Graham Ross
Fair Grounds
 
NEW ORLEANS,La. – Odds-on Evolutionist, owned by the Kinsman Farm of George M. Steinbrenner III and conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, was allowed to settle behind the longshot pacesetter Marquee Event, took command from that one inside the furlong grounds and then drew clear for a 2 1/2-length tally in Saturday’s $60,000 Woodchopper Stakes at about one mile over a firm Stall-Wilson turf course at Fair Grounds.

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Super Saver has a date on the First Saturday in May after he won the 83^rd running of Kentucky Jockey Club on Saturday at Churchill Downs and earned an automatic nomination to the 2010 Triple Crown. Jockey Calvin Borel used the Jockey Club to rack up his fourth win of the day and it tied him for leading rider at the meet with Julien Leparoux.

Brian Skirka
NYRA/Aqueduct Racetrack

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Don’t schedule that retirement party just yet.

With a dominant wire-to-wire win in Saturday’s 114th running of the Grade 1, $300,000 Gazelle at Aqueduct Racetrack, Godolphin Stable’s Flashing may have earned herself another year in training.

Jenny Kellner
NYRA/Aqueduct Racetrack

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Fox Hill Farm and Vinery Stables’ Kodiak Kowboy put an exclamation point on his stakes-studded career Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, rallying through the stretch to edge Bribon and Vineyard Haven in a rousing edition of the Grade 1, $300,000 Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile.

(Edited Laurel Park report)

LAUREL, Md. – Jockey Jeremy Rose guided Alvin Lapidus’ Regal Solo to a convincing score in Saturday’s feature at Laurel Park, the $50,000 Jennings Handicap for Maryland-breds.

Ashley Herriman
NYRA/Aqueduct Racetrack

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A pair of 2-year-olds advancing at the right time were on display at Aqueduct Racetrack Saturday afternoon, with Buddy’s Saint and Tizahit posting victories in the final graded stakes events for juveniles this year in New York.

Bob Hill
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sassy Image finished the month of November just as she started it.  On opening day of the Churchill Downs Fall Meet (Nov. 1) the daughter of Broken Vow out of the Hennessy mare Ideal Image won the Grade 3 Pocahonasts by two lengths over Decelerator.  On the final day of the meet (Saturday), she stretched out to a mile and sixteenth and this time beat Decelerator by four decisive lengths in…

(Edited Hollywood Park report)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Take the Points, winner of a pair of Grade I stakes in his last two starts, will renew acquaintances with Virginia Derby winner Battle of Hastings and five other graded winners in Sunday’s $300,000 Hollywood Derby at Hollywood Park.

(Edited Fair Grounds report)
 
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Stonestreet Stables and Harold McCormick’s Rachel Alexandra arrived at her winter base, Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, without incident late Friday afternoon. The possible Horse of the Year traveled from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., to New Orleans aboard a Sallee Horse Vans trailer along with four of her stablemates. 
 
“She’s okay,” trainer…

(Edited Meadowlands Racetrack report)

East Rutherford, N.J. – At The Disco controlled the tempo the whole way en route to a two-length victory in the $65,000 Alysheba Stakes Friday night at Meadowlands Racetrack.