`PINCAY DAY' A WINNER AT SANTA ANITA.Byline: Daily News More than 35,000 fans came to help Laffit Pincay Jr. celebrate his 50th birthday at Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
The cheers were a little louder than usual when the photo-finish camera showed Pincay and the filly Zairsaname had edged Rene Douglas and Sarita Sarita in the second race. It was the 10th win of the meet for Pincay, who is off to a fast start, and the 8,504th of his career, putting him within 329 of Bill Shoemaker's record. Pincay had a second and a fourth from four other mounts on Laffit Pincay Jr. Day. The Panamanian jockey actually turned 50 on Dec. 29, but Santa Anita chose Sunday to honor him with a winner's circle win·ner's circle n. pl. winners' circles An enclosed area at a racetrack where the winning horse and jockey are brought for awards and publicity. Noun 1. ceremony. Parking and admission prices were slashed to 50 cents for the occasion. Shoemaker and Johnny Longden John Eric Longden (February 14, 1907 - February 14, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England but his father wanted to build a better life for his family so in 1909 emigrated to Canada, settling in Taber, Alberta. By 1912 Longden Sr. were among the riding greats who joined in the ceremony. When Santa Anita officials wheeled out a six-foot-long birthday cake, Pincay's mates in the jocks' room picked him up and plopped him down in the middle of it. He was presented with a huge birthday card signed by thousands of fans. Addressing the crowd of 35,109, Pincay referred to last year's worrisome reports about a struggle for control of the 60-year-old Arcadia racetrack. ``Lately, there have been a lot of rumors of Santa Anita maybe closing sometime in the future,'' he said. ``Today, as my birthday wish, I hope Santa Anita would race and stay open forever. I pray I beg; I request; I entreat you; - used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me to go s>. See also: Pray to everyone that loves horse racing horse racing, trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with not to let this happen.'' Pincay didn't ride in the $103,850 El Conejo Handicap The El Conejo Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run each year at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to horses of either gender, four year olds and upwards, willing to race five and a half furlongs on the dirt. A Grade III event, it offers a purse of $100,000. , and the 5-1/2-furlong sprint was won by Corey Nakatani and High Stakes Player ($7.60) in a tight finish with Kern Ridge. While Pincay goes on and on, Sunday may have seen the end of the line for a popular horse, 1995 Santa Anita Derby The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $750,000. hero Larry the Legend. Now 5 years old, he finished a tiring fifth in a muddy allowance sprint, his fourth straight defeat since knee and foot injuries interrupted his career. |
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