AURIETTE PUTS WIN STREAK ON THE LINE.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The classy Auriette will put her three-race win streak on the line today, when she takes on seven solid fillies and mares in the $250,000-added Beverly Hills Handicap The Beverly Hills Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The Grade II un over a distance of 1 ΒΌ miles on turf, the race is open to fillies and mares three years of age and older. (Gr. I) at Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
Auriette, owned by Rick Barnes Rick Barnes can also refer to the educational speaker Rick Barnes Rick Barnes (born July 17, 1954 in Hickory, North Carolina) is the current head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. and Prestonwood Farm, will likely go favored in the 1 1/8-mile turf showdown. The 4-year-old daughter of Caerleon has developed into one of the nation's top female turf stars. Last year, Auriette won the Grade III Honeymoon Handicap at Hollywood Park and was stakes-placed in a number of races for 3-year-old fillies. But after a chronic bleeding problem developed, former trainer Gary Jones Gary Jones is the name of:
''It's one of the best decisions I made,`` recalled Jones, who retired in April at age 51 and turned over training duties to 24-year-old son Marty. ''It looks as if it paid off.`` Auriette began the year with an easy allowance score in March, and parlayed the effort into a 3 1/2-length win in Santa Anita's Grade II Santa Barbara Handicap The Santa Barbara Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park each year. The race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-quarter miles on the turf. The Grade IIT Santa Barbara offers a purse of $200,000. . In her first start for son Marty, the Irish-bred filly cruised to a 2 1/4-length win in the June 9 Gamely Handicap (Gr. I) at Hollywood Park, to boost her career record to five wins, four seconds, one third and earnings of $552,419 from 13 starts. Auriette carries the 121-pound high weight and will be ridden by regular rider Kent Desormeaux Kent J. Desormeaux (born February 27, 1970, in Maurice, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana) is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year. . The tandem will break from post position No. 6. In from the East Coast to challenge Auriette is Bail Out Becky from the powerful Bill Mott stable. Mott, the Eclipse Award-winning trainer who also conditions Horse of the Year Cigar, currently leads the nation in money-won with $7,984,143 in purse money. Bail Out Becky, owned by Sarah and Kenneth Ramsey, has won half of her starts - 18-9-3-3-$631,985 - and comes into the Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. riding a two-race win streak of her own. The 4-year-old daughter of Red Ransom rolled to victory from off the pace in a pair of Churchill Downs stakes - the May 18 Mint Julep and June 23 Locust Grove - by 4 1/2 and two lengths, respectively. Bail Out Becky - who will be ridden by Craig Perret, the regular rider of 1990 Horse of the Year Unbridled - is no stranger to Southern California race tracks. The bay filly captured the Grade I Del Mar Oaks The Del Mar Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies. The race carries a purse of $400,000 and is a Grade I event at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the turf at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. last summer, and returned to the West Coast in the fall to finish tenth, but only three lengths back of winner Duda, in the $700,000 Matriarch (Gr. I). Bail Out Becky, carrying 118 pounds, breaks on the inside of Auriette in the five-hole. The complete field from the rail out with jockeys and weights for today's $250,000-added Beverly Hills Handicap (Gr. I) to be run at 1 1/2 miles on Hollywood Park's Lakeside Turf Course: Real Connection, Brice Blanc, 112; Fanjica, Alex Solis, 115; Flagbird, Eddie Delahoussaye, 118; Different, Chris McCarron, 117; Bail Out Becky, Craig Perret, 118; Auriette, Kent Desormeaux, 121; Grafin, Corey Black, 114; and Didina, Corey Nakatani, 115. Darley Stud Management Inc.'s Fanjica and Grafin will be coupled in the wagering. |
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