BETTING HORSES
- About Horse Racing
- Track Schedule
- How To Bet Horses
BET HORSERACING
- Handicapping Guide
- Handicapping Store
- Carryovers
- Race Replays
- Graded Stakes Races
BET GREYHOUND RACING
- About Greyhound Racing
- Track Schedule
- Live Racing Video
Las Vegas, NV - Another weekend of graded stakes action is in the books. Now we can look forward to some mid-week action July 4th on a few fronts - Belmont and Monmouth just to name a couple. For now - we concentrate on the weekend that was - the upsets, the expected results and the horses that saw their stocks rise and fall after this weekend.
Belmont Park hosted three stakes races this past weekend - two on Saturday and one on Sunday. Let's start with The Grade 2 Dwyer Stakes on Saturday. Michael Matz pupil Teeth of the Dog did what he was supposed to do as 5-2 favorite in the race. He outlasted Fast Falcon who was second and Morgan's Guerrilla who came third. Teeth of the Dog instilled himself as a serious three year old going forward - impressive indeed.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Teeth of the Dog | J. Rosario | $4.00 | $3.10 | $2.30 |
| 2 | Fast Falcon | R. Napravnik | $7.20 | $4.20 | |
| 1 | Morgan's Guerrilla | C. Nakatani | $3.50 |
Also on Belmont's Saturday card was the New York Stakes. Mystical Star, the fourth choice in the race raced to her first stakes win and avenged a disqualification three weeks ago in the Sheepshead Stakes. Mystical Star beat 9-5 favorite Aruna who finished second and 5-1 Hit it Rich who finished third.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mystical Star | J. Lezcano | $11.80 | $4.90 | $3.20 |
| 1 | Aruna | R. Dominguez | $3.00 | $2.40 | |
| 2 | Hit It Rich | J. Castellano | $2.90 |
On Sunday, Belmont hosted the Grade 3 Bed o' Roses Handicap. 3-1 Derwin's Star won her first race since September 2010 and her second graded stakes race overall when she edged 6-1 Catch a Thief and 8-5 favorite C C's Pal who finished third.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Derwin's Star | R. Dominguez | $6.90 | $4.20 | $2.40 |
| 1 | Catch a Thief | E. Castro | $11.80 | $4.00 | |
| 7 | C C's Pal | J. Alvarado | $2.10 |
Prairie Meadows was also the scene of three graded stakes races this weekend. The richest and most prestigious of the three was the Grade 3 Cornhusker Handicap which took place on Saturday. Second choice 7-2 Fort Larned avenged his loss in the Alysheba Stakes May 4th to Successful Dan and beat the 6-5 heavy favorite who wound up second. Awesome Gem at 6-1 finished third.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fort Larned | B. Hernandez, Jr. | $9.40 | $3.40 | $2.40 |
| 3 | Successful Dan | J. Leparoux | $2.20 | $2.20 | |
| 5 | Awesome Gem | D. Flores | $2.80 |
Also on Prairie Meadows Saturday Card were the Iowa Oaks and the Iowa Derby. In the Grade 3 Iowa Derby Hansen did what many expected and avenged an uncharacteristically poor effort - a 9th in the Kentucky Derby. After a long layoff, he was the class of the field fending off 8-1 and Louisiana Derby winner Hero of Order and long shot 15-1 Mach Bull who finished third.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hansen | R. Dominguez | $2.20 | $2.20 | -- |
| 3 | Hero of Order | K. Tohill | $6.20 | -- | |
| 4 | Macho Bull | J. Barton | -- |
In the Iowa Oaks Uptown Bertie at 3-1 won her stakes debut over favorite 2-1 Ice Cream Silence who finished second. The longest shot in the field 12-1 Emona represented herself very well and finished third.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Uptown Bertie | J. Leparoux | $5.20 | $2.40 | $2.20 |
| 1 | Ice Cream Silence | B. Hernandez, Jr. | $2.60 | $2.20 | |
| 4 | Emona | K. Tohill | $5.40 |
Hollywood Park played host to the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile and the Grade 1 Triple bend Handicap on Saturday - quite a day for racing enthusiasts. In the Shoemaker it was 7-2 Jeranimo who came from last to finish first in the race defeating highly touted Argentinean (6-1 odds) Suggestive Boy who finished second and favorite Little Mike. Mr. Commons, the second choice finished fourth.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jeranimo | G. Gomez | $19.60 | $8.40 | $4.00 |
| 4 | Suggestive Boy | J. Talamo | $9.40 | $6.00 | |
| 3 | Little Mike | J. Bravo | $3.00 |
In the Triple Bend it was Camp Victory who claimed victory in upset fashion after a pair of thirds in his previous two graded stakes races. The favorite The Factor finished second while longer shot 10-1 Mobilized finished third.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Camp Victory | J. Talamo | $22.60 | $7.00 | $3.60 |
| 6 | The Factor | R. Bejarano | $3.20 | $2.40 | |
| 3 | Mobilized | G. Gomez | $4.60 |
Monmouth Park was the scene of the Grade 3 Eatontown Handicap on Saturday. Silver Screamer in her stakes debut claimed victory at 6-1 odds over 5-1 Heavenly Landing who finished second and 4-1 Unbridled Humor who was third.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Silver Screamer | J. Espinoza | $11.40 | $5.20 | $3.80 |
| 2 | Heavenly Landing | P. Lopez | $4.80 | $3.60 | |
| 7 | Unbridled Humor | J. Rocco, Jr. | $3.00 |
On Sunday Woodbine hosted the Grade 3 Dominion Day Stakes. Hunters Bay, the 7-10 favorite outlasted former Canadian Champion three year old, 8-1 Pender Harbour. Hunters Bay impressively followed up a win in the Eclipse Stakes on this track and has staked claim as the one to beat in any future entries. 5-1 Stately Victor finished third.
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Hunters Bay | E. Wilson | $3.40 | $2.40 | $-- |
| 6 | Pender Harbour | L. Contreras | $3.40 | $-- | |
| 3 | Stately Victor | R. Napravnik | $-- |
