EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - In the $75,000 Summit Stakes at The Meadowlands, Unrestrained ($4.80) moved her record to 3 for 12, getting past Latour for the half-length win. Two-year-old filly Vinemeister ($17.80) also got a black-type win with her 2 1/4-length score over 1-2 favorite Just Le Facts in the $75,000 Storm Cat Stakes.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Fancy As, who was purchased for $3,200 as a yearling and has gone on to win $488,720 should be the solid favorite in Sunday's $100,000 Premier's. One of the horses he will face was also a bargain buy.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - A Fleets Dancer's emphatic five-length victory here in Sunday's Durham Cup had implications beyond the immediate occasion.
The win, which follows A Fleets Dancer's earlier success here in the Dominion Day Handicap and three subsequent stakes placings south of the border, solidified his credentials as a leading candidate for the Sovereign Award in the older male category.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Lilsisterlightning figures to be a short price as she goes for her third consecutive win in an $25,000 optional race at Hastings Park Wednesday evening.
Hoping for Fun also is entered in the 6 1/2-furlong feature, and she appears to have the best chance of pulling off an upset.
ARCADIA, Calif. - Freedom Crest, a former $32,000 claimer, conquered California handicap stars Skimming and Tiznow in Sunday's $488,000 Goodwood Breeders' Cup Handicap at Santa Anita.
The shock upset at 39-1 could lead to a start in the Breeders' Cup Classic later this month for the 5-year-old Freedom Crest, who was claimed by owner Calvin Nguyen in June 1999.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - For months, trainer John Kimmel tried to find the key to his Argentine import, Miss Linda. He couldn't.
But with the help of his staff and jockey Richard Migliore, Miss Linda finally started running to her potential for Kimmel. On Sunday, by leading virtually all the way for a surprisingly easy victory in the Grade 1 Overbrook Spinster Stakes, Miss Linda showed that her improvement has been substantial indeed.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Delaware Township reaffirmed his fondness for Belmont Park on Sunday while strengthening his credentials for the Breeders' Cup Sprint with an easy 3 1/4-length victory in the $250,000, Grade 2 Forest Hills Handicap before 6,210 at Belmont Park.
Hook and Ladder, who raced up close in the early stages, finished second, a neck in front of Yonaguska. Peeping Tom and Disco Rico completed the order of finish.
Ceeband closed from sixth to win his second stakes of 2001 in Saturday's $100,000 California Sprint Championship at Bay Meadows.
The race was a prep to the $150,000 California Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 3.
Sent off as the 4-5 favorite, Ceeband won by 1 1-4 lengths over Gibson County, who had a three-length lead at the eighth-pole. Reds Superstar finished third in a field of seven.
Ceeband ($3.60), ridden by Russell Baze, ran six furlongs in 1:08.16.
ARCADIA, Calif. - More than two years after his career was threatened by a tendon injury, Val Royal joined the list of contenders for the Breeders' Cup Mile with a striking victory in Sunday's $219,000 Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita.
The Grade 2 Oak Tree Mile was the most impressive victory of Val Royal's career.
Ridden by Jose Valdivia, Jr., for trainer Julio Canani, Val Royal closed from last and outfinished Thady Quill, running a mile on turf in 1:33.21. I've Decided finished third, followed by Smile Again, Redattore, Spinelessjellyfish and Lonesome Dude.