AUBURN, Wash. - Handy N Bold became the first horse to win 10 stakes races at Emerald Downs on Sunday when he scored an unprecedented fourth victory in the 6 1/2-furlong Governor's Handicap, leading throughout to win by 2 1/2 lengths in 1:14.20.
He paid $36.60.
AUBURN, Wash. - Though only five horses entered Thursday's 5 1/2-furlong feature for 3-year-olds at Emerald Downs, there will be no shortage of speed.
Of the five, all of whom are eligible to be claimed for $16,000 to $14,000, three are confirmed front-runners. Skookum Pass has three gate-to-wire wins at the meet, while Slew the Enemy and Jumpingjupiter have each won twice from on or close to the early pace.
The surfeit of speed could give a tactical advantage to Stately Jack Flash and Dawg Fan, both of whom prefer to come from slightly off the pace.
Arlington Park landed a big fish on Tuesday when Godolphin announced that Sulamani will run in the Arlington Million on Aug. 16.
Although travel plans have not yet been finalized, the 4-year-old son of Hernando is scheduled to arrive in Chicago this weekend, according Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford.
Sulamani's participation in the Million is something of a surprise as he was expected to remain at his home base in Newmarket to prepare for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, a race in which he finished second last year.
DEL MAR, Calif. - The third week of the Del Mar meeting begins on Wednesday with a pick six carryover of $155,247 after no one hit the bet on Monday.
Wednesday's pick six covers the third through eighth races, which includes four sprints, and two routes on turf - one for optional claimers and the $75,000 Escondido Handicap over 1 3/8 miles.
Here is a glance at the changes for Wednesday's pick six races.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Funny Cide, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, came out of his third-place finish in Sunday's Haskell Invitational with a 102-degree temperature, putting a highly anticipated showdown with Empire Maker in the $1 million Travers on Aug. 23 very much in doubt.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - There has been so much talk this year about potential meetings: Azeri versus males; Azeri versus Wild Spirit; Funny Cide versus Empire Maker, round four.
Add one more intriguing match-up to your must-see-TV lineup this fall: Medaglia d'Oro versus Mineshaft. It figures to be a two-part mini-drama with the first airing scheduled for the Grade 1, $500,000 Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park on Sept. 6.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Marathon turf runners are in the spotlight Wednesday, when 10 fillies and mares run 11 furlongs in the $65,000 Waya Stakes as Saratoga kicks off the third week of the meet.
The conditions of the race are written as such that recent stakes winners Primetimevalentine and Something Ventured are eligible for this race. Both horses won restricted stakes race at Belmont, but this race is for fillies and mares that have not won an "open" stakes.
DEL MAR, Calif. - Azeri will carry 127 pounds when she tries for her 11th consecutive win Sunday, in the $300,000 Clement Hirsch Handicap at Del Mar.
Azeri carried the same weight when she won the Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park on June 21, her most recent start. Last year, she carried 126 pounds when she won the Hirsch Handicap en route to being named Horse of the Year.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - There was simple symmetry Monday at Saratoga.
Jerry Bailey put the appropriate bookend on Hall of Fame day. After presenting jockey Mike Smith, the 2003 inductee, in the morning at the induction ceremonies, Bailey rode Stroll to victory in the $150,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Handicap, after which Smith presented the stakes trophy to Bailey and another Hall of Famer, trainer Bill Mott.
"It was a real special day today," Bailey said. "Mike and I are real good friends, and today was just real special."
