Star of New York takes Big A feature
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:23:30 PST)
Star of New York, the 2-1 favorite, rallied for a three-length victory over Cribnote on Wednesday in the $67,000 allowance feature at Aqueduct. Winning both races since being claimed for $20,000 by trainer Rick Dutrow in December, Star of New York ran the mile in 1:39.08 with Junior Alvarado aboard. The 6-year-old gelding improved to 6 for 31, paying $6.60, $4.30 and $3.20.

Game On Dude wins at Santa Anita
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:09:26 PST)
Game On Dude defeated Uh Oh Bango by 5 1-4 lengths to win the $200,000 San Antonio Stakes on Sunday at Santa Anita, giving jockey Chantal Sutherland a victory over ex-fiance Mike Smith that she was denied in the Breeders' Cup Classic. In November at Churchill Downs, Smith and Drosselmeyer overtook front-running Sutherland and Game On Dude in the closing furlongs to win the $5 million Classic.

Hansen, Union Rags head Triple Crown nominees
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:15:30 PST)
Hansen and Union Rags, who dueled to a close 1-2 finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and undefeated Algorithms lead the list of 397 early nominees for the Triple Crown series for 3-year-olds. Hansen edged Union Rags by a head in the Juvenile and won the Eclipse Award as last year's top 2-year-old.

Animal Kingdom to return to racing in Florida
(Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:35 PST)
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is set to return to racing on Feb. 25 in the Tampa Bay Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs after being sidelined for nearly eight months with a hairline fracture to his left hock. Team Valor chief executive officer Barry Irwin says Animal Kingdom will use the 1 1-16-mile turf race as a prep for the $10 million Dubai World Cup in late March.

Rachel Alexandra back at farm
(Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:50:05 PST)
A spokeswoman for Stonestreet Farm says Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, and her newborn colt have returned to their home.

Algorithms wins Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park
(Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:24:00 PST)
Algorithms capped a big day for trainer Todd Pletcher's speedy 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park, winning the $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes. Algorithms, ridden by Javier Castellano, passed 2-year-old champion Hansen in the stretch and pulled away to win by five lengths, running a mile on the sloppy dirt track in 1:36.17.

Mucho Macho Man wins at Gulfstream
(Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:11:57 PST)
Mucho Macho Man won the $400,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, beating Ron the Greek by 1 1/2 lengths. Ridden by Ramon Dominguez and trained by Kathy Ritvo, Mucho Macho Man ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:47.91 and paid $6.20, $3.80 and $3. One of only three horses to race in all the three legs of the Triple Crown last year, Mucho Macho Man made was making his 2012 debut in...

HBO places its bets on horse racing drama 'Luck'
(Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:01:58 PST)
David Milch had the script for a horse racing drama kicking around in his head for 30 years. The screenwriter and producer was just too busy living it to put words to paper. As a 6-year-old, Milch first accompanied his father to the racetrack in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He was too young to wager, but Milch's father worked things out anyway.

Hearts on Fire wins Oaklawn Park feature
(Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:33:34 PST)
Hearts on Fire edged Quest for Success by a neck Thursday in the $41,000 feature race for fillies and mares at Oaklawn Park. Ridden by Alex Birzer, Hearts on Fire ran 6 furlongs in 1:13.92 and paid $14.20, $6 and $5.20. Quest for Success returned $4.40 and $3.40, and Bent Missile paid $3.60 to show.