1987 Jockey Club Gold Cup
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Trainer Woody Stephens failed to
Trainer Woody Stephens failed to win his sixth straight Belmont Stakes last June, but he managed to give a big jolt to Java Gold's bid for 3-year-old and Horse of the Year honors Saturday.
Java Gold, the 1-5 favorite, finished second, 4 3/4 lengths behind the Stephens-trained Creme Fraiche in the $1.084-million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.
"He may not be a great horse," the 74-year-old Stephens said of his 5-year-old gelding, "but make a mistake, and he'll beat you."
Both Stephens and Mack Miller, who trains Java Gold, agreed that the slow pace of the 1 1/2-mile Gold Cup made the difference.
"The pace was bad," said Miller, whose colt had won four straight races including three straight Grade I races--the Whitney, Travers and Marlboro Cup.
"Woody's smart. He knows about these things and he put his horse on the lead. He took a shot and he won it. Timewise, it was a very bad race, but Woody's a pro. If we had to do it again, we'd be closer to the lead."
Miller, whose colt had won six of seven previous starts this year, said a decision on whether to run Java Gold in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Hollywood Park Nov. 21 would be made by the middle of next week.
"I knew I was going very, very slow, and I knew being on the lead wouldn't bother him," winning rider Laffit Pincay said.
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-10-1...
Java Gold, the 1-5 favorite, finished second, 4 3/4 lengths behind the Stephens-trained Creme Fraiche in the $1.084-million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.
"He may not be a great horse," the 74-year-old Stephens said of his 5-year-old gelding, "but make a mistake, and he'll beat you."
Both Stephens and Mack Miller, who trains Java Gold, agreed that the slow pace of the 1 1/2-mile Gold Cup made the difference.
"The pace was bad," said Miller, whose colt had won four straight races including three straight Grade I races--the Whitney, Travers and Marlboro Cup.
"Woody's smart. He knows about these things and he put his horse on the lead. He took a shot and he won it. Timewise, it was a very bad race, but Woody's a pro. If we had to do it again, we'd be closer to the lead."
Miller, whose colt had won six of seven previous starts this year, said a decision on whether to run Java Gold in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Hollywood Park Nov. 21 would be made by the middle of next week.
"I knew I was going very, very slow, and I knew being on the lead wouldn't bother him," winning rider Laffit Pincay said.
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-10-1...
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