Horse Racing News

Working toward a possible start in the Cigar Mile Handicap, Kentucky Derby winner Orb breezed a half-mile in :49.77 on the main track at Belmont Park Oct. 13.

Za Approval ran to his recent form and easily captured the $200,000 Knickerbocker Stakes at Belmont Park Oct. 12, coming off runner-up efforts behind Horse of the Year Wise Dan in the Woodbine Mile.

Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Kitten's Dumplings proved a quirky winner of the $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup over 8-5 favorite Alterite Oct. 12.

Pianist put away pacesetter Assateague in upper stretch and scurried home two lengths in front for her second graded win of the year in the $200,000 Athenia Stakes oct. 12 at Belmont Park.

Garrett Gomez, who took off his six riding assignments at Santa Anita Park Oct. 6 due to a missed flight from Kentucky, will be off his mounts for the remainder of the week pending a hearing before track stewards.

The final Breeders' Cup "Win & You're In" challenge event for 2013 brings together a well-matched field of 11 in the $300,000 Nearctic Stakes on the turf Oct. 13 at Woodbine.

A smashing winner of the Central Bank Ashland Stakes this spring, favored Emollient returned to Keeneland Oct. 6 to capture the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes.

Ami's Holiday came from off the pace, unleashing a powerful surge in deep stretch to win the 1 1/16-mile Grey Stakes at Woodbine Oct. 6 by a half length over Big Bazinga.

Treve proved to be a cut above in a star-studded field for the 92nd Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as she romped through the straight unchallenged to win in a tour de force performance Oct. 6 at Longchamp.

Donnie Creview and Charles V. Martin's Points Offthebench held off the fast-finishing Goldencents in Saturday's Grade 1, $250,500 Santa Anita Sprint Championship.