Horse Racing News

The $150,000 Pure Romance Bourbonette Stakes March 21 at Turfway Park is a 100-proof handicapping challenge. The mile race on Polytrack has drawn a full field of 12 with no clear-cut choice, but plenty of intriguing angles.

WinStar Farm's homebred Royal Son, who already has a solid victory on Turfway Park's Polytrack surface, drew the rail and most likely will be favored to capture the $550,000 Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral Stakes March 21 at the Kentucky racetrack.

It was a novel idea to nominate red-hot turf specialist Finnegans Wake to take on Shared Belief in the Santa Anita Handicap March 4, but as enticing as it was, trainer Peter Miller decided not to mess with a good thing.

The Jockeys' Guild has reached an agreement with Parx Racing, resolving their dispute in a manner that will not alter the current on-track accident policy at the Pennsylvania track.

Merry Meadow, riding a three-race stakes winning streak will face six opponents in the $200,000 Inside Information Stakes March 21 at Gulfstream Park.

Arnold Zetcher's Firing Line has played the underdog for some time.

Hall of Fame trainer H. Allen Jerkens died March 18 in Aventura, Fla. He had been hospitalized for several weeks with an infection.

Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red has been taken off the trail to the Kentucky Derby.

Warren's Veneda continued her dominating run at Santa Anita Park March 14 with a commanding 7-1/4-length victory in the $400,000 Santa Margarita Stakes.

American Pharoah broke like a shot and never looked back, galloping gate-to-wire to win the $750,000 Rebel Stakes by 6-1/4 lengths in his season's debut March 14 at Oaklawn Park.