Private Lap ($4.40), ridden by Tony Black for trainer Steve Klesaris, won his fourth stakes of the season at Delaware Park when he defeated Distinct Vision by 1 1/2 lengths in the $58,200 Shecky Greene Stakes.
In the $57,900 Stanton for 2-year-old fillies, Little Andrea ($2.60), exiting the Grade 1 Frizette in New York, cruised to a 2 1/2-length victory.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Electrode made a strong case for being the meeting's top sprinter, cruising to a 2 1/4-length win in the Island Whirl Handicap. Compendium, who dueled outside the winner for much of the way, had to settle for second, followed by Taxicat.
Owned by Jack Brooks and trained by Cole Norman, Electrode ($11) won for the third time in five local starts this year and for the sixth time in his career. He covered the seven furlongs in 1:22.25 over a fast strip under Carlos Gonzalez and picked up $24,000 to increase his career bankroll to just over $120,000.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Heading into last Sunday's Glorious Song, trainer Reade Baker believed Silver Bird's repertoire may have been limited to sprinting.
But after observing the way Silver Bird dispatched her opponents in the seven-furlong Glorious Song, Baker was singing a different tune.
"I'm not convinced she isn't just a sprinter, but it's given me pause for thought," said Baker, who watched Silver Bird rate kindly and run down the front-runners for a 4 1/2-length victory under her regular rider, Jim McAleney.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Sunday's closing day feature, the Majorette Handicap, failed to produce much drama as Distinctive Code won in a laugher. Took Out rallied from last to finish second, four and a quarter lengths behind the winner. Bailey's Affair, coupled with Took Out, finished third followed by Cielo Girl.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Crazy Ensign rallied from last in the final half-mile to win Sunday's $74,150 Avigaition Stakes at Santa Anita, her second stakes win of the year.
Ridden by Alex Solis, Crazy Ensign ($4.80) finished 1 1/8 miles on turf in 1:46.17.
Crazy Ensign was at the back of the field for the first six furlongs, well behind the quick pace of 22.98 and 45.93 seconds shared by Go on Baby and Dessert.
ALBANY, Calif. - Ema Bovary ($5.20) won her fourth straight stakes race, capturing the $61,250 Camilla Urso Handicap at Golden Gate Fields on Sunday.
The 4-year-old Chilean-bred filly sat behind a wall of five horses into the turn in the six-furlong sprint as jockey Roberto Gonzalez waited for room to run. He moved to the inside around the turn then made a quick three-wide move at the top of the lane, splitting Pheiffer and Just Bill Me.
"Look at that little hole she went through," Gonzalez said watching the replay. "I just pointed her to the hole and said, 'Let's go.' "
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Silver Bird parlayed an ideal stalking trip into her first stakes victory Sunday at Woodbine in the $181,375 Glorious Song, a seven-furlong dash for 2-year-old fillies.
Four runners linked up on the front end on the backstretch, including Blonde Executive and favored Dream About, through fractions of :22.08 and :44.62. Duet made a premature four-wide bid heading into the far turn, as Silver Bird awaited room along the inside under jockey Jim McAleney.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Thanksgiving weekend at Hollywood Park has been synonymous with major turf stakes for the last decade.
This year, the most important races run on that weekend - the $600,000 Hollywood Derby and the $500,000 Matriarch on Nov. 30 - will have a different look.
The derby has been extended by a furlong to 1 1/4 miles, while the Matriarch, for fillies and mares, has been reduced in distance from 1 1/8 miles to a mile, making it the richest turf race at the distance for fillies and mares in the United States.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Gentlemen's Club debuted in June 2002 with a victory that suggested he was a potential stakes horse. Nearly 1 1/2 years later, those expectations remain unfulfilled.
Tuesday, the first day of the autumn meeting, Gentlemen's Club runs for the first time in a turf stakes in the $70,000 Bien Bien Stakes at Hollywood Park.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Jockey Victor Espinoza completed a banner day by riding his fourth Cal Cup winner in the finale, the $125,000 Cal Cup Juvenile. He guided He's the Rage to a four-length victory in a race that went fast early and slow late.
The race shape was ideal for He's the Rage, who was sixth in the nine-horse field after a half-mile. The swift half-mile in 45.53 seconds sapped the front-runners, and He's the Rage rallied to win in 1:44.65 for 1 1/16 miles on the fast main track.
Black Horse Money was second and 5-2 favorite Don'tsellmeshort was third.
