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$50,000 XTRA Sports 690/1150 Cal Cup Starter Handicap
RING OF FRIENDSHIP

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2004) – Favored Ring of Friendship led virtually every step of the way and won Saturday’s $50,000 XTRA Sports 690/1150 California Cup Starter Handicap at Oak Tree at Santa Anita.

Ring of Friendship is by General Meeting, out of the Seeking the Gold mare Thee and Me, was bred by John and Betty Mabee and is owned by Nico Nierenberg, who claimed the 4-year-old gelding out of his debut last year.

This was his third win in 11 starts and raised his earnings to $76,642. Noble Kinsman, winner of the race in 2002, was second with Gobi Dan finishing third. The 2-1 favorite ran the 1 ½ miles on turf in 2:26.61, the second-fastest running of the race

Ring of Friendship was trained by Patrick Gallagher and ridden by Gary Stevens.

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