The connections of Lady Tak are flirting with the idea of running the talented filly in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. Nothing she did on Sunday would discourage the pursuit of such a lofty task.
After stalking the pace-setting Molto Vita through a half-mile run in 46.84 seconds, Lady Tak struck the front turning for home and easily cruised to a two-length score in the Grade 2, $150,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap at Belmont Park. Molto Vita held second, 4 1/4 lengths ahead of Zawzooth.
Nomorebills ($16.80) survived a severe bumping incident in midstretch and a claim of foul to win the $51,175 Governor's Cup Handicap at Charles Town.
A maiden winner in his last start, Nomorebills made up a 4 1/2-length deficit in the stretch of the 1 1/8-mile race as the leader, Last Intention, bore out badly in the stretch while fading to third. Despite getting slammed sideways, Nomorebills drew off to win by three lengths.
A Huevo may be five years older than he was the last time he raced at Charles Town. But his encore performance was even more impressive.
Now 8, A Huevo cruised to a 19 1/4-length victory under Ramon Dominguez on Saturday in the $270,000 Classic, the headline event on the 18th annual West Virginia Breeders Classics program.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Royally-bred Dance With Ravens ($4.80) won his maiden in style at Woodbine on Monday, taking the Grade 2 for 2-year-olds with determination.
Dance With Ravens tracked the pace along the rail under Todd Kabel, as Accountforthegold set fractions of :23.77 and :48.51 seconds in the mile and a sixteenth event.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - One day after Sightseek scored an effortless Grade 1 victory in the Beldame at Belmont, Azeri did her best to match her accomplishments in the battle for champion older mare, winning the Grade 1, $500,000 Sunday at Keeneland by 3 lengths.
Enjoying a perfect, stalking trip, Azeri tracked Tamweel in second as that one set legitimate fractions of 46.99 and 1:11.71 in the 1 1/8-mile dirt contest, and had no trouble reeling her in through the stretch.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Conventional handicapping wisdom holds that frontrunners benefit in slow-paced races, while closers struggle. Stay Forever, despite being a late-runner, defies that thinking.
Rallying from last in a field of nine in Sunday's $500,000, Grade 2 , Stay Forever overcame a dawdling pace, outquickening her opponents to beat Super Brand by a half-length.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Apprentice jockey Alex Bisono won his first Grade 1 when Pt's Grey Eagle pulled an upset in Sunday's $213,000 . The victory may lead to Bisono's first ride in the Breeders' Cup.
Owner Paul Reddam and trainer Craig Dollase said they will consider sending Pt's Grey Eagle to Lone Star Park for the Breeders' Cup Sprint on Oct. 30. A start would require a supplementary entry.
For now, Reddam and Dollase are celebrating the development of the 3-year-old Pt's Grey Eagle who won his first stakes in the Ancient Title.
ARCADIA, Calif. - An upset win by Pt's Grey Eagle at 29-1 in Sunday's Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Handicap helped led to a carryover of $120,945 for Monday's pick six at Santa Anita.
Monday's program begins at 12:30 p.m. The pick six covers the fourth through ninth races, and includes three turf races and three races on the main track.
No field has less than eight entrants during the pick six.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - A Bit O'Gold probably locked up the Sovereign Award as this year's champion 3-year-old with a daylight score over Organ Grinder in Sunday's $160,050 at Woodbine.
Alleged Ruler and Shanghied dueled through tepid fractions in the nine-furlong test for 3-year-olds, as both A Bit O'Gold and Organ Grinder assumed a wide stalking position.
