Horse Racing News

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.

Gio Ponti flexed the muscles of a multiple Eclipse Award winner Saturday when gliding to victory without even feeling the whip in the richest race of the Keeneland fall meet, the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile.

The connections of both Etched and Musket Man, who finished a close one-two in Saturday's Grade 2, $300,000 Monmouth Cup at Monmouth Park have to give serious consideration to giving their horses a shot in next month's Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs.

For the third consecutive meet at Keeneland, Silver Timber scored a graded stakes victory over the Keeneland grass course in Saturday's Grade 3, $100,000 Woodford, following a victory in the Grade 3 Shakertown this spring and in last fall's Woodford.