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Emerald Downs – April 10th Wrap
O B Harbor blazed to a spectacular victory Sunday at Emerald Downs, racing to a two-length triumph over Kaabraaj in a sparkling 1:00.97 for 5 ½ furlongs.
The winning time was just one-tenth of a second off the world record of 1:00.87 set by Hollywood Harbor on April 22, 2012.
Ridden by Jose Zunino for trainer Chris Stenslie and owner Jody Peetz—the same connections that teamed up with Hollywood Harbor four years ago—O B Harbor paid $11.80, $6 and $4.60.
O B Harbor held a clear lead while setting fractions of :21.60, :43.75 and :55.02, and had energy in reserve to repel Kaabraaj through the stretch. The Oregon-bred improved to 3-1-2 in eight career starts with earnings of $50,691 including $11,550 for Sunday’s win, which stamps the gelding a favorite for next month’s $50,000 Governor’s Stakes at 6 ½ furlongs.
Kaabraaj, ridden by Juan Gutierrez, chased the winner from flag-fall to finish, but settled for second place and paid $4.40 and $3.60.Solemnly Swear, ridden by Joe Steiner, came off a 20-month layoff to finish third and paid $7.
Arrom Bear, the 2-1 betting favorite, finished fourth and Westley, Awesome Indian and Scat Daddybaby rounded out the order of finish.
NOTES: Sunday’s $0.50 Pick 5—capped by a $51 upset by first-time starter Miss Fogcutter—returned a track record $22,700.95 to one winning ticket. . .Meanwhile, there were no winning tickets in the $0.20 Pick 7, and a two-day carryover of $6,418 is up for grabs when racing resumes Saturday. . .Newcomer Erick Lopez made a big splash Sunday with three wins on the 10-race card. The...
