Horse Racing News by Frank Angst

Testa Rossi overpowered 11 other 3-year-old fillies in the stretch to post a 3 1/2-length victory in the $200,000 Florida Oaks Saturday, March 8 at Tampa Bay Downs.

Two of the more accomplished juveniles of 2013 will make their 3-year-old season debuts March 1 when Havana and No Nay Never meet in the Swale Stakes March 1 at Gulfstream Park.

Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens its three-day run Feb. 27 at noon EST.

Four weeks after a memorable stretch drive in which Samraat just held off Uncle Sigh in the Withers Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack, those two New York-bred rivals will hook up again at the Jamaica, N.Y. track in the $500,000 Gotham Stakes March 1.

Wishing Gate and Bad Debt figure prominently in the two Florida Sunshine Millions races on turf Jan. 18 at Gulfstream Park, a pair of intriguing grass tests on a day Florida-breds get the spotlight.

Trainer Chad Brown will saddle two promising juveniles in Pleuven, a two-time stakes winner in France making his U.S. debut, and impressive first-out winner Request in the $100,000 Dania Beach Stakes Dec. 21 at Gulfstream Park.

One day after securing the single-season North American earnings record for a jockey, Javier Castellano picked up a graded win Dec. 14 at Gulfstream Park when he guided Heart Stealer in the $100,000 Sugar Swirl Stakes.

In her first try at two turns, Vexed delivered a hard-fought victory over nine other juvenile fillies in the $169,050 Golden Rod Stakes Saturday, Nov 30 at Churchill Downs.

Tapiture put away early leader Laddie Boy in early stretch and then drew off to register a 4 ¼-length knockout victory in the $175,200 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Saturday, Nov. 30 at Churchill Downs.

Favored Silentio battled between horses in the stretch and nosed out Summer Front to win the $250,000 Citation Handicap Nov. 29 at Betfair Hollywood Park.