HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Hal's Hope reverted to the style that led him to his Florida Derby victory here two years ago, leading throughout en route to a convincing two and one quarter length victory over 37-1 longshot American Halo in Sunday's $100,000 Creme Fraiche Handicap at Gulfstream Park.
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - The announcement came as the horses were walking into the paddock for Sunday's eleventh and final race at Gulfstream Park.
"Ladies and Gentlemen an important announcement," said track announcer Vic Stauffer. "Sunday's eleventh race has been taken off the turf and will be run on the main track."
Trainers looked at one another incredulously following Stauffer's announcement while a cascade of boos rained down from the grandstand.
NEW ORLEANS - Repent overcame a slow pace, his own quirky behavior, and a tenacious bid from rival Easyfromthegitgo to win Sunday's , but the narrow margin of victory must have put a scare into those in the crowd of 5,104 who sent him off as the 2-5 favorite.
ARCADIA, Calif. - You was officially anointed drama queen of the West Coast 3-year-olds fillies on Saturday with a narrow victory over arch-rival Habibti in the $300,000 , as Bobby Frankel continued his Grade I onslaught.
You's winning margin of a half length, at the end of 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.70, was more conclusive than it looked given her tendencey to idle along in neutral when she reaches the lead.
"She waits," Frankel said as he headed to the track to greet his filly. "Then when that filly got to her hip, she saw her and went on again. She does that every time."
ALBANY, Calif. - Yougottawanna first caught the public's eye when he defeated Officer in the Cal Cup Juvenile last October.
He moved into the Derby picture Saturday, defeating Officer's stablemate, Danthebluegrassman, by three-quarters of a length to win the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields.
Yougottawanna ($17.80) was seventh early well off the pace set by Captain Squire as Danthebluegrassman rated just off the pace in second.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Dream Run parlayed a dream trip into the biggest win of his career, a 1 1/2-length victory over 28-1 Binthebest in Saturday's $200,000 Gulfstream Park . Hook and Ladder, the even-money favorite, stopped badly and was eased to the wire in defense of his title in the stakes.
NEW ORLEANS - French Assault was withdrawn from Sunday's Louisiana Derby because of an illness. Fourth in the Risen Star Stakes, his first start this season, French Assault is suffering from an intestinal disorder.
Trainer Keith Desormeaux said he noticed that French Assault wasn't in peak physical condition late in the week, but hoped that his problem was minor. "I was reading his symptoms as reacting to the quick change in weather," Desormeaux said. "It went from cold to hot so fast."
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Booklet, the colt who will be shooting for an unprecedented three-race sweep of Gulfstream Park's premier races for 3-year-olds, had his final work before the $1 million Florida Derby on Saturday, breezing five furlongs in 1:00.20.
The speedy colt took another 14 seconds or so to gallop out another furlong under exercise rider Allen Rennie, but trainer John T. Ward Jr., who watched the work alongside regular jockey Jorge Chavez, said he was very pleased.
"He's coming into this the same way he did the Fountain of Youth," said Ward.
OLDSMAR, Fla. - From all early indications, Sunday's Tampa Bay Derby could feature the strongest field of 3-year-olds the race has attracted in a long time.
The presence of Booklet and Harlan's Holiday in Saturday's Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park will prompt the connections of several solid 3-year-olds to come in from Miami for the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby.