Whitmore extends winning streak in Md. Sprint

Garrett Gomez guided Vice Admiral to victory in Oak Tree’s $48,600 allowance feature at Santa Anita on Wednesday. Vice Admiral beat River Island by a nose, with Dawn’s Early Sky another nose back in the mile race for California-breds. The winner was finished in 1:35.58 and paid $7, $4 and $3. River Island returned $7.60 and $5, and Dawn’s Early Sky paid $6.40 to show.

Slew o’Gold, a champion 3-year-old colt who went on to sire 28 stakes winners, has died at Three Chimneys Farm. He was 27. Slew o’Gold, part of the first crop from 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, was euthanized on Sunday due to the infirmities of old age. “He had a convergence of symptoms that told us his system was failing,” Three Chimneys veterinarian Jim Morehead said.

Flameaway, Free Drop Billy, amd Promises Fulfilled worked out in the first exclusive training period for Derby and Oaks horses on Saturday. Check out comments and photos for the Derby and Oaks horses, arrival times, barn lists, and more.

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