ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Barbeau Ruckus ($5.20) captured the $125,800 Elgin Stakes for the third time Monday at Woodbine, benefiting from a perfect stalking trip under Todd Kabel.
Barbeau Ruckus won by 2 1/4 lengths, completing 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.14. Head Chopper was second after participating in a speed duel with Moonshine Justice, who edged favored Ever So Free for third.
Trained by George Newland, Barbeau Ruckus also won the Elgin in 2005 and 2003, when he was trained by Ross Armata.
DEL MAR, Calif. - The absence of blinkers, a new jockey, and an outstanding trip helped Get Funky win his first stakes in Sunday's $400,000 .
Third in a division of the Oceanside Stakes and the Grade 2 La Jolla Handicap earlier at this meeting, Get Funky gave a career-best performance in the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby. Ridden for the first time by Jose Valdivia, Jr., Get Funky contested the lead throughout while racing off the rail and pulled clear in early stretch to win by 1 1-2 lengths over Obrigado.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The connections of Rock Lobster were not willing to wait another week to run in the $500,000 Kent Breeders' Cup at Delaware Park. Besides, they weren't that thrilled about the prospect of running against the unbeaten After Market anyway.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Utilizing her brilliant speed and an inside post position to her advantage, Appealing Zophie blew away her seven rivals in Sunday's $250,000 , rolling to a 5 1-4-length, gate-to-wire victory in the Grade 1 race for juvenile fillies.
Cotton Blossom, the Schuylerville winner, wore down X Star by a head for second. Post Invader finished fourth followed by Cool the Economy, Pro Pink, Ruby Crown and My Favorite.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Another Ascot ($20) held off favored Uncle Max in the final strides to capture the $126,200 Vice Regent Stakes at Woodbine Sunday.
Over a course labeled soft, Another Ascot vied with Initforthemoney and Pyramid Park through honest fractions in the one-mile event. Another Ascot established a daylight lead at the eighth pole, as Uncle Max and I'm Spectral were both in the midst of an inside rally.
AUBURN, Wash. - Wild Cycle registered a stunning upset in Saturday's $65,000 WTBA Lads Stakes at Emerald Downs, forging to the front in the upper stretch and holding off the late bid of stablemate Pirates Deputy to prevail by a neck in 1:37 for the mile.
SELMA, Texas - Going Ballistic rewarded the confidence his connections had in him on Saturday night, when, as a $10,000 supplement, he closed from last for a neck win in the $100,000 El Joven at Retama Park.
The one-mile turf race for 2-year-olds was one of two stakes on the card. Stage Stop closed fast to win her maiden in the filly counterpart, the $100,000 La Senorita.
DEL MAR, Calif. - It will be Carryovers Across America on Sunday. No one hit the pick six at Del Mar on Saturday, leading to a one-day carryover of $245,045 into Sunday's card. There also is a two-day, $335,000 carryover at Saratoga on Sunday.
There is a 10-race card at Del Mar on Sunday, so the pick six will begin on the fifth race. Scheduled post time is 4:05 p.m. Pacific, 7:05 Eastern.
DEL MAR, Calif. - A little wakeup call leaving the gate was the urging that Mea Domina needed to win Saturday's $189,000 at Del Mar.
Ridden by Tyler Baze, Mea Domina led throughout the Palomar, setting a course record of 1:39.67 seconds for 1 1-16 miles on turf. The time was 1-100th's of a second faster than the previous record set by Cheroot in 2005.
Mea Domina ($13.80) set quick fractions of 23.51 and 46.53 seconds, leading by as much as 1 1-2 lengths. She was challenged in deep stretch by Three Degrees and held on to win by a neck.
