ROUNDUP : GENTLEMEN SETS TRACK RECORD IN NATIVE DIVER HANDICAP.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Gentlemen came within one-fifth of a second of the American record for 1-1/8 miles in winning Sunday's $106,400 Native Diver Handicap on closing day at Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
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Gentlemen, an Argentine-bred making the transition from turf to dirt under a 121-pound impost im·post 1 n. 1. Something, such as a tax or duty, that is imposed. 2. Sports The weight a horse must carry in a handicap race. , set all the fractions on the wet-fast track en route to a nine-length victory over Dramatic Gold and jockey 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. . Don't Blame Rio, ridden by Matt Garcia, was another two lengths back in third place in the field of five older horses. ``I'm a little speechless,'' Stevens said. ``This horse is just unbelievable. (trainer) Richard (Mandella) just made the comment that he could have rode him and set the track record - and I think he could have. He was just clipping along on an easy gallop and setting some torrid fractions. Dramatic Gold went after him early and he put him away. I never did really ever push the button. He was just doing it all on his own.'' Gentlemen, a winner of four straight races since losing his North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. debut here in June, has won 8 of 11 lifetime starts. The winner's share of $63,840 increased his earnings to $463,298. Gentlemen paid $4.80, $2.80 and $2.20, while Dramatic Gold returned $2.40 and $2.40. The show price on Don't Blame Rio was $3. On-track attendance for the meeting slipped by 4.1 percent from last year's figures to an average of 8,836, while combined attendance declined 5.5 percent to an average of 20,843. Jockey Alex Solis Alex O. Solis (born March 25, 1964 in Panama City, Panama) is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California. He first gained national prominence when he won the 1986 Preakness Stakes with Snow Chief. rode 40 winners to capture his fourth straight Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, riding title and his fifth at Hollywood Park. Trainer Mike Mitchell Mike Mitchell may refer to:
Santa Anita opensits 1996-97 meeting on Thursday. Easy victory: Regal Chant fought off the challenge of favored Kashatreya in midstretch and went on to a 5-1/2-length victory in the $53,700 Damon Runyon Stakes The Damon Runyon Stakes is a Thoroughbred turf race for two-year-old horses run at Aqueduct Race Track in December each year. In its 28th running in 2006, this race is essentially restricted to New York-breds, and is set at one and one-sixteenth miles and offers a purse of for 2-year-olds 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 . Carrying 112 pounds and jockey Clovis Crane, the winner covered 1 1/16 miles over a fast track in 1:45 4/5. Kashatreya finished second in the field of six, another 5-1/2 lengths ahead of Lunch At Tiffany. Regal Chant's second win in four starts was worth $32,220 to owner Richard Lugovich. STANDINGS Final JOCKEYS JOCKEY MOUNTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN% $% Alex Solis 200 40 30 29 .20 .50 Gary Stevens 143 27 37 24 .19 .62 Martin Pedroza 143 23 23 20 .16.46 Corey Nakatani 92 23 9 13 .25 .49 Rene Douglas 163 22 28 18 .13 .42 Kent Desormeaux 145 22 25 23 .15 .48 Nathan Chaves 152 22 12 14 .14 .32 Julio Garcia 135 19 21 15 .14 .41 Chris McCarron 75 17 9 14 .23 .53 Laffit Pincay Jr. 116 16 15 17 .14 .41 TRAINERS TRAINER STARTS 1ST 2ND 3RD WIN% $% Mike Mitchell 35 11 5 3 .31 .54 Mel Stute 58 10 4 3 .17 .29 Richard Mandella 52 9 8 9.17 .50 Ronald McAnally 53 9 7 5 .17 .40 Wally Dollase 29 7 6 4 .24 .59 Caesar Dominguez 43 7 6 3 .16 .37 Jack Carava 44 6 13 8 .14 .61 David Hofmans 37 6 10 3 .16 .51 D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. 32 6 7 7 .19 .63 Bob Baffert 38 6 6 7 .16 .50 CAPTION(S): Chart Chart: HOLLYWOOD PARK STANDINGS (see text) |
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