Horse Racing News

Iotapa, runner-up to Beholder in the Santa Anita Oaks and coming off a win in the listed Railbird Stakes, is among the favorites for the $150,000 Hollywood Oaks June 22 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

Itsmyluckyday, who was pulled up on the backstretch during the running of the June 16 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park, is expected to miss four months of training with a slight fracture of the ilium [part of the pelvis].

Godolphin Racing's Dawn Approach battled Toronado in the closing stages of the St. James's Palace Stakes and narrowly won in a thrilling finish June 18 at Royal Ascot.

Sole Power wore down 11-4 favorite Shea Shea in the closing strides and won the King's Stand Stakes by a neck June 18 at Royal Ascot.

Declaration of War burst between horses and charged down the center of the track to win the Queen Anne Stakes June 18 at Royal Ascot while U.S.-based Animal Kingdom failed to settle and faded out of contention.

Trainer Mike Mitchell was taken to Centinela Hospital Medical Center by ambulance June 16 after collapsing on the track at Betfair Hollywood Park following the sixth race.

In the first major stakes for 3-year-olds following the Triple Crown, favored Verrazano was a romping winner of the $148,500 Pegasus Stakes June 16 after his main challenger, Itsmyluckyday, was pulled up on the Monmouth Park backstretch.

John Oxley's Funny Proposition upset reigning champion older female Royal Delta while securing the first stakes win of her career in the $186,375 Fleur de Lis Handicap June 15 at Churchill Downs.

Breeders' Cup Classic winner Fort Larned put his early season problems behind him June 15, as he scored a front-running victory in the $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi at Churchill Downs.

Teamed with Gary Stevens for the first time, stalking Byrama drew off in the stretch to become a Grade 1 winner in the $250,000 Vanity Handicap June 15 at Betfair Hollywood Park.