DEAD HEAT END A FIRST AT CUP HIGH CHAPARRAL, JOHAR SHARE TITLE IN BREEDERS' TURF.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer ARCADIA - The two horses and their respective connections paced in circles, the animals cooling down Cooling down is the term used to describe an easy, full-body exercise that will allow the body to slowly transition from an exercise mode to a non-exercise mode. Depending on the intensity of the exercise, cooling down can involve a slow jog or walk, or with lower intensities, and the humans heating up in the afternoon sun while waiting for results to be posted. After about 12 minutes of anticipation Saturday afternoon, both sides broke into joyous celebration. High Chaparral
High Chaparral is a racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 2002, and the winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2002 and 2003 (dead-heating in the latter). and Johar crossed the line at the same time in the $2.11 million Breeders' Cup Turf The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup. The race's current title sponsor is John Deere. race at Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
Each camp took home $763,200, in a split of the combined first- and second-place purses. ``We settled out of court,'' joked John Magnier John Magnier (born 1948 in Fermoy, County Cork) is Ireland's leading thoroughbred stud owner and has extensive business interests outside of the horsebreeding industry. He has been a senator in the Irish Parliament, Seanad Éireann. , co-owner of High Chaparral, which, at first glance, seemed to have held off Johar at the wire. But Johar, in fourth place at the top of the stretch and two lengths behind High Chaparral, charged on the outside and passed Falbrav, who led coming out of the turn, and pulled even with High Chaparral. Falbrav finished a head behind the two, so the race narrowly missed a three-way dead heat. ``When I first saw it, I thought we were second,'' said Richard Mulhall of the Thoroughbred Corporation, which owns Johar. ``After I watched the replay over and over, then I thought we did win it. ``And then when it was taking so long, I was thinking, well, it has to be a dead heat. But I'm happy with a dead heat. It's no disgrace to dead heat with High Chaparral. He's an awful good horse.'' High Chaparral entered the race as the bettors' fourth choice despite last year's victory, likely because he didn't race for more than nine months after the Breeders' Cup The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982 by a consortium of North American racing organizations, led by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. and had just three tuneups in Europe. A television crew, assuming a High Chaparral victory, rode out to interview jockey Michael Kinane Michael Kinane (born June 22, 1959 at Killenaule in County Tipperary, Ireland) is a flat racing jockey. His father, Tommy Kinane was a leading National Hunt jockey who won the Champion Hurdle on Monksfield. and ask him about the horse's second consecutive Turf victory, after last year's narrow win. ``I said, `Are you sure?' '' Kinane said. ``I took it as they had the result. I felt myself pulling up. I thought (Johar) won. But then when I got back in and had that long wait, I was getting a little bit tentative. ``I saw the replay after the long wait. I knew it was very, very close. ... I thought the judge was on a tea break, but I knew it was very close. And then the longer it went, I said a half a loaf is better than no fish, you know. A dead heat.'' Johar, a 4-year-old colt, won for the third time in five starts at Santa Anita. Earlier this year, he had a seven-month layoff caused by a shoulder problem. The dead heat counted toward Johar trainer Richard Mandella's record four victories on the day. ``He's done a heck of a job with this horse,'' Mulhall said. ``He's done a great job with all of them.'' Rich Hammond, (818) 713-3611 rich.hammond(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Below, Alex Solis Alex O. Solis (born March 25, 1964 in Panama City, Panama) is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California. He first gained national prominence when he won the 1986 Preakness Stakes with Snow Chief. on Johar (9), Michael Kinane on High Chaparral (3) and Darryl Holland on Falbrav cross the finish line. At left, Johar and High Chaparral finished the race in the first dead heat ever recorded at the Breeders' Cup. Associated Press |
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