FRANKEL'S TIME FINALLY COMES; 23-1 EXPELLED WINS AT DEL MAR.Byline: Kevin Modesti Daily News Staff Writer A 23-1 shot running in his first U.S. stakes won the Eddie Read Handicap The Eddie Read Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and up and is raced at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf. The Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California hosts the $400,000, Grade I event, which is an important prep to the Breeders' on Sunday and brought back memories for trainer Bobby Frankel. Memories of the days, not long ago, when Frankel won $300,000 races all the time. Memories of one of his best horses. Expelled, a full brother of Frankel favorite Exbourne, led the whole 1-1/8 miles on turf under jockey Julio Garcia, holding off El Angelo and Marlin to win by a length and return $49.80. Labeeb finished sixth. ``I needed it (the victory) badly,'' said Frankel, who didn't win a stakes at Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
Expelled, a 5-year-old son of Explodent and Social Lesson, had won two allowance races and an optional claimer in six tries since Juddmonte Farms Juddmonte Farms is a famous and award-winning horse breeding farm, owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.[1] Juddmonte Farms consists of a variety of individual farms, comprised of three in England, two in Ireland, and one in Kentucky. sent him to Frankel. He was the least likely of Frankel's seven Eddie Read winners. Exbourne didn't win the Eddie Read, but he won the 1991 Hollywood Turf Handicap and other stakes before an injury ended his career and colic colic, intense pain caused by spasmodic contractions of one of the hollow organs, e.g., the stomach, intestine, gall bladder, ureter, or oviduct. The cause of colic is irritation and/or obstruction, and the irritant and/or obstruction may be a stone (as in the gall nearly killed him in 1992. ``Looks exactly like him,'' an emotional Frankel said of Expelled and Exbourne, who was a promising sire before dying recently. Favored Marlin, assigned a race-high 122 pounds, 12 more than Expelled, couldn't handle the deep turf, jockey Corey Nakatani said. Double time: Trainer Bob Baffert and Nakatani won both 2-year-old races with first-time starters at Del Mar. Indian Charlie (by In Excess) won by 12 lengths. His time, 1:03 2/5, is the fastest 5-1/2 furlongs of the two-weeks-old meet. Souvenir Copy (by Mr. Prospector) won by 5-1/2 lengths. His 1:04 1/5 is second fastest at the distance. They're a handful: Small fields are nothing new in the Pacific Classic, and Saturday's running of Del Mar's $1 million race could have the smallest yet, with only five horses set to enter Wednesday morning. Crafty Friend, Percutant and River Keen will be fresh challengers to Hollywood Gold Cup The Hollywood Gold Cup is a Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred horses inaugurated in 1938 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. It was run as a handicap race until 1997 when it was switched to weight-for-age conditions. winner Gentlemen and Santa Anita Handicap The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the late winter at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is a Grade I race for horses three years old and up, and is considered the most important race for older horses in North America during winner Siphon siphon (sī`fən, –fŏn), tube through which a liquid is lifted over an elevation by the pressure of the atmosphere and is then emptied at a lower level. . Sandpit, who helped trainer Richard Mandella run 1-2-3 in the Big 'Cap and Gold Cup, is going back to turf for the Aug. 24 Arlington Million. Siphon will be ridden by Chris McCarron, replacing injured 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 . Notes: Jockey Gary Stevens will be among the honorees at this morning's Racing Hall of Fame induction at Saratoga. . . . Pat Valenzuela, who returned Saturday from a nine-month suspension, has finished off the board with all seven mounts. ``I feel great,'' said Valenzuela, who is riding at a heavy 118 pounds. . . . Pick-six carryover today: more than $215,000. . . . Saturday's $478,141 pick six was won with a $1,536 ticket bought at Hollywood Park. |
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