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Noble Drama Rallies To Take City Of Dania Stakes Sponsored by: Noble Drama wins the City of Dania Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Harold Queen s Noble Drama called on his family s class to rally from far off the pace to win Sunday s $60,000 City of Dania, a rapidly run contest in which multiple Grade 1 stakes-placed Jesus Team, the 7-10 favorite, was never a factor while finishing fifth in a highly anticipated return to action. The City of Dania, a one-turn mile overnight handicap for 3-year-olds and up, headlined an 11-race program that wrapped up a weekend of racing action that included Papetu s victorious comeback in the $75,000 Carry Back and Competitive Speed s return to winning form in the Hallandale Beach on Saturday. ....
Papetu Returns With Win In Carry Back At Gulfstream Sponsored by: Papetu wins the Carry Back Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Magic Stables LLC s Papetu fired off the layoff to win Saturday s $75,000 Carry Back at Gulfstream Park, victorious in his first start since finishing off the board in the March 27 Grade 1 Florida Derby. The Carry Back, a seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds, headlined a 13-race program that also featured Competitive Speed s return to winning form in the $60,000 Hallandale Beach, an overnight handicap for 3-year-old fillies. Papetu ($9.40) ran seven furlongs in 1:22.51 to prevail by 1 ¼ lengths under Leonel Reyes, who was also aboard Competitive Speed. ....
Sponsored by: Chuck Willis dug in down the stretch to score his fourth consecutive win on Monday at Gulfstream Park With the Summit of Speed just a month away, next Saturday s $60,000 Hollywood Lakes and $75,000 Game Face at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., will serve as key local preps for several entrants. Millionaire Diamond Oops figures to be the one to beat in the Hollywood Landing, a six-furlong overnight handicap for 3-year-olds and up that will serve as a prep for the $200,000 Smile Sprint (G3) July 3 at Gulfstream. The six-furlong Smile will co-headline the Summit of Speed card with the $350,000 Princess Rooney (G2), a seven-furlong sprint for fillies and mares that has been designated as a Breeders Cup Win and You re In race. ....
Sponsored by: Malathaat, winner of the 147th running of the Kentucky Oaks for Shadwell Stable, trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez “Excellent.” That was trainer Todd Pletcher s all-encompassing answer to the question of Malathaat s condition on the morning after her gutsy run and neck victory in the Grade I Longines Kentucky Oaks Saturday at Churchill Downs. With a national television audience taking it in, the well-made daughter of Curlin overcame early troubles, took rider John Velazquez s cues at all points and then dug down deep to win a photo finish and $713,000 in the 147th “Run for the Lilies.” The Shadwell Stable miss now is a perfect five for five in her brief racing career, has three graded stakes on her ledger and is well on her way to millionaire status ($953,000) with a very bright future ahead. ....
Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on Saturday, handicappers need to make hard decisions. Malathaat starts as the morning line favorite with an undefeated 4-for-4 record, but the question is whether her form appears strong enough to trust her against new faces in this spot, such as the co-second choices Travel Column and Search Results. The Kentucky Oaks is carded as Race 11 with a post time of 5:51 p.m EDT. 1. Pauline’s Pearl, 20-1 (Tapit – Steven Asmussen/Ricardo Santana Jr. – 5: 2-1-1 - $461,500): Pauline’s Pearl took the Fantasy Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn by one length over Ava’s Grace in second and Coach off a stalking trip with a relatively high 107 TimeformUS Speed Figure. Two starts ago, though, Pauline’s Pearl lost to Will’s Secret in the Honeybee Stakes (G3). Will’s Secret was no match for Malathaat and Pass the Champagne in the Ashland Stakes (G1), but Pauline’s Pearl also was compromised by the pace in the Honeybee. For what it is worth, Pau ....