Ghostly Thunder ($2.60) went into the $51,300 Robert G. Leavitt Memorial at Charles Town with a big advantage in Beyer Speed Figures, and ran to his numbers, winning the seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds by a 7 3/4 lengths. Pow Wow Power beat Working for Peace for second by three-quarters of a length.
Ridden by Travis Dunkelberger for owner and trainer Gary Capuano, Ghostly Thunder got his sixth win in 11 starts, four of the wins coming in stakes.
Sousaphone ($3.80) made her first trip to Ohio to face statebred fillies and mares wortwhile when she won the $50,000 Vivacious Handicap at River Downs on Saturday.
Trained by Michelle Nihei, Sousaphone made a big move under jockey Edgar Paucar to take the lead in upper stretch, dueled with second-place finisher Mini Mom, and began to draw clear late to win by three-quarters of a length. Holly the Dud was 3 3/4 lengths back in third.
Sousaphone ran t1 1/16 miles over a firm turf course in 1.42.3.
I Vow to Win ($10.20), despite breaking awkwardly, managed to circle the field to capture the $111,192 Iowa Stallion Futurity on Saturday night at Prairie Meadows.
Trainer Larry Hunt always had high hopes for the Iowa- bred and despite making his second start in seven days I Vow to win lived up to his trainer's expectations winning by 3 1/4 legths. I Vow To win, ridden by Pedro Monterrey, covered the six furlongs in 112.22
Ladyledue ($14) made her racing debut a memorable one on Saturday, winning the $50,000 Knights Choice Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Emerald Downs by a widening eight lengths in a stakes-record clocking of 1:16.80 for 6 1/2 furlongs. Bella Compana edged favored Mimis Road Warrior for second in a field of six.
Ladyledue, a daughter of Slewdledo who races for John Sather, was trained up to her impressive bow by Bonnie Jenne and was ridden by Ricky Frazier.
Jonesboro ($6.60), 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, 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.
Bevys Best took ($4.20) command at the start, shook off a brief challenge in late backstretch and drew off for a five-length win in the $15,600 Amadevil Stakes at Columbus on Saturday night.
Bevys Best covered the six furlongs over a track rated good in 1:12.80 while collecting his third stakes win from four starts this year. Apprentice Chris Fackler, who won three races on the card, was aboard for trainer Larry Staroscik.
AUBURN, Wash. - Enumerator ($5) survived a three-horse pace battle through a half-mile in 45.60 seconds, then drew off through the stretch to score a 2 1/4-length victory in Sunday's $50,000 Strong Ruler Stakes for 2-year-olds at Emerald Downs.
Toss'm Again held second by three-quarters of a length over Fast Tacticts, who closed for third in the compact field of five.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Win and Reign won his maiden with determination Sunday at Woodbine in the $150,000 Vandal Stakes, a six-furlong sprint for Ontario-foaled 2-year-olds.
Win and Reign ($22.20) broke sharply under David Clark and then dueled with another maiden, Silver Rocket, through moderate fractions.
Win and Reign took control at the eighth pole, and held off a wide-closing El Brujo to prevail by a neck, in a time of 1:10.88. Silver Rocket held third, Mean Green was fourth, and favored Bucephaus faded in the stretch to trail the five-horse field.
By JAY PRIVMAN
DEL MAR, Calif. - Azul Leon on Sunday remained undefeated and retained his position as the leading 2-year-old male in California, but in order to keep both, he needed the help of the stewards following a rough stretch run in the Grade 2, $150,000 Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar.