Horse Racing News

Robert Courtney Jr.'s evergreen nine-year-old Rahystrada made history on Saturday by winning the Grade 3, $200,000 Arlington Handicap for the third time.

Tim F. Ritchey Racing Stables and Beverly Frazier's Dancing Afleet came running in the final yards of Saturday's Grade 2, $308,000 Delaware Oaks to deny pacesetter Ile St. Molly the win by a half-length in the 1 1/16-mile contest.

Book Review made a three-wide bid in the final strides of the $200,000 A Gleam Handicap at Betfair Hollywood Park to prevail by a decisive 20.5 lengths over Teddy's Promise July 13.

Juddmonte Farms' homebred Emollient is bred top and bottom for the turf, and on Saturday lived up to that promise when taking the Grade 1, $350,750 American Oaks by a half-length under jockey Mike Smith.

Phipps Stable's Boisterous became a Grade 1 winner July 13 at Belmont Park, threading his way between rivals to claim the $600,000 Man o' War Handicap by 2 ¼ lengths .

Eblouissante, a half sister to Horse of the Year Zenyatta, will make her long-awaited return to the races during opening week at Saratoga Race Course, either in the $200,000 Shuvee Handicap July 20 or a second-level optional claimer July 22.

Unbeaten in four turf starts, Rydilluc is the likely favorite against eight rivals in Saturday's Grade 2, $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs. The front-running colt will attempt to carry his speed 1 ¼ miles for the first time.

Up the track in a pair of Dubai starts earlier this year, Dullahan will look to jump-start the second half of his four-year-old season when he returns to action in Saturday's Grade 3, $200,000 Arlington Handicap.

Emollient, winner of the Ashland Stakes this spring, makes her turf debut against seven rival 3-year-old fillies in the $350,000 American Oaks on closing weekend July 13 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Trainer Alan Goldberg and owner Richard Santulli look to hold a powerful hand in the $200,000 Robert G. Dick Memorial at Delaware Park July 13 when they send out the entry of Tannery and Laughing in the 1 3/8-mile turf event.