International Star looked like a turf and synthetics horse during most of his 2-year-old campaign, but on Saturday at Fair Grounds, he looked very much the dirt horse, winning the Grade 3, $200,000 Lecomte Stakes by 2 1/2 lengths over War Story and Tiznow R J.
There are two carryovers at Santa Anita on Sunday - a pool of $104,326 to start the pick six in the fourth race and $43,334 in the super high five on the ninth race.
Thegirlinthatsong made her presence heard loud and clear in Saturday’s $200,000 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita. Winning the first graded stakes of her career, Thegirlinthatsong ($15) stalked pacesetter Jojo Warrior to early stretch before storming clear to win the Grade 2 La Canada for 4-year-old fillies by 4 1/4 lengths over even-money favorite Lexie Lou.
For his first ride on Fanticola in Saturday’s $81,250 Megahertz Stakes, jockey Martin Garcia concocted a familiar strategy – take the mare to the lead.
Southern Fire kept Liberty Lover from winning his fifth straight race Saturday, when he upset the $85,000 Pepsi Cola at Sunland Park at 30-1.
Power Ped ($4.60) had been knocking heads with graded stakes types in southern California, so when he got some class relief Saturday at Turf Paradise, he took full advantage, proving a smart winner of the $75,000 Cotton Fitzsimmons Handicap.
Dame Dorothy became the first Pennsylvania-bred to win a Sunshine Millions race Saturday at Gulfstream Park when she rallied to a two-length victory over the 37-1 outsider Sheer Drama in the $150,000 Distaff.
Mufajaah put in a sustained run for a three-length win over Haunted Heroine in the $100,000 Pippin for fillies and mares at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. It was another half-length back to Pearl Turn in third.
I’m a Chatterbox, fourth in the Golden Rod, her only previous stakes try, jumped straight to the lead from post 1 under Florent Geroux and led her eight rivals in the $125,000 Silverbulletday Stakes on a merry chase.
