ETOBICOKE, Ontario - At the halfway point of the Woodbine meeting, perhaps the biggest story here this year has been the accomplishments of popular apprentices Emma Wilson and Corey Fraser, who rank one-two in the rider standings.
Wilson, who will turn 24 on Sept. 1, is trying to become the first female jockey to win a riding title in Ontario since flash-in-the-pan Valerie Thompson accomplished the feat at the 1980 Greenwood fall meeting. Wilson has won 87 races and leads Fraser by eight wins.
DEL MAR, Calif. - For the last 18 months, trainer Beau Greely had faithfully started Borrego in some of the nation's major stakes, always coming away with a loss. Along the way, Borrego placed in eight stakes, including a second in the Hollywood Gold Cup last month and a 10th in the 2004 Kentucky Derby.
Sunday, all those frustrations came to a sudden halt. Dismissed at 11-1, Borrego rallied from ninth to win the $1 million at Del Mar, the colt's first stakes win in his 18th start.
AUBURN, Wash. - No Giveaway scored a stunning upset in Sunday's Grade 3, $250,000 at Emerald Downs, coming from 10th in a field of 11 to run down Quiet Cash near the wire to prevail by three-quarters of a length in 1:35.60. Desert Boom finished just a nose farther back in third.
DEL MAR, Calif. - A string of longshots and tricky winners on Sunday's card at Del Mar has led to a pick six carryover of $648,442 for Monday's eight-race program.
First post time on Monday is 2 p.m. and the pick six covers the third through eighth races.
Here is a glance at the late changes for Monday's pick six. The pick six features four races on dirt and two on turf.
In the third race, Isaias Enriquez replaces Rene Douglas on Peter Paul 'n Tango. The morning-line favorite in the sprint for 2-year-old maiden claimers is Swiss Sonata.
Zee Oh Six was a neck winner over favorite Herecomesthemannow in the $40,000 Silver Goblin Stakes at Remington Park on Saturday night. It was another length and a half back in third to Notable Okie.
Zee Oh Six ($7.80) overtook Tonight Rainbow after an opening quarter in 21.68 seconds, and went on to lead the field through a half-mile in 43.95 seconds. The eventual winner maintained his lead through the stretch, and completed the six and a half furlongs for Oklahoma-breds in 1:15.
Cliff Berry rode the winner for trainer Joe Lucas.
Hello Lucky, in her first start for Southern Equine Stable and trainer Eric Guillot, won the $40,000 Lakeway at Retama Park on Saturday night. She finished a length and a half in front of runner-up Ellen's Foxy Girl, while it was another length and a half back in third to Texas Spice.
Hello Lucky ($6) stalked pacesetter Texas Spice through an opening quarter in 21.66 seconds and a half-mile in 44.41 seconds, then proved best through the stretch, covering the six furlongs for 3-year-old fillies in 1:10.55.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Spanish Decree ($23.10) wore down favored Top Ten List in the stretch to take Sunday's $125,800 Victoriana Stakes at Woodbine.
Top Ten List, the lone 3-year-old filly in the mile and a sixteenth grass test, set moderate fractions over a course labeled yielding. Spanish Decree joined her on the lead early in the stretch, and she began to edge away at the sixteenth pole en route to a half-length tally over a closing Bay Sweetie Babe. Top Ten List held on for third in the seven-horse field of Ontario-sired distaffers.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - A handicap division sorely lacking in depth may have picked up a new player on Sunday as Suave turned back several challenges from the three-furlong pole home to win the $250,000 by 2 3/4 lengths.
Royal Assault rallied from well back to be second, two lengths ahead of Tap Day. Evening Attire, a two-time winner of this Grade 2 race, was fourth while Offlee Wild, the 3-5 favorite, finished last.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Chip Hunter continued his rapid development on the local turf on Sunday, winning the A. L. "Red" Irwin Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths at Harrah?s Louisiana Downs. The victory was the James Hodges trainee?s third straight over the local lawn and the fourth of his ten race career. He survived a claim of foul by the rider of runner up finisher Badtotheboneandrew for alleged interference into the first turn of the one-mile test for Louisiana-bred 3-year-olds. Z Storm reported home third followed by Spend Dancer.
Voodoo Gold ran his local record to a perfect three-for-three at Evangeline Downs Saturday night as he dominated eight rivals in the John Franks Memorial Sales Stakes. Triple S Gold, part of a three horse Cole Norman trained entry that included the winner, finished second followed by C S C Grand Slam.
