Horse Racing News

Easily the biggest draw in the history of Thoroughbred racing in Indiana will be at Hoosier Park on Saturday when Lookin At Lucky prepares for the Breeders' Cup Classic in the Grade 2, $500,000 Indiana Derby.

Officials with the Oak Tree Racing Association and Santa Anita are scheduled to make presentations to the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California on Thursday.

Joe Talamo looked down at his left wrist, flexed it back and forth a few times, and made a fist with his left hand.

The owner of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra says his filly has been retired following a disappointing season in which she won only two of five races.

Former Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion Real Quiet has died.

Whitney Handicap winner Blame completed preparations for Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park with a half-mile workout Monday morning in 48 seconds over Keeneland's Polytrack.

Though all signs point to reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra running in this weekend's Grade 1, $350,000 Beldame at Belmont, her connections have still not officially confirmed that she is running in the 1 1/8-mile race.

Blind Luck will break from the rail while giving each of her rivals 10 pounds on Saturday when she runs in the Grade 2, $750,000 Fitz Dixon Cotillion at Parx Racing at Philadelphia Park.

Zenyatta worked six furlongs in 1:13.80 on Saturday at Hollywood Park, the final workout before the 6-year-old mare will seek to extend her unbeaten streak to 19 races in the $250,000 Lady's Secret Stakes next Saturday.

After a spring and summer of agonizing defeats in major races for 3-year-olds, trainer Nick Zito finally got to taste the thrill of victory in Saturday's $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing.