(Edited Santa Anita Park report)

ARCADIA, Calif. – After finishing third in his racing debut, 4-year-old gelding Compari powerhoused to his fifth straight victory Sunday with a stunning 3¼-length triumph in Santa Anita’s 13th running of the $100,000 Crystal Water Handicap for California-breds at one mile over a “yielding” turf course.

Graham Ross
Fair Grounds

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Shutupanddance, a 4-year-old accredited Louisiana-bred filly owned by Bill and Denise Morrison and trained by Michelle Lovell, took command just after the break and never relinquished the lead thereafter when winning Sunday’s $47,000 1 1/16-mile allowance feature for state-breds at Fair Grounds by three-quarters of a length.

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

Presious Passion is a four-legged, windup gelding that just won’t stop. And the seven-year-old son of Royal Anthem proved that again Sunday at Gulfstream Park when he repeated in the Grade 2 Mac Diarmida Stakes by going wire to wire in the mile-and-three-eighths race over the Hallandale Beach turf course.

Ashley Herriman
NYRA/Aqueduct Racetrack

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – It was déjà vu in the $65,000 Broadway Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Sunday afternoon, with Lights Off Annie leading the field of New York-bred fillies and mares from gate to wire – just like last year.

Graham Ross
Fair Grounds

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Martin Racing Stable and Dan Morgan’s Jody Slew surprised just about everybody – including her connections – when she won Fair Grounds’ $75,000 Tiffany Lass Stakes Jan. 23 at better than 20-1. 

Graham Ross
Fair Grounds

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Darley Stable’s Tizaqueena, who began a four-race win streak at Fair Grounds last season that culminated with a score in Churchill’s Grade II Distaff Turf Mile on Kentucky Derby Day, began another one at Fair Grounds Saturday with a three-quarter length tally in the third running of the $60,000 Allen Lacombe Memorial Handicap for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles.

Penelope P Miller
Tampa Bay Downs

OLDSMAR, Fla. – Don’t Forget Gil, a four-year-old Kafwain filly bred in New York by Jonathan Thorne, captured the 26th running of the Wayward Lass Stakes today for owner Alan Brodsky and trainer Mark Hennig with Daniel Centeno in the irons.

Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
Maryland Jockey Club

LAUREL, Md. – Mary Raymond’s Dont Blame the Cat flew around his fellow 3-year-olds and charged to victory in the $70,000 Miracle Wood Stakes this afternoon at Laurel Park.

Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com report

Aurora Lights, under jockey Cornelio Velasquez, took advantage of a dull effort by favorite Justwhistledixie to win the Grade 3 Sabin Stakes Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., as part of the Fasig-Tipton Filly Festival program.

Jack Will
Gulfstream Park

GAME ON DUDE, RADIOHEAD AND MINER’S RESERVE WIN 3-YEAR-OLD RACES SATURDAY

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Gary and Mary West’s 3-year-old Best Actor worked a strong five furlongs in a ‘bullet’ 59 3/5 Saturday morning at Gulfstream Park for trainer Wayne Catalano in preparation for his yet to be determined next start with several options under consideration.