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Jockey Potts Wins 3,000th Race

Jockey Potts Wins 3,000th Race

Clinton Potts rode two winners for trainer Todd Beattie Tuesday night, March 8, at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, and the second score was a milestone victory.

 Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Two Proven Sprinters Top Mr. Prospector

Two Proven Sprinters Top Mr. Prospector

The $100,000 Mr. Prospector Handicap (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park came up particularly strong with Summerplace Farm's 8-year-old gelding Kelly's Landing coming out for another season and Wind River Stable's 5-year-old Black Seventeen shipping in from California for the six-furlong dash on Jan. 17.

 Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Black Seventeen Surprises in Vosburgh

Black Seventeen Surprises in Vosburgh

Battling saddlecloth-to-saddlecloth with Fabulous Strike through the final yards, a determined Black Seventeen, the longest shot in the field at 23-1, got a head in front at the wire to take the $400,000 Vosburgh Stakes (gr. I) over a sloppy Belmont Park surface in New York Sept. 27.

 Saturday, September 27, 2008
River's Prayer Answers Polytrack Issue in 'Bernardo

River's Prayer Answers Polytrack Issue in 'Bernardo

The biggest concern for trainer Paula Capestro heading into the $200,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (gr. III) was how her red-hot filly River's Prayer would handle Del Mar's Polytrack in her first start on a synthetic surface. In spite of drifting out some late, the California-bred proved best while winning her fifth successive race Aug. 17 by a half-length over Strong Faith.

 Friday, August 17, 2007

Rail Accident Cuts Training Short at Del Mar

Training time was shortened on the Del Mar Polytrack by nearly an hour Thursday morning after a horse working on the track slammed into the safety rail at the eighth pole and tore up part of it.

 Friday, July 27, 2007
Black Seventeen Outspins Teuflesberg in Carry Back

Black Seventeen Outspins Teuflesberg in Carry Back

California invader Black Seventeen overcame a stumble at the start but managed to wire the field in the $300,000 Carry Back Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-olds on "Summit of Speed" day at Calder Race Course.

 Saturday, July 07, 2007

River's Prayer Takes Wing in Las Cienegas

The speedy River's Prayer turned back favored Indian Flare in the stretch run to earn her first graded stakes win in Sunday's Las Cienegas Handicap (gr. IIIT) for older fillies and mares on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita.

 Sunday, April 15, 2007

Clinton Potts Moves Tack to Southern Cal

Well-traveled jockey Clinton Potts is giving the Southern California circuit a try after competing in South Florida earlier this year.

 Thursday, May 04, 2006

Plenty of Fire in More Smoke's Lafayette Win

More Smoke popped the gate in a hurry from his inside post for jockey Clinton Potts and was never headed as he upset prohibitive favorite Razor and blazed to an eye-popping 14 1/2-length win in the $107,100 Lafayette (gr. III) for 3-year-old sprinters at Keeneland Sunday.

 Sunday, April 10, 2005

Speedy Sophomores Headed for Lafayette

Padua Stables' stakes winner Razor heads a field of five speedy sophomores headed to the gate for Sunday's $100,000 Lafayette Stakes (gr. III), going six furlongs at Keeneland.

 Friday, April 08, 2005

Docent Shows Way in Maryland Million Classic

The photo finish camera became the final arbiter of the $200,000 Maryland Million Classic at Laurel Park and last year's winner, Mrs. Bernard J Daney's Docent, emerged on top once again – this time by a nose.

 Saturday, October 11, 2003