Horse Racing News on August 6, 2011

Ultra Blend, the ultra-consistent California-bred 5-year-old mare, became a grade I winner with a hard-fought neck victory over Zazu in the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar.

Prayer for Relief now becomes a possibility for that Aug. 27 showdown at Saratoga by virtue of his third straight victory since returning from minor ankle surgery.

Tizway can't be considered just a miler anymore. What he might be now is the best older male horse in the country.

George Brennan guided Broad Bahn down the road in the $1.5 million Hambletonian and came from off the pace with 24-1 longshot Bold and Fresh in the $750,000 Hambletonian Oaks.

Turbulent Descent flashed her true ability when she ran away from the field in the Grade 1, $250,000 Test Stakes as the 9-10 favorite at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 6.