Horse Racing News on December 30, 2017

In the nick of time, Daddys Lil Darling became a Grade 1 winner in Saturday's $301,380 American Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita.

The final five races of Saturday's card at Aqueduct were canceled after the jockeys refused to ride, citing a concern over the condition of the main track.

Run Time proved that distance is the great equalizer when stepping up off a first-level allowance/optional-claiming victory to upset Grade 1 winner Bullards Alley in Saturday's two-mile H. Allen Jerkens Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Laurel Park canceled its final three races Saturday after two horses fell during the gallop-outs of their respective races.

Midnight Crossing proved impossible to catch in Saturday's Robert Frankel Stakes for fillies and mares on turf at Santa Anita, rewarding jockey Brice Blanc's decision to put the longshot on an early lead.