Horse Racing News on June 11, 2011

So far, it seems the 3-year-old filly Sarah's Secret can do anything.
Fox Hill Farms Inc.'s Havre de Grace tracked just behind and to the inside of early leader Sarah's Song in Saturday's Obeah at Delaware Park, took over rounding the turn and pulled away under her own power to romp by 2 1/4 lengths.
A week after sweeping the Grade 3 Aristides Stakes and Dogwood Stakes, trainer Kenny McPeek was back in the Churchill Downs winner's circle following a graded stakes when My Baby Baby turned in a 7-1 upset of Saturday's Grade 3 Mint Julep Handicap.
Five weeks after enjoying a dream trip to win the Kentucky Derby, Animal Kingdom experienced a nightmarish start in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, leading to a sixth-place finish in the final leg of the Triple Crown.
C. S. Silk spurted away from her eight rivals to score a 12-1 upset in the Grade 1, $400,000 Foxwoods Just a Game Stakes on the Belmont Stakes undercard Saturday.
Normally, a robbery in Manhattan isn't major news. The theft that took place in Saturday's Grade 1, $400,000 Manhattan Handicap at Belmont Park will certainly make headlines - at least in the racing world.
Ruler On Ice won the Belmont Stakes.
Trappe Shot, a 4-year-old colt by Tapit , cut the corner quickly at Belmont Park and turned the True North Handicap into a laugher, winning by 8 1/2 lengths. The Florida-bred covered the six furlongs over the muddy Belmont strip in a snappy 1:08.86.
Back in New York, It's Tricky relished the rainy and muddy conditions at Belmont Park, upsetting the heavily favored Turbulent Descent by 3 3/4 lengths in Saturday's Grade 1, $300,000 Acorn Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.



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