Sun, 05/27/2012 - 20:01

Arapahoe Park: Born Force scores in Inaugural

Born Force became a stakes winner Sunday at Arapahoe Park, when he overtook pacesetter Tebow Time by 2 1/2 lengths in the $40,000 Inaugural. The six-furlong race for 3-year-olds was the first stakes of the mixed meet that opened Saturday.

Born Force ($5.20) raced in sixth early, as Tebow Time was clear through fractions of 22.44 seconds for the opening quarter and 46.29 for the half-mile. Born Force overtook Tebow Time, who held second, and went on to cover the distance on a track rated fast in 1:12.66.

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 18:39

Monmouth: Nefertini collects first stakes win in Monmouth Beach

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Nefertini, ridden by Carlos Marquez Jr., captures the Monmouth Beach Stakes.

OCEANPORT, N.J.-  Nefertini outgamed Successful Song in the lane to win the $75,000 Monmouth Beach Stakes for fillies and mares on Sunday at Monmouth Park.

The five-horse field raced as a compact group until the stretch, where the top two engaged in a spirited duel to the wire, with Nefertini prevailing by a half-length.

Successful Song was game on the rail, having saved ground after a rapid recovery from a stumble at the break. She hung in, but could not hold off Nefertini.

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 18:23

River Downs: Diavoletto proves uncatchable in Green Carpet

Diavoletto led from start to finish to win the $50,000 Green Carpet for Ohio-breds at River Downs on Sunday.

Jockey Rafael Hernandez rated the 3-year-old Diavoletto ($14) perfectly and had something left in the stretch, winning but three parts of a length over the lone filly in the race, Agressive Elegance. Eyes Super Freaky was another three-quarters of a length back in third, with License to Bling, part of a three-horse entry, rounding out the superfecta in the field of 12 3-year-old Ohio-bred horses.

Diavoletto ran 1 1/16 miles over a firm turf course in 1.42.39.

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 18:18

Churchill Downs: Lanerie rides six winners from seven mounts

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Corey Lanerie shows off after collecting his sixth win on Sunday's program at Churchill Downs, a feat that has only been done 11 times in the track's long history.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jockey Corey Lanerie rode six winners on the 10-race Sunday card at Churchill Downs, marking just the 11th time in track history that a jockey has won six races. The all-time Churchill mark is seven wins, set by Pat Day in June 1984 and tied by Julien Leparoux in November 2008.

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 18:11

Woodbine: Slow fractions help Something Extra steal Connaught Cup

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Something Extra provides jockey Eurico Da Silva with one of his three wins on Sunday's card in the Connaught Cup.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario — The longshot Something Extra outran the other speed and kept on going to take the $154,200 Connaught Cup Stakes convincingly at Woodbine on Sunday.

The Grade 2 Connaught was the second of three winners on the card for Eurico Da Silva, who guided Something Extra through slow fractions of 23 and :45.59 seconds in the seven-furlong turf sprint. They prevailed by 2 1/2 lengths over a wide-closing Big Band Sound. Artic Fern finished third, and the favored American shipper Mutual Trust was seventh in the 11-horse field.

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 18:05

Belmont: Compliance Officer, Gitchee Goomie win turf stakes for New York-breds

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Compliance Officer, ridden by Javier Castellano, improves to 6 for 6 against New York-bred competition by taking the Kingston,.

Compliance Officer began defense of his New York-bred turf championship with a good-looking return to the races, taking Sunday’s $125,000 Kingston Stakes by three-quarters of a length at Belmont Park.

Meanwhile, Gitchee Goomie got first jump on defending statebred female turf champion Hessonite and held off that filly’s late charge for a half-length victory in the $125,000 Mount Vernon Stakes for fillies and mares.

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 16:29

Hollywood Park: Antares World now with Mullins

Jeff Mullins has taken over the training of the multiple stakes winner Antares World, who worked five furlongs on turf in 1:00.80 on Sunday.

Previously trained by Steve Specht in Northern California, Antares World may run in the $100,000 Beverly Hills Handicap over 1 1/4 miles on turf on June 24. Owned by Larry and Marianne Williams, Antares World, 5, has won three stakes at Golden Gate Fields in her career.

Overall, she has won 8 of 25 starts and $434,328.

 

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 16:27

Hollywood Park: Debut winner Amarish earns stakes shot

Amarish is bound for a juvenile stakes in coming months after an impressive win in Saturday’s second race, his career debut, at Hollywood Park.

Trained by Jeff Bonde for Jerry Durant, Amarish led throughout 4 1/2 furlongs, winning by 7 3/4 lengths under jockey Edwin Maldonado.

Amarish was timed in 50.98 seconds, not far off of Southern Fireball’s 2009 track record of 50.67 seconds.

“I could have broken the track record, but they don’t pay extra for that,” Maldonado said. “He galloped out very strongly.”

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 16:23

Hollywood Park: Wilkinson, Mr. Commons will meet again in Shoemaker Mile

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Wilkinson (left), being chased home by favored Mr. Commons (right) will have a rematch in the June 30 Shoemaker Mile.

Wilkinson and Mr. Commons, the first two finishers in Saturday’s $150,000 American Handicap, will have a rematch for a much larger prize in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile at Betfair Hollywood Park on June 30.

Wilkinson will have a chance to prove his 44-1 upset in the American Handicap was not a fluke, while Mr. Commons will attempt to end a two-race losing streak.

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 12:26

Remington: Bps Cartels Alibi scores 11-1 upset in $1.1 million Futurity

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Bps Cartels Alibi, ridden by Ricky Ramirez, wins the $1.1 million Heritage Place Futurity.

Bps Cartels Alibi edged El Duero by a head to win Oklahoma’s richest race, the Grade 1, $1.1 million Heritage Place Futurity for Quarter Horses, on Saturday night at Remington Park. Pyc Kant Katch Me, the race favorite and fastest qualifier, was a late scratch after he sat down in the starting gate.

Bps Cartels Alibi ($24.80) broke midpack, but found his way to the lead, and then held his ground while dueling with El Duero. Bps Cartels Alibi covered 350 yards on a fast track in 17.58 seconds. Ricky Ramirez was aboard for Raymundo Villarreal Jr., and trainer Trey Wood.