The historic All American Futurity has eluded trainer Blane Wood, but it has not been for a lack of trying. Last year, he had three runners in the field, with the best finish a third.

Monday, Wood has one hope in a field of nine – Miss Racy Jess, who is unbeaten in three starts. The $2,050,000 All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico will be her stakes debut. One of two fillies in the field, Miss Racy Jess won a division of the 440-yard time trials in 21.43 seconds on Aug. 19, recording the fifth-fastest qualifying time.

The Glenn Delahoussaye-trained entry of Tough Brush and Jump Jump look to pack a solid one-two punch in Monday night’s $50,000 Lafayette Stakes at Evangeline Downs. The Delahoussaye tandem will face eight other 2-year-olds in the closing night feature at six furlongs.
Tough Brush should be a primary pace player in the Lafayette. He comes off a fourth-place finish in the $100,000 Shine Young Futurity here after forcing the issue early. Delahoussaye is adding blinkers to Tough Brush, which could sharpen the colt’s speed further. Kerwin Clark will handle the riding duties.

Fred Bradley was merely a wee lad when the Dade Park track photographer included him in a winner’s circle shot in 1938. Little would anyone have known then that Bradley would be back at the Henderson, Ky., track more than 70 years later as the owner-breeder of one of the most popular racehorses of his era in Kentucky, a gelding named Brass Hat, who on Monday will make his first-ever start at what now is Ellis Park.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Dearest Princess and Otero will have home-field advantage over Emerald Downs-based Soul Custody in the $50,000 Hong Kong Jockey Club for 3-year-old fillies at Hastings Monday. The 1 1/16-mile race drew nine horses and will serve as the final prep for the $75,000 B.C. Oaks Sept. 25.

Trainer Jim Meyaard holds a tight hand with pair of aces in the $50,000 Sun Sprint Championship Handicap at Northlands Park on Monday.

The ace of spades is clearly Salt Flat Speed who will be looking to win his sixth straight race. He is backed up by a pretty strong kicker in Westerner Handicap winner Andiotis. Meyaard also entered Rapid’n Ready but indicated he probably wouldn’t run.

The 6 1/2-furlong dash for 3-year-olds and up drew eight horses and goes as race 8.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Society’s Chairman, a 7-year-old horse who is trained by Roger Attfield, is the elder statesman on Monday’s yearling sales stakes program.

But Society’s Chairman will be playing more than a ceremonial role as he looms a solid favorite while going in search of his third straight win in the Halton, the sales stakes for 3-year-olds and up over one mile of turf.

MIAMI – His glory days might be over but trainer Bill Kaplan still has a soft spot in his heart for Imawildandcrazyguy, who goes after his first victory in nearly a year in Monday’s $31,600 optional claiming feature at Calder.

AUBURN, Wash. – The final three races of Friday’s eight-race card at Emerald Downs were canceled after jockeys refused to accept their mounts for the sixth race, citing what they said was an unsafe area of the racing surface near the five-eighths pole.

“Our track superintendent corrected an issue with the track following the fifth race,” Emerald Downs Director of Marketing Adrian Buchan said. “We were confident the track was safe. The jockeys disagreed and would not accept their mounts for the sixth race. We had no other choice but to cancel the remainder of the card.”

DEL MAR, Calif. - There is a record pick six carryover of $1,597,470 for Saturday’s 10-race program at Del Mar, after bettors failed to hit the wager from Wednesday through Friday.

Haimish Hy’s upset win at 31-1 in the El Cajon Stakes on Friday clinched the carryover. Haimish Hy was the longest shot in a field of eight in the one-mile stakes.

The new money bet on Saturday is likely to exceed $4 million. The pick six on Saturday covers the fifth through 10th races on a program that begins at 2 p.m.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Here’s a tip for handicapping next year’s With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga. Bet the maiden.

For the fourth time in the six-year history of the With Anticipation, a maiden won. Friday, it was Soldat, second in a pair of sprint stakes, who successfully stretched out in distance and who took to the turf with aplomb, cruising to a three-length victory over 2-1 favorite Powhatan County in the Grade 3, $100,000 With Anticipation at Saratoga. It was 3 1/4 lengths back to Typhoon Slew in third.