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Posted on Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Odds-on favorite Vacare, ridden by Jose Valdivia Jr., passed Gotta Have Her and In My Glory in the stretch to score a 1-length victory in Sunday’s $150,000 Dahlia Handicap at Hollywood Park as race horse trainer Christophe Clement notched career win No. 1,000 in the Grade II event.
Vacare, a 5-year-old daughter of Lear Fan making her final career start, covered 1 1/16 miles on the Lakeside Turf Course in 1:41.13 under high weight of 122 pounds to score her eighth win in 14 career starts. Gotta Have Her, who pressed pacesetter In My Glory, prevailed by a half-length over the 18-1 shot to earn second money in Hollywood Park’s closing-day feature.
Vacare paid $3.60, $2.60 and $2.40 while banking $90,000 to boost her earnings to $1,213,206. Gotta Have Her, ridden by jockey Richard Migliore, paid $3.60 and $2.80, while the show payoff on In My Glory with jockey Martin Garcia aboard was $5.40.
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Dahlia Handicap at Hollywood Park December 21
Posted on Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Multiple graded stakes winner Vacare has been assigned high weight of 122 pounds for the $150,000 Dahlia Handicap (G2) for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles on turf that highlights Hollywood Park’s closing day Sunday.
The Dahlia Handicap field of fillies and mares with jockeys and weight in post position order:
Vacare under jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. carries 122 lbs.- Green Lyons under jockey Rosario, 115 lbs.
- I Can See under jockey Aaron Gryder, 115 lbs.
- Belle Allure under jockey Corey Nakatani, 114 lbs.
- Place de L’Etoile under jockey Joseph Talamo, 111 lbs.
- Gotta Have Her under jockey Richard Migliore, 115 lbs.
- Sensational Love under jockey Michael Baze, 112 lbs.
- Valbenny under jockey Alex Solis, 117 lbs.
- Lady Digby under jockey Garrett Gomez, 118 lbs.
- Don’t Forget Faith under jockey Alonso Quinonez, 110 lbs.
- In My Glory under jockey Martin Garcia, 113 lbs.
- Storybook under jockey Mike Smith, 114 lbs.
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