High Mist, who had been supplemented to Sunday's Woodbine Oaks at a cost of $12,500, has been scratched following a training mishap on Saturday.
"She was just coming off the training track from a gallop when a horse ran into her," said trainer Reade Baker. "The rider was knocked off, and she slipped and crumbled to the track."
High Mist, fortunately, escaped with cuts and bruises.
"She'll be fine to run next weekend," said Baker. "But, there's no Oaks next week."
A road trip to West Virginia helped Crimson Comic regain his best form.
No better than fourth in each of his last three starts against stakes company in his home state of Maryland, the 4-year-old Crimson Comic ($3.80) responded to a change of scenery by drawing off to a 3 1/2-length victory in Saturday night's Slipton Fell Handicap at Mountaineer Racetrack.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - It has taken 11 weeks for Midships to become the undisputed leader of the California turf male division.
After winning two Grade 2 stakes at Santa Anita - the San Luis Rey and San Juan Capistrano handicaps - Midships won the most prestigious race of his career in Saturday's $300,000 Charles Whittingham Handicap at Hollywood Park. The Whittingham was Midships's first career victory in a Grade 1.
"He's just getting better and better," said Humberto Ascanio, trainer Bobby Frankel's top assistant in California.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Majestic Vintage and Tin Top Cat used different tactics to upset the two divisions of the Texas Thoroughbred Association Sales Futurity run Saturday at Lone Star Park. Majestic Vintage came rolling from off the pace to win the colts-and-geldings division at 12-1, while Tin Top Cat wired the fillies at 14-1.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Back from a winter break at age 9 in The Tin Man Stakes on Saturday at Arlington, Silverfoot returned ready to roll. Getting a good inside run under jockey Chris Emigh, Silverfoot found his best stride at about the sixteenth pole, and finished just fast enough to nip Public Speaker in the $50,000 The Tin Man.
Lady Countdown took command early and then fended off all challengers en route to a 1 1/4-length victory in the $30,000 Chantilly at Assiniboia Downs on Friday night.
Invading from Canterbury Park for owner-trainer Charlie Smith, Lady Countdown was ridden by Rohan Singh and returned $4.40 as the favorite after completing the six furlongs in 1:13.60.
Jakes Lady Luck rallied nicely to finish second, with Adventcia closing for third. Inspeightofsuccess was fifth as the second choice in the field of eight 3-year-old fillies.
Ice Bear ($6) dug in gamely in the final furlong to take the Grade 3, $170,275 Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine over second choice Marchfield.
The longshot Judiths Wild Rush was sent to the front in the 1 1/16-mile route, and set fractions of 24.04 and 47.52 seconds before being overtaken by Approval Rating, who got the three-quarters in 1:11.90.
Eclisse has always been better on turf than dirt. But over a speed-favoring, sloppy track, Eclisse ($9) was more than good enough to register a wire-to-wire 2 1/4-length decision over Cat Can Do in the $55,000 Liberada Stakes at Calder.
As has been the case with turf racing locally for much of the past month, the 1 1/8-mile Liberada was scheduled for grass but switched to a wet main track.