Horse Racing News

Like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano, so too has Awesome Gem returned to Del Mar. Now age 7, Awesome Gem has become something of a fixture here. On Saturday, he will run in the Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic.

For the fourth time this year, Evening Jewel won a graded stakes on Saturday at Del Mar.

Zenyatta's next race will be at the track where she has been based through her illustrious career.

Duke of Mischief rallied for a 16-1 upset of 11-10 favorite Redding Colliery on Saturday in the Grade 3, $300,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park.

The applause began, politely, near his box, then quickly spread throughout the entire section towering above the Arlington Park finish line Saturday.

The road warrior did it again. And now Blind Luck is in the driver's seat in the 3-year-old filly division.

Free Fighter has been zigging when horseplayers are zagging. The Team Block colorbearer won the Grade 3 Stars and Stripes at Arlington Park last September at nearly 11-1 and the Grade 3 Louisville Handicap at Churchill Downs this spring at 12-1.

Not too long ago, Noosa Beach was regarded as a one-trick pony, a sprinter who couldn't win an important race around two turns.

Trainer Graham Motion believes Check the Label continues to improve. If that trend continues, Check the Label's five opponents in Sunday's Grade 2, $150,000 Lake Placid Stakes at Saratoga could be in serious trouble.

Windward Islands won his return from a 14-month layoff July 24 in the Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes. The penalty he'll pay for that surprising score is high weight of 123 pounds in Sunday's Grade 2, $250,000 Sky Classic Stakes at Woodbine.