That's Who won the third stakes race of his career Saturday at Sunland Park, when he darted home by three lengths in the $110,000 Pepsi-Cola for 3-year-olds bred in New Mexico. Grey Bird finished second, a half-length in front of third-place finisher May Weather.
That's Who ($4.60) was turning back to six furlongs from a win in the $110,000 Red Hedeman Mile at Sunland in December. He covered the distance in a sharp 1:10.45, with Ry Eikleberry aboard for trainer Joel Marr.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Absinthe Minded came back against Tiz Miz Sue in the stretch to win the $75,000 Pippin Stakes by a neck Saturday at Oaklawn Park. It was another seven lengths back in third to She’s All In, who was chasing her fifth consecutive win.
Absinthe Minded ($6.40) moved to the lead soon after the start of the Pippin, and led the field through an opening quarter in 24.12 seconds while pushed along by Le Mi Geaux. The eventual winner shook that rival through a half-mile in 48.72, and continued to show the way through six furlongs in 1:13.91.
Inspired shot to the lead from her outside post before proceeding to turn back favored Wild About Marie in a front-running upset Saturday in the 47th running of the $75,000 Pan Zareta Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans.
Inspired and her jockey, John Velazquez, both were in from south Florida, where winning trainer Allen Iwinski is currently based. She returned $32.80 to win after finishing 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:03.47 over a turf course rated good.
Thiskyhasnolimit, fresh from a layoff, led every step of the way in posting a mild upset Saturday under Shane Sellers in the 66th running of the $99,000 Louisiana Handicap at Fair Grounds in New Orleans.
In registering his fifth stakes victory, and sixth overall, from 19 career starts, Thiskyhasnolimit returned $12.20 as fourth choice in a field of eight older horses. Fast Alex rallied late to take second, a length behind the winner and another three-quarters of a length before Alma d’Oro, the 2-1 favorite.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Trainer Graham Motion and Team Valor International capped off a memorable week after their uncoupled entry of Howe Great and Lucky Chappy finished first and second, respectively, in Saturday’s $100,000 Kitten’s Joy at Gulfstream Park. Motion and Team Valor took down the 3-year-old championship with Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom at Monday’s Eclipse Award ceremonies.
Lotta Lovin notched her second straight stakes by rolling to a seven-length victory in the $50,000 Cincinnati Trophy on Saturday afternoon at Turfway Park in Florence, Ky.
With leading jockey Victor Lebron aboard for leading trainer Mike Maker, Lotta Lovin returned $6 as the favorite after finishing the 6 1/2-furlong distance in 1:17.99 over Polytrack. A.P. Diva was second, another 1 1/4 lengths before Sweetnessngoodness in a field of 10 3-year-old fillies.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Vamo a Galupiar, a Group1 stakes winner in Chile in 2010, won her first stakes in the United States in Saturday's $78,500 Megahertz Stakes at Santa Anita.
Vamo a Galupiar ($25.20) closed from last in a field of seven fillies and mares to win the one-mile turf race by a convincing 3 1/4 lengths in 1:34.95. The course was listed as firm despite overnight rain.
OLDSMAR, Fla. - Six-year-old Taylors Irish jumped right to the front at the beginning of Saturday's $50,000 Manatee Stakes, then turned back several challenges through a long drive to post a stunning upset in the seven-furlong sprint for older fillies and mares.
NEW ORLEANS - For the connections of Mr. Vegas, the most taxing part of the Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap was its aftermath.
On the lead throughout the 1 1/16-mile grass race, Mr. Vegas and jockey Miguel Mena came out into the path of second-place Dubious Miss shortly before crossing the finish line with a 1 1/2-length lead. Up went the inquiry sign from the Fair Grounds stewards, and in came an objection from Dubious Miss's rider, Corey Lanerie, but after a fairly brief review, the numbers on the board stopped blinking and remained as posted.
NEW ORLEANS – When trainer Larry Jones woke up Saturday morning, his mental picture of the Silverbulletday Stakes showed Believe You Can racing in behind the speedy Applauding. But when Applauding had to be scratched, coming down with a stomachache at just the wrong moment, it changed the whole complexion of the Silverbulletday. Believe You Can became the race’s controlling speed, and she led from start to finish in the $120,000 race for 3-year-old fillies, beating Summer Applause by 1 1/2 lengths.
