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Racing Notebook - July 4
July 4, 2008
By Benjamin Miraski
- The French filly Instrumentale was a late scratch from the sixth race when she bucked her rider and took off on her own around the back stretch of the track. The horse was ultimately corralled in a corner of the front stretch where she attempted to jump the rail, but only made it half way over before pulling back onto the track. She was run down by a handler horse without further incident and was reported in good condition.
- Jockey Rene Douglas, who took home the win in the Stars and Stripes Handicap, won three of the ten races on the afternoon.
- Owner Frank Calabrese scored one win in two starts on Friday. The owner has won nearly 50 percent of his starts this season. Through June 28, he had 35 wins in 72 starts and had finished in the money nearly 80 percent of the time.
- In Thursday’s action, Irish jockey James Graham rode winners in both halves of the Daily Double at Arlington. He was joined in a two-win afternoon by Rene Douglas and E. T. Baird.
Posted July 4, 2008 4:59 PM