Horse Racing News

All the attention leading up to the $200,000 Longacres Mile Handicap Aug. 18 at Emerald Downs had been focused on Politicallycorrect, the stakes winner and graded stakes-placed homebred of Ken and Sarah Ramsey.

Joyce B. Young's homebred Caroline Thomas has been a hard luck horse so far, and her frustrating pattern seemed to continue when her late rally came up just short in Sunday's Grade 2, $200,000 Lake Placid at Saratoga.

Discreet Marq, invading from New York for trainer Christophe Clement, shot to the lead coming into the stretch and proved best through the lane to register a mild upset in the $300,000 Del Mar Oaks at Del Mar Aug. 17.

Even when they didn't win, they couldn't lose. Ken and Sarah Ramsey capped an unbelievable day Aug. 17 with their third Grade 1 victory when Real Solution was placed first via disqualification in the $1 million Arlington Million.

Princess of Sylmar likely wrapped up an Eclipse Award as outstanding 3-year-old filly with another sharp victory in the Alabama Stakes Aug. 17 at Saratoga Race Course, her third Grade 1 victory in a row.

Ken Ramsey brought his grandkids to the races as usual, and in the $500,000 Secretariat Stakes, Admiral Kitten and jockey Rosie Napravnik got the job done.

Dank, winner of the Kilboy Estate Stakes last time out July 21 at the Curragh, made it two in a row with a brilliant 4 ¼-length score in the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes at Arlington Park on Aug. 17. Favored Marketing Mix was fourth.

Big Blue Kitten, given a patient ride by Joe Bravo, burst through an opening at mid-stretch and swept past Twilight Eclipse late to post a one-length win in the $600,000 Sword Dancer Stakes Aug. 17 at Saratoga Race Course.

If Little Mike repeats in the Arlington Million Aug. 17, breeder/owner Carlo Vaccarezza might use the Arlington Park winner's circle as a platform to challenge reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan to a match race.

Calumet Farm's Oxbow, winner of this year's Preakness Stakes, likely will not run again in 2013, according to trainer D. Wayne Lukas.