ARCADIA, Calif. - Theater R.N. won her stakes debut in Sunday's $150,000 , rallying from fifth in the final three furlongs to catch stablemate Lots of Hope in the final 30 yards.
The win gave trainer Bobby Frankel a 1-2 finish in the Grade 2 Las Palmas and a sweep of the weekend stakes at Santa Anita. Frankel won Saturday's Morvich Handicap with Leroidesanimaux.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Millfleet ($10.50) notched his second Woodbine stakes in 11 days in Sunday's $146,750 , a one-mile turf event for Ontario-sired runners.
With apprentice Jill Scharfstein aboard, Millfleet raced three-wide on the lead in unison with Bold Kris and Crease Infraction. Millfleet took control after fractions of :23.21 and :46.56 seconds, and held off favored Tusayan in deep stretch to prevail by three-quarters of a length.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Sir Cherokee, winless since taking the Maxxam Gold Cup in January at Sam Houston, regained top form in beating odds-on favorite Fire Slam by 5.25 lengths in the opening-day Grade 3, $163,500 at Churchill Downs Sunday.
Racing for the first time since undergoing surgery this summer to remove bone chips in both front ankles, Sir Cherokee ran like a horse rebuilt, rallying five-wide from last and powering past the opposition. The winner, a 4-year-old son of Cherokee Run owned and bred by Domino Stud, raced 7.5 furlongs in 1:29.48, paying $14.80.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Leroidesanimaux extended his winning streak to 4 in Saturday's $100,000 at Santa Anita, a victory that confirmed his status as a turf miler to follow in California.
Ridden by Jon Court, Leroidesanimaux ran about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course in a quick 1:11.76. He finished 1 1/4 lengths in front of pacesetter De Valmont. Cayoke, the 8-5 favorite, finished third in the field of six.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - My Misty Princess, who was disqualified from a stakes win earlier this meet for veering into another rival, edged that horse, Queena Corrina, by a nose to win the $100,000 at Lone Star Park on Sunday.
It was another three-quarters of a length back in third to 54-1 shot Bonnie J., while Janeian, the even-money favorite, finished fourth in the race which highlighted the closing day program.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - David Hulkewicz's Beau's Town, a graded winner on dirt, made a successful transition to the turf on Sunday, winning the closing day featured $40,000 Total Rewards Stakes. G. W.'s Deputy rallied to finish second, two and a quarter lengths back followed by Aloha Bold.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Our Love made her stakes debut a winning one Saturday afternoon, prevailing after dueling with runner up Countryfide throughout in the $40,000 Majorette Handicap. Comalagold reported home a distant third followed by highweight Gilded Wings.
Trained by Jeff Trosclair for Alane, Inc., Our Love ($15.80) was ridden by John Jacinto and covered the about five furlongs over the turf in :56.05. The win was her third from seven starts and she has now earned just over $65,000.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - About a half-hour after his Ghostzapper won the $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Lone Star Park on Saturday, Frank Stronach watched his other starter on the card, Royal Regalia, win the $100,000 Texas Turf Stakes in what was a consolation prize for the horse who did not get the one defection he needed to draw into the $1.5 million Mile.
The Texas Turf was one of three stakes on the Breeders' Cup undercard, and each was worth $100,000.
The richest race on the Tuesday Election Day program at Churchill Downs is the ninth, a $65,900 four-other-than turf allowance for fillies and mares. But from a fan's point of view, it takes a backseat to the eighth race, a $54,900 second-level allowance at one mile, which has attracted Grade 2 winners St Averil and Quintons Gold Rush.
A forecast that calls for thunderstorms casts doubt on whether Tuesday's feature race at The Meadowlands, a third-level allowance for fillies and mares with a $45,000 claiming option, will remain on the turf or be moved to the main track.
Regardless of the surface, the 4-year-old Smart N Classy appears well-equipped to handle it.
