ETOBICOKE, Ontario - A $35,000 colt by Canadian champion Mobil topped the open session at the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society's yearling sale at the Woodbine Sales Pavilion on Saturday.
Martha Gonzalez purchased the session topper, who is the first foal from the stakes-placed Hong Kong Dancer, from Hill 'N' Dale Sales Agency, as agent.
Green Suede Shoes established himself as the favorite for next month's Dash for Cash on the $2 million West Virginia Breeders Classic program by pulling off a surprise in Saturday night's $50,000 It's Only Money Stakes at Charles Town.
Facing a field that included the past two winners of the Dash for Cash, along with the unbeaten 3-year-old Nay's Tap, Green Suede Shoes ($20.20) stole the spotlight by leading wire to wire under jockey Larry Reynolds to post a 2 1/2-length victory over 5-2 second choice Gabriel's Smile. It was another length to Nay's Tap, the 8-5 favorite.
ALTOONA, Iowa - Three Chicago invaders based at Arlington Park rose to the occasion in Saturday's $75,000 Prairie Meadows Handicap to complete a $227.40 trifecta in convincing fashion over a trio of locally-based challengers. Stonehouse, who returned $11.60 to win, won over the readily dismissed Sebastian County, an 11-1 longshot, and track specialist Shadowbdancing, who was sent off the odds-on 1-2 favorite.
Vacation comes into the $250,000 Presque Isle Mile Sunday night off a string of Grade 3 performances and looks to have the perfect running style in an expected full field with a good number of speed horses. Sixteen horses were entered but only 12 will be allowed to start.
Running Bride disposed of a field of 10 Indiana-bred 2-year-old fillies in quick order when winning the $70,000 City of Anderson at Hoosier Park on Saturday.
Jockey Rodney Prescott had Running Bride on the inside while dueling with Edgewise and Ms. Red Hawk to upper stretch before drawing clear in midstretch to win by 3 3/4 lengths.
Trained by Eddie Keneally, Running Bride is now 2 for 2 lifetime, with both wins locally by a combined 10 3/4 lengths.
ERIE, Pa - Informed Decision could not have been more impressive defeating six other fillies and mares in the on Saturday evening at Presque Isle Downs.
Jockey Julien Leparoux kept the 4-year-old daughter of Monarchos just off the early pace and to the outside in the 6 1/2-furlong race. Midway through the turn, Leparoux shook Informed Decision up, and she inched closer to the lead before rallying in the stretch to draw clear by 2 1/2 lengths.
After the race, Leparoux said he was happy with the way his filly preformed.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Heavily favored Victorious Vye, $3.10, was much the best in the $66,604 CTHS Sales Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Hastings on Saturday. Under a confident ride by Dave Wilson, Victorious Vye forced the early pace while going three wide around the first turn. After taking the lead on the stretch turn, she was never threatened and easily held off Therussianrocket to win by 3 1/2 lengths. Candleinthewindow made a late move to get up for third.
"When you're on the best horse, you just try to keep them out of trouble," Wilson said.
NEW BOSTON, Mich. - All I Can Get led all the way for a 2 1/2-length score in the Frontier Handicap at Pinnacle Race Course on Saturday. The Frontier was the finale of four $50,000 stakes races, all for Michigan-breds and a prelude to the Michigan Sire Stakes which will be run Oct. 3.
ALBANY, Calif. - Our Minesweeper ($10.60) scored his third straight victory, stalking odds-on Court Mischief before pulling away in the stretch to win the $50,450 Bart Heller Stakes at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday.
The one-mile race for 2-year-olds was moved from the turf course to the main track after unseasonable rains overnight.
Court Mischief - like Our Minesweeper a wire-to-wire winner in his first two career starts - controlled the pace against his rival early and was still a half-length in front at the eighth pole.
Bold Union got the early jump in the slop and never relinquished that advantage Saturday in the for 3-year-old filly sprinters at Delaware Park.
Jose Velez Jr. hustled Bold Union, the 6-5 favorite, right to the front and they sprinted clear of the pack. In command by four lengths at the top of the stretch, Bold Union dug in to hold off Pious Ashley by a length.
Trained by Kelly Breen at Monmouth Park, Bold Union earned her fifth win in 10 starts. It was the richest victory for Bold Union, who also won the $109,000 Astoria Stakes at Belmont Park in 2008.
