Horse Racing News

Undefeated Shanghai Bobby, the only stakes winner in this year's $400,000 Foxwoods Champagne Stakes for 2-year-olds, shook loose of pacesetter Goldencents rounding the bend and romped to victory Oct. 6 at Belmont Park.

Wise Dan came out of his Woodbine Mile heroics in such fine fettle that trainer Charles Lopresti didn't want to keep him in the barn until the Breeders' Cup.

Frank L. Jones Jr.'s homebred Tapitsfly got up to take the Grade 1, $350,000 First Lady Stakes at Keeneland on Saturday and in the process gained a measure of revenge over rival Daisy Devine.

Bridgetown earned his first graded stakes win since 2009 and put together back-to-back victories when he ground out a one-length advantage in the $150,000 Woodford Stakes Oct. 6 at Keeneland.

John Oxley's Spring in the Air closed with a huge run from mid-pack to win the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades by a length at Keeneland Oct. 5, punching her ticket to the Breeders' Cup.

In a speed-rich Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes at Keeneland, it was Sum of the Parts who took command early and wired the field of 10 Oct. 5

Resorts World Casino New York City Wood Memorial winner Gemologist has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Kenny Trout's WinStar Farm for the 2013 breeding season.

Daisy Devine will bring a two for two mark over the course into the Grade 1, $350,000 First Lady Stakes, a one-mile turf affair that will feature six fillies and mares.

Saturday's Grade 1, $400,000 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland came up very contentious. The 1 1/16-mile event on Polytrack has attracted an overflow of 16 two-year-olds.

Shanghai Bobby will look to continue his dominance of the East Coast juvenile division on Saturday while taking on some familiar faces as well as a few newcomers in the Grade 1, $400,000 Champagne at Belmont Park.