SAN MATEO, Calif. - El Dorado Shooter ($3.20) tuned up for the June 7 Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Sprint with an easy six-length victory in the $73,850 Saratoga Handicap at Bay Meadows Sunday.
El Dorado Shooter forged to the lead with an opening quarter-mile run in 21.63 seconds. He extended his margin through a half-mile in 43.21 and was still being encouraged until late in the six-furlong race by winning rider Russell Baze.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Golden Damsel, a 3-year-old daughter of Gold Token, romped to a 9 3/4-length victory in Sunday's $108,700 Bouwerie Stakes for statebred fillies before 8,317 at Belmont Park.
The Name Was Gone, a longshot, rallied to get second in the Bouwerie by a neck over 9-5 favorite and pacesetter Travelator.
LAFAYETTE, La. - Lota Prince, who arrived at Evangeline Downs as a maiden just last month, joined the ranks of stakes winners Saturday night when he defeated nine fellow Louisiana-bred 3-year-olds in the $35,000 B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn Stakes. Spritely Walker, the heavy 3-5 favorite, finished second, followed by longshot Teepee Creeper.
ALTOONA, Iowa - Take Me Up unleashed a powerful rally, going from last to first in the final eighth of a mile to score a widening two-length upset over 1-5 shot Cowboy Stuff in Saturday's $60,000 John Wayne Stakes at Prairie Meadows.
Take Me Up ($9.60) broke slowly in the six-furlong John Wayne and trailed in the five-horse field, racing 9 1/2 lengths off the lead through a half-mile run in 45.31 by Take Me Up's stablemate, Le Numerous. Take Me Up, under Luis Quinonez, swept past Cowboy Stuff 70 yards from the wire and won in 1:10.09.
Private Horde ($4.20) remained unbeaten in four starts this year when he drew off to a two-length victory in the $76,900 Waterford Park Handicap at Mountaineer Park.
The 4-year-old Private Horde, ridden by Jason Lumpkins for trainer Joe Cain, was the slight favorite over Crossing Point in the field of six sprinters. After setting fast fractions of 21.85 and 44.53 seconds, Crossing Point tired and finished third, a half-length behind Frankie R's Winner, a 23-1 shot who closed to take second.
Private Horde's time for six furlongs over a muddy track was 1:09.12.
Wish It Were ($35.60), the longest shot in a field reduced to six fillies and mares by five scratches, capitalized on fast, contested fractions to rally for a 1 3/4-length victory in the $75,000 Sweet and Sassy Stakes at Delaware Park.
Jockey Abdiel Toribio said he sensed the race was setting up ideally when 2-1 second choice Balmy, 8-5 favorite Haunted Lass, and New York shipper Literary Light battled through fractions of 21.85 and 45.41 seconds in the six-furlong sprint.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Makeup Artist had to be supplemented for $5,000 to Saturday's $113,500 Senorita Stakes at Hollywood Park. It turned out to be money well spent by owner George Krikorian, who watched Makeup Artist win her first stakes race.
In the Grade 3 Senorita for 3-year-old fillies, Makeup Artist ($4) rallied from sixth to win by 1 1/2 lengths over Rutters Renegade, who closed from last in the field of seven.
CALGARY, Alberta - Fussy's Kid drew the outside post in a field of nine optional claimers in the $20,300 six-furlong feature race here Wednesday evening.
Fussy's Kid, a 6-year-old, was unable to overcome front-running Sweet Drummer in his seasonal debut two weeks ago as the favorite in a similar race.
Perry Winters retains the call aboard Fussy's Kid and will be forced to use his mount's tactical speed in an effort to gain position in the run to the first turn.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Kiaran McLaughlin announced his return to New York from Dubai last week by saddling winners with his first two starters at Belmont Park. McLaughlin looks to keep the good times rolling Wednesday when he sends out two more live runners on Belmont's nine-race card.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - For the first time in nearly three weeks, bettors at Hollywood Park will have a pick six carryover to chase on Wednesday's eight-race program.
No one hit the pick six on Sunday, creating a carryover of $194,499, the first since May 2.
Wednesday's pick six covers the third through eighth races.
The feature is a $62,000 allowance race over 1 1/8 miles on turf that has drawn a field worthy of a graded stakes.