INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Betting favorite J P’s Gusto edged Western Mood by a neck to win the $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship at Hollywood Park on Monday.
Ridden by Joe Talamo, the 2-year-old covered six furlongs in 1:10.48 and paid $3.40, $2.20 and $2.10. Western Mood returned $2.40 and $2.10, while Minutesandtouches paid $4.60 to show.
J P’s Gusto won for the second time in three starts, his last win coming in the Willard L. Proctor Memorial on May 31. The $60,000 payday boosted his earnings to $97,360.
