Horse Racing News by Evan Hammonds

Jockey Maxime Guyon guided Wertheimer and Frere's homebred Solow to a commanding score in the $6 million Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World at nine furlongs over a "good" course at Meydan., giving trainer Freddy Head his first victory in Dubai.

The $150,000 Pure Romance Bourbonette Stakes March 21 at Turfway Park is a 100-proof handicapping challenge. The mile race on Polytrack has drawn a full field of 12 with no clear-cut choice, but plenty of intriguing angles.

Fletcher and Carolyn Gray's homebred I'm a Chatterbox, winner of the Jan. 17 Silverbulletday Stakes at a mile and 70 yards, rallied to win the $175,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes Feb. 21 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

Phaedrus Flights' Ekati's Phaeton, a 25-1 shot, took a good field of 3-year-old fillies wire to wire to win the Davona Dale Stakes Feb. 21 at Gulfstream Park.

Fletcher and Carolyn Gray's homebred I'm a Chatterbox got the early lead from the rail and never looked back while romping by eight lengths in the Jan. 17 Silverbulletday Stakes at Fair Grounds.

A purse of $200,000 is nice, but a Grade 2 win on a 3-year-old filly's resume may be more enticing to the owners of the 11 sophomore fillies entered for the Oct. 4 Indiana Oaks.

Repole Stable's Stopchargingmaria, winner of back-to-back Grade 1 races against 3-year-old fillies, will attempt to expand her horizons Sept. 27 against older fillies and mares in the $400,000 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park.

Will Take Charge, last year's 3-year-old male champion and Horse of the Year finalist, has been retired from racing. He will take up stud duty for the 2015 season at Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky.

Dogwood Stable's Palace Malice, a classic winner last year and winner of this year's Metropolitan Handicap in dramatic fashion, has been retired.

Mucho Macho Man, dramatic winner of last year's Breeders' Cup Classic, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Frank Stronach's Adena Springs Farm near Paris, Ky., for the 2015 season. A fee will be announced at a later date.