Mon, 10/14/2002 - 00:00

Kabeeb upstages her stablemates

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - It wasn't particularly surprising to see Roger Attfield, who fielded a three-horse entry that was the odds-on choice, in the winner's circle following Sunday's Princess Elizabeth Stakes.

But not even the trainer himself would have predicted that Kabeeb, a maiden after four starts who would have been a double-digit price if she had been running on her own, would be the one to get the job done while entrymates Clair de Lune and Speak Out wound up fourth and fifth in the field of eight.

Sun, 10/13/2002 - 00:00

Pick six carryover reaches $148,167

ARCADIA, Calif. - Six beaten favorites in Sunday's pick six at Santa Anita led to a carryover of $148,167 for Monday's program.

Monday's pick six covers the fourth through ninth races. Here is a glance at the changes and leading contenders for Monday's pick six.

There are no changes in the fourth race, run over 1 1-16 miles for 3-year-olds eligible to be claimed for $14,000 to $16,000. The race has drawn nine runners.

Sun, 10/13/2002 - 00:00

Johar wins Oak Tree Derby

ARCADIA, Calif. - Following a spring and summer in which he flirted with winning his first stakes, Johar finally completed the job in Sunday's $150,000 at Santa Anita.

With a determined rally in the final furlong under jockey Alex Solis, Johar ($7.80) nipped Rock Opera at the finish of the Derby, finishing 1 1-8 miles on turf in a stakes record time of 1:46.

Sun, 10/13/2002 - 00:00

Viansa Ossidiana wins Bay Meadows' stakes

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Viansa Ossidiana ($20.60) won her stakes debut with a wire-to-wire victory despite racing three wide in a three-way duel in the $65,900 Time To Leave Stakes at Bay Meadows.

Viansa Ossidiana won the six-furlong race for 2-year-old fillies by 1 1/2 lengths over Hostility in 1:09.98. Previously unbeaten Tale Of A Dream was third.

Viansa Ossidiana raced outside stablemate Non Sibi and favored Hollywood Honey before her two rivals faded.

Sun, 10/13/2002 - 00:00

Kabeeb takes Princess Elizabeth Stakes

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Kabeeb, from the first crop of 1998 Woodbine Mile winner Labeeb, won her maiden in a lucrative way on Sunday at Woodbine, taking the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes in game fashion under Jim McAleney.

Kabeeb, part of the favored Roger Attfield-trained entry with Clair de Lune and Speak Out, stalked the pace set by the latter, who got the half-mile split in :48.58 seconds. Kabeeb took control entering the stretch, as Mountain Dawn was closing along the rail, and she held that rival at bay to score by a half-length.

Sun, 10/13/2002 - 00:00

A Ransom victorious at Los Alamitos

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - Moving closer to his second World Champion title, A Ransom remained undefeated in four starts this year by beating a strong field in Saturday's $200,000 Los Alamitos Championship for older Quarter Horses at Los Alamitos.

The victory gave the 6-year-old A Ransom career earnings of $1,069,556, making him the 35th Quarter Horse to surpass the $1 million mark.

Sun, 10/13/2002 - 00:00

Desert Darby takes Texas Hall of Fame

SELMA, Texas - Trainer Steve Asmussen brought a stable to Retama Park this year for the first time since 1995 because of the opportunities for Texas-breds, and on Saturday night he won one of the biggest races of the meet for statebreds when Desert Darby drove to a one-length win over Rare Cure in the $100,000 Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Stakes.

The race was one of seven restricted stakes on the card, which complemented the inductions of Charles Graham, Joe Cassel, C.W. "Bubba" Cascio, Tommy Oliphant, Staunch Avenger and Easy Jet into the Texas Racing Hall.

Sun, 10/13/2002 - 00:00

Streak vs. streak

EDMONTON, Alberta - Taiaslew and Jiffyjimmygee, both with three-race winning streaks, will have their first matchup in the $75,000 Canadian Juvenile here on Monday afternoon's holiday card.

Two factors, distance and fitness, could influence the outcome of the 1 1/16-mile Juvenile.

Taiaslew has been idle since the Sept. 2 Birdcatcher and has never been asked to run past 6 1/2 furlongs.

Jiffyjimmygee, on the other hand, won his third straight in the Alberta Premier's Futurity at a mile here Sept. 21 on Alberta Fall Classics Day, which showcased Alberta-breds.

Sat, 10/12/2002 - 00:00

Golden Rhythm takes Old South Handicap

Bossier City, La. - Golden Rhythm picked up her second win in a row Saturday,

outfinishing pacesetter Cocoa Creek in the $30,000 Old South Handicap. Chula

reported home third followed by Euryanthe. Starting highweight Due To Win

failed in her bid for three consecutive stakes victories and had to settle

for a fifth place finish.

Golden Rhythm, owned by Sandstone Racing and trained by Paul Murphy,

stalked the pace under Don Simington before lodging a bid on the outside

Sat, 10/12/2002 - 00:00

Rolly Polly a nose best in Maddy

ARCADIA, Calif. - Rolly Polly won her second stakes of the year on Santa Anita's hillside turf course in Saturday's $114,100 Sen. Ken Maddy Handicap for fillies and mares.

Ending a three-race losing streak, Rolly Polly ($5.40) won by a nose over I'm the Business who appeared to be a winner in deep stretch. Nanogram, a 16-1 shot, finished third in the field of 12.