Sat, 08/31/2013 - 15:52

Woodbine: Laughing Falcon back to best game in Inglorious Stakes

Michael Burns
Laughing Falcon, ridden by Matt Moore, won the Passing Mood Stakes on Saturday for her third victory in as many career starts.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Laughing Falcon turns back off a disappointing route try Monday at Woodbine in the inaugural running of the $100,000 Inglorious, a six-furlong overnight stakes for 3-year-old fillies.

Laughing Falcon won her first three starts on the lead, all in sprints, most notably the seven-furlong Passing Mood Stakes for Ontario-sired fillies on the grass.

Laughing Falcon switched to the Polytrack on Aug. 5 for the restricted Eternal Search Stakes, in which she set moderate fractions going 1 1/16 miles before tiring to finish a distant fourth.

Sat, 08/31/2013 - 15:47

Ruidoso Downs: Wagon Tales has key elements in All American Futurity

Wagon Tales will have three key factors in his favor Monday when he takes on fellow fastest qualifier Hes Relentless and the undefeated filly Especially Tres in the $2.6 million All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs. The Quarter Horse classic that boasts the richest purse for a 2-year-old race of any breed in North America closes out the meet in New Mexico.

Sat, 08/31/2013 - 15:14

Northlands Park: Toccetive on the rise for Speed to Spare

Senor Rojo is a deserving favorite in Monday’s $100,000 Speed to Spare at Northlands Park, but Toccetive, undefeated in two starts at the grueling 1 3/8-mile distance, appears to be coming around for trainer Dale Greenwood and could be primed to pull off a mild upset. The premier race for 3-year-olds and up at Northlands drew eight horses and headlines a 10-race card.

Sat, 08/31/2013 - 15:08

Hastings: Taylors Deal returns in Express

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Taylors Deal makes his long-awaited return in the $50,000 Express for 3-year-olds and up at Hastings on Monday. The Express shares top billing on the eight-race card with the $50,000 Ladies Express for fillies and mares. Both races will be contested at six furlongs.

Sat, 08/31/2013 - 14:58

Monmouth Park: Immortal Eyes, Ribo Bobo put streaks on line in Icecapade Stakes

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Immortal Eyes, under Paco Lopez, won the Mr. Prospector Stakes by 7 1/4 lengths Sunday for his 10th stakes victory.

OCEANPORT, N.J. – Immortal Eyes and Ribo Bobo, a pair of veteran geldings riding impressive winning streaks, square off Monday in the $75,000 Icecapade Stakes at Monmouth Park.

The 11-race holiday card starts at 12:50 p.m. Eastern and concludes the core portion of the Monmouth season. Racing continues on the Jersey Shore with a two day schedule – Saturdays and Sundays – through Oct. 6.

The six-furlong Icecapade, the final open stakes of the year in New Jersey, drew seven runners, with Immortal Eyes breaking from the rail.

Sat, 08/31/2013 - 14:54

Portland Meadows: Portland Mile's race flow looks good for Why Not Be Perfect

Why Not Be Perfect, a late-runner in a speed-laden field, headlines the $35,000 Portland Mile on Monday at Portland Meadows, part of an 11-race holiday card that includes six other stakes races and a total purse distribution of more than $139,000. It’s the biggest day of the meeting at Oregon’s flagship track, though the marquee race almost assuredly will be won by an outsider.

Sat, 08/31/2013 - 14:52

Gulfstream Park: Mucho Mas Macho looks to time his run in The Vid

Courtney Heeney
Juan Leyva guides Mucho Mas Macho to a 40-1 upset in the Grade 2 Ft. Lauderdale.

Timing is everything with Mucho Mas Macho, who will start as one of the most accomplished runners in the $100,000 The Vid at Gulfstream Park on Monday.

“What he needs is a headsy ride,” said Henry Collazo, who trains the horse for Signal Hill Farms. “He’s got a quarter-mile explosive run.”

Mucho Mas Macho can be dangerous when his kick is able to be unleashed at the right time. He was 41-1 when he got up for a neck win in the Grade 2 Fort Lauderdale at Gulfstream in January. Into the lane, Mucho Mas Macho had just one horse beat in the 1 1/16-mile turf race.

Sat, 08/31/2013 - 14:37

Del Mar: Halo Dolly heads into Yellow Ribbon running too well to retire

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Halo Dolly, with Rafael Bejarano aboard, wins the $150,000 Solana Beach Handicap on Sunday for the third straight year.

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DEL MAR, Calif. – Halo Dolly, a nine-time stakes winner, has become such a fixture in trainer Jerry Hollendorfer’s stable that he is having second thoughts of sending her to a sale in Kentucky this fall.

Hollendorfer said he thinks Halo Dolly can add to her accomplished record in races such as Monday’s $150,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes at Del Mar – and into next year.

Sat, 08/31/2013 - 14:34

Woodward: Mucho Macho Man scratches, will race in California

Barbara D. Livingston
Mucho Macho Man will prep for the Breeders' Cup in the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Kathy Ritvo shrugged her shoulders and said “there’s nothing you can do about the weather” during training hours on Saturday morning and several hours later did as expected, scratching Mucho Macho Man from the Grade 1 Woodward due a racetrack turned to a sea of slop by heavy, overnight rains.

Sat, 08/31/2013 - 14:30

Golden Gate Fields: Firmer turf for Rolling Green may help Eagle Screams

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Hudson Landing is using a six-furlong allowance sprint on Friday as a prep for a repeat attempt at the Grade 3 San Francisco Mile.

There are four stakes winners entered in Monday’s $50,000 Rolling Green Stakes at Golden Gate Fields, but even the two non-stakes winners merit consideration as value plays.

Eagle Screams, a 4-year-old making his stakes debut, will undoubtedly be the longest shot in the six-horse field even though he’s coming off a game victory in a first-level optional claimer at Santa Rosa. He’s 2 for 5 on turf, but 0 for 3 locally.

Trainer Gil Matos said the short field and the lack of other races locally until October prompted his decision.