Horse Racing News

Centennials Farms' Wicked Strong, who clipped heels in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, stumbling and unseating jockey Rajiv Maragh, will not be sent to Santa Anita Park for the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

With the installation of a new dirt surface this year after racing on Polytrack since 2006, Keeneland and its fans can say goodbye to the old Darley Alcibiades Stakes.

Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux was taken to a hospital after he was unseated in the post parade for the eighth race at Santa Anita Park Sept. 28 and was subsequently kicked in his chest.

Jockey Rajiv Maragh underwent surgery the morning of Sept. 28 at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., to repair a broken right arm suffered when he was unseated during the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.

Santa Anita Park stewards handed jockey Victor Espinoza a seven-day suspension Sept. 28 for his tactics in the handling of Sky Kingdom in the Awesome Again Stakes the preceding day.

Siena Farm's Angela Renee, beaten more than 19 lengths in the Spinaway Stakes in her last start, rebounded in a big way with a victory in the $300,000 Chandelier Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Santa Anita Park Sept. 27.

Juddmonte Farms' homebred Emollient had been underachieving in 2014, but the addition of blinkers had the desired effect in Saturday's Grade 1, $301,750 Rodeo Drive at Santa Anita. Finishing with newfound purpose to wear down Parranda.

Zayat Stables LLC's American Pharoah stretched out to two turns to add another dominating Grade 1 win to his short resume as he wired Saturday's Grade 1, $300,750 FrontRunner Stakes at Santa Anita.

Spendthrift Farm LLC's Beholder wired the Zenyatta 12 months ago at Santa Anita by 1-1/4 lengths, but on Saturday found herself tracking the pace in the 2014 edition of the Grade 1, $300,000 contest under jockey Mike Smith.

Stuck wide every step of the way, odds-on choice Shared Belief stayed unbeaten in seven starts with a head victory over a game Fed Biz in the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes Sept. 27 at Santa Anita Park.