<i> Breeders’ Cup</i> : Charlie Whittingham’s Hopes Dealt 2 Setbacks

Michael Whittingham’s Skywalker drew his trainer’s favorite post position--No. 4--but Wednesday was not kind to Michael’s father, Charlie, as the fields were determined for the $10-million Breeders’ Cup Saturday at Hollywood Park.

First, Charlie Whittingham’s Bold Second was declared out of the $1-million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile when it was learned that the 2-year-old colt had broken a bone in his right front ankle during a workout Tuesday. Bold Second, who had been given a good chance to win the inscrutable Juvenile, may be on the shelf for six months to a year.

Second, Temperate Sil, one of Whittingham’s two starters in the $1-million Mile, drew an unfavorable No. 13 post in a 14-horse field. Temperate Sil, who likes to run on the lead or close to it, may have to expend a lot of speed in the quick run to the first turn. The flip side is that Temperate Sil, a problem gate horse, will have to wait for only one other starter to be loaded before the field is sent on its way.

Despite these setbacks, it could still be a big day for Whittingham, a Hall of Fame trainer who has never won a Breeders’ Cup race. He has nine starters left in five of the seven races Saturday, including two favorites--Ferdinand in the $3-million Classic and Infinidad in the $1-million Distaff

If Whittingham’s horses all finished as high as they could, his barn would earn more than $5.1 million. Trainer Wayne Lukas, who is starting 14 horses in 4 races, is looking at optimum purses of more than $3.2 million.

Besides being Bold Second’s trainer, Whittingham is an equal partner in ownership of the colt with Dr. William Seabaugh of Cape Girardeau, Mo. The owners forfeit $40,000--the first one-third of a $120,000 supplementary fee--that they paid last week to make the horse eligible because he hadn’t been nominated for $500 as a yearling. The remaining $80,000 would have been due Wednesday.

Sam Rubin knows the feeling. In 1984, before the first Breeders’ Cup series was run at Hollywood Park, Rubin paid an initial fee of $133,000 to make John Henry eligible for the $2-million Turf Stakes, then lost the money when the horse was injured a week before the race.

Michael Whittingham is trying to win the Classic for the second straight year with Skywalker, who was successfully bred to 28 mares this spring. Skywalker was a 10-1 longshot in last year’s Classic, and he’s 6-1, the third choice behind Ferdinand and Alysheba, in Saturday’s race.

Skywalker returned to the races this fall and won an allowance race before finishing third, behind Ferdinand and Candi’s Gold, in the Goodwood Handicap on an off track Nov. 7. There probably will be a fast track Saturday, with the forecast calling for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70s.

When Skywalker drew No. 4 Wednesday, Michael Whittingham smiled.

Ack’s Secret, the stakes-winning mare who was the first horse Michael Whittingham trained for Tom Tatham and the syndicate that races Skywalker, won several times from the No. 4 post. And Skywalker broke from the No. 4 stall when he won his first race, in his first start, at Hollywood Park Nov. 24, 1984.

Eighty-five horses were entered for the seven races, three more than the record that was set at Aqueduct in 1985. There are full 14-horse fields in the Sprint, the Mile and the Turf.

At the other extreme is the Distaff, which will be run with only six starters, three of them saddled by Lukas. This will be the smallest field in Breeders’ Cup history, and since purse money is paid all the way back to sixth place, the horses’ owners are guaranteed a minimum paycheck of $10,000.

Besides Ferdinand at 5-2 and Infinidad at 8-5, the other favorites are Groovy at even money in the $1-million Sprint, the Gene Klein-owned entry of Lost Kitty, Dream Team, Blue Jean Baby and Over All at 2-1 in the $1-million Juvenile Fillies, Milligram at 7-2 in the Mile, Tejano at 3-1 in the Juvenile and the entry of Theatrical and Louis Le Grand at 5-2 in the $2-million Turf.

None of the horses is listed at more than 30-1 odds, a linemaker’s courtesy, but at least one--Sharp Romance--will go off at considerably more than that.

