ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Deputy Cures Blues ran the race of her life in her first start for trainer Jody Hammett on May 20, when she won a six-furlong optional claimer with a 101 Beyer Speed Figure. A repeat of that powerful performance would be good enough to take Wednesday's $125,000 Ballade Stakes at Woodbine, but is such an effort in the cards?
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AUBURN, Wash. - Marva Jean unleashed a devastating burst of speed on the turn to open a four-length advantage entering the stretch, then hung on to win Sunday's $40,000 Washington State Legislators' Handicap at Emerald Downs by a diminishing half length.
Ruby Dawn got up to be second in the 6 1-2 furlong stakes for older fillies and mares, which was run in 1:15.60. Ruby Dawn finished another 3-4 length back in third, a neck ahead of the favored Sariano, who was forced to take up off heels in the final furlong.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Forget morning gallops or workouts, racing is what Three Degrees enjoys.
Sunday, Three Degrees won her first stakes in the $197,125 at Hollywood Park, earning a berth to the $750,000 American Oaks on July 3.
Three Degrees ($6) rallied from 10th in a field of 13 3-year-old fillies to win the Honeymoon by a length under Gary Stevens. She finished 1 1-8 miles on turf in a quick 1:46.84.
She's really surprises me in the afternoon," trainer Paddy Gallagher said. "In the mornings, she's just another horse."
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Dance With Ravens prevailed over New York shipper Three in a Bag in a gutsy performance in the $164,300 Sunday at Woodbine, but was disqualified for interference in a controversial decision.
Dance With Ravens drifted out in unison with the two horses to his inside, Out From Africa and Get Down, shortly after the break and then clipped heels with Atanas, who stumbled. He went on to stalk the pace from a three-wide position, as Out From Africa set moderate fractions while being pressed by Get Down.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Four of the 36 Steve Asmussen-trained horses that have been in quarantine for equine herpes since May 17 at Barn 38 at Churchill Downs have tested positive for the virus in a second round of tests, Churchill officials reported Sunday.
ALBANY, Calif. - Captiano ($5.80) sat back early and made a strong move in the lane to win the $95,625 Rolling Green Breeders' Cup Handicap at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday.
Capitano was last early in the field of four in the 1 1/8-mile race on the Lakeside Turf Course as Mister Acpen took the lead with moderate fractions. Under jockey Jon Court, he moved up a bit on the second turn, eased out for room in the stretch and finished well to beat Courtly Jazz by one-half length in 1:49.46.
Facing just two rivals, Racing Luck ran off to an 8 1/2-length victory in the John W. Rooney Memorial Handicap at Delaware Park.
Rain on Friday soaked the Delaware turf course, and when the $100,000 Rooney was switched to the main track, seven of the original 10 entrants were scratched.
Bossier City, La. - Pad the Wallet made her first stakes start a winning one Saturday afternoon, rallying strongly down the straight under E. J. Perrodin to win the Old South Stakes at Harrah's Louisiana Downs. Chitchat Chitchat finished a stubborn second followed by Janeian. The evenly matched field of fillies and mares varied only from 3-1 to 9-2 on the tote board with the winner being the most generous price.
ELMONT, N.Y. - It wasn't the Belmont Stakes, and the Triple Crown wasn't on the line, but trainer John Servis still got some satisfaction watching Round Pond run past the Nick Zito-trained In the Gold to win Saturday's Grade 1 .
It was almost exactly one year to the day that the Zito-trained Birdstone rallied past Servis' Smarty Jones to win the Belmont Stakes and deny Smarty Jones the Triple Crown.
"Feels good," Servis said. "No offense to Nick - I don't care who it was, running by them felt good."