Saratoga Sinner Wins Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park January 31
Kentucky Derby hopeful Saratoga Sinner ran down long shot Bear’s Rocket to win Gulfstream Park‘s $150,000 Holy Bull Stakes on Saturday, his second straight victory at the 1-1/8 mile distance.
Saratoga Sinners’ next stop could be the 2009 Florida Derby on March 28, and if all goes well there, Saratoga Sinner may be bound for the 2009 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Eddie Kenneally, Saratoga Sinner clocked in 1:51.45 and paid $26.80, $14.20 and $7.40. Bear’s Rocket paid $27.80 and $11.40, while West Side Bernie–who started on the outside of the Holy Bull field and had tons of ground to make up–rallied to pay $3.60 for show.
“He’s a nice horse, an improving horse,” race horse trainer Eddie Kenneally said. “He obviously likes the track, and he’s got a good foundation for the Florida Derby.”
Beethoven–the winner of the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes late last year at Churchill Downs–also struggled with an extreme outside post on the way to the tight first turn, and finished fourth followed by Stately Character, Bruce N Autumn, Danger to Society, Rockland, El Crespo and Idol Make.
Albertus Maximus Wins Donn Handicap
In Saturday’s co-feature, the $489,000 Donn Handicap (gr. I), Albertus Maximus added to his resume by holding off a game Finallymadeit by a head over the 1-1/8 mile test on the dirt.
Albertus Maximus’ new race horse trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said says he will likely be headed to Dubai for the $6 million Dubai World Cup.
“He’s trained great on the dirt and obviously handled it well today,” race horse trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said. “He’s a very professional racehorse.”
Albertus Maximus, who won the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile last year at Santa Anita Park, never strayed far from the lead, and pulled even with the 30-1 long shot near the top of the stretch.
But Finallymadeit dug in, never truly yielding the lead until the final strides of the race.
Albertus Maximus returned $8.20, $4.80 and $3.20. Finallymadeit paid $26.20 and $11, with Einstein finishing about 2 lengths off the lead and earned $3.60 to show.
“I thought he would be dead by the quarter pole,” said jockey Alan Garcia. “But he just kept coming and coming.”
Tags: Bear's Rocket, Beethoven, Bruce N Autumn, Danger to Society, El Crespo, Idol Maker, Nowhere to Hide, Rockland, Saratoga Sinner, Stately Character, West Side Bernie
"Saratoga Sinner Wins Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park January 31" was posted on 31 January 2009 7:12 PM under Horse Racing News, Horse Racing Results & Payouts, Horses, Race Tracks, Stakes Races, Triple Crown
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