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Our Last Buck and jockey Kendrick Carmouche
Saturday s victory in the $100,000 Say Florida Sandy for Our Last Buck at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y., rewarded the patience of trainer Michelle Nevin and owner J and N Stables, who saw the gelded son of Courageous Cat make his first stakes appearance in his 18th career start.
For besting a five-horse field of New York-breds 4-years-old and up by 3 3/4 lengths in his 7-year-old bow, Our Last Buck earned a personal-best 96 Beyer Speed Figure. The rallying score saw Aqueduct meet-leading rider Kendrick Carmouche pick off three rivals with a strong outside move when straightened for home in the seven-furlong sprint, outkicking 4-5 favorite and runner-up Funny Guy.
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For the first time since Lindsey Vonn’s retirement, the U.S. women’s ski team is no longer solely dependent on Mikaela Shiffrin for World Cup success.
Shiffrin was responsible for all 34 American podium results on the women’s circuit in the past two seasons, but three months into the current campaign, two team members have scooped top-three results as well.
Paula Moltzan finished runner-up in a parallel event in Austria in November, and Breezy Johnson added back-to-back third-place finishes in two downhills in France this month.
The season has also brought a string of career-best results for Nina O’Brien, Keely Cashman and AJ Hurt.
2020/12/30 19:42 United States Breezy Johnson gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women s World Cup downhill, in Val d Isere, France, Saturday, De. United States Breezy Johnson gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women s World Cup downhill, in Val d Isere, France, Saturday, Dec.19, 2020. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta) United States Mikaela Shiffrin gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women s World Cup slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec.. United States Mikaela Shiffrin gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women s World Cup slalom, in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)