Bonfante Sets Course Record

SAN MATEO, Calif. (Apr. 5, 2008) – Favored Bonfante set a Bay Meadows track record while winning Saturday’s $100,000 California Turf Sprint Championship Handicap for the third time.

Bonfante is by Fruition, out of the Mountain Cat mare Tahoma Cat, was bred by owners Tenbrink and Frankfurt and was foaled at Creston Farm.

He ran the five furlongs on turf in :56.28, breaking the record of :56.32 set by Excessive Barb in 2004, winning by a head as the 8-5 favorite.

Bonfante has 12 wins in 31 starts, earnings of $696,121 and was coming off a win in the Mar. 15 Bay Meadows Sprint Handicap.

He won the race the last two years after finishing second in 2005. Indian Ashton was second and Acquire the Fire was third.

For Bonfante’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/bonfante

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