DOLLASE DAZED AS WIN SINKS IN.Byline: KEVIN MODESTI Horse Racing horse racing, trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with Craig Dollase hasn't come home from Kentucky yet. And the youngest person to train a 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. winner hasn't come back to earth, either. ``I'm just kind of letting it soak in right now,'' Dollase, 27, said on the phone from Churchill Downs Churchill Downs, Ky.: see Louisville. in Louisville, where he watched Reraise and 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 lead most of the way to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Sprint The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an American Weight for Age Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs (3/4 mile), the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the on Saturday. ``It was a thrilling experience, especially being there with my family; that was the special part of it. I didn't want it to end.'' After a big day at the track, racing tradition says the winning trainer goes to dinner with the winning owners. After the Breeders' Cup, Dollase went to dinner with his parents, sister Michelle, brother-in-law Nakatani, and one of his owners, Moon S. Han. Two reasons: Reraise's four-way ownership was going off in too many directions that night. And Dollase wanted to share the celebration with his family. Craig's father, Wally, is a Breeders' Cup-winning trainer in his own right, having saddled Jewel Princess for the Distaff in 1996 at Woodbine woodbine, name for several vines, among them honeysuckle and Virginia creeper. woodbine Any of many species of vines belonging to various flowering-plant families, especially the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia, family Vitaceae) of . Craig assisted Wally and gives him credit for his own fast start. ``He's been my mentor "My Mentor" is the second episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. It originally aired as Episode 2 of Season 1 on October 4, 2001. Plot Elliot gets on Carla's bad side after telling Dr. Kelso about one of Carla's mistakes. Elliot gets defensive with J.D. from day 1,'' said Dollase, who will return to Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
Dollase, an Arcadia High graduate, briefly studied business at Citrus College before ``I got the racing bug.'' After working at the Hollywood Park, Santa Anita and Del Mar barns alongside his father, his mother Cincy and his sister Aimee, Craig got his trainer's license in July 1996. Six months later, Wally signed a contract to train exclusively for Saudi Arabian Prince Ahmed bin Salman's Thoroughbred Corp. Wally turned most of his other horses over to Craig. Craig cashed in that lucky break by leading all trainers at Hollywood Park last summer, winning with 19 of 38 starters, an incredible percentage. He has about 35 horses in his barn and about 15 owners, and hopes the numbers and the quality will increase because of the Breeders' Cup publicity. ``I plan to do this all my life,'' said Dollase, who lives in Manhattan Beach. Dollase disagrees with the notion that he's hitching his future to a dying sport. ``Seeing 80,000 people out here at Churchill Downs (for the Breeders' Cup), I think it's pretty popular,'' he said. But he admits, ``It's getting hard for the little guy (trainer) to survive. Hopefully, I'll be in the other (bigger) category.'' Looking ahead: Three-year-old Reraise is on his way back to Hollywood Park too and could run again as soon as the Dec. 26 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita. That opening-day race is expected to include Artax and Event of the Year as well. It was hoped that Breeders' Cup Classic The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade 1 Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 years old and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles (2012 m) on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup. winner Awesome Again would show up here, especially since owner Frank Stronach predicted last week that he'll complete the purchase of Santa Anita by mid-December. But Awesome Again's retirement to stud at Stronach's Adena Springs Farm in Kentucky was announced Wednesday. Likely Horse of the Year Skip Away and Southern California favorite Gentlemen, both soundly beaten in the Classic, are retiring as well. At least Silver Charm is going on. The Classic runner-up is scheduled to stay at Churchill for the Clark Handicap on Nov. 27. The other major post-Breeders' Cup retirement is that of Sharp Cat, the nation's leading 4-year-old filly, who had to miss the Distaff after a severe case of muscle cramps nearly killed her. Skip it: Let's not dignify dig·ni·fy tr.v. dig·ni·fied, dig·ni·fy·ing, dig·ni·fies 1. To confer dignity or honor on; give distinction to: dignified him with a title. 