Horse Racing News on July 2, 2011

It was all about the number three for Lebherz Racing and Alan Klein's Smiling Tiger in Saturday's $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (Grade 1) at Hollywood Park.

Stonestreet Stables' Kensei returned to his winning ways in style on Saturday when recording a three-quarter length victory in the $200,000 Grade 3 Salvator Mile at Monmouth Park.

Chaos continues to reign in the older male division, as two weeks after Pool Play, the longest shot on the board, won the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs, Flat Out won Saturday's Suburban at as the longest shot in the six-horse field.

Even-money favorite Courageous Cat chalked up his first Grade 1 stakes victory when he held off the closing Caracortado by a neck to win the Grade 1, $300,000 Shoemaker Mile Stakes on a firm Hollywood Park turf course July 2.

Teaks North got a great inside stalking trip from Eddie Castro before moving out to collar Stacelita, then held off a late run from Chinchon to post a half-length victory Saturday in the United Nations at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J.

Beaten in the final jump in his stakes debut during his last start, Dominus was not to be caught this time, as he took the field wire-to-wire to win the Grade 2, $150,000 Dwyer July 2 at Belmont Park.

Putting a three-race win streak on the line, Quantum Miss takes on five other sophomore filly sprinters all hoping to create some fireworks in Monday's 64th running of the Grade 1, $250,000 Prioress Stakes, the Independence Day feature at Belmont Park.

One year after a powerful stakes debut, Harmonious seeks to kick-start her career anew in Monday's Grade 2, $150,000 Royal Heroine Mile over the same turf course.