The barn of trainer Christine Janks came into Saturday's action at Hawthorne having won six races from 47 starters. Early-season Hawthorne racing isn't Janks's forte; Illinois-bred stakes days are.
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Blue Sailor set a track record and foiled stablemate Hesa Big Star's bid for a three-peat in Saturday's closing-day feature at Atlantic City Race Course.
Making his first start since early September, the 6-year-old Blue Sailor ($4.60) cruised to a three-length victory in the $51,800 Tony Gatto Dream Big Stakes, running the five furlongs on firm turf in 55.27 seconds.
The old track record of 55.86 seconds was set by Hostility on May 13, 2004.
It was the 13th win in 35 lifetime starts for Blue Sailor, who was ridden by Harry Vega for trainer Howard Wolfendale.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Rain on Saturday morning at Churchill Downs forced trainer Todd Pletcher to adjust some of the final training for his prospective starters for next Saturday's 136th Kentucky Derby, but he won't mind at all if it pays off, and those April showers bring May flowers.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Alphie's Bet broke slowly in Saturday's at Hollywood Park, raced near the back of the field for the first half of the race, and still made winning look easy.
Winning his second stakes of the year, Alphie's Bet pulled away from seven overclassed rivals to win the Snow Chief Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths, a win that led co-owner Peter Johnson to confirm Alphie's Bet as a candidate for the Belmont Stakes in New York on June 5.
Roman Tiger rallied under leading rider Paco Lopez to register a 2 3/4-length victory over the even-money favorite Bim Bam in the $100,000 Island Whirl Thoroughbred Charities, the co-feature on Saturday's closing-day program at Gulfstream Park.
Roman Tiger, a 5-year-old son of Tiger Ridge, was Grade 3 stakes-placed as a 2-year-old but had not won since taking his maiden as a 3-year-old in July 2008. Roman Tiger ($8.60) covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:40.76 over a firm course.
ALBANY, Calif. - Bold Chieftain unleashed a strong late kick to catch pacesetting Monterey Jazz at the wire, giving the 7-year-old millionaire and Russell Baze, the world's winningest rider, a pair of firsts in the Grade 2, $150,000 on Saturday at Golden Gate Fields.
The victory, the 17th in Bold Chieftain's career and his 13th stakes win, was his first in a graded stakes and marked the first victory in the San Francisco Mile for Baze, who had six runner-up finishes in the race.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - The has had several tight finishes through the years and Saturday's running was no exception as Mythical Power edged past Euroears late for a neck win in the Grade 3, $200,000 stakes at Lone Star Park.
"It was exciting," said Bob Baffert, who trains Mythical Power for Peachtree Stable. "At least the fans got to cheer all the way."
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Fans at Churchill Downs on opening day Saturday gave popular jockey Calvin Borel a high five. Borel won five races, and polished off the day in grand style by guiding Hurricane Ike to a prototypical, rail-skimming ride when capturing the .
Hurricane Ike won by 2 3/4 lengths over Aikenite, with Pleasant Prince another 6 3/4 lengths back in third. Eightyfiveinafifty, the 3-2 favorite, faded to finish fourth in the one-mile race after leading to the top of the stretch.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The worst-kept secret in racing was finally revealed on Saturday afternoon when Jess Jackson, the majority owner of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, confirmed to Churchill Downs officials that Rachel Alexandra would run on Friday in the Grade 2, $400,000 La Troienne Stakes, part of the Kentucky Oaks undercard.