ANDERSON, Ind. - Louise's Love Code captured the Terre Haute Stakes and Amanda's Crown won the fillies division of the Indiana Stallion Stakes Friday night at Hoosier Park.
Under leading rider Terry Thompson, Louise's Love Code rallied for a 1 1/4-length win in the $33,800 Terre Haute after wearing down Thesullivanfive through the stretch of the one-mile test. It was another 2 1/4 lengths back to 6-5 favorite Connies Travels in third.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Olympian ($18.10) led all the way for a game victory over Praise From Dixie in Saturday's $109,500 Kennedy Road Stakes at Woodbine.
Olympian set splits of 22.02 and 44.09 seconds while being stalked by a host of runners in the six-furlong dash. He maintained a clear lead going into the stretch, and held off a late surge from Praise From Dixie to prevail by a neck.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Super Quercus, whose career has been frequently interrupted by injury, rallied wide through the stretch to win Saturday's $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup* (click here for chart) at Hollywood Park.
Coupled with Northern Quest, who was second in the 2000 Hollywood Turf Cup, Super Quercus closed from last to win his first Grade 1 in the Turf Cup.
EAST BOSTON, Mass. - Jini's Jet will be a very short price when he tops a field of eight registered Massachusetts-breds in Monday's $25,000 Massachusetts Derby.
Jini's Jet, who is owned by Krystyna Stable and Anthony Spadea, towers over his rivals in talent and accomplishments and not even the 127 pounds he will have to carry over the 1 1/16 miles should keep him from picking up his fifth win of the year. Dyn Panell will again be in the saddle.
MIAMI - Trainer Scotty Schulhofer will never be able to erase World Thoroughbred Championships Day from his memory in light of the injury to his star 3-year-old filly Exogenous just prior to the Breeders' Cup Distaff.
Exogenous was one of two horses Schulhofer had entered in the World Thoroughbred Championships. The other was Chaste, who finished ninth behind Banks Hill in the Filly and Mare Turf. On Saturday, Chaste takes on much softer competition in the My Charmer Handicap, one of four stakes worth $100,000 apiece on the Grand Slam I program.
NEW ORLEANS - This was nothing new. Hallowed Dreams routed the opposition Saturday at Fair Grounds, winning the $60,000 Dr. A.B. Leggio Handicap* (click here for chart) by 4 1/2 lengths.
Hallowed Dreams won for the 25th time in 27 races, and will probably not wait long to go for her 26th victory. Trainer Lloyd Romero, who owns the filly in partnership with Johnny Gaspard, said that Hallowed Dreams will return next week in the $100,000 Louisiana Champions Day Sprint.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Five years after his first try in the Grade 3 Vernon O. Underwood Stakes, and one year after he became the oldest horse to win the six-furlong race, 8-year-old Men's Exclusive is at it again.
"He's an old-timer, but he's got the legs of a 2-year-old," said optimistic trainer Wesley Ward. On Sunday at Hollywood Park, Men's Exclusive will need every ounce of his rediscovered youth. He faces eight rivals in the $100,000 Underwood, most of whom had never seen a bridle when Men's Exclusive made his debut Oct. 14, 1995, at Santa Anita.
JAMAICA, N.Y. - Four weeks away from her seventh birthday and four months away from retirement, Pentatonic begins her farewell tour Sunday when she heads a seven-horse field entered in the $75,000 Montauk Handicap on the last day of racing over Aqueduct's main track.
The nine-furlong race is the first time Pentatonic has faced New York-bred company since she won the Montauk last year. In between, she has faced some of the top fillies and mares in training with mixed results.
Sam Abbey, a racing official with more than 25 years of experience at numerous race tracks throughout the East Coast and Midwest, has been appointed the new racing secretary at Delaware Park.
Abbey replaces Daniel Eidson, who was dismissed after one season on the job shortly after the meet ended in early November.
Abbey most recently spent nine years as racing secretary at Hialeah Park.
Delaware Park also announced the retirement of John Rooney, vice president for finance who worked for 44 years in various positions at the track.
