Horse Racing News

Nearly six months after her impressive wire job in the Grade 3 Appalachian Stakes at Keeneland, Dayatthespa returned to the Lexington, Kentucky, turf and repeated the feat in Saturday's Grade 1, $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup.

Phillips Racing Partnership's La Cloche took down the field in the Grade 3, $150,000 Athenia at Belmont on Saturday.

Gary Barber and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' In Lingerie proved best on Sunday when taking on nine rivals in the Grade 1, $500,000 Spinster at Keeneland.

Balance the Books captured the $150,000 Bourbon Stakes as the 4-5 favorite after much bumping in the stretch run of the 1 1/16-mile test of 2-year-olds on the Keeneland turf Oct. 7.

Gerard and Alain Wertheimer's filly Solemia won the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Oct. 7 at Longchamp in a huge upset, overtaking front-runner Orfevre (JPN) in the final strides in a heartbreaking loss to the Japanese superstar.

Coil rallied to the lead in midstretch and gamely withstood the late bid of stablemate Capital Account in Saturday's Grade 1, $250,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship.

Will Farish Jr.'s Pool Play proved the most long-winded of the six runners in a pokey renewal of the Grade 2, $500,000 Hawthorne Gold Cup.

A. Stevens Miles Jr.'s homebred Neck 'n Neck closed strongly in Saturday's Grade 2, $513,600 Indiana Derby.

Heavily favored Dreaming of Julia showed the poise of a much older horse while winning an exciting Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park in New York Oct. 6.

Bluegrass Equine Blookstock's Joha captured the Grade 1, $400,000 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland on Saturday in wire-to-wire fashion.