Horse Racing News

Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. on Wednesday received a stay of a 10-year suspension handed down last month by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board that will likely remain in force until his appeal of the board's decision is resolved.

Owner Art Preston and trainer Scooter Dickey met at Churchill Downs on Wednesday morning and decided to continue the 2011 campaign of Flat Out in the 137th running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Clark Handicap on November 25 at Churchill Downs.

The 3-year-old colt Frankel -- to the surprise of no one -- has been named Cartier Horse of the Year for 2011.

The Grade 3, $1 million race at Delta Downs in Vinton, La., will have a Grade 1 winner in the field for the first time Saturday after trainer Bob Baffert on Monday committed Drill, the Del Mar Futurity winner, to the 1 1/16-mile race.

Neil Drysdale sent out Bourbon Bay and Miss Match to work in company Sunday morning at Hollywood Park and was so encouraged by the way both traveled over the grass that he decided to run both this Saturday in the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup.

TwinSpires.com, the official advance-deposit wagering service for Churchill Downs Incorporated, will hold the TwinSpires.com Online Handicapping Championship this Saturday, Nov. 19.

Glen Hill Farm's Marketing Mix boasted the strongest resume in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,550 Mrs. Revere at Churchill Downs, and her class duly told as the 8-5 favorite brushed aside her rivals with disdainful authority.

One of only three horses to contest every leg of this year's Triple Crown, Mucho Macho Man returned to the races with a sharp front-running performance at Aqueduct on Wednesday, winning a one-mile optional claimer by a widening 5 3/4-length margin.

Ladies' Classic winner Royal Delta came from Churchill Downs to Keeneland's auction ring Tuesday and blew the roof off the market, selling for $8.5 million to Benjamin Leon's Besilu Stables.

Three-time champion Gio Ponti, an earner of more than $6.1 million during five seasons of racing, has been retired to his owners' Castleton Lyons.