Smiling Tiger wins Barrera Stakes at Hollywood
May 23, 2010INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) -Smiling Tiger held off Bob Baffert's stalking favorite Concord Point in the Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes on Saturday for a gate-to-wire victory at Hollywood Park.
Ridden by Victor Espinoza, Smiling Tiger went straight to the front of the field of nine 3-year-olds in the Grade 3 stakes race. Concord Point gave chase but could never take the lead.
Smiling Tiger won by a half-length, covering seven furlongs in 1:21.34 and paying $7.60, $3.80 and $3.20. Concord Point paid $3.60 and $3, and Domonation paid $4.80 to show.
The son of Hold That Tiger, trained by Jeff Bonde for owners Alan Klein and Philip Lebherz, Smiling Tiger was third behind Baffert's Preakness winner Lookin at Lucky in two races last year.
The chestnut colt has won three of six career races for $183,864 in earnings.