Camp Victory elevated to first in Los Angeles

Camp Victory (far left) inherited the win when Amazombie (right) was demoted for bumping M One Rifle (second left) (Benoit Photos)

Amazombie (Northern Afleet) bulled his way between rivals in the stretch and
drew off to cross the wire first by a half-length in Monday’s $100,000
Los
Angeles H. (G3) at Hollywood Park. However, he left too much residual damage
in his wake in the opinion of the stewards, who disqualified the 2-1 second
choice and placed him third. In the right place at the right time was
Featherston, Jacobsen and Miller’s CAMP VICTORY (Forest Camp), an 8-1 chance who
rallied outside to be a clear second and was elevated to the winner’s circle at
the conclusion of the six-furlong Cushion Track dash accomplished in 1:08 4/5.

Cost of Freedom (Cee’s Tizzy), the 8-5 favorite, and Indian Firewater (Indian
Charlie) knocked each other out after dueling through splits of :22 1/5 and :44
2/5. Chasing the top pair in third was M One Rifle (One Man Army), with Camp
Victory and Amazombie racing in tandem a little further back. While Camp Victory
would take the overland route around M One Rifle in the stretch, Mike Smith
aboard Amazombie waited for a seam to open up between rivals inside the final
furlong. When the opening occurred Amazombie powered his way through, but in
doing so bumped into M One Rifle, who in turn bumped slightly with Camp Victory.
M One Rifle lost any momentum he might have had in the final yards, and despite
looking much the best, Amazombie’s number was taken down after stewards
initiated an inquiry.