(Edited Hollywood Park report)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Favorite Well Monied, ridden patiently by Joel Rosario, moved into contention entering the far turn and rallied from third at the top of the stretch to win Sunday’s $150,000 Honeymoon Handicap by 1¼ lengths at Hollywood Park.

(Edited Arlington Park report)

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The 20th anniversary edition of the Arlington’s Grade I Beverly D. Stakes is less than 10 weeks away on Aug. 8, but on May 30 two of the original nominations to the sister race of the Grade 1 Arlington Million won in graded stakes company in two different countries.

(Edited Churchill Downs report) 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Lawrence Carroll’s Bold Start had an easy morning at Barn 6 after his 2¾-length victory over Semaphore Man in Saturday’s Grade 3 Aristides. “I don’t know what it is, but he loves this track,” said Billy Wright, assistant to trainer Ken McPeek. “I told Paul McGee (who saddled Success Success in the Aristides) that they’d have to run 1:09 to beat him and he won in 1:09 flat.”

Jenny Kellner
Belmont Park

ELMONT, N.Y. – Charitable Man and Dunkirk, who could be the second and third choices behind Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in Saturday’s 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes, turned in their final works this morning for the 1½-mile race at Belmont Park.

$124,071 PICK SIX CARRYOVER SUNDAY

(Edited Hollywood Park report)

INGLEWOOD, Calif.  — Magical Fantasy, overlooked at 6-1, rallied from fifth with a furlong to run to post her second straight graded victory under jockey Alex Solis in the $319,000 Gamely Stakes on Saturday at Hollywood Park.

(Edited Arlington Park report)

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Janis Whitham’s Nursery Rhyme split horses at the sixteenth pole and held off a resurgent Sly Storm in the waning yards to win the $52,400 Fit For a Queen Stakes by a neck on Saturday at Arlington Park.  Jesse Campbell was aboard the Ian Wilkes-trained daughter of Tale of a Cat who covered the 6½ furlongs over Polytrack in 1:17.08.

(Edited Churchill Downs report)

 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A landmark day for jockey Robby Albarado got even better when he guided Lawrence Carroll’s Bold Start to a 2¾-length victory over Semaphore Man in Saturday’s 21st running of the $112,600 Aristides (Grade 3) for sprinters at Churchill Downs.

Francis LaBelle
Belmont Park
 
ELMONT, N.Y. – Having opened an early lead on the rest of the field, Farnsworth Stable’s Gozzip Girl was able to slow the pace in Saturday’s 15th running of the Grade 2, $150,000 Sands Point for three-year-old fillies at nine furlongs on Belmont Park’s yielding inner turf course.

Jenny Kellner
Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. – With the recent spell of wet weather having finally moved on, three contenders for the 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes turned in their final serious moves this morning at Belmont Park in preparation for next Saturday’s 1½-mile “Test of the Champion.”

(Edited Arlington Park report)

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Longtime Chicago-based jockey Chris Emigh notched the 3,000th victory of his career when he guided John Reinhart’s Thanks Lord for trainer Frank Kirby to a 1 3/4-length win in the fourth race Saturday at Arlington Park.