Horse Racing News

Robert V. LaPenta's Easter Gift ran away with the Grade 3, $350,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Parx by 4 1/2 lengths on Monday. Sent off as the 9-2 fourth choice, the Nick Zito trainee overtook Traffic Light in midstretch and drew off in the slop.

Al Eisman and William Currin's homebred My Best Brother flashed his trademark speed and regained the winning thread in Sunday's Grade 2, $300,000 Del Mar Derby.

David Melin and Laurie Plesa's Brave Dave wired the field in the Grade 3, $101,000 Sapling Stakes at Monmouth Park Sunday, marking his first career stakes win.

When jockey Ramon Dominguez piloted 10-1 shot Unbridled Command to victory in the Sept. 2 Saranac Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, he achieved another great milestone: a new record for number of wins during the meet.

Unbeaten So Many Ways gave trainer Tony Dutrow consecutive wins in the $300,000 Spinaway Stakes when she came from off the pace to defeat 3-5 favorite Teen Pauline going away by 2 1/2 lengths Sept. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.

Odds-on choice Executiveprivilege remained perfect in four starts with her victory in the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante Sept. 1 but had to dig deep to defeat determined pacesetter Beholder by a nose.

Back on her favorite track, Tu Endie Wei engaged 1-2 favorite Roxy Gap along the inside and refused to give way en route to a one-length victory in the $170,843 Seaway Stakes at Woodbine Sept. 1.

Outsider Middie spurted away from the field in upper stretch to post a 3 3/4-length victory under jockey Francisco Torres in the $150,000 Washington Park Handicap in track-record time over Polytrack at Arlington Park Sept 1.

he five-year-old gray gelding Tune Me In backed up his 25-1 upset of the Grade 3 Oceanport on July 29 with another triumph over the Monmouth Park turf course in Saturday's Grade 3, $99,000 Cliff Hanger.

Odds-on favorite Mucho Macho Man got to the throatlatch of Live Oak Plantation's To Honor and Serve inside the eighth pole in Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward at Saratoga.