Mr Chivato to You Wins Grade 1 Refrigerator Handicap at Lone Star

(Saturday, October 6, 2007) - Mr Chivato to You broke alertly from the starting gate and held off a late charge by 9-5 favorite Bullions N Garters to win Saturday's Grade 1, $100,000 Refrigerator Handicap at Lone Star Park by a neck.

The 5-year-old gelding, owned and bred by Sylvia and John Crain and trained by Don Mourning, ran 440 yards in :22.157 under Tad Leggett. He paid $20.60 to win.

"He left excellent and ran a big race," Leggett said.

Mr Chivato to You won for the 14th time in 31 career starts. The $59,000 winner's share of the purse jumped his earnings to $476,199. In addition to the first prize, the Arkansas-bred earned an invitation to compete in the Grade 1, $1 million Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos in 10 weeks on Saturday, Dec. 15.

Earlier Saturday, Texas-bred Just Blink scored a mild upset in the $17,500 Red River Handicap. The 4-year-old gelding ran 870 yards in :46.479 under jockey Roy Baldillez and beat Blue Ribbon Dash by two lengths. First to Ramble, the 2-5 favorite who had won six consecutive races, appeared to hesitate at the start and finished fifth of six. Just Blink, owned by Bobby Cox and trainer John Buchanan, paid $15.40 to win and improved his record to five wins and $47,319 in 13 starts.

Live racing at Lone Star Park resumes Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. CT with a nine-race program.

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