STOCKTON, Calif. – Special Holiday rallied through the lane, pulling away from favored Dawnie Macho even after her rider dropped his whip as she scored an emphatic victory in the $56,690 Pink Ribbon Stakes at the San Joaquin Fair on Saturday.
E F Five asserted himself as a Colorado-bred sprinter of note on Saturday, when he drew clear by 4 1/4 lengths in the $40,000 Aspen for statebreds at Arapahoe Park. He covered the six furlongs in 1:09.15.
The race was one of two stakes on the card, with Baby I Like It ($6) taking the $75,000 Cherry Creek Futurity for Quarter Horses.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Midway through Saturday’s $250,000 Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park, jockey Garrett Gomez glanced in front of him to check the margins between his mount, Blind Luck, and Switch, the 3-2 favorite.
With Switch only two lengths in front, a slow pace mattered less to Gomez, who knew Blind Luck would give a response in the stretch.
“I thought I’d still be okay,” he said.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Unrivaled Belle broke her withers when she fell backward waiting to be saddled for Saturday’s Grade 1 Ogden Phipps Handicap at Belmont Park and was subsequently retired from racing, her connections announced early Saturday evening.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trainer Ken McPeek didn’t have a starter in Saturday’s Grade 1 Stephen Foster Stakes – lucky for those owners and trainers who did have horses compete in the race.
McPeek was that hot Saturday at Churchill Downs, winning two stakes on the Foster undercard, taking the Grade 3 Regret with Bizzy Caroline and Grade 3 Matt Winn with Scotus in the races immediately before the Foster.
ELMONT, N.Y. – Those who failed to hit Wednesday’s rich pick six at Belmont Park will get another shot at a large payday Sunday. Though the carryover isn’t seven figures as it was going into Wednesday’s card, it still will be a healthy $169,081 after the wager went unhit for a second straight card Saturday.
OCEANPORT, N.J. - Another Saturday, another 3-year-old stakes win for owners George and Lori Hall and trainer Kelly Breen.
One week ago, they pulled off a Belmont Stakes shocker with Ruler On Ice at 24-1.
The latest victory was a 3-5 triumph by Pants On Fire in the Grade 3, $195,000 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park.
ELMONT, N.Y. – Awesome Maria continued her ascent up the ladder in the extremely deep older filly and mare division with a three-length victory over Payton d’Oro in Saturday’s Grade 1, $250,000 Ogden Phipps Handicap at Belmont Park.
Pletcher also finished third and fourth with Super Espresso and Life At Ten, the defending Phipps winner. Absinthe Minded finished last.
ELMONT, N.Y. – There is good news for horsemen with New York-breds competing in the 3-year-old turf division. You won’t have to see Street Game again anytime soon.
Street Game, a New York-bred son of Street Cry, passed his open-company stakes audition with flying colors Saturday at Belmont Park, assuming the lead soon after the start and taking the field all the way en route to a 7 1/4-length victory in the Grade 3, $100,000 Hill Prince Stakes.
