ELMONT, N.Y. - Bustin Stones, the undefeated Grade 1 winning New York-bred sprinter, has been retired due to a nagging foot injury that will prevent him from making the Breeders' Cup Sprint.
Under stud plans previously announced by owner Roddy Valente, Bustin Stones will enter stud in 2009 at Dr. Jerry Bilinksi's Waldorf Farm. Valente is syndicating Bustin Stones, who will stand for a fee of $6,500.
Let the Musicbegin ($28) closed from last for a one-length win over Snowdrop in the $60,000 Chaves County for fillies and mares at Zia Park on Sunday.
She covered one mile on a sloppy track in 1:40. Jorge Bourdieu was aboard for owner Ladys First and trainer Claire Greenwood.
The Chaves County was the first stakes win for Let the Musicbegin, who has now won 4 of 23 starts and $183,540.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia Almost Time overcame a slow start and a wide trip to win the $106,747 Jack Diamond Futurity for 2-year-old colts and geldings at Hastings on Sunday. Heavily favored El Sinaloense forced the pace before tiring to finish seventh.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia Under a confident ride by Dave Wilson, heavily favored P. S. Good N Ready easily won the $107,150 Sadie Diamond Futurity for 2-year-old fillies at Hastings on Saturday.
P. S. Good N Ready stalked an honest pace set by Seashell and then moved to the lead when they straightened out for the stretch run. She drew off to win by four lengths over Seashell, who held on well to finish a clear second over Tick Me Off.
The third time was the charm for Dreamsandvisions in the $100,000 Texas Hall of Fame Stakes at Retama Park. After running fourth in the 1 1/16-mile turf race for Texas-breds the last two years, he broke through with a half-length win Saturday night and paid $53.20.
Ablaze With Spirit finished second in the Hall of Fame, which was one of six restricted stakes worth a total of $500,000 on the card. The program is annually the richest of the meet at Retama.
NORTH RANDALL, Ohio - Catlaunch won his fourth stakes of the year with a very courageous head victory over eighth Ohio-bred rivals in the $100,000 Endurance, the feature of the Best of Ohio card at Thistledown. Allsarott was a rallyilng second in the 1 1/4-mile race, 2 1/4 lengths in front of third-place Type A Personality.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Two years ago, Mr. Chairman was third in the California Cup Starter Handicap, one of the least consequential events on the annual showcase for statebreds. Sunday, he was the star of the card at Santa Anita.
Winning the biggest race of his career, Mr. Chairman outfinished the filly Romance Is Diane to win the $250,000 California Cup Classic by a head. Ridden by a jubilant Michael Baze, Mr. Chairman ($8.40) ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:47.93 to record his first stakes win.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Queen Ofthe Catsle rallied from seventh in a field of 10 to win her second consecutive stakes, and first at the graded level, in Saturdays $111,600 Sen. Ken. Maddy Handicap at Santa Anita.
Ridden by Mike Smith, Queen Ofthe Catsle ($11.20) ran about 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:12.84. La Tee, who set the pace for most of the race, finished second in the Grde 3 race, a half-length in front of Victorina.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Jockey Chantal Sutherland swept both Grade 3 stakes for 2-year-olds on Sunday at Woodbine, taking the $251,000 Grey aboard Mine That Bird and the $275,000 Mazarine on Van Lear Rose.
Sutherland rated a keen Mine That Bird just off a slow pace along the inside in the 1 1/16-mile Grey. Bears Conductor led the way, while 3-5 favorite Southern Exchange was very rank in fourth on the backstretch.