NEWS
Street Boss earns first stakes win in Los Angeles Handicap
Posted: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:46 PM
STREET BOSS
Benoit & Associates photo
by Jeff Apel
Street Boss overtook four foes after being swung out approaching the stretch and earned a one-length victory in his stakes debut in the $110,500 Los Angeles Handicap (G3) on Saturday at Hollywood Park.
Street Boss clipped heels soon after the start and trailed in a field of nine as Grade 3 winner High Standards dueled with Sailors Sunset through a half-mile in :43.80. Jockey David Flores and Street Boss moved ahead on the turn and improved to fifth in early stretch. Street Boss seized command from 2007 Los Angeles winner Sailors Sunset near midstretch, and set a Hollywood Cushion Track record of 1:07.55 for six furlongs.
Sailors Sunset previously set a track record at the Inglewood, California, track by running six furlongs in 1:07.79 en route to winning the Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (G3) on December 2, 2006.
Sailors Sunset finished 1 1/2 lengths in front of third-place finisher High Standards.
Trained by Bruce Headley, Street Boss entered off consecutive wins at Santa Anita Park in an allowance race on March 6 and an allowance/optional claiming race on April 14. Both races were run at 6 1/2 furlongs.
Earning his fifth win in nine lifetime starts, Street Boss increased his earnings to $221,800. Bred in Kentucky by Brilliant Stable, Street Boss is out of Blushing Ogygian, by Ogygian.
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Jeff Apel is a Thoroughbred Times assistant daily news editor
