ROUNDUP: TAKING A PATRIOTIC RIDE UNBEATEN 4-YEAR-OLD'S VICTORY IN AMERICAN HANDICAP SWEET.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Argentinean Candy Ride remained unbeaten with a three-quarter-length victory Friday over Special Ring in the $150,000 American Handicap The American Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf. at Hollywood Park. The victory was the fourth in the Grade II event for the Hall of Fame tandem of jockey Gary Stevens and trainer Ron McAnally, who sent out the legendary John Henry to capture the 1 1/8-mile turf race 20 years ago. Candy Ride, returning to the main track for an appearance in the Pacific Classic next month at Del Mar, covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:46 1/5 under high weight of 120 pounds. He paid $4, $2.60 and $2.10 as the even-money favorite. Special Ring, ridden by David Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , paid $3 and $2.10. Irish warrior, third under Alex Solis, returned $2.10. ``That horse (Special Ring) is a good horse,'' said McAnally, who bought Candy Ride on behalf of Sid and Jenny Craig of Del Mar. ``We figured he was the only speed and hadn't been the distance, so I said to Gary, `Just don't let him get too far out there.' But they came home fast. Give Special Ring a lot of credit.'' The victory was the fifth for the 4-year-old Candy Ride, who won three starts in his native Argentina by a combined 28 lengths in 2002. Candy Ride earned $90,000. ``All I can say is, the Hall of Famer, Ron McAnally, loves this horse,'' said Stevens, also a four-time American winner. Also at Hollywood Park, Wacky Patty cruised to a one-length victory over Cherish Destiny in the $100,300 Landaluce Stakes. The win was the third in four starts for the 2-year-old filly, who was ridden by Jose Valdivia Jr. Wacky Patty, owned and trained by James Chapman, covered six furlongs in 1:10 1/5, paying $5.80, $3.40 and $2.60. Cherish Destiny, ridden by Tyler Baze, returned $6.80 and $3.20. Second choice Platinum Princess, unable to recover after bobbling at the start under Flores, paid $2.60 to show. --Party on: House Party closed strongly to record a 3 1/4-length victory over Chimichurri chim·i·chur·ri n. A sauce made of chopped fresh parsley seasoned with garlic, pepper, and herbs and bound with oil and vinegar. [American Spanish.] in the Grade I, $200,000 Prioress Stakes for 3-year-old fillies 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 . In two Grade II races at Belmont, Aldebaran rallied to win the $150,000 Tom Fool Handicap The Tom Fool Handicap is an American race for thoroughbred horses run each summer at Belmont Park in New York. The race is a Grade II event which carries a purse of $150,000. , and Snow Dance pulled off an upset in the $250,000 New York Handicap The New York Handicap is the name of two American Thoroughbred horse races:
House Party returned $6.20, $3.60 and $2.60. Chimichurri paid $8.10 and $4.40, while Princess V. was $3 to show. State City was 2 1/2 lengths back in third. Aldebaran earned $90,000 for Flaxman Stable and returned $3.90, $2.50 and $2.10. Peeping Tom Peeping Tom stricken blind for peeping as the naked Lady Godiva rode by. [Br. Legend: Brewer Dictionary] See : Blindness Peeping Tom struck blind for peeping at Lady Godiva. [Br. paid $4.60 and $2.80, and State City was $3.50 to show. Snow Dance, a badly beaten also-ran over a soft turf course in Belmont's Grade II Sheepshead Bay Handicap The Sheepshead Bay Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, who are willing to race the one and three-eighths miles on the turf. on May 31, found firm footing more to her liking in the New York Handicap. It was the first win in four starts this year for Snow Dance, who earned $150,000 for John C. Oxley. --It's a pleasure: Sea Pleasure beat Stauch by 1 3/4 lengths in the $100,000 Americana Handicap for older horses 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. Sea Pleasure, ridden by Jesus Castanon, covered a mile and an eighth in 1:51 1/5 and paid $32.60, $13.40 and $6. Stauch returned $8.20 and $4.40, and Mr. Livingston paid $3 to show. |
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