Saturday stakes recaps (11/1/03)

In other stakes:

* Vogue Girl, the 7-2 second choice, led from gate to wire in the $100,000 Blue Hen Stakes at Delaware, holding off a late surge by favored From Away to win by three-quarters of a length.

* Richetta ($2.20), the 1-9 favorite, was bottled up along the rail under Ramon Dominguez at the top of the stretch in the $60,000 Heavenly Cause for Maryland-bred 2-year-old fillies, but shot to the front and drew off for a 1 1/4-length victory.

* Raymond's Dream ($9.20) won her eighth race from 11 starts over the Delta Downs track when she defended her title in the $40,000 Zydeco.

* Skate Away ($5.20) ran to a one-length win over pacesetter and favorite Dash for Daylight in the $35,000 Buffalo Bayou Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park.

* Aspen Gal ($3.60) picked up her third straight stakes win when she led throughout for a 4 1/2-length win in the $35,850 Cimarron at Remington Park.

* Canyon de Oro ($11.40), ridden by Gary Kurek, rallied for a two-length win over Ww Robin de Hood in the $30,000 Woodlands Handicap at the Woodlands. Earlier on the card, Kurek won the $30,000 Woodlands Derby with Ww Conquistador ($13.40), who won the 1 1/16-mile race by four lengths.

* Bago won the Group 1 Criterium International at Saint-Cloud by six lengths to remain undefeated after four races.