Longview Drive controlled the pace and pulled away from the field in the stretch for a 5½-length victory in the $55,000 Cavonnier Juvenile Stakes at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa on Sunday.
Longview Drive, a son of Pulpit who lost to stakes-winning Sherman Bartlebort in his debut, has won two straight since then. Sherman Bartlebort ran last in the field of five 2-year-olds after breaking slowly, then getting bumped when trying to move up down the backstretch.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The form of an opening-day maiden race held up Sunday, but just barely, when My Miss Aurelia ($3) prevailed by a hard-fought neck over Millionreasonswhy in the 95th running of the Grade 2, $150,000 Adirondack Stakes for 2-year-old fillies.
Two races earlier, Stopshoppingmaria - third behind My Miss Aurelia on July 22 - graduated by nearly 10 lengths in an eye-catching performance.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario—Impossible Time won the $125,800 Victoriana Stakes for the second year in a row Sunday at Woodbine, under a patient ride from Jesse Campbell.
Two garlands of flowers hung casually over a green and white sawhorse-style barrier sitting next to a tack room in the south end of Arlington’s quarantine barn early Sunday morning. The horses that had earned the floral reward the previous afternoon, Cape Blanco and Treasure Beach, walked quietly round the half-sized, near-barren shed row, apparently oblivious to their accomplishments on Arlington Million Day, and seemingly no worse for the experience.
OPELOUSAS, La. - Star Guitar ran his record at Evangeline Downs to a perfect 6 for 6 Saturday night when he captured the $125,000 Evangeline Mile for the third year in a row. Sweetsouthernmoon finished three lengths back in second, followed by Crystal Moment and Nates Mineshaft, who combined to set the early pace.
Horse-for-the-course Down Town Allen stamped herself a serious contender for this fall’s richest race for West Virginia-bred fillies and mares when she cruised to a five-length victory in Saturday night’s $50,000 Sadie Hawkins Stakes at Charles Town.
The seven-furlong Sadie Hawkins is a local prep for the Cavada, a seven-furlong race that last year was worth $225,000, on the West Virginia Breeders’ Classic program scheduled for Oct. 15.
ALTOONA, Iowa - Twelve Hundred controlled the pace and romped to an eight-length victory in Saturday’s closing night feature at Prairie Meadows, the $60,000 Prairie Juvenile Mile Stakes.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Uncle Mo continued to make strong progress toward a possible comeback start in the King’s Bishop Stakes, working five furlongs in a bullet 1:00.34 seconds while in company with Turbo Compressor.
Welcome to Spa Babies! I'll break down the statistics for every juvenile contest at the meet and hope for a tidy profit.
In past years, I would list the stats for each horse before writing up my analysis, selections and wagering strategy. In order to streamline the content, this year's Spa Babies will showcase written analyses of each juvenile race. Each analysis will include relevant statistical information. Following the analysis, top three selections and wagering strategy will be provided.
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MORE DETAILED STATISTICAL ANALYSIS WILL RETURN FOR WEDNESDAY'S CARD
