Horse Racing News by Frank Angst

Returning to sprinting after finishing off the board in the Preakness Stakes, Bayern drew off in the stretch to post an easy victory in the $500,000 Woody Stephens Stakes Saturday, June 7 at Belmont Park.

In one of the more dramatic victories of his career, Wise Dan held off a late surge from Juddmonte Farms' Seek Again to post a narrow victory in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs.

With a heart the size of the state where she was bred, Fiftyshadesofgold nailed down her first graded stakes win when the Texas-bred held off a determined Milam to register a half-length victory in the $175,000 Eight Belles Stakes Friday, May 2 at Churchi

An injured left-front foot will keep Santa Anita Derby runner-up Hoppertunity from competing in this year's Kentucky Derby.

One year after coming up just short, Anita Cauley homebred On Fire Baby will give the $300,000 La Troienne Stakes another try Friday, May 2 at Churchill Downs.

At least one regulator investigating violations alleged in a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals video posted last month involving the stable of trainer Steve Asmussen expects the inquiry to take at least several months

In one of the most thrilling editions of the Central Bank Ashland Stakes, Rosalind and Room Service hit the wire together for a dead-heat atop the 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-old fillies April 5 at Keeneland.

California Chrome has handled everything easily so far as he approaches the toughest test of his career in the $1 million Santa Anita Derby April 5. Co-owner Steve Coburn could not be more confident in the upstart California-bred colt's chances.

Keeneland will remove its synthetic Polytrack surface at the end of the spring meet and return its main track to dirt before the fall meeting this October, the Lexington oval announced April 2.

Reddam Racing's Bond Holder, winner of the Grade 1 FrontRunner Stakes, has been scratched out of the Feb. 22 Risen Star Stakes after suffering an injury en route to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.