BUDROYALE DELIVERS A CAL CUP DREAM.Byline: Kevin Modesti Daily News Staff Writer A year ago, the California Cup, the annual showcase for the state's breeding industry, inspired horse owner Jeffrey Sengara to dream a little. That day at Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
The plan was for West to claim horses for Sengara. The hope was to find a potential stakes star on the scrap heap scrap·heap also scrap heap n. 1. A pile or heap of waste material. 2. A place for discarding useless or worthless material. . ``I thought to myself, `Wouldn't it be great to have a horse (racing) on such a wonderful day?' '' Sengara said. Saturday, the Cal Cup was held for the ninth time, and one of those former claimers won the $250,000 Cal Cup Classic for Sengara and West. Budroyale, ridden by Garrett Gomez, took a comfortable lead and went on to beat Bagshot by a length to pay $4.20 to his backers among 29,052 fans at the track. It was the second victory of the afternoon for Sengara and West, who earlier won the Starter Sprint Handicap with Slews Royal Son. ``It couldn't have been scripted any better,'' said Sengara, who paid just $50,000 to claim Budroyale out of a February race at Santa Anita. The Classic was the richest race of a card that offered more than $1 million in purses for 10 races restricted to Cal-bred horses. Other highlights included Belle's Flag's sensational return from injury in the Cal Cup Matron and Big Jag's explosive stretch run in the Cal Cup Sprint. Belle's Flag edged 2-5 Magical Allure to win the Matron for the second time, showing she still has a nose for the wire after breaking her nose in a Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
``When I found her, she was at someone else's barn, and she was bleeding profusely pro·fuse adj. 1. Plentiful; copious. 2. Giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant: were profuse in their compliments. ,'' trainer Darrell Vienna recalled. ``Other people - people I 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. to this day - were helping her, applying ice. . . . We were concerned she'd never come back (to racing).'' Sprint favorite Big Jag scored the day's most impressive victory, accelerating out of traffic in the last 100 yards with Jose Valdivia riding. It was the fourth consecutive win under trainer Tim Pinfield for 5-year-old. Defending Sprint champion Red finished last and was pulled up right after the finish by jockey Corey Nakatani ''' Corey S. Nakatani (born October 21, 1970 in Covina, California, United States) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. As of 2006, Nakatani has won more than 3000 races including the Kentucky Oaks twice, the Canadian International Stakes, the Dubai Golden . The popular horse might be retired. Nakatani, who won aboard Belle's Flag, had the biggest day of any two-legged individual, also guiding 10-1 Bountiful Bountiful, city (1990 pop. 36,659), Davis co., N central Utah; inc. 1892. It is a residential suburb N of Salt Lake City with some farming and floral nurseries; machinery and motor vehicles are produced. Bountiful was settled by Mormons in 1847. Dreamer's down-the-hill rally in the Distaff and Indiahoma's last-to-first rally in the Mile. Nakatani's triple gave him 11 Cal Cup wins to tie Gary Stevens
Financially, the results were mixed for Santa Anita and 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 . Overall wagering, more than $17.4 million, set an Oak Tree record for a non-Breeders' Cup day. But pick-six wagering fell short of the $2 million guarantee, forcing an unidentified insurance company to make up a $494,089 difference. Four perfect pick-six tickets paid $296,818 after $23 Bountiful Dreamer, $48 Sunday Stroll (in the Juvenile) and $11.80 Lacquaria (in the Juvenile Fillies) tripped up most bettors. Notes: Cavonnier's comeback is now planned for the Nov. 22 On Trust Handicap at Hollywood Park. He was withdrawn from the Cal Cup Classic after showing signs of a hind-leg problem Thursday. . . . Ladies Din is 9-5 and Dr Fong 2-1 in the Oak Tree Derby The Oak Tree Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park during the Oak Tree Racing Association meet each year. The Grade IIT event is open to three-year-old horses willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf and offers a purse of $150,000. today. . . . Staying on message: The words ``California,'' ``Calif.'' and ``Cal'' appeared in Saturday's Santa Anita program 197 times. |
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