Boxer Girl raced in tandem with 4-5 favorite Coquettish around the turn and powered away at the eighth pole to a 4 3/4-length victory in the $60,000 Jameela Stakes at Laurel Park. Wonderous Woman closed on the inside to finish second and Coquettish finished third in the race for Maryland-bred 3-year-old fillies.
Boxer Girl, trained by Michael Zwiesler and ridden by Oliver Castillo, paid $5.60 and completed the seven furlongs in 1:24.83.
Champali continued his domination of the 3-year-olds who stayed in Kentucky for the winter by posting an easy victory in the $50,000 WEBN Stakes at Turfway Park in Florence, Ky.
Champali, ridden by Jason Lumpkins, put away longshot Cajun Brogue in the final turn of the one-mile WEBN, then drew away to finish 2 3/4 lengths ahead of Chicken Soup Kid. Champali returned $3.40 and completed the distance in 1:40.51 over a fast track.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Beau's Town remained perfect at Oaklawn Park, leading throughout to win the before a crowd of 18,132. Honor Me finished 4 1/4 lengths back in second, and Padlock was another 2 1/4 lengths back in third.
Cojet, who was a slight favorite over Beau's Town, finished fifth.
Beau's Town ($5) took the lead soon after the start in the King Cotton and ran the opening quarter of the six-furlong race in 21.40 seconds with Cojet in close pursuit. Beau's Town led the field through a half-mile in 45.10, and held Honor Me at bay through the stretch.
ALBANY, Calif. - Lindsay Jean benefited from a perfect trip to win the Grade 3 $100,000 Brown Bess Handicap with ease Saturday at Golden Gate Fields.
The 5-year-old Lindsay Jean sat behind pacesetting Neon Queen, took command entering the stretch, and was never challenged. She won the 1 1/16-mile turf race for fillies and mares by 1 1/2 lengths over late-closing Bush Triumph, who edged favored Crazy Ensign for second by a nose. She paid $15.40 and was timed in 1:44.35 over a yielding course.
PHOENIX - The $100,000 Saturday was supposed to be a coronation that sent local hero Siberland off to bigger and better things with an eye on the Kentucky Derby. But apparently no one told Robledo.
Robledo, a Southern California shipper trained by Vladimir Cerin, wore down Siberland, the 1-5 favorite, and posted a three-quarter-length decision under David Flores.
PHOENIX - Century City, who about a year ago was rubbing elbows with the likes of Rock of Gibraltar, but who had been a bit disappointing in three U.S. starts for new trainer Beau Greely, found a hole in midstretch and blasted through to win Saturday's $150,000 . Ridden by Laffit Pincay Jr., Century City's late surge outdid potential upsetter Irish Warrior by a neck.
OLDSMAR, Fla. - It was only a $5,000 claiming sprint, but when Pedro Rodriguez guided Unseen Power up the rail for a length win Friday, the folks over at the Bruce Alexander barn could breath a little easier.
Alexander came into this meet with some new clients, new runners, and was optimistic about his chances for success. But coming into Friday's race, he had won just three races from 25 starts. Now a 12 percent winning rate isn't terrible, but when you are used to winning 20 to 30 percent of your races, it's cause for concern.
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - The statistics at the bottom of A.P. Andie's past performances indicated that her new trainer, Jason Servis, has been profitable with dirt sprinters. Those stats received a turbo-boost when A.P. Andie upset Saturday's six-furlong and paid $107.50.
The longest shot in a field of nine, A.P. Andie was returning from a three-month layoff that was prompted by several subpar performances toward the end of a 1-for-13 campaign in 2002.
NEW ORLEANS - Mystery Giver can be a picky eater, and his inability to keep weight on his lanky frame has worried his connections. Saturday, he feasted on eight opponents in the $150,000 .
Mystery Giver, winning the Fair Grounds Breeders' Cup for the second straight year, was in a different league on Saturday. Racing in mid-pack behind a moderate pace for much of the race, he and jockey Robby Albarado swung into action turning for home, quickly opened up daylight, and ran alone to the wire. Mystery Giver won by 3 1/4 lengths, while ridden out.
