Favored Five Daddy Five Scores Victory
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Five Daddy Five, who finished fourth in five of his previous six starts, bolted past Art Francais in the final furlong to win Friday’s $50,000 feature race at Hollywood Park.
Ridden by jockey Martin Pedroza, the 9-5 favorite covered 1 1/16 miles on the turf course in 1:40 3/5 to beat Gorky by a half-length, with Art Francais holding on for third in the field of eight.
Five Daddy Five paid $5.60, $3.40 and $2.80; Gorky returned $4.40 and $2.80, and Art Francais paid $3.40.
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