OCEANPORT, N.J. - Forest Heiress improved her career record to 2 for 2 by posting an impressive
6 1/4-length victory in Saturday's $50,000 Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park. The Colleen, for 2-year-old fillies, is a prep for the Grade 3 $150,000 Sorority, which will be held here Sept. 1.
DEL MAR, Calif. - Cindy's Hero, a respectable third over this grass course July 22, faces a serious test in a turf allowance race at Del Mar on Monday.
The winner of the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante last September, Cindy's Hero is the likely favorite against eight 3-year-old filly rivals over 1 1/16 miles.
Trainer David Hofmans considers Monday's race a prep for the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks on Aug. 18. "I know it's only 12 days away, but we'll keep it in mind," Hofmans said.
DEL MAR, Calif. - Keemoon successfully defended her title in the $76,200 Honey Fox Handicap at Del Mar on Friday, holding off the late rally of Bucarest, a South American import making her U.S. debut.
Trained by Neil Drysdale and ridden by Gary Stevens, Keemoon ($3.60) ran 1 3/8 miles on turf in 2:13.96, winning by a neck. Bucarest, a Group 3 winner in Brazil last year, was beaten a neck and finished a half-length in front of Nepenthe in the field of eight fillies and mares.
DEL MAR, Calif. - The Thoroughbred Owners of California and TVG announced on Saturday that they have reached an agreement in principle for TVG to offset any potential purse losses caused by telephone betting, which may be implemented in the state next year.
A telephone betting bill has passed the legislature and is awaiting action by Gov. Gray Davis.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Bristol Pistol seeks to win the $133,750 Victoriana Stakes for the second straight year Monday at Woodbine.
Seven other Ontario-sired fillies and mares were entered in the 1 1/16-mile turf race, including American invader Lady Brook.
Bristol Pistol parlayed a decent effort in the 2000 Dance Smartly Handicap into a daylight score in the 2000 Victoriana, and will try to duplicate the pattern Monday. She closed wide from seven lengths back in this year's Dance Smartly to finish just two lengths back in fifth.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Having admired him from afar, Albert Stall has become even more enamored with Bonapaw now that he has gotten up close and personal with the speedy sprinter.
"He's what you think, smooth as silk, very athletic, he's got a lot of natural class,' said Stall, who took over Bonapaw's training three weeks ago.
DEL MAR, Calif. - Gourmet Girl's three rivals Sunday at Del Mar may as well lower expectations and aim for the next best thing to a win: survival.
While the Grade 2 Clement L. Hirsch Handicap offers ideal conditions for Gourmet Girl, the nation's top-ranked mare, her rivals face a tall order trying to upset her at 1 1/16 miles on dirt. Tranquility Lake has not tried dirt in 2 1/2 years; Nany's Sweep has not gone two turns in a year and a half; and Saudi Poetry has not won anything of consequence outside Kentucky. Going in, they look like sitting ducks for Gourmet Girl, age 6.
OCEANPORT, N.J. - A field of 14 was entered for the Grade 3, $100,000 Oceanport Handicap on the turf, the feature stakes of six on the undercard at Monmouth Park. North East Bound, the 121-pound highweight in the Oceanport, run at 1 1/16 miles, will be the heavy favorite to capture the race for the second year in a row.
EDMONTON, Alberta - Beausox, who is undefeated in two outings, will head a full field of 10 in the $30,000 Princess Margaret for 2-year-old fillies Sunday at Northlands Park.
Trained by Dale Saunders, Beausox has scored three-length and 4 3/4-length victories under Quincy Welch, who retains the mount for this six-furlong feature.
