ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021 SPORTS 14 King Fury wins Lexington Stakes Super Stock earns Ky Derby spot with Arkansas Derby victory HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, April 11, (AP): Super Stock won the $1 million Arkansas Derby by 2-1/2 Blackmore becomes 1st female jockey to win Grand National lengths in an upset to earn a berth in next month’s Kentucky Derby. LIVERPOOL, England, April 11, (AP): Rachael “I don’t feel male or female right now. I don’t sporting institution since 1839, one that even non- Ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr, Blackmore broke down one of the biggest gender even feel human,” Blackmore said. “This is just horse racing enthusiasts turn on to watch. barriers in sports by becoming the first female jock- unbelievable.” Katie Walsh has the best finish for a female Super Stock covered 1-1/8 miles in ey to win the grueling Grand National horse race. Female jockeys have only been allowed to en- rider, when third on Seabass in 2012. 1:50.92 in front of 17,000 fans at Blackmore, a 31-year-old Irishwoman, rode ter and race in the National since 1975, when the Blackmore has become the new face of Brit- Oaklawn Park. Minella Times to victory at odds of 11-1 at Ain- Sex Discrimination Act was passed. ish and Irish horse racing. Three weeks ago, she tree on Saturday in the 173rd edition of the fa- Blackmore is the 20th female jockey to compete became the first woman to finish as the leading HORSE RACING mous steeplechase run. in a race that has been a mud-splattered British jockey at the prestigious Cheltenham Festival. The 3-year-old colt is trained by no control over how good or bad engaged in a speed duel for a mile with 109 total points. Caddo River Honor at Keeneland. Trained by Ken Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, who somebody else runs. But I felt like before giving way to Super Stock. earned 40 points and is ranked 13th McPeek, King Fury covered 1-1/16 won his fi fth Arkansas Derby, and that he was going to represent ex- “You get beat and try to fi gure out. with 50 points. Concert Tour picked miles over a sloppy track in 1:43.50 co-owned by Asmussen’s father, tremely well.” They’re still young,” Baffert said. up 20 points and is ninth with 70 and paid $38.40 to win his season Rachael Blackmore riding Minella Times wins the Randox Grand Na- Keith. Super Stock paid $26.40, $6.80 “Sometimes you learn more from a points. debut. He earned 20 qualifying tional Handicap Chase on the third “My confidence level was he and $2.80. Caddo River returned loss than a win.” In Saturday’s other Derby prep: points for the Kentucky Derby, but day of the Grand National Horse was going to run really good,” $4.20 and $2.40. Favorite Concert Super Stock earned 100 points to- King Fury rallied from off the that won’t be enough to get him in Racing meeting at Aintree race- Steve Asmussen said. “I’ve been Tour, trained by Bob Baffert, re- ward Kentucky Derby eligibility and pace to win the Lexington Stakes the 20-horse fi eld. Starrinmydreams course, near Liverpool, England, in races like that, that you have turned $2.10 to show. The two colts is ranked third on the leaderboard by 2 3/4 lengths over Unbridled was third. on April 10. (AP) Havili scores drop goal Couturier breaks 3rd-period Crusaders ‘edge’ Hurricanes in extra time in Super Rugby WELLINGTON, New Zealand, April 11, (AP): Center David Havili kicked tie, helps Flyers beat Bruins a dropped goal in the second minute of Delhi ‘romps’ to golden point extra time Sunday to give four-time defending champions the Crusaders a 30-27 win over the Hur- 7-wicket victory Hellebuyck makes 19 saves, Jets down Habs 5-0 ricanes in Super Rugby Aotearoa. MUMBAI, India, April 11, (AP): The Crusaders came close to rare Openers Shikhar Dhawan and back-to-back defeats. After last week- Prithvi Shaw smashed half centu- PHILADELPHIA, April Husso stopped 28 shots, and Tabot end’s shock loss to the unfancied made 27 saves. ries as last year’s losing finalist Del- 11, (AP): Sean Couturier Highlanders, they were fully stretched hi Capitals enjoyed a seven-wicket broke a tie midway through Stars 4, Panthers 1 by the last-placed Hurricanes who led win over Chennai Super Kings in In Dallas, rookie Jason Robertson 27-20 before a late try to winger Sevu the Indian Premier League. the third period to help the scored twice for his fi rst multigoal Reece left the teams locked 