Videos tagged with "nakatani"

Lady of Shamrock wins the Blue Norther Stakes [02:45]
Lady of Shamrock wins the Blue Norther Stakes. John Sadler, Garrett Gomez, and Corey Nakatani are interviewed after the race.
Tags: Santa Anita Park, horse racing, race track, horse, The Great Race Place, handicapping, Arcadia, racing, garrett gomez, corey nakatani, john sadler, Santa, Anita, Park, Live

Western Aristocrat - 2011 Jamaica (G1) [02:16]
Western Aristocrat controlled the pace and turned back a challenge from favored Brilliant Speed to collect his first Grade 1 victory in Saturday's $250000 Jamaica Handicap at Belmont Park. In the hands red-hot rider Corey Nakatani, who collected his fifth of six victories on the day in the Jamaica, Western Aristocrat was sent straight to the lead where he strolled through opening fractions of 26.27 and 52.20. With Brilliant Speed drawing alongside Western Aristocrat turning for home, the winner was let out and went on to a one-length victory, stopping the clock at 1:50.34 for 1 1/8 miles over Belmont's "firm" inner turf course.
Tags: western, aristocrat, nyra, horse, racing, belmont, park, noseda, nakatani, brilliant, speed

Tapizar - 2011 Belmont Allowance [08:01]
The return of Tapizar, Boys At Tosconova and Uptowncharlybrown...
Tags: belmont, park, horse, racing, boys, at, tosconova, tapizar, return, race, uptowncharlybrown, corey, nakatani, steve, asmussen, tom, durkin

My Miss Aurelia - 2011 Frizette (G1) [01:52]
My Miss Aurelia set a fast, contested pace and drew off in the stretch to register a 5 ½-length victory in the Grade 1, $300000 Frizette for 2-year-old fillies, respectively giving jockey Corey Nakatani and trainer Steve Asmussen their sixth and fourth victories on Saturday's card at Belmont Park. Nakatani became the third jockey in Belmont Park history to win six races on a single card, matching the feats achieved by Jorge Velasquez in 1981 and Ramon Dominguez on June 5 during this year's spring-summer meet. It was the 17th time a jockey has won six races on a single card on The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) circuit. In the Frizette, My Miss Aurelia rushed up from post position 1 to grab the lead from Spare Change, setting pressured fractions of 22.64 and 46.02. Nakatani took a confident look back following three-quarters in 1:10.38, and My Miss Aurelia ran away from her rivals in the stretch as runner-up Stopshoppingmaria gave vain chase in second. My Miss Aurelia completed one mile in 1:35.22, returned $6.50 for a $2 win wager as the 2-1 second choice, and earned a guaranteed berth in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on November 4 at Churchill Downs, with the Frizette having been designated a Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" race.
Tags: My, Miss, Aurelia, Frizette, nyra, horse, racing, stopshoppingmaria, belmont, park, asmussen, nakatani, stonestreet, bolton

Jackson Bend - 2011 Forego (G1) [01:46]
Jackson Bend bookended his meet in stylish fashion, coming from off the pace to win the 32nd running of the $250000 Grade 1 Forego on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Attempting to build upon his victory in the July 23 James Marvin on opening day, Jackson Bend was able to work out a good trip from post position 1, racing in seventh behind fractions of 22.09 and 44.45 seconds set by Hamazing Destiny and favored Sidney's Candy. Jockey Corey Nakatani guided Jackson Bend between horses on the run into the stretch, and the colt closed stoutly to register a 3 ¼-length victory over Jersey Town, who finished a head in front of third-place finisher Aikenite. Jackson Bend, who returned $8.90 for a $2 win wager as the 3-1 second choice, completed the seven furlongs in 1:22.08.
Tags: nyra, horse, racing, jackson, bend, forego, nick, zito, nakatani, sidney's, candy, regal, ranson, jersey, town, aikenite, saratoga