INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Obviously defeated Lucayan by 2 12 lengths to win the $150,250 American Handicap at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, extending jockey Joe Talamo’s roll in stakes races at the track.
The 23-year-old rider has won the last four stakes, including going 3 for 3 last weekend, when he won the Fran’s Valentine, the Marjorie L. Everett Handicap and the Railbird.
Obviously ran 1 mile on the turf in 1:32.95 and paid $2.80, $2.40 and $2.10. It was the Ireland-bred gelding’s four win in five starts at the turf distance.
“He’s a jockey’s dream,” Talamo said. “You just sit on him and he does the rest. He’s just a tremendous horse.”
