Thorondor wins at Hollywood Park
May 1, 2010INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -Thorondor defeated Soul Candy by a neck to win the $44,400 feature on Friday at Hollywood Park.
Ridden by Tyler Baze, Thorondor covered 1 1/16 miles on turf in 1:41.88 and paid $3.20, $2.40 and $2.10 as the 3-5 favorite. The victory increased Thorondor's career earnings to $70,956.
Soul Candy, who rallied from last, returned $4.80 and $3.20. Jack's Wild paid $3 to show.
Baze also won the opener with Look To The Sky.
Julio Garcia and Victor Espinoza also had a pair of winners. Garcia teamed with Luv Dragon in the fourth, then captured the sixth with Saint Cindy. Espinoza's victories came with favorites Duke of Aspen in the second and Sirocco Strike in the fifth.