OCEANPORT, N.J. - Voodoo Charm emerged as a rising star in the statebred ranks with a rousing victory in the $60,000 New Jersey Breeders’ Handicap on Saturday at Monmouth Park.

The NJ Breeders was one of three stakes on New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival Day, a 12-race card exclusively for statebreds.

Voodoo Charm, a 3-year-old colt and the least experienced runner in the field, rallied strongly in the lane to beat Arctic Air by three-quarters of a length with Chris DeCarlo aboard.

MIAMI - The potent team of owner-breeder Harold Queen and trainer David Fawkes struck again on Saturday when their Burning Time earned himself a spot in the $300,000 In Reality finale of the Florida Stallion Series with a convincing 2 1/2-length victory over Personal Interest in the $100,000 Foolish Pleasure Stakes.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Finale punched his ticket to the Nov. 5 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Churchill Downs with a workmanlike score Saturday at Woodbine in the $254,000 Summer Stakes, a one-mile BC Win and You’re In event.

Finale ($3.70) pressed a slow pace on the outside under John Velazquez and then duked it out with the front-running Excaper in the stretch en route to three-quarter-length triumph over that one. Daddy Nose Best rallied strongly to nail Maritimer on the wire for third in the eight-horse field.

Canadian invader Stormy Lord pulled a 9-1 upset Saturday when rallying from just off the pace to win the $250,000 President’s Cup at Parx Racing in suburban Philadelphia.

Ridden by Justin Stein for trainer Ian Black, Stormy Lord edged clear late to win the 1 1/8-mile turf race by 1 1/4 lengths over Citrus Kid, the 5-1 third choice. Lubash, a 54-1 shot, led most of the way when finishing a neck back in third, with Bim Bam finishing fourth.

Trainer Wesley Ward hit the 1,000-win milestone Saturday by sending out Cozy Kitten to capture the $50,000 Franklin-Simpson Mile at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky.

Ridden by Julio Garcia, Cozy Kitten prevailed by three-quarters of a length for his first stakes win and just his second overall in eight career starts. Cozy Kitten, bred and owned by Ken and Sarah Ramsey, is a 3-year-old who was facing older rivals.

Following a joint request from management at Northlands Park and the Horsemen’s Benevolent Protective Association, Horse Racing Alberta canceled the final three Sundays at the current Northlands meet that concludes Oct. 10. Horse Racing Alberta is the administrative body that manages horse racing in Alberta. The days lost are Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 and 9.

According to Mat Monaco, executive director of the HBPA, a shortage of horses was the reason for the lost days.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Northern Passion ($14.70) got a dream run along the inside to capture Saturday’s Grade 3, $235,100 Natalma Stakes at Woodbine, under a fine ride from Luis Contreras.

Frank Stronach has purchased majority interest in the 2-year-old colt Fire On Ice, an impressive 10 3/4-length debut winner at Saratoga on Aug. 27. Fire On Ice is being pointed to the Grade 1 Champagne at Belmont Park on Oct. 8.

The horse will remain with trainer John Kimmel, who owned the horse in partnership with Eli Gindi. Kimmel said both he and Gindi will retain part interest in the colt, who will stand at Stronach’s Adena Springs when his racing career is over.

MIAMI – Slowly but surely, Big Drama is starting to look like his old self again, which means he’s starting to look like the horse who won the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, an Eclipse Award, and set a track record at Gulfstream Park in his 2011 debut.

On Sept. 10 at Arlington Park, Shared Property, a 2-year-old Scat Daddy colt who had won his career debut in Kentucky, captured the Arlington-Washington Futurity for trainer Tom Amoss. Tuesday’s featured third race at Hoosier Park is an entry-level allowance for 2-year-olds also open to $50,000 claimers and restricted to fillies, but there are parallels to the Futurity.