Horse Racing News

Atlantic Hurricane upset 2-5 favorite Embur's Song while winning her first stakes in the Grade 3, $162,500 Seaway at Woodbine Saturday.

Havre de Grace ($6.50) beat the boys in Saturday's Grade 1 Woodward Stakes, running down pacesetter Rule in midstretch and holding off a late run from Flat Out to win the 1 1/8-mile race by a length and one-quarter under Ramon Dominguez.

Validating his big-figure win in the James Marvin Stakes opening day, Jackson Bend ($8.90) split horses rallying from off the pace in midstretch and kicked clear to win Saturday's Grade 1 Forego Stakes by 3 1/4 lengths under Corey Nakatani.

Despite racing erratically through the stretch, Ask the Moon ($5.90) turned back all comers for a front-running victory in Saturday's Grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes for fillies and mares.

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Wesley Ward thinks Judy the Beauty has the ability to make it to the Breeders' Cup a couple of months from now.

Jockey Tyler Baze was taken off mounts and suspended indefinitely by Del Mar stewards Sept. 1 after he refused to take a breathalyzer test, several news outlets confirmed.

Handled with confidence by Ramon Dominguez, front-running State of Play repelled the onrushing Optimizer to win the Grade 2, $151,000 With Anticipation Stakes on the Saratoga turf Sept. 1.

As versatile as Sidney's Candy is, the options for WinStar Farm and Todd Pletcher are virtually limitless. For his next start, the connections decided to sprint him on dirt in the Grade 1, $250,000 Forego Stakes Sept. 3 at Saratoga.

Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI charges resulting from his July 20 arrest hours after winning the opening-day stakes race at Del Mar.