ELMONT, N.Y. - Readtheprospectus gave jockey Junior Alvarado his third stakes win on Saturday’s New York Showcase program at Belmont, with a 1 1/4-length victory over the late-running So Scott in the $150,000 Commentator Stakes. The win was also the second on the card for trainer Chad Brown, who earlier captured the Mount Vernon with Shakeira.
Alvarado’s previous winners on Saturday came aboard Saginaw in the Affirmed Success and Amberjack in the Mike Lee.
ELMONT, N.Y. - Though he believes Clear Pasaj can rate if need be, trainer Bruce Levine felt in order to win Saturday’s $100,000 Dancin Renee Handicap at Belmont Park it would be on the front end.
“I was kind of hell bent on the lead today, to be honest,” Levine said.
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Delightful Mary, Canada’s champion 2-year-old filly in 2010, prevailed in her return from a 15-month layoff Saturday at Woodbine in the Grade 3, $150,000 Hendrie Stakes.
Man Stuff set rapid fractions with the wind at her back in the six and a half furlong sprint, as Delightful Mary bided her time near the back of the eight-horse field. Heavenly Pride, a 15-1 shot, hit the front in midstretch, but a wide Delightful Mary swept by her late to win by a length in 1:15.54. She paid $4.30.
Win Willy became Thoroughbred racing’s latest millionaire when he made up a five-length deficit in the final furlong to win Saturday’s $50,250 Joe French Memorial Stakes at Delaware Park.
The 7-year-old Win Willy ($7), ridden by Alex Cintron for trainer Mac Robertson and owner Jer-Mar Stable, has now won 11 of 32 starts and $1,015,437. It was his fifth win in eight starts on Delaware’s main track.
ELMONT, N.Y. – Shakeira, who continues to improve with experience, earned her first stakes victory and did it impressively Saturday at Belmont Park, overcoming a wide trip to register a well-earned neck decision over Inimitable Romance in the $125,000 Mount Vernon Stakes.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Let Em Shine, winner of the Came Home Stakes for 3-year-old sprinters at Hollywood on May 11, will make his graded stakes debut in the $400,000 Woody Stephens Stakes for 3-year-olds over seven furlongs at Belmont Park next Saturday.
Trainer Adam Kitchingman confirmed the plans after Let Em Shine worked five furlongs in 59.80 seconds Friday. Kitchingman timed Let Em Shine in 58.60.
“He’s training as good as he can be,” Kitchingman said.
ELMONT, N.Y. – Displaying the ability to come from off the pace, Amberjack ran past the dueling leader Weekend Hideaway to win Saturday’s $125,000 Mike Lee Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-olds at Belmont Park.
Weekend Hideaway, the 7-5 favorite, finished second after dueling with Hay Shares through a strong early pace. Smooth Bert was third and followed in the order of finish by Soul House, West Hills Giant – who stumbled badly at the break – Hay Shares and Run Forrest Run. Bond Vigilante and Belief System scratched.
ELMONT, N.Y. – Saturday proved to be another warm and relatively uneventful morning at Belmont Park so far as the 10 prospective Belmont Stakes starters stabled on the grounds were concerned. Only one member of that group, Always in a Tiz, turned in a recorded workout, with the majority of the others gearing up for their scheduled workouts here Sunday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Scatman inspired considerable hope in the Hall of Fame barn of Bill Mott last fall in Kentucky, but the colt and his form went south – literally and figuratively – over the winter.
Back to his Kentucky-loving self, Scatman wore down Jasizzle in the final furlong Saturday for his first career stakes victory in the 25th running of the Grade 3, $106,800 Aristides over a sloppy Churchill Downs track.
