Horse Racing News

Frank Calabrese's Fast Anna, who came tantalizingly close to winning in the Ketel One King's Bishop last time out in his stakes debut, takes another crack at a breakthrough stakes victory in the $300,000 Gallant Bob Sept. 20 at Parx Racing.

The Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes, which figures to have a major impact on the 3-year-old filly championship, attracted some of the top members of the division and few interesting wild cards for its Sept. 20 renewal at Parx Racing.

California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Preakness Stakes, will break from the rail in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby Sept. 20 at Parx Racing, not exactly the most ideal draw for the even-money morning-line favorite.

Sam-Son Farm's homebred Deceptive Vision has been knocking on the door in stakes company, and the lightly-raced blueblood duly burst through with a convincing score in Sunday's Grade 2, $305,250 Canadian Stakes at Woodbine.

Third in last year's Ricoh Woodbine Mile behind Wise Dan, British invader Trade Storm came from off the pace to claim the top prize over Kaigun on the turf at the Toronto-area track Sept. 14.

English invader Sheikhzayedroad made a successful North American debut when he held off Dynamic Sky in a tight finish in the $282,711 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes Sept. 14 at Woodbine.

Conquest Typhoon capped a big day for Conquest Stables in a big way Sept. 13 at Woodbine, galloping clear in a dominant performance over seven other 2-year-olds in the $200,000 Summer Stakes while punching his ticket to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

French import Ball Dancing, making her United States debut, surged late from between horses to edge stablemate Xcellence in the $500,000 Sands Point Stakes Sept. 13 at rainy Belmont Park, as trainer Chad Brown had the first two finishers.

George Bolton and Peter Leidel's Annecdote, in her first start in the United States, went from last to first in a field of nine in the stretch to win the $200,000 Noble Damsel Stakes for fillies and mares Sept. 13 at Belmont Park.

Stephen Chesney and Cory Hoffman's Calgary Cat, a former claimer, exited allowance company in a big way with a strong victory in the $150,000 Bold Venture Stakes on Polytrack at Woodbine Sept. 13.