Horse Racing News

All of the prep races for the 2010 Breeders' Cup are in the books. Well, almost all. The timing of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup, set for Saturday at Keeneland, might be cutting it a bit close.

Air jackets appear to have been developed during the 1990s in Japan, and a Japanese company called Hit Air retains prominence in the marketplace.

Zenyatta was breathing easily when she walked off the Hollywood Park main track after breezing five furlongs in 1:02.60 on Thursday.

Redwood, making his second transatlantic journey in just over a month, was back at Woodbine on Tuesday evening and has been made the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday's Grade 1, $2 million Canadian International.

Once horse racing's in your blood, they say, there's no way to remove it, but of all people, Rene Douglas had the right to try.

Favored Pleasant Prince took the lead in the stretch and pulled away for a decisive win in the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park on Sunday.

Considering that Acoma was winless and largely disappointing in three starts in 2010, the 5-year-old mare came bounding home a 23-1 winner Sunday under Alan Garcia in the 55th running of the Grade 1 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes.

The opening half-mile of Saturday's Grade 1 Champagne Stakes went in 45.92 seconds and the heavy favorite, Uncle Mo, had 22-1 longshot I'm Steppin It Up lapped on him.

Smiling Tiger is bound for the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6 after a hard-fought win in Saturday's $250,000 Ancient Title Stakes at Hollywood Park.

The $150,000 Oak Tree Mile at Hollywood Park on Saturday was more of a prep for the $100,000 California Cup Mile on Oct. 30 than the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile at Churchill Downs on Nov. 6.