Sat, 09/24/2005 - 00:00

Woodbine: Coastal Fortress connects

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Coastal Fortress wins the La Lorgnette Stakes at Woodbine on Saturday.

Coastal Fortress ($6) circled three wide into contention on the far turn and kicked clear in the stretch to score a 2 3/4-length win in the $171,775 La Lorgnette Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Woodbine.

Warm Rain set quick fractions in the La Lorgnette while being pressed by favored Elle Runaway. Coastal Fortress was never far from the leaders under Todd Kabel, and she hit the front nearing the quarter pole en route to a convincing score over Roving Angel. The final time for 1 1/16 miles was 1:45.18.

Sat, 09/24/2005 - 00:00

Brooke's Halo wires Las Madrinas

Brooke's Halo was the only 3-year-old in the $98,000 Las Madrinas Handicap for fillies and mares Friday at Fairplex Park. She also was the only front-runner. Ridden by Martin Pedroza, Brooke's Halo ($4.40) took command at the start of 1 1/16-mile race and rolled gate to wire for her fourth win from nine starts.

Trained by Jeff Mullins and owned by Michael House, Brooke's Halo won by two lengths over Mini Skirt. Santa Candida finished third. The Las Madrinas victory was Mullins's third in the last four years, and the first stakes win of the meet for Pedroza.

Sat, 09/24/2005 - 00:00

Zia Park: Lorenzon wins Premier

Speed horses fared best on the inaugural program of racing at Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M., including Lorenzon, who led throughout to win the $50,000 Premier Stakes. Five of the six Thoroughbred races on the card were won by front-runners, with all of the Thoroughbred races held around one turn. The remaining five races on the opening program were for Quarter Horses.

Sat, 09/24/2005 - 00:00

Heza Hemi has familiar company in Patrick Wood

MUSKEGON, Mich. - Heza Hemi, winner of the Little Ones Stakes on Sept. 4, heads a full field of 10 for the $50,000 Patrick Wood Stakes at Great Lakes Downs on Monday.

The six-furlong Wood, which goes as race 8 on a 10-race card that begins at 5 p.m. Eastern, is for Michigan-bred 2-year-old colts and geldings.

Heza Hemi, trained by Larry Penner, rallied to win by a neck last time out over Mt. Factor and Shoot With Pride. Colin Skinner picks up the mount because Heza Hemi's regular rider, Ricky Knott, is out with a broken wrist.

Sat, 09/24/2005 - 00:00

Blazing Rate earns himself a rematch

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Mia's Reflection, ridden by Manoel Cruz, rallies to win the $150,000 Brave Raj Stakes.

MIAMI - Blazing Rate tuned up for a likely rematch next month with undefeated division leader In Summation in the Florida Stallion Stakes finale by rallying for a two-length victory over the maiden D'broken Speed in the $150,000 Foolish Pleasure Stakes, one of four stakes decided on Saturday's Festival of the Sun Preview program at Calder.

Sat, 09/24/2005 - 00:00

Silverfoot completes stakes triple for Bejarano

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Silverfoot and Rafael Bejarano win the $200,000 Kentucky Cup Turf on Saturday.

FRANKLIN, Ky. - Jockey Rafael Bejarano owned the Kentucky Downs turf course in 2004, winning with 12 of 35 mounts, easily the best meet by a jockey in the track's history. Saturday, riding on Kentucky Cup Turf Festival Day, Bejarano showed he had lost none of his winning touch, winning three of the track's four stakes, including the featured $200,000 aboard Silverfoot.

Fri, 09/23/2005 - 00:00

Lorenzon best in Premier Stakes

Speed horses fared best on Friday's inaugural program of racing at Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M., including Lorenzon, who led throughout to win the track's $50,000 .

In total, five of the six Thoroughbred races on the card were won by front-runners, with all of the Thoroughbred races held around one turn. The remaining five races on the opening program were for Quarter Horses.

Fri, 09/23/2005 - 00:00

Full field possible for derby

ANDERSON, Ind. - A full field of 12, topped by Don't Get Mad and Scrappy T, is possible for the Grade 2, $500,000-added Indiana Derby at Hoosier Park next Saturday night.

The derby and the preceding night's Grade 3, $400,000-added Indiana Breeders' Cup Oaks are the showcase events of the Hoosier Park meet. Both races are at 1 1/16 miles over Hoosier's seven-furlong track.

Fri, 09/23/2005 - 00:00

No Reason tries to stay out of trouble

ELMONT, N.Y. - No Reason had several reasons why she finished fifth as the even-money favorite in last month's Lady Finger Stakes at Finger Lakes. Her connections hope they won't be searching for any reasons for defeat Sunday when No Reason returns in the $100,000 Joseph A. Gimma Stakes at Belmont Park.

Fri, 09/23/2005 - 00:00

Parkhimonbroadway steps up

ELMONT, N.Y. - Trainer Mike Hushion wasn't surprised that Parkhimonbroadway won his maiden by 10 1/2 lengths. He was just surprised that it took him three starts to do it.

Now that Parkhimonbroadway has figured things out, he takes the next step into stakes company in Sunday's $100,000 Bertram F. Bongard Stakes for New York-bred juvenile colts and geldings. The Bongard, run at seven furlongs, drew a field of six.