Mon, 05/21/2007 - 00:00

$850,000 carryover at Hollywood

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.

Sun, 05/20/2007 - 00:00

Sightseeing by nose in Peter Pan

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.

Sat, 05/19/2007 - 00:00

Worldly now 2-for-2 in U.S.

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.

Sat, 05/19/2007 - 00:00

Mini Mom wins Tomboy

Mini Mom proved best of the 3-year-old Ohio-bred fillies in the $50,000 1 1/16-mile Tomboy on the turf Saturday at Beulah Park. Tim Hamm trained the first three finishers, after entering four in the race.

Sat, 05/19/2007 - 00:00

Maizelle rallies back to beat Prop Me Up

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.

Sat, 05/19/2007 - 00:00

Jerkens does it again

Allen Jerkens has been knocking off big favorites in big races for 45 years. He did it yet again by saddling Teammate to a hard-fought victory over odds-on Sugar Shake in Saturday's 32nd running of the Grade 2, $150,000 Shuvee Handicap.

Coming off three straight wins, Sugar Shake was the 7-10 choice in her first start since winning the Grade 1 Santa Maria Handicap on Feb. 10, while Teammate ($9.70) was second choice after returning from a five-month layoff to win an allowance prep just 16 days

earlier.

Sat, 05/19/2007 - 00:00

Bluesbdancing by a head at Arlington

The Fit for a Queen Stakes was carded as an open overnight sprint stakes, but it came down to two old Illinois-bred rivals: Pretty Jenny got the worst of things, Bluesbdancing got the money.

Sat, 05/19/2007 - 00:00

Ticket to Seattle takes first stakes

Ticket to Seattle won the first stakes of her career with a wire-to-wire victory in the $75,300 Peach Blossom at Delaware Park. Miss Tizzy finished second in the field of six 3-year-old fillies, 4 1/4 lengths back, with Paying Off third. You Asked, the 6-5 favorite, finished last.

Ticket to Seattle broke on top and set fractions of 22.57 and 45.53 seconds before pulling away in the stretch.

Ticket to Seattle, owned by Puglisi Stable and trainer Steve Klesaris, returned $8.40. A Capote filly, she covered the six furlongs in 1:09.81 under Kendrick Carmouche.

Sat, 05/19/2007 - 00:00

Sahara Heat captures Marine

Sahara Heat, the favored Kentucky shipper, maintained a slim lead throughout the $151,200 Marine Stakes at Woodbine and won the Grade 3 race for 3-year-olds by 1 1/4 lengths under Fernando Jara.

Sahara Heat ($6.10) set dawdling fractions of 24.77 and 49.12 seconds while being pressed by Bilbo in the 1 1/16-mile race. Approval Rating stalked three wide in third until the quarter pole, where he joined Sahara Heat on the front end.

Sat, 05/19/2007 - 00:00

Selvatica all the way in Desert Stormer

Selvatica dominated six rivals in Saturday's $99,275 Desert Stormer Handicap at Hollywood Park, scoring her fourth stakes win in the last year. The victory was her first since being purchased for $560,000 by Marsha Naify at the Barretts January mixed sale.

Ridden by David Flores, Selvatica ($2.80) led throughout the Desert Stormer, running six furlongs in 1:09.58. She set early fractions of 22.24 and 44.86 seconds and was never threatened, finishing two lengths in front of Bully Bones. Nossa Cancao finished third, rallying from sixth on the turn.