Horse Racing News

Citing winter weather conditions, the New York Racing Association announced that live racing at Aqueduct Racetrack has been canceled Wednesday, Feb. 4. It is the ninth cancellation in 2015 at the New York track.

Zayat Stables' homebred champion American Pharoah, who was withdrawn from the 2014 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile with an injury, had his first workout of the year Feb. 2, drilling an easy three furlongs in :36 1/5 at Santa Anita Park.

Richard C. Pell's Calculator, fifth on the Kentucky Derby points list, will miss the Triple Crown due to an undisclosed injury.

Grade 1 winner Hoppertunity will run in the $500,000 San Antonio Stakes, trainer Bob Baffert confirmed after the 4-year-old son of Any Given Saturday worked six furlongs at Santa Anita Park Feb. 1.

Horse of the Year California Chrome put in the final major drill for his 4-year-old debut when breezing five furlongs in 1:01 3/5 Feb. 1 at Los Alamitos Racecourse.

Lord Nelson spoiled the 3-year-old coming-out party for Texas Red in the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita Park Feb. 1, nipping the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner by a neck in a terrific finish.

Benefiting from a sizzling early speed duel, Conquest Two Step rallied through the lane to take the $200,250 Palos Verdes Stakes over Secret Circle from Santa Anita Park Jan. 31.

Donato Lanni and John F. Youngblood's Avanzare was the recipient of a heady ride from Gary Stevens in Saturday's $200,500 Arcadia S. at Santa Anita.

Stretching out for the first time, Callback became a grade I winner Jan. 31 when she took the field gate to wire to win the $300,000 Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita Park for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.

Hard Not to Like hit the wire first in the $150,000 Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes Jan. 31 at Tampa Bay Downs but was disqualified, moving favored Testa Rossi into the winner's circle.