Horse Racing News

Untapable put the finishing touches on her 3-year-old filly championship campaign when she won the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff in a driving finish Oct. 31 at Santa Anita Park.

Sheep Pond Partners' Lady Eli remained undefeated in three starts with a dynamic victory in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Oct. 31 at Santa Anita Park.

Hootenanny, a Quality Road colt owned by the connections of Coolmore Stud, wore down pacesetter Luck of the Kitten to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita Park Oct. 31.

After flying through a half-mile in :44.80, Goldencents dug deep to hold off a determined Tapiture by 1 1/4 lengths to win the $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Oct. 31, at Santa Anita Park, successfully defending his win in the race last year.

The team connected to champion Zenyatta reported a saddening loss Oct. 29 when a weanling War Front filly out of the 2010 Horse of the Year was euthanized following a paddock accident at Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky.

Free as a Bird was scratched from the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint on Wednesday morning after the 5-year-old mare refused to fly, according to trainer Ian Wilkes.

Free as a Bird was scratched from the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint the morning of Oct. 29 after the 5-year-old mare refused to fly, according to trainer Ian Wilkes.

Multiple graded stakes winner Handsome Mike on Oct. 28 was declared from the upcoming Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile because of a leg injury.

Zayat Stables' American Pharoah will be scratched from the Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile, trainer Bob Baffert confirmed Oct. 28 at Santa Anita Park.

The complexion of the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff certainly has changed in the six weeks leading up to the Oct. 31 race at Santa Anita Park, but Close Hatches looks strong.