Horse Racing News

Trainer Bob Baffert won the $1 million Haskell Invitational for 3-year-olds a fifth time as the late-developing Coil rallied from last to beat Preakness winner Shackleford by a neck on Sunday at Monmouth Park.

Romacaca, placed forwardly throughout, made it five victories in a row when she prevailed by two lengths in the Grade 3, $200,000 Taylor Made Matchmaker for fillies and mares at Monmouth Park July 31.

Sidney's Candy made a successful debut for his new connections, leading every step of the way under John Velazquez to win Sunday's Grade 2, $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap by 1 1/4 lengths at Saratoga.

Seven-year-old gelding Yummy With Butter spread the field late to prevail in the Grade 3, $200,000 Oceanport Stakes at Monmouth Park July 31. The Ontario-bred made his first trip to the winner's circle since September 2009, when he won at Woodbine.

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Goldikova won Sunday's Group 1 Prix Rothschild for a record fourth consecutive year at Deauville, France, holding off Sahpresa by a short neck.

After a third in his 2011 debut in an allowance race for sprinters at Hollywood Park in June, Tres Borrachos started as an outsider in Saturday's $200,000 San Diego Handicap, and won his first graded stakes since the Grade 2 Swaps Stakes in 2008.

Four months ago, owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher were probably fairly confident they'd have the the favorite for the Travers. They just never would have believed it might be Stay Thirsty.

Zagora earned her first United States win in five starts when she charged home on the outside to tally convincingly by 1 1/2 lengths in the Grade 1, $500,000 Diana Stakes on the Saratoga turf July 30.

Bourbon Bay, the king of the 2010 distance turf series at Santa Anita, stormed down the Del Mar Polytrack, returning to his winning ways in the July 29 $125,000 Cougar II Handicap (Grade 3) in the seaside oval's Friday night feature.