LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After a group of horse racing fanatics pooled their money three years ago to buy an A.P. Indy yearling for $100,000, they did something that a fair number of syndicates do: They named the colt for its sire and one of the new owners.
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ARCADIA, Calif. - Even when Voodoo Dancer scooted off to a seemingly insurmountable lead in early stretch of Sunday's at Santa Anita, jockey Jerry Bailey did not give up hope aboard Tates Creek.
"I thought if she had the same kick going a mile and an eighth that she did at a mile, I'd be all right," Bailey said.
Waiting until the final furlong to make a serious move, Bailey urged Tates Creek to the inside of Voodoo Dancer and made up two lengths to win by a neck.
"She never gives up," Bailey said. "Even though you think she might be in trouble She keeps trying."
SAN MATEO, Calif. - Royal Gem ($6.80) got a perfect stalking trip to win a three-way photo in the Bay Meadows Derby (G3) at Bay Meadows on Sunday.
Odds-on favorite Century City dwelt at the start and seemed out of contention heading into the stretch before unleashing a strong kick to finish third, a neck and a nose behind Royal Gem and Aly Bubba, the second longest shot on the board in the (about) 1 1/8-mile turf race that was run in 1:48.38.
Aly Bubba and Surprized set a very slow pace in the race with fractions of 25.56, 51.00 and 1:15.90.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Arkansas-bred 2-year-olds had center stage Sunday at Louisiana Downs with two divisions of the Razorback Futurity. Each was worth $25,000 and were contested at six furlongs.
In the Lady Razorback, favored Impetuous Molly ($4.60) broke well under leading rider Gerard Melancon and quickly got clear enroute to a comfortable 10-length victory in a time of 1:12.82 over sloppy going.
Ashleys Paige, making her first career start, was second followed by Sunny Divine.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Spanish Decree nailed Mountain Orchid on the wire to capture the at Woodbine Sunday.
Spanish Decree raced four lengths off the dueling leaders, Whistling Maid and Mulrainy, in the seven-furlong dash for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds fillies. Mountain Orchid took control midway on the turn, and opened up a clear lead early in the stretch, but Spanish Decree closed three-wide to win by a nose.
Favored Mulrainy ended up third in the nine-horse field. The final time was 1:24.52 seconds.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Hours before entries were drawn Friday for the at Churchill Downs, jockey Pat Day lost his mount when Private Gold was diagnosed with a minor ankle injury.
Such problems have never been too big for Day to overcome. He simply went out and got another mount, and Sunday, it was Day who gave Champali a flawless ride in keeping the colt unbeaten in the 21st running of the $114,200, Grade 3 Iroquois.
Champali, trained by Greg Foley, was part of an early six-horse duel in the one-mile Iroquois but always appeared comfortable when racing closest to the rail.
Streakin Sin Tacha overcame a slow break on a sloppy track to win the Grade 1, for Quarter Horses by a half-length Saturday night at Lone Star Park near Dallas.
The race was one of 10 stakes the card, six of which made up the 10th running of the MBNA Challenge Championships.
Streakin Sin Tacha($3.20) rallied strong up the center of the track to win his third straight stakes race, covering 440 yards in 21.27 seconds. Jess Louisiana Blue closed for second, a head in front of third-place finisher Meter Me Ready.
Wet weather forced the at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday night to the main track for the third time in four years, and favorite Asheville relished the going, winning off by 8 1/2 lengths over Pleasant State.
It was another three and a half lengths back in third to Lisa's Approval.
Asheville($5.40) stalked the pace early, then took command in the stretch, covering the mile and a sixteenth for fillies and mares over a track rated good in 1:45.52.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A glance at the Tuesday entries at Churchill Downs yields the distinct feeling that if Steve Asmussen wants to be the leading trainer for the second straight fall meet, he will be.
Asmussen, who won his first-ever Churchill title last fall, said before this 30-day meet started Oct. 27 that he hoped to get 50 or 60 starts. Although he has only 36 Churchill stalls, Asmussen has more than 150 active runners at his disposal, a number clearly borne out by the fact he leads all North American trainers in starts and wins this year.