Horse Racing News on January 17, 2015

California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness last year, picked up two Eclipse Awards at Gulfstream Park on Saturday night, including horse of the year.

Thegirlinthatsong was the first to the wire in the $200,000 La Canada for older fillies Jan. 17 at Santa Anita Park.

Main Sequence found North American turf racing to his liking in 2014, as the Niarchos Family's Flaxman Holdings homebred won all four of his starts -- each at the Grade 1 level -- to secure an Eclipse Award in the turf male division.

On a night when they could win multiple Eclipse Awards for North America's leading owner and breeder, Ken & Sarah Ramsey found their first potential contender for the 2015 Kentucky Derby when International Star aced the $200,000 Lecomte Stakes.

Louisiana-bred String King put away tough pacesetter Gentleman's Kitten and carried on to a well-earned victory Jan. 17 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, taking the $125,000 Col. E. R. Bradley Handicap to become a graded stakes winner.

Fletcher and Carolyn Gray's homebred I'm a Chatterbox got the early lead from the rail and never looked back while romping by eight lengths in the Jan. 17 Silverbulletday Stakes at Fair Grounds.

Fresh off the claim, Sr. Quisqueyano upset the $250,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Classic Jan. 17 at Gulfstream Park, holding off East Hall by a half-length in a shocker.

Late-running Manchurian High swept to the lead on the far outside at the top of the stretch and kept going, pulling away to an authoritative win in the $100,000 Sunshine Millions Turf Stakes on Saturday Jan. 17 at Gulfstream Park.

New York-bred Weekend Hideaway dispatched pacesetter Happy My Way with a furlong to run and romped clear to win the $100,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Sprint Jan. 17 at Gulfstream Park.

Trainer Larry Jones had the longest shot on the board and the shortest price on the board in the $75,000 Louisiana Handicap, expected to be an easy return spot at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for his 3-5 favorite Albano off the layup.