AUBURN, Wash. - Local hero Wasserman won a thrilling renewal of the Grade 3, $300,000 Longacres Mile on Sunday, edging Canadian invader True Metropolitan by a neck with favored California shipper Tropic Storm another neck back in third.
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When he won a $50,000 claiming race on Polytrack on July 31 at Arlington Park, General Charley sped to the lead and ran away from his pursuers, but his connections had other ideas Saturday when General Charley took a class hike into the $53,4000 The Tin Man Stakes on turf. Jockey Eddie Perez took a hold of General Charley ($9.60), let Yankee Injunuity set the pace, and then rallied in the stretch for a 1 1/2-length victory.
By JAY PRIVMAN
DEL MAR, Calif. - Barry Abrams, fast becoming the king of the Cal-breds, gave them the old one-two punch at Del Mar on Sunday in the $109,700 Solana Beach Handicap when his trainees, Americas Friend and Lightmyfirebaby, took the first two spots in the one-mile grass race for older California-bred fillies and mares.
Americas Friend ($6.20) took advantage of a scorching early pace and rallied from sixth in the eight-horse field to beat her stablemate by 1 1/2 lengths. Bachelorette One was another length back in third.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Summer Patriot continued his development into what trainer Barclay Tagg thinks could be a top-flight turf marathoner with a devastatingly easy 7 3/4-length victory in Sunday's $82,000 John's Call Stakes at Saratoga.
DEL MAR, Calif. - The upset win by Magical Fantasy ($87) in Saturdays Del Mar Oaks has led to a carryover of $206,263 for Sundays pick six at Del Mar.
The pick six covers the fourth through ninth races on a nine-race program that begins at 2 p.m., Pacific.
There are no early scratches on Sundays program.
The pick six races feature four sprints on the synthetic main track and two one-mile races on turf.
All Magical Fantasy needed was a quiet race in Saturdays $350,000 Del Mar Oaks.
Fitted with earmuffs for the first time, Magical Fantasy ($87) rallied from ninth to win her first stakes in the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks. Trainer Paddy Gallagher said the use of earmuffs was designed to calm Magical Fantasy, who was winless in three previous starts this year.
We tried something a little different, he said. We thought that would help her relax.
Magical Fantasy was Gallaghers first Grade 1 win. She was the highest-priced winner in Del Mar Oaks history.
BOSSIER CITY, La.-Star Production already has one derby win at Louisiana Downs on his resume. Next month, he gets a shot at the big one. Star Production is headed to the Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby after he won a three-way photo over runner-up Numismatist and third-place finisher Golden Yank in the $100,000 Prelude Breeders' Cup at Louisiana Downs on Saturday.
HENDERSON, Ky. - Swift Temper won for the first time in more than 18 months when prevailing under red-hot Victor Lebron as the longest shot in the field Saturday in the only graded race of the Ellis Park meet, the Grade 3 Gardenia Handicap.
Always close to the pace, Swift Temper glided away from the pack at the quarter pole and was never threatened, winning by 4 1/2 lengths over Marquee Delivery. The victory gave Lebron a sweep of the three Saturday stakes at Ellis and five overall victories on a 12-race Saturday card.
Moon Odyssey ($5.80) drew off with authority to score a 5 1/4-length win in the $10,600 Van Berg Derby at Columbus on Friday night.
Moon Odyssey claimed his fourth straight victory and second stakes win in the mile and 70-yard derby, covering the distance in 1:45.20. He was coming off a win in the Hall of Fame Stakes locally two weeks earlier. Beth Butler, who won four races on the card, was aboard for trainer Milton Gaede.