Black Diamond Cat snapped a 19-race losing streak with his victory in the Ponche Handicap on June 8. Eight weeks and two starts later he was back in the winner’s circle after soundly beating a stellar field that included two Grade 1 winners in Saturday’s $100,000 Housebuster at Gulfstream Park.
The 3-year-old trotting division lacked clarity entering the 2013 Hambletonian. After the $1 million final on Saturday at the Meadowlands, Royalty For Life clearly stamped himself as a true champion.
Balino dictated the terms throughout to take the $75,000 Naked Greed by six lengths Saturday at Calder Race Course
Cross Traffic, under John Velazquez, held off Successful Dan for a three-quarter-length victory in the Grade 1, $750,000 Whitney Invitational before a crowd of 33,148 at Saratoga on Saturday.
Wise Dan put the finishing touches on his nearly flawless preparation for a defense of his title in Saturday’s Fourstardave by breezing an easy, maintenance half-mile in 49.57 seconds early Saturday morning on Saratoga's main track.
Calvin Borel got a head start on an unforgettable week when he guided Taptowne to a two-length victory Saturday in the $200,000 West Virginia Governor’s Stakes, the richest undercard event on the all-stakes West Virginia Derby card at Mountaineer Racetrack
A new Hambletonian Oaks record was set when Bee A Magician breezed home in 1:51 4/5.
Alpha Bettor won the Grade 3 Seagram Cup Stakes for the second year in a row Saturday at Woodbine, as a 7-2 overlay under Justin Stein.
Talk Therapy, claimed as a 6-year-old last summer for $7,500, became a stakes winner Saturday when he drew clear in the stretch and held off a bid by heavily favored Fox Rules to win the $50,000 Genesee Valley Breeders’ Handicap for New York-breds at Finger Lakes.
The hot streak for Ken and Sarah Ramsey and Mike Maker is not limited to Kentucky or New York. The dominant owners were represented by another winner Saturday when Prissy held off a race-long challenge from Soft Whisper to capture the $100,000 West Virginia Senate President’s Cup, part of an all-stakes, nine-race card at Mountaineer Park.
