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Brazilian-bred Zardana rallied in the stretch to register a 1 1/4-length victory in Saturdays $150000 Bayakoa Handicap at Hollywood Park, giving trainer John Shirreffs a record fifth victory in the Grade II event. Zardana, ridden confidently by Victor Espinoza, sat comfortably in third on the backstretch before moving off the rail to take command from tiring pacesetter and defending champ Briecat just inside the sixteenth pole. The 5-year-old mare, owned by Arnold Zetcher, covered 1 1/16 ...

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Favored Free Flying Soul, under jockey Mike Smith, broke alertly to set the pace and cruised to a two-length victory in the first running of the $50000 Winter Stakes Friday at Hollywood Park. Reba is Topps, ridden by Danny Sorenson, outfinished Empressive Lady, Victor Espinoza up, for the place spot. Free Flying Soul covered the six furlongs on Cushion Track in a quick 1:09.01 and returned $4.20 for the win. The 4-year-old daughter of Quiet American earned $30720 for her owner Marsha Naify....

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Saucey Evening emerged from a four-horse pack at the sixteenth pole and went on to post a 10-1 upset victory under jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. in the $61150 Starine Stakes on Thursday at Hollywood Park. The 3-year-old chestnut filly finished a neck in front of Spirit Seeker, with Hermiones Magic another neck back in third. Dreamalong and Summers Peace — another half-length back — finished in a dead heat for fourth in the field of seven. Saucey Evening, owned by Augustin Stable and trained by H ...

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Front-running Live Sundays, caught by Enriched nearing the eighth pole, fought back in the final sixteenth under jockey Alex Solis to score his fifth straight victory in the $43000 allowance/claiming feature Wednesday at Hollywood Park. Live Sundays, trained by Chuck Jenda for Najji Farm, is unbeaten since breaking his maiden in his fifth start in August at Golden Gate Fields. He covered 7 ½ furlongs on Cushion Track in 1:28.43 while prevailing by a half-length. He is now five-for-nine with ...

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California-bred The Usual QT, given a perfect stalking trip by Victor Espinoza, took command early in the stretch and went on to score his fifth consecutive victory in Sundays 68th running of the $300000 Hollywood Derby at Hollywood Park. The Usual QT, giving an on-track crowd of 9814 an encore less than an hour after super mare Zenyatta was given a send-off by Hollywood Park and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, became the first Cal-bred to win the Grade I event since Slew The Dragon in 1985 ...

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Bobby Frankels last wish came true Saturday as odds-on favorite Ventura won the $300000 Matriarch at Hollywood Park, completing a Grade I double for the late Hall of Fame trainers stable. Frankel, who died of lymphoma on Nov. 16, asked Juddmonte Farms to delay her retirement following the Breeders Cup, confident she could go out a winner in The Matriarch. With two-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Garrett Gomez keeping Ventura within striking distance of dangerous front-runner Tuscan Evening ...

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Who's Up takes the Generous Stakes under jockey Victor Espinoza.

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Fluke made a dramatic late run under jockey Joe Talamo to score an emotional upset victory for the barn of the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel in Fridays $300000 Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park. The Brazilian-bred was saddled by Frankels long-time assistant Humberto Ascanio, who sent out many stakes horses during a 35-year stint with the legendary horsemen, but not in his own name. Ascanio, who officially took over Frankels stable at Hollywood Park following the trainers death ...

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Two-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Garrett Gomez, banged up in a spill Saturday, returned to action in style Wednesday, cruising to a seven-length victory aboard Conveyance in the co-featured $38000 allowance feature at Hollywood Park. Conveyance, trained by Bob Baffert for Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable, covered six furlongs on Cushion Track in 1:09 to remain unbeaten in two starts. The 2-year-old son of Indian Charlie paid $3.20 as the odds-on favorite. Joyful Success finished ...

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