FLORES GUIDES TANTA SUERTE TO VICTORY.Byline: Staff and Wire Services POMONA -- Fairplex's all-time leading stakes rider, 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 , added to his total Friday as he guided Tanta Tanta (tän`tä), city (1986 pop. 336,517), capital of Gharbiyah governorate, N Egypt, in the Nile River delta. It is a cotton-ginning center and the main railroad hub of the delta. Suerte to a 2 1/2-length victory in the 50th running of the $100,000 Las Madrinas Handicap. Tanta Suerte sat back patiently early on, and trailed pacesetter Allswellthatnswell by nearly 10 lengths approaching the quarter pole. But once Flores asked for more, Tanta Suerte responded. The 4-year-old filly exploded around the far turn and easily blew past the leader at midstretch to win going away. ``We dropped it into a different gear going into the last turn, and she accelerated beautifully,'' said Flores after nabbing his 58th stakes victory at the Fair, and fifth of the meet. The Chilean-bred Tanta Suerte covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.96, and returned $5.60, $3 and $2.20 as the 9-5 second choice. Allswellthatnswell held on for second under Isaias Enriquez, and paid $2.80 and $2.10 as the 13-10 favorite. I Can See finished third and paid $2.20 to show. The Las Madrinas was Tanta Suerte's sixth victory in 11 starts, but her first in five tries in the U.S. Tanta Suerte is trained by Laura de Seroux, and has earned $133,638. On tap: Today's feature at Fairplex is the $100,000 Pomona Derby for 3- year-olds at 1 1/8 miles. Refinery is the early 8-5 favorite on the morning line, having won three of eight lifetime starts and $117,360 for trainer Richard Mandella Richard Mandella (born November 5, 1950 in Beaumont, California) is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the Racing Hall of Fame. Mandella's father, a blacksmith, introduced him to horses at an early age and while still in high school he began breaking and training and owner B.Wayne Hughes Wayne Hughes was a New Zealand Pentecostal minister. Until early 2005, he was the Senior Pastor of the Takapuna Assembly of God in Auckland. A photographer by training, Hughes became Pastor of the Takapuna Assembly of God in 1975. . The Victory Gallop Victory Gallop (foaled May 30, 1995 in Ontario, Canada) was an American-based Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by Ivan Dalos' Tall Oaks Farm, Victory Gallop was born later in the 1995 year than is common for most Thoroughbreds. colt was fifth in the Grade II San Felipe Stakes The San Felipe Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses run each year at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The race is normally held in mid-March and is open to horses, age three, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs) on the dirt. at Santa Anita in March, finishing behind such big names as A.P. Warrior, Point Determined and Bob and John, all three of whom ran in this year's Kentucky Derby. Tyler Baze, who has been aboard for all eight of Refinery's starts, has the call today. |
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