Travers Manley
Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Dawn and Ike Thrash’s Wild About Marie made the final move the winning move under Shaun Bridgmohan as she passed six rivals in the stretch to win the $57,385 Unbridled Sidney for fillies and mares by 1¼ lengths over Smartys Emperoress.

Trained by Jeff Thornbury, Wild About Marie covered the five furlongs on a firm Matt Winn Turf Course in :56.24.

Extravaganza and favored Platinum Exchange dueled through a first quarter-mile in…

Dan Silver
NYRA/Belmont Park

ELMONT, N.Y. – With a measured victory in the $85,000, seven-furlong You and I stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park, Currency Swap showed the form that marked his 2011 juvenile campaign, which included a win in the Grade 1 Three Chimneys Hopeful at Saratoga Race Course.

Sent off as the 3-2 second choice behind even money favorite Hardened Wildcat, Currency Swap broke alertly from the outside post and was sent to the lead by jockey…

Michael Costanzo
Calder Race Course

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Winless in his last four starts while taking on the best of his generation, Jacks or Better Farm, Inc.’s Fort Loudon, who swept the three-race Florida Stallion Stakes as a juvenile, returned to the Calder Casino & Race Course winner’s circle Saturday when coasting clear of a tiring Hello Prince to win the $75,000 In Summation Stakes by two lengths, covering the six-furlong distance in 1:10.51 over a fast track.…

Travers Manley
Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Double R Stable’s Sam’s Bliss swept past pace-setting Street Storm entering the far turn and drew off to win the $57,528 Bio Purse for fillies and mares by 4¾ lengths over Brushed by a Star.

Trained by Bret Calhoun and ridden by Miguel Mena, Sam’s Bliss ran the 6½ furlongs on a fast main track in 1:17.03. The victory was worth $34,800 and increased the earnings of the 4-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of…

Bob Mieszerski
Betfair Hollywood Park

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Trois Aureole completed a triple for jockey Joel Rosario with a victory in the $55,050 feature Thursday at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Rosario, who has won six riding titles at Betfair Hollywood Park since 2009, had only one win from 32 mounts through the first eight days of the Spring/Summer meet before scoring with his first three rides Thursday.

Trained by John Sadler for J.W. Singer LLC, Trois Aureole won for the…

Travers Manley
Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A. Stevens Miles Jr.’s Neck ’n Neck moved past pace-setting Big Town at the three-eighths pole and drew off to win the $54,335 allowance feature by 6½ lengths on a sunny and mild afternoon at Churchill Downs.

Trained by Ian Wilkes and ridden by Leandro Goncalves, Neck ’n Neck covered the 1 1/16 miles over a fast main track in 1:43.53.

A 3-year-old homebred son of Flower Alley out of the Storm…

Bob Mieszerski
Betfair Hollywood Park

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — A drop in class and a swift pace helped make Teddy’s Promise a winner in her comeback in the $84,950 Time To Leave Stakes Sunday at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Freshened since a fifth place finish in the Grade 1 Santa Monica Jan. 28 at Santa Anita, the California bred rallied from last to defeat Rumor by a half-length.

Owned by breeders Ted and Judy Nichols and trained by Ron Ellis, Teddy’s Promise,…

(Edited Betfair Hollywood Park report)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — A lengthy layoff proved no obstacle for Morning Line as the 5-year-old led throughout in the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Even before the win by the 5-1 shot in the Grade II, a Pick Six carryover was  assured.

When racing resumes Sunday, there will be $58,358 awaiting players.

Post time Sunday is 1 p.m. The Pick Six will start in the fourth race, which has a scheduled…

Victory gives Eddie Castro 2,000th North American win

 Jon Forbes
NYRA/Belmont Park

ELMONT, N.Y. – Winter Memories regained winning form in her 2012 debut, delivering a strong turn of foot after finding room at the top of the stretch to take the Grade 3, $150,000 Beaugay and give jockey Eddie Castro his 2,000th North American victory.

With Castro aboard for the first time in her career, Winter Memories raced in fourth behind fractions of 49.90 and 1:13.98, brushed with…

Jenny Kellner
NYRA/Belmont Park

ELMONT, N.Y. – Boisterous made his return to New York a winning one, closing resolutely through the stretch and going onto a one-length victory over Desert Blanc in Saturday’s 36th running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Fort Marcy at Belmont Park.

Sent off as the narrow 7-5 favorite in the field of six, the 5-year-old son of Distorted Humor stayed in midpack behind fractions of 25.68 and 50.89 set by Upgrade over the yielding turf…