Horse Racing News by Jack Shinar

Favored Main Sequence, slow out of the gate to trail the field, charged home on the outside to nip Imagining at the wire in the $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational Aug. 17 on the inner lawn at Saratoga Race Course.

Lightly regarded Personal Diary took advantage of a hot pace with a sharp last-to-first move under Corey Nakatani to post a 9-1 surprise in the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks Aug. 23 on the Del Mar turf.

Euro Charline, a stakes winner at Ascot three weeks ago, soared through the stretch under a well-timed ride by Ryan Moore to upset the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes in her U.S. debut Aug. 16 at Arlington International Racecourse.

Making his stakes debut, Karibu Gardens outlasted a strong field to capture the $186,436 Sky Classic Stakes over the Woodbine lawn Aug. 16.

Istanford, a game front-running winner of the San Clemente Handicap when shipped to Del Mar one month ago from Arlington International Racecourse, heads the field for the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks Aug. 16.

Moulin de Mougin secured the biggest win of her career and gave jockey Mike Smith a reason to celebrate his 49th birthday in the $250,000 John Mabee Stakes on the grass Aug. 10 at Del Mar.

Rallying from last on the backstretch, favored Enterprising found room between horses in the drive and powered his way to victory in the $150,000 La Jolla Handicap.

Centennial Farms' Wicked Strong breezed a half mile in :48 ⅗ seconds over the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 8 in preparation for his expected start in the $1.25 million Travers Stakes.

Dual classic winner California Chrome turned in his first workout since the Belmont Stakes, breezing three furlongs handily the morning of Aug. 8 at Los Alamitos Racecourse.

Enterprising and Argyle Cut, separated by a neck when first and second, respectively, in the opening day Oceanside Stakes, square off again as turf racing returns to Del Mar Aug. 9 in the $150,000 La Jolla Handicap.