Racing

LAYTON -- With the exception of mom, who held the camera at the finish line, the Larsen family, of Farmington, stepped on the gas of their racers Friday to raise funds for the school of their choice within the Davis School District.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Hambletonian Day belonged to driver George Brennan and a couple of trotters who provided a few surprises on the biggest day in harness racing.

Brennan guided Broad Bahn to a pace-setting 3 1/4-length victory in the $1.5 million Hambletonian for colts and geldings. His trip to the winner's circle Saturday came a little more than a half hour after the driver piloted long-shot Bold and Fresh to an upset in the $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks for fillies.

Brennan is the second driver to win the Oaks and Hambletonian on the same day. Brian Sears did it two years ago with Broadway Schooner in the Oaks and Muscle Hill in the Hambletonian.

FARMINGTON — The recent wet weather and flooding in Farmington has delayed the opening of the Legacy Raceway BMX Track until May 20.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- Nick Zito has trained more than 1,800 winners. His horses will soon eclipse the $100 million mark in earnings. He's a Hall of Famer with an overwhelming number of awards displayed throughout his home, though he painstakingly tries not to notice any of them.

Given all that, think the thrill is waning for the 63-year-old?

Think again.

LOS ANGELES -- Is a sequel in store for Ricky Bobby?

NASCAR stock-car racing might well have reached its apex on a July night in 2006, not at a superspeedway but at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

It was the movie premiere of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," a comedy producers had greenlighted after hearing a pitch of only six words: "Will Ferrell as a NASCAR driver."

INDIANAPOLIS -- Ryan Villopoto raced to his third straight Monster Energy AMA Supercross victory and fifth of the season Saturday night, beating James Stewart in front of 60,789 fans at Lucas Oil Stadium.

"The track was really tough tonight," said Villopoto, the Kawasaki rider from Poulsbo, Wash. "The ruts played a big factor throughout the 20-lap main. You really had to be smart out there. The whole team worked together really well tonight and I couldn't do it without them."

Villopoto tops the series standings with 221 points, 26 more than Stewart.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- Leading Kentucky Derby contender Uncle Mo has been a model of comportment these past few months while waiting for his next race.

The colt willingly works out, knows when it's time for feed and rarely raises a fuss.

"He's like a big puppy dog in the stall," owner Mike Repole says.

And on the race track?