Horse Racing News

Afleeting Lady built a three-race win streak and gave trainer Dale Romans his 19th graded stakes score of the season when she powered to victory in the $162,450 Falls City Handicap Nov. 22 at Churchill Downs.

Repole Stable's Caixa Eletronica made start number 60 a winning one Nov. 22, carrying 133 pounds across the finish line in the $147,000 Fall Highweight Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in solid style.

Front-running Really Mr Greely, the longest shot among four entrants from trainer Bob Baffert in the $100,000 Hollywood Prevue Stakes, prevailed over odds-on favorite Super Ninety Nine by half a length in the Thanksgiving Day feature.

Nine days after Guillermo Berrios' My Wandy's Girl won the Nov. 15 Pentelis Stakes in her introduction to racing in the continental 48 states, her connections decided to wheel her back for a stiffer test -- the $350,000 Gazelle Stakes.

Hoping to burnish her credentials for a possible run at Horse of the Year honors, Fred and Buff Bradley will send their Groupie Doll out to tackle boys Nov. 24 in the $350,000 Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The French horse racing federation says jockey Frankie Dettori has been suspended from racing in France, based on medical grounds following a positive drug test.

Florida Derby winner Take Charge Indy continued his preparations for Friday's $400,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare with a three-furlong workout over the fast main track at Churchill Downs on Sunday morning.

Claiborne Farm and Adele B. Dilschneider's homebred Lea capitalized on a textbook stalk-and-pounce trip to capture Saturday night's Commonwealth Turf at Churchill Downs.

G. Watts Humphrey Jr.'s homebred Centre Court brought her sterling credentials, and fondness for the Matt Winn Turf Course, to bear in a smashing performance in Saturday night's Grade 2, $202,125 Mrs. Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs.

Goldencents went wire-to-wire in the $1 million Delta Jackpot at Delta Downs Nov. 17, setting quick early fractions and responding with something more to hold off a late run from 9-5 favorite Bern Identity.