ROUNDUP: DISPUTE WINS WITH 'HELP'.Byline: Kevin Modesti Staff Writer ARCADIA - The record will show Kent Desormeaux Kent J. Desormeaux (born February 27, 1970, in Maurice, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana) is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year. rode Domestic Dispute when the colt ended a 12-month losing streak with a hair-raising victory in the $300,000 Strub Stakes The Strub Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California each year. Currently a Grade II stakes race with a purse of $300,000, it is open to horses, age four, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and offers. at Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
Gallagher, who was Bill Shoemaker's assistant trainer when Diazo di·az·o adj. Relating to or containing a pair of bonded nitrogen atoms, one of which is also bonded to an aromatic hydrocarbon. Adj. 1. diazo - relating to or containing diazonium won the 1994 Strub, thought he'd need ``help'' to win the event's 57th running and believes the late racing immortal might have sent it from above. ``I think there were two jocks on (Domestic Dispute) today,'' Gallagher said. Domestic Dispute ($30.60) was trapped behind five horses turning into the stretch in the 1 1/8-mile race for 4-year-olds. Desormeaux veered toward the grandstand and found daylight with less than a furlong to go. They won by a neck over During, while Buckland Manor and favored Midas Eyes were next, and Buddy Gil was the disappointment in 10th. ``This is special for me,'' the Irish-born Gallagher said of winning a race in which Shoe and Laffit Pincay teamed up with Diazo. Domestic Dispute, the Santa Catalina Santa Catalina (săn`tə kăt'əlē`nə) or Catalina Island, S Calif., one of the Santa Barbara Islands, off Huntington Beach, Calif. It is a resort island, 22 mi (35 km) long and 1 to 8 mi (1.6–12. Stakes winner Jan. 18, 2003, for trainer Bob Baffert Bob Baffert (born January 13, 1953 in Nogales, Arizona) is an American horse owner and trainer. He graduated from the University of Arizona's Racetrack Management Program with a Bachelor of Science degree. , was purchased by Beverly Hills' Chuck Winner and David Bienstock before running 10th in the Kentucky Derby. The Strub win rescued the day for Desormeaux, who had been chewed out by Baffert after riding third-place Consecrate con·se·crate tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates 1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church. 2. Christianity a. in the 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. . ``I felt as big as an ant earlier, but I go home feeling great,'' Desormeaux said. --Funny Cide third: The $500,000 Donn Handicap's Medaglia d'Oro-Funny Cide showdown at Gulfstream Park was no contest as the older-horses division leader won by 4 3/4 lengths under Jerry Bailey and the 2003 Kentucky Derby winner finished third. Seattle Fitz was second. Five-year-old Medaglia d'Oro ($3.20) went over $4.5 million in earnings with his first start since finishing second to Pleasantly Perfect in the Breeders' Cup Classic The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade 1 Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 years old and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles (2012 m) on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup. . ``(Funny Cide) had a good trip,'' jockey Jose Santos said, ``it's just that (Medaglia d'Oro) was pretty much the best.'' --Last to first: Imperialism and Victor Espinoza circled their five opponents and upset Hosco by 1 1/4 lengths in the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes, the race that launched the 3-year-old seasons of Silver Charm and Came Home. It's more early success for trainer Kristin Mulhall, 21-year-old daughter of Thoroughbred Corp. racing manager Richard Mulhall. --Notes: Jockey Robby Albarado, accepting the George Woolf Award in a winner's circle ceremony at Santa Anita, was preoccupied by Mike Rowland's fight for life in Cincinnati. ``Mike and his family - you're in our thoughts and prayers,'' Albarado said of the rider who remained critical Saturday with head injuries suffered in an accident Wednesday at Turfway Park. ... Three-year-old Rock Hard Ten's 7-furlong time of 1:22.27 for a Santa Anita maiden win was .07 faster than the San Vicente. ... Pick-six carryover: $157,836. Kevin Modesti, (818) 713-3616 kevin.modesti(at)dailynews.com |
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