2. the Awesome Again-for-Horse of the Year campaign by discussing it at length, at least not until we need an end-of-year column. Let's just say: If you vote for Awesome Again, who was undefeated in six starts, you're encouraging owners to plan untaxing schedules for their top horses and hope to win a Breeders' Cup race over horses like Skip Away who ran hard and well in big races all year and paid the price in November. The weekend: Dixie Dot Com, a Bay Meadows-based colt who lost a photo to One Bold Stroke in the Hoosier Derby last month, should be favored in the Laz Barrera Handicap at Hollywood Park on Saturday. The improving Opine o·pine v. o·pined, o·pin·ing, o·pines v.tr. To state as an opinion. v.intr. To express an opinion: opined on the defendant's testimony. , coming off a Pomona Derby victory, carries a race-high 122 pounds. Sunday's feature is the 2-year-old fillies' Moccasin moccasin, in footwear moccasin, skin shoe worn by indigenous people of North America, excepting the sandal wearers of the Southwest area. There were two general types of moccasins, the hard-soled, which was used in the Eastern woodlands and the Southeast Stakes, whose past winners include Urbane (1994) and Advancing Star (1995). Advancing Star, coincidentally, is the favorite for the 6-furlong Corona Handicap on tonight's 7 p.m. card. A WEEK AT THE RACES At The Races is a British television channel, originally co-founded with Channel 4, but now owned by a partnership between British Sky Broadcasting, Arena Leisure PLC and 28 (out of the 59) UK racecourses. Final Oak Tree standings: Jockeys: Alex Solis, 28 winners; Laffit Pincay, 22; Kent Desormeaux, 20; Chris McCarron, 17; David Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the and Gary Stevens, 15; Emile Ramsammy, 14; Corey Nakatani, 13; Victor Espinoza, 12; Garrett Gomez, 11. Trainers: Bob Baffert, 19; Neil Drysdale and Ron McAnally, 9; Mike Mitchell and Jenine Sahadi, 8; Bobby Frankel and Richard Mandella, 7; John Sadler, Sandy Shulman, Bill Spawr and Ted West, 6. Handicapper hand·i·cap·per n. Sports & Games 1. One who assigns handicaps. 2. One who predicts the winners in a horserace, especially one who publishes such predictions as a guide for bettors. Noun 1. helper: Wednesday's opening card at Hollywood Park, in which every main-track winner was in front on the turn, might have signaled an early-season speed bias. Pay attention to the result charts. Upcoming stakes: At Hollywood Park: tonight, $70,000 Corona Handicap, fillies and mares 3 and up, 6 furlongs; Saturday, $100,000 Lazaro S. Barrera Handicap, 3-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles; Sunday, $70,000 Moccasin, 2-year-old fillies, 7 furlongs. At Bay Meadows: Saturday, $100,000 California Juvenile, 2-year-olds, 1 mile. At Churchill Downs: Saturday, $200,000 Churchill Downs Distaff, fillies and mares 3 and up, 1 mile. At Aqueduct: Saturday, $150,000 Long Island Handicap The Long Island Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses held each November at Aqueduct Racetrack. The race is for fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race the one and one-half miles on the turf. , fillies and mares 3 and up, 1-1/2 miles on turf. At Hawthorne: Saturday, $100,000 Hawthorne Juvenile, 2-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles. Mileposts: Attendance and betting were up about 2 percent over 1997 levels during 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 meet that ended Monday at Santa Anita. . . . Kent Desormeaux was fined $200 by Churchill Downs stewards for the John McEnroe-like tirade he directed at the starter before the Breeders' Cup Juvenile The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup. on Saturday. . . . Corey Black and Matt Garcia were fined $300 apiece for fighting in the Santa Anita jocks' room. . . . Corey Nakatani begins a five-day suspension tonight and Gary Stevens began a three-day suspension Thursday because of disqualifications. . . . Julie Krone will miss the last month of the Meadowlands season after breaking her knee on the starting gate in a race she went on to win last Friday night. . . . Bodyguard's victory in the Steinlen on Wednesday was Neil Drysdale's 24th stakes win on the Southern California circuit this year, tying Bob Baffert for the lead among trainers. Eighteen of Drysdale's came with Desormeaux riding. . . . Chris McCarron leads the local jockeys with 36 stakes wins. . . . No decisions yet on whether Fiji will run in the Nov. 29 Matriarch and Cavonnier in the Nov. 22 On Trust. . . . Retired: 1997 Cal Cup Mile winner Gastown (fractured foot). . . . The $7 million paid by Richard Santulli for 16-year-old Korveya at a Lexington, Ky., auction tied the world record for a broodmare brood·mare n. A mare used for breeding. Noun 1. broodmare - a female horse used for breeding stud mare female horse, mare - female equine animal . . . . Richard Migliore rode his 3,000th winner Saturday at Aqueduct. . . . Trainer Clarence Picou, whose Free Spirit's Joy won the 1991 Super Derby, died at 67. . . . Mike Smith plans to ride again in February. He broke his back in August at Saratoga. . . . First Sovereign, the top 2-year-old quarterhorse at Los Alamitos, was killed in a training accident. . . . Breeders' Cup TV ratings edged up from an all-time low in '97. . . . Hollywood Park's first post will be 12:30 p.m. every day except tonight and Friday, Nov. 20 (7 p.m.), and Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26 (11 a.m.). . . . Scratches and results are available at (310) 419-1470. . . . Internet: www.hollywoodpark.com. - Kevin Modesti CAPTION(S): Box Box: A WEEK AT THE RACES (See Text) |
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