BEVERLY HILLS HANDICAP IS WON BY A DIFFERENT KIND OF HORSE.Byline: Kevin Modesti Daily News Staff Writer The new Argentina-bred filly representing owner Sidney Craig, trainer Ron McAnally Ronald L. McAnally (born July 11, 1932, in Covington, Kentucky) is an American Hall of Fame trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. Called "one of the most honored and respected of North American trainers" by Thoroughbred Times Co. and jockey Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron (b. March 27 1955, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame retired jockey. He was introduced to the sport of thoroughbred racing by his older brother, jockey Gregg McCarron. is - there's no avoiding the adjective - Different. More expensive. With a glossier record at home. And sharper in her U.S. debut. ``I haven't been this excited in a long time,'' Craig said in the Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
``I think she's better than Paseana at the same stage,'' Craig said - considerable praise, seeing that Paseana won the 1992 Breeders' Cup Distaff The Breeders' Cup Distaff is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup. It is sponsored by the airline Emirates. and that year's fillies-and-mares Eclipse Award. ``Paseana, in her first race in this country, lost. And this horse is more versatile.'' In Argentina, she won Group 1 races ranging from one mile on dirt to 1-1/4 on turf. At Hollywood on June 13, in her first start since Craig bought her for $550,000, she outclassed out·class tr.v. out·classed, out·class·ing, out·class·es To surpass decisively, so as to appear of a higher class. Adj. 1. an allowance field at 1 1/16 on dirt. And Sunday, in the track's championship race for turf distaffers, she returned to 1-1/4 to meet Gamely winner Auriette, '95 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. winner Bail Out Becky and five others. Off at 3.40-1, and getting three pounds from Auriette, Different tucked in close to a slow pace while the favorite and Kent Desormeaux let the leaders go. Covered up by Grafin until McCarron went to work at the rail in the stretch, Different drew clear by 1-3/4 lengths in 2:00 3/5. Bill Mott-trained Bail Out Becky and Craig Perret came on for second, 2-1/2 in front of Flagbird and Real Connection. Auriette was second to last. ``I'm just very puzzled,'' Desormeaux said. The Beverly Hills victory was the sixth for McCarron, the third for McAnally, and the second straight for both, following Irish-bred Alpride, the '95 winner for Jenny Craig - Sidney's wife. Different came into the race with a 6-for-7 lifetime record. But McCarron didn't expect such an easy win Sunday. ``Quite frankly, I was surprised she won, period,'' McCarron said. ``She'd trained like a classy filly, but she didn't beat a very good field last time, and you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if they can step up in class like that.'' Alpride has been training for the Aug. 3 Ramona Handicap at Del Mar. Now that Different appears to be of that class, one or the other may have to find another race. In other action: Gastronomical gas·tro·nom·ic also gas·tro·nom·i·cal adj. Of or relating to gastronomy. gas  tro·nom , coming off good losing efforts in a pair of Grade
III stakes, was 3-1/2 lengths too good for the rest of the 3-year-old
fillies in the $66,300 Hidden Light on turf. Corey Nakatani rode her for
the first time for Auriette trainer Marty Jones.
The main track was inexplicably slow Sunday. Cardinal Peak's 1:45 3/5 in a $10,000 claimer was the meet's slowest time by a male 1 1/16-mile winner. Cowgirl's 1:47 3/5 in a maiden claimer was the slowest, period, at that frequently run distance. Rapid Release's 1:11 2/5 in a $32,000 claimer was the slowest 6-furlong win by a male non-maiden. Chip Canyon's 1:12 against Cal-bred maiden claimers was the slowest 6 furlongs, period. The sixth-race winner, debuting 2-year-old filly High Heeled Hope ($35.20), is the first offspring of 1991 Hopeful Stakes winner Salt Lake. Fifth behind him at 3-5 was the $900,000 auction purchase Sharp Cat, trained by D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. , who had Salt Lake. Chris Antley was suspended for five days, starting Friday, for a riding infraction Violation or infringement; breach of a statute, contract, or obligation. The term infraction is frequently used in reference to the violation of a particular statute for which the penalty is minor, such as a parking infraction. INFRACTION. in Friday's second race. Matt Garcia, whose percentage (4.6) was lowest among the track's 20 winningest jockeys when the day began, took the first and third races with Cardinal Peak and Meritaton's Word. Corey Nakatani won twice to draw within two of Alex Solis with two weeks left at Hollywood. Future Quest and Northern Fleet, two of the fastest 3-year-olds of the meet, were entered in Wednesday's mile-on-turf stake. McAnally made plans to saddle Antespend and Listening in the Hollywood Oaks on Saturday. Richard Mandella said Dare and Go, fifth in the Hollywood Gold Cup The Hollywood Gold Cup is a Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred horses inaugurated in 1938 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. It was run as a handicap race until 1997 when it was switched to weight-for-age conditions. , could go in the Bel Air Handicap on Sunday. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Jockey Chris McCarron has Different out in front and headed for the wire in the Beverly Hills Handicap. Associated Press |
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