VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Napa ($26.90), with a little help from her stablemate, Sophisticated Star, came from last to win the $55,733 Emerald Downs Stakes at Hastings Racecourse on Sunday.
Trainer Dino Condilenios's strategy of using Sophisticated Star as a rabbit to help set up Napa's good late move in the 6 1/2-furlong feature worked perfectly. Over a track rated sloppy, Sophisticated Star set a fast opening quarter-mile fraction of 22.01 seconds before she tired and finished last.
Coach Jimi Lee ($3) had to outfight three challengers in the stretch to prevail by a half-length in the $75,000 Waterford Park Handicap at Mountaineer Racetrack.
The Chicago-based Coach Jimi Lee, making his first start since October, was part of a four-way tussle for the lead turning for home in the six-furlong race. Bernie Blue drew even with Coach Jimi Lee in the upper stretch, but the odds-on favorite dug in under urging by Dana Whitney and drew clear to win in 1:10.22.
Bernie Blue held second, a neck in front of Cognac Kisses.
Snow Way ($7), only 1 for 10 everywhere else she has raced, improved her record at Charles Town to 3 for 3 with a 1 1/2-length victory over 9-5 favorite She's a Smash in Saturday night's $51,500 Country Road Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.
Ridden by Kendrick Carmouche for trainer J. Michael Rogers, Snow Way covered 4 1/2 furlongs in 52.98 seconds.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - There is a two-day pick six carryover of $850,466 for Wednesday's eight-race program at Hollywood Park after bettors failed to hit it on Saturday and Sunday.
The carryover very nearly did not occur. In Sunday's last race, Candygram led into deep stretch before being caught by Warren's Kitten. If Candygram had won the race, one ticket would have been worth $850,466.
Wednesday's pick six covers the third through eighth races. In the pick six, there are four races on the synthetic main track and two on turf.
Sightseeing needed every inch of the Belmont Park stretch to run down Prom Shoes and win Sunday's Grade 2, $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes by a nose to perhaps earn a berth in the $1 million Belmont Stakes on June 9.
Prom Shoes finished second by a neck over Fearless Vision. It was 6 1/4 lengths back to Hal's My Hope, who was followed in the order of finish by Sir Whimsey and Soaring By. Vitruvius was scratched after developing a skin rash.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Worldly won his first stakes and remained unbeaten in the United States, with a decisive late kick in Saturday's Grade 3 Will Rogers Stakes at Hollywood Park.
Ridden by Victor Espinoza, Worldly ($5.20) ran a mile on turf in 1:35.19, holding off a late threat from Silent Soul to win by a half-length in the field of six 3-year-olds. Mayor Bozarth finished third, a nose behind Silent Soul.
Hurry Home Warren took the early lead, setting fractions of 23.59 and 47.32 seconds before fading through the stretch. He eventually finished fourth.
With Prop Me Up surging to take the lead about three-sixteenths of a mile from the finish of the Monmouth Beach Stakes, it was hard not to think about her overall career form - 24 starts, 4 wins, and 10 second-place finishes. No sooner had that thought flickered than Maizelle, the pacesetter passed at the quarter pole by a three-wide Prop Me Up, started re-rallying on the fence. And at the wire, it was Prop Me Up in her typical spot, second, with the lightly raced Maizelle running her record to 4 wins from 7 starts, with 3 second-place finishes to go with the victories.