ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Longshot Lady Shari overhauled favored Jealous Forum in the final strides to capture the Grade 1, $283,250 Mazarine Breeders' Cup Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Woodbine on Saturday.
Platel led the way in the 1 1/16-mile race through fractions of 23.20 seconds and 47.25 while being tracked by Jealous Forum. Lady Shari saved ground while racing seven lengths off the early pace, and commenced her rally on the far turn.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Maysville Slew avenged his nose loss in last year's $100,000 Louisiana Downs Handicap by scoring a nose win over highweight Northcote Road in this year's renewal of the 1 1/16-mile turf race. It was 1 1/2 lengths back in third to Inkatha.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - The Ohio-bred filly Joanies Bella loves Chicago. Four months after winning her debut at Hawthorne, Joanies Bella made her second trip to Chicago on Saturday and came away with a much bigger prize, a neck win in the $100,000 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes.
MIAMI - Ms. Brookski earned herself a ticket into the My Dear Girl Stakes, final leg of the Florida Stallion Series, while Juggernaut likely earned himself a ticket out of town after posting impressive victories in Saturday's $100,000 Brave Raj and Foolish Pleasure Stakes at Calder.
Ms. Brookski overcame an eventful start and rough trip to run down Redoubled Miss and post a head decision in the Brave Raj for 2-year-old fillies. Juggernaut opened a long lead and then easily held off The Judge Sez Who to register a 1 3/4-length win in the Foolish Pleasure for colts and geldings.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Left Bank ran the fastest Vosburgh ever run at Belmont Park, and in the process stamped himself as a top Breeders' Cup Sprint contender with an impressive victory in the Grade 1, $300,000 seven furlong feature at Belmont Park on Saturday.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Express Tour rebounded from two straight defeats to win Saturday's Jerome Handicap at Belmont Park in an extremely sharp effort.
The Grade 2, $150,000 Jerome Mile for 3-year-olds was originally scheduled for last Saturday, but had to be pushed back a week when Belmont Cancelled last weekend's racing. It was worth the wait for Express Tour, who drew off to a 5 1/2-length win under jockey John Velazquez in a time of 1:34.57. Express Tour was the longest shot on the board in the select field of five, and paid $18.00 to win.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Last year's Grade 1, $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs served as a coming-out party for Tiznow, who went on in his next start to win the $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic and be crowned Horse of the Year. This year, the 1 1/4-mile race for 3-year-olds could serve as a breakout race for favorite E Dubai when it is run for the 22nd time Sunday.
POMONA, Calif. - A storied chapter of California racing will end Monday, closing day of the Los Angeles County Fair race meet, according to several racing officials and horsemen.
Instead, these people say, fair racing, which has been conducted since 1933 at Fairplex Park, will be held next season at Hollywood Park, and Fairplex will cease to exist as a racing facility.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Travers Stakes runner-up E Dubai is the one to beat in the Grade 1, $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs on Sunday, but for those who like to play percentages, the Cole Norman-trained entry of Royal Spy and Seattle Night is inviting. From a numbers standpoint, Norman is winning with every third horse he saddles this meet and leads the local standings by 47 wins over second-leading trainer Steve Asmussen.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - There is comfort in numbers. Elliott Walden had planned to saddle several of his best horses in the Kentucky Cup turf series Sunday at Kentucky Downs, with Pat Day riding all of them.
Then Royal Strand was diagnosed with a slight strain of an upper suspensory ligament, and Elite Mercedes suffered a slight injury to a stifle.
No problem. Walden, calling on his prodigious reserves, simply plugged Three Wonders into Royal Strand's spot in the $300,000 Turf, and named Cocktails and Lies to replace Elite Mercedes in the $200,000 Mile.