VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Pretty Meadow doesn't have the lofty credentials of some of the horses she'll be facing in the feature race at Hastings on Monday. But if she comes close to repeating her most recent race, she'll be tough to beat.
The 6 1/2-furlong allowance race drew an excellent field of eight older fillies and mares, including sprint stakes winners Dee's Love, Secret Bullet, and the local horse of the year in 2002, Elana d'Amour.
EDMONTON, Alberta - A field of eight 2-year-olds will start in the eighth running of the $75,000 Canadian Juvenile here Monday.
Since its inception in 1997, the Canadian Juvenile has been an early indicator of contenders for the Canadian Derby the following August. Some of the past winners of the Canadian Juvenile include 2001 Canadian Derby winner Fancy As and Taiaslew, who lost by a length to Raylene in the 2003 Canadian Derby.
Bossier City, La. - Validating her class advantage and highweight status, Due to Win outdueled Boomboomgirl down the stretch to capture Saturday's Cornucopia Handicap at Louisiana Downs. Dyna Del finished a nonthreatening third followed by Float and Sting. The race was contested over a sloppy maintrack after heavy rains forced the race to be moved off the turf course.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Two years after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile with Vindication, Satish Sanan's Padua Stable will be back with a contender to win it again Oct. 30 at Lone Star Park.
Proud Accolade successfully made the jump from 6 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles, taking over inside the eighth pole and holding off the favored Afleet Alex to win Saturday's Grade 1, $500,000 by a half-length at Belmont Park.
ELMONT, N.Y. - The last time Mr O'Brien ran in a mile race, he beat seven overmatched rivals by nine lengths in the ungraded Henry Clark Stakes at Pimlico in May.
In Saturday's Grade 2 at Belmont Park, Mr O'Brien beat a decidedly better field. Mr O'Brien defeated Millennium Dragon by 1 1/2 lengths in the Widener turf race. Millennium Dragon finished a nose in front of Gulch Approval in third.
Stroll, the 2-1 favorite, was next under the line in fourth. King of Happiness, Willard Straight, Proud Man, and Christine's Outlaw completed the order of finish.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Balletto became the first horse bred in the United Arab Emirates to win a Grade 1 race in this country in Saturday's $500,000 at Belmont Park.
Balletto, the 7-5 favorite, won the 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-old fillies by three-quarters of a length over Ready's Gal. It was another three-quarters of a length back to Sis City, the pacesetter, in third.
Play With Fire, Shebelongs-toyou, Darn That Girl, J P Jewel, and Comacina completed the order of finish.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Kitten's Joy won't be the only 3-year-old North American turf horse attempting to win a Breeders' Cup race later this month.
Artie Schiller, whose only loss in his last six starts came to Kitten's Joy, was confirmed as a starter for the $1.5 million Breeders' Cup Mile at Lone Star Park on Oct. 30, trainer Jimmy Jerkens said Saturday.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Tizbud's one-mile workout was postponed for an hour Saturday morning to allow the fog to lift at Santa Anita. Considering all the delays in Tizbud's career, the rearranged schedule did not fluster trainer John Sadler.
Tizbud, 5, has won 2 of 6 starts in a limited campaign highlighted by a victory in the $250,000 California Cup Classic last November. Tizbud will be back to defend that title in Saturday's running, but there is uncertainty surrounding his preparation.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - One of racing's enduring personalities, D. Wayne Lukas, teamed with one of its rising stars, Rafael Bejarano, to pull a mild upset Saturday in the $500,000 at Keeneland, where Consolidator drew clear for a two-length triumph in the 91st running of the Grade 1 race for 2-year-olds.
