Sat, 05/13/2006 - 00:00

Rain Song goes for five in row

Philadelphia Park-based short sprint specialist Rain Song will put her four-race winning streak on the line when she faces the sharp Kentucky filly She's That Cat in Tuesday night's $75,000 Hancock County Handicap at Mountaineer Race Track.

The five-furlong stakes, which goes as race 9 on a 10-race card, drew a field of eight fillies and mares.

Sat, 05/13/2006 - 00:00

All-Pletcher exacta on Pimlico turf

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Ebony Rose drives to victory in Saturday's feature at Pimlico, the $85,000 Hilltop Breeders' Cup Stakes for three-year-old fillies on the soft turf.

Trainer Todd Pletcher accounted for both parts of the exacta with his uncoupled entry of Ebony Rose and Its Just a Dream in Saturday's $82,250 Hilltop Breeders' Cup at Pimlico.

Ebony Rose ($6.20), second choice in a field of six 3-year-old fillies, earned her first stakes victory and third career win in six starts with a powerful move in midstretch to run down pacesetter Saoirse Cat, the even-money favorite.

Its Just a Dream rallied belatedly down the middle of the turf course to get second, 1 1/4 lengths behind her stablemate.

Sat, 05/13/2006 - 00:00

Delaware: Amandatude draws off

Amandatude had finished second in six of her nine lifetime starts, including three of her last four races. She displayed no signs of "seconditis" in her emphatic victory in the $55,300 Pollys Jet at Delaware Park.

Sat, 05/13/2006 - 00:00

Philadelphia: Pocomoonshine wins

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Pocomoonshine with Jose Flores riding, wins the $50,000 Added Lyman Sprint Championship at Philadelphia Park on Saturday.

Pocomoonshine, dropping in to face statebreds for the first time following a sharp victory over high-priced optional claimers at Delaware Park, held off 13-1 longshot Proud Charm by 1 1/4 lengths to earn his first career stakes victory in the $56,050 Lyman Sprint Championship Handicap at Philadelphia Park.

Sat, 05/13/2006 - 00:00

Arlington: Rich Fantasy relishes mud

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Rich Fantasy wins the Ribbon Handicap by six lengths on Saturday at Arlington Park.

Rich Fantasy apparently loves mud, a fact not lost on a vast number of bettors at Arlington Park.

Sat, 05/13/2006 - 00:00

Woodbine: Main Executive scores

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Main Executive draws away to win his first stakes in the $126,200 New Providence at Woodbine on Saturday.

Main Executive put away favored Verne's Baby on the turn before drawing away to win his first stakes in the $126,200 New Providence at Woodbine.

Main Executive and Verne's Baby dueled on the lead through fractions of 22.37 and 44.86 seconds in the six-furlong sprint for Ontario-sired runners.

Sat, 05/13/2006 - 00:00

Monmouth: Contrast takes control

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Contrast with Eddie castro aboard runs to victory in the 60,000 Red Cross Stakes on opening day, May 13, 2006 at Monmouth Park.

Despite breaking slowly, Contrast ($4) rallied to take command in the stretch and drew off to score by 1 3/4 lengths in the $60,000 Red Cross Stakes, the opening-day feature at Monmouth Park.

Contrast, ridden by Eddie Castro for trainer Alan Goldberg, held off the late charge of Summer Sting for the victory, covering 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04.56 over the fast track. Career Oriented made a belated move to get third.

Sat, 05/13/2006 - 00:00

Charles Town: The Student up in time

Trainer Scott Lake has come from out of town to take the first two stakes of the season at Charles Town.

The Student ($2.40) provided Lake with his second stakes at Charles Town within a week when he overcame a three-length deficit in the final furlong to overtake pacesetter Bishoftu by a neck in Friday night's $51,050 Costy Caras Memorial.

It was the second consecutive stakes win and third straight victory overall for The Student, a 7-year-old gelding who is now 17 for 32 lifetime. He covered 4 1/2 furlongs in 51.49 seconds.

Sat, 05/13/2006 - 00:00

Hottamolly takes Fantasia Stakes

Bossier City, La. - Stalking the pace under confident handling by Gerard Melancon, Hottamolly exploded down the lane to win Saturday's $50,000 Fantasia Stakes for Louisiana-bred 3-year-old fillies. Tortuga Flats suffered only her second local defeat from seven starts and had to settle for second, three and a quarter lengths back followed by Hello Sara Lou.

Sat, 05/13/2006 - 00:00

Chapa hurt in Lone Star spill

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Jockey Roman Chapa sustained a broken collarbone in the seventh race Friday night at Lone Star Park when his mount, Substantiate, broke down in the stretch.

The incident caused two other riders, Omar Rodriguez and Benito Morales, to be thrown from their mounts. Rodriguez and Morales both escaped serious injury, according to officials with Lone Star.