Sharp Romance, a 5-year-old running in the Sprint, is 0 for 29 the last two years and 2 for 50 overall. The Breeders’ Cup record, set when Iades went off at 193-1 and finished next to last in the 1986 Classic at Santa Anita, could be broken.

Horse Racing Notes

Bert Firestone and Allen Paulson, still squabbling as the unhappy partners of Theatrical, have been unable to agree on which owner’s colors jockey Pat Day will wear in the Turf, and lawyers representing both parties have contacted the Hollywood Park stewards. A decision needs to be made by 7 a.m. Friday, the deadline for printing Saturday’s official program. “This is an unusual case, and I don’t even know if it’s in our jurisdiction,” steward Pete Pedersen said. “Usually, the question of colors only comes up when an owner applies for silks that have already been taken.” . . . Classic Crown, one of five 2-year-olds that Wayne Lukas is training for the Juvenile Fillies, probably would have been favored but for the fact that the four others, because of common ownership, run as a betting entry. Classic Crown, the daughter of Mr. Prospector, the year’s leading sire, and a Secretariat mare, has won her only two starts at Belmont Park by a total of 18 lengths. Word out of Lukas’ barn, however, indicates that Dream Team is considered the best bet among the five. Dream Team has won three straight, including two stakes at Santa Anita in October.

Chris McCarron, who rides Dream Team, has won only 1 of 13 races in the Breeders’ Cup, having been a commentator for last year’s telecast because he was injured. But for two noses and a head, however, McCarron would have won three more Breeders’ races. Those were the margins that cost him victories aboard Commemorate in the 1984 Sprint, Storm Cat in the 1985 Juvenile and Gate Dancer in the 1985 Classic. . . . There’s no sadder sight than watching jockey Gary Stevens hobbling around on crutches during the Breeders’ Cup hubbub. Stevens suffered a broken ankle in a gate accident at Santa Anita last Saturday, costing him mounts in all seven races. . . . The Juvenile was moved from the first race to the fifth and the Sprint made the first race this year, the theory being that a better race later in the card would help television ratings, but this year the Sprint is one of the showcase races. Groovy, undefeated and trying to become horse of the year, faces a tough field in the Sprint. The Juvenile has been weakened because Forty Niner, probably already assured of the divisional championship, isn’t running.

Inter-track wagering began for the first time in Southern California as Hollywood Park opened Wednesday. The best showing of the three off-track sites offering betting on the Hollywood races was at Del Mar, where a crowd of 2,648 bet $482,370. At San Bernardino, the crowd of 2,585 bet $209,031, and at Ventura, the attendance was 602 and the handle $104,169. The Del Mar facility, which is at the track but being managed by the 22nd District Agricultural Assn., a state agency, did very little advertising before its opening. . . . Frank D. King, the underbidder on Lady’s Secret who quit at $5.3 million last Saturday night in Lexington, Ky., is a mystery man, apparently not known by many people in racing. Lady’s Secret was bought for $5.4 million by the auction’s sales company after King gave up. “They say he’s from Oklahoma,” said Lukas, who trained Lady’s Secret. “I have a farm near the University of Oklahoma and have done horse business in that state for years, but I’ve never heard of the guy.” . . . Pat Eddery was beaten out by Steve Cauthen for the English riding championship, losing by two wins in a battle that went down to the last day. Eddery said that he and Cauthen drove--and occasionally flew--to about 20 tracks to stay in contention during the final weeks of the season. Eddery didn’t do the actual driving. His brother-in-law and agent, who has been with him since 1973, was at the wheel. Cauthen, the former American star, will be riding three horses in the Breeders’ Cup.

