Mon, 08/27/2001 - 00:00

Untarnished Penny's Gold fit for Diana

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Penny's Gold, a winner of four straight since coming to the U.S., worked a half-mile in 47.85 in preparation for the Diana Handicap.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. - Penny's Gold, undefeated in four starts since coming to the U.S. and turned over to trainer Christophe Clement last winter, worked a half mile in 47.85 over the turf course at the Oklahoma training track on Monday in preparation for her toughest test to date in Monday's nine furlong, $500,000 Diana Handicap.

"It was a very good work," Clement said after Penny's Gold pulled up. "She finished very well. Galloped out five furlongs in 59 [seconds] and change. She is training very well, and as long as the going is not too soft she'll run in the Diana."

Mon, 08/27/2001 - 00:00

Remington Park: Homefieldhit is the champ

Homefieldhit ($9.20) held off a late-surging Medium Rare by a neck to win the $30,000 Remington Park Sprint Championship in Oklahoma City . It was a nose back in third to Cowboy Ettiquette.

Homefieldhit covered six furlongs in 1:10.33 under jockey Cliff Berry, who was aboard for owner-trainer C.R. Trout.

Mon, 08/27/2001 - 00:00

Ransom's Pride takes Yaddo

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Ransom's Pride came into Monday's $84,875 Yaddo Handicap for New York-bred fillies and mares as the only member of the field without previous turf experience. She came out a game neck winner over Longingtobeme under a well-judged ride by Jorge Chavez.

Mon, 08/27/2001 - 00:00

Record crowd, handle at Spa

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The presence of Point Given on Saturday enabled Saratoga to set a Travers Day record for attendance and a meet record for mutuel handle for a single program.

Mon, 08/27/2001 - 00:00

Marquis rider wins 10 in row

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan - Tim Moccasin will be riding an unprecedented streak of 10 consecutive winners when racing resumes here at Marquis Downs on Saturday.

Moccasin, who had returned to the saddle here just two weeks ago following a lengthy absence, won the last three races on Friday night's card and then swept the entire seven-race Marquis program Saturday night.

Mon, 08/27/2001 - 00:00

Sacramento: Love That Lion romps

Love That Lion ($6.20) went straight for the lead and stayed there at Sacramento to win the $50,000 Earlene McCabe Derby by 3 1/14 lengths, running six furlongs in 1:08.00 on a fast track.

Favored Flylikethwind was second, getting as close as he did only because winning rider Frank Albarado eased urging his mount in deep stretch.

Mon, 08/27/2001 - 00:00

Woodbine: Soundtrack rallies

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Soundtrack came from far back to collar Libretto in the final strides and win her first stakes in the $145,600 Ontario Colleen Handicap at Woodbine.

Soundtrack trailed the 10-horse field early in the one-mile turf event for 3-year-old fillies. Dreams Go Bye set fractions of 23.26 and 46.01 seconds over the good ground while being tracked by Serena's Tune.

Mon, 08/27/2001 - 00:00

Prairie Meadows: Cadman spoils Sellers's return

ALTOONA, Iowa - Curious Conundrum and apprentice jockey Zoe Cadman rallied for a half-length victory in the final strides of the $75,000 Prairie Meadows Oaks, and spoil the return of jockey Shane Sellers, who finished second aboard 1-5 favorite Momentous.

Cadman and Curious Conundrum saved ground to the stretch, stalking pacesetter Supreme Song. They then split horses a furlong from the wire, and collared Momentous in the final strides, running the 1 1/16 miles in 144.64.

Mon, 08/27/2001 - 00:00

Northlands: Fancy As rallies to victory

EDMONTON, Alberta - Fancy As made a bold move in the lane to overtake Stage Classic and win the $150,000 Canadian Derby, making him undefeated in 11 starts in Alberta.

As expected, Harbour Ice and the favored Ontario import Stage Classic set the pace with Fancy As stalking through the first mile of the Grade 3, 1 3/8-mile race.

As the field approached the final turn, jockey Richard Hamel asked Fancy As to move, and the two favorites battled down the lane, much the same as in the Aug. 6 Manitoba Derby. But this time Fancy As was able to catch Stage Classic.

Mon, 08/27/2001 - 00:00

Louisiana Downs: Nanie's Dinner wins

Nanie's Dinner's affinity for the Sawyer Turf Course was evident again, as she held on to win the Sangue Handicap at Louisiana Downs. Outsider Due To Win, a stakes winner on the turf here last year, came close to making a triumphant return, as her late rally came up three quarters of a length short. Peruvian Waltz was third, followed by Taffy, a winner by three lengths over Nanie's Dinner in the Delicada Stakes on the main track Aug. 5.