Daniel Alonso

FORD ROADSTER (g, 2, Roadster--She Nailed It, by Corfu) and fellow Roadster offspring Strike went right at each other after the jump, and the race was on in this baby dash. Dueling through an opening quarter-mile in :21.96, the pair swung into the lane refusing to give the other peace but Ford Roadster eventually got the best of his rival. Inching forward nearing the line, the Ramon Minguet trainee put a half-length on the two behind him to post an 11-1 upset. Strike won the photo for the runner-up honors...

Last year's GI Belmont S. third Skippylongstocking (c, 4, Exagggerator--Twinkling, by War Chant), a three-time graded winner since, added Friday's late-night $1-million GII Charles Town Classic S. to his steadily growing CV. Under Tyler Gaffalione, the 7-5 favorite hustled straight to the front, set fractions of :24.82 and :48.88, and wasn't for catching, drawing clear in the stretch by five lengths. The winner's Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.-trained stablemate O'Connor (Chi) (Boboman), a Group 1 winner in his native Chile, closed from the rear of the field to finish second, while...