Horse Racing News by Brisnet

Keeneland will play host to the final race in the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" series when 11 sophomores line up in Saturday's Grade 3, $200,000 Lexington.

Midnight Hawk has earned enough points in the "Road to Kentucky Derby" series to compete in the May 3 classic at Churchill Downs, but any potential trip the colt makes to Louisville will involve a pit stop in Chicago on Saturday for the Grade 3, $500,000

After recording his third career win in the Santa Anita H., Game On Dude will invade West Virginia for a title defense in Saturday's Grade 2, $1.5 million Charles Town Classic.

Kauai Katie, unraced since finishing sixth in the Prioress in July, will return to the races on Saturday when she faces an evenly matched field of filly and mare sprinters in Aqueduct's Grade 2, $200,000 Distaff Handicap at six furlongs.

Tom Mansor and Tachycardia Stables' Big Macher just missed in San Carlos at Santa Anita Park, and on Saturday refused to find himself in that position again when recording a game nose victory over 7-5 favorite Wild Dude in the Potrero Grande.

Triple B Farms' Tribal Spy pulled off the upset by a head in her graded stakes debut in Saturday's Grade 3, $100,500 Las Cienegas Stakes at Santa Anita Park.

Stormy Lucy made her first start for new owner Steve Moger and trainer Ed Moger Jr. a winning one in Sunday's Grade 3, $150,750 Santa Barbara Handicap at Santa Anita.

Hillsbrook Farm's homebred Hard Not to Like speared through late on the inside in Saturday's Grade 1, $300,000 Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland.

After knocking on the door in Grade 1 events for the better part of three years, owner-trainer Wesley Ward's Judy the Beauty finally earned her top-level laurels on Saturday with an authoritative victory in the $300,000 Madison under John Velazquez.

Martin Racing Stable's Marchman broke fastest from the starting gate and made all the pace in Saturday's Grade 3, $100,000 Shakertown at Keeneland.