Sunday, June 30, 2002
Nonsuch Bay wins Mother Goose Stakes
Horse racing roundup
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Nonsuch Bay came from off the pace to score a 1 1/2-length victory in the 46th running of the $250,000, Grade I Mother Goose Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park on Saturday.
Favored Chamrousse was second, 12 1/4 lengths in front of Seba. Dust Me Off trailed the others in the four-horse field.
The Mother Goose lost three of its prominent contenders when Take Charge Lady and Bella Bellucci were withdrawn within days of the race and trainer Carl Nafzger announced the scratch of Belterra on Saturday morning.
Nonsuch Bay took over in midstretch after Dust Me Off and Chambrousse led early in the nine-furlong race.
Nonsuch Bay carried 121 and Jerry Bailey 1 1/8 miles in 1:49 to earn $150,000 for Joseph P. Platt,Jr. with her fourth win in seven starts this year. Her only previous stakes victory came in Belmont's Grade II Nassau County on May 11th.
“Anything can happen in a short field,” said Bailey. “We actually clipped heels with Chambrousse a few times, and I decided not to tempt fate any longer and we tipped outside of her.”
Nonsuch Bay returned $7 and $2.70. Chamrousse paid $2.30. There was no show betting.
No Parole recorded the first stakes victory of his career when he turned in a strong stretch run to post a 2 3/4-length win in the 24th running of the $122,034 Mike Lee Stakes for 3-year-olds. Trial Prep was second, a nose in front of favored Arkansas Derby winner, Private Emblem.
Private Emblem trailed the field early and was forced to thread his way through the field in his belated rally.
The win was the second straight in three starts this year for No Parole who covered seven furlongs in 1:22 3/5 on the fast track to earn $73,220 for Thomas Mina.
No Parole returned $20.40,$7.70 and $3.90. Trial Prep paid $4.80 and $2.90 and Private Emblem was $2.60.
Zavata scored an impressive 6 1/4-length victory in the 110th running of the Grade III, $106,600 Tremont Stakes for 2-year-olds.
Hussar was second, another 4 1/4 lengths in front of Desert Warrior.
The win was the second straight in three career starts for the Michael Tabor-owned, Patrick Biancone-trained colt.
Zavata earned $69,960 and returned $3, $2.20 and $2.10 as the favorite. Hussar paid $2.60 and $2.10 and Desert Warrior was $2.10.
Longshot Atelier wins Molly Pitcher Handicap
OCEANPORT, N.J. — Atelier took the lead on the clubhouse turn and then held off favored Summer Colony for a one-length victory Saturday in the $300,000 Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Handicap at Monmouth Park.
The victory by the Deputy Minister offspring, ridden by Eibar Coa, was worth $180,000 for owners Helen C. Alexander and Helen K. Groves. It was the fifth victory in the Molly Pitcher for trainer Shug McGaughey, who underwent open heart surgery just two weeks ago and was not on hand for the race.
McGaughey's longtime assistant Buzz Tenney saddled Atelier for the Molly Pitcher.
“This win should get Shug's blood flowing better,” Tenney said. “I told Eibar that she always breaks a step slow, and to just let her gather her legs under her and get settled.
“I saw the hole open up on the (clubhouse) turn, and so did she. When she sees daylight, she goes. I guess she just dragged Eibar to the lead.”
John Velazquez, who rode Summer Colony, said his mount just couldn't catch up.
“She ran hard the whole way and still ran a good race,” Velasquez said. “The winner got loose on the lead and proved too hard to catch.”
Atelier covered a mile in 1:48.3 for her first win in four starts this year. The 5-year-old mare paid $18, $5.20 and $2.10.
Summer Colony paid $2.60 and $2.10. Spain, the second choice at 6-5, was third and paid $2.10 to show.
Mr. Mellon wins Arlington Classic
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Mr. Mellon put on a burst of speed in the stretch and surged past Doc Holiday in the final strides Saturday to win the $175,000 Arlington Classic by a neck.
Doc Holiday was second, and Seainsky, a 56-1 long shot, rallied from the last at the top of the stretch to finish third in the nine-horse race.
Mr. Mellon, with Rene Douglas aboard, covered 1/1-16-miles on the turf in 1:41.95. He settled in toward the back of the field while racing along the rail.
He moved up on the final turn and angled out to overtake Doc Holiday inside the last sixteenth of a mile. He earned $105,000 for the victory, his third in seven starts.
Trainer Elliott Walden said the winner will be pointed toward the Jim Dandy on the dirt Aug. 4 at Saratoga,
“He definitely has a turf pedigree,” the trainer said. “I'd like to keep both avenues (dirt and turf) open for him.”
The horse is continuing to develop.
“He only started once as a 2-year-old,” Walden said. “We got a little behind on him.”
The Arlington Classic is the first leg of the Mid-America Triple, a series that continues with the $225,000 American Derby on July 21 and ends with the Secretariat on Aug. 17.
Mr. Mellon paid $6.80, $3.40 and $3. Doc Holiday returned $4 and $3.20. Seainsky paid $8.20.
Orientate wins Aristides
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Orientate took an early lead and pulled away down the stretch to win the Aristides by 10 lengths Saturday at Churchill Downs.
for three-year-olds and up at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
The 4-year-old son of Mt. Livermore, with Robby Albarado riding, covered the 6 1/2 furlongs on the fast track in a stakes record time of 1:14.41.
The time was just .07 off the track record of 1:14.34 set by Love At Noon last year. Orientate paid $5.40, $3.40 and $2.20.
Binthebest, with Jon Court aboard, rallied late to take the place spot, and paid $4.80 and $2.40. No Armistice, the 3-2 favorite, paid $2.10 to show in the race for 3-year-olds and up.
Bet On Sunshine, a 10-year-old gelding bidding for his third straight win in the Aristides, came in fourth.
Orientate, trained by D. Wayne Lukas, won $66,650.
Astra wins Beverly Hills Handicap at Hollywood Park
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Astra blew by Peu A Peu on Saturday to become the first back-to-back winner of the $250,000 Beverly Hills Handicap at Hollywood Park.
Ridden by Kent Desormeaux, Astra set a stakes record of 1:58 2/5 and won by a neck. She paid $2.80, $2.40 and $2.10.
Crazy Ensign was third in a field of eight in the 1 1/4-mile turf race.
Peu A Peu returned $3.80 and $2.10, and Crazy Ensign paid $2.10 to show.
Astra won for the third time in four starts this year and for the 11th victory in 15 overall. Astra is owned by the Allen E. Paulson Living Trust and trained by Laura de Seroux.
The winner's share of $150,000 boosted her career bankroll to $1,238,424.
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