DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- Temple City won the $125,000 Cougar II
Handicap on Friday at Del Mar, leading wire-to-wire en route to
a 3\005C\005C-length victory.
Ridden by Joe Talamo, who had three winners on the card, Temple
City ran 1 1/2 miles in a track-record 2:30.46 and paid $4.40,
$3.60 and $2.10. The previous track record was 2:30.53, set by
Zappa in the same race two years ago.
Defending champion Unusual Suspect returned $3.80 and $2.20,
while Richard's Kid was another half-length back in third and
paid $2.10 to show.