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On its 66th running, Daytona, under jockey Mike Smith, took an early lead and kept it to win the $500,000 Hollywood Derby at Hollywood Park on Sunday, November 25th.
Considered the leading 3-year-old turf horse in the nation, Nobiz Like Shobiz’s presence in the Hollywood Derby concerned Dan Hendricks, “We weren’t scared of anybody, but we respected them,” he said. “By the time Daytona reached the half-mile pole and they didn’t move (to challenge) I felt really confident.”
Nobiz Like Shobiz was well positioned on the outside of his rivals in the second flight of horses but was outrun in the final turn and lost his position coming into the stretch. He came in eighth.
“He’s naturally quick,” jockey Mike Smith said. “If someone wants to out-run him, they’re going to have to send to do it. Which is fine, because he’ll sit off of them like he has before. He broke really well and got the jump on them. He took everything in. He was breathing right and got into a nice rhythm. When we hit the far turn he opened up and was gone.”
Daytona who improved his career mark to 4-2-2 in 10 starts covered 1 1/4 miles on turf in 1:59.75 and paid $13.20, $7.40 and $5.40. Medici Code grabbed second place and returned $11.40 and $7. Bold Hawk finished third and paid $4 to show.
The three were followed by the following horses: Twilight Meteor, Mostacolli Mort, Ten a Penny, Worldly, Nobiz Like Shobiz, Warning Zone and Augment. Patch of Blue was scratched.
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