Horse Racing News by Ron Mitchell

Hootenanny, a Quality Road colt owned by the connections of Coolmore Stud, wore down pacesetter Luck of the Kitten to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita Park Oct. 31.
Free as a Bird was scratched from the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint on Wednesday morning after the 5-year-old mare refused to fly, according to trainer Ian Wilkes.
Free as a Bird was scratched from the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint the morning of Oct. 29 after the 5-year-old mare refused to fly, according to trainer Ian Wilkes.
Melnyk Racing Stables' Leigh Court punched her ticket to the Breeders' Cup World Championships by outrunning the competition to win the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at Keeneland Race Course Oct. 4.
The New York State Gaming Commission has levied suspensions and fines for trainers Doug O'Neill and Bruce Levine after horses in their barns tested positive in post-race tests for prohibited substances.
Recent Grade 2 winners Stonetastic and R Free Roll top a solid field of fillies and mares entered in the Oct. 4 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes that is part of the opening weekend stakes extravaganza at Keeneland.
Three Chimneys Farm has purchased a 50% interest in Palace Malice and the multiple Grade 1 winner could go back into training in 2015, according to an announcement from Dogwood president Cot Campbell. He will ultimately enter stud at Three Chimneys, near
Trainer Bob Baffert scored his 12th Del Mar Futurity victory Sept. 3 when Zayat Stables homebred American Pharoah posted an impressive gate-to-wire victory over Calculator in the seven-furlong test at Del Mar Racecourse.
Shared Belief has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the TVG Pacific Classic as the undefeated 3-year-old seeks to prevent older horse Game On Dude from a repeat victory in the $1 million race Aug. 24 at Del Mar.
If all goes well, two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan will begin his road to the Breeders' Cup World Championships in the $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 30.
 
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