She's Indy Money outran favored Financingavailable in the final furlong to take the Grade 3, $168,500 Seaway Stakes at Woodbine.
She's Indy Money ($5.40) trailed early under Patrick Husbands, as Roving Angel and Count to Three vied through slow fractions in the seven-furlong sprint. Financingavailable stalked in third and loomed into contention at the top of the stretch, along with a four-wide She's Indy Money, who hit the front nearing the sixteenth pole before drawing clear.
Istan, favored at 6-5 after the defection of Teuflesberg, rolled to his second straight stakes victory on the Kentucky circuit Saturday when he finished 3 1/2 lengths clear of Spotsgone in the Grade 3 Turfway Fall Championship at Turfway Park.
Ridden by Larry Melancon and trained by Bill Mott, Istan returned $4.40 after finishing one mile in 1:38.81 over Polytrack. Spotsgone, ridden by Earlie Fires, led most of the way while being tracked closest by Istan before finishing another three-quarters of a length before Gouldings Green, the defending champion and 2-1 second choice.
Silmaril, the oldest runner in a field of seven female sprinters, came from last to upset the Grade 3, $200,000 Endine Handicap at Delaware Park on Saturday.
A 6-year-old mare based in Maryland with trainer Chris Grove, Silmaril ($15.80) usually runs her best at seven furlongs or a mile, which put her at a disadvantage against her speedier rivals in the six-furlong Endine.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Ginger Punch posted a third straight stakes victory Saturday in the $285,000 Ruffian Handicap for fillies and mares at Belmont Park.
The consistent 4-year-old won her second straight Grade 1 to emerge as a leader in the division. However, she is not eligible to the Breeders' Cup and would require a $180,000 supplement to run in the Distaff.
Each win makes an increasingly compelling argument for the Stronach Stables to pony up the fee.
MIAMI - Trainer Eddie Plesa will have the starting highweight, Stolen Prayer, in Saturday's $100,000 U Can Do It Handicap. Racing secretary Mike Anifantis has assigned Stolen Prayer 123 pounds for the 6 1/2-furlong filly and mare dash.
Stolen Prayer, a two time stakes winner here earlier this season, is coming off a fifth-place finish on the grass in the Distaff Turf Sprint Championship Handicap on Aug. 11.
"I thought she ran very well on the turf against probably the best of that division in the country," said Plesa. "And she only got beat 2o1/2 lengths for it all."
COLUMBUS, Neb. - Jadyns Jet won his maiden at first asking in rousing fashion Friday night with a 16 1/4-length win in the $12,691 Columbus Futurity. Deputy's Whirl took the $13,100 Columbus Debutante by a widening 6 3/4 lengths.
Jadyns Jet made the pace while shadowed by Case on Ice, drew clear into the lane, then widened to the wire under Yuri Yaranga for trainer Larry Staroscik. He covered thesix furlongs in 1:17.60 over a fast track and returned $5.80 as the co-favorite in the field of four.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches completed her major preparations for her return to the races in next Saturday's Grade 1 Gazelle by working six furlongs in 1:14.80 Saturday morning over Belmont Park's main track.
Working by herself with Angel Cordero in the irons, Rags to Riches went her first quarter in 26 seconds and she galloped out seven furlongs in 1:27.60. Trainer Todd Pletcher caught her galloping out a mile in 1:41.
Fair Grounds will open a temporary slot-machine parlor on Sept. 21, the New Orleans track announced Friday.
The temporary parlor will be on the first floor of the former simulcast building, adjacent to the Fair Grounds grandstand, and will house up to 250 machines. The opening of the temporary facility still has to be approved by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, which is scheduled to meet Sept. 18.
Business trends were down at the 46-day meet that ended Monday at Ellis Park, although gross totals reflected increases because of a higher number of programs offered.
All-sources handle at Ellis totaled $95 million, according to figures released Thursday by the Henderson, Ky., track, which surpassed the $88 million wagered last year. Only 36 cards were run at the 2006 meet, however, meaning average daily handle at the 2007 meet was down 16 percent, from $2.44 million to $2.06 million.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Pool Land, a Grade 1-winning filly of 2006, is back in training and could return to the races later this month.
Winner of last year's Ruffian Stakes at Belmont, Pool Land has not raced since finishing ninth, 17 lengths behind race-winner Round Pond in the Breeders' Cup Distaff last November at Churchill Downs. She emerged from that race with a hind leg injury that her connections thought would take 90 days to heal. Ultimately, it took 5 1/2 months.