pp6, by head, stalked all the way, couldn't advance on top 2
4/6 Revenante FR,98 g c,HLE, mw, 58kg,pp4, by 1/2L, broke slow, moving up strongly late
5/6 Enon, 98 g c, BGU, mw, 58kg,pp2**, by 1L, bumped at the break, galloped to catch the pack
6/6 End , 98 g c, PAH, pl, 58kg,pp1, stumbled and bumped at break, not pushed


4. Allow 3yo 1800m -5,600 zlotys
Winner: Filik, 1998 bay colt, SMR (Wojiech x Filija, Eufrat-r ) bred by Krayak Stud Poland, trained by Stephan, T=2:05.7
1/6 Filik, 98 b c, SMR, mw, 58kg,pp3, by 1/2L, stalked, moved up to take it in the stretch
2/6 Wagant, 98 g c, ABE, SpW, 58kg,pp1**, by 1L, closing fast, couldn't quite get past the last horse
3/6 Ester, 98 g c, ALO, unpl, 58kg,pp2, by head, moving up fast in the stretch
4/6 Shaheen EGY,98 g c,SSM, mw, 58kg,pp5, by head, tried hard to hang on w-t-w against pack of closers
5/6 Ecliptz, 98 g f, HTR, unpl, 56kg,pp4, by 1/2L, moving up fast late in the race
6/6 Rabacja, 98 b f, JRD, mw, 56kg,pp6, stalked pace, slowly geared down in final turn


5. Allow 4/up 1800m - 5,600 zlotys
Winner: Paradoxx, 1997 grey filly, HTR (Wladyslaw x Parantela,Argo-r ) bred by Mieszko Stud Poland, trained by Heather Tripp, T=2:04.0
1/9 Paradoxx, 97 g f, HTR, Nat.CH, 58kg, pp3**, by 10L, flew up at half to win it with acreage to spare
2/9 Balldona, 97 ch f, JRD, allw, 58kg,pp1, by nose, pressed, got past C for hard-fought 2nd
3/9 Cela, 97 b f, BGU, mw, 58kg,pp5, by head, set pace, overtaken early but still tried hard
4/9 Donella, 96 g m, LLY, mw, 62kg,pp6, by 1L, pressed pace, couldn't get past C
5/9 Dalia, 96 g m, SMK, mw, 62kg,pp4, by nose, starting to move up too late
6/9 Gejsza, 97 b f, BGU, mw, 58kg,pp8, by nose, stalked, starting to move up
7/9 Wagabunda,97 g f, JRD, mw, 58kg,pp7, by head, pressed pace, tired and shuffled back
8/9 Gryps, 97 ch c, JRD, mw, 60kg,pp9, by 1L, tried to get to the front, tired in traffic
9/9 Sawina, 96 b m, JRD, mw, 62kg,pp2, slow break, didn't fire when asked
Notes: These are some nice horses here, but Paradoxx was just on champion form today- she came in for a freshener, and I think now we all know just how fresh she is!


6. Allow 4/up 2000m - 5,600 zlotys
Winner: Emergencja, 1996 grey mare, ABE (Ecaho-r x Emancija, Eukaliptus-r ) bred by Krzysztalowicz Stud Poland trained by Amber Berdie, ridden by Mikolaj Jezorski, T= 2:21.2
1/9 Emergencja,96 g m, ABE, mw, 62kg,pp1, by 1L, stalked, great finishing move to win drawing away
2/9 Bishop, 96 b h, JRD, SpW, 64kg,pp5**, by nose, stalked, got past Ezo but couldn't quite hold off Em
3/9 Ezo, 96 b h, LLY, mw, 64kg,pp6, by 1/2L, pressed pace, tried hard to hang on in stretch
4/9 Ezra, 96 b m, LLY, pl, 62kg,pp8, by 1/2L, flying up late from off pace
5/9 Dewajtis, 96 g h, BGU, mw, 64kg,pp4, by head, stalked, coming up fast
6/9 Sarolta, 95 b m, JRD, allw, 64kg,pp2, by nose, pressed pace, tiring late
7/9 Tapek, 95 b h, SMK, mw, 66kg,pp3, by head, best move too late
8/9 Banita, 97 g m, JRD, mw, 58kg,pp9, by 1L, started her move too late
9/9 Warsowia, 95 g m, JRD, mw, 64kg,pp7, set pace, tired and dropped out


Europa St. (The Europa Prize of the Animex Cup) (I) 4/up 2600m - 161,000 zlotys
Winner: Limerick, 1997 grey colt, JRD (Batyskaf-r x Leonia, Ararat-r) bred by Krzystzalowicz Stud Poland, trained by Zofia Dobrowlska, T=3:06.1 NTR!
1/7 Limerick, 97 g c, JRD, MSW, 60kg,pp7**, by 5L, led from the first jump,easy romp today
2/7 Elrond, 96 g h, LLY, mw, 64kg,pp4, by 1L, stalked, great finish, gaining on winner
3/7 Felicja, 97 g f , BGU, SW, 58kg,pp6, by neck, stalked all the way, always close
4/7 Turkish Laisse FR, 96 ch h, HLE,allw,64kg,pp1, by 1/2L, moving up at the finish
5/7 Borowik, 96 b h, JRD, SW, 64kg,pp3, by head, out fast, no match for L, fell back tired
6/7 Pelgonia, 97 b f, ALO, SpW, 58kg,pp2, by 2L, starting to move late
7/7 Wigwam, 95 g h, SMK, mw, 66kg,pp5, slow break, tried hard to catch pack


Bialka Prize (II) 3yo 1800m - 40,250 zlotys
Winner: Harp, 1998 grey colt, JRD (Eldon-r x Harpia, Eukaliptus-r ) bred by Krzystzalowicz Stud Poland, trained by Zofia Dobrowlska, T=2:04.6
1/6 Harp, 98 g c, JRD, SW, 58kg,pp6**, by 1L,won speed duel and hung on to win it
2/6 Arabja, 98 g f, JRD, SpW, 56kg,pp4, by nose, stalked, flying up late to steal 2nd
3/6 Trebuchet FR,98 ch c,HLE, mw, 58kg,pp1, by head, dueled all the way, just overtaken late
4/6 Little Elba, 98 g f, SMA, allw, 56kg,pp5, by 1/2L, pressed pace, starting to tire
5/6 Artiste FR, 97 ch f, HLE, Spw, 56kg,pp3, by head, well-placed but didn't fire when asked
6/6 Talent, 98 g c, ALO, mw, 58kg,pp2, dueled early, faded under pressure