Horse Racing News

Pacesetting Egg Drop battled back after giving away the lead in the stretch to score a nose victory over Discreet Marq in the final Matriarch Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park Dec. 1, providing a poignant win for trainer Mike Mitchell.

New York shipper Last Gunfighter earned his fourth graded stakes win of the year, closing to get the job done by a length over 14-1 shot Mister Marti Gras in the $350,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap at Hawthorne Racecourse Nov. 30.

Honor Code proved a popular winner of the 100th renewal of the $400,000 Remsen Stakes Nov. 30 when he battled back along the inside to get his nose on the line just ahead of Nashua Stakes winner Cairo Prince in a terrific finish at Aqueduct.

Godolphin Racing's Wedding Toast took charge at the start and held on for a head victory over hard-charging longshot Toasting in the $400,000 Comely Stakes Nov. 30 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Preston Stables' hard-knocking Flat Out took the overland route to victory Nov. 30 in the Cigar Mile at Aqueduct Racetrack, a race worth $753,000 due to the winner's previous Grade 1-winning status.

Repole Stable's Stopchargingmaria, the 9-10 favorite in the six-horse field for the Nov. 30 Demoiselle Stakes, came with a sustained run down the Aqueduct Racetrack stretch to win by a neck over Got Lucky.

In her first try at two turns, Vexed delivered a hard-fought victory over nine other juvenile fillies in the $169,050 Golden Rod Stakes Saturday, Nov 30 at Churchill Downs.

Tapiture put away early leader Laddie Boy in early stretch and then drew off to register a 4 ¼-length knockout victory in the $175,200 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Saturday, Nov. 30 at Churchill Downs.

Favored Silentio battled between horses in the stretch and nosed out Summer Front to win the $250,000 Citation Handicap Nov. 29 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

If Will Take Charge hadn't secured an Eclipse Award as the nation's top 3-year-old already, his determined head victory over multiple Grade 1 winner Game On Dude in the Clark Handicap Nov. 29 certainly wrapped it up.