Horse Racing News

Silver Max will look to cement his standing atop the three-year-old turf division when he lines up for the Secretariat Stakes, one of four premier turf stakes races on Saturday's International Festival of Racing program at Arlington Park.

With horses invading from at least four countries as well as various parts of the United States for the Beverly D. Stakes, it is somewhat ironic that morning line favorite Marketing Mix has been based on the Arlington Park backstretch much of the summer.

The top-three finishers from both the Grade 1 American Oaks and Grade 2 San Clemente Handicap are among those entered to go nine grassy furlongs on Saturday in the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Oaks.

The winner of the $600,000 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course has gone on to be named champion 3-year-old filly in three of the past four years -- Proud Spell in 2008, Blind Luck in 2010, and Royal Delta in 2011.

A field of 11 is set for the 30th running of the Arlington Million Aug. 18 at Arlington Park, with Phipps Stable's Boisterous installed as the 4-1 morning line favorite.

Phipps Stable homebred Point of Entry has captured his last three races in easy fashion, but has never been favored in 12 trips to the post thus far.

Paul Reddam may have lost I'll Have Another and finished unplaced in the Haskell Invitational with Handsome Mike, but that doesn't mean he's out of the 3-year-old picture.

Paynter, who came down with an illness following his victory in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational, won't make the Grade 1 Travers Stakes on August 25, owner Ahmed Zayat announced via Twitter Monday.

William DeBurgh, Jerry Hollendorfer, and Mark DeDominico's City to City made it a bustling finish in the John C. Mabee Stakes, hurtling down the center of the turf course to catch All Star Heartright on the wire to take the $250,000 event by a nose.

Klaravich Stables Inc. and William Lawrence's Spurious Precision took full advantage of Shanghai Bobby's withdrawal from Sunday's Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special Stakes to wire the 6 1/2-furlong contest under jockey Alan Garcia by five lengths.