Hollywood Don lost his debut owing to a slow start and wide trip early in the meet, but he has subsequently won twice, the most significant win coming on Saturday, when he captured the $101,500 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes to stamp himself as the West Coast’s leading prospect for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland.
Tribal Drama just held off a late charge from Abercorn in the $300,000 Affirmed Stakes to deny trainer Stanley Gold and owner-breeder Jacks or Better Farm a sweep of the two rich Florida Sire Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
Rock You, best known for winning the 2014 Ruidoso Derby, won his first major stakes of 2015 with a 23-1 upset in Saturday’s $200,000 All American Gold Cup for older Quarter Horses at Ruidoso Downs.
Gulfstream Park will guarantee the Rainbow 6 jackpot pool at $1 million for Sunday, the track announced.
After enduring a couple of wide trips in her last two starts, White Rose rode the rails under jockey Shaun Bridgmohan to a record-setting three-quarter-length victory over Eastern Belle on Saturday in the $200,000 Glens Falls Stakes at Saratoga.
Twotwentyfive A gave his connections their second major win on the Florida Sire Stakes program at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, when he drove to a half-length win over Southern Barbeque in the $150,000 Prized.
Strict Compliance wore down the pacesetting Isabella Sings in the shadow of the wire to win the Grade 3 Boiling Springs Stakes by a nose Saturday at Monmouth Park.
After Liam’s Map set solid fractions all the way around and continued on to win the Grade 1 Woodward at Saratoga by 4 3/4 lengths over Coach Inge, trainer Todd Pletcher says he may have some thinking to do about which Breeders' Cup race would be best for the horse.
Following a long nip-and-tuck stretch drive, Duff, by far the longest shot Saturday in the five-horse Roanoke Stakes at Parx won a three-way photo over the 2-5 favorite Page McKenney and the pacesetting Grasshoppin.
WinStar Farm representatives happily presented themselves the winner’s trophy Saturday after their homebred Tourist made a flashy comeback in giving jockey Florent Geroux his fifth winner of the day in the $300,000 More Than Ready, the opening-day highlight of the rich Kentucky Downs meet.
