Kingpin Ryno downs his first allowance race at Santa Anita
Trained by Joshua M Litt, the 4-year-old gelding, Kingpin Ryno, took a massive amount of races to break his maiden, seven in total, and finally he was successful in downing a maiden special weight race at about six and a half furlongs, over at Santa Anita
Park’s unique downhill turf course under jockey Victor Espinoza, who has been his regular rider since 2010, missing one race when Joel Rosario had the mount.
Kingpin Ryno made 6 attempts at breaking his maiden in 2011, and once in 2010, but his first attempt of the 2012 season was a lucky one for the horse, as he defeated Blu Jon in second and Prime Number in third, while he covered the six and a half furlong
sprint in 1 minute and 12.72 seconds on 15 January, 2012.
Owned by Jason Litt and J B K Stables, Kingpin Ryno was then immediately pointed toward the 1 mile long allowance/optional claimer over at the Santa Anita Park’s turf course on 18 February, 2012, but the California bred gelding was just off the mark, as
he finished a close second to Circle the Moon, who covered the mile long distance in 1 minute and 34.08 seconds, and Valley Cat finished third.
The 5-year-old Peter Eurton trained gelding, Valley Cat, was competing against Kingpin Ryno yet again in the Santa Anita’s featured $59,750 Maywood Purse for Cal-breds, over a 1 mile distance on turf on 15 March, 2012.
Victor Espinoza once again took the mount and the pair swiftly broke from the gate, but he pulled back by his rider and allowed, Tricky Mandate to set the pace, as Kingpin Ryno just sat off the pace within striking distance.
Entering the backstretch, Tricky Mandate at that point has opened up a 3 ½ length lead over Kingpin Ryno.
“I didn’t want to go to the lead today,” explained Espinoza. “I wanted to sit off the pace because I knew I had the best horse, and he is improving with every race.”
The son of In Excess, entering the stretch ran down Tricky Mandate to win the 1 mile long race in 1 minute and 34.02 seconds, as Valley Cat finished second 1 ¼ lengths off the winner.
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