Italian Rules wins Hollywood Park feature
May 24, 2012INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Italian Rules beat Indian Firewater by 3 1/4 lengths Thursday in the $75,742 feature at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Ridden by Kevin Krigger, Italian Rules ran six furlongs on the synthetic Cushion Track in 1:08.55, fastest at the distance during the spring-summer meet. Krigger was subbing for Joel Rosario, who remained in the Dominican Republic after attending the funeral of his brother who was killed in a car accident last weekend.
Italian Rules paid $7, $3.60 and $2.40.
Indian Firewater returned $5.80 and $4 for trainer Bob Baffert. Live Sundays paid $5 to show. Baffert's other entry, Racing Aptitude, was fourth.
Italian Rules has eight wins in 25 starts and career earnings of $397,940.
Chantal Sutherland won two races on the card with a pair of long shots.