Horse Racing News

The ease with which Golden Itiz won an optional claimer at Hollywood Park on a sleepy Wednesday in April has pushed him into the spotlight for Saturday's Grade 3, $100,000 Affirmed Handicap.

With every race, trainer Nick Zito's admiration for Jackson Bend grows.

It's Kinsale King versus the world at Royal Ascot on Saturday when the Dubai Golden Shaheen winner faces 23 rivals from six different countries in the Group 1, $665,000 Golden Jubilee Stakes.

Paddy O'Prado, the third-place finisher in this year's Kentucky Derby, has the resume to deserve favoritism in the Grade 2, $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup on Saturday at Colonial Downs in Virginia.

Comedero, one of the nation's leading 3-year-old sprinters, faces a challenge from two horses coming out of Triple Crown series races in Saturday night's $400,000 Red Legend Stakes at Charles Town.

After watching her lose two Grade 1 stakes as the odds-on choice to end her 3-year-old season, bettors may be leery of jumping on the Gozzip Girl bandwagon when she makes her return off an eight-month layoff.

Lillie Langtry gave Aidan O'Brien and Coolmore their first Royal Ascot victory of 2010 on Friday as she came late to win the Group 1, $370,000 Coronation Stakes.

Officials with the Oak Tree Racing Association hope to finalize a home for their fall meeting by the end of his month and may have a resolution as early as Tuesday.

Stamina was the order of the day at Royal Ascot on Thursday as the 20-1 Rite of Passage set a track record for 2 1/2 miles in winning the Group 1, $370,000 Ascot Gold Cup.

Sunday evening, several hours after Zenyatta caught a game St Trinians in deep stretch of the $250,000 Vanity Handicap to extend her unbeaten streak to 17, trainer Mike Mitchell sent John Shirreffs a text message.