Trainer Winick Dies

Trainer Arnold Winick, winner of more than 20 training titles, has died at age 67.

Winick died at his home in Hollywood, Fla.

Winick won 12 titles at Gulfstream Park, six at Arlington Park and three at Hialeah Park in the 1960s and 1970s. He trained Hold Your Peace, who won the Flamingo Stakes and finished third in the Kentucky Derby in 1972.

Martin gains pole Bristol, Tenn.

Mark Martin won the pole for the Food City 500 by edging Jeff Gordon on the last of 82 laps run during the opening round of time trials at Bristol International Raceway.

Martin’s fast lap of 124.605 mph was .02 seconds faster than the 124.444 by Gordon.

In the Goody’s 250 also at Bristol, David Green edged Spokane native Chad Little, turning in a 122.474 fast lap to gain the pole for today’s race.

Little’s fastest lap was 122.396.

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