Authorized wins “by a street,” giving jockey Frankie Dettori his first Derby victory (Guardian).
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Dettori followed up on Sunday with a win in the French Derby aboard Lawman. Bookmakers wept: “Plenty of customers picked up their Authorized winnings on Sunday morning and many kept the faith in Frankie doing the Derby double, making this a weekend to forget for us,” said David Stevens, spokesman for the bookmakers Coral (Guardian).
A few good efforts worth pointing out from three-year-old fillies across the country on Saturday:
– At Arlington, Dreaming of Anna finally returned to the winner’s circle after three losses, her last a sixth-place finish in the Kentucky Oaks. While her performance in the Double Delta Stakes was hardly brilliant, it was solid, with Dreaming of Anna tracking the moderate pace set by Devil House and then drawing away on the final turn, finishing more than a length ahead of the closer Nice Inheritance.
– The Sands Point at Belmont ended in a Bit of Whimsy-Rutherienne dead heat (DRF). Both fillies ran well, with Rutherienne overcoming a pace unsuited to her late run style, but it was Bit of Whimsy who really impressed in her finish. Making only her third career start and coming off a MSW win, Bit of Whimsy went a little wide on the first turn, stalked the pace, dueled in the stretch and then drew away to meet Rutherienne, who was charging down the center, at the wire.
– And at Hollywood, in her fourth career start and her first on the turf, the promising Sindy With an S rebounded from her third-place finish in the Railbird Stakes with a win in the Manhattan Beach.
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– Hard Spun (right) arrived at Belmont this afternoon. He’ll put in his final work for next Saturday’s Belmont Stakes on Sunday or Monday, said trainer Larry Jones.
– Slew’s Tizzy put in his final work for the race, going four furlongs in :49 flat, according to trainer Gregory Fox (NYRA). The Lone Star Derby winner will ship from Lexington on Tuesday.
– Here come the longshots: Let’s see, only five possible starters and a $1 million purse. It’s no wonder the unknown Digger is now a Belmont contender (DRF).
– Street Sense has been sold to Darley (ESPN). Hard Spun too (Blood-Horse).
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