1994 Milady Handicap - Andestine - McCarron's 6000th Victory
right before the seventh race." McCarron, who won four races Saturday, isn't the youngest rider to reach 6000. Laffit Pincay, who is second on the all-time list behind Bill Shoemaker, was 38 when he did so in 1985. Shoemaker, like McCarron, was 39. "It means a great deal," McCarron said. "I'm very proud of the fact I'm now in a group with the likes of Laffit, Shoe and Pat Day. It's a great feeling. It's really hard to put into words." The beaten favorite in the Hawthorne, Andestine, who ...
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1994 San Antonio Handicap - The Wicked North
horses on the grounds, going well over 1000 pounds, and he was even bigger, maybe 1300 pounds, when Bernstein was sprinting him. His last victory on dirt was in the six-furlong Bing Crosby Handicap at Del Mar 6 1/2 months ago. Desormeaux was aboard The Wicked North for the first time since he successfully rode the horse at the end of 1992. "I thought my chances were slim after my horse got so worked up before the race," Desormeaux said Sunday. "He was absolutely drenched (with sweat). But ...
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