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PACIFIC CLASSIC WEEKEND A GRADED STAKES BONANZA
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Peter Vegso's favored Go Between, runner-up in both the
Santa Anita Handicap and Hollywood Gold Cup this year, gave jockey Garrett Gomez his second
million-dollar victory in two days East to West, capturing the Grade I $1 million Pacific Classic.
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DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug 25,
2008) —Go Between, captured the Grade I $1
million Pacific Classic, signature event of the summer racing season at Del Mar on Sunday
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Graded stakes that are part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series. .
In addition to the Pacific Classic on Sunday, sprinters were in action in the $297,500 G2
Pat O'Brien which was taken by Lewis Michael. Full
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Favored Whatsthescript got the fast pace he was looking for and unleashed an
eye-catching move down the center of the stretch to capture the $328,000 G2 Del Mar Mile Handicap. Full
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Rounding out the Sunday menu of graded stakes Dearest Trickski held on by a nose to
win the $200,000 G3 Rancho Bernardo Handicap. Full story
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Saturday
action saw a new course record set in the $250,000 G2 Del Mar Handicap
won by Spring House.
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08/28
Del Mar: DIAMOND CLUB SENIORS FREE ADMISSION THURSDAY, NEWCOMERS' SEMINAR
08/29
Del Mar: 4 O' CLOCK FRIDAYS, NEWCOMERS' SEMINAR, HORSEMEN/MEDIA HANDICAPPING SEMINARS presented by Daily Raci
08/30
Del Mar: MICROBREW FESTIVAL II, DEVO CONCERT, FAMILY WEEKENDS, DAYBREAK AT DEL MAR, NEWCOMERS'
08/31
Del Mar: FAMILY WEEKENDS, DAYBREAK AT DEL MAR, NEWCOMERS' SEMINAR, HORSEMEN/MEDIA HANDICAPPING SEMINARS prese
09/01
Del Mar: JOCKEY PHOTO DAY, MARINE APPRECIATION DAY, OGGI'S PIZZA 'N PONIES MONDAY/Special Offer, FAMILY WEEKE
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Stardom Bound needs only better luck Uploaded: 08/28/2008
By STEVE ANDERSEN
DEL MAR, Calif. - Few maidens have a reputation as solid as Stardom Bound, the 2-year-old filly who starts in Monday's $250,000 Del Mar Debutante.
Few maidens have had as much tough luck this summer as Stardom Bound, too. In both her starts she had trouble breaking, and rallied to finish second each time. She lost a maiden special weight race over 5 1/2 furlongs by a nose in her debut on July 20, nearly making up all of a 12-length deficit through the final half-mile. In the Grade 3 Sorrento Stakes over 6 1/2 furlongs on Aug. 6, she was the 9-5 favorite and was beaten a length by Evita Argentina.Del Mar Thursday carryover: $473,000 Uploaded: 08/28/2008
By STEVE ANDERSEN
DEL MAR, Calif.-There is a two-day pick six carryover of $473,943 at Del Mar on Thursday after favorites were beaten in five of the six races in Wednesday's pick six. Santa Anita surface ready to go Uploaded: 08/27/2008
By STEVE ANDERSEN
Santa Anita will reopen its synthetic main track on Saturday after a seven-week renovation, and Hollywood Park will close its synthetic main track on Monday for a five-day renovation, officials at the two tracks said on Wednesday. |
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HOLLYWOOD PARK AVERAGE HANDLE OF $11.7 MILLION Uploaded: 07/14/2008
JUST 1.8 PERCENT OFF RECORD FIGURE AT 2007 MEET
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (July 13, 2008) — Hollywood Park broke the $20-million mark in handle on its five major days for the first time during its 70th anniversary meeting, but was unable to buck a national trend as overall handle at the 60-day session was down 1.8 percent. Handle averaged a record $11.9 million at the 63-day Spring/Summer Meet in 2007, compared to $11.7 million in 2008.
COLONEL JOHN NAMED HORSE OF MEET IN MEDIA POLL Uploaded: 04/21/2008
MITCHELLE, BEJARANO EARN HONORS AS TOP TRAINER AND JOCKEY
Colonel John, who won the Grade I Santa Anita Derby after winning the Grade III Sham Stakes to establish himself as a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby on May 3, was named Horse of the Meet in Santa Anita’s annual Media Poll. Colonel John, owned and bred by the WinStar Farm and trained by Eoin Harty, joins his sire, Tiznow, among Horse of the Meet winners. Tiznow won in the 2000-01 poll and went on to be named 2000 Horse of the Year. In a unanimous vote, Colonel John also was named the meet’s Outstanding Three-Year-Old. “It’s a wonderful honor and I’m thrilled on behalf of everyone involved with Colonel John,” Harty said. The Santa Anita Derby, in which Colonel John rallied from last near the quarter pole to win by a half-length over Bob Black Jack, was named Race of the Meet.
SANTA ANITA WEATHERS STORM TO FINISH STRONGLY Uploaded: 04/21/2008
RECORD ADW GAINS POSTED FOR WINTER/SPRING MEET
ARCADIA, Calif. (April 20, 2008)—Santa Anita Park, beset with a dysfunctional synthetic main track which created daily uncertainty as to whether racing would be conducted during periods of wet weather early in its winter/spring meeting, concluded its 2007/08 race meet with total handle down seven percent from last year. On an average daily basis, all source wagering on Santa Anita races was up two percent.
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