Sun, 08/27/2006 - 00:00

My Silver Charm captures Lakeway

My Silver Charm became a stakes winner on Saturday night, when she drove to a two and three-quarter length win over Texas Cowgirl in the $40,000 Lakeway at Retama Park near San Antonio. It was another nose back in third to Olmosta.

My Silver Charm ($3.20) broke from the rail and was with the pace through an opening quarter in 22.15 seconds. She then moved to the outside of rivals and went on to cover the six furlongs for 3-year-old fillies in 1:09.48.

Carlos Gonzalez rode the winner for trainer Cole Norman.

Sat, 08/26/2006 - 00:00

Lady Pegasus gets her chance

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - When runs in Monday's $70,000 Rumpipumpy Stakes at Saratoga it will be her first start in 116 days. But it's not the first time Bobby Frankel has tried to run her.

"I've been entering her since May at Churchill," Frankel said. "I couldn't get a race to go. I might have passed a grass for her because there was a dirt race in the book, but then that wouldn't go."

Sat, 08/26/2006 - 00:00

Tenash can help Mullins narrow gap

DEL MAR, Calif. - With a little more than a week remaining in the Del Mar meeting, trainer Jeff Mullins trails Doug O'Neill in the trainer's standings, 16-13.

Mullins is unsure whether he can catch O'Neill before the end of the meeting on Sept. 6. He said will not have many starters in the final days of the meeting.

Mullins's stable can still make an impact, though. On Monday, , claimed for $50,000 on Aug. 7, cuts back in distance from 1 3-8 miles to a mile to start in a $63,000 allowance race on turf.

Sat, 08/26/2006 - 00:00

Aragorn takes Del Mar BC 'Cap

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Aragorn wins the Grade 2, $374,000 Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap on Saturday.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Aragorn continued his relentless march toward the Breeders' Cup Mile with another spectacular performance on Saturday, when he flew home to record his third straight victory, this time in the Grade 2, $374,000 .

The Del Mar race mirrors the Breeders' Cup Mile in that it is one mile on turf. Aragorn earlier this year won the Shoemaker Breeders' Cup Mile, then most recently recorded a course record when stretched to 1 1/8 miles in the Eddie Read Handicap at Del Mar.

Sat, 08/26/2006 - 00:00

Private Banking wins Marina

ALBANY, Calif. - Private Banking ($11.40), last until entering the stretch, rallied strongly to win the $50,000 Marina at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday.

"It's so easy," winning jockey Frank Alvarado said after catching Katdogawn late to win by a neck in the 1 1/16-mile turf race for fillies and mares.

"They said to take her back and don't worry about the pace. Let her roll from the 3/8ths and keep her outside."

Sat, 08/26/2006 - 00:00

Marianne Rose wins Lassie Stakes

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Under a confident ride by Ben Russell, Marianne Rose won the $51,068 Lassie Stakes for two-year-old fillies at Hastings Saturday. Marianne Rose shipped up for the Lassie from Emerald Downs where she is trained by Richard Wright.

Breaking from the outside, Marianne Rose stalked an honest pace before taking a narrow lead on the stretch turn. She took a half-length lead into the stretch and then prevailed by a neck after a stretch long duel with Zaylaway.

Sat, 08/26/2006 - 00:00

Bernardini seizes control

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Bernardini has his fifth consecutive victory in Saturday's Travers at Saratoga.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Bernardini took control of Saturday's $1 million entering the first turn and moments later seized control of the 3-year-old division with a dominating performance in the midsummer derby before a crowd of 40,785.

Outsprinting High Cotton going into the first turn, Bernardini set all the early fractions and simply ran away from Bluegrass Cat and the rest of the field to score a most emphatic 7 1/2-length victory - the largest margin of victory in the Travers since General Assembly in 1979.

Sat, 08/26/2006 - 00:00

Henny Hughes draws off

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is a conservative sort who rarely boasts about one of his horses' chances going into a race. But he broke tradition by confidently predicting victory for Henny Hughes in Saturday's $250,000 at Saratoga - and boy, was he right.

Sat, 08/26/2006 - 00:00

Second of June just needs a win

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Second of June hasn't won a race since January 2004, but that won't deter trainer Bill Cesare from shipping the talented but injury-prone horse from Churchill Downs to Saratoga for Saturday's Grade 1 Woodward.

Sat, 08/26/2006 - 00:00

Add Union Avenue to Del Mar Derby

DEL MAR, Calif. - Union Avenue, the winner of the American Derby at Arlington Park last month, will make his next start in the $400,000 Del Mar Derby on Sunday, trainer Bill Mott said.

The presence of Union Avenue adds depth to an already strong running of the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby. The race over 1 1/8 miles on turf is expected to have the stakes winners Bob and John, Genre, Lightning Hit, Obrigado, and Porto Santo.