Sat, 11/27/2004 - 00:00

Beulah: Bump doesn't bother Marketable

Marketable overcame a bump at the break and then rallied to collar the dueling leaders in the final strides to score a neck victory in the $40,000 Glacial Princess Stakes for 2-year-old Ohio-bred fillies at Beulah Park.

Marketable ($6.80) was ridden to victory by Hector Rosario Jr. and is trained by Tim Hamm. Marketable clocked the mile and 70 yards in 1:49.92. Cloudy Forty Nine finished second.

Sat, 11/27/2004 - 00:00

Silver Wagon back soon

MIAMI - The Silver Wagon is about ready to roll. The Grade 1 stakes winner worked five furlongs in 1:02 over a cuppy racetrack here Saturday morning and may be as little as three weeks away from launching his comeback.

Sat, 11/27/2004 - 00:00

Delta: Blazing Exploit cruises

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Blazing Exploit wins the $40,000 Delta Beau at Delta Downs on Saturday.

Blazing Exploit improved his career record to 3 for 4 when he drew out to a six-length win over Camsdancer in the $40,000 Delta Beau at Delta Downs. It was another 6 1/2 lengths back in third to Get Myself a Gun.

Blazing Exploit ($4.40) was pushed along early by Mr. Excellent, and ran the opening quarter-mile of the five-furlong race for 2-year-olds in 22.60 seconds. Blazing Exploit increased his half-length advantage from there, and went on to cover the distance in 59.57 seconds.

Sat, 11/27/2004 - 00:00

Remington: Honor the Flag now 2 for 2

Honor the Flag remained perfect in two career starts when she rallied to overtake pacesetter Wind Twister by 4 1/4 lengths in the $40,000 E.L. Gaylord Memorial at Remington Park. It was another 1 3/4 lengths back in third to Proper Wildcat.

Honor the Flag ($15.40) settled in fifth early, while Wind Twister led the field through fractions of 22.09 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and 45.30 seconds for a half. Honor the Flag overtook the leader in the stretch and increased her advantage to the wire, covering the 6 1/2 furlongs for 2-year-old fillies in 1:18.04.

Sat, 11/27/2004 - 00:00

Thompson credits agent for riding title

EAST BOSTON, Mass. - Jockey Winston Thompson will prove the age-old sports axiom that it is better to have momentum at the end of a season than the beginning when he wraps up his second career riding title at Suffolk Downs on Monday.

Surfing a wave of 35 wins since the start of November, including four four-win days, Thompson flew past Joe Hampshire, the winner of the last eight riding titles here, last Tuesday to take the lead in the standings. Through Friday, Thompson had ridden 151 winners for the season, eight more than Hampshire.

Fri, 11/26/2004 - 00:00

Hollendorfer finishes one-two

Yougottawanna ($13.80) got a perfect stalking trip, taking over near the quarter pole, and then held off odds-on Adreamisborn to win the Forty-Niner Handicap at Golden Gate Fields.

Yougottawanna, claimed for $50,000, then re-claimed for $80,000 earlier this year by trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, sat off Kristine's King through moderate fractions in the 1 1/16-mile race. He took the lead on the second turn and opened up into the stretch.

Fri, 11/26/2004 - 00:00

Cajun Beat enjoys switch to turf

Cajun Beat, the winner of the 2003 Breeders' Cup Sprint, won his first turf stakes with an impressive late rally in Friday's $150,000 at Hollywood Park.

The win was Cajun Beat's first since the Grade 3 Mr. Prospector Handicap at Gulfstream Park in January, and first since joining Bobby Frankel's stable in the summer. Cajun Beat was previously trained by Steve Margolis.

Cajun Beat finished fifth in the 2004 Breeders' Cup Sprint last month at Lone Star Park.

In the Grade 3 Turf Express, Cajun Beat ($6.40) ran 5 1/2 furlongs on turf in 1:02.08.

Fri, 11/26/2004 - 00:00

Ticker Tape faces elders in Matriarch

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Musical Chimes (center) leads a competitive field in the Matriarch.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Nothing is easy Sunday at Hollywood Park, where three days of international turf racing conclude with two Grade 1 puzzles and a million-dollar raffle in the guaranteed-pool pick six.

The $500,000 Hollywood Derby for 3-year-olds is the ninth of 10 races, and miler Blackdoun can only win if he can stay 1 1/4 miles. Blackdoun and longshot German import Fight Club head a field of 13 in the derby, while the seventh race, the Matriarch, is the premier race of the three-day Autumn Turf Festival.

Fri, 11/26/2004 - 00:00

Distance question hovers over Blackdoun

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - It was the tale of two trips in the Del Mar Derby for Blackdoun and Fast and Furious. It was the best of times for Blackdoun, who got through inside and rallied for his third straight victory. It was the worst of times for Fast and Furious, who ran into traffic on the turn while wide, then rallied belatedly for fifth.

Fri, 11/26/2004 - 00:00

'Island' gets better post

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - The Grade 3, $100,000 Fall Highweight has a new look and a new favorite after being scrapped from Thursday's card at Aqueduct and redrawn for Sunday.

Nine of the original 11 horses scheduled to start in the six-furlong race were entered back, the major exception being Bwana Charlie, who showed signs of lethargy after not eating well upon his arrival from Kentucky. Bwana Charlie, the original morning-line favorite, had been scratched Thursday before the race was postponed when jockeys refused to ride the final seven races because of poor track conditions.