ROUNDUP : Dual Elements Wins Jockey Club Race

Dual Elements won the $239,550 National Jockey Club Handicap at Sportsman’s Park Saturday in a race marred by a two-horse spill.

Lettuce Farm’s Honor Medal, a 9-year-old gelding who was making a fourth consecutive start in the 1 1/8-mile event, suffered a broken leg with three furlongs to go. He had to be destroyed.

His jockey, Luis E. Ortega, apparently escaped injury but was taken to MacNeal Memorial Hospital in Berwyn for X-rays.

Wild Har, ridden by Eddie Baird, stumbled over the prostrate Honor Medal and spilled his rider. Both escaped injury.

Honor Medal, who had career earnings of $1,347,073, won the National Jockey Club Handicap in 1987. He finished second in 1988 and third last year.

Dual Elements, who was shipped to Chicago from Churchill Downs, charged to the leaders near the final turn and carried Juvenal Diaz to a six-length victory in 1:49 3/5 under 118 pounds.

Tricky Creek, the 120-pound high weight coupled with Andover Man as the 7-5 favorite, finished second. Blue Buckaroo was third in the field of 11.

At Aqueduct: Dreamy Mimi, ridden by Jerry Bailey, raced to a 3 1/2-length victory in the $228,000 Top Flight Handicap for fillies and mares.

She Can, the only 3-year-old in the seven-horse field, was second, 1 3/4 lengths ahead of Survive.

The winner covered the 1 1/8 miles in 1:50 2/5 and paid $17.60.

At Pimlico: Highland Penny, who was making her first start since November, rallied from last in a field of eight fillies and mares to win the 39th running of the $100,000 Gallorette Handicap.

The winner, ridden by Raul Rojas, completed 1 1/16 miles in 1:42 2/5 and paid $10.

Saphaedra was 2 3/4 lengths back. Channel Three and Double Bunctious finished in a dead heat for third another half-length behind.

At Golden Gate: River Master, ridden by Robbie Davis, took over in the stretch and went on to defeat Miswaki Tern by 1 1/2 lengths in the $100,000 All-American Handicap. The winner, a 4-5 favorite, covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:43 2/5 and returned $3.60, $2.80 and $2.60.

Miswaki Tern, who finished 1 1/2-lengths ahead of Exclusive Partner, paid $4.40 and $2.60. Exclusive Partner returned $2.40.