Horse Racing News

Zazu knocked off prohibitive choice Turbulent Descent in the Grade 1, $250,000 Las Virgenes Stakes Feb. 5 at Santa Anita.

Twirling Candy won the Grade 2 Strub Stakes by 4 1/2 lengths over Tweebster, a margin that could have been much greater if jockey Joel Rosario had urged the colt at all in the final furlong.

Teaks North, by far the longest shot on the board, ran down Smart Bid in the final stride to post a 25-1 shocker in the Grade 1, $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap on Feb. 5.

Losing streaks ended emphatically for Fluke and his trainer Humberto Ascanio in the Grade 3, $100,000 Thunder Road Handicap at Santa Anita on Saturday.

Toby's Corner passed his two-turn and stakes debut with aplomb Saturday at Aqueduct and may have put himself on the Triple Crown trail with a two-length victory in the $100,000 Whirlaway Stakes over a muddy inner track.

Giant Oak rallied from off the pace with a wide stretch run and passed a trio of horses late to post a two-length victory in the Grade 1 $500,000 Donn Handicap Feb. 5 at Gulfstream Park.

When Twirling Candy goes to the post Saturday in the Grade 2, $200,000 Strub Stakes at Santa Anita, he once again will be a short price, a familiar spot for most of his career.

Blind Luck, the champion 3-year-old filly of 2010, will be ridden by leading jockey Rafael Bejarano in the $150,000 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita on Feb. 13, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said.

The $100,000 Thunder Road Handicap on turf at Santa Anita on Saturday will determine Victor's Cry's March itinerary.

Oaklawn Park announced it has canceled its Thursday, Feb. 3, live racing program because of weather, but will remain open for simulcast racing and gaming.