Horse Racing News on July 15, 2013

Last October at Woodbine in Canada, Chantal Sutherland was on the verge of making the announcement that she was about to ride her last race when fellow jockey Alex Solis offered a word of caution.

Magdalena Racing's War Dancer just withstood the thrust of Charming Kitten in Saturday night's Grade 2, $500,000 Virginia Derby, with the late-running Jack Milton another head away in third, in a climactic conclusion to Colonial Downs' marquee race.

Robert Courtney Jr.'s evergreen nine-year-old Rahystrada made history on Saturday by winning the Grade 3, $200,000 Arlington Handicap for the third time.

Tim F. Ritchey Racing Stables and Beverly Frazier's Dancing Afleet came running in the final yards of Saturday's Grade 2, $308,000 Delaware Oaks to deny pacesetter Ile St. Molly the win by a half-length in the 1 1/16-mile contest.