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Pioneer of the Nile wins feature at Hollywood

December 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Pioneer of the Nile wins feature at Hollywood Park (AP)

In this photo provided by Benoit Photo,  Pioneer of The Nile with jockey Garrett Gomez, outside, duel with I Want Revenge with jockey Joseph Talamo, inside, to win the Grade I, $750,000 CashCall Futurity, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008  at Hollywood Park, Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photos/Benoit Photo)

Pioneer of the Nile overtook I Want Revenge to win $750,000 CashCall Futurity by a nose at Hollywood Park on Saturday. Pioneer of the Nile, ridden by Garrett Gomez, fought off 6-1 shot I Want Revenge in deep stretch to win the 28th running of the Grade I event for 2-year-olds. Trainer Bob Baffert, who has saddled three Derby winners, equaled the record of four Futurity victories set by D.


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