Horse Racing News

A crowd of 40,459 was on hand Wednesday for day two of Royal Ascot, up from the 38,758 last year probably due in part to the participation of Treve in the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes.

Coming with a late burst of speed on the far side, Sole Power closed to his second straight win in the $637,500 King's Stand Stakes June 17 at Royal Ascot.

Toronado proved up to the challenge of facing top competition in his seasonal debut when the 4-year-old held off a late challenge from Verrazano to secure a three-quarter-length victory in the $637,500 Queen Anne Stakes June 17 at Royal Ascot.

Kingman avenged his lone career loss when the Khalid Abdullah homebred posted a 2 ¼-length victory in the $637,500 St. James's Palace Stakes June 17 at Royal Ascot.

Jockey Rosie Napravnik is expected to be away for four to six weeks while she recovers from a shoulder injury suffered in a training accident at Churchill Downs June 15.

California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn was gracious as he and partner Perry Martin received the Kentucky Derby trophy for their horse's triumph last month at Churchill Downs.

Tapiture bounced back from his 15th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby in May with flair, scoring a convincing victory in the $109,400 Matt Winn Stakes June 14 at Churchill Downs.

Moonshine Mullin, headed at the top of the stretch, responded to the challenge of Departing to spurt clear late and register a 10-1 upset in the $552,500 Stephen Foster Handicap the night of June 14 at Churchill Downs.

Bill Cubbedge's Molly Morgan shot through an opening along the rail on the final turn and drew away to an easy upset victory in the $216,200 Fleur de Lis Handicap at Churchill Downs the evening of June 14.

Front-running Iotapa, bouncing back from disappointing effort at Churchill Downs, left the favorites behind with a 10 ¼-length romp in the $300,000 Vanity Stakes June 14 at Santa Anita Park.