Horse Racing News

Undefeated Uncle Mo tops the graded stakes earnings list for 3-year-olds that will likely determine the participants in the field for the 137th running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on Saturday, May 7.

Rogue Romance,and Mucho Macho Man are expected to vie for favoritism Feb. 19 in New Orleans when they head a field of 10 sophomores named to Fair Grounds' Risen Star Stakes in the final local prep for the March 26 Grade 2 Louisiana Derby five weeks later.

Drosselmeyer's 4-year-old debut will be delayed while the horse recovers from a minor virus that infected him last week.

Led by Eclipse Award winner Uncle Mo and Remsen Stakes winner To Honor and Serve, a total of 364 3-year-olds have been made early nominees to the three Triple Crown races.

A slow pace set by a filly in peak form gave Always a Princess her second consecutive stakes win in Sunday's $150,000 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita.

Hilda's Passion used her inside post and high speed to dominate Sunday's $150,000 Hurricane Bertie at Gulfstream Park, leading throughout en route to a 2 1/2- length victory over Ms Vanenzza in the Grade 3 stakes for fillies and mares.

he pecking order in the older female division is up for revision Sunday at Santa Anita, where all the big names are trying something different in the Grade 2 La Canada Stakes.

Tar Heel Mom and Hilda's Passion square off again, this time at 6 1/2 furlongs, in the Grade 3 Hurricane Bertie.

After losing the Robert B. Lewis Stakes an hour earlier with his 3-10 favorite Tapizar, trainer Steve Asmussen landed a nice consolation prize when Silver Medallion drove to victory in the El Camino Real Derby Feb. 12 at Golden Gate Fields in California.

Jockey Joel Rosario knocked off another heavy favorite on Saturday at Santa Anita when Vision in Gold led from start to finish to score a mild surprise over Zardana and favored St Trinians.