Weekend Results
Barbaro, “the most interesting little-known horse in the country,” won the Tropical Park Derby at Calder on Sunday by three and three-quarter lengths, bringing his record on the turf to 3-for-3. “He’s obviously a very talented horse,” said trainer Michael Matz, who’s contemplating trying the three-year-old on the dirt next. Matz has been doing well at Calder recently — Barbaro’s win was the fourth for the trainer in as many starts.
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At Santa Anita, Badge of Silver took to the turf in his debut on that surface, winning the San Gabriel Handicap on Sunday. “The race went exactly the way I thought it would,” said trainer Bobby Frankel. “I was a little concerned about the soft going, but he’s a good horse and he’s got a good turn of foot. We’ll probably stay on turf with him.” In Saturday’s La Brea, Pussycat Doll so dominated the field that trainer Bob Baffert headed to the winner’s circle when the filly passed the eighth pole. “I knew it was over…. She ran like she’d been training.”
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Trainer Mark Shuman headed into the Maryland Juvenile on Saturday wildly optimistic about Travelin Leroy’s chances in the race, and the public agreed, betting the two-year-old down to 3-5, but it was the overlooked Vegas Play trained by Grover Delp that won the stakes.
