Horse Racing News

Premier Pegasus will earn respect grudgingly. He remained unbeaten after three races with a front-running win in Saturday's $100,000 Hollywood Prevue Stakes, but was not favored despite a stakes win over this track last month.

The Maryland-based Ravalo outgamed Signature Red in the final strides to take Grade 3, $153,500 Kennedy Road Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack.

Graham Motion added a little icing to the proverbial cake when Aruna proved clearly best as the favorite Saturday for the English-born trainer in the 20th running of the Grade 2, $199,675 Mrs. Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs.

Stormy's Majesty, the lone New York-bred in the field, rolled to a two-length win over Not Abroad Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Discovery Handicap for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct.

Steven Schwartz, a longtime horse racing publicist and racetrack official in New Jersey and New York, has died. He was 64.

Zenyatta was jogged and galloped 1 1/2 miles on Hollywood Park's training track on Friday, and she will be paraded at the track on a day in her honor on Dec. 5.

Lookin At Lucky, 2009's juvenile champion who went on to win the Preakness and Haskell this year, has retired from racing at age 3 and will enter stud at Coolmore Stud's Kentucky division, Ashford Stud.

Promise Me a Cat figures to get an ideal trip Saturday in the Grade 3, $500,000 Delta Downs Princess.

He is not exactly revealing trade secrets, but jockey Alonso Quinonez has a plan for how to ride Premier Pegasus in Saturday's $100,000 Hollywood Prevue Stakes.

Already a stakes winner in Panama and Canada, Golden Moka looks to break through in the United States when he faces six rivals Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Discovery Handicap for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct.