ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Woodbine canceled its live card after the third race on Sunday because of high winds, which were gusting from out of the west up to 30 miles per hour.
Sunday's two stakes, the $250,000 Coronation Futurity and the $100,000 Labeeb, were both rescheduled for Thursday.
A tornado that ripped through western Kentucky and southwestern Indiana early Sunday inflicted substantial property damage at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky. No one was seriously injured at Ellis, but at least three horses suffered fatal injuries, according to track officials.
Charming Socialite picked up the fifth stakes win of his career on Saturday night when he led throughout to capture the $40,000 Buffalo Bayou Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park. It was a neck back in second to Shakethemhatersoff, who finished a neck in front of third-place finisher and favorite Middleweight.
Charming Socialite ($16.80) was up by two lengths through an opening quarter in 23.37 seconds in the mile and a sixteenth turf race, and continued to maintain a clear advantage through a half-mile in 47.81. He went on to cover the distance over turf rated firm in 1:44.54.
Ashby Hill, who holds the track record for six furlongs at Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M., became a stakes winner at that distance on Saturday when he won the track's $59,860 Lea County Sprint.
Ashby Hill ($13.60) rallied for a half-length win over Dangerous Devon, while it was another length and a quarter back in third to Devon Rules. Ashby Hill covered the distance in 1:09.80. He set the track record of 1:08.60 on Oct. 22, 2005.
ARCADIA, Calif. - On a day when the pool is guaranteed to reach $1 million, the pick six starts with a carryover of $185,615 at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting on Sunday.
Because Sunday is the final day of the meeting, the pool must be distributed even if no one holds a ticket featuring all six winners. If that occurs, the pool will be distributed to ticketholders with five winners.
The pick six covers the sixth through 11th races on the 11-race program. First post is 11:15 a.m.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Mea Domina returned earlier than expected from a five-month layoff to win Saturday's $150,000 at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting.
Trainer Ron McAnally had intended to run Mea Domina at Hollywood Park this fall, but moved the comeback forward Hollywood Park said it would not run races on turf because the course was not in satisfactory condition.
The only local opportunity was the Grade 2 Las Palmas, a race that Mea Domina won convincingly by a length over Elusive Diva.
ALBANY, Calif. - Odds-on favorite Eastern Sand sat behind the slow pace of Mr. Splash and edged him in the final strides, winning a head bob to capture the $100,000 Grade 3 at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday.
Jockey Victor Espinoza sat closer than usual because of the slow pace and raced wide for a clear trip. He moved closer into the lane but needed the length of the stretch to get by his rival in the 1 1/8-mile turf race for 3-year-olds. He won by a head in 1:49.03.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Olaya unleashed a powerful stretch kick under Edgar Prado and wore down Spotlight in the final yards to win Saturday's Grade 2, $150,000 by a neck at Aqueduct.
Spotlight, who took over from the pacesetting Little Buttercup turning for home, held second by one length over Kate Winslet. Latice, the 4-5 favorite, wound up fifth.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Angel Cordero obviously picked the wrong day to ride Indian Vale.
Bouncing back from the worst performance of her career in last month's Cotillion Handicap at Philadelphia Park, Indian Vale went gate to wire to win Saturday's Grade 3, $107,800 by 9 1/2 lengths at balmy Aqueduct. Taittinger Rose, who chased Indian Vale every step, held second by 1 1/4 lengths over Asti. Silent Siren and Wait It Out completed the order of finish.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Catcominatcha, under a terrific ride by Rafael Bejarano, collared front-running High Cotton in deep stretch to post a neck victory Saturday in the 24th running of the Grade 3, $116,700 at Churchill Downs.
High Cotton spurted clear from the field approaching the eighth pole, but Bejarano deftly guided Catcominatcha out of traffic and to an inside path, which the colt used to register his second victory from six career starts.
