Horse Racing News

The irrepressible Ben's Cat came from off the pace with a big rush on the outside to register his third consecutive win in the $200,000 Parx Dash Handicap on the turf at the Pennsylvania track July 12.

Second by a head to Close Hatches last time out in the June 7 Ogden Phipps Stakes at Belmont Park, multiple Grade 1 winner Princess of Sylmar seeks a rebound July 12 in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park.

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens is taking another break from the saddle to undergo knee replacement surgery, but the 51-year-old rider plans to return to competition again.

Trainer Charlie LoPresti was breathing a little easier and exercise rider Damien Rock was smiling a little wider the morning of July 11 after two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan sailed through his first breeze since undergoing colic surgery May 16.

Main Sequence came from well off the pace to win the 63rd running of the $500,000 United Nations Stakes July 6 at Monmouth Park, covering the 1 3/8 miles in 2:14 ⅕ over a firm course.

Itsmyluckyday, the 6-5 favorite in the field of older runners, drew clear to win the $160,500 Salvator Mile Stakes July 6 at Monmouth Park by 1 ½ lengths.

Unbeaten Shared Belief, last year's 2-year-old juvenile champion, answered the dirt question with an emphatic 4 ¼-length win in the $500,000 Los Alamitos Derby July 5 at Los Alamitos Race Course.

New York-bred Zivo came with a powerful late run up the rail and snatched away victory from pacesetter Moreno in the $500,000 Suburban Stakes July 5 at Belmont Park.

Minorette posted a mild upset in the $1 million Belmont Oaks Invitational July 5 at Belmont Park, landing her first North American victory at odds of 6-1 under Joel Rosario.

Zanim Meahjohn's Fortune Pearl emerged from a scramble at the top of the stretch and drew away to capture her first stakes victory in the $300,000 Delaware Oaks at Delaware Park July 5.