race; Can't Decipher, Corey Nakatani up, in the fifth, and Tavern Maid, Desormeaux, in
the sixth.
FINISH LINES: Strodes Creek, sidelined since pulling a muscle in
his hind quarters while
finishing fourth in the Strub Stakes Feb. 5, returned to the work
tab Sunday, drilling three furlongs in :38 1/5 under the watchful eye of Charlie
Whittingham . . . Other works included Petionville going five furlongs in 1:00 1/5 in
preparation for the $300,000-guaranteed Ohio Derby (Gr. II) at Thistledown on June 17
. . . Congratulations to trainer Ron McAnally, now tied with the late Laz
Barrera for second place on Hollywood Park's all-time list with 68 stakes victories.
Whittingham is first with 222 . . . Chris McCarron, meanwhile, is up to 198
Hollywood Park stakes wins. Bill Shoemaker is the all-time leader with 280 followed
by Laffit Pincay Jr. with 250 . . . Jockey Felipe Martinez, still bothered by a sore
leg resulting from an April 28 spill, said he hopes to resume riding next week . . .
Sunday's program included a Pick Six carryover of $118,623.85 . . . Jockey Paul Atkinson will be absent Thursday to
attend the high school graduation of his 18-year-old brother, Shane. "I attended my
brother, Tory's, two years ago, so I can't play favorites," said Atkinson, who
graduated high school in 1988. All three Atkinsons graduated from Bingham High
School in Salt Lake City, Utah . . . Northern California-based trainer Greg
Gilchrist is pointing Yerba Buena Handicap winner Work The Crowd to the $300,000-added
Beverly Hills Handicap. The Grade I event for fillies and mares will be run at nine
furlongs on Hollywood Park's turf course on July 2 . . . Derek Meredith reports 1993
Breeders' Cup Sprint champion Cardmania is on course for the $100,000-added Triple
Bend Handicap (Gr. III) on June 24.