Horse Racing News on October 2, 2014

A purse of $200,000 is nice, but a Grade 2 win on a 3-year-old filly's resume may be more enticing to the owners of the 11 sophomore fillies entered for the Oct. 4 Indiana Oaks.

Stonestreet Stables' Atreides, winner of his first three starts by a combined 25-3/4 lengths, will make his first start around two turns in the $500,000 Indiana Derby for 3-year-olds the evening of Oct. 4 at Indiana Grand Race Course.

Trainer Tony Dutrow isn't sure if I Spent It will start in the Nov. 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He's just focused on Saturday's $500,000 Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park.

When Wonder Gal made her debut, she certainly lived up to her name.

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.