ROUNDUP: ALDEBARAN MAKES FRANKEL'S WEEKEND.Byline: Jerry Antonucci Special to the Daily News Trainer Bobby Frankel didn't get into the Hall of Fame by losing the big ones. Frankel completed his dream weekend Sunday when Aldebaran rallied five wide into the stretch to win the $200,000 San Carlos Handicap The San Carlos Handicap is a Grade II stakes race for Thoroughbred horses run at California's Santa Anita Park each year. The race is open to horses, aged four and up, willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $150,000. by five lengths over the even-money favorite Crafty C.T. On Saturday, his Milwaukee Brew upset Congaree in the $1 Million 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 . Late-running Grey Memo came from last Sunday in the six-horse field to finish third as the seven furlong race, Santa Anita's only Grade I sprint stakes for older horses, was timed in 1:21 2/5. Crafty C.T., Mellow Fellow, Total Limit and Shah Jehan began the race battling four abreast for the early lead, sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. through fractions of 22 2/5, 44 3/5 and 1:09 1/5. In the middle of the turn for home, jockey Jose Valdivia had Aldebaran on the move, and the rider's only decision nearing the top of the stretch was to go around, or between, his rivals. ``I never was worried he was going to get beat,'' Valdivia said. ``I worked him the past three weeks and he got better and better. As soon as I took him outside, he took off.'' While Aldebaran went outside, Crafty C. T. was stuck on the rail throughout. ``I think his best races are when he is allowed to sit off the pace a couple of lengths and run from behind,''' said jockey Patrick Valenzuela, who won four races on the card. ``I thought he had given up, but he showed a ton of heart to stay up for second.'' Known more for finishing second than first, Aldebaran's San Carlos San Carlos (săn kär`lōs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts. victory was only his fourth in 18 races. He has been second 11 times. The 5-year-old son of Mr. Prospector Mr. Prospector (1970-1999) was a thoroughbred racehorse who won half of his 14 career starts, but whose descendants have come to dominate the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. An also-ran in the year the great Secretariat won the Triple Crown, Mr. paid $6.80, $3 and $2.40 and won $120,000, giving him $748,561 lifetime. --Pincay takes off mounts: Jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. took off his mounts Sunday, complaining of soreness after being thrown Saturday when his mount Trampus Too clipped the heels of Rainman's Request entering the stretch of the fifth race. Rainman's Request's jockey, Tony Farina, was suspended seven days (March 6-9 and March 12-14) by the Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
Farina was cited for altering course without sufficient clearance, causing interference which resulted in the disqualification of his mount from third to last. --Howard wins again: Mineshaft mine·shaft n. A vertical or sloping passageway made in the earth for finding or mining ore and ventilating underground excavations. Noun 1. gave trainer Neil Howard his second consecutive victory in the New Orleans Handicap The New Orleans Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to horses four years old and up, the race is run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt. It currently offers a purse of $500,000. with a 3 1/2-length victory over Olmavador in the $500,000 Grade II race at the Fair Grounds. --Amonita rallies: Amonita pulled away in the final furlong to win the $100,000 Grade II Suwanee River Handicap for fillies and mares on Gulfstream Park's turf course in Hallandale Beach, Fla. The win was the third for Amonita in her five starts since shipping to the United States from France in the fall of 2002. --Papua wins fourth in a row: Papua won his fourth consecutive race with a 3/4-length victory over Impeachthepro in the $80,725 Hollie Hughes Stakes at Aqueduct in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The Associated Press contributed to this report. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. rides Aldebaran to victory Sunday in the Grade I $200,000 San Carlos Handicap. Benoit Photos/Associated Press |
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