THE BREEDERS’ CUP SATURDAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK. FIRST POST: 11 A.M. SPRINT 3-YEAR-OLDS AND UP DISTANCE: 6 FURLONGS

PP Horse Jockey Odds 1 Sabona Toro 15-1 2 Groovy Cordero Even 3 Slyly Gifted Frazier 30-1 4 Zany Tactics Kanael 9-2 5 On the Line Romero 12-1 6 f-Governor Genreal Eddery 30-1 7 Pine Tree Lane McCarron 10-1 8 Zabaleta Pincay 8-1 9 f-Sharp Romance Wigham 30-1 10 Sylvan Express Cauthen 30-1 11 Exclusive Enough Day 20-1 12 Very Subtle Valenzuela 20-1 13 Taylor’s Special Vasquez 30-1 14 High Brite Santos 20-1

f--mutuel field. Trainers (by post position): 1. John Gosden; 2. Jose Martin; 3. Billy Mott; 4. Blake Heap; 5. Wayne Lukas; 6. D. Elsworth; 7. Wayne Lukas; 8. John Gosden; 9. Stanley Mellor; 10. Philip Mitchell; 11. Jack Van Berg; 12. Mel Stute; 13. William Mott. 14. Wayne Lukas. Owners (by post position): 1. Sir E. Harrison; 2. Prestonwood Farm; 3. John Franks; 4. Vera C. Brunette; 5. Eugene V. Klein; 6. R. Richards; 7. W.T. Young, Jr.; 8. M.R.H. Holmes a Court; 9. Sheikh Mohammed al Sabah; 10. Mrs. R.A. Johnson; 11. Dorothy Sharbauer; 12. Ben Rochelle; 13. W.F. Lucas; 14, John Allen. Weights: Very Subtle, 121; Pine Tree Lane, 123; Exlusive Enough, High Brite and On the Line, 124; Others, 126. Purse: $1 million. First place: $450,000; Second place: $225,000; Third place: $108,000; Fourth place: $70,000; Fifth place: $50,000; Sixth place: $10,000. JUVENILE FILLIES 2-YEAR-OLD FILLIES DISTANCE: 1 MILE

PP Horse Jockey Odds 1 a-Lost Kitty Pincay 2-1 2 Tortellini Roma Hoverson 30-1 3 Tomorrow’s Chld Valenzuela 10-1 4 Close In Delahssye 30-1 5 Jeanne Jones Shoemaker 5-2 6 Epitome Day 12-1 7 a-Blue Jean Baby Romero 2-1 8 Pearlie Gold Hawley 20-1 9 Balquiria Rojas 8-1 10 a-Dream Team McCarron 2-1 11 a-Over All Santos 2-1 12 Classic Crown Cordero 3-1

a-Eugene V. Klein entry. Trainers (by post position): 1. Wayne Lukas; 2. Jim Penney; 3. Mel Stute; 4. Jimmy Picou; 5. Charlie Whittingham; 6. Phil Houswald; 7. Wayne Lukas; 8. Ronnie Warren; 9. Juan Ciuro; 10. Wayne Lukas; 11. Wayne Lukas; 12. Wayne Lukas. Owners (by post position): 1. Eugene V. Klein; 2. P. Dedomenico; 3. D.S. Zuckerman; 4. Marcia W. Schett; 5. Golden Eagle Farm; 6. J.A. Bell III; 7. Eugene V. Klein; 8. Elmer Miller; 9. Quality Stable; 10. Eugene V. Klein; 11. Eugene V. Klein; 12. Star Crown Stable. Weights: 119 pounds each. Purse: $1 million. First place: $450,000; Second place: $225,000; Third place: $108,000; Fourth place: $70,000; Fifth place: $50,000; Sixth place: $10,000. DISTAFF 3-YEAR-OLDS AND UP FILLIES AND MARES DISTANCE: 1 MILES

PP Horse Jockey Odds 1 Clabber Girl Pincay 5-1 2 North Sider McCarron 6-1 3 Infinidad Black 8-5 4 Ms. Margi Fires 6-1 5 Sacahuista Romero 2-1 6 Oueee Bebe Delahoussaye 15-1

Trainers (by post position): 1. Wayne Lukas. 2. Wayne Lukas. 3. Charlie Whittingham; 4. Joseph Bollero; 5. Wayne Lukas; 6. John Sullivan. Owners (by post position): 1. John A. Nerud; 2. Paternostros and Lukas; 3. A.B. Hancock III; 4. E.A. Cox Jr; 5. Barry Beal and L.R. French Jr; 6. D. Clark. Weights: Clabber Girl, Infinidad and North Sider, 123; Others, 119. Purse: $1 million. First place: $450,000; Second place: $225,000; Third place: $108,000; Fourth place: $70,000; Fifth place: $50,000; Sixth place: $10,000. MILE 3-YEAR-OLDS AND UP DISTANCE: 1 MILE, TURF

