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With Lady Zuzu holding a commanding lead, she looked headed to the winner’s circle, but a demanding pace took a toll on her late, and longshot Prado’s Sweet Ride surged to victory in the final furlong to edge her by a head in the Regret Stakes on Saturday night at Churchill Downs.
Hambletonian hopefuls convened at Pocono Downs on Saturday night for three $74,539 divisions of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes for 3-year-old colt and gelding trotters. Two-year-old colt champion Pinkman along with Uncle Lasse and Wicker Hanover came up with victories on the evening.
Trainer Bruce Levine recorded his 2,000th career victory on Saturday night when Guayana won a $29,500 allowance race at Penn National by two lengths.
Heavily favored Killin Me Smalls paid $3 for his romp over 50-1 longshot Aces Again in the $50,000 Spangled Jimmy at Northlands Park on Saturday.
Ol Winedrinker Who captured the sixth stakes race of his career Saturday, when he closed for a 4 3/4-length win over Isn’t He Clever in the $150,000 Downs at Albuquerque Handicap. It was another 1 1/4 lengths back in third to Big Tall Paul.
Rock Me Baby, “nowhere to be seen” by track announcer Michael Wrona at the eighth pole, unleashed a furious rally to win the $61,065 Albany Stakes by a length at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday.
Beholder is back on top of California’s older female division after a comfortable win Saturday in the $100,250 Adoration Stakes at Santa Anita, her 10th career stakes win.
Talco proved to be the spoiler in an expected showdown between Midnight Storm and Bal a Bali in Saturday’s $400,000 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita, scoring a 13-1 upset in the turf race.
Seffeara drew off in the final furlong under Gary Boulanger to take the $125,000 Bold Ruckus Stakes at Woodbine on Saturday.
Perry Ouzts took over sole possession of 11th place on list of all-time leading riders in North America when he guided Cobra's Crown to a 1 1/2-length victory in Saturday's first race at Belterra Park.
