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IEAH Stables and WinStar Farm’s Court Vision rallied to win the $500,000 Hollywood Derby on Sunday, November 30, giving jockey Ramon Dominguez a sweep of Grade I events on the final day of the Turf Festival at Hollywood Park.
Court Vision looked beaten heading into the far turn of the 1 1/4-mile Hollywood Derby, but edged away in the final yards while covering the distance in 2:01.43, finishing 3/4 of a length in front of Cowboy Cal.
Court Vision paid $9.60, $4.60 and $3, while Cowboy Cal returned $6.60 and $5.20. The show payoff on Midships was $7.60.
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Charles Fipke’s Tale of Ekati, ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, won the $300,000 Hill ‘N’ Dale Cigar Mile Handicap by disqualification at Aqueduct on Saturday, November 29.
Trained by Barclay Tagg, Tale of Ekati covered 1 mile in 1:35.01 and paid $19.80, $9.40 and $5.90. Harlem Rocker, under jockey Eibar Coa, placed second and returned $9.70 and $6.30. Bribon with jockey Rajiv Maragh aboard came in third and paid $7.10 to show.
The Cigar Mile Handicap was the fourth stakes victory for Tale of Ekati, all in New York, improving his record to 5-for-12 and increasing his winnings by $180,000.
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Einstein, ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, wins the $440,400 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, on Friday, November 28.
Trained by Helen Pitts, Einstein covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.79 and paid $11.80, $5.20 and $2.60. Delightful Kiss, under jockey Calvin Borel, placed second and returned $10.80, $3.80. Commentator with jockey John Velazquez aboard came in third and paid $2.10 to show.
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Nine race horses will race in the $300,000 Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct Saturday, November 29.
Raced at 1 mile, Aqueduct’s Cigar Mile Handicap field of race horses with jockeys and weight:
- Visionaire ridden by jockey Alan Garcia carries 116 lbs.
- Arson Squad ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, 119 lbs.
- Harlem Rocker ridden by jockey Eibar Coa, 115 lbs.
- Bribon ridden by jockey Rajiv Maragh, 114 lbs.
- Tale of Ekati ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, 116 lbs.
- Monterey Jazz ridden by jockey David Flores, 118 lbs.
- Storm Play ridden by jockey Cornelio Velasquez, 114 lbs.
- Wanderin Boy ridden by jockey John Velazquez, 118 lbs.
- Kodiak Kowboy ridden by jockey Ramon Dominguez, 116 lbs.
The Cigar Mile Handicap is the 8th race in Aqueduct’s November 29 horse racing program. Cigar Mile post time is 3:48 pm.
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Monterey Jazz, who earned a Beyer Figure of 118 in his eight-length victory in the Grade 3 Texas Mile in April, was en route to Aqueduct where he will compete in the 20th running of the $300,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. III) on Saturday, November 29.
“He’s on his way,” said race horse trainer Craig Dollase from California. “He’ll be at Rick Violette’s barn later today and we’re looking forward to the race.”
Also expected to be part of Aqueduct’s Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile field are Arson Squad, Bribon (FR), Harlem Rocker, Kodiak Kowboy, Storm Play, Tale of Ekati, Visionaire and Wanderin Boy.
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Tracy Farmer’s Commentator, Elisabeth Alexander’s Magna Graduate and Midnight Cry Stable’s Einstein headline a field of 8 for the 134th running of the $400,000-added Clark Handicap (gr. II) at the home of the Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs Friday, November 28.
The 1 1/8 mile Clark Handicap field of race horses with jockeys and weight:
- Delightful Kiss ridden by jockey Calvin Borel carries 116 lbs.
- Magna Graduate ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, 120 lbs.
- Einstein ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, 119 lbs.
- Commentator ridden by jockey John Velazquez, 124 lbs.
- Anak Nakal ridden by jockey Jesus Castanon, 118 lbs.
- Timber Reserve ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, 116 lbs.
- Wayzata Bay ridden by jockey Israel Ocampo, 117 lbs.
- Dominican ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, 115 lbs.
The Clark Handicap is the 11th race in Churchill Downs’s November 28 horse racing program. Clark Handicap post time is 4:29 pm.
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Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov that should do well or improve significantly next time out, won six times, ran second seven times and finished third twice since Oct. 4. These thoroughbreds are worth considering when charting your betting strategy.
Sobee: Broke through gate prior to start, raced 10th and last 19 lengths behind last after a half-mile, rallied four wide on far turn to sixth in stretch, made up more than 4 3/4 lengths and finished third beaten a nose and a head at a mile on a good turf course Nov. 20; ran final quarter in 24 2/5.
Captain Backfire: Stumbled badly at start, raced seventh and last 12 lengths behind after a half-mile…
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Churchill Downs will soon make Kentucky Derby dreams come true for 500 horse racing fans, as the racetrack announced an expanded public drawing for guests to purchase two seats to the upcoming 135th “Run for the Roses,” scheduled for May 2, 2009.
Beginning on Saturday, November 22, and continuing each live race day through closing day, November 29, Churchill Downs will hold live drawings for reserved seats to Kentucky Derby 135. Churchill Downs’ guests will have one chance each day, for 6 days, to have their names drawn for the opportunity to purchase the 2009 Kentucky Derby reserved seats. A total of 500 pairs of tickets, or 1,000 in total, will be made available for the public drawing.
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Race horse trainer Steve Asmussen, who set the record of 555 wins in 2004, broke his own record for most wins in a year Sunday when Prophesy won the first race at Remington Park to give the trainer victory number 556.
Steve Asmussen, who also trains reigning Horse of the Year Curlin, equaled the mark with 2 winners Saturday, and topped the record after 3-year-old gray filly Prophesy won by a half-length as the even-money favorite.
“We’ve had a tremendous year, made possible by some tremendous opportunities and my outstanding help,” race horse trainer Steve Asmussen said from the Fair Grounds, where he had several horses entered Sunday.
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Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin will stand stud at Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky. William Farish announced Friday the richest racehorse in North America will become a stallion at his Versailles farm, where Curlin’s sire, Smart Strike, is already a breeding star.
Curlin will command a stud fee of $75,000 his opening year, half what Smart Strike receives and $10,000 more than the stud fee for Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Big Brown.
Race horse Curlin has won 11 of 16 career starts, plus a pair of second and third place finishes. Included in Curlin’s wins are the Preakness Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Stephen Foster Handicap and Dubai World Cup. His career winnings of $10.5 million have passed Cigar to make him North America’s richest racehorse in history.
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