HORSE RACING: GOOD REVIEWS FOR POLYTRACK IN OPENER.Byline: ART WILSON Arthur Earl "Dutch" Wilson (December 11, 1885 in Macon, Illinois; died June 12, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois) was a catcher in Major League Baseball.Art Wilson was the catcher for Cubs pitcher Hippo Vaughn during the "double no-hitter" game in 1917. Staff Writer DEL MAR Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Having grown up in Florida, Jon Court began riding in Colorado at the now closed Centennial Park in 1980. had just guided 2-1 favorite Special Smoke to a half-length victory in the second race at Del Mar on Wednesday, and reporters were eager to pick the jockey's brain about Polytrack, the track's new synthetic surface. But the media didn't have to wait for Court to dismount to hear an opinion following the first race run over the artificial surface in front of an opening-day record on-track crowd of 42,842. California 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 Board chairman Richard Shapiro, standing outside the winner's circle win·ner's circle n. pl. winners' circles An enclosed area at a racetrack where the winning horse and jockey are brought for awards and publicity. Noun 1. , was good enough copy. "Wonderful, just wonderful," Shapiro said. "You know why? They all came back sound." The biggest argument in favor of artificial surfaces is that they are kinder on the horses, that there are less catastrophic breakdowns on the track and they make for a safer sport. Statistics seem to support those claims so far. Del Mar shelled out $9 million this past year to adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. the CHRB's mandate that all California thoroughbred tracks that conduct four weeks of continuous racing in a calendar year must install a synthetic surface by the end of 2007. Court, who had Special Smoke fifth in the six-horse field much of the way but was always within four lengths of the leader before uncorking a nice closing kick on the outside, said it's too soon to tell how Polytrack is going to play. "It feels good, but it's felt good since I started training on it in the mornings," he said. "It's a trampoline-energy type of terrain. I think it can be tiring. As far as any bias, that's yet to be discovered. Right now I think it's an even playing field." While the new Polytrack played to mostly positive reviews, Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
Vauquelin, an Irish-bred son of Xaar trained by Kathy Walsh, won the third division of the Oceanside by one length over Yario in 1:36.78 under jockey Victor Espinoza Victor Espinoza (born May 23, 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California. . It's only the second time in DelMar's history that a stake has been split into three divisions, joining the 1969 Osunitas Handicap. Espinoza, bidding to become the first jockey to win three consecutive Del Mar riding titles since Bill Shoemaker won six consecutive in 1949-54, and Corey Nakatani each won three races on the nine-race card. art.wilson@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811 |
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