PP Horse Jockey Odds 1 Double Feint Toro 5-1 2 Santella Mac McCarron 15-1 3 Show Dancer Castenada 30-1 4 Miesque Head 4-1 5 Short Sleeves Valenzuela 15-1 6 Sonic Lady Pincay 8-1 7 Deputy Governor Delahoussaye 8-1 8 Milligram Eddery 7-2 9 f-Explosive Darling Fires 30-1 10 Air Display Day 30-1 11 Highest Honor Asmussen 12-1 12 a-Le Belvedere Cordero 5-1 13 a-Temperate Sil Shoemaker 5-1 14 Duluth Vasquez 20-1

a-Allen E. Paulson-Frankfurt Stable and Charlie Whittingham entry f-mutuel field, Trainers (by post position): 1, Leroy Jolley; 2. Darrell Vienna; 3. J.M. Hilling; 4, Francois Boutin; 5. Darrell Vienna; 6. Michael Stoute; 7. Neil Drysdale; 8. Michael Stoute; 9. Lou Goldfine; 10. Darrell Vienna; 11. Pascal Bary; 12. Charlie Whittingham; 13. Charlie Whittingham; 14, Scotty Schulhofer. Owners (by post position): 1. Peter M. Brant; 2. Bollinger and Milhous; 3. Paula J. Tucker; 4. Stavros Niarchos; 5. Round Meadow Farm and Warner; 6. Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum;. 7. Ahmed Salman; 8. Helena Springfield Ltd; 9, R.L. Duchossois; 10. Due Process Stable; 11. E. Manville; 12. Allen E. Paulson; 13. Frankfurt Stable and Charlie Whittingham; 14. Frances A. Genter Stable. Weights: Milligram and Miesque, 120; Deputy Governor, Short Sleeves, Sonic Lady and Temperate Sil, 123; Others 126. Purse: $1 million. First place: $450,000; Second place: $225,000; Third place: $108,000; Fourth place: $70,000. Fifth place; $50,000. Sixth place: $10,000. JUVENILE 2-YEAR-OLDS COLTS AND GELDINGS DISTANCE: 1 MILE

PP Horse Jockey Odds 1 Tsar Baby McCarron 12-1 2 Word Pirate Delahoussaye 15-1 3 Dr. Brady Kaenel 30-1 4 Regal Classic Penna 5-1 5 f-Cruise Ship Cauthen 30-1 6 a-Contempt Cordero 7-2 7 Flying Victor Toro 10-1 8 Antiqua Asmussen 10-1 9 f-Jade Trade Block 30-1 10 Tejano Pincay 3-1 11 a-Success Express Santos 7-2 12 Firery Ensign Velasquez 5-1 13 Parlay Me Day 10-1

a-Eugene V. Klein entry. f-mutuel field. Trainers (by post position): 1. Leroy Jolley; 2. Neil Drysdale; 3. Gregory Young; 4. James E. Day; 5. Clive Brittain. 6. Wayne Lukas; 7. Thomas R. Bell II; 8. Jonathon Pease; 9. Ed Gregson; 10. Wayne Lukas; 11. Wayne Lukas; 12. Jose Martin; 13. Jimmy Picou. Owners (by post position): 1. Peter M. Brant. 2. Clover Racing Stable. 3. Off n’ Running Stables. 4. Sam-Son Farm and Windfields Farm. 5. A.J. Richards. 6. Eugene V. Klein. 7. Bell Bloodstock Co. 8. Nelson Bunker Hunt. 9. Ivory Trade Stable. 10. L.R. French Jr. 11. Eugene V. Klein. 12. A. Drakas. 13. Siegal and Wolfson. Weights: 122 pounds each. Purse: $1 million. First place: $450,000. Second place: $225,000. Third place: $108,000. Fourth place: $70,000. Fifth place: $50,000. Sixth place: $10,000. TURF 3-YEAR-OLDS AND UP DISTANCE: 1 1/2 MILES

