Horse Racing News

The juvenile champion should be judged on more than a Breeders Cup finish

British trainer Gerard Butler received a five-year suspension for having nine horses in his barn that tested positive for anabolic steroid use, the British Horseracing Authority announced Dec. 4.

British invader Seek Again, making his United States debut, rode the rail under Corey Nakatani to an impressive victory in the $250,000 Hollywood Derby, which was run for the final time Dec. 1 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Pacesetting Egg Drop battled back after giving away the lead in the stretch to score a nose victory over Discreet Marq in the final Matriarch Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park Dec. 1, providing a poignant win for trainer Mike Mitchell.

New York shipper Last Gunfighter earned his fourth graded stakes win of the year, closing to get the job done by a length over 14-1 shot Mister Marti Gras in the $350,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap at Hawthorne Racecourse Nov. 30.

Honor Code proved a popular winner of the 100th renewal of the $400,000 Remsen Stakes Nov. 30 when he battled back along the inside to get his nose on the line just ahead of Nashua Stakes winner Cairo Prince in a terrific finish at Aqueduct.

Godolphin Racing's Wedding Toast took charge at the start and held on for a head victory over hard-charging longshot Toasting in the $400,000 Comely Stakes Nov. 30 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Preston Stables' hard-knocking Flat Out took the overland route to victory Nov. 30 in the Cigar Mile at Aqueduct Racetrack, a race worth $753,000 due to the winner's previous Grade 1-winning status.

Repole Stable's Stopchargingmaria, the 9-10 favorite in the six-horse field for the Nov. 30 Demoiselle Stakes, came with a sustained run down the Aqueduct Racetrack stretch to win by a neck over Got Lucky.

In her first try at two turns, Vexed delivered a hard-fought victory over nine other juvenile fillies in the $169,050 Golden Rod Stakes Saturday, Nov 30 at Churchill Downs.