Horse Racing News

Even-money choice Stopchargingmaria, always prominent for jockey John Velazquez, prevailed in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes for her second top-level win in a row at the Saratoga Race Course meet Aug. 16.

Euro Charline, a stakes winner at Ascot three weeks ago, soared through the stretch under a well-timed ride by Ryan Moore to upset the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes in her U.S. debut Aug. 16 at Arlington International Racecourse.

Belmont Derby runner-up Adelaide charged down the center of the turf course at Arlington International Racecourse and edged away to a determined victory in the $500,000 Secretariat Stakes Aug. 16 as the even-money favorite.

Making his stakes debut, Karibu Gardens outlasted a strong field to capture the $186,436 Sky Classic Stakes over the Woodbine lawn Aug. 16.

Trainer Charlie LoPresti was still mulling over comeback options for Wise Dan but seemed more inclined toward deciding after sending the two-time Horse of the Year through his third dirt work at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 16.

A half-sister to Royal Delta, Crown Queen made her stakes debut a winning one in Saturday's Grade 2, $285,000 Lake Placid at Saratoga, rallying determinedly in deep stretch to score by three-quarters of a length.

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens was seated on a bench at Del Mar near the stable area racing office the morning of Aug. 15.

With only four American-trained horses entered in the Arlington Million Aug. 16 and a seven-horse field set for the $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes.

Istanford, a game front-running winner of the San Clemente Handicap when shipped to Del Mar one month ago from Arlington International Racecourse, heads the field for the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks Aug. 16.

After a 2014 season that saw him add a pair of group I placings in England to his resume, Grade 1 winner Verrazano has been retired.