Horse Racing News

Almost every morning at Saratoga Race Course, a tough bay colt hauls his exercise rider around an old dirt oval. Sometimes it's the New York Racing Association's tiny Clare Court, sometimes it's the main track.

Jockey Javier Castellano had a memorable - and perhaps historic - Sunday afternoon, riding five consecutive winners at Saratoga.

Sam-Son Farm and trainer Mark Frostad ran one-two in Saturday's Grade 2, $312,400 Nijinsky Stakes at Woodbine, with Windward Islands and Grand Adventure.

Jamie Ness was a press box intern when the first Claiming Crown was run in 1999 at Canterbury Park.

Between his running styles and his accomplishments, The Usual Q.T. seems to evolve every six months.

Richard Dutrow Jr. and Todd Pletcher have no qualms with the New York Racing Association's decision to move the $250,000 Coaching Club American Oaks from Belmont Park to Saratoga.

The Polytrack synthetic surface at Del Mar will undergo renovation this weekend and will be heavily mixed on Monday, in an effort to avoid the circumstances that led to the cancellation of training on Thursday.

Tim Ice did pretty well with his only starter during the 2009 Saratoga meet, winning the prestigious Travers with Summer Bird.

Big Red Mike, a front-running winner of Woodbine's Queen's Plate on July 4, will be looking to add the second jewel in the Canadian Triple Crown to his portfolio here in Sunday's Prince of Wales Stakes.

The horse shortage in California does not apply to 3-year-old fillies on grass at Del Mar.