Hollywood Park: Majestic City scores front-running win in Willard Proctor Memorial

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Majestic City remained unbeaten after two starts with an easy win in Sunday’s $78,470 Willard Proctor Memorial Stakes at Hollywood Park.

Ridden by David Flores, Majestic City ($2.40) led throughout and won by 3 1/2 lengths over an erratic Truco Latino, who bore out badly in the stretch and still had the place, finishing 9 1/4 lengths clear of third-place finisher Joyzey Billy in the field of five 2-year-olds.

Majestic City ran 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04.16 after setting fractions of 22.01 and 45.47 seconds. He won a maiden race over 4 1/2 furlongs on May 21. In the Proctor, Majestic City faced two first-time starters and a maiden, Truco Latino

By City Zip, Majestic City races for the Majestic Racing Stable partnership and trainer Peter Miller. Bought for $180,000 at the Ocala Breeders Sale of 2-year-olds in-training in March, Majestic City has earned $75,570.

“He ran the way I thought he would, the way he ran first time out,” Miller said. “He was only doing what David asked him to do.”