Horse Racing News on August 3, 2013

Overlooked at odds of 10-1, Lady of Fifty found redemption as she took the overland route under Corey Nakatani to capture the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Aug. 3 at Del Mar.

Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Departing was the first horse nominated to the $750,000 West Virginia Derby and the first horse entered when entries were taken July 30.

GoldMark Farm's Cross Traffic sprung a wire-to-wire upset in the $750,000 Whitney Invitational at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 3, kicking away to a ¾-length victory at odds of 7-2 while 2012 winner Fort Larned finished fifth.

A federal judge in New Mexico Aug. 2 issued a restraining order that will keep two horse slaughterhouses from opening as planned the week of Aug. 4.

For the second year in a row, many of horse racing's top owners have pledged to race their juvenile starters without race-day medication.

Two-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Garrett Gomez has been cleared to ride again as soon as Aug. 7 after meeting with stewards at Del Mar, provided he tests at acceptable levels for drugs he has been taking.