TWO RIVALS TO MEET TODAY.Byline: Kevin Modesti Daily News Staff Writer Chris McCarron Christopher John "Chris" McCarron (b. March 27 1955, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame retired jockey. He was introduced to the sport of thoroughbred racing by his older brother, jockey Gregg McCarron. doesn't know why Free House ran a poor fourth behind Skip Away Skip Away (born April 4, 1993), a gray thoroughbred race horse, was named America's Champion 3 Year Old Male in 1996 and twice (1997, 1998) named America's Champion Handicap Horse. in the Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park last month. The jockey only knows the colt must do better to compete with old rival Silver Charm in the $500,000 Goodwood Handicap at Santa Anita today. ``He's been training so well, I'm just going to throw that race out of my mind and ride him with a lot of confidence,'' McCarron said. Free House, an impressive winner of the Pacific Classic at Del Mar in his previous start, finished nearly 17 lengths behind Skip Away in the Woodward. A postrace examination showed no sign of pulmonary bleeding. McCarron said he was skeptical of speculation that Free House suffered from a displaced palate, interfering with his breathing. But the 4-year-old will be fitted today with a tongue tie tongue tie Ankyloglossia ENT A condition in which the tongue's free movement is restricted, as the lingual frenum is attached too far forward on the tongue, restricting tongue motion. See Tongue. , the common remedy for that problem. Silver Charm, to be ridden by Gary Stevens, and Free House will each carry 124 pounds in the 1-1/8-mile Goodwood. Their four opponents, assigned from nine to 14 pounds less, include recent Pomona Invitational winner Score Quick. The favorites met six times during the 1997 Triple Crown season. Silver Charm won 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. , Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Free House won the San Felipe and Santa Anita Derby The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $750,000. . Silver Charm ran second and Free House third in the Belmont Stakes, which was won by Touch Gold. |
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