Horse Racing News on October 6, 2012

Coil rallied to the lead in midstretch and gamely withstood the late bid of stablemate Capital Account in Saturday's Grade 1, $250,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship.

Will Farish Jr.'s Pool Play proved the most long-winded of the six runners in a pokey renewal of the Grade 2, $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup.

A. Stevens Miles Jr.'s homebred Neck 'n Neck closed strongly in Saturday's Grade 2, $513,600 Indiana Derby.

Heavily favored Dreaming of Julia showed the poise of a much older horse while winning an exciting Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park in New York Oct. 6.

Bluegrass Equine Blookstock's Joha captured the Grade 1, $400,000 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland on Saturday in wire-to-wire fashion.

After saving ground for a half-mile, Groupie Doll had to wait patiently for a seam to open up at the top of the stretch in Saturday's Grade 2, $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America at Keeneland.

Longshot King David upset the $400,000 Jamaica Handicap Oct. 6 at Belmont Park, benefiting from a crawling pace set by the eventual runner-up as 8-5 favorite Dullahan finished fifth.

Undefeated Shanghai Bobby, the only stakes winner in this year's $400,000 Foxwoods Champagne Stakes for 2-year-olds, shook loose of pacesetter Goldencents rounding the bend and romped to victory Oct. 6 at Belmont Park.

Wise Dan came out of his Woodbine Mile heroics in such fine fettle that trainer Charles Lopresti didn't want to keep him in the barn until the Breeders' Cup.

Frank L. Jones Jr.'s homebred Tapitsfly got up to take the Grade 1, $350,000 First Lady Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday and in the process gained a measure of revenge over rival Daisy Devine.