Horse Racing News by Jack Shinar

Dust and Diamonds, getting good at the right time, disposed of her better-known rivals Musical Romance and Turbulent Descent with ease in capturing the $200,000 Gallant Bloom Handicap by 1 1/4 lengths at Belmont Park Sept. 22.

Wise Dan has earned his way into the Breeders' Cup Mile this fall and would likely be the favorites after his smashing win as the 1-2 choice in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile Sept. 16 on the Woodbine grass course.

Naples Bay broke through with her first stakes victory in the $150,000 Noble Damsel on the turf at Belmont Park Sept. 15.

Trainer Mark Casse won the $250,000 Natalma Stakes for the fourth time in the past seven years.

The starting gate for the $250,000 Natalma Stakes (Can-IIT) on the Woodbine lawn Sept. 15 will be packed with promising 2-year-old fillies, 14 in all, with an automatic Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf berth at stake.

Morton Fink's homebred Fourstardave Handicap winner Wise Dan drew post 3 and was assigned morning-line odds of 6-5 as the favorite in a nine-horse field entered Sept. 13 for the $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile Sept. 16 at Woodbine Racetrack.

Bourbon Courage, under a head of steam for jockey Leandro Goncalves, blew past Master Rick at mid-stretch to win the $500,000 Super Derby in a romp for the colt's first stakes victory Sept. 8 at Harrah's Louisiana Downs.

Halo Dolly won for the sixth time in nine starts this year when she rallied from off the pace to motor home by 1 1/4 lengths in the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap over the Del Mar turf Sept. 3.

Unbeaten So Many Ways gave trainer Tony Dutrow consecutive wins in the $300,000 Spinaway Stakes when she came from off the pace to defeat 3-5 favorite Teen Pauline going away by 2 1/2 lengths Sept. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.

Odds-on choice Executiveprivilege remained perfect in four starts with her victory in the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante Sept. 1 but had to dig deep to defeat determined pacesetter Beholder by a nose.