Night School Week 31 Tonight
Week 31 of Night School will give racing fans an inside look at how races are put together and what it means to handicappers as the national fan education initiative presents a course on “The Racing Office/Jockey Agents” tonight at 5:30 p.m. PT. The session will be hosted by Joe Kristufek, Jeremy Plonk and Caton Bredar.
Tonight’s final 30 minutes of Night School, the “Jump Ball” segment, will include Plonk & Kristufek’s reactions to FallStars Weekend at Keeneland, where they have been live on site and will be hosting a special Night School on-track handicapping seminar/meet-and-greet this coming Saturday, Oct. 15 at 11:30 a.m. trackside at Keeneland.
Guests this week include George Berry, stakes coordinator at Arlington Park and a racing office official at Keeneland and Gulfstream, as well as a return Night School appearance from Steve Leving, racing advisor to the Louis Roussel III stable. Leving is a former jockey agent and racing office official who has seen the sport from all angles.
Pick 6 Carryover ($341,252) Wednesday At Del Mar
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (August 28, 2011)—There will be a Pick 6 carryover of $341,252 when racing resumes Wednesday at Del Mar.
Post time Wednesday at Del Mar is 2 p.m. The Pick 6 will begin in the third race. Scheduled post time is 3 p.m.
Track gates at Hollywood Park will open at 10:30 for simulcasts.
Acclamation, Amazombie Earn Eclipse Awards
Acclamation was honored as the champion older male. © Benoit Photo
Amazombie was selected champion male sprinter. © Benoit Photo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (January 17, 2012)—California breds Acclamation and Amazombie were among the winners when the Eclipse Awards were announced January 16 in Beverly Hills.
A two-time winner of the Charles Whittingham and Jim Murray Memorial Handicaps at Hollywood Park, Acclamation was honored as the champion older male.
Owned by Thomas Sanford and trainer Bill Spawr, Amazombie was selected champion male sprinter, primarily due to his victory in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint last Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Pick 6 Carryovers Saturday At Aqueduct, Santa Anita
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (February 3, 2012)—There will be two Pick 6 carryovers for players to chase Saturday at Aqueduct and Santa Anita.
The two-day carryover is $98,922 at Aqueduct while the figure is $65,372 at Santa Anita.
With both tracks having 10 race program, the Pick 6 will begin in the fifth race. Scheduled post time for the first leg in New York is 11:13 a.m. PST. The fifth race post time at Santa Anita is approximately 2:35 p.m.
Track gates at Hollywood Park will open at 10:15 a.m. for simulcasts.
Game On Dude Set For 2012 Debut In San Antonio
Game On Dude takes the Goodwood at Santa Anita. © Benoit Photo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (February 2, 2012)—Game On Dude, whose stellar 2011 campaign included a runner-up finish in the Hollywood Gold Cup, will make his first start as a 5-year-old in the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes Sunday at Santa Anita.
A Grade II for older horses at 1 1/8 miles, the San Antonio is the seventh of eight races. Post time is 11 a.m., 90 minutes earlier than normal due to the Super Bowl. Track gates at Hollywood Park will open at 9:00 a.m. for simulcasts.
Owned by a partnership that includes Joe Torre’s Diamond Pride LLC and the Lanni Family Trust and trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Game On Dude won three of eight in 2011, earning $1,917,400.
CashCall Futurity 1-2 Finishers Meet Again In Lewis
Liaison, under Rafael Bejarano, holds off Rousing Sermon (Joseph Talamo) to win the CashCall Futurity. © Benoit Photo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (February 1, 2012)—Liaison and Rousing Sermon, who finished 1-2 in both the Real Quiet Stakes and $750,000 CashCall Futurity during the 2011 Autumn meet at Hollywood Park, will square off again Saturday in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita.
A Grade II for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles, the Lewis is one of three graded stakes on the 10 race program. Post time Saturday is 12:30 p.m. Track gates open at 10:15 a.m. for simulcasts at Hollywood Park.
Owned by Arnold Zetcher and trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Liaison will be making his 2012 debut in the Lewis after wrapping his 2-year-old season with a win in the Grade I Futurity.
Citation Winner Jeranimo Seeks San Gabriel Repeat Monday
Garrett Gomes guides Jeranimo to victory in the Citation Handicap. © Benoit Photo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (January 14, 2011)—Jeranimo, an impressive winner of the Grade II Citation Handicap Nov. 27 at Hollywood Park, will make his first start as a 6-year-old in the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes Monday at Santa Anita.
The eighth of nine races on the special holiday program, the San Gabriel is a Grade II at 1 1/8 miles on turf. Post time is 12:30 p.m. Track gates at Hollywood Park will open at 10:15 a.m. for simulcasts.
Owned by B.J. Wright and trained by Mike Pender, Jeranimo is the defending champion in the San Gabriel. He will be ridden by Martin Garcia, replacing the injured Garrett Gomez.
Moccasin Winner Steps Into Graded Company Sunday; Bayakoa Winner Ellafitz Heads Field In Paseana
Rafael Bejarano guides Made to Love Her to victory in the Moccasin Stakes. © Benoit Photo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (January 13, 2012)—Moccasin Stakes winner Made to Love Her will make her graded debut in the $150,000 Santa Ynez Stakes Sunday at Santa Anita.
A Grade II for 3-year-old fillies at 6 ½ furlongs, the Santa Ynez is the fourth of nine races. Post time Sunday is 12:30 p.m. Track gates at Hollywood Park will open at 10:15 a.m. for simulcasts.
Owned by Copper Penny Stables and trained by Jim Kasparoff, Made to Love Her won the Moccasin by four lengths Nov. 20 at Hollywood Park less than a month after a narrow maiden victory at Santa Anita. The daughter of Stevie Wonderboy and the Storm Boot mare Love Boot has won two of six and earned $113,960.
Hodge Stretches Out In California Derby
Mike Machowsky. © Benoit Photo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (January 12, 2012)—Third behind So Brilliant and Brother Francis in the Grade III Hollywood Prevue Nov. 24 at Hollywood Park, Hodge will try more distance in the $100,000 California Derby Saturday at Golden Gate Fields.
Scheduled for 1 1/16 miles over Tapeta, the Cal Derby is the eighth of nine races. Post time Saturday is 12:45 p.m. Track gates at Hollywood Park will open at 10:15 a.m. for simulcasts.
Owned by a partnership that includes Arbitrage Stable, Lo Hi Stable and Nick Casato and trained by Mike Machowsky, Hodge was defeated by 1 ¾ lengths in the seven-furlong Prevue.
Trainer Lewis Cenicola Dies At 66
Lewis Cenicola. © Benoit Photo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (January 10, 2012)—Lewis Cenicola, a jockey, trainer and best known for being the exercise rider for the legendary John Henry, died Jan. 8 at his Arcadia home after battling liver and pancreatic cancer. He was 66.
During a training career that began in 1982, Cenicola won 279 races from 2,673 starters. One of his stakes victories came at Hollywood Park as he captured the Grade III Silver Screen Handicap with Natural Nine in 1992. His other top horses included Caballo de Oro and 1994 California Cup Sprint winner Uncaged Fury.
A jockey for more than 10 years, Cenicola, who earned his first win as a rider at Caliente, worked with John Henry during his time in California with Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally. John Henry was a two-time Horse of the Year, winning titles in 1981 and 1984.
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