Sun, 08/08/2010 - 14:35

Tuscan Evening collapses, dies after workout at Del Mar

DEL MAR, Calif. - Tuscan Evening, the winner of six stakes for turf females this year and a leading contender for the Eclipse Award as outstanding turf female, died of an apparent internal injury after a workout at Del Mar on Sunday, according to a racing official.

Tuscan Evening collapsed while galloping out after a six-furlong workout on turf in 1:15.60. She was being prepared for an expected start in the $750,000 Beverly D Stakes at Arlington Park on Aug. 21.

Sun, 08/08/2010 - 12:28

Honkytonk Stomp wins stakes debut in Hall of Fame

COLUMBUS, Neb. - Honkytonk Stomp made his stakes debut a winning one, rolling by 6 3/4 lengths in the $10,530 Hall Of Fame Stakes at Columbus on Saturday night.

Sun, 08/08/2010 - 12:22

Go Milan Go rebounds with Donna Reed victory

ALTOONA, Iowa - Go Milan Go ($5) returned to the winning form she showed earlier in the year, holding off the late charge of Tak a Joke to win the $85,000 Donna Reed at Prairie Meadows by 1 1/4 lengths.

The Donna Reed was among seven statebred stakes on a nine-race card Saturday, the final night of Thoroughbred racing at Prairie Meadows.

Go Milan Go set uncontested fractions of 23.84 and 47.76 seconds and had a five-length lead at the head of the stretch. She was all out inside the final furlong to outlast Tak a Joke. Go Milan Go finished a mile and 70 yards in 1:43.70.

Sun, 08/08/2010 - 11:47

Blame, Quality Road target different races after Whitney

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - A rematch between Blame and Quality Road will have to wait until the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6. The top two finishers from Saturday’s thrilling Grade 1 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga are headed their separate ways for their next starts.

Sat, 08/07/2010 - 22:18

Perfect Curls wins third straight in Wine Country Debutante

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Perfect Curls looked in control every step of the way as she scored an easy three-length victory in the $67,350 Wine Country Debutante on Saturday at the Sonoma County Fair. She paid $2.80.

Sat, 08/07/2010 - 22:02

Zenyatta runs her perfect record to 18 in Hirsch

DEL MAR, Calif. - Zenyatta extended her historic winning streak to 18 races in Saturday’s $300,000 Clement Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar.

Zenyatta’s neck victory in the Grade 1 Hirsch, her fourth win of the year, was not her flashiest win of the season, the fastest, or against the toughest competition, but she overcame a slow pace to run down pacesetter Rinterval.

Sat, 08/07/2010 - 19:58

Andiotis rolls in Westerner at Northlands

Andiotis came from off the pace to win the $50,000 Westerner Handicap at Northlands Park Saturday.

With Rico Walcott aboard, Andiotis was more than eight lengths behind during the early stages of the 1 1/16-mile race while Shem and Smile N Wave were carving out fractions of 24.20 seconds and 47.40. They were still dueling after six-furlongs in 1:12 when Andiotis was just starting to kick into gear. He made a strong move while going four-wide into the stretch and drew off to win by 4 1/2 lengths over Mr. Shadar.

Sat, 08/07/2010 - 19:47

Class favorite by a nose in Silver Cup at Arapahoe

Class Favorite likes to make things dramatic. He won his second straight stakes by a slim margin at Arapahoe Park on Saturday, when he was up for a nose win in the $44,485 Silver Cup Futurity. One start prior, Class Favorite was a neck winner of the $37,000 Colorado Thoroughbred Breeders Association Futurity.

Sat, 08/07/2010 - 19:34

Gourmet Dinner rallies from far back in Dr. Fager

MIAMI - Gourmet Dinner rallied off a contentious pace and kept his record unblemished by posting a half-length victory over Grand Shores in Saturday’s $75,000 Dr. Fager Stakes at Calder. The six-furlong Dr. Fager is the first leg of the open division of the Florida Stallion Stakes.

The Dr. Fager was decided over a track downgraded from fast to sloppy due to a torrential downpour which hit the area about an hour earlier.

Sat, 08/07/2010 - 19:15

Blame runs down Quality Road in Whitney

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Blame’s ascension through the ranks of the older horse division reached a climax Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 36,658 at Saratoga when he outfinished heavily favored Quality Road to win the Grade 1, $750,000 Whitney Handicap by a head.