Horse Racing News

The jockey, the trainer, and the owner will all be very familiar, but a new name, Handsome Mike, will be representing the team of Doug O'Neill, Paul Reddam, and Mario Gutierrez in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park July 29.

Under an enterprising ride by Robby Albarado, Landaluce Educe Stables' Volcat struck the front on the far turn of Saturday evening's Grade 3, $150,000 Virginia Oaks.

Leading turf three-year-old Silver Max continued his winning ways Saturday in the Grade 2, $600,000 Virginia Derby, making it six straight with a comfortable one-length score over the yielding turf at Colonial Downs.

La Tia coasted to her third consecutive victory in as many starts this season with a wire-to-wire score in Saturday's Grade 3, $150,000 Arlington Oaks.

Reigning champion older male Acclamation cruised to a 2 3/4-length repeat victory in Saturday's Grade 1, $300,000 Eddie Read Stakes at Del Mar, extending his current winning streak to seven.

Besilu Stables' Royal Delta held off a late challenger to win the $750,000 Delaware Handicap by a neck at Delaware Park July 21, but it wasn't the nemesis everyone thought she'd face near the wire.

Godolphin Racing's Questing earned the first grade I win of her career and gave 19-year-old jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. the same when she took the $300,000 TVG Coaching Club American Oaks by 4 1/4 lengths at Saratoga Race Course July 21.

Owner Phyllis Wyeth has decided to retire Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags, her adviser Russell Jones said July 20.

Dennis Narlinger's Pacific Ocean could do no better than sixth against Caixa Eletronica in the Grade 2 True North Handicap on June 9.

Maggi Moss' So Many Ways stayed on strongly down the stretch to capture Friday's Grade 3, $150,000 Schuylerville Stakes, the second of a pair of graded stakes on opening day at Saratoga.