OCEANPORT, N.J. — With a huge surge around the far turn, Lookin At Lucky blew away a star-studded field in the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Sunday to confirm his status as the best 3-year-old in the country.
The Preakness winner made his move under Martin Garcia on the turn, and dueled briefly with Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver before storming home to a four- length victory over Trappe Shot, with First Dude third.
Super Saver, with Calvin Borel aboard, finished fourth in the seven-horse field considered the deepest in the 43-year history of the Grade 1 Haskell.
It was the first time the race featured the Derby and the Preakness winners. Lookin At Lucky returned $4.40, $3 and $2.40. The winning time for the 1 1-8 miles over a fast track was 1:49.83.
Webber wins F1 race
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Mark Webber took advantage of a penalty against Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel to win the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring track.
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was second, followed by Vettel and the other Ferrari driver, Felipe Massa.
Webber’s fourth win of the season gave him the lead in the standings with 161 points, four points better than Lewis Hamilton, who dropped out on lap 24 because of technical trouble.
Footnotes.
Wesley Silcox tied the arena record to win the bull riding title at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo Arena. Silcox, of Santaquin, Utah, kept hold of a bull named Kim Johnston to score a 94.
• Marco Pappa and Collins John scored in a two-minute span early in the first half to lead the Chicago Fire to a 3-2 victory over the host Los Angeles Galaxy.
• A group led by English businessman Paul Kemsley acquired the name of the old Cosmos team of the North American Soccer League and made Pele its honorary president in hopes of re-establishing the team as a part of MLS.
• Juan Carlos Ferrero won the Croatia Open in Umag, beating Potito Starace of Italy 6-4, 6-4 for his third title this year.
• Victoria Azarenka beat Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-1 to win the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif., her first title of the season.
• Monique Currie and Katie Smith each scored 15 points to lead the host Washington Mystics to an 87-62 victory over the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA.
• Cappie Pondexter scored 24 points, including the 3,000th of her career, to lead the New York Liberty to a 71-67 victory over the visiting Connecticut Sun.
• Iziane Castro Marques had 22 points, and the Atlanta Dream took over first place in the Eastern Conference with a 90-74 victory over the visiting Indiana Fever.
• Diana Taurasi scored 35 points, including two free throws with 3.7 seconds left, to lift the host Phoenix Mercury to a 97-96 win over the Chicago Sky.
• Seimone Augustus scored 24 points and the Minnesota Lynx snapped the visiting Seattle Storm’s 13-game winning streak with a 72-71 victory.
The Associated Press
