A FOSSIL AND A FLEDGLING TO DO BATTLE IN BIG 'CAP.Byline: KEVIN MODESTI 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 ARCADIA - This generation gap is so wide, Laffit Pincay and Tyler Baze Tyler Baze (born October 19, 1982 in Seattle, Washington) is an American Champion jockey. Born into a racing family, both of his parents were jockeys as is his uncle, Gary Baze. His second cousin is U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey, Russell Baze. can ride two horses through it. Pincay, 54 years old, will ride Lethal Instrument in the 64th Santa Anita Handicap The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the late winter at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is a Grade I race for horses three years old and up, and is considered the most important race for older horses in North America during on Saturday; Baze, 18, will ride Moonlight Charger. Do the math. That's a 36-year difference between jockeys in a $1 million race - almost certainly a record age spread, if anybody kept track of such things. Consider that by the time Baze was born on Oct. 19, 1982, Pincay already had been a Hall of Famer for seven years, recorded 5,000 of his 9,087 victories, won four Eclipse Awards, led the nation's jockeys in earnings six times - and had won the Santa Anita Handicap four times. It says something about the single-mindedness of jockeys that neither seems to have given the oddity much thought. Of course, they ride against each other almost every day, just not in events of the Big 'Cap's magnitude. ``I don't even think about it, (that) he's a young kid and I'm an old guy,'' said Pincay, who leads the Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
Pincay doesn't often display the satisfaction he must feel in beating the young hotshots. But he does remember beating Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza (born May 23, 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California. in a stretch duel last season, looking over at the man 26 years his junior as they galloped out and saying, ``I'm not too old, huh?'' Nor does Pincay volunteer advice to the riders following in his hoofprints. ``Only when they ask me,'' he said, sitting in a rocking chair in front of a TV set in the Santa Anita jockeys' room this week. ``They ask me questions about what I eat, how I stay in shape.'' Pincay said he looks at a youngster like Baze and thinks about how much he'll learn in the years ahead. ``A rider is going to go through so many stages in his career,'' he said. ``He's got to learn how to be a winner. He's also got to learn how to handle losing.'' Pincay is impressed with Baze. ``He's improving all the time,'' he said. ``He really loves the game, he's here every morning (exercising horses), he's concentrating. He's got a great future.'' Baze, son of two ex-jockeys and second cousin second cousin n. 1. A child of a first cousin of one's parent. 2. A child of one's first cousin; a first cousin once removed. of leading Bay Area rider Russell Baze, was given the Eclipse Award as the nation's outstanding apprentice in 2000. His victories Thursday aboard Maura's Diamond ($13) and Desert Surge ($18.80) put him fifth in the Santa Anita standings with 29 wins, 15 behind Pincay but ahead of Hall of Famers Gary Stevens, Chris McCarron and Eddie Delahoussaye. Baze's victory aboard Persianlux at 27-1 odds in the Grade II San Luis Obispo Handicap The San Luis Obispo Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park each year. The race is open to horses age four and up, willing to race one and one-half miles on the turf. A Grade II event, it offers a purse of $150,000. on Feb. 17 made him the youngest to ride a Santa Anita graded stakes winner since 17-year-old Pat Valenzuela and Codex codex Manuscript book, especially of Scripture, early literature, or ancient mythological or historical annals. The earliest type of manuscript in the form of a modern book (i.e. won the 1980 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. . Saturday's Big 'Cap will mark Baze's first start in a million-dollar race. Does he think about being the kid in the room? ``No. No need to,'' Baze said between races. ``Of course, all the older guys are better than me. But sometimes I outride out·ride tr.v. out·rode , out·rid·den , out·rid·ing, out·rides 1. To ride faster, farther, or better than; outstrip. 