ARCADIA, Calif. - The Bobby Frankel Express stormed into the Kentucky Derby picture and steamrolled Siphonic on Sunday at Santa Anita, when the lightly raced Medaglia d'Oro scored a 2 1/2-length victory in the $250,000 , a race in which the heavily favored Siphonic was a poor third.
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JAMAICA, N.Y. - Mayakovsky got his win. Saarland got his race. And the connections of the two principal horses in Sunday's $200,000 Gotham Stakes left chilly Aqueduct Sunday afternoon quite content with their position.
Mayakovsky, away from the races since Sept.1, used his speed and class to record a 3 3/4 length gate-to-wire victory in the Grade 3 Gotham before 6,618 at Aqueduct. Saarland, unraced since winning the Remsen last Nov. 24, finished with interest to be second, 2 1/2 lengths ahead of Parade Music.
NEW ORLEANS - The California-based Explicit has traveled from coast to coast, running in sprint stakes throughout his career. His first trip to New Orleans netted him his first stakes win, when he won the $150,000 Pelleteri Breeders' Cup on Sunday at Fair Grounds.
ALBANY, Calif. - Big Shot ($14.80) held off a determined bid by Anstar down the stretch to win the $55,000-added Silky Sullivan Starter Handicap on Sunday at Golden Gate Fields.
The victory in the 1 1/16-mile race that was switched from turf to dirt was the first for trainer Gary Mandella, who had started only three other horses. The winning time was 1:42.53 as Big Shot won for the first time in 12 starts since Aug. 26, 2000.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Perseverence was rewarded on Saturday at Santa Anita when Continental Red, jockey Pat Valenzuela, and trainer Ian Jory combined to win the Grade 2, $250,000 San Luis Rey Stakes in a thrilling, four-horse photo.
Continental Red had been narrowly defeated in two other Grade 2 stakes earlier this meet when he was caught late, but this time he ran down the leader to prevail by a nose over the mare Keemoon.
"He's super tough, super game, and super sound," Jory said. "If ever a horse deserved to win, it's this guy."
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Ask Me No Secrets, a rapidly improving filly trained by David Hofmans, won her first stakes before a crowd of 21,836 at Oaklawn on Saturday when she led from start to finish to win the Grade 3, $200,000 Oaklawn Breeders' Cup by 4 1/2 lengths over Red n'Gold.
It was a head back in third to even-money favorite Descapate, who was followed under the wire by Caressing and Search Party.
The Oaklawn Breeders' Cup, the final local prep for the Grade 1,
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Harlan's Holiday avenged his two setbacks at the hands of Booklet earlier this winter, rallying from off a blistering pace to score a 3 1/2-length victory over Blue Burner in the $1 million at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Booklet, who dueled through record-setting early fractions with Smooth Jazz, finished fourth in a field of 11 3-year-olds.
The victory gave trainer Ken McPeek, who trains Harlan's Holiday for owners Jack and Laurie Wolf, the first Grade 1 victory of his career.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Mr Ross held off a late surge by Remington Rock at the wire to defend his title successfully in the Grade 3, $100,000 Razorback Handicap by a neck before 21,836 at Oaklawn. It was another neck back in third to Big Numbers, who finished a length in front of fourth-place finisher and 3-5 favorite Crafty Shaw.
NEW ORLEANS - Serena's Tune shouldered lofty expectations throughout her career, and though she never reached the top of the game, she at least leaves it on a winning note. Serena's Tune won the $125,000 Victoria Lass Handicap on Saturday at Fair Grounds in what was probably her final start before being bred to Storm Cat this spring.