Page 34 - February 2005 The Game

34 The Game, February 2005 Your Thoroughbred Racing Community Newspaper
Canadian Connections Racing at Gulfstream Park, Florida
Castle Peak Farms’ Dumaani Star raced at Gulfstream Park on January 8 in a $35,000 allowance race on the turf going 1 1/16 miles. The 7 year-old gelding finished a respectable fourth after a great effort. Photo by Elena Fenech
Frank Stronach, was in the paddock before the fourth race at Gulfstream Park to watch trainer Mike Keogh saddle his 4-year-old filly, Spanish Fiesta on January 8.
Robert Krembil of Chiefswood Stable was in the paddock talking with jockey Robert Landry (right) before the Gr.3 $100,000 Hal’s Hope Handicap, where Alleged Ruler was entered to run.
Trainer Mike Keogh saddles the Stronach Stables owned, Spanish Fiesta, in preparation for the 4th race at Gulfstream on January 8. The four-year-old filly finished fourth in the $32,000 MSW race on the dirt.
Canada’s 2003 Horse of the Year, Wando, with regular rider Patrick Husbands, in the irons, on post parade for the $100,000 Gr.3 Mr. Prospector Handicap at Gulfstream Park in Florida on January 8, 2005. Wando came on in the stretch and finished a respectable fourth in the race. Photo by Brian Clark.
The Bruno Schickedanz owned, Wake At Noon, is pictured here on post parade for the Gr.3 $100,000 Hal’s Hope Handicap on January 8 at Gulfstream Park in Florida. The 8-year-old horse with jockey Herberto Castillo Jr. finished out of the money in the race.
Photo by Brian Clark.
Jockey Patrick Husbands is keeping busy at Gulfstream Park in Florida this winter.
Photo Bottom left - Wando, seen here turning for home in last position makes up a ton of ground down the stretch to finish fourth in the Gr.3 Mr. Prospector Handicap on January 8 at Gulfstream Park in Florida.
Wake at Noon in the paddock before the Gr.3 Hal’s Hope Handicap on January 8 at Gulfstream Park.
Did You Know....
That Gulfstream Park has verified a world record for one mile set on
its new turf course on opening day of the 2005 meet.
Mr. Light (ARG) ran the mile in 1:31.41 in an $37,000 allowance race
on a firm turf course in the final race on January 3, 2005. In the days following
the race the time and the distance were being discussed and debated.
The distance was confirmed by the architectural firm of Calvin, Giordano &
Associates and the time was confirmed by Teleview Racing Patrol Inc. The previous world record of 1:31.63 was set by Elusive Quality
at Belmont Park on July 4, 1998.