GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Grand Slam Andre helped trainer Steve Asmussen close out a banner Lone Star Park meet when he rolled to a three-length win in the season-ending $75,000 Middleground Stakes on Sunday.
Asmussen has now won a record 11 training titles at the track. He also set a record for season wins by a trainer this meet, with 117.
Apprentice jockey Bradley Wilson recorded his first winner at Fort Erie on Sunday aboard Lucius Vorenus ($12.60) in the fifth race. Wilson, a 24-year-old native of Burlington, Ont., is a graduate of Chris McCarron's riding school and rode his first race on June 28.
CINCINNATI, Ohio - Noneofyourbeeswax needed every inch of the River Downs stretch to remain unbeaten when winning the $50,000 Tah Dah at River Downs Sunday.
Trained by Mike Rone, Noneofyourbeeswax drew clear early in the 5 1/2-furlong sprint for Ohio 2-year-old fillies and led by a length. Favorite Ohio Star engaged the leader on the turn and the two dueled through the stretch, with Ohio Star leading briefly.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Favored Rahy's Attorney, the expected pacemaker, came from just off the pace to take the Grade 2, $339,100 Nijinsky Stakes over Marchfield at Woodbine Sunday.
French Beret set moderate fractions over a course labeled soft in the 1 1/4-mile turf event, as Rahy's Attorney assumed a stalking position under Slade Callaghan.
OPELOUSAS, La. - Category Seven stalked the early pace under clever handling from Richard Eramia before rallying down the stretch to capture the $50,000 Matron Stakes Saturday night at Evangeline Downs by 1 1/4 lengths. Ruling Class, who pressured the leader before taking control in the second turn of the mile turf event for fillies and mares, could not match strides with the winner late and had to settle for second, and was followed by Dancin Perfect and 7-5 favorite Pleasantly Blessed. Martin's Bay and Nine M. M. were late scratches.
COLUMBUS, Neb. - Dazzling Izzy and apprentice rider Ashley Dill both collected their first career stakes wins as the duo teamed to score by a short neck in the $11,095 Inaugural Stakes at Columbus on Saturday evening.
Dazzling Izzy rated off the pace along with Floating On Air and the pair rallied through the lane to collar pacesetter Sprig of Acacia in the closing sixteenth of a mile. Dazzling Izzy was up by a neck over Floating On Air with Sprig of Acacia another neck back in third.
OCEANPORT, N.J. - Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird had his final breeze for the $1.25 million Haskell Invitational on Sunday morning at muddy Monmouth Park.
With jockey Kent Desormeaux aboard, Summer Bird went five furlongs in 1:01.80, the second-fastest of five works at the distance.
The wet strip seemed to bother Desormeaux more than the chestnut colt.
Exotic Bloom was kept in mid-pack by jockey Dale Beckner before rallying into the stretch and wearing down Rollicking Affair to prevail by a neck in the $100,00 Windward at Presque Isle Downs Saturday evening.
Trained by Fred Seitz, Exotic Bloom dueled through the stretch to prevail in the one-mile event over the Tapeta surface. Rollicking Affair was three-quarters of a length in front of third-place finisher Valley Loot. Exotic Bloom covered the mile in 1.37.35 and returned $13.60 to win. The exacta with second-longest shot Rollicking Affair returned a hefty $155.50.
VALLEJO, Calif. - Kalookan Dancer ($5.40), running a similar race as she did last year, scored an easy repeat victory in the $56,000 Vacaville Handicap at the Solano County Fair on Saturday.
The 6-year-old Olympio mare broke nicely, taking immediate command in her wire-to-wire victory. Last year, she trailed by a head at the first call before opening up. She once again cruised to the wire unchallenged under jockey William Antongeorgi III, defeating Testify to Love by two lengths in 1:09.75 for six furlongs. Inspiration Within won a three-way photo for third.