Horse Racing News

A freshened Tiz Flirtatious made easy work of her four opponents in the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes Aug. 11, shaking clear in upper stretch to win without much of a challenge on the Del Mar turf.

The Jockey Club will provide up to $500,000 in 2014-15 to some racing jurisdictions to step up out-of-competition drug testing with a focus on graded stakes.

Front-running Corfu nipped Wired Bryan by a bare nose in a desperate finish to the $200,000 Saratoga Special Aug. 11, giving trainer Todd Pletcher his first win in the longstanding 2-year-old event at Saratoga Race Course.

Valene Farm's Designer Legs was awarded the victory via disqualification following a roughly-run edition of the Grade 2, $196,000 Adirondack at Saratoga on Sunday.

Jockey Garrett Gomez boldly announced his return to action with a come-from-behind victory aboard 8-1 shot Dice Flavor in a dramatic finish to the $150,000 La Jolla Handicap on the grass Aug. 10 at Del Mar.

Outsider Devious Intent at 15-1 odds spoiled the comeback effort of champion Groupie Doll after 8 ½ months at 15-1 odds in the $100,000 Gardenia Stakes Aug. 10 at Ellis Park.

Heavily favored Wise Dan ran his winning streak to eight while rolling to a repeat victory in the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga Race Course, defeating pacesetter King Kreesa by 1 ¼ lengths Aug. 10.

Notacatbutallama, given plenty of rallying room along the inside, outfought North Slope to capture the off-the-turf National Museum Racing Hall of Fame Stakes on a sloppy main track Aug. 9 at Saratoga Race Course.

Jockey Garrett Gomez says he's ready to go after finally getting clearance from stewards at Del Mar to ride workouts on the morning of Aug. 9 and in race competition the following day.

Jockey Calvin Borel was the star of the show Aug. 9 at the Fasig-Tipton Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.