Version 2.0 of Lucky Folie was unveiled at Del Mar on Sunday, and she responded by speeding to a front-running victory in the $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, a race in which Pretty N Cool, the 3-5 favorite, faded badly in the final furlong and wound up last of five.
Miss Mischief staked her claim for the Sovereign Award as this year’s Canadian champion female sprinter with a handy score in Sunday’s Grade 2 Bessarabian Stakes at Woodbine.
Expected to set the pace, Sheriffa broke behind the field but recovered to win Sunday’s Staten Island division of the $125,000 New York Stallion Series Stakes by a length at Aqueduct.
Eighth Wonder put on a show in the $76,000 Donna Freyer Stakes at Parx Racing on Sunday, opening up a clear lead out of the gate and coasting home a 9 1/4-length winner without ever being asked for her best by jockey Jose Flores.
Saturday was an interesting day, largely due to victories from three horses who might make some significant noise in 2016.
Trainer Alan Goldberg saddles Paddle Board (#7, ML 20-1) in Sunday's eighth race at Woodbine, the seven-furlong Bessarabian Stakes on the all-weather track. Since Jan. 1, 2014, Goldberg is winning at a 35 percent clip when saddling a horse switching from route to sprint, for a return on investment of $4.11. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
The Iroquois Steeplechase in Tennessee and Cheltenham Racecourse in western England are launching a $500,000 bonus for a horse that can win the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham and the Calvin Houghland Iroquois Hurdle.
Tres Friends and Bodacious Eagle helped the trainer-jockey team of Trey Wood and Ricky Ramirez close out a memorable Lone Star Park season on Saturday, when the horses accounted for a pair of Grade 1 races.
The Pickett Factor was an authoritative winner over older rivals Saturday night at Delta Downs, where he stormed home by 5 3/4 lengths in the $100,000 Gold Cup.
The absence of Lucy’s Bob Boy left Charitable Annuity as the heavy favorite in a five-horse field and he scored a relatively easy one-length victory in Saturday's $50,000 A Huevo Stakes at Charles Town.
