ELMONT, N.Y. – Ramon Dominguez won six races on Sunday’s card at Belmont Park, tying a New York Racing Association record for most wins on a single card. It was the first time it has happened in nearly 10 years.
Dominguez, who won three of the four stakes on the 10-race program, went 6 for 8 on the card, with a head loss in the $60,000 Easy Goer Stakes aboard Rail Trip and a third-place finish aboard Brampton in a starter allowance.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Check Your Soul ($8.70) rallied stoutly from the back of the pack to capture Sunday’s $150,400 Plate Trial Stakes, an important prep for the $1 million Queen’s Plate.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Getting back to Woodbine obviously agreed with New Normal as the turf-loving filly rallied from just off the pace to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths in Sunday’s 6 1/2-furlong Alywow Stakes.
With rider Patrick Husbands in the irons, New Normal tracked the pace of front-running Speightstown Lady and the pressing Classy Zip as those two appeared to have gotten away on her in midstretch.
ELMONT, N.Y. – Jockey Ramon Dominguez on Sunday morning got acquainted with his mount for next Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, working Mucho Macho Man a solid five furlongs in 59.57 seconds over the Belmont main track.
It was the first time Dominguez was aboard Mucho Macho Man, who had been ridden to a third-place finish in the Kentucky Derby and a sixth-place finish in the Preakness by Rajiv Maragh.
Saturday evening's $60,000 Prairie Mile Stakes, for 3-year-olds prepping for the Grade 3 Iowa Derby on June 25, was marred by a tragic accident between the three-sixteenths and furlong markers.
Arcadian, winner of the Golden Circle at Prairie Meadows on April 23 for owner-breeder Pete Gallegos, suffered a fatal injury while battling for the lead, causing a chain reaction where Grant Jack, Hot Faucet, and It's My Party fell over him.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The older he gets, the more intriguing Twirling Candy becomes.
Once considered a horse who had to be on or near the lead, Twirling Candy closed from sixth in a field of seven to win Saturday's $150,000 Californian Stakes at Hollywood Park, returning to the top of California older male division.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Under a confident ride by Mario Gutierrez, Castinette Dancer came from just off the pace to beat Burnin' Britches by 1 1/2 lengths in the $50,000 Emerald Downs for 3-year-old fillies at Hastings on Saturday. She paid $4.40 as the favorite in the five-horse field.
Caleb’s Posse came through as the favorite Saturday when rolling past longshot Marco’s Fling to capture the 77th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Ohio Derby at Thistledown in the Cleveland suburb of North Randall, Ohio.
With Eddie Razo aboard for trainer Donnie Von Hemel, Caleb’s Posse returned $6.20 after finishing 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.12 over a fast track.
