At Saratoga, GENERAL DOWNS, a 3 year old gelding owned by West Point Thoroughbreds won a MSW in his second start lifetime. He overcame a bump at the start and then a lot of manouvering through traffic to get to the wire first in a very game finish. GENERAL DOWNS has already earned over $50,000. He is trained by Dallas Stewart.
SHINKHANSEN, a 3 year old filly sold for $70,000 by Kirkwood Stables, broke her maiden at Laurel last out. Today she won for the second time in a row, this time in allowance company at Penn National. She also overcame traffic and a tight spot to get up for the win. She is owned by Mens Grille Racing and was bred by Russell B. Harris, Craig R. Harris & Jeffrey A. Harris.