Horse Racing News by Ron Mitchell

After getting a quick jump out of the gate, Fashion Plate went wire-to-wire and held off tenacious even-money favorite Streaming for a game victory in the $300,000 Las Virgenes Stakes Feb. 1 at Santa Anita Park.

New Year's Day, who upset favored Havana in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile, has been retired after sustaining an injury and will enter stud at Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington.

Irish-based Magician took advantage of a fast early pace to roll to victory in the $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2.

Clover Towne Farm homebred Taptowne was scratched out of the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita Park due to a bruised foot.

Laughing, half of a Richard Santulli-owned and Alan Goldberg-trained favored entry, led from start to finish and held off a furious charge from stablemate Tannery to win the $600,000 Flower Bowl Invitational at Belmont Park Sept. 28.

Princess of Sylmar, facing older foes for the first time, sprung a mild upset Sept. 28 when the 3-year-old filly collared two-time champion Royal Delta and went on to win the $400,000 Beldame Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park by 1 ½ lengths.

TwinSpires.com announced Sept. 24 that it is suspending wagering activity from Texas residents effective Wednesday, Sept. 25, following the dismissal of a federal lawsuit in which it challenged that state's ban on Internet gambling.

Trainer Ian Wilkes said the morning of Aug. 29 that 2012 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Fort Larned will be scratched out of the $750,000 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 31 because he is not 100%.

Groupie Doll, the 2012 champion female sprinter, will make her seasonal debut Aug. 10 in the Gardenia Stakes at Ellis Park, according to trainer Buff Bradley.

Benefiting from a quick start, Pianist set a fast pace en route to a gate-to-wire victory in the $150,000 Gallorette Handicap Presented by Kaiser Permanente on the May 18 Preakness Stakes undercard at Pimlico Race Course.