HORSE RACING: GRAND DAY FOR NOBLE COURT.Byline: KEVIN MODESTI Staff Writer ARCADIA -- Noble Court lost a shoe on a damp track but gained traction on the road to the Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby One of the classic U.S. Thoroughbred horse races. It was established in 1875 and run annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Ky. With the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, it makes up U.S. racing's coveted Triple Crown. . The grandson of two Derby winners dug in and held off Law Breaker to take the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes The San Vicente Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park each year. The race is open to horses, age three, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and carries a purse of $150,000. The great racing filly, Busher, won this race against males in 1945. at Santa Anita on Sunday, adding to trainer John Sadler's hopes for the Triple Crown races. Noble Court -- whose sire Doneraile Court is by Seattle Slew (1977) and dam Grey Dawn Grey is by Grindstone grindstone or grind common metaphor for industriousness. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Industriousness (1996) -- was ridden by Corey Nakatani and paid $3.60. Law Breaker was second by a neck, long shot Half Famous third in a 7-furlong sprint reduced to five horses when Major Pleasure was withdrawn early and Hurry Up Austin scratched at the gate after his left hind shoe came loose. Noble Court's left front shoe didn't come off until he got to the winner's circle, but Sadler thought it must have loosened during the race, run in 1:23.12 on a surface labeled "wet-fast" after overnight rain. "You don't want to say this, but I thought he'd run a little bit better today," Sadler said. "I'm mollified by the fact he was able to win on a track he didn't seem to like." The Long Beach-born Sadler said Noble Court, now 2 for 4 for an owners group led by Arcadia's Chris Atkinson, would race next in the March 17 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. . Exhale exhale /ex·hale/ (eks´hal) to breathe out. ex·hale v. 1. To breathe out. 2. To emit a gas, vapor, or odor. , Sadler's top contender for the May 5 Kentucky Derby, is aiming for the March 3 Robert B. Lewis Robert B. "Bob" Lewis (May 12, 1924 - February 17, 2006) was an American businessman who owned a number of champion Thoroughbred racehorses during the 1990's and 2000's. Life and career Bob Lewis was born in Minneapolis and grew up in Glendale, California. . heymodesti(AT_SIGN)aol.com (818) 713-3616 |
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