HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- Last Judgment and jockey Jose Ortiz took advantage of a field lacking much in the way of any early speed, hustling right to the front and never looking back on route to a convincing 6 1/2-length victory over defending champion Noble Drama in Saturday’s $75,000 Sunshine Classic. Last Judgment, dropping in company and stretching out off an eighth-place finish in the Grade 3 Mr. Prospector, was making just his second start since being claimed for $62,500 by Mike Maker out of a winning effort going 6 1/2 furlongs at Belmont Park on Oct. 25. Last Judgment set splits of 23.84 and 47.57 for the opening half under confident handling by Ortiz while stalked for five furlongs by Kaufy Bean, readily shook free when roused coming off the final bend, and increased his advantage under steady urging through the stretch. Noble Drama raced at the rear of the compact six-horse field during the early going, made a run outside horses to close contention around the second bend, but could not sustain the bid while holding off Roman Empire, who bumped briefly off the inside rail at midstretch, by a neck to be second best. Last Judgment, a 5-year-old son of Congrats, paid $7.60 after completing 1 1/8 miles over a fast track in 1:49.76. :: Start earning weekly cashback on your wagering today. Click to learn more. “It didn’t look like there was a whole lot of speed in there on paper and coming out of a sprint, you’d expect to be forwardly placed,” said Maker. “I thought he ran very well in the stakes, he got bogged down a little bit and when he got clear he finished well and galloped out strong. It was a little hard to stretch him right out after claiming him off a sprint win, but that was the impression he gave us.”       Cajun Brother returned to statebred company for only the second time in his brief career to upset the $75,000 Sunshine Sprint, rallying to a head victory over last year’s winner and 3-2 favorite Extravagant Kid. With Verve was third. Cajun Brother, who had made only seven previous starts, raced well placed in mid-pack under regular rider Miguel Vasquez, commenced his bid four wide approaching the stretch, and ultimately wore down Extravagant Kid near the end. The  latter slipped inside the tiring leader too edge clear in early stretch and had no excuse when unable to fend off the winner’s closing surge. With Verse rallied belatedly to be third, another 1 1/4 lengths behind Extravagant Kid. Cajun Brother is a homebred son of Cajun Breeze owned and trained by Michael Yates. He covered six furlongs in 1:10.97 and paid $31.60. “I’ve always felt he was this caliber,” Yates said. “We bit off a little more than we could chew shipping him to Kentucky" --  where he finished sixth in the Perryville at Keeneland. "He came back here to run a good race in his last start and has just progressed and trained well since. This was the next step.” The stretch-running Venezuelan Hug rallied off a very lively pace to a three-quarter-length victory over Shamrocket in the $75,000 Sunshine Turf. It was the same margin back to Monforte, who finished third. Venezuelan Hug, who won the Sunshine Millions Turf Preview at Gulfstream Park West in his 2020 finale, lagged near the rear of the field off the rapid pace of Proven Strategies, who set splits of 22.65 and 45.85 for the opening half-mile over the firm turf. Last Judgment advanced five wide around the second turn, eventually wearing down the tiring leader at midstretch before holding safe a final bid from Shamrocket, who also raced wide and finished strongly at the end. Venezuelan Hug, a son of Constitution trained by Danny Gargan, has won five of seven starts since being claimed by his present connections for $40,000 here last March. His only two losses during that span coming in graded stakes.  Final time for the mile and one sixteenth was 1:40.02. Venezuelan Hug paid $7 as the tepid favorite in a field of nine Florida-bred grass specialists. The addition of blinkers has obviously made a big difference for Bienville Street, who registered her second consecutive victory since getting an equipment change, rallying to a neck decision over Mo of the West and a well-bunched field in the $75,000 Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf.  Bienville Street had gone winless in 13 straight starts before putting blinkers on and dead-heating for first in an open, second-level allowance race here in her 2020 finale, registering a career-best 86 Beyer Speed Figure in the process. She returned to duplicate the performance when back in against Florida-breds in the Filly and Mare Turf, rating within easy striking distance of the leaders before finishing strongly down the center of the course to best Mo of the West. Another series of necks also separated third-, fourth- and fifth-place finishers Sun Summers, Lovely Luvy, and 8-5 favorite Sugar Fix, respectively.   Bienville Street returned $18 after completing 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.50 over a firm course. “She had an unlucky year last year. I had to scratch her three or four times because of the weather because she can’t handle the dirt, plus bad trips and everything,” said trainer Cam Gambolati. “I put the blinkers back on her because I think it keeps her more alert during the race. She’s a 6-year-old and probably the soundest horse I’ve ever had, one who just tries hard every time.”