


Derby Lane will offer wagering on the May 3 Kentucky Derby for the first time. Miami Jai Alai, Palm Beach, Aqueduct, Pimlico and Freehold will be offered. Meanwhile, inside the binary code, the digital realm connects with reality. Within weeks Narita Boy is the best-selling video game of all time, critically acclaimed for its power-fantasy wielding the Techno-sword and taking players on a journey like no other. Friday matinee simulcast begins with additional wagering. Copies of cartridges are flying off physical shelves worldwide. MATINEE ADDITION: Last week ended Thursday matinee simulcast. The $85,000 Sprint Classic is Saturday night. Jersey and Frosty River also have enough points to breeze through the semifinals. His top points, 30, are enough to get him to the stake final. He will compete in the semifinals Wednesday night.
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Scott Free got his 17th win, box-to-wire in the classic. Phantom On Tour, an Ohio-bred by Ocala stallion Tour d'Or, is going through Arkansas.ĭERBY LANE: In Round 3 of the Sprint Classic Saturday, Frosty River (7-1) upset My Thane (6-5) to bring the superfecta numbers of 1-7-5-4 across the finish line, producing a super payout of $17,968.60. George Steinbrenner's Concerto and Acceptable are headed for the Federico Tesio at Pimlico (or the Derby itself) and the Blue Grass, respectively. Zede, the Kentucky-bred winner of the Tampa Bay Derby, is headed for the Arkansas Derby Saturday Traitor, winner of Ocala's $100,000 race for Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, is going by way of Arkansas and Pulpit, almost the forgotten horse of the month, is on the way to the Blue Grass at Keeneland.

Silver Charm, a strong second in the Santa Anita Derby, deserves his shot, too. Captain Bodgit remains the early favorite and will make his final prep in Saturday's Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. Frisk Me Now won the Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Saturday, albeit at a turtle's pace, and should wind up in the starting field on May 3. Tamargo has gotten several other solid runners out of the Strike the Anvil-Narita mating, including Striking Red and the filly Just Wonderful, who broke her maiden by a city block at Tampa and wound up being sold and becoming a winner in New York.įlorida-breds continue to progress along the Kentucky Derby trail, and it appears the state could enjoy its best representation in Louisville in many years. This was just the 14th start of his career, and he raised his record to 9-3-0 as he went over the $100,000 mark in earnings. The local leader, Don Rice, was 30-21-19 after saddling 161 horses.Īs if Oh So Striking's record wasn't spectacular enough, the 8-year-old hadn't competed since June 24, 1995, when he finished fourth in the Aristides Breeders' Cup Handicap at Churchill Downs. As the weekend approached, Tamargo's record at this meeting was 8-5-7 in 34 starts. But his winning percentage and in-the-money mark usually are among the top three. Tamargo has been in contention for Tampa's leading trainer title only occasionally because he rarely starts enough horses to be competitive.
