CHURCHLAND BY A NECK.Byline: Kevin Modesti Daily News Staff Writer Del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
On Opening Day, the English-born trainer sent out his first winner in 22 tries this year when Churchland upset a field of 3-year-olds in the $85,775 second division of the Oceanside Stakes. ``I don't have that many horses right now, and the opportunities are thin,'' said Cross, who has seven in the barn, entered only two races at Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
Churchland, who arrived from Ireland in the fall and was 0 for 5 since, rallied under Goncalino Almeida Goncalino Feijo Almeida (born January 28, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. A riding champion in his native Brazil, he has been racing in the United States since 1990. to beat Amerique by a neck and pay $46.80. The $86,275 first division of the Oceanside, a mile turf race, was won impressively by Fantastic Fellow ($9.80), a recent import from England, for jockey Alex Solis and trainer 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. . In between those races, Solis rode Tiffany Diamond to victory in the Fantastic Girl Handicap for trainer Bruce Headley. Handicappers and horsemen looked closely at the main track, which underwent a renovation following an injury-plagued 1996 season. Winners' clockings were more than a second slower than expected all day. There was only one winning favorite in the pick-six races, producing a carryover of more than $123,000. |
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