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Hollywood Cuts $1.5 Million in Stakes

Hollywood Cuts $1.5 Million in Stakes

Hollywood Park has scheduled $8 million in stakes for its 2009 spring/summer meet. Three graded events have been cut from the schedule to help preserve overnight purses, officials said.

 Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Grey Swallow Works Mile for Murray Handicap

Grey Swallow, winner of the 2004 Irish Derby (Ire-I), worked one mile on the Hollywood Park turf course Sunday in 1:39 1/5 in preparation for the $250,000 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap (gr. IIT) on Saturday.

 Sunday, May 07, 2006

Runaway Dancer Waltzes to Murray Stunner

Runaway Dancer, last at the head of the stretch, stormed down the center of the track under enthusiastic urging from Garrett Gomez to win the $350,000 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap (gr. IIIT) going away on the Hollywood Park turf Saturday.

 Saturday, May 14, 2005

Trio Gives Frankel Hope in Tough Murray Field

Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel has three chances Saturday to enhance his record six victories in the Jim Murray Memorial Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park, accounting for one-third of the entrants in 1 1/2-mile grass marathon event worth $350,000.

 Thursday, May 12, 2005

Frankel Tabs Dominguez to Sub Saturday

Trainer Bobby Frankel dialed Maryland Wednesday to obtain the services of Ramon Dominguez to replace the injured Patrick Valenzuela aboard Vangelis in the $350,000 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park Saturday.

 Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Drysdale Aims Fresh Pair at Murray Handicap

Trainer Neil Drysdale, fresh off a one-two finish with King of Happiness and Red Fort in the Inglewood Handicap (gr. IIIT) Saturday, may seek another stakes sweep on turf in the $350,000 Jim Murray Handicap (gr. IIIT) on May14.

 Sunday, May 01, 2005

Rhythm Mad Tap Dances to Jim Murray Win

Favored Rhythm Mad won a grueling stretch duel with the old-timer Continental Red in Saturday's $350,000 Jim Murray Handicap on the Hollywood Park turf course.

 Saturday, May 08, 2004

Storming Home Closes With Flurry in Murray

Making his first start in the United States, English-bred Storming Home proved that trainer Neil Drysdale's confidence in him was well placed as he came home with authority Saturday in winning Saturday's $400,000 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap over 12 furlongs on the Hollywood Park turf.

 Saturday, May 10, 2003

Drysdale Anxious to Start Storming Home

Trainer Neil Drysdale is anxious to tighten the girth on Storming Home for his United States debut in the $400,000 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap at 1 1/2 miles on turf Saturday at Hollywood Park.

 Thursday, May 08, 2003

The Tin Man to Carry Top Weight in Murray; Frankel Adds Denon

Front-running The Tin Man is the 123-pound high weight for the $400,000 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap at 1 1/2 mile at Hollywood Park Saturday.

 Wednesday, May 07, 2003

Continental Red, The Tin Man Drill for Murray 'Cap

Continental Red worked six furlongs in 1:13 on the main track at Hollywood Park Friday in preparation for the $400,000 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap at 1 1/2 miles on turf May 10.

 Friday, May 02, 2003

Group I winners Storming Home, Ballingarry Work

Storming Home and Ballingarry, a pair of group I winners targeted for the $400,000 Jim Murray Handicap at 1 1/2 mile on turf May 10, worked on the Hollywood Park grass Sunday.

 Sunday, April 27, 2003