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Posted on Monday, January 5th, 2009
Magnum is scheduled to make his first start in more than five months when the gelding bred in Argentina runs in Saturday’s $150,000 San Pasqual Handicap (G2), a major prep for the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap on March 7 at Santa Anita Park.
“He had a quarter crack,” race hrose trainer Darrell Vienna said in explaining his absence. “This is a logical starting point back for him, because he’s a horse without any conditions, and he’s got some age on him. He’s been a useful horse and he’s paid his way.”
The 8-year-old son of El Compinche, Magnum has a 5-3-2 record from 24 starts, with earnings of $681,249 for owners William and Donna Herrick of Carlsbad.
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Horse Racing Results: Tizfiz Wins San Gorgonio Handicap at Santa Anita Park
Posted on Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Tizfiz provided jockey Agapito Delgadillo and race horse trainer Rafael DeLeon with their most prestigious career victories Sunday, January 4, in Santa Anita Park’s 40th running of the $150,000 San Gorgonio Handicap.
At the age of 42, jockey Agapito Delgadillo guided the 5-year-old Tiznow mare Tizfiz through moderate fractions during the 1 1/8-mile turf course while preserving just enough to repel the closing bid of 2-1 second choice Marzelline by a nose at odds of 9-1.
Marzelline, with jockey Victor Espinoza in the irons, closed steadily on the outside to narrowly miss while finishing 1/2 length ahead of third-place Solar Miss, ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, in the field of 8. Valbenny, the 2-1 favorite with jockey Alex Solis aboard, checked in a well-beaten fourth.
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Horse Racing Results: Gemswick Park Wins Old Hat Stakes at Gulfstream Park
Posted on Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Melnyk Racing Stable’s 3-year-old Kentucky homebred filly Gemswick Park, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, posted a nose victory over Martin Schwartz’ favored Elusive Heat in Sunday’s $100,000 Old Hat Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
A daughter of owner-breeder Eugene Melnyk’s Eclipse champion sprinter Speightstown, Gemswick Park was making her first start since finishing second in the Temped Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct on November 2 and paid $11, $4.20 and $2.60. Gemswick Park was timed in 1:09:77 over the ‘fast’ track. The Old Hat Stakes win boosted Gemswick Park’s earnings to $171,400.
Elusive Heat, under jckey Edgar Prado, returned $3.20 and $2.20. Frolic’s Dream paid $2.60 to show.
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Winner Stardom Bound To Race In Las Virgenes Stakes
Posted on Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Stardom Bound could make her 3-year-old debut in the $300,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (G1) at 1 mile on February 7, instead of the $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks (G1) at 1 1/16 miles on March 7. Both horse races are at Santa Anita Park.
“I might run her back in the Las Virgenes,” race horse trainer Bobby Frankel said Thursday morning. “She’s doing that good.” Stardom Bound, trained by Christopher Paasch when she won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, worked 4 furlongs on Santa Anita’s Pro-Ride last Sunday in :47.20.
“She’s a nice filly to train,” Bobby Frankel continued. “She does everything right. She’s just a good-feeling filly.”
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Horse Racing Results: In Summation Wins El Conejo Handicap at Santa Anita Park
Posted on Thursday, January 1st, 2009
In Summation defeated Machismo by a length to win the $100,000 El Conejo Handicap for the second consecutive year Thursday, January 1, at Santa Anita Park.
Ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano, In Summation covered 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:02.58 and paid $4.40 and $2.60. Machismo returned $4.20. There was no show wagering after the late scratch of Its in God’s Hands.
Black Seventeen was another 2 1/2 lengths back in third. Johnny Eves, the 17-10 second choice, was eased by jockey Garrett Gomez after faltering in the stretch.
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Colonel John Heads Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park Opening Day December 26
Posted on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Santa Anita Derby and Travers Stakes winner Colonel John leads seven 3-year-olds into Friday’s $250,000 Malibu Stakes (G1) as Santa Anita Park traditionally opens its 72nd season on the day after Christmas.
Colonel John, winner of 5 of 10 starts while earning $1,468,830, has been assigned co-high-weight of 123 pounds and has the glossiest dossier of the Malibu Stakes field. However, the Kentucky-bred son of 2000 Horse of the Year Tiznow has not contested a sprint distance since breaking his maiden in his second start on October 7, 2007.
The WinStar Farm runner trained by Eoin Harty, Colonel John, is cutting back in distance from the 1 1/4-miles of the Breeders’ Cup Classic, in which he finished sixth following a nose victory in Saratoga’s Travers Stakes (G1) at the same distance.
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Horse Racing Results: Vacare Wins Dahlia Handicap at Hollywood Park
Posted on Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Odds-on favorite Vacare, ridden by Jose Valdivia Jr., passed Gotta Have Her and In My Glory in the stretch to score a 1-length victory in Sunday’s $150,000 Dahlia Handicap at Hollywood Park as race horse trainer Christophe Clement notched career win No. 1,000 in the Grade II event.
Vacare, a 5-year-old daughter of Lear Fan making her final career start, covered 1 1/16 miles on the Lakeside Turf Course in 1:41.13 under high weight of 122 pounds to score her eighth win in 14 career starts. Gotta Have Her, who pressed pacesetter In My Glory, prevailed by a half-length over the 18-1 shot to earn second money in Hollywood Park’s closing-day feature.
Vacare paid $3.60, $2.60 and $2.40 while banking $90,000 to boost her earnings to $1,213,206. Gotta Have Her, ridden by jockey Richard Migliore, paid $3.60 and $2.80, while the show payoff on In My Glory with jockey Martin Garcia aboard was $5.40.
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