Horse Racing News by Marty McGee

Graham Motion added a little icing to the proverbial cake when Aruna proved clearly best as the favorite Saturday for the English-born trainer in the 20th running of the Grade 2, $199,675 Mrs. Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs.

Five of the 11 fillies in the Mrs. Revere Stakes won their last races, including three in stakes, while three more starters exit a rugged edition of the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup.

Garrett Gomez suffered "bad bruising," but nothing worse, to his ailing right shoulder, according to results from a magnetic resonance imaging test taken last Friday, said Ron Anderson, agent for the star jockey.

Trainer David Pate has been suspended 180 days by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission after one of his horses, Point Destin, tested positive for a Class A medication.

When the Kentucky Derby is run next May, it will have been 20 years since Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito won his first with Strike the Gold.

Eugene Melnyk has transferred a string of five horses at Churchill Downs from Ken McPeek to Todd Pletcher, most notably Bridgetown, the fourth-place finisher in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint last weekend.

Pluck, last of 12 turning for home, unleashed a furious run down the center of the course to post an emphatic victory under jockey Garrett Gomez in $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, the first of the eight BC events Saturday at Churchill Downs.

Dangerous Midge and jockey Frankie Dettori pulled off an 8-1 upset Saturday in the $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs, overtaking front-running Champ Pegasus while the even-money favorite, Behkabad, followed in third the entire way.

Zenyatta is the heavy favorite in advance wagering and in will-pays for the two-day daily double wager combining the winners of the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic on Friday and the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

Eldaafer, with John Velazquez up, started off the Breeders' Cup by pulling away to a 10-1 upset Friday at Churchill Downs in the Grade 3, $500,000 BC Marathon.