The 3-year-old filly Danedream notched her second straight blowout victory in a German Group 1, winning the Grosser Preis von Baden, Germany’s premier race, by six lengths over Night Magic on Sunday at Baden-baden.

Tracking the pace of Night Magic on a course turned very soft by driving rain, Danedream eased into the lead a quarter-mile from the finish and went unchallenged the rest of the way, winning easily under Andrasch Stark. Joshua Tree, who may return to Woodbine to defend his title in the Canadian International, was left well behind in third.

The 3-year-old filly Danedream notched her second straight blowout victory in a German Group 1, winning the Grosser Preis von Baden, Germany’s premier race, by six lengths over Night Magic on Sunday at Baden-baden.

Tracking the pace of Night Magic on a course turned very soft by driving rain, Danedream eased into the lead a quarter-mile from the finish and went unchallenged the rest of the way, winning easily under Andrasch Stark. Joshua Tree, who may return to Woodbine to defend his title in the Canadian International, was left well behind in third.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Jackson Bend and Jersey Town, the one-two finishers in Saturday’s Grade 1 Forego Stakes at Saratoga, are on similar schedules that will presumably have them meeting in the Grade 2 Kelso Stakes going one mile at Belmont Park on Oct. 1 and then the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Havre de Grace came out of her victory over males in Saturday’s Grade 1 Woodward Stakes in good order and will more than likely  make her next start in the Grade 1, $350,000 Beldame Stakes against females on Oct. 1 at Belmont Park, trainer Larry Jones said Sunday.

 Havre de Grace won the Woodward by 1 1/4 lengths over Suburban winner and Whitney runner-up Flat Out. In becoming the second female to win the Woodward - Rachel Alexandra was the other - Havre de Grace ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.18 and earned a career-best 111 Beyer Speed Figure.

So You Think won his third Group 1 race of the year, but his manner of victory in the Irish Champion Stakes on Saturday at Leopardstown in Ireland did not match up with his overwhelming favoritism in the race.

Challenged about a quarter-mile from the finish by Snow Fairy, So You Think could never shake clear of that filly, holding on to win by a half-length after an exciting stretch run.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Power World may not possess the gaudy speed figures that some of his rivals do, but he does have more experience, something that could give him an edge in a highly contentious renewal of Monday’s Grade 1, $250,000 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga.

A field of 10 2-year-old maiden winners will contest the seven furlongs of the Hopeful, the highlight of an 11-race closing-day program that also includes the Grade 3 Glens Falls for fillies and mares at 1 3/8 miles on turf.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Robert Barbara expects J C’s Pride to regress a little bit from his track record-setting performance five weeks ago. He just hopes the horse is still good enough to win Monday’s Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes.

J C’s Pride, who set a track record for 5 1/2 furlongs when he ran the distance here in 56.54 seconds here on July 27, heads a field of 10 juveniles entered for the $250,000 Hopeful, the featured event on Monday’s 11-race closing- day card at Saratoga.

Chamberlain Bridge and Central City, the one-two finishers in last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, will renew their rivalry Monday at Parx Racing.

The 7-year-old Chamberlain Bridge, winless in his last three starts and idle since mid-June, and the 5-year-old Central City, making his first start of the year, head a field of 12 older turf sprinters in the Turf Monster Handicap, one of three stakes worth a collective $850,000 on the holiday program.

DEL MAR, Calif. – The unbeaten 2-year-old Creative Cause worked six furlongs in 1:12.20 under jockey Rafael Bejarano on Friday, his final major exercise before Wednesday’s $250,000 Del Mar Futurity.

The workout was part of a scripted scenario where trainer Mike Harrington gave Creative Cause two stablemates as targets.

DEL MAR, Calif. – Acclamation almost certainly clinched the title of California-bred horse of the year for 2011 with his brave win in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar last Sunday.

Acclamation is the leading California-bred money winner this year, with $1,036,000, and has won three Grade 1 races. Before the Pacific Classic, Acclamation won two Grade 1 races on turf – the Charles Whittingham Handicap at Hollywood Park and the Eddie Read Stakes at Del Mar.