Sat, 10/26/2002 - 00:00

Pick six payoff: $428,292 for $2

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Just six winning tickets were sold on the Breeders' Cup pick six, which returned $428,392 for the $2 minimum. There were 186 tickets sold with five of six winners, with each returning $4,606.20. The winning numbers were 5-10-11-6-5-2, and the pool was $4,569,515.

Sat, 10/26/2002 - 00:00

Louisiana Downs: Rebridled!

Bossier City, La - Rebridled, under clever handling by veteran Ronald Ardoin, picked up his second stakes victory of the season Saturday when he outfinished Candid Glen in the Alliance Handicap at Louisiana Downs. Longshot Paco Loco finished third followed by Heather's Gate.

Favored Big Hubie, last seen here winning the $100,000 Louisiana Downs Handicap on Sept. 22, set a soft pace only to fade through the stretch and report home last in the field of seven.

Sat, 10/26/2002 - 00:00

Woodbine: Feathers wins it again

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Feathers closed stoutly in the stretch to win the $142,625 Ontario Fashion Handicap for the second year in a row.

Feathers was reserved well off the early pace in the six-furlong dash, as Dreams Go Bye set rapid fractions while being tracked by favored El Prado Essence. Sheila's Prospect came wide off the turn and overtook El Prado Essence early in the stretch, but Feathers came charging to win by a half-length.

Sat, 10/26/2002 - 00:00

Bay Meadows: Sirpa wins Pacifica

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Benefiting from a perfect stalking trip, Sirpa ($6.60) scored a five-length victory in the $60,200 Pacifica Handicap.

Jockey Jason Lumpkins rated Sirpa off dueling leaders San Nicholas and Rio's Chase. He moved three wide past the leaders heading into the stretch and pulled away through the lane in the 1 1/16-mile race to finish in 1:43.59.

Sirpa earned $33,350, lifting his career total to $184,680 with five wins in 21 starts. "He likes to lay just off them, and he got a perfect trip," winning trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said.

Sat, 10/26/2002 - 00:00

Delaware Park: Mt. Carson by a neck

Mt. Carson ($16.60), the more lightly regarded part of trainer Rodney Jenkins's uncoupled entry, rallied seven wide into the stretch and overtook 23-1 longshot Valenzo to win the $101,500 Dover Stakes for 2-year-olds by a neck.

Stretched out to a mile after winning his maiden by 6 1/4 lengths in a six-furlong sprint, Mt. Carson covered the distance under jockey Jozbin Santana in 1:40.12 over a good track.

Sat, 10/26/2002 - 00:00

Keeneland: Tenpins holds on

LEXINGTON, KY. - Tenpins, the heavy favorite in a field of four, took the lead at the start and withstood a serious challenge from X County late to win the Grade 3, $150,000-added Fayette Stakes, on closing day at Keeneland.

The winning margin was two lengths over X Country. Crafty Shaw was a distant third, and Invisible Ink finished fourth in a field reduced by one with the scratch of Rock Slide.

Tenpins ($3), the 1-2 favorite under Craig Perret, broke quickly from post 1 and grabbed the lead heading into the first turn while racing several paths off the rail.

Sat, 10/26/2002 - 00:00

Jerkens boys score stakes double

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Like father, like son is the latest handicapping angle to get results in the wake of stakes sweep in the slop by the Jerkens boys on a rainy and windy Saturday at Aqueduct.

Multiple Choice, trained by "Giant Killer Junior" Jimmy Jerkens, rated off early fractions of 22.85 and 46.01 seconds - as his stablemate Voodoo battled for the lead inside of Saint Verre and Sing Me Back Home - and rallied wide into the stretch to win the $111,400, Grade 3 Sport Page Handicap by a widening 7 1/4 lengths.

Sat, 10/26/2002 - 00:00

Retama: Very Geri gets up

Very Geri rallied over yielding turf to win the $30,000 San Antonio Oaks by 1 1/2 lengths Friday night at Retama Park near San Antonio. Manzottina was second, two lengths clear of pacesetter and favorite Sheza Nasty Lady.

Very Geri ($5) settled in sixth early, launched her bid on the final turn, and ran down the leaders in the stretch to cover the

1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-old fillies in 1:47.58. Glen Murphy rode the winner for owner John Franks and trainer Eddie Milligan Sr.

Sat, 10/26/2002 - 00:00

Hoosier: Just Emma surprises

ANDERSON, Ind. - Just Emma ($18.60), splashing through the fog and sloppy going, scored a half-length victory over Connies Travels in Friday night's $44,700 Evansville Stakes at Hoosier Park.

Ridden by John McKee, Just Emma rallied five wide into the far turn of the 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-old Indiana-bred fillies. She reached the front nearing the furlong marker and held off Connies Travels to her outside. Thesullivanfive was just a head back in third along the rail.

Fri, 10/25/2002 - 00:00

Baze on brink of 8,000 club

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Going into Friday night's Bay Meadows card, Russell Baze was only three wins short of 8,000.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Russell Baze won two races Thursday at Bay Meadows and went into the weekend on the threshold of a racing milestone.

Going into Friday night's card, he was just three wins short of joining Laffit Pincay Jr., Bill Shoemaker, and Pat Day as the only jockeys with 8,000 victories.

At age 44, Baze is poised to become the youngest rider to reach the 8,000 mark. Pincay, now 55, was 46 when he reached 8,000, and Day, now 49, was 47 when he accomplished the feat. Shoemaker, who retired in 1990 at age 58 with 8,833 victories, was 49 when he won his 8,000th race.