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SPORTSFriday 23 March 2018
Top-ranked Halep wins Renowned jockey Jose Flores
tough 3-setter in Miami dies in racing accident
By SANDRA HARWITT Simona Halep, of Romania, returns to Oceane Dodin, of France, PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A re- In this Sept. 19, 2015 photo,
Associated Press during the Miami Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 22, nowned jockey who was provided by Equi-Photo,
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — 2018, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Halep won 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. among the best in Penn- jockey Jose Flores poses at
Top-ranked Simona Halep sylvania history died Thurs- Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa.
of Romania struggled to Associated Press day of injuries suffered in
post a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 second- a racing accident. Parx Associated Press
round win over French lucky 1 Angelique Kerber of Ger- naments she's played. Racing announced the
loser Oceane Dodin at the many advanced to the Kerber, the 2016 Austra- death of Jose Flores, 56, ly 29,000 career starts, ac-
Miami Open on Thursday. third round with a 6-2, 6-2 lian Open and U.S. Open who was racing Monday cording to the Equibase
In the first career meet- win over Johanna Larsson champion, won her first at the suburban Philadel- thoroughbred database.
ing between the players, of Sweden. tournament since that U.S. phia track when his horse Parx called Flores an "out-
Halep allowed the 98th- Kerber is 19-4 this year and Open at Sydney in January. went down and Flores standing jockey" and ex-
ranked Dodin to break her has reached at least the She also reached the Aus- was thrown off. The jock- pressed condolences to
serve on six of seven op- quarterfinals of all five tour- tralian Open semifinals.q ey hit the ground headfirst his family. The Jockeys'
portunities she presented and suffered a massive Guild said Flores is the
in the match, which lasted trauma. He was removed 157th jockey to die in a
more than two hours. from life support Thursday racing accident in unoffi-
Halep broke Dodin's serve afternoon. Flores won cial records going back to
for the seventh time at 4-4 4,650 races in a career 1940. q
in the third set before clos- that spanned more than
ing it out. three decades. He was
Halep played in her third the top career earner at
career Grand Slam final at Parx, formerly known as
the Australian Open in Jan- Philadelphia Park. "It's un-
uary, but has yet to secure believable, just sickening,"
a Grand Slam trophy. Scott Lake, the top trainer
Halep's best Miami Open at Parx, who has known
was reaching the 2015 Flores since 1991, told The
semifinals. Philadelphia Inquirer. "He
Also Thursday, former No. was just tremendous, a
nice guy, always a pro-
fessional." Flores' mounts
earned $64 million in near-
MATCH PLAY halve, Schwartzel could Patrick Reed tees off on the first hole during the second day of Dustin Johnson will ef-
only watch as Reed hit a the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, in Orlando, Fla., Friday, fectively play a practice
Continued from Page 18 wedge that nearly went in March 16, 2018. round Friday. A year after
Spieth dodged trouble ear- and stopped a few inches the world's No. 1 player
ly against Li Haotong, who away. Associated Press couldn't be beaten, John-
missed putts inside 8 feet on Reed and Spieth are 7-2- son couldn't beat anybody.
two of the opening three 2 as partners in the Presi- I want it to be his fault and good golf. And that's what He lost to Bernd Wiesberger
holes, won the second dents Cup and Ryder Cup. he wants it to be my fault. on Wednesday, and fell
hole when Spieth hit into They are 1-1 in PGA Tour "We've almost played ev- it's going to down to. Be- behind early in a 4-and-3
the hazard and thought playoffs, with Reed hitting ery single match we've loss to Adam Hadwin on
he won the fourth hole until through the greens to short been involved in together cause I plan on not giving Thursday.
Spieth matched his birdie birdie range when he won against each other," he Rory McIlroy and Phil Mick-
by chipping in from short of the Wyndham Champion- said. "We just happen to be him any holes." elson still have life.
the green. ship in 2013, and Spieth wearing the same colors." McIlroy had an easy time
Spieth never trailed and returning the favor in 2015 Reed and Spieth have ad- That isn't the only match beating Jhonattan Ve-
pulled away with a savvy at Innisbrook by winning a vanced out of group play gas, while Brian Harman
play on the par-4 13th over playoff with a 30-foot putt. just once, both in 2016 at between undefeated play- knocked out Peter Uihlein
the water and into the wind. They don't have much of a Austin Country Club, and in the other match in their
He hit driver well to the right relationship except in team both lost fourth-round ers this week. group. Harman will win the
toward the gallery, which competitions, and even matches. group if he beats McIlroy
gave him a clear look at then it's unusual. "He's not going to give you Alex Noren of Sweden had on Friday; McIlroy has to
the green without having "Because we're so com- holes," Reed said. "You win to have any chance of
to hit over any of the lake. petitive with each other have to go and play some another easy time, beating making it to the weekend.
His pitch-and-run settled a within our own pairing at "At least I've given myself
foot away for birdie and the Ryder Cup, we want Thomas Pieters in 14 holes, a chance to progress," he
a 2-up lead, and Spieth to outdo each other. That's said.
closed him out, 4 and 2. what makes us success- and won for the sixth time Mickelson, who lost to
Right behind was Reed in ful," Spieth said. "Tiger says Charles Howell III in the
his match against Charl it's a phenomenon. It's not in his last seven matches. opening round, rallied from
Schwartzel, and the South something that he's used 4 down after eight holes
African was 2 up at the turn to seeing in those team He faces Tony Finau, who and won the last three
until Reed won the next two events. Normally you're holes to beat Satoshi Kod-
holes to set up a tight finish. working together. But we dispatched of Kevin Na aira. Mickelson still needs
Schwartzel stayed 1 down want to beat each other Howell, who won against
when he missed a 5-foot every time. In alternate to win his second straight on Thursday, to lose a
par putt on the 17th. Need- shot, if we don't win a hole, match.q
ing a birdie on the 18th to match.
Defending champion
