Horse Racing News by Claire Novak

Suburban Handicap winner Mucho Macho Man seeks the first Grade 1 stakes victory of his career in the Sept. 1 Woodward at Saratoga Race Course.

A race lacking starpower nevertheless delivered excitement at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 25, as longshot Golden Ticket and 2-1 favorite Alpha made history with the first dead heat in the modern history of the 143-year-old Travers Stakes.

Contested overcame a flat-footed start and closed from off the pace to win the $500,000 Test Stakes.

Turbulent Descent made her first start for her new connections a winning one Aug. 24, taking the $500,000 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga Race Course by 1 1/4 lengths and punching her ticket to the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.

Early-season sophomore stars retired domino-style off the Triple Crown trail this year, and that leaves the "B" team to pick up the pieces in the $1 million Travers Stakes Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course.

Questing turned in a dazzling performance Aug. 18 in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes.

Point of Entry stamped himself as one of America's best turf contenders with a win by daylight in the $600,000 Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes.

Making the 52nd start of his career Aug. 19, 9-year-old Awesome Gem steps forward to defend his title in the $200,000 Longacres Mile Handicap at Emerald Downs.

An emotional John Velazquez received a standing ovation from a standing-room only crowd at Fasig-Tipton's Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., as the jockey led five other inductees into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Santa Anita Park, which hosted the Breeders' Cup as recently as 2009 and is hosting this year's edition, will also host the 2013 Breeders' Cup.