FASTNESS PROVES TO BE FIT.Byline: Kevin Modesti Daily News Staff Writer The name is Fastness. The question was fitness. Would 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. Mile runner-up and Citation Handicap The Citation Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses usually set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf for horses three-years-old and up. The race is held annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack, but was not run in 2005 because of a hiatus on grass racing at winner be in shape for the $132,450 Inglewood Handicap The Inglewood Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late April at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. First run in 1938, the race is open to horses three years old and up. on Sunday? Or, after 5-1/2 months off, would he use the race as practice for the $700,000 Shoemaker Mile on June 16? Not even his trainer knew for sure. ``I told everybody I wasn't cranked up 100 percent - the main objective is the Shoemaker,'' Jenine Sahadi said. But she was confident a 7-furlong workout on Monday had put the 6-year-old horse on edge. And Fastness sure looked fit, rallying on the Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
As of 2006, Nakatani has won more than 3000 races including the Kentucky Oaks twice, the Canadian International Stakes, the Dubai Golden and rocketing to a three-length victory, spoiling the comeback of Strub Stakes The Strub Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California each year. Currently a Grade II stakes race with a purse of $300,000, it is open to horses, age four, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and offers. winner Helmsman and ending Tychonic's streak after five wins. In equaling the Inglewood record, 1:39 2/5 for 1 1/16 miles on turf, Fastness ran the final 16th in 5 3/5 seconds after going the previous quarter in about :22 2/5. ``We got beat by the best turf horse in America. Period,'' said Gary Stevens
Ironically, Stevens became Fastness' regular jockey in 1995 after Nakatani accompanied Frankel-trained Raintrap to the Golden Gate Stakes on the day Fastness made his U.S. debut. ``He's just all class, which he showed today coming back,'' Nakatani said of the gray horse who went over $900,000 in earnings Sunday. ``I'd have to say this is the best grass horse I've ever been on.'' Fastness paid $5. Earlier in the afternoon, another star of the fall, Hollywood Derby The Hollywood Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses on the turf run each year in December at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. winner Labeeb, came back with a virtually wire-to-wire victory for Eddie Delahoussaye and trainer Neil Drysdale, setting him up for the $500,000 Hollywood Turf Cup on May 27. Notes: Brice Blanc, who loses his five-pound apprentice allowance in a week, leads the Hollywood Park jockey standings in the early going with 14 winners. He'll try to ride claimer Slews Royal Son to the gelding's fourth straight victory today in the $65,000 The Little Reb. The rare non-holiday Monday card begins at 1 p.m. . . . Victor Espinoza, second to Russell Baze at recent Bay Area meetings, plans to start riding at Hollypark on Thursday, agent Vince DeGregory said. Espinoza is 23. DeGregory said he'll continue to book mounts for Goncalino Almeida when he returns from his Santa Anita injuries, as early as June. . . . Corey Nakatani starts a four-day suspension today after dropping an appeal from Santa Anita. . . . Joy Scott rode Sunday - 11 days after breaking three ribs in a fall. . . . Bob Lewis (Serena's Song, Timber Country, etc.) joined the Thoroughbred Owners of California board of directors. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion