Horse Racing News

A decision on whether Zenyatta will start in the $300,000 Clement Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar on Aug. 7 will be made before entries are due on Wednesday, and indications are that the undefeated two-time champion will start in that Grade 1 race.

Unrivaled Belle will be the odds-on favorite to defeat the five other fillies and mares who were entered Thursday for Sunday's Grade 1 Ruffian.

Informed Decision answered the question that trainer Jonathan Sheppard wanted answered and won the $100,000 Windward at Presque Isle Downs on Tuesday evening.

A small but select field of seven, led by two-time defending champion Forever Together, was drawn for Saturday's Grade 1 Diana at Saratoga.

Canford Cliffs overcame a series of self-imposed difficulties at Goodwood on Wednesday to win the Group 1, $467,000 Sussex Stakes with a perfectly timed late run that caught Rip Van Winkle in the shadow of the line.

There is a certain cachet that one usually associates with a Kentucky Derby winner. For Super Saver, that seemingly lasted about two weeks.

Enriched will return in Saturday's $200,000 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar, just seven days after finishing third in the Grade 1 Eddie Read Stakes on turf.

Despite fierce competition for 3-year-olds this weekend, Thistledown director of racing Bill Couch is pleased with how Saturday's 76th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Ohio Derby has come up.

The gate problems that plagued Perfect Shirl early in her career are a thing of the past, and the 3-year-old filly is now able to show off her true talent.

Patrick Valenzuela was winless with three mounts at Del Mar on Wednesday, his first day of riding in California since December 2007.