Horse Racing News

In his final breeze for the Kentucky Derby, Santa Anita Derby winner Goldencents breezed six furlongs in 1:16 1/5 April 25 at Santa Anita Park under regular exercise rider Jonny Garcia.

After placing in two Grade 1 stakes races as a juvenile, Capo Bastone will try to nail down the first stakes win of his career when the Street Boss colt faces an expected eight other 3-year-olds in the $175,000 Derby Trial Stakes.

Following a review by track officials, the Charles Town Board of Stewards, and Equibase, the official fractions and final time for the $1,500,000 Charles Town Classic have been amended.

Trainer Bob Baffert has confirmed Super Ninety Nine and Den's Legacy are no longer under consideration for the $2 million Kentucky Derby May 4 at Churchill Downs.

Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni has admitted to administering anabolic steroids to 11 horses at the Moulton Paddocks Stables that tested positive for the prohibited substances.

Thirty-three years after his first victory in the San Juan Capistrano Handicap, Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally did it again April 21 with late-running Interaction on closing day of the 2012-13 Santa Anita Park meet.

Successful Dan, coming back off a layoff of nearly 10 months, dictated an easy pace and held off the pursuing Boisterous in the final furlong to post a one-length victory in the $150,000 Ben Ali Stakes April 21 at Keeneland.

Two of trainer Todd Pletcher's top contenders for the Kentucky Derby continued to progress toward the May 4 classic with solid workouts at Churchill Downs the morning of April 21.

Game On Dude earned $1 million the evening of April 20, but he had to work hard for it in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.

Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Departing rolled to a strong 3 1/4-length victory in the $750,000 Illinois Derby April 20 at Hawthorne Racecourse, proving his class after a third-place finish in the last month's Louisiana Derby.