Horse Racing News

Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome is expected to conclude his 2014 season and make his turf debut in the Hollywood Derby at Del Mar Nov. 29.

Tucci Stables' Midnight Aria, wire-to-wire winner of last year's Queens Plate, will look to get back in the stakes column as he takes on five rivals in the $200,000 Autumn Stakes at Woodbine Nov. 9.

Reacting to strong criticism, California racing steward Scott Chaney explained the decision to allow the Breeders' Cup Classic win Nov. 1 by Bayern to stand in spite of obvious interference at the start.

Bayern won the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic by a nose, surviving a stewards' inquiry prompted by multiple horses bumping near the start of the race.

In a race that completely changed complexion in the stretch, Flaxman Holdings' homebred Karakontie rallied to victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. I) Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park.

Midwest Thoroughbreds' Work All Week, winner of the grade III Phoenix Stakes at Keeneland in his previous start as the favorite, wheeled right back at 19-1 to win the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park.

Flaxman Holdings' homebred Main Sequence put the cap on a brilliant season Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park, charging to victory by half a length over Flintshire in the $3 million Longines Breeders' Cup Turf.

Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Bobby's Kitten, a speed type who never had raced shorter than one mile, went from last to first with a dramatic run to capture the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park.

There was no Groupie Doll to stand in her way this season, and Judy the Beauty would not be denied victory in the the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park.

Front-running Dayatthespa, making her first start at the 1 1/4-mile distance, skipped away in the stretch to post a mild upset in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Nov. 1 at Santa Anita Park.