Month: March 2021

Davis, Vargas Transported To Hospital, Filly Dies In Aqueduct Spill

Jockeys Dylan Davis and Jorge Vargas Jr. were transported to a local hospital and the first-time starter Kiss Me Dave perished in a ninth-race incident involving three horses on Saturday at Aqueduct racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y.

Vargas was aboard Kiss Me Dave for trainer Carla Morgan in the six-furlong maiden race for New York-breds when the 3-year-old filly by Palace fell approaching the far turn, sending Vargas to the ground. Tellaperfecttale, with Davis aboard, tripped over the stricken horse and a third rider, Nik Juarez was thrown when his mount, Maybe I Know swerved to avoid the accident. Juarez was not injured.

According to Keith McCalmont of the New York Racing Association media office, both Tellaperfecttale and Maybe I Know walked off. Kiss Me Dave was dead when veterinarians arrived on the scene.

McCalmont later posted an update on Twitter stating: “Per agent Mike Migliore, Dylan Davis incurred a broken clavicle and will be out indefinitely. Dylan is in good spirits & looks forward to returning to riding ASAP.” …”Vargas, Jr. still waiting on results per agent Jimmy Riccio, Jr.”

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Mandella Has United Fit For Return In 12-Furlong San Luis Rey; Prat Wins Five

Idle roughly five months since running a disappointing eighth in the Breeders' Cup Turf, Richard Mandella's classy turf star United came back running on Saturday at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., as he stalked the early pace and motored to an emphatic three quarter length win in the Grade 3, $100,000 San Luis Rey Stakes.  Ridden by Flavien Prat, who notched his fourth win of the day, United, a 6-year-old gelding by Giant's Causeway, got a mile and one half on turf in 2:25.51.

Prat added a fifth win in the following race about Fratelli to extend his lead in the local jockey standings to 20 over Juan Hernandez.

With speedy Acclimate going to the front as expected in the run down the hillside turf, Prat was attentive to the pace and tracked the leader while applying mild pressure to the far turn, where he took over a quarter mile out and outran second choice Masteroffoxhounds from the top of the lane prior to holding off a late run from Say the Word.

“Hat's off to Mr. Mandella, he had him ready to run a mile and one half today,” said Prat, who has now guided him to five graded stakes wins.  “He was traveling well the whole way and he responded well when I asked him to go.  My horse likes to be in the race and he likes it when there is a good pace.  I wanted to stay close to Acclimate, I didn't want him to get too easy of a lead.

“Like I say, we were traveling well and at the three eighths pole, I was in control.  He likes the turf courses out here and with the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar, that's good.  Hoping to have a good year.”

Heavily favored at 4-5 in a field of five older horses, United paid $3.80, $2.60 and $2.10.

“It's always nice to be home,” said Mandella.  “He's won very nicely at Del Mar also, although we like The Great Race Place.”

Owned by LNJ Foxwoods, United, who is out of Indy Punch, by Pulling Punches, now has five wins from 10 starts over the Santa Anita turf and his overall mark stands at 18-8-4-1.  With the winner's share of $60,000, he now has earnings of $1,513,549.

Patiently handled by Mike Smith, Say the Word made a nice late run, easily besting Masteroffoxhounds by one length.  Off at 4-1, Say the Word paid $3.60 and $2.80.

A winner of the G2 San Marcos Stakes at a mile and one quarter on turf Feb. 6, Masteroffoxhounds sat third to the top of the lane and was unable to hold off Say the Word for the place.  Ridden by Umberto Rispoli, he was off at 2-1 and paid $2.20 to show while finishing five lengths clear of Acclimate.

Fractions on the race were 24.29, 47.18, 1:11.36, 1:36.01 and 2:00.80.

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Alvarado Rides Hot Hand Into Sunday Card At Gulfstream; $1 Million Rainbow 6 Jackpot Guarantee

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $1 million Sunday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

The popular multi-race wager went unsolved Saturday for the ninth racing day in a row since a March 6 mandatory payout. Multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $19,641.04 Saturday.

The jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

There will also be a Super Hi-5 carryover going into Sunday's first race of $5,511.66.

WHO'S HOT: Junior Alvarado continued a most productive return to the Championship Meet, notching five wins, scoring aboard Big Frank ($5.80) in Race 3, Wora ($8.60) in Race 6 and Tiesto ($4.) in Race 9, Pacific Gale in the Hurricane Bertie (G3) and Warrior's Pride ($23.20) in the Texas Glitter.

Hall of Famer Javier Castellano rode a pair of winners, scoring a Race 7 victory aboard Wink ($4) in the $75,000 Melody of Colors before coming back to win on She'sanearthmover ($13.80) in Race 9.

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