Lambert Gets First Win at Hollypark Since ’86
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Jerry Lambert, 54, who won three consecutive Hollywood Gold Cups aboard Native Diver in the late 1960s, won his first race at Hollywood Park in nearly a decade Friday night when riding even-money favorite Baffling Baffert to a two-length victory in the first race.
It was his 445th career victory at Hollywood Park.
Lambert, who resumed his career last year after a lengthy layoff, last won a race at Hollywood Park on July 4, 1986, aboard a 3-year-old filly named Mystical Dragon.
“This track always has been very good to me,” Lambert said after his victory in the six-furlong race for 2-year-old maiden claimers. “It feels like home to me.”
He primarily has been riding mixed breeds at Los Alamitos, where he won with all three mounts Thursday evening.
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