Horse Racing News by Jason Shandler

Fox Hill Farms' Rick Porter and trainer Larry Jones have made an about-face change in regards to their reigning Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.

After being graded stakes placed four times in her career, Barbara Hunter's homebred mare Snow Top Mountain finally notched her first graded stakes Feb. 11 on the turf at Gulfstream Park.

Ever So Lucky hopes to advance on the Kentucky Derby trail in Saturday's G2 Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Just as he did when winning the Count Fleet Stakes a month earlier, Alpha easily defeated an overmatched field to take the $200,000 Withers by 3 1/4 lengths Feb. 4 at Aqueduct.

Already with a slew of top 3-year-olds taking aim at the Triple Crown, Todd Pletcher will send out yet another prospect in the $250,000 Sam F. Davis, a race he has won four of the last six years.

Brereton Jones' homebred Mr. Bowling, thought to be a legitimate Triple Crown prospect, delivered a game effort in his 3-year-old debut, turning back Z Dager and Shared Property in an exciting finish to win the $175,000 Lecomte Stakes.

Ramon Dominguez wins Eclipse Award for top jockey

Uh Oh Bango springs upset in San Pasqual Stakes

Strike the Gold, the 1991 Kentucky Derby winner, was euthanized at Karacabey Stud Farm in Turkey Dec. 13, it was confirmed by the Turkish Jockey Club. The 23-year-old son of Alydar had been the oldest living Derby winner.

Pomeroys Pistol began her season winning a graded stakes at Gulfstream Park and ended her season by doing the same, as she took over at the top of the stretch and bounded away for a two-length win in the $100,000 Sugar Swirl on Dec. 10.