Horse Racing News

Team Valor International's Pluck, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf last November, heads a field of 10 three-year-olds in Friday's 23rd running of the $100,000, Grade 3 Transylvania, the opening-day feature of Keeneland's 15-day spring meeting.

Repole Stable's unbeaten champion Uncle Mo, who has yet to be challenged in his four career races, was bet down to 3-1 favoritism in the final betting pool of Churchill Downs' Kentucky Derby Future Wager.

A 5-year-old gelding, Amazombie won his first graded stakes on dirt in Sunday's $150,000 Potrero Grande Stakes at Santa Anita.

Trainer Nick Zito and owner Robert LaPenta made it back-to-back victories in the Florida Derby when Dialed In, under Julien Leparoux, rallied from last to nip 60-1 pacesetter Shackleford by a short head.

S.S. Stone won his fourth consecutive race of the meet when he persevered past Colizeo in upper stretch and then held off Jackson Bend to take the Grade 3, $100,000 Skip Away Stakes by two lengths at Gulfstream Park.

Speedster Little Mike played the bully once again on the Gulfstream Park turf, tallying in the $100,000 Emirates Airlines Appleton Stakes April 3 for his third Grade 3 win of the meet.

E. Paul Robsham Stables' homebred Travelin Man made his move to the lead at the top of the stretch and drew clear to a comfortable two-length victory in Sunday's Grade 2 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Jockey Robby Albarado was in the custody of the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections on Friday afternoon after being arrested on charges of domestic violence against his wife, Kimber, on Thursday night, according to Louisville Police.

R Heat Lightning may have established herself as the favorite for next month's Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs with a dominant 8 1/4-length victory in Saturday's Grade 2, $300,000 Gulfstream Oaks at Gulfstream Park.

Awesome Maria was just that and then some Saturday at Gulfstream Park, destroying five rivals including reigning Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic winner Unrivaled Belle with a devastating eight-length victory in the Grade 3, $150,000 Rampart Handicap.