ELMONT, N.Y. - With each effortless stride Bernardini put out on the Belmont Park stretch, the crescendo of applause among the announced crowd of 16,959 in attendance on a comfortable autumn day grew. And as Bernardini crossed the finish line in hand in Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 , the hearty Belmont faithful roared their approval and for another virtuoso performance from North America's best 3-year-old.
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Shananies Song ($9.40) rallied from far back to score a 2 3/4-length victory over Cool Paradigm in the $50,000 Finger Lakes Juvenile Filly Stakes.
Ridden by local jockey Paul Nicol Jr. for Philadelphia Park-based trainer Ned Allard, Shananies Song was fifth, trailing by six lengths, with a quarter-mile remaining in the six-furlong race. She came five wide into the stretch and flew past Cool Paradigm inside the eighth pole to win for the second time in three career outings. The winning time was 1:10.88.
Scary Bob made amends for his failure at even-money in this same race last year when he held off 7-5 favorite Tartlett by a neck in the $50,300 Delaware Certified Stakes at Delaware Park.
The win gave jockey Joe Rocco a sweep of the card's two stakes, which were restricted to horses that spent 90 days in Delaware prior to turning 2.
The 5-year-old Scary Bob ($5.60), based at Finger Lakes with trainer Chris Englehart, has now won three in a row and 7 of 24 lifetime. He covered six furlongs on a sloppy track in 1:10.88. He finished third in the 2005 Delaware Certified.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Lava Man will go to the Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs next month with a perfect record in 2006.
The 5-year-old gelding, claimed for $50,000 in August 2004, ran his winning streak to seven with a convincing win in Saturday's $500,000 at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting.
ELMONT, N.Y. - English Channel, perhaps the best American hope in the Breeders' Cup Turf, tuned up for the challenge with an emphatic 4 1/2-length victory Saturday in the $600,000 at Belmont Park.
The Hirsch win was the third Grade 1 win of the season for the 4-year-old English Channel, trained by Todd Pletcher. English Channel ($3.30) also won the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs and the United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park. Overall, he is 4 for 6 in 2006.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - An East vs. West showdown came to fruition when the field for the $500,000 hit the top of the stretch Saturday at Keeneland.
The 2-5 favorite, Circular Quay, had circled tiring rivals and was in full flight under Garrett Gomez, while the California invader Great Hunter had been conserved by Victor Espinoza and was primed to do his best running.
In the end, and on this day, Great Hunter proved clearly best, drawing off to win the Grade 1 race by 1 3/4 lengths, while Circular Quay was all-out to nip Street Sense for second by a nose.
MIAMI - El Segundo Joe has won seven straight races dating back to Feb. 26 at Gulfstream Park under the tutelage of trainer Jose Garoffalo. But when the 5-year-old El Segundo Joe goes for his eighth consecutive victory in Monday's seventh race at Calder he will do so for his new trainer, Marty Wolfson.
ALBANY, Calif. - Monday's Golden Gate Fields feature is exactly the type of race trainer Billy Morey had in mind when he claimed Swen for $25,000 at Pleasanton over the summer.
Swen drew the outside post in a field of five in a $50,000 optional claimer at one mile.
"I got tired of watching this horse be so darn consistent," Morey said of Swen, a 5-year-old gelding who won by eight the day he was claimed.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - A victory by Financingavailable will not generate much of a return on investment in Monday's $125,000 Classy 'n Smart Stakes at Woodbine.
But seeking a more lucrative option isn't a recommended alternative as Financingavailable looks gilt-edged against six Ontario-sired filly and mare rivals in the 1 1/16-mile Classy 'n Smart.
Even trainer Lorne Richards, who tends to take a cautious approach when it comes to discussing his chances, is allowing himself a little latitude.