NEW BOSTON, MICH - The eighth race on Pinnacle Race Course's Saturday card was run as a non-wagering event after thunderstorms moved through the area and the facility lost electrical power. Stormy Fellow splashed home first in the race, which was delayed for nearly a half-hour.
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Dropped in class following a sixth-place finish behind reigning Horse of the Year Curlin in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs June 14, Jonesboro returned to winning form in Saturday's $50,000 Governor's Handicap at Ellis Park.
Pressing the pace of longshot Longley through fractions of 23.68 and 46.73 seconds in the one-mile Governor's Handicap, Jonesboro took command with six furlongs in 1:10.66 and pulled away in the stretch to score by 3 1/4 lengths under Tracy Hebert. He raced a mile in 1:35.86, paying $6.60 as the second choice in the field of seven.
OCEANPORT, N.J. - Trainer Larry Jones will take Kentucky Oaks winner Proud Spell to Saratoga next weekend for the Grade 1 Alabama.
Jones showcased another of his talented 3-year-old fillies Saturday at Monmouth Park as Maren's Meadow scored a pacesetting upset in the Grade 3, $150,000 Monmouth Oaks.
"Speed is usually a good thing at Monmouth," Jones said moments before the field loaded. "That's why we're here."
DEL MAR, Calif. - The racing saddle used on Lethal Heat in Friday's $108,900 Real Good Deal Stakes will not be in storage for long.
On Saturday morning, trainer Barry Abrams said that Lethal Heat emerged from her victory against males in the seven-furlong Real Good Deal in fine shape and will be pointed for the $350,000 Del Mar Oaks over 1 1/8 miles on turf next Saturday.
"It was like a workout," he said of the Real Good Deal. Well, one that includes a first-place purse of $65,340 and the distinction of beating seven statebred males for her fourth stakes win.
The three-horse Richard Small-trained entry ran first, second, and third in the $50,000 Twixt for Maryland-bred 3-year-old fillies at Laurel Park, but with a twist.
Pissarro crossed the line first after a roughly run stretch drive, a neck ahead of Hartigan with Inventive another 4 3/4 lengths behind. After a review, the stewards reversed the order of the first two finishers.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Mauralakana continued her rise to the top of the filly-mare turf division when getting a textbook trip under Kent Desormeaux and giving trainer Christophe Clement a record third victory in the Grade 1, $750,000 Beverly D. on Saturday at Arlington Park.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - It has taken longer than expected to get Hellvelyn to the races, and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is eager to find out if it was worth the wait when Hellvelyn makes his U.S. debut in Monday's $80,000 Troy Stakes.
The Troy, carded for 5 1/2 furlongs on the outer turf course, is the featured event on a 10-race card that brings to a close the first half of the meet. The Troy goes as race 4.
Letties Relic, 9-2 under Eduardo Nunez, rallied from far back to upset 1-2 favorite Blue Pepsi Lodge by a length in the $55,000 Hooting Star at Calder.
Blue Pepsi Lodge drew well clear going around the turn of the five-furlong race, had a four- or five-length lead in the stretch, and caved in when the winner came calling.
Mr. Silver tracked the pace four wide into the stretch and faded, finishing third, another 4 3/4 lengths behind.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario Sugar Bay ($9.60) notched her first stakes victory in Saturdays $182,845 Duchess, a seven-furlong test for 3-year-old fillies at Woodbine.
Sugar Bay saved ground on the turn before Chantal Sutherland angled her wide at the eighth pole, and they closed strongly in the final furlong to nose out Verdana Bold for the victory.
I was lucky to sneak through on the rail when I did, said Sutherland, who won five races on the card. I knew I had some momentum. It just all worked out. The two times Ive ridden her, shes given me great [late] run.