Horse Racing News

The 3-year-old filly Immortal Verse, the winner of the Group 1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot in June, upset the heavily favored Goldikova in Monday's Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville, France.

Union Rags, coming off a late-rallying debut win at Delaware Park in mid-July, shook off three early-pace rivals off one by one and drew off to win Monday's Grade 2 Three Chimneys Saratoga Special despite racing greenly in the stretch.

Cozi Rosie used a splendid rail-skimming ride from Garrett Gomez to capture the Grade 2, $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes by a half-length on the Del Mar turf Aug. 14.

The form of an opening-day maiden race held up Sunday, but just barely, when My Miss Aurelia ($3) prevailed by a hard-fought neck over Millionreasonswhy in the 95th running of the Grade 2, $150,000 Adirondack Stakes for 2-year-old fillies.

Valenzuela's next opportunity with Burns occurred in Saturday's La Jolla Handicap and this time the 48-year-old jockey chose to keep his mount on the rail, closing from third in the final furlong to win over 1 1/16 miles on turf.

Stacelita got a perfect trip from just off the pace before going on to victory as the favorite Saturday in the 22nd running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Beverly D. at Arlington Park.

Savvy Supreme and jockey Elvis Trujillo survived a stewards' inquiry to win the Grade 3, $159,000 Monmouth Oaks for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday at Monmouth Park.

Trainer Buff Bradley and his father, Fred, saw the departure of the stable star in May when multimillionaire Brass Hat was retired. But it seems it took their modest stable just a few months to find another one, or at least a star in the making.

A yielding turf was just fine with favored Cape Blanco, who registered his second straight grade I score on North American turf in fine style for Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien in the Arlington Million (gr. IT) Aug. 13 at rainy Arlington Park.

Just two weeks and a day after her win in the Group 1 Prix Rothschild at Deauville, Goldikova seeks her 15th Group 1 win in Monday's Prix Jacques le Marois in France over the same course.