Horse Racing News on August 28, 2011

Already proven on turf, Acclamation added California's richest race for older horses to his list of accomplishments with a front-running win in Sunday's $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar.

Trainer Bob Baffert spent most of August admiring The Factor as the colt prepared for a comeback after a four-month break.

Havelock prevailed in a four-horse win photo of longshots in Sunday's Grade 2, $204,400 Play the King Stakes, a prep for next month's Grade 1 Woodbine Mile.

Hilda's Passion came out of her sensational victory in Saturday's Grade 1 Ballerina at Saratoga with a non-displaced condylar fracture of her right front leg trainer Todd Pletcher revealed on Sunday.

The race strategy for Celtic New Year in Sunday's $200,000 Del Mar Handicap was to try to lead throughout the turf marathon over 1 3/8 miles on turf.