ELMONT, N.Y. - Following a sweep of Sunday's two New York Stallion Stakes with the favorites, trainer John Terranova will now set his sights on Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Dwyer Stakes with the longshot Remand.
Though Remand has just one victory from three career starts, Terranova is quite high on the son of Successful Appeal.
"He's a good colt," Terranova said. "I think he needs racing."
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Kentucky Oaks heroine Blind Luck may make her next start in the $250,000 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park on June 26, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said Sunday.
The Grade 1 Mother Goose is run at 1 1/16 miles for 3-year-old fillies and is considered one of the strongest early summer races in the division.
"That would be a possibility," Hollendorfer said.
Tampa Bay Downs in Florida had record average daily handle at its meet that concluded Sunday, though wagering figures were also marked by a sharp decline in ontrack wagering and a slight dip in purse distribution, according to figures provided by the track.
Though average all-sources handle jumped 5.2 percent for the 91-day meet to a record $4,186,133, ontrack handle fell 15.4 percent to an average of $217,025. Average daily purse distribution also fell, from $156,659 during last year's 94-day meet to $153,223, or 2.2 percent.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A lightning strike left the Trackside simulcast annex in Louisville, Ky., without power Sunday, forcing Churchill Downs officials to cancel simulcasting for the entire day and leaving out-of-town visitors with winning mutuel tickets from Kentucky Derby weekend looking for alternative ways to cash those winners.
PHOENIX - Fox in the House showed he's a true stayer Sunday, rallying to win Turf Paradise's traditional closing-day feature, the $27,750 Hasta La Vista Handicap.
Owned by Morazany LLC and trained by Wade Rarick, Fox in the House was coming off a victory in the 1 1/2-mile Turf Distance Finale here April 12. He had no problem with the added ground of Sunday's 1 7/8-mile race.
AUBURN, Wash. - No Flies On Doodle raced to a mild upset Sunday in the $50,000 Hastings Handicap for fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.
The third choice in the wagering at 7-2, No Flies On Doodle defeated 3-5 favorite Hallelujah Trail by 1 3/4 lengths, running six furlongs on a fast track in a stakes-record 1:08.20. Clair Annette, front-running winner of the 2009 Hastings Handicap, was another length back in third, followed by Barbara's Love, Elusive Surprise and Puff Maddie in the field of six.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - For the fifth time in seven years, the pick six failed to be hit on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, leaving a huge carryover jackpot for the next day of live racing.
The pick-six carryover into Thursday stands at $947,641, meaning the pool could swell to well past $2 million once all bets are made by post time for the fourth race. Entries for a nine-race Thursday card were to be drawn Tuesday, with the $2-minimum pick six being held on races 4 through 9.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Cozi Rosie won Sunday's at Hollywood Park in a style that suggested she will be a factor in turf stakes for 3-year-old fillies in Southern California in coming months.
Winning her first stakes in her third try, Cozi Rosie rallied from sixth in a field of seven to win the Grade 3 Senorita Stakes by a length over Andina. Ridden by Mike Smith, Cozi Rosie ($9.20) ran a mile on turf in 1:35.11. City to City, the even-money favorite, finished third after leading in the final furlong.
You had to have your head examined to go against the favorites in divisions of Sunday's New York Stallion Stakes at Belmont Park as Franny Freud and General Maximus, a pair of John Terranova-trained 3-year-olds by Freud, dominated the $100,000 races.
In the for fillies, Franny Freud dueled early with second choice So N So, put that rival away on her own courage turning for home, and widened to win by 7 3/4 lengths while eased up late by Garrett Gomez.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Jockey Tracy Hebert suffered undetermined injuries when thrown from his mount at the start of Sunday's sixth race at Louisiana Downs. Hebert was aboard Goldspender who stumbled badly leaving the starting gate, tossing the veteran rider hard to the ground. It also appeared that Hebert was stepped on by Goldspender, who struggled briefly to regain his balance.
Hebert was conscious but complaining of chest pain, according to Louisiana Downs stewards. He was transported to nearby Willis Knighton Medical Center in Bossier City.