LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jockey Calvin Borel reached a milestone while capping a memorable Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs by riding Screen Your Friend to an upset in the Grade 3, $164,550 Bashford Manor Stakes.
With his victory aboard 18-1 Screen Your Friend, Borel became the 34th jockey in North American racing history to win 4,500 races while capping a four-win day on the second-to-last program of the 52-day Churchill spring meet.
ELMONT, N.Y. - A flat-footed start proved to be a blessing in disguise for Indian Blessing, who showed a new dimension by coming from off the pace to win Saturday's Grade 1, $250,000 Prioress Stakes by 5 1/4 lengths at Belmont Park.
The previously undefeated By the Light finished second, 3 1/2 lengths ahead of Indian Way. Secret Gypsy and Tale of the West completed the order of finish.
Summer Doldrums ($4.20) captured the $175,000 Presque Isle Downs Mile on Friday night by three-quaters of a length, setting a track record of 1:35.97 for the one-mile distance.
Under jockey Dale Beckner, Summer Doldrums was kept just off the early pace while saving all of the ground. Beckner asked Summer Doldrums for his best in upper stretch and he responded.
ALTOONA, Iowa -Shining Moment ($6) got up in the shadow of the wire to overtake Western Drama by a neck in the $50,000 Prairie Meadows Lassie for 2-year-old fillies.
Prairie Meadows's leading rider, Terry Thompson, was aboard Shining Moment, who covered the five furlongs in 58.70 seconds She is trained by Steve Assmussen for the Padua Stable.
PLEASANTON, Calif. - Scrumpy ($4.80), a $4,000 claimer last October, became a stakes winner Friday when he rallied along the rail to capture the $60,300 Sam J. Whiting Handicap at the Alameda County Fair.
The victory was the 5-year-old Scrumpy's ninth straight Northern California victory, a string that began with a win in a $4,000 claimer last Oct. 20 at Bay Meadows. Scrumpy, who was coupled with Thoughtuknew, went off as the slight 7-5 favorite. Multiple stakes winner Vicarino, who finished fourth, also went off at 7-5.
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nutz ($4.20) took control going to the final turn and drew off for a strong three-length win over eight other rivals in Friday's $18,340 State Fair Board Stakes at Lincoln.
The Nutz, ridden by Don Herber for trainer Steve Hall, drew off into the stretch then was only shown the whip through the closing furlong while posting his fifth win of the year. He previously had won the state's richest race, the $75,000 Bosselman/Gus Fonner Stakes at Fonner Park in April. He covered the mile and 70 yards over a fast track in meet-best time of 1:40.80.
Easy Tee ($6.20), runner-up to Princess Composer in this race last year, turned the tables to post a three-quarter length win in Friday night's $50,000 Florence Henderson Stakes for statebred fillies and mares at Indiana Downs.
Easy Tee, ridden by Emanuel Cosme for trainer Michael Reavis, was on the pace throughout, then dueled Princess Composer through the closing three-sixteenths of a mile to gain her first stakes win this year.
AUBURN, Wash. - Firetrail ($10.60) stalked the pace of Merrily, took command before going six furlongs in 1:11.20, and drew out under rider Kevin Radke to score a four-length victory over favored Shampoo in Friday's $50,000 King County Handicap for fillies and mares at Emerald Downs. Eclatante was up for third in a field of 10.
SHAKOPEE, Minn. - Seasahm lived up to her role as the 3-2 favorite when she captured the $50,000 Princess Elaine Stakes at Canterbury Park on Friday.
Tracking moderate fractions of 23.92 seconds, 48.81, and 1:13.04 set by A. J. Bakes, jockey Derek Bell urged Seasahm to gain a contending position entering the far turn. Seasahm ($5) responded with a sustained rally, moving to command four deep in the stretch, then edged Sahm Sweetheart by a length at the wire while completing 1 1/16 miles on firm turf in 1:43.90.
Chasin Mason finished another 2 3/4 lengths behind in third.
OPELOUSSAS, La. - A pair of lightly regarded 2-year-olds, Shutupanddance and Not Grounded, scored upsets over heavy favorites trained by Steve Asmussen in Friday night's two divisions of the D.S. "Shine" Young Futurity at Evangeline Downs.
Shutupanddance ($18.80), trained by Stanley Roberts, led wire to wire for jockey Gerard Melancon to capture the $133,600 division for fillies by 1 3/4 lengths. Not Grounded ($25.20), trained by John Gelner, gunned to the front under Sylvester Carmouche Jr. and posted a 1 3/4-length win in the $128,600 division for colts and geldings.