ELMONT, N.Y. - Feline Story ($8) proved she could handle a fast track as deftly as a sloppy one, rolling to a four-length victory in the $108,300 Astoria Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Belmont Park.
Unbridled Beauty, the 1-2 favorite off a monster maiden win at Churchill Downs, finished second. Her loss extended trainer D. Wayne Lukas's New York skid to 0 for 50.
Trainer Stanley Hough said Feline Story would be pointed to the Schuylerville Stakes at Saratoga on July 23.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Stratoplan, ($5) moved to the top of the 3-year-old division at Hastings with a comfortable five-length win in the $64,700 Burnaby Breeders' Cup.
Stratoplan broke alertly under leading rider Nicola Wright, and then settled in behind Gamblin Caper and Roscoe Pito, who were setting sprint-like fractions. Wright called upon Stratoplan just past the three-eighths pole and he easily went by the leaders by the time they reached the quarter pole.
ALTOONA, Iowa - See How She Runs ($4) rallied strongly after finding racing room in midstretch to score a 1 1/2-length victory over Don't Countess Out in the $100,000 Saylorville Stakes, the co-feature on closing night of the 52-day Thoroughbred meet at Prairie Meadows.
Highweight Sharky's Review ($3.60) drew off through the lane to score an easy 4 1/4-length victory over One Fine Shweetie in Saturday's co-featured $70,000 Hawkeyes Stakes at 1 1/16 miles for Iowa-bred fillies and mares.
Hennie's Song remained undefeated and earned a berth in the Delaware Oaks, Delaware Park's premier race for 3-year-old fillies by leading wire to wire in the $175,000 Susan's Girl Breeders' Cup Stakes.
Ridden by Anthony Black for trainer Steve Klesaris, Hennie's Song ($4.60) extended her winning streak to five races by defeating Ladyecho by 2 1/4 lengths. Her next target is the Grade 3, $500,000 Delaware Oaks July 19.
Black said Hennie's Song had some gas left in the tank after completing 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.52.
PLEASANTON, Calif. - If Winning Stripes returns to his northern California form of earlier this year, he will be tough to beat in the $40,000-added Pleasanton Stakes on Wednesday.
Two starts back, Winning Stripes was basically eased in the $250,000 Snow Chief at Hollywood Park after his rider put him closer to the pace than usual. He ran evenly and finished sixth in the Grade 3 Will Rogers on turf at Hollywood Park in his last start.
Earlier this year, Winning Stripes finished second to Ministers Wild Cat in the Golden State Mile and fourth in the El Camino Real Derby.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Uncoupled Stronach Stable runners Alpha Heat and Freedom Come ran one-two in Monday's $107,000 Zadracarta Stakes, a six-furlong turf dash for fillies and mares at Woodbine.
Jim McAleney rode Alpha Heat, who rallied wide after saving ground on the turn to win by a half-length, in a final time of 1:11.41 seconds. Favored Freedom Come set moderate fractions, over turf rated as good, and held second by a neck over Mysterious Affair. Heyahohowdy was locked in along the rail for the entire stretch run, and finished a close fourth in the seven-horse field.
ELMONT, N.Y - Storm Flag Flying, last year's 2-year-old filly champion, will be out until at least late fall with a small fracture in her right hind leg, trainer Shug McGaughey said Sunday.
The injury was discovered after Storm Flag Flying was sent to Rood and Riddle, an equine clinic in Lexington, Ky., earlier in the week.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Hours after arriving from a riding assignment in Japan, jockey Kent Desormeaux guided Just Wonder from last to first for a decisive win in Sunday's $184,550 Cinema Breeders' Cup Handicap at Hollywood Park.
With a wide rally on the turn, Just Wonder circled his seven 3-year-old rivals, took the lead in early stretch and won by three-quarters of a length over Bis Repetitas. The second choice in the betting, Just Wonder ($8.80) finished 1 1-8 miles on turf in 1:47.41.
PLEASANTON, Calif. - Lyin Goddess ($8.80) won the Juan Gonzalez Memorial Stakes in her debut Sunday at the Alameda County Fair.
Sitting behind odds-on favorite Nighthunter Two, who was part of a torrid three-way pace duel, Lyin Goddess saved ground, moved three wide into the stretch and won the five-furlong race by a head in 57.54 seconds. A Real Lady was third another one-half length back.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - When Apt To Be began his career winning three times in five races, the last of them an eight-length blowout here, Arlington chairman Dick Duchossois seemed to have a stakes horse on his hands.
He did. It just took a while.
Sunday, almost three years later, Apt To Be won his first stakes, and he won it with an exclamation point. Stalking the fast internal pace of There's Zealous, Apt To Be roared off the far turn and drew away to a seven-length win in the Grade 3, $100,000 Hanshin Handicap.
