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Dale Capuano
Photo Credit: Jim McCue/MJC
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BALTIMORE, 05-22-10---The six-week Pimlico Race Course spring meeting ended today with Dale Capuano and Horacio Karamanos winning individual titles. The 20-day spring stand began at the historic home of the Preakness Stakes on April 17.
Capuano clinched his 31st career training title at the major Maryland tracks when Naseeb wired the field in the third race and picked up another win in the finale when Rainbow Inthestorm nipped Grey Goose Kid. The 47-year-old, who captured the Pimlico spring meet nine times during a 10-year period from 1996-2005, saddled 11 winners during the stand.
“Pimlico has always been good to us,” Capuano said. “It just seems the horses are ready to run once racing shifts to Pimlico. I am disappointed it is such a short meet but it is good to win another title. It has been awhile.”
Scott Lake, who topped the trainer standings at Pimlico the last four years, finished second, three back.
Horacio Karamanos edged Sheldon Russell, Julian Pimentel and Eric Camacho for the riding title. The 36-year-old, who returned to the jockey colony in March after nearly a year and a half riding in his native Argentina, won 11 races with 39 in the money finishes from 75 mounts during the stand. Russell, Pimentel and Camacho each had 10 trips to the winners’ circle.
“I am so happy,” said Karamanos, who has three riding titles at Laurel Park on his resume. “I have had a lot of seconds and thirds too, so my horses ran well. I had been gone for a year and a half so it took time to regain business. We are getting on good horses again and I expect to have a good meet at Colonial.”
Live racing shifts to Colonial Downs in Virginia. The eight-week meeting begins next Saturday, May 29 and ends Wednesday, July 21.
PTK LLC was the leader in the owner standings, finishing first six times from 19 starters, all with trainer Dane Kobiskie.
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