2. them. Sometimes they have a better horse and sometimes I do.'' Baze said he gets riding advice from some of his opponents. Not Pincay, though. ``He's really quiet, really to himself,'' Baze said. ``I like to mess around with the other guys. He's always sitting there, watching the TV and reading the (Daily Racing) Form.'' Reading the Form suggests neither jockey is likely to win the 13-horse Big 'Cap. Pincay's mount, 5-year-old Lethal Instrument, is 15-1 on the morning line after running a strong-finishing second to Guided Tour in the San Antonio Handicap The San Antonio Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park each year. The race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. The Grade II event offers a purse of $250,000. Round Table won this race in 1958. for trainer John Shirreffs. Baze's, the 6-year-old gelding gelding castrated male horse. Moonlight Charger, is 30-1 (paired with Nurdlinger in the mutuel field) after running an even third at 66-1 in the same race for John Sullivan. But at their ages, it's something for Pincay and Baze just to compete in this kind of race. To compete against one another, that's something else. --'Cap overflows: The 13 horses entered Thursday would be the most to run in the Big 'Cap since Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. Motel and jockey Terry Lipham defeated 16 opponents in 1983. It's possible some were entered just in case 2000 Horse of the Year Tiznow doesn't start, and will be scratched if he does. Tiznow, who drew post 5 and is the 8-5 favorite on Jeff Tufts' morning line, put in his third strong gallop Thursday since having the patch on his cracked right front hoof hoof, horny epidermal casing at the end of the digits of an ungulate (hoofed) mammal. In the even-toed ungulates, such as swine, deer, and cattle, the hoof is cloven; in the odd-toed ungulates, such as the horse and the rhinoceros, it is solid. replaced Tuesday morning. Co-owner Michael Cooper said his worry now is whether the rain will return and ruin the track. Guided Tour, the San Antonio Handicap winner who could have returned to the Fair Grounds for Sunday's $500,000 New Orleans Handicap The New Orleans Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to horses four years old and up, the race is run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It currently offers a purse of $500,000. , was entered, but Donn Handicap winner Captain Steve was not. ``One million dollars is why we're staying,'' said Guided Tour trainer Niall O'Callaghan. --Derby trail: Palmeiro, second to Millennium Wind at 31-1 odds in the Santa Catalina Stakes, drew the rail post position for Saturday's $200,000 San Rafael. His nine opponents include recent stakes winners Early Flyer, who stretches out to 1 mile, and Wild and Wise, going for his first victory in open company. Millennium Wind is going to the March 11 Louisiana Derby instead of the March 17 San Felipe against early Kentucky Derby favorite Point Given. Chris McCarron will stick with Millennium Wind, and Pat Day takes over Dollar Bill for the Louisiana race. OUT OF THE GATE SANTA ANITA LEADERS (Through Wednesday) Jockey Wins Laffit Pincay 44 Victor Espinoza 39 Kent Desormeaux 33 David Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the 33 Tyler Baze 27 Gary Stevens 27 Trainer Wins Bob Baffert 28 Bill Spawr 14 Jack Carava 11 Craig Lewis 11 Mike Mitchell 11 PINCAY WATCH Laffit Pincay's five Santa Anita Handicap victories are second to Bill Shoemaker's 11. Pincay last won the Big 'Cap in 1986 aboard Grienton. His record for career wins is at 9,087. ON THE STAKES SCHEDULE At Santa Anita Friday --$100,000 La Habra Stakes, 3-year-old fillies, 6 1/2 furlongs on turf Saturday --$1 million Santa Anita Handicap, 4-year-olds and up, 1 1/4 miles --$400,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile, 4-year-olds and up, 1 mile on turf --$200,000 San Rafael, 3-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles Sunday --$150,000 San Carlos Handicap The San Carlos Handicap is a Grade II stakes race for Thoroughbred horses run at California's Santa Anita Park each year. The race is open to horses, aged four and up, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $150,000. , 4-year-olds and up, 7 furlongs Golden Gate Fields Golden Gate Fields is a horse racing track straddling both Albany, California and Berkeley, California along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay