Horse Racing News

Favored Csaba ran his stakes winning streak to four and likely stamped his ticket to next month's Donn Handicap with his victory in the $100,000 Hal's Hope Jan. 13 at Gulfstream Park.

Eblouissante, a half sister to 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta who won her first start at 1 1/16 miles by 4 1/4 lengths, is entered in the seventh race Jan. 17 at Santa Anita Park.

He had one horse beaten in the stretch run of the $150,000 Ft. Lauderdale Stakes Jan. 12 at Gulfstream Park, but Mucho Mas Macho kicked into gear when it mattered.

Fed Biz, a colt that came with a big price tag and a world of potential, recorded the first graded stakes win of his career with a gate-to-wire triumph in the $151,000 San Fernando Feb. 12 at Santa Anita Park.

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens rode the first winner of his newly-launched comeback Jan. 12, getting the job done aboard Glen Hill Farm's Branding for trainer Tom Proctor in the first race of the day at Santa Anita Park.

After registering a 108 BRIS Speed rating for his convincing victory in the December 16 Harlan's Holiday, Csaba will look to continue his winning ways in Sunday's Grade 3, $100,000 Hal's Hope at Gulfstream Park.

Grade 1 winner Jeranimo launches his 7-year-old campaign Jan. 13 on the turf at Santa Anita Park in the $150,000 San Gabriel Stakes, a race he won in 2010 and was second in last year.

Battle Force stamped himself as an excellent turf prospect this year when recording a fast-finishing second in the Grade 2 Sir Beaufort on Santa Anita's.

Following a disappointing fifth as the favorite in the Grade 3 Ack Ack on dirt, Dominus will return to turf in Saturday's Grade 2, $150,000 Ft. Lauderdale at Gulfstream Park.

Groupie Doll, the presumptive champion female sprinter of 2012 who arrived at Gulfstream Park on December 29, has yet to make it to the racetrack to train due to less-than-perfect blood work.