Horse Racing News

Boys At Tosconova, runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile behind division leader Uncle Mo, is off the Kentucky Derby trail.

St Trinians will return from the sidelines when making her dirt debut in the Grade 2, $150,000 Santa Maria Stakes Feb. 12 at Santa Anita. The 6-year-old mare won the event a year ago.

ilver Reunion, who will make her first start since August when she faces nine filly and mares in Saturday's Grade 3 Endeavour, is no ordinary runner and her trainer, English-born Graham Motion, is no ordinary trainer.

Should Brethren run big in the Grade 3, $225,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes Feb. 12 at Tampa Bay Downs, the WinStar Farm homebred is sure to join the mix as a serious Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands contender.

A probe by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission into the circumstances surrounding the poor performance of Life At Ten in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5 remains ongoing.

Ten Devils faces a potentially career-altering race in Saturday's $250,000 Robert Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita.

Mucho Macho Man, who finished fourth as the favorite in the Grade 3 Holy Bull in his 3-year-old debut, could make his next start in the Feb. 19 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds, trainer Kathy Ritvo said on Wednesday.

A field of eight, led by Hal's Hope winner Soaring Empire and Sunshine Millions Classic winner Tackleberry, was drawn for Saturday's Grade 2, $150,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship.

The Factor, who set a track record for six furlongs of 1:06.98 on Dec. 26, had his first workout since that race at Hollywood Park on Tuesday and is scheduled to make his 3-year-old debut in the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes over seven furlongs on Feb. 20.

Saturday's Grade 2 Santa Maria Stakes for older fillies and mares marks the return of St Trinians, who has not raced since a gallant second-place finish behind Zenyatta in the Vanity Handicap last June at Hollywood Park.