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Jockey Corey Nakatani, a winner of seven Breeders’ Cup events, returns Sunday from 6 weeks on the sidelines with a broken right collarbone (full story at Horse Racing News) to ride Sky Cape, a leading contender in Santa Anita Park’s $100,000 Baldwin Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds.
The complete field for the Baldwin Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs over Santa Anita Park’s downhill turf course, with jockeys and weights in post position order:
- Ten Meropa ridden by jockey Tyler Baze carries 115 lbs.
- Sea of Pleasure ridden by jockey David Flores, 117 lbs.
- D. Double You ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano, 117 lbs.
- Nevada Worrier ridden by jockey Jon Court, 115 lbs.
- Sky Cape ridden by jockey Corey Nakatani, 117 lbs.
- Doc On the Rock ridden by jockey Michael Baze, 115 lbs.
- Standing High ridden by jockey Alonso Quinonez, 115 lbs.
- Italian Rules ridden by jockey Joel Rosario, 117 lbs.
- Returning ridden by jockey Victor Espinoza, 115 lbs.
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A dozen to be the 2008 finalists for election to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame. The 12 finalists consisting of 7 horses, 3 jockeys, and 2 trainers were determined by a vote of the Hall of Fame Nominating Committee.
Hall of Fame Finalists for Trainers
To be eligible, trainers must be licensed and actively involved with Thoroughbreds for 25 years or have been retired for a minimum of five years. The finalists for Hall of Fame trainers are:
Carl Nafzger, 66, has trained two Kentucky Derby winners, Unbridled in 1990, and Street Sense in 2007. Both were division champions, as was Banshee Breeze, the outstanding 3-year-old filly of 1998. Unbridled also won the Breeders’ Cup Classic in 1990 and Street Sense was the first winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile to win the Kentucky Derby. Through the end of 2007, Carl Nafzger had 1,068 victories from 8,041 mounts, purse earnings of $50,203,640 and 68 graded stakes victories.
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The brightest stars in the horse racing industry will gather on Louisiana Derby Preview Day at Fair Grounds Saturday, February 9.
All three Eclipse Award champion jockey finalists, winner Garrett Gomez, Robby Albarado and John Velazquez will be riding at Fair Grounds this Saturday. The top 2 Eclipse Award vote-getters for top trainer, winner Todd Pletcher and Steve Asmusse will also send out their horses to participate in Saturday’s horse racing program.
And with the spotlight on the 3-year-old divisions, half of the six Eclipse Award finalists for champion 2-year-old male and 2-year-old filly of 2007 are scheduled to run at Fair Grounds on Louisiana Derby Preview Day, including filly champion Indian Blessing.
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Jockey Russell Baze recorded his 10,000th career victory Friday, February 1, at Golden Gate Fields and the milestone win came by the slimmest of margins.
Russell Baze, the winningest jockey in North American racing history, won the third race of the day aboard Two Step Cat, who prevailed in a three-horse photo finish over Brite Oakie and Unusual Men.
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Russell Baze rode 2 winners on Monday at Golden Gate Fields, leaving him 3 victories short of becoming the first thoroughbred jockey to win 10,000 horse races.
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Preakness Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Curlin won the Horse of the Year and 3-year-old Male honors at the 37th Annual Eclipse Awards on Monday night, January 21.
Curlin took a landslide vote over the competition in Horse of the Year voting, receiving 249 first-place votes to 12 for Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches. The 2006 Horse of the Year, Invasor, earned two votes.
Corinthian, English Channel and Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense received one each in balloting by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form (DRF) and National Turf Writers Association.
Curlin dominated Street Sense and Kentucky Derby runner-up Hard Spun in voting for 3-year-old Male category. Curlin got 262 votes, Street Sense 3 and Hard Spun 1.
Curlin’s 2007 campaign were included winning the Arkansas Derby and the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
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Florida-bred Diamond Stripes has been established as a 7/2 favorite to thwart 12-1 California-bred McCann’s Mojave’s attempt to become the $1 million Sunshine Millions Classic’s first two-time champion on Saturday when the 6th running of the Sunshine Millions interstate competition’s premier event is conducted at Santa Anita Park.
In addition to the Sunshine Millions Classic, Santa Anita hosts the $500,000 San Miguel Indian Bingo & Casino Filly & Mare Turf featuring spectacular Nashoba’s Key, the even-money favorite, as well as the $300,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Sprint and $250,000 Sunshine Millions Dash.
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The richest day of state-bred racing, the sixth annual Sunshine Millions, which pits Florida-breds against California-breds for $3.6 million in purses at Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park, will have some Maryland flavor this year as horse trainer Mike Trombetta and jockey Jeremy Rose represent the state of Maryland at Santa Anita on Saturday, January 26.
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Seven 3-year-old horses were entered in the $150,000 San Rafael Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Park. It is scheduled as the 5th horse race in Santa Anita’s January 12 program and is one of the preparatory races leading to the Kentucky Derby 134.
The San Rafael Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita Park lines up as follows:
- El Gato Malo ridden by jockey David Flores, 119 lbs.
- Talk of a Cat ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, 116 lbs.
- Sierra Sunset ridden by jockey Victor Espinoza, 122 lbs.
- Overbid ridden by jockey Michael Baze, 116 lbs.
- Indian Sun ridden by jockey Alex Solis, 116 lbs.
- Massive Drama ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano, 119 lbs.
- Spinning Sound (IRE) ridden by jockey Tyler Baze, 116 lbs.
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A field of nine was entered for the $100,000 Lecomte Stakes (gr. III) at Fair Grounds on Saturday, January 12. The 7-2 morning-line choice is Dogwood Stable’s Blackberry Road, making his first start as a sophomore after finishing second by a half-length in Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) last November 24.
The Lecomte Stakes has been a significant starting point for 3-year-olds in recent years. Last year’s Lecomte winner, Hard Spun, went on to finish second in the 2007 Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic. In 2002, War Emblem finished fifth in the Lecomte Stakes but went on to capture the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
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