Horse Racing News on April 13, 2014

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.

In her first start on a synthetic surface, Ready to Act recorded her second straight stakes victory for Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence when she rallied from last to capture the April 13 Beaumont Stakes

Willis Horton's Will Take Charge notched his first victory of the season in the $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap April 12 at Oaklawn Park, surviving multiple claims of foul and a lengthy inquiry.

Danza sent shock waves through the crowd of 63,186 at Oaklawn Park when he took command in upper stretch at odds of 41-1 and rolled to a 4 ¾-length victory in the $1 million Arkansas Derby on closing day April 12.