Horse Racing News

The top three finishers from the 2010 edition of the Aristides are back for Saturday's $100,000 renewal at Churchill Downs, but this year's running of the six-furlong dash has arguably attracted a much deeper field.

Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, is currently back in foal to Bernardini. The news was announced Tuesday in a diary post on the mare's eponymous website, maintained by Zenyatta's ghost writer, Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs.

Amazombie bulled his way between rivals in the stretch and drew off to cross the wire first by a half-length in Monday's Grade 3, $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap at Hollywood Park.

Dubawi Heights, stepping into Grade 1 company for the first time for trainer Simon Callaghan, collared pacesetter Celtic Princess just strides from the wire to win the $250,000 Gamely Stakes on the Hollywood Park turf course May 30.

Awesome Gem still has got it at 8. He rallied for a one-length win in the Grade 3, $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap on Monday, then withstood a claim of foul to nail down the fourth graded stakes win of a career that began in 2006.

Tizway has been looking for his career-defining win for the past three years. It came in decisive fashion on Memorial Day at Belmont Park, as he opened up in the stretch and rolled to a 2 3/4-length victory in the Grade 1, $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap.

Phillips Racing Partnership homebred Winter Memories served notice May 30 with an emphatic score in the Grade 2 Sands Point Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park May 30.

Sassy Image made her win in the grade I Humana Distaff look easy earlier this month at Churchill Downs, but she was pushed to the limit by longshot Beat the Blues May 30 before prevailing by a neck in the Grade 3 Winning Colors.

The May 29 live racing program at Arlington Park was canceled following the second race when the jockeys chose not to ride, the track announced.

The stakes races Saturday at Arlington, the Arlington Matron and the Arlington Classic, were of the Grade 3 and listed variety, but the winner of each may be ready for bigger game.