OCEANPORT, N.J. - Dabnabit pulled off another upset in a New Jersey-bred handicap, winning the $66,500 Colts Neck on Sunday at rainy Monmouth Park.
A 6-year-old trained by Louis Carvajal Jr., Dabnabit won the John J. Reilly Handicap in late May at 16-1.
His next two races were against open company with fifth- and sixth-place finishes.
Back with the statebreds, Dabnabit battled hard for the Colts Neck victory that paid $27.40 to win with Victor Santiago aboard.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario— Kara’s Orientation ran them off their feet under Emile Ramsammy to post a 7-1 upset in the Grade 2, $250,000 Sky Classic Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday.
Kara’s Orientation went right to the front in the 1 1/4-mile route, and proceeded to set a lively pace on a substantial lead. He had an eight-length lead after a mile, before holding on to score by 2 ¼ lengths, in a time of 2:04.87 over a turf course labeled as good.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Hungry Island parlayed her own talents and the misfortune of the 2-5 favorite Winter Memories, who suffered through a second straight eventful trip, to register a convincing 2 1/2-length victory over Kathmanblu in Sunday’s $150,000 Lake Placid Stakes decided over a yielding course at Saratoga.
Winter Memories finished fourth, 3 1/4 lengths behind Hungry Island, in the scratched reduced field of seven 3-year-old fillies who contested the 1 1/8-mile Lake Placid.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.- While Uncle Mo has captured most of the attention and been squarely in the spotlight as he works his way up to his much anticipated return in Saturday’s Grade 1 King’s Bishop at Saratoga, trainer Wesley Ward has taken just the opposite approach preparing Flashpoint for the same race.
DEL MAR, Calif. – Twirling Candy, expected to be one of the leading choices in next Sunday’s Pacific Classic, worked one mile in 1:37.80 on Sunday morning at Del Mar with jockey Joel Rosario aboard.
Twirling Candy is coming off a close, third-place finish to First Dude, who has subsequently been retired, and Game On Dude in last month’s Hollywood Gold Cup.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - One day after winning this meet’s most prestigious race for 3-year-old fillies, trainer Bill Mott turned his attention to trying to win this meet’s most prestigious race for 3-year-old colts by sending out Raison d’Etat for a five-furlong workout in preparation for Saturday’s $1 million Travers Stakes.
Tup Take’ Please recovered from an awkward start and turned back challenges in deep stretch from both defending champion Black Belt and odds-on favorite Russell Road to win Saturday night’s $50,000 Frank Gall Memorial Stakes for West Virginia-breds at Charles Town.
The seven-furlong Gall served as a local prep for horses being pointed to the $500,000 West Virginia Breeders’ Classic at 1 1/8 miles and the $85,000 Onion Juice at seven furlongs on Oct. 15.
Balooga Bull cemented his status as the top 2-year-old male at Assiniboia Downs with an 8 ½-length romp in Saturday evening's $25,000 Osiris Stakes.
Trained by Ardell Sayler, Balooga Bull improved his record to 3 for 3 in the six-furlong Osiris after capturing the 5 ½-furlong Graduation in his second career start on Aug. 1.
Balooga Bull paid off at a paltry $2.30 after defeating five overmatched rivals.
First-time starter Samurai Slam finished second and Dixieland Gold ended third.
Ravalo won the 12th stakes race of his career on Saturday night, when he fought back for a half-length win over Captain Cherokee in the $200,000 Remington Park Sprint Cup. It was the second time Ravalo has shipped from Maryland to Oklahoma City for the race, finishing third in the six-furlong feature in 2009.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - A nuclear scintigraphy performed on leading 2-year-old Overdriven was inconclusive and the colt will undergo further tests on Monday, trainer Todd Pletcher said Sunday.
After canceling two workouts in a nine-day period because he didn’t like the way the colt was moving, Pletcher shipped Overdriven to the New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa., for a nuclear scintigraphy.
