After capturing the feature on opening day Friday at Del Mar, Smith came back and took the $93,100 Let It Ride Stakes on Saturday with favored Awesome Return, who took advantage of a hot early pace and then came charging down the lane to post a 1 1/4-length victory.
Even-money favorite Stalk the Wildcat proved his superiority in the stretch as he scored a five-length victory in the $62,755 Golden Nugget Stakes for 2-year-olds on Saturday at Golden Gate Fields.
Twelve Tribes proved the patrons correct when he captured Saturday’s $35,000 Jeff and Jack Coady Sr. Stakes at Turf Paradise on Saturday as the favorite, but it wasn’t easy.
New York-based trainer Christophe Clement sends out War Correspondent in Sunday’s Grade 2 Autumn, in which he figures to be lower than his 5-1 morning-line quote.
When asked at what point he felt comfortable his 2-year-old turf specialist, Hangover Saturday, could win the $100,000 Juvenile Filly Turf at Gulfstream Park West, trainer David Fawkes didn’t hesitate to answer.
Mr. Jordan lived up to all the hype, overcoming an unlucky trip to register an impressive three-length victory over Morgans Harbour and seven other overmatched 2-year-olds in Saturday’s $100,000 Juvenile Sprint at Gulfstream Park West.
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Still stung by Wise Dan being sidelined by injury, trainer Charlie LoPresti took particular satisfaction in sending out Villandry to a mild upset Saturday in the Grade 3, $114,000 River City Handicap at Churchill Downs. It came one week after LoPresti missed a shot at a Breeders’ Cup three-peat with the reigning two-time Horse of the Year.
Executive Allure went right to the front and never looked back to take the $150,000 Jammed Lovely Stakes under Jesse Campbell at Woodbine on Saturday.
East Hall spent plenty of time chasing Wildcat Red during the opening half of their 3-year-old campaigns. But the steadily improving and long-winded East Hall got a measure of revenge Saturday at Gulfstream Park West when rallying to a two-length victory over his nemesis in the $100,000 Sunshine Millions Classic Preview, the main event on an outstanding program that featured seven stakes for Florida-breds of all ages.
Fed Biz, a three-time Grade 2 winner for Kaleem Shah, has been retired from racing and will start his stud career next year at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky.
