Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Bosque Redondo enters Classic fray

DEL MAR, Calif. - The starting field for Sunday's $1 million Pacific Classic grew in size, and the potential for more speed increased as well, when trainer Paco Gonzalez said that Bosque Redondo would join stablemate Came Home in the Classic, Del Mar's richest race of the season.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Secretariat: Chiselling by a nose

Chiselling made a torrid run to deal Jazz Beat a heart-breaking nose defeat in the $400,000 Secretariat Stakes, allowing Juddmonte Farms and Bobby Frankel to become the first owner and trainer to win two races the same year in the International Festival of Racing at Arlington Park.

Chiselling, bred and owned by Juddmonte Farms, was last of the seven 3-year-olds for the first six furlongs of the 1 1/4-mile Secretariat before jockey Kent Desormeaux began asking the colt for his best.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Beverly D.: Golden Apples upsets Astra

Golden Apples gave owner Gary Tanaka his second victory in the last three runnings of the Beverly D. after getting a great trip and scoring by three-quarters of a length over favored Astra in the Grade 1 event.

Golden Apples, trained by Ben Cecil, returned $6.80 as second choice in a field of six fillies and mares. Tanaka won the 2000 Beverly D. with Snow Polina.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Beat Hollow runs like a million

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - The big horse isn't just gifted, he's brave. Beat Hollow dug down deep and won a thrilling Arlington Million, passing Forbidden Apple in the final yards while holding off a desperate rally from his arch rival, Sarafan.

Beat Hollow's winning margin was a head in the most competitive Arlington Million ever. Sarafan was second by a nose over Forbidden Apple, with only little more than a length separating the first six finishers in the race.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Del Mar: Disturbingthepeace doubles up

DEL MAR, Calif. - Disturbingthepeace became the first horse since 1991 to sweep Del Mar's major stakes races for sprinters with a hard-fought victory over Hot Market in the $150,000 Pat O'Brien Handicap.

The victory was the sixth straight for Disturbingthepeace, who has steadily progressed from a California-bred allowance sprinter to the West's best around one turn. But the 3-5 favorite gave his backers, and trainer Darrell Vienna, some anxious moments, because Hot Market would not go quietly.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Cat's at Home leads all the way in Iselin

OCEANPORT, N.J. - Cat's at Home won his second stakes of the meet with a wire-to-wire victory in the Grade 2, $350,000 Iselin Handicap. Cat's at Home, at 10-1, won by three-quarters of a length over second choice Bowman's Band, with Runspastum a neck farther back in third in the 1 1/8-mile race.

Include, the lone Grade 1 winner in the field and the 1-2 favorite, finished sixth in the seven-horse field, beaten 16 lengths. Include's jockey, Jerry Bailey declined to comment on the race and trainer Bud Delp said Include looked like he pulled up okay.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Prairie Meadows: Delray Dew walks off

ALTOONA, Iowa - Delray Dew ($6.80) dictated a slow pace under jockey Glenn Corbett and drew off through the stretch for a 3 1/2 length victory in the $50,000 Central Iowa Stakes.

The 6-5 favorite, Iowa-bred Sharky's Review rallied for second in the final strides, a neck in front of third-place Persimmon Ridge.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Louisiana Downs: Sister act

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Due to Win and Due to Win Again, half-sisters trained by Edward Ruiz, ran one-two in the $50,000 Sangue Handicap. Pacesetter Wild Squaw finished third, followed by Golden Rhythm. Due to Win covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.61 over a turf course softened by heavy rains The entry paid $4 to win and $4.80 to place.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Evangeline Downs: Oak Hall via DQ

Lafayette, La - Oak Hall, beaten a neck, had his number put up in the Evangeline Mile via disqualification. Compendium, co-favored with Oak Hall at 8-5, showed the way throughout in the $75,000 headliner but came out abruptly with a furlong to run, soundly bumping Oak Hall just as Oak Hall was mounting a challenge.

Oak Hall, trained by Doyle Wardrop covered the distance in 1:39.00 over a strip rated as wet-fast.

Mon, 08/19/2002 - 00:00

Ellis Park: Private Gold scores

Private Gold ($4) wore down the pacesetting Echeverria to capture the $100,000 James C. Ellis Juvenile by 1 1/4 lengths. Captain Amour finished a distant third. Trained by Patrick Byrne, Private Gold covered seven furlongs over a fast track in 1:24.44.

One race earlier, Ruby's Reception ($5.60) crushed her six opponents by nearly eight lengths in the $100,000 Anna M. Fisher Debutante for 2-year-old fillies, covering seven furlongs in 1:24.24.