The crowd gasped when heavily favored Heartswideopen broke from the outside post and drifted toward the inside rail. Oscar Hernandez, riding cool in the irons, never worried. Heartswideopen, breaking from the outside post, briefly drifted toward the inside rail but recovered and charged to catch SF Royal Bank with the final stride Monday in the $1.9 million All American Futurity.
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Heartswideopen recovers from drifting start to win All American
The crowd gasped when heavily favored Heartswideopen broke from the outside post and drifted toward the inside rail. Oscar Hernandez, riding cool in the irons, never worried. Heartswideopen, breaking from the outside post, briefly drifted toward the inside rail but recovered and charged to catch SF Royal Bank with the final stride Monday in the…
Always A Virgin captures Cane Pace, first leg of the triple crown
Always A Virgin took command early on and ran away with the $300,000 Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway on Monday, setting a new course record in the process. Driven by Brian Sears and trained by Joe Holloway, the 3-year-old colt covered the mile in 1:51.1 to win the opening leg of pacing’s triple crown. Always…
Snell pitches Pirates by Cardinals 11-0
The last two times Ian Snell has beaten the Cardinals on the road, he’s knocked them back to .500. This time, it really had to hurt for St. Louis. Snell threw seven scoreless innings to end a six-game road losing streak since winning in St. Louis on April 16, and the Pittsburgh Pirates halted a…
Phillies lose more ground in NL East
Maybe it was the heat. Perhaps it was carryover from a bad loss to the Marlins. Whatever it was, Ryan Howard and Aaron Rowand couldn’t make contact, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost again. Howard and Rowand combined to go 0-for-7 with five strikeouts and the Phillies lost 5-1 to the Atlanta Braves on Monday.
Pedro leads Mets to win in season debut
Working with a fastball that was past its prime, Pedro Martinez made a vintage comeback. Back on the mound for the first time in almost a year, the right-hander got his 3,000th career strikeout Monday and led the resurgent New York Mets to a 10-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. A victory and a little…
Mariners beat Yankees to end 9-game skid
The video system wasn’t working very well, so Ichiro Suzuki didn’t get to study any of Roger Clemens’ outings. He still managed to do pretty well against a banged-up Rocket. Suzuki had three hits off Clemens to equal another record, Felix Hernandez pitched seven sharp innings and the Mariners beat the New York Yankees 7-1…
Porter likely to play in Dolphins opener
Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter says his surgically repaired right knee feels better every day, and he’s expected to play in the season opener Sunday at Washington. Porter underwent arthroscopic surgery Aug. 7 and missed much of training camp. He returned to practice on a limited basis last week and has gradually increased his workload.
Strahan ends holdout, reports to Giants
Seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan reported to the New York Giants on Monday, six days before the season opener. Ending a holdout that may cost him more than $500,000 in fines, Strahan arrived unobserved at Giants Stadium around 4 p.m., handled some paperwork and met with general manager Jerry Reese and coach Tom…
Longshot Brego wins rich turf race at Remington Park
When trainer Bruce Jackson saw the weather forecast for Monday — hot and dry, which meant a firm grass track at Remington Park — he knew conditions were prime for his 5-year old horse, Brego, to shine. The California-bred son of In Excess didn’t disappoint. Brego, a 17-1 longshot running in only his third stakes…
Heartswideopen recovers from drifting start to win All American
Heavily favored Heartswideopen, breaking from the outside post, drifted toward the inside rail but recovered to edge SF Royal Bank by a nose Monday in the $1.9 million All American Futurity. The Texas-bred Heartswideopen, with Oscar Hernandez aboard, put 68-year-old trainer Carl Draper back in the winner’s circle in the richest event in quarter horse…
Majestic Warrior wins $250,000 Hopeful Stakes
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott capped a dominating season at Saratoga Race Course on Monday when 2-year-old Majestic Warrior took the $250,000 Hopeful Stakes. Mott topped the Saratoga standings for the first time in six years and took home an eighth career title as Saratoga’s leading trainer with 27 winners.
Arizona’s Webb struggles again in loss
Colorado manager Clint Hurdle called it the “Tulo Trap.” Whatever it’s called, it helped the Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Troy Tulowitzki caught rookie outfielder Justin Upton making a wide turn at third base to end an Arizona rally and the Rockies held on to beat the Diamondbacks 4-3.