(Edited Aqueduct Racetrack report)

For nearly 18 months, trainer Alan Goldberg has been waiting for things to jell for Strike a Deal. And on a gray and rainy Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, things finally came together for the 4-year-old son of Smart Strike in a big way.

Tracksideview.com staff report

Broodmare of the year Better Than Honour sold for a record $14 million during the Fasig-Tipton November select sale at Lexington, Ky. The 12-year-old daughter of Deputy Minister was purchased by Southern Equine Stables, who already owned 70 percent of the mare, while the other 30 percent was owned by John Sikura’s Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales.

(Edited NYRA report)

Eli Gindi’s Break Water Edison closed out his 2-year-old campaign with a flourish as he took the lead in midstretch and went on to a 1¾-length victory over favored Hello Broadway in the 33rd running of the Grade 3, $118,500 Nashua Stakes Sunday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack.

(Edited Hollywood Park report)

INGLEWOOD, Calif., — Favorite Pamona Ball, given a ground-saving trip by Rafael Bejarano, rallied along the rail in the stretch to score her  second straight win in Saturday’s $107,700 Sharp Cat Stakes at Hollywood Park.

(Edited Churchill Downs report)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Capt. Candyman Can, whose name was inspired by a 1970’s hit song by Sammy Davis Jr., proved just as popular on the track as he grabbed the lead heading into the far turn under jockey Julien Leparoux and rolled to a three-length victory in Saturday’s 28th running of the $111,100 Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes for 2-year-olds on Saturday at Churchill Downs.