PP Horse Jockey Odds 1 Allez Milord McCarron 8-1 2 a-Swink Shoemaker 4-1 3 Village Star Asmussen 10-1 4 Great Communicator Cordero 20-1 5 Trempolino Eddery 7-2 6 a-Rivlia Pincay 4-1 7 Sir Harry Lewis Reid 12-1 8 Bint Pasha Cauthen 12-1 9 Storm On Th Ls Delahoussaye 20-1 10 Vilzak Velasquez 30-1 11 Blazing Bart Santos 30-1 12 b-Louis Le Grnd Valenzuela 5-2 13 b-Theatrical Day 5-2 14 Autumn Glitter Toro 12-1

a-Nelson Bunker Hunt entry. b-Allen E. Paulson and Bertram Firestone entry. Trainers (by post position): 1, John Gosden. 2, Charlie Whittingham. 3, Andre Fabre. 4, Thad Ackel. 5, Andre Fabre. 6, Charlie Whittingham. 7, Barry Hills. 8, Paul Cole. 9, Harvey Vanier. 10, Jack Van Berg. 11, Happy Alter. 12, Charlie Whittingham. 13, Billy Mott. 14, Carl Nafzger. Owners (by post position): 1, Gallaghers Farm. 2, Nelson Bunker Hunt. 3, A.J. Richards. 4, Class Act Stable. 5, P. deMoussac. 6, Nelson Bunker Hunt. 7, H. Kaskel. 8, F. Salman. 9, K. Takenami. 10, H.T. Rosenblum. 11, D. and Sara Burton. 12, Allen E. Paulson. 13, Bertram Firestone and Allen E. Paulson. 14, North Ridge Farm. Weights: Bint Pasha, 119; Blazing Bart, Sir Harry Lewis and Trempolino, 122; Autumn Glitter, 123; Others, 126. Purse: $2 million. First place: $900,000. Second place: $450,000. Third place: $216,000. Fourth place: $140,000. Fifth place: $100,000. Sixth place: $20,000. CLASSIC 3-YEAR-OLDS AND UP DISTANCE: 1 MILES

PP Horse Jockey Odds 1 Candi’s Gold Block 12-1 2 Good Command Cordero 10-1 3 Judge Angelucci Delahoussaye 10-1 4 Skywalker Pincay 6-1 5 Cryptoclearance Day 15-1 6 Ferdinand Shoemaker 5-2 7 Afleet Stahlbaum 8-1 8 He’s A Saros Valenzuela 30-1 9 Alysheba McCarron 7-2 10 Bold Arrangement Cauthen 30-1 11 Gulch Santos 12-1 12 Nostalgia’s Star Toro 15-1

Trainers (by post position): 1, Ed Gregson. 2, Gary Jones. 3, Charlie Whittingham. 4, Mike Whittingham. 5, Scotty Schulhofer. 6, Charlie Whittingham. 7, Phil England. 8, Joe Manzi. 9, Jack Van Berg. 10, Clive Brittain. 11, Leroy Jolley. 12, Jay Robbins. Owners (by post position): 1, Royal Lines. 2, Prestonwood Farm. 3, O.B. Gentry. 4, Oak Cliff Stables. 5, Philip Teinowitz. 6, Mrs. Howard B. Keck. 7, Kennedy & Taylor Made Farm. 8, Green Thumb Farm Stable. 9, Dorothy and Pamela Scharbauer. 10, A.J. and R.K. Richards. 11, Peter M. Brant. 12, Mary Jane Hinds. Weights: Afleet, Alysheba, Candi’s Gold, Cryptoclearance and Gulch, 122; Others, 126. Purse: $3 million. First place: $1,350,000. Second place: $675,000. Third place: $324,000. Fourth place: $210,000. Fifth place: $150,000. Sixth place: $30,000.