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Rain Does Not Interrupt Training At Hollywood Park
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Jan. 22, 2010) – It’s been business as usual with horses training daily on Cushion Track despite heavy rainfall throughout the week at Hollywood Park.
Bob Baffert and several other trainers have shipped horses across town to work on Hollywood Park’s synthetic surface. Baffert’s workers have included Pacific Classic champion Richard’s Kid, Swaps winner Misremembered and Acorn winner Gabby’s Golden Gal.
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Ascanio Voted Trainer Of The Meet, Ventura Horse Of The Meet
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2009) — Ventura, who gave Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel his last wish with a victory in The Matriarch, was voted Horse of the Meet by media as the 27-day Autumn Meet closed Sunday at Hollywood Park.
Humberto Ascanio, assistant to Frankel for 35 years, took over the Hall of Fame trainer’s Hollywood Park stable following his death from lymphoma on Nov. 16 and was voted trainer of the meet as he saddled three graded stakes winners.
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Blind Luck Rolls To Seven-Length Victory In Hollywood Starlet
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2009) — Second-choice Blind Luck made her own luck Sunday in the $405,250 Hollywood Starlet, making an explosive move early in the stretch and drawing away under a hand ride by jockey Rafael Bejarano to win the Grade I event by a widening seven lengths.
The chestnut daughter of Pollard’s Vision was well back much of the way while running along the rail, but easily moved into contention when moved outside on the far turn by Bejarano. The Starlet seemed wide open for a split second as the field turned for home, but Blind Luck quickly put the issue to rest with her exhilarating move.
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CashCall Winner Lookin At Lucky Joins Elite Company
Trainer Bob Baffert reported Sunday from Santa Anita that Lookin At Lucky, winner of the $750,000 CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park Saturday, and a large supporting cast of rising 2-year-old stars all returned in good shape.
“They all looked great,” said Baffert after recording the first Hollywood Park quadruple of his career with Lookin At Lucky and three other 2-year-old colts.
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Baffert Caps Four-Win Day With Record Fifth Futurity Victory
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 19, 2009) — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert capped a four-win day with a record fifth victory by probable 2-year-old champion Lookin At Lucky in Saturday’s $750,000 CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park.
Baffert, who saddled eventual Kentucky Derby runner-up Pioneerof the Nile to win his fourth Futurity in 2008, broke the record he shared with D. Wayne Lukas as Lookin At Lucky covered 1 1/16 miles on Cushion Track in 1:43.30 under jockey Garrett Gomez to finish three-quarters of a length clear of Noble’s Promise.
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Red Sun Impressive Under Bejarano In Second Straight Victory
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 18, 2009) — Pacesetter Red Sun, making his first start against winners, shook off Aquicksting at the top of the stretch and drew off with little urging from jockey Rafael Bejarano to win Friday’s $40,000 allowance/optional claiming feature at Hollywood Park by four lengths.
The victory was the second straight for Red Sun, who finished second in his career debut in January and returned ten months later to break his maiden. He was so full of run, Bejarano had trouble pulling him up after the finish as he missed the gap om the backstretch and was a little late getting back to the winner’s circle.
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Compari Returns In Excellent Form
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 17, 2009) — Odds-on favorite Compari, making his first start since scoring a mild upset in the Snow Chief Stakes here in April, cruised to a two-length victory under jockey Garrett Gomez in the featured seventh race (video) Thursday at Hollywood Park.
Sidelined by quarter cracks after the Snow Chief, Compari showed no signs of tender feet while covering six furlongs on turf in 1:08.38 to win for the third straight time after finishing third in his career debut in February at Santa Anita.
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Beautician, Blind Luck Renew Acquaintances In Starlet
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 17, 2009) — Beautician and Blind Luck, second and third, respectively, in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, head a talented field of seven fillies in Sunday’s $405,250 Hollywood Starlet as the 27-day Autumn Meet concludes at Hollywood Park.
The two will be joined by two other Breeders’ Cup starters in the Grade I Starlet — Juvenile Fillies Turf runner-up Rose Catherine and Juvenile Fillies tenth-place finisher Bickersons, who won the Moccasin Stakes here in her most recent start.
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