Horse Racing News

Fashion Plate, staked to an early lead by jockey Gary Stevens, repulsed a bid from 6-5 favorite Ria Antonia to record her second grade I victory in a row in the $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks April 5.

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TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial contender Kid Cruz will miss the $1 million race April 5 due to a sore shoulder, trainer Linda Rice said.

Trainer Dale Romans has liked Medal Count from the start, and Spendthrift Farm's Dynaformer colt rewarded his faith April 4 with a brave victory in the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes on opening day of the spring meet at Keeneland.

Saturday's Grade 1, $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks will see one filly trying to validate her past Grade 1 triumph and another looking for a return to the form that saw her win last November's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

A baker's dozen of sophomore fillies has been entered to go 1 1/16 miles over Keeneland's Polytrack on Saturday in the Grade 1, $500,000 Ashland.

Following a successful return to the races on March 7 after four months on the sidelines, Sweet Reason is now ready Saturday with the 119th running of the Grade 2 Gazelle Stakes.

If Samraat and Uncle Sigh were to give upstart Social Inclusion a little side-eye on the way to the starting gate for the $1 million Wood Memorial, you couldn't blame them.

California Chrome has handled everything easily so far as he approaches the toughest test of his career in the $1 million Santa Anita Derby April 5. Co-owner Steve Coburn could not be more confident in the upstart California-bred colt's chances.

Keeneland will remove its synthetic Polytrack surface at the end of the spring meet and return its main track to dirt before the fall meeting this October, the Lexington oval announced April 2.