After shaking loose to an uncontested early lead, Stoneway had no difficulty outlasting nine opponents in the $50,000 Cincinnati Trophy for 3-year-old fillies at Turfway Park.
Stoneway ($27.40) assumed command from the opening strides under jockey Mike Rowland, and set reasonable fractions of 22.67 and 46 seconds over a rain-soaked surface labeled wet-fast. She opened a five-length lead in midstretch and held on by two lengths. She raced 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:19.67.
ALBANY, Calif. - There aren't many sharper horses in northern California than Burning Brite, who may be the one to beat in a $25,000 claimer for fillies and mares at six furlongs Monday at Golden Gate Fields.
Burning Brite, a 5-year-old mare and a half-sister to Cal Cup winner Moscow Burning, has won two of her past three starts.
Those victories came for $6,250 and $8,000. She was third in her last start for $20,000 on Jan. 1 and moves up again for trainer Bill Delia and owner George Luna.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Dennis Manning pointed Valid Video for the inaugural Sunshine Millions Dash at Gulfstream Park last winter for several months and was rewarded with a game victory over the highly regarded California invader Excessivepleasure.
One year later, Manning has set his sights firmly on the Sunshine Millions Sprint and is confident he will get a similar effort from Valid Video here this Saturday.
"I'm not sure he can beat horses like Shake You Down or Midas Eyes, but I'll guarantee my horse will step up to the race real big," said Manning.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Seattle Fitz gamely fought off challenges from Rogue Agent on the rail and Evening Attire to his outside to win Saturday's $110,100 .
Seattle Fitz was a nose winner over Evening Attire in the Grade 3 Aqueduct. Rogue Agent, the pacesetter, finished third, 1 1/4 lengths behind Evening Attire. Lord ofthe Thunder, Boston Park, Peekskill, Abreeze, and Classic Endeavor completed the order of finish in the 1 1/16-mile race.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - The largest payout in the 18-year history of the pick six wager in New York was paid on Saturday at Aqueduct with two winning tickets worth $1,120,287 each.
Saturday's pick six included a near-record carryover of $761,021. The amount wagered into the pick-six pool on Saturday - $2,630,316 - was a non-Breeders' Cup record at a New York track.
The previous record for a pick-six payoff in New York was $767,998 at Aqueduct on April 9, 1990. The pick six was first bet in New York on Sept. 4, 1985 at Belmont Park.
OLDSMAR Fla. - Finding room along the inner rail in the stretch, Misguided Left stuck a head in front inside the final furlong and then refused to let Wire Bound get by en route to a neck victory in Saturday's $60,000 Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.
Under a good ride by Jesus Castanon, Misguided Left returned $12.60 as the third choice in the field of nine 3-year-olds and covered the seven furlongs over a racing strip labeled fast in 1:25.94.
Sam Houston Race Park in Houston was forced to cancel its final five races on Friday night because of a power failure. The track is scheduled to race on Saturday night, when it will run the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup.
There were heavy rains in the area on Friday, and the power failure hit just before the start of the sixth race. Officials called the remainder of the card off at about 9:45 p.m. Central. The races that were not run, 6-10, are scheduled to be brought back as extras, according to officials with Sam Houston.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Jockey Richard Migliore, who has already made three successful trips from his New York base to south Florida to win stakes races over the last three weeks, will try to do it again when he rides likely favorite Artie Schiller in Sunday's $60,000 Dave Feldman Stakes on the turf.
There were 14 horses nominated to the Dr. A.B. Leggio Handicap, Sunday's featured race at Fair Grounds, and 13 were entered to run. The scenario is a racing secretary's dream, plus a bonanza for bettors and fans less inclined to gambling.
