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BENSALEM, Pa. -- The gate was full for the Grade 3, $300,000 Smarty Jones at Parx Racing on Monday as 14 3-year-olds went to the post in the 1-1/16-mile stakes. But when the gates opened, Paco Lopez quickly turned the race into a one-horse affair as he smoothly put Awesome Slew on the lead from post 14.I used to ride Quarter Horses, you know, Lopez joked after the race.Once Awesome Slew made the front, the race was basically over. He ran his rivals off their feet, held an eight-length lead at the furlong pole, and coasted home under mild urging to win by seven lengths. He paid $23.80 and was timed in 1:42.92.Wild About Deb finished second, four lengths ahead of Seeking the Soul.Awesome Slews performance has been a long time in the making. A son of Awesome Again owned by the Live Oak Plantation of Charlotte Weber, he has had to overcome a lot of adversity for trainer Eddie Plesa Jr., who has made quite clear this summer how highly he thinks of the colt.Awesome Slew came out of a fourth-place finish last year in the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga with an ankle chip, then got very sick over the winter in Florida with colitis. Since recovering, he has had to play catch-up all season.Plesa finally thought he had Awesome Slew at his best for the Haskell Invitational, but the track came up sloppy, and the horse didnt handle it, losing by 32 lengths.Its like you cant keep coming up with excuses, Plesa said. This win is very gratifying. Paco deserves a ton of credit, and so does the horse and my entire crew, especially the head of the team, Charlotte Weber.The Smarty Jones win was especially meaningful, Plesa said, because the race is named after Smarty Jones, whom his brother-in-law John Servis, sent out to win the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness.Awesome Slews win didnt appear to take much out of him, but Plesa said he most likely wouldnt wheel him back in 19 days in the Grade 2, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby.My gut feeling is probably not, Plesa said, but I will listen to him extra hard and see what he tells me. Its a little quick to come back against that caliber of horses.The win capped a big weekend at Parx for Lopez, who on Saturday guided Cathryn Sophia to an easy victory in the $150,000 Princess of Sylmar Stakes for Servis. The race was a prep for the Grade 1, $1 million Cotillion, where Cathryn Sophia is expected to meet the still-undefeated 2-year-old filly champion of 2015, Songbird. 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LONDON -- The English Premier Leagues north London rivals left it late to snatch points on Saturday, with Tottenham outdoing Arsenal with its comeback.Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud scored only his third Premier League goal of the season to retrieve a 1-1 draw at Manchester United.Tottenham forward Harry Kane, who missed almost two months through injury across September and October, scored twice in the closing minutes against West Ham to recover a 3-2 victory and end his teams seven-match winless run.Liverpool remained on top despite being held by Southampton to 0-0, but Manchester City was only behind on goal difference after winning at Crystal Palace 2-1.Chelsea, which plays Middlesbrough on Sunday, and Arsenal are two points behind the front-runners while Tottenham is a further point back in fifth.MANCHESTER UNITED 1, ARSENAL 1Arsenal manager Arsene Wengers winless run in competitive meetings with rival coach Jose Mourinho extended to 14 matches, but the Frenchman will probably not be too concerned with that after seeing his side escape with a point.Giroud scored an 89th-minute equalizer in a disappointing meeting between two English heavyweights. In a rare attack by the visitors, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain reached the byline and crossed for his fellow substitute to head home at the far post with Arsenals first effort on target all match.Juan Matas 68th-minute goal put United ahead, the playmaker meeting a right-wing cut-back by Ander Herrera with a low, first-time shot into the corner.TOTTENHAM 3, WEST HAM 2Tottenham was the only unbeaten team in all four leagues in England thanks to Kanes late scoring exploits.Kane, the leagues top scorer last season, netted in the 89th minute and again in the first minute of stoppage time from the penalty spot as West Ham unraveled at White Hart Lane. There was still time for Winston Reid to be sent off after collecting his second yellow card for pushing Kane in the final seconds.Michail Antonio put West Ham ahead with a 24th-minute goal that was canceled out six minutes after halftime by Harry Winks on his first Premier League start. West Ham went back in front thankks to Manuel Lanzinis penalty, after Reid was fouled by Vincent Janssen.ddddddddddddCRYSTAL PALACE 1, MANCHESTER CITY 2Yaya Toure made an immediate impact on his return from his Manchester City exile.The Ivorian midfielder was a surprise inclusion in Pep Guardiolas starting XI, making his first league appearance of the season, and justified his selection by scoring goals in the 39th and 83rd minutes to bring City level on points with first-place Liverpool.Substitute Connor Wickhams 66th-minute goal briefly made it 1-1 but Palace slumped to a fifth successive defeat.WATFORD 2, LEICESTER 1Struggling champion Leicester conceded inside 33 seconds in its latest defeat before a Champions League fixture.After 12 games of its title defense, Leicester is languishing in 15th place in the 20-team league on 12 points -- two above the relegation zone. Claudio Ranieris side has already lost six times, double the number of defeats it had in the whole of last season.Leicesters fans started a rendition of Champions of England, youll never sing that at kickoff, only to see their team quickly fall behind when Etienne Capoue scored and then Roberto Pereyra extended Watfords lead in the 12th minute. Riyad Mahrez pulled one back from the penalty spot for Leicester, which plays Club Brugge on Tuesday.EVERTON 1, SWANSEA 1American manager Bob Bradley was denied a first win in charge of Swansea when Seamus Coleman scored an 89th-minute equalizer for Everton.Bradley became the first Swansea manager in the Premier League to fail to win in his first five games -- taking just two points from a possible 15 -- and the Welsh club dropped to last place, behind Sunderland. Victor Anichebes double and Jermain Defoes 150th Premier League goal gave Sunderland a 3-0 win against Hull.STOKE 0, BOURNEMOUTH 1Bournemouth won away for the first time this season and ended Stokes recent revival. Nathan Akes 26th-minute header was enough for Eddie Howes team to grab all three points and its first league win in four matches. ' ' '