Horse Racing News

Trainer David J. Wells, who raced horses at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, has been sentenced to five years intermediate punishment, with the first three months in prison.

Robert LaPenta and Harry Rosenblum's Far Right found himself behind a wall of horses at the top of the stretch in the $300,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

Fletcher and Carolyn Gray's homebred I'm a Chatterbox, winner of the Jan. 17 Silverbulletday Stakes at a mile and 70 yards, rallied to win the $175,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes Feb. 21 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

Phaedrus Flights' Ekati's Phaeton, a 25-1 shot, took a good field of 3-year-old fillies wire to wire to win the Davona Dale Stakes Feb. 21 at Gulfstream Park.

Long On Value returned to his winning ways with a closing victory in the $150,000 Canadian Turf Stakes Feb. 21 at Gulfstream Park.

Jacks or Better Farm's homebred C. Zee picked up the pieces in the $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes Feb. 21 at Gulfstream Park and landed his first graded score by 2-3/4 lengths.

Ken and Sarah Ramsey's International Star came back for more Feb. 21, punching through on the rail to win the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes after taking the Jan. 17 Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

John Wentworth's Chocolate Ride went right to the front and never looked back to upset the $125,000 Fair Grounds Handicap at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Feb. 21.

Flaxman Holdings' homebred two-time Eclipse Award winner Main Sequence powered to victory in his season debut Feb. 21, taking the $200,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes at Gulfstream Park with an impressive kick in the final furlong.

Holy Bull Stakes winner and 4-5 favorite Upstart was disqualified after crossing the wire first in the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes Feb. 21 at Gulfstream Park, with 5-1 Itsaknockout elevated from second to his first graded win.