Indiana Grand sets up perfectly for Sister Ginger
Sister Ginger took advantage of a perfect trip under Ricardo Santana Jr. to win the $125,000 Indiana Grand at Indiana Downs on Saturday evening.
John McDulinJul 20, 2013
Sister Ginger took advantage of a perfect trip under Ricardo Santana Jr. to win the $125,000 Indiana Grand at Indiana Downs on Saturday evening.
Wicked Courage won his ninth consecutive race in the Grade 1, $1,054,992 Rainbow Derby for Quarter Horses at Ruidoso Downs on Saturday.
Closing Range found her way to the winner’s circle of the $102,550 Osunitas Stakes at Del Mar on Saturday, closing in the final sixteenth to catch 7-5 favorite Unusual Hottie in the last strides of the turf race.
Confirming her 38-1 upset victory in the Kentucky Oaks 11 weeks ago, Princess of Sylmar cemented her status as the leader of the division with an authoritative six-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 1, $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga.
Hard Enough pulled a 12-1 upset in the $63,000 Jersey Derby for 3-year-olds on the turf at Monmouth Park on Saturday.
Good Lord rebounded off two subpar efforts to pull a mild upset Saturday when defending his title in the 36th running of the $50,000 Don Bernhardt at Ellis Park in western Kentucky.
Trainer Todd Pletcher’s decision to wait to take on champion Royal Delta until another day paid big dividends when Authenticity registered a popular one-length decision over a game Flashy American in Saturday’s $200,000 Shuvee at Saratoga.
The second Delaware Handicap was far easier than the first for Royal Delta, the champion mare who on Saturday blew things open early in taking the annual Delaware Park showcase for the second straight year.
Backseat Memories, a six-time winner on turf this season, and last-out maiden winner Grand Tito hit the wire together in Saturday’s $75,000 Showing Up Stakes at Gulfstream Park.