1988 Derby winner Winning Colors dies

Winning Colors, who won the Santa Anita Derby and Kentucky Derby in 1988, was euthanized Sunday in Lexington, Ky., because of complications from colic. The gray daughter of Caro was 23.

Owned by the late Gene Klein and trained by Wayne Lukas, Winning Colors followed up her easy victory in the Santa Anita Derby with another front-running win in the Kentucky Derby, becoming only the third filly -- joining Regret and Genuine Risk -- to win the race. No filly has done it since, although Rags To Riches did capture the Belmont Stakes in June, defeating eventual horse of the year Curlin.

Inducted into racing’s Hall of Fame in 2000, Winning Colors finished her career with eight wins in 19 starts and earnings of $1,526,857.

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Costume, a 9-2 shot who had finished fourth in her first four starts in the U.S., broke through with a victory in her first collaboration with jockey Garrett Gomez in the $150,000 Buena Vista Handicap on Monday at Santa Anita.

Kept closer to the pace in the Grade II, the 4-year-old Danehill filly drew clear with about an eighth of a mile to run, then held off 17-10 favorite Black Mamba to win by a neck.

Trained by Bobby Frankel for owner-breeder Juddmonte Farms, Costume, who had one win in six starts in England and France before arriving in New York last summer, completed the mile in 1:34.57.

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There was one winning ticket in the pick six at Santa Anita and it was worth a track record $3,120,256. The biggest surprises in the sequence were Mymomawzafandancer, a first-time starter who paid $47 in winning the seventh, and Paparazzi Charm, who took the 10th at $69.60. The ticket was purchased through the New Jersey wagering hub.

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Bustin Stones remained unbeaten in five starts with a wire-to-wire victory in the $300,000 General George at Laurel, Bold Chieftain led throughout in the $55,000 President’s Day Mile at Bay Meadows and Denis Of Cork won for the third time in as many races, rallying to win the $250,000 Southwest at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark.

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