adjacent to the Sunday --$250,000 Golden Gate Breeders' Cup Handicap, 3-year-olds and up, 1 1/8 miles on turf Fair Grounds Sunday --$500,000 New Orleans Handicap, 4-year-olds and up, 1 1/8 miles Gulfstream Park Saturday --$200,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap The Gulfstream Park Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Gulfstream Park each year. The race is open to horses age four and up, willing to race one and three-sixteenths miles on the dirt. A Grade II event, it offers a purse of $350,000. , 3-year-olds and up, 1 1/4 miles Sunday --$200,000 Rampart Handicap, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 1/8 miles BIG 'CAP LINEUP Entries and post positions were set Thursday for the 64th Santa Anita Handicap, a $1 million, 1 1/4-mile race for 4-year-olds and up. It's scheduled for 4:12 p.m. Saturday, the ninth race on an 11-race card beginning at noon. Coverage on Fox Sports Net starts at 4 p.m. Post Horse Wt Jockey Odds* 1 Personnet 110 Brice Blanc 20-1 2 Wooden Phone 117 Corey Nakatani 5-1 3 Beat All 113 Gary Stevens 12-1 4 Irisheyesareflying 112 Kent Desormeaux 10-1 5 Tiznow 122 Chris McCarron 8-5 6 Nurdlinger 110 Jose Valdivia 30-1 (f) 7 Jimmy Z 111 Victor Espinoza 12-1 8 Guided Tour 116 Larry Melancon 6-1 9 Moonlight Charger 111 Tyler Baze 30-1 (f) 10 Tribunal 112 David Flores 15-1 11 Jorrocks 113 Garrett Gomez 30-1 12 Lethal Instrument 115 Laffit Pincay 15-1 13 Bienamado 119 Alex Solis 8-1 *-Morning line set by Santa Anita's Jeff Tufts (f) - Long shots Nurdlinger and Moonlight Charger are combined for betting purposes in the mutuel field. MILEPOSTS As expected, the Oak Tree Racing Association The Oak Tree Racing Association is an American not-for-profit corporation that exists to conduct live thoroughbred horse racing in Southern California. History In 1968, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club the operators of Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California decided to got the nod to host the Breeders' Cup in the fall of 2002, the first time the event will be at Santa Anita since the 1993 edition, the highlight of which was Arcangues' huge Classic upset. This year's Breeders' Cup is at Belmont Park on Oct. 27. ... William A. Bianco was named Thursday to the California Horse Racing Board by Gov. Gray Davis. Bianco, 61, is the retired chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Kinetic Group and the chairman of the Mechanical Contractors Foundation of America. ... Corey Nakatani, who will ride Wooden Phone in the Santa Anita Handicap, said he'll ride in Kentucky and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of beginning with the April 6 opening of Keeneland's season. Nakatani, Santa Anita's leading jockey a year ago, is seventh in the standings here and said he hopes to pick up a Kentucky Derby prospect by moving east. ... Pat Valenzuela, hoping to get his jockey's license back a year after he tested positive for amphetamines Amphetamines Sympathomimetic amines; sometimes called speed; synthetic chemicals that stimulate the central nervous system. Mentioned in: Weight Loss Drugs amphetamines , met with Santa Anita stewards on Saturday but received little encouragement. Valenzuela's case seems to be hurt by his failure to document a year's sobriety in accordance with a condition set for his reinstatement. A ruling is not expected before next week. ... Rick Pitino-owned A P Valentine A P Valentine (foaled February 14, 1998) is a retired Grade I-winning Thoroughbred racehorse sired by A.P. Indy out of an Alydar mare, Twenty Eight Carat. Two-year-old campaign will skip the March 10 Florida Derby, but trainer Nick Zito said he hasn't picked the colt's stepping stones to the May 5 Kentucky Derby. ... England canceled racing from Tuesday to March 7, and Ireland closed its race courses indefinitely, following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease a contagious disease See also: Foot . ... Godolphin Racing has named a 2-year-old after Tiger Woods, who is in Dubai for a golf tournament this weekend. The colt named Dubai Tiger is a son of Storm Cat and Toga Toga Toga. ... The Bob Baffert-trained maiden Congaree ran the fastest mile (1:34.37) of the Santa Anita meet in winning Wednesday's fourth race. -Kevin Modesti CAPTION(S): box Box: OUT OF THE GATE (see text) |
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