Trainer Jack Carava Gets Win No. 1,000
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Trainer Jack Carava secured his 1,000th career win March 14 in the first race at Santa Anita Park.
Even-money favorite Perfect Set, with jockey Santiago Gonzalez aboard, recorded the milestone victory for with a commanding gate-to-wire win in the 1 1/16-mile $16,000 claiming race.
Training since 1986, Carava's runners have earned more than $28 million in purses and more than $1 million in 16 straight years from 1996 to 2011.
The 48-year-old Arcadia, Calif.-born trainer has a 6-9-4 record from 39 starts thus far this year.