Souper Blessing News Today

Live Oak Plantation homebred Souper Blessing, a 12-1 longshot, split horses down the stretch to win Saturday’s $125,000 Tropical Park Derby.

“When I decided to go to New York, he was galloping very good on grass,” trainer Jose D’Angelo said of Armstrong.

With seasonal temperatures expected Saturday, Velocitor is a proven winner in cooler temperatures after winning last year’s Coronation Futurity.

Love to Shop, at odds of 5-2, was full of run late to take the $125,000 Toronto Cup Stakes for 3-year-olds Sunday at Woodbine.