Horse Racing News

Flashback and Hear the Ghost, the two favorites for this year's $750,000 Santa Anita Derby April 6, drew the inside post positions in a field of nine 3-year-olds.

Shanghai Bobby is no longer being considered for the Kentucky Derby or the Triple Crown races following his fifth-place finish in the Florida Derby March 30 at Gulfstream Park.

Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, produced her second foal on her birthday April 1, Team Zenyatta confirmed via Twitter. The popular mare foaled a colt by top sire Tapit at 11:47 p.m. EDT at Lane's End Farm near Lexington.

Twin Creek Racing's Graydar had a few questions to answer coming out of the Feb. 9 Donn Handicap, where he earned his first stakes score.

WinStar Farm's Revolutionary gamely fended off a stretch challenge from 19-1 longshot Mylute to land the centennial running of the Grade 2, $1 million Louisiana Derby on Saturday.

Trainer Shug McGaughey said he was waiting for Orb to take him to Louisville. The Hall of Fame conditioner should be on his way after the colt's impressive win in the $1 million Besilu Stables Florida Derby March 30.

Cigar Street edged clear of Take Charge Indy late to win the Skip Away Stakes at Gulfstream Park on the Florida Derby undercard by two lengths. The runner-up won last year's Florida Derby.

Stonestreet Stables' homebred Dreaming of Julia vied with Live Lively for favoritism in Saturday's Grade 2, $300,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks.

Michael B. Tabor's Ciao Bella was much the best as she wired the six-horse field in the Grade 3, $150,000 Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday for her first stakes victory.

The drought for America in the Dubai World Cup came to an end March 30 when champion Animal Kingdom galloped clear in the homestretch for a spectacular score at Meydan Racecourse.