Horse Racing News

Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt's Cinco Charlie dug in late to fight off his competition in his stakes debut in Saturday's Grade 3, $108,100 Bashford Manor Stakes for two-year-olds at Churchill Downs.

Ron Winchell's homebred Untapable moved her sophomore record to a perfect four-for-four on Saturday when taking the Grade 1, $294,000 Mother Goose.

Reposte proved best over Tannery in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 New York Stakes.

Silver Max, making his first since finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Mile last November, turned in a trademarked front-running triumph on Saturday in the Grade 2, $224,800 Firecracker at Churchill Downs.

Despite a United States Supreme Court decision not to hear the state of New Jersey's appeal of a ban on sports betting, Monmouth Park officials said June 27 they intend to take bets on sports in September.

Cinco Charlie headlines the Grade 3, $100,000 Bashford Manor.

Golden Ticket returns to the Hawkeye State Saturday in search of victory in the Grade 3, $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap, a 1 ⅛ mile test for older horses that tops a card that includes the Iowa Derby and Iowa Oaks.

Multiple Grade 1 winner Sahara Sky looks to return to winning form June 28 in the $300,000 Triple Bend Stakes at Santa Anita Park, while rival Cyclometer aims to build on his recent success.

Untapable will make her first start since cruising to a 4 ½-length victory in that top Churchill Downs test when she faces an expected five other 3-year-old fillies in the $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes June 28 at Belmont.

Game On Dude, who topped the first edition of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2014, heads the seven-horse field for the 75th renewal of the Gold Cup at Santa Anita Handicap June 28 at Santa Anita Park.