Star Guitar, a four-year-old son of Quiet American (pictured), notched his ninth career win from 12 starts and seventh Stakes win on August 15 with an easy victory in the $150,000 Evangeline Mile Handicap at Evangeline Downs.
Towards the rear early on, Star Guitar was settled in fifth and coming three wide around the turn, powered down the stretch and won by two and a quarter lengths.
Bred by Brittlyn Stable, Inc., M. Benoit & E. Benoit, Star Guitar is out of the Stakes-winning mare Minit Towinit.
Also on Saturday, Native Ruler (Elusive Quality) took his number of Stakes wins to six, landing the Prairie Meadows Sprint Stakes by three lengths.
Racing on the outside, Native Ruler travelled well throughout the six-furlong contest and passed Coach Jimi Lee in the stretch, drawing clear to win in style. His time of 1:08.26 was less than half a second outside the track record.
Native Ruler was bred by Rick Nichols and Bernie Sams and is out of the Dixieland Band mare Tajannub who was herself a G3-winning juvenile.
There was also success for freshman sire Consolidator, who recorded his eighth individual winner when Better Go Hide was successful over five and a half furlongs at Ellis Park.
Bred by Green Willow Farms, Better Go Hide is out of the G3 winner Hide The Bride (Runaway Groom), making him a half-brother to G3 winner and record breaker With Affection.
