Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Dos and Don’ts takes $50,000 Daylight Sprint
Chocolate Mountain wins $50,000 Getaway Handicap
Under a stellar ride from Casey Lambert, Dos and Don’ts pulled clear in the final 50 yards to win the $50,000 Daylight Sprint at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Tuesday.
The former Santa Anita runner applied plenty of pressure down the stretch to overwhelm the speedy favorite Sky Jedi in the 6 furlong feature written for three-year-olds. The high quality son of Petionville stalked off the pace and made a prolonged run on the outside to wear down the front runner. The bay colt pulled clear by three parts of a length in a time of 1:09.31. He is unbeaten in two Sunland Park starts this season for winning trainer Johnnie Nall.
Dos and Don’ts earned $30,000 for the Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC of Santa Ynez, California. The sophomore owns 3 wins from 4 career starts.
Sky Jedi ran a bold race as the 4-5 favorite. Under jockey Alejandro Medellin, the powerful sprinter raced past All Maxed Out rounding the turn to take command. He fought valiantly through a prolonged stretch battle but could not hold off the winner. The runner-up finished a neck in front of the fast closing Accolades N Praise.
Casey Lambert earned a double on the card by piloting Mr. Pursuit to a wire to wire win in the seasonal finale, the $42,700 Adios Amigos Claiming Handicap at one and one-quarter miles. The H. Ray Ashford trained paid $12.40 on a $2 win ticket.
Chocolate Mountain surged in deep stretch to take a neck victory in the $50,000 Getaway Handicap at 870 yards. Trained by Wesley Giles, the three-year-old son of Panther Mountain won his third straight race at the distance. The 4-5 favorite dug in determinedly to defeat Cach D Fish in a driving finish.
With jockey Ricky Ramirez, the winner overcame a 5-wide journey around the turn and still had enough energy to outrun his rival along the rail. Chocolate Mountain covered the distance in a good 45.30 seconds. The Utah-bred Quarter Horse won 3 of 5 races this season.
Chocolate Mountain earned a $30,000 paycheck for owner Ray Herring.
The thoroughbred Cach D Fish made a valiant run along the rail and just missed with jockey Joe Martinez. Pretty Perfect Dream wound up a close third at 20-1 odds.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Dos and Don’ts takes $50,000 Daylight Sprint
Chocolate Mountain wins $50,000 Getaway Handicap
Under a stellar ride from Casey Lambert, Dos and Don’ts pulled clear in the final 50 yards to win the $50,000 Daylight Sprint at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Tuesday.
The former Santa Anita runner applied plenty of pressure down the stretch to overwhelm the speedy favorite Sky Jedi in the 6 furlong feature written for three-year-olds. The high quality son of Petionville stalked off the pace and made a prolonged run on the outside to wear down the front runner. The bay colt pulled clear by three parts of a length in a time of 1:09.31. He is unbeaten in two Sunland Park starts this season for winning trainer Johnnie Nall.
Dos and Don’ts earned $30,000 for the Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC of Santa Ynez, California. The sophomore owns 3 wins from 4 career starts.
Sky Jedi ran a bold race as the 4-5 favorite. Under jockey Alejandro Medellin, the powerful sprinter raced past All Maxed Out rounding the turn to take command. He fought valiantly through a prolonged stretch battle but could not hold off the winner. The runner-up finished a neck in front of the fast closing Accolades N Praise.
Casey Lambert earned a double on the card by piloting Mr. Pursuit to a wire to wire win in the seasonal finale, the $42,700 Adios Amigos Claiming Handicap at one and one-quarter miles. The H. Ray Ashford trained paid $12.40 on a $2 win ticket.
Chocolate Mountain surged in deep stretch to take a neck victory in the $50,000 Getaway Handicap at 870 yards. Trained by Wesley Giles, the three-year-old son of Panther Mountain won his third straight race at the distance. The 4-5 favorite dug in determinedly to defeat Cach D Fish in a driving finish.
With jockey Ricky Ramirez, the winner overcame a 5-wide journey around the turn and still had enough energy to outrun his rival along the rail. Chocolate Mountain covered the distance in a good 45.30 seconds. The Utah-bred Quarter Horse won 3 of 5 races this season.
Chocolate Mountain earned a $30,000 paycheck for owner Ray Herring.
The thoroughbred Cach D Fish made a valiant run along the rail and just missed with jockey Joe Martinez. Pretty Perfect Dream wound up a close third at 20-1 odds.
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