INGLEWOOD, Calif. (HORSES/Newsfeed) — Shrug rallied to beat pacesetter Close to the Edge by 1 1/4 lengths and win the $ 55,350 feature at Betfair Hollywood Park on Friday night.
Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Shrug ran 6 1/2 furlongs on the synthetic Cushion Track in 1:15.97 and paid $ 7, $ 3.60 and $ 2.60.
Close to the Edge returned $ 7.20 and $ 3.20, while Sinai was another neck back in third and paid $ 3.20 to show as the 9–5 favorite.
It was Shrug’s third win in 13 career starts. He has earnings of $ 136,930.
