Victorious in this Event in 2008,
Gold Coyote Repeats in 2009
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Saturday, June 13, 2009) – Clarence Scharbauer Jr.’s Gold Coyote, trained by Bret Calhoun, was a comfortable winner in the 13th running of the $50,000 Carter McGregor Jr. Memorial Stakes over a fast main track at Lone Star Park on Saturday.
Ridden by Bobby Walker Jr., Gold Coyote rated kindly in third position behind opening fractions of :22.00, and :44.77. Once the bay son of Gold Legend was given his cue at the top of the stretch, he ran away from his four opponents to complete the 6-furlong assignment in 1:09.86. Deliverer finished three lengths back in second, and it was another one-and-half lengths back to Cheese Factory in third.
“He broke real clean, but when the others went for the lead, I elected to let them go, and when we hit the turn I was able to get outside, ” said winning jockey Bobby Walker, Jr. “He came to race today.”
“Right now he’s just really learning how to race,” added winning trainer Bret Calhoun. “He’s learned to settle and he can be pretty deadly when he has his mind on running.”
With the win, Gold Coyote improved his record to 10 wins from 17 starts, including seven wins from 10 starts at Lone Star Park, and increased his career earnings to $393,250.
Gold Coyote paid $3.80, $2.10, $2.10, runner-up Deliverer returned $2.80, $2.10, and Cheese Factory paid $2.10 for show. Eye Wonder was fourth and Upstream did not finish.
Lone Star Park’s 2009 Spring Thoroughbred Season runs four days a week every Thursday and Friday at 6:35 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 1:35 p.m. through July 26. Special twilight programs with post-race holiday fireworks on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 (Lone Stars & Stripes Fireworks Celebration) will commence at 5 p.m. (All times are Central Time). For more information, visit LoneStarPark.com.
Lone Star Park’s 31-day, 2009 Quarter Horse Fall Meeting of Champions will be held from Sept. 25 to Nov. 28
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