Horse Racing News

Pluck had a bad trip in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. Hopefully he'll have a smoother one when he journeys to the Curragh this spring for the first major objective of his 3-year-old campaign, the prestigious Irish 2000 Guineas.

The inevitable comparisons between reigning Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and his baby brother Brethren will continue.

Anthony's Cross outlasted Riveting Reason to win the Grade 2, $250,000 Robert Lewis Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, a race in which heavily favored Tapizar faded to finish fifth, triggering outsized show payoffs.

Boys At Tosconova, runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile behind division leader Uncle Mo, is off the Kentucky Derby trail.

St Trinians will return from the sidelines when making her dirt debut in the Grade 2, $150,000 Santa Maria Stakes Feb. 12 at Santa Anita. The 6-year-old mare won the event a year ago.

ilver Reunion, who will make her first start since August when she faces nine filly and mares in Saturday's Grade 3 Endeavour, is no ordinary runner and her trainer, English-born Graham Motion, is no ordinary trainer.

Should Brethren run big in the Grade 3, $225,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes Feb. 12 at Tampa Bay Downs, the WinStar Farm homebred is sure to join the mix as a serious Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands contender.

A probe by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission into the circumstances surrounding the poor performance of Life At Ten in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5 remains ongoing.

Ten Devils faces a potentially career-altering race in Saturday's $250,000 Robert Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita.

Mucho Macho Man, who finished fourth as the favorite in the Grade 3 Holy Bull in his 3-year-old debut, could make his next start in the Feb. 19 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds, trainer Kathy Ritvo said on Wednesday.