27-27 at Dhawan made 85 off 54 balls Philadelphia Flyers beat NHL game in Dallas’ victory over fulltime. and Shaw scored 72 off 38 deliver- Florida. ies as Delhi romped to 190-3 with the Boston Bruins 3-2. Jamie Benn had his third power- eight balls to spare. Brian Elliott stopped 29 shots play goal in the last six games, Joel RUGBY Chennai, after being put into bat, to help Philadelphia move within L’Esperance also scored and Anton owed its total of 188-7 to veteran four points of Boston for the fourth Khudobin made 20 saves. Hurricanes stand-in captain James Suresh Raina’s 54 and a rapid 34 Aleksander Barkov scored a power- Blackwell won the toss and chose to off 15 balls by Sam Curran in the and final playoff spot in the NHL’s death overs. East Division. The Bruins have play goal for Florida. receive the kick-off but to play into the wind in extra time in which the fi rst Ravichandran Ashwin (1-47) and two games in hand on the Flyers, Red Wings 5, Hurricanes 4, SO Tom Curran (1-40) proved expensive In Raleigh, N.C., Adam Erne scored team to score would win. A charged- with Philadelphia having 16 games down kick saw the Hurricanes almost for Delhi, but new ball bowlers Chris in the seventh round of the shootout to Woakes (2-18) and Avesh Khan (2- remaining. The teams completed lift Detroit past Carolina. Dylan Lar- immediately give up possession and the regular-season series. Havili stepped up to land the dropped 23) brought their team back in the kin, Anthony Mantha, Valtteri Filp- game with steady bowling. Travis Konecny and Shayne Gostis- pula and Erne had goals in regulation goal from close range. behere added goals for Philadelphia. for Detroit. Larkin also scored in the Golden point extra time was intro- Patrice Bergeron and Jack DeBrusk shootout. Thomas Greiss fi nished with duced to the New Zealand domestic point extra-time. scored for Boston, and Jeremy Sway- 30 saves. competition for the fi rst time this sea- Flyhalf Josh Ioane converted his man stopped 20 shots. Martin Necas, Jordan Staal, Dougie son and hadn’t been used until this own try in the 70th minute, then kicked Maple Leafs 6, Senators 5 Hamilton and Sebastian Aho scored weekend’s seventh round when both a penalty as the Highlanders rallied In Toronto, Auston Matthews had for the Hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov matches went to extra time. from 23-13 to level the score at 23-23 a hat trick, Jack Campbell made 27 extended the shootout in the third On Saturday, a long-range penalty at the end of normal time. saves to set an NHL record for con- round for Carolina. by All Blacks fullback Damian McK- McKenzie missed a penalty just af- secutive victories to start a season with enzie in the 86th minute gave the Ham- ter the fulltime siren but made amends Flames 5, Oilers 0 ilton-based Chiefs a 26-23 win over when he landed the winning goal from 11 and Toronto beat Ottawa. In Calgary, Alberta, Jacob Mark- Matthews increased his NHL-lead- the Dunedin-based Highlanders in the a similar position in the sixth minute Detroit Red Wings’ Adam Erne (73) lifts the puck over the stick of Carolina strom stopped 17 shots for his third fi rst match to be decided in golden of extra-time. ing goals total to 31 and also had an Hurricanes’ Jake Bean (24) to score a goal during the third period of an shutout of the season and eighth of assist. Mitch Marner added a goal and NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., on April 10. (AP) his career, helping Calgary end a four- three assists. game skid. scored for the Jets. They have won the Blackhawks, They who had Johnny Gaudreau and Mark Gior- NHL Results/Standings ICE HOCKEY three straight to improve to 25-13-3. dropped five of the last seven while dano each had a goal and an assist, The Canadiens have lost three in a battling Nashville and Dallas for the and Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm fourth playoff spot in the Central row. With Carey Price out until next and Brett Ritchie also scored for the WASHINGTON, April 11, (AP): Results and standings from the NHL games on The North-leading Maple Leafs week because of a lower-body injury, Division. Flames. Sam Bennett and Mikael Saturday. have won six straight to improve to Jake Allen made 20 saves to drop to Michael Del Zotto, Cam Atkinson Backlund each had two assists. Dallas 4 Florida 1 St Louis 3 Minnesota OT 2 28-10-3. They are 5-2-1 against Ot- 1-5-4 in his last 10 starts.