Phone Trick Takes $65,400 Debonair Stakes; Pincay Wins Five Races at Hollywood Park

Undefeated Phone Trick raced to his fourth straight victory Sunday, beating Huddle Up by one length in the $65,400 Debonair Stakes for 3-year-olds at Hollywood Park.

With Laffit Pincay up and winning his fourth race on the program, Phone Trick battled Stans Bower for the lead until the turn for home. There, the winner moved to the front and drew out in the stretch to hold Huddle Up safe.

Pretensor closed from well back to finish third as Stans Bower faded to last in the field of six.

Phone Trick raced seven furlongs in the good time of 1:22 4/5 and, as the 4-5 choice of the crowd of 46,000, returned $3.80, $2.60 and $2.60. Huddle Up returned $3.60 and $3 while Pretensor paid $4 to show.

The win was worth $38,400 to the partnership of Lawrence DeAngelis of Chicago, Howell Wynne of Dallas and trainer Richard Mandella.

Pincay later increased his wins to five with a victory in the ninth race aboard El Asesor for a payoff of $18.20. It was the 10th time he has ridden five winners on a single day’s program at Hollywood Park.

Phone Trick, a Kentucky-bred son of Clever Trick, started his racing career last February at Santa Anita where he won twice without being seriously pressed. He then scored his first victory at Hollywood Park.

In the co-featured $67,200 Somethingroyal Handicap for fillies and mares on the turf, Capichi worked her way between horses for a neck victory.

Russell Baze flew in from Northern California to ride Capichi after having ridden her to triumph last fall at Bay Meadows.

Capichi raced 1 1/8 miles in 1:48 and returned $19.80, $11.20 and $7.80. Red Ember paid $5.60 and $4.40 and Our Best Tell paid $6.40.

Favored Love Smitten faded out of the money.

For the second straight day at Hollywood Park no one picked all six winners in the Perfect Six. The carry-over to Wednesday will be $477,790.15, the largest two-day carryover in the track’s history.

There were 75 consolation winners Saturday, each winning $4,102.