Sun, 06/17/2012 - 20:30

Hastings: Terlani pulls 9-1 upset in Vancouver Sun

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Terlani, ridden byJeff Burningham, wins the Vancouver Sun for fillies and mares.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Terlani paid $20.30 for her upset win in the $50,000 Vancouver Sun for fillies and mares at Hastings on Sunday. 

With jockey Jeff Burningham keeping Terlani out from the rail in the 1 1/16-mile race, she stalked Overvalued, who posted fractions of 23.96 seconds, 47.63, and 1:12.70 over a wet-fast track. Terlani moved up to engage Overvalued on the stretch turn, was a head behind turning for home,  and edged clear in midstretch to win by 1 1/2 lengths. Overvalued held on to finish second by the same margin over Orchid’s Silver.

Sun, 06/17/2012 - 20:10

Canterbury: I'll Show Them splashes to stakes record in Shot of Gold

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I'll Show Them, ridden by Bobby Walker Jr., covers six furlongs in 1:08.99 to win the Shot of Gold.

SHAKOPEE, Minn – The heavy rain that held off at Canterbury Park for most of the day came down at post time of the $50,000 Shot of Gold Stakes.  The deluge didn’t stop I’ll Show Them from setting a stakes record of 1:08.99 for six furlongs over the muddy main track in front of a Father’s Day crowd of 12,120.

I’ll Show Them stalked leader Humble Smarty for the first half of the race and moved to take command through the turn and drew off to win by 4 ¾ lengths.

Sun, 06/17/2012 - 19:58

Northlands: Claresmiezie easily conquers Chariot Chaser

Heavily favored Claresmiezie paid $2.50 for her five-length win over Commander Sue in the $50,000 Chariot Chaser at Northlands Park. Only four horses contested the six-furlong sprint for 3-year-old fillies and show wagering was not allowed.

Sun, 06/17/2012 - 19:52

Hollywood Park: Turbulent Descent looks sharp taking Desert Stormer in comeback

INGLEWOOD, Calif.- The $72,570 Desert Stormer Handicap at Betfair Hollywood Park on Sunday had the lowest prize money of the six stakes that Turbulent Descent has won in her 11-race career. It felt like the most important to trainer Mike Puype and the partnership who own the filly after the race.

Making her first start since December, Turbulent Descent had an ideal comeback in the Desert Stormer for fillies and mares, winning by 1 1/4 lengths over pacesetter Izzy Rules.

Sun, 06/17/2012 - 19:41

Hollywood: Brief stint as owners ends for Laker teammates

Los Angeles Lakers teammates Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant had their first experience as racehorse owners on Sunday, but it only was a brief encounter.

Their gelding, Siempre Mio, finished second by a nose in Sunday’s first race, a $12,500 claimer for sprinters, and was claimed in a six-way shake by Mark Glatt.

Glatt claimed Siempre Mio on behalf of the Donkey Island Racing partnership. NFL quarterback Drew Brees is part or the Donkey Island group.

Sun, 06/17/2012 - 19:37

Hollywood Park: Hollywood Juvenile, Landlaluce await weekend stakes winners

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The unbeaten and untested Amarish will make his next start in the Hollywood Juvenile Championship.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The 2-year-old stakes winners Amarish and Miss Empire  from Saturday are bound for $150,000 stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park in July, their trainers said on Sunday.

Amarish extended his unbeaten record to two races with an easy win by 4 1/2 lengths in Saturday’s $100,000 Willard Proctor Memorial Stakes over 5 1/2 furlongs. The winner of a maiden race over 4 1/2 furlongs by 7 3/4 lengths on May 26, Amarish has yet to face a serious challenge.

Sun, 06/17/2012 - 19:30

Hollywood Park: Belle Royale will miss Beverly Hills because of cough

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Belle Royale, under Joel Rosario, rallies from seventh to win the Grade 1 Gamely.

A cough will keep Belle Royale from starting in the $100,000 Beverly Hills Handicap next Sunday, trainer Simon Callaghan said.

The winner of the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes on May 28, Belle Royale is being pointed for the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes at Arlington Park on Aug. 18. Callaghan considered a start in the Beverly Hills as a prep to the Arlington Park race but did not work Belle Royale over the weekend.

Owned by Michael Tabor, Belle Royale will be pointed for the $150,000 Royal Heroine Stakes over a mile on turf on July 7.

Sun, 06/17/2012 - 18:45

Monmouth: Le Bernardin may have punched ticket to Haskell by taking Pegasus

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Le Bernardin (3), under Mike Luzzi, holds off Easter Gift and Sheldon Russell by a neck in the Grade 3 Pegasus.

Le Bernardin, who flopped when thrust into graded stakes competition for the first time following a first-level allowance victory, rebounded nicely to capture Sunday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Pegasus for 3-year-olds at Monmouth Park.

Despite lugging in throughout the stretch, Le Bernardin ($12) managed to hold off Easter Gift by a neck, completing 1 1/16  miles on a fast main track in 1:44.51. He stalked the pace set by eventual fourth-place finisher Innocent Man through fractions of 47.73 seconds and 1:12.17 before swinging three wide and taking a short lead coming into the stretch.

Sun, 06/17/2012 - 18:09

Belmont: Rosario shifting tack from California to New York

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Joel Rosario is accused of failing to put forth his best effort in a race at Del Mar.

Joel Rosario, among the leading riders in Southern California, will be moving his tack to Belmont Park beginning June 27, his agent Ron Ebanks said Sunday.

Ebanks said he and Rosario had been contemplating a move to New York for the last year but expedited the decision due to the collarbone injury suffered Saturday night at Churchill Downs by John Velazquez, which is expected to keep him out of action for two months.

Ebanks, speaking by phone from California, also said the “best horses are going to be back there,” in New York. “That’s the main reason we’re coming there.”

Sun, 06/17/2012 - 18:01

Woodbine: Pender Harbour delivers as favorite in Steady Growth

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Pender Harbour, last year's champion 3-year-old in Canada, scores under Luis Contrears in the Steady Growth.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario — Pender Harbour  got the better of second choice Good Better Best in the stretch to take the $125,000 Steady Growth Stakes at Woodbine on  Sunday.