Horse Racing News

English invader Sheikhzayedroad made a successful North American debut when he held off Dynamic Sky in a tight finish in the $282,711 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes Sept. 14 at Woodbine.

Conquest Typhoon capped a big day for Conquest Stables in a big way Sept. 13 at Woodbine, galloping clear in a dominant performance over seven other 2-year-olds in the $200,000 Summer Stakes while punching his ticket to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

French import Ball Dancing, making her United States debut, surged late from between horses to edge stablemate Xcellence in the $500,000 Sands Point Stakes Sept. 13 at rainy Belmont Park, as trainer Chad Brown had the first two finishers.

George Bolton and Peter Leidel's Annecdote, in her first start in the United States, went from last to first in a field of nine in the stretch to win the $200,000 Noble Damsel Stakes for fillies and mares Sept. 13 at Belmont Park.

Stephen Chesney and Cory Hoffman's Calgary Cat, a former claimer, exited allowance company in a big way with a strong victory in the $150,000 Bold Venture Stakes on Polytrack at Woodbine Sept. 13.

In his final work before he resumes racing in the upcoming $1 million Pennsylvania Derby, 2014 dual classic winner California Chrome drilled six furlongs handily in 1:13 ⅘ the morning of Sept. 13 at Los Alamitos.

Midwest Thoroughbreds' The Pizza Man will be making his first delivery outside the Chicago area in a year and a half, as he looks to extend his five-race winning streak in the $300,000 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes at Woodbine Sept. 14.

Kaigun, winner of the Play the King Stakes in his first graded score for trainer Mark Casse, heads a field of 11 as the 5-2 favorite for the $1 million Ricoh Woodbine Mile Sept. 14 at Woodbine.

Kentucky Downs features another stakes-packed program Saturday, highlighted by the Grade 3, $600,000 Kentucky Turf Cup.

Following in the footsteps of Zagora and Alterite comes Xcellence, as owner Martin Schwartz seeks to win the $500,000 Sands Point Stakes Sept. 13 for 3-year-old fillies with a European import entrusted to trainer Chad Brown.