Golden Yank has joined the lineup for Saturday's Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs and Mambo Meister has arrived from Miami, making for a field of nine probables for the 1 1/8-mile stakes as of Monday.
Macho Again, the winner of the Grade 2 Jim Dandy in July, remains a go, trainer Dallas Stewart said Monday. Macho Again should start as the favorite under jockey Kent Desormeaux.
Heavily favored High Resolve ($4.40) cruised home a 4 3/4-length winner in the $52,950 Sweepida Stakes at the San Joaquin County Fair.
High Resolve, under Russell Baze for trainer Greg Gilchrist, was simply cruising as she crossed the finish line in the six-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies in 1:09.61. Joyful Me rallied for second, 1 1/4 lengths in front of third-place Mission Viejo Halo.
In the first of back-to-back stakes races at Prairie Meadows, A Day For Dancing ($5.80) held on to win the $50,000 Prairie Meadows Debutante by a nose over Phoenician Moon. Trained by Steve Asmussen, A Day For Dancing covered the six furlongs in 1:09.72
* Jumpifyoudare ($3.80) became just the second Iowa-red to win the six-furlong, $50,000 Prairie Meadows Freshman after he pulled away to win by 3 1/2 lengths. Jumpifyoudare, ridden by Perry Compton, covered the distance in 1:10.20.
Missacity Luke ($3.80), tuning up for a defense of his title in next month's $125,000 Dash for Cash on the West Virginia Breeders Classic program, cruised to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $50,000 It's Only Money Stakes at Charles Town.
It was the sixth win in seven starts since the now 7-year-old Missacity Luke was claimed for $6,500 in June 2007 by trainer Gary Dunlevy. The winner covered 4 1/2 furlongs in 51.33 seconds.
Miss Dixie Dancer won her stakes debut in th $122,050 Barretts Debutante at Fairplex Park, catching the heavily favored Speedin Excess in the stretch to win by a length.
Ridden by Clinton Potts for trainer Adam Kitchingman, Miss Dixie Dancer ($21) ran 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:19.72. Speedin Excess, sent off at 3-5, finished second, four lengths clear of Malusita.
Tenjectory ($37.50) overtook heavily favored Authenicat in deep stretch to capture the $126,600 La Prevoyante Stakes at Woodbine.
Tenjectory saved ground on the turn while running in midpack, and then rallied three wide in the stretch to prevail by three-quarters of a length. She completed the one-mile distance over yielding turf in 1:37.91. Night Fever wound up third in the nine-horse field of Ontario-sired 3-year-old fillies.
It was a meet-leading 11th stakes victory for jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva.
For the second time in as many starts, Bunker Hill benefited when a stakes race scheduled for grass was switched to the main track, rallying from midpack to a hard-fought head decision over Aspiring Nick in the $100,000 Green Juvenile Stakes at Delaware Park.
Calder invader Soldier's Dancer rallied from last after six furlongs to a two-length victory over longshot Ballonenostrikes in Saturday's $250,000 PTHA President's Cup at Philadelphia Park.
Soldier's Dancer is based year-round in south Florida with trainer David Vivian. The President's Cup was his first start on grass since winning the Tampa Turf Classic in April.
In a wild finish to Saturday's Grade 3, $200,000 Arlington-Washington Futurity at Arlington Park, Jose Adan rallied to nip Advice. But things were just getting interesting. When the smoke in the stewards' stand had cleared, both Jose Adan and Advice had been disqualified, with third-place finisher Terrain awarded the win.