Mon, 09/05/2005 - 00:00

Ellis Park: Onthedeanslist wires

Onthedeanslist, ridden by Eddie Martin Jr., led the entire way to capture the $50,000 Tri-State Handicap on the closing-day card at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky.

The win was the third straight for Onthedeanslist, who returned $9.60 to win. A 6-year-old Honor Grades horse, Onthedeanslist is owned by Team Valor and trained by Ralph Nicks.

Mighty Military finished second by 1 1/4 lengths and was followed by Saturday Deelites and B.A. Way.

Mon, 09/05/2005 - 00:00

Atto Mile is Mobil's next target

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Mobil, Patrick Husbands up, wins his third straight Halton on Sunday.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The Halton has generally not been considered a stepping-stone to the Grade 1, $1 million Atto Mile. But for the second straight season, Mobil, who on Sunday won the Halton for the third year in a row, is slated to swing back in the Atto Mile, which will be run here Sept. 18.

A 1 1/8-mile turf race, the Halton was one of six $125,000 yearling sales stakes run Sunday at Woodbine.

Mobil's victory Sunday was his first since the 2004 Halton and ended a six-race losing streak.

Mon, 09/05/2005 - 00:00

Pierce takes two shots on turf

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer Malcolm Pierce, who has torn a swath through the Woodbine turf scene this summer, will send

out two fillies - Foofaraw and Magnificentaproval - in Wednesday's feature, a seven-furlong preliminary allowance.

Foofaraw is winless in seven starts this year, but she managed to record back-to-back runner-up placings at Fair Grounds in February and March. She was fourth here in three consecutive starts in the spring and early summer, including the 6 1/2-furlong Alywow Stakes, but is coming off a poor showing over yielding ground.

Mon, 09/05/2005 - 00:00

Revved Up wins Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap

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Revved Up wins the Grade 2, $335,800 Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap at Woodbine on Monday.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - New York invader Revved Up ($7.30) held off Strut the Stage and favored A Bit O'Gold in the stretch to take the Grade 2, $335,800 at Woodbine Monday.

With Brice Blanc aboard, Revved Up raced well off a sizzling pace in the mile and a half turf event. Provincetown and Burst of Fire dueled through fractions of :22.88, :46.19 and 1:10.42, before they both began to fade on the far turn, where all the protagonists joined the fray.

Mon, 09/05/2005 - 00:00

Monmouth: Briviesca gets up on inside

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Briviesca, and jockey Chris DeCarlo, win the $55,000 Goldfinch Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday.

Briviesca found room on the hedge to slip through for a neck victory in the $56,815 Goldfinch Stakes for fillies and mares at Monmouth Park.

Trained by Bill Mott, the 4-year-old Briviesca ($9.20) scored her first win of the season in seven tries. She had competed in five straight graded stakes before dropping into the 1 1/8-mile Goldfinch.

* Coastal Strike ($6.60) took charge turning for home to post a 1 1/4-length win in the $55,000 Thomas J. Malley for 3-year-old fillies.

Mon, 09/05/2005 - 00:00

Prairie Meadows: Good trip does trick

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Thekatcamehome wins the $48,000 Prairie Meadows Debutante on Saturday.

Thekatcamehome ($9.40) took advantage of a rail-skimming trip under meet leading-rider Glenn Corbett to score a 2 1/2-length victory over 4-5 favorite Bountempo in the $48,000 Prairie Meadows Debutante for 2-year-old fillies.

Thekatcamehome ran in fourth while saving ground on the turn, then came through inside rivals to challenge in midstretch. Thekat-camehome was timed in 1:11.64 for the six furlongs.

The win was Thekatcamehome's third in five starts, all for trainer Dick Clark.

Sun, 09/04/2005 - 00:00

Three Valleys wins Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap

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Three Valleys captures the Grade 2, $350,000 Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap on Sunday.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Humberto Ascanio got his parlay home. The long-time assistant to trainer Bobby Frankel prepared Intercontinental for her victory in the Palomar Handicap on Saturday, and then 24 hours later sent out Three Valleys to capture the Grade 2, $350,000 in a course-record performance before 23,618 fans.

Like Intercontinental, Three Valleys is owned and was bred by Prince Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farms. Both were favored, and both needed head's-up rides to prevail.

Sun, 09/04/2005 - 00:00

Monashee scores in British Columbia Breeders' Cup Oaks

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Monashee, under a brilliant ride by apprentice Justin Stein, scored a mild upset in the Grade 3 $178,137 British Columbia Breeders' Cup Oaks at Hastings Sunday.

Sun, 09/04/2005 - 00:00

Bay Meadows: Thirsty Guy's wins Earlene McCabe Derby

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Thirsty Guy's ($12) sat behind quick early splits and finished strongly to win the $70,400 Earlene McCabe Derby at Bay Meadows on Sunday.

While Wind Water and Left 'Em Burning battled through 21.61 and 44.00 fractions, Thirsty Guy's was five lengths behind them in third. He moved up as the field turned from home and was second at the eighth pole as Left 'Em Burning began to fade.

Sun, 09/04/2005 - 00:00

Jambalaya victorious in Saranac

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Jambalaya (inside) and Jono Jones win the Grade 3 Saranac by a nose over favorite Silver Whistle on Sunday at Saratoga.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Canadian invader Jambalaya won a thrilling edition of the Grade 3 on Sunday, edging out 8-5 favorite Silver Whistle by a nostril on the wire.

Jambalaya, ridden by Woodbine-based rider Jono Jones, took an extremely narrow lead at the eighth pole over Silver Whistle, with jockey Jerry Bailey, who had rallied four-wide to reach the front. With Jambalaya veering out slightly in the stretch, those two horses were locked in battle to the finish with neither one gaining greater than a nose edge.