Victor's Cry takes Citation Handicap at Hollywood
November 28, 2010INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -Victor's Cry, an 11-1 long shot, rallied from next-to-last and used a powerful stretch run Saturday to win the $250,000 Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park.
Ridden by Victor Espinoza for trainer Eoin Harty, the 5-year-old Victor's Cry was ninth early in the field of 10, moved to fifth on the second turn and squeezed through a small hole in the stretch to beat Proudinsky by 1 3/4 lengths, covering 1 1-16 miles on the turf in 1:39.86.
The winner paid $24.40, $12 and $6.20. Proudinsky returned $15.40 and $8.20, and Meteore paid $11.40 to show.