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Tuesday, 15 November 2005 |
 John Campo Sr., who trained 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Pleasant Colony, has died after a long illness. He was 67. Campo, who had been in declining health for several years, died Monday, according to the Cassese Funeral Home in Ozone Park. Campo trained for 30 years, retiring in 1996. His best year came in 1981 when he saddled Pleasant Colony to victories in the first two legs of the Triple Crown - a win over Woodchopper in the Derby followed by a win over Bold Ego in the Preakness. The dark bay colt then lost to Summing by 1¾ lengths in the Belmont Stakes.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2005 |
 Racing seems to have its share of ills these days, which is why the first injection of Derby Fever is being given out earlier and earlier each year. Even taken in small doses in November, it can start the blood pumping, and what better way to brace for the long winter than by getting a brief whiff of roses or hearing even the faintest strains of "My Old Kentucky Home?" Now, before the thought, "Has he totally lost his mind?" enters your brain, let me answer by saying, "Quite possibly, but as with Quixote's journey into 'madness,' it just may be that the cure is worse than the disease."
With that said, let's start tilting at windmills and take the first step on the 2006 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) trail.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2005 |
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Invasor, an undefeated Argentine-bred three-year-old son of Candy Stripes, scored a powerful 6 ½-length victory in the 109th running of Uruguay`s oldest race, the Gran Premio Nacional (Uruguayan Derby), to sweep the Uruguayan Triple Crown on Sunday at Maronas National Racecourse in Montevideo.
Invasor became the country’s 21st Triple Crown winner and the first since 1994 Triple Crown winner Parsiphal (Uru).
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Monday, 14 November 2005 |
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Today's feature, the Huntington Stakes for 2-year-old colts at 6 furlongs is for us, a very difficult read. The problem is that three of the fastest and/or most accomplished horses have good form at 5-1/2 furlongs, not six. That makes today's distance, while not overly difficult, unknown territory.
The fastest horses in here are Urban Guy, who improved markedly off Tim Ritchey's claim, Justawalkinthepark, with Joe Bravo driving over the GW Bridge for the ride, and Imagine It, from the prolific Anthony Dutrow shed.
Then, of course, there's likely favorite Master Of Disaster, who does own winning 6 furlong form. However, after a promising early summer campaign, his races have been spaced as if he has issues and has not run nearly as fast as he did earlier. He is, however, cycling back to those better races, making him yet another difficult read. We'll pass for the win at expected short odds.
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Monday, 14 November 2005 |
Churchill Downs spent Saturday honoring recently retired Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day -- naming a race after him, announcing plans to build a statue in his likeness and even hosting a dinner roast. But even with all the hoopla and praise directed his way, it would be hard, in Day's mind, to top how he started his day at the track: as an official witness to a wedding in the winners' circle. "Isn't that an awesome beginning for a great day," Day said, attaching to his lapel a flower given him by the bride, Anne Ferrante of Buckhead, Ga. "Unbelievable!" Ferrante, 54, and her new husband, 61-year-old Conrad Arthur Nichols, knew the track was going to honor Day on Saturday but certainly did not expect him to serve as a witness at their wedding, scheduled more than 2 1/2 hours before the first race. |
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Thursday, 10 November 2005 |
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We all know the grass is not always greener but in the case of Hollywood Park, there is no grass at all. The entire turf season this fall has been wiped out according to an announcement last week and it leaves horsemen scrambling to find spots for fit horses and it leaves bettors relegated to watching parades for the next several weeks.
This is just another bungled job by new management who also are in the process of killing the racing at Bay Meadows. If there is a silver lining in the entire mess, it could be that Northern California racing could be helped.
The initial announcement stated that the purse money would just be given out in overnight races. In other words, they would boost up the purses of the lesser horses that ran on dirt. The powers that be didn’t quite think this through enough.
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Thursday, 10 November 2005 |
Another profitable week but nothing to get the pulse racing, either. Play Ballado wasn't a good filly we were trying to beat last Wednesday; she may be a budding star. It took an exceptional filly to beat Classy Charm, who fired strongly into the stretch, like a drum. Kimmel's filly was clearly no match for Ward's. Too bad. Classy Charm was 7-1, but did complete an $11 exacta in a five horse field with the odds on favorite. That's good value, believe it or not. Thank you Chief (H. Allen Jerkens) for Actcellent, who returned an excellent $10.40 Thursday. No play Friday when Pleasant Laughter was a late scratch nor Saturday when we could neither bet on or against what we thought was an unbeatable favorite. Latice was terrible, not the same filly we saw in Saratoga and, frankly, it was not great management by Jonathan Sheppard. Even a Hall of Fame horseman can let one get away from them once in a while. |
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