Our Fantene ($3) and Camacthemagnificent ($7) dominated their divisions of the split New Jersey Futurity Saturday night at the Meadowlands.
In the first division, worth $61,123, Our Fantene sped to a 5 1/2-length victory under Joe Bravo to improve her record to 3 for 4.
Camacthemagnificent, who began his career in the maiden claiming ranks, romped by 6 1/4 lengths under Jose Lezcano in the second division, worth $69,647.
Sailors Sunset, coming out of a midpack finish in the Grade 3 Perryville at Keeneland last time out, had that class carry him through as he shipped into Turf Paradise on Saturday and went wire to wire in the $40,000 Saguaro Stakes.
Sailors Sunset, owned by Everest Stables and trained by Marcelo Polanco, jumped right out to the lead under Scott Stevens, took heavy pressure in the six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds, and gamely held on for the half-length win over the hard-charging heavy favorite Smokey Stover.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Gutty performances and close finishes were the order of the day in Sunday's New York Stallion stakes at Aqueduct as the combined margin of victory in the four races was 1 3/4 lengths.
The New York Stallion Stakes are restricted to progeny of New York-based stallions, thus are not open to all New York-breds.
In the $100,000 Fifth Avenue for 2-year-olds, Baxter, under Kent Desormeaux, ran down stablemate Landofopportunity to win by a neck at the wire. Both horses are trained by John Hertler. It was 1 3/4 lengths back to pacesetting Son of Sabato in third.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Gutty performances and close finishes were the order of the day in Sunday's New York Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct as the combined margin of victory in the four races was 1 3/4 lengths.
The New York Stallion Stakes are restricted to progeny of New York-based stallions, thus are not open to all New York-breds.
In the $100,000 Fifth Avenue for 2-year-olds, Baxter, under Kent Desormeaux ran down stablemate Landofopportunity to win by a neck at the wire. Both horses are trained by John Hertler. It was 1 3/4 lengths back to pacesetting Son of Sabato in third.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Runway Rosie won her second consecutive start and her stakes debut in Sunday's $100,000 Sharp Cat Stakes at Hollywood Park. But jockey Garrett Gomez had to urge the 2-year-old filly in the final furlong after she appeared to be waiting for her rivals after making the lead.
Runway Rosie ran 1 1-16 miles in 1:45.40, winning by a half-length over Spenditallbaby. Back in the Shade finished third in the field of six.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Favored Leonnatus Anteas ($5.80) kept him unblemished record in tact with a decisive victory in the $252,800 Coronation Futurity at Woodbine Sunday.
Leonnatus Anteas traveled four-wide throughout most of the nine-furlong route for 2-year-olds, racing three and a half lengths off the lead on the backstretch under Jono Jones. He loomed into contention on the far turn, and hit the front at the head of the stretch en route to a length and a half score, in a time of 1:55.97 seconds.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A tight photo revealed that Sabellina barely got the nod over Silca's Sister following a ferocious duel Sunday in the $171,750 Cardinal Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Sabellina, a New York-bred mare trained by Chuck Simon, was declared the winner by a nose over Silca's Sister after 1 1/8 miles were completed in 1:49.96 over a turf course rated good. Sabellina, ridden by Julien Leparoux, returned $20.60 as sixth choice in a field of 11 fillies and mares.
SAN MATEO, Calif. - Proudinsky ($3.20) sat behind an easy pace and prevailed in the lane, outkicking Bold Chieftain through the stretch to capture the $100,000 Grade 3 at Bay Meadows on Sunday.
The German-bred colt scored his initial U.S. victory, capturing the about 1 1/8-mile turf race for 3-year-olds by 1 1/4 lengths over Bold Chieftain in 1:48.27. Bedlam Bertie, who alternated on the lead with Bold Chieftain through fractions of 24.84, 48.82 and 1:13.84, held third easily ahead of the filly Illuminise.
CYPRESS, Calif. - Jess You and I remained unbeaten in four starts after winning his stakes debut in Saturdays $1,223,800 for Quarter Horses at Los Alamitos.
Ridden by J.R. Ramirez, Jess You and I ran 400 yards in a stakes record 19.37 seconds, finishing a neck in front of Blues Girls Too. FDD Dynasty, the 3-2 favorite finished third, his first loss in five career starts. FDD Dynasty won the Ed Burke Memorial Futurity during the summer and was eligible for a $1 million bonus if he had won the Golden State Million and Los Alamitos Million Futurity next month.
Shop Again upset favorite Starry Pie by a neck in the $50,000 Ada for fillies and mares at Remington Park on Saturday. It was another three-quarters of a length back in third to Open Meadows.
Shop Again ($31.80) sat in third early in the six furlong race as Open Meadows set pressured fractions of 22 seconds for the opening quarter and 45 seconds for the half-mile mark. Shop Again took the lead in the stretch then held off Starry Pie, covering the distance in 1:10.37.
Don Pettinger rode the winner for trainer Donnie Von Hemel.