Horse Racing News on May 30, 2011

Amazombie bulled his way between rivals in the stretch and drew off to cross the wire first by a half-length in Monday's Grade 3, $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap at Hollywood Park.

Dubawi Heights, stepping into Grade 1 company for the first time for trainer Simon Callaghan, collared pacesetter Celtic Princess just strides from the wire to win the $250,000 Gamely Stakes on the Hollywood Park turf course May 30.

Awesome Gem still has got it at 8. He rallied for a one-length win in the Grade 3, $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap on Monday, then withstood a claim of foul to nail down the fourth graded stakes win of a career that began in 2006.

Tizway has been looking for his career-defining win for the past three years. It came in decisive fashion on Memorial Day at Belmont Park, as he opened up in the stretch and rolled to a 2 3/4-length victory in the Grade 1, $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap.

Phillips Racing Partnership homebred Winter Memories served notice May 30 with an emphatic score in the Grade 2 Sands Point Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park May 30.

Sassy Image made her win in the grade I Humana Distaff look easy earlier this month at Churchill Downs, but she was pushed to the limit by longshot Beat the Blues May 30 before prevailing by a neck in the Grade 3 Winning Colors.

The May 29 live racing program at Arlington Park was canceled following the second race when the jockeys chose not to ride, the track announced.