Horse Racing News on October 2, 2010

Jaycito, winless in his first two starts, including a second-place finish in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity last month, ran down favored J P's Gusto to win Saturday's $250,000 Norfolk Stakes at the Oak Tree at Hollywood Park meeting.

Richard's Kid stamped himself as one of her major rivals in the Breeders' Cup Classic by rallying to take the Grade 1, $250,000 Goodwood Stakes at the Oak Tree meeting at Hollywood Park.

Hibaayeb may have earned a trip to the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Churchill Downs next month after winning Saturday's $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes at Hollywood Park.

Zenyatta did it again Saturday at Hollywood Park. The undefeated mare scored her 19th consecutive win in the Grade 1 Lady's Secret Stakes, reeling in Switch in deep stretch and winning by a half-length.

Havre de Grace finally won a photo finish over summer nemesis Blind Luck in Saturday's Grade 2, $750,000 Fitz Dixon Cotillion at Parx Racing.

At the beginning of the year, trainer Christophe Clement thought Winchester was better on soft ground. Then the 5-year-old won the Grade 1 Manhattan over firm turf.

Lookin At Lucky might have given his connections and backers a little scare, but the colt proved his class Saturday when he rallied from well back to capture the 16th running of the Grade 2, $510,900 Indiana Derby at Hoosier Park.

Haynesfield ($1 ) went to the front and never looked back in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup, cruising through the stretch in hand under Ramon Dominguez to win the 92nd running of the Grade 1 race by four lengths over 4-5 favorite Blame.

After a couple of close calls and tough trips in her first four North American starts splitting horses in deep stretch and earning a hard-fought head victory in the Grade 1, $500,000 Flower Bowl Invitational at Belmont Park.

With several horses aimed at the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin Stable wanted to run Girolamo in the Grade 1 Vosburgh Invitational at Belmont Park to see if they had a contender for the Breeders' Cup Sprint.