The National Jockey Club will rearrange several of its gimmick bets at Sportsman`s Park starting Saturday.
The last race each day will feature trifecta wagering. The seventh race, formerly a trifecta race, will offer quinella and perfecta wagering. The late daily double remains on the last two races each day.
— Saturday`s sixth-race simulcast of the $500,000 Florida Derby from Gulfstream will feature perfecta and trifecta betting. The on-track stake, the ”Color Me Blue” for 3-year-old fillies, will be the eighth race on the 10-race card.
— Illinois Racing Board chairman Farrel ”Tex” Griffin will be Walter Jacobson`s guest on ”Newsmakers” (Channel 2) at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The two will discuss the state of racing in Illinois. Probable topics include the future of Arlington Park and equine medications.
— Favored Villa Savoye, ridden by Carlos Silva, took charge from Come On Nellie in the stretch and sprinted to a 1 3/4-length victory in the $15,500 Bertha`s Best Purse at Sportsman`s. Rustic Cedar was second, and 15-to-1 shot Briartic Dame passed Come On Nellie for third in the field of seven fillies and mares. Villa Savoye ran the six furlongs in 1:13 1/5 in a heavy snow shower.