Horse Racing News by Jennifer Caldwell

One month later and the public jumped ship on the bay lass as she was sent off the 3-1 third choice in Saturday's Grade 3, $194,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes.
R Holiday Mood dueled with Funny Sunny throughout Sunday's Hurricane Bertie Stakes at Gulfstream Park, and just got the best of that rival when keeping her neck in front on the wire of the 6 1/2-furlong affair under jockey John Velazquez.
Broadway's Alibi ran lights out in the slop at Gulfstream Park on Sunday when dominating the Grade 2, $200,000 Forward Gal Stakes under jockey John Velazquez.
Craig Stables homebred Home Sweet Aspen was under pressure throughout Saturday's Grade 1, $300,000 Santa Monica Stakes but gutted out the neck win under jockey Joel Rosario.
C R K Stable's Kettle Corn was content to run in fourth while saving ground in Saturday's Grade 3, $100,000 Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood Park, then put in a game rally up the rail to deny 8-5 favorite Tres Borrachos by a half-length on the wire.
James Nelson of Wheeling, Illinois, earned the top prize of $100,000 and a seat at the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship (NHC) when taking Saturday's TwinSpires.com Online Handicapping Championship.
The field for this year's Grade 3, $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot was finalized on Wednesday morning as entries were taken and post positions drawn for the 1 1/16-mile contest for two-year-olds.
Grade 1 winners Winter Memories and Summer Soiree will have their first meeting on Saturday when the pair line up as part of an eight-filly field in the Grade 1 , $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland.
Flaxman Holdings Ltd.'s homebred Aruna made her main track debut on Sunday in Keeneland's Grade 1 Spinster Stakes and easily transferred her stellar turf form to the Polytrack when pulling off the win in the $500,000 contest under jockey Ramon Dominguez.
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's homebred Stephanie's Kitten came motoring down the middle of the track to take the victory in Friday's $400,000 Alcibiades Stakes on Keeneland's opening day.
 
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