ROUNDUP: GRIFFIN RALLIES TO WIN.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services The Stevens aboard the colt named Casey Griffin at Fairplex Park on Sunday was Scott, not his better-known brother, Gary. But the ride was no less effective. Last among eight horses midway through the Pomona Invitational, Scott Stevens hurried Casey Griffin into contention on the outside and they went on to win the Los Angeles County Fair's $100,000 marquee race by four lengths before a closing-day crowd of 11,727. Defending champion Native Desert came in second ahead of Hal's Pal in the 1 1/8-mile race on the 5/8-mile track. ``It was a great trip,'' Stevens said of the winning ride aboard 4-year old Casey Griffin ($11.60). ``Vladimir (Cerin, the Colt's trainer) told me to get to the outside on the backstretch back·stretch n. The part of an oval racecourse farthest from the spectators and opposite the homestretch. and make your move.'' This was Casey' Griffin's first win since April. He finished second to Hal's Pal in the Phil D. Shepherd Stakes on Sept. 16. The Arizona-based Stevens rode him for the first time that day. ``It might take one time to learn how to ride him,'' Cerin said. ``You have to believe he'll come from behind.'' Martin Pedroza, who rode Hal's Pal, earlier clinched his third Fairplex Park jockey championship. Pedroza, the fair's all-time winningest jockey, rode 26 winners - two more than apprentice Tyler Baze at the 18-day meet. Mel Stute (eight wins) led the trainer standings for the seventh time. The Oak Tree Racing Association The Oak Tree Racing Association is an American not-for-profit corporation that exists to conduct live thoroughbred horse racing in Southern California. History In 1968, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club the operators of Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California decided to season at Santa Anita opens Wednesday at 1 p.m. Gary Stevens, the Hall of Fame jockey who retired Dec. 26, 1999, citing a chronic knee condition, and has hinted at a comeback, is named to ride in four of the nice races. - Kevin Modesti --Queen reigns: Queen of Oz beat favored Dinner Pardner pard·ner n. Regional A partner, companion, or friend. [Variant of partner.] Noun 1. by 3 1/4 lengths to win the $50,000 Cut The Charm Handicap for fillies and mares at Calder Race Course Calder Race Course is a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States. History In the mid-1960's, real estate developer Stephen A. Calder envisioned summertime racing in Florida; in 1965, on the advice of Mr. in Miami. Livin For Love was third and Decapolis finished fourth. Queen of Oz, ridden by Abdiel Toribio, ran a mile and a sixteenth in 1:47 2/5 and paid $5.60 and $2.40. --Grande victory: Le Grande Danseur took the lead entering the stretch and went on to a 5 3/4-length victory in the $82,350 Bertram F. Bongard Stakes The Bertram F. Bongard Stakes is an ungraded stakes race for Thoroughbred two-year-olds run in the fall at Belmont Park, New York. At a distance of 7 furlongs, it will be in its 31th running in 2008. at Belmont Park 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 . Winning for the second time in two career starts, Le Grande Danseur beat seven horses in the 23rd running of the race for 2-year-olds. Le Grande Danseur, ridden by Jorge Chavez and carrying 117 pounds, finished the seven furlongs in 1:23 2/3 on a fast track. Backstreet backstreet Noun a street in a town far from the main roads Adjective denoting secret or illegal activities: a backstreet abortion backstreet n Blues finished second and Native Rhythm was third. --Sinndar prevails: Sinndar, winner of this year's English and Irish derbies, took the lead down the stretch to win the Arc de Triomphe Arc de Triomphe Largest triumphal arch in the world. A masterpiece of Romantic Classicism, it is one of the best-known monuments of Paris. It stands at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western terminus of the Champs-Élysées. race in Paris. --Vetoed: Gov. Gray Davis vetoed a bill that would have allowed Internet and telephone betting on horse races. |
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