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More Than Love Takes Miesque By a Whisker

More Than Love Takes Miesque By a Whisker

Even-money choice More Than Love, making her stakes debut, was all-out to the final lunge to nose ultra-game 29-1 pacesetter Starship Flare in the $100,000 Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Hollywood Park turf Nov. 25.

 Friday, November 25, 2011

Shippers Get Focus in Hollywood's Miesque

An easy maiden winner over a yielding grass course at Keeneland Oct. 26, 2-year-old filly Assateague will step into stakes company in the $100,000 Miesque (gr. III) at Hollywood Park Nov. 25.

 Sunday, November 20, 2011
Neversaidiwassweet Spices Up Miesque in Win

Neversaidiwassweet Spices Up Miesque in Win

Neversaidiwassweet got a perfect stalking trip from jockey Rafael Bejarano in her stakes debut, edging past Holiday for Kitten in deep stretch to win the $100,000 Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park Nov. 28.

 Sunday, November 28, 2010
Hollywood Derby, Miesque End Turf Festival

Hollywood Derby, Miesque End Turf Festival

Fantastic Pick will face four of the horses he defeated in the Oak Tree Derby (gr. IIT) last month when he goes for his first grade I victory in the $250,000 Hollywood Derby Nov. 28

 Friday, November 26, 2010

Japan Cup, Hollywood Turf Festival on TVG

The Nov. 26-28 Thanksgiving holiday weekend programming on TVG will feature the $6.3 million Japan Cup (Jpn-I) from Tokyo Racecourse and the Turf Festival at Hollywood Park.

 Tuesday, November 23, 2010
New York Invader The Mailet Posts Miesque Win

New York Invader The Mailet Posts Miesque Win

The Mailet shipped to Hollywood Park from New York off a maiden win and came away with an 11-1 upset victory in the $100,000 Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the grass Nov. 29.

 Sunday, November 29, 2009
Habaya Has It Covered in Miesque Win

Habaya Has It Covered in Miesque Win

Habaya, a daughter of Storm Cat out of the Eclipse Award-winning turf mare Golden Apples, came from off the pace to earn her first graded stakes win in the Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park Nov. 28.

 Friday, November 28, 2008
Even Dozen Challenge in Miesque Stakes

Even Dozen Challenge in Miesque Stakes

Shadwell homebred Habaya, second most recently in the JP Morgan Chase Jessamine Stakes at Keeneland, invades Hollywood Park for the $100,000 Miesque (gr. IIIT) for 2-year-old fillies on the lawn Nov. 28.

 Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Sea Chanter Bags Miesque Stakes

Sea Chanter Bags Miesque Stakes

Favored Sea Chanter fought her way between horses to get the lead in the final strides, capturing the $113,200 Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 2-year-old fillies at one mile on the Hollywood Park turf on Nov. 24.

 Saturday, November 24, 2007
Miesque Hope Has Confident Trainer

Miesque Hope Has Confident Trainer

Opportunities for surprises should be plentiful with five European contenders rounding out a full field of 2-year-old turf fillies for the $100,000 Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park Nov. 24.Not so, says Xavier Nakkachdji, French trainer for California owner B. Wayne Hughes who enters the lightly raced Macellya.

 Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Valbenny's Late Charge Captures Miesque

Irish-bred Valbenny, making her first U.S. start, rallied impressively from tenth in the final quarter under jockey Alex Solis to win the Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the Hollywood Park turf by three-quarters of a length over favorite Mystic Soul Saturday.

 Saturday, November 25, 2006

Paddy's Daisy, Louvain Win Miesque Divisions

Favored Paddy's Daisy, an Eastern shipper trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Corey Nakatani, rallied impressively to nip Conveyor's Angel by a neck in the second division of Friday's $75,000 Miesque (gr. IIIT) for 2-year-old fillies on the Hollywood Park turf.

 Friday, November 26, 2004

Pletcher Sending Ocean Drive to Matriarch

Trainer Todd Pletcher, who leads the nation with earnings of about $16.5 million this year, plans to ship three horses to Hollywood Park for the Turf Festival Nov. 26-28.

 Friday, November 19, 2004

Hollywood Turf Express, Miesque Featured

Hollywood Park's Turf Festival, presented this year by John Deere, a three-day series of six graded grass stakes worth $1.85 million, gets underway on Friday with a pair of grade III events on the grass, the $150,000 Hollywood Turf Express and $100,000 Miesque.

 Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Atlantic Ocean Pounds Rivals in Grassy Miesque

The Thoroughbred Corporation's Atlantic Ocean, a $1.9-million sale purchase who's been mostly disappointing in her 2-year-old season, woke up with a switch to the turf on Friday in Hollywood Park's $200,000 Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT), posting an impressive one-length victory.

 Friday, November 29, 2002

Paasch Runners Return Soon at Hollywood

There was sunshine on a cloudy day for trainer Christopher Paasch at Hollywood Park, where a rainstorm forced closure of the track for works.

 Saturday, November 09, 2002

Swept Overboard Rallies to Win Hollywood Turf Express

Swept Overboard rallied from ninth under Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye to catch Speak in Passing and win the $200,000 Hollywood Turf Express at Hollywood Park.

 Friday, November 23, 2001

Longshot Dances Way To Miesque Victory

Longshot Fantastic Filly lived up to her name in Friday's $200,000 Miesque Stakes at Hollywood Park, coming from well off the pace while cruising to a 1 1/2-length victory in the one-mile turf race under jockey Garrett Gomez

 Friday, November 24, 2000

Five Star Day To Make Turf Debut in Hollywood Turf Express

Phoenix Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. III) winner Five Star Day will make his first career start on turf Friday in the $200,000 Hollywood Turf Express Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park. Earlier on the card, Euro Empire and Word Puzzle will go to post as the co-highweights in the $200,000 Miesque Stakes (gr. IIIT).

 Wednesday